IP Library Patent Application 14389231
Patent Application
App. No. 14/389,231

WHEELCHAIR AND BED TO BE COMBINED WITH THE SAME

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App. No.
14/389,231
Abstract

A wheelchair includes a first seat portion and a second armrest rotatably fixed to a first support portion of the first seat portion, a first rotation axis of this second armrest is arranged on an imaginary plane perpendicular to a back bottom support surface and parallel to the front and rear direction of the first seat portion so as to make a predetermined angle with respect to the back bottom support surface.

Claims (48)

1 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A wheelchair comprising:

a first seat portion that at least has a first support portion having a back bottom support surface on a surface;

first and second armrests; and

a third drive unit that forward and backward rotates the second armrest about a first rotation axis, to move the second armrest between a deployed position and a retreated position placed behind the first support portion,

wherein the first rotation axis is arranged on a plane perpendicular to the back bottom support surface of the first seat portion and parallel to a front and rear direction of the first seat portion.

16 . The wheelchair according to claim 15 , wherein

an angle between the back bottom support surface of the first seat portion and the first rotation axis is 10° or more and 170° or less.

17 . The wheelchair according to claim 15 , wherein

one end side of the second armrest connected to the third drive unit is configured of an L shape member.

18 . The wheelchair according to claim 16 , wherein

one end side of the second armrest connected to the third drive unit is configured of an L shape member.

19 . The wheelchair according to claim 17 , wherein

in a case where a width of the first armrest is d1, a width of the second armrest is d2, and a width of the first support portion is D, a length L from a L-shaped bending portion of the L shape member to the third drive unit is L={D+(d1−d2)}/2 or less.

20 . The wheelchair according to claim 18 , wherein

in a case where a width of the first armrest is d1, a width of the second armrest is d2, and a width of the first support portion is D, a length L from a L-shaped bending portion of the L shape member to the third drive unit is L={D+(d1−d2)}/2 or less.

21 . The wheelchair according to claim 15 , wherein

the first rotation axis is arranged at a position offset from a center in a width direction of the first seat portion.

22 . The wheelchair according to claim 16 , wherein

the first rotation axis is arranged at a position offset from a center in a width direction of the first seat portion.

23 . The wheelchair according to claim 17 , wherein

the first rotation axis is arranged at a position offset from a center in a width direction of the first seat portion.

24 . The wheelchair according to claim 19 , wherein

the first rotation axis is arranged at a position offset from a center in a width direction of the first seat portion.

25 . The wheelchair according to claim 19 , wherein

the first rotation axis is arranged at a position offset from a center in a width direction of the first seat portion.

26 . The wheelchair according to claim 15 , wherein

when being rotated about the first rotation axis, the second armrest is moved in a direction of going away from a side part of the first support portion and then moved in a direction of coming close to a back surface of the first back bottom support portion.

27 . The wheelchair according to claim 16 , wherein

when being rotated about the first rotation axis, the second armrest is moved in a direction of going away from a side part of the first support portion and then moved in a direction of coming close to a back surface of the first back bottom support portion.

28 . The wheelchair according to claim 17 , wherein

when being rotated about the first rotation axis, the second armrest is moved in a direction of going away from a side part of the first support portion and then moved in a direction of coming close to a back surface of the first back bottom support portion.

29 . A bed comprising:

the wheelchair according to claim 15 ; and

a bed base portion to be combined with the wheelchair to form the bed.

30 . A bed comprising:

the wheelchair according to claim 16 ; and

a bed base portion to be combined with the wheelchair to form the bed.

31 . The bed according to claim 29 , wherein

the second armrest is an armrest on a side of the bed base portion of the first support portion.

32 . The bed according to claim 31 , wherein

the retreated position is placed on an opposite side of the bed base portion on a back surface side of the first support portion.

33 . The bed according to claim 29 , further comprising:

a combination detecting unit that detects combination between the wheelchair and the bed base portion; and

a second control unit that moves the second armrest of the wheelchair in which a posture of the first seat portion is in a tilt posture from the deployed position to the retreated position when the combination detecting unit detects the combination.

34 . The bed according to claim 29 , further comprising:

a first operating unit that instructs the first control unit that controls an action of the bed on an operation; and

a second operating unit that instructs the second control unit that controls an action of the wheelchair and a third control unit that controls the third drive unit on an operation.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034537/0136 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2014
From: OHTA, AKIHIRO; TSUKADA, SHOHEI; SAKAKIBARA, MIZUHO; KUME, YOHEI; SHIMODA, TOMOHIRO; KAWAKAMI, HIDEO
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034169/0134 →