JP2984604B2 - Handle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handle suitably used for furniture used by elderly people or unhealthy people (hereinafter referred to as elderly people), doors of buildings, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a handle for performing an opening / closing operation is attached to an upright wall such as a door or a drawer constituting furniture. As a conventional handle, a protruding type projecting in the normal direction of the upright wall and being able to be picked up with a fingertip, or an operating portion projecting in the normal direction of the upright wall and being formed at the protruding end thereof and being parallel to the upright wall is formed. A U-shape in a plan view or an L-shape in a side view is known.

[0003]

However, in the projection type, since it is necessary to perform the operation by concentrating a certain amount of force on the fingertip, the operation of the elderly is extremely difficult for the elderly, etc., who have weakened finger power and have reduced flexibility. There is something difficult. In addition, in the case of the U-shaped type or the L-shaped type, since the operation unit is provided so that the operation can be performed from the direction that seems to be optimal in advance, the hand is handy for the elderly etc. whose arms are fixed in a specific direction. The fact is that it is sometimes difficult to operate, and it is often difficult to operate.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a plurality of operation units which can be operated from different directions by using the force of an arm or the whole body, and a user can use the operation unit. The structure is such that the most suitable operation unit can be selected and used.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS That is, the handle of the present invention is provided on an upright wall such as a door or a drawer, and is based on at least an elderly person having a standard physique (hereinafter referred to as "ordinary elderly person"). An upper operation unit comprising a plurality of operation units that can be used by hooking three or more fingers, wherein the plurality of operation units can be used by three or more fingers from the top. And a lower operation unit that can hang three or more fingers from the bottom, a right operation unit that can hang three or more fingers from the right, and a left operation that can hang three or more fingers from the left Part of the handle, in the direction normal to the upright wall
A pair of side frames extending in parallel at an angle to the
A front frame that communicates between the extending ends of both side frames;
Section, lower operation section, right operation section and left operation section
Alternatively, it is configured to be set at any part of the front frame .

[0006] With such a configuration, the handle can be pulled using not the force of the finger but the force of the arm or the force of the entire body by hooking at least three fingers on the operation unit. For this reason, the operation force applied to the fingertip is much reduced as compared with the projection type, and it becomes easy to operate even for a person with weak finger power. In addition, since such an operation unit is provided at least at four positions of the handle so that it can be operated from any direction of up, down, left, and right, it is desired that the person with a hardened arm or the same handle be operated from different directions. Can be very convenient for the person.

For example, in the case where a pair of side frames extend forward and downward or forward and upward from an upright wall, and the extending ends thereof are connected by a front frame, the front frame is formed by an upper operating portion and a lower operating portion. , One of the left and right side frames can be used as a right operation unit, and the other can be used as a left operation unit.

[0008] Further, in the case where a pair of side frames extend rightward or leftward from the standing wall and the extending ends thereof are connected by a front frame, the front frame is formed by a right operating unit and a left operating unit. , One of the upper and lower side frames can be used as an upper operation unit, and the other can be used as a lower operation unit. As a material suitable for improving the convenience of manufacturing and the feeling of use, a material obtained by integrally molding the side frame and the front frame with a resin is exemplified.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the furniture 2 to which the handle 1 of this embodiment is applied is for the elderly, and is arranged beside the bed 3 and used as a floor stand or the like. More specifically, the furniture 2 is configured such that the left and right side plates 21 are attached to the floor F.
, And a storage space formed between the left and right side plates 21 is disposed at a position floating above the floor F.
It is configured so that a person in a wheelchair can access the furniture using the sufficient kick-in space. The entire storage space is divided into a left storage portion 23 and a right storage portion 24 with a partition plate 22 disposed near the center in the left and right directions as a boundary. The left storage part 23 is further divided into an upper left storage part 23A and a lower left storage part 23B, and the storage parts 23A, 23
3B can be opened and closed. The right storage section 24 is divided into a right upper storage section 24A and a lower right storage section 24B with a partition plate 25 as a boundary, and the upper right storage section 24A has a fixed shelf board 24a and a movable shelf board 24b that form a right-angled triangular shape in plan view. Are arranged so that articles can be taken in and out from both the front and right sides, and drawers 24c are arranged in the lower right storage part 24B in two upper and lower stages, so that the storage space can be used efficiently. It has become. The partition plate 25 is provided with a frame 25a which is capable of grasping and standing when the user rises from the bed 3.

In the above description, the two-way doors 23a, 23b
The handle 1 of the present embodiment is provided on the upright wall X of the drawer 24c.
Is attached to each. In the following, a case where a right-handed person uses the handle 1 will be described for convenience. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 8, the handle 1 is integrally formed of resin as a whole, and has a base 11 attached in parallel to the front surface of each of the upright walls X;
A side frame 12 and a front frame 13 are provided at positions protruding forward.

The base 11 has a substantially flat plate shape, and a rear surface 11b is in contact with the front surface of each of the upright walls X.
Insert nut 11c provided on 1b (see FIG. 4)
The base 11 is attached to the upright wall X by screwing a screw inserted from the upright wall X side into the screw. Side frame 12
Are parallel to each other while being inclined with respect to the normal direction of the base 11, that is, curved from the upper end portion of the front surface 11a of the base 11 toward the front and downward, and appear in the side view of FIG. As described above, the front surface 12a has a shape in which the upper arc portion 12a1 having a radius of 25 mm and the lower arc portion 12a2 having a radius of 45 mm are continuously provided, and the rear surface 12b has a predetermined thickness d1 (5 mm) between the front surface 12a and the rear surface 12b. It is curved so that. Also, as shown in the front view of FIG.
The inner dimension d2 between the inner edges 12c is 50 mm, and the outer edge 12d
The outer dimension d3 between them is set to 80 mm.

