PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair which can switch posture of a wheelchair user between an upright sitting posture and a long sitting posture while reducing a burden on a helper.SOLUTION: A wheelchair 1 includes: a carriage 10 including wheels 14 and a chair part 20 arranged slidably with respect to the carriage 10. The chair part 20 can be switched by means of sliding with respect to the carriage 10 between a first position allowing a user M sitting on the chair part 20 to take an upright sitting posture and a second posture allowing the user M sitting on the chair part 20 to take a long sitting posture.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】介助者の負担を軽減して車椅子利用者の端座位と長座位とを切り換えられる車椅子を提供する。【解決手段】車椅子1は、車輪14を有する台車部10と、台車部10に対してスライド可能に設けられる椅子部20と、を備える。椅子部20は、台車部10に対するスライドによって、椅子部20に座る者Mが端座位となる第1の位置と、椅子部20に座る者Mが長座位となる第2の位置とに切り換え可能に設けられる。【選択図】図1
