JP2000254032A - Device for assisting in cleaning excretory part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the performance of rationalized assistance in cleaning a disabled person who can not get up from a bed at the time of excretion and cleaning excretory parts. SOLUTION: A device 100 for assisting in cleaning excretory parts sucks malodorous air 61 which occurs from the excretory parts 51 of a disabled person 50 who can not get up from a bed from an air suction opening 23, discharges clarified air 62 clarified at a deodorizing part 21 from a discharge opening 25, and supplies the excretory parts 51 with warm water 72 from a warm water opening 15 obtained by heating water 71 in a water tank 11 at a heating part 12. The deodorizing part 21 can be constituted as a deodorizing-cum-sterilizing part by alteration. Deodorization is performed by ionization based on high- voltage discharge or adsorption by activated carbon, and sterilization is performed by ozone based on high-voltage discharge. It is possible to restore adsorption by passing heated air through malodorous components adsorbed by activated carbon to discharge them.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to infants, hospitalized patients, bedridden elderly people, etc. who cannot wake up and clean their excretions or perform stools (referred to as "inability to wake up" in the present invention). A device for nursing care for cleaning the excretory part (referred to as an excretion part cleaning and nursing device in the present invention)
It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a technique for deodorizing an odor (referred to as a bad odor in the present invention) which gives an unpleasant sensation to humans, a large number of air holes are provided and integrally formed by storing granular particles of activated carbon in a container. There is a well-known configuration (hereinafter referred to as a first conventional technique) in which a substance (referred to as a gas-permeable porous body in the present invention) is disposed inside a refrigerator or in a room to adsorb a malodorous component and deodorize.

[0003] Further, a configuration for deodorizing air by flowing air through a high-pressure discharge field to ionize a malodorous component (hereinafter referred to as a second prior art) is well known. (Hereinafter referred to as a third prior art) is known.

In the sterilization using ozone, ozone itself has an odor similar to garlic, and concentrated ozone has adverse effects such as damaging the respiratory organs. It is preferable to suppress the generation to a small amount, and it is preferable to wash the sterilized air through a waterfall portion of water droplets in order to remove the odor, or to provide a structure for deodorizing by the above-mentioned first conventional technique. Is well known.

[0005]

In order to clean the excretion part of a person who cannot get up, a caregiver wipes and cleans with a wet towel or the like at the time of excretion, and performs a complete cleaning when bathing thereafter. However, during the high sweat period such as summer,
There is an inconvenience such that the skin in the excreted part is damaged by dirt left in the excreted part, inflammation is caused, and a disease peculiar to the part is caused.

Further, at the time of excretion, a bad odor accompanying the excretion is generated, which gives a caregiver an unpleasant sensation, and the bad odor stays indoors and gives a discomfort to other sick persons.
In order to delay excretion in consideration of the inconvenience of discomfort by the person who cannot get up, there are inconveniences such as complications of the internal part related to excretion. In order to solve such inconvenience, there is a problem of what kind of care device should be provided.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for nursing care for purifying an excreted portion of a person unable to get up, as described above, in which air containing a bad smell generated from the excreted portion is suctioned and purified. Air purifying means for discharging the discharged air,
One person who performs the above-mentioned nursing care with the hot water supply means for supplying hot water obtained by heating the water in a water tank provided inside the device to the excretion part via a pipe, and the size and weight of the device A first configuration of the excrement part cleaning and nursing care device, which is provided with a device carrying means that forms the above-mentioned device with a size and weight that can be carried by

In the first configuration, the purification is performed by deodorization by ionization based on high-voltage discharge, and the heating is performed by electric heating.
The above-mentioned purification is performed by ozone sterilization based on high-voltage discharge and deodorization by ionization, the above-mentioned heating is performed by electric heating, and the above-mentioned purification is performed by activated carbon deodorization. The above-described problem is solved by the fourth configuration in which the temperature is increased by electric heating.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an embodiment of the present invention, an embodiment of an excretion part cleaning and care apparatus provided with a hot water supply part and a purification ventilation part will be described.

[0010]

An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
1 to 5 are the same as those shown in FIG.
5 have the same functions as those described with reference to FIG.

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The configuration of the first embodiment is similar to that of the pipe 2
The air containing the bad smell, that is, the bad smell air 61 is sucked directly from the air intake port 23 provided at the end of the second part near the excretion part 51 of the person 50 who cannot get up, and the air purification part 20 purifies the air. The excrement part cleaning device 100 provided with a configuration in which the warm water 72 obtained by heating the water 71 in the water tank 11 provided inside the device 100 is provided to the excretion portion 51 of the person 50 who cannot get up and the excretion portion 51 is washed. It is a structural example.

[0012] Generally, first, in the device 100 for performing nursing care for cleaning the excretion portion 51 of the person 50 who cannot get up,

Air purifying means for inhaling the air 61 containing the malodor generated from the excretion part 51, ie, the malodor air 61, and discharging the purified air 62, ie, the purified air 62 by the deodorizing part 21, for example. And the device 10
A hot water supply means for supplying the water 71 in the water tank 11 provided inside the water discharge part 51 to the above-mentioned excretion part 51 via the pipe 14, for example, the hot water 72 heated by the heating part 12 by electric heating;

[0014] The size and weight of the device 100 are set to a size and weight that the caregiver (not shown) can carry alone, for example, the total value of horizontal, vertical and depth is 150.
cm or less and a weight of 25 kg or less, which constitutes the first configuration of the excretion part cleaning and nursing care device 100 provided with the device carrying means for forming the device 100.

Secondly, in the above-mentioned first configuration, the above-mentioned purification is performed, for example, by deodorization by ionization based on a high-voltage discharge by the deodorizing portion 21, and the above-mentioned heating is performed, for example, The heating portion 12 constitutes the above-described second configuration performed by electric heating.

That is, specifically, in the [overall block configuration] of FIG. 1, the hot water supply section 10 is obtained by heating the water 71 in the water tank 11 provided inside the apparatus 100 with the heating section 12. Hot water 72, for example, warm water 72 at 30 to 35 ° C.
Is pressurized by the pressurizing portion 13 and discharged from the hot water port 15 provided at the tip of the pipe line 14. The hot water 72 is used as hot water for a caregiver (not shown) to wash the excreted portion 51 of the person 50 who cannot get up, as shown in [use state / perspective] of FIG.

The toilet 5 is located below the excretion part 51.
3 and a basin-shaped water receiver 54 surrounding the toilet 53, and by connecting the toilet 53 and the water receiver 54 in a water-tight manner, the warm water 72 used for washing is placed on the bed. 55 and so on. The toilet 53 and the water receiver 54 are formed of a synthetic resin material such as vinyl chloride. Although not shown, the edge portion of the water receiver 54 at a position corresponding to the back of the person 50 who cannot get up can be formed with a large radius so as not to hurt the back of the person 50 who cannot get up.

The heating section 12 is a section for heating by electric heating, for example, an electric heater using an electric heating element made of nickel chrome steel wire, and a temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the hot water 72 (see FIG. 1). The control unit 30 controls the energization of the heating unit 12 based on the detection output (not shown) so that the hot water 72 at the target temperature can be supplied to the hot water port 15. , Aquarium 11
The entire water 71 may be heated, or only the water 71 supplied to the hot water port 15 may be heated. In the latter case,
The control unit 30 controls the heating operation in conjunction with the opening and closing of the on-off valve 17 described later.

The pressurizing portion 13 is, for example, a pump using an axial flow impeller, and is a switching valve 17 manually operated by a caregiver.
The control unit 30 controls the pressurizing operation in conjunction with the control.
The hot water port 15 is, for example, a water outlet for a shower provided with a large number of holes, and the on-off valve 17 is configured so that the hot water port 15 can be opened and closed by an operation piece 15A provided at a base portion of a caregiver. is there. The conduit 14 is made of a heat-resistant fiber braided soft synthetic resin similar to a shower hose in a bathroom.

