No.2（1999）18.Development of an athome device to assist independent life for elderly

Izumi MIYOSHI, Kimihiko KANAYA, Hideki SHIMIZU, Humihiko AKITA and Noriko SUZUKI

This report is related to the development of a new back-rest raising bed. A prototype is developed as a result of the investigation targeting the elderly's family and the investigation of the aids on the market. Whether the developed prototype would be accepted by the market, and whether improvements are needed were investigated. The prototype is reformed due to the results,and a new lightweight back-rest raising bed which can be used comfortably in the small residence space of the city and a Japanese-style room was made. This new type of bed has an overall height of 10cm and the angle of the back-rest can be set freely by an electric motor between 0 and 75 degrees. It is a new type of bed which in a person with disability can choose the sleeping and sitting condition freely by himself.

Keywords
elderly, back-rest raising bed, at-home device

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