JPH0698174B2 - 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 apparatus which can safely and physically take a person who needs bathing assistance, such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person, to take a bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an insertion device of this type, a supporting body is erected on the outside of a bathtub, and a supporting arm is attached to the supporting support so as to be vertically movable and rotatable. When the carriage is moved to the vicinity of the bathtub together with the carriage, the holding arm moves the seat body upward together with the human body, and rotates the seat body to face the inside of the bathtub and lower the seat body to move the seat body to the seat body. It is known that both the body and the body can be put in the bathtub. In addition, as another bathing device, it is provided at the edge portion of the bathtub so as to cover the inside and outside of the bathtub.
The guide rail of the article is installed, the human body sitting on the seat on the dolly is moved to the vicinity of the bathtub together with the dolly, and the pedestal together with the human body is locked to the guide rail of the two articles, and the guide of the two articles is provided. There is also one in which, while holding both sides of the pedestal by rails, the pedestal is moved along the two guide rails toward the bathtub so that the human body can reach the bathtub together with the pedestal.

[0003]

In the former device, since the pedestal and the human body are suspended on the holding arm, a great load is applied to the support column.
Therefore, in a structure in which only the lower ends of the columns are fixed, there is a problem in safety because the columns oscillate due to the weight of a suspended human body or seat, and in a structure in which the upper and lower parts of the columns are fixed, the upper ends thereof are fixed. Will be fixed to the ceiling, and there is a problem that its attachment will be extremely difficult. Further, in the latter device, since the seat body is structured to be supported on both sides of the seat body, that is, because the guide rails are extended and installed on both sides of the seat body, There is a drawback in that an occupied space as a device is required on both sides of the seat, and the occupied area is large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a bathing apparatus that can safely and physically take a person who needs bathing assistance, such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person, without taking a lot of assistance. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a trolley, a seat that is detachably mounted on the trolley, and a device body that is provided between the inside and outside of the bathtub The dolly, the seat, and the human body are brought close to the device main body, the seat and the human body are transferred to the device main body, and they are held in the device main body and moved into the bathtub. In the bathing apparatus, the seat body has a first connecting portion provided at a lower portion of the seat body and a wheel provided on a lower surface of the seat body, and the device body is provided with the seat body on the seat body. A first guide rail that is located on the side of the seat when the body is placed, is arranged from the outside to the inside of the bathtub, and extends in a substantially horizontal direction; and along the first guide rail. A second connecting portion that has wheels that are freely run and is connectable to the first connecting portion of the seat body. A support, is disposed toward the inside from the outside of the tub as well as located in the seat body below the when placed on the apparatus main body extends substantially horizontally to
Moreover, there is a space below the first guide rail.
Are arranged so that they are parallel to each other, and
And a second guide rail that allows the vehicle to travel by sandwiching the wheels of the support between them. Further, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 2 is a support provided upright in the bathtub, a holder supported by the support so as to be vertically movable, and the support is at an upper limit position. A third guide rail arranged so as to be located on an extension line of the first guide rail at one time, and a third guide rail arranged on an extension line of the second guide rail when the holding body is at an upper limit position. And a drive mechanism for moving the holding body up and down.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when bathing a person requiring bathing assistance, the person requiring bathing assistance is placed on the seat body set on the dolly and the assistant pushes the dolly to support the apparatus main body. To a position adjacent to the support body, and then the caregiver moves the support body to the support body side, and the seat body is transferred onto the support body so that the first connection portion of the seat body and the second connection portion of the support body. And are connected. In this case, a moment due to the weight of the support body and the person requiring assistance acts on the apparatus main body, but the first guide rail, the second guide rail
Since the support is engaged with the guide rail of 1 to be supported in a cantilevered state and the seat is connected to this support, the support and the seat are prevented from being disengaged from the main body of the apparatus by the moment.

Next, the caregiver pushes and moves the seat body on which the care-requiring person is placed toward the bathtub. Then, the seat body moves to the bathtub side along the first guide rail and the second guide rail through the support body, and the support body engages with the third guide rail and the fourth guide rail, respectively. Supported by these. In this case, a moment due to the weight of the support body and the person requiring bathing assistance acts on the apparatus main body and the pillar, but the support body engages with the third guide rail and the fourth guide rail and is supported in a cantilever state, Since the seat is connected to this support,
The moment prevents the support body and the seat body from coming off from the main body of the apparatus and the support column.

Next, the person requiring assistance on the seat is placed at a predetermined position in the bath together with the support and the seat. Therefore, since the seat body is brought into close proximity to the main body of the apparatus from one side and supported in a cantilevered state, the movement range of the seat body is reduced, the occupied area is reduced, and the apparatus can be easily mounted and stable.

Further, according to the configuration of the present invention as set forth in claim 2 , when bathing a person requiring bathing assistance, the person requiring bathing assistance is placed on a seat set on the dolly and the assistant pushes the trolley to perform the apparatus. It is moved to a position adjacent to the support of the main body, and the holder is moved by the operation of the drive mechanism to move the third guide rail on the extension line of the first guide rail and the fourth guide rail on the extension line of the second guide rail. Position the guide rail. Next, the seat body is moved to the support body side by the helper, and the seat body is transferred onto the support body to connect the first connecting portion of the seat body and the second connecting portion of the support body. In this case, a moment due to the weight of the support body and the person requiring bathing assistance acts on the apparatus body, but the support body engages with the first guide rail and the second guide rail and is supported in a cantilever state. Since the seat is connected to the body, the moment prevents the support and the seat from coming off from the apparatus body.

Next, the caregiver pushes and moves the seat body on which the person requiring care is placed toward the bathtub. Then, the seat body moves to the bathtub side along the first guide rail and the second guide rail through the support body, and the support body engages with the third guide rail and the fourth guide rail, respectively. Supported by these. In this case, a moment due to the weight of the support body and the person requiring bathing assistance acts on the apparatus main body and the pillar, but the support body engages with the third guide rail and the fourth guide rail and is supported in a cantilever state, Since the seat is connected to this support,
The moment prevents the support body and the seat body from coming off from the main body of the apparatus and the support column.

Next, by the operation of the drive mechanism, the holder, the support, the seat and the person requiring bathing assistance on the seat are lowered along the column to be positioned at a predetermined height position below the bath surface. . Therefore, since the seat body is supported in a cantilever state by the support body connected to the side surface of the support pillar, the seat body only moves up and down with respect to the support pillar. Can be supported in a cantilever state in close proximity to each other, so that the moving range of the seat body is small, the occupying area is small, and the device can be easily mounted and stable.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the bathing apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. This bathing device is a dolly 1
The seat body 2 mounted on the trolley 1, the apparatus body 3, and the bathtub 4 are generally configured.

The trolley 1 has a pair of guide portions 1a for the seat body 2 on its upper portion, a hand-pushing handle 1b on its upper rear portion, wheels 1d are attached to the lower ends of the leg portions 1c, and the leg portions 1 are further attached.
A footrest 1e and a positioning disc 1f are attached to a part of c. The guide portion 1a is provided in the upper front and rear portions (front side and back side of the paper surface of FIG. 2) of the truck 1 so as to extend in the left-right direction when viewed from the front of the truck 1. And
The seat 2 is detachably attached to the upper part of the dolly 1, that is, when the seat 2 is attached to the dolly 1, it is unlocked and attached to the dolly 1 by a generally well-known lock mechanism.

The seat body 2 has a backrest 7, a seat portion 8 and a handrail 9. At the front and rear ends of the lower surface of the seat body 2 (front side and back side of the paper surface in FIG. 2), the front or back surface of the seat body 2 is shown. A large number of wheels 10 arranged in the left-right direction when viewed are rotatably attached in a row. These wheels 10 are mounted on the guide portion 1a of the carriage 1 so as to roll along the guide portion 1a. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a footrest 11 is provided at the front of the seat 8 at the same height as the seat 8. The foot rest 11 is provided so as to be able to project in front of the seat portion 8 in a horizontal state and to be retractable toward the seat portion 8 side. Further, at the lower part of the seat body 2, a first connecting portion (not shown) that is connected to a second connecting portion, which will be described later, of the device body 3 is provided. On the other hand, the bathtub 4 is formed in a flat rectangular shape, and a projecting edge 4a that is much higher than the floor surface 12 on which the truck 1 travels is provided around the bathtub 4. Hot water is poured into the bathtub 4 until it reaches a predetermined water level.

On the other hand, the device body 3 is located on the side of the seat body 2 when the seat body 2 is placed on the device body 3,
The first guide rail 13 is arranged from the outside to the inside of the bathtub 4 and extends substantially horizontally, and the wheel 14 is provided.
Mounted on the apparatus main body 3 and a support body 15 having a second connecting portion (not shown) which is freely movable along the guide rail 13 of the seat body 2 and is connectable to the first connecting portion (not shown) of the seat body 2. extending substantially horizontally is disposed toward the inside from the outside of the tub 4 while positioned on the lower side of the seat body 2 when the location, yet before
Note Spaced below the first guide rail 13
It is arranged so as to be parallel to the first guide rail 1.
The wheels 14 of the support 15 are sandwiched between
The second guide rail 16 is provided .

The apparatus main body 3 will be described in more detail. At a predetermined position outside the protruding edge 4a of the bathtub 4, a base extending in a direction orthogonal to the outer surface of the protruding edge 4a, that is, from the outside of the bathtub 4 toward the inside. A section 17 is provided. The base 17 is provided with a rising portion 18 that extends from the base 17 over the rising edge 4a and faces the upper side of the bathtub 4.

The legs of the base 17 are provided with arms 17c which are engaged with the disc 1f of the legs 1c of the carriage 1 located at a position adjacent to the base 17. In addition, this arm 17
Instead of c, as shown in FIG.
It is also possible to provide a locking member 17d that can be locked to the leg portion 1c of the truck 1 located at a position adjacent to 7. When the seat body 2 is placed on the device body 3, the base parts 17 are located on the side of the seat body 2 and are arranged from the outside of the bathtub 4 toward the inside and extend in a substantially horizontal direction. It has a first base plate 17a and a first upper support plate 17b. These first base plate 17
The second guide rail 16 and the first guide rail 13 are provided on the a and the first upper support plate 17b, respectively.
The first guide rail 13 and the second guide rail 16 face each other and are horizontally provided at a predetermined distance. The first support rail 1 is provided parallel to the second guide rail 16 at the edge of the base 17 opposite to the rising portion 18.
9 is provided.

The support member 15 is provided with rail members 20 and 20 provided in parallel to each other, and the rail-shaped members 2
Support plates 21 and 21 which connect one ends of the 0 and 20 second guide rails 16 and 16 side and are separated from each other in parallel;
Connecting member 2 in which the other end portions of the rail members 20, 20 are connected
And a wheel 14 composed of a plurality of wheels 14a and 14b rotatably supported by the support plates 21 and 21,
Brackets 23 mounted in parallel with the support plates 21 and 21 at approximately central portions of the rail members 20 and 20 in the respective length directions.
A plurality of wheels 24 are rotatably supported by 23 and are provided along brackets 23, 23.
The plurality of wheels 14a among the plurality of wheels 14, 14 are engaged with the lower second guide rail 16 to roll, and the remaining plurality of wheels 14b among the plurality of wheels 14, 14 are above. It is attached to the support plates 21 and 21 so as to be engaged with the first guide rail 13 and roll. And
The support 15 is provided on the wheel 14 along the second guide rail 16.
a is the wheel 14 b along the first guide rail 13, and the wheel 24 is rolling along the first support rail 19, so that the first guide rail 13, the second guide rail 16, and the first guide rail 13, respectively. It is designed to be movable along the support rail 19 of the. A hook 15a that can be engaged with the first support rail 19 and a second support rail 30 described later is provided at a predetermined position below the support body 15.

On the other hand, in the bathtub 4, a prismatic column-shaped support 25 is provided upright in the vicinity of the apparatus main body 3. A rectangular tube-shaped holding body 26 is fitted on the column 25 so as to be vertically movable. The holding body 26 is provided with a second base plate 27a so as to be located on an extension line of the first base plate 17a when the holding body 26 is at the upper limit position, and the first upper support is provided. The second upper support plate 27b located on the extension of the plate 17b
Is provided. The second guide plate 27a and the second upper support plate 27b have a fourth guide rail 29 and a third guide rail 29, respectively.
Guide rails 28 are provided. The third guide rail 28 is arranged so as to be located on an extension line of the first guide rail 13 when the holding body 26 is at the upper limit position,
The fourth guide rail 29 is arranged so as to be located on an extension of the second guide rail 16 when the holding body 26 is at the upper limit position. These third guide rails 2
The 8 and fourth guide rails 29 are horizontally provided facing each other and separated by a predetermined distance. A fourth guide rail 29 is provided at the edge of the second base plate 27a opposite to the holding body 26.
A second support rail 30 is provided in parallel with. The second support rail 30 is arranged so as to be located on an extension line of the first support rail 19 when the holding body 26 is at the upper limit position.

