EP0853936A2 - Elévateur de bain pour des personnes âgées et des handicapés - Google Patents

Elévateur de bain pour des personnes âgées et des handicapés Download PDF

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EP0853936A2
EP0853936A2 EP97120152A EP97120152A EP0853936A2 EP 0853936 A2 EP0853936 A2 EP 0853936A2 EP 97120152 A EP97120152 A EP 97120152A EP 97120152 A EP97120152 A EP 97120152A EP 0853936 A2 EP0853936 A2 EP 0853936A2
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seat plate
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bath lift
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Klaus Janisch
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Aquatec Peter Schmidt GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1001—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto specially adapted for specific applications
    • A61G7/1003—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto specially adapted for specific applications mounted on or in combination with a bath-tub
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1013—Lifting of patients by
    • A61G7/1019—Vertical extending columns or mechanisms
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1049—Attachment, suspending or supporting means for patients
    • A61G7/1059—Seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1073—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G7/1074—Devices foldable for storage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1073—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G7/1082—Rests specially adapted for
    • A61G7/1088—Back
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F7/00—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts
    • B66F7/06—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts with platforms supported by levers for vertical movement
    • B66F7/065—Scissor linkages, i.e. X-configuration

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  • the invention relates to a bath lift for seniors and the disabled, with a Base plate, a seat plate and a guide device arranged between them for guiding the seat plate up and down, also with a on this backrest pivoted about a transverse axis, and a telescopic lifting device, which is behind the backrest its upper end is connected to the backrest and to its lower End is supported on the base plate, with securing means provided that are an inclination adjustment of the backrest when driving downwards prevent the seat plate.
  • Such a bath lift is known from EP-A-0707843.
  • the backrest is firmly connected to the telescopic lifting device and forms with this a backrest unit, which is in a predetermined tilt position supported on the seat plate behind their swivel bearing.
  • the means of protection comprise a pivot lever which engages under the seat plate and which is held in this locking position by means of a tension spring.
  • the backrest cannot be swung forward.
  • a pawl is provided, which secures the position of the lever. In the subscript the pawl is pivoted into a release position, so that the lever manually against the action of the tension spring a release position can be pivoted, after which the whole backrest unit with the lifting device towards from in a transport position can be pivoted.
  • the disadvantage is that an inclination adjustment the backrest is not possible.
  • the object of the invention is to design the known bath lifter in such a way that that the backrest is stepless in the lowered position of the seat plate can be tilted backwards, this tilt adjustment is remotely controllable and for the tilt adjustment no additional drives are required, however, no manual forces for lowering and / or Erecting must be used.
  • the upper end of the lifting device pivoted on the backrest around a transverse axis.
  • the bottom side Supporting the lifting device also allows swivel mounting.
  • the telescopic lifting device can consist of a linear Pressure cylinder, a screw drive with electromotive Drive or a rack and pinion consist and has according to the invention one over which for lowering the seat plate from the high position into the Lowering necessary additional telescopic stroke, additional activating the backrest towards its flat position is pivoted. It is essential for this function that the securing means swivel backwards at least in the lowered position of the seat plate allow the backrest.
  • the securing means comprise a stop arm arranged on the backrest, which is in the Steep position of the backrest on top of the seat plate at a distance supported in front of the swivel axis of the backrest.
  • the backrest can then do not swivel past this steep position.
  • the stop arm is designed with regard to its storage, that it can be moved out of its stop position into a release position this version also allows the backrest to be folded down from to in a transport position.
  • a modified embodiment of the invention can be seen in that the securing means one, under the seat plate by means of a bend Include a hook or bracket behind the backrest on this is pivotally suspended about a transverse axis and its bend after lowering the seat plate at the beginning of the additional stroke the lifting device is automatically released from the underside of the seat plate.
  • This angling on the hook or bracket now makes it very easy Way that the backrest is not only stepless from the steep position in a flat position with a predetermined maximum inclination to the rear can be adjusted, but that the hook or bracket completely by the seat plate comes free, so that after lifting the lower end of the lifting device from the storage location of the floor frame with the backrest Lifting device completely forward from in a flat position relative to the seat plate can be pivoted. Since the backrest is only using two side pivot bearings is mounted on the seat plate, the Design pivot bearings according to the invention so that the entire backrest can be detached from the seat plate using the lifting device and safety bracket can, so that there are two easily transportable units.
  • the power transmission from the lifting device directly onto the seat plate namely by means of an articulated lever which has two vertical joints, one of which one with the outer tube of the telescopic lifting device and the other is pivotally connected to a retaining lug of the seat plate.
  • At least one retaining lug is arranged with a bearing lug a connected to the outer tube of the lifting device with horizontal Game overlaps, so that a geometry compensation is accomplished.
  • the roller is made of stainless steel Steel and the cross-role bearing approach at least in the management area also from this material.
  • a bath lifter 10 has a base plate 12, a seat plate 14, one in between arranged guide device 16 in the form of a scissor frame, a backrest pivotally mounted about a transverse axis on the seat plate 14 18 and a lifting device 20 in the form of a telescopic Screw spindle, the upper end of a pivot axis 22 near the upper end of the backrest 18 is pivotally mounted and their lower end is supported in a saddle 24, which has a certain pivotability the lifting device 20 allows, however, a shift in the saddle 24 prevented.
  • the lifting device 20 extends in the width center of the Badelifters 10, which also has a hook 26 in the upper half of the backrest 18 is pivotally mounted about a transverse axis 28. This hook has a bottom-side bend 30, the seat plate 14 at the rear edge reaches under.
  • the lifting device 20 - here in the form of a screw drive shown - is driven by an electric motor 32.
  • the seat plate 14 is shown in its high position, in which them from the lifting device 20 via the backrest 18 and the hook 26 is held.
  • the pivot bearing 34 has on both sides of the seat plate 14 a larger and a smaller recess on the inside.
  • In these Recesses engage pins 36 attached to the backrest 18, each with a larger section flattened on one side and a coaxial section have a smaller section. Is the backrest 18 forward in the folded in Fig. 1 with 18 'designated transport position, the large flattened pin section free, so that the backrest 18 with its lifting device 20 can be removed from the seat plate 14.
  • the bath lift 10 then consists of two units that are transported separately can be.
  • the bathing lifter 10 arrives in the position shown in FIG. 2.
  • the seat plate 14 sits on the base plate 12 on.
  • the lifting device 20 has thus performed its desired stroke. However, it is not yet fully retracted, but has an additional stroke 38.
  • the lifting device 20 becomes the motor 32 - by means of a limit switch controlled - stopped when the low position shown in FIG. 2 is reached.
  • a limit switch controlled - stopped By Another touch of the electrical switch starts the motor 32 again and the lifting device 20 executes the additional stroke 38, which is also controlled by limit switches is ended.
  • the bend 30 is released from the Rear edge of the seat plate 14 and pivoted onto the lifting device 20 to.
  • the backrest 18 is thereby pivoted back into its flat position.
  • the stopover is omitted, so that the backrest 18 Always an inclination adjustment after their lowering movement experiences.
  • the hook 26 instead of the forward-pointing bend 30, one is in the transverse direction extending bend 30 in the form of a cross bolt.
  • the seat plate 14 has a longitudinal slot in which the hook 26 is guided to move longitudinally.
  • the longitudinal slot opens at the rear edge of the seat plate 14, where a downward Bottom rail 42 is provided, on the front of which Angling 30 can support.
  • the longitudinal slot also penetrates the bottom bar 42.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a position of the seat plate 14 accordingly Fig. 2, namely in the lowered position of the seat plate with steep Backrest 18. Now does the lifting device 20 perform its additional lifting 38, so the backrest 18 reaches the flat position shown in FIG. 6 and the Bend 30 of the hook 26 descends in a guideway 44 which between the bottom bar 42 and an upstanding leg 46 one Fitting 48 is formed, which is attached to the 'floor frame 12 and also has the saddle 24 for the lifting device 20.
  • the bend 30 can not easily Measures slide out of the guide track 44 downwards, as these is narrowed down.
  • the backrest 18 should now be folded forward press, which only makes sense when the lifter is not loaded 7 on the backrest 18 in the direction of the arrow 50, as a result the seat plate 14 lifts in the direction of arrow 52, since the lifting device acts as the only support organ.
  • the guideway 44 widened so that the bend 30 into the outlet of the arcuate Guide path 44 can pivot. 8 shows the relationships, if the backrest 18 is pivoted further back, the seat plate 14 is thus raised even further. It is now without further ado possible to pivot the backrest 18 forward again beyond the steep position, causing the bend 30 out of the guideway 44 and the lifting device 20 are lifted out of the saddle 24 will.
  • Backrest 18 prevented beyond the steep position can be realized by a support arm, which is approximately in extension the backrest 18 runs in front of the pivot bearing 34 and the e.g. B. in the position shown in FIG. 2 on the top of the seat plate 14.
  • the support arm can in this functional position by means of a locking bolt be locked. In order to fold the backrest 18 forward, then only needs to be released and the support arm in a release position to be pivoted.
  • This support arm can also be used as a Transverse pivot pawl z. B. in the form of an angle lever be.
  • FIG. 9 A further exemplary embodiment is shown in FIG. 9.
  • the lifting device 20 is in turn via a pivot axis 22 with the backrest 18 connected and has an outer tube 50, on which a fastening sleeve 51 is attached to which a horizontal bearing journal 52 is arranged.
  • This is the first journal of an articulated lever 53 which spaced therefrom has a second bearing pin 54.
  • the rear edge 55 of the seat plate 14 is attached to a retaining projection 56 on the one hand, forming a swivel bearing with a bearing boss 57 engages the bolt 54 in such a way that it can be lifted off the bolt 54 upwards is.
  • Fig. 9 the uppermost position of the seat plate 14 is shown solid.
  • the situation where the seat plate 14 is shown in dash-dotted lines is in its lowest position and the base plate 12 abuts. Now starting from this position, the additional stroke 38 is reduced, the backrest 18, as illustrated by arrow 58, also in one Dash-dotted position corresponding to a flatter position panned.
  • the articulated lever 53 leads one illustrated by the arrow 59 Swivel movement.
  • Embodiments of modified saddle 24a which has a kind of cam curve 60 as a bearing surface, in which a cam shoulder 61 at the lower end of the inner tube 62 of the lifting device 20 engages and uni a support point 63 a defined pivoting movement enables.
  • Locking bracket 86 is held in the saddle 24a.
  • the locking bracket 68 is pivotally mounted on your saddle 24a via two pins 69.
  • a Compression spring 70 acts on the locking bracket 68 against the inside Pipe 62 of the lifting device.
  • the locking bracket 68 can accordingly perform a swivel movement.

