JP2000217883A - Bathtub for caring - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub for caring which is simplified in structure, inexpensive, and enables one caregiver to safely bathing an aged person easily by forming the bathtub by a bathtub having tub walls expanded and contracted by filling of air in the periphery of a tub bottom, and a bed which is installed on the tub bottom with a bathing hot water storing part disposed in the tub wall and expanded and contracted by filling of air. SOLUTION: Normally, a bathtub 1 and a bed 2 are reduced by discharging the air in the interior to be collaped in a compact size. In bathing the bedridden aged person, the bathtub 1 is installed on the side of the bed, and then the interior of tub walls 12-15 of the bathtub 1 and the bed 2 are filled with air by an air supply pump, whereby the right and left, and front and back tub walls 12-15 of the bathtub 1 are raised vertically to the tub bottom, and the bed 2 is expanded in the bath tub 1 to be positioned in a position a little lower than the bathtub opening surface. At this time, bathing hot water is poured in a bathing hot water storing part 3 between the tub walls 12-15 and the bed 2. Subsequently, the aged person on the bed is transferred onto the bed 2 in the bathtub 1 by a caregiver to support the head on a pillow part 28, and then bathing for the aged person is taken using bathing hot water of the bathing hot water storing part 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nursing bathtub suitable for bathing a sick or bedridden elderly person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a bedridden elderly person takes a bath, an ordinary bathtub is used at home, and a capsule-type automatic bathing device is used at facilities such as a nursing home.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When using a home bathtub, there is a problem that an elderly person takes several caregivers to take a bath. In the case of an automatic bathing device, the device is expensive and purchased for home use. Doing so is economically difficult.

[0004] For this reason, recently, a single caregiver can be safely and easily bathed by an elderly caregiver or the like referred to as a home helper, and in particular, a nursing bathtub that can be supplied at low cost. There is a strong demand for the appearance of such a bath, but no such bathtub currently exists. The inventor has focused on a rubber pool by air filling, and realized a bathtub suitable for nursing care with a simple configuration in which a bed that expands with air filling is simply arranged in a bathtub that expands with air filling. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new nursing bathtub which satisfies the above-mentioned demands, is provided at a low cost, and enables a single caregiver to safely and easily bathe an elderly person.

[0005]

Means of the present invention for solving the above problems will be described. The nursing bathtub according to the present invention comprises a front, rear, left and right bath wall which expands and contracts around the bottom of the bath by filling with air. And a bed which is attached to the bottom of the bath so as to provide a space for the bath water storage portion with respect to the bath wall, and which expands and contracts by filling with air.

[0006]

In the nursing bathtub having the above-mentioned structure, the bed and the bathtub are always reduced in size by exhausting the air therein and folded compactly. When a bedridden elderly person takes a bath, after installing the bathtub according to the present invention on the side of the bed, the bathtub and the bed are filled with air using an air supply pump into the wall of the bathtub and the bed. The front, rear, left and right tank walls rise vertically with respect to the tank bottom by filling with air, and the bed expands in the bathtub so that the upper surface is positioned slightly lower than the bathtub opening surface. At this point, the bath water is stored in the bath water storage section between the bath wall and the bed.

[0007] Next, the caregiver puts the old man on the bed on the bed in the bathtub and performs bathing care using the bath water in the space in the bathtub.

After bathing, the hot water in the bath is drained, and the filling air in the bath and the bed is discharged to reduce the bath and the bed to the original size, and the folding is completed.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a care bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of an air inlet portion of a bathtub and a bed. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the care bathtub in a folded and reduced state.

[0010] As shown in FIG.
In an inflatable or contractible bathtub 1 made of rubber or a flexible synthetic resin sheet material, an inflatable or contractible bed 2 made of rubber or a flexible synthetic resin sheet material is arranged similarly to the bathtub. A bath water storage section 3 is provided between the bathtub 1 and the bed 2.
Is formed.

The bathtub 1 has an inner wall, an upper wall,
Front, rear, left and right tank walls 12, 13, 14, 15 with continuous outer walls
And the tank wall 12 is provided with an air inlet 17 provided with an on-off valve 16 (FIG. 4). Therefore, each tank wall is filled with air from the air inlet 17 into the internal space. It rises perpendicularly to the tank bottom 11 to form a bathtub with an open top (FIGS. 2 and 3).

