JP3390236B2 - Personal care device for elderly people - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal care device for an elderly person or the like, which enables safe and easy movement between equipments necessary for daily life such as beds and bathtubs or toilets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional general apparatus of this type, a lift device is usually used to move a cared person such as an elderly person from a bed to a bathtub or other equipment. However, the movement using such a lifting device is a basic problem in that the caregiver has to demand a considerable amount of labor in order to load or unload the care recipient such as an old man on the lift. There is. In addition, there is also a problem in that the cared person feels a danger when getting on and off the lift or moving on the lift.

As another device, an endless belt device is provided in a bathtub, and a cared person placed on a stretcher is placed on the endless belt device as it is, and a helper applies the force to near the center of the bathtub. There is also proposed a bathing apparatus which moves the bathtub and then raises and lowers the bathtub to bathe a care receiver on the endless belt device (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-170456). This is configured separately on a stretcher, and further put the endless belt device, put a stretcher on which an elderly person is placed, and use the endless belt device together with the stretcher to reach the endless belt device on the bathtub. It is intended to be moved. Therefore, a caregiver is required to move a care receiver such as an old person to a stretcher and to move the stretcher, and also requires considerable labor.

In this bathing apparatus, the endless belt device is
Being independent of the bed, it is not possible to move the care recipient directly from the bed to the required position, and since it is only responsible for horizontal movement, it is equivalent to a mechanism to raise and lower the bathtub or a mechanism. It has a complicated configuration. In any case, a device of this kind requires a great deal of effort by a caregiver and is generally complicated in construction.

On the other hand, the applicant of the present invention has provided a personal care device for the elderly and others in order to solve the above problems (Japanese Patent Application No. 2-275761 (Japanese Patent Application No. 4-66587).
issue)). That is, this is an apparatus main body in which at least a bed and a bath are juxtaposed, and an endless conveyor member is provided in which the carrier side passes above the bed and the bath and the return side passes below them, and the endless conveyor member is provided. At least a part of the carrier side of the conveyor member is composed of a net member on which a care receiver can be placed, the endless conveyor member, a tension adjusting mechanism for adjusting the tension,
When the net member is located above the bed or the bathtub or in any other desired position, the tension of the net member can be relaxed as much as necessary to allow an elderly person or the like placed on the net member to descend to the desired position such as the bed or bathtub. An apparatus for personal care of an aged person or the like, which is provided with a tension adjusting mechanism configured as described above and which is provided with a drive means for reciprocating the net member in a desired range on the endless conveyor member.

This is to solve all the problems of the above-mentioned prior art, to reduce the labor of the caregiver when moving a care receiver to a bathtub, and to feel no danger or other anxiety. It is now possible to move the care recipient. However, an endless belt is used as its main component, and a net member for placing the care recipient is placed on a part of it, and the care recipient is moved while the tension of the endless belt is increased and stretched, and a bathtub or the like at the destination. Then
Since it is designed to operate by loosening the tension and lowering it, it is necessary to make a delicate adjustment to the tension adjustment mechanism, and it is especially safe to hold the tension at various positions and states. I must admit that there are technically difficult problems, including securing.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the present invention, of the above-mentioned conventional examples, particularly the last technique of the present inventor has been improved so that adjustment of tension of a net member on which a cared person is placed is easy and safe. In addition to the above, other problems are to be solved more simply and to improve safety.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of one aspect of the present invention is to provide a device main body in which at least a bed and a bath are arranged side by side, and a shaft supporting carriage capable of reciprocating at least between the bed and the bath. And a shaft supporting carriage having a pair of bases arranged in parallel along the reciprocating direction and located only near both sides of the bed and the bathtub,
A screw member rotatably arranged along a reciprocating direction of each of the pair of bases of the shaft supporting bogies, and a right-handed screw portion and a left-handed screw portion are formed at a point on the way. Screw member, rotation driving means for driving both screw members to rotate in the forward and reverse directions in synchronization, a nut member screwed to each of the right screw part and the left screw part of the both screw members, and the right screw member of both screw members. between the nut member screwed to the left-hand thread portion of the nut member and between the two screw members screwed to the threaded portion, a pair of parallel shafts member fixedly provided at both ends respectively, net located between the two shaft members
A net member having fixed end portions on the respective sides corresponding to both shaft members, and a reciprocating means for reciprocating the shaft supporting carriage at least between the bed and the bath. This is a personal care device for an aged person or the like that is configured, and the above problems can be solved by this.

Further, the gist of the second constitution of the present invention is that a device main body in which at least a bed and a bathtub are arranged side by side,
A shaft supporting carriage capable of reciprocating at least between the bed and the bath, the shaft supporting having a pair of bases arranged in parallel along the reciprocating direction and located only near both sides of the bed and the bath. And a pair of pedestals of the shaft supporting dolly, each of which has a screw member rotatably arranged along the reciprocating direction of the dolly and a rotary drive for synchronously driving the screw member in the forward and reverse directions. Means, a shaft member arranged in the screw members in a direction orthogonal to the reciprocating direction of the shaft supporting carriage via nut members respectively screwed thereto, and between a pair of base portions of the shaft supporting carriage. a fixed shaft member arranged to, be located between the fixed shaft member disposed in parallel and the same height above the shaft member, the shaft member and the fixed shaft member A net member, the shaft member
And a fixed shaft member, the net member having fixed end portions on opposite sides, and a reciprocating means for reciprocating the shaft supporting trolley between at least the bed and the bathtub, etc. This personal care device can also solve the above problems.

The above-mentioned first and second aspects of the present invention are almost the same mechanism except that there is a slight difference in the structure for expanding and contracting the interval between the pair of shaft members for supporting the net member or the shaft member and the fixed shaft member. Therefore, the following supplementary explanation will be made in common except for the above differences.

If desired, the apparatus body may be provided with equipment necessary for the care recipient such as an elderly person to live outside the bed and bathtub. For example, a toilet or the like. These are placed in the same position as the bed or bathtub in a vertical positional relationship, or if they cannot be placed, they are placed in parallel and the net member whose both ends are supported by the pair of shaft members passes above it. It can be so. The net member should be set to a width sufficiently wider than the lateral width of the bed.

As the reciprocating means, various structures can be freely adopted as long as the shaft supporting carriage can be moved as described above. For example, a configuration is adopted in which rails are arranged on both sides of an equipment row that also has a toilet and the like in addition to the beds and bathtubs, and in some cases, each of the shaft supporting carts can move on the rails. be able to. More specifically, wheels such as casters are arranged at the bottom of each base, thereby making it possible to move on the rails, and a screw member is arranged along each rail. For example, the fixed nut members are screwed together, and in addition, a rotation driving body capable of forward and reverse rotation driving is connected to the screw member.

As the reciprocating means, as described above, any other structure capable of ensuring the operation can be adopted. For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a rack is arranged on the rail and a pinion meshing with the rack is rotationally driven to move the base portion of the shaft supporting carriage forward and backward.

Further, in the screw member rotatably arranged on the pair of bases of the shaft supporting carriage according to the one aspect of the present invention, the boundary between the right-hand thread portion and the left-hand thread portion is set to the central portion. Is appropriate, but it may be biased to one side. Along with the forward and reverse rotations of these screw members, a pair of shaft members arranged in parallel via nut members screwed into these screw members expands and contracts the interval, whereby the tension of the net member arranged between them is increased. That is, the horizontal state is further increased, or the tension is reduced to hang down.

When the care receiver is placed on the net member, by rotating the screw member in a predetermined direction, the net member can be tensioned and kept substantially horizontal, and if necessary, For example, when the above net member is located above the bed or above the bathtub, the tension can be relaxed, and the cared person placed on it can be dropped directly onto the bed or into the bathtub. Is. Further, as the rotation driving means, an electric motor or the like can be appropriately selected.

In the second aspect of the present invention, the fixed shaft member does not move but only the shaft member moves to expand or contract the distance between the two. The operation of the shaft member is similar to that of the case of the present invention. That is, as in the case of the first aspect of the present invention, if the gap is widened, the net member is stretched to maintain the substantially horizontal,
If during or septum Sebamare, it is the translation that will hang loose.

[0017]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, both of the first and second aspects increase the safety in the configuration and, as described below, reduce the labor of the caregiver and reduce the burden on the elderly. It can be usefully used as a personal care device by eliminating the anxiety of the caregiver and allowing the caregiver to move between various facilities.

It goes without saying that bedridden old people and other cared persons use this device. In this device, the care receiver is placed on a net member arranged between a pair of shaft members or between a shaft member and a fixed shaft member.

When lying on the bed, the reciprocating means is operated to position the pair of bases of the shaft supporting carriage on both sides of the bed, thereby moving the net member on the bed, and Then, the rotation driving means is rotated in a predetermined direction.
In this way, the pair of screw members are rotated in a predetermined rotation direction, the interval between each pair of nut members screwed into them is narrowed, and the interval between the shaft members arranged on them is narrowed slightly (one of the present invention), and between them. The tension of the net member is loosened so that the net member is lowered and brought into contact with the bed. As a result, the care receiver placed on the net member lays on the bed while being placed.

In the case of the second aspect of the present invention, similarly, the rotation driving means is rotated in a predetermined direction to rotate the pair of screw members in a predetermined rotation direction, and the nut members screwed to these are fixed. By moving the shaft member to the shaft member side, the gap between the shaft member and the fixed shaft member disposed on the shaft member is slightly narrowed, and the tension of the net member therebetween is loosened to bring the net member into a hanging contact state with the bed.

In any case, the care-receiver who is placed on the net member thus lays on the bed in the state of being placed. If the net member is constructed so as to have a good feel, the care-receiver can lie on the bed without moving anywhere on the net member as described above. It goes without saying that it is sufficient to put the pillow under the head and hang a blanket, a comforter or the like on the care receiver on the net member.

By placing the vicinity of the central portion of the bed and the corresponding portion of the net member so that they can be opened, respectively, and further by providing a toilet bowl under them, the cared person can perform defecation and the like without moving from the bed. It is also possible to do so.

When bathing a cared person, the caregiver removes the blanket, the comforter, and the pillow which are put on the sleeping cared person, and further rotates the rotation driving means in the opposite direction. By driving, the space between the shaft members arranged on both screw members via the nut members is widened (one of the present invention), or the shaft member arranged on the screw members via the nut members is separated from the fixed shaft member, The space is widened (second aspect of the present invention) to increase the tension of the net member arranged between both shaft members or between the shaft member and the fixed shaft member, and thus raise the net member in the horizontal state.

Then, the reciprocating means is operated to position the pair of bases of the shaft supporting carriage on both sides of the bathtub, thereby moving the net member on the bathtub and stopping it there. . Needless to say, it is necessary to stop the shaft supporting carriage and leave the care receiver undressed either on the bed or in the middle thereof.

Thereafter, the rotation driving means is rotated in a predetermined direction to narrow the gap between the pair of shaft members (an aspect of the present invention) or the gap between the shaft member and the fixed shaft member, as described above. Narrow (two of the present invention) and hang the net member between them into the bath. Of course, it goes without saying that hot water of a suitable temperature should be placed in the bathtub beforehand. Hot water can be supplied from an appropriate hot water supply facility using a hose or the like. For drainage, the drainage port for the drain can be prepared at the bottom of the bathtub, and can be drained through a hose connected here. It is also possible to provide a special hot water supply facility and a water supply / drainage pipe in the main body of the apparatus so that hot water can be supplied and drained.

As described above, when the net member is hung, the cared person placed on the net member can directly enter the hot water. If you loosen the tension of the net member sufficiently,
You can take the required action in the bathtub. On the contrary, by holding an appropriate tension, the posture of the cared person can be appropriately held, which is also safe.

When sufficient bathing is achieved in this way, the rotary driving means is rotationally driven in the opposite direction to expand between the pair of shaft members or between the shaft member and the fixed shaft member to increase the tension of the net member. , Raise the net member to a horizontal state. In this way, the cared person on the net member can be easily taken out from the bathtub.

Then, on the spot, that is, above the bathtub, the cared person's body is wiped, or the reciprocating means is operated to move the shaft supporting carriage slightly to the bed side, and the net member is near the middle of the bathtub and the bed. When it reaches, stop it and wipe the cared person's body here. In this position, for example, when a warm air blowing unit is configured and placed, warm air can be applied to the cared person's body, and the body's hot water can be wiped off and dried at the same time. Then wear clothing on this spot or after moving to bed.

When the work at the above positions is completed, the reciprocating means is operated to move the shaft supporting carriage to the bed side and stop when the net member reaches the bed. After that, the rotation driving means is driven to rotate in a predetermined direction to loosen the tension of the net member and hang it down on the bed. The cared person puts the pillow on the bed as it is, puts the pillow under the head, covers the blanket, the comforter, etc., and thus can easily obtain the sleeping state in the bed.

As described above, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the horizontal movement is ensured by the reciprocating movement means and the shaft supporting carriage moved by the reciprocating movement means, and the vertical movement is
Rotational drive means, a pair of screw members that are rotationally driven by the same, nut members that are respectively screwed into the right-hand screw part and the left-hand screw part of each screw member, and nut members that are screwed into the right-hand screw parts of the left and right screw members. And a pair of shaft members respectively arranged between the nut members screwed to the left screw portion and the left screw portion, and a net member (one of the present invention) arranged therebetween, or a rotation driving means, and a pair of screw members rotationally driven by the rotation driving means. A nut member screwed into each screw member, a shaft member arranged between the nut members, a fixed shaft arranged in parallel with the shaft member between both base portions of the shaft supporting carriage, and a net member arranged between them ( According to the second aspect of the present invention, each can be easily and surely secured.

Therefore, the labor of the caregiver is significantly reduced. In addition, it is an action that does not cause anxiety to the cared person who is listed. Further, because of the above-mentioned configuration, there is no danger even if the reciprocating means is stopped on the way, and even if the rotation driving means is stopped in the same manner, a net member is not particularly required to prepare a brake or the like. There is no danger of accidental drooping.

[0032]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a bed 2 is arranged on the front side of the apparatus body 1, a bath 3 is arranged on the rear side, and a saucer 4 is arranged between the beds 2 and 3. Bed 2 is
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mattress 2a and the frame body 2b supporting the mattress 2a are used to form the frame body 2 like the general mattress
b is fixed to the apparatus main body 1. The bed 2 is particularly shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the device main body 1 is arranged so that it can lie in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the device main body 1, that is, the care receiver can lie in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the device main body 1. A door (not shown) is provided on the side of the apparatus body 1 so that the mattress 2a can be replaced if necessary.

Like the general bath, the bath 3 is made of a stainless steel container, and the drain port 5 is formed at the lowermost portion. From the inside of the bathtub 3 to the drain port 5, a stopcock s
And the hose 6 is connected from the outside.

As mentioned above, the tray 4 is located between the bed 2 and the bath 3, and the edge on the bath 3 side is arranged in contact with this. A drainage port 7 is also formed at the lowermost part of the tray 4, and like the drainage port 5, the water stop plug s is removably inserted and the hose 8 is connected.

Further, a blower pipe 9 having a large number of nozzles n, n ... Opened obliquely upward is installed above the tray 4, and a blower 10 for warm air is connected to the blower pipe 9. The blower 10 is provided with a blower in a machine box and a heater is arranged in front of the blower. A temperature sensor is installed in the middle of the blower pipe 9, and a control means for comparing the detected temperature with a reference temperature to turn on / off the heater is attached to the power supply circuit of the heater. As will be described later, this warm air is intended to dry the body of the care-receiver after taking a bath, so that the warm air having an appropriate temperature is blown.

In addition, the frame of the apparatus body 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, guide rails 11, 11 having a substantially U-shaped cross section are arranged on both sides of the equipment row of the bed 2, the tray 4, and the bath tub 3, and both guide rails 11, 1 are provided.
1 is a pair of bases 12a of the shaft supporting carriage 12 and 1
Two pairs of wheels 12b and 12b, which are arranged at the bottom of 2a, respectively.
It is supposed to be placed so that it can roll.

The base portion 12 of the shaft supporting carriage 12
Each of a and 12a is formed of a plate-shaped member, and the two pairs of wheels 12b, 12b ... Are arranged in pairs at the front and rear ends in the traveling direction. Also, both guide rails 11, 1
1, a screw member 13 is arranged immediately above each of them along its length direction, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, these are nuts formed between the pair of wheels 12b, 12b, respectively. The parts 14 and 14 are screwed together. Both ends of each screw member 13, 13 are rotatably supported by bearings at the front and rear ends of the apparatus main body 1, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a chain wheel fixed to each of them and a chain hung around them. It is connected via 16 to the output shaft of an electric motor 15 arranged on the front side of the apparatus main body 1. Furthermore, FIG. 1 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, both screw members 13 and 13 are configured so that the chain 17 is stretched around the chain wheels fixedly mounted on the respective screw members 13, 13 so that both rotate in synchronization . The a Contact the electric motor 15, it should be understood, outfitting a control switch for controlling the switching and off of the forward and reverse rotation. These configurations for reciprocating the base portions 12a, 12a of the shaft supporting cart 12 constitute reciprocating means.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the other screws 12a, 12a of the shaft supporting bogie 12 are provided with other screws along the length direction thereof, that is, the advancing / retreating direction. The member 18 is provided. Each screw member 18
Configures one as a right-hand threaded portion R and the other as a left-handed threaded portion L with the central portion as a boundary, and the right and left screwed portions R and 18 of the left and right screw members 18, 18 are respectively screwed with a nut member 19. To meet. The left and right screw members 18, 18 have respective right and left threaded portions R, between the nut members 19 and 19 screwed together, and between the left screwed portions L and L , between the nut members 19 and 19 , respectively. Shaft member 2 fixed to them
0 and 20 are arranged, and a net member 21 having both ends fixed is arranged between the shaft members 20 and 20.

