PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the capability of holding a cared person during transfer, while facilitating putting on and taking off clothes of the person during transfer.SOLUTION: A transfer support apparatus 100 configures to lift a cared person held by a holding part 30. The holding part 30 includes a support region R10 for supporting a body part of the cared person. The support region R10 includes an upper region R1 located on a head side of the cared person and a lower region R2 located on a foot side of the cared person viewed from the cared person above the supporting region R10. The friction coefficient of a surface of the lower region R2 is smaller than the friction coefficient of a surface of the upper region R1.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】移乗過程での被介助者の保持性を高めつつ、移乗過程における被介助者の衣服の着脱の容易化を図ること。【解決手段】移乗支援装置１００は、保持部３０によって保持された状態の被介助者を持ち上げ可能に構成されている。保持部３０は、被介助者の胴部を支持する支持領域Ｒ１０を備える。支持領域Ｒ１０は、当該支持領域Ｒ１０上に配された状態の被介助者から見たとき、被介助者の頭側に位置する上部領域Ｒ１と被介助者の足側に位置する下部領域Ｒ２とを含む。下部領域Ｒ２の表面の摩擦係数は、上部領域Ｒ１の表面の摩擦係数よりも小さい。【選択図】図１
