JP2007222286A - Elevating and lowering device for bathing care - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevating and lowering device for bathing care capable of being easily operated by supply or discharge of air and being floated or sunk while keeping a stable posture of a bather. <P>SOLUTION: The elevating and lowering device for bathing care comprises: a frame tube 2 constituted of an air tube 2a to be floated in a bathtub part in an air filled state; a net member 3 attached to the upper surface in the air filled state of the frame tube 2 for mounting a bather; and support members 4 whose one end is connected to the lower part on both sides of the frame tube 2 in the air filled state and other end is fixed to the bathtub part, for regulating a net sinking position by the net member 3 and the roughly semicircular length in an exhausted state of the frame tube 2. Thus, by exhausting the air of the frame tube 2, the sinking position of the net member 3 is determined by the length of the support members 4 on both sides supporting the frame tube 2, the roughly semicircular length of the frame tube 2 in the exhausted state and the width of the net member 3, and it is sunk and floated keeping the stable posture. Thus, the bather is easily elevated and lowered in a bathtub just by the supply or discharge of the air and burdens required for bathing care are substantially reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevating device for bathing care, and is suitable for bathing care when carrying and bathing for visiting bathing care.

  In bathing care such as visiting bathing care and home bathing care, it is necessary to immerse the bather in hot water in the bathtub or lift it up, which places a heavy burden and effort on the caregiver.

  In hospitals, etc., a machine such as a lift that carries bathers can be installed to reduce the burden on the caregiver and labor, but it is not popular in ordinary households due to structural limitations and costs of houses. Is the current situation.

  Therefore, in order to reduce the labor of bathing care, Patent Document 1 discloses that the air mat is connected to the hanging tool and the hanging receiving device, and the bather on the mat is floated or exhausted by filling the air. It is disclosed that it sinks with the mat (see paragraphs 0022 and 0023).

Further, the same document 1 discloses that a net is stretched on a bath surface of a bathtub, a bather is placed on the net, and a wire attached in four directions is stretched or floated (paragraph). 0025).
JP 2001-340418 A

  In such an air mat used for conventional bathing care, the load of the bather cannot be uniformly supported by the air mat, and when the air is exhausted, the buttocks sink first and the air mat is bent back and forth in a V shape, On the other hand, when air is filled, there is a problem that the posture of the bather cannot be maintained in a stable state only by supplying and discharging air, for example, a foot portion having a small load is lifted first.

  On the other hand, in the case where the net is supported by the wire, the posture can be stabilized as compared with the air type, but since the weight of the bather acts on the wire, there is a problem that a large force is required for the operation. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and can be easily operated by supplying and discharging air, and can be floated and submerged while maintaining a stable posture. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, a bathing care lifting device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a frame tube that is formed of an air tube and floats in a bathtub portion in an air-filled state, and an air-filled state of the frame tube A net member mounted on the upper surface of the bath, and one end connected to the lower portions on both sides of the frame tube in an air-filled state, and the other end fixed to the bathtub portion, and approximately half of the exhaust state of the net member and the frame tube And a support member that regulates the net settling position by the circumferential length.

  Moreover, the raising / lowering apparatus for bathing care of Claim 2 of this invention can hold | maintain the said settling position of the said net member in the middle of a bathtub in addition to the structure of Claim 1, being attached between the said frame tubes of both sides. An intermediate support member is provided.

  Furthermore, the lifting device for bathing care according to claim 3 of the present invention is provided with an auxiliary tube made of an air tube capable of increasing buoyancy in the space portion of the frame tube in addition to the configuration of claim 1 or 2. It is characterized by this.

  Moreover, the raising / lowering apparatus for bathing care of Claim 4 of this invention adds the length of the said frame tube and / or the said auxiliary tube to the said bather's length in addition to the structure in any one of Claims 1-3. It is characterized in that it is configured from the head to the knee.

  Furthermore, the lifting device for bathing care according to claim 5 of the present invention controls the filling and exhausting of air to the frame tube and / or the auxiliary tube in addition to the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The control valve which provides is provided.

