JP2006246972A - Bathing apparatus having mechanism for preventing falling-off of stretcher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing apparatus having a mechanism for preventing falling-off of a stretcher which secures safety of a bathing person by preventing falling-off of the stretcher from a carriage or a bathtub when transferring the stretcher to the bathtub. <P>SOLUTION: The bathing apparatus (4) comprises the carriage (1), the bathtub (2), the stretcher (3) transferred between the carriage (1) and the bathtub (2), and the mechanism for preventing falling-off of a stretcher (23). The mechanism for preventing falling-off of a stretcher comprises a detector (7) and a stopper (6) which is arranged on the upper part of an edge (21a) of the bathtub (2) and can change posture between a standing posture and a lying posture. The stopper (6) is usually in the standing posture to prevent falling-off of the stretcher (3) and cannot rotate in the outer direction of the bathtub (2) from the standing posture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing device with a stretcher fall prevention mechanism used when a person who needs care takes a bath.

  The prior art discloses a stretcher fall prevention device comprising a stretcher platform, a stretcher platform on the other side, a stretcher, a rail, the other rail, the other base, a base, a drive mechanism, a stopper for stopping the stretcher overrun, and the like. ing.

The stretcher fall prevention device according to the related art can prevent the stretcher from falling from the bathtub. In the unlikely event that there is a failure that the pin of the stretcher fall prevention device should retreat, but it does not retreat and remains advanced, or it is considered that the transport vehicle has been imperfectly joined and retreated If the caretaker accidentally moves the stretcher from the transport vehicle to the bathtub while the pin is still advancing, the stretcher hits the pin and is prevented from moving to the bathtub, and the stretcher falls off the rail and falls into the bathtub or There is a risk of falling from the cart.
Noto 2595389

  The problem to be solved is that there is a risk of dropping the stretcher from the bathtub or carriage when the stretcher is mistakenly moved to the bathtub when the pin is not retracted.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a bathing apparatus with a stretcher fall-off prevention mechanism that prevents a stretcher from falling from a cart or a bathtub when the stretcher is transferred to a bathtub, for the safety of bathers. .

That is, the present invention includes a carriage (1), a bathtub (2), and a stretcher (3) that is placed on the carriage (1) and the bathtub (2) and transfers between the carriage (1) and the bathtub (2). In bathing apparatus (4), it is provided at the upper part of edge (21a) of bathtub (2), and can be changed to both a standing posture and a lying posture by turning, and is always in a standing posture and the stretcher (3) is dropped off. There is a stretcher drop prevention mechanism (23) that is provided with a stopper (6) that prevents the movement and a detector (7) that detects that the carriage (1) is joined to the bathtub (2). The stopper (6) is changed to the lying posture by the detection tool (7) only when the carriage (1) is joined to the bathtub (2), and is rotated from the standing posture to the inside of the bathtub (2). Stretcher fall prevention machine characterized in that it is configured so that it cannot rotate outward from the standing posture (2) It is with bathing equipment.
Moreover, the stopper (6) changed to the lying posture supports the stretcher (3) being transferred between the carriage (1) and the bathtub (2).
Furthermore, the detection tool (7) includes an input tool (28) that is displaced when the carriage (1) is joined to the bathtub (2), and a conductive tool that conducts the amount of displacement of the input tool (28) to the stopper (6). 29), and the conductor (29) is composed of a wire (32) with a flexible tube formed by inserting a wire (31) into the flexible tube (30), and the conductor (29) Even if the position of the stopper (6) fluctuates, the displacement amount of the input tool (28) can be transmitted to the stopper (6).

  The stopper 6 of the stretcher dropping prevention mechanism 23 according to the present invention is changed to the lying posture by the detection tool 7 only when the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2, and the stopper 6 is in the bathtub 2 inward direction from the standing posture. Can be rotated from the standing posture and cannot be rotated outward from the bathtub 2. Even though the carriage 1 is securely docked to the bathtub 2, the stopper 6 should Even if the stopper 6 is in a standing posture due to a failure in which the amount of displacement is not conducted or other failure, when the stretcher 3 is transferred from the carriage 1 to the bathtub 2, the stretcher 3 hits the stopper 6 and pushes the stopper 6 forward. The stretcher 3 does not derail or fall down and reaches the bathtub 2 so that the bather on the stretcher 3 can be safe. In addition, the stretcher 3 is not subject to significant vibration due to derailment. Also escaped damage to the location, which is convenient.

  Since the stopper 6 changed to the lying posture according to the present invention supports the stretcher 3 being transferred between the carriage 1 and the bathtub 2, during the transfer, the front part of the movement direction of the stretcher 3 is the carriage 1 and the bathtub. The stopper 6 prevents the stretcher 3 from slightly falling between 2 and 2 to reduce the tilt and vibration of the stretcher 3, and the cart 3 and the bathtub 2 are smoothly and safely maintained while maintaining a substantially flat posture. It is convenient because it can be transferred between the two, and it can be transferred safely without giving the patient anxiety or discomfort.

  The conductive tool 29 according to the present invention is configured by a flexible tube wire 32 in which a movable wire 31 is inserted into a flexible tube 30, and the conductive tool 29 does not change even if the position of the stopper 6 fluctuates. Since the displacement amount of the input tool 28 can be conducted to the stopper 6, even if the bathtub 2 to which the stopper 6 is attached moves or the bathtub 2 to which the stopper 6 is attached moves up and down, the wire 32 with flexible tube is It follows the stopper 6 and can move the displacement amount of the input tool 28 reliably, and the stretcher drop prevention mechanism 23 is highly versatile and convenient.

  For the purpose of preventing the stretcher 3 from dropping from the cart 1 or the bathtub 2 when the stretcher 3 is transferred to the bathtub 2 of the present invention, the cart 1 mounted on the cart 1, the bathtub 2, the cart 1, and the bathtub 2 is used. And a stretcher 3 that moves between the tubs 2 and is provided at the upper part of the edge 21a of the tub 2 and can be changed to both a standing posture and a lying posture by turning and is always in a standing posture. And a stopper 6 for preventing the stretcher 3 from falling off and a detection tool 7 provided on the bathtub 2 and detecting that the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2. Only when the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2 is changed to the lying posture by the detector 7, and the stopper 6 can be rotated from the standing posture to the inside of the bathtub 2, and from the standing posture to the outside of the bathtub 2. Realized in a configuration that can not rotate

FIG. 1 thru | or 5 shows Example 1 of the bathing apparatus with a stretcher drop-off prevention mechanism according to the present invention.
The first embodiment is a bathing apparatus 4 including a carriage 1, a bathtub 2, and a stretcher 3 that is placed on the carriage 1 and the bathtub 2 and moves between the carriage 1 and the bathtub 2. The stretcher 3 is placed on the cart 1 of the first embodiment, and a bather is placed on the stretcher 3. The trolley 1 travels on the floor 16 and carries the bather. After the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2 and the joining is completed, the stretcher 3 is moved in the width direction of the carriage 1 and transferred to the gantry rail 5 of the bathtub 2.

  Next, the gantry rail 5 is fixed, the bathtub 2 is raised, and the stretcher 3 and the bather are immersed in the hot water in the bathtub 2 for bathing. On the edge 21 a of the bathtub 2, a stopper 6 that can be changed to both a standing posture and a lying posture is provided, and a detection tool 7 that detects that the cart 1 is joined to the side portion 2 a of the bathtub 2 includes the bathtub 7. 2 is provided.

  The carriage 1 includes a lower frame 8, a support 9 that is erected on the lower frame 8, an upper frame 10 that is supported by the support 9, a water tray 11 that is placed on the upper frame 10, and an upper portion of the water tray 11. A rail 12 mounted on the upper frame 10 to support the stretcher 3 slidably at a position, a handle 13 extended to the upper frame 10, and four wheels 14 provided on the lower surface of the lower frame 8 Composed.

  At the end of the lower frame 8 in the left-right direction (= width direction), a joining portion 15 that joins the bathtub 2 is provided.

  The bathtub 2 is a base frame 17 placed on the floor surface 16, an elevating mechanism 20 composed of an X frame 18 and an elastic body 19 provided on the base frame 17, and a container for storing hot water inside the elevating mechanism 20. A tub portion 21 supported by the base portion 21, a gantry post 22 penetrating the bottom wall 21 b of the tub portion 21, a pedestal rail 5 attached to the top of the gantry post 22 and supporting the stretcher 3, and a stretcher on the gantry rail 5 And a stretcher drop prevention mechanism 23 for preventing the dropout of 3.

On the side of the base frame 17, a detection tool 7 that receives the joining portion 15 of the carriage 1 and detects that the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2 is provided.
The raising / lowering mechanism 20 supports the bathtub part 21 up and down. That is, the expansion / contraction body 19 constituting the lifting mechanism 20 is extended to rotate the oblique side of the X frame 18 in the upright direction to raise the bathtub portion 21. Conversely, the telescopic body 19 is contracted and the hypotenuse of the X frame 18 is rotated in the lying down direction to lower the bathtub portion 21.

The bottom wall 21 b of the bathtub portion 21 is provided with a seal tool 25 that externally fits the gantry column 22 and water-tightens the gantry column 22.
The stopper 6 provided on the edge 21 a of the bathtub portion 21 allows the stretcher 3 to move from the bathtub 2 to the carriage 1 when the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2, and the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2. When there is not, the stretcher 3 is prevented from transferring from the bathtub 2 to the carriage 1.

The stretcher drop prevention mechanism 23 includes the stopper 6 and the detection tool 7, and prevents the stretcher 3 on the gantry rail 5 from dropping out of the bathtub 2.
The stopper 6 accommodates and supports the upright piece 6a located outside the bathtub portion 21, the inclined piece 6b connected to the lower portion of the upright piece 6a and located inside the bathtub portion 21, and the upright piece 6a and the inclined piece 6b. The support 6c includes a shaft 6d that pivotally supports the lower portion of the upright piece 6a, and a spring 26 that is provided between the inclined piece 6b and the support 6c and normally biases the upright piece 6a in the upright direction.

The upright pieces 6a and the inclined pieces 6b are formed in a V-shape when viewed from the front.
The upright piece 6a when lying down supports the stretcher 3 being transferred and exhibits the same function as the joint rail 27 (see FIG. 6).
The stopper 6 can be rotated only from the standing posture toward the inside of the bathtub 2 and is changed to the lying posture by the rotation.

  The detection tool 7 includes an input tool 28 that is displaced when the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2, and a conductive tool 29 that conducts the amount of displacement of the input tool 28 to the stopper 6.

The conductor 29 is a wire 32 with a flexible tube constituted by a flexible tube 30 and a wire 31 that is movably inserted into the flexible tube 30.
The tip of the wire 31 is connected to the oblique piece 6b.
The conductor 29 follows the stopper 6 even if the position of the stopper 6 changes, and conducts the displacement of the input tool 28 to the stopper 6.

The input tool 28 includes an advancing / retracting piece 28a that is pushed in and retracted by the joining contact portion 15, a rotating piece 28c that is connected to the advancing / retreating piece 28a and is rotated by advancing / retreating of the advancing / retracting piece 28a, and a rotating piece 28c. And an input tool shaft 28b pivotally supported by the base frame 17.
The proximal end of the wire 31 is connected to the distal end of the rotating piece 28c.

The stretcher 3 includes a stretcher base frame 33, a riding part 34, a pillow 35, a grip part 36, a grip edge 37, a plurality of rollers 38 that roll on the rail 12, and a plurality of rollers 38. 33 and a roller frame 39 provided between the upper frame 10 and the upper frame 10.
The roller 38 rolls on the rail 12, the gantry rail 5, and the fallen upright piece 6 a when the stretcher 3 moves between the carriage 1 and the bathtub 2.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 41 is a joint stopper for hooking or releasing the cart 1 on the bathtub 2, 46 is a fixture, in FIG. 2, 47 is a check portion, in FIG. In FIG. 5, 40 is a shower, 45 is a lever for releasing the joining stopper 41, 48 is a support frame, and 49 is a bubble board.

When using the present invention, the assistant places the bather on the stretcher 3 placed on the carriage 1. The trolley 1 travels on the floor 16 and carries the bather.
The carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2. The joining stopper 41 of the carriage 1 is caught by the joining receiver 43 of the bathtub 2 and the joining is completed. After the joining is completed, the central latch (not shown) of the stretcher 3 is manually released, and the stretcher 3 is slid in the width direction of the carriage 1.

  By the above joining, the joining portion 15 provided on the carriage 1 pushes the input tool 28 of the bathtub 2, and the rotating piece 28 c of the input tool 28 retreats into the bathtub 2, and the retraction of the wire 31 The proximal end is pulled.

  When the proximal end of the wire 31 is pulled, the distal end of the wire 31 pulls the slanting piece 6b, and the standing piece 6a is turned inward in the bathtub 2 to fall down. When the standing piece 6a falls down, there are no obstacles such as protrusions in the moving path of the roller 38, and the stretcher 3 can easily move from the carriage 1 to the bathtub 2.

  With the upright piece 6a lying down, the central latch of the stretcher 3 is released, the edge of the stretcher 3 in the width direction is pushed, and the stretcher 3 is transferred from the cart 1 to the mount rail 5 of the bathtub 2. Let When the stretcher 3 comes to the center in the width direction of the gantry rail 5, the central latch of the stretcher 3 is automatically latched by the central receiver (not shown) of the gantry rail 5 to complete the transfer.

As described above, when the cart 1 is docked in the bathtub 2, the stretcher 3 can be easily transferred from the cart 1 to the bathtub 2.
Next, the bathtub 2 filled with hot water is raised by the elevating mechanism 20, and the stretcher 3 and the bather are immersed in hot water to perform bathing.

When an appropriate time elapses, the bathtub 2 is lowered, the stretcher 3 and the bather are taken out of the hot water, and then retreated.
The stretcher 3 is transferred from the gantry rail 5 of the bathtub 2 to the cart 1 joined to the bathtub 2 while releasing the central latch of the stretcher 3.
When the stretcher 3 comes to the center of the carriage 1 in the width direction, the central latch of the stretcher 3 is automatically latched by a stretcher central support (not shown), and the transfer is completed.

  The assistant grips the lever 45 and moves the joining stop 41 of the carriage 1 upward to release the latch, moves the carriage 1 away from the bathtub 2, returns the patient to a desired position, and completes the bathing operation.

  When the cart 1 is docked in the bathtub 2, the stopper 6 is in a lying state by the action of the detection tool 7, so that the stretcher 3 can move laterally from the bathtub 2 to the outside of the bathtub 2 without being blocked by the stopper 6. Transfer to the cart 1 is possible. That is, when the cart 1 is docked in the bathtub 2, the upright piece 6 a is retracted, and the assistant releases the central blocker, the stretcher 3 can protrude and move in the width direction of the bathtub 2. You can move on.

  When the cart 1 is not docked in the bathtub 2, the stopper 6 is in an upright state, so that the stretcher 3 is blocked by the stopper 6 and cannot move laterally from the bathtub 2 to the outside of the bathtub 2.

The standing piece 6 a in the standing posture hits the roller 38 and prevents the roller 38 from moving when the stretcher 3 is moved laterally on the rail 12.
The standing piece 6a is always erected by being biased by the spring 26, and the standing piece is pulled down by the wire 31 only when the carriage 1 is docked in the bathtub 2, but the carriage 1 is docked in the bathtub 2. When not, the upright piece 6a stands to prevent the stretcher 3 from falling off.
The blocking action of the stopper 6 prevents the stretcher 3 from protruding from the bathtub 2 and prevents the stretcher 3 from falling off the bathtub 2.

The stopper 6 can be rotated only from the standing position toward the inside of the bathtub 2 and is changed to the lying position by the rotation. When the stopper 6 is pushed by the stretcher 3 to be transferred from the carriage 1 to the bathtub 2, the stopper 6 is pulled. I surrender when he is.
When the standing piece 6a, which should have been lying down, remains standing due to a failure, or when the standing piece 6 remains standing due to a mistake in the joining operation of the carriage 1, the helper mistakenly stretches the stretcher. Even if 3 is moved from the carriage 1 to the bathtub 2 side, the roller 38 pushes the upright piece 6a against the spring 26 to the inside of the bathtub 2 so that the stretcher 3 can be transferred to the rack rail 5 and the stretcher 3 is prevented from dropping off. .

  When the stopper 6 is changed to the lying posture, the upright piece 6a is turned sideways and the side surface 6e of the upright piece 6a is turned up, and the side surface 6e passes the roller 38 passing between the carriage 1 and the bathtub 2. To support. The upright piece 6 a has a function of supporting the same roller 38 as the joint rail 27.

  Since the stopper 6 and the input tool 28 are connected by the wire 32 with the flexible tube constituting the conductive tool 29, the position of the stopper 6 provided on the upper portion of the edge 21 a of the bathtub portion 21 is increased and lowered with the bathtub portion 21. Even if it fluctuates in the vertical direction, the wire 32 with flexible tube follows the stopper 6, and the wire 32 with flexible tube conducts the amount of displacement of the input tool 28 to the stopper 6.

In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the V-shaped stopper 6 in the first embodiment is replaced with an I-shaped I-shaped stopper 44.
When the tip of the wire 31 is connected to the I-shaped stopper 44 according to the second embodiment and the carriage 1 is not joined to the bathtub 2, the I-shaped stopper 44 is in a standing posture to prevent the stretcher 3 from moving laterally. The stretcher 3 on the bathtub 2 does not fall out of the bathtub 2.

When the cart 1 is joined to the bathtub 2, the input tool 28 is pushed by the joining portion 15 and retracts to pull the wire 31.
The wire 31 pulls the I-shaped stopper 44 and rotates the top of the I-shaped stopper 44 into the bathtub 2.
By this rotation, the I-shaped stopper 44 changes to a lying posture and allows the stretcher 3 to move laterally.

  The stopper 6 of the stretcher dropping prevention mechanism 23 is normally in a standing posture, and is changed to a lying posture by the detection tool 7 only when the carriage 1 is joined to the bathtub 2, and the stopper 6 is moved from the standing posture to the bathtub 2. It can be rotated inward and cannot be rotated outward from the tub 2 from a standing posture, and is applied to the stretcher 3 that does not fall from the carriage 1 or the bathtub 2 when the stretcher 3 is transferred to the bathtub 2. it can.

It is a partial front sectional view of Example 1 of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the stopper which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the stopper which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the input tool which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is a top view of Example 1 of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the stopper which concerns on Example 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bogie 2 Bathtub 3 Stretcher 4 Bathing device 6 Stopper 7 Detection tool 21a Edge 23 Stretcher fall-off prevention mechanism 28 Input tool 29 Conductive tool 30 Flexible pipe 31 Wire 32 Wire with flexible pipe

Claims (3)

Bathing device (4) comprising a carriage (1), a bathtub (2), and a stretcher (3) that is placed on the carriage (1) and the bathtub (2) and moves between the carriage (1) and the bathtub (2). In
A stopper (6) provided at the upper part of the edge (21a) of the bathtub (2), which can be changed to both a standing posture and a lying posture by rotation and is always in a standing posture and prevents the stretcher (3) from falling off. And a stretcher drop prevention mechanism (23) that is provided in the bathtub (2) and includes a detection tool (7) that detects that the carriage (1) is joined to the bathtub (2).
The stopper (6) can be changed to the lying posture by the detection tool (7) only when the carriage (1) is joined to the bathtub (2), and can be rotated inward from the standing posture to the bathtub (2). A bathing apparatus with a stretcher fall prevention mechanism, characterized in that it cannot be rotated outward from the standing posture (2).   The stopper (6) changed to the lying posture supports the stretcher (3) being transferred between the carriage (1) and the bathtub (2). apparatus. The detection tool (7) includes an input tool (28) that is displaced when the carriage (1) is joined to the bathtub (2), and a conductive tool (29) that conducts the amount of displacement of the input tool (28) to the stopper (6). And consist of
The conductor (29) is composed of a wire (32) with a flexible tube formed by inserting a wire (31) into the flexible tube (30), and the conductor (29) is positioned at the stopper (6). The bathing device with a stretcher fall-off prevention mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the displacement of the input tool (28) can be conducted to the stopper (6) even if the distance fluctuates.

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