The air purifying section 20 draws in the air 61 containing the odor generated in the excretion section 51, that is, the odorous air 61 from the intake port 23 by the forced ventilation operation of the forced ventilation section 24, and This is a part that purifies air by discharging from the discharge port 25 the purified air 62 from which the malodorous components in the malodorous air 61 have been removed by flowing to the deodorizing part 21. / Strabismus] as shown in FIG.
During cleaning, the caretaker (not shown) holds the intake port 23 near the excretion part 51 so that air can be efficiently purified.

The deodorizing section 21 is a section for deodorizing by the same configuration as that of the second prior art, for example, a configuration similar to the configuration for ionizing and removing smoke components from the exhaust of the chimney. Specifically, a power source obtained from the outlet 45 of the commercial power source, for example, a 100 V AC power source to a power source portion 40.
To create a DC high voltage, for example, a voltage of several thousand volts,
This high voltage is applied between a plurality of parallel bare wires to cause a high-voltage discharge, thereby ionizing malodorous components contained in air flowing between the bare wires to deodorize.

The forced ventilation section 24 is a section for forcibly ventilating the odor air 61 generated in the excretion section 51 to the deodorization section 21 and is, for example, a sirocco fan. Deodorizing part 2 through 22
1 is a part that performs the function of ventilating.

The pipe 22 is a bellows-shaped pipe made of a synthetic resin material, for example, a pipe similar to a pipe used in a home vacuum cleaner. The intake port 23 is provided with a mesh portion at the open end of the conical horn-shaped intake port to prevent large dust from passing therethrough. The discharge port 25 is provided so as to face an opening 85 provided on the back side of the outer box 80 of the apparatus 100, and is provided with a mesh portion for preventing large dust from passing therethrough.

The entire apparatus 100 is arranged as shown in FIG. 2, and the size and weight of the apparatus 100 are set to, for example, a total value of 150 cm or less in the horizontal, vertical and depth directions as described above. The weight is set to 25 kg or less, so that the caregiver can carry the product alone, for example, by holding the handle 81.

In FIG. 2, the pipe 14, the pipe 22, and the power supply cord 41 are configured so that they can be inserted into the apparatus 100 when they are unnecessary.
By providing a connection portion of the conduit 14, the conduit 22, and the power supply cord 41 in the portion of the outer box 80 of the apparatus 100, the conduit 14, the conduit 22, and the power supply cord 41 can be detachably attached to the apparatus 100. Needless to say. The deodorizing part 21
Since a high voltage is used, it is desirable to use a plug provided with a grounding connection pin 43A or a grounding terminal 43B at the plug 43 of the power cord 41.

The control unit 30 includes a hot water push button switch 31 for selecting only hot water supply, an air push button switch 32 for selecting only air purification, and an operation for starting and stopping the operation. A push button switch 33 is provided, and an opening / closing lid 11B used for replenishing the water 71 is provided above the water tank 11, and
A scale window 11C for monitoring the quantity of 1 is provided.

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment will now be described with reference to FIGS. The configuration of the second embodiment is different from the configuration of the first embodiment in that the deodorizing section 21 is changed to a deodorizing and sterilizing section 21 for performing deodorization and sterilization.

The configuration of the second embodiment generally includes, firstly, the air purifying means of the first configuration according to the first embodiment described above, in which The first configuration described above is provided with air purifying means for inhaling the air 61 containing air, ie, the odor air 61 and discharging the purified air 62, that is, the purified air 62 by, for example, the deodorizing and sterilizing section 21. What constitutes.

Second, the above-mentioned purification is performed, for example,
The deodorization and sterilization section 21 performs sterilization by ozone based on high-voltage discharge and deodorization by ionization, and the above-mentioned heating is performed by, for example, the heating section 12 by electric heating, for example, an electric heater. Of the above configuration.

That is, specifically, the deodorizing and sterilizing portion 21 in the air purifying portion 20 is a portion configured to perform the deodorizing by ionization and the sterilizing by ozone as described above in the third conventional technique. Yes, specifically, a power source obtained from a commercial power outlet 45, for example, 10
By producing a high DC voltage, for example, a voltage of 10,000 to 15000 V, from the 0 V AC power supply in the power supply section 40 and applying the high voltage between a plurality of parallel bare wires to perform a high-voltage discharge, the bare wires are discharged. Bacterial components contained in the flowing air are converted by converting the oxygen in the flowing air to ozone by the high-pressure discharge and ionizing the malodorous components contained in the air flowing through the air. It is configured to sterilize.

In the case of this configuration, in order to remove the bad smell of ozone from the discharge port 25, the air circulating in the place before the discharge to the discharge port 25 must be circulated in the waterfall flow due to the water droplets. , A pump (not shown) for putting water generated by the waterfall into the water tank 11
And a drain (not shown) for draining the water generated by the waterfall flow into the water receiver 54 separately from the pipe 22. It is configured to be provided.

Third Embodiment A third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The configuration of the third embodiment differs from the configuration of the first embodiment in that the deodorizing portion 21 is changed to a deodorizing portion 21 for deodorizing with activated carbon.

The configuration of the third embodiment generally firstly constitutes the first configuration of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, The above-described fourth configuration in which the above-described purification is performed by, for example, deodorizing using activated carbon by the deodorizing portion 21 and the fourth configuration in which the above-described heating is performed by electric heating and the fourth configuration in which the air purification unit is provided is provided. Is what it is.

That is, specifically, the deodorizing portion 21 in the air purifying portion 20 is formed by storing the granular material of activated carbon in the container according to the first conventional technique, for example, in a container.
It is configured as a deodorized portion configured as a breathable porous body.

As a method of forming activated carbon into a gas-permeable porous body, in addition to the above-described structure, an appropriate metal,
For example, aluminum, zinc, or the like is formed in a gas-permeable porous body having a shape (in the present invention, referred to as a honeycomb shape) in which a large number of ventilation holes similar to the cross section of a honeycomb are arranged, and a fiber is provided in the large number of holes. There is a method of forming a layer of fibrous activated carbon or powdered activated carbon, and a method of forming fibrous activated carbon itself or powdered activated carbon itself in a honeycomb shape.

Then, the odorous air 6 is introduced into the honeycomb-shaped holes.
By flowing 1, the malodorous component of the malodorous air 61 is adsorbed on the activated carbon and the purified air 62 is discharged from the discharge port 25.

Further, the adsorbed malodorous component emits the malodorous component into the heated air by flowing warm air, for example, air at 50 to 60 ° C., through the honeycomb-shaped holes. Since the adsorptive power of the activated carbon can be regenerated, a ventilation structure for such regeneration can be provided, if necessary. Needless to say, this reproduction may be performed in an outdoor place or the like that does not bother others.

Fourth Embodiment A fourth embodiment will now be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the fourth embodiment and the first embodiment shown in FIGS.
Are removed and the forced ventilation portion 24 is disposed facing the large opening portion 82 provided on the front side of the outer box 80, and the forced ventilation portion 24 is, for example, of a size that covers most of the opening portion 82. This is a configuration in which the forced ventilation portion 24 is configured and the discharge port 25 is configured to be a large discharge port facing a large opening portion 83 provided on the back side of the outer box 80.

The configuration of the fourth embodiment has the same configuration as the first, second, and third configurations according to each of the above embodiments. .

That is, specifically, the opening portions 82 and 83
2, a mesh portion for preventing the passage of large dust is provided in the same manner as the opening portion 85 of the discharge port 25 in FIG. 2, and the forced passage portion 24 is, for example, an axial flow type blower. With this configuration, the air can be purified only by placing the device 100 near the bed 55.

[Modification] The present invention includes the following modifications. (1) As shown in FIG. 4, a cover 56 is provided to cover the water receiver 54 in a waterproof manner, and a hole 57 for passing the leg of the person 50 who does not get up and a hole 58 for passing the hot water port 15 are provided. With the configuration, the flow path of the offensive odor air 61 generated in the excretion part 51 is suppressed only near the excretion part 51,
Deodorizing part 21 of deodorizing air 61 or deodorizing and sterilizing part 21
To improve the efficiency of air purification. If necessary, the hot water port 15 may be similarly provided with a hole (not shown) for insertion.

