JP2001231834A - Bathing device for care - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bating device that is suitable for a physically challenging, elderly or other person to have a bath in a sitting position and poses a lighter burden on a caregiver. SOLUTION: This bathing device comprises a wheelchair A having a chair part 1 movable backward via travel rollers 6 along a pair of rails 4a and 2b laid on a truck 2; and a bathtub B having a chair support 7 situated under a seat portion 5 when the chair part 1 is situated in the bathtub, and a pair of rails 8a and 8b disposed on the right and left sides of the chair support for connection to the rear ends of the rails on the truck 2. With both rails interconnected, a backward movement of the chair part 1 can situate it on the support 7 in the bathtub. Preferably, the seat portion 5 is formed with an opening 9 in the center, the chair support 7 is provided on the top with a toilet bowl part 10 where excrements are discharged, washing nozzles 11 are arranged for groin washing, and a stop valve 13 is disposed in a drain pipe 12 from the toilet bowl part 10, which construction can function as a toilet used before bathing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus mainly composed of a wheelchair and a bathtub having a special structure suitable for bathing a physically handicapped person or an elderly person while sitting. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a bathtub used for bathing, a box-shaped bathtub with an open top is generally used, and a bather must cross the side wall of the bathtub and enter the bathtub.
Bathing becomes extremely difficult for the physically handicapped and the elderly. Also, when bathing people who need care,
This will force the caregiver to work hard. So, to date, so that people with disabilities can easily take a bath,
Various bathing apparatuses combining a wheelchair and a door opening / closing bathtub have been developed.

For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-193175, a bather is placed on a wheelchair, and the bather is run on a slope arranged so as to be connected to an opening of an openable tub with a door opened. A bathing device that allows a bather to take a bath while sitting in a wheelchair by closing the opening and closing door and filling the inside of the bathtub body with hot water after entering the wheelchair to a predetermined position in the bathtub is proposed. Have been.

[0004] However, such a conventional bathing apparatus has the following problems. 1) Since the structure is such that the wheelchair on which the bather is placed enters the bathtub, dirt attached to the wheelchair casters may be brought into the bathtub, and there is a problem in hygiene. 2) The caregiver must raise the slope connected to the bathtub while pushing the wheelchair on which the bather is placed. When climbing the slope, casters may slip or move diagonally. It may be difficult to go straight, and the burden on the caregiver is large. 3) The bather can take a bath while sitting in a wheelchair, but between the back of the bather's feet and the bottom of the bathtub, the height of the wheelchair's casters is required, and the bathtub depth , The amount of hot water required to fill the bathtub increases.

In order to solve the above problem, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. HEI 8-19585 discloses a bathing apparatus comprising a wheelchair and a door opening / closing bathtub, wherein the wheelchair extends downward from an upper chair portion. The provided pillar is inserted into the pillar insertion hole of the lower traveling cart, and the lower end of the pillar comes out of the pillar insertion hole when the chair part is pulled up with respect to the traveling cart, so that the chair part is in the traveling cart. On the other hand, the bathtub is provided with a support portion for supporting the chair portion of the wheelchair, which is provided movably toward the back from the opening portion of the bathtub body which can be raised and lowered freely. It has been disclosed. This bathing device can give a sense of security to the bather compared to a device that takes a bath in a supine position because the bather can take a bath while sitting down, and also holds the bather in a wheelchair. It is excellent in that it does not need to.

[0006] However, in the case of this bathing device,
The structure of the device is very complicated, such as the need for a pantograph and a cylinder for raising and lowering the chair, and a cylinder for moving the chair backward, and the position of the chair in the bathtub. It takes a lot of time and effort to move the chair mechanically, such as moving the chair up and down or moving it back and forth, and the amount of hot water required to take a bath because of the space below the chair However, there are drawbacks in that the cost cannot be reduced, and the manufacturing cost increases due to the complexity of the device. In addition, there has not been proposed a structure in which a toilet is provided in a bath tub, and in the event that sudden excretion occurs during bathing, the hot water in the bath tub must be completely replaced. There are points.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves all the above-mentioned problems in a device in which a bather can sit in a bath while sitting down, and reduces the burden on the bather and caregiver and is relatively simple. With a simple structure, a chair part (moving seat part) located at the upper part of a wheelchair can be arranged at a predetermined position of a bathtub, and a bathing device for nursing care having a structure suitable for warming a bather with a minimum amount of hot water is provided. The task is to provide. Another object of the present invention is to provide a bathing device for nursing care that also functions as a toilet before the bathtub is filled with hot water. Another object of the present invention is to provide a bathing device for nursing care having a structure suitable for washing hair while a bather is leaning on a chair.

[0008]

The bathing device for nursing care of the present invention includes a wheelchair A and a bathtub B, and the wheelchair A can stably support a bather who needs nursing care in a sitting state. The bathtub B has an opening / closing door 3 that covers the front side so as to be openable and closable. A device for fixing the chair portion 1 at a predetermined position in a bathtub in an opened state, closing the opening / closing door 3 and then supplying hot water into the bathtub B to bathe the bather, wherein the wheelchair A A pair of left and right rails 4a, 4b are provided in the upper part of the trolley 2 in parallel with each other at a fixed interval and arranged in the horizontal direction, while the chair 1 supporting the buttocks of a bather is provided. On the left and right sides of the stool 5 are arranged linearly at regular intervals. And a plurality of running rollers 6 is provided, the running rollers 6 rail 4a of the carriage 2,
4b, the chair 1 can be moved toward the rear side of the trolley 2. The chair 1 can be moved inside the bathtub B while a bather sits. A chair support 7 is provided below the stool 5 of the chair 1 when positioned in the bathtub B, and rails 4a of the wheelchair A are provided on both left and right sides of the chair support 7,
4b, a pair of rails 8a, 8b which can be positioned in a straight line with each other, and the rails 4a, 4b when the door 3 is opened.
Can be connected to the front ends of the rails 8a and 8b. When the chair 1 is moved rearward with the rails connected to each other, the running roller 6
Travels on the rails 4a, 4b and 8a, 8b to separate the chair 1 from the carriage 2 and to position the chair 1 on the chair support 7.

Further, the present invention provides a bathing device for a nursing care having the above structure, wherein an opening having a size suitable for a bather to excrete is provided at the center of the stool 5 in the chair 1 of the wheelchair A. On the other hand, a toilet section 10 for discharging excrement to the outside of the bathtub B is formed on the upper surface of the chair support 7 of the bathtub B, and the toilet section 1
0 is provided with a washing nozzle 11 capable of discharging water for washing a crotch part of a bather,
An opening / closing valve 13 is attached to a drain pipe 12 for discharging excrement from the outside of the bathtub.

Further, in the present invention, in the bathing apparatus for nursing care having the above structure, the drain pipe 12 is guided toward the side of the bathtub B, and at least a part of the drain pipe 12 has transparency. It has a transparent portion 14 made of a material having the same, and from the outside of the bathtub B through the transparent portion 14,
It is also characterized in that it has a structure in which the presence or absence of excretion of a bather can be confirmed.

The present invention also provides a bathing device for a care having the above-mentioned structure, wherein a hair-washing tub 15 for performing hair-washing is provided at an upper rear end of the bathtub B.
Is characterized in that a shower nozzle 16 is provided in the vicinity of.

Further, the present invention relates to a bathing apparatus for nursing care having the above structure, wherein a hot water supply tank for supplying hot water into the bathtub B at a position behind the chair support base 7 in the bathtub B. 17 are arranged.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a bathing device for nursing care according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to those illustrated in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional structural view showing an internal structure and a use state of a preferred example of a bathing device for nursing care of the present invention, in which a chair 1 of a wheelchair is positioned on a chair support 7 of a bathtub, and an opening / closing door 3 is opened. The closed state is shown. FIG. 2 is a diagram when the bathing apparatus of FIG. 1 is viewed from above. FIG. 3 is a right side view showing the structure of the wheelchair in which the chair unit 1 shown in FIG. 1 is fixed on a trolley 2, FIG. 4 is a front view of the wheelchair shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the wheelchair shown in FIG.
6 is a right side view showing the structure of the bathtub shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the bathtub shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of the bathtub shown in FIG. is there.

The bathing apparatus for nursing care of the present invention has a wheelchair A including a chair 1 and a cart 2 as shown in FIGS.
And a bathtub B as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, and in a state where the opening / closing door 3 of the bathtub B is opened, the wheelchair A
Is positioned in front of the bathtub B, only the portion of the chair portion 1 is separated from the carriage 2 and moved, and the chair portion 1 is fixed to a predetermined position in the bathtub B and the opening / closing door 3 is closed. The main features of the structure of the wheelchair A, the structure of the bathtub B, and the coupling mechanism between the wheelchair A and the bathtub B are as follows.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the wheelchair A in the bathing apparatus for nursing care of the present invention has a shape and structure capable of stably supporting a bather who needs nursing care in a sitting state. And a trolley (cart part) 2 on which the chair 1 can be detachably mounted. At an upper portion of the trolley 2, the trolley 2 is parallel to each other at a fixed interval and horizontally. A pair of left and right rails 4a and 4b are provided, and a connecting mechanism portion that can be connected to a front end of a rail of a bathtub B described later is provided at a rear end portion of each of the rails 4a and 4b. . A plurality of running rollers 6 arranged linearly at regular intervals are provided on the left and right sides of the stool 5 of the chair 1 supporting the buttocks of the bather. 6 is the rail 4 of the trolley 2
By being able to travel on a and 4b, the chair unit 1 can be moved rearward in parallel with respect to the cart 2, and when connected to the rail of the bathtub B, the chair unit 1 can be completely separated from the cart 2 and separated. It has become. The rails 4a and 4b shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 are substantially elongated prisms, each of which has a rear end portion provided with a locking member 18 for connecting to the front end of the rail of the bathtub B. However, in the present invention, the structure of the rails 4a and 4b and the structure of the rear end side of the rails 4a and 4b are not limited to those illustrated in the drawings.

The chair section 1 illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5 has a size suitable for a bather to excrete a frame in which parts obtained by bending a metal (for example, stainless steel) pipe are combined. A substantially flat stool 5 having an opening 9 is attached, and a waterproof fabric (preferably a waterproof mesh fabric) is provided on a backrest portion (back surface portion). The guard frame 19 and the footrest (footrest) are positioned so as to surround the torso of the bather.
20 have a structure that each of them rises upward (see FIG. 3), and the guard frame 19 not only functions as an armrest for a bather to stably hold his / her upper body, but also a caregiver at the time of bathing. It also functions as a handle when pushing a wheelchair into the bathtub. Also, FIG.
The trolley 2 illustrated in FIG. 5 has a front wheel caster 21 and a rear wheel 22 attached to a lower portion of a frame formed by bending a metal pipe, and has stopper levers 23 for fixing wheels on both left and right sides. (FIG. 3 shows a state where the wheel is fixed by pulling the stopper lever 23 backward, which is indicated by a dotted line). In the present invention, a lock mechanism for fixing the chair portion 1 so as not to move backward when used as a wheelchair, and a mechanism for releasing the connection between the rails 4a and 4b and the rail on the bathtub side are not particularly limited. However, in the wheelchair shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the rails 4a, 4b
A lock release button 24 for releasing the fixing of the chair unit 1 is provided on both side surfaces of each of the rails 4a and 4b, and a connection release mechanism is provided at a rear end portion of each of the rails 4a and 4b.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the bathtub B has an opening / closing door 3 which can open and close the front surface in a liquid-tight manner so as to be openable and closable. When the chair 1 is positioned in the bathtub B while the person is sitting, a chair support 7 is provided below the seat 5 so that the amount of hot water used can be reduced as much as possible. The bottom to back side of the bathtub corresponds to the shape of the back side of the chair unit 1 so that the space between the back of the chair unit 1 and the bottom to back side of the bathtub is made as small as possible. Preferred (see FIGS. 1 and 6). Although not shown in the drawing,
The bathtub B in this figure has a hinge on the left side of the door 3, and a waterproof packing made of rubber or the like is affixed to the entire joint surface between the door 3 and the bathtub body.

In the bathing apparatus for nursing care of the present invention, both sides of the chair support 7 provided inside the bathtub B can be positioned linearly with the rails 4a and 4b on the wheelchair A side. Pair of rails (side lane members)
8a and 8b are present, the door 3 is opened, and the rear ends of the rails 4a and 4b on the wheelchair A side are connected to a connecting portion provided at the front end of the rails 8a and 8b. In a state where the rail 4b and the rail 8b are connected to each other, when the fixing of the chair 1 is released and the chair 1 is moved backward, the running roller 6 runs on the rails 4a, 4b and 8a, 8b. The chair 1 is separated from the cart 2 so that the chair 1 can be positioned on the chair support 7. In the present invention, it is preferable to provide a mechanism for securely fixing the chair 1 on the chair support 7 of the bathtub B. However, the guard frame 19 and / or the footrest 20 of the chair 1 A structure in which the chair 1 does not move back and forth by contacting the inner side surface may be employed.

As described above, in the bathing apparatus for nursing care according to the present invention, the chair 1 of the wheelchair A runs on the rail arranged in parallel with the installation surface (floor surface). A large force is not required to position the chair unit 1 on which the chair is placed in the bathtub, and the burden on the caregiver is less than that of a conventional bathing device. In addition, since the bather can take a bath in a comfortable posture while sitting, the burden is small, and the time required to move the chair 1 to a predetermined position in the bathtub can be reduced. Furthermore, since a pantograph and a cylinder for raising and lowering the chair unit are not required, and a cylinder for moving the chair unit backward is unnecessary, the structure of the device is relatively simple,
Therefore, it is very advantageous in terms of the manufacturing cost of the apparatus.
According to the present invention, the block-shaped chair support 7
Is provided, there is also an advantage that hot water equivalent to the volume of the chair support 7 can be saved.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, even when the bather incontinences while the chair portion 1 on which the bather is seated is positioned on the chair support 7. It is preferable that a toilet (fixed small urinal) capable of discharging excretions out of the bathtub and washing the crotch part of the bather is provided in the bathtub. In the device, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, at the center of the stool 5 in the chair 1 of the wheelchair A,
An opening 9 of a size suitable for a bather to excrete is provided,
On the other hand, on the upper surface of the chair support 7 of the bathtub B, a toilet section 10 for discharging excrement to the outside of the bathtub B is formed. A washing nozzle 11 capable of discharging water for washing a crotch portion of a bather is provided in the toilet section 10. In FIG. 1, two washing nozzles 11 that can discharge water (hot water) obliquely upward are provided at two places before and after the toilet section 10.
The number, shape and mounting state of the cleaning nozzle 11 are shown in FIG.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. A drainage pipe (sewage drainage pipe) 12 for discharging excrement to the outside of the bathtub is connected to a discharge port present on the bottom surface of the toilet section 10, and an opening / closing valve 13 attached to the drainage pipe 12. Is controlled to be in an open state when excrement is discharged out of the bathtub or before hot water is supplied into the bathtub, and is closed when the bathtub is filled with hot water. The opening / closing valve 13 is generally an electromagnetic valve whose opening and closing are controlled by, for example, a control switch 25 provided in a bathtub B as shown in FIG. 2, but is not limited thereto.

