JP2000350750A - Overhead-travelling lift for invalid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an invalid to be lifted, very safely moved from a bed to any places in a room, such as a toilet or a bathroom, and turned, lessen the effort of a nurshing person, and enable the invalid to operate this system by himself/herself to make himself/herself move. SOLUTION: In this system, a pair of fixed rails 6 parallel in the X direction and a pair of fixed rail 7 parallel in the Y direction are fixed along a ceiling in a room. A leading rail 8 in the Y direction is orthogonally protruded between the pair of fixed rails 6 in the X direction so as to be able to move by using a driving mechanism 9 in the X direction. A leading rail 10 in the X direction is orthogonally protruded between the pair of fixed rails 7 in the Y direction so as to be able to move by using a driving mechanism 11 in the Y direction. An elevating driving mechanism 3 is mounted on the intersection 12 of the both leading rails 8, 10 through a horizontal rotary driving mechanism 2. The elevating driving mechanism 3 makes a lift 4 putting the cared person inside elevate, move in the X and Y directions, and rotate horizontally.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an overhead traveling lift device for nursing care, and more particularly, to a caregiver or a cared person operating the cared person to lift the cared person from a bed and use the lift in a room such as a toilet or a bathtub. The present invention relates to a ceiling traveling lift device for nursing care for moving to an arbitrary place or transferring to a wheelchair.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional overhead traveling lift device for nursing care is
For example, JP-A-10-155842 and JP-A-11-155
89907 and the like.

[0003] According to the former publication, at the construction stage, after four sets of mounting member supporting frames are supported and fixed from the outdoor side to both side panels where each corner of the ceiling panel is in contact, the ends of the mounting members are fixed. At the time of mounting the rail which is projected below the ceiling panel and into which the nursing lifter is fitted, two detachable first rails extending in parallel with each other in the X direction are attached to the tips of two of the four mounting members. Mounting the first
A structure is disclosed in which a second rail extending in the Y direction perpendicular to the first rail and movable in the X direction and fitted with a lifter for nursing care for traveling in the Y direction is attached to a lower portion of the rail.

In the latter publication, a pulley device extending linearly is arranged on the ceiling, and the lift provided on the pulley device moves the body holder up, down, laterally, and descends. There is disclosed an apparatus which can be moved by a moving motor to move a care receiver from a bed to a trolley, move the floor, and then move from the trolley to a bathtub, and perform the reverse operation.

However, the device described in the former publication has a second rail disposed in a direction perpendicular to a pair of first rails disposed in parallel.
The rail moves in the X direction, and the nursing lifter fitted on the second rail can move in the Y direction along the second rail. A mechanism for driving the nursing lifter in the XY directions is particularly preferable. Because it is not disclosed, the caregiver can push the care lifter to move freely, but the operation is not only unstable but also the care recipient cannot move by himself. On the other hand, the device described in the latter publication can operate the drive mechanism to automatically lift and move the cared person, but the movement direction is limited to one direction, and furthermore, the cared person is moved from the bed to the bathtub. In doing so, it must be moved on the floor via a trolley on the way, which requires labor and effort.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above situation, the present invention aims to solve the above problem by lifting a cared person from a bed to an arbitrary place in a room such as a toilet or a bathtub by a ceiling drive mechanism. It can be moved automatically and its direction can be changed automatically, and its movement is very stable, drastically reducing the caregiver's labor, and the cared person operates by himself. An object of the present invention is to provide an overhead traveling lift device for nursing care, which is capable of performing the above.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a pair of X-direction fixed rails and a pair of Y-direction fixed rails parallel to each other at a position along a ceiling in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped room. And a Y-direction guide rail is disposed between the pair of X-direction fixed rails so as to be movable by an X-direction drive mechanism in an orthogonal state, and the X-direction guide rail is positioned between the pair of Y-direction fixed rails in an orthogonal state. Is movably disposed by a Y-direction drive mechanism, and an elevation drive mechanism is provided via a horizontal rotation drive mechanism at an intersection of the X-direction guide rail and the Y-direction guide rail, and the care receiver is placed by the elevation drive mechanism. The lifting lift is raised and lowered, and a ceiling traveling lift device for nursing care capable of moving in the XY directions and horizontal rotation is configured.

