WO2006056146A1

WO2006056146A1 - Sideboard of bed particularly for hospital bed

Info

Publication number: WO2006056146A1
Application number: PCT/CZ2005/000084
Authority: WO
Inventors: Michal SÁLUS
Original assignee: Linet Spol. S R.O.
Priority date: 2004-11-26
Filing date: 2005-11-14
Publication date: 2006-06-01
Also published as: CZ15081U1

Abstract

A sideboard of a bed, particularly for a hospital bed, comprising two posts (1, 2) fitted to the bed. Each post (1, 2) is arranged for guiding of end parts of at least two segments (3) that are placed between the posts (1, 2), which in their lower end continuously pass by a guide (7) for end parts of segments (3) into the space (10) under the loading surface of the bed, while the segments (3) are interconnected at their end parts with each other by flexible connecting components (4) and are equipped with a detent for locking the segments (3) in chosen position on the posts (1, 2).

Description

Sideboard of bed particularly for hospital bed

Technical Field

The invention relates to a sideboard of a bed particularly for hospital bed, and in future for social or senior care.

Background Art

Standard beds that are at present offered on the market for hospital facilities, or for social and senior care or for home-patient care, are equipped with sideboards that are either foldable along the bed sides, or through-type whereby the ends of the sideboards are fixed in vertical posts at the headboard or footboard and they are vertically droppable. Such types of sideboards cannot be inserted entirely under parts of loading surface of the bed. These sideboards even after their folding down to lower position take considerable space at the side of the bed that is necessary for placing of accessory and for access to the control elements of the bed. These sideboards are not high enough above the loading surface of the bed and thus when thicker mattresses are used or when the back part is raised, sideboards attachments are fitted on them in order to reduce danger of patient falling down from the bed. These attachments make manipulation with the sideboards more difficult and when they are in lower position, they are substantially higher than the level of mattress and thus they limit access to patient as well as the patient's option to deliberately leave the bed.

Disclosure of Invention

Above outlined disadvantages are eliminated with a sideboard of a bed, particularly for a hospital bed, comprising two posts fitted to the bed. Each of the posts is arranged for guiding end parts of at least two segments placed between the posts. Each of the posts in-its lower end continuously passes by a guide for- end parts of segments into the space under the loading surface of the bed. The segments are interconnected at their end parts with each other by flexible connecting components. The segments are equipped with a detent for locking the segments in chosen position on the posts.

The advantage of the louvered sideboard according to this invention is in that it is easy to slide it to defined area situated under the loading surface of the bed and it can be slid up to desired level above the area of the bed and fixed in this position using the detent. When louvered sideboard is inserted under loading surface of the bed, the side of the bed is entirely free and this will make easy the direct access of hospital personnel to the patient or to mattress for its replacement or cleaning of its covering.

It is also advantageous, when the segments are furnished with telescopic extensions at least at one side fixed with locking elements in extended position. This construction arrangement of segments allows their length adjustment, i.e. length of louvered sideboard can be adapted to the various beds having different length. Individual parts of louvered sideboard are constructed as profiles with constant length or with telescopic extensions.

Another advantageous variation of louvered sideboard is furnished with at least one post that is provided with telescopic extension and its post lock. This solution allows creation of louvered sideboard with variable height along the bed, where top segment is in sloping position to the bed.

Another advantageous solution is based on flexible connecting parts interconnecting the segments at their ends that have the same lengths. When the louver sideboard is slid up from its position under the bed and the top segment is fixed in position parallel to the loading surface of the bed, set of parallel segments with the same distance among them is created that prevents patient's jamming.

In some cases it can be also advantageous, when the flexible connections that interconnect the segments at-their ends have different lengths. When the louvered sideboard is slid up from its position under the bed and the top segment is fixed in position parallel to the loading surface of the bed, set of segments is created which have different distance at each post and thus they confine more or less area of the bed.

It is advantageous, if the flexible connecting parts are made from chain links, especially if they are metallic. The element is simple to manufacture and it readily fits into the designated space under level of bed when louvered sideboard is inserted into its position under the bed.

The flexible connecting components may also be made as flexible belts having advantage of fabric or plastic material.

Brief Description of Drawings

Invention will be more closely described on the drawings, where fig. 1 shows section through the bed head and fig. 2 shows side view of sideboard slid up to position according to enclosed invention.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

A section of a head of the bed, which is equipped with the louvered sideboard according to the invention, is shown in the fig. 1. The louvered sideboard is made of four segments 3, which are situated and guided between the posts 1 and 2, which are mounted in corners of the bed frame. The posts 1 and 2 can be lengthened by means of the extension 12, which is telescopically drawn-out from the post 1 and 2, and it is fixed in a given position by the first detent driver 5. The posts 1 and 2 at their bottom part continuously pass by the guide 7, for instance in the form of a groove for guiding of end parts of the segments 3 to the space 10 under the loading surface of the bed. The segments 3 can have a constant length or one or two sides can be ended by the telescopic extension 8, which ensures elongation of the segment 3 when the length of the loading surface of the bed has been changed. Setting of the height of the louvered sideboard is carried-out manually. The louvered sideboard will slide out from the space 10 under the loading surface of the bed where it is placed together with flexible connecting components 4, following its lowering down. It is set to the required height above of the bed by pulling up from the space 10. It is locked at the required height by automatic release of catches from the telescopic extensions 8 or the segments 3 into the slits 6 which are created in the posts 1 and 2 as the fig. 2 illustrates. The louvered sideboard can be extended to any height determined by spacing of the slits 6 in the posts 1 and 2. For instance, to four possible heights that would allow the individual segments 3 to be in horizontal position or parallel with the frame plane of the loading surface of the bed or for positioning of components of the loading surface of the bed, in particular the back part, it is possible to extend the sideboard so that it is higher on the side of the loading surface of the bed that was lifted up. Spacing of the segments 3 of the louvered sideboard can be constant. Lowering of the louvered sideboard is possible to be performed so that the louvered sideboard is pulled slightly up over the detent driver 11 of the extensions 8, which are shown in the fig. 2 and the detent drivers 11 will move axially, hence the catches are pulled out from the slits 6 (in fixed posts 1 and 2, and the louvered sideboard will slide down to the required position. The segments 3 of the louvered sideboard are connected by flexible connecting components 4 in areas of their ends. These flexible connecting components 4 may consist of links of chain 9 or by fabric belt or by other well flexible elements. These links of chain 9 usually made of metal but also of plastic are stretched when the sideboard is pulled up and they are ensuring the required spacing of the sideboard segments 3. Spacing between the segments 3 can be regular, i.e., the length of the flexible connecting components 4 between individual segments is equal. It can be advantageous for some application, when the length of the flexible connecting components 4, for example of the chain 9, is different on the opposite sides of the segments 3. After sliding-in of the louvered sideboard under the loading surface of the bed, in the guides 7 into the space 10 under the loading surface of the bed, the chain links 9 with the segments 3 fold into minimal dimension, as illustrated in fig. 1. Both-sided guiding of the segments 3 and chain links 9 is ensured by the posts 1 and 2, which can be extended by the pull-up extension 12 of the posts 1 and 2. This pull-up extension 12 allows increase of the height of the sideboard. It is necessary to lock the extension 12 in a required position by detent driver 5. The minimal height of the louvered sideboard is 0.45 m and can be increased by the mentioned pull-up extension 12. The louvered sideboards can be placed on either side of the loading surface of the bed.

Industrial Applicability

The presented invention presents non-traditional realization of the bed sideboards, which is designated for hospital facilities, prospectively also for social and senior care. The main usage in a hospital segment is supposed in standard bed wards. In other fields, it is supposed to use these sideboards for the beds used in private sanatoriums, clinics and old age homes and in other institutions for social and senior care or for home patient-care.

Claims

1. A sideboard of a bed, particularly for a hospital bed, comprising two posts (1,2) fitted to the bed, characterized in that each post (1 ,2) is arranged for guiding of end parts of at least two segments (3) that are placed between the posts (1,2), which in their lower end continuously pass by a guide (7) for end parts of segments (3) into the space (10) under the loading surface of the bed, while the segments (3) are interconnected at their end parts with each other by flexible connecting components (4) and are equipped with a detent for locking the segments (3) in chosen position on the posts (1 ,2).

2. The sideboard according to the claim 1 , characterized in that the segment (3) is equipped with a telescopic extension (8) with a detent driver (11) at least on one of its ends.

3. The sideboard according to some of the previous claims, characterized in that at least one of the posts (1 , 2) is equipped with a pull-up extension (12) and its detent (5) on the post (1 , 2).

4. The sideboard according to some of the previous claims, characterized in that the flexible connecting components (4), which interconnect the segments (1 , 2) at their end parts, have the same lengths.

5. The sideboard according to some of the previous claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the flexible connecting components (4), which interconnect the segments (3) at their end parts, have various lengths.

6. The sideboard according to some of the previous claims, characterized in that the flexible connecting components (4) are made from chain links (9) with advantage of the metal.

7. The sideboard according to some of the previous claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the flexible connecting components (4) are made of flexible belts with advantage of fabric or plastic material.