JP2003052765A - Side fence for bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a hand or foot from being caught between a fence part and a floor part even when the floor part is adjusted in the state of putting out the hand or foot to the fence part being a component of a side fence. SOLUTION: A main body 6 of a fence part has a base pipe 6a, a lower outer pipe 6b integrally coupled closely to both the ends of the base pipe 6a to be raised while being curved in the form of circular arc and an upper outer frame pipe 6c, and has an inner frame pipe 6d integrally coupled in the middle of the base pipe 6a to be raised while being curved in the form of circular arc similarly. Besides, a longitudinal frame pipe 6e is integrally coupled closely to the top end side of the lower outer frame pipe 6b and the upper outer frame pipe 6c, and the inner frame pipe 6d is integrally coupled in the middle of this longitudinal frame pipe 6e. Such a spot linking the longitudinal frame pipe 6e and the inner frame pipe 6d is located higher than a mattress M on a back bottom 3 for a prescribed distance or more and spaces O1 and O2 surrounded by the upper outer frame pipe 6c and the inner frame pipe 6d and by the lower outer frame pipe 6b and the inner frame pipe 6d are formed to be continued to the circular arc extended from the longitudinal direction of the main body 8 of the fence part to the lateral direction thereof.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention particularly relates to a side fence to be installed on the side surface of a bed for homes or hospitals (gatch bed) whose floor portion can be adjusted, in a state in which limbs and the like are extended to the fence portion forming the side fence. The present invention relates to a side fence in a bed that prevents limbs from being pinched between the fence and the floor even if the floor is adjusted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bed, that is, a bed for home use or a hospital has been provided with a side fence as a means for preventing the fall of a futon or the like or a fall of a patient from the bed.
In addition to such a side fence, a side fence that also serves as a support means has been proposed, which also has a function of grasping when moving on the floor of the bed and serving as a clue for supporting the body at the side of the bed.

[0003]

By the way, many of the recent beds are provided with a floor adjusting function, and by adjusting the floor, a limb is often formed between the fence and the floor, which are often composed of pipe members. It is necessary to re-examine the shape of the fence because there is a risk that it will be caught. The present invention has been proposed in order to solve such a problem, and in particular, in a side fence that is installed on the side surface of a bed or a hospital bed (gatch bed) whose floor can be adjusted, a fence section that constitutes the side fence is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a side fence that prevents the limbs from being caught between the fence and the floor even if the floor is adjusted with the limbs extended.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, in claim 1, there is a fence portion held on the side surface side of the movable floor of the bed, and the fence portion is a base frame. And an outer frame part and an inner frame part which are erected on the base frame, and these outer frame part and inner frame part stand upright in the base frame in the vertical direction, and at the center of the bed side surface along the side surface of the movable floor part. The outer frame portion and the inner frame portion are connected to each other through a vertical frame portion, and the connecting point between the vertical frame portion and the inner frame portion is higher than the movable floor portion by a predetermined distance or more. Disclosed is a side fence in a bed in which a surrounded space formed by an outer frame portion and an inner frame portion at a position is continuously connected to the fence portion laterally and vertically. Further, according to the present invention, in claim 2, there is a fence portion held on the side of the movable floor portion of the bed, and the fence portion is connected to the fence portion main body and the fence portion main body so as to be rotatable, There is a movable fence that is designed to be held at an angle, and the fence main body has a base frame and an outer frame portion and an inner frame portion that are erected on the base frame, and the outer frame portion and the inner frame portion are , Standing upright in the base frame, extending to the bed side center side along the movable floor side, connecting the movable fence to the outer frame,
The outer frame part and the inner frame part are connected to each other through a vertical frame part, and the connecting part between the vertical frame part and the inner frame part is located at a position higher than the movable floor part by a predetermined distance or more, and the outer frame part Disclosed is a side fence in a bed in which an enclosed space formed by a portion and an inner frame portion has a shape in which the fence portion is continuously continuous in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. Further, in the present invention, in claim 3, the fence section discloses a side fence in a bed in which a base frame is mounted in an accessory mounting hole in a side frame.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the movable floor portion of the bed is adjusted up and down, the fence portion is formed even if the limbs are extended through the enclosed space formed by the outer frame portion and the inner frame portion of the fence portion. The connecting portion of the inner frame part and the vertical frame part is located at a position higher than the movable floor part by a predetermined distance or more, and the enclosed space formed by the outer frame part and the inner frame part is defined as a fence part laterally and vertically. Since it is continuously connected to the floor, it is possible to avoid the state where the limbs are sandwiched between the floor and the fence, and there is no problem.

