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Title:
SEAT POSITION STABILIZER AID FOR SELF-RELIANCE SUPPORTING TYPE WHEELCHAIR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002355273
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a seat position stabilizer aid which solves problems hardness of standing up by a fixed seat position, a higher price by a complex structure, difficulty of folding, etc., in conventional wheelchair seats and does not load on an aged and a handicapped.

This seat position stabilizer aid for self reliance supporting type wheelchair has a plurality of front, center (plurality), and rear air bins, into which fluid is injected, in the area of the seat face. The air bins are connected by orifice valves, etc., to allow the fluid flow across the air bins. The rear air bin is pressed to make the front air bin higher and the rear air bin lower in a condition a user takes a sitting position. When the user stands up, the front bin is made lower and the rear bin higher to enable the user to easily stand up. Thus this inexpensive and light constitution realizes the solution against problems for sitting position stabilization and a reduced load on muscles upon standing up. The fluid is allowed to automatically and gradually flow across the bins to enable load on the user to be reduced.


Inventors:
OGATA TOSHIRO
NITTA KATSUNORI
TAKEMURA MOTOHIRO
Application Number:
JP2001167687A
Publication Date:
December 10, 2002
Filing Date:
June 04, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
AWA REIJI CO LTD
SEITOO KK
International Classes:
A61G5/00; (IPC1-7): A61G5/00