JP2011110080A - Transfer support device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer support device capable of reducing the bodily load of a care taker. <P>SOLUTION: The transfer support device 100 includes a truck 1, the arm part 2 attached to the truck 1 and the body holder 3 attached to the arm part 2 to hold the body of the care taker M. An armpit support part 4 for supporting the armpit of the care taker M is provided to the body holder 3. The transfer support device 100 is further equipped with an armpit sensor 5 capable of measuring the load applied to the armpit support part 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer support apparatus.

  For a cared person who is difficult to walk independently, it is not easy to perform the transfer operation by himself / herself such as moving from a bed to a wheelchair, and usually the caregiver needs assistance. However, the assistance of the transfer operation has a great physical burden on the caregiver and a great mental burden on the care recipient. Thus, in recent years, devices have been developed that support transfer operations of cared persons who are difficult to walk independently.

  As this type of technology, Patent Document 1 discloses a transfer support device that includes a support base, a support column that is tiltably attached to the support table, and a body holder provided at the tip of the support column. Disclose. In order to perform the transfer operation of the cared person using the transfer support apparatus, first, the support is tilted and the body holding tool is brought close to the cared person's body. Then, when the cared person puts the upper body on the body holder, the column is raised as it is. After moving to the destination, tilt the column again and lower the cared person.

JP 2006-305092 A

  In this type of transfer support device, an important development theme is how to reduce the physical burden on the cared person.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a transfer support apparatus that can reduce the physical burden on a care recipient.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, a transfer support apparatus configured as follows is provided. That is, the transfer support apparatus includes a carriage, an arm part attached to the carriage, and a body holder attached to the arm part for holding the body of the care recipient. The body holder is provided with a chest support portion that supports the chest of the care recipient. The transfer support apparatus further includes a chest load measuring unit capable of measuring a load applied to the chest support. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the chest support part can be grasped. Therefore, the posture of the cared person can be grasped from various angles, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden of the cared person.

  The above transfer support apparatus is further configured as follows. That is, the body holder is provided with an abdominal support part for supporting the abdomen of the care recipient. The transfer support apparatus further includes an abdominal load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the abdominal support part. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the abdominal support portion can be grasped. Therefore, the posture of the cared person can be grasped from various angles, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden of the cared person.

  The above transfer support apparatus is further configured as follows. That is, the body holder is provided with a chin support portion that supports the chin portion of the care recipient. The transfer assist device further includes a jaw load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the jaw support portion. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the chin support portion can be grasped. Therefore, the posture of the cared person can be grasped from various angles, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden of the cared person.

  The above transfer support apparatus is further configured as follows. That is, the body holder is provided with a side support portion that supports the side of the care recipient. The transfer support device further includes a side load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the side support portion. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the side support portion can be grasped. Therefore, the posture of the cared person can be grasped from various angles, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden of the cared person.

  The above transfer support apparatus is further configured as follows. That is, the transfer support apparatus further includes a knee support part that supports the knee part of the cared person, and knee load measurement means that can measure a load applied to the knee support part. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the knee support portion can be grasped. Therefore, the posture of the cared person can be grasped from various angles, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden of the cared person.

  The above transfer support apparatus is further configured as follows. In other words, the transfer support apparatus further includes a sole support portion that supports the sole portion of the care recipient, and a sole load measurement unit that can measure a load applied to the sole support portion. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the sole support portion can be grasped. Therefore, the posture of the cared person can be grasped from various angles, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden of the cared person.

  The above transfer support apparatus is further configured as follows. That is, the transfer support apparatus further includes a buttock support portion that supports the heel portion of the care recipient. According to the above configuration, the weight of the cared person can be distributed to the body holder and the above-mentioned buttocks support part, so the physical burden on the cared person can be reduced.

  The above transfer support apparatus is further configured as follows. That is, the transfer support apparatus further includes a buttock load measuring unit capable of measuring a load applied to the buttock support portion. According to the above configuration, it is possible to grasp the load applied to the flange support portion. Therefore, the posture of the cared person can be grasped from various angles, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden of the cared person.

  The above transfer support apparatus is further configured as follows. That is, the heel support portion is attached to the carriage. According to the above configuration, since the arm portion is interposed between the body holding tool and the buttocks support portion, the distance between the body holding tool and the buttocks support portion can be adjusted. . Therefore, the weight of the cared person can be more effectively distributed to the body holder and the buttock support portion.

  According to this invention, the transfer assistance apparatus which can reduce the physical burden of a care receiver can be provided.

The side view of the transfer assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. Enlarged side view of body holder Expanded side view of knee support and sole support Control block diagram of transfer support device The figure which shows the modification of 1st embodiment. The perspective view of the transfer assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. Enlarged perspective view of side support Enlarged perspective view of knee support Enlarged perspective view of the sole support The figure which shows the use condition of the transfer support device The figure which shows the modification of 2nd embodiment.

<First embodiment>
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the transfer assistance device 100 is equipped with a carriage 1, an arm part 2 attached to the carriage 1, and the arm part 2 to hold the body of the care recipient M. And a body holder 3 for the purpose. And the body holder 3 is provided with the side support part 4 which supports the side of the care receiver M. A side sensor 5 is provided as a side load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the side support 4.

  Specifically, the carriage 1 includes a carriage body 6 and wheels 7 provided on the front, rear, left and right of the bottom surface of the carriage body 6. A base portion 8 for supporting the arm portion 2 is attached on the cart body 6.

  The arm unit 2 includes a first arm 9 and a second arm 10. The first arm 9 is supported by the base portion 8 via the first joint portion 11. With this first joint portion 11, the first arm 9 can rotate around the pitch axis with respect to the base portion 8. The “pitch axis” means an axis parallel to the horizontal direction, that is, an axis parallel to the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. The first joint portion 11 is provided with a second motor 13 as drive means for driving the first arm 9 to rotate about the pitch axis.

  The second arm 10 is supported by the first arm 9 via the second joint portion 14. By the second joint portion 14, the second arm 10 can rotate around the pitch axis with respect to the first arm 9. The second joint portion 14 is provided with a third motor 15 as a driving means for rotationally driving the second arm 10 around the pitch axis.

  The body holder 3 is for holding the body of the cared person M. In the present embodiment, the body holder 3 is configured to hold the upper body of the cared person M in detail. The body holder 3 is detachably attached to the second arm 10 via the attachment portion 16 and the fourth joint portion 17 in this order. By the fourth joint portion 17, the body holder 3 and the attachment portion 16 can rotate around the roll axis with respect to the second arm 10. The “roll axis” means an axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the second arm 10. The fourth joint portion 17 is provided with a fourth motor 18 as a driving means for driving the attachment portion 16 to rotate about the roll axis.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the body holder 3 includes a trunk support portion 19 for supporting the chest and abdomen of the cared person M, and a jaw support part for supporting the jaw part of the cared person M. 20 and a pair of side support parts 4 for supporting the side part of the cared person M. The trunk support portion 19 further includes a chest support portion 21 for supporting the chest of the care receiver M and an abdominal support portion 22 for supporting the abdomen of the care receiver M. ing. The chest support unit 21 is provided with a chest sensor 23 as a chest load measuring unit capable of measuring a load applied to the chest support unit 21 when assisting the transfer of the care recipient M. Similarly, an abdominal sensor 24 as an abdominal load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the abdominal support portion 22 is attached to the abdominal support portion 22. Similarly, a chin sensor 25 is attached to the chin support portion 20 as a chin portion load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the chin support portion 20. Similarly, the above-mentioned side sensor 5 capable of measuring the load applied to the side support part 4 is attached to the side support part 4. Each of the above sensors (chin sensor 25, chest sensor 23, belly sensor 24, armpit sensor 5) is electrically connected to a control device 50 (see also FIG. 4) of the transfer assist device 100. Thereby, for example, the chin sensor 25 can measure the load applied to the chin support part 20 and transmit the load information to the control device 50.

  The armpit support portions 4 are formed so as to protrude in pairs from the trunk support portion 19 toward the care receiver M side. Each armpit support portion 4 is long enough to penetrate the armpit of the cared person M and project to the cared person's M back side when the cared person M is transferred.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, on the carriage main body 6, a knee support portion 26 for supporting the knee portion of the cared person M and a sole support portion for supporting the sole portion of the cared person M are provided. 27 are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the knee support portion 26 includes a knee support portion main body 28 provided at a position facing the knee portion of the cared person M during transfer support, and the knee support portion main body 28 on the cart main body 6. And a holding portion 29 for holding in the above position. A knee sensor 30 is attached to the knee support portion 26 as knee load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the knee support portion 26 when assisting the transfer of the cared person M. Similarly, a sole sensor 31 serving as a sole load measuring unit capable of measuring a load applied to the sole support 27 is attached to the sole support 27. Each of the above sensors (the knee sensor 30 and the sole sensor 31) is connected to the control device 50 (see also FIG. 4) of the transfer assist device 100. Thereby, for example, the knee sensor 30 can measure the load applied to the knee support portion 26 and transmit the load information to the control device 50.

