JP2000197664A - Caring tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and safely execute work of taking a person to be cared in a caring person's arms at the time of mutually transferring the person to be card between his/her bed and his/her wheelchair, etc., and to reduce a burden on the caring person. SOLUTION: The caring tool is provided with a belt for supporting the person to be cared 1, which is provided with a back pad for the person to be cared and with connecting metal fittings 5, 6 at both ends thereof, a caring person supporting belt 2 provided with a shoulder pad 8 for the caring person, and a belt locking device 3 opening belt insertion holes 11, 12 at a supporting plate 10 oppositely provided with frames 9, 9 on both sides, freely rotatably journaling a belt guide roller between both of the holes 11, 12 of the frame and freely lockably journaling a spring-energized ratchet roller 5. Then, one end of the belt 2 is mounted to the hole 11 at one end of the device 3, the other end of the belt 2 is put through to the hole 12 at the other end of the device 3 to be engaged with the belt guide roller to attach in the state of being freely movable in a longitudinal direction and in a freely lockable state by inserting to a gap between the roller 5 and the plate 10, and the belt 2 and the belt 1 are connected through connecting hardwares 4, 5 in the state of being freely movable and in the state of being freely attachable and detachable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nursing care tool which is used when a care recipient such as a physically handicapped person, a bedridden elderly person or a sick person is transferred from a bed to a wheelchair or transported to a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At a care site, work such as waking up of a cared person, mutual transfer between a bed and a wheelchair, or moving and transporting to a bathtub is involved. In this case, since the life rhythms of many cared persons are the same, sleep, wake-up, bathing, and other transfer work are concentrated in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Many people are cared for. Therefore, extremely severe work is required of the caregiver, which causes a problem that many caregivers hurt their backs and this is an occupational disease.

Conventionally, lifts and special assistance tools (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-1917) have been known in order to reduce the above-mentioned care work.

[0004] However, the lift is large and its use place is limited, and it is expensive, so that it is difficult to equip it with ordinary households. In addition, the assisting tool is obtained by sewing the assisting band on the buttocks of the care-receiver after passing the assisting band from the foot of the care-receiver and sewing the support belt on the buttocks. The caregiver puts the caregiver on the floor with one knee on the floor, lifts the caregiver and places it on a wheelchair. The work involves raising the cared person in the state described above, and these works are extremely hard work, and there is a problem that the caregiver is forced to work hard.

Therefore, the present applicant first attaches the first attaching / detaching metal fitting and a pull to the end of a long belt in which the backrest of the care-receiver is movably inserted in the longitudinal direction. On the side where the handle is attached, freely attach and detach with the connection bracket,
And a second attaching / detaching metal fitting provided with a belt insertion hole, a belt guide roller, and a belt lock mechanism, the belt being inserted and mounted on the belt insertion hole and the belt guide roller so as to be movable in the length direction, and Proposal of a nursing care tool that can be freely locked at a predetermined position (Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 10
-31822).

[0006]

However, even with the above-mentioned nursing care equipment, both the caregiver and the care receiver only support the back half of each other with a belt, and the remaining half circumference of the abdomen is completely removed. When the caregiver supports the cared person with the belt, the belt slides upwards, and as a result, the power is concentrated on the base arm of the cared person and causes an obstacle to the shoulder. There was danger.

[0007] In addition, the caregiver requires considerable physical strength and attention to safely support the cared person, and this is particularly inconvenient if the cared person is taller than the caregiver.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and has been described above without bending down.
With the back extended and the center of gravity close to the caregiver in an upright position, the cared person can be easily and safely lifted with less burden on the waist and shoulders, and the raised position. Adjustment of the height of the cared person and the physique of the cared person,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a nursing care tool that can cope with a body shape with a simple configuration.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a nursing care device according to the present invention comprises a care receiver support belt provided with a backrest for a cared person and connecting metal fittings attached to both ends thereof. A caregiver support belt provided with a shoulder rest for the caregiver, and belt insertion holes are respectively opened at both front and rear ends of a support plate provided with a frame on both left and right sides, and a belt guide roller is rotated between both belt insertion holes of the frame. A belt lock device rotatably pivotally supporting a spring-biased ratchet roller in a swingable manner, wherein the caregiver passes through a belt insertion hole at one end of the belt lock device. Attach one end of the support belt, insert the other end of the caregiver support belt into the belt insertion hole at the other end of the belt lock device, hook the support belt over the belt guide roller, and close the gap between the ratchet roller and the support plate. Movably inserted in the longitudinal direction, and the lock attachable, freely moved further the caregiver support belt and the via connecting fitting and the care support belt,
It is characterized by being detachably connected.

