Walking aid with auxiliary seat

By introducing a rotating shaft, seat plate, hinge block and lifting mechanism into the walker, the problem of patients frequently standing up and sitting down is solved, convenient seat push and height adjustment are achieved, and the applicability of the walker is improved.

CN223287365UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-02遂宁市中医院
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421744105.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-23
Publication Date
2025-09-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-23

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Technical Problem

When using the existing walker with auxiliary seats, patients need to stand up and sit down frequently, which increases the difficulty of operation and is not convenient for users of different heights to use.

Method used

A walker with auxiliary seat is designed, through a rotating shaft, seat plate, hinge block, support bar and lifting mechanism, allowing the patient to directly push the walker to move on the seat, and adjust the height of the handheld rod through the lifting mechanism to accommodate different heights.

Benefits of technology

It simplifies the patient's operating procedures, reduces the need to stand up and sit down, improves the applicability and convenience of the walker, and is suitable for users of different heights.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of walking aids, and discloses a walking aid with an auxiliary seat, which comprises two support plates, side plates are fixedly arranged on the upper end surfaces of the two support plates close to the rear side, a rotating shaft is rotatably arranged between the two side plates close to the rear side, a seat plate is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the rotating shaft, and the seat plate is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the rotating shaft. A backrest is fixedly arranged at the position, close to the rear side, between the two side plates, and lifting mechanisms are fixedly arranged at the positions, close to the front side, of the upper end faces of the two supporting plates. According to the walking aid, the sitting plate is far away from the supporting strip by rotating the sitting plate, then the hinging block is rotated to limit the sitting plate, the sitting plate can be prevented from overturning forwards, the clamping block is clamped into the clamping groove by rotating the handheld rod, a patient can conveniently stand in the walking aid to push the walking aid to move, and the patient does not need to walk to the rear side of the walking aid; when a patient needs to have a rest, the hinge block is turned away from the seat plate, the seat plate is rotated to be attached to the supporting strip, the patient can directly sit on the seat plate, operation is easy, and use is convenient.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of walkers, in particular to a walker with an auxiliary seat. Background Art

[0002] Orthopedic trauma is a specialized area of ​​medicine that focuses on the treatment of injuries and diseases of the skeletal system. Orthopedic trauma often involves fractures, dislocations, soft tissue injuries, and bone diseases. During rehabilitation and recovery, some patients often use walkers with assistive seats to provide additional support and stability, helping them walk and move while reducing pressure on the injured area. A walker with an assistive seat is a walking aid designed to provide stable support and balance, helping patients move better.

[0003] Since some patients often need to stand and walk during rehabilitation training, common walkers with auxiliary seats usually require patients to get off the seat and then walk behind the seat to push the walker to walk. When they need to rest, they need to walk to the front of the seat and sit on the seat. This easily increases the difficulty of operation for patients in actual use and is inconvenient to use.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention provides a walker with an auxiliary seat to solve the problems raised in the above background technology. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art and to propose a walker with an auxiliary seat, which makes it convenient for patients to stand inside the walker to push the walker to move without the need for patients to walk to the back of the walker. It is also convenient for users of different heights to use the walker, thereby improving the applicability of the walker and making it simple to operate and easy to use.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A walker with an auxiliary seat, comprising two support plates, side plates fixedly provided on the rear side of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates, a rotating shaft rotatably provided between the two side plates at the rear side, a seat plate fixedly provided outside the rotating shaft, a backrest fixedly provided between the two side plates at the rear side, and a lifting mechanism fixedly provided on the front side of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates;

[0008] A support bar is fixedly provided on the opposite side of the two support plates near the lower side of the seat plate, and a hinge block is hingedly provided on the upper end surface of the support plate on one side of the two support plates;

[0009] The two lifting mechanisms each include an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder. The two outer cylinders are fixedly arranged on the front side of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates, and the two inner cylinders are movably sleeved on the inner sides of the two outer cylinders. A screw rod is rotatably arranged inside the two outer cylinders.

[0010] A hand-held rod is hingedly provided at the upper end of the inner cylinder near the hinge block of the two inner cylinders, a damping spring is fixedly provided inside the inner cylinder at the side away from the hinge block of the two inner cylinders, a clamping block is fixedly provided at the end of the damping spring away from the hinge block, and a clamping slot is provided inside the hand-held rod near the clamping block;

[0011] Through the above technical solution, a support bar is provided to support the seat, which makes it convenient for the patient to sit on the upper side of the seat, and the seat is rotated to rotate the rotating shaft so that the seat is parallel to the backrest, and the hinge block is rotated to make the hinge block fit with the seat, which can support the seat and prevent it from rotating forward, making it convenient to fold the seat and facilitate the patient to stand. By rotating the screw rod to drive the inner cylinder to rotate inside the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder can be driven to move up and down, and the upper end of the inner cylinder of the rotating hand-held rod is inserted into the inside of the hand-held rod, and the card block is connected to the inside of the card slot, so that the hand-held rod can be fixed, making it convenient for the patient to support the hand-held rod to push the walker to move.

[0012] Furthermore, a rotating rod is rotatably provided at the lower end of each of the two outer cylinders, a first bevel gear is fixedly provided on the outer side of each of the two rotating rods near the inner position of each of the two outer cylinders, and a second bevel gear is fixedly provided at the lower end of each of the two screw rods;

[0013] With the above technical solution, the first bevel gear can be driven to move by rotating the rotating rod, thereby causing the second bevel gear to drive the screw to rotate, thereby facilitating the use of the screw.

[0014] Furthermore, a return spring is fixedly provided at one end of the hand-held rod away from the hinge block, and a push rod is fixedly provided inside the return spring;

[0015] Through the above technical solution, the push rod can be pushed to remove the card block from the card slot, and when the push rod is released, the reset spring will drive the push rod to reset away from the card block.

[0016] Furthermore, universal wheels are fixedly provided on the front and rear sides of the lower end surfaces of the two support plates;

[0017] Through the above technical solution, the universal wheels are used to facilitate the movement of the walker.

[0018] Furthermore, the two second bevel gears are respectively meshed with the two first bevel gears, and a hand wheel is fixedly provided at one end of each of the two rotating rods;

[0019] Through the above technical solution, rotating the hand wheel can easily drive the rotating rod to rotate so that the first bevel gear drives the second bevel gear to rotate.

[0020] Furthermore, the two inner cylinders are respectively threadedly sleeved on the outer sides of the two screw rods near the upper ends;

[0021] The above technical solution facilitates the inner cylinder to move up and down when the screw rod rotates.

[0022] Furthermore, the card block is clamped and arranged in an inner position of the card slot;

[0023] Through the above technical solution, the clamping block and the clamping slot cooperate with each other to fix the handheld rod.

[0024] Furthermore, a reinforcement plate is fixedly provided at the front end of each of the two side plates, and the two reinforcement plates are fixed to the outer cylinder respectively;

[0025] Through the above technical solution, the reinforcement plate is used to strengthen the support of the outer cylinder, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the outer cylinder during use.

[0026] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0027] 1. The utility model proposes a walker with an auxiliary seat, which is provided with a rotating shaft, a seat plate, a hinge block, a support bar, a hand-held rod, a slot and a clamping block. By rotating the seat plate to move the seat plate away from the support bar, and then rotating the hinge block to move it close to the seat plate to limit the seat plate, the seat plate can be prevented from flipping forward. By rotating the hand-held rod, an inner cylinder is inserted into the inside of the hand-held rod, so that the clamping block is clamped into the inside of the clamping slot, so that the patient can stand inside the walker to push the walker to move, without the patient having to walk to the back side of the walker. When rest is needed, the hinge block is flipped away from the seat plate, and the seat plate is rotated to fit into the support bar, so that the patient can sit directly on the seat plate. The operation is simple and easy to use.

[0028] 2. The utility model proposes a walker with an auxiliary seat. By setting a lifting mechanism, the first bevel gear is driven by the adjusting rod to rotate the second bevel gear, thereby driving the screw rod to rotate inside the inner cylinder. The inner cylinder can be moved up and down to a suitable position, thereby facilitating the adjustment of the height of the handheld rod, making it easier for users of different heights to use the walker, thereby improving the applicability of the walker. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the axial side of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the axial side of the utility model in the flipped state of the seat plate;

[0031] Figure 3 It is a front cross-sectional schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0032] Figure 4 For this utility model Figure 3A is an enlarged schematic diagram;

[0033] Figure 5 For this utility model Figure 3 A magnified schematic diagram of point B in FIG.

[0034] Figure 6 For this utility model Figure 3 Enlarged schematic diagram of point C in FIG.

[0035] Legend:

[0036] 1. Support plate; 2. Side plate; 3. Backrest; 4. Seat; 5. Hand lever; 6. Lifting mechanism; 7. Reinforcement plate; 8. Hinge block; 9. Support bar; 10. Rotating shaft; 11. Slot; 12. Return spring; 13. Push rod; 14. Universal wheel; 601. Outer cylinder; 602. Inner cylinder; 603. Screw; 604. Bevel gear No. 1; 605. Bevel gear No. 2; 606. Block; 607. Rotating rod; 608. Handwheel; 609. Damping spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] Example

[0039] Reference Figure 1-6 The utility model provides an embodiment of a walker with an auxiliary seat, comprising two support plates 1, side plates 2 are fixedly provided at the rear positions of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates 1, a rotating shaft 10 is rotatably provided between the two side plates 2 at the rear position, the rotating shaft 10 is used to facilitate the rotation of the seat plate 4, a seat plate 4 is fixedly provided on the outer side of the rotating shaft 10, a backrest 3 is fixedly provided between the two side plates 2 at the rear position, a lifting mechanism 6 is fixedly provided at the front positions of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates 1, the lifting mechanism 6 is used to drive a hand-held rod 5 to move up and down, so as to facilitate the adjustment of the height of the hand-held rod 5 and facilitate use by patients of different heights;

[0040] A support bar 9 is fixedly provided on the opposite side of the two support plates 1 near the lower side of the seat plate 4. The support bar 9 is used to support the seat plate 4 to prevent the seat plate 4 from overturning. A hinge block 8 is hingedly provided on the upper end surface of the support plate 1 on one side of the two support plates 1. The hinge block 8 is used to support the seat plate 4 when the seat plate 4 is parallel to the backrest 3, preventing the seat plate 4 from overturning when the patient pushes the walker to move. When the seat plate 4 is overturned, space can be left inside the walker, which is convenient for the patient to push the walker inside and walk, making it easy to use.

[0041] The two lifting mechanisms 6 each include an outer cylinder 601 and an inner cylinder 602. The two outer cylinders 601 are fixedly disposed on the front side of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates 1, and the two inner cylinders 602 are movably sleeved on the inner sides of the two outer cylinders 601. Screw rods 603 are rotatably disposed inside the two outer cylinders 601.

[0042] A hand-held rod 5 is hingedly provided at the upper end of the inner cylinder 602 near the hinge block 8 of the two inner cylinders 602. A damping spring 609 is fixedly provided inside the inner cylinder 602 at the side away from the hinge block 8 of the two inner cylinders 602. A clamping block 606 is fixedly provided at the end of the damping spring 609 away from the hinge block 8. A clamping groove 11 is provided inside the hand-held rod 5 near the clamping block 606. Scale lines are provided on the outside of the two inner cylinders 602, so that when adjusting the height of the inner cylinder 602, the inner cylinders 602 on both sides can be kept at the same height by observing the scale.

[0043] The two outer cylinders 601 are both rotatably provided with rotating rods 607 at the lower end positions, and the outer sides of the two rotating rods 607 are fixedly provided with No. 1 bevel gears 604 near the inner positions of the two outer cylinders 601. The lower ends of the two screw rods 603 are both fixedly provided with No. 2 bevel gears 605. By rotating the rotating rods 607, the No. 1 bevel gear 604 can be driven to move, so that the No. 2 bevel gear 605 drives the screw rod 603 to rotate, which is convenient for the use of the screw rod 603. A return spring 12 is fixedly provided at the end of the hand-held rod 5 away from the hinge block 8. A push rod 13 is fixedly provided inside the return spring 12. Pushing the push rod 13 can move the block 606 out of the slot 11. When the push rod 13 is released, the return spring 12 will drive the push rod 13 to return to its original position away from the block 606. Universal wheels 14 are fixedly provided at the front and rear sides of the lower end surfaces of the two support plates 1. The universal wheels 14 are used to facilitate the movement of the walker.

[0044] The two No. 2 bevel gears 605 are respectively meshed with the two No. 1 bevel gears 604, and the two rotating rods 607 are fixedly provided with hand wheels 608 at the opposite end positions. Turning the hand wheels 608 facilitates driving the rotating rod 607 to rotate so that the No. 1 bevel gear 604 drives the No. 2 bevel gear 605 to rotate. The two inner cylinders 602 are respectively threadedly sleeved on the outer sides of the two screw rods 603 near the upper end, so that the inner cylinder 602 can be driven up and down when the screw rod 603 rotates. The clamping block 606 is clamped and arranged in the internal position of the clamping slot 11. The clamping block 606 and the clamping slot 11 cooperate with each other to fix the hand-held rod 5. The front end surfaces of the two side panels 2 are fixedly provided with reinforcement plates 7. The two reinforcement plates 7 are respectively fixed to the outer cylinder 601. The reinforcement plates 7 are used to strengthen the support of the outer cylinder 601, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the outer cylinder 601 during use.

[0045] Working principle: When in use, press the push rod 13 to compress the return spring 12, drive the card block 606 to squeeze the damping spring 609, and move the card block 606 out of the card slot 11, rotate the hand-held rod 5 to make it away from one of the inner cylinders 602, and the patient can sit on the upper side of the seat plate 4 conveniently. The support bar 9 is used to support the seat plate 4. When the patient needs to exercise standing and walking, rotate the hinge block 8 away from the seat plate 4 and then rotate the seat plate 4 to rotate the shaft 10. The seat plate 4 is parallel to the backrest 3, and the hinge block 8 is turned back close to the seat. The plate 4 fits with the seat plate 4 to support the seat plate 4 and prevent the seat plate 4 from rotating when the walker is moved. The hand-held rod 5 is rotated to insert an inner cylinder 602 into the hand-held rod 5, and the clamping block 606 is clamped into the inside of the clamping slot 11. The hand wheel 608 is rotated as needed to drive the rotating rod 607 to rotate the No. 1 bevel gear 604 and the No. 2 bevel gear 605, thereby rotating the screw rod 603 and moving the inner cylinder 602 up and down to a suitable position, which is convenient for patients of different heights to hold the hand-held rod 5 to push the walker to move.

[0046] Finally, it should be noted that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A walker with an auxiliary seat, comprising two support plates (1), characterized in that: A side plate (2) is fixedly provided at the rear side of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates (1); a rotating shaft (10) is rotatably provided between the two side plates (2); a seat plate (4) is fixedly provided outside the rotating shaft (10); a backrest (3) is fixedly provided between the two side plates (2); and a lifting mechanism (6) is fixedly provided at the front side of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates (1); A support bar (9) is fixedly provided on the opposite side of the two support plates (1) near the lower side of the seat plate (4), and a hinge block (8) is hingedly provided on the upper end surface of one support plate (1) of the two support plates (1); The two lifting mechanisms (6) each comprise an outer cylinder (601) and an inner cylinder (602), the two outer cylinders (601) being fixedly arranged at the front side of the upper end surfaces of the two support plates (1), the two inner cylinders (602) being movably sleeved at the inner sides of the two outer cylinders (601), and a screw rod (603) being rotatably arranged inside the two outer cylinders (601); A hand-held rod (5) is hingedly provided at the upper end of the inner cylinder (602) at a position close to the hinge block (8) in the two inner cylinders (602), a damping spring (609) is fixedly provided inside the inner cylinder (602) at a position away from the hinge block (8), a clamping block (606) is fixedly provided at one end of the damping spring (609) away from the hinge block (8), and a clamping slot (11) is provided inside the hand-held rod (5) at a position close to the clamping block (606).

2. The walker with an auxiliary seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rotating rod (607) is rotatably provided inside the two outer cylinders (601) near the lower end, a first bevel gear (604) is fixedly provided on the outside of the two rotating rods (607) near the inside of the two outer cylinders (601), and a second bevel gear (605) is fixedly provided at the lower end of the two screw rods (603).

3. The walker with an auxiliary seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: A return spring (12) is fixedly provided at one end of the hand-held rod (5) away from the hinge block (8), and a push rod (13) is fixedly provided inside the return spring (12).

4. The walker with an auxiliary seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: Universal wheels (14) are fixedly provided at the front and rear sides of the lower end surfaces of the two support plates (1).

5. The walker with an auxiliary seat according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two second bevel gears (605) are respectively meshed with the two first bevel gears (604), and a hand wheel (608) is fixedly provided at one end of each of the two rotating rods (607).

6. The walker with an auxiliary seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two inner cylinders (602) are respectively threadedly sleeved on the outer sides of the two screw rods (603) near the upper ends.

7. The walker with an auxiliary seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card block (606) is arranged to be snap-connected to an inner position of the card slot (11).

8. The walker with an auxiliary seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: A reinforcement plate (7) is fixedly provided at the front end surface of each of the two side plates (2), and the two reinforcement plates (7) are respectively fixedly provided with the outer cylinder (601).