The vicinity of both ends of the screw members 18 and 18 are supported by brackets 22 and 22 with bearings, and the front end of one of the screw members 18 is one of the base parts 12a of the shaft supporting carriage 12. Is connected to the output shaft of the electric motor 23 fixed to the. Further both screw members 1
8 and 18 are adapted to rotate synchronously by a chain 24 which is hung on a chain wheel fixed to each of them. Note that the electric motor 23, it should be understood, outfitting a control switch for controlling the switching and off of the forward and reverse Rotation.

The brackets 22, 22 fixed before and after the pedestals 12a, 12a are, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, particularly between the front brackets 22, 22 and the rear brackets 22, 22. The shaft-supporting carriage 12 in which the two bases 12a, 12a are connected to each other is connected to each other by a plate-shaped body.

As the net member 21 arranged between the shaft members 20 and 20, a member which is hard to be impregnated with hot water and has a good texture is adopted.

By the way, since this embodiment is one embodiment of the present invention, the screw members 18, 18 arranged on the pedestals 12a, 12a are divided into the right screw portion R and the left screw portion L with the central portion as a boundary. However, as in the second aspect of the present invention, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which only the right screw or the left screw is formed. In this case, one nut member is screwed into each of the screw members on both sides, and a shaft member having both ends fixed to the nut member is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the screw member. Further, a fixed shaft member parallel to this shaft member is fixed between the two base parts. Then, the net member is arranged between the shaft member and the fixed shaft member. Others are the same as the above-described one embodiment of the present invention.

In this portion, which is the second embodiment of the present invention, the nut member is moved by rotating the screw member, whereby the shaft member is moved, and the distance between the shaft member and the fixed shaft member is expanded or contracted. To do.

By the way, returning to one embodiment of the present invention, since this embodiment is configured as described above, as will be described below, the labor of the caregiver is reduced and the care of an elderly person or the like is reduced. It can be usefully used as a personal care device, for example, it can be moved without anxiety of the person. Further, even if a malfunction such as the electric motor 15 or 23 stopping during the operation occurs, there is no fear that the net member 21 will droop, the safety is high, and the configuration is simple.

In this device, the care receiver is provided with the net member 21.
It's also Ru surmounted. When the cared person is laid on the bed 2, first, the corresponding control switch is switched to operate the electric motor 15 to rotate the screw members 13 and 13 in a predetermined direction, whereby the shaft supporting cart 1
The two base parts 12a, 12a of 2 are moved to both sides of the bed 2, and when they reach the both sides of the bed 2, the control switch is turned off and the electric motor 15 is stopped.

Then, another corresponding control switch is operated to hang the net 21 on the bed 2 to rotate the electric motor 23 in a predetermined direction, thereby rotating the screw members 18, 18 in a predetermined direction. As the screw members 18, 18 rotate, the nut members 19, 19 respectively screwed into the right-hand thread R and the left-hand thread L, respectively.
Are gradually brought closer to each other, and the shaft members 20, 20 arranged on them are also gradually brought closer to each other, and the tension of the net member 21 is lowered and the net member 21 is in a hanging state. The hanging state of the net member 21 is carefully observed, and the control switch is turned off at an appropriate time. In this example, the nut member 1
9 and 19 are screwed to the screw members 18 and 18, so that the brake should be applied after the electric motor 23 is stopped.
Even if it is not applied, it has the safety that it does not move easily even when an external force is applied to the nut members 19, 19.

In this way, the net member 21 can be gently hung on the bed 2 and brought into contact with it. The cared person who is placed on the net member 21 is in a state of lying on the bed 2 in such a mounted state. Thus, the care receiver can move and lie on the bed 2 without separating from the net member 21 as described above. It goes without saying that the pillow may be placed above the net member 21 and below the head of the care-receiver, and the blanket, comforter, etc. may be covered from above the care-receiver on the net member 21.

When moving the care receiver while lying on the net member 21 as described above, when lowering the cared person on the bed 2 as described above, or when lowering it in the bathtub 3 as described later, the net The front and rear ends of the member 21 are supported by the shaft members 20, 20, and the shaft member 20,
Each end of 20 is fixed to a nut member 19, 19 ... Screwed into the screw member 18, 18, and the screw member 18, 18 is mounted on the base of the shaft supporting carriage 12 via brackets 22, 22. Since the net member 21 is supported by the members 12a, 12a, the net member 21 is securely held, and there is no danger to the cared person on the net. In particular, the nut members 19 and 19 are screw members 1
It is safe because it is screwed to the Nos. 8 and 18, and it is not easily moved by an external force.

When bathing a cared person, hot water of an appropriate temperature is supplied to the bathtub 3 in advance. For this, a hose may be inserted from the upper opening of the bathtub 3 and supplied from an appropriate hot water supply facility.

Then, first, the caregiver sleeping on the caregiver removes the blanket or comforter, removes the clothes on the bed 2, and then operates the corresponding control switch to operate the electric motor 23. Nut member 1 screwed in the opposite direction to that of the case, that is, screw members 18, 18.
9 and 19 are moved in a direction in which the space between them is enlarged, and are rotationally driven in a direction in which the tension of the net member 21 is increased. In this way, when the net member 21 is lifted and brought into a substantially horizontal state, the control switch is turned off to stop the operation of the electric motor 23. It is preferable to employ a brake for the electric motor 23 and apply the brake in such a case. However, since the nut members 19 and 19 are hardly moved by the external force in the expansion / contraction direction applied thereto even without the brake,
It's safe.

Subsequently, the other corresponding control switch is operated to rotationally drive the electric motor 15 in a predetermined direction, thereby rotating the screw members 13, 13 in a predetermined direction, and the nut screwed thereto. The parts 14, 14 ... Are moved toward the bathtub 3. As the nut portions 14, 14 ... Are moved, the base portions 12a, 12a of the shaft supporting carriage 12 provided therewith are naturally moved in the direction of the bathtub 3. In this way, between the two base parts 12a, 12a, the screw members 18, 18 and the nut member 1 thereabove.
The net member 21 arranged via 9, 19 and the shaft members 20, 20 is moved to above the bathtub 3. After that, the control switch is operated to stop the rotation operation of the electric motor 15 and stop the net member 21 on the bathtub 3. Depending on the case, it may be possible to temporarily stop on the saucer 4 in front of it and undress the cared person there.

As described above, after moving the net member 21 onto the bathtub 3 and stopping it, the corresponding control switch is operated to rotate the electric motor 23 in a predetermined direction,
The shaft member 2 is rotated by rotating the screw members 18, 18 in a predetermined direction, and by reducing the distance between the pair of nut members 19, 19 for each screw member 18 accordingly.
The space between 0 and 20 is reduced and thus the net member 21
Lower the tension and make it droop. More specifically, the tension is lowered to such an extent that the net member 21 hangs in the bathtub 3 and contacts the lower surface.

In this way, the hot water passes through the net member 21 and rises relatively, so that the care recipient receives the net member 21.
You can take a bath while resting on top. Especially since it is not necessary to transfer to a lift or the like to move to the bathtub 3,
The work of the caregiver is reduced, the cared person is safe, and there is no fear of changing or moving.

After bathing slowly in the bathtub 3 and washing the body, the corresponding control switch is operated to
The electric motor 23 is rotated in the opposite direction to increase the distance between the shaft members 20, 20, and the net member 21 is moved to the bath 3
Raise it up. After that, a shower is applied to the care recipient as rising water to wash the body, and then the corresponding control switch is operated to move the bases 12a and 12a of the shaft supporting carriage 12, and the net member 21 is placed on the receiving tray 4. Move and pause.

The body washing by the shower may be performed on the tray 4. Of course, the assistant operates the shower means. By the way, the above shower can be sufficiently obtained by a structure in which a shower head is attached to the tip of a hose drawn from another suitable hot water supply facility.

On the tray 4, the water of the body of the care-receiver is subsequently removed using a towel or the like. at the same time,
The blower 10 is operated and hot air is blown from the nozzles n, n ... Of the blower pipe 9 connected to the blower 10 to assist the care recipient in drying the body. Thereafter, the care receiver immediately puts on the clothes at this position (or puts on the clothes after moving to the bed 2).