When the bathtub B has a toilet having the above-described structure, the drain pipe 12 is connected to the right or left side of the bathtub B (see FIG. 6) as shown in FIGS. It is preferable that the bathtub is guided toward the right side) so that the presence or absence of excretion of the bather can be confirmed through an observation window 26 provided on the side surface of the bathtub B. The portion located at the window 26 is the transparent portion 14 made of a material having transparency, and the caregiver can ensure that the bather does not excrete the bather in a state where hot water is poured near the waist position of the bather. After confirmation, the opening / closing valve 13 is closed, and the bathtub B may be filled with hot water, thereby reducing the burden on the caregiver and improving hygiene. Also, even if excretion occurs, after confirming that excretion has been completed, the open / close valve 13 is opened, and
It is sufficient to close the opening / closing valve 13 again after discharging from the bath and fill the bathtub B with hot water. It is to be noted that a drain hole 27 for discharging the entire hot water in the bath tub is generally provided on the bottom of the bath tub located at the feet of the bather, and this drain hole 27 may be closed by a rubber stopper or the like. Although good, it is preferable to attach an open / close valve to the drain hole 27. In the bathtub B illustrated in the drawing, the drainage pipe 12 from the toilet section 10 joins the drainage pipe connected to the drainage hole 27 and is discharged out of the bathtub. The drainage structure is not limited to this.

In the present invention, not only the whole body is washed but also the back end of the bathtub B as shown in FIG. 1 so that the bather can wash the hair with the body inclined slightly backward. It is preferable to provide a hair-washing tub 15 for washing hair at the upper part, and it is preferable to provide a shower nozzle 16 near the hair-washing tub 15 for convenient shampoo washing. This shampoo tub 15 has a drain hole at its bottom,
Generally, the structure is such that drainage can be discharged out of the bathtub. A tray 28 for storing soap and shampoo as shown in FIG. 1 may be provided in the vicinity of the shampoo tub 15.

Further, the care bathing device of the present invention does not need to be connected to a device for supplying hot water into the bathtub at the time of use, and as shown in FIG. It is preferable that a hot water supply tank 17 for supplying hot water into the bath tub B is disposed at a position behind the chair support base 7 in the bath tub B, and the hot water from the hot water supply tank 17 is, for example, as shown in FIG. It is preferable that the hot water supplied to the chair support 7 via the communication pipe 29 shown in FIG. 4 and dropped from the chair support 7 is sequentially supplied from the feet side of the bather. And, when the bathtub B is filled with hot water,
For example, hot water sucked in from a hot-water circulation suction hole 30 provided at a position of a foot of a bather is blown out from a hot-water circulation blowout hole 31 provided on the left and right inner wall surfaces of the bathtub as shown in FIG. Preferably, the hot water in the bathtub is circulated.

[0024]

In the case of the bathing device for nursing care of the present invention, a chair on which a bather is placed by a running roller on a rail formed by joining a rail provided on a wheelchair A and a rail provided on a bathtub B. Since the part 1 runs in a direction parallel to the floor surface, the bather can be positioned in the bathtub without requiring a large force, and the bather and the caregiver are more burdensome than the conventional bathing device. Less is. In addition, since it has a relatively simple structure that does not require a mechanical device (for example, a cylinder or the like) for fixing the chair to a predetermined position in the bathtub, it is superior in terms of manufacturing cost as compared with a conventional bathing device. The bottom shape of the bathtub is also suitable for warming a bather with a minimum amount of hot water. In the case where a toilet is provided in the bathtub, the bathtub also functions as a toilet before the bathtub is filled with hot water, and it is possible to prevent the bathtub from being contaminated with excrement, thereby reducing the burden on the caregiver. Reduction and maintenance of hygiene can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an internal structure and a use state of a preferred example of a bathing device for nursing care of the present invention, in which a chair 1 of a wheelchair is positioned on a chair support 7 of a bathtub and a door 3 is closed. The state is shown.

