KR20140008072A - A wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wheelchair having a posture assisting function capable of being safely used by a user by preventing the user from unintentionally separating from a normal position while maintaining a correct posture wherein the user can not normally maintain the body of the user's own volition. The wheelchair basically comprises a seat cushion and a seat back fixed at a frame with driving wheels and assistant wheels, and an upper body belt provided in the seat back for controlling the upper body of the user to be maintained in a safe condition. The wheelchair installs and combines one or more among a head rest installed at an upper rear end of the seat back for stably maintaining the head portion of the user; side supporters installed at both sides of the central part of the seat back for stably supporting the flank of the user; an arm rest installed at one between a left side and a right side of the frame for stably maintaining an uncomfortable arm of the user; hip supporters installed at both sides of the seat cushion for stably maintaining the hip of the user; knee supporters installed in the front of the frame and the seat cushion for correctly maintaining legs of the user; and foot rests installed at an end of the frame for stably maintaining foots of the user.

Description

A wheelchair with posture assistance function {A WHEELCHAIR}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a wheelchair having a posture assistance function, and more particularly, to a wheelchair having a posture assistance function, And to prevent a physical injury from being caused by a wheelchair.

A wheelchair is one of the medical aids that help the physically handicapped and the patient and the elderly who are in need of mobility to move easily. The wheelchair is a manual type that drives the wheel by manpower and a motorized type that drives the wheel by using the power train .

The general wheelchair 1 as shown in FIG. 11 is as follows.

The backrest 2 has a backrest 2 and a handle 3 so as to be foldable and convenient for the user to sit in. The backrest 2 has a seat 3 and a front seat 4 for front seat, an armrest 5 and a footrest 6 And a main frame (7).

A main wheel 9 equipped with a drive ring 8 is installed on both sides of the main frame 6 and auxiliary wheels 10 are installed in front of the main wheel 9 to allow the wheelchair 1 to move And a brake 11 is provided on both sides of the main frame 6 to stop the wheelchair 1 being moved.

The above-described general wheelchair includes a manual type in which a user can move the wheelchair by himself or with the help of a guardian, a manual type in which an electric motor is mounted on the drive wheel, and an electric power is generated by electric power Respectively.

Generally, a wheelchair is used for a temporary movement during the process of rehabilitation treatment by injuring a part of the body due to an accident or the like, and when a person has a natural (obstacle) It can be used to supplement it.

When the wheelchair is used for such a purpose, the user can freely move the wheelchair by operating the wheelchair himself or by sitting on the wheelchair with the help of the carer, so there is no great difficulty in using the wheelchair.

However, in the case where a part of the body is inherently abnormal and it is impossible to control the body with an abnormality on its own, or with a part or more of the body, the body can not be controlled by itself due to lack of mental integrity, It is not easy to use.

In the case of a user who has a disability in a part of his / her body and does not have a mental disorder, since he / she tries to prevent himself / herself from being separated from a wheelchair by recognizing a dangerous factor in the process of using a wheelchair, fear of safety accident due to falls can be excluded, In addition, users with mental problems are exposed to many risks when using a regular wheelchair.

In other words, since the user can not control his / her body to move independently of his or her will, he or she can sit or sit back and keep the back part in close contact with the seat back, In order to keep the legs and feet in a stable state, and to keep the legs and feet in a proper state, since the legs and feet do not move normally. A safety accident occurs in which the user is separated from the wheelchair.

In the case of a general wheelchair, there is no means to maintain such a user's body properly, so that there is a greater risk that the user will easily fall off the wheelchair when the holder grips and moves the handle of the wheelchair.

Particularly, when the wheelchair is used to pass the uneven ridges of the floor, the user becomes more intense and it is practically impossible to safely maintain the user's body even if a safety belt is taken into consideration in consideration of the safety of the user. Of course, there are many inconveniences for the caregivers who want to keep the users safe.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a motorcycle having a frame which is equipped with a driving wheel on the rear side and a sub wheel mounted on a front side, a seat cushion and a seat back fixed to the frame, A soft cushion positioned on the upper side of the rigid cushion and a finishing cushion positioned on the upper side of the soft cushion so as to naturally bend along the body shape, Based on an upper body belt which is interrupted so as to keep the upper half of the body in a safe state;

A side supporter installed on both sides of the center of the seat back to stably support and maintain the side of the user; A hip rest supporter provided on either side of the seat cushion to stably maintain a user's inconvenient arm; a hip supporter provided on both sides of the seat cushion to maintain a user's heap in a stable state; And a footrest which is provided at the tip of the frame and keeps the foot of the user in a stable state is installed in combination with at least one of the knee supporter and the footrest,

It is possible to achieve the object that a user who does not normally maintain the body with his or her will can prevent the user from leaving his / her position unintentionally while maintaining a proper posture, thereby safely using the wheelchair.

The present invention provides means for enabling a user to maintain a stable and correct posture of the body of a user who has physical and mental anomalies in a wheelchair, thereby enabling a user of the wheelchair as well as a guardian to move using a wheelchair with ease, And it is possible to solve the inconvenience of the users while increasing the convenience of use.

1 is an entire perspective view showing a wheelchair having a posture assistance function to which the technique of the present invention is applied.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a wheelchair having a posture assisting function to which a technique of the present invention is applied.
Fig. 3 (a) and (b) are diagrams showing an example of a side supporter of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an armrest of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied. FIG.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a hip supporter of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a center retaining mouth constituting a knee supporter of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied; Fig.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a side retaining mouth constituting a knee supporter of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied; Fig.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a front retaining mouth constructed as a knee supporter of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied; FIG.
FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a footrest of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied. FIG.
10 is a perspective view of a seat cushion of a wheelchair having a posture assistance function to which the technique of the present invention is applied.
11 is a view showing a general wheelchair to which the conventional technique is applied.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a view showing a structure of a headrest of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied, Fig. 4 is a view showing a configuration in which an armrest of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied is excerpted. Fig. 5 Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a center support structure constituting a knee supporter of a wheelchair having a posture assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied, Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a side retaining mouth constituting a knee supporter of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied. Fig. 8 is a perspective view Fig. 9 is a schematic view showing a footrest of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied, and Fig. 9 is a schematic view showing a foot rest of a wheelchair having a posture assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied. 10 is a fractured perspective view of a seat cushion of a wheelchair having an attitude assisting function to which the technique of the present invention is applied.

The wheelchair 100 having the posture assist function to which the technique of the present invention is applied is configured such that the frame 105 having the drive wheel 101 mounted on the rear side and the auxiliary wheel 102 mounted on the front side is fixed to the seat cushion 106 with the fastening bracket 106, And the fastening holes formed in the fastening bracket 106 are formed as slots so that the width, the length, and the height can be slightly adjusted according to the body shape of the user.

The seat cushion 107 is formed by laminating a cushioning material such as a urethane foam on the upper surface of a hard base 109. A hard cushion 110 is positioned above the base 109 at a position where the hip is located, The soft cushion 111 is positioned and the finishing cushion 112 is positioned on the upper portion so that the soft cushion 111 can be flexibly formed along the body shape.

The upper part and lower part of the seat back 108 are secured to the seat back 108 and the seat cushion 107 by a leather or fabric material so that the upper part of the user can be kept in a safe state, And an upper body belt 113 which can be fastened.

A headrest 120 for stably maintaining the head of the user is provided at the upper rear portion of the seatback 108. The seat back 108 is provided at both sides of the center of the seatback 108 in a stable manner to support the user's side, The side supporter 140 is installed.

An arm rest 160 capable of stably holding the user's inconvenient arm is provided on either the left or right side of the frame 105. The seat cushion 107 is provided on either side thereof with a user's heap in a stable state, And a hip supporter 180 for holding the stable posture with the supporter 140 is installed.

A knee supporter 200 is provided at the front of the frame 105 and the seat cushion 107 so as to hold the legs of the user properly. And a footrest (250) for holding the footrest (250).

The headrest 120 includes a base 121 fixed to the seatback 108 and a groove 125 formed on the connecting surface of the cover 124 which is in close contact with the base 121 and is engaged by the intermittent lever 122 And a retaining hole 126 is formed in the base 121 and the cover 124 so as to form a locking protrusion 126 of a male or female body which can be interlocked with each other.

A vertical bar 128 constituting the headrest bar 127 is coupled to the bar groove 125 so as to protrude upward from the rear of the seatback 108. A joint 129 is provided on the vertical bar 128 The horizontal bar 130 protruding forward of the seatback 108 is engaged.

A headrest neck 131 is coupled to the front end of the horizontal bar 130 using a joint 129 and a head groove 132 is formed in the headrest neck 131 to receive a user's head And a head pad 135 composed of a cushioning material and a finishing material is fixed.

Of course, the headrest 120 can be adjusted by adjusting the headrest bar 127 with respect to the bar holder 126, and adjusting the front and rear of the horizontal bar 130 with respect to the joint 128, It will be appreciated that the angle of rotation of the neck 131 can be varied to suit the user's head.

The side supporters 140 are formed by arranging side pads 141 provided on the left and right sides of the seatback 108 in a round shape so as to hold the sides of the user.

The side brackets 142 are formed on the side of the seat back 108 so that the side brackets 142 are engaged with the side brackets 142. [ A fixed bracket 143 for holding the pad 141 in a non-moving state, and a movable bracket 145 for moving the side pad 141 to provide ease of lifting and lowering.

The fixing bracket 143 is fixed to the back plate 143 having a fixing hole 147 in the form of a slot so that the seatback 108 and the side pad 141 are fixed by fixing means 146 such as a bolt or a screw, And has a generally L-shape in which a pad 148 and a pad plate 149 are integrally formed.

The movable bracket 145 separates the back plate 148 and the pad plate 149 from each other and a connecting plate 150 bent at right angles to the front ends of the back plate 148 and the pad plate 149 Respectively.

A pad plate 149 is coupled to the connection plate 150 formed on the back plate 148 and a common swing joint 150 having the side pad 141 fixed to the connection plate 150 formed on the pad plate 149 So that the side pads 141 can be freely changed in the direction forward or rearward of the seatback 108 by the respective turns.

Of course, it is a matter of course that the swing joint 155 is provided with a hinge 156 for swinging operation and a stopper 157 for restricting the swing motion. Because it is contents, detailed explanation is omitted.

The armrest 160 is coupled to the upper side of either side of the left and right sides of the frame 105 by fastening means such as a bolt or the like, To adjust the height of the mounter 162. [

A pad mold 166 is fixed to the mounter 162 by protruding a cushion 164 and a limb 165 on both sides and a rear side of the hard base 163 so as to stably support the user's cuff to the elbow .

A pad 167 having the same shape as that of the pad mold 166 is coupled to the upper portion of the pad mold 166 as a means for holding the user's arm. And a buckle 168 for interlocking the arm so as not to move.

The mounter 162 is composed of a lower mount 170 fixed to the tightening block 162 and an upper mount 171 coupled to the lower mount 170. The lower and upper mounts 170, And a pad mold 176 formed integrally on the upper surface of the upper mount 171 is provided with a pad mold 166 in the forward and backward directions (forward and backward directions of the wheelchair) The fixing holes 174 are formed in the shape of a slot.

The hip supporter 180 includes a lower bracket 181 fixed to the base 109 of the seat cushion 107, an upper bracket 182 coupled to the upper portion of the lower bracket 181, (Not shown).

The lower bracket 181 includes a base plate 185 on which a fastening hole 184 is formed so as to be fastened by a fixing means such as a bolt to the bottom surface of the base 109, And a fastening hole 184 formed at an upper portion of the vertical plate 186 so as to be bent at a right angle in the direction of the base 109 so as to fasten the upper bracket 182, And a lower fixing plate 187 formed thereon.