[0010]

The care receiver support belt and the caregiver support belt are connected by a connection fitting, and the end of the caregiver support belt is inserted into a belt insertion hole at the tip of a belt lock device attached to the base end of the caregiver support belt. By being inserted, the outer ring for the cared person and the inner ring for the cared person are continuously formed.

[0011] Therefore, the caregiver applies the backrest of the inner ring to the back (for example, the left back), turns the opposite side of the support belt sideways from behind (for example, to the right side), and holds the tip of the support belt with the left hand. Insert the torso's torso into the outer ring while grasping.

Next, when the caregiver pulls the support belt tip downward, the support belt slides easily by the principle of the pulley by the belt guide roller as the belt guide roller of the belt lock device rotates. In addition, the care receiver can be easily drawn to the caregiver.

[0013] Next, when the support belt is lifted up to the ratchet roller side and loosened by grasping the hand, the support belt is swung by the load of the care receiver's weight in the opposite direction to the ratchet roller of the belt lock device. As a result, the ratchet roller is rotated about half a turn while being locked to the locking teeth, whereby the locking teeth of the ratchet roller are locked to the support belt in the gap between the support plate and the support belt. Is fixed.

In this state, the caregiver stands up while holding the cared person with both hands, so that the cared person can be easily held in a state close to an upright posture, without placing a large burden on the waist and shoulders, and with both hands. Thus, the cared person can be safely raised to a predetermined height without causing anxiety. At this time, most of the cared person's weight rests on the carer's left shoulder via the shoulder pad, while the cared person's torso is protected by the back of the cared person's support belt, and the cared person's abdomen is Protected by stomach.

When the care receiver is lifted up in this manner, the care receiver is held with both hands, moved and transported to a wheelchair, a bathtub, or another target position.
The belt lock can be instantaneously released by separating the support belt from the ratchet. When releasing the lock of the belt, hold the care receiver with the right hand while loosening the support belt, and slowly transfer to the wheelchair or the like. Also, when returning the care receiver from the wheelchair or the like to the bet or the like, the same operation is performed as described above.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a care tool according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 shows a perspective view of the entire nursing care tool, FIG. 2 shows a front view of the belt lock device, FIG. 3 shows a partial cross-sectional view thereof, and FIG. 4 shows a side view of the use state of the belt lock device. And FIG. 5 shows a side view of a partial cross section of the modification, and FIG. 6 shows an explanatory view of a state in which a caregiver holds up a care receiver using the care tool.

As shown in FIG. 1, the nursing care tool includes a care receiver support belt 1, a care supporter belt 2, and a belt lock device 3 as main members. Both the cared person support belt 1 and the cared person support belt 2 are made of a thick cloth, leather, synthetic leather or other tough material in a belt shape, and the cared person support belt 1 is shown in FIG. And the caregiver support belt 2 is formed to be longer than the entire circumference of the chest circumference of the caregiver b shown in FIG. I have.

The care receiver support belt 1 is formed so that the care receiver a does not feel pain in the back by extrapolating a backrest 4 made of a sponge material over substantially the entire length thereof. Connecting metal fittings 5 and 6 are attached to both ends of the belt 1, respectively. Of the connecting metal members 5, 6, the connecting metal member 5 is formed by a deformed square annular ring 5a, and the other connecting metal member 6 has a substantially same shape as the connecting metal member 5 having one side cut and provided with a belt entrance 6b. It is formed by an annular ring 6a.

On the other hand, the caregiver support belt 2 has a belly pad 7 made of a sponge material extrapolated to the front end thereof, and a shoulder pad 8 made of a sponge material fixed to the inner surface on the rear end side.
Further, a belt lock device 3 is attached to the base end of the care giver support belt 2.

The belt lock device 3 is configured as follows. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the belt lock device 3 is formed of a metal plate, and has a belt insertion hole extending in the lateral direction at the front and rear ends of a support plate 10 having frames 9, 9 opposed to the left and right sides of the inner surface. Belt insertion holes 13 are respectively opened in the vicinity of the belt insertion holes 11 and 12, and the support shafts 14 a and 14 a of the belt guide roller 14 are rotated at positions substantially facing the center of the belt insertion holes 13 of the frames 9 and 9. The ratchet roller 15 is supported freely between the belt insertion hole 12 and the belt guide roller 14.
a is formed so as to be pivotally supported so as to provide a gap 16 for belt insertion between the support plate 10 and the support plate 10.

