PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lift device which can be operated by people themselves who have difficulties in self-rising, standing and moving by walking with a will of their own, and which facilitates multi-purpose nursing care operations performed by care workers.SOLUTION: A lift device is provided, in which a center frame 9 suspended from a suspension fitting of a suspension tool installed on a traveling rail includes, on front and back thereof, a fixed-side installation block and a reverse-side installation block reversible by using a reverse stroke cylinder. The fixed-side installation block includes a pair of left and right body lifting arms 13, 14 whose tip end parts are provided with lifting palms. Similarly, the reverse-side installation block includes a pair of left and right body lifting arms whose tip end parts are provided with lifting palms. All of the body lift arms and lift palms are subject to digital control of opening/closing or vertical movement, which is performed while measuring work loads by using load cells respectively provided at the tip ends of the lift arms and lift palms, through the respective stroke cylinders, thereby lifting up or down of a human body in a lying state or in a sitting state can be performed.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】自力起床、起立及び歩行移動の困難な人達が自分の意思によって自力で実行できる、またその介護人にとっても、多目的な介護作業を容易にするリフト装置を提供する。【解決手段】走行用レールに設置された吊り具に吊り金具に懸架したセンターフレーム9の前後に固定側設置ブロック、反転ストロークシリンダによって反転可能な反転側設置ブロックを設け、固定側設置ブロックには、左右に一対の人体リフトアーム13,14を設けその先端部に、リフトパームを設ける。同様に反転側設置ブロックにも左右一対の人体リフトアームを設けその先端部にリフトパームを設ける。全ての人体リフトアーム及びリフトパームはそれぞれのストロークシリンダを介して、その先端に設けられたロードセルによって作動負荷を計測しながら、開閉デジタル制御または上下デジタル制御によって、横臥状態また座位状態からの人体の抱き上げ抱き降ろし可能な構造とする。【選択図】図8