JP3584683B2 - Entrance lift bench - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance elevating bench capable of easily ascending and descending between a floor of an entrance hall and a raised floor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bench is provided in an entrance hall to easily enter and exit between a dirt floor 4 and a rising floor 1 of the entrance hall. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 7-139195 discloses a bench as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, this bench is provided on the raised floor 1 on the dirt 4 side of the entrance hall, and the seat surface 11 is formed higher than the floor of the raised floor 1. The position where the bench is provided is a position where the soil space 4 rises and projects to the floor 1 side.
[0003]
Therefore, it is possible to sit down on the bench from either the raised floor 1 side or the dirt floor 4 side, and it is easy to change the direction in such a state in which the floor is lowered. Entry and exit can be performed relatively easily.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, although it is possible to change the direction, it is necessary to perform the change on its own, and when sitting down on a bench, the dirt 4 is at a low position, and Because the floor of part 1 is located at a slightly higher position, people with weak legs, such as the elderly and the physically handicapped, have a burden, and access between the floor 4 and the floor 1 rises. It's hard to say that it's easy enough.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose is to provide the elderly and the physically handicapped with the access between the floor of the entrance hall and the raised floor. Is to provide a lift bench for the entrance that can be performed sufficiently easily.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a bench body 3 having a seat plate 2 on an upper surface thereof is provided on an upstair 1a side of an ascending floor section 1 of an entrance hall, and the bench body 3 rises to the floor of the ascending floor section 1. An entrance elevating bench, comprising a fixed case 3a opened above the surface and an elevating case 3b that moves up and down substantially along the fixed case 3a, wherein at least the seat plate 2 is formed so as to be able to move up and down. A handrail 6 is provided on a wall surface close to the main body 3, an elevator 7 for electrically lifting and lowering the seat plate 2 is provided below the fixed case 3 a, and an operation switch 7 a of the elevator 7 is provided on the handrail 6. I have.
[0007]
In such an entrance elevating bench, for example, in a state in which the seat plate 2 is at a low position , the user sits down from the dirt 4 of the entrance hall to take off his / her footwear, then raises the seat plate 2 and raises the floor plate 1. You can easily turn indoors by turning to the side. Conversely, by changing the state of the seat plate 2 from the high position to the low state, it is easy to go down from the raised floor 1 to the soil 4. In addition, by moving the seat plate 2 high, it is possible to stand up from the seat plate 2 without applying much force to the legs and hips. In addition, the user can use the handrail 6 to sit down on the seat plate 2 or stand up, and while holding the handrail 6, the user can perform the lifting operation of the seat plate 2 by the operation switch 7a.
[0008]
Here, in the invention according to the first aspect, the bench body 3 is formed by the fixed case 3a opened above the floor of the raised floor 1 and the lift case 3b that moves up and down substantially along the fixed case 3a. The seat plate 2 may be provided on the upper surface of the case 3b, and the seat plate 2 may be configured to be openable and closable.
[0009]
In such an entrance elevating bench, articles can be stored inside the bench body 3 using the seat plate 2 as an opening / closing lid.
[0010]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, one end of the seat plate 2 is extended to the dirt 4 side of the entrance hall to form an extended portion 2a, and the extended portion 2a is raised between the floor portion 1 and the dirt 4. it may be configured to be horizontally rotatably formed.
[0011]
In such an entrance elevating bench, by rotating the seat plate 2, the extending portion 2 a can be raised and directed to the floor 1 side or the dirt 4 side of the entrance hall. In other words, there is no need to change the body direction to the seat plate 2 by itself when the user is sitting down.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
[0015]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entrance elevating bench of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a use state of the entrance elevating bench.
[0016]
In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an ascending floor 1 of an entrance hall, and an ascending frame 1a is provided at a leading end of the ascending floor 1 on the side of the soil 4. Reference numeral 3 denotes a bench main body. The bench main body 3 has a fixed case 3a having a substantially rectangular cross section opened above the floor of the raised floor portion 1, and a substantially cross-sectional section vertically moving along the inside of the fixed case 3a. It comprises a rectangular lifting case 3b. In this case, the bench body 3 is provided on the wall 5 side of the entrance hall. More specifically, the bench body 3 is opened below the floor of the raised floor 1 and provided below the floor. In addition, the provided position is a corner formed by the rising frame 1a and the wall 5, and two orthogonal sides of the bench body 3 are adjacent to the rising frame 1a and the wall 5, respectively.
[0017]
In addition, a handrail 6 that can be used when lowering or standing up is provided on a wall surface close to the bench body 3. Further, an elevator 7 for electrically moving the seat plate 2 up and down is provided below the fixed case 3a, and an operation switch 7a of the elevator 7 is provided on the handrail 6.
[0018]
The seat plate 2 is provided on the upper surface of the elevating case 3b, and one end of the seat plate 2 is pivotally attached to the elevating case 3b and is attached to be freely opened and closed. That is, In Fig. 1, as shown in phantom, to open the seat plate 2, it is formed so as to be able to house the articles such as shoes inside.
[0019]
In addition, the seat plate 2 is formed as an extension 2a in which the end on the soil pitch 4 side extends to the soil pitch 4 side.
[0020]
According to the entrance elevating bench configured as described above, since at least the seat plate 2 is formed so as to be able to move up and down, there are the following advantages.
[0021]
That is, by raising and lowering the seat plate 2, it is possible to enter and exit without having to worry about the step between the floor 4 of the entrance hall and the floor of the rising floor 1. For this reason, not only healthy persons, but also elderly persons and physically handicapped persons can easily and safely enter and exit between the floor 4 and the raised floor 1 of the entrance hall. It has become.
[0022]
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, when the user goes up from the dirt 4 and rises to the floor 1, the seat plate 2 is in a low position, and the user can sit down from the dirt 4 in the entrance hall and take off the footwear. . By operating the operation switch 7 a of the handrail 6, the seat plate 2 can be raised, and the body can be turned to the rising floor 1 side to rise to the rising floor 1. At this time, by raising the seat plate 2 high, it is possible to easily stand up from the entrance ascending / descending bench without applying much force to the legs and hips. Conversely, by lowering the seat plate 2 from the high position, it is easy to go down from the raised floor 1 to the floor 4.
[0023]
In addition, since the seat plate 2 is openable and closable, the seat plate 2 can be used as an opening / closing lid so that articles such as shoes taken off inside the bench body 3 can be stored, and the entrance hall is widely used. It is something that can be done.
[0024]
In addition, it is possible to use the handrail 6 to sit down on the seat plate 2 or stand up, and to use the entrance lift bench safely. By operating 7a, the lifting operation of the seat plate 2 can be performed simply and reliably.
[0025]
In addition, as described above, instead of the configuration in which the seat plate 2 can be freely opened and closed, a configuration in which the seat plate 2 is rotatable is also one of the preferable embodiments. That is, the extending portion 2a is formed between the raised floor portion 1 and the soil floor 4 so as to be horizontally rotatable. For example, the elevating case 3b described above may be formed as an elevating bar that expands and contracts in the fixed case 3a, and the seat plate 2 may be rotatably attached to the upper end of the elevating bar.
[0026]
According to such a configuration, by rotating the seat plate 2, the extending portion 2 a can be raised and directed to the floor 1 side or the soil 4 side. In other words, it is possible to change the direction of the body to the floor 1 side or the dirt 4 side while sitting down, so there is no need to change the direction of the body by moving your own body, The operation is made particularly easy.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, by moving the seat plate up and down, it is possible to get in and out of the step between the dirt of the entrance hall and the floor of the rising floor. Therefore, even an elderly person or a physically handicapped person can easily and safely enter and exit between the floor of the entrance hall and the rising floor.
[0028]
Further, by using the seat plate as an opening / closing lid, articles such as footwear can be stored inside the bench body, so that the entrance hall can be widely used.
[0029]
In addition, by rotating the seat plate while sitting down on the seat plate, it is possible to change the direction of the body to the floor portion side or the dirt side while the user is sitting down. That is, there is no need to change the orientation of the body by moving their bodies by themselves, can be easily row Ukoto the turning operation.
[0030]
In addition, the user can sit down on the seat plate or stand up using the handrail, and can perform the lifting operation of the seat plate by the operation switch while holding the handrail. Therefore, it is possible to safely use the entrance for lifting bench with handrail, lifting operation of the seat plate is easily ing.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entrance elevating bench according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the entrance elevating bench.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ascending floor part 1a Ascending frame part 2 Seat plate 2a Extension part 3 Bench body 3a Fixed case 3b Elevating case 4 Soil space 5 Wall 6 Handrail 7 Elevator
7a Operation switch
11 Seat

Claims (1)

A bench body having a seat plate on its upper surface is provided on the upstairs side of the rising floor of the entrance hall, and the bench body is opened above the floor surface of the rising floor, and the bench is raised and lowered substantially along the fixed case. In the entrance elevating bench, at least a seat plate of which is formed so as to be able to move up and down, a handrail is provided on a wall surface close to the bench body, and the seat plate is vertically moved below the fixed case. A lift bench for an entrance, comprising a lift, and an operation switch of the lift provided on the handrail.

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