METHOD FOR ENLARGING PROTRUDING LENGTH OF PATIENT PLACING STAND FOR WHEELCHAIR WITH TRANSFERRING FUNCTION, AND WHEELCHAIR WITH TRANSFERRING FUNCTION USING THE METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for enlarging the protruding length of a patient placing stand in a wheelchair with such a transferring function that the patient can be transferred while the protruding length of the patient placing stand where the patient lies in a lateral state is increased relative to a bed, and to provide the wheelchair with the transferring function providing the method.;SOLUTION: The seat portion 9 of the patient placing stand 8 is constituted of two layers, i.e., upper and lower stands 5, 6. The upper stand 5 is movable relative to the lower stand 6 and the lower stand 6 is movable relative to a lower frame 10 which is extended/contracted in a width direction. In the case of a transferring work, the seat portion 9 including the two layers is slid onto the bed 34 from the lower frame 10 together with the upper and lower stands 5, 6 and, from this state, the upper stand 5 is slid onto the bed 34 from the lower stand 6. Then the protruding length of the patient placing stand 8 is increased and a space 40 for nursing is formed between the bed 34.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI