JP5366053B2 - Bath stretcher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing stretcher having improved maneuverability which reduces the number of operations of a bathing aid person. <P>SOLUTION: The bathing stretcher 1 includes a revolving handrail 17 gripped by a bathing person and main side guards 15. On the head side, with respect to the main side guards 7, of the bathing person lying on the stretcher, the bathing stretcher further has sub-side guards 24 on both sides of the stretcher which follow and move with revolving of the handrail 17 and revolve between a standing position and a lying position with respect to a mounting face of the stretcher. When the handrail 17 is revolved to a grip position where the handrail is gripped by a bathing person, the sub-side guards 24 revolve to the standing position with respect to the mounting face and prevent the upper limbs of the bathing person from protruding outward from the mounting face. When the handrail 17 is revolved to a non-grip position, the sub-side guards 24 revolve to the lying position where the sub-side guards do not hinder transfer of the bathing person to the mounting face. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing stretcher for bathing a bather such as an elderly person or a physically handicapped person in a bathtub in a supine position.

Conventionally, a bathing apparatus is known in which a stretcher on which a bather in a supine position is placed is transferred onto a support base in a bathtub, and then the bathtub is lifted by an elevating mechanism to bathe the bather. Is provided with a rotating handrail to be held by a bather during bathing (for example, Patent Document 1).
When the handrail is transferred to the stretcher surface, it can be rotated to the same position as the stretcher surface that does not interfere with the bather's transfer operation, and fixed at that position. Then, it can be rotated to a position where a bather in a supine position can grip and can be fixed at that position.

In addition, in this kind of bathing stretcher, a bathing stretcher in which a second side fence is provided on the head side of the bather who is placed on the stretcher with respect to the first side fence provided on the side of the stretcher body. Is known (for example, Patent Document 2).
This second side fence is configured to be able to stand up and fall manually, and the second side fence causes the bather's upper limb to slide off the stretcher, and the bather's arms and hands from the stretcher. Protruding can be prevented.

JP 2001-95884 A JP 2006-42853 A

  However, the conventional bathing stretcher is equipped with a main and sub side guards and a rotating handrail. There is nothing that has been devised to reduce manpower and improve operability.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathing stretcher that reduces the number of operations of bathing assistants and further improves operability.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a bathing stretcher having a rotary handrail held by a bather and a main side guard.
It is a bather's head side mounted on the stretcher body with respect to the main side guard, and stands on the placement surface of the stretcher body in conjunction with the rotation of the handrail on both sides of the stretcher body. A sub-side guard that rotates between a position and a lying position is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the bathing stretcher according to the first aspect, when the handrail is rotated to a gripping position where the bather can grip, the sub-side guard becomes a standing position with respect to the mounting surface. This is characterized in that the upper limb of the bather is prevented from sticking out from the placement surface to the outside.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the bathing stretcher according to the first or second aspect, when the handrail is rotated to the non-gripping position, the auxiliary side guard prevents the bather from moving to the mounting surface. It is characterized by rotating to a lying position that does not become.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the bathing stretcher according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the sub-side guards on both sides are simultaneously rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the handrail. To do.

  According to invention of Claim 1, it is a bather's head side mounted on the stretcher body with respect to the main side guard, and the stretcher body is placed on both sides of the stretcher body following the rotation of the handrail. Since the auxiliary side guard that rotates between the standing position and the lying position with respect to the mounting surface is provided, the assistant can individually perform the rotation operation of the handrail and the rotation operation related to the standing / falling of the auxiliary side guard. There is no need to perform the steps separately, the number of bathing assistants can be reduced, and the operability can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the handrail is rotated to a gripping position where the bather can grip, the sub-side guard is rotated so as to be in a standing position with respect to the mounting surface, and outward from the mounting surface. This prevents the bather's shoulders or upper limbs from sticking out, so that the number of bathing assistants can be reduced and the bather's shoulders, arms, and hands are unexpectedly moved outward from the mounting surface. It does not protrude.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, when the handrail is rotated to the non-gripping position, the auxiliary side guard is rotated to the lying position that does not hinder the transfer operation to the bather's placement surface. The operation assistance of the bathing assistant can be reduced, and the auxiliary side guard does not hinder the transfer operation.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the sub-side guards on both sides rotate simultaneously following the rotation of the handrail, the operability is further improved by adopting such a configuration. It will be a thing.

It is a top view which shows the stretcher for bathing which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the stretcher for bathing which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the vicinity of the handrail and sub-side guard which concern on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of a bathing device in which a stretcher for bathing according to an embodiment of the present invention is used. It is a partial side view which shows the stretcher for bathing which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The bathing stretcher 1 according to the present invention is supported by a substantially rectangular stretcher 11 as shown in FIG. 4 in a bathroom with a bather such as an elderly person or a disabled person lying in a supine posture. It is conveyed, the one long side direction of the stretcher 11 is laid sideways with respect to the one long side direction of the elevating bath 9, both are connected, and the receiving stretcher 12 is provided in the elevating bath 9. After the slide movement, the elevating bathtub 9 is lifted to immerse the bather in hot water for bathing.