Further, according to the present invention, a suspension shaft is hung at the intersection of the X-direction guide rail and the Y-direction guide rail so as to be non-rotatable and movable along each guide rail. An elevating drive mechanism having a plurality of winches is provided through a mechanism, and a wire connected around a flexible loading sheet constituting the lift can be wound and fed out at each winch of the elevating drive mechanism. Things.

Here, the above-mentioned load sheet is a mesh-shaped or cloth-like sheet with good drainage, and a part of the above-mentioned load sheet, which corresponds to the buttocks of the cared person, is used for defecation and urination. An opening is provided, and six wires are further connected around the load sheet described above, four of which are arranged on both sides of the cared person and two are arranged behind the cared person. More preferably, or a combination thereof.

When the input means for operating each of the driving mechanisms is arranged near a wall surface or a lift, the caregiver can operate it or the cared person can operate it.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual view showing a typical embodiment of a ceiling traveling lift device for nursing care of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 show the details thereof. The nursing ceiling travel lift device of the present invention can be provided in an existing care receiver's room or a unit-type system house for a care receiver installed adjacent to the outside of the house. Symbol A in the figure
Is a cared room, B is a cared person, C is a bed, D is a toilet, E is a bathtub, 1 is a ceiling rail system, 2 is a horizontal rotary drive mechanism, 3 is a lifting drive mechanism, and 4 is a lift. Are respectively shown. The X and Y directions used in this specification are shown in FIG.

The care receiver's room A equipped with the present invention may have any frame structure, but the illustrated one has four structural pillars 5,... With a wall panel and a ceiling panel (both not shown). It is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped equipped with. This care receiver's room A
May be a unit-type system house for a cared person as described above.

[0013] The overhead traveling lift device for nursing care of the present invention comprises:
A pair of parallel X-direction fixing rails 6 and 6 and a pair of Y-direction fixing rails 7 and 7 are attached to a substantially rectangular parallelepiped room along the ceiling, and between the pair of X-direction fixing rails 6 and 6. Is the X-direction drive mechanism 9 when the Y-direction guide rail 8 is
The X-direction guide rails 10 are arranged movably with each other, and are orthogonally disposed between the pair of Y-direction fixed rails 7.
Are movably arranged by a Y-direction drive mechanism 11 to constitute the ceiling rail system 1. An elevating drive mechanism 3 is provided at a crossing portion 12 of the X-direction guide rail 10 and the Y-direction guide rail 8 via a horizontal rotation drive mechanism 2, and the lift 4 on which the cared person B is placed by the elevating drive mechanism 3. As well as moving up and down, movement in the XY directions and horizontal rotation are enabled.

More specifically, the X-direction guide rail 10
And the hanging support shaft 13 is suspended at the intersection 12 of the Y-direction guide rail 8 so as to be non-rotatable and movable along each of the guide rails 10, 8. The lifting drive mechanism 3 having the winches 14,.
Each of the winches 14,...
Are wound and connected to the periphery of the flexible loading sheet 15 which constitutes the above.

The Y-direction guide rail 8 and the X-direction fixed rail 6 correspond to the rolling wheel 1 provided at the end of the Y-direction guide rail 8.
7, it is engaged so as to be able to travel along the X-direction fixed rail 6. The X-direction guide rail 10 and the Y-direction fixed rail 7 are configured to be able to travel along the Y-direction fixed rail 7 by rolling wheels 18 provided at ends of the X-direction guide rail 10. And the Y-direction guide rail 8
Can be moved by controlling the speed and the moving distance by an X-direction driving mechanism 9 composed of a wire drive, a rack and a pinion, and the like. Similarly, the X-direction guide rail 10 is movable with its speed and moving distance controlled by a Y-direction drive mechanism 11 composed of a wire drive, a rack and a pinion, and the like.

