KR102047630B1 - Foldable Walking Assistance Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foldable walking aid, the patient's hand to support the body of the plate-shaped hand support 310; First and second mainframes 320 and 330 supporting the bottom surfaces of both sides of the palm rest 310 and rotatably cross-coupled with each other; A seat 370 positioned horizontally in front of the main frames at the lower ends of the main frames 320 and 330 and having a central part separated and folded; A seat frame 372 having a structure connected to a lower end of the main frames and pivoted to support the seat 370; Two reinforcing frames 374 rotatably connected to both side portions of the seat frame 372 and extending horizontally to the rear; Two lower frames 376 connected to the front of the seat frame 372 and extending downward in an L shape and extending backward; It is connected to the rear ends of the main frames 320 and 330, the reinforcement frames 374 and the lower frames 376, and pivotally connected to the rear ends of the main frame and the lower frame, and slidably connected to the rear ends of the reinforcement frames. Two rear vertical frames 340 which are made of an upper frame and a lower frame which are slidably coupled to each other so as to be adjustable in length; And four wheels 360 rotatably disposed at both ends of the bottom side of the lower frame.

Description

Foldable Walking Assistance Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a foldable walking aid.

Gait aids are mainly used for postural balance rehabilitation training for pedestrians who have difficulty in controlling postural balance due to arthritis, amputation of the lower extremities, high obesity, traumatic joint condyle, and arthroplasty. It is widely used as a device to assist the walking of the elderly, the elderly or people who are uncomfortable.

Although there are various types of walking aids, most walking aids have a structure as shown in FIG. Using the walking aid as shown in Figure 1 to help the patient or the elderly to walk, if the patient or the elderly move to another place, the walking aid must be released together, in this case the conventional walking aid as shown in Figure 1 For example, there is a problem that a lot of space is occupied by a car.

On the other hand, in the case of foldable walking aids, there are left and right fold and forward and backward folds, and in the case of foldable left and right folds, the X-shaped link structure allows the user to fold the handle left and right by pulling the handle located on the chair. In the case of the front-back direction folding, one hinge is folded around or folded using a plurality of links. As described above, the conventional folding gait aid is generally folded in a manner of grasping and moving a handle connected to a link, and thus, the structure is complicated and the user is uncomfortable with folding.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a foldable walking aid that can be easily folded and unfolded while ensuring the safety of the user.

In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention provides a walking aid for helping a patient or an elderly person to walk:

A plate-shaped hand rest 10 for supporting the body by the patient;

First and second mainframes 20 and 30 having a c-shape which supports both bottom surfaces of the hand rest 10 and is rotatably cross-coupled with each other;

A first rear vertical frame 40 rotatably connected to the rear upper end 22 of the first main frame 20 and the rear lower end 34 of the second main frame 30 in a cross-coupled state;

A second rear vertical frame 50 rotatably connected to the rear lower end 24 of the first main frame 20 and the rear upper end 32 of the second main frame 30 in a cross-coupled state; And

And four wheels 60 rotatably disposed at both ends of the bottom sides of the first and second main frames 20 and 30, respectively.

Each of the first and second rear vertical frames 40 and 50 includes an upper frame and a lower frame which are slidably coupled to each other to adjust their lengths;

The hand rest 10 is pivotally coupled to an upper side of the second main frame 30 and detachably supported on an upper side of the first main frame 20;

A protrusion 52 is formed on the second rear vertical frame 50, and a locking jaw 12 that is engaged with the protrusion 52 is formed at the bottom of the hand rest 10, so that the hand rest 10 is formed. After removing one side of the first main frame 20 and the first and second main frame in a state that is fully folded folding jaw 12 is engaged with the projection 52, the hand-held walking aid 10 is fixed To provide.

The walking aid is pivotally connected to the front upper end 26 of the first main frame 20 and the front lower end 36 of the second main frame 30 in a cross-coupled state. A second adjustable length and rotatably connected to the frame 44 and the front upper end portion 37 of the second main frame 30 and the front lower end portion 28 of the first main frame 20 in a cross-coupled state. First intermediate support 46 connecting the front vertical frame 54, the first rear vertical frame 40 and the first front vertical frame 44, the second rear vertical frame 50 and the second front vertical frame ( And a seat 70 pivotally coupled to either side of the second intermediate support 56 connecting the 54 to be supported by both intermediate supports 46 and 56, wherein the first rear vertical frame 40 The second protrusion 42 is formed in the groove 70, the groove 70 is formed in a position corresponding to the second protrusion 42 in the seat 70, completely contact In the hinged state, the groove 72 is coupled to the second protrusion 42 to secure the seat 70.

