JP2003027562A - Handrail device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail device installed on a chair, a floor or wall and capable of assisting a person to take a seat and keep the seated attitude. SOLUTION: This handrail device is formed by a double armrest and a plate 98 removably stretched between both armrest parts. Openings 98A, 98B for fitting are provided in both ends of the plate 98, one opening 98A is provided in the side of the plate 98, and the other opening 98B is provided in the lower surface of the plate 98. The opening 98B is provided with a nonslip projection 121.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handrail device having a portable toilet, a chair, a floor, and a body support portion to be installed on a wall, and particularly to a handrail suitable for assisting a person to sit, hold a sitting position, and stand up. Regarding the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-333885, it is possible to perform a position change operation between a position where the handrail part is not in the way when it is not used and a fixed position when it is used, and the position can be fixed and released. A handrail device having a position locking mechanism is known.

[0003]

Since the handrail device as described above has a complicated structure,
It was troublesome to fix and unfix.
Also, the metal fittings were exposed, making it difficult to clean. Further, the structure is complicated, the number of parts is large, and the cost is high. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, it is considered to attach a C-shaped spring metal fitting 100 to the back surface of the front armrest and detachably fit it to the pipe armrest, but it is easily detached.

[0004]

The present invention has been devised to solve such a problem. Thus, the first aspect of the present invention is a handrail device including both armrests and a detachable plate for hanging on both armrests, wherein both ends of the plate are provided with fitting openings, and one opening is provided with the plate. Has a structure in which the side surface and the other opening are provided on the lower surface of the plate.

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the opening is provided with a protrusion for preventing slipping out.

[0006]

According to the handrail device of the first aspect, even if the weight acts on the front side, the handrail device does not come off and it is possible to favorably prevent the fall. It is also extremely easy to put on and take off.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the opening is provided with a protrusion for preventing the detachment, the detachment can be effectively prevented.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1-3, 10 is a portable toilet bowl of this example, 12 is a toilet bowl main body. As shown in FIG. 3, the toilet body 12 has a pedestal plate 14 and side frames 15 that are bent downward from the left and right ends thereof. As shown in FIG. 1, a toilet seat 16 is provided on the upper surface of the pedestal plate 14 so as to be openable and closable.

A cleaning tank 20 for supplying cleaning water is provided at the rear of the base plate 14. In this example, the cleaning tank 20 has a function as a backrest portion, and a backrest pad 22 having a cushioning property is provided on the front surface thereof.

In the portable toilet 10 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, there is provided a local cleaning device 26 for spraying cleaning water from the nozzle 24 toward the human body local area to perform local cleaning. Reference numeral 28 denotes a cleaning nozzle for spraying cleaning water onto the inner surface of the bowl portion 66 of the waste pot 64, which will be described later, to clean the same. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the toilet body 12 has a pair of left and right columns 30 made of a frame material, and the columns 30 support the toilet seat 16 via the base plate 14.

The lower end of the column 30 is fixed to a leg 34 made of a frame material in the front-rear direction, and the column 30 is fixed to the leg 34 and the column 30 by a reinforcing member 40 made of a plate-shaped frame material. The lower part of is reinforced. The adjustment knob 3 is attached to each of the pair of left and right columns 30.
2 is provided, and the support knob 3 is provided by the adjusting knob 32.
The height of 0 is adjustable.

Casters 42 are provided at the front and rear ends of the pair of left and right legs 34, respectively, and the rotation of the casters 42 allows the portable toilet 10 to be easily moved. A stopper 44 is provided at a position near the tip of each leg 34 to prevent the portable toilet bowl 10 from moving after being moved to a fixed position.

In FIG. 1, 46 is a portable toilet bowl 10.
Is a decorative box that encloses the substantially lower half of the above, specifically, the support column 30, together with the side frame 15, the reinforcing member 40, and a waste pot 64 described later from the outside. The pair of left and right side plates 48 and the front plate 5
It has 0 and a rear plate 52. The front plate 50 can be opened and closed forward as shown in FIG. The waste pot 64 described later is put in and taken out by opening the front plate 50.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, on the rear surface of the toilet body 12, there is provided a frame member 60 which rises the rear side of the cleaning tank 20 upward, and a grip 62 is provided at the front end thereof at the rear. It is provided in a protruding state. The portable toilet bowl 10 of this example is designed such that an assistant can move the whole while holding the grip 62 in his hand.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 64 denotes a sewage pot, which integrally has an upper bowl portion 66 having a mortar shape and a lower sewage storage tank 68 having a container shape. That is, the waste pot 64 of this example is configured as a pot with a pot. The upper pot 66 is the part that receives the dirt, and the pot 6
The filth received in 6 falls into the lower filth storage tank 68 and is stored there. A handle 70 is provided on the front and rear of the waste pot 64. Further, at the rear part of the sewage pot 64, a cylindrical discharge cylinder part 72 extending obliquely upward is provided. The discharge cylinder portion 72 is a portion that serves as a guide when discharging the waste inside the waste storage tank 68 into the toilet bowl of the toilet. The opening at the upper end of the discharge cylinder 72 is normally closed by a cap 74.

In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, 76 is the waste pot 6.
4 is a support plate that supports 4 from below, and its front end and rear end are fixed and supported by the toilet body 12 via a pair of left and right arms 78. Reference numeral 80 denotes a lid that closes the opening at the lower end of the bowl 66 in the waste pot 64.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the portable toilet bowl 10 of this example, armrests 5 are provided on each of the right side and the left side.
4 are provided. The armrest 54 is formed by bending and deforming a pipe or a bar material, and supports a support bar 82 standing upright, an upper bar 84-1 and a lower bar 84-2 extending in the front-rear direction, and connecting them at a front end. And a connecting portion 86 for rotating the shaft 56 at the base end of the support bar 82. That is, armrest 5
The whole 4 can be opened and closed vertically. The armrest 54 is arranged so that the lower bar 84-2 is located slightly above the toilet seat 16.

In the portable toilet 10 of this embodiment, a seat belt 88 for restraining the user of the toilet and preventing it from falling is also attached. Further, an illumination lamp 90 for foot illumination is provided in the lower part.

In the case of the portable toilet 10 of this embodiment, the armrest 54 can prevent the user from falling down in the left-right direction. Further, when the user leans sideways, the load is applied to the upper bar 84 of the armrest 54.
-1 and the lower bar 84-2 can disperse the load, and the load on each bar can be reduced.

A user sitting on the toilet seat 16 can easily lift the butt slightly from the toilet seat 16 by grasping the lower bar 84-2, and the position can be adjusted according to the position where the washing water is ejected from the nozzle 24. You can move.

In this example, the armrest 54 can be opened and closed as a whole in the vertical direction, so that the armrest 54 can be seated (transferred) on the toilet bowl 10.
Alternatively, it is possible to easily separate from the toilet bowl 10.
Further, by wearing the seat belt 88 while the portable toilet 10 is in use, it is possible to prevent the user from falling over the portable toilet.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the form of the handrail device of the present invention in the portable toilet bowl 10. In this example, a plate 98, which functions as a frontward tilting prevention portion, is detachably attached across the upper bar 84-1 of the pair of left and right armrests 54. This plate 98 has openings 98A, 98
It is fixed to the upper bar 84-1 of the armrest 54 by B.

The opening 98A is a groove having a U-shaped cross section and is formed on the side surface at one end of the plate 98. Also, the opening 98
B is a groove having an arcuate cross section and is provided on the lower surface of the other end of the plate 98. Both openings 98A and 98B are upper bar 8
It is shaped so that it fits with the 4-1 almost without any gap.

FIG. 5 shows a method of fitting the openings 98A and 98B at the left and right ends of the plate 98 in this example into the upper bar 84-1. First, the opening 98A of the plate 98 is inserted into the upper bar 84-1 and rotated toward the other upper bar 84-1 around the axis of the upper bar 84-1 to open the opening 98B. To fit.

In the above example, the openings 98A and 98B are fitted into the upper bar 84-1 without any gap. However, if a protrusion 121 is provided at the entrance of the opening as shown in FIG. Besides, it is possible to absorb even if there is a manufacturing error.

As an example, the plate 98 has a hollow structure as shown in a sectional view in FIG. According to this structure, since the protrusion 121 can be easily deformed when passing over the upper bar 84-1, it can be easily attached and detached and can be further reduced in weight, so that the assisting work can be facilitated.

In the case of this example, the toilet user can place his / her elbows and hands on the plate 98 while seated on the toilet seat 16, so that he / she can comfortably keep his body in a comfortable posture when using the toilet. It can support itself and reduce the burden or fatigue on the user.

The plate 98 is attached to the upper bar 84-1.
By removing from the toilet bowl 10 or toilet 1
It is possible to easily separate from 0.

FIG. 7 is a six-sided view of another example of the plate. A structure in which the projection 122 is partially provided and the opening 98B is provided with a taper 123 can be given. According to this structure, attachment / detachment is facilitated and assistance work can be facilitated.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example, and the present invention can be configured in a form in which various modifications are made without departing from the gist thereof.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a portable toilet bowl that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a portable toilet bowl of the same embodiment with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a main part of the portable toilet of the same embodiment before and after a filth pot is set.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a handrail device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a method of mounting the handrail device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a cross section of a plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a six-sided view showing a plate according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a handrail device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 portable toilet 16 toilet seat 54 Armrest 84 bar 84-1 Upper bar 84-2 Lower bar 88,92 seat belts 90 Lighting 96 Front fall prevention bar 98 plates 98A, 98B opening 121 protrusion

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A handrail device comprising both armrests and a detachable plate for hanging on both armrests, wherein both ends of the plate are provided with fitting openings, one opening of which is a side surface of the plate and the other of which is open. A handrail device having a structure in which an opening is provided on the lower surface of the plate. 2. The handrail device according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided with a protrusion for preventing slipping out.