PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shifting device for care that can increase safety when a care receiver is seated and that makes it easier for a care giver to help a care receiver get on and off.SOLUTION: The shifting device for care includes a pair of right and left support arms 3 which project horizontally from a column 4 and which are raised and lowered along the column by a lifting mechanism to support a human upper body. A support band 10 for supporting a human lower body is suspended between both support arms 3. A joint portion 9 is formed in a position halfway between the support arms 3. Either the opened or closed state of both support arms 3 can be selected by turning the joint portion 9. The turning axis of each joint portion 9 is formed to be inclined relative to each support arm 3. As the tips of both support arms 3 fall downward, both support arms 3 are closed. At both support arms 3 the support band 10 is attached at a position closer to their tips than to the joint portion 9, whereby both support arms 3 are put into a closed state in conjunction with the human body applying load to the support band 10.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】被介護者が座った状態での安全性を向上することができるとともに、介助者が被介護者の乗降を補助することを容易にする介護シフターを提供する。【解決手段】支柱4から水平突出するとともに昇降機構により当該支柱に沿って昇降する、人体の上半身を支持するための左右一対の支持アーム3を有し、両支持アーム3間には、人体の下半身を担持するための支持バンド10を懸架し、各支持アーム3の中間位置に関節部9を形成して、この関節部9の回動により両支持アーム3の開状態と閉状態とを選択することができ、各関節部9の回動軸が各支持アーム3に対し傾斜して形成され、両支持アーム3の先端側が下方に下がるにつれて両支持アーム3が閉じるとともに、支持バンド10が両支持アーム3において関節部9よりも先端側に取り付けられることにより、人体が支持バンド10に荷重を加えるのに連動して、両支持アーム3を閉状態とする。【選択図】図1
