JP2002209948A - Crotch-shaped raising/lowering pantograph wheelchair for seat attaching/detaching and rotary moving, and bathing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a serious problem of the care for a person in need thereof requiring a hard labor of a caregiver in carrying him/her in the arm to a bed, a restroom, a bathroom, etc., taking a strained back, backache, etc., and getting into the difficulty of the care at home. SOLUTION: This pantograph wheelchair is provided with an attaching/ detaching, rotary moving, and seating device for a seating slide board 12 for the seat 5, its attachment/detachment, and rotary moving, a crotch-shaped raising/lowering pantograph wheelchair having a crotch-shaped raising/lowering mechanism for raising/lowering and its moving, and a raising/lowering bathing device of a seating-state retainer, raising/lowering device, and seated moving tool 37 carried in the wheelchair so as to eliminate the moving operation in caregiving.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a crotch-shaped elevating panter wheelchair and a bathing apparatus which can move and remove a seat of a wheelchair for nursing care of medical equipment and transfer the rotation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional wheelchairs for nursing care are mainly designed for the convenience of a cared person, and improvements such as electric running and sitting up and down are performed.

[0003]

A conventional wheelchair for a nursing care is a wheelchair having a mechanism mainly designed for convenience of use by a caregiver who can run on his / her own. As a means of transport to the bed, stool, bathing, etc. of the elderly, the transfer work of care recipients required a great deal of labor from the caregiver, and the backache and back pain were serious, making it difficult to provide assistance at home. .

[0004] The present invention was invented focusing on the basic disadvantages of the conventional wheelchair and the reduction of the labor required for the transfer of bed, toilet and bathing care assistants. In order to reduce the transfer work by lifting from the wheelchair, the crotch wheelchair and the bathing device having the mechanism of attaching / detaching, rotating, transferring and lifting / lowering the seat according to the present invention, the bed, the toilet and the bathing can be easily transferred without lifting. It is intended to provide a functional wheelchair that can provide labor-saving assistance.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the seating / removing / rotating transitional crotch-elevating punter wheelchair and bathing apparatus of the present invention, assisting work such as bed, toilet, bathing, etc. is performed by a care-requiring person. In order to make the work system that integrates the seat and the seat, the seat is detachable that can be attached, detached, rotated and moved, and the lifting and lowering is performed by a crotch-shaped lifting and lowering punter mechanism by the lifting cylinder, and in the toilet, the seat for seating The seating part of the crotch-shaped elevating pantera wheelchair, in which the seat is detached and replaced with a seat with holes, is placed at a predetermined position on the urinal as it is and the toilet can be used, so that the transfer from the wheelchair to the urinal by lifting the care recipient can be performed. It is a mechanism that does not require various washlets.

The seat 5 has a substantially toilet bowl width (375 mm) and a rear portion processed into a toilet bowl shape, and has a depth of approximately the toilet seat length (450 mm).
mm), a front reinforcing member 6 is provided on the seat surface having the water hole 2, and the backrest 42 reinforced by the lifting / lowering receiver 7 is integrated with the seating side plate 8 having the mounting portion 4 for the safety band. 5
A fixing strike 9 is provided at predetermined positions on the side surface and the front surface of the seat lifting device 32 for fixing with the fixing latch 17 of the seating fixing stay 31. Convex rotating friction material convex 1 in which a friction material (Teflon (registered trademark), polyethylene, etc.) is cut out in a circular shape
0 is fixed at a predetermined position on the back of the seat.

A seat slide plate 12 provided with a hole for water circulation
The seat sliding plate rotating friction material recess 11 is fixed at a predetermined position on the upper surface obtained by adding the width and length of the U-shaped seating receiver 20 to the bottom surface shape of the seat 5, and the seat sliding plate guide 13 is provided on the back of the overhang portion. Is fixed, and the seating rotary friction material convex 10 and concave 11 of the seat 5 are fixed.
The fitting portion and the flat portion are sliding portions for holding and rotating the attachment / detachment, and the sliding member (Teflon, polyethylene, etc.) 44 of the seat slide plate guide 13 is a sliding portion for transfer.

The seat 5 is combined with a seat slide plate 12,
It is installed on the U-shaped seating receiver 20 and its fixing latch 17
Fix the strike 9 on the front of the seat 5 with the hinge 16
The seat holding attached to the slide guide 15 connected by
The transition slide 14 is fitted to the elevating receiver 7 of the seat 5, supports the rear part, and secures the whole stability.

The seat slide plate 12 is rotated, detached, and combined by the seat 5 and both of the rotating friction material unevennesses 10 and 11, and slides on the seat transfer member 37 in a state where the slide member 15 is seated. The rubbing movement is performed at 44.

As shown in FIG. 8, the elevating / lowering punter has one side of the panta in two rows for stabilizing the vertical movement, and fixes the upper and lower ends of the panta to specified dimensions. It is preferable that the connecting points on the two rows of the connecting points intersecting the X-line are connected by a common spacing member 45, and that the connecting points of the links move on the straight line so as to be able to move up and down.

As shown in FIG. 8, the crotch-shaped elevating pant pedestal is formed by connecting a U-shaped seating support 20 (depth length is approximately 1/2 of the length of a toilet seat) and a U-shaped undercarriage 21 in an X-shape with a panta, and a front link of the panta. To
It is connected by a link connecting member 19 provided with an elevating connector receiving part 27, connected to an elevating cylinder 23 by an elevating connecting part 22, and activated by hydraulic pressure, pneumatic pressure, electric power, or the like.

In the crotch-shaped elevating panter wheelchair, the latch 17 for fixing the seat 5 is fixed at a predetermined position on the front surface of the U-shaped seating support 20, and the wheels for movement are: the front wheels are free casters; The step is constituted by a flip-up / removable footrest 26 because it is unnecessary when using around water.

As shown in FIG. 9, a bathing apparatus includes a C-shaped guide column, a winch drum 33 of a Chinese windlass type, a winch handle 34, a ratchet wheel, a stopper 46, and a rope 40.
Elevating device 39 composed of transferable elevating device fixing portion 36, guide roll 35 seating fixing stay 31 fixing latch 17 pulley 28 elevating hanging portion 29 slide seating plate 30 having the same width as seating 5 It is a seating elevating mechanism constituted by the seating elevating holder 32 and the seating transitioner 37.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on an embodiment with reference to the drawings. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state of use when using a toilet using a Western-style toilet. In a normal state of a seat-attachable rotating crotch-shaped elevating panta wheelchair, the toilet seat and lid of the toilet are set to a small size, and the seat 3 with a hole is replaced. The configuration in which the seat 5 is fixed by the fixing latch 17 and the seat holding / transfer slide 14 is set slightly higher by the elevating cylinder 23 so that the seat 5 reaches a predetermined upper position of the toilet with both panters sandwiching the toilet. To the caster with brake
Apply the brake of No. 5 and fix the toilet bowl height (350-420
mm), the stool is stably performed, and after the stool, the stool is completed with a washlet or the like attached to the toilet.

After the addition, the seat 5 is moved up and down the cylinder 2
3. Lift the wheel a little to release the brake on the caster 25 with brake, move it from the toilet, and set it to a stable height, so that assistance is released from the conventional cramping and lifting work from the wheelchair to the toilet seat, and the movement of pants, etc. Became able to work on the seat 5.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of the movement of the seat 5 when taking a bath. The seated detachable rotating crotch-shaped elevating panta wheelchair is fixed to a predetermined position of the bathtub 43 by applying a brake of a caster 25 with a brake to the rear, and holding and holding the seat. The transfer slide 14 is detached from the elevating receiver 7 of the seat 5, and the seat transfer tool joint 38 of the seat transfer tool 37 is inserted into the slide guide 15, and is bridged to a designated position on the upper edge of the bathtub 43 in a rail-like state to hold and transfer the seat. The slide 14 is set on the lower part of the seating slide plate 12, the fixing latch 17 is released, and the seat 5 is rubbed and rotated on the seating slide plate 12 in the direction toward the elevating device 39, and the nursing care is required. The user lifts his or her feet and rubs and moves in front of the elevating device 39 in the center of the bathtub 43.

As shown in FIG. 10, the moved seat 5 is lifted by the seat lifting holder 32 which is disposed at a slightly lower position of the lifting device 39, and the lifting suspending part 29 is fitted to the lifting receiver 7 of the seat 5 to fix the seat. The stay 31 mounting hole 46 is passed through the strike 9 of the seat 5 and is fixed by the fixing latch 17, and the winch drum 33 around which the rope 40 is passed through the pulley 28 is rotated by the winch handle 34 and is seated in a slightly raised state. 5 is stopped, and the wheelchair, on which the seating slide plate 12 without the seating 5 and the seating transfer member 37 with the seating holding / shifting slide 14 left, is moved out of the bathroom, and the winch handle 34 is turned to turn the winch drum. The rope 33 is extended, the guide roll 35 of the seating elevating holder 32 moves down the inside of the C-shaped guide column to stop the seat 5 at the bathing position in the bathtub, and the pawl wheel / jaw 46 is used. A constant, the use of the case of requiring care-consuming hand using a safety band mounting portion 4 Safety bands is also possible for this task.

After taking a bath, the seat lifting device 32 to which the seat 5 is fixed is stopped slightly above the position of the lifting seat transfer device 37 by turning the winch handle 34, and the seat transfer device 37 is moved out of the bathroom. The wheelchair thus fixed is fixed at a predetermined position, and lowered to a state in which the rotating friction material protrusion 10 of the seat 5 is fitted into the rotation friction material recess 11 of the seating slide plate 12 on the seating transition device 37, and the seating fixing stay is lowered. 31 fixing latch 17
Is lifted, and by slightly lowering the seating elevating holder 32, the lifting hoist 29 is released from the engagement of the lifting receiver 7 of the seat 5.

With the released seat 5 and the seat slide plate 12, the feet of the care-requiring person are lifted and rubbed and transferred on the seat transfer tool 37 together with the seat holding / transfer slide 14 to move forward at a predetermined position of the wheelchair. Make a conversion and use the seating transfer device 37
The bathing is completed by removing the slide guide 15 on the back of the seat 5 and fitting the seat holding / shifting slide 14 with the elevating receiver 7 in this manner. Be released from.

The transition to the bed is performed by placing the detachable rotation shift crotch-elevating pantera wheelchair backwards at the designated position on the side of the bed, fixing it with the casters 25 with brakes, adjusting the height, fixing it, and seating the seat holding and shifting slide plate 14. 5 is removed from the lifting receiver 7 and the slide guide 15 is moved down on the bed, and the seat holding / transfer slide plate 14 is located below the seat slide plate 12.
Is set, the fixing latch 17 is released, the foot of the care recipient who is integral with the seat 5 is lifted, the direction is changed in the longitudinal direction of the bed, and the bed is combined with the seat slide plate 12 to be rubbed onto the bed and transferred to the bed. The transfer from the bed to the wheelchair, which is completed by slowly laying down the seat 5 together and removing the seat 5 and adjusting the posture of the care recipient, is achieved by performing the reverse operation of this process.

[0021]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

The U-shaped seating support 20 is connected to the upper and lower sides of the U-shaped chassis 21 by a punter mechanism, and the crotch-like elevating punter section 18 which secures a crotch-like space is seated by the elevating cylinder 23.
The height can be adjusted by raising and lowering, so that it is not necessary for the caregiver to transfer the care-requiring person.

The wheelchair is directly related to the bed, the toilet, the bathing, etc., so that there is no need to move or change the care recipient in relation to the bedside, toilet, bathing, etc., in combination with additional functions such as raising / lowering, rotating, shifting and attaching / detaching the seat. .

With a simple modification such that the floors of toilets, bathrooms and aisles are aligned in ordinary households, there is no need for shifting work by holding up beds, toiletries, and bathing. Was.

With the current nursing care products, hammock-like lifting devices, oversized bathtubs, bathing devices, and the like are expensive and large-scale, and each of them is a dedicated work function. Although the transfer work of the caregiver has not been eliminated, and the equipment, location, and price cannot be accommodated in a general home, the present invention can also contribute economically to small-sized and space-saving home care.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seat.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a perforated sheet having holes for water circulation.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a seat.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a rotating friction material protrusion.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a rotating friction material recess.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a seat slide plate.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a seat slide plate guide.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a seat-attachable rotating crotch-like elevating panta wheelchair.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a bathing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of a moving state in a bathing process and a seat holding tool.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a use state of a wheelchair for a toilet bowl.

FIG. 12 is a diagram corresponding to movement of a wheelchair to a bathtub.

FIG. 13 is a detailed view of fixing by a fixing latch and a strike.

FIG. 14 is a detailed view of a moving surface of a seat holding / transfer slide, a ratchet / stopper, and a U-shaped seating receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Seating 12 Seating slide plate 18 Elevating punter part 19 Link connecting material 22 Elevating connecting part 23 Elevating cylinder 27 Elevating connecting part receiving part 28 Pulley 29 Elevating lifting part 33 Winch drum 34 Winch handle 35 Guide roll 40 Rope 46 nail Car stop

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[Submission Date] March 28, 2001 (2001.3.2)
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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An upper U-shaped seating receiver (20) and a lower U
With the opening of the character-shaped undercarriage (21) facing backward, the upper and lower sides of both sides thereof are fixed in a crotch-like manner by a lifting / lowering function tool. (27)
Is connected and fixed by a link connecting member (19) provided with a link, and is moved from a lifting cylinder (23) mounted on a U-shaped chassis (21) to a lifting connector receiving portion (27) via a lifting connector (22). A sliding guide (15) with a hinge (16) at the rear of a U-shaped seating support (20) at the rear of a seated elevator with a free caster (24) connected at the front and a caster with brake (25) at the rear A crotch-shaped elevating panta wheelchair fitted with a transition slide (14) and a locking latch (17) at the front. 2. A seat (5) having a backrest (42), an elevating receiver (7), a fixing strike (9) provided on the front and side portions, and a rotating friction material convex (10) fixed to the seating back surface. A seating slide plate (12) having a sliding plate rotating friction material recess (11) fixed to the upper surface has a hole for water circulation (2), and is a detachable rotation in which the sliding movement is performed by the combined sliding and the sliding movement of the seating slide plate guide (13). Transitional seating equipment. 3. A seat holder (32) comprising a pulley (28), a lifting part (29) for lifting and lowering, a seating fixing stay (31) having a mounting hole (47) and a fixing latch (17), and a guide roll (35). ), C-shaped guide column for the seat holder (32), a winch drum (33), and a hoisting rope (40) via a pulley (28), a winch handle (34), a ratchet wheel / stopper (46) fixing part. Elevating device (3) composed of (36)
9) A seating transfer device (37) bathing device.