  With the above configuration, in this embodiment, each sensor (chin sensor 25, chest sensor 23, abdominal sensor 24, armpit sensor 5, knee sensor 30, sole sensor 31) has a strain portion that can be distorted by a load, And a strain gauge capable of detecting the strain amount of the strain portion. However, instead of this, a capacitance type surface pressure sensor may be adopted. This capacitance-type surface pressure sensor detects a change in capacitance between conductors by a voltage value. That is, when the distance between the conductors changes due to the load, the capacitance between the conductors also changes, so that the load can be replaced with a voltage value.

  Next, the control block diagram shown in FIG. 4 will be described. The control device 50 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51 as a calculation unit, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 52 as a storage unit storing a control program, and a storage unit that temporarily stores processing data and the like. The microcomputer includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) 53.

  As shown in FIG. 4, each motor (second motor 13, third motor 15, and fourth motor 18) is connected to the control device 50 via a drive circuit 54. Accordingly, each motor is driven based on the control signal transmitted from the control device 50 to the drive circuit 54.

  The ROM 52 stores load determination reference data for determining whether the load information received from each sensor is excessive, excessive, or appropriate. And the control apparatus 50 can determine the appropriateness | suitability of the load information received from each sensor by reading said load determination reference data from ROM52, and acquiring it and comparing with this load determination reference data.

(Operation)
In order to support the transfer of the cared person M with the above configuration, first, the cared person M is held by the body holder 3. At this time, the abdomen of the cared person M is supported by the abdominal support part 22 so that the chest of the cared person M is supported by the chest support part 21 so that the jaw of the cared person M is supported by the chin support part 20. The caregiver appropriately controls the position and posture of the body holder 3 so that the side part of the cared person M is supported by the side support part 4. Next, the bottom part of the care receiver M is set on the sole support part 27. And if the care receiver M confirms holding of the body holder 3, the caregiver raises the body holder 3 gently. Then, for example, the cared person M hugging the body holding tool 3 is separated from the bed when sitting on the bed and leans against the body holding tool 3. At this time, the knee part of the cared person M hits the knee support part 26, and the knee part does not fall further to the front side of the cared person M. In this way, by restricting the degree of freedom of movement of the knee of the cared person M, the cared person M in the weakened state is less likely to slip off the body holder 3.

  In this state, the control device 50 receives and acquires load information from each sensor. And the control apparatus 50 determines the appropriateness | suitability of the acquired load information, and when it determines with it not being appropriate, it transmits a suitable control signal to the drive circuit 54 so that it may become appropriate. For example, if it is determined that the load information received from the side sensor 5 is excessive, the control device 50 transmits a control signal necessary for reducing the load information received from the side sensor 5 to the drive circuit 54. . This control signal has such a content that the body holder 3 is slightly rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 1, for example. Accordingly, the second motor 13 rotationally drives the first arm 9 so as to lower the body holder 3, and the third motor 15 rotationally drives the second arm 10 so as to raise the body holder 3. Thereby, since the cared person M is further supported by the trunk support part 19, the load applied to the side sensor 5 is reduced, thereby reducing the physical burden on the cared person M. Can do.

  As described above, the transfer support apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes the above-described sensors at locations where the care receiver M is in contact, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. The information on the load applied to the place in contact with the cared person M is optimal information for monitoring the attitude of the cared person M during the transfer support. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the posture of the cared person M can be grasped from various angles, and thus greatly contributes to the reduction of the physical burden on the cared person M.

  Preferably, the control device 50 has a predetermined ratio, for example, in the ROM 52 or the like for each load detected by each sensor, and the body holder 3 with respect to the floor surface is achieved so that this predetermined ratio is achieved. It is good to control the attitude of

<Summary>
(1) As described above, the transfer support device 100 according to the present embodiment holds the body of the cared person M, attached to the carriage 1, the arm part 2 attached to the carriage 1, and the arm part 2. And a body holder 3 for the purpose. The body support 3 is provided with a chest support portion 21 that supports the chest of the care recipient M. The transfer support apparatus 100 further includes a chest sensor 23 that can measure a load applied to the chest support portion 21. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the chest support portion 21 can be grasped. Accordingly, the posture of the cared person M can be grasped from various aspects, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden on the cared person M.

