Intelligent walking aid for old-age care

By designing a smart elderly care walker with adjustable support pallets and handrails, the problem that fixed equipment in the prior art cannot adapt to the spacing between the arms of different elderly people is solved, and higher comfort and effect are achieved.

CN222788124UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-25GUANGDONG VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
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Application Number
CN202421032475.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-13
Publication Date
2025-04-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-13

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Technical Problem

The support pallets and handrails of the prior art are fixed and cannot be adjusted according to the distance between the elderly's arms, resulting in discomfort in the placement of the elderly's arms and affecting the effectiveness of the equipment.

Method used

A smart elderly care walker is designed, including a support pallet and an installation component. The installation components include a handrail, a cylinder, a frame, a slider, a vertical block, a vertical cylinder, a base, a universal wheel, a rotating member, an adjustment member and a stabilizing member. Through the driving of the adjustment member and a rotating member, the support pallet and a handrail can be lifted, lowered, moved and adjusted to adapt to the distance between the arms of different elderly people.

Benefits of technology

By adjusting the position of the support pallet and handrail, the comfort and effect of the equipment are improved, the individual needs of different elderly people are adapted to the flexibility and applicability of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of walking assistance, in particular to an intelligent old-age care walking aid which comprises a supporting plate and an installation assembly. The mounting assembly comprises a grab rail, a barrel body, a frame body, a sliding block, a vertical block, a vertical barrel, a base, universal wheels, a rotating component, an adjusting component and a stabilizing component, the barrel body is slidably mounted on one side of the supporting plate, the grab rail is fixedly mounted on the side, away from the barrel body, of the supporting plate, and the sliding block is slidably connected with the barrel body and fixedly connected with the supporting plate; the frame body is fixedly installed on the side, away from the supporting plate, of the cylinder body, the rotating component is connected with the frame body and connected with one side of the supporting plate, the vertical block is fixedly installed on the side, away from the cylinder body, of the frame body, the vertical cylinder is slidably installed on the side, away from the frame body, of the vertical block, the adjusting component is connected with the vertical cylinder and connected with the vertical block, and the base is fixedly installed on the side, away from the frame body, of the vertical cylinder. The universal wheels are fixedly installed on the side, away from the vertical cylinder, of the base. And the stabilizing component is arranged on the vertical cylinder, so that the using effect of the equipment is improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of walking assistance, and in particular to a smart walking aid for the elderly. Background Art

[0002] As the elderly age, their physical functions decline, resulting in difficulty in moving their legs and feet. When the elderly walk, they need caregivers to support them, which increases the manpower burden. It is inconvenient for the elderly to fix the location of the equipment when they are resting, making it easy for the equipment to move during rest, thus affecting the use of the equipment.

[0003] The prior art CN215132809U discloses a walking assist device for home-based elderly care, comprising a supporting tray, a supporting column, an adjusting rod, an armrest rod, a cushion plate, a supporting top block, a movable supporting rod, a bottom supporting block and a rubber convex strip. The height of the supporting tray is adjusted, and the height of the adjusting rod is adjusted in the sliding groove of the supporting column. Then, the adjusting rod is fixed with a top screw. Then, the elderly person's arms are placed on the surface of the supporting tray, and the armrest rod is held with both hands to push the assist device to walk. When the elderly person is tired and needs to sit down to rest, the cushion plate is first flipped down and laid flat so that the lower surface of the cushion plate pushes the supporting top block, and the supporting top block pushes the bottom supporting block downward through the movable supporting rod. The rubber convex strip on the lower surface of the bottom supporting block forms support on the ground, which can play a stabilizing and anti-slip role, thereby enhancing the stability of the elderly person when sitting on the cushion plate to rest, thereby improving the use effect of the equipment.

[0004] In normal use, the support tray and handrail rod of the prior art are fixed. Since the distance between the arms of each elderly person is different, the prior art is inconvenient to adjust the position of the support tray and the handrail rod according to the different distance between the arms of the elderly, which makes it uncomfortable for the elderly to place their arms on the support tray, thus affecting the use effect of the equipment. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a smart walker for the elderly, which solves the problem that the support plate and handrail rod of the prior art are fixed. Since the distance between the arms of each elderly person is different, the prior art is inconvenient to adjust the position of the support plate and the handrail rod according to the different distance between the arms of the elderly, which makes it uncomfortable for the elderly to place their arms on the support plate, thereby affecting the use effect of the equipment.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the utility model provides a smart walker for the elderly, including a support plate and a mounting assembly; the mounting assembly includes an armrest bar, a cylinder, a frame, a slider, a vertical block, a vertical tube, a base, a universal wheel, a rotating member, an adjusting member and a stabilizing member, the cylinder is slidably mounted on one side of the support plate, the armrest bar is fixedly mounted on a side of the support plate away from the cylinder, the slider is slidably connected to the cylinder and fixedly connected to the support plate, the frame is fixedly mounted on a side of the cylinder away from the support plate, the rotating member is connected to the frame and to a side of the support plate, the vertical block is fixedly mounted on a side of the frame away from the cylinder, the vertical tube is slidably mounted on a side of the vertical block away from the frame, the adjusting member is connected to the vertical tube and to the vertical block, the base is fixedly mounted on a side of the vertical tube away from the frame, and the universal wheel is fixedly mounted on a side of the base away from the vertical tube; the stabilizing member is arranged on the vertical tube.

[0007] Wherein, the rotating component includes a rotating screw and a dual-axis motor, the dual-axis motor is fixedly connected to the frame and located on a side of the frame away from the slider; the rotating screw is threadedly connected to the support plate and connected to the output shaft of the dual-axis motor.

[0008] Wherein, the adjusting component includes an adjusting screw and an adjusting motor, the adjusting screw is threadedly connected to the vertical block and is located on a side of the vertical block away from the vertical tube; the adjusting motor is fixedly connected to the vertical tube, and the output shaft of the adjusting motor is connected to the adjusting screw.

[0009] Wherein, the stabilizing component includes a stabilizing block, a block body, a rod body, a spring and a cushion plate, the block body is fixedly mounted on a side of the vertical cylinder away from the vertical block; the cushion plate is rotatably mounted on a side of the vertical cylinder close to the block body; the rod body is slidably mounted on a side of the block body away from the vertical cylinder; the stabilizing block is fixedly mounted on a side of the rod body away from the cushion plate; the other end of the spring is connected to the rod body, and the other end of the rod body is connected to the block body.

[0010] Wherein, the stabilizing component includes a mounting screw and a rubber block, wherein the mounting screw is threadedly connected to the stabilizing block and is located on a side of the stabilizing block away from the rod body; the rubber block is threadedly connected to the mounting screw and is located on a side of the mounting screw close to the stabilizing block.

[0011] The utility model provides a smart walker for the elderly, wherein the adjusting motor drives the adjusting screw to rotate, and the adjusting screw drives the vertical block to move on the vertical cylinder when rotating, and the vertical block drives the support plate and the handrail to move up and down when moving, so as to adjust the position height of the support plate and the handrail, and the double-axis motor drives the rotating screw to rotate, and the rotating screw drives the support plate to drive the slider to move on the cylinder when rotating, and the support plate drives the handrail to move when moving, so as to adjust the distance between the two support plates, so as to facilitate the adjustment of the position of the support plate and the handrail according to the different arm distances of the elderly, thereby improving the use effect of the equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art are briefly introduced below.

[0013] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the smart elderly care walker according to the first embodiment of the utility model.

[0014] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the block and the rod body of the utility model.

[0015] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating screw rod and the double-axis motor of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the installation screw rod and the rubber block of the utility model.

[0017] In the figure: 101-supporting plate, 102-handrail rod, 103-cylinder, 104-frame, 105-slider, 106-vertical block, 107-vertical cylinder, 108-base, 109-universal wheel, 110-rotating screw, 111-dual-axis motor, 112-adjusting screw, 113-adjusting motor, 114-stabilizing block, 115-block, 116-rod body, 117-spring, 118-cushion plate, 201-mounting screw, 202-rubber block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, but should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0019] The first embodiment of the present application is:

[0020] See also Figure 1-Figure 3 , Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the smart elderly care walker according to the first embodiment of the utility model. Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the block and rod of the utility model. Figure 3 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating screw and the dual-axis motor of the utility model. The utility model provides a smart elderly care walker, including a support plate 101 and an installation assembly; the installation assembly includes a handrail 102, a cylinder 103, a frame 104, a slider 105, a vertical block 106, a vertical cylinder 107, a base 108, a universal wheel 109, a rotating member, an adjusting member and a stabilizing member, the rotating member includes a rotating screw 110 and a dual-axis motor 111, the adjusting member includes an adjusting screw 112 and an adjusting motor 113, and the stabilizing member includes a rotating screw 110 and a dual-axis motor 111. It includes a stabilizing block 114, a block body 115, a rod body 116, a spring 117 and a cushion plate 118. The above scheme solves the problem that the distance between the arms of each elderly person is different, and the prior art is inconvenient to adjust the positions of the support plate 101 and the handrail bar 102 according to the different distance between the arms of the elderly, which makes it uncomfortable for the elderly to place their arms on the support plate 101, thereby affecting the use effect of the equipment. It can be understood that the above scheme can be used in the case where the support plate 101 and the handrail bar 102 of the prior art are fixed.

[0021] According to this specific embodiment, the vertical block 106 is driven by the adjusting component to move on the vertical cylinder 107. When the vertical block 106 moves, it drives the support plate 101 and the handrail 102 to move up and down, and the position height of the support plate 101 and the handrail 102 is adjusted. The rotating component drives the slider 105 to drive the support plate 101 to move on the cylinder 103. When the support plate 101 moves, it drives the handrail 102 to move, and the distance between the two support plates 101 is adjusted, so that it is convenient to adjust the position of the support plate 101 and the handrail 102 according to the different arm distances of the elderly, thereby improving the use effect of the equipment.

[0022] The cylinder 103 is slidably mounted on one side of the support plate 101, the handrail 102 is fixedly mounted on the side of the support plate 101 away from the cylinder 103, the slider 105 is slidably connected to the cylinder 103 and is fixedly connected to the support plate 101, the frame 104 is fixedly mounted on the side of the cylinder 103 away from the support plate 101, the rotating member is connected to the frame 104 and to one side of the support plate 101, the vertical block 106 is fixedly mounted on the side of the frame 104 away from the cylinder 103, the vertical cylinder 107 is slidably mounted on the side of the vertical block 106 away from the frame 104, the adjusting member is connected to the vertical cylinder 107 and is connected to the vertical block 106, the base 108 is fixedly mounted on the side of the vertical cylinder 107 away from the frame 104, and the universal wheel 109 is fixedly mounted on the side of the base 108 away from the vertical cylinder 107;The stabilizing member is arranged on the vertical cylinder 107, one end of the cylinder 103 is hollow, and the other end of the cylinder 103 is designed with a slide groove, the cylinder 103 has two, the support plate 101 has two, the support plate 101 is L-shaped, the slider is a rectangular parallelepiped, the slider 105 is designed with a through hole on the side, the slider 105 is located at the horizontal end of the support plate 101 and is fixedly connected, the outer side of the slider 105 is slidably connected with the inner side of the cylinder 103, the interior of the frame 104 is hollow, and the left and right ends of the frame 104 are designed with through holes, and the two The ends of the cylinder 103 are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right ends of the frame 104. The handrail 102 is a cylinder. There are two handrails 102. The lower end of the handrail 102 is fixedly connected to the top of the vertical end of the support plate 101. The rotating member drives the horizontal end of the support plate 101 to move on the slide groove of the cylinder 103 through the through hole of the frame 104. The vertical cylinder 107 is a rectangular parallelepiped with a hollow interior. The top of the vertical cylinder 107 is designed with a slide groove. The top of the vertical block 106 is connected to the frame 1 through the slide groove of the vertical cylinder 107. 04 is fixedly connected to the bottom end, the adjusting member drives the vertical block 106 to move on the inner side of the vertical tube 107, the base 108 is U-shaped, the top of the closed end of the base 108 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the vertical tube 107, there are multiple universal wheels 109, the universal wheels 109 are located at the bottom of the base 108, the stabilizing member is located at the front end of the vertical tube 107, the stabilizing member increases the friction of the equipment when the elderly are resting, and the vertical block 106 is driven to move on the vertical tube 107 by the adjusting member, and the vertical block 106 drives The support plate 101 and the handrail 102 are lifted and moved, and the position height of the support plate 101 and the handrail 102 is adjusted. The rotating member drives the slider 105 to drive the support plate 101 to move on the cylinder 103. When the support plate 101 moves, it drives the handrail 102 to move, and the distance between the two support plates 101 is adjusted, so that the position of the support plate 101 and the handrail 102 can be adjusted according to the different distances between the arms of the elderly, thereby improving the use effect of the equipment. ;

[0023] Secondly, the dual-axis motor 111 is fixedly connected to the frame 104 and is located on a side of the frame 104 away from the slider 105; the rotating screw rod 110 is threadedly connected to the support plate 101 and is connected to the output shaft of the dual-axis motor 111, the horizontal end of the support plate 101 is designed with an internal threaded hole, the rotating screw rod 110 is a cylinder, the outer side of the rotating screw rod 110 is designed with an external thread, there are two rotating screw rods 110, the dual-axis motor 111 is located on the inner side of the frame 104, the other end of the rotating screw rod 110 is connected to the internal threaded hole of the support plate 101, the other end of the rotating screw rod 110 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the dual-axis motor 111, the rotating screw rod is driven to rotate by the dual-axis motor 111, and the rotating screw rod 110 drives the support plate 101 to drive the slider 105 to move on the cylinder 103 when rotating, thereby driving the support plate 101 to move.

[0024] Then, the adjusting screw 112 is threadedly connected to the vertical block 106 and is located on the side of the vertical block 106 away from the vertical tube 107; the adjusting motor 113 is fixedly connected to the vertical tube 107, and the output shaft of the adjusting motor 113 is connected to the adjusting screw 112. The bottom end of the vertical block 106 is designed with an internal threaded hole, the adjusting screw 112 is a cylinder, and the outer side of the adjusting screw 112 is designed with an external thread. The adjusting motor 113 is located at the inner bottom of the vertical tube 107, and the output shaft of the adjusting motor 113 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the adjusting screw 112, and the outer side of the adjusting screw 112 is connected to the internal threaded hole of the vertical block 106. The adjusting screw 112 is driven to rotate by the adjusting motor 113, and the adjusting screw 112 drives the vertical block 106 to move on the vertical tube 107 when rotating, thereby driving the vertical block 106 to move.

[0025] Finally, the block 115 is fixedly mounted on the side of the vertical cylinder 107 away from the vertical block 106; the cushion plate 118 is rotatably mounted on the side of the vertical cylinder 107 close to the block 115; the rod 116 is slidably mounted on the side of the block 115 away from the vertical cylinder 107; the stabilizing block 114 is fixedly mounted on the side of the rod 116 away from the cushion plate 118; the other end of the spring 117 is connected to the rod 116, and the other end of the rod 116 is connected to the block 115. There are two blocks 115, each of which is a rectangular parallelepiped. A through hole is designed on the top of the block 115. The block 115 is located at At the front end of the vertical cylinder 107, the block 115 is rotatably connected to the middle part of the front end of the vertical cylinder 107, the stabilizing block 114 is circular, and the bottom end of the rod 116 is fixedly connected to the top of the stabilizing block 114 through the through hole of the block 115, and the spring 117 is located at the top of the outer side of the rod 116 to support the rod 116. When the elderly sit on the cushion board 118, the cushion board 118 drives the rod 116 to move on the block 115, and the spring 117 is deformed. At the same time, the rod 116 drives the stabilizing block 114 to abut against the ground when moving, thereby increasing the friction between the equipment and the ground when the elderly are resting.

[0026] When using a smart elderly care walker of the present embodiment, the adjusting motor 113 drives the adjusting screw rod 112 to rotate, and the adjusting screw rod 112 drives the vertical block 106 to move on the vertical cylinder 107 when rotating, and the vertical block 106 drives the support plate 101 and the handrail bar 102 to move up and down when moving, so as to adjust the position height of the support plate 101 and the handrail bar 102, and the dual-axis motor 111 drives the rotating screw rod to rotate, and the rotating screw rod 110 drives the support plate 101 to drive the slider 105 to move on the cylinder 103 when rotating, and the support plate 101 drives the handrail bar 102 to move when moving, so as to adjust the distance between the two support plates 101, so as to facilitate the adjustment of the position of the support plate 101 and the handrail bar 102 according to the different arm distances of the elderly, thereby improving the use effect of the equipment.

[0027] The second embodiment of the present application is:

[0028] See also Figure 4 , Figure 4 20 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mounting screw rod and the rubber block of the utility model. On the basis of the first embodiment, the stabilizing component of the present embodiment includes a mounting screw rod 201 and a rubber block 202 .

