KR20170025730A

KR20170025730A - Guiding device of wheelchair for vehicle

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Publication number: KR20170025730A
Application number: KR1020150122610A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정찬우; 강병무
Original assignee: (주)화담알앤알
Priority date: 2015-08-31
Filing date: 2015-08-31
Publication date: 2017-03-08
Also published as: KR101759173B1

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheelchair guide device for a vehicle which can be accurately fixed when a wheelchair and a fixing device for fixing the wheelchair are not used.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wheelchair, comprising: a wheelchair mounted on a rotating base for moving a wheelchair mounted on an inner surface of a vehicle to a rear end side of the vehicle, A horizontal driving device attached to the lifting device to guide the wheelchair to a driver's seat or an assistant seat of the vehicle, and a fixing device connected to the horizontal driving device to fix the wheelchair, the wheelchair guide device comprising: A locking device installed in the lifting device to fix the fixing device in a state where the fixing device does not contact the ground; And an operating device installed on the fixing device and fixing the wheelchair.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a wheelchair guide apparatus for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a wheelchair guide apparatus for a vehicle that guides a wheelchair drawn out from a trunk of a vehicle to a side surface of the vehicle.

In the case where the disabled person is aboard the vehicle, the assistant devices for the disabled including the wheelchair and the like must be accommodated at the same time. Therefore, additional devices for disabled persons are added to general vehicles to improve the safety and convenience of boarding. A number of device configurations have been proposed.

For example, Japanese Patent No. 898390 discloses a rear floor having a certain space in which a wheelchair-mounting lift or slope is mounted on the rear side of a vehicle, a guide frame provided along the edge of the predetermined space, An upper pad which is in contact with the lower surface of the floor and the rear floor, and a rear suspension part which is composed of the upper pad and the coil spring and supports the rear floor, And a height compensating upper pad which is inserted into the upper pad at the other side and has a predetermined height and is made to have a height correction function.

Patent No. 794551 discloses a vehicle for a disabled person who is equipped with a folding type slope inside a rear door so that a slope can be unfolded when riding or getting off so that the wheelchair can be safely riding or getting off. For the purpose of providing a vehicle for a disabled person having a wheelchair safety locker that securely locks the vehicle in the middle so as not to be shaken on the way, the vehicle for a disabled person having the wheelchair safety locker is mounted inside the vehicle, and is opened to the ground through an open rear door, And a plurality of safety fasteners for fixing the wheelchair are mounted on the inside of the vehicle, and the belt is loosened from the safety fastener to connect the wheelchair to the wheelchair, Disability with safety lock Quoted vehicle is disclosed.

In addition, Japanese Patent No. 615692 discloses that a wheelchair of a person with a physical disability is stored in a folded state in a storage space disposed on the roof of a vehicle, and includes a body including a folded portion for storing a folded wheelchair, A slider capable of being moved back and forth between a position of the main body and the upper portion of the entrance of the vehicle, a lift means provided on the lift for lifting the wheelchair from the lift, and a lift means for folding the wheelchair lifted by the lift means A wheelchair holder for supporting the folded wheelchair; and a posture changing device for changing the posture of the wheelchair so as to fit the storage portion by rotating the wheelchair holder having the wheelchair Lt; / RTI >

In addition, in the registered patent No. 466446, the elevating plate for lifting and lowering a wheelchair is provided so as to be able to move into and out of a storage portion under the vehicle floor, wherein: the elevating plate has a tip A main lifting steel plate and an auxiliary lifting plate hingedly coupled to a rear end side of the main lifting steel plate; And a support bracket that is horizontally moved is hingedly connected to the rear end of the main lifting steel plate so as to be prevented from being separated from the storage portion.

The above-described configurations are advantageous in that the more complicated dedicated devices are mounted on the inside or the outside of the vehicle, and the wheelchair pull-out itself has an advantage in that it can perform a desired operation. However, .

On the other hand, in the case of opening the rear door of a vehicle in an RV vehicle or the like and operating the device, configurations are proposed in which a wheelchair is seated on a side surface of the vehicle, as shown in Fig. In the above configuration, a plurality of configurations have been proposed in which a rotation shaft is fixed to a rear surface of a vehicle at a predetermined inclination and a wheelchair is pulled out from the rear of the vehicle on the side of the vehicle when the rotation is about the rotation axis.

However, since the wheelchair is taken out at the rear end of the vehicle, in order for the disabled person to use the wheelchair, the wheelchair is moved to the vehicle driver's seat or the passenger's seat There is a drawback to doing so.

In order to overcome such disadvantages, Patent Application No. 2014-0094465 filed by the present applicant is cited. The patent also discloses a configuration in which a wheelchair mounted on a rear end of a vehicle is first turned to a side of a vehicle and then brought into contact with a road by a descending operation and then guided to a driver's seat or a passenger seat by a telescopic device, There is an advantage of providing ease of use.

Although the above patent has an advantage of providing an efficient operation in basic characteristics, it does not include a fixed structure of a folded wheelchair, and a fixing device for fixing a wheelchair is not fixed to the lifting device, .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheelchair guide device for a vehicle which can be accurately fixed when a wheelchair and a fixing device for fixing the wheelchair are not used.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wheelchair, comprising: a wheelchair mounted on a rotating base for moving a wheelchair mounted on an inner surface of a vehicle to a rear end side of the vehicle, A horizontal driving device attached to the lifting device to guide the wheelchair to a driver's seat or an assistant seat of the vehicle, and a fixing device connected to the horizontal driving device to fix the wheelchair, the wheelchair guide device comprising: A locking device installed in the lifting device to fix the fixing device in a state where the fixing device does not contact the ground; And an operating device installed on the fixing device and fixing the wheelchair.

Advantageously, the securing device comprises: two side panels; A plurality of guide rolls connecting the side panels; And a lower plate connecting the lower ends of the side panels.

More preferably, the locking device comprises: a seating part which is seated on the lifting device and in which a groove is formed such that one of the plurality of guide rolls is seated in the groove in a state that the horizontal driving device is in a minimum stroke; A locking support fixed to the lifting device; A stationary link hinged to the locking support; An actuating link hinged to the locking support; A connecting link hinged to the working link and the fixed link; And an actuating actuator hinged to the locking support and hinged to the actuating link at an end of the actuating rod, wherein the fixed link is brought into contact with and separated from the seating by the actuation of the actuating actuator do.

Preferably, the operating device includes: a pressurizing link hinged at one end to the securing device; An operating link hinged to the securing device; An intermediate link hinged to the other end of the pressurizing link and one end of the operation link; And a pressing rod engaging with a hinge to which the press link and the operation link are coupled, wherein the press rod is brought into contact with or separated from the outer surface of the wheelchair wheel according to the operation of the press link.

More preferably, the pressing member further comprises an elastic member connecting the pressing link and the fixing device.

The wheelchair guide device for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a separate manual device for fixing a folded wheelchair to a fixing device for performing a downward movement and a forward movement after rotation from the rear to the side of the vehicle, The present invention also provides an effect that the operation of the entire guide device can be smoothly performed by adding a coupling device capable of clearly coupling the fixing device to the lifting device that vertically moves.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing positions of a vehicle and a wheelchair to which the present invention is applied,
2 is a configuration diagram of a wheelchair guide device for a vehicle according to the present invention,
3 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the horizontal driving device shown in FIG. 2,
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of the horizontal driving device shown in FIG. 2,
Fig. 5 is a configuration diagram of the fixing device shown in Fig. 2,
Fig. 6 is a configuration diagram of the locking device shown in Fig. 5,
7 is a configuration diagram of the operating device shown in Fig.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1, the wheelchair 1 folded in the width direction is located at the rear end side of the vehicle 2, and then operates to move to the side of the driver's seat (front passenger's seat) of the vehicle So that the disabled person can use the wheelchair 1 without a separate assistant.

The vehicle 2 is preferably an RV vehicle and the manner in which the wheelchair 1 is pulled out to the rear end side of the vehicle 2 within the vehicle 2 is not limited to any particular configuration, There is a configuration in which the seat cushion 1 is rotatably positioned on the side surface of the vehicle 2 based on a rotation axis formed at a predetermined inclination in a vertical direction.

1, the wheelchair 1 is operated in a configuration in which the wheelchair 1 is positioned at a predetermined height on the vehicle side, and is rotated at the rear side of the vehicle 2 to rotate the wheelchair 1, And is attached to the rotary base 10 by positioning the rotary base 10 on the side of the vehicle.

The guide device 100 includes a lifting device 20 fixed to the rotating base 10 and lifting the wheelchair 1 up and down, a lifting device 20 attached to an end of the lifting device 20, And a fixing device 80 attached to an end of the horizontal driving device 50 to fix the wheelchair 1.

1 and 2, one end of the lifting device 20 is constituted by a linear actuator fixed to the rotating base 10 and the horizontal driving device 50 fixed to the other end. Of course, the linear actuator may be electrically driven, and may be constructed using a rack-and-pinion and a motor that rotates the pinion internally, and may be constructed of other electric linear actuators.

