PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair in which rear wheels are attached to both sides of the rear of a frame constituting a chair, while a caster is attached to both sides of the front, and which includes a foot support for placing feet thereon in front of the casters, so as to make getting-on and getting-off easy.SOLUTION: A wheelchair has a structure in which lifting devices are attached to both sides on a front side of a frame. The lifting device includes a leg extending downward telescopically, and a caster is provided to the tip (lower end) of the leg. A direction changing mechanism is provided so that when the front side of the frame descends, the direction of the caster facing sideways is changed to the direction facing forward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】 椅子を構成するフレームの後方両側には後輪を取付け、前方両側にはキャスターを取付け、またキャスターの前方には足を載せる為のフットサポートを備え、楽に乗降りすることが出来る車椅子の提供。【解決手段】 上記フレームの前方側両側には昇降装置を取付けた構造とし、この昇降装置は下方へ伸縮可能に延びる脚を有すと共に脚の先端(下端)には上記キャスターを備え、上記フレームの前方側が降下する際には横向きにある上記キャスターの向きが変わって正面向きに変わるように向き変更機構を備えている。【選択図】 図9