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DE19701591 1997-01-18
DE19701591A DE19701591A1 (de) 1997-01-18 1997-01-18 Badelift für Senioren und Behinderte
DE29704769U DE29704769U1 (de) 1997-01-18 1997-03-15 Badelift für Senioren und Behinderte
DE29704769U 1997-03-15

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GB2340034A (en) * 1998-07-24 2000-02-16 Aquatec Peter Schmidt Gmbh Bath tub lifter
GB2404649A (en) * 1970-06-19 2005-02-09 Juei-Chuan Cheng A bathing device having a reclinable backrest for use by a disabled person
EP1743615A1 (fr) * 2005-07-14 2007-01-17 Aquatec GmbH Elévateur de bain
EP1743614A1 (fr) 2005-07-14 2007-01-17 Aquatec GmbH Elévateur de bain
AT510978A4 (de) * 2011-03-14 2012-08-15 Artweger Gmbh & Co Kg Hebesitz für sanitäre einrichtungen, sowie sanitäre einrichtung, insbesondere bade- und/oder duschvorrichtung
US11654066B2 (en) * 2019-06-13 2023-05-23 Drive Medical Gmbh & Co. Kg Bathtub lift

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EP0707843A1 (fr) 1994-10-20 1996-04-24 Walter Gobbers Dispositif pour monter dans une baignoire ou analogue comme aide d'entrer ou de sortir

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DE4336224A1 (de) * 1993-10-06 1995-04-13 Medizin Tech Werke Thale Gmbh Badewannen-Sitzlift

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EP0707843A1 (fr) 1994-10-20 1996-04-24 Walter Gobbers Dispositif pour monter dans une baignoire ou analogue comme aide d'entrer ou de sortir

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GB2404649A (en) * 1970-06-19 2005-02-09 Juei-Chuan Cheng A bathing device having a reclinable backrest for use by a disabled person
GB2340034A (en) * 1998-07-24 2000-02-16 Aquatec Peter Schmidt Gmbh Bath tub lifter
GB2340034B (en) * 1998-07-24 2002-04-24 Aquatec Peter Schmidt Gmbh Bath tub lifter
EP1743615A1 (fr) * 2005-07-14 2007-01-17 Aquatec GmbH Elévateur de bain
EP1743614A1 (fr) 2005-07-14 2007-01-17 Aquatec GmbH Elévateur de bain
US7802326B2 (en) 2005-07-14 2010-09-28 Aquatec Gmbh Bath tub lifter
AT510978A4 (de) * 2011-03-14 2012-08-15 Artweger Gmbh & Co Kg Hebesitz für sanitäre einrichtungen, sowie sanitäre einrichtung, insbesondere bade- und/oder duschvorrichtung
AT510978B1 (de) * 2011-03-14 2012-08-15 Artweger Gmbh & Co Kg Hebesitz für sanitäre einrichtungen, sowie sanitäre einrichtung, insbesondere bade- und/oder duschvorrichtung
EP2500006A2 (fr) 2011-03-14 2012-09-19 Artweger GmbH & Co. KG Siège élévateur pour installations sanitaires, ainsi qu'installation sanitaire, en particulier dispositif de baignoire et/ou de douche
US11654066B2 (en) * 2019-06-13 2023-05-23 Drive Medical Gmbh & Co. Kg Bathtub lift

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