JP2001137307A

JP2001137307A - Wheelchair for bathing

Info

Publication number: JP2001137307A
Application number: JP35962599A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Kokichi Ezaki; 光吉江崎
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-11-12
Filing date: 1999-11-12
Publication date: 2001-05-22

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair for bathing which can enter a bathtub with an invalial sitting on it and of which the seat part is made movable up and down so as to conserve the quantity of hot water at a time of bathing. SOLUTION: A backrest and a seat part are moved up and down centering around an auxiliary wheel by an air cylinder or mechanical action.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【０００１】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】老人及び身体障害者の浴槽に使用
する。[Industrial application] Used in bathtubs for the elderly and disabled.

【０００２】[0002]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】車椅子のまま浴槽に入
って入浴する場合、車椅子の車輪の高さがあるために、
利用者が肩の位置まで入浴しようとすると、浴槽丈を高
くしなければならず、必要とする湯の量が通常の２〜３
倍となり不経済である。背もたれを倒して利用するも、
節約できるお湯の量は僅かの量である。When a person enters a bathtub in a wheelchair to take a bath, the wheelchair has a high wheel.
When the user tries to take a bath to the shoulder position, the height of the bathtub must be increased, and the required amount of hot water is usually 2-3.
Double and uneconomical. Defeat the backrest and use it,
Only a small amount of hot water can be saved.

【０００３】[0003]

【課題を解決するための手段】車椅子の腰掛部分が上下
に移動できる構造にする。A structure is provided in which a seat portion of a wheelchair can move up and down.

【０００４】[0004]

【作用】車椅子を浴槽内に導入した後、腰掛部分を下降
させてお湯を所定の高さまで満たし入浴する。入浴後、
腰掛部分を上昇させお湯を排出した後、浴槽より外に出
る。After the wheelchair has been introduced into the bathtub, the seat is lowered to fill the bath with water to a predetermined height and take a bath. After taking a bath,
After raising the seat and draining the hot water, go out of the bathtub.

【０００５】[0005]

【発明の効果】車椅子の腰掛部分が上下動するような構
造にすることにより、入浴時に使用するお湯の量が節約
でき、経済効果が大きい。By adopting a structure in which the seat of the wheelchair moves up and down, the amount of hot water used at the time of bathing can be saved and the economic effect is large.

[Brief description of the drawings]

【図１】浴槽に車椅子を入れたときの側面状況図Fig. 1 Side view of a wheelchair in a bathtub

【図２】浴槽に車椅子を入れたときの側面状況図[Figure 2] Side view when wheelchair is put in bathtub

Claims

[Claims]

1. A self-propelled wheelchair used for bathing, characterized by a structure in which a sitting portion is lowered to save the amount of hot water at the time of bathing.