JP2009112389A - Bathing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing device, where a bather on a carrier first gets his pubes, soles, etc., washed by a washer of the carrier and then bathes in a bath through the process of giving no physical burden to the bather and saving a helper's care of his/her bathing. <P>SOLUTION: The bathing device 1 is provided with a bathing section 4, where a carrier 2 where a bather is seated is moved on a floor surface 9 for introducing him/her into a bath 31 for bathing. A positioning means 10 to decide the position of carrier 2 on the floor surface 9 and stop it there is provided leftward from the bath 31. Above the carrier stop position decided by the positioning means 10 installed is a carrier washing section 3 including a washing nozzle 12 that jets washing water to the bather's pubes from a wall surface 9 via a water supply space. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus capable of performing a bathing operation by moving to a carrier washing section and a bathing section while a bather is placed on a carrier.

Conventionally, as a bathing apparatus for bathing a bather seated in a wheelchair, there is a shower type bathing apparatus in which the bather is placed in a bathtub together with the wheelchair and hot water is sprayed from a plurality of spray nozzles installed in the bathtub. According to this bathing apparatus, the plurality of spray nozzles spray hot water toward the body of the bather in the bathtub, so that the bather can bathe while sitting on the wheelchair (for example, Patent Document 1). reference.).
JP 2005-111047 A

The bathing device shown in Patent Document 1 is a hot water sprayed from a spray nozzle to the chest, abdomen, arms and thighs while a bather who is physically inconvenient and needs care is seated in a wheelchair. There is an advantage that you can bathe and wash most of your body. However, the back side of the pubic area and thigh cannot be cleaned sufficiently with only the hot water sprayed in the bathtub. There are drawbacks such as long bathing time. When washing your back, you can take a shower by tilting the upper body of the bather forward and moving the back away from the back of the wheelchair. There are problems such as increasing physical burdens by compelling advanced care techniques and requiring an unreasonable posture.
In consideration of the above-described conventional problems, the present invention enables a bather to bathe in a bathtub after washing the pubic area and soles in advance with a carrier washing section, without causing a physical burden on the bather and for the caregiver. It aims at providing the bathing apparatus which can reduce work.

  In order to solve the above problems, the bathing apparatus 1 of the present invention firstly has a bathing apparatus 1 provided with a bathing section 4 for bathing a bather on the carrier 2 by moving the floor surface 9 and accommodating it in the bathtub 31. The positioning means 10 for positioning and stopping the carrier 2 on the floor surface 9 is provided on the upper side of the bathing operation of the bathtub 31, and bathing is performed from the floor surface 9 side through the water passage space at the carrier stopping position by the positioning means 10. The carrier cleaning unit 3 having the cleaning nozzle 12 for ejecting cleaning water toward the shadow of the person is installed.

  Secondly, the carrier washing unit 3 is provided with a sole nozzle 13 for ejecting washing water from the floor 9 side toward the sole of the bather who is riding on the carrier 2.

  3rdly, the bathtub 31 of the bathing part 4 was provided with the ventilation nozzle 35 which ejects air to a bather's head.

  Fourth, the bathtub 31 is provided with a microbubble nozzle 45 connected to a microbubble generator 43 that generates microbubbles.

  Fifth, a drying nozzle 36 for injecting hot air is provided on the bottom side of the bathtub 31.

  Sixthly, the movement guide means 11 for moving and guiding the carrier 2 from the carrier washing unit 3 to the bathtub 31 of the bathing unit 4 is provided on the floor surface 9.

  Seventh, a support member 41 that is held by the bather and holds a standing posture is provided on the side of the carrier cleaning unit 3 so as to be substantially parallel to the movement guide means 11.

  Eighth, the movement guide means 11 for moving and guiding the carrier 2 to the carrier washing unit 3 and the bathing unit 4 is provided between the dressing room 7 and the dressing room 8 provided adjacent to the corridor.

  Ninthly, the moving guide means 11 is characterized in that an engaging projection 66 that is recessedly formed on the floor surface 9 and protrudes downward on the carrier 2 serves as a guide groove 65 that can be inserted and moved.

  Tenth, the present invention is characterized in that a direction changing guide portion 75 is provided in the path of the movement guide means 11 so that the direction of the carrier 2 can be changed.

  Eleventh, in the path of the movement guide means 11, the first direction change guide part 75 is provided between the dressing room 7 and the dressing room 8, and the second direction change guide part 75 is a work skill of the bathing part 4. In addition to being provided on the side, a relay bed 76 is provided on the side of the first direction change guide portion 75, and the carrier cleaning unit 3 is installed on the side of the second direction change guide portion 75.

  The bathing apparatus according to the present invention has the following effects. A carrier cleaning unit that sprays cleaning water from a cleaning nozzle provided on the floor surface toward the bather's genital area through a water passage space in a state where positioning of the carrier is stopped by positioning means provided on the upper side of the bathing operation of the bathtub Since the cleaning water can be accurately sprayed from the pubic nozzle toward the bather's pubic area while riding on the carrier, comfortable washing can be done without placing a burden on the bather such as changing the posture. It is possible to reduce the labor for nursing care. Moreover, since bathing is performed after the genital area is cleaned by the carrier washing section, a series of bathing care work can be reduced, and bathing can be performed efficiently and safely.

  Clean the bather's soles while riding on the carrier by spraying wash water from the floor side to the soles of the bathers while riding on the carriers in the carrier washing section. Therefore, it is possible to clean the bather without putting a physical burden such as a posture change on the bather, and the labor of the caregiver can be reduced.

  By providing an air blowing nozzle for jetting air to the bather's head in the bathing section, the bather's head can be easily dried by the air blowing nozzle while keeping the bathing posture using the bathing time. . As a result, the bather can move to the next step in a comfortable state with dry hair, and can reduce a series of bathing care work such as drying the head in the clothing room and set. Bathing with the necessary and sufficient contents can be performed efficiently within the time.

  By injecting microbubbles into the bathtub from the microbubble nozzle connected to the microbubble generator, the bather can be comfortably bathed by the microbubble action, and the care work can be performed easily.

  By providing a drying nozzle that sprays hot air from the bottom side of the bathtub, it is difficult to perform manual wiping and drying using towels etc. by the hot air supplied from the drying nozzle using the drained bathtub Local drying can be performed easily.

  The carrier carrying the bather is guided by movement guide means while preventing meandering from the carrier washing section to the bathtub, so that the positioning and fixing of the carrier in the carrier washing section can be ensured and the washing operation can be performed safely. It is possible to reduce the labor required for moving the carrier accommodation set with respect to the bathtub.

  Since the support member is erected on the side of the carrier cleaning unit so as to be substantially parallel to the movement guide means, the bather can hold the support member and stably hold the standing posture. Care work such as washing can be performed smoothly.

  By installing moving guide means between the dressing room and the dressing room adjacent to the corridor, the bather who enters the dressing room and moves off moves to the carrier washing section and bathing section while riding on the carrier, and a series of bathing After finishing the work, it can move quickly to the dressing room. In addition, since the undressing room and the dressing room are partitioned by movement guide means, the work can be performed smoothly and efficiently while maintaining mutual privacy without complicating the change and care work with the next bather. it can.

  By setting the movement guide means to be a guide groove in which the engaging protrusion protruding from the carrier can be inserted, the carrier can be easily installed and guided to the floor surface. Moreover, the guide groove which can make a floor surface flat can be used as a groove | channel for cleaning at the time of cleaning a floor surface.

  By providing the direction changing guide portion in the path of the movement guide means, the carrier can be easily changed to the direction in which the work can be easily performed. In addition, a relay bed, a carrier cleaning unit, or the like can be easily installed on the side of the vertical path of the movement guide means via the direction change guide unit at a position where it can be easily used.

  Since the bathing apparatus can be provided with a relay bed on the side of the moving guide means installed along the room by installing the first direction changing guide portion between the dressing room and the dressing room, After the bather who has finished the bathing operation is transferred to the relay bed, the carrier can be quickly returned to the standby posture, and bathing without waiting the next bather for a long time can be facilitated. In addition, by providing the second direction change guide part in the middle of the bathing part, the carrier cleaning part can be easily installed on the side of the room, forming a wide working space in the central part of the room and cleaning the carrier. It is possible to facilitate the work in the section. Moreover, since a series of bathing care work can be reduced, necessary and sufficient bathing can be performed efficiently and safely within a set time in a facility having a large number of care recipients.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a bathing apparatus that can perform bathing without placing a heavy burden on bathers who need care. The bathing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a carrier cleaning unit 3 that allows a bather to perform shower cleaning while sitting on a carrier 2, and is adjacent to the carrier cleaning unit 3 and is poor in the bathing operation direction. It consists of a bathing part 4 etc. which is installed on the side and can dry the head with a bathing posture.