The upper bracket 182 includes an upper fastening plate 190 having a fastening hole 184 so as to engage with the lower fastening plate 187 and a lower fastening plate 190 which is bent at right angles to the upper fastening plate 190, And a pad plate 185 having a fastening hole 184 for fixing the heap pad 183.

Each of the fastening holes 184 formed in the lower bracket 181 and the upper bracket 182 is formed as a long hole to easily adjust the height, width, and angle of the hip pad 183 with respect to the base 109, It will be appreciated that the present invention is not limited thereto.

The knee supporter 200 includes a center holding member 210 provided at the center of the seat side of the seat cushion 107 for holding the user's knees between the knees, Side holding means 220 for supporting the knee outer side of the frame 105 and a front holding means 230 for supporting the front of the user's knee on either side of the left or right side of the frame 105. [

The center holding member 210 includes a fixing bracket 211 fixed to the bottom surface side of the base 109 of the seat cushion 107 and a hinge 212 and a stopper 213 at the tip of the fixing bracket 211 Engages the swing joint 215.

The pad bracket 217 fixing the center pad 216 located between the knees of the user is fixed to the swing joint 215 and the pad bracket 217 is fixed to the upper portion of the seat cushion 107 by the swing joint 215. [ It is rotated downward from the center of the tip end so as not to interfere with the user's getting up and down.

The fastening holes 218 formed in the fixing bracket 211 and the pad bracket 217 are formed in the shape of a long hole so that the center pad 216 can be fixed to the fixing bracket 211 and the pad bracket 217 with respect to the base 109. [ So that it is possible to freely perform the adjustment of the length.

The side holding tool 220 fixes a frame joint 222 to a frame block 221 fixed to one of the front left and right sides of the frame 105 and the frame joint 222 is provided with a lower cross joint 222, (223).

The side support bar 224 is coupled to the lower cross joint 223 and the pad neck 227 to which the upper end of the side support bar 224 is fixed by the upper cross joint 225, Respectively.

The side holding tool 220 can easily adjust the angle of the lower cross joint 223 with respect to the frame joint 222 and easily adjust the height of the side holding bar 222 with respect to the lower cross joint 222, It will be appreciated that the pad neck 227 can be freely adjusted in direction with respect to the upper cross joint 225 and freely adjusted according to the body shape and condition of the user.

The front retainer 230 fixes the frame joint 232 to the frame block 231 fixed to either the front left or the right side of the frame 105 and the frame joint 232 is provided with a low- (233).

A front support bar 234 bent in a substantially ㄱ shape is coupled to the lower cross joint 233 and an upper cross joint 235 is coupled to an upper end of the front support bar 234 to receive the front of the knee And a pad neck 238 to which a front pad 237 having a knee groove 236 formed therein is fixed.

The front holder 230 can easily adjust the angle of the lower cross joint 233 with respect to the frame joint 232 and can easily adjust the height of the front retaining bar 234 with respect to the lower cross joint 232, It will be appreciated that the pad neck 238 can be freely adjusted in direction with respect to the upper cross joint 235 and freely adjustable according to the body shape and condition of the user.

The footrest 250 is fixed to both sides of the frame 105 with a frame joint 251 and a fastening block 253 is fastened to the inside of the side plate 252 with bolts or screws They are joined together by fastening means such as screws.

A foot plate 255 integrally formed with a stop rim 254 is mounted on the rear side of the fastening block 253 and a pair of foots 255 are provided at an upper portion of the foot plate 255, Thereby joining the sheet 256.

A front buckle 257 and a rear buckle 258 for interrupting the ankle portion are provided for interrupting the foot of the foot so as to prevent the foot from moving excessively by interrupting the foot in a stable state, .

The fastening holes 260 formed in the fastening block 253, the foot plate 255 and the footsheet 256 may be formed in the shape of an elongated hole so as to correspond to the body shape, .

