高齢者ケアのための福祉用具の研究開発(第2報) : 自動車シートの再利用による安楽車椅子および椅子類の作製

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It is recommended that elderly people would be better to live a life out of bed through the use of chairs to prevent them becoming "Bedridden". However, the standard-type wheelchair is not suitable or comfortable for the elderly to sit and stay for a long time. In addition, the users are sometimes bound to the wheelchairs to prevent them dropping or slipping down from the seats. Such body control is one of the important social problems. In order to support the daily life of elderly, we developed wheelchairs (A-D), chairs (E-F) and legless chairs (I-L), for which we reused car-seats originally designed to sit comfortably for a long time. Wheelchair (A) has 4 wheels, and we attached the handle to operate the chair and the adjustable footrest. In wheelchair (B), 6-wheels structure was adopted to facilitate handling in a narrow place. Two main wheels were arranged near center of the frame and 4 free wheels were installed on the front and the rear. The wheelchairs (A and B) can tilt their seats with the angle between the seat and the backrest kept. Wheelchair (C) with air-inflated tires can be used in even outdoor. The tilting of the seat can be operated simply and easily with one lever and the height of armrest can be adjusted. To prevent the user dropping from the seat, wheelchair (C) has a life belt and supplementary pads. As for wheelchair (D), the user can move itself with wheels attached to both sides of the seat. The use of these wheelchairs and chairs with multi functions can be expected to bring comfortable long stay in the chairs and can result in the pleasant daily lives instead of "Bedridden" for the elderly.
香川県立保健医療大学の論文
2004-03-31

高齢者ケアのための福祉用具の研究開発(第2報) : 自動車シートの再利用による安楽車椅子および椅子類の作製

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