This bathing apparatus 1 connects the entrance and exit of the room 5 via the corridor side of the building, and the carrier cleaning unit 3 and the bathing unit 4 are provided with a substantially straight work path (vertical path) at the center of the left and right width of the room 5. It is formed and provided in the front-rear direction. The room 5 in the illustrated example is adjacent to the corridor side, has an inlet 6 and an outlet 6a on the left and right sides, and has a dressing room 7 and a dressing room 8 on the indoor side, respectively.
Then, the carrier 2 is moved from the dressing room 7 side to the floor surface 9 along the work path from between the dressing room 7 and the dressing room 8, and positioning is stopped by the carrier cleaning unit 3 by the positioning means 10, and the bath unit 4 There is provided movement guide means 11 for guiding the movement to

The movement guide means 11 in the illustrated example is composed of a rail or a groove formed in the vertical direction on the floor surface 9 in the center of the room, and the caregiver moves along the movement guide means 11 with the carrier 2 on which the bather is placed. It can prevent meandering and move easily.
Further, the positioning means 10 is provided at the set position of the carrier cleaning unit 3 in the middle of the movement guide means 11, and in this embodiment, is a stopper 10a that is installed on the floor surface 9 so as to be freely advanced and retracted. The stopper 10a is configured to contact the caster 26 in the advanced posture and restrict the carrier 2 from moving back and forth, and to move away from the carrier 2 in the retracted posture so that the forward and backward movement can be performed freely.

  Next, the configuration of each part will be described. First, the carrier cleaning section 3 has a pubic nozzle 12 for cleaning the pubic area, which has a water passage space from the floor surface 9 and jets cleaning water upward at the cleaning operation position where the positioning of the carrier 2 is stopped by the positioning means 10. A sole nozzle 13 for injecting water onto the sole is installed. In addition, on the ceiling 14 above the cleaning work position, a shower 15 for spraying the cleaning water downward and a detergent shower 16 for spraying the detergent liquid are installed so that the posture can be freely changed.

In the vicinity of the carrier cleaning unit 3, an operation unit 17 is provided which can adjust the temperature and supply amount of each shower, nozzle, bathtub hot water, air, and the like, and control each device and apparatus.
The carrier 2 of the embodiment is a bathing wheelchair, and includes four chairs each having a caster 26 provided on the side of the buttocks receiving portion 22, such as a backrest portion 21, buttocks receiving portion 22, and foot receiving portion 23. It is configured to be supported by the support legs 25 and to be detachably mounted on a cart portion 27 with casters 26.

  The carrier 2 has a cleaning hole 29 formed in the center of the buttocks receiving portion 22, and the back of the buttocks and thighs are not in contact with the buttocks receiving portion 22 by the cleaning hole 29. As a result, when the carrier cleaning unit 3 stops positioning the carrier 2 at the cleaning work position, the cleaning water sprayed from the shadow nozzle 12 passes through the cleaning hole 29 while being diffused through the water space, and is reliably supplied to the shadow. Can be washed.

Further, the foot receiving portion 23 can support the left and right feet with the toe side exposed, and the washing water sprayed from the sole nozzle 13 in this state passes through the water passing space in the same manner as described above. Because it goes in between, you can see beautifully. In addition, if the chair part is composed of a net member that allows water to pass through the entire body, the back of the body can be washed with the washing water while moving the carrier 2, and the body of the bather can be moved by force or the caregiver. Makes it possible to perform nursing care easily without bending the waist.
Further, since the ceiling 14 at the cleaning work position is provided with a shower 15 and a detergent shower 16, the detergent shower 16 and the shower 15 are used at this place, and the hair and the head are washed together with washing away the deposits on the genital area. It can be done efficiently at the same time.

Next, the bathing part 4 will be described. In the illustrated bathing unit 4, a bathtub 31 having a conventional configuration is provided in which a bather can take a bath while sitting on the carrier 2.
This bathing part 4 forms a space part 31a into which the cart part 27 can be inserted in the lower part of the bathtub 31 that accommodates the carrier 2, and the bathtub 31 has a hinge support part on the side wall of the rear wall 32 with respect to the rear end face. It is set as the structure which can be freely opened and closed with 31b as a fulcrum.

  The bathtub 31 can store hot water through a water supply / drainage structure (not shown) with the rear wall 32 closed, and can easily drain hot water after use. Moreover, the bathtub 31 is provided with a bathtub shower 33 for jetting hot water on both side walls, so that hot water sprayed on the body of a bather in a bathing posture can be returned into the bathtub 31. A bathtub nozzle 34 is provided on the bottom wall of the bathtub 31 to inject hot water or bubbles upward.

  Furthermore, the bathing unit 4 includes a blowing nozzle 35 that jets air to the head of the bather in the bathing posture. The blower nozzle 35 in the illustrated example is installed on the ceiling so that the posture can be freely changed, so that the bather uses the time in which the head washed by the carrier washing unit 3 in the previous process is bathed in the bathtub 31 to blow air. It can be dried by air (drying air) supplied from the nozzle 35. The blower nozzle 35 is configured to supply cold air in a switchable manner, and can take a bath while cooling a desired portion of the head with the cold air.

  The bathtub 31 is provided with a drying nozzle 36 at the bottom, which is connected to a dryer device (not shown) and ejects warm air (dry air) upward at least below the carrier 2 and below the sole. Thereby, in the bathing part 4, after a bather finishes bathing and discharges the hot water in the bathtub 31, hot air can be ejected from each drying nozzle 36 and used. The drying nozzle 36 and a microbubble nozzle 45 (to be described later) can be connected to a switching mechanism (not shown), and the piping structure of both can be incorporated into the bathtub nozzle 34 and used in common for a low-cost configuration.

In addition, the hot air supplied from the drying nozzle 36 before draining after the bathing and opening the rear wall 32 makes it difficult for the bathing posture to be wiped and dried manually with a towel or the like, that is, the pubic region, the heel region, and the sole. ， Dry toes can be finished quickly.
Moreover, the bathtub 31 provided with the drying nozzle 36 can be used in a sauna bathing mode, with a bather putting his / her face off the neck with the bathtub 31 covered.

  In addition, the chair part of the carrier 2 can be replaced with, for example, a bedrock bath type from a simple general type. It is desirable that the chair part of the bedrock bath specification has the back rest part 21 and the buttocks receiving part 22 etc. formed into a bag body by a net-like sheet member. It can be configured by filling ores, ceramics or the like that emit ions or the like. In the case of this chair part, if warm air is supplied to the chair part from below and used while heating, the use in a rock bath mode using ore or the like can be enhanced.

Next, the dressing room 7 and the dressing room 8 will be described. The dressing room 7 and the dressing room 8 are formed on the left and right sides of the room width on the side facing the corridor, and a partition wall 39 such as a curtain is provided at an adjacent position so as to be openable and closable, and the entrance 6 and the dressing room 8 are provided in the dressing room 7. The outlet 6a is provided.
Then, on the side of the carrier cleaning unit 3, a support member 41 that can be held in a standing posture by a bather is erected along a wall surface adjacent to the dressing room 7. Thus, the bather can hold the support member 41 from the dressing room 7 and can sit on the carrier 2, and the bather who sits on the carrier 2 can hold the support member 41 and stand up, and can maintain a standing posture. In this state, the caregiver can easily wash the body.

  Next, the microbubble generator 43 installed in the bath 4 will be described. This microbubble generator 43 uses a commercially available microbubble hot bath apparatus for home use, and a microbubble nozzle 45 connected to the apparatus main body installed outside the bathtub 31 is provided facing the bathtub 31. Yes. This microbubble generator 43 can generate ultrafine bubbles of 20 microns or less, and can supply microbubbles into hot water from a microbubble nozzle 45 installed on the bottom wall side or side wall side of the bathtub 31.

The microbubbles generated from the microbubble generator 43 have a negative potential in the hot water, and the microbubbles are associated with the dirt of the body due to the self-contraction force and collapse phenomenon peculiar to microbubbles. It can be washed without rubbing the skin without using soap or detergent, and the heat retention effect is enhanced, so that it is difficult to cool with hot water. Further, when the microbubbles are jetted into the bathtub 31, the hot water immediately becomes clouded and the transparency of the hot water is lowered, so that the body part immersed in the hot water of the bather can be made difficult to see.
Therefore, the bathtub 31 provided with the microbubble generator 43 can perform bathing comfortably and healthily, and can enable bathing without taking care of a caregiver.

  The bathing apparatus 1 configured as described above has the dressing room 7 and the dressing room 8 adjacent to each other in the hallway, and the carrier 2 is placed between the dressing room 7 and the dressing room 8 in the carrier washing unit 3 and the bathing unit 4. Since the movement guide means 11 to be moved to is installed, the bather entering the undressing room 7 from the corridor side can quickly sit on the carrier 2 waiting in the undressing room 7 after undressing. Next, the bather can move to the carrier cleaning unit 3 in accordance with the caregiver's care work if necessary.

Then, when the caregiver positions and fixes the carrier 2 on the floor surface 9 side by the positioning means 10, the carrier cleaning unit 3 sets the genital nozzle 12 and the sole nozzle 13 at the preset positions at the stop position of the carrier 2. Therefore, by operating the operation unit 17, the cleaning water can be accurately ejected through the running water space to the genital part and the sole so that the cleaning can be performed cleanly.
Similarly, the necessary parts of the body can be easily washed using the detergent showers 16 and 15, and then the carrier 2 is moved to the bathing section 4 and set in the bath 31 to put the bather in hot water. Thereby, the bather whose required body part has been washed in advance by the carrier washing unit 3 can take a comfortable and comfortable bath in the bathtub 31. Moreover, the caregiver can save the washing work in the bathing part 4.

  At this time, the bather can receive hot water spray from the bathtub nozzle 33 while bathing in the bathtub 31 or can take a bath using the microbubbles. Moreover, the bather can dry the head wet by washing with the carrier washing part 3 in the previous step while bathing in the bathtub 31 by the wind of the blow nozzle 35 installed above the bathtub 31. So you can enjoy a comfortable bath with your hair dry and dry.

  Then, in the bathtub 31 drained after bathing for a predetermined time, the body back side of the bather's genital area or the like can be dried by the wind sprayed upward from the drying nozzle 36, and then exits the bathtub 31. Then, it can return and move along the movement guide means 11. Then, for the return movement to return to the clothing room 8 using the movement guide means 11, the caregiver performs a necessary towel wiping operation on the bather on the carrier 2 in a stable posture whose movement is prevented by the movement guide means 11. And care can be done appropriately.

  Further, since the hair is previously dried at the time of bathing, it is possible to save labor for wiping the head towel after bathing. In addition, the bath can be quickly moved from the bathing section 4 to the dressing room 8, and can be quickly dressed in the dressing room 8, thereby reducing the physical burden on the bather after bathing.

  Therefore, according to the bathing apparatus 1 of the present invention, it is possible to allow comfortable bathing without putting a physical burden on the bather and to reduce a series of bathing care work (auxiliary work). . Therefore, especially in special elderly facilities with a large number of care recipients, it is possible to efficiently and safely bathe the necessary and sufficient contents within the set time, and reduce the labor and fatigue of caregivers and take care of bathing There is an advantage that work can be enhanced.

  Next, another embodiment of the carrier cleaning unit 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure and effect | action similar to the thing of the said embodiment. The carrier cleaning unit 3 in the illustrated example is provided with a rotating floor surface 9 a that can be swung in a state where the carrier 2 is positioned on the floor surface 9 at a cleaning operation position where the positioning of the carrier 2 is stopped.

  This rotating floor surface 9a is configured to be pivotable around a shadow nozzle 12 projecting from the base side of the floor surface 9, and each of the two rails 46 laid on the floor surface 9 as the movement guide means 11 is provided respectively. A swivel rail 47 to be connected is laid. The rotating floor 9a is provided with a stopper 49 as positioning means 10 capable of detachably fixing the caster 26 in a state where the carrier 2 is moved and placed on the turning rail 47.

  As a result, the carrier 2 in the cleaning work position changes its direction by rotating the rotating floor surface 9a while being fixed via the swivel rail 47 and the stopper 49, so that the caregiver greatly bends or takes an unreasonable posture. It makes it easy to perform the cleaning work without any problems. Further, a water recovery device 51 is installed on the floor surface 9 between the carrier cleaning unit 3 and the dressing room 7 to prevent water flowing on the floor surface 9 on the carrier cleaning unit 3 side from entering the dressing room 7 side and collect it. It has a configuration that can be done.

  In this water recovery device 51, a partition rail 54 that projects and moves a partition door 53 that partitions the undressing chamber 7 and the carrier cleaning unit 3 is projected from a grating unit 52 embedded in the floor surface 9. The partition rail 54 has a movable partition rail 56 that can move up and down at a portion crossing the rail 46, and the movable partition rail 56 is configured to be urged and supported upward by a spring 57 from below in the grating portion 52.

  Thus, when the carrier 2 is allowed to pass, if the movable partition rail 56 is pushed downward with a foot against the spring 57, the rail movement of the carrier 2 between the dressing chamber 7 and the carrier washing unit 3 can be performed without any trouble. . Further, after the carrier 2 passes, the movable partition rail 56 returns to the upper movement, so that the partition door 53 can be moved smoothly from side to side.

Note that the bathtub 31 in the illustrated example is a bathtub 31 of a system in which the carrier 2 is opened by opening the rear wall 32 while a bather is seated, but is not limited to this system and is a general bathtub that does not open and close the rear wall. On the other hand, the bather is accommodated together with the carrier 2 by the moving guide means 11 with respect to a system in which the bather is lifted and accommodated together with an appropriate lifting device or a bathtub installed at a lower position than the floor surface 9. It can be a method.
Moreover, the bathing apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration can be easily configured by previously unitizing the room 5 in which the carrier cleaning unit 3 and the bathing unit 4 and the like are installed. In this case, a predetermined portion of the corridor provided in the existing building On the other hand, it can be easily installed by retrofitting.

Next, another embodiment of the bathing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure and effect | action similar to the thing of the said embodiment. This bathing device 1 includes a carrier cleaning unit 3 that allows a bather to rest on a carrier 2 that includes a bed portion 60 having a water flow structure on a cart unit 27 that includes a caster 26, and a bed cleaning. It consists of bathing part 4 etc. which can take a bath with a bathing posture as it is.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, in the carrier 2, a support 61 is erected on one side (rear side) of a cart 27 having casters 26 on the left and right and front and rear, and the bed 60 is mounted on the support 61. A lifting mechanism 63 for supporting a lifting arm 62 provided on one side (rear side) so as to be lifted and lowered is provided.

As a result, the carrier 2 can be brought into a moving posture in which the bed portion 60 is raised to a middle height by operating the elevating mechanism 63 as shown in FIG. 5, and the bed portion 60 is moved as shown in FIG. The bathing posture can be lowered.
Then, the carrier 2 has an engaging projection 66 that protrudes downward from the center of the left and right casters 26 on the rear side of the carriage 27 so as to be detachably inserted into a guide groove 65 as a positioning means 10 described later. Yes. As shown in FIG. 7, the engaging protrusion 66 is provided with a spring 70 and a ball 71 on a holder 69 installed in an engaging rod 67 attached and fixed to the carriage 27. Further, the engaging protrusion 66 in the illustrated example connects a base 72 that rotatably holds the ball 71 to the operation portion 73 via a wire 74.

  With this configuration, the engaging protrusion 66 presses the ball 71 against the tension of the spring 70 on the bottom surface of the guide groove 65 with the engaging rod 67 inserted into the guide groove 65. When the ball 71 reaches the positioning hole 76 formed in the middle of the bottom surface of the guide groove 65, the ball 71 can be inserted and engaged with the hole 76 by the tension of the spring 70. When the operation unit 73 is operated in this state, the pedestal 72 can be lifted up via the wire 74 and the ball 71 can be returned to the original state and easily removed from the positioning hole 76.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the bathing section 4 is sized and shaped so that the bed section 60 can be submerged in the bathtub 31 with the bather placed thereon, and the bather's head in the bathing position on the head side. A blower nozzle 35 for injecting air and a bathtub shower 33 for spraying hot water toward the shoulder opening are provided, and a microbubble device microbubble nozzle 45 is provided on the other side. Moreover, 31a which inserts the cart part 27 of the carrier 2 via the leg part is formed in the lower part of the bathtub 31. A bathtub nozzle 34 for spraying hot water or bubbles upward is installed in the bathtub 31 as necessary.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the bathing apparatus 1 is provided with a movement guide means 11 between the dressing room 7 and the dressing room 8 adjacent to the corridor, and a plurality of the directions of the carrier 2 can be changed in the path. The direction change guide part 75 is provided. The first direction change guide portion 75 constitutes the second direction change guide portion 75 at a position where the relay bed 76 provided in the dressing room 7 is installed and a position where the relay washing portion 3 is moved. The movement guide means 11 in the illustrated example is a guide groove 65 into which an engaging projection 66 protruding from the carrier 2 that is recessed in the floor surface is inserted. The guide groove 65 is a concave groove having a width and a depth that allows the engagement protrusion 66 to be inserted and moved in a state where the caster 26 of the carriage 27 is in contact with the floor surface.

As described above, the movement guide means 11 formed of the concave groove can easily perform the installation of the carrier 2 with the casters 26 on the floor surface 9 simply by inserting the engaging protrusion 66 into the guide groove 65 from above. The movement guidance in the front-rear direction can be smoothly performed while restricting the lateral movement of the carrier 2.
Moreover, according to this positioning means 10, since it can be made into the flat surface which formed the ditch | groove on the floor surface 9 without forming a protrusion, and the guide groove 65 can be connected with the drainage part which is not shown in figure, the floor surface is cleaned. There is an advantage that it can be used with convenience as a cleaning groove.

  In the bathing apparatus 1 of this embodiment, since the carrier cleaning unit 3 can be installed collectively on the wall surface side of the room 5 as shown in FIG. 4, the structure around the water of the carrier cleaning unit 3 is simple and inexpensive. In addition, the central part of the room can be prevented from getting wet. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the carrier cleaning unit 3 is positioned at the second direction change guide unit 75, and the genital nozzle 12 and the sole nozzle 13 are placed on the floor 9 side with a predetermined interval. The cleaning nozzle 77 and the drying nozzle 78 for ejecting the cleaning water or the detergent are installed with an interval for inserting the bed portion 60 into each upper portion. Reference numeral 81 denotes a washing water tank that contains the washing water.

  If the bed part 60 is inserted and positioned in the carrier washing | cleaning part 3 by the said structure, the bather can perform the body local washing | cleaning operation | work simply and reliably by each nozzle with the attitude | position left sleeping. If the pubic nozzle 12 and the sole nozzle 13 are sprayed while rotating the nozzles, it is possible to more quickly and easily clean the complicatedly shaped parts of the toes, pubic area, and abdomen.