The intersection 12 between the X-direction guide rail 10 and the Y-direction guide rail 8 can be moved to an arbitrary place in the care receiver's room A with the movement of each guide rail. The suspension support shaft 13 is provided so as to be located. Specifically, the upper X-direction guide rail 10 is a C-shaped cross section that is open downward, and the inside of this rail is provided at the upper end of the suspension support shaft 13.
9 rolls, and the lower Y-direction guide rail 8 extends vertically along a longitudinal direction of the guide groove 20.
The suspension support shaft 13 penetrates the guide groove 20,
Regardless of where the direction guide rail 8 and X direction guide rail 10 move, the suspension support shaft 13 is always located at the intersection 12 thereof. Further, in order to make the suspension support shaft 13 unrotatable with respect to the Y-direction guide rail 8 or the X-direction guide rail 10, a rotation regulating slider (not shown) that moves along one of the guide rails is provided. The shaft 13 is provided. With this ceiling rail system 1, the lift 4
Can be smoothly moved not only in the X direction and the Y direction but also in an oblique direction.

Here, the loading sheet 15 constituting the lift 4 is formed of a mesh-like or cloth-like flexible and strong sheet with good drainage. The lift 4 may be a bench-like rigid type, but in such a case, the lift 4 has a structure with good drainage. Therefore, the lift 4
After the care receiver B is lifted and moved by the ceiling rail system 1 to the position of the bathtub E, the horizontal rotation drive mechanism 2 is operated to rotate the care receiver B in a predetermined direction, and the ascending and descending drive is performed. It becomes possible to operate the mechanism 3 to lower it and take a bath.

An opening 21 for defecation and urination is provided in a part of the load sheet 15 described above, which corresponds to the buttocks of the care receiver B. Thereby, the lift 4
After being moved by the ceiling rail system 1 to the position of the toilet D while the care receiver B is being lifted by
It is possible to operate the horizontal rotation drive mechanism 2 to rotate the cared person B in a predetermined direction, and then operate the elevating drive mechanism 3 to lower the cared person B so as to sit on the toilet D and perform defecation and urination. .

Further, around the load sheet 15 described above, 6
The wires 16 were connected, four of them were arranged on both sides of the cared person B, two of them were arranged behind the cared person B, and the cared person B was lifted by the lift 4. In the state,
Since the care receiver B is wrapped by the loading sheet 15 and the backrest portion is formed behind the care receiver B, the care receiver B can be lifted very stably.
Also, the length of the six wires 16,.
The care receiver B is lifted 4 by adjusting with 4,.
It can be lifted while sitting or sleeping.

Input means for operating each of the X-direction drive mechanism 9, the Y-direction drive mechanism 11, the horizontal rotation drive mechanism 2, and the elevation drive mechanism 3 are arranged near a wall surface or a lift. Specifically, an operation panel 22 is provided on the wall surface as input means, and a remote controller 23 is provided near the lift 4. The remote controller 23 is preferably of a voice input type, and it is also preferable to use both a manual input type and a voice input type.

As shown in FIG. 6, the care receiver B can freely move the care receiver B from the bed C to the toilet D and from the bed C to the bath tub E, as shown in FIG. It is possible to perform defecation, urination and bathing while the cared person B is sitting on the lift 4, greatly reducing the caregiver's labor and solving various problems associated with nursing care. The care receiver B can operate the remote controller 23 to move the care receiver room A freely.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the nursing ceiling travel lift device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a pair of parallel X-direction fixed rails, A Y-direction fixed rail is mounted, and a Y-direction guide rail is movably disposed by an X-direction drive mechanism in an orthogonal state between a pair of X-direction fixed rails. An X-direction guide rail is movably provided by a Y-direction drive mechanism, and an elevating drive mechanism is provided via a horizontal rotation drive mechanism at an intersection of the X-direction guide rail and the Y-direction guide rail. Raise and lower the lift carrying the caregiver, and
Since movement in the Y direction and horizontal rotation are enabled, the cared person can be lifted and automatically moved from the bed to an arbitrary place in a room such as a toilet or a bathtub by a ceiling drive mechanism, and the orientation can be changed. It can be changed automatically, and its moving operation is very stable, so that the caregiver's labor can be drastically reduced and the cared person can operate and move. Furthermore, the lift can be moved in the X and Y directions,
It can be moved smoothly even in oblique directions.