The ratchet roller 15 is provided with a locking tooth 15b which cuts into the support belt 2 for a caregiver on substantially half the circumference thereof, and a gap between the support shaft 15a and the frame 9 is provided.
When the ratchet roller 15 is locked, the locking teeth 15b are eccentric downward due to friction with the support belt 2 that moves when the ratchet roller 15 is locked, and a positioning spring 17 is interposed so that the locking teeth 15b are held upward when unlocked.

The base end of the caregiver support belt 2 is mounted in the belt insertion hole 11 of the belt lock device 3, and the distal end of the caregiver support belt 2 is mounted in the opposite belt insertion hole 12. Is inserted. After the caregiver support belt 2 is further mounted on the belt guide roller 14 from below the support plate 10 through the belt insertion hole 13, the gap 16 between the ratchet roller 15 and the support plate 10 is movable in the length direction. , And is inserted in a lockable manner.

That is, when the caregiver b lifts or lowers the cared person a and tightens or loosens the caregiver support belt 2, as shown in FIG. The support belt 2 is pulled and slid downward so as not to contact the locking teeth 15b on the upper surface of the support belt 15.

On the other hand, when the support belt 2 is locked at a predetermined position, as shown in FIG.
And the locking teeth 1 on the upper surface of the ratchet roller 15
5b, when the tension of the support belt 2 is loosened,
As the support belt 2 slides due to the load of the care receiver a, the ratchet roller 15 rotates eccentrically (counterclockwise in the drawing) against the resilience of the positioning spring 17 and engages with the ratchet roller 15. When the stop teeth 15b are located on the lower side, the support belt 2 is locked and fixed by the lock teeth 15b between the gap 16 and the support plate 10.

Further, the above-mentioned cared person support belt 1 and the cared person support belt 2 are movably and detachably connected via connecting metal fittings 5 and 6 so that an outer ring for the cared person a can be obtained. The nursing care tool including M and the inner ring N for the caregiver b is assembled.

[0026]

The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects. (1) Since the care receiver support belt is movable with respect to the care receiver support belt, and the care receiver support belt itself is movably inserted into the belt insertion hole of the belt lock device, the care receiver can sit down. It can be worn on the care-receiver in a stretched state to reduce the burden on the waist, and can easily and surely cope with various physiques and shapes of the care-receiver. (2) An outer ring for the cared person and an inner ring for the cared person are formed, and the cared person is brought into contact with and supported by the support belt not only on the back side but also on the abdomen side. The support belt slides all around the torso's torso and is less likely to slide up. As a result, there is less danger of concentration of force on the caregiver's base arm to cause disability, and also for the caregiver. It can comfortably support the cared person and is extremely safe. (3) Since it is only necessary to insert the outer ring for the cared person into the cared person, there is no heavy labor to lay the assisting body under the buttocks as in the conventional example, and both the cared person and the cared person The body of the cared person is easily placed in close contact with only one belt through the stomach, so the center of gravity of the cared person is closer to the carer, and the cared person is in a nearly upright posture, reducing the burden on the carer's waist. . (4) The care receiver support belt and the caregiver support belt can be easily moved and detached with the attachment / detachment metal fitting, and the caregiver can perform all the locking and unlocking operations of the belt lock device by holding the tip of the caregiver support belt. Because it can be done with one hand, it is extremely convenient. (5) Since the structure is simple and lightweight, it is easy to carry and can be provided at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of a care tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the belt lock device of the nursing care tool.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the same belt lock device.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a use state of the belt lock device.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a modification of the above belt lock device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the caregiver holds the care receiver using the care tool;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 care receiver support belt 2 care receiver support belt 3 belt lock device 4 backrest 5 connection fitting 6 connection fitting 8 shoulder support 9 frame 10 support plate 11 belt insertion hole 12 belt insertion hole 13 belt insertion hole 14 belt guide roller 15 ratchet roller 16 gap 17 positioning spring

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A care receiver support belt provided with a back support for a care receiver and connection fittings attached to both ends thereof, a care supporter belt provided with a shoulder support for a care giver, and a frame on both left and right sides. A belt insertion hole is opened at each of the front and rear ends of the support plate provided, a belt guide roller is rotatably supported between the belt insertion holes of the frame, and a ratchet roller biased by a spring is swingable. A belt lock device pivotally mounted on the belt lock device, wherein one end of the caregiver support belt is attached to a belt insertion hole at one end of the belt lock device, and to a belt insertion hole at the other end of the belt lock device. The other end of the caregiver support belt is inserted, hung on the belt guide roller, and is inserted in a gap between the ratchet roller and the support plate so as to be movable in the length direction and to be freely lockable. A nursing care device characterized in that the care receiver support belt and the care receiver support belt are movably and detachably connected via a connection fitting.