(2) As shown in FIG. 5, the hot water outlet 15 of the hot water outlet 15 is formed in a fine nozzle-shaped outlet 15C capable of discharging hot water by a thin fountain flow 15B, so that the hot water 72 is formed. The cleaning function of the excretion part 51 is improved by enabling efficient discharge to the excretion part 51. (3) The cross section of the honeycomb-shaped hole is circular, triangular,
It is configured as a hole having a cross section of another shape such as a square.

(4) The heating portion 12 by electric heating is changed to a heater made of semiconductive ceramic, for example, a PTC thermistor heater utilizing a positive change in electric resistance of Curie temperature of semiconductive barium titanate. Then, by adopting a heating configuration that does not generate red heat, safety against ignition is improved.

[0044]

According to the present invention, as described above, a hot water supply function for supplying water as warm water for cleaning the excreted portion by heating the water in the water tank inside the apparatus, and purifying odorous air generated in the excreted portion. And an air purification function that discharges
Since the caregiver is configured to have a size and weight that can be carried by one person alone, it is possible to provide an extremely rational device for nursing care of the excreted part of a person who does not get up.

In addition, the configuration of the hot water supply function and the air purification function, except for the replenishment of water, are all operated by electrical operation, so that they can be easily used in general care locations. It has features such as being able to provide an excretion part cleaning and nursing care device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The drawings all show embodiments of the present invention, and the contents of each drawing are as follows.

FIG. 1 is an overall block configuration and perspective view of a used state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the overall arrangement.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the entire arrangement configuration.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a use state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Water tank 11B Opening / closing lid 11C Scale window 12 Heating part 13 Pressurized part 14 Pipeline 15 Hot water port 15A Operation piece 15B Fountain flow 15C Discharge port 17 Opening / closing valve 20 Air purification part 21 Deodorizing part / deodorizing and sterilizing part 22 Pipeline 23 Intake port 24 Forced ventilation part 25 Discharge port 30 Control unit 31 Hot water push button switch 33 Operation push button switch 40 Power supply part 41 Power supply cord 43 Plug 43A Ground connection pin 43B Ground connection terminal 45 Commercial power outlet 50 Unable to get up Person 51 Excretion part 53 Toilet 54 Water receiver 55 Bed 56 Cover 57 Hole 58 Hole 61 61 Odor air 62 Purified air 71 Water 72 Hot water 80 Outer box 82 Opening part 83 Opening part 85 Opening part 100 Excretion part cleaning device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on front page (72) Inventor Shinji Kaneko 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Toshio Nakayama 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No. 5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2D034 DB01 DB02 DB03 2D036 HA01 HA14 HA32 HA44 HA46 HA47 4C094 AA08 AA09 BB17 BC02 BC24 EE20 EE36 GG07 4C341 JJ03 JK04 JL01 JL07

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for performing nursing care for purifying an excreted part of a person who cannot get up, wherein said air purifying means discharges purified air by inhaling air containing malodor generated from said excreted part; A hot water supply means for supplying hot water obtained by heating water in a water tank provided inside the device to the excretion part via a pipe; and a person carrying out the nursing care transports the size and weight of the device by one person. An excretory part cleaning and nursing care device, comprising: a device carrying means that forms the device with a size and weight that can be obtained. 2. The excretion part cleaning and nursing care device according to claim 1, wherein the purification is performed by deodorization by ionization based on a high voltage discharge, and the heating is performed by electric heating. 3. The excretion part cleaning and nursing care device according to claim 1, wherein the purification is performed by sterilization with ozone based on high voltage discharge and deodorization by ionization, and the heating is performed by electric heating. 4. The excretion part cleaning and nursing care device according to claim 1, wherein the purification is performed by deodorizing with activated carbon, and the heating is performed by electric heating.