JP3069339B2 - Bathtub and bathing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing stretcher, a bathtub, and a bathing apparatus using a combination of these bathers for bathing while taking a bather.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bathing apparatus, there is known a bathing apparatus using a combination of a stretcher for bathing and a bathtub. The bathing stretcher includes a stretcher that supports a bather and a support frame that supports the stretcher while being lifted from the floor. The stretcher of the bath stretcher has a fixed floor that supports the lower body of the bather in a substantially horizontal state, and is rotatably connected to an end of the fixed floor to support the upper body of the bather in a horizontal state. And a movable floor part capable of tilting toward the inclined state. Further, the supporting frame of the stretcher for bathing is substantially horizontal so as to extend along the side of the stretcher between the legs arranged on the fixed floor side and the movable floor side of the stretcher. And an inter-leg connecting portion connecting these legs.

A connecting portion between the legs is provided with a horizontal portion arranged substantially horizontally from an end on the fixed floor side of the stretcher portion to a connecting portion between the fixed floor portion and the movable floor portion, and both ends of the horizontal portion. Standing portions connected to the legs while allowing the edge of the bathtub to enter between the legs. In addition,
The upright portion arranged on the movable floor portion side is connected to the leg portion on the movable floor portion side in a state of being inclined at the same angle as the angle of the inclined surface so as not to interfere with the inclined surface of the bathtub described later. ing.
The bathtub accommodates the stretcher of the stretcher for bathing by being moved upward by the elevating device with the stretcher for bathing positioned above. An inclined surface is provided in the bathtub to push up and tilt the back surface of the movable floor portion of the stretcher when the stretcher for bathing is accommodated.

[0004]

In the bathing stretcher constituting the conventional bathing apparatus, when the movable floor of the stretcher is pushed up and inclined by the inclined surface of the bathtub,
The leg on the movable floor portion side in a state where it is inclined at the same angle as the angle of the inclined surface so that the upright portion on the movable floor portion constituting the connecting portion between the leg portions of the support frame does not interfere with the inclined surface of the bathtub. It is connected to the. For this reason, when the movable floor portion of the bath stretcher is in a substantially horizontal state, the standing portion on the movable floor side of the connecting portion between the legs is projected above the side portion of the movable floor portion. Therefore, when the movable floor is inclined, an accident such as an injury occurs when a bather's elbow or the like is caught between the movable floor and the standing part on the movable floor side of the connecting part between the legs. There was fear. In addition, when the movable floor is in a substantially horizontal state, there is a problem that the standing part on the movable floor side is in the way and it is difficult for the assistant to assist the bather.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and there is a possibility that an elbow or the like of a bather may be caught between a movable floor portion of a stretcher and an upright portion on a movable floor side of a connecting portion between legs. and to provide a bath apparatus for use with bathtubs without, assistance operations assistant is used in combination with a bath stretcher made easier, and the input bath stretcher and tub.

[0006]

The bathtub according to claim 1 is
Elevating type used in combination with bath stretcher
A bathtub, wherein the stretcher for bathing is constituted by a stretcher section for supporting a bather and a support frame for supporting the stretcher section in a state of being lifted from the floor, and the stretcher section lowers the lower body of the bather. A fixed floor portion that is supported in a substantially horizontal state, and is rotatably connected to an end of the fixed floor portion, so that a posture of a horizontal state and an inclined state inclined upward can be provided while supporting the upper body of the bather. With a movable floor,
The support frame is provided with legs respectively disposed on the fixed floor side and the movable floor side of the stretcher, and is disposed between the legs along the side of the stretcher, and And a leg-to-leg connecting portion connecting the legs of
The connecting portion between the legs is substantially at the same height as the stretcher up to the vicinity of the position where the pillow is arranged on the movable floor when the stretcher is in a substantially horizontal state from the fixed floor side end. A horizontal portion arranged horizontally, and rises substantially vertically from both ends of the horizontal portion, and is connected to the legs while allowing the edge of the bathtub to enter between the horizontal portion and the legs. And the bathtub is provided with a stretcher for bathing.
The bathtub body in which the stretcher is accommodated, and the bathtub body
The bathtub body
When moved up by the elevating means,
The inclined surface to push up the back of the movable floor and tilt it
Formed on the sloping surface, the side of the sloping direction
To accommodate the connecting portion between the legs of the bath stretcher.
The storage groove is formed.

[0007]

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bathtub, wherein a housing groove is formed on both sides of the slope of the bathtub along the slope.

[0009] In bathing device according to claim 3, the
A stretcher for bathing and a bathtub according to any one of claims 1 to 2 are characterized.

