JP2003269792A - Moving bathing vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving bathing vehicle wherein fixtures in a cargo room is prevented from being stolen or damaged by a passers-by during operation, bathing equipment in the cargo room from being operated without any permission, rain water from blowing into the cargo room during the operation, and the freezing of the equipment due to the lowered temperature in the vehicle is also prevented. <P>SOLUTION: This moving bathing vehicle 1 is provided with the cargo room 36 having an opening 37 for carrying in/out the bathing equipment 2, a water heater 22 installed in the cargo room 36, and an outlet 23. The hot water heater by the water heater 22 is fed from the outlet 23 to a bathtub 21 installed outside the cargo room 36. This vehicle is provided with a first door 4 covering a part exceeding the half of the opening 37, and a second door 5 covering the rest of the opening 37 and exposing the outlet 23 to the outside of the cargo room 36 when being opened. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a moving bath car used for a moving bathing service for supplying hot water heated by a water heater installed in a luggage compartment to a bathtub installed inside a visited house, for example. Is related to the structure of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for a bathing service requiring a nursing bath, a bathing car dedicated to the service has been used.

In the conventional bathing service using a mobile bathing car, a dedicated bathtub carried from the luggage room of the bathing car to the residence where the bather lives and hot water supply installed in the luggage room of the bathing car. It is performed using the hot water supplied from the container to the bathtub using a hose or the like.

When performing a moving bathing service using a conventional moving bathing car, for example, the rear door of the luggage compartment of a box-type commercial vehicle (one-box vehicle) is opened, and bathing equipment is installed outside the luggage compartment. Attach the hose to the water heater with the loading / unloading opening fully opened to supply the hot water to the bathtub.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional moving bath vehicle, when the hot water is supplied from the water heater to the bathtub, the rear door of the luggage compartment is opened so that the bathing equipment is removed from the luggage compartment. The bathing service is performed with the opening for loading and unloading the bath fully open.

At this time, the worker of the mobile bathing service who is the manager of the mobile bathing car may leave the mobile bathing car and its vicinity temporarily because he / she needs to work near the bathtub. In this case, the moving bath car and its vicinity are unmanned.

As described above, when the rear door of the luggage compartment of the moving bath vehicle is opened and the opening of the luggage compartment is fully opened, when the traveling bath vehicle and its vicinity are unmanned, the vicinity of the traveling bath vehicle is Passers-by pass by can take away equipment loaded inside the luggage compartment, destroy equipment inside the luggage compartment, and operate bath equipment loaded in the luggage compartment (such as operating the temperature of the water heater). There is a risk of going. If the subject suddenly comes out of cold water or hot water while taking a bath, it may cause a shock to a subject who is physically weak, such as an elderly person, and may endanger his / her life.

Further, when work is carried out in rainy weather or strong winds with the door of the luggage compartment of the moving bath car being opened and the opening of the luggage compartment being fully opened, wind and rain blow from the side of the door, There is a risk that water and dust will adhere to devices and equipment inside the luggage compartment, causing malfunctions, or the equipment will be blown away and lost. Further, in cold regions such as winter, there is a risk that equipment may freeze due to a decrease in temperature inside the vehicle.

In view of the above problems, the present invention is such that during the bathing service, the equipment in the luggage compartment is stolen or destroyed by a passerby, the bathing equipment in the luggage compartment is arbitrarily operated, and the luggage compartment is operated. It is an object of the present invention to provide a moving bath vehicle capable of preventing wind and rain from blowing into the interior of the vehicle and freezing of equipment due to a decrease in temperature inside the vehicle.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above-mentioned object is as follows (1)
It is achieved by the present invention of (12).

(1) A luggage compartment having an opening through which bathing equipment can be carried in and out, a water heater and a water outlet installed in the luggage compartment, and the hot water heated by the water heater is used as the water outlet. A moving bath vehicle for supplying to a bathtub installed outside the luggage compartment from above, the first door covering a portion exceeding more than half of the opening and the remaining portion of the opening, A moving bath vehicle having a second door whose water outlet can be exposed to the outside of the luggage compartment.

(2) The moving bath vehicle according to the above (1), wherein the first door is configured so that the second door can be closed in an open state.

(3) The mobile bath vehicle according to (1) or (2), which has a lock for locking the first door.

(4) The first door is configured to cover the upper side of the opening, and the second door is configured to cover the lower side of the opening (1) to (). The moving bath car according to any one of 3).

(5) The first door is rotatably provided via a first rotating shaft, and the second door is freely rotatable via a second rotating shaft. The moving bath vehicle according to any one of (1) to (4) above, which is provided in.

(6) The first rotating shaft is provided above the opening, and the second rotating shaft is provided below the opening. A moving bath car.