[0029] According to this specific embodiment, the rubber block 202 is installed on the stabilizing block 114 by means of the mounting screw 201. When the stabilizing block 114 moves, it drives the rubber block 202 to abut against the ground, thereby increasing the friction between the device and the ground when the elderly are resting.

[0030] Among them, the mounting screw 201 is threadedly connected to the stabilizing block 114 and is located on a side of the stabilizing block 114 away from the rod body 116; the rubber block 202 is threadedly connected to the mounting screw 201 and is located on a side of the mounting screw 201 close to the stabilizing block 114. The bottom of the stabilizing block 114 is designed with multiple threaded holes. The rubber block 202 is made of rubber material. The bottom of the rubber block 202 is designed with multiple mounting holes. The mounting screw 201 has multiple mounting screws. The mounting screw 201 is connected to the threaded holes of the stabilizing block 114 through the mounting holes of the rubber block 202. The rubber block 202 is installed on the stabilizing block 114 through the mounting screw 201. When the stabilizing block 114 moves, it drives the rubber block 202 to abut against the ground, thereby increasing the friction between the equipment and the ground when the elderly are resting.

[0031] When using a smart elderly care walker of this embodiment, the mounting screw 201 mounts the rubber block 202 on the stabilizing block 114. The stabilizing block 114 drives the rubber block 202 to abut against the ground when moving, thereby increasing the friction between the device and the ground when the elderly are resting.

[0032] What is disclosed above is only one or more preferred embodiments of the present application, and cannot be used to limit the scope of rights of the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can understand that all or part of the processes of implementing the above embodiments and equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present application are still within the scope covered by the present application.

Claims

1. A smart elderly care walker, comprising a support plate, characterized in that: Also included are mounting components; The mounting assembly comprises an armrest rod, a cylinder, a frame, a slider, a vertical block, a vertical cylinder, a base, a universal wheel, a rotating member, an adjusting member and a stabilizing member, the cylinder being slidably mounted on one side of the supporting pallet, the armrest rod being fixedly mounted on the side of the supporting pallet away from the cylinder, the slider being slidably connected to the cylinder and being fixedly connected to the supporting pallet, the frame being fixedly mounted on the side of the cylinder away from the supporting pallet, the rotating member being connected to the frame and to one side of the supporting pallet, the vertical block being fixedly mounted on the side of the frame away from the cylinder, the vertical cylinder being slidably mounted on the side of the vertical block away from the frame, the adjusting member being connected to the vertical cylinder and to the vertical block, the base being fixedly mounted on the side of the vertical cylinder away from the frame, and the universal wheel being fixedly mounted on the side of the base away from the vertical cylinder; the stabilizing member being arranged on the vertical cylinder; The rotating component includes a rotating screw and a dual-axis motor. The dual-axis motor is fixedly connected to the frame and located on a side of the frame away from the slider. The rotating screw is threadedly connected to the support plate and connected to the output shaft of the dual-axis motor.

2. The smart elderly care walking aid as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting component comprises an adjusting screw and an adjusting motor. The adjusting screw is threadedly connected to the vertical block and is located on a side of the vertical block away from the vertical tube. The adjusting motor is fixedly connected to the vertical tube, and an output shaft of the adjusting motor is connected to the adjusting screw.

3. The smart elderly care walking aid as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The stabilizing component includes a stabilizing block, a block body, a rod body, a spring and a cushion plate, wherein the block body is fixedly mounted on a side of the vertical cylinder away from the vertical block; the cushion plate is rotatably mounted on a side of the vertical cylinder close to the block body; the rod body is slidably mounted on a side of the block body away from the vertical cylinder; the stabilizing block is fixedly mounted on a side of the rod body away from the cushion plate; the other end of the spring is connected to the rod body, and the other end of the rod body is connected to the block.

4. The smart elderly care walking aid as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The stabilizing component comprises a mounting screw and a rubber block. The mounting screw is threadedly connected to the stabilizing block and is located on a side of the stabilizing block away from the rod body; the rubber block is threadedly connected to the mounting screw and is located on a side of the mounting screw close to the stabilizing block.

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  • Walking assisting device for home-based care for aged

    CN215132809U