(2) The transfer support apparatus 100 is further configured as follows. That is, the body holder 3 is provided with an abdomen support portion 22 that supports the abdomen of the cared person M. The transfer support apparatus 100 further includes a belly sensor 24 that can measure a load applied to the belly support portion 22. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the abdominal support 22 can be grasped. Accordingly, the posture of the cared person M can be grasped from various aspects, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden on the cared person M.

(3) The transfer support apparatus 100 is further configured as follows. That is, the body holder 3 is provided with a chin support portion 20 that supports the chin portion of the care recipient M. The transfer support apparatus 100 further includes a chin sensor 25 that can measure a load applied to the chin support 20. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the chin support portion 20 can be grasped. Accordingly, the posture of the cared person M can be grasped from various aspects, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden on the cared person M.

(4) The transfer support apparatus 100 is further configured as follows. That is, the body support 3 is provided with the side support portion 4 that supports the side of the cared person M. The transfer support apparatus 100 further includes a side sensor 5 that can measure a load applied to the side support portion 4. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the side support portion 4 can be grasped. Accordingly, the posture of the cared person M can be grasped from various aspects, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden on the cared person M.

(5) The transfer support apparatus 100 is further configured as follows. That is, the transfer support apparatus 100 further includes a knee support portion 26 that supports the knee portion of the care recipient M, and a knee sensor 30 that can measure a load applied to the knee support portion 26. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the knee support portion 26 can be grasped. Accordingly, the posture of the cared person M can be grasped from various aspects, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden on the cared person M.

(6) The transfer support apparatus 100 is further configured as follows. That is, the transfer support device 100 further includes a sole support portion 27 that supports the sole portion of the cared person M, and a sole sensor 31 that can measure a load applied to the sole support portion 27. With this configuration, the load applied to the sole support portion 27 can be grasped. Accordingly, the posture of the cared person M can be grasped from various aspects, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden on the cared person M.

  By the way, said 1st embodiment can be changed as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the jaw sensor 25, the chest sensor 23, and the abdominal sensor 24 include, for example, urethane as a contact pressure relief means for relieving pain felt by the cared person M when touching each sensor. The flexible material 32 may be pasted. According to this, the pain which the care receiver M feels can be relieved. The flexible material 32 is not limited to the chin sensor 25, the chest sensor 23, and the abdominal sensor 24, and may be attached to the surfaces of the side sensor 5, the knee sensor 30, and the sole sensor 31. In particular, it is preferable that the flexible material 32 is attached to the side sensor 5 so as to wrap the side support part 4.

  Further, the control device 50 suitably controls the posture of the body support 3 based on the load information received from the armpit sensor 5, the chest sensor 23, the abdominal sensor 24, and the chin sensor 25, It is preferable to control the relative position of the body holder 3 with respect to the carriage 1 based on the load information received from the sole sensor 31. This is because it is possible to reduce the burden on the knee of the care recipient M by suitably controlling the relative position of the body holder 3 with respect to the carriage 1.

  Moreover, the structure which the control apparatus 50 determines the presence or absence of the care receiver M hold | maintained at the transfer assistance apparatus 100 based on the load information received from each sensor is also considered.

<Second embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. Note that components that correspond to the components described in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals in principle. In addition, descriptions overlapping with those in the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate, and differences will be mainly described.