According to the second aspect, the cared person can be lifted so as to be wrapped by the load sheet, and the load sheet is deformed according to the physique of the cared person. Is very secure because it is stable.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the loaded sheet is a mesh-shaped or cloth-shaped sheet with good drainage, the carousel is moved to the position of the bathtub while being lifted by the lift, and then the horizontal rotation drive mechanism is provided. Is operated to rotate the cared person in a predetermined direction, and the elevating / lowering drive mechanism is operated to lower the cared person to take a bath.

According to the fourth aspect, since the opening for defecation and urination is provided in a part of the loading sheet corresponding to the buttocks of the cared person, the cared person is lifted by the lift. After moving to the toilet position, operate the horizontal rotation drive mechanism to rotate the cared person in a predetermined direction, and operate the elevating drive mechanism to lower the cared person to sit on the toilet, defecate, urinate Can be made.

[0026] According to claim 5, 6
Since the wires are connected, four of them are arranged on both sides of the cared person and two of them are arranged behind the cared person. Since the backrest is formed behind the carousel, the cared person can be lifted very stably. In addition, by adjusting the length of the six wires with each winch, the cared person can be lifted while sitting on the lift or lying down.

According to the sixth aspect, the input means for operating each drive mechanism is arranged near the wall surface or the lift, so that the caregiver or the cared person can operate the cared person by himself to lift the cared person from the bed. It can be easily moved to an arbitrary place in a room such as a bathtub or to a wheelchair.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual view showing a ceiling traveling lift device for nursing care of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of an intersection of a Y-direction guide rail and an X-direction guide rail.

FIG. 3 is a partial front view showing a set state before a care receiver is lifted.

FIG. 4 is a partial front view showing a state in which the care receiver is lifted.

FIG. 5 is a partial side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is an abbreviated perspective view of a state in which a care-removal ceiling traveling lift device of the present invention is provided in a care-receiver room including a bed, a toilet, and a bathtub.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A care receiver room B care receiver C bed D toilet E bathtub 1 ceiling rail system 2 horizontal rotation drive mechanism 3 elevating drive mechanism 4 lift 5 structural column 6 X direction fixed rail 7 Y direction fixed rail 8 Y direction guide rail 9 X-direction drive mechanism 10 X-direction guide rail 11 Y-direction drive mechanism 12 Crossing part 13 Suspension support shaft 14 Winch 15 Loading sheet 16 Wire 17 Rolling wheel 18 Rolling wheel 19 Bearing 20 Guide groove 21 Opening 22 Operation panel 23 Remote control

Claims (6)

[Claims] At a position along a ceiling in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped room,
A pair of X-direction fixed rails and a pair of Y-direction fixed rails are attached to each other, and a Y-direction guide rail is arranged between the pair of X-direction fixed rails so as to be movable by an X-direction drive mechanism in an orthogonal state. An X-direction guide rail is movably disposed by a Y-direction drive mechanism in an orthogonal state between a pair of Y-direction fixed rails, and a horizontal rotation drive mechanism is provided at an intersection of the X-direction guide rail and the Y-direction guide rail. A lift device for nursing care, wherein the lift drive mechanism is provided to raise and lower a lift on which a care-receiver is placed, and enables movement in the XY directions and horizontal rotation. 2. A suspension shaft is suspended at an intersection of the X-direction guide rail and the Y-direction guide rail so as to be non-rotatable and movable along each of the guide rails. 2. A lifting drive mechanism having a plurality of winches, wherein a wire connected around a flexible loading sheet constituting the lift can be wound and fed out by each winch of the lifting drive mechanism. Ceiling traveling lift device for nursing care. 3. The overhead traveling lift device for nursing care according to claim 2, wherein the load sheet has a mesh shape or a cloth shape with good drainage. 4. The overhead traveling lift device for nursing care according to claim 2, wherein an opening for defecation and urination is provided in a part of the load sheet corresponding to the buttocks of the cared person. . 5. The carriage according to claim 2, wherein six wires are connected around the load sheet, four of which are arranged on both sides of the cared person and two are arranged behind the cared person. Or the ceiling traveling lift device for nursing care according to 3 or 4. 6. The overhead traveling lift device for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein input means for operating each of said drive mechanisms is arranged near a wall surface or a lift.