JP2000288058A - Shower system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower system by which shower water is easily drained. SOLUTION: A hair washing tub A and a body washing tub B formed on a mat are respectively inclined in the longitudinal direction of a mat and shower water after washing the body is guided to a specified part (the lowest part of a slope (b) near the foot side of a user in the washing tub B) along the slope (b). Therefore, the tip of a hose is fitted to a part where the shower water of the both tubs A and B are guided and stored and, then, water is easily drained to the outer side of the mat by the operation of a pump.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower system for washing a body on a mat with shower water, and more particularly to a shower system suitable for use in nursing care.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bathing device for nursing care, Japanese Utility Model No.
As disclosed in JP-A-108534, there is known an apparatus in which a frame is covered with a sheet, a bath portion is formed on the sheet surface to form a bathtub, and the body can be washed with a shower on a bed.

The drainage of shower water after washing is forcibly sucked by vacuum and stored in a sewage tank.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, since the sheet laid under the user is installed in a horizontal plane, the location where shower water accumulates on the sheet is unspecified, so that drainage is performed. There was a problem that work was troublesome and work efficiency was poor.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shower system capable of easily draining shower water.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in a shower system for washing a body with shower water on a mat, the shower water is provided around the mat. In addition to providing a frame that prevents the water from flowing out of the mat, the bottom surface of the mat has an inclined surface that guides the shower water to a specific location. It can be stored in a place and can be easily drained out of the mat.

In a preferred embodiment, a pump for forcibly discharging the shower water guided to the specific location to the outside of the mat is provided, so that the hose can be easily connected to the specific location, for example, from a hose connected to a suction port of the pump. Can be discharged outside the mat.

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, a discharge hole for discharging the shower water to the outside of the mat is provided in the specific portion, and one end of a detachable hose is connected to the discharge hole, The pump device provided in the middle of the hose forcibly drains shower water out of the mat. When draining into a bathroom or the like, one end of a detachable hose is connected to the discharge hole, and a pump provided in the middle of the hose forcibly discharges shower water discharged from the discharge hole to outside the mat. A system configured so as to be used is preferably used.

It is generally considered that a shower system for care is installed on a bed for care.

Therefore, in the present invention, the mat is installed at a position higher than the floor surface, a discharge hole is provided at the specific location, and one end of a detachable hose is connected to the discharge hole, Since the shower water discharged from the discharge hole is stored in a tank installed below the mat, the shower water stored in a specific location on the mat does not need to be forcibly discharged by a separate pump or the like and naturally falls. The drainage work can be performed easily. This embodiment is suitably used when a mat is installed at a place where a place where water can be drained such as a bathroom is relatively far away.

In an embodiment of the mat of the present invention, the mat has an inclined surface so as to be inclined in the longitudinal direction of the mat. In a more preferred embodiment, the bottom surface of the mat is inclined downward from the head toward the legs while the body is lying on the mat. Further, it may have an inclined surface inclined in the mat width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and in this case, the inclined surface is inclined downward in both width directions from the center in the mat width direction. In addition, a configuration in which shower water is reliably stored in a specific location can be realized.

When the bottom surface of the mat is flat, when the user performs washing with shower water while lying on his back,
Wash your back by changing your body position, but the shower water used for washing may come in contact with your back when you turn back again.

Therefore, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
In the middle part of the mat in the longitudinal direction, a protrusion that protrudes upward is provided, so that if the body is on the protrusion, the back or the like does not contact the bottom surface, and the body can be comfortably washed with shower water. it can.

Further, since the frame located at the lowermost surface of the bottom surface of the mat is formed obliquely toward the specific location, shower water is not stored over the entire lowermost surface of the mat. Can be stored at a specific location with a narrower range.

Further, in the present invention, the mat is provided with a tub for washing hair and a tub for washing the body, and the bottom surface of the shampoo layer also has an inclined surface so that the shower water is guided to a specific location. I decided that. In addition, by providing a discharge hole for discharging the shower water to the outside of the mat at the specific location, the shower water used for hair washing can be easily discharged to the outside of the mat.