  In this embodiment, the transfer support device 100 further includes an auxiliary chair 33 as a buttock support portion that supports the heel portion of the care receiver M. The auxiliary chair 33 is fixed to the body holder 3 via a connecting arm 34 extending in a substantially vertical direction. A buttock sensor 35 is provided between the auxiliary chair 33 and the connecting arm 34 as a buttock load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the auxiliary chair 33 when assisting the transfer of the cared person M. ing. In the present embodiment, the buttock sensor 35 includes a connecting member that connects the connecting arm 34 and the auxiliary chair 33 and a strain gauge that can detect the amount of strain of the connecting member. This buttock sensor 35 is electrically connected to the above-described control device 50 in the same manner as other sensors. Thereby, the buttock sensor 35 can measure the load applied to the auxiliary chair 33 and can transmit the load information to the control device 50.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the side support portion 4 includes a fixed side frame 36 and a contact side frame 39 as main components. The armpit sensor 5 according to the present embodiment includes a fixed frame 36 that is fixed to the body holder 3, a strain portion 37 that can be distorted by a load, and a strain that can detect the strain amount of the strain portion 37. The gauge 38 and the contact side frame 39 are configured. Specifically, the fixed side frame 36 is fixed to the body holding tool 3 by a fixing tool 40. The fixed side frame 36 and the contact side frame 39 extend with substantially the same length along the longitudinal direction of the side support portion 4. In this configuration, when the side of the cared person M comes into contact with the contact side frame 39, the contact side frame 39 receives a load from the cared person M and the distortion part 37 is distorted, and this distortion is detected by the strain gauge 38. It is supposed to be replaced with a voltage value. This voltage value is appropriately output to the aforementioned control device 50 (see also FIG. 4). Preferably, the fixed side frame 36 and the contact side frame 39 constituting the side support portion 4 are preferably wrapped with a flexible material such as urethane, for example. This is because the physical burden on the cared person M can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the knee support portion 26 includes a fixed side frame 41 and a contact side frame 44. The knee sensor 30 according to this embodiment includes a fixed side frame 41 that is fastened and fixed to the knee support portion main body 28 of the knee support portion 26, a strain portion 42 that can be distorted by a load, and a strain portion 42. A strain gauge 43 capable of detecting a strain amount and a contact side frame 44 are configured. In this configuration, when the knee of the cared person M contacts the contact side frame 44, the strained part 42 is distorted when the contact side frame 44 receives a load from the cared person M, and this distortion is detected by the strain gauge 43. The voltage value can be replaced. This voltage value is appropriately output to the aforementioned control device 50 (see also FIG. 4). Although not shown, a flexible member such as urethane is attached to the contact side frame 44. Thereby, the physical burden of the care receiver M can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the knee support body 28 is formed with a knee guide 60 as a pair of knee guide means. The pair of knee guides 60 are arranged in such a manner that the contact side frame 44 is sandwiched between the left and right sides so as to be able to contact the side surface of the knee of the care recipient. The presence of the knee guide 60 ensures that the care receiver's knee is supported by the knee support 26. In addition, the presence of the knee guide 60 guides the cared person's knee so as to contact the pin point with respect to the contact side frame 44, so that the cared person's posture can be grasped more appropriately. Will be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the fixed side frame 41 is fastened and fixed to the knee support portion main body 28 of the knee support portion 26 via the slide structure SL. The slide structure SL provides a function of adjusting the fixed position of the fixed side frame 41 in the left-right direction. In general, the position of the care receiver's knee in the left-right direction of the patella varies slightly when viewed from the entire knee. Therefore, according to the slide structure SL described above, individual differences and variations in the position of the patella can be absorbed, and the patella can be more reliably brought into contact with the contact side frame 44. Can be grasped more appropriately.

  In short, the knee guide 60 realizes rough positioning of the knee in the left-right direction, and the slide structure SL realizes pinpoint contact between the contact side frame 44 and the patella.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the fixed side frame 41 is formed in a substantially U shape so that the knee support body 28 and the contact side frame 44 are substantially flush with each other when viewed from the care recipient side. .

  As shown in FIG. 9, the sole support portion 27 includes a fixed side frame 45 and a contact side frame 48 as main components. The sole sensor 31 in the present embodiment includes a fixed side frame 45 that is fastened and fixed to the carriage body 6 of the carriage 1, a distortion portion 46 that can be distorted by a load, and a distortion amount of the distortion portion 46. A detectable strain gauge 47 and a contact side frame 48 are used. With this configuration, when the foot of the cared person M contacts the contact side frame 48, the strained part 46 is distorted when the contact side frame 48 receives a load from the cared person M, and this distortion is detected by the strain gauge 47. The voltage value can be replaced. This voltage value is appropriately output to the aforementioned control device 50 (see also FIG. 4). Although not shown, a flexible member such as urethane is attached to the contact side frame 48. Thereby, the physical burden of the care receiver M can be reduced.

  FIG. 10 shows a state where the cared person M is actually supported for transfer using the transfer support apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. According to FIG. 10, the weight of the cared person M whose upper body is held by the body holder 3 is distributed to the body holder 3, the auxiliary chair 33, and the sole support portion 27. In this state, the control device 50 appropriately determines the position and posture of the body holder 3 based on the load information received from the buttocks sensor 35 of the auxiliary chair 33 and the load information received from each sensor of the body holder 3. To control. Thereby, the physical burden of the care receiver M can be reduced.