(7) The first rotation shaft is provided above the opening, and the second rotation shaft is provided below the first door. The listed bathing car.

(8) The moving bath vehicle according to any one of the above (1) to (7), wherein the first door can be fixed at a position rotated by 90 ° or more from a closed state. .

(9) The moving bath vehicle according to any one of the above (1) to (8), wherein the second door is constructed so that it can be fixed at a position rotated by approximately 90 ° from a closed state. .

(10) The above-mentioned (1) to (9), wherein the vertical dimension of the second door is set to 25 cm or less.
A moving bath car described in one of the above.

(11) The moving bath vehicle according to (10), wherein the second door has a vertical dimension of 10 cm or less.

(12) The mobile bath vehicle according to any one of the above (1) to (11), which has a container box forming an outer shell of the luggage compartment.

Other objects, functions and effects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The moving bath truck of the present invention will be described in detail below. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall configuration of the moving bath car of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the overall configuration of the moving bath car of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which the first door and the second door of the moving bath vehicle of the present invention are opened. FIG. 4 is a rear view showing a state in which the first door and the second door of the moving bath vehicle of the present invention are opened.
FIG. 5 shows that the first door of the moving bath vehicle according to the present invention is closed,
It is a side view which shows the state which opened the 2nd door. Figure 6
It is a rear view which shows the state which closed the 1st door which concerns on the moving bath vehicle of this invention, and opened the 2nd door. FIG. 7: is a side view which shows the 1st modification of the 1st door and 2nd door which concern on the moving bath vehicle of this invention. FIG. 8: is a rear view which shows the 1st modification of the 1st door and 2nd door which concern on the moving bath vehicle of this invention. FIG. 9: is a rear view which shows the 2nd modification of the 1st door and 2nd door which concern on the moving bath vehicle of this invention.

The moving bath vehicle 1 of the present invention is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the bathing equipment 2 used for the mobile bathing service, the container box 3 forming the outer shell of the luggage compartment 36 accommodating the bathing equipment 2, and the base vehicle 6 in which the container box 3 is installed are provided. Have

The configuration of each section will be described in detail below. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container box 3 has a top plate 31, a bottom plate 32, a front plate 33, a right side plate 34, and a left side plate 35. The inside of the container box 3 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped luggage compartment 36.

Behind the container box 3, there is provided an opening 37 for carrying in and out the bathing equipment 2 from the luggage compartment 36.

Above and below the opening 37, there are provided a first door 4 and a second door 5 which cover the opening 37. The structure of these doors will be described later in detail.

The bathing equipment 2 includes a bath 21 loaded in the container box 3, a water heater 22, a hose 25 (see FIG. 5), a water tank 26, and the like. These bathing equipment 2
Is used when performing a mobile bathing service using the mobile bathing car 1.

The bathtub 21 is made of a lightweight material such as FRP, and is divided into two elements so that it can be easily transported. As shown in FIG. 1, the bathtub 21 is loaded behind the luggage compartment 36 and is carried in and out through the opening 37 of the container box 3.

This bathtub 21 is carried out of the luggage compartment 36 and provided in a house where bathers live, for example, when carrying out a moving bathing service. The hot water in the bathtub 21 is the water heater 2.
Supplied from 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the water heater 22 is loaded in the rear of the luggage compartment 36, and the bathtub 21 shown in FIG.
It is provided on the right side of the center.

At the lower front of the water heater 22, the water tank 2
6 is provided. The water heater 22 heats the water in the water tank 26 and supplies it to the bath 21 by a pump (not shown) provided in the water heater 22.

As shown in FIG. 4, a water outlet 23 and a water inlet 24 are provided in the lower rear portion of the water heater 22. The water outlet 23 is used for sending hot water heated by the water heater 22 to the outside, and the water outlet 24 is used for supplying water to the water tank 26 or the water heater 22.

When the mobile bathing service is provided, the water outlet 23,
A hose 25 is connected to the water supply port 24, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7. Heated by the water heater 22, the outlet 23
The hot water discharged from the bath 21 passes through the hose 25.
Is supplied to.

The base vehicle 6 is a vehicle such as a chassis with a cab capable of carrying the container box 3.

In this embodiment, a chassis with a cab is used as the base vehicle 6 and the container box 3 covers the outer shell of the luggage compartment 36, but this is not always the case. For example, a box-type commercial vehicle (one-box vehicle) can be used as the base vehicle.

As described above, even when the box type commercial vehicle is used as the base vehicle, the first door and the second door having the same functions as those of the present embodiment can be provided.

The first door 4 and the second door 5, which are the features of the present invention, will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the first door 4 has an opening 37 in the container box 3.
Is provided at the top of the container and the opening 3 of the container box 3
It is configured to cover the upper half of 7 and more.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first door 4 has a first door 4 at the rear of the top plate 31 of the container box 3.
The rotary shaft 41 is rotatably provided.

The first door 4 is shown in FIGS.
9 from the closed state shown in FIG.
It is configured to be able to rotate 0 ° or more, and when opened,
As shown in FIG. 3, by a biasing force of a hydraulic cylinder (not shown), the container box 3 can be fixed at a position substantially parallel to the top plate 31 or a position slightly displaced upward from the parallel position. Has been done.

As described above, by arranging the first door 4 to be fixed at a position rotated by 90 ° or more from the closed state, the first door 4 is shaded in fine weather and rained in rainy weather. Can be effectively used as.

Further, the first door 4 is provided with a lock (not shown) for locking the first door 4 in the closed state. This lock, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6,
When the door 4 is closed and the second door 5 is opened, the first door 4 can be locked, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first door 4 can be locked. When both 4 and the second door 5 are closed, both the first door 4 and the second door 5 can be locked. The reason for this will be described in detail later.

The second door 5 is provided below the opening 37 of the container box 3 as shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the second door 5 is provided with a second door at the rear portion of the bottom plate 32 of the container box 3.
The rotary shaft 51 is provided. This second door 5
Are configured to cover the rest of the lower part of the opening 37 of the container box 3.

The second door 5 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the first door 4 is closed and the second door 5 is opened, the water outlet 23, the water supply port 24, and the bath loaded in the luggage compartment 36 from the outside A power cord (not shown) for supplying electric power to the equipment 2 is configured to be exposed to the outside of the luggage compartment 36.

When the mobile bathing car 1 is used to provide a mobile bathing service, that is, when hot water is supplied from the water heater 22 to the bathtub 21 installed outside the luggage compartment 36 through the hose 25, the bath is discharged. With the hose 25 connected to the water supply port 23 and the water supply port 24, a power cord (not shown), etc. extended to the outside of the luggage compartment 36, the first door 4 can be closed and locked. It has become.

Therefore, even if all the workers involved in the mobile bathing service leave the mobile bathing car 1 in order to perform the mobile bathing service and the mobile bathing car 1 and its vicinity are left unattended, the luggage compartment 36 Since the first door 4 that covers most of the vehicle is closed and locked as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bathing equipment 2 in the luggage compartment 36 is located near the moving bath vehicle 1. It is not likely to be mischievous or stolen by passers-by.

In particular, the vertical dimension of the second door 5 is set to 25.
When it is set to be equal to or less than cm, it becomes difficult to pass the upper half of the human body through the opening when only the second door 5 is opened, so that a passerby can be prevented from entering the luggage compartment 36.

Furthermore, the vertical dimension of the second door 5 is set to 1
When the distance is set to 0 cm or less, it becomes difficult for a human arm to pass through the opening when only the second door 5 is opened. It is possible to prevent adjustment and to take away the bathing equipment inside the luggage compartment 36.

In this state, water and dust adhered to the bathing equipment 2 due to the wind and rain blown through the opening 37, causing troubles such as failure of the bathing equipment 2 and the bathing equipment 2 and others. Equipment and other items were blown away by the wind,
There is no risk of loss.

Further, since the first door 4 is closed and locked as described above, during the moving bathing service while the second door 5 is open, as described above. , There is no possibility that the first door 4 will be opened by the operation of a passerby.

By the way, the second door 5 can be constructed so that it can be fixed in the closed state shown in FIG. 1 in a state rotated by 90 ° as shown in FIG. With such a configuration, the second door 5 can be provided with a function as a work table that is useful when carrying in and out the bathing equipment 2.

The second rotating shaft 51 does not necessarily have to be provided in the container box 3, but can be provided in the lower portion of the first door 4 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
In such a case, when the second door 5 is opened and the hose 25 is extended, the lower portion of the opening 37 is covered by the second door 5 as shown in FIG. It has a structure that is difficult to blow.

Further, the first rotary shaft 41 and the second rotary shaft 51 can be rotated as long as the first door 4 and the second door 5 can be rotated about these shafts. It can be anything. For example, when the first door 4 and the second door 5 are attached to the container box 3 via hinges, the rotary shaft of each hinge is the first rotary shaft 41 and the second rotary shaft 5.
It can be 1.

The first door 4 and the second door 5 are not limited to the shapes and configurations described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to cover only the water outlet 23 and its vicinity with the second door 5 and cover the remaining portion of the opening 37 with the first door 4.

Further, in the case of such a structure, it is also possible to provide the second rotating shaft 51 provided on the second door 5 at the lower part of the first door 4 as in the above-mentioned configuration. Is.

In this embodiment, the opening 37 and the first door 4 and the second door 5 are provided on the rear surface of the container box 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the opening 37 and the first door 4 are not limited thereto.
The door 4 and the second door 5 can be provided on the side surface of the container box 3.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first rotating shaft 41 and the second rotating shaft 51 are installed in parallel with the top plate 31 and the bottom plate 32 of the container box 3, but the structure is not limited to this. First rotary shaft 41 and second rotary shaft 5
1 is a right side plate 34 and a left side plate 35 of the container box 3.
It is also possible to install it in parallel with.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first door 4
Although the second door 5 and the second door 5 are both configured by a rotatable plate-like door, the present invention is not limited to this, and one or both of the first door 4 and the second door 5 can be slid. -Type flat door, or roll-up type door (shutter)
It is also possible to configure with.

Finally, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various changes and improvements can be made based on the description of the claims.

[0062]

As described above, according to the mobile bathing vehicle of the present invention, when performing the mobile bathing service, the water outlet, the hose connected to the water inlet, the power cord, etc. are extended to the outside of the luggage compartment. In the opened state, the first door that covers more than half of the opening can be closed and locked.

Therefore, in order to provide the mobile bathing service, even if all the workers involved in the mobile bathing service leave the mobile bathing car and the mobile bathing car and its vicinity are left unattended, most of the luggage compartment is left unattended. Since the first door that covers the door is closed and locked, the bathing device in the luggage compartment is not subject to mischief or theft by a passerby passing near the moving bath car.

Further, due to wind and rain blown from the opening, water or dust adheres to the bathing equipment or freezes, causing troubles such as breakdown of the bathing equipment, or the bathing equipment and other equipment to wind. There is no risk of being lost by being skipped by.

Further, in the structure of the present invention, since the first door is closed and locked, the first door is opened while the moving bath service is being performed with the second door opened. There is no risk of being opened by the operation of passers-by.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an overall configuration of a mobile bathing vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the overall configuration of the moving bath car of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a first door and a second door relating to the moving bath vehicle of the present invention.
It is a side view which shows the state which opened the door.

FIG. 4 is a first door and a second door relating to the moving bath vehicle of the present invention.
It is a rear view which shows the state which opened the door.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a closed state of the first door of the moving bath vehicle according to the present invention,
It is a side view which shows the state which opened the 2nd door.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a closed state of the first door of the moving bath vehicle according to the present invention,
It is a rear view which shows the state which opened the 2nd door.

FIG. 7 is a first door and a second door relating to the moving bath vehicle of the present invention.
It is a side view which shows the 1st modification of the door of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a first door and a second door relating to the moving bath vehicle of the present invention.
It is a rear view which shows the 1st modification of the door of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a first door and a second door relating to the moving bath vehicle of the present invention.
It is a rear view which shows the 2nd modification of the door of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 moving bath car 2 bathing equipment 21 bathtub 22 water heater 23 Outlet 24 water inlet 25 hose 26 water tank 3 container boxes 31 Top plate 32 Bottom plate 33 front plate 34 Right side plate 35 Left side plate 36 luggage compartment 37 opening 4 first door 41 First rotation axis 5 Second door 51 Second rotation axis 6 base vehicles

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A cargo room having an opening through which bathing equipment can be carried in and out, a water heater and a water outlet installed in the cargo room, and hot water heated by the water heater is discharged from the water outlet. A moving bath vehicle for supplying to a bathtub installed outside the luggage compartment, the first door covering a portion exceeding more than half of the opening, and the outlet when covering and opening the remaining portion of the opening. And a second door that can be exposed to the outside of the luggage compartment. 2. The moving bath vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the first door is configured to be able to close the second door in an opened state. 3. The moving bath vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a lock for locking the first door. 4. The first door is configured to cover the upper side of the opening, and the second door is configured to cover the lower side of the opening. The moving bath car described in the crab. 5. The first door is rotatably provided via a first rotation shaft, and the second door is rotatably provided via a second rotation shaft. The moving bath vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is provided. 6. The moving bath according to claim 5, wherein the first rotating shaft is provided above the opening, and the second rotating shaft is provided below the opening. car. 7. The first rotating shaft is provided in an upper portion of the opening, and the second rotating shaft is provided in a lower portion of the first door. A moving bath car. 8. The first door is 90 degrees from the closed state.
The moving bath car according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the moving bath car is configured so as to be fixed at a position rotated by more than °. 9. The moving bath vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the second door is configured so that it can be fixed at a position rotated by approximately 90 ° from a closed state. 10. The vertical dimension of the second door is 2
The moving bath car according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which is set to 5 cm or less. 11. The vertical dimension of the second door is 1
The moving bath car according to claim 10, which is set to 0 cm or less. 12. The moving bath vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a container box forming an outer shell of the luggage compartment.