  Next, the direction change guide part 75 will be described with reference to FIGS. The direction changing guide portion 75 has a guide groove 65 for inserting and moving the engaging projection 66 in a longitudinal path 82 having a long linear shape in the center of the room, and a middle portion having a lateral length with respect to the longitudinal path 82. A transverse path 83 that is substantially orthogonal to each other, and a turning path 84 that connects an end P of the transverse path 83 and the longitudinal path 82 in the form of a circular arc at the intersection P between the two.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging protrusion 66 of the carrier 2 at the standby position where the longitudinal direction of the betting portion 60 is made substantially parallel along the relay bed 76 has the lateral path 83 and the turning path 84. If the carrier 2 is pushed laterally from here, the ball 71 can be inserted into the positioning hole 76 formed at the end position of the lateral path 83 to stop and fix the positioning. it can. Further, since the bed 60 can be brought close to or wrapped around the relay bed 76, the bather after the completion of the bathing operation can be easily and easily moved to the relay bed 76.

After the bather's transfer work is completed, the ball 71 is released from the positioning hole 76 and released, and when the carrier 2 is retracted to the original standby position, the standby posture becomes empty. The next bather who entered the undressing room 7 using the wheelchair 2a or the like can be undressed and placed on the bed 60. Although the positioning hole 76 is provided at a necessary place, it is desirable to provide the positioning hole 76 at the intersection Q at the standby position of the carrier 2.
Next, after the bather's boarding operation is completed, when the engaging protrusion 66 is moved and guided to the turning path 84 and the carrier 2 is turned and pushed, the engaging protrusion 66 moves between the turning path 84 and the longitudinal path 82. When the intersection R is reached, the carrier 2 assumes a horizontal posture in which the bet portion 60 is orthogonal to the vertical path 82, so that the vertical path 82 can be moved in the direction of the arrow.

  Next, a bathing operation by the bathing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described. First, in the standby posture by the carrier 2 in the first direction changing guide portion 75 described above, when the bather is in the bed portion 60, the carrier 2 is in the horizontal posture and the vertical path 82 is moved in the direction of the solid arrow. The engaging protrusion 66 is brought to the intersection R of the second direction change guide portion 75, and the ball 71 can be engaged with the positioning hole 76. Here, when the engagement protrusion 66 is operated to release the engagement of the ball 71 and the carrier 2 is swung through the swivel path 84, the carrier 2 assumes a vertical posture at the intersection Q and pushes and moves along the horizontal path 83. The engaging projection 66 can be positioned and stopped in the positioning hole 76 at the end of the lateral path 83, and the bed 60 can be set in the carrier cleaning unit 3 to perform the cleaning operation.

Next, when the cleaning operation is completed, the carrier 2 is disengaged from the engaging projection 66 and moves backward in the horizontal path 83, and moves in the horizontal posture at the intersection R by moving in the reverse order as described above. It moves in the direction of the solid arrow and stops immediately before the bathtub 31 to raise the bed 60 from the moving height posture to a higher posture than the bathtub 31.
Next, the carrier 2 is advanced, and the carriage 27 is inserted into the space of the bathtub 31. The bed 60 is lowered at the insertion position, and can be sunk in the bottom of the bathtub 31 together with the bather. Thereby, the bather can perform shoulder showering as desired while taking a microbubble bath, and the head can be dried using this bathing time.

Next, after the bathing is completed, the bed 60 is raised and moved to a position away from the bathtub 31, and when the carrier 2 is moved in the direction of the dotted arrow, the first direction change guide 75 is reached at the end of the vertical path 82. be able to. Here, when the carrier 2 moves the engaging protrusion 66 along the turning path 84 to reach the intersection Q, the carrier 2 can be in a vertically oriented posture. Next, as described above, the transfer operation of the bather can be performed in the vicinity of the bed portion 60 via the lateral path 83.
The empty carrier 2 can then be placed in the original waiting position, and the next bather can be boarded while the former bather wipes and wears the body on the relay bed 76, The same bathing work can be performed efficiently and continuously.

  Therefore, this bathing apparatus 1 is provided with a direction change guide section 75 between the undressing room 7 and the dressing room 8 in the single row moving guide means 11 installed in the center of the room 5, so that the bathing operation can be performed. After the finished bather is transferred to the relay bed 76, the carrier 2 can be quickly returned to the standby posture, so that the bathing operation can be performed efficiently and continuously without causing the next bather to wait for a long time. be able to.

  This reduces physical burdens and mental stress on the bather, and allows for comfortable bathing, as well as providing sufficient care while reducing labor for the caregiver. . Furthermore, since the overall time can be determined while improving the quality of care for each bathing work process in the facility where the bathing apparatus 1 is installed, an overall bathing plan (diagram for a large number of bathers having different care contents at the facility). ) Is easy to implement.