[0010] Thus, in the stretcher for bathing, the horizontal portion of the connecting portion between the legs arranged along the side of the stretcher is extended to a position near the position where the pillow of the movable floor of the stretcher is arranged. Since it is arranged substantially horizontally at the same height as the above, even if the movable floor of the stretcher is in a substantially horizontal state, it constitutes a connection between legs except for the vicinity of the head of a bather lying on the stretcher. The standing part on the movable floor side does not protrude above the movable floor part, and the elbows of the bather are sandwiched between the movable floor part and the standing part on the movable floor side of the connecting part between the legs. There is no fear of being caught. In addition, since the standing part on the movable floor side does not block the side of the part other than the vicinity of the bather's head, the helping work from the side of the helper becomes easy.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a bathing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the bathing apparatus 1 includes a bathing stretcher 2 used in combination with a bathtub, and an elevating bathtub 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stretcher 2 for bathing is composed of a stretcher 6 which is disposed substantially horizontally and supports a bather, and a support frame 7 which supports the stretcher 6 while being lifted from the floor. Is done. The stretcher section 6 is disposed substantially horizontally and supports the lower body of the bather. The stretcher section 6 is rotatably connected to an end of the fixed floor section 8 so as to support the upper body of the bather so that the stretcher section 6 is in a horizontal state and upward. And a movable floor 9 capable of tilting toward the inclined state. The fixed floor portion 8 and the movable floor portion 9 are connected to a shaft 10 serving as a reinforcing material.
Are connected to each other with a variable connection angle. In addition, from this, the direction along the length of the stretcher 2 for bathing, that is, the side on which the fixed floor portion 8 of the stretcher 6 is disposed, that is, the left side in FIG. 2A, the right side is referred to as the front, and the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction is referred to as the side.

The fixed floor 8 is provided with retractable side fences 11 on both sides thereof. A pillow 12 for supporting a bather's head is attached to a surface near the front end of the movable floor 9. A roller 13 for smoothly guiding the movable floor 9 along an inclined surface 39 of the bathtub 3 described later is provided on a rear surface near the front end of the movable floor 9. At the front end of the movable floor 9, a bar handle 14 for an assistant to operate the movable floor 9 and a ring-shaped engaged portion 37 (described later) provided on the support frame 7 are provided. A stopper 15 is provided to fix the movable floor 9 in an inclined state by being engaged. The stopper 15 is operated by operating an engagement protrusion (not shown) protruded to the side of the movable floor portion by a biasing member such as a spring, and an engagement protrusion protruded by being rotated, thereby returning the stopper 15 to its original position. And an operation lever 16 to be housed. Each of the fixed floor section 8 and the movable floor section 9 is provided with a belt 18 for fixing a bather.

The supporting frame 7 is provided with legs, which are respectively located before and after in the longitudinal direction of the stretcher 6, ie, a leg 21 on the fixed floor side and a leg 22 on the movable floor side, and It is arranged between the floor-side leg 21 and the movable floor-side leg 22 along one side of the stretcher 6, and the fixed floor-side leg 21 and the movable floor And a leg-to-leg connecting portion 23 that connects the leg 22 on the side.

The fixed floor side leg 21 has two rear struts 26 which are erected substantially vertically and are laterally spaced apart from each other by the width of the fixed floor 8, and these rear struts 26. 26 are connected to each other by a rear cross beam 27 connecting the two. Each of the rear support columns 26 is formed in a substantially inverted U-shape in which the upper portion is bent toward the side where the fixed floor portion 8 is disposed. Further, wheels 28 for movement are provided at the lower ends of these rear columns 26, respectively. The upper portion of the rear support 26 has a substantially inverted U-shape, and the upper portion of the rear support 26 is positioned above the rear end corner of the fixed floor 8 while allowing the edge of the bathtub 3 to enter between the rear support 26 and the fixed floor 8. , And is suspended and supported. Note that, of these rear struts 26, the one arranged on the left side in front of the stretcher 2 for bathing, in FIG. Department connection part 23
Are combined with an upright portion 35 (described later) on the fixed floor side.

The leg portion 22 on the movable floor portion side is provided with two front support columns 30 which are erected substantially vertically and are laterally separated from each other by the width of the movable floor portion 9. It is constituted by a front cross beam 31 connecting the column supports 30 to each other. Of the two front struts 30, the front strut 30 a, which is arranged on the left side as viewed from the front, in FIG. 2, is arranged on the far side, and the upper part thereof is arranged with the movable floor 9. It is bent toward the side, and a tip end thereof is connected to the inter-leg connecting portion 23. The other front support 30b is connected to the middle of the front support 30a by bending its upper part substantially horizontally toward the front support 30a, so that the movable floor 9 is substantially horizontal. Movable floor 9 when in the state
Is formed to support the front end of the support beam from below. In addition, a wheel 28 for movement is provided at a lower end of each of the front support columns 30.

