JP2006042974A - Carrier for bathing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier for bathing for which it is easily confirmed that a loading part and a carriage part are surely connected. <P>SOLUTION: The carrier (1) for bathing comprises the carriage part (2) supported by a plurality of casters (6), for which a track part (8) is attached to an upper part, the loading part (3) separably arranged on the carriage part (2) and capable of being carried on the track part (8), and a lock mechanism (21) provided between the carriage part (2) and the loading part (3) for connecting the loading part (3) so as not to move in the direction of separating from the carriage part (2) along the track part (8), wherein a lock confirmation means (22) for confirming that the carriage part (2) and the loading part (3) are connected by the lock mechanism (21) is included. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a transporting apparatus for bathing that is used when bathing persons who are physically handicapped or the like (hereinafter referred to as caregivers).

In general, a bathing device such as a bathing wheelchair or a bathing stretcher is used to move a person who needs assistance to a bath when bathing. For example, in Patent Document 1, a wheelchair for bathing, a caster is provided in the lower part and a first rail (track part) is provided in two rows in parallel at the upper part, and a wheel is provided at the lower part. A chair part (mounting part), and the wheel of the chair part travels on the first rail so that the chair part can be moved back and forth or left and right on the carriage part. Are known.
JP 2004-154241 A

  A first lock mechanism is provided between the trolley part and the chair part of the bathing wheelchair described in Patent Document 1. When the bathing wheelchair is moved, the chair part and the trolley part are It is set as the structure which is made into a connection state by the 1st lock mechanism, and does not move in the direction which a chair part detaches | leaves from a trolley | bogie part.

  In addition, a second lock mechanism that is unlocked when the bathing wheelchair comes into contact with a predetermined position of the bathing cradle is provided on one side surface of the bogie wheelchair frame described in Patent Document 1. In addition to being provided, a connecting mechanism for hooking the bathing cradle and the carriage is further provided.

  Therefore, this bathing wheelchair abuts a predetermined position of the bathing cradle, and the first rail provided on the bogie part of the bathing wheelchair and the second rail on the bathing cradle side are coaxial. When aligned as described above, the cradle for bathing and the carriage unit are coupled by the coupling mechanism, and the second locking mechanism is unlocked. Then, by releasing the first lock mechanism, the chair portion can be transported from the first rail to the second rail and can be moved to the bathing cradle.

  In addition, when the chair portion is returned from the bathing cradle side to the carriage portion, the chair portion is conveyed from the second rail to the first rail under the unlocked state of the second locking mechanism described above, When the first lock mechanism is returned to the locked position, the chair portion and the cart portion are connected by the first lock mechanism, and the bathing wheelchair can be moved from the bathing cradle.

However, in the bathing wheelchair described in Patent Document 1 described above, when the chair part is returned from the bathing cradle side to the carriage part, whether or not the first locking mechanism is locked. It was not always easy to determine.
Therefore, if the caregiver inadvertently moves the bathing wheelchair from the cradle for bathing before the chair part is connected to the trolley part, there is a problem that the chair part moves in a direction to leave the trolley part. Concerned.
Moreover, the 2nd lock mechanism did not contribute to connecting a trolley | bogie part and a chair part as above-mentioned.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathing transport device that can easily confirm that the mounting portion and the cart portion are securely locked. Is.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the bathing transport apparatus according to claim 1 is separable from the carriage part having a track part attached to the upper part and the carriage part on the carriage part. Is mounted between the mounting portion and the carriage portion, and the mounting portion is separated from the carriage portion along the track portion. In the bathing transport apparatus provided with a lock mechanism for connecting so as not to move, a lock confirmation means is provided for confirming that the mounting part and the carriage part are connected by the lock mechanism. It is characterized by that.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it can be easily confirmed that the mounting portion and the carriage portion are connected by the lock confirmation means.

  The bathing transport apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the lock confirmation means is a display means indicating that the mounting portion and the carriage portion are connected.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it can be easily confirmed visually that the mounting portion and the carriage portion are connected by the locking means.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the bathing transport apparatus, wherein the lock confirmation means is provided on the carriage part opposite to the detachment direction.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lock confirmation means can be provided in the immediate vicinity of the assistant who operates the bathing transport device.

  According to the bathing transport device of the present invention, the lock confirmation means can easily confirm that the mounting portion and the cart portion are connected, so that the bathing device can be used before the mounting portion and the cart portion are connected. It is possible to prevent the mounting unit from being inadvertently moved away from the carriage unit by moving the transport device.

In addition, according to the bathing transport apparatus according to the present invention, since the display means indicates that the mounting portion and the carriage portion are connected by the lock means, the mounting portion can be used even in a bathroom with a high ambient noise level. It can be easily confirmed by visual observation that the carriage and the carriage are connected.
Furthermore, by providing the lock confirmation means in the immediate vicinity of the assistant, it is easy to visually recognize the lock confirmation means.

FIG.1 and FIG.2 shows the whole view of the bathing wheelchair which is 1st Embodiment of the conveying apparatus for bathing which concerns on this invention.
In FIG. 1, the code | symbol 1 shows the wheelchair for bathing by 1st Embodiment. The bathing wheelchair 1 includes a carriage part 2 and a chair part (mounting part) 3 that can move horizontally on the carriage part 2.

  In the trolley unit 2, legs 5 extend in the vertical direction from corners of a trolley frame 4 assembled in a square shape in plan view, casters 6 are attached to the lower ends of the legs 5, and horizontal members are mounted on the upper ends. 7 and 7 are installed in two rows in parallel, and on the horizontal members 7 and 7, first rails (track portions) 8 and 8 for movably supporting the chair portion 3 are installed in the direction in which the horizontal members 7 and 7 are installed. It is a structure erected in parallel in two rows in the direction perpendicular to the line.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the chair portion 3 has a structure in which a chair body 10 is mounted on a chair frame 9 formed in a quadrangular shape in plan view that is the same shape as the carriage frame 4. A plurality of (two in the figure) wheels 11 and 11 that run on first rails 8 and 8 provided in two rows in parallel are respectively attached to the chair frame 9. , 11 are movably supported.

A first lock mechanism 21 is provided between the cart unit 2 and the chair unit 3, and in the present embodiment, a lock confirmation means 22 is provided at the front end of the cart unit 2. ing.
The configuration of the first lock mechanism 21 and the lock confirmation means 22 will be further described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of beams are provided below the first rails 8 and 8 on the carriage unit 2 side. The members 23, 23 are bridged, and a first locked plate 24 is attached between the horizontal member 7 and the beam member 23.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a hole 25 is formed in the flat portion 24a of the first locked plate 24, and a lock confirmation means 22 is screwed to an end surface 24b connected to the flat portion 24a. Yes. An indicator portion 22a is formed on the surface of the lock confirmation means 22, and in this embodiment, a vermilion sticker is used as the indicator portion 22a. There is no problem.

  On the other hand, a holder 26 is provided on the chair portion 3 side, and a valve body 28 that is always pressed downward by a spring 27 is provided in the holder 26. A lock lever 29 is attached to the valve body 28, and the lock lever 29 is integrated with a rotating member 31 that is pivotally supported by the plate 30, and is moved to a locked position in conjunction with the vertical movement of the valve body 28. It is rotated between unlocked positions.

Next, the connecting mechanism 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In FIG. 4, a rectangular base 43 is provided on the upper surface of the bathing cradle 42, and a bathing receiver is provided on the upper surface of the base 43. Second rails 44, 44 are arranged in two rows in a direction perpendicular to the long side direction of the table 42. Further, a side surface of the bathing cradle 42 is provided with a trolley guide portion 45 including left and right trolley guides 45a and 45b, and a semi-disc shaped lever engaging portion 46 is provided between the left and right trolley guides 45a and 45b. Is provided.
A connecting hole 46 a is provided in the upper surface of the lever engaging portion 46 in the vertical direction, and a guide portion 46 b is provided obliquely from the connecting hole 46 a to the side surface of the lever engaging portion 46 in the installation direction of the second rail 44. ing.
Further, in FIG. 5, the leg portions 5, 5 on one side of the carriage frame 4 are provided on the side of the bathing cradle 42 when the bathing wheelchair 1 is adjacent to the bathing cradle 42. Disc-shaped positioning members 47 and 47 are attached to abut against the left and right cart guides 45a and 45b to perform relative positioning of the two.

The coupling mechanism 41 is configured to latch the bath cradle 42 and the carriage unit 2 by inserting the latching rod 41a into the coupling hole 46a shown in FIG. 4, and is arranged on the side surface of the carriage frame 4. When the pedal 41b is stepped on, the latch rod 41a moves up and down.
In the first embodiment, the retaining rod 41 a is brought into contact with the lever engaging portion 46 by abutting the positioning members 47, 47 against the left and right cart guides 45 a, 45 b provided on the side surface of the bathing cradle 42. It slides on the surface of the provided guide part 46b. And the lower end part of the latching rod 41a is inserted in the connection hole 46a, the connection mechanism 41 will be in a connection state, and the cradle 42 for bathing and the trolley | bogie part 2 will be connected.

  In the first embodiment, when releasing the connection state of the connection mechanism 41, the pedal 41b disposed on the side surface of the carriage frame 4 is depressed to rotate the latching rod 41a upward. The lower end portion of the latching rod 41a is pulled out from the connecting hole 46a.

  Next, the second lock mechanism 61 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, two rectangular brackets are provided on the horizontal bar member 4 a of the carriage frame 4 facing the side surface of the bathing cradle 42 in the direction opposite to the direction of the bathing cradle 42. 62 and 62 are provided in parallel so as to face each other.

  On the base end portions of the two rectangular brackets 62, 62, a U-shaped flat plate 63 is attached in a state where both projecting tip portions are directed upward. Horizontally protruding spring receivers 64 and 64 are respectively provided on the inner surfaces of both end portions 63a and 63a of the U-shaped flat plate 63 facing each other, and in the width direction of the U-shaped flat plate 63, springs are provided. Holes 65 and 65 are respectively provided vertically below the receptacles 64 and 64, and a hollow cylindrical member 66 is inserted between the two holes 65 and 65.

  In addition, a round bar-shaped shaft member 67 is rotatably provided at the distal ends of the two rectangular brackets 62 and 62. On the shaft member 67, a lever 68 made of a round bar bent in a substantially U shape and a rectangular primary engagement plate 69 are fixed so as to have a predetermined angle with each other. The lever 68 is fixed to the shaft member 67 at both ends facing in the same direction, and the abutting plate is in contact with the lever engaging portion 46 with the central portion directed obliquely downward in the direction of the bathing cradle 42. 68a is attached. Further, the primary engagement plate 69 is maintained substantially horizontal, and the front end of the primary engagement plate 69 faces the bath cradle 42 and is provided with a recess 69a.

  Below the distal end portion of the primary engagement plate 69, a rectangular secondary engagement plate 70 is horizontally disposed in a direction orthogonal to the primary engagement plate 69. At both ends of the secondary engagement plate 70, urging members 71, 71 made of coil springs that continuously pull the secondary engagement plate 70 upward are attached vertically upward, respectively. The urging members 71, 71 are inserted through the holes 65, 65 of the U-shaped flat plate 63, respectively, and upper ends thereof are attached to the spring receivers 64, 64, respectively. The secondary engagement plate 70 is supported by the spring receivers 64 and 64 via the urging members 71 and 71.

A columnar locking member 72 is attached to the center of the secondary engagement plate 70 vertically upward. The locking member 72 has a head portion 72a and is inserted through the recess 69a of the primary engagement plate 69 and the hollow cylindrical member 66, and is attached to the horizontal member 7 in a horizontally extending state so as to protrude inward. Is inserted through a hole 74 provided at the tip of the rectangular plate 73 and protrudes above the rectangular plate 73. Further, a buffer material 75 is interposed between the secondary engagement plate 70 and the primary engagement plate 69 and between the primary engagement plate 69 and the hollow cylindrical member 66.
A second locked plate 76 that engages with the second lock mechanism 61 is provided on the side surface of the chair frame 9 on the side of the bathing cradle 42.

The operation of the second locking mechanism 61 will be described. In FIG. 5, the lever 68 is placed on the side surface of the bathing cradle 42 when the bathing cradle 42 and the carriage unit 2 are coupled by the coupling mechanism 41. The contact plate 68a is pushed by contacting the provided lever engaging portion 46, and rotates in a direction opposite to the direction of the bathing cradle 42 around the shaft member 67 (indicated by an arrow (A) in FIG. 5). Show.) As the lever 68 rotates, the primary engagement plate 69 rotates downward about the shaft member 67, and the secondary engagement plate 70 disposed so as to be in contact with the lower end of the primary engagement plate 69 is pushed downward. Then, the locking member 72 provided on the secondary engagement plate 70 moves vertically downward.
Accordingly, the head 72 a of the locking member 72 is lowered below the second locked plate 76, and the second locking mechanism 61 is held constantly by the elastic force of the biasing members 71, 71. Switches to a non-locking state.

  On the other hand, in a state where the coupling mechanism 41 is released and the bathing cradle 42 and the carriage part 2 are separated from each other, the lever 68 is not in contact with the lever engaging part 46, and contrary to the above, the locking member 72. Since the head portion 72a of the locking member 72 is raised above the second locked plate 76, the head portion 72a of the locking member 72 is overlapped and locked to the outside of the second locked plate 76. Is done.

The present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the operation will be described next.
The case where the chair part 3 of the bathing wheelchair 1 which consists of said structure is moved between the trolley | bogie part 2 and the cradle 42 for bathing first is demonstrated.

First, when the chair part 3 is moved from the carriage part 2 in the direction of the bathing cradle 42 (direction of arrow A in FIG. 1), the bathing wheelchair 1 and the bathing cradle 42 are arranged at predetermined positions, When the first rails 8 and 8 and the second rails 44 and 44 are matched and connected, the second lock mechanism 61 is switched from the locked state to the non-locked state as described above.
Then, the lock lever 29 attached to the chair portion 3 is rotated in a direction to release the first lock mechanism 21 so that the chair portion 3 is moved to the bathing base 42. The chair portion 3 is configured such that the wheels 11 and 11 rotate and move on the first rails 8 and 8 and the second rails 44 and 44, so that the first rails 8 and 8 and the second rails 44 and 44 are rotated. Moved in the installation direction.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the state of each part when the chair part 3 is moved from the bathing cradle 42 in the direction of the carriage part 2 (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2) will be described.

The chair part 3 is returned from the bathing cradle 42 to the carriage part 2 along the second rails 44, 44 and the first rails 8, 8 in the direction opposite to the above-described operation.
At this time, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the tip 28 a of the valve body 28 reaches the hole 25 when the chair 3 is not completely returned to the carriage 2 side. However, it is located on the flat portion 24 a of the first locked plate 24. At this time, the first lock mechanism 21 is not yet locked, and the indicator portion 22 a of the lock confirmation means 22 is not completely covered by the chair portion 3.

  Accordingly, an assistant operating the bathing wheelchair 1 visually recognizes a part of the exposed indicator portion 22a, so that the first lock mechanism 21 is not yet locked, and the bathing cradle 42 and the bathing bath It can be confirmed that the connection of the wheelchair 1 should not be inadvertently released.

  As shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D, when the chair portion 3 is completely returned to the cart portion 2 side, the distal end portion 28a of the valve body 28 is pushed by the spring 27. The first locking mechanism 21 is locked by engaging with the hole 25 formed in the first locked plate 24 by the pressure. At this time, the indicator portion 22 a of the lock confirmation means 22 is completely covered by the chair portion 3.

  Therefore, the assistant can recognize that the first lock mechanism 21 is completely locked because the indicator portion 22a cannot be visually recognized, and operates the bathing wheelchair 1 to separate it from the bathing cradle 42. be able to.

  In the bathing wheelchair 1 having the above-described configuration, since the lock confirmation means 22 can easily confirm that the cart unit 2 and the chair unit 3 are coupled, the cart unit 2 and the chair unit 3 are coupled. It is possible to prevent the chair portion 3 from being inadvertently moved away from the cart portion 2 by moving the bathing wheelchair 1 before moving.

Further, in the bathing wheelchair 1 having the above-described configuration, the lock confirmation means 22 indicates that the carriage unit 2 and the chair unit 3 are connected by the first lock mechanism 21, so that the ambient noise level Even in a high bathroom or the like, it can be easily confirmed by visual observation that the cart unit 2 and the chair unit 3 are connected.
Furthermore, by providing the lock confirmation means 22 in the immediate vicinity of the assistant, the lock confirmation means 22 can be easily viewed.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to portions common to the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.