The front frame 13 is laid at a position connecting the extending ends of the side frames 12, and as shown in the side sectional view of FIG.
The distance d4 to a is maintained at 25 mm, the thickness d5 between the rear surface 13a and the front surface 13b is set to 5 mm, and a chamfered portion 13c having a radius of 2.5 mm is formed at the lower end thereof. As shown in the front view of FIG. 3, both sides of the lower edge 13d of the front frame 13 are formed into an arc having a radius of 35 mm.
Both sides of the upper edge 13e have a radius of 2 along the lower edge 13d.
Each is formed into a 0 mm arc. In FIG. 8, d6 is 28 mm, d7 is 17 mm and d8 is 15 mm. In FIG. 4, d9 is 25 mm and d10 is 35 mm.
In FIG. 7, d11 is 7 mm and d12 is 2 mm.

The handle 1 having the above-described shape and size setting is usually used by an elderly person with his forefinger, middle finger and ring finger, with the back of the hand facing up, as shown in FIG. 13 can be hooked on a portion A extending from the upper edge 13e to the rear surface 13a, and can be hooked on a portion B extending from the lower edge 13d of the front frame 13 to the rear surface 13a as shown in FIG. 11 can be hooked on a portion C extending from the right outer edge 12d of the right frame 12 to the rear surface 12b as shown in FIG. 11, and the left outer edge 12d of the left frame 12 as shown in FIG. From the rear surface 12b. These parts A, B, C, and D are set as an upper operation unit, a lower operation unit, a right operation unit, and a left operation unit according to the present invention.

With such a configuration, the operation unit A
To D, using the power of the arm or the power of the whole body instead of the power of the finger by hooking three fingers
To open the doors 23a and 23b or the drawer 14c. For this reason, the operation force applied to the fingertip is much reduced as compared with the projection type, and it becomes easy to operate even for a person with weak finger power. Moreover, since any one of the operation units A to D can be selected according to the direction in which the user wants to operate, the person who has a hardened arm in a specific direction or operates the handle 1 in a standing posture or in a posture lying on the bed 3 can be operated. For those who want to,
It is easy to use. Thus, the handle 1 of the present embodiment has an excellent effect that the load when using the furniture attached to the handle 1 can be greatly reduced.
In particular, in this embodiment, since the entire handle 1 is integrally formed of resin, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the shape of the side frame 12 is reduced.
From the front frame 13 to the front frame 13, which is smooth and continuous and easy to fit into the hand, and since there is no cold contact feeling when gripped as compared with a metal one, the feeling of use can be good.

Although the above description has been made with reference to a right-handed person, the same can be applied to a left-handed person. Further, the handle 1 can be used upside down, or a pair of side frames 12 extend rightward or leftward from the upright wall X, and the front frame 13 communicates between the extending ends in a vertical posture. It can also be used in such an arrangement. In addition, the specific shape of the handle is not limited to the above-described embodiment, such as the one in which the center of the front frame is divided or the one in which four fingers can be hung. Various modifications are possible without departing from the scope.

[0016]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects. That is, the handle of the present invention is provided with a plurality of operation sections so that the operation can be performed using the force of the arm or the whole body from different directions, so that the user can select and use an operation section most suitable for himself / herself. It was done. For this reason, the power of the finger weakens, the degree of freedom decreases,
For elderly people with hardened arms, it is possible to use as much as possible without burden, and this handle has an excellent effect of dramatically increasing the value of use of various furniture and building materials to which this handle is applied. You.

Such a handle can be easily realized by a structure in which a pair of side frames extend from the upright wall and the front frame is laid horizontally between the extending ends. In particular, by using such a handle as a resin-integrated molded product, an effect of effectively improving manufacturing convenience, usability, usability, and the like can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an embodiment of the present invention is applied to furniture.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a handle of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is an exemplary perspective view showing a use state of the upper operation unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary perspective view showing the state of use of the lower operation unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an exemplary perspective view showing a usage state of the right operation unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an exemplary perspective view showing the state of use of the left operation unit of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Upper operation unit B: Lower operation unit C: Right operation unit D: Left operation unit 1: Handle 12: Side frame 13: Front frame

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (73) Patent holder 596121736 12340 Bass Lake Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024, U.S.A. A. (72) Inventor Mamoru Tanaka 6-1-1, Oimazato-Minami, Higashi-Nari-ku, Osaka-shi KOKUYO Corporation (72) Inventor Ryoko Sugii 6-1-1, Oimazato-Minami, Higashi-Nari-ku, Osaka-shi KOKUYO Corporation (72) Inventor Robert Glenn Harr, Bass Lake Road, Chardon, 44024, Ohio, USA, No. 12340 (56) References Reference: Japanese Utility Model Application No. 1-154263 (JP, U) (58) Fields studied (Int) .Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47B 95/02 E05B 1 / 02,1 / 06

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of operation units provided on an upright wall of a door or a drawer, wherein at least three or more fingers can be used by hooking the operation units; , An upper operation unit that can hang three or more fingers from the top, a lower operation unit that can hang three or more fingers from the bottom, and a right operation unit that can hang three or more fingers from the right And a left operating unit on which three or more fingers can be hung from the left, wherein the handle is inclined with respect to the normal direction of the upright wall.
A pair of side frames extending in parallel at an angle, and both side frames
A front frame that communicates between the extending ends of the
Operate the operation unit, right operation unit and left operation unit on their side frames or in front.
A handle set in any part of the frame . 2. The handle according to claim 1, wherein the side frame and the front frame are integrally formed of resin.