In a preferred embodiment, a discharge hole for discharging the shower water to the outside of the mat is provided in the specific portion of the hair washing tub, and one end of a detachable hose is connected to the discharge hole. Since the shower water is discharged from the mat to the outside, the shower water used for hair washing can be easily discharged to the outside of the mat in the same manner as described above.

The hose used in the present invention is U
By providing the mat with a holding member capable of holding in a U-shape, if the hose is held in a U-shape, the hose will be in a trap shape and the discharge hole will be the same as the state closed with a stopper, so that drainage is separately performed. The shower water can be stored at a specific location without providing a plug, and the water can be easily discharged out of the mat from the end of a hose connected to the suction port of the pump at the specific location.

Since the mat according to the present invention is formed of an air tube which expands and contracts by taking in and out of air, the mat can be deflated after use and can be folded compactly, and can be easily carried.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a shower system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The shower system comprises a mat 3 formed in the shape of an air tube, on which the body can lie down, and a shower device 1 for applying a suitable temperature of shower water to the body on the mat 3. Also, a pump 7 is provided as a drainage device for discharging shower water supplied from the shower device 1 to the outside of the mat 3, for example, a bathroom or a previously prepared tank.
Is also provided.

The mat 3 makes it possible to wash the body by the shower device 1 in a state where the mat is left, for example, for all caregivers and physically handicapped persons who need full assistance. Therefore, it can be suitably used as a mobile type shower system for nursing care that can easily wash the body outside the bathroom.

The mat 3 is made of a flexible film such as cotton, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyolefin, etc., which is highly waterproof. Also, nylon and resin,
A double structure such as nylon and rubber may be used. Further, in order to prevent the shower water from the shower device 1 from leaking out of the mat 3, an air tube-shaped frame 11 is provided around the entire mat 3. Further, an air tube-shaped partition body 5 is provided for partitioning the mat 3 surrounded by the frame body 11 into a plurality of sections A and B. The partition body 5 is located around the neck of the user and can be used as a pillow for the user, while a shampoo tank A for washing the user's hair and a washing tank for washing the body below the neck of the user. B can be separated. The frame body 11 and the partition body 5 are both expanded into a substantially cylindrical shape by injecting air from the air injection port 9, and are expanded and contracted by removing air to make the mat 3 one-plane. 3 can be folded and stored compactly and easily laid under the user.

When using the shower system of the present invention with the above configuration, first, the mat 3 is laid under the user. The partition body 5 of the mat 3 is positioned so as to be in contact with the neck of the user, and air is injected from the air inlet 9.
As a method of injecting air, the air may be automatically injected using a pump or a compressor, or a simple manual method may be used. When air is injected from the air inlet 9, the frame 11, the partition 5, and the bottom surface of the mat 3 are filled with air. Next, body washing and hair washing are performed using the shower device 1. The hot water supplied from the shower device 1 may be stored in a separately provided tank or bathtub in advance and supplied using a pump, or may be directly connected to a hot water tap such as a curan and discharged by water pressure. May be configured.

When the washing by the shower device 1 is completed, the pump 7 serving as a discharging device is operated to attach the tip of the hose 8 to the shower water accumulated on the mat 3 and discharge the shower water out of the mat 3. During the washing operation by the shower device 1, the pump 7 may be operated so that the shower water is not stored on the mat 3. Finally, the air injected into the mat 3 is discharged from the air inlet 9 this time, the mat 3 is removed from under the user, and the mat 3 is folded and stored. In addition, before storing, water droplets and the like can be wiped with a towel or the like, or washed with a washing machine and exposed to sunlight to be dried.

It should be noted that the shower device 1 is
May be configured to be able to supply / stop the shower water at hand. Further, the operation / stop of the pump 7 may be performed by a switch or the like provided in the pump 7.

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

Hair washing tank A and washing tank B formed on mat 3
Are inclined surfaces a and b respectively inclined in the longitudinal direction of the mat 3.
The shower water that has washed the body is guided along the inclined surface b to a specific location (the lowest part of the inclined surface b, and in the washing tank B, near the feet of the user). Therefore, the tip of the hose 8 is attached to the location where the shower water is guided and stored in each of the shampoo tub A and the tub B, and the pump 7 is operated to easily drain the water out of the mat 3.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing another embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, as a method for discharging the shower water stored on the mat 3, drain holes 13 a and 13 b which can be opened and closed are provided in the frame 11 of the hair-washing tub A and the cleaning tub B, respectively. Is inserted into the discharge holes 13a and 13b, and the shower water stored on the mat 3 is discharged.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.