The inter-leg connecting portion 23 is connected to the stretchable portion 6 of the movable floor portion 9 constituting the stretcher portion 6 in the vicinity of the position where the pillow 12 is arranged.
A horizontal portion 34 arranged substantially horizontally at the same height as the above; a fixed floor side standing portion 35 which rises substantially vertically from both ends of the horizontal portion 34 and is connected to the fixed floor side leg 21; Similarly, it is constituted by a movable floor-side standing portion 36 connected to the movable floor-side leg 22. The horizontal portion 34 includes a side portion on the left side as viewed from the front of the fixed floor portion 8 and the fixed floor portion 8.
The stretcher 6 is supported by supporting the left end of the shaft 10 connecting the movable floor 9 and the movable floor 9. The standing portion 35 on the fixed floor side includes the horizontal portion 34 and the leg 21 on the fixed floor side.
Are connected to the rear strut 26a of the leg 21 on the fixed floor side so as to allow the edge of the bathtub 3 to enter between them. The upright portion 35 on the fixed floor portion side is combined with the upper portion of the rear support 26a. The movable floor-side upright portion 36 is provided between the horizontal portion 34 and the movable floor-side leg 22 so as to allow the edge of the bathtub 3 to enter the front of the movable floor-side leg 22. It is connected to the tip of the section support 30a. A stopper 1 protruding from the side of the movable floor portion 9 is provided near a connection portion between the upper end of the standing portion 36 on the movable floor portion side and the upper portion of the front column 30a.
5 is provided with a ring-shaped engaged portion 37 into which the engagement protrusion is inserted and which holds the engagement protrusion.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bathtub 3 comprises a bathtub body 38 in which the stretcher 6 of the bathing stretcher 2 is accommodated, and a lifting means (not shown) for moving the bathtub body 38 up and down. . An inclined surface 39 is formed in the bathtub main body 38 for pushing up and inclining the back surface of the movable floor 9 of the stretcher 6 when it is moved upward by the elevating means. In the inclined surface 39, on both sides along the inclination, the accommodation grooves 4 for accommodating the inter-leg connecting portions 23 of the stretcher 2 for bathing.
0 is formed. The accommodation groove 40 is formed such that its bottom surface is at the same height as the inside bottom surface of the bathtub body 38 so as to accommodate the front side of the horizontal portion 34 constituting the inter-leg connection portion 23 of the bathing stretcher 2. It is. In addition,
A shower part 41 for applying hot water to a bather is provided on the front side and the rear side on the outer surface on the right side toward the front of the bathtub body 38, that is, on the outer side surface on the near side in FIG.

Hereinafter, the usage of the bathing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described. First, a bather is laid on the stretcher 6 of the stretcher 2 for bathing. At this time, the side fence 11 is lowered to the outside of the stretcher 6 so as not to obstruct the work. Next, the bather is belted 18.
Thus, the side fence 11 is returned to the upright state. In this state, the bath stretcher 2 is moved so as to be located above the bathtub 3 (see FIG. 1).

Subsequently, the bathtub body 38 of the bathtub 3 is raised by the lifting means, and the stretcher 6 of the stretcher 2 for bathing is raised.
Is housed in the bathtub body 38. At this time, the bathtub body 38
The back surface of the movable floor 9 of the stretcher 6 is pushed up by the roller 13 by the inclined surface 39 formed therein, and the movable floor 9 together with the upper body of the bather is inclined. The movable floor 9 is guided along the inclined surface 39 of the bathtub body 38 by the rollers 13 provided on the back of the movable floor 9,
Can be tilted smoothly. A front side of the horizontal portion 34 that constitutes the support frame 7 of the bathing stretcher 2 is provided with a housing groove 40 formed on an inclined surface 39 of a bathtub body 38.
Housed by In this way, the bather is accommodated in the bathtub 3 and the bather is bathed with the upper body inclined.

According to the bathing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the connecting section 23 between the legs of the stretcher 2 for bathing stretches the stretcher 6 to the vicinity of the position where the pillow 12 of the movable floor 9 constituting the stretcher 6 is arranged. It is arranged substantially horizontally at the same height as the section 6, and even when the movable floor section 9 is in a substantially horizontal state, except for the vicinity of the head of a bather lying on the stretcher section 6, the inter-leg connection section 23 is formed. The upright portion 36 on the movable floor side does not protrude above the movable floor 9 in a substantially horizontal state. Accordingly, when the movable floor 9 is inclined from the substantially horizontal state, even if the elbows of the bather protrude more outward than the side of the movable floor 9, the movable floor 9 and the standing part on the movable floor side. There is no danger of being caught between them. In addition, since the standing portion 36 on the movable floor side does not block the side of the part other than the vicinity of the bather's head, the helper can perform the support work from either the left or right side of the bather. Can be facilitated.

The inclined surface 39 of the bathtub body 38 of the bathtub 3
Since the accommodating groove 40 for accommodating the inter-leg connection portion 23 of the bath stretcher 2 is formed, the inclined surface 39 of the bathtub body 38 and the inter-leg connection portion 23 of the bath stretcher 2 do not interfere with each other. The bather can be bathed using the bath stretcher 2. Further, since the accommodation grooves 40 are formed on both sides of the inclined surface 39, the inclination of the bathtub body 38 can be maintained regardless of whether the connecting portion 23 between the legs of the support frame 7 is disposed on the left or right side of the stretcher 6. Surface 39 and bath stretcher 2
Does not interfere with the inter-leg connection portion 23.

In the above-described embodiment, in the supporting frame 7 of the stretcher 2 for bathing, the connecting portion 23 between the legs is used.
Although the example provided on the left side toward the front, and the back side in FIG. 2 was used, the invention is not limited to this, and the inter-leg connecting portion 23 is provided on the right side toward the front, and the front side in FIG. The bath stretcher 2 may be used. Further, in the bathtub main body 38 of the bathtub 3, the example in which the accommodation grooves 40 are provided on both sides of the inclined surface 39 is used. It may be provided only on the side.

[0024]

[0025]

Effects of the Invention According to claim 1, wherein the tub accommodation groove for accommodating the legs between the connecting part of the bathing stretcher on the inclined surface of the tub body and is formed, stretcher for bathing and the inclined surface of the tub body Specified.
The bather can be bathed by using the bath stretcher .

According to claim 2, wherein the bath, also the leg portion between the connecting portion of the support frame have been provided on the left and right either side of the stretcher unit, between the legs connected bathing stretcher and the inclined surface of the tub body Since there is no interference with the section, the bather can be bathed using a predetermined bath stretcher .

According to the bathing device of the third aspect , the predetermined
And incoming bath stretcher, thereby bathing the bather with a bath according to claim 1 or 2.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining the configuration and structure of a bathing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view.

FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate a configuration and a structure of a bath stretcher according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG.

3 (a) is a plan view, FIG. 3 (b) is a front view, and FIG. 3 (c) is a side view, for explaining the configuration and structure of a bathtub according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of Signs] 1 bathing device 2 bath stretcher 3 bathtub 6 stretcher 7 support frame 8 fixed floor 9 movable floor 21 fixed floor side leg 22 movable floor side leg 23 leg connection 34 Horizontal portion 35 Standing portion on fixed floor side 36 Standing portion on movable floor side 38 Bathtub body 39 Inclined surface 40 Storage groove

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. Use in combination with a stretcher for bathing
A bathtub lift formulas, stretcher for the bathing is configured and stretcher unit supporting the bather, by a supporting frame the carrier rack portion for supporting in a state lifted from the floor, the stretcher unit, A fixed floor that supports the lower body of the bather in a substantially horizontal state, and a tilted state that is rotatably connected to an end of the fixed floor and supports the upper body of the bather and tilts upward and horizontally while supporting the upper body of the bather The supporting frame is provided with legs respectively arranged on the fixed floor side and the movable floor side of the stretcher, and the stretcher is provided between the legs. And a connecting portion between the legs that is arranged along the side of the connecting portion and connects the legs. The connecting portion between the legs is formed from an end of the stretcher on the fixed floor side. A pillow is arranged on the movable floor when in a substantially horizontal state. A horizontal portion which is disposed substantially horizontally at the same height as the stretcher portion to the vicinity of the installation portion, and rises substantially vertically from both ends of the horizontal portion, and an edge of the bathtub between the horizontal portion and the leg portion. A standing part connected to the legs while permitting entry, wherein the bathtub is a bathtub body in which a stretcher of the bathing stretcher is accommodated.
And elevating means for moving the bathtub body up and down
The bathtub body is moved upward by the elevating means.
When raising the back of the movable floor,
Is formed inclined surface of the eye, the inclined surface, on the side of the direction along the inclination, the entering
The accommodation groove that accommodates the connection between the legs of the bath stretcher is shaped
A bathtub characterized by being formed. The wherein the inclined surface of the bath, bath of claim 1, wherein a receiving groove on both sides along the slope is formed. 3. The stretcher for bathing according to claim 1,
A bath apparatus characterized by comprising the bathtub according to any one of 1 and 2 .