JPH11235366A - Walking aid for rehabilitation - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a walking aid for rehabilitation for assisting walking and training in walking for the elderly and the physically handicapped with weak legs. A front body having a plurality of casters and a body receiving portion, a seating portion, and a large-diameter wheel.
Are integrally connected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a walking assist device for rehabilitation, and provides an assisting device suitable for the purpose of assisting walking and practicing walking of an elderly or a physically handicapped person having weak feet or waist. It is assumed that.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The elderly, long-term hospitalized persons, or persons with physical disabilities need to practice rehabilitation walking and gradually develop their walking ability. For those who have difficulty walking or cannot walk, dedicated vehicles such as wheelchairs are required. Even if it has been adopted, a preferable tool or device for the purpose of walking training as described above has not yet been known.

[0003] That is, from the above, to practice walking, it is necessary to practice using equipment set in a special rehabilitation room. However, since the amount of practice is limited, it is necessary to use hands in a hospital corridor or the like. Often, they practice walking while grasping the slide.

[0004]

The above-described conventional walking practice using a rehabilitation room requires special equipment and requires a specialized instructor, so that even if the preferred practice can be performed, it is considerable. And the training time is limited for each trainee, and despite the fact that practicing walking for a long time is necessary to increase walking power, a sufficient amount of training is required. Hard to get,
Inevitably, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to obtain appropriate training results.

[0005] In contrast to the above-mentioned rehabilitation room utilization method, a walking practice method using a corridor or the like allows daily walking exercises to be repeated at any time on a daily basis, and favorable and efficient results can be obtained. In general, it is necessary to provide facilities such as handrails to assist the walker in the corridor, and it is particularly preferable that the walking power is enhanced by repeatedly practicing the outdoor sunlight sufficiently. Even if it is understood, it is not possible to sufficiently perform effective walking exercises using such outdoors. Needless to say, there is a shortage of equipment or tools for resting even if the trainee is tired, and training and recovery from fatigue cannot be efficiently realized.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been studied to solve the problems in the prior art as described above, and as a result, by adopting a specific wheel type and using an instrument having a seating portion. The present invention has succeeded in effectively achieving the rehabilitation walking training objective as described above, and is as follows.

(1) A walk for rehabilitation, in which a plurality of casters are arranged and a front part having a body receiving part, a rear part having a seating part and a large diameter wheel are integrally connected. Auxiliary device.

(2) A body receiving portion for receiving a pedestrian's waist is provided on the front body, a braking operation lever is attached, and a braking portion operated by the braking operation lever is disposed on the rear large-diameter wheel. The walker for rehabilitation according to the above (1).

(3) The walking aid for rehabilitation according to any one of the above (1) or (2), wherein one or both of a distance meter and a timer are attached to the front body. vessel.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. The mounting shaft 21
In this embodiment, a caster 3 having wheels 2 rotatable with respect to the frame 1 is provided on both sides, and a front protruding portion 11 is provided on both sides of the front portion 10 to practice. Body receiving unit 1 for the upper body of the elderly, especially the waist
3 is formed so that a trainee can stand at the receiving section 13 and practice appropriately.

A connecting part 12 is attached to the middle part of the bottom of the front part 10 as described above, and a rear part 15 having a seating part 4 is connected. The large diameter wheel 5 is provided on the rear part 15. The rear part 15 is fixed to the connecting part 12 by the fixing part 6.
However, a connecting rod 14 is separately mounted between the connecting part 12 and the rear part 15 so that the two parts 10 and 15 are fixed and fixed at a fixed angle so as to be stable and accurate. You may do it. In addition, the seating part 4 is a tightening adjustment means 2.
4, the height can be adjusted and fixed appropriately, so that it can be used according to the trainee's body shape.

A braking means 7 is provided for the large diameter wheel 5 as described above, and a braking lever 17 for the braking means 7 is provided.
Is provided above the body receiving portion 13 via a tubular guide member 16 so that a trainee can brake the large-diameter wheel 5 by operating the lever 17. A mesh-shaped receiving member 20 is provided on the front surface of the receiving member 8 and a basket-shaped receiving member 8 is attached.

Further, a distance meter 9 is mounted on the upper part of the front body 10 as described above, and a timer 19 is provided so that the practice time and the distance are appropriately displayed. A bell can be attached when practicing under many conditions.

In the apparatus according to the present invention as described above, a plurality of casters are provided, and a front part having a body receiving part, a seat part, and a rear part having a large diameter wheel are integrally connected. As a result, a stable assisting device is formed, and the walking practicer enters the body receiving section of the front body and performs instinctual exercise in which the direction of travel is freely determined by the user's own body. In addition, if tired, the user can rest appropriately and immediately in the seating section, and can perform walking training under preferable conditions under safe conditions.

Further, according to the present invention, a body receiving portion for receiving a waist of a pedestrian is provided in a front body, a braking operation lever is attached, and a braking portion operated by the braking operation lever is provided on a rear large-diameter wheel. As a result, the above-described determination of the traveling direction is accurately performed, and the braking is effectively performed, so that safe and accurate walking practice is achieved.

Further, according to the present invention, by attaching one or both of the rangefinder and the timer to the front part, the practice state can be appropriately measured and the rehabilitation under the displayed condition can be performed smoothly.

[0016]

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to carry out walking rehabilitation for elderly people and persons with physical injuries, which have not been established in the prior art, under preferable training conditions, and to take a rest as soon as possible. Since the invention can be carried out safely and continuously accurately under the possible conditions, the invention is industrially and medically highly effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a walking aid according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frame 2 Wheel 3 Caster 4 Seating part 5 Large diameter wheel 6 Fixed part 7 Braking means 8 Basket-like receiving tool 9 Distance meter 10 Front part 11 Rear protruding part 12 Connecting part 13 Body receiving part 14 Connecting rod 15 Rear part 16 Tubular guide member 17 Brake lever 19 Timer 20 Net-like receiving member 21 Mounting shaft 24 Tightening adjustment means

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 3, 1998

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0012

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

A horseshoe is used for the large diameter wheel 5 as described above.
A braking means 7 provided with a friction member is provided at the tip of the member having the function as described above, and a braking lever 17 for the braking means 7 is connected to the body receiving portion 13 via a tubular guide member 16.
The trainer can operate the lever 17 to brake the large-diameter wheel 5. A mesh-shaped receiving member 20 is provided on the front surface of the front body 10, and a basket-like shape is provided. The receiving part 8 is attached.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A walking aid for rehabilitation, wherein a plurality of casters are arranged, and a front part having a body receiving part, a rear part having a seating part and a large diameter wheel are integrally connected. vessel. 2. A front body having a body receiving portion for receiving a waist of a pedestrian, a braking operation lever attached thereto, and a braking portion operated by the braking operation lever disposed on a rear large-diameter wheel. The rehabilitation walker according to claim 1. 3. The walking aid for rehabilitation according to claim 1, wherein one or both of a range finder and a timer are attached to the front body.