JP2000024073A - Method and device for body washing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce loads on a care-giver, improve washing effect, enabling a device for body washing to be equipped and used at home at low cost by constituting the device so that washing water is sprayed to a nursed person's body, soil of the patient's body is washed off by a washing tool, and the soiled water after body washing is sucked to be recovered. SOLUTION: When a nursed person's body is to be washed, a care-giver hold an attachment main body 10 of this body washing device in hand and lightly presses a washing tool 3 to the nursed person's body laid on a bed, etc., and operates a rotation drive device, a high-pressure water pump 16, and a heat exchanger 21 by a switch on hand at need to rub positions on the body to be washed. The washing water sprayed through a spray nozzle of the washing tool 3 is rubbed on the nursed person's body by the washing tool 3 to wash the nursed person's body. Since the water rubbed on the nursed person's body is sucked into a suction pipe 2, the nursed person's body, a pet, etc., can be prevented from getting wet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a body washing method and apparatus suitable for washing the whole body of a bedridden person who needs nursing care, such as the elderly, sick, and physically handicapped.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a body wash of a bedridden person requiring nursing care is performed by a caregiver wiping off dirt with a wet towel, or in a hospital or the like, moving a cared person to a bathing facility for nursing care to take a bath. It was done by. further,
Body washing of such persons has also been performed by bathing services in which public institutions, medical corporations, and the like visit each home with a mobile bathing care vehicle.

[0003]

However, as described above, when a caregiver wipes off dirt with a wet towel, there is a problem that the cleaning effect is small in spite of the large labor of the caregiver.

[0004] Further, as described above, when the care recipient is moved to a bathing facility for nursing care to take a bath, the care recipient and the caregiver required to move to the bathroom and to enter and exit the bathtub require a large amount of labor. Even during bathing, simply taking a bath does not provide a cleaning effect, and requires the caregiver to perform a cleaning operation such as rubbing with a towel, so that there is a problem that the burden on the caregiver is further increased. In addition, since bathing takes time, the number of times the cared person can take a bath is limited. Furthermore, bathing facilities for nursing care are very expensive at present and the number of installations is limited, so that it is difficult to install them at home, and there is a problem that bathing at home is almost impossible.

In the bathing service using a mobile bathing nursing car, the number of mobile bathing nursing cars is still small and sufficient bathing nursing care cannot be performed.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and requires a small amount of labor for a caregiver, has a large cleaning effect, and is inexpensive and can be installed and used at home at low cost. And to provide the device.

[0007]

Therefore, the body washing method of the present invention sprays washing water on the body of the cared person, cleans the body of the cared person with a cleaning tool, and cleans the body after the body washing. Sewage is collected by suction.

The body washing apparatus of the present invention includes a cleaning tool 3 outside the distal end of the suction pipe 2 for sewage and a spray nozzle 4 for cleaning water inside the distal end of the suction pipe 2. It is assumed that.

Further, the body washing apparatus of the present invention includes a suction blower 5 for sucking sewage, a sewage recovery tank 6, a high-pressure water pump 16 for squirting washing water, and a washing water supply tank 1.
7 are put together and provided as a transportable state.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the body washing method and apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the body washing apparatus of the present invention includes a cleaning tool 3 outside a distal end of a suction pipe 2 connected to a distal end of a suction hose 1 and a suction pipe 2. Is provided with an injection nozzle 4 for washing water inside the tip of the nozzle.

The suction hose 1 is connected at its rear end to a suction blower 5, and has a sewage collection tank 6 interposed at an intermediate portion thereof. The sewage after body washing is sucked from the suction pipe 2 by the suction blower 5. Is collected in the wastewater recovery tank 6 through the suction hose 1. Furthermore, a suction blower 5
The exhaust pipe 7 is connected to an exhaust processing tank 8 so that the odor of the exhaust gas is removed by the deodorant contained in the exhaust processing tank 8 and exhausted from the exhaust pipe 9. It is to be noted that a bactericide or the like can be mixed into the exhaust treatment tank 8 in addition to the deodorant, if necessary, so that the odor of the exhaust gas can be removed and sterilization can be performed at the same time.

The suction pipe 2 is attached to an attachment main body 10 which can be gripped, and has a gear 11 to which the cleaning tool 3 is detachably attached, and which is rotatably mounted around the distal end thereof. A drive gear 13 of an electric motor 12 fixed to the outside of the suction pipe 2 is meshed with the gear 11.
, The cleaning tool 3 is rotated. In addition, the cleaning tool 3 may be rotated by an air differential pressure driving device using a suction air flow or compressed air or another hydraulic driving device.

The cleaning tool 3 may be a sponge body as shown in the figure or a brush body (not shown) which facilitates rubbing of the body.
By being detachably mounted on the suction pipe 1, the suction pipe 2 is detachably mounted.