In addition, reinforcing frames 20 'and 30' may be formed parallel to the front portions of the first and second main frames 20 and 30, and the reinforcing frames may be cross-coupled with each other and rotatable.

In addition, a stepped portion 27 is formed at an intermediate portion of the first second main frames 20 and 30, and a support frame 33 having a structure in which a central portion is folded at the stepped portion 27 is rotatably installed. In addition, the multipurpose basket 1 may be installed on the support frame 33.

The present invention also provides a walking aid for helping a patient or elderly person walk:

Plate-shaped hand rest 110 to support the body by the patient hands;

First and second main frames 120 and 130 having a c-shape supported by both bottom surfaces of the hand rest 110 and rotatably cross-coupled with each other;

A first rear vertical frame 140 rotatably connected to the rear upper end 122 of the first main frame 120 and the rear lower end 134 of the second main frame 130 in a cross-coupled state;

A second rear vertical frame 150 rotatably connected to the rear lower end 124 of the first main frame 120 and the rear upper end 132 of the second main frame 130 in a cross-coupled state; And

And four wheels 160 rotatably disposed at both ends of the bottom sides of the first and second main frames 120 and 130, respectively.

Each of the first and second rear vertical frames 140 and 150 includes an upper frame and a lower frame that are slidably coupled to each other to adjust their lengths;

A pivot part 112 is formed at the center of the hand rest 110, and a brace 115 for preventing the pivot part 112 from sagging in a state where the walking aid is fully extended crosses the pivot part 112. It is also rotatably installed and provides a folding walking aid in which the hand rest 110 is folded while the pivot part 112 is folded down in a completely folded state.

Such a walking aid may further include a lower support 117 that connects the bottom sides of the first and second main frames 120 and 130 and pivots the central portion thereof.

The present invention also provides a walking aid for helping a patient or elderly person walk:

Plate-shaped hand rest 210 for the patient to touch the body to support;

First and second main frames 220 and 230 formed at a lower portion of the hand rest 210 and rotatably cross-coupled to each other;

Four front and rear vertical frames 240 rotatably connected to four corners of the first and second main frames 220 and 230 in a cross-coupled state;

Four wheels 260 rotatably disposed at both ends of the bottom sides of the first and second main frames 220 and 230, respectively; And

And two inverted U-shaped height adjusting frames 250 which support both side portions of the hand rest 210 and are height-adjustably coupled to the front and rear vertical frames 240 of both side portions.

Each of the vertical frames 240 is composed of an upper frame and a lower frame which are slidably coupled to each other to adjust their lengths;

The hand rest 210 is pivotally coupled to one of the two height adjustment frame 250 and the other side is detachably supported by the other height adjustment frame, after separating the other side of the hand rest mainframe There is also a folding walk assistant that can fully fold them.

The present invention also provides a walking aid for helping a patient or elderly person walk:

Plate-shaped hand rest 310 to support the body by the patient hands;

First and second main frames 320 and 330 supporting both bottom surfaces of the palm rest 310 and being rotatably cross-coupled with each other;

A seat 370 positioned horizontally in front of the main frames at the lower ends of the main frames 320 and 330 and having a central part separated and folded;

A seat frame 372 having a structure connected to a lower end of the main frames to pivot the center part so as to support the seat 370;

Two reinforcing frames 374 connected rotatably to both side portions of the seat frame 372 and extending horizontally to the rear;

Two lower frames 376 connected to the front surface of the seat frame 372 and extending downward in an L shape and extending backward;

The main frames 320 and 330 and the reinforcement frames 374 and the lower frames 376 are connected to the rear ends of the main frames 320 and 330, and pivotally connected to the rear ends of the main frames and the lower frames, and to the rear ends of the reinforcement frames. Two rear vertical frames 340 connected to each other and consisting of an upper frame and a lower frame slidably coupled to each other and having a length adjustable; And

Includes; four wheels 360 are rotatably disposed at both ends of the bottom side of the lower frame,

A protrusion 352 is formed at one rear vertical frame 340, and a locking jaw 312 is formed at the bottom of the hand rest 310 to engage the protrusion 352, so that one side of the hand rest 310 is formed. After the separation from the first main frame 320 and the first and second main frames completely folded, the engaging jaw 312 is engaged with the protrusion 352, the hand rest 310 is fixed, the seat 370 A folding pedestrian aid is also provided.

