JP3142684U - Handrail for transfer - Google Patents

Abstract

A transfer rail for mounting a bedside frame for facilitating transfer operation is provided.
A fixed handrail 10 attached to a side frame of a bed, a first handrail 20 extending outward from one end of the fixed handrail, and an angle from one end of the first handrail to the bedside frame side. a second handrail 30 that bends at θ and extends further, a first vertical frame 11 that forms the right vertical frame of the fixed handrail, and a second vertical frame 12 that forms the left vertical frame of the fixed handrail. Is fixed to the bedside frame, and a telescopic floor column is attached below the vertical frame 21 forming a vertical frame outside the first handrail portion, and a vertical frame is formed outside the second handrail portion An extendable floor support 32 is attached below the vertical frame 31.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer rail for attaching a bedside frame to make it easier to catch and get up when getting up from the bed, and for transfer that is excellent in ADL independence and fall prevention for persons with disabilities or care recipients Regarding handrails.

People with disabilities, care recipients, frail elderly people, etc. often fall down from the bed and transfer to a wheelchair or portable toilet, resulting in broken bones, and handrails that support the body are essential. .
However, conventional handrails were handrails attached along the bedside or handrails that just extended in one direction from the bedside, so the balance of the body was easily lost, and there was a risk of falling during the transfer operation Met.
In particular, changing the direction of the body to sit in a wheelchair while supporting the body with a handrail with one hand requires a lot of work for people with disabilities or those who need care, and falls during this movement. There was also a lot to do.

  In view of the above problems, the inventor of the present application first has a central leg portion and leg portions on both sides thereof, and the central leg portion is screwed with a bolt that penetrates the floor portion of the bed from below. It is designed to be possible, and both legs can be fixed by inserting a support rod for adjusting the lower length, and the center leg and the legs on both sides can be fixed respectively. A bedside handrail based on the fact that a horizontal frame that can be gripped by the user is mounted from both sides and the horizontal frames on both sides cross each other at a predetermined angle was proposed (utility model registration) No. 3044428).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-235909 discloses a bed handrail that can be attached to a normal wooden storage bed and can be used not only for getting up but also for getting up and walking. At the base installed on the mat base, a rising frame that stands upright from the side of the bed head is attached, and a rising handrail is provided on the rising frame that the user grips when getting up from the bed. Attach a walking frame that extends to the floor and is supported on the floor, provides a walking handrail that the user grips when walking, provides a space at the bottom of the rising frame and the walking frame, and mat A bed railing that makes it possible to pull out the storage part at the bottom of the base has been proposed.
Utility Model Registration No. 3044428 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-299840

In the above-mentioned conventional handrails, when transferring to a wheelchair, it is necessary to first catch it with a short detachable handrail portion with one hand and then change the body direction toward the detachable handrail in order to sit on the wheelchair. Therefore, there is a problem that the balance of the body is easily lost and the body easily falls.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a transfer rail that can balance the body and reduce falls when rising from a bed or transferring to a wheelchair or the like.
Furthermore, the object of the present invention is to provide a transfer rail for attaching a bedside frame to make it easier to catch and rise when getting up from the bed. Furthermore, the ADL for persons with disabilities or care recipients It is to provide handrails for transfer that are excellent in independence and fall prevention.

Therefore, the present inventor has found that the risk of falling can be reduced by allowing the user to hold the transfer rail attached to the bedside frame with both hands when getting up from the bed. It came to. That is, the transfer rail for attaching the bedside frame of the present invention has the following features (1) to (3).
(1) A fixed handrail fixed to the bedside frame, a first handrail extending outward from one end of the fixed handrail, and a bend from the one end of the first handrail to the bed side at an angle θ. A handrail comprising a second handrail extending further,
The first and second vertical frames of the fixed handrail portion are fixed to the bedside frame;
Under the vertical frame outside the first handrail part, a telescopic floor support is attached,
Under the vertical frame outside the second handrail part, a telescopic floor support is attached,
It is characterized by.
(2) In the transfer handrail of (1), an angle θ formed by the first handrail portion and the second handrail portion is 100 to 150 °.
(3) In the transfer rail of (1) or (2), the angle θ is variable.