The bed 2 has front, rear, left and right side walls 22, 23, 24, 25 continuously formed around an upper wall 21, and a lower portion of each side wall is welded to the tank bottom 11 of the bathtub 1. 1
1 is provided with an air inlet 27 provided with an on-off valve 26 (FIG. 4). Therefore, the bed 2 expands in the bathtub 1 by filling the internal space with air from the air inlet 27,
The upper wall 21 is located at a position slightly lower than the opening surface of the bathtub.

The bed 2 is provided with a step pillow 28 at the end of the upper wall 21 to support the bather's head (FIG. 3).

Although the bed 2 of the above-described example has been described in the case where the bottom wall of the bed is used in combination with the bottom of the bathtub, in practice, the bed is independent of the bottom wall and the front, rear, left and right side walls and the upper wall. In this case, a detachable tool (not shown) is provided between the tub bottom 11 of the bathtub 1 and the bed 2 to improve the convenience of cleaning the bed and the bathtub. Of course, it is possible to selectively change the implementation within the technical scope.

A drain port 32 having an opening / closing valve 31 opened corresponding to the bath hot water storage section 3 is provided at the bottom 11 of the bathtub 1.

Further, the bottom 11 of the bathtub 1 is 1 in the embodiment.
Although a single sheet material is shown, a double structure filled with air may be used as in the case of the tank wall, or a hard bottom material having a certain strength may be selected according to the implementation. Reference numeral 4 in the drawing denotes a support base on which a bathtub is placed.

However, the nursing tub according to the present invention comprises:
Normally, the bathtub 1 and the bed 2 are reduced in size by exhausting the air therein and folded compactly (FIG. 5).

When a bedridden elderly person takes a bath, after installing the bathtub 1 according to the present invention beside the bed, the bathtub 1 and the bed 2 are filled with air into the bath wall and the bed using an air supply pump. By doing so, the bathtub 1 is filled with air at the front, rear, left and right of the tank walls 12, 13, 14, 15.
The bed 2 expands in the bathtub and the upper surface is positioned slightly lower than the bathtub opening surface. At this time, the bath water is stored in the bath water reservoir 3 between the bath wall and the bed (FIGS. 2 and 3).

Next, as a caregiver, the elderly person on the bed is moved to the bed in the bathtub and the head is supported by the pillow 28, and then the bathing care is taken using the bath water in the bath water storage unit 3. Do it.

After bathing, the bath water in the bath is drained, and the filling air in the bath and the bed is discharged to reduce the bath tub 1 and the bed 2 as before, and the folding is completed.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, a bed which expands and contracts by filling with air is installed in a bath tub having front and rear left and right tank walls which expand and contract by filling with air around the bottom of the tank. Since the bathtub for nursing care is provided between the wall of the bathtub and the bathtub, the bathtub for nursing care of the present invention is particularly simple in structure and can be supplied at low cost. The present invention has the effect of achieving the object of the invention, such as being able to perform care easily and safely.

[0022]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a nursing tub according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of an air inlet portion of a bathtub and a bed.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the care bathtub in a folded and reduced state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Bathtub 11. Tank bottom 12. ~ 15. Front, back, left and right tank walls 16. On-off valve 17. Air inlet 2. Sleeper 21. Upper wall 22. ~ 25. Front, rear, left and right side walls 26. On-off valve 27. Air inlet 3. Bath water storage section 31. On-off valve 32. Drain

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masayuki Yoshimura 3-1-2-401 Matsumushidori, Abeno-ku, Osaka 4F094 BB03 BB09 BB12 BB14 BC11 CC08 GG02

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bath tub having a front and rear and left and right tub walls which expand and contract by air filling around the bottom of the tub, and a space for a bath water storing portion provided on the tub wall to be attached to the bottom of the tub and filled with air. A bathtub for nursing care comprising a bed that expands and contracts due to the bed. 2. The bathtub for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein the bathtub is provided with a drain port with an on-off valve opened in the bathwater storing portion. 3. The bathtub for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein the bathtub and the bed are made of rubber or a flexible synthetic resin sheet material. 4. The bathtub for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein the bathtub is provided with an air inlet through a valve on the wall of the bathtub. 5. The bathtub for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein the bed is provided with an air inlet on the bottom wall through an on-off valve. 6. The bathtub for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein the bed is provided with a stepped pillow for supporting a bather's head at an end of the upper wall.