< Topic >The fact that the meal is taken for the person when keeping living, is important thing. Due to the development of medical science, the senior citizen who needs the assistance of one and the meal which had grave fault, has reached the point where it can live with general home. In that kind of historical background, the chair for the meal which is suited for the one which needs assistance did not exist. Because of that, there was a controversial issue which can point to the meal in the attitude which is easy to cause error , error drinking.SolutionsBackground 1 it possesses with the feature which locks with the optional angle which in rear direction is in the range of angle of the 20 - the 30 and the feature which locks with angle above the 40, inclination of the bearing surface 2 it possesses the feature which 10 - the 30 one place or more can lock in the range of angle of the anteriorly little. Inclination of the bearing surface it tried to become 10 - the 30 the range of angle of the anteriorly length of 2 these hind legs by making longer than the length 2 of the fore-legs.< Choice figure >Drawing 1【課題】人にとって食事を取ることは、生きていくうえで重要なことである。医学の発達により、重度の障害を持った方や食事の介助を必要とする高齢者が、一般の家庭で生活できるようになってきている。そのような時代背景の中、介助を必要とする方に適した食事用の椅子が存在しなかった。そのため、誤嚥、誤飲を起こしやすい姿勢で食事をさせる問題点があった。【解決手段】背板1を背面方向に20°~30°の角度の範囲にある任意の角度で固定する機構と、40°以上の角度で固定する機構とを具備し、座面2の傾斜を前側に10°~30°の角度の範囲で少なくも一箇所以上固定することができる機構を具備する。2本の後脚の長さを前脚の2本の長さより長くすることにより、座面の傾斜を前側に10°~30°の角度の範囲になるようにした。【選択図】図1