According to the transfer rail for mounting the bedside frame of the present invention,
A first handrail portion extending outward from one end of the fixed handrail portion; a second handrail portion connected to the first handrail portion and bent further from the one end of the first handrail portion to the bed side at an angle θ; and
Since it can be caught with both hands, the body can be balanced during rising and transferring, and the standing position is stabilized and falls are reduced.
In addition, since the angle θ formed by the first handrail portion and the second handrail portion is connected with a predetermined angle, the user can easily change the body direction while being caught by the handrail. Transfer operation to will be much easier.
Furthermore, if you use the transfer rail of the present invention, especially when the paralysis is heavy and there is a tendency to fall to the affected side when transferring to a wheelchair, etc., or the balance is poor, but it is stable by holding the handrail with both hands Has a great effect.
Furthermore, even when there is a risk of walking out and falling due to dementia or the like, walking through the standing assisting device of the present invention reduces the risk of falling.
In addition, the transfer rail of the present invention can be easily attached to the existing bedside, and once installed, it has excellent stability. ADL "Activities of Daily Living" In the basic operations necessary to support independence such as excretion, wheelchair toilets, walking, etc., there is also an effect of preventing falls during transfer from the bed and reducing fractures.

Hereinafter, a transfer rail for mounting a bedside frame according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a basic configuration of a transfer rail for attaching a bedside frame of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the transfer rail of the present invention is attached to the bedside frame.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the transfer rail A according to the present invention is a fixed handrail 10 attached to the side frame 51 of the bed 50, and outward from one end (left end in FIG. 1) of the fixed handrail 10. A first handrail portion 20 extending in the (left direction), and a second handrail portion 30 that bends from the one end (left end in FIG. 1) of the first handrail portion 20 toward the bedside frame 51 at an angle θ and further extends. And consist of
The first vertical frame 11 that forms the right vertical frame of the fixed handrail 10 and the second vertical frame 12 that forms the left vertical frame of the fixed handrail 10 are fixed to the bedside frame 51.
Further, an extendable floor column 22 is attached below the vertical frame 21 forming the vertical frame outside the first handrail 20 (in the direction extending from the bedside frame 51).
Similarly, a telescopic floor column 32 is attached below the vertical frame 31 forming the vertical frame outside the second handrail 30 (in the direction extending from the vertical frame 21 of the first handrail 20). ing.

The fixed handrail portion 10 and the first handrail portion 20 are connected at an approximately right angle, and the first handrail portion 20 and the second handrail portion 30 maintain an angle θ of 100 to 150 °. It is connected in the shape of a "<".
At this angle, a proper distance from the bed can be ensured, and the user can easily change the direction of the body while being caught by the first handrail 20 and the second handrail 30 with both hands. This is because the operation becomes much easier.

The horizontal frames 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 33, 34 of the fixed handrail portion 10, the first handrail portion 20, and the second handrail portion 30, and the vertical frames 11, 12, 21, 31, and the links connected thereto. The floor struts 22 and 32 are formed of pipes having a cylindrical cross section.
In addition, the horizontal frame of the fixed handrail part 10 and the 1st handrail part 20 is not limited to upper, middle, and lower three, and when intensity | strength is required, it can also increase a number suitably and can also make it 4 or more. . On the other hand, there may be cases where two are acceptable.
The number of horizontal frames of the second handrail 30 is not limited.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a floor column is attached to the lower part of the vertical frame.
As shown in FIG. 3, floor struts 22 and 32 are provided below the vertical frames 21 and 31 of the first handrail 20 and the second handrail 30, respectively.
In order to freely apply the floor struts 22 and 32 to the height difference between the bed and the floor, the upper ends of the floor struts 22 and 32 are inserted into the lower ends of the vertical frames 21 and 31 to adjust the length. The screws 26 and 36 can be fastened and fixed to the lower portions of the vertical frames 21 and 31.