In the following description, the lower side of the bathing stretcher 1 in FIG. 1 is the front side and the upper side is the rear side. As shown in FIG. 1, a bathing stretcher 1 (stretcher main body) is roughly divided into a substantially rectangular mounting portion 5 on a base frame 6, which includes a backrest portion 2, a flange portion 3, and a leg support portion 4. It is mounted and configured. The backrest part 2 generally supports a range from the bather's head to the waist, and the leg support part 4 generally supports the lower part of the bather's leg.
When the bathing stretcher 1 is supported on the stretcher 11, the placement unit 5 is normally maintained so as to be in a substantially horizontal state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the backrest portion 2 is composed of a first backrest portion 2 a and a second backrest portion 2 b that are sequentially arranged from the rear side to the front side, and the two portions can be rotated by a joint shaft 22. It is connected to. A pillow 29 is provided on the first backrest 2a so that the position of the pillow 29 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.

Similarly, the leg receiving part 4 is composed of a first leg receiving part 4a and a second leg receiving part 4b which are sequentially arranged from the rear side to the front side, and the two parts are rotatably connected by the joint shaft 23. Has been.
Further, the front side of the second backrest 2b and the rear side of the heel part 3 are also rotatably connected by the joint shaft 30, and the front side of the heel part 3 and the rear side of the first leg receiving part 4a can be rotated by the joint shaft 31. It is connected to.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the backrest portion 2 is configured such that the entire backrest portion 2 can rotate with respect to the collar portion 3 with a joint shaft 30 as a support shaft. Although detailed explanation and illustration are omitted, after the bathing stretcher 1 is moved to the receiving part 12 of the elevating bathtub 9 and then the elevating bathtub 9 is raised, the joint shaft is accompanied by the ascending operation. The first backrest portion 2a is configured to rotate with respect to the second backrest portion 2b with 22 as a support shaft. Thereby, bathing can be performed safely without bathing the back of the head and ears in hot water. Furthermore, the leg support part 4 can be lifted upward so that the joint shaft 23 is the apex in a side view, and can be reshaped into a mountain shape. It can also be prevented.

The base frame 6 extends in the front-rear direction of the mounting portion 5, and is provided with pipe-like members 7, 7 that are spaced apart from each other with a predetermined interval and are arranged in parallel on the left and right sides. And the horizontal members 8 and 8 having a reverse concave shape in side view and horizontally mounted in the horizontal direction of the mounting portion 5.
On the outside of each pipe-shaped member 7, a gripping hand 28 is provided extending in the front-rear direction to be grasped when an assistant operates the bathing stretcher 1. Further, a plurality of rolling rollers 13 that roll on guide rails 14 and 14 that are arranged in parallel at both ends of the receiving portion 12 of the elevating bathtub 9 are disposed on the back surface of each horizontal member 8. .

  Main side guards 15 are disposed on both left and right sides of the bathing stretcher 1 so as to be rotatable with respect to horizontal shafts 16 and 16 attached to two predetermined positions of each pipe-like member 7. As shown in FIG. 2, the main side guard 15 can be fixed to an upright position where the main side guard 15 rises with respect to the placement surface of the placement portion 5 by a lock mechanism (not shown). On the other hand, the position can be switched to a hanging position.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each of the main side guards 15 is provided over a range from the vicinity of the front side of the second backrest 2b to the vicinity of the front side of the second leg support 4b, and when the body is in the standing position, Is set to a size sufficient to prevent protrusion from the surface of the mounting portion 5.

  In addition, the backrest 2 is provided with a rotating handrail 17 that the bather grips mainly when taking a bath over the left-right direction of the placement unit 5. The handrail 17 is formed in a substantially U shape in a plan view, and each free end portion 17a is connected to a handrail support shaft 19 attached via a mounting bracket 18 at the left and right positions on the back surface of the first backrest portion 2a. (See FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 3, a boss 20 is fixed to each free end portion 17 a, the boss 20 is fitted and inserted into the end portion of the handrail support shaft 19, and the handrail 17 can rotate with respect to the handrail support shaft 19. Yes. The boss 20 has an outer peripheral groove 20a formed along a part of the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a pin member 21 provided on the handrail support shaft 19 is fitted into the outer peripheral groove 20a. The rotation of the handrail 17 is restricted by the pin material 21 at the end of the outer peripheral groove 20a.