The state of use of the wheelchair 100 having the posture assistance function to which the technique of the present invention as described above is applied will be described below.

The seat cushion 107, the seat back 108, and the upper body belt 113, which are basic items of the wheelchair 100, are provided at an initial stage. If the basic matters are available, they can be used as they are, The head rest 120, the side supporter 140, the arm rest 120, the hip supporter 180, the nip supporter 200 and the foot rest 250 are selectively installed and then installed in accordance with the user's body Adjust the position and firmly fix it so that it does not move.

Particularly, the seat cushion 107 of the wheelchair 100 to which the technique of the present invention is applied places a cushion on a hard base 109. A soft cushion 111 is placed on the hard cushion 110 at a position where the hip is located So that the hip portion naturally falls down when the user is seated, so that the user can keep the body in a stable state while keeping the body comfortably.

Further, since the upper body of the user is interlocked so that the upper body of the user can stably contact with the seatback 108 by using the upper body belt 113 provided in the seatback 108, even if the user can not fix the body by himself, The safety of the wheelchair will be eliminated.

In the state of using the headrest 120, in a state in which the backrest is maintained in a comfortable posture on the seatback 108 in a state where the user is engaged, the bar rest 126 is attached to the seatback 108 in accordance with the user's body or posture, And the height of the headrest bar 127 is adjusted with respect to the bar holder 126 fixed to the seatback 108. [

After the height adjustment of the headrest bar 127 is completed as described above, the horizontal bar 130 is moved with respect to the joint 129 coupled to the upper end of the vertical bar 128 constituting the headrest bar 127, Thereby adjusting the degree to which the pad 135 protrudes forward of the seatback 108. [

By adjusting the angle with respect to the headrest neck 131 in which the head pad 135 is coupled to the joint 129 coupled to the end of the horizontal bar 130, So that the head of the user can be kept in an optimum state.

The use of the side supporter 140 can be installed only on the left or right side of the seatback 108 in accordance with the physical condition of the user so as to maintain the right posture while the backrest of the user is comfortably maintained in the seatback 108 Alternatively, both sides can be installed and used.

The side pads 141 are fixed to the movable bracket 145 at positions where the user is lifted and lowered by the wheelchair 100 among the side supporters 140 installed on the left and right sides, The side pads 141 may be fixed by the fixing bracket 143 so as not to move.

When the side pad 141 is fixed using the movable bracket 145, the swing joint 155 is connected to the back plate 148 fixed to the seatback 108, Since the pad plate 149 to which the pad 141 is fixed is engaged, the side pad 141 and the pad plate 149 are bent backward from the front side of the seatback 108 starting from the swing joint 155 The side pad 141 is returned to its original state after the completion of the riding, so that the side of the user can be stably maintained.

The use of the armrest 160 can be controlled by using a coupling hole 172 formed on a mounter 162 fixed to both sides of the middle portion of the frame 105 or at one side thereof with a coupling block 161. [ The pad mold 166 is coupled to the pad plate 173 formed on the upper mount 171 constituting the mounter 162 and the fixing hole 174 formed on the pad plate 173 is used The pad mold 166 also adjusts the length in the forward and backward directions of the frame 105 to suit the user's body shape.

In this state, after the arm pad 167 is coupled to the pad mold 166, the arm 167 is locked to the arm pad 167 using the buckle 168 provided on the arm pad 167, Can be maintained in a stable state.

The use of the hip supporter 180 can be achieved by using a fastening hole 184 formed in the shape of a long hole for fixing the lower bracket 181 fixed to the bottom base 109 of the seat cushion 107, Adjust the gap in the width direction to fix it.

The upper bracket 182 is coupled to the upper end of the lower bracket 181 so that the pad plate 185 constituting the upper bracket 182 is exposed on both sides of the upper portion of the seat cushion 107, The height of the heap pads 183 is adjusted and fixed through the long hole 184 formed in the base plate 183.

Of course, the upper bracket 182 may be fixed to the lower bracket 181 to adjust the height and direction of the hip pad 183 to prevent the hip portion from flowing while the user is seated, So that the posture can be maintained.