The upper end of the column 25 is fixed to a portion of the rising portion 18 of the apparatus main body 3 facing the bathtub 4, and the holding body 26 is provided with four rollers 31. As shown in FIG. 5, each roller 31 is rotatably attached to each of the four walls of the holder 26 via a bracket 32 and a horizontal shaft 33 attached to the holder 26. The outer peripheral surface of 31 is the post 2
5 is in contact with the side wall surface.

Further, a chain attachment member 34 is provided at the upper end of the holding body 26 on the side opposite to the base portion 17, and a part of the chain attachment member 34
Is attached to the pillar 25 so as to penetrate therethrough and project inside the side wall of the column 25. The projecting portion of the chain mounting member 34 is fitted in a long hole (not shown) formed in the upper part of the support column 25 in the vertical direction so that the required vertical movement range of the holding body 26 can be allowed. .

On the other hand, a cylinder mechanism (driving source) 36 is horizontally attached to the rising portion 18 via a bracket 35, and a chain wheel 37 is rotatably attached to the tip of a piston rod 36a of the cylinder mechanism 36. Has been. A chain wheel 38 is rotatably attached to the bracket 35 above the support column 25. Chain wheels 37 and 38 have chain 39
One end of the chain 39 is attached to one end of the bracket 35, and the other end of the chain 39 is attached to the chain attachment member 34 by being passed through the support column 25. The cylinder mechanism 36 is connected to a hydraulic pressure source or a pneumatic pressure source (not shown).

When bathing persons who need bathing assistance, such as physically handicapped persons and the elderly, these persons are placed on the seat 2 set on the carriage 1 and the assistant assists the carriage 1. It is pushed and moved to a position adjacent to the base 17 of the apparatus main body 3 shown in FIG. Here, the arm 17c of the pedestal 17 is locked to the disk 1f of the trolley 1, or the pedestal 1 is attached to the leg 1c of the trolley 1.
The locking member 17d of No. 7 is locked to unlock the carriage 1 and the seat 2. On the other hand, by positioning the holding body 26 at the upper limit position, a third line is formed on the extension line of the first guide rail 13.
The guide rail 28 of the cylinder is positioned (at this time, the cylinder mechanism 36 is in the extended state). Next, from the seat 8 to the footrest 1
1 is projected and the foot of the person requiring bathing assistance is placed on it, and the seat body 2 is moved to the base 17 side by the caregiver to mount the seat body 2 on the support body 15. Here, the first connecting portion of the seat body 2 and the second connecting portion of the support body 15 are connected. In this case, the moment due to the weight of the support 15 and the person requiring bathing assistance acts on the first base plate 17a and the first upper support plate 17b, but the wheels 14a and the first guide rails 16 act on the second guide rail 16. Since the wheels 14b are engaged with the rails 13 and the wheels 24 are engaged with the first support rails 19, the first base plate 17a, the first upper support plate 17b and the support member 15 are caused by the moment.
And the seat body 2 does not come off.

Next, the caregiver pushes and moves the seat body 2 on which the person requiring bathing assistance is placed onto the bathtub 4. Then, the seat body 2 is connected to the first guide rail 13 and the second guide rail 13 via the support body 15.
Of the support body 15 and the wheels 14a and 14b of the support body 15 are engaged with the fourth guide rail 29 and the third guide rail 28, respectively. 24 engages with the second support rail 30 and rolls, respectively, so that the support 15 and the seat 2 are mounted on the second base plate 27a.
At the same time, those who need bathing assistance will be placed. In this case, the moment due to the weight of the support 15 and the person requiring bathing assistance acts on the second base plate 27a and the second upper support plate 27b.
14a on the guide rail 29 of the third guide rail 2
8, the wheel 14b is engaged with the second support rail 30, and the wheel 24 is engaged with the second support rail 30.
7a, second upper support plate 27b to support 15 and seat 2
Does not come off. In addition, the moment is determined by the column 25
Since the seat body 2 is supported in a cantilever state by the support body 15 which is connected to the side surface of the seat body in a cantilevered state, the seat body is hung from the pillar of the conventional example via the pivot arm to act on the pillar. It is much smaller than the moment you do.

