JP4020172B2 - Diaper changing aids - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a diaper changing aid that is used when changing a diaper of a physically handicapped person such as a bedridden elderly person and reduces a burden on a caregiver.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Bedridden elderly people and other physically disabled people cannot go to the bathroom on their own, so diapers are worn. It is desirable to change diapers frequently, but it is very hard for a caregiver to do it manually, such as lifting the waist of a physically handicapped person, and care work is often performed in an unreasonable posture. It also caused back pain. Furthermore, it was very difficult for one caregiver to change diapers.
[0003]
Therefore, in order to reduce the burden on the caregiver in changing diapers, by lifting the waist and legs of a physically handicapped person in the supine state, or lifting the waist, Diaper changing aids have been proposed that allow caregivers to change diapers using both hands.
[0004]
However, the conventional assisting device is equipped with a driving device for lifting or pushing the waist and legs of the physically handicapped person, so that the assisting device itself is heavy and difficult for some caregivers to handle. Also, it was expensive.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is used in a bed having a height adjustment function that is currently widely used. By using the raising and lowering of the bed floor, the driving device for the auxiliary tool itself is not necessary. It is an object of the present invention to provide a diaper changing aid that is simple in structure, easy to handle, and inexpensive.
[0006]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is as follows. That is, the assisting tool for diaper replacement according to the present invention is a bed having a height adjusting function, and a ground leg portion that can enter the lower portion of the bed and is installed on the floor upper surface, and the bed side portion from the ground leg portion. It is provided on the upper end side of the vertical saddle part that detours and extends upward, and is located above the floor part in a state where the bed floor part is raised, and the person sleeping on the back on the bed A leg holding portion that receives the back of the knee, and the vertical saddle portion is provided so as to be swingable back and forth with respect to the floor surface with the lower end side as a base end. As a base end, it is configured to be rotatable back and forth.
[0008]
[Action]
This diaper changing aid is used when changing a diaper of a bedridden elderly person or the like who uses a bed having a height adjusting function. First, the floor of the bed is raised, and the leg holding part of the auxiliary tool is inserted from the side into the back of the knee of a physically handicapped person who is sleeping on his / her back on his / her bed, and his legs are hung on this. Since this auxiliary tool is configured in a U-shape, the leg holder can be fully inserted so that both legs of a physically handicapped person can be hung.
[0009]
The grounding leg has entered the lower part of the bed with both legs of the handicapped on the leg holder. The vertical saddle portion rotates by its own weight so as to be in a vertical state with the leg holding portion as the center. At this time, depending on the bed, the grounding leg part may come into contact with the floor, and the vertical saddle part may not be in a vertical state. What is necessary is just to correct so that it may become a substantially perpendicular state. In this case, the physically handicapped person is in a state where the knee is slightly lifted. Further, the distance between the leg holding part and the grounding leg part can be adjusted, for example, by providing the length of the vertical hook part so as to be adjustable, and the vertical hook part may be fixed when it is in a vertical state.
[0010]
When the bed floor is lowered from this state, the upper body side of the physically handicapped person descends, but both feet on the leg holder are still held at the original raised height. The That is, the physically handicapped person in the supine state is gradually lifted by the knee.
[0011]
When the knee is lifted, the physically handicapped person flexes the body at the waist, so the position of the knee gradually moves to the head side, but the vertical arm swings back and forth around its lower end. Since it is movable, the leg holder follows the movement of the knee of a physically handicapped person. Therefore, the physically handicapped can bend the body naturally without difficulty.
[0012]
As the bed floor continues to descend, the buttocks of the physically handicapped gradually become exposed. Then, the descent of the bed floor is stopped at an appropriate place, and the caregiver only has to change the diaper. Since the handicapped person is held in that state, the caregiver can change the diaper carefully and easily using both hands.
[0013]
After changing the diaper, raise the bed again. The handicapped person returns to the supine state with the original leg extended by the reverse procedure to the above, and the assisting device may be removed. Since the size of the auxiliary tool is relatively small and lightweight, there is no storage space and there is almost no troublesomeness of taking in and out.
[0014]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