  That is, the handrail 17 is restricted by the pin material 21 from rotating at each position of a gripping position (position indicated by B in FIG. 2) and a non-grip position (position indicated by A in FIG. 2). Is done. As shown in FIG. 2, when the handrail 17 is rotated to the non-gripping position, the entire handrail 17 is positioned below the placement portion 5. Rotating to this position does not hinder the bather's transfer operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the left and right sides of the mounting portion 5 are rotated between a position standing on the mounting surface of the mounting portion 5 and a lying position in association with the rotation of the handrail 17. A moving secondary side guard 24 is provided. The standing position is a position indicated by C in FIG. 2, and the lying position is a position indicated by D in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each sub-side guard 24 is a rear side (a bather's head side lying on the placement portion 5) with respect to each main side guard 15, and includes a handrail 17 and a first backrest. It is provided between the part 2a and has a substantially square shape in side view. The sub-side guard 24 plays a role of preventing the shoulder portion or the upper limb portion of the bather from protruding outward from the placement surface of the placement portion 5 during bathing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the end position of the longitudinal portion 24 a in the sub-side guard 24 is pivotally attached to the side surface of the first backrest portion 2 a by a bolt shaft 25. Further, a linear guide groove 26 is formed in the short portion 24b, and a guide pin 27 provided in a projecting manner inside the support portion 17b of the handrail 17 is fitted into the guide groove 26.

  Therefore, when the handrail 17 is rotated, the sub-side guard 24 guided by the guide pin 27 is rotated in conjunction with the handrail 17. At this time, the guide pin 27 moves while sliding on the inner wall of the guide groove 26. When the rotation of the handrail 17 is restricted by the pin material 21, the rotation of the sub side guard 24 is also restricted.

  Next, a method of using the bathing stretcher 1 will be described. When the bather is transferred from the bed or the like to the placing portion 5 of the bathing stretcher 1, when the main side guard 15 is in the standing position, the lock is released and the main side guard 15 is suspended to the drooping position.

  When the handrail 17 is in the gripping position, the handrail 17 is rotated to the non-grip position. When the handrail 17 is rotated to the non-gripping position, the sub-side guard 24 is also rotated following the rotation of the handrail 17, and the entire sub-side guard 24 reaches the position where it lies down below the placement surface. It does not interfere with the bather's transfer operation.

  After the transfer of the bather to the placement unit 5 is completed, the main side guard 15 is returned to the standing position, the lock mechanism is operated, and then the handrail 17 is rotated to return to the gripping position. When the handrail 17 is returned to the gripping position, the sub-side guard 24 is raised from the placement surface of the placement portion 5 and prevents the bather's shoulder or upper limb from protruding outward from the placement surface. can do.

  Therefore, it is not necessary for the assistant to separately perform the rotation operation of the handrail 17 and the rotation operation related to the standing / falling of the sub-side guard 24, and the number of operations of the bathing assistant can be reduced. Can be improved. In addition, when the handrail 17 having a substantially U shape in plan view is rotated as a unit, the left and right side sub-side guards 24 and 24 are also rotated at the same time, so that the operability is further improved.

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 5, the same or equivalent components as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the components is omitted unless particularly required. In the second embodiment, the handrail 17 in the first embodiment is changed to a handrail 32 bent at a midway position of the support portion 17b.

  The handrail 32 is formed by bending the support portion 32a into a shape extending obliquely downward to the right in FIG. Accordingly, when the handrail 32 in the non-gripping position is rotated in the direction of the gripping position, the handrail 32 is caught in the sub-side guard 24 between the side end 24c of the short portion 24b of the sub-side guard 24 and the support portion 32a. Thus, the danger that the finger of the bathing assistant will be pinched can be prevented, and the handrail 32 can be rotated safely. In addition, even when a bather with an abdomen protruding with a good heel width lies on the mounting unit 5 and bathes, the vicinity of the horizontal part 32b of the handrail 32 at the gripping position is difficult to serve the abdomen.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, although illustration is omitted, the object of the present invention can be achieved even if the handrail is provided as a separate structure on the left and right sides so as to be independently rotatable with respect to the backrest portion. In addition, if a spring is interposed between the secondary side guard and the guide pin, or between the secondary side guard and its bolt shaft, and the fingers are sandwiched between the handrail and the secondary side guard, A configuration in which the side guard can be temporarily retracted in a direction away from the handrail may be provided.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a bath stretcher for bathing a bather such as an elderly person or a physically handicapped person, and has high industrial applicability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathing stretcher 2 Backrest part 2a 1st backrest part 2b 2nd backrest part 5 Mounting part 15 Main side guard 17 Handrail 24 Sub side guard 25 Bolt axis 26 Guide groove 27 Guide pin

Claims (4)

In a bathing stretcher having a rotating handrail held by a bather and a main side guard,
It is a bather's head side mounted on the stretcher body with respect to the main side guard, and stands on the placement surface of the stretcher body in conjunction with the rotation of the handrail on both sides of the stretcher body. A stretcher for bathing, comprising a secondary side guard that rotates between a position and a lying position.
The stretcher for bath according to claim 1,
When the handrail is rotated to a gripping position where the bather can grip, the auxiliary side guard rotates so as to be in a standing position with respect to the mounting surface, and the bather's upper limbs outward from the mounting surface. A stretcher for bathing characterized by preventing the protrusion of the part.
In the bath stretcher according to claim 1 or 2,
When the handrail is rotated to the non-gripping position, the auxiliary stretcher is rotated to a lying position that does not hinder the transfer operation to the placement surface of the bather.
The bath stretcher according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The bathing stretcher characterized in that the sub-side guards on both sides rotate simultaneously in conjunction with the rotation of the handrail.

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