When the handrail A for transfer of the present invention is used by being connected to the side frame 51 of the bed,
The fixed handrail part 10 is fixed to the side frame 51 of the bed using a fixing means.
Below, the method to attach the handrail A for transfer of this invention to a bed is demonstrated.
(A) The floor struts 22 and 32 are inserted from the bottom of the handrail A for transfer, and the floor struts 22 and 32 are temporarily fixed with screws 26 and 36.
(B) The vertical frames 11 and 12 are inserted into the fence mounting holes 52 and 53 provided in the side frame 51 of the bed 50, respectively.
(C) Screws are inserted into the screw holes provided in the bottoms of the vertical frames 11 and 12 from below the fence mounting holes 52 and 53 of the bed 50, and the handrail A for transfer is firmly fixed to the bedside frame 51.
(D) Loosen the screws 26 and 36 of the floor struts 22 and 32 that have been temporarily fixed, and fix the screws 26 and 36 of the floor struts 22 and 32 while lifting the handrail A for transfer. Make sure that the handrail A is not loose.
The floor struts 22 and 32 have cut surfaces (vertically long grooves), and screws 26 and 36 are applied to the cut surfaces and fixed by screwing.
Usually, the vertical frames 11 and 12 of the fixed handrail 10 are set so as to be in the middle in the longitudinal direction of the bed, but the bed side frame 51 includes a plurality of frames so that it can be changed as necessary. Fence mounting holes are provided.

  In addition, it is preferable that the material of the handrail for transfer of this invention has the intensity | strength which only supports a user's body, for example, steel, aluminum, wood, a plastics, those composite materials, etc. are mentioned. Moreover, in order to handle easily, it is preferable that it is comparatively lightweight. From the above viewpoint, a hollow steel pipe is preferably used.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a series of operations from getting up from a bed using the handrail for transfer of the present invention, standing up, and then transferring to a wheelchair.
As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D, the user can stand up by holding the first handrail 20. Moreover, since the 1st handrail part 20 and the 2nd handrail part 30 have the predetermined angle (theta) and are standing in front of a user, maintaining the space | interval with a bed, the 1st handrail part 20 with one hand. Can be captured by the second handrail 30 with the other hand, can support the body in a stable state, and can be easily seated on a wheelchair, portable toilet, or the like.

According to the handrail for transfer of the present invention, the risk of standing up from the bed for people who have physical disabilities or paralysis and who are difficult to stand up from the bed or transfer to a wheelchair, or who are weak on the legs Can be reduced. That is, since the direction of the body can be changed by holding the handrail with both hands, the risk of falling is reduced.
Moreover, the handrail for transfer according to the present invention can be easily attached to an existing bedside frame, and is highly industrially applicable.

It is a perspective view which shows the basic composition of the transfer rail for the bedside frame attachment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the railing for transfer of this invention to the bedside frame. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the floor support | pillar to the lower part of a vertical frame. (A)-(d) is a top view which shows a series of operation | movement from getting up from a bed using the handrail for transfer of this invention, standing up, and next transferring to a wheelchair.

Explanation of symbols

A Transfer handrail 10 Fixed handrail 11 First vertical frame 12 Second vertical frame 13, 14, 15 Horizontal frame 20 First handrail portion 21 Vertical frame 22 Floor support 23, 24, 25 Horizontal frame 26 Screw 30 Second handrail portion 31 Vertical Frame 32 Floor support 33, 34 Horizontal frame 36 Screw 50 Bed 51 Side frame

Claims (3)

A fixed handrail fixed to the bedside frame;
A first handrail portion extending outward from one end of the fixed handrail portion;
A handrail comprising a second handrail portion that bends at an angle θ from one end of the first handrail portion to the bed side and further extends,
The first and second vertical frames of the fixed handrail portion are fixed to the bedside frame;
Under the vertical frame outside the first handrail part, a telescopic floor support is attached,
Under the vertical frame outside the second handrail part, a telescopic floor support is attached,
A handrail for transfer. The handrail for transfer according to claim 1, wherein an angle θ formed by the first handrail portion and the second handrail portion is 100 to 150 °. The handrail for transfer according to claim 1, wherein the angle θ is variable.

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