Abstract: The invention provides a bed on which a patient and so forth can take a posture for sitting on a chair, in particular, a bed for allowing the posture for sitting on a chair to be taken, effectively usable even by those having the back in the shape of the round back, Kyphosis or the like.

Abstract: To devise a slide mechanism and to provide a sliding bed that is configured to be easy to slide and the height of which is freely adjustable, so as to lessen the burden on a care-giver, a sliding bed includes a bed base 1, a fixed bed frame 2 provided on the bed base 1, a movable bed frame 3 capable of moving in the widthwise direction of the bed base, and a seat and back rest on the movable bed frame 2, the back rest being capable of being raised either electrically or manually; the movable bed frame 3 is supported so as to capable of moving in the widthwise direction of the bed base 1 by at least two slide parts 4 provided on each of the two sides of the movable bed frame 3.

Abstract: To devise a slide mechanism and to provide a sliding bed that is configured to be easy to slide and the height of which is freely adjustable, so as to lessen the burden on a care-giver, a sliding bed includes a bed base 1, a fixed bed frame 2 provided on the bed base 1, a movable bed frame 3 capable of moving in the widthwise direction of the bed base, and a seat and back rest on the movable bed frame 2, the back rest being capable of being raised either electrically or manually; the movable bed frame 3 is supported so as to capable of moving in the widthwise direction of the bed base 1 by at least two slide parts 4 provided on each of the two sides of the movable bed frame 3.