The present invention relates to a carrying device for human body.
For people with disabilities such as patients suffering from illness or injury, or elderly people suffering from degenerative conditions associated with aging requires caregiver's assistance in order to lie down or get up from the bed, as well as sitting and standing. Therefore, it would be desirable to provide an apparatus to help people with disabilities to switch position in order to make their life more convenient and to alleviate the burden of the caregivers.
In view of the aforementioned problem, the present invention provides a changeable carrying device for human body based on posture changing. It could effectively assist people with disabilities to switch position in order to make their life more convenient and to reduce the assistance of the caregivers, or with no assistance at all.
In particular, the present invention provides a changeable carrying device for human body comprises a base frame, a moving assembly, a first driving assembly and a carrying assembly. The base frame has at least one first sliding member capable of moving straight, the moving assembly is pivotally connected with the first sliding member of the base frame. The moving assembly has a first rod and at least a crank, the crank has an end pivotally connected with the first rod and with an opposite end pivotally connected with the base frame. The first driving assembly is used to drive the moving assembly to rotate relative to the base frame and to move together with the first sliding member. The carrying assembly is for carrying a human body disposed on the moving assembly.
In one preferred embodiment, the base frame of the present invention has at least one supporting rod and a rail disposed on the supporting rod, and the first sliding member being movably connected with the rail.
In one preferred embodiment, the base frame has at least one supporting rod, the first sliding member being movably connected with the supporting rod.
In another preferred embodiment, the base frame of the present invention has at least one pivot joint fixed on the first sliding member, the moving assembly being pivotally connected with the pivot joint.
In one preferred embodiment, the first driving assembly includes a first cylinder pivotally connected with the base frame and a first piston rod coupled to the first cylinder, one end of the first piston rod being pivotally connected with the first rod.
In another preferred embodiment, the moving assembly includes a second rod parallel to the first rod, the second rod being pivotally connected with the first sliding member.
In one preferred embodiment, the present invention further includes a sliding member and a second driving assembly that are connected to the moving assembly; wherein the carrying assembly includes a back board, a leg board that is pivotally connected with the back board and a foot board pivotally connected with the leg board, the foot board is pivotally connected with the moving assembly, the back board is movably connected with the sliding member via a second sliding member; wherein the second driving assembly includes a second cylinder and a second piston rod coupled to the second cylinder, and one end of the second piston rod is pivotally connected with the back board.
In another preferred embodiment, the present invention further comprises at least one telescopic rod and a second driving assembly that are connected to the moving assembly; wherein the carrying assembly includes a back board, a leg board that is pivotally connected with the back board and a foot board pivotally connected with the leg board, the foot board is pivotally connected with the moving assembly, and one end of the telescopic rod is connected with the back board; wherein the second driving assembly includes a second cylinder and a second piston rod coupled to the second cylinder, one end of the second piston rod is pivotally connected with the back board.
The base frame 1 includes a frame structure 11, two sliding assemblies 12, four wheels, and a stepped board 14.
The frame structure 11 includes two bottom frames 111, an inside frame 112, two vertical frames 113, two supporting rods 114, a front frame 115, an outside frame 116, and a pivot joint 117.
The two bottom frames 111 of the frame structure 11 respectively extend along a second direction D2 and spaced apart. The inside frame 112 extends along a first direction D1 which is perpendicular to the second direction D2, and the two ends of the inside frame 112 are respectively connected to the two bottom frames 111.
The two ends of the two vertical frames 113 of the frame structure 11 are respectively fixed to the two ends of the two bottom frames 111. The two supporting rods 114 respectively extend along the second direction D2 and are connected to the two vertical frames 113, wherein in the first preferred embodiment the two vertical frames 113 are in arc shape.
The front frame 115 of the frame structure 11 is disposed between the two vertical frames 113, and fixed to the two vertical frames 113, and the front frame 115 has two pivot joints 1151 that are spaced apart. The outside frame 116 is disposed between the two bottom frames 111, and fixed to the two bottom frames 111, and the outside frame 116 is located beneath the front frame 115. The pivot joint 117 is disposed between the inside frame 112 and the outside frame 16, and the two ends of the pivot joint 117 are respectively affixed to the inside frame 112 and the outside frame 116.
Each of the two sliding assemblies 12 of the base frame 1 has a rail 121, a first sliding member 122 and a pivot joint 123. The rail 121 extends along the second direction D2 and is fixed on the supporting rod 114, the first sliding member 122 is movably disposed on the rail 121. The pivot joint 123 is fixed to the first sliding member 122 so that it could move to and fro along the second direction D2 with the first sliding member 122.
The four wheels 13 of the base frame 1 are disposed at the bottom of the frame structure 11, so that the base frame 1 is portable; wherein, although in the preferred embodiment, the base frame 1 is able to move with the four wheels 13, however, the base frame 1 may be without the wheels 13 and only provides the function of support. The stepped board 14 is fixed to the inside frame 112 and the bottom frame 111.
The moving assembly 2 includes a rear frame 21, two side frames 22, a front frame 23, a first rod 24, two cranks 25 and a second rod 26. The rear frame 21 extends along the first direction D1. The side frames 22 are connected to both sides of the rear frame 21 respectively, and extend along the second direction D2 respectively, and each of the two side frames 22 has a sliding member 221 that extends along the second direction D2 (as shown in
The front frame 23 of the moving assembly 2 extends along the first direction D1, and is fixed to an end of the two side frames 22. As shown in
The two ends of the two cranks 25 of the moving assembly 2 are pivotally connected to the first rod 24 and the pivot joint 1151 of the front frame 115 of the base frame 1. The second rod 26 is fixed to the two side frames 22, and each two ends of the second rod 26 has a round tube 261, the round tubes 261 are respectively and pivotally connected to the pivot joint 123 of the sliding assembly 12 of the base frame 1. Therefore, when the crank 25 is driven to rotate, or when the first sliding member 122 is driven to slide, the angle of the moving assembly 2 will change relative to the base frame 1. In the first preferred embodiment, the moving assembly 2 is driven to move through the rotation of the crank 25.
The carrying assembly 3 includes a foot board 31, a leg board 32, a back board 33, two armrests 34, a lower fastening belt 35 and an upper fastening belt 36.
The food board 31 has a rear end portion 311 and a front end portion 312 opposite to each other, the rear end portion 311 is pivotally connected to the rear frame 21 of the moving assembly 2. The leg board 32 has a rear end portion 321 and a front end portion 322 opposite to each other, and the rear end portion 321 of the leg board 32 is pivotally connected to the front end portion 312 of the foot board 31. The back board 33 is pivotally connected to the front end portion 322 of the leg board 32, and is movably disposed on the two side frames 22 along the second direction D2. As shown in
In the first preferred embodiment, the rear end portion 311 of the foot board 31 is pivotally connected to the rear frame 21 of the moving assembly 2, the rear end portion 321 of the leg board 32 is pivotally connected to the front end portion 312 of the foot board 31. Since the back board 33 is movable along the second direction D2, and pivotally connected to the front end portion 322 of the leg board 32, therefore, when the back board 33 is driven to slide, the carrying assembly 3 will be transformed.
The armrests 34 are connected to the two sides of the back board 33, the lower fastening belt 35 is disposed on the foot board 31, and the upper fastening belt 36 is disposed on the back board 33; wherein the lower fastening belt 35 and the upper fastening belt 36 are belts with fastening function.
The second driving assembly 4 includes a second cylinder 41 and a second piston rod 42. The second cylinder 41 is fixed to the rear frame 21, the second piston rod 42 is telescopically disposed in the second cylinder 41, and one end of the second piston rod 42 is pivotally connected to the pivot joint 332 of the back board 33. The second driving assembly 4 is able control the telescopic movement of the second piston rod 42 through the second cylinder 41 to drive the back board 33 to move along the first direction D1.
The first driving assembly 5 comprises a first cylinder 51 and a first piston rod 52. The first cylinder 51 of the first driving assembly 5 is pivotally connected to the pivot joint 117 of the base frame 1, the first piston rod 52 of the first driving assembly 5 is telescopically disposed in the first cylinder 51 of the first driving assembly 5, and one end of the first piston rod 52 of the first driving assembly 5 is pivotally connected to the pivot joint 241 of the first rod 24. Therefore, the first driving assembly 5 is able to control the telescopic movement of the first piston rod 52 through the first cylinder 51 to drive the moving assembly 2 and the carrying assembly to rotate relative to the base frame 1.
In the present invention, the aforementioned way of using the first driving assembly 5 to drive the moving assembly 2 to rotate relative to the base frame 1 is only one of the driving methods selected by the present invention, the present invention may select other driving method, and not limited to the above. For example, as shown in
As described above, the carrying device 100 of the present invention mainly pivots the crank 25 of the moving assembly 2 to the pivot joint 1151 of the base frame 1, and pivots the round tube 261 to the pivot joint 123 of the base frame 1, so that when the first driving assembly 5 controls the crank 25 to rotate relative to the base frame 1, it will enable the moving assembly 2 to rotate and move.
In detail, when the first driving assembly 5 uses the movement of the first piston rod 52 to change the position of the first rod 24, because the first rod 24 is pivotally connected to the crank 25, and the round tube 261 is pivotally connected to the pivot joint 123, therefore, the side frame 22 of the moving assembly 2 will rotate relative to the base frame 1 with the round tube 261 as the axis of rotation, and the round tube 261 will move along the second direction D2 along the rail 121, and cause the angle of the side frame 22 to change from being horizontal to the supporting rod 114 to being vertical to the supporting rod 114, and the round tube 261 along with the aforementioned displacement as a result of the change of angle can minimize the overall effect of the center of the gravity change resulted from the rotation of the side frame 22.
Moreover, since the carrying device 100 of the present invention further includes the aforementioned foot board 31, leg board 32 and back board 33, therefore, the position of the back board 33 can be changed by moving the second sliding member 331 of the second driving assembly 4, and thus enable the carrying assembly 3 to switch between the unfolded flat mode as shown in
In the first preferred embodiment, the second cylinder 41 and the first cylinder 51 are both electric cylinders, they are driven by electricity to drive second piston rod 42 or the first piston rod 52 to contract and expand, however, the other embodiments are not limited to this as the second cylinder 41 and the first cylinder 51 can be replaced with hand-operated cylinders which allow the second piston rod 42 or the first piston rod 52 to contract and expand through manual operation; furthermore, in addition to the hand-operated cylinder, the second cylinder 41 and the first cylinder 51 can also be replaced with cylinders driven by various power sources, such as hydraulic cylinders or pneumatic cylinders.
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When the user 200 uses the second driving assembly 4 to drive the back board 33 to switch the carrying device 100 of the present invention from the unfolded flat mode to the lie-down knee up mode, the user could further switch the carrying device 100 from the lie-down knee up mode to a kneel upright mode as shown in
As described above, because the body of the user 200 is strapped to the back board by the upper fastening belt, therefore, carrying assembly 3 will switch the user 200 from the lie-down knee up mode to a standing mode, during this change of position, the upper fastening belt 36 not only prevents the upper body of the user 200 from being lopsided, but also allow the user 200 to grasp and secure the upper body with the two armrests 34, and the stepped board 14 for the user 200 to step on, furthermore, the lower fastening belt 35 provides the user 200 knees and feet support until standing posture is completed. In this way, the user 200 can use the carrying device 100 to easily switch from a lying position to a standing position which effectively improves the convenience of the user 200.
As described above, the difference between the carrying device 100a and 100 is that the first driving assembly of the carrying device 100a is disposed on the front fame 115a of the base frame 1a, and connected to an end of the two cranks 25a, thereby, the first driving assembly 5a can provide torque to drive the two cranks 25a to rotate relative to the base frame 1a, further driving the first rod 24a connected thereon to move. Since the first rod 24a is connected to the side frame 22a, and the side frame 22a is movably connected to the sliding assembly 12a through second rod 26a, hence, when the first driving assembly 1 drives the two cranks 25a to rotate relative to the base frame 1a, the moving assembly 2a will drive the carrying assembly 3a to rotate to stand or lie down.
In addition, in the second preferred embodiment, the cylinder of the second driving assembly 4a (not shown) is an electric cylinder which uses power to drive the piston rod (not shown), but the second driving assembly 4a can be replaced with a hand-operated cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or pneumatic cylinder. On the other hand, the first driving assembly 5a of the second preferred embodiment is a motor driven device which uses power to drive a motor to drive the two cranks 25a to rotate relative to the base frame 1a, however, the first driving assembly 5a can be a hand-operated cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder.
Another difference is that the third preferred embodiment uses two sliding assemblies 12b to replace the sliding assembly 12 of the base frame 1. In particular, a first sliding member 122b of each of the sliding assembly 12b is respectively attached to the two supporting rods 144b of the base frame 1b, so that the two sliding assemblies 12b can slide along the two supporting rods 144b. Moreover, a pivot joint 123b of each of the sliding assembly 12b is not only fixed to each of the first sliding member 122b, but also pivotally connected to the two round tubes 261b of the moving assembly 2b.
Furthermore, the two armrests 34b of the third preferred embodiment are located on the two sides of the leg board, this is different from the two armrests 34 in the first preferred embodiment where they are located on the two sides of the back board 33, and their shapes are different. As for the other components in the third preferred embodiment, since they mostly the same or similar to the corresponding components of the aforementioned first preferred embodiment, there is no need to elaborate, and as such, the reference numbers used in
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As the described and shown in the above-mentioned embodiments, the present invention mainly utilizes the aforementioned base frame and sliding block, the moving assembly and the front frame and cranks, and the first driving assembly, so that the carrying assembly disposed on the moving assembly is able to rotate stably, and allow the user of the carrying assembly to easily switch from lying down position to a standing position or a sitting position, or vice verse, thus effectively improves the convenience of the user
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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110132484 | Sep 2021 | TW | national |