| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair which is firmly fixed to a floor, does not move carelessly when sitting on the wheelchair, can move at an appropriate speed even on a downslope, and collectively and simultaneously performs lock and unlock operations.SOLUTION: In a wheelchair 1 including a pair of rear wheels 2 of a large diameter and a pair of front wheels of double-wheel casters 3, the front wheels of the double-wheel casters are provided with a caster lock mechanism 4 for performing locking and unlocking, the rear wheels of a large diameter are provided with a tire brake mechanism 7 for pressing a portion of a tire 21 to brake the tire, and a braking adjustment brake mechanism 8 provided with an operation mechanism that can adjust the braking force of the rear wheels, one grip part 124 of a rear part of the wheelchair includes an operation part 5 for operating the cast lock mechanism, an operation part for operating a pair of tire brake mechanisms of the rear wheels, and an operation lever 51 for collectively and simultaneously operating the operation part 5 and the operation part, and the other grip part includes an operation part 88 and an operation lever 881 for operating the brake of the braking adjustment brake mechanism in an adjustable manner. |