In particular, since the length of the stroke of the lifting device 20 is not long, various types of linear actuators can be applied.

Also, the lifting device 20 may include a proximity sensor 21 at the end to confirm the ground and the attachment, so as to decide to suspend the operation of the lifting device 20. That is, when the signal of the proximity sensor 21 is sensed, the lifting operation of the lifting device 20 may be stopped.

The proximity sensor 21 may be attached to the lifting device 20, but may also be attached to another member, for example a fixation device 80, if desired.

3, the horizontal driving device 50 is attached to the lifting device 20 at one end and the fixing device 80 is attached at the other end. And serves to transport the fixing device 80 horizontally.

4, the horizontal driving device 50 includes a base 51 fixed to the lifting device 20, a driving motor 52 mounted in the base 51 and rotated, A driving gear 54 engaged with the pinion 53, a flexible rack 55 meshed with the driving gear 54, a pinion 53 coupled to the rotation shaft of the flexible rack 55, And a telescopic device 60 whose stroke is changed according to the stroke.

Therefore, when the drive motor 52 rotates, the rotational force is transmitted to the drive gear 54 to rotate the drive gear 54. When the drive gear 54 rotates, the flexible rack 55 rotates Move.

If necessary, a gear may be added between the pinion 53 and the drive gear 54 to increase the speed ratio.

At this time, when the flexible rack 55 moves in the direction of winding on the base 51, the inside of the base 51 is wound up in a space formed inside the base 51.

A base pipe 61 is attached to the lower end of the base 51 and a plurality of intermediate pipes 62 are sequentially inserted into the base pipe 61. (63) is inserted.

At this time, an end of the flexible rack 55 is attached to one end of the rod 63, a guide bush 65 through which the flexible rack 55 passes is coupled to an end of each intermediate pipe 62, The piping 61, the intermediate piping 62, and the rod 63 are formed with stoppers at the connection portion or the like so as not to be pulled out from the inserted piping.

The flexible rack 55 is formed in a laterally deformable and elongated shape and is wound in the inside of the base 51. When the flexible rack 55 is pulled out of the base 51, The lateral deformation is restricted depending on the inner diameter of the pipes 61 and 62, and a force for drawing the pipes 61 and 22 and the rod 63 is transmitted.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, when the driving motor 52 is rotated, the rod 63 can be moved forward or backward according to the rotational direction to adjust the entire stroke.

The above arrangement is advantageous in that the horizontal driving device 50 can be implemented in a small space with a relatively large ratio between the minimum stroke and the maximum stroke.

5, a fixing device 80 for fixing the wheelchair 1 is connected to an end of the rod 63 of the horizontal driving device 50. As shown in FIG.

The fixing device 80 serves to fix the wheelchair 1 that is folded to the side and includes a plurality of guide rolls 83 connecting the two side panels 82 and the side panels 82, , And a moving wheel 81 is attached to the lower two guide rolls 83. As shown in Fig. At this time, the wheelchair 1 is placed in the guide roll 83 in a folded state, and in particular, the guide roll 83 is disposed so that the wheelchair wheel portion contacts the guide roll 83, Is connected to the lower plate (85).

That is, the lifting device 20 moves to a position where the wheel 81 of the fixing device 80 contacts the ground, and thereafter, the horizontal driving device 50 pushes the fixing device 80 to the side of the driver's seat .

When the fixing device 80 is moved to the side of the driver's seat, the user may use the wheelchair 1 after unfolding the wheelchair 1.

When the use of the wheelchair 1 is completed, the user folds the wheelchair 1 on the driver's seat and seats the wheelchair 1 on the fixing device 80. After moving the horizontal movement device 50 in reverse, The wheelchair 1 is positioned on the rear end side of the vehicle 2 as shown in Fig. 1, and when the rotary base 10 is operated in reverse, the operation of the entire apparatus is completed.

Meanwhile, the lifting device 20 includes a locking device 110 for fixing the fixing device 80.

6, the locking device 110 includes a seating part 111 fixed to the lifting device 20, and the fixing device 80 (not shown) is inserted into a groove formed in the seating part 111, Of the guide rolls 83 is set.

That is, when the horizontal driving device 50 is in the minimum stroke state, the guide roll 83 is seated in the seating part 111.

The locking device 110 is fixed to the lifting device 20 and the locking device 112 is sloped downward to avoid interference with the locking device 80. [

The fixed link 113 is hinged to the locking support 112 at its end and the actuating link 114 is hinged at the center of the locking support 112.

Also, the operating link 114 is hinged by the fixed link 113 and the connecting link 115.

That is, the locking support portion 112, the operation link 114, the connection link 115, and the fixed link 113 form a four-bar linkage mechanism.

One end of the actuating actuator 116 is hinged to the locking support portion 112 and the actuating portion of the actuating actuator 116 is hinged to the actuating link 114.

The stroke of the actuating actuator 116 is changed and the fixed link 113 is rotated to press or release the guide roll 83 to further fix and release the fixing device 80 to the lifting device 20 .

In particular, since the fixing link 113 is located at the lower end of the guide roll 83 when the fixing link 113 is released, there is an advantage that no interference with the horizontal movement locus of the fixing device 80 occurs.

That is, the locking device 110 fixes the fixing device 80 to the lifting device 20 at the time of lowering after the lifting device 20 is rotated to the side of the vehicle 1, After the actuating actuator 116 is released, the fixing device 80 is controlled to move horizontally, so that the operation of the entire apparatus can be secured.

Meanwhile, the fixing device 80 includes a passive operation device 120 for fixing the wheelchair 1.

7, the operation device 120 includes a pressurizing link 121 hinged to a side surface of a guide roll 83 which contacts the wheel portion of the wheelchair 1 among the fixation devices 80, An operation link 122 hinged to the apparatus 80 and an intermediate link 123 hinged to one end of the operation link 122 and hinged to the other end of the operation link 122, .

The pressing link 121 is coupled to the end of the intermediate link 123 and the press link 125 is connected to the press link 121. The press link 121 is formed on the front surface and the back surface.

7, when the pressing rod 125 presses the circumferential surface of the wheel of the wheel chair 1 to fix the wheel chair 1 and rotates in the opposite direction, The wheelchair 1 is unlocked.

Further, the operation link 122 is positioned at the side of the wheelchair 1 when the wheelchair 1 is fixed, and also performs an additional function of preventing lateral movement of the wheelchair 1.

In addition, an elastic member 126 may be additionally provided between the pressurizing link 121 and the fixing device 80 so that the operation link 122 can be easily returned.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, And all of the various forms of embodiments that can be practiced without departing from the technical spirit.

1: wheelchair 2: vehicle
10: rotating base 20: lifting device
21: proximity sensor 50: horizontal drive
51: base 52: drive motor
53: pinion 54: drive gear
55: Flexibility rack 60: Telescopic device
61: Base piping 62: Middle piping
63: load 65: guide bush
80: Fixing device 81: Movable wheel
82: side panel 83: guide roll
85: lower plate 100: wheelchair guide device for vehicle
110: locking device 111: seat part
112: locking support portion 113: fixed link
114: operation link 115: connection link
116: actuating actuator 120: operating device
121: pressurizing link 122: operation link
123: intermediate link 125: pressure rod
126: elastic member

Claims

A lifting device mounted on a rotating base for moving a wheelchair mounted on an inner surface of the vehicle to a rear end side of the vehicle so that the wheelchair is mounted on a vehicle driver's seat or an assistant seat and attached to the rotating base to vertically transfer the wheelchair; A horizontal driving device for guiding the wheelchair to a driver's seat or an assistant seat of the vehicle, and a fixing device connected to the horizontal driving device for fixing the wheelchair,
A locking device installed in the lifting device to fix the fixing device in a state where the fixing device does not contact the ground; And
And an operating device installed on the fixing device to fix the wheelchair.

[2] The apparatus of claim 1,
Two side panels;
A plurality of guide rolls connecting the side panels; And
And a lower end plate connecting lower ends of the side panels.

The locking device of claim 2, wherein the locking device comprises:
A seating part which is seated on the lifting device and in which a guide roll of one of the plurality of guide rolls is seated in the groove when the horizontal drive device is in the minimum stroke state;
A locking support fixed to the lifting device;
A stationary link hinged to the locking support;
An actuating link hinged to the locking support;
A connecting link hinged to the working link and the fixed link; And
And an actuating actuator hinged to the locking support and hinged to an end of the actuating rod to the actuating link,
And the fixed link is brought into contact with and separated from the seat portion according to an operation of the actuating actuator.

The control device according to claim 2, wherein:
A pressurizing link hinged at one end to the fixing device;
An operating link hinged to the securing device;
An intermediate link hinged to the other end of the pressurizing link and one end of the operation link; And
And a pressing rod engaging with a hinge to which the pressurizing link and the operation link are engaged,
And the pressing rod is brought into contact with or separated from the outer surface of the wheelchair wheel according to the operation of the pressurizing link.

5. The wheelchair guide device for a vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising an elastic member connecting the pressurizing link and the fixing device.