According to the second aspect, the movable fence is displaced and held at a desired position with respect to the fence main body, and the movable fence can be used as a clue for moving the body or as a support for getting on and off. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the fence portion is attached to the accessory mounting hole in the side frame, the main fence can be used in an existing bed.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, one embodiment of a side fence in a bed according to the present invention will be shown and described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The side fence 1 is shown in FIG. 1, and this side fence 1 is a movable floor part 3 near the head side of the bed 2, that is, a side frame projecting to the side surface side of the main frame 4 below the back bottom 3 on the side surface of the back bottom 3. 5, a fence main body 6 held via an insertion leg (not shown) in an accessory mounting hole (not shown), and a horizontal direction via a displacement holding mechanism 7 and a coupling mechanism 8 at a substantially intermediate portion. It is constituted by a movable fence 9 which is displaceably connected.

The fence main body 6 is formed of a pipe material, and has a base pipe 6a corresponding to a distance between a pair of accessory mounting holes in the side frame 5, and a base pipe 6a.
It has a lower outer frame pipe 6b and an upper outer frame pipe 6c, which are integrally coupled to the vicinity of both ends and curved and rise in an arc shape. Further, it has an inner frame pipe 6d which is integrally coupled to the middle of the base pipe 6a and similarly curves and rises in an arc shape. Further, a vertical frame pipe 6e is integrally connected to the lower outer frame pipe 6b and the upper outer frame pipe 6c in the vicinity of the front end side, and the inner frame pipe 6d is integrally connected to the middle of the vertical frame pipe 6e. ing. Such vertical frame pipe 6e
And the inner frame pipe 6d are connected to each other at a position higher than the mattress M on the back bottom 3 by a predetermined distance or more, and
Upper outer frame pipe 6c, inner frame pipe 6d, lower outer frame pipe 6b
The enclosed spaces O1 and O2 formed by the inner frame pipe 6d and the fence main body 8 are connected in an arc shape extending from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction. Further, the displacement holding mechanism 7 is provided at the tip of the lower outer frame pipe 6b, while the coupling mechanism 8 is provided at the tip of the upper outer frame pipe 6c. At both ends of the base pipe 6a, leg bases 10 and 1 of the insertion legs to be inserted into a pair of accessory mounting holes in the side frame 5.
0 is provided, and these leg bases 10 and 10 are provided with tightening nuts 11 and 11 for holding the insertion leg so as not to drop from the accessory mounting hole. Further, although not shown, the inserting leg is provided with a pressing means inside the accessory mounting hole for pressing by operating the tightening nuts 11, 11.

Next, the movable fence 9 will be described. That is, the movable fence 9 moves from the connecting mechanism 8 to the displacement holding mechanism 7.
An open-loop outer frame pipe 9a, and a rectangular beam pipe 9b which is horizontally oriented in the middle and is interposed between the connecting mechanism 8 and the vertical portion of the outer frame pipe 9a. There is. Further, a vertical rail pipe 9c is interposed between the rectangular beam pipe 9b and a horizontal portion of the outer frame pipe 9a extending to the displacement holding mechanism 7. In addition, such movable fence 9
Is held in a straight line with respect to the fence main body 6 via the connecting mechanism 8 and the displacement holding mechanism 7, that is, when the bed 2 is held in the longitudinal direction of the bed 2 along the side frame 5.
It is designed to cover the middle side.

The displacement holding mechanism 7 is connected to the tip side of the lower outer frame pipe 6b of the fence main body 6 and is connected to the upper connecting portion 7a.
And a lower joint portion 7b joined to the tip side of the outer frame pipe 9a of the movable fence 9, and inside these upper joint portion 7a and lower joint portion 7b, for example, although not shown, the lower outer frame of the fence main body 6 is provided. By meshing the meshing member attached to the tip of the pipe 6b with the meshing member attached to the tip of the outer frame pipe 9a in the movable fence 9, the movable fence 9 can be held at a desired angle with respect to the fence main body 6. . Further, the displacement holding mechanism 7 includes a lower outer frame pipe 6 in the fence main body 6.
b has a release lever 12 for releasing the meshed state of the meshing member of the outer frame pipe 9a in the movable fence 9, and by operating this release lever 12, the meshing member of the fence portion main body 6 side and the movable fence 9 side is released. The meshed state is intermittent.

