PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair which can reduce the burden on a caregiver, and which can be manufactured at low cost.SOLUTION: A wheelchair 1 includes: a base part 10 which can be moved a chair part 20 which is provided on the base part 10 a backrest part 30 which is rotatably provided with respect to the chair part 20 and a lifting mechanism 40 which moves the chair part 20 upward and downward by taking advantage of the rotation of the backrest part 30.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】介助者の負担を軽減可能であるとともに、低コストで製造できる車椅子を提供する。【解決手段】車椅子1は、移動可能な基台部10と、基台部10上に設けられる椅子部20と、椅子部20に対して回動可能に設けられる背もたれ部30と、背もたれ部30の回動を利用して椅子部20を昇降させる昇降機構40と、を備える。【選択図】図1
