PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheel chair which is easy to be operated, being adapted to operation characteristics of a driver.SOLUTION: A wheel chair includes a wheel chair body 1, a wheel 15, a seat 17, a drive device 13 for self-propulsion, and a control part 11 which controls travel state of the drive device 13. The control part 11 includes a joystick 12 for indicating a travel direction of the wheel chair body 1, an advancement operation direction change part which allows the driver to change an advancement operation direction of the joystick 12 for advancing the wheel chair body 1, and a display device 23 which, when the advancement operation direction is changed, indicates the advancement operation direction after the change.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】運転者の操作特性に適応した操作し易い車椅子を提供する。【解決手段】車椅子本体1と、車輪15と、座席17と、自走用の駆動装置13と、駆動装置13の走行状態を制御する制御部11とを備え、制御部11は、車椅子本体1の走行方向を指示するジョイスティック12と、車椅子本体1を前進走行させるジョイスティック12の前進操作方向を運転者が変更可能な前進操作方向変更部と、前進操作方向が変更された場合に、変更後の前進操作方向を示す表示装置23とを備えている。【選択図】図1
