JP2009225882A - Care bed - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a care bed having a toilet arranged thereunder, which is capable of allowing a user to easily hold a seated posture, reducing labor and load on both a care taker and a care giver by reducing the assistance of the care giver, and extremely easily and sanitarily treating excretory substance. <P>SOLUTION: The floor frame 2 of a bed 1 is elevated/lowered. Mats 3 to be laid on the floor frame 2 are divided into three, i.e., an upper half body part 3A, a middle part 3B, and a lower half body part 3C. The upper half body part 3A and the lower half body part 3C are raised upward with connection ends to the middle part 3B as axes, and the middle part 3B is lowered and horizontally movable in the longitudinal direction. A toilet bowl 4 is arranged just under around the center of the middle part 3B. The recess of the toilet bowl 4 has a size into which the buttocks of the user can be fit, and net is removably stretched over a toilet seat surface. An opening is provided substantially at the center of the net, and is enlarged by bending the net into the recess of the toilet bowl 4 by the load of the buttocks of the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a care bed used by a person who needs care such as a sick person or an elderly person.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a nursing bed having a toilet function that enables defecation while sleeping.

  In this type of conventional bed or toilet, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-320624, the bed floor and a part of the bed mat are attached and detached by cutting out a portion of the bed main body adjacent to the side and where the user's buttocks are almost located. When the removable bed floor and bed mat are removed from the bed body, the bed floor with a hole in the center and a toilet seat-style bed mat are installed instead of the bed body, In the lower part, there is a configuration in which a simple toilet having a height from the bed ground surface to the bed lower surface and having a size approximately equal to the notched portion can be freely installed from the outside of the bed.

  Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-075309, the upper part formed with a through-hole part (a structure surrounded by a toilet seat or a grid-like body) capable of supporting the body at the upper part and excreting at a predetermined position; Located in the lower part of the through-hole, in the shape of a flat container (meaning a dish portion or inverted conical shape that is inclined toward the lowermost position, with the center portion or a location shifted from the center being the lowest position) A toilet having a discharge port at the bottom, a water discharge unit for discharging water in the direction of spiral flow in the toilet, and a forced discharge mechanism unit that communicates with the discharge port below the discharge port and has a trap structure at the discharge destination The upper part and the lower part are integrated, and the integrated upper and lower parts are provided with a support part whose height changes corresponding to the load, and the height is adjusted during use. , Which has a toilet device storage hole at a predetermined position. When used in combination with less, some of which upper portion top surface has a height and a matching structure of the upper surface of the mattress.

By combining this toilet device with a mattress, a nursing bed with a toilet device (can be used as it is on a tatami mat) can be used. Therefore, the cared person can comfortably maintain the bed while incorporating the toilet device, and at the same time, the cared person can be excreted while lying down. Then, it falls into the toilet from the through hole, is washed away to the discharge port by swirling water, and is discharged out of the bed by the forced discharge mechanism at the bottom of the discharge port.
JP 2006-320624 A JP2007-075309

  The present invention installs a toilet under a care bed, makes it possible to easily maintain a sitting position, reduces the caregiver's assistance, reduces the labor burden on both the care recipient and the caregiver, and defecates The object is to provide a care bed that is also very simple and hygienic.

  In the nursing bed apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, the floor frame of the bed can be moved up and down, and the mat laid on the floor frame is divided into an upper body part, an intermediate part and a lower body part, And the lower half of the body can be tilted upright with the connecting end with the middle as an axis, while the middle part can be lowered and moved horizontally in the longitudinal direction, just below the middle of the middle part A toilet is installed, the recess of the toilet has a size that allows the user's buttocks to enter, a net is detachably stretched on the toilet seat surface, and there is an opening near the center of the net, and the user's buttocks The net bends into the recess of the toilet bowl due to the load, and the opening expands. In addition, an eye plate for receiving the bent net is installed in the recess of the toilet bowl at a distance from the recess surface. Has a through hole corresponding to the enlarged opening of the net, It is received in the hip load so as not to be in contact with the water surface of the toilet, and is characterized in.

  Further, the nursing bed apparatus according to claim 2 is the nursing bed apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower body part is further divided into two parts and connected so as to be rotatable at the dividing surface, and the foot side is intermediate as the lower body part rises upward. It will be in the state which hangs down from the part side.

  The nursing bed apparatus according to claim 3 is the nursing bed apparatus according to claims 1 and 2, wherein a notch hole larger than the toilet seat portion of the toilet bowl is provided in an intermediate portion in an upper portion corresponding to the toilet bowl, and a moving piece loosely inserted into the notch hole is provided. It is characterized by being able to move down and move horizontally in the longitudinal direction.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nursing bed apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein clothing locking means are provided on the right and left portions of the toilet seat or the net.

In the nursing bed apparatus according to claim 1, the mat laid on the floor frame is divided into three parts, an upper body part, an intermediate part, and a lower body part, and the upper body part and the lower body part are moved upward with the connection end part with the intermediate part as an axis. While standing up and tilting, the middle part can be lowered and moved horizontally in the longitudinal direction. is there.
Moreover, since the toilet bowl is installed just under