Electric wheelchair safety device for care

Abstract

Abstract Translated from Japanese (57)【要約】 【目的】 駆動輪と遊動輪を有する介護用電動車椅子に おいて、坂道走行中に停止した場合に介護者がハンドル 杆から手を放しても電動車椅子が不測に施回して危険な 状態となったりしないようにする。 【構成】 駆動輪１と遊動輪２からなる走行装置３を具 備した車台４上に椅子５を設け、該椅子５の後側に歩行 操作用ハンドル杆６を設けてなる介護用電動車椅子にお いて、遊動輪２に電磁ブレーキ７を設け、この電磁ブレ ーキ７を前記ハンドル杆６を握った状態で制動解除状態 にすべくした。 (57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In an electric wheelchair for nursing care that has drive wheels and idle wheels, even if the caregiver releases the steering wheel rod when stopped while driving on a slope, the electric wheelchair may run unintentionally and be dangerous. So that it doesn't go into trouble. A car electric wheelchair for nursing care in which a chair 5 is provided on a chassis 4 equipped with a traveling device 3 composed of a drive wheel 1 and idle wheels 2, and a walking operation handle rod 6 is provided on the rear side of the chair 5. An electromagnetic brake 7 is provided on the idler wheel 2, and the electromagnetic brake 7 is brought into a braking release state while holding the handle bar 6.

Inventors

• 👤 Yoichiro Azuma
• 👤 洋一郎 東

Bibliographic Details