  According to the lifting and lowering apparatus for bathing care according to claim 1 of the present invention, a frame tube that is formed of an air tube and floats in a bathtub portion in an air-filled state, and a bather attached to the upper surface of the air-filled state of the frame tube A net settling position between the net member to be placed and one end connected to the lower part on both sides of the frame tube in an air-filled state and the other end fixed to the bathtub portion, and a substantially semicircular length of the net member and the exhausted state of the frame tube A support member that regulates the length of the frame tube. Thus, the sinking position where the net member sinks can be determined, and the net member can sink or float while maintaining a stable posture.

  Accordingly, the bather can easily move up and down in the bathtub simply by supplying and discharging air, and the burden required for bathing care can be greatly reduced.

  According to the bathing care lifting device according to claim 2 of the present invention, the intermediate support member that is attached between the frame tubes on both sides and can hold the settling position of the net member in the middle of the bathtub is provided. The sinking position of the net member can be changed by the length of the intermediate support member, and by setting it as the intermediate portion of the bathtub, it can be supported like a hammock.

  Furthermore, according to the lifting and lowering apparatus for bathing care according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the auxiliary tube composed of an air tube capable of increasing buoyancy is provided in the space portion of the frame tube, it does not depend on the weight of the bather. Ensuring necessary buoyancy and taking care of bathing.

  According to the bathing care lifting device according to claim 4 of the present invention, since the length of the frame tube and / or the auxiliary tube is configured from the bather's head to the knee, the footbath state Bathing care is also possible in the field, and the mode of bathing care is increased, so that more comfortable bathing can be provided.

  Furthermore, according to the bathing care lifting device according to claim 5 of the present invention, the control valve for controlling the filling and exhausting of air is provided in the frame tube and / or the auxiliary tube. So you can easily float or sink a bather.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 are related to an embodiment of a bathing care lifting device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state of being attached to a bathtub in a longitudinal section, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a lifted state by air supply / discharge.

  This bathing care lifting device 1 includes a frame tube 2 configured in a frame shape formed of an air-expandable air tube, and is installed in a bathtub portion and used by floating in hot water. For example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, it is installed and used in the air-type bathtub 10 suitable for visiting bathing care.

  In this bathing care lifting device 1, the frame tube 2 has a width that allows a circular air tube 2a in a cross-sectional shape to enter the inside of the width of the bathtub, and the length is from the bather's head to the upper knee position. Is formed in a rectangular frame shape.

  The net member 3 on which the bather is placed is attached to the upper surface of the frame tube 2 in the air-filled state so that it can be attached and detached with a flat fastener or the like. By using the net, the resistance of water when moving up and down in the bathtub is suppressed. At the same time, it improves drainage.

  By exhausting the air of the frame tube 2 with the net member 3 attached to the upper surface, the bather on the net member 3 is submerged in the bathtub. Heavy parts such as the buttocks sink first and cannot be submerged in a stable state or filled with air.

  Therefore, in this bathing care lifting device 1, support members 4 to which one ends 4 a are respectively attached are provided at the lower portions located on both sides of the bathtub of the air-filled frame tube 2, which is constituted by a water-resistant belt. A one-touch connector (not shown) is provided so that the end 4b can be fixed to the bathtub portion.

  The support member 4 is attached to a plurality of locations on both sides of the frame tube 2, for example, two locations on one side as shown in FIG. In addition, it can replace with the two support members 4, and can also be comprised by one support member made wide.

  Moreover, the intermediate support member 5 comprised with the water-resistant belt is connected so that the lower part located in the both sides of the bathtub of the frame tube 2 of an air filling state may be connected, and it is in the position corresponding to a bather's back part. It is arranged.

  In the bathing care elevating apparatus 1 provided with the support member 4 and the intermediate support member 5 as described above, when the air is exhausted from the state in which the frame tube 2 shown in FIG. However, the height of the end 4a of the support member 4 attached to the lower portion of the air tube 2a is hardly changed, and the air tube 2a is a belt-like shape having a substantially semicircular length. Since the net member 3 sinks with the weight of the bather, the net member 3 can be submerged to the bottom of the bathtub as shown in FIG.

  Accordingly, the front and rear, left and right positions of the frame tube 2 can be lowered so as to sink into the bathtub together with the net member 3 while being regulated by the four support members 4, and the bather on the net member 3 can be put in hot water. it can.

  Further, the intermediate support member 5 has a length that connects the lower portions of the air tubes 2a on both sides of the frame tube 2 in an air-filled state, so that the influence of the collapse of the air tube 2a is exerted as shown in FIG. Therefore, the sinking position of the net member 3 is regulated by the lengths of the support members 4 and 4 and the intermediate support member 5 on both sides, and the net member 3 can be positioned in the middle of the bathtub.

  Thereby, the posture of the bather on the net member 3 can be supported like sleeping in a hammock, and the posture suitable for bathing care can be obtained.

  On the other hand, when the frame tube 2 is filled with air from the state in which the frame tube 2 is submerged in the bathtub together with the net member 3, the air tube 2a constituting the frame tube 2 itself swells, and the buoyancy obtained thereby. Thus, the frame tube 2 is lifted, and as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the net member 3 is raised above the bathtub.

  When the frame tube 2 and the net member 3 are raised, the frame tube 2 is supported on the bathtub by the four support members 4, so that the position of the front, rear, left and right is raised and the stable posture can be maintained. it can.

  Moreover, since the bather is supported via the net member 3, when sinking in the bathtub or floating, water is drained from the net part, and the resistance of water during the ascending and descending can be reduced. In addition to being able to drain water well, bathing care can be performed in a short time.

  Furthermore, since the length of the frame tube 2 extends to the bather's knee, the foot can be in a footbath where only the tip of the foot is immersed in hot water at the raised position where the frame tube 2 is floated on hot water. Can be increased.

  In this bathing care lifting / lowering device 1, the air can be submerged in the bathtub by exhausting air from the frame tube 2, and can be floated by filling with air. By controlling the speed by providing a control valve in the frame tube 2, the descending speed and the ascending speed can be adjusted, and rapid bathing can be prevented and bathing care can be performed without anxiety to the bather.

  Further, depending on the weight of the bather, the buoyancy may be insufficient with only the frame tube 2. In this case, an auxiliary tube 6 made of an air tube is arranged in the space of the frame of the frame tube 2, The tube 2 is communicated with a pipe or a hose, and the top of the air tube 6a in an air-filled state and the net member 3 are connected.

  By doing so, the buoyancy can be increased by the auxiliary tube 6, and it is possible to prevent any troubles such as water resistance when submerged.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the bathing care lifting / lowering device 1 </ b> A has a frame tube 2 </ b> A and a net member 3 </ b> A of a length on which the bather's whole body can be placed when bathing care in the footbath is not necessary. Can also be configured.

  Next, an air bath 10 suitable for visiting bathing care and home bathing care in combination with the lifting care devices 1 and 1A for bathing care according to the present invention will be described.

  The air-type bathtub 10 includes a bathtub portion 11 constituted by an air-expandable air tube, and a gantry portion 12 constituted by an air-expandable air tube that supports the bathtub bottom surface 11a of the bathtub portion 11 while being separated from the floor. The foldable split bottom plate 13 is provided between the gantry portion 12 and the bathtub portion 11 and supports the bathtub bottom surface 11a of at least a portion into which water of the bathtub portion 11 is placed.

  The bathtub portion 11 composed of an air-expandable air tube has a plurality of stages (three stages in the illustrated example) of a frame-shaped tube 14 in which a circular cross-section air tube 14a is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a space as a bathtub. The bathtub side wall 11b is configured by stacking.

  The frame-like tubes 14 of the bathtub portion 11 are integrated by connecting the tops of the circular cross sections with an adhesive or by connecting them together with a flat fastener or the like so as to be interchangeable.

  The gantry part 12 composed of an air-expandable air tube provided in the lower part of the bathtub part 11 is composed of a frame-shaped tube 15 in which an air tube 15a having a circular cross section is formed in a rectangular frame shape, and this frame-shaped tube A bottom sheet 16 is attached to the top surface of 15 and closed.

  And the lowermost frame-shaped tube 14 of the bathtub part 11 is mounted on the frame-shaped tube 15 of this frame part 12 via the bottom sheet 16, and supports the bathtub part 11, and the frame part 12 is supported. The frame-shaped tube 15 and the frame-shaped tube 14 of the bathtub portion 11 are laminated and integrated with an adhesive, a flat fastener or the like, and the bathtub portion 11 and the bottom sheet 16 form a bathtub as a bottomed container. It is like that.

  In this air-type bathtub 10, the outer dimensions of the frame-shaped tube 15 of the gantry 12 are the same as, for example, the frame-shaped tube 14 of the bathtub 11, and the tube diameter D 2 is larger than the tube diameter D 1 of the bathtub 11. .

  As a result, the inner dimension of the frame-shaped tube 15 of the gantry 12 is reduced, and the adhesive or flat surface in a state where the top of the frame-shaped tube 15 of the gantry 12 is located inside the top of the frame-shaped tube 14 of the bathtub 11. It is integrated by being stacked and connected with fasteners.

  And the split-type bottom plate 13 is arrange | positioned in the bathtub bottom part 11a of the part which puts at least the water between the bottom face sheet | seat 16 and the frame-shaped tube 15 of the mount part 12, and the width direction both sides are the upper and lower frame-shaped tubes 14 and 15 in it. Although not shown, the longitudinal position is pressed by a support belt attached to the bottom sheet 16.

  In the air-type bathtub 10, an inner bathtub member 18 molded into a three-dimensional container shape using a sheet is mounted in the bathtub portion 11, and a partition portion that partitions the body portion 11c and the hair washing portion 11d in a watertight manner on the inner bathtub member 18. 18a is provided, and drain outlets 18b and 18c are attached to the respective bottom portions.

  In the bathtub part 11 equipped with the inner bathtub member 18, water (including warm water) is poured only into the body part 11c for bathing the body partitioned by the partition part 18a, and the hair washing part 11d performs washing with running water. The split-type bottom plate 13 is arranged only on the bathtub bottom 11a of the body portion 11c, and an interval at which the plate 13a divided into three as shown in the illustrated example can be folded, for example, an interval of about 100 mm. Opened up.

  Therefore, in this air-type bathtub 10, by changing the tube diameter D1 of the bathtub portion 11 and the tube diameter D2 of the gantry portion 12, each plate 13a of the split bottom plate 13 is the apex of the frame-like tube 15 of the gantry portion 12. The load on the bathtub bottom 11a can be supported and the load can be reliably transmitted to the frame 12 and supported by the gantry 12.

  Further, by supporting the bathtub bottom 11a using the split bottom plate 13, the bathtub bottom 11a bends due to water pressure even if the bathtub bottom 11a is disposed at a position away from the floor surface by the height of the gantry 12. The air-type bathtub 10 can be configured without any trouble.

  As a result, by adjusting the height of the gantry 12, it is possible to perform a care work in a kneeling posture suitable for bathing care.

  And in the hair washing part 11d, while supporting the water pressure in the body part 11c via the partition part 18a, the support tube 19 comprised with the air expansion type air tube 19a which supports a bather's head is provided. is there.

  In the air-type bathtub 10 configured as described above, an air compressor is connected to an air supply port (not shown) of the frame-shaped tube 14 constituting the bathtub portion 11 and the frame-shaped tube 15 constituting the gantry portion 12 to supply air. The bathtub part 11 and the gantry part 12 are assembled by inflating. This assembly by air supply can be automated, for example, by setting the pressure of the frame tubes 14 and 15 in advance and stopping the compressor at the set pressure, which is necessary for other bathing care during this time. Can be prepared.

  After the assembly of the bathtub part 11 and the gantry part 12 is completed in this way, the inner bathtub member 18 formed of a sheet is mounted in the bathtub part 11 and fixed to the uppermost frame-like tube 14 of the bathtub part 11 with a flat fastener or the like. Then, air is also supplied to the supporting tube 19 to be expanded.

  Then, the frame tube 2 of the bathing care lifting device 1 is disposed so as to be placed on the support tube 19, and the other end 4 b of the support member 4 is fixed to the bathtub, and then air is supplied to the frame tube 2.

  Thereafter, the body part 11c of the bathtub part 11 is filled with water so that it can be bathed, and the bather is allowed to lie on the net member 3 of the bathing care lifting apparatus 1 as described above. The apparatus 1 is made to take a bath by exhausting and filling the air and moving it up and down.

  Moreover, when performing hair washing, it is made possible to drain from the drain outlet 18c at the bottom of the hair washing section 11d, and the hair is washed with running water using a shower or the like.

  After bathing and shampooing are thus completed, after draining from the drains 18b and 18d at the bottom of the body part 11c and the hair washing part 11d, the inner bathtub member 18 is removed, and the frame-like tubes 14 and 15 of the bathtub part 11 and the gantry part 12 are removed. The air is exhausted and folded using the distance between the plates 13 a of the split bottom plate 13.

  According to such an air-type bathtub 10, since the split-type bottom plate 13 is provided in the lower part of the bathtub portion 11 and the split-type bottom plate 13 is supported by the frame-like tube 15 of the gantry portion 12, the bathtub bottom portion 11a. Even if it is raised from the floor by the height of the pedestal 12, the rigidity can be ensured without bending by the water pressure or the bather, and the load can be supported in a stable state. It can be folded in the same way as a bathtub.

  In addition, by changing the tube diameter D2 of the frame-shaped tube 15 of the gantry 12 and the number of layers of the frame-shaped tubes 15 to two stages, the height can be easily adjusted, and the height suitable for care in a kneeling posture It is possible to make the air bathtub suitable for care in a standing posture.

  In addition, it is superior in stability and simple in structure and easy to fold and fold, compared to a conventional air-type frame and pipe-type frame.

  In addition, it is lighter and more transportable than a split-type bathtub made of synthetic resin such as FRP, and can be easily assembled.

  Combining such an air bathtub and a bathing care lifting device can perform visiting bathing care and home bathing care more efficiently.

  In addition, although the inner bathtub member provided with a partition part in a bathtub part was mounted | worn here and the air-type bathtub provided with 2 tanks of a body tank and a hair-washing tank was demonstrated to the example, the inner bathtub member without a partition part was mounted | worn It is good also as an air-type bathtub only for 1 tank, and you may make it comprise the watertight structure bathtub only by a bathtub part, without using an inner bathtub member.

  Further, the frame-like tube of the gantry part is not limited to the ring-shaped tube, and may be a space through which piping and the like are not provided.

  Further, the description of the materials of the air tubes 2a, 6a, 14a, 15a, 19a constituting the frame tube 2, the auxiliary tube 6, the frame-shaped tubes 14, 15 and the support tube 19 is omitted. The material used for the air boat can be used.

It is a top view concerning one embodiment of the elevating device for bathing care of this invention. It is explanatory drawing shown in the mounting state to the bathtub of the longitudinal cross-section state concerning one Embodiment of the raising / lowering apparatus for bathing care of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a cross-sectional view shown in the mounting state to the bathtub concerning one Embodiment of the raising / lowering apparatus for bathing care of this invention. It is a description cross-sectional view of the raising / lowering state by the supply / discharge of the air concerning one Embodiment of the raising / lowering apparatus for bathing care of this invention. It is explanatory drawing shown in the mounting state to the bathtub of the longitudinal cross-section state concerning other one Embodiment of the raising / lowering apparatus for bathing care of this invention, and a cross-sectional view shown in the mounting state to the bathtub.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A Bathing care raising / lowering device 2,2 Frame tube 2a Air tube 3 Net member 4 Support member 4a One end 4b Other end 5 Intermediate support member 6 Auxiliary tube 6a Air tube 10, 10A Air type bathtub 11 Bath part 11a Bath bottom 11b Bathtub side wall 11c Body part 11d Hair washing part 12 Base part 13 Split-type bottom board 13a Board 14 Frame-shaped tube (bathtub part)
14a Air tube 15 Frame tube (mounting part)
15a Air tube 16 Bottom sheet 17 Support belt 18 Inner bathtub member 18a Partition part 18b, 18c Drain port 19 Support tube 19a Air tube D1 Tube diameter D2 Tube diameter of mount

Claims (5)

  A frame tube that is formed of an air tube and floats in the bathtub portion in an air-filled state, a net member that is attached to the upper surface of the frame tube in an air-filled state and places a bather, and one end on both lower portions of the frame tube in the air-filled state And the other end is fixed to the bathtub portion, and includes a support member that regulates the net settling position by the net member and the substantially semicircular length of the frame tube in the exhausted state. apparatus.   2. The bathing care elevating device according to claim 1, further comprising an intermediate support member attached between the frame tubes on both sides and capable of holding the settling position of the net member in the middle of the bathtub.   The bathing care elevating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an auxiliary tube made of an air tube capable of increasing buoyancy is provided in a space portion of the frame tube.   The bathing care lifting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a length of the frame tube and / or the auxiliary tube is configured from the bather's head to a knee. The bathing care lifting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the frame tube and / or the auxiliary tube is provided with a control valve for controlling filling and exhausting of air.

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