The spray nozzle 4 is attached to the tip of a water supply pipe 14 inserted from the outside to the inside of the suction pipe 2, and directs the washing water from inside to outside of the tip of the suction pipe 2. I try to inject. A high-pressure tube 15 is connected to the rear end of the water supply pipe 14, and a liquid supply pipe 18 from a washing water supply tank 17 having a high-pressure water pump 16 is connected to the rear end of the high-pressure tube 15.
That is, the washing water supply tank 17 includes a water tank 17a provided with a high-pressure water pump 16a and a medicine tank 17b provided with a high-pressure water pump 16b, and a liquid feed pipe 18a from the water tank 17a and a medicine tank 17b provided from the medicine tank 17b. A liquid pipe 18b is connected to the rear end of the high-pressure tube 15 via switching valves 19 and 20, respectively. A heat exchanger 21 or an electric heater (not shown) is provided at an intermediate portion of the high-pressure tube 15. The cleaning water is obtained by mixing the water in the water tank 16 and the cleaning agent in the chemical tank 18 at an arbitrary ratio. The temperature of the washing water is not particularly limited as long as it is a temperature that does not interfere with body washing. However, the temperature of the washing water can be adjusted to a preset temperature by the heat exchanger 21 or the electric heater. The jetting speed of the washing water from the jet nozzle 4 may be about 0.2 liter / min. Only needs to be done.

Further, the suction blower 5, the sewage recovery tank 6, the rotary drive of the cleaning tool 3, the exhaust treatment tank 8,
If the high-pressure water pump 16 and the washing water supply tank 17 are put together on a single cart (not shown) or the like, they are convenient for carrying or moving the body washing device. Although not shown, the attachment main body 10 includes a suction blower 5, a rotation driving device for the cleaning tool 3,
Switches for operating the high-pressure water pump 16 and the heat exchanger 21 are used as hand switches, and are provided at locations where the attachment main body 10 is easily operated when held in the hand.

In order to clean the body of the cared person using the body washing apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, the cared person is laid down on a bed or the like as follows. Can be.

That is, the caregiver holds the attachment body 10 of the body washing apparatus of the present invention in his hand, and as shown in FIG.
, The suction blower 5, the rotary driving device of the cleaning tool 3, the high-pressure water pump 16 and the heat exchanger 21 are operated by a hand switch as needed, and the user can trace the washing position of the body.

In this case, the washing water from the injection nozzle 4 is sprayed onto the body of the care-receiver, and at the same time, is rubbed against the body of the care-receiver by the cleaning tool 3, thereby washing the body of the care-receiver. Since the washing water rubbed against the body of the cared person is immediately sucked by the suction pipe 2, the body of the cared person, the bed on which the cared person is laid, and the like do not remain wet. The washing water sucked by the suction pipe 2 is collected in the sewage collection tank 6 and stored in the sewage collection tank 6 until the sewage collection tank 6 is full. The exhaust gas from the sewage recovery tank 6 is sent from the exhaust pipe 7 of the suction blower 5 to the exhaust treatment tank 8, deodorized in the exhaust treatment tank 8, and then exhausted from the exhaust pipe 9. Even when the device is used indoors, the exhaust gas does not give off odor.

Further, since the jetting speed of the washing water from the jet nozzle 4 is about 0.2 liter / minute, about 2 to 3 liters of washing water is needed to wash the whole body of the cared person. The cost is much lower than bathing in a bathtub, and the cost is lower. In addition, since the body care of the cared person can be performed easily,
The cleaning cycle can be shortened, and the number of times of cleaning can be increased.

It should be noted that by using the cleaning tool 3 without attaching it to the suction pipe 2, it is possible to perform a suction process for defecation of the cared person.

[0022]

Since the body washing method and the apparatus according to the present invention have the above-described configuration, the labor of the caregiver can be reduced, and the cleaning effect is large, and it can be installed at home at low cost. It can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a body washing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the body washing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the body washing device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Suction pipe 3 Cleaning tool 4 Injection nozzle 6 Wastewater recovery tank 16 Pump for high pressure water 17 Cleaning water supply tank

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Body washing characterized by injecting washing water into the body of a cared person, removing dirt from the body of the cared person with a cleaning tool, and sucking and collecting the waste water after the body washing. Method. 2. A cleaning tool (3) is provided outside a distal end of a sewage suction pipe (2), and a cleaning water injection nozzle (4) is provided inside a distal end of a suction pipe (2). A body washing device, characterized in that: 3. A suction blower (5) for sucking sewage, a sewage recovery tank (6), a high-pressure water pump (16) for jetting rinsing water, and a rinsing water supply tank (17). 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
A body washing device as described.