摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair for bathing which requires no large space in retreating a handrail when a bathing person moves to and from the wheelchair. <P>SOLUTION: A moving truck 17 is provided with a removable chair part 18. The chair art 18 is provided with a movable handrail part 34 as a handrail which can be turned outward with respect to the chair part 18. The movable handrail part 34 includes: a side support part 42 extending from a shaft part 33 at the side of the backrest part 26 of the chair part 18; and a front protection cylinder 44 bent and extended to the front opposite to the backrest part. A support part inner cylinder 36 connected to the front protection cylinder 44 is inserted in a support part outer cylinder 35 of the side support part 42 so as to be telescoped and rotated. The support part outer cylinder 35 is provided with a guide groove having a main guide part and first and second locking groove parts. A guide pin provided in the support part inner cylinder 36 is slidably fitted in the guide groove. With the support part inner cylinder 36 inserted in the support part outer cylinder 35 in a retracted state, the movable handrail part 34 is opened and closed in the horizontal direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |