JP2000000276A - Helping device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support the rising operation from a low position of a person to be helped with the difficulty of rising by himself/herself and to prevent the danger that a helper and the person to be helped are hooked to the power cords of a helping equipment and an electric product connected to a socket inside a room. SOLUTION: By a driving mechanism 2, a supporting mechanism 1 is moved between a horizontal position for supporting the person to be helped in a lying state near a floor surface and a rising position for supporting him/her in a rising state capable of walking. Also, by providing the socket 17 on a supporting part near a sitting position and binding and connecting the power cords of the helping equipment and the electric product, the power cords to the socket inside the room are removed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nursing care device for assisting a care receiver who is difficult to stand up on his own to lie down and stand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For people who have difficulty standing up on their own, such as those with weak legs and low arm strength, it is difficult for a healthy person to get up from a state of lying down on a bed to a state of walking. It is more difficult than you might imagine. For this reason, various types of nursing care devices that assist the user in standing up from a recumbent state to a walking upright standing state have been considered. For example, in a well-known bed in which a support surface for supporting a care receiver is supported at a fixed height from the floor by legs and a frame, a foot portion of the support surface is rotated approximately 90 degrees while being substantially horizontal, and then supported. There is a device or the like that moves a surface to an upright state and assists a care receiver in an upright operation.
The power cords of the care equipment and electric appliances required for the care receiver are used by being connected to an outlet provided in the room.

[0003]

The conventional nursing care apparatus is configured as described above. However, as described above, the well-known bed having the support surface supported by the legs and the frame is provided in the room even when not in use. Since most of them are permanently installed, the installation space is large. In addition, since the support surface is once rotated approximately 90 degrees while being substantially horizontal, extra space is required, and it is natural that it is not suitable for the housing situation in Japan, but it has become narrower. There is a problem that a caregiver often hooks a power cord of a care device or an electric product connected to an outlet provided in a room when the caregiver takes care of the care device.

[0004] In addition, it is difficult to clean the room where the bed is installed, and it is difficult to keep the room used by the sick person clean.

On the other hand, there is a device that raises a care receiver from a recumbent state to a sitting position by raising a back portion such as a tatami mat or a mattress laid on the floor. However, in this case, the caregiver must assist the care receiver in standing up from the sitting position to the standing state, and the physical burden on the caregiver is extremely large.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and does not require a physical burden even if used by a caregiver or a cared person. An object of the present invention is to provide a nursing care device that is easy to clean and does not cause a caregiver to catch a foot on a power cord of a care device or an electric appliance.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a care device according to the present invention has a support portion for supporting the body of a care receiver, and places the user in a recumbent state near the floor. A drive mechanism for moving the support portion between a horizontal position to be supported and an upright walking state is provided, and an outlet for connecting a power cord of an electric device is provided.

The care device of the present invention is constructed as described above, and does not require a physical burden even if used by a caregiver or a cared person, requires a small space for use, and cleans the room. Since the power cord of the electric device can be easily collected at the outlet of the care device, a care device that does not catch the electric cord on the foot can be obtained.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a care device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view when the care device is in a lying state, FIG. 2 is an electric circuit diagram of the care device, FIG. 3 is a schematic side view when the care device is in a lying position, and FIG. 5 is a schematic side view when the device is in a transition process from a lying state to a standing state, FIG. 5 is a schematic side view when the care device is in a sitting position, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram when the care device is in a standing position. It is a side view. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this care device includes a support mechanism 1 for supporting a care receiver 4 lying down, a drive mechanism 2 for driving the support mechanism 1, and connecting and supporting them. A belt 3 for changing the inclination of the support surface of the mechanism 1 is provided.

The support mechanism 1 includes a back portion 11 for supporting the back of the cared person 4, a seat portion 12 for supporting the same buttocks and thighs, a leg portion 13 for supporting the same lower limb portion, and a foot on which the feet are placed. It comprises a support portion 10 composed of a portion 14, joints 15 and 16 for rotatably connecting them, and a power cylinder 18 for adjusting a connection angle between the seat portion 12 and the leg portion 13. The back portion 11 is provided with two pairs of brackets 25 at the end on the head side to form a shaft 2.
4 and a pair of rotatable rollers 20 and a slider 26 are passed through the shaft 24. And
Outlets 17 are provided on both sides of the seat portion 12 to connect a power cord such as a care device such as an irradiation heater or an electric appliance such as a television or a video.

The driving device 2 has an outer cylinder 21, 2 on a base 28.
1, the stand 22 and the motor 27 are fixedly mounted, and the rollers 2
9 penetrates through a shaft (not shown) transversely mounted on the outer cylinder 21 and the stand 22 so as to stop the movement in the axial direction, and the stand 22 has the motor 27 and its phase-advancing capacitor as shown in FIG. 27a and a control circuit such as the power cylinder 18 and its phase advance capacitor 18a. As shown in FIG. 2, the outlet 17 is provided with a plurality of outlets branching off from a power supply line supplied to the care device. A groove for sliding the slider 26 up and down is provided in the inner cylinder 23 which slidably contacts the inside of the outer cylinder 21 and the inner surface thereof. By raising the slider 26 along the groove, the inner cylinder 23 can be projected above the outer cylinder 21.

The motor 27 is used for winding and unwinding the belt 3. For example, a two-phase motor capable of normal and reverse rotation is used, and the motor 27 is appropriately positioned at a position where the cared person or caregiver can easily operate. Turn ON / OFF the contact 30a, 30b for raising / lowering the operation switch 30 disposed
By doing so, the belt 3 is wound up and down. The operation switch 30 has contacts 30c and 30d for changing the rotation direction of the driving motor in the power cylinder 18 and manually increasing / decreasing the connection angle.
It has.