In the second embodiment, the indicator part of the lock confirmation means 22 includes an indicator part 22b (shaded part in FIG. 7) indicating that the carriage part 2 and the chair part 3 are in an unlocked state, the carriage part 2 and the chair. It has the indicator part 22c which shows that the part 3 is in a locked state.
Moreover, the indicator part 22d is attached to the chair part 3, and it is comprised so that it may be displaced in conjunction with the chair part 3.

  Accordingly, in the bathing wheelchair 1 according to the second embodiment, when the chair portion 3 moves from the bathing cradle 42, the indicator portion 22d is not in a state where the first locking mechanism 21 is not locked. When the indicator portion 22b indicating the locked state is instructed and the first lock mechanism 21 is locked, the indicator portion 22d indicates the indicator portion indicating that the first lock mechanism 21 is in the locked state. Since 22c is instructed, it is not necessary for the assistant to determine whether or not the indicator portion is completely covered. For example, it is conceivable to describe “lock complete” in the portion 22c.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, the lock confirmation means 22 includes a light emitting element 22e provided on the lower surface of the chair part 3, a light receiving element 22f provided on the carriage part 2 side, and a lamp 22g, and the light emitting element 22e. When the light emitted from is detected by the light receiving element 22f, the lamp 22g is lit.

  When the chair portion 3 is moved from the bath cradle 42, as shown in FIG. 8A, the light emitting element 22e and the light receiving element 22f overlap when the first lock mechanism 21 is not locked. Therefore, the light from the light emitting element 22e is not detected by the light receiving element 22f, and the lamp 22g is turned off. Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the chair portion 3 is moved to a position where the first locking mechanism 21 is locked, and the overlap between the light emitting element 22 e and the light receiving element 22 f is covered by the chair portion 3. The lamp 22g is turned on.

  Accordingly, in the bathing wheelchair 1 according to the third embodiment, it is more clearly shown that the first lock mechanism 21 is in the locked state.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a bathing wheelchair has been described, but the lock confirmation means according to the present invention may be employed in a bathing stretcher instead of the bathing wheelchair.
This stretcher for bathing includes a stretcher that replaces the carriage unit 2 described in the above-described embodiment, a stretcher body that serves as a mounting unit that replaces the chair unit 3, and lock confirmation means 22.

It is a perspective view which shows a mode that a chair part is located on a trolley | bogie part in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that a chair part is located on the cradle for bathing in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the relative positional relationship of the trolley | bogie part and chair part in the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and the state of a 1st locking mechanism, Comprising: (a) is a top view which shows a non-locking state, respectively, (b) ) Is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the unlocked state, (c) is a plan view showing the locked state, and (d) is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the locked state. It is a perspective view of the cradle for bathing for explaining the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional detail drawing of the 2nd locking mechanism in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the 2nd lock mechanism in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relative positional relationship of the trolley | bogie part and a chair part in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and the state of a lock confirmation means, Comprising: (a) is a non-locking state, (b) is a locking state, respectively. It is shown. It is a figure explaining the relative positional relationship of the trolley | bogie part and chair part in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, and the state of a lock confirmation means, Comprising: (a) is a non-locking state, (b) is a locking state, respectively. It is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathing wheelchair 2 Bogie part 3 Chair part (mounting part) 8 1st rail (track part) 21 1st lock mechanism 22 Lock confirmation means 24 1st to-be-latched plate 25 Hole 28 Valve body 41 Connection mechanism 42 Bathing cradle 44 Second rail 46 Lever engaging portion 61 Second lock mechanism

Claims (3)

A carriage part with a track part attached to the upper part;
A mounting portion that is detachably disposed on the carriage portion and is transportable on the track portion;
In the bathing transport apparatus provided with a lock mechanism provided between the mounting part and the carriage part, and connected so that the mounting part does not move along the track part in a direction of detachment from the carriage part. ,
A transporting apparatus for bathing, wherein a lock confirmation means for confirming that the mounting portion and the carriage portion are connected by the lock mechanism is provided.   The bathing transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lock confirmation means is a display means indicating that the mounting portion and the carriage portion are connected. The bathing transport apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lock confirmation means is provided on the carriage part opposite to the detachment direction.

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