JP2000170344A - Handrail device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set a the most suitable handrail position corresponding to many and unspecified users of different figures by constituting a handrail device of first and second rod-like handrails provided in parallel with a horizontal or vertical direction and a third rod-like handrail capable of fitting both the ends to the first and second handrails and provided with a fixing means. SOLUTION: A rod-like handrail 5 is loosely fitted to both ends 5a, 5b so that they are vertical to rod-like handrails 1, 3 fixed on a wall face 6 by fixing members 2, 4 so as to be mutually parallel in the horizontal direction. Next, the screw holes of both the ends 5a, 5b of the rod-like handrail 5 is aligned in a desired screw hole provided on the rod-like handrails 1, 3, screws are screwed to each screw and the rod-like handrail 5 is fixed. In the case where many and unspecified persons of different figures are used in accordance with such handrail device or even in the case where the figure of the specified user is varied, the position of the rod-like handrail 5 can be modified to the most suitable position. Thus, the user can grip the rod-like handrail 5 at the most suitable position capable of easily using it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a handrail device, and more particularly, to a handrail device having a plurality of bar-shaped handrails.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in the case of a handrail device provided in a toilet as shown in FIG. 9, a bar-shaped handrail 14 is used when a user sits on the toilet 9 and stands up from the toilet 9 or even after standing up. A one-character bar-shaped handrail having a grip portion in the horizontal direction or an L-shaped bar-shaped handrail 14 having a grip portion in the horizontal and vertical directions is fixed to the wall surface 6 by the fixing member 2 so as to be grippable. The provided handrail device is used. For example, see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-10463.

[0003]

In such a conventional handrail device, the bar-shaped handrail 14 is designed so that its vertical portion is located at a position where many users can easily grip it, or only a specific user is supposed to do so. In such a case, it is usually fixed to the wall 6 so that the user can easily grip the user. However, when used by an unspecified number of users such as toilets, the position where each user is most likely to use is different depending on the size of each user's body shape, and is fixed at a position that is difficult to use depending on the user. There are cases. Further, even if the position is set in accordance with a specific user, the position where the user can easily use may change due to weakness of the user's body, contraction of the body, change in the degree of obstacle, and the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the vertical portion of the bar-shaped handrail 14 is located away from the position of the user 8 sitting on the toilet 9, and the user 8 grasps the bar-shaped handrail 14 unless the hand is reached. I ca n’t,
Since sufficient force cannot be applied to the bar-shaped handrail 14,
In some cases, it became difficult to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problem of the conventional handrail device, and has an optimum position for any number of users having different body shapes. A handrail device that can change the position of a bar-shaped handrail to a specific position and can change the position of the bar-shaped handrail to an optimum position according to a change in the user's body shape even when used by a specific user. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, first and second bar-shaped handrails provided in parallel in the horizontal or vertical direction, and first and second bar-shaped handrails at both ends are provided. There is provided a handrail device including a third bar-shaped handrail that can be loosely fitted to the handrail, and fixing means for fixing both ends of the third bar-shaped handrail to desired positions of the first and second bar-shaped handrails.

According to the invention of claim 2, there is provided a handrail device in which the fixing means is a screw member. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the fixing means has a threaded convex edge which can be loosely fitted to the first and second rod-shaped members and is screwed to the inner walls of both ends of the third rod-shaped handrail. A first elastic member, a first and a second
Having a convex edge portion which can be loosely fitted to the first and second rod-shaped members by the convex edge portion of the first elastic member.
A handrail device including the two elastic members is provided.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a handrail device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 having both ends bent toward the wall surface 6 are fixed to the wall surface 6 by fixing members 2 and 4 so as to be parallel to each other in the horizontal direction. Both ends 5a and 5b of the bar-shaped handrail 5 are loosely fitted to the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 so as to be perpendicular to the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3. The upper surface of the bar-shaped handrail 1 and the lower surface of the bar-shaped handrail 3 are provided with screw holes formed with female threads for screwing the screws at predetermined intervals. The upper and lower surfaces of both ends 5a and 5b of the bar-shaped handrail 5 are each provided with a female screw at the center thereof corresponding to the female screw provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3, respectively. Is provided.

FIG. 2A shows a bar-shaped handrail 3 and a bar-shaped handrail 5.
2 is a perspective view showing a fitting portion, and FIG. 2 (2) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2 (1). In order to fix the bar-shaped handrail 5 at a desired position, the bar-shaped handrail 5 is slid over the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 so that both ends of the bar-shaped handrail 5 are screwed into screw holes of the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 near the desired position. After the screw holes 5a and 5b are aligned, the bar-shaped handrail 5 is fixed by screwing the screws 7 into the respective screw holes as shown in (2) of FIG.

According to the first embodiment, the position of the bar-shaped handrail 5 in the vertical direction can be fixed at a desired position in accordance with the body shape of the user, and as shown in FIG.
The bar-shaped handrail 5 is fixed at the optimum position that is easy to use for
At this position, the bar-shaped handrail 5 can be gripped.

After the bar-shaped handrail 5 is fixed at a certain position, if the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 have a margin, as shown in FIG. 4, a storage basket 12 and a towel 13 are hung on the margin. This makes it possible to utilize the margin.

[0012]

Second Embodiment FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a fitting portion between a bar-shaped handrail 3 and an end 5b of a bar-shaped handrail 5 of a handrail device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the fitting section taken along line BB of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is an exploded side view of the fitting section of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, in the second embodiment, the bar-shaped handrail 5 is loosely fitted to the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3, and the protrusions of the elastic member 11 are fitted to both end portions 5a and 5b of the bar-shaped handrail 5. The bar-shaped handrails 5 are fixed to the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 by fitting the portions 11b with the convex edge portions 10b of the elastic member 10 so as to fit each other. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the elastic member 10 is made of rubber, plastic having elasticity, or the like. Umbrella part 10a having a through hole at the center for rotation
Is provided on one side surface of the umbrella portion 10a, and the outer diameter decreases as the distance from the umbrella portion 10a increases, and a threaded protruding edge portion 10b is provided on the outer diameter side surface. Both end portions 5a and 5b of the bar-shaped handrail 5 have an inclination angle larger than the inclination angle of the convex edge portion 10b of the elastic member 10, and this convex edge portion 1
An opening 5c is provided so that a screw screwed with the screw cut to 0b is screwed and the inner diameter of the minimum inner diameter portion is smaller than the outer diameter of the protruding end portion of the protruding edge portion 10b. The elastic member 11 is made of rubber or plastic having elasticity, and has an umbrella portion 11a having a through hole at the center for allowing a user to loosely fit the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 and rotate the elastic member 11 by hand. ,
A convex edge portion 11b provided on one side surface of the umbrella portion 11a is provided.

In order for the user to fix the position of the bar-shaped handrail 5, first, the convex edge 11 b of the elastic member 11 is fitted into the opening 5 c of the bar-shaped handrail 5, and then the convex edge 1
By screwing the screw cut to 0b into the screw cut to the opening 5c, the convex edge 11b of the elastic member 11 is connected to the bar-shaped handrail 1, as shown in FIG. The bar-shaped handrails 5 can be fixed to the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 by being pressure-bonded to the outer peripheral portion of the handrail 3.

According to the second embodiment, the bar-shaped handrail 5 can be easily fixed at an arbitrary position without using a tool such as a screwdriver. In the first and second embodiments, the bar-shaped handrails 5 are provided in the vertical direction. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the bar-shaped handrails 5 may be fixed at a certain angle from the vertical direction. In this way, for example, when the user 8 stands up from the toilet 9 as shown in FIG. 3, the state of the user 8 moves away from the toilet 9 as the user rises up. The gripping position of the bar-shaped handrail 5 can be shifted upward, and the user 8 can always grip the bar-shaped handrail 5 reliably at an arbitrary posture position of the user 8. Further, the distance between the horizontal handrails 1 and 3 and the wall surface 6 may be changed.
In other words, for example, by providing the upper bar-shaped handrail 1 at a position farther from the wall than the lower bar-shaped handrail 3, the bar-shaped handrail 5 comes closer to the body side of the user 8 as the position becomes higher. When the user 8 grips the bar-shaped handrail 5 at a high position where it is difficult to apply weight, the user 8 can bend the arm at a position closer to the body side and grip the bar-shaped handrail 5, so that the bar-shaped handrail 5 can be securely gripped. Become like

In the first and second embodiments, the bar-shaped handrails 1, 3 provided in parallel are provided in the horizontal direction. However, the bar-shaped handrails 1, 3 are provided in parallel in the vertical direction, and The vertical mounting position may be made variable. In this way, the height at which the bar-shaped handrail 5 is attached can be changed according to the height of the user 8.

Furthermore, the bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 of the first and second embodiments are bent at both ends toward the wall surface 6 and fixed to the wall surface 6 by the fixing members 2 and 4. Is a straight line, and it goes without saying that the straight bar-shaped handrails 1 and 3 may be fixed to one end of a support member erected on the wall surface 6.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, both ends of the third rod-shaped handrail are loosely fitted to the first and second rod-shaped handrails provided in parallel and fixed by the fixing means. So
When an unspecified number of users with different body shapes use it, the position of the bar-shaped handrail can be changed to the optimum position for any user, and even if a specific user uses it, The position of the bar-shaped handrail can be changed to an optimum position according to the change of the body shape of the handrail.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the screw member is used as the fixing means, the bar-shaped handrail 5 can be securely fixed at a desired position.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first elastic member is loosely fitted to the first and second rod-shaped members. The elastic member is screwed into the opening of the third bar-shaped handrail, so that the third
Can be easily fixed at an arbitrary position without using a tool such as a screwdriver.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a handrail device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view and a sectional view showing a fitting portion between a bar-shaped handrail 5 and a bar-shaped handrail 3 of the handrail device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a user uses the handrail device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a margin of the handrail device of FIG. 1 is used.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a fitting portion of the handrail device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an exploded side view of the fitting portion of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the handrail device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional handrail device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a user uses the handrail device of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 3, 5 Bar-shaped handrail 5a, 5b End 2, 4, Fixing member 6 Wall surface 7 Screw 8 User 9 Toilet bowl 10, 11 Elastic member 10b, 11b Convex edge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first and a second bar-shaped handrail provided in parallel in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, and the both end portions of the third bar-shaped handrail are provided by a desired one of the first and second bar-shaped handrails. A handrail device comprising: fixing means for fixing the handrail to a position. 2. The handrail device according to claim 1, wherein said fixing means is a screw member. 3. The fixing means has a threaded protruding edge which can be loosely fitted to the first and second rod-shaped members and is screwed to inner walls of both ends of the third rod-shaped handrail. A first elastic member, a convex edge that can be loosely fitted to the first and second rod-shaped members, and is pressed against the first and second rod-shaped members by the convex edge of the first elastic member. The handrail device according to claim 1, further comprising a second elastic member.