FIG. 2 is a view when the bathing apparatus of FIG. 1 is viewed from above.

FIG. 3 is a right side view showing a structure of a wheelchair in which the chair unit 1 shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the wheelchair shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the wheelchair shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a right side view showing the structure of the bathtub shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional front view of the bathtub shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the bathtub shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A wheelchair B bathtub 1 chair part 2 carriage 3 opening / closing door 4a, 4b rail 5 stool 6 running roller 7 chair support 8a, 8b rail 9 opening 10 toilet section 11 washing nozzle 12 drainage pipe 13 opening / closing valve 14 transparent part 15 shampoo tank Reference Signs List 16 shower nozzle 17 hot water supply tank 18 locking member 19 guard frame 20 footrest 21 front wheel caster 22 rear wheel 23 stopper lever 24 lock release button 25 control switch 26 observation window 27 drain hole 28 tray 29 communication pipe 30 hot water circulation suction hole 31 Hot water circulation outlet

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A wheelchair A including a wheelchair A and a bathtub B, wherein the wheelchair A is capable of stably supporting a bather who needs nursing care in a sitting state, and the chair1 can be separated. The bathtub B has an opening / closing door 3 that covers the front side so that the front side can be opened and closed. When the opening / closing door 3 is opened, the chair 1 is moved to a predetermined position in the bathtub. A bathing device for nursing care, in which water is supplied into the bathtub B after the opening and closing door 3 is closed, and the bather is bathed in the bathtub B. A pair of left and right rails 4a, 4b are provided parallel to each other and arranged in a horizontal direction, and on the left and right sides of the stool 5 of the chair 1 supporting the buttocks of a bather. Is provided with a plurality of running rollers 6 linearly arranged at regular intervals. And the running roller 6 can run on the rails 4a and 4b of the carriage 2 so that the chair 1 can move toward the rear side of the carriage 2; Is provided with a chair support 7 below the stool 5 of the chair 1 when the chair 1 is positioned in the bathtub B with a bather sitting. A pair of rails 8a and 8b that can be positioned in a straight line with the rails 4a and 4b of the wheelchair A are provided on both left and right sides of the base 7, and the door 3 is opened. In the state, the rear ends of the rails 4a, 4b are
b can be connected to the front end, and when the chair unit 1 is moved rearward with the rails connected to each other, the running roller 6 runs on the rails 4a, 4b and 8a, 8b. The chair unit 1 is separated from the trolley 2 and the chair unit 1 can be positioned on the chair support 7. 2. An opening 9 having a size suitable for a bather to excrete is provided at the center of the seat 5 in the chair 1 of the wheelchair A, while the chair support of the bathtub B is provided. A toilet section 10 for discharging excretions to the outside of the bathtub B is formed on the upper surface of the table 7, and the toilet section 10 can discharge water for washing a crotch portion of a bather. The bath for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein a washing nozzle (11) is provided, and an opening / closing valve (13) is attached to a drain pipe (12) for discharging excrement from the toilet section (10) out of the bathtub. apparatus. 3. The drain pipe 12 is guided toward a side surface of the bathtub B, and at least a part of the drain pipe 12 has a transparent portion 14 made of a transparent material. The bathing device for nursing care according to claim 2, wherein the bathing device has a structure in which the presence or absence of excretion of a bather can be confirmed from outside the bathtub B through the transparent portion 14. 4. A hair-washing tub 15 for performing hair-washing is provided above the rear end of the bathtub B, and a shower nozzle 16 is provided near the hair-washing tub 15. The bathing device for care according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A hot water supply tank 17 for supplying hot water into the bath tub B is provided at a position behind the chair support base 7 in the bath tub B. 4. The bathing device for nursing care according to any one of 4.