(Summary)
(7) As described above, in this embodiment, the transfer support apparatus 100 further includes the auxiliary chair 33 that supports the buttocks of the care receiver M as shown in FIG. According to the above configuration, since the weight of the cared person M can be dispersed at least in the body holder 3 and the auxiliary chair 33, the physical burden on the cared person M can be reduced. This is particularly effective when the transfer support apparatus 100 needs to hold the care recipient M for a long time, for example, when moving for a long distance.

(8) The transfer support apparatus 100 is further configured as follows. That is, the transfer support device 100 further includes a buttock sensor 35 that can measure a load applied to the auxiliary chair 33. According to the above configuration, the load applied to the auxiliary chair 33 can be grasped. Accordingly, the posture of the cared person M can be grasped from various aspects, thereby contributing to the reduction of the physical burden on the cared person M.

  Although the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present embodiment can be modified as follows.

  That is, in the state shown in FIG. 10, the surface of the trunk support unit 19 shown in FIG. 2 that comes into contact with the cared person M is perpendicular to the ground. The position of the body holder 3 is controlled so that the load information received from each of the sensors becomes zero, and then the load information related to the auxiliary chair 33 and the sole support 27 is added to the care recipient. A configuration in which the weight of M is measured can be considered.

  In the second embodiment, the auxiliary chair 33 is fixed to the body holder 3 as shown in FIG. 6, but instead, the auxiliary chair 33 is attached to the cart 1 as shown in FIG. You may make it fix to the trolley | bogie main body 6 via the connection arm 34. FIG. By attaching the auxiliary chair 33 to the carriage 1 as described above, the following effects can be obtained. That is, since the arm portion 2 is interposed between the body holder 3 and the auxiliary chair 33, the distance between the body holder 3 and the auxiliary chair 33 can be adjusted. Therefore, the weight of the cared person M can be more effectively distributed to the body holder 3 and the auxiliary chair 33.

  Moreover, even if it is a location different from the location demonstrated by said each embodiment, if it is a location which contacts the cared person M, it is preferable to provide a load measurement means suitably. This is because the posture of the cared person M can be grasped in a more multifaceted manner and contributes to reducing the physical burden on the cared person M.

  As a means for measuring the load, for example, a configuration employing a fluid mat type pressure sensor disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-85795 can be considered. However, since the fluid mat type pressure sensor has both pressure measurement and a cushion function, the fluid mat type pressure sensor is not suitable for a holding type transfer support apparatus such as the transfer support apparatus 100 of each of the above embodiments. This is because when the cared person M is lifted, the fluid mat type pressure sensor itself may be greatly deformed, and this deformation may greatly distract the cared person M. is there. Such a holding-type transfer support device is excellent in that the space required to support the transfer of the cared person M is compact.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carriage 2 Arm part 3 Body holder 4 Side support part 5 Side sensor 100 Transfer assistance apparatus

Claims (9)

Cart,
An arm portion attached to the carriage;
A body holder attached to the arm portion for holding the body of the care recipient;
With
The body holding device is provided with a chest support part for supporting the care recipient's chest,
A chest load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the chest support portion;
Transfer support device. The transfer support apparatus according to claim 1,
The body holder is provided with an abdomen support part for supporting the abdomen of the care recipient,
It further comprises an abdominal load measuring means capable of measuring the load applied to the abdominal support part,
Transfer support device. The transfer support device according to claim 1 or 2,
The body holder is provided with a chin support portion for supporting the chin portion of the care recipient,
Further comprising a jaw load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the jaw support,
Transfer support device. The transfer support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The body holder is provided with a side support portion that supports the side of the care recipient,
A side load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the side support portion;
Transfer support device. The transfer support device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A knee support that supports the knee of the cared person, and a knee load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the knee support;
Transfer support device. A transfer support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A plantar support part that supports the plantar part of the cared person, and a plantar load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the plantar support part;
Transfer support device. The transfer support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A buttock support portion for supporting the heel portion of the cared person;
Transfer support device. The transfer support apparatus according to claim 7,
It further comprises a buttock load measuring means capable of measuring a load applied to the buttock support portion.
Transfer support device. The transfer support apparatus according to claim 8,
The buttocks support portion is attached to the carriage,
Transfer support device.

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