  In addition, the bathing device 1 is installed on the side of the longitudinal path 82 through the direction changing guide portion 75 in the middle of reaching the bathing portion 4 of the movement guide means 11, whereby the floor surface in the center of the room is placed. Hygienic work can be performed in a labor-saving and safe manner without getting wet. In addition, it is possible to install the carrier cleaning unit 3 near the wall while avoiding the installation of water-related equipment that is costly in the center of the room, and it is also possible to easily perform cleaning, care work, maintenance work, etc. . Moreover, the bathing apparatus 1 can be easily made into a unit structure, and in a facility where there are a large number of bathers (care recipients), a plurality of bathing apparatuses 1 can be arranged together and easily as shown in FIG. Can do.

  The movement guide means 11 is not limited to the above-described one, and for example, the carrier 2 is moved along the magnetic band (magnetic rail) formed on the floor surface 9 by means such as coating or sticking along the working direction. It is also possible to adopt a method of traveling control movement. In this case, the magnetic band is read by a magnetic sensor provided on the carriage unit 27, and the caster 26 that is electrically driven is controlled to travel, so that automatic control and manual movement operation can be performed based on a preset program. It can be done freely. In addition, the electrically driven caster 26 is easily controlled to automatically brake, the carrier 2 can be securely fixed at the positioning position, and the caster 26 can be smoothly moved while the swing is reduced. There are features such as being able to.

It is a side view which shows the whole structure of the bathing apparatus concerning this invention. It is a top view of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows another embodiment of a carrier washing | cleaning part. It is a top view which shows the whole structure of the bathing apparatus concerning another embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the carrier of FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which dropped the bed part of the carrier of FIG. 5 in the bathtub. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure and effect | action of an engaging protrusion part of a carrier. It is a side view of the bathtub used in FIG. It is a front view which shows the structure of the carrier washing | cleaning part used in FIG. It is a top view which shows the whole structure which provided the bathing apparatus of FIG. 4 with two or more.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathing apparatus 2 Carrier 3 Carrier washing | cleaning part 4 Bathing part 7 Dressing room 8 Dressing room 9 Floor surface 10 Positioning means 10a Stopper 11 Movement guide means 12 Cleaning nozzle 13 Foot nozzle 31 Bath 35 Blowing nozzle 36 Drying nozzle 41 Support member 43 Micro Bubble generating device 45 Micro bubble nozzle 60 Bed portion 65 Guide groove 66 Engaging projection portion 75 Direction changing guide portion 76 Relay bed 78 Nozzle for drying (air blowing nozzle)
82 Vertical path 83 Horizontal path 84 Turning path

Claims (11)

  In the bathing device (1) in which the bathing part (4) for moving the bather (2) on the carrier (2) and moving the floor (9) to be accommodated in the bathtub (31) and bathing is provided, the bath (31) There is positioning means (10) for positioning and stopping the carrier (2) on the floor surface (9) on the upper side of the bathing work, and water is passed from the floor surface (9) side at the carrier stop position by the positioning means (10). A bathing apparatus provided with a carrier cleaning section (3) including a cleaning nozzle (12) for ejecting cleaning water toward a bather's shadow through a space.   The sole cleaning nozzle (13) for jetting cleaning water from the floor (9) side toward the sole of the bather on the carrier (2) is provided in the carrier cleaning section (3). Bathing device.   The bathing apparatus of Claim 1 or 2 which provided the ventilation nozzle (35) which blows off air to a bather's head in the bathtub (31) of a bathing part (4).   The bathing apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the bathtub (31) is provided with a microbubble nozzle (45) connected to a microbubble generator (43) that generates microbubbles.   The bathing device according to claim 1, 2 or 3 or 4, wherein a drying nozzle (36) for injecting hot air is provided on the bottom side of the bathtub (31).   A moving guide means (11) for moving and guiding the carrier (2) from the carrier washing section (3) to the bathtub (31) of the bathing section (4) is provided on the floor (9). 4 or 5 bathing devices.   A support member 41, which is held by a bather and holds a standing posture, is provided on a side of the carrier cleaning section (3) so as to be substantially parallel to the movement guide means (11). 5 or 6 bathing devices.   Movement guide means (11) for moving and guiding the carrier (2) to the carrier washing section (3) and the bathing section 4 is installed between the dressing room (7) and the dressing room (8) adjacent to the corridor. The bathing device according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7.   The moving guide means (11) is formed as a guide groove (65) which is freely inserted and moved by an engaging protrusion (66) which is recessedly formed in the floor surface (9) and protrudes downward on the carrier (2). 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 bathing device.   The direction change guide part (75) which can change direction of a carrier (2) freely in the path | route of a movement guide means (11) was provided, 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 bathing devices.   In the path of the movement guide means (11), the first direction change guide part (75) is provided between the dressing room (7) and the dressing room (8), and the second direction change guide part (75) is provided. Provided on the working side of the bathing unit 4, the relay bed 76 is provided on the side of the first direction changing guide portion (75), and the carrier cleaning unit 3 is located on the side of the second direction changing guide portion (75). The bathing apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10.

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