In FIG. 4, the shampoo tub A formed on the mat 3
The washing tank B is formed in an arc shape in the width direction of the mat 3. Accordingly, since the mat 3 has an inclined surface c that is inclined in both width directions from the central portion, the shower water that has washed the body is moved along the arc-shaped inclined surface c in the width direction.
1 led to the edge. The shower water stored at the edge is guided along the inclined surface b in the longitudinal direction to a specific location (the lowermost portion of the inclined surface b in the longitudinal direction, and in the washing tank B, near the feet of the user). The tip of the hose 8 is attached to the location where the shower water is guided and stored in each of the hair washing tub A and the washing tub B, and the pump 7 is operated to easily drain the water out of the mat 3.

When the mat 3 is provided with the inclined surface c in an arc shape in the width direction, the inclined surface b in the longitudinal direction is not necessarily required, and in this case, the shower water runs in both width frames running in the longitudinal direction. Since the shower water accumulates along the body 11, the tip of the hose 8 is attached to that part, and the pump 7 can be operated to easily drain the water out of the mat 3.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the mat 3.

The shampoo tub A and the shampoo tub B are partitioned by a partition 5, and a frame 11 having an air inlet 9 is formed around the mat 3. Further, the inner surfaces 13 and 15 of the mat 3 of the frame 11 extending in the width direction of the mat 3 are:
It is formed obliquely toward the center in the width direction, and has a structure in which shower water is stored near the center.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the mat 3. As shown in FIG.

In addition to the structure shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of air projections 17a, 17b, 1
7c is provided. The body is this air projection 17
a, 17b, and 17c, and the body floats from the bottom of the washing tank B, so that shower water used for washing can be prevented from touching the body. In addition, since the air projections 17a, 17b, and 17c have an elliptical shape in a plan view, the water projections 17a, 17b, and 17c do not store shower water, and the specific location along the inclined surface in the longitudinal direction is not increased. (In the lowermost part of the longitudinally inclined surface, in the washing tank B, near the user's foot).

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG.

As described with reference to FIG. 6, the body lies on the air projections 17a, 17b and 17c, so that the body floats from the bottom of the washing tank B. Further, since the air projections 17a, 17b, 17c are elliptical in plan view, the air projections 17a, 17b, 17c
Is guided along the longitudinally inclined surface to the lowermost portion of the longitudinally inclined surface without storing the shower water.

FIG. 8 is an overall configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the shower system of the present invention.

The mat 3 is set on the bed 19 and is set higher than the floor. The mat 3 has a partition member 5 as a pillow for the user as in FIG.
Thus, the mat 3 is divided into a shampoo tub A and a shampoo tub B, and is inclined in the longitudinal direction of the mat 3. Shower water is applied to the lowermost surface of the inclined surfaces of the hair-washing tub A and the washing tub B with a mat 3.
Discharge holes 21 and 23 for discharging to the outside are provided at the center in the width direction of the mat 3, respectively.
One end of each of drain hoses 25 and 27 is connected, and the other end is provided with a tank for temporarily storing shower water such as buckets 29 and 31. Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the inner surfaces 13 and 15 of the mat 3 extending in the width direction of the mat 3 toward the center in the width direction so that the shower water is guided to the discharge holes 21 and 23. It is formed in an oblique direction.

The shower water supplied into the mat 3 by the shower water of the shower device 1 is applied to the longitudinally inclined surfaces of the shampoo tubs A and B and the inner surface 13 of the mat 3.
Along the path 15, it is guided to the discharge holes 21 and 23. And
The drainage hoses 25, 2 are discharged from the discharge holes 21, 23 by gravity.
7 and stored in buckets 29, 31 and the like.

Therefore, the shower water can be easily drained without the need for a device for forcibly draining the shower water such as a pump.

If the place to be drained is a distant place such as a bathroom, it is of course possible to use a separate pump or the like in the middle of the drain hoses 25 and 27 to discharge the water.

Further, if a sheet is provided to cover the mat 3 of the present embodiment, and the user cleans the sheet, for example, even if a plurality of users use the same mat 3, the sheet may be used. If is replaced for each user, it becomes hygienic with an inexpensive configuration.

FIG. 9 is a view showing another embodiment of the mat 3. As shown in FIG.

A drain hose 2 having one end connected to discharge holes 13a and 13b for discharging shower water out of the mat 3.
5 and 27 can be held in a U-shape by holding members 33 and 35 provided on the frame 11 of the mat 3.
When the mat 3 is installed in the discharge holes 13a, 13b
Can be provided with the same function as the drain plug without separately providing a drain plug. That is, the drain hoses 25, 2
If the drain hoses 25, 27 are held by the holding members 33, 35 so that the rising portion of the mat 7 is at a position higher than the height of the mat 3, shower water of the mat 3 may overflow from the drain hoses 25, 27. Instead, the shower water stored in a specific portion of the mat 3 can be easily discharged out of the mat from the end of the hose 8 connected to the suction port of the pump 7.
Further, when used on a bed, the drainage from the drainage hoses 25 and 27 can be stored in a tank as shown in FIG.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a shower system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment, corresponding to FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the mat 3;

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the mat 3.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an overall configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the shower system of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing another embodiment of the mat 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shower apparatus 3 ... Mat 7 ... Pump 11 ... Frame 13a, 13b, 21, 23 ... Discharge hole 33 ... Holding member A ... Hair washing tank B ... Cleaning tank a, b, c ... Inclined surface

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tetsujiro Tomura 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka F-term (reference) 4C094 AA01 BB02 BB09 BB12 BB16 BC11 CC08 GG02

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A shower system for washing a body with shower water on a mat, comprising a frame around the mat for preventing the shower water from flowing out of the mat, and A shower system having an inclined surface through which the shower water is guided to a specific location. 2. The shower system according to claim 1, further comprising a pump device for forcibly discharging the shower water guided to the specific location to outside the mat. 3. The shower system according to claim 2, wherein a discharge hole for discharging the shower water to the outside of the mat is provided in the specific portion, and one end of a detachable hose is connected to the discharge hole, A shower system, wherein shower water is forcibly drained out of the mat by the pump device provided in the middle of the hose. 4. The shower system according to claim 1, wherein the mat is installed at a position higher than a floor surface, a discharge hole is provided at the specific location, and one end of a detachable hose is attached to the discharge hole. A shower system, wherein the shower water is connected and stored in a tank provided below the mat. 5. The shower system according to claim 1, further comprising an inclined surface inclined in a longitudinal direction of the mat. 6. The shower system according to claim 5, wherein a bottom surface of the mat is inclined downward from a head to a leg when the body is lying on the mat. system. 7. The shower system according to claim 1, further comprising an inclined surface inclined in the mat width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. 8. The shower system according to claim 7, wherein the inclined surface is inclined downward in both width directions from the center in the width direction of the mat. 9. The shower system according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion protruding upward is provided in a middle part of the mat in the longitudinal direction. 10. The shower system according to claim 1, wherein a frame positioned on the lowermost inclined surface of the bottom surface of the mat is formed obliquely toward the specific location. . 11. The shower system according to claim 1, wherein the mat includes a tub for washing hair and a tub for washing a body, and a bottom surface of the shampoo layer is provided so that the shower water is guided to a specific location. A shower system having an inclined surface. 12. The shower system according to claim 11, wherein a discharge hole for discharging the shower water to the outside of the mat is provided at the specific location, and one end of a detachable hose is connected to the discharge hole, A shower system, wherein shower water is discharged from a hose to the outside of the mat. 13. The shower system according to claim 3, wherein one end of a detachable hose is connected to the discharge hole, and the holding member capable of holding the hose in a U-shape is provided. A shower system provided on a mat. 14. The shower system according to claim 1, wherein the mat is formed by an air tube which expands and contracts by taking in and out of air.