Next, the cylinder mechanism 36 is contracted. Then, due to the weight of the seat 2, the person who needs bathing assistance, etc., they are suspended by the chain 39 and descend, and they sink below the surface of the bathtub 4 and stop at a predetermined height position. In this case, buoyancy acts on the seat body 2, but the hook 15a of the support body 15 is locked to the second support rail 30, so that the support body 15 and the seat body 2 are connected to the second base plate 27a and the second base plate 27a. Upper support plate 27
It does not deviate from b.

According to this embodiment, by placing the apparatus main body 3 close to one side of the bathtub 4, the person requiring bathing assistance can easily take a bath without taking up space.

In the above embodiment, the seat body 2 is moved from the right side to the left side from the rear surface of the carriage 1 and the seat body 2 toward the bathtub 4, and the seat body 2 is transferred to the support body 15 of the apparatus main body 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG.
And the seat body 2 is moved from the left side to the right side from the back surface of the seat body 2 toward the bathtub 4, and the seat body 2 is moved to the support body 1 of the apparatus body 3.
5 may be configured to be transferred. Also in this case, the apparatus main body 3 is provided close to one side of the bathtub 4, and the person requiring bathing assistance can easily take a bath without taking up space.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, one bathing assistant is allowed to bathe at one time by one device main body 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG.
Also, the seat body 2 is simultaneously moved from the left and right sides of the device body 3 to the device body 3 side from the back surface of the seat body 2 toward the bathtub 4, and the seat body 2 is transferred to the support body 15 of the device body 3. You can also By doing so, it is possible to allow two persons requiring bathing assistance to take a bath at the same time, which is efficient.

[0029]

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the seat body can be supported cantilevered from one side of the apparatus body in a cantilevered state, the range of movement of the seat body is small and one side of the bathtub. The bathing device can be placed close to
Also in this respect, it becomes possible to reduce the occupied area,
It is possible to always assist the person requiring assistance on this seat from one side of the seat, facilitate the assistance work of the assistant and eliminate the anxiety of the person requiring assistance, and connect the seat to the support. However, since it suffices to support the supports on the third and fourth guide rails of the apparatus body, the apparatus can be easily attached and the stability is good.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, the seat body is supported in a cantilever state by the support body which is connected to the side surface of the column in the vicinity thereof, so that the seat body moves up and down with respect to the column. Only, the moment applied to the stanchion can be greatly reduced compared to the past, and the movement range of the seat body becomes smaller,
The occupied area is reduced, and the support need not be attached to the ceiling as long as the upper end of the support is supported by the main body of the device, so that the device can be easily attached and the stability is good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a back surface of a carriage and a seat body showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway rear view showing the relationship between the apparatus main body and the seat body on the bath according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view of a part of a support and a support body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side sectional view showing a bathing process in an example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway plan view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 dolly 2 seat body 3 device main body 4 bathtub 10 wheel 13 first guide rail 14, 14a, 14b wheel 15 support 16 second guide rail 19 first support rail 25 support 26 holder 28 third guide rail 29 4th guide rail 30 2nd support rail 36 Cylinder mechanism (driving source)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A dolly, a seat body detachably mounted on the dolly, and a device body provided between the inside and the outside of the bathtub. A human body is placed on the seat body mounted on the dolly, and Dolly,
In the bathing device, the seat body and the human body are brought close to the device body, the seat body and the human body are transferred to the device body, and the seat body and the human body are moved to the bath while being held by the device body. The seat body has a first connecting portion provided at a lower portion of the seat body and a wheel provided on a lower surface of the seat body, and the apparatus body mounts the seat body on the apparatus body. Occasionally, a first guide rail that is located laterally of the seat and that is disposed from the outside to the inside of the bathtub and that extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and is free to travel along the first guide rail. A second wheel having a closed wheel and freely connectable to the first connecting portion of the seat body.
And a support body having a connecting portion of, and located on the lower side of the seat body when placed on the apparatus main body, arranged from the outside to the inside of the bath and extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and
It is parallel to the first guide rail with a space below it.
And the front of the first guide rail.
A bathing device, comprising: a second guide rail that sandwiches the wheels of the support and allows the vehicle to travel freely . 2. A pillar vertically installed in the bathtub, a holder vertically movably held by the pillar, and an extension of the first guide rail when the holder is at an upper limit position. A third guide rail arranged so as to be positioned, a fourth guide rail arranged on an extension line of the second guide rail when the holding body is at the upper limit position, and the holding body. The bathing apparatus according to claim 1, which comprises a driving mechanism for moving up and down.