The belt 3 slides on the upper rolling surface of the roller 29 and the lower rolling surface of the roller 20, and the leading end thereof is fixed to the vicinity of the joint 15.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the care receiver is laid down with the support mechanism 1 of the care device in the lying state, and the contact 30 of the operation switch 30 is turned on.
When a is turned on, the motor 27 rotates in a direction to wind up the belt 3. At this time, the belt 3 fixed in the vicinity of the joint 15 is wound up while being guided by the rollers 20 and 29, and as shown in FIG.
At the same time, the connection angle θ between the seat portion 12 and the leg portion 13 is reduced by the power cylinder 18. Further, as the winding of the belt 3 progresses, the roller 20 separates from the belt 3 as shown in FIG. 5, and the slider 26 rises above the roller 29 and further narrows the connection angle θ. Further, when the slider 26 rises, the top surface of the inner cylinder 23 is lifted, and the inner cylinder 23 is made to protrude from the outer cylinder 21. The head side of the back portion 11 is pulled up along the outer cylinder 21 to further reduce the connection angle θ. Can be Between the outer cylinder 21 and the inner cylinder 23,
A stopper (not shown) for preventing the inner cylinder 23 from extending beyond a predetermined height is provided to prevent the inner cylinder 23 from being pulled out of the outer cylinder 21.

When the contact 30a of the operation switch 30 is further pressed, the seat 12 shifts to a sitting position in which the seat portion 12 is horizontal as shown in FIG. 5, but the operation switch 30 is turned off and the motor 27 and the power cylinder 18 are stopped. Thus, this state can be maintained.

Further, the contact 30a of the operation switch 30 may be turned on again to bring the care receiver 4 into an upright walking state, and the belt 3 is again wound up by the motor 27 and the slider 26 is further raised. Accordingly, the inner cylinder 23 also moves up, and the support mechanism 1 is in an upright state. Here, when the operation switch 30 is turned off, this state can be maintained, and the plane occupied area is reduced. When the care receiver 4 returns the care device to the reclining state again, by turning on the contact b of the operation switch 30, the motor 27 rotates in the opposite direction and the support mechanism 1 is reclined by gravity. Can be returned to. For the upright state, a limit switch (not shown) is provided to prevent the support mechanism 1 from going too far when the operation switch 30 is pushed too much. Also, the contacts 30c, 3
0d, the connection angle θ between the seat portion 12 and the leg portion 13
Can be manually adjusted to an angle suitable for the cared person.

Further, power cords for care equipment and electric appliances required for the care receiver can be inserted into outlets 17 provided on both sides of the seat portion 12 to supply power thereto. FIG. 1 shows a case where the power supply of the care equipment and the electric appliance is taken from the outlet 17 on the right side of the cared person. However, in consideration of the convenience of the cared person and the caregiver, for example, a television or a personal computer display is used. Can be installed on the right side and care equipment on the left side, and power can be taken from outlets on each side. The power of these devices can be turned on and off easily by the care receiver from a lying state or a sitting position using a remote controller attached to the devices.

With the above-described configuration, the power cord of the nursing care equipment or the electric appliance, which conventionally uses the outlet of the room, is connected to the outlet 17, and the power cord in the room is arranged and collected in the care device. Thereby, the caregiver can be prevented from being caught by the power cord. Also,
If electrical appliances and nursing equipment are connected separately to outlets on both sides, and caregivers take care from the nursing equipment side, it is possible to further prevent the power cord from being caught by the power cord.

The specific configuration of each section is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, as a modified example, in order to supply DC power to the outlet, it is possible to increase the number of connections by providing a rectifier circuit in the stand 22 or by providing outlets on the upper and lower sides of the support.
Further, it can be attached not only to the support portion but also to its vicinity, for example, to the back portion, and the attachment position is not limited. Others
The configuration of each part can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0020]

The care device of the present invention is constructed as described above, has a support portion for supporting the cared person, and has a drive mechanism for moving the cared person to a position lying near the floor. By driving this drive mechanism, it is possible to automatically raise the user lying on the floor near the floor to a state in which the user can walk, and the user can do so without bothering the caregiver. It is possible to easily take the position of walking on its own. In addition, since the power cords of the necessary nursing equipment and electric appliances can be collectively inserted into the outlet provided in the nursing care device, the power cords of the room can be collected within a short distance, and the danger of the caregiver being caught by the power cord can be eliminated. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a care device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an electric circuit diagram of the care device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view when the care device is in a recumbent state.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view when the care device shifts from a lying state to a standing state.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view when the care device is in a sitting position.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view when the care device is in an upright state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Support mechanism 2 ... Drive mechanism 3 ... Belt 4 ... Cared person 11 ... Back part 12 ... Seat part 13 ... Leg part 14 ... Foot part 15, 16 ... Joint 17 ... Outlet 18 ... Power cylinder 18a, 27a ... Capacitors 20, 29 Roller 21 Outer tube 22 Stand 23 Inner tube 24 Shaft 25 Bracket 26 Slider 27 Motor 28 Base 30 Operation switch

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hideo Masuse 1F, Nishinokyo Kuwabaracho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto F-term in Shimadzu Corporation Sanjo Factory 4C040 AA06 BB01 BB06 DD05 EE01 EE05 HH01 JJ02

Claims (1)

[Claims] A support portion for supporting a body of a care receiver;
A drive mechanism for moving the support portion between a horizontal position for supporting the care receiver in a recumbent state near the floor surface and an upright position for supporting a walkable upright state, and an outlet for connecting a power cord of an electric device. A nursing care device characterized by comprising: