JP2002233557A - Support structure of bottom on foot side of gatch bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support the bottom of a bed on the foot side without shaking when a bottom attaching type side guard is attached to the bottom on the foot side, and to adjust the support angle of the bottom on the foot side with a simple operation. SOLUTION: A stay 15 attached to a main frame 12 in such a way that the base end of the stay can be rotated is connected and supported via a support position adjusting means 16 connected to the tip of the stay 15 in such a way that the support angle can be adjusted. The support position adjusting means 16 has a reinforcing frame 21 disposed on either end surface in the lateral direction of the bottom, a lateral pipe 17 disposed in the lateral direction of the bottom, and an adjusting bearing member 22 and a stopper base 23 on the rear surface of the bottom 11 on the foot side. The tip of the stay 15 is connected to a slot 24 of the adjusting bearing member 22 via a stepped bolt 25 movably. Further, a restricting lever 27 for restricting the stay 15 by selectively engaging the stay with an adjustment fixing hole 26 on a flat top 23a is mounted above the stopper base 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gatch bed (a bed having a function of raising the bottom and raising the legs) so that even if a bottom mounting type side fence is attached to the bottom of the foot, the bottom of the foot is supported so as not to move. In addition, the present invention relates to a support structure for a foot bottom in a gatch bed, wherein the support angle of the foot bottom can be adjusted by a simple operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many beds in recent years have a gatch function not only for hospitals but also for home beds.
Some of such gatch beds have a side fence attached directly to the bottom. For example, FIG.
Has a side fence 4 attached to a foot bottom 3 that supports the foot side of the bottom 2. This side fence 4
Are, for example, rotatable legs 4a, 4a and
a, a fence pipe 4b supported by 4a, the fence pipe 4b is projected on the bottom,
It is configured to be held in a state of being stored below the bottom.
The foot bottom 3 supporting the side fence 4 in such a state will be in a state where the distal end is separated from the main frame 5 and lifted up at the time of gatch (when raising the back and raising the legs), as shown in the figure. A stay 6 is provided as a support.
And held it.

[0003]

However, when a load is applied to the fence pipe 4b of the side fence 4, the lock 7
The stay 6 may come off from the side fence, and the side fence 4 may be loose due to lack of support. For this reason, the side fence 4 may be damaged or may not be able to support the user, and may fall and be injured in some cases. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above background, and even if a bottom mounting type side fence is attached to the foot bottom, the foot bottom is supported so that it does not wobble, and the foot side bottom is easily operated. It is an object of the present invention to provide a support structure of a foot bottom in a gatch bed, which can adjust a support angle of a foot.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, in the gatch bed, the stay base end is rotatably attached to the main frame side while the stay tip end is connected to the main frame side. The foot-side bottom is configured to be capable of adjusting the support position via the support position adjustment means, the support position adjustment means receiving the stay distal end movably along the bottom longitudinal direction, and Disclosed is a support structure for a foot bottom in a gatch bed that has a stay that moves the stay tip to a desired position and has a restraining means for holding the stay tip at a desired position of the receiving means. According to the present invention, in the second aspect, the support position adjusting means may include an adjustment receiving member having an elongated hole formed along the longitudinal direction of the bottom on the back side of the foot bottom, and the stay tip in the elongated hole of the adjustment receiving member. And an operation lever for moving the side, and a stopper is protruded from the operation lever, and a stopper base is disposed immediately below the operation lever and arranged in the bottom longitudinal direction, and is arranged in line with the stopper base. Disclosed is a support structure for a foot-side bottom in a gatch bed having a plurality of adjustment fixing holes, wherein the operating lever is configured to lock a stopper in any one of the adjustment fixing holes of the stopper base by a biasing means.

According to the first aspect, in the receiving means, the stay distal end is moved to a desired position by the restraining means, and the stay distal end is held at the desired position of the receiving means to support the stay. The position is fixed, and the support angle of the foot bottom can be adjusted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the stay distal end is moved by an operation lever in the elongated hole of the adjustment receiving member, and the operation lever is inserted into one of the adjustment fixing holes arranged in a stopper base immediately below the operation lever. By locking the stopper by the urging means, the support angle of the foot-side bottom can be adjusted.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a supporting structure of a foot bottom in a gatch bed according to the present invention. Figure 1
2 shows a foot bottom 11 of the gatch bed 10, and the bottom mounting side fence 4 is attached to the foot bottom 11. The foot side bottom 11 is the main frame 1
2, a bottom corresponding to the back (not shown), a waist bottom 13 corresponding to the waist, and a knee bottom 14 corresponding to the thigh.
And one of the bottoms of the divided structure sequentially connected to a foot board (not shown) of the gatch bed 10. The foot-side bottom 11 is connected to the main frame 12 so as to be able to adjust the support angle via a stay 15 whose base end is rotatably attached to the main frame 12 and a support position adjusting means 16 connected to the distal end of the stay 15. I support it.

The side fence 4 has the same configuration as the side fence 4 mounted on the foot bottom 3 of the above-mentioned gatch bed 1, and includes a lateral pipe 17 fitted into the foot bottom 11 in the width direction of the bottom, and a knee bottom. A shaft (not shown) provided on the legs 4a, 4a is attached to a horizontal pipe 18 provided near a connection point with the shaft 14.
The foot bottom 11 is attached from the side.

The stay 15 is a pair of crank-shaped support members, which are connected to each other by horizontal support shafts 15a and 15b (see FIG. 2). Of these, the horizontal support shaft 15a connecting the ends of the stays 15 to each other is attached to a support position adjusting means 16 described later by bolts (described later) for connecting the stays 15 in an adjustable manner. On the other hand, the base end of the stay 15 is rotatably attached to a stay holder 19 formed on the main frame 12 by a stepped bolt 20.

The support position adjusting means 16 includes a reinforcing frame 21 disposed on both end sides in the bottom width direction and a horizontal pipe 1 disposed in the bottom width direction on the back surface of the foot bottom 11.
7 has an adjustment receiving member 22 and a stopper base 23 provided respectively.

The adjustment receiving member 22 is disposed so as to face the reinforcing frame 21 in the bottom width direction, and has an elongated hole 24 oriented in the bottom longitudinal direction. Such a long hole 24
A horizontal support shaft 15 connecting the stays 15 to each other.
a is movably connected via a stepped bolt 25.

The stopper base 23 is fixed at the center of the horizontal pipe 17, and the longitudinal direction of the flat upper surface 23a is directed to the longitudinal direction of the bottom. On the flat upper surface 23a, a plurality of adjustment fixing holes 26 are formed at predetermined intervals. The flat upper surface 2 is located above the stopper base 23.
A restraining lever 27 is provided to restrain the stay 15 via the horizontal support shaft 15a by selectively locking the stay 15 in the adjustment fixing hole 26 in 3a.

The restraining lever 27 has one end connected to the stay 15.
The other end is bent toward the lower side of the bottom. A spring member 28 is provided near the other end of the restraining lever 27. And
The restraining lever 27 has a horizontal support shaft 15 a between the stays 15.
The flat upper surface 2 of the stopper base 23 is located near one end where it is welded.
A stopper 29 which is fitted into the adjustment fixing hole 26 in 3a by the urging force of the spring member 28 is provided in a protruding manner.

According to the support structure of the foot bottom in the gatch bed according to the present invention, the foot bottom 11 is prevented from coming off via the support position adjusting means 16 by the stay 15 rotatably attached to the main frame 12. Because it is supported, it can be held without any wobble in any adjustment state at the time of the gatch operation. Therefore, even if the user leans on the fence pipe 4b of the side fence 4 to be attached, the user can feel uneasy. Can be supported as not.

Here, a procedure for adjusting the support angle of the foot bottom 11 by operating the support position adjusting means 16 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, in the support position adjusting means 16, before the adjusting operation, the stopper 29 of the restraining lever 27 is inserted into one of the adjustment fixing holes 26 in the flat upper surface 23 a of the stopper base 23 by the spring. The stay 15 is locked by the urging force of the member 28, and the stay 15
It is in a state of being supported at a predetermined position of the elongated hole 24 in the adjustment receiving member 22 via 5a.

Next, the restraining lever 27 is moved to the spring member 28.
When the gripping operation is performed against the urging force of
The stopper 29 is disengaged from the third adjustment fixing hole 26, and the horizontal support shaft 15 a on the distal end side of the stay 15 is movable in the long hole 24 of the adjustment receiving member 22. Then, the horizontal support shaft 15 on the distal end side of the stay 15 is moved by the restraining lever 27.
a is moved along the long hole 24 to bring the horizontal support shaft 15a to a desired position and release the hand from the restraining lever 27, so that the spring member is inserted into one of the adjustment fixing holes 26. The stopper 29 is locked by the urging force of 28,
The stay 15 can be supported at a predetermined position of the elongated hole 24 via the horizontal support shaft 15a at the tip.

[0017]

According to the present invention, there are provided: The wobble of the side fence is reduced, and the side fence is used as a handrail
Can be used with confidence. 2. Since it can be operated with one hand, the operation is simple. 3. Fine adjustment of the angle of the foot bottom becomes possible.

[0018]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing an example of a support structure of a foot bottom in a gatch bed according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing a specific example for implementing the support angle adjusting means of the foot bottom shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view for explaining the operation of the support position adjusting means.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory side view for explaining the operation of the support position adjusting means.

FIG. 5 is a main part side view for describing a support structure of a foot bottom in a conventional gatch bed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bed 2 Bottom 3 Foot bottom 4 Side fence 4a Leg 4b Fence pipe 5 Main frame 6 Stay 7 Locking device 10 Gatch bed 11 Foot side bottom 12 Main frame 13 Waist bottom 14 Knee bottom 15 Stay 15a, 15b Horizontal support shaft 16 Position adjusting means 17, 18 Horizontal pipe 19 Stay holder 20 Step bolt 21 Reinforcement frame 22 Adjustment receiving member 23 Stopper base 23a Upper surface 24 Long hole 25 Step bolt 26 Adjustment fixing hole 27 Restraining lever 28 Spring member 29 Stopper

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a gatch bed, a stay base end is rotatably attached to a main frame side, and a foot bottom is configured to be able to adjust a supporting position of a foot bottom through a supporting position adjusting means. The adjusting means includes a receiving means movably receiving the stay distal end along the bottom longitudinal direction, and moving the stay distal end to a desired position of the receiving means, and at a desired position of the receiving means. And a restraining means for holding a stay tip side, and a support structure for a foot bottom in a gatch bed. 2. The support position adjusting means includes an adjustment receiving member having an elongated hole formed along the longitudinal direction of the bottom on the back side of the bottom of the foot, and moving the tip end of the stay in the elongated hole of the adjustment receiving member. A stopper base protruding from the operation lever, and a stopper base arranged directly below the operation lever in a longitudinal direction of the bottom, and a plurality of adjustment fixing holes arranged in a row on the stopper base. 2. A support structure for a foot-side bottom in a gatch bed according to claim 1, wherein the operation lever is configured to lock a stopper in one of the adjustment fixing holes of the stopper base by a biasing means. .