PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a racing wheelchair which can be composed compactly without increasing the number of parts, and which is provided with a steering angle setting unit capable of adjusting and setting the steering angle of a front wheel accurately.SOLUTION: The steering angle setting unit 10 of the racing wheelchair 1 includes: a rocking bar 13 a front end of which freely rocks by a rocking axis 12 a link mechanism 26 which transmits the rocking of rocking bar 13 to the front wheel 3 a pair of pressing operation sections 11a and 11b which is continuously and integrally provided to the rear end of the rocking bar a slide contact section 18 located forward of the pressing operation sections 11a and 11b a standing wall 20 located between the pressing operation sections 11a and 11b backward the slide contact section 18 and adjusting members 21a and 21b which are provided to the pressing operation sections 11a and 11b and is brought into contact with the standing wall 20 at a rocking position corresponding to the steering angle of the front wheel by adjusting the amount of forward and backward movements.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】部品点数を増加させることなくコンパクトに構成することができ、しかも前輪の操舵角を精度よく調節し設定することができる操舵角設定手段を備える競走用車椅子を提供する。【解決手段】競走用車椅子1の操舵角設定手段10は、前端部が揺動軸12により揺動自在の揺動バー13と、揺動バー13の揺動を前輪3に伝達するリンク機構26と、揺動バーの後端に一体に連設された一対の押圧操作部11a,11bと、押圧操作部11a,11bより前方に位置する摺接部18と、摺接部18よりも後方で押圧操作部11a,11b間に位置する起立壁20と、押圧操作部11a,11bに設けられて進退量を調節することにより前輪の操舵角に対応する揺動位置で起立壁20に当接する調節部材21a,21bとを備える。【選択図】図2