The foldable walking aid of the present invention configured as described above has a simple folding structure so that the user can easily fold and unfold, and because the structure can be fully folded for transporting, the space occupied during transportation is greatly reduced, so that transportation is easier than conventional walking aids. Very convenient.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional walking aid;
Figure 2 is a first embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 2A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 2B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 2C is a rear perspective view of the folded state;
3 is a second embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 3A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 3B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 3C is a rear perspective view of the folded state;
Figure 4 is a third embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 4A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 4B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 4C is a rear perspective view of the folded state;
5 is a fourth embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 5A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 5B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 5C is a rear perspective view of the folded state;
Figure 6 is a fifth embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 6A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 6B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 6C is a rear perspective view of the folded state;
7 is a sixth embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 7A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 7B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 7C is a rear perspective view of the folded state;
8 is a seventh embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 8A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 8B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 8C is a rear perspective view of the folded state;
Figure 9 is a use case of some walk aids of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a first embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 2A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 2B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 2C is a rear perspective view of the folded state.

As shown, the walking aid includes a plate-shaped hand rest 10 for supporting a body by a patient or an elderly person with his or her hand or arm. Hand rest 10 is preferably made of an elastic material so as to easily support the hand. Under the hand rest 10, two first and second main frames 20 and 30 having a U-shape, for example, are installed while being rotatably connected to each other in an intermediate portion. The bottom of both edges of the hand rest 10 is supported on the upper sides of the first and second main frames 20 and 30 which are rotatably cross-coupled with each other, and one side of the hand rest is pivotally pivotable to fold the walking aid. And one side is detachably supported. For example, the hand rest 10 is pivotally coupled to the upper side of the second main frame 30 and is detachably supported on the upper side of the first main frame 20.

Two vertical frames 40 and 50 are installed behind the main frames 20 and 30 in a cross-coupled state. That is, the first rear vertical frame 40 is connected to the rear upper end 22 of the first main frame 20 and the rear lower end 34 of the second main frame 30, and the first main frame 20 of the first main frame 20 is connected. The second rear vertical frame 50 is connected to the rear lower portion 24 and the rear upper portion 32 of the second main frame 30. These rear vertical frames 40 and 50 serve to support the entire structure of the walking aid, and the length can be adjusted while moving in the direction of the arrow (X1), as shown in FIGS. 2B-C, to fold the walking aid. It should be installed to be rotatable about the end of. That is, each of the first and second rear vertical frames 40 and 50 is composed of an upper frame and a lower frame which are slidably coupled to each other so that their length can be adjusted.

Four wheels 60 are rotatably disposed at both ends of the lower sides of the first and second main frames 20 and 30, respectively. Since the structure and configuration of such a wheel is well known, further description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, a protrusion 52 is formed on the second rear vertical frame 50, and a locking jaw 12 that is engaged with the protrusion 52 is formed at the bottom of the hand rest 10, thereby supporting the hand rest 10. After separating one side from the first mainframe 20, it is preferable that the locking jaw 12 is engaged with the protrusion 52 in a state where the first and second mainframes are completely folded so that the hand rest 10 is fixed. .

Figure 3 is a second embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 3A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 3B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 3C is a rear perspective view of the folded state.

This embodiment further reinforces the structure of the first embodiment and improves convenience by arranging a seat for the patient to sit on.

As shown, vertical frames 44 and 54 are further installed on the front surfaces of the first and second main frames 20 and 30, and the seat 70 is further disposed in the middle.

That is, the first front vertical frame 44 is rotatable to the front upper end 26 of the first main frame 20 and the front lower end 36 of the second main frame 30, and the second main frame 30. The second front vertical frame 54 is rotatably connected to the front upper end 37 of the first main frame 20 and the front lower end 28 of the first main frame 20. These front vertical frames, like the rear vertical frames, are adjustable in length. In addition, the first intermediate support 46 connecting the first rear vertical frame 40 and the first front vertical frame 44 and the second rear vertical frame 50 and the second front vertical frame 54 to connect The seat 70 is installed on the second intermediate support 56. Like the hand rest 10, this seat is pivotally coupled to either of the intermediate supports and is detachably supported on the other intermediate support. 3B to C, in the folded state, it is preferable that the opposite side to the hand rest so as to overlap with the hand rest 10.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 3B to 3C, the second protrusion 42 is formed on the first rear vertical frame 40 so that the seat 70 in the folded state can be fixed, and the second protrusion 42 is formed on the seat 70. Groove 72 is formed at a position corresponding to the), so that the groove 72 is coupled to the second protrusion 42 in a fully folded state so that the seat 70 is fixed. Of course, if necessary, the second protrusion 42 may be formed on the other vertical frame 50.