Then, the corresponding control switch is operated to rotationally drive the electric motor 15, and the rotation operation of the screw members 13, 13 accompanied with this moves the base portions 12a, 12a of the shaft supporting carriage 12, The net member 21 is moved onto the bed 2, where the control switch is operated to stop the electric motor 15, and then another corresponding control switch is operated to rotate the electric motor 23 to rotate the shaft member 20. , 20 to reduce the tension of the net member 21 to suspend the net member 21. In this way, the cared person takes the first bed 2
You will be lying on top. Here, the corresponding control switch is turned off. Then put the pillow under the care recipient's head,
Put on a blanket or a comforter to go to sleep.

Although the mattress 2a of the bed 2 can be replaced, it is appropriate to perform such work when the care receiver is moving to another place as described above. This work is completed by opening a door (not shown) formed on the side of the apparatus main body 1, pulling out the current mattress 2a, and inserting another mattress 2a.

The hot water in the bathtub 3 is drained after the bath.
Then, the water stop plug s is pulled out and drained through the hose 6. Similarly, the water accumulated on the tray 4 is drained through the hose 8 by removing the water stop plug s of the drain port 7.

[0060]

As described above, according to the present invention, the movement of the cared person in the horizontal direction is obtained by the reciprocating movement means, and the movement in the vertical direction, which is particularly likely to cause danger, is performed by the screw member and the nut screwed to the screw member. Since it is obtained by the constitution in which the member and the main component, the safety is extremely high and the constitution is simple. Further, since the cared person does not have a transfer operation when moving between the facilities, the caregiver's labor is remarkably reduced, and the cared person on the car can move without any anxiety.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention with a covering portion omitted.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

3 is a schematic arrow view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1 device body 2 beds 2a mattress 2b frame 3 bathtubs 4 saucer 5 drainage outlet 6 hose 7 drain 8 hose 9 Blower pipe 10 blower 11 Guide rail 12 Shaft support cart 12a stand 12b wheels 13 Screw member 14 Nut part 15 Electric motor 16 chains 17 chains 18 Screw member 19 Nut member 20 Shaft member 21 Net member 22 bracket 23 Electric motor 24 chains R right screw part L Left screw part

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61G 7/14 A47K 3/022 A61H 33/00 310

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A device main body in which at least a bed and a bath are arranged side by side, and a shaft supporting carriage capable of reciprocating at least between the bed and the bath, which are arranged in parallel along the reciprocating movement direction, and the bed and A shaft supporting trolley having a pair of pedestals located only near both sides of the bathtub, and a pair of pedestals of the shaft supporting trolleys each having a screw member rotatably arranged along its reciprocating direction. There is a screw member having a right-handed screw portion and a left-handed screw portion at one point on the way, a rotation driving means for synchronously driving the screw members forward and backward, and a right screw of the screw members. Portion and the left screw portion respectively screwed, between the nut members screwed to the right screw portion of both screw members and between the nut members screwed to the left screw portion of both screw members, A pair of parallel shafts member fixedly provided to respectively opposite ends, a net member positioned between the both shaft members,
A body of an old man or the like, which is composed of a net member having fixed end portions respectively corresponding to both shaft members, and reciprocating means for reciprocating the shaft supporting carriage between at least the bed and the bathtub. Nursing equipment. 2. A device main body in which at least a bed and a bath are arranged side by side, and a shaft supporting carriage capable of reciprocating at least between the bed and the bath, which are arranged in parallel along the reciprocating movement direction and A shaft supporting dolly having a pair of pedestals located only near both sides of the bathtub; and a screw member rotatably arranged on each of the pair of pedestals of the shaft supporting dollies along the reciprocating direction thereof. A rotation drive means for driving the screw members to rotate forward and backward in synchronization with each other, and to the screw members in a direction orthogonal to the reciprocating direction of the shaft supporting carriage via nut members respectively screwed to the screw members. A fixed shaft member arranged between the pair of base parts of the shaft supporting carriage, the fixed shaft member being parallel to the shaft member and arranged at the same height. Net located between the shaft member, the shaft member and the fixed shaft member
A shaft member and a fixed shaft member.
A personal care device for an aged person or the like, which includes a net member having fixed end portions corresponding to each other, and reciprocating means for reciprocating the shaft supporting carriage between at least the bed and the bathtub.