This diaper changing aid 1 includes a leg holder 2 that receives the back of the knee of a physically handicapped person lying on his / her back on the bed, and a grounding leg 3 that enters the lower part of the bed and contacts the floor. The leg holding part 2 and the grounding leg part 3 are composed of a vertical hook part 4 that connects the leg side part 3 so as to bypass the bed side part. In this embodiment, the pipe member is formed in a substantially U-shape, and the cushion member is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the upper horizontal portion to form the leg holding portion 2, and does not slide on the upper surface of the floor on the outer peripheral portion of the lower horizontal portion. In this way, the anti-slip tube is covered to form the grounding leg 3, and the middle vertical part is the vertical flange 4. The distance between the leg holding part 2 and the grounding leg part 3 is such that when the floor part of the bed having a height adjustment function is raised, the leg holding part 2 is on the upper side of the floor part and the grounding leg part 3 is in contact with the floor. In the state of contact, the vertical hook 4 is set to be substantially vertical.
[0015]
The diaper changing aid 1 configured as described above is used in the bed B having a height adjusting function. First, the bed floor is raised. Then, the leg holder 2 is inserted from the side into the back of the knee of the physically handicapped person who is sleeping on his / her back on the bed, and both the legs of the handicapped person are firmly put on this. At this time, the vertical flange 4 is in a substantially vertical state, and the grounding leg 3 is in contact with the floor.
[0016]
When the bed floor portion is lowered from this state, the upper body of the physically handicapped person is lowered, but both feet hung on the leg holding portion 2 are held at the original raised height. That is, for the physically handicapped person, the same effect is obtained as the knee is gradually lifted from the supine state.
[0017]
By the way, as for the handicapped person, when the knee is lifted, the body bends at the waist. Along with that, the knee also moves to the head side. In this auxiliary tool 1, the grounding leg 3 is a pipe member and the grounding surface has an arc shape. Therefore, the vertical leg 4 can be tilted while the grounding leg 3 is in a substantially fixed position, and the leg holding part 2. Can be moved circularly back and forth. Therefore, the leg holding part 2 moves following the movement of the knee of the physically handicapped person, and the handicapped person can bend the body naturally without difficulty.
[0018]
The caregiver only has to stop the descent of the bed floor when the buttocks of the physically handicapped person are exposed. Since the handicapped person is held in this state, the caregiver can perform the diaper changing work with both hands carefully and easily.
[0019]
When the diaper change is over, the bed floor is raised again. Then, the handicapped person returns to the state in which the original leg is stretched by the reverse action. When the bed floor is returned to the first raised position, the auxiliary tool 1 may be removed.
[0020]
Since this auxiliary tool 1 does not include a special drive device and has a simple configuration, it is lightweight and compact. Therefore, it is not a burden to take out when necessary and clean up when unnecessary. Moreover, it is not necessary to worry about the storage space, and it is very easy to handle.
[0021]
FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the ground leg 3. The pipe member is formed in a substantially U shape, and the lower horizontal portion thereof is inserted into a through-hole formed in the grounding leg portion 3 having a substantially triangular cross section. . In other words, the auxiliary tool 1 is configured such that the vertical flange 4 swings back and forth around the lower end of the grounding leg 3 fixed on the floor. The same effect as the embodiment can be obtained.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the assisting tool for changing diapers of the present invention, the assisting tool itself has no drive device by using it with a bed having a height adjusting function and utilizing the raising and lowering of the floor portion. Even if it is not provided, it is possible to easily expose the buttocks of a person sleeping on their back on the bed. Since it is not necessary to provide a driving device in the auxiliary tool itself, the configuration is simple, light weight and compact. Therefore, it is very easy to handle. Moreover, it can be manufactured at low cost. There is no need to worry about the storage location. Furthermore, since the leg holding part that receives the knee-back part of the physically handicapped person can freely move back and forth, it moves following the bending of the body, and the handicapped person can change its posture without difficulty.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a diaper changing aid according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a use state of a diaper changing aid according to the present invention. Perspective view [Explanation of symbols]
1 Auxiliary tool for changing diapers 2 Leg holding part 3 Grounding leg part 4 Vertical anchor part B Bed with height adjustment function

Claims (1)

In a bed having a height adjusting function, an installation leg that can enter the lower part of the bed and is installed on the upper surface of the floor, a vertical hook that bypasses the bed side from the installation leg and extends upward, and A leg holder that is provided on the upper end side of the vertical saddle portion, is located above the floor portion with the bed floor raised, and receives the back of the knee of a person sleeping on the bed. The vertical saddle portion is configured to be swingable back and forth with respect to the floor surface with the lower end side as the base end, so that the leg holding portion can be rotated back and forth with the grounding leg portion as the base end. A diaper changing aid characterized by that.

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