Figure 4 is a third embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 4A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 4B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 4C is a rear perspective view of the folded state.

This embodiment also reinforces the structure of the first embodiment to enhance stability. As shown in the drawing, reinforcement frames 20 'and 30' are formed in the rear side by side in front of each of the first and second main frames 20 and 30, that is, in the front part, and these reinforcement frames are also mutually The structure is crosslinked and rotatable. In this structure, the structure of the cross-linked mainframe is strengthened so that the user can use the walking aid more safely.

Figure 5 is a fourth embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 5A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 5B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 5C is a rear perspective view of the folded state.

In this embodiment, the stepped portion 27 is formed at an intermediate portion of the first second main frames 20 and 30. That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, the main frames 20 and 30 protrude forward at a suitable point, for example, about two thirds of the overall height, so that the stepped portion 27 is formed, and the stepped portion 27 is formed. ) To install a separate support frame (33). The support frame 33 has a structure in which the center portion is folded as shown in FIGS. 5B to 5C. Install the multi-purpose basket (1) to the support frame (33). This multi-purpose basket (1) is used for the purpose of containing the user's needs, and corresponding to the folding structure as shown in Figure 5B ~ C, it is preferable that each one is installed separately on each side of the support frame (33).

Figure 6 is a fifth embodiment of the folding walk aid of the present invention, 6A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 6B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 6C is a rear perspective view of the folded state.

This embodiment has a different structure of the palm rest 110 compared with the first embodiment. That is, the hand rest of this embodiment has a structure in which the central part is folded without being separated from the mainframe.

As shown, the first and second mainframes 120 and 130 having a c-shape, which support both bottom surfaces of the hand rest 110 and are rotatably cross-coupled with each other, are installed and cross-coupled to the first main. The first rear main frame 120 cross-coupled with the first rear vertical frame 140 rotatably connected to the rear upper part 122 of the frame 120 and the rear lower part 134 of the second main frame 130. The second rear vertical frame 150 rotatably connected to the rear lower end 124 and the rear upper end 132 of the second main frame 130 has the same structure and function as the first embodiment. The four wheels 160 are also the same as the embodiments described above.

However, the pivot portion 112 is formed in the center of the hand rest 110, the brace 115 for preventing the deflection of the pivot portion 112 in a state where the walking aid is fully extended across the pivot portion 112 Is rotatably installed. As shown in FIG. 6A, the brace 115 serves to support the pivoting portion 112 of the hand rest when the user presses the hand rest 110. When folding the walking aid as shown in Figure 6B ~ C, the brace 115 is rotated about the rotation axis 119 to fold out of the pivot portion 112 to fold the hand rest.

In addition, in order to prevent the walking aid from spreading to the left and right more than necessary and to reinforce its structure, the bottom sides of the first and second main frames 120 and 130 may be connected to the lower support 117. Of course, the lower support 117 also takes the structure that the central portion can be folded.

7 is a sixth embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 7A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 7B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 7C is a rear perspective view of the folded state.

This embodiment provides a foldable walking aid while being able to adjust the height of the hand rest 210.

As shown, in this embodiment, the first and second mainframes 220 and 230 of the U-shape are positioned at the bottom of the hand rest 210, and they are rotatably cross-coupled with each other. As shown in FIG. 7A, four front and rear vertical frames 240 are rotatably connected to four corners of the first and second main frames 220 and 230 in a cross-coupled state. As in the above-described embodiment, the upper and lower frames are seized and combined to take a height adjustable structure. Similarly, four wheels 260 are installed at both ends of the bottom sides of the first and second main frames 220 and 230.

In this embodiment, two inverted U-shaped height adjusting frames 250 support both sides of the hand restraint 210, which are height adjustable to four vertical frames 240 located below it. Possibly combined. For example, as shown in the figure, by forming a plurality of holes in both frames to be joined to each other at regular intervals and by coupling bolted fasteners to the holes, the hand restraint 210 to the desired height, if necessary, specifically Like the height indicated by the broken line and the height indicated by the solid line, the hand restraint 210 can be adjusted as necessary by moving in the direction of the arrow (X2).

Of course, like the previous embodiments, the hand rest 210 is pivotally coupled to one of the two brackets 250 and the other side is detachably supported on the other bracket, as shown in Figure 7B ~ C After removing the other side of the palm rest, the mainframes can be fully folded.

8 is a seventh embodiment of the foldable walking aid of the present invention, 8A is a perspective view of the unfolded state, 8B is a front perspective view of the folded state, 8C is a rear perspective view of the folded state.

This embodiment differs from the previous embodiments in that the seat 370 is separately installed where a user or another person can sit and rest.

L-shaped first and second mainframes 320 and 330 rotatably cross coupled to each other support both bottom surfaces of the hand rest 310. The seats 370 are horizontally disposed in front of the main frames at the lower ends of the main frames 320 and 330, and the seats are preferably configured to be folded in a central part so as not to interfere with the folding of the walking aid.

The seat 370 is supported by the seat frame 372, the seat frame is preferably connected to the lower end of the mainframe, the center portion is pivoted so that it can be folded likewise. Two reinforcement frames 374 extending horizontally rearward to both side portions of the seat frame 372 are connected, and the reinforcement frame 374 and the seat frame 372 rotate relative to each other so as not to interfere with the folding function of the walking aid. You should be able to. In addition, two lower frames 376 extending downward in an L shape and extending rearward are connected to the front surface of the seat frame 372.

Two rear vertical frames 340 are connected to the rear ends of the main frames 320 and 330, the reinforcement frames 374, and the lower frames 376 to support the entire structure. For the folding function of the walking aid, such a vertical frame 340 is preferably rotatably connected to the rear end of the main frame and the lower frame, the sliding end of the reinforcement frame. Similarly, each of the vertical frames 340 is made of an upper frame and a lower frame that are slidably coupled to each other to allow length adjustment. In addition, four wheels 360 are provided at both ends of the lower side of the lower frame.

As in the first embodiment, a protrusion 352 is formed on one rear vertical frame 340, and a locking jaw 312 is formed at the bottom of the hand rest 310 to engage the protrusion 352. As shown in FIGS. 8B to C, after one side of the hand rest 310 is removed from the first main frame 320, the locking jaw 312 is engaged with the protrusion 352 in a state where the first and second main frames are completely folded. Hand rest 310 is fixed, seat 370 is also folded.

9 shows some examples of use of the walking aid configured as described above.

9A-B are diagrams illustrating the use of the first embodiment of FIG. 2, which is a basic type, in which a patient may enter a walking aid and walk with his arm on the hand rest 10.

9C is a state diagram of use of the second embodiment of FIG. 3, showing that the patient is sitting on the seat 70 and resting.

9D is a state diagram in use of the seventh embodiment of FIG. 8, showing that the patient is sitting on the seat 370 and resting.

Claims (1)

In walking aids to help patients or elderly people walk:
Plate-shaped hand rest 310 to support the body by the patient hands;
First and second mainframes 320 and 330 supporting the bottom surfaces of both sides of the palm rest 310 and being rotatably cross-coupled with each other;
A seat 370 positioned horizontally in front of the main frames at the lower ends of the main frames 320 and 330 and having a central part separated and folded;
A seat frame 372 having a structure connected to a lower end of the main frames to pivot the center part so as to support the seat 370;
Two reinforcing frames 374 connected rotatably to both side portions of the seat frame 372 and extending horizontally to the rear;
Two lower frames 376 connected to the front surface of the seat frame 372 and extending downward in an L shape and extending backward;
The main frames 320 and 330 and the reinforcement frames 374 and the lower frames 376 are connected to the rear ends of the main frames 320 and 330, and pivotally connected to the rear ends of the main frames and the lower frames, and to the rear ends of the reinforcement frames. Two rear vertical frames 340 connected to each other and consisting of an upper frame and a lower frame slidably coupled to each other and having a length adjustable; And
Includes; four wheels 360 are rotatably disposed at both ends of the bottom side of the lower frame,
A protrusion 352 is formed at one rear vertical frame 340, and a locking jaw 312 is formed at the bottom of the hand rest 310 to engage the protrusion 352, so that one side of the hand rest 310 is formed. After the separation from the first main frame 320 and the first and second main frames completely folded, the engaging jaw 312 is engaged with the protrusion 352, the hand rest 310 is fixed, the seat 370 Folding walk aids, characterized in that folding.

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