On the other hand, the connecting mechanism 8 is provided in the cover 13 made of resin, for example, by a connecting shaft (not shown).
An upper outer frame pipe 6c in the fence main body 6 and an outer frame pipe 9a in the movable fence 9 are connected to each other, and the connecting shaft is centered,
The movable fence 9 is rotatable.

In the side fence 1 constructed as described above,
When the patient is lying on the bed, the side fence 1 operates the release lever 12 of the displacement holding mechanism 7 to operate the fence main body 6
On the other hand, the movable fence 9 is held in a straight line to form a normal side fence. At this time, the movable fence 9 extends to the middle portion of the side surface of the bed 2 and can cover the patient from the head side to the torso side (see FIG. 1). Further, in this state, when moving on the bed by using the movable fence 9 as a clue,
The movable fence 9 is displaced to a position where it can be easily grasped. Therefore, the release lever 12 in the displacement holding mechanism 7 is operated to cancel the meshed state of the meshing members on the fence portion main body 6 side and the movable fence 9 side, and the movable fence 9 is rotatably displaced. The movable fence 9 can be fixed on the spot by removing the hand from (see FIG. 2).

By the way, when the patient is lying on the bed and the remote control switch Rs is operated to adjust the back bottom 3 of the bed 2 by raising the back, as shown in the figure, the fence main body 6 is used.
O between the inner frame pipe 6d and the upper outer frame pipe 6c at
1 or the inner frame pipe 6d and the upper outer frame pipe 6c even when the upper limbs are extended by extending the hand from the space O2 between the inner frame pipe 6d and the lower outer frame pipe 6b toward the outside of the bed And the inner frame pipe 6d and the lower outer frame pipe 6b
Are parallel to each other and similarly rise in a circular arc shape from the base pipe 6a and extend horizontally to the vertical frame pipe 6e in the vicinity of the front end side. Even if the positional relationship with 6 is deviated, the extended upper limb only moves along the space O1 or O2 and is not pinched (see FIG. 2).

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the movable floor of the bed is adjusted up and down, even if the limbs are inserted into the fence, the inner frame and the vertical frame forming the fence are connected. The location is at a position higher than the movable floor by a predetermined distance or more, and the enclosed space formed by the outer frame part and the inner frame part has a shape that continuously connects the fence part laterally and vertically. It is possible to avoid the state where the limbs are sandwiched between the floor part and the fence part,
It can be a highly safe side fence.

[0016]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a side fence in a bed according to the present invention.

2 is an external perspective view showing a state when a movable floor portion of the bed shown in FIG. 1 is operated. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 side fence 2 beds 3 back bottom 4 mainframe 5 side frames 6 fence main body 6a Base pipe 6b Lower outer frame pipe 6c Upper outer frame pipe 6d inner frame pipe 6e Vertical frame pipe 7 Displacement holding mechanism 7a Upper coupling part 7b Lower connection part 8 connection mechanism 9 movable fence 9a Outer frame pipe 9b Square beam pipe 9c Vertical cross pipe 10 Leg base 11 Tightening nut 12 Release lever 13 cover O1, O2 space M mattress

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fence part which is held on the side of the movable floor part of the bed, the fence part having a base frame, an outer frame part standing on the base frame, and an inner frame part. The part and the inner frame part stand upright in the base frame and extend along the side surface of the movable floor part toward the center of the bed side surface, and the outer frame part and the inner frame part interpose the vertical frame part. The vertical space and the inner frame are connected to each other at a position higher than the movable floor by a predetermined distance or more, and the enclosed space formed by the outer frame and the inner frame is a fence. A side fence in a bed, which is characterized in that it has a shape that is continuous in the horizontal and vertical directions. 2. The bed has a fence portion which is held on the side of the movable floor portion of the bed. The fence portion is rotatably connected to the fence main body and the fence main body, and is held at a desired angle. The movable part main body has a base frame and an outer frame part and an inner frame part standing on the base frame, and the outer frame part and the inner frame part are provided on the base frame. While standing in the vertical direction, extending along the side surface of the movable floor toward the center of the bed side surface, the movable fence is connected to the outer frame portion, and the outer frame portion and the inner frame portion are separated by a vertical frame portion. The vertical frame portion and the inner frame portion are connected at a position higher than the movable floor portion by a predetermined distance or more, and the enclosed space formed by the outer frame portion and the inner frame portion is a fence portion. A side fence in a bed, which is characterized by a shape that is continuous in the horizontal and vertical directions. 3. The side fence in a bed according to claim 1, wherein the fence portion is formed by mounting a base frame in an accessory mounting hole in a side frame.