The use of the knee supporter 200 constituted by the center holder 210, the side holder 220 and the front holder 230 will be described below.

The center holding tool 210 provided at the front center of the seat cushion 107 is provided with a fixing bracket 211 mounted on the base 109 of the seat cushion 107 and a pad bracket 217 fixed to the swing joint 215 The user can rotate the pad bracket 217 downward to prevent interference with the center pad 216 fixed to the pad bracket 217. When the user pushes the center pad 216 up and down the wheelchair 100, The pad bracket 217 is returned to its original position so that the center pad 216 is positioned between the knees of the user and can maintain a stable state.

The side holding tool 220 connects a lower cross joint 223 coupled to a side holding bar 224 to a frame joint 222 connected to a frame block 221 fixed to the frame 105, The upper end of the holding bar 224 is connected to the pad neck 227 to which the side pad 226 is fixed using the upper cross joint 225.

In this state, the height and angle of the side support bar 224 may be adjusted in accordance with the user's body. The height and angle of the side support bar 224 may be adjusted with respect to the lower cross joint 223, 225 can be adjusted in various ways by adjusting the angle of the pad neck 227.

The front retainer 230 connects the lower joint 233 with the front retaining bar 234 coupled to the frame joint 232 of the frame block 231 fixed to the frame 105.

A knee groove 236 formed on the front pad 237 is connected to the upper side of the front holding bar 234 by connecting the pad neck 238 fixed with the front pad 237 by an upper cross joint 235, .

It is a matter of course that the front holder 230 can also maintain the user's desired direction by adjusting the height and angle of the front holder bar 234. The center holder 210 and the side holders 220 or the front holder 230 may be installed at the same time or one or more of the center holders 210 and two side holders 220 may be installed or the center holders 210 and 2 A plurality of front retainers 230 may be provided.

The use of the footrest 250 will be described with reference to a foot sheet 256 attached to the upper surface of the foot plate 255 held by the side plate 252 and the engagement block 253 at the front end of the frame 105 The user can stably maintain his or her foot by interrupting the user's foot and the ankle part by using the front buckle 257 and the rear buckle 258 provided on the foot sheet 256 after the foot is positioned.

It is needless to say that it is possible to adjust the overall height by using the frame joint 251 according to the body shape of the user or vary the fixing position of the foot sheet 256 with respect to the foot plate 255, something to do.

As described above, the present invention has advantages and convenience in that a user who does not normally maintain his / her body can prevent the user from unintentionally leaving his or her position while maintaining a proper posture, thereby making it possible to safely use the wheelchair.

100; bathchair
105; frame
107; Seat cushion
108; Seatback
120; Headrest
140; Side supporter
160; Armrest
180; Hip supporter
200; Nee Supporter
210; Center hold
220; Side retainer
230; Front retainer
250; Footrest

Claims (10)

A frame having a drive wheel mounted on the rear side and a sub wheel mounted on the front side;
A seat cushion and a seat back fixed to the frame;
The hard cushion of the seat cushion is located on the upper surface of the hard base;
A soft cushion positioned above the hard cushion;
Consists of a finishing cushion placed on top of the soft cushion to naturally bend along the body shape;
It is based on the upper body belt provided in the seat back to clamp down to keep the upper body of the user in a safe state;
A headrest installed at the upper rear of the seatback to stably maintain the user's head;
A side supporter installed on both sides of the center of the seat back to stably support the side of the user;
An armrest provided at one of left and right sides of the frame to stably maintain a user's inconvenient arm;
A hip supporter installed at both sides of the seat cushion to keep the user's heap in a stable state;
A knee supporter installed in front of the frame and the seat cushion so as to hold the user's legs properly;
The wheelchair having a posture assist function, which is installed at the tip of the frame and installed in combination with one or more of the footrests to keep the user's feet in a stable state. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The headrest may include a bayu region fixed to the seat back to hold the headrest bar;
A vertical bar which is coupled to the bayu district and protrudes upward while constituting the headrest bar;
A joint coupled to an upper end of the vertical bar;
A horizontal bar coupled to the joint and protruding forward of the seatback;
A joint coupled to the tip of the horizontal bar;
A wheelchair having a posture assist function, comprising a headrest neck coupled to the joint by fixing a head pad having a head groove to accommodate a head. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
Wherein the side supporter comprises a side pad coupled to a side bracket fixed to the left and right sides of the seat back and projecting forward of the seat back;
The side brackets include a fixing bracket for holding the side pads in the seat back in a non-moving state;
A movable bracket for moving the side pads to provide ease of lifting and lowering;
The fixing bracket integrally includes a back plate and a pad plate having a long hole-shaped fixing hole formed therein so as to be adjustable in position while fixing the seat back and the side pad by fixing means;
The movable bracket separates the back plate and the pad plate;
Wheelchair having a posture assist function, characterized in that configured between the back plate and the pad plate by connecting a swing joint for rotating the side pads. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The armrest includes a fastening block which is engaged with a side upper portion of any one of left and right sides of the frame;
A mounter that is adjustably coupled to the locking block;
A pad mold fixed to the mounter to stably support the user's cuff to the elbow;
An arm pad coupled to an upper portion of the pad mold to hold a user's arm;
The wheelchair having a posture assist function characterized in that the arm pad is provided with a buckle to control the user's arm does not move. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The hip supporter, the lower bracket is fixed to the base of the seat cushion;
An upper bracket coupled to an upper portion of the lower bracket;
A hip pad fixed to the upper bracket;
The lower bracket includes: a base plate fastened to the bottom of the base;
A vertical plate that is bent at a right angle with respect to the base plate and protrudes upwardly;
A lower fastening plate bent at a right angle in a base direction to the upper portion of the vertical plate to fasten the upper bracket;
The upper bracket includes an upper fastening plate coupled to a lower fastening plate;
Wheelchair having a posture assist function, characterized in that it comprises a pad plate which is bent at a right angle to the upper fastening plate protruding upward and fixing the hip pad. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The knee supporter comprises: a center holder provided at a center of a side of a seat cushion to hold a knee between the user;
A side support provided at one side of the side of the frame to support the knee outside of the user;
A wheelchair having a posture assist function, which is installed at either one of the left side and the right side of the frame and constitutes a front holding zone supporting the front of the user's knee. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The footrest includes: a side plate fixed to both sides of the frame by a frame joint;
A coupling block coupled to the inside of the side plate;
A foot plate mounted on the upper side of the fastening block;
A foot sheet for holding the foot of the user on an upper portion of the foot plate;
A front buckle fixed to the front of the foot sheet to intermittently press the feet;
And a rear buckle which is fixed to the rear of the foot seat to interlock the ankle region. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
The center holder includes a fixing bracket fixed to the base bottom side of the seat cushion;
A swing joint coupled to the tip of the fixing bracket;
A wheelchair having a posture assisting function, characterized in that the center pad is coupled to the swing joint to fix the center pad to rotate downward from the center position of the upper end of the seat cushion by the swing joint. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
The side holder may include a frame joint fixed to a frame coupled to one of front left and right sides of the frame;
A lower cross joint coupled to the frame joint;
A side retaining bar coupled to the lower cross joint;
An upper cross joint coupled to an upper end of the side holding bar;
A wheelchair having a posture assist function, characterized in that the side pad is fixed to the pad neck coupled to the upper cross joint. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
The front retainer may include a frame joint fixed to a frame block coupled to one of front left and right sides of the frame;
A lower cross joint coupled to the frame joint;
A front retaining bar coupled to the lower cross joint;
An upper cross joint coupled to an upper end of the front retaining bar;
A pad neck coupled with the upper cross joint;
The wheelchair having a posture assist function, characterized in that it comprises a front pad fixed to the pad neck and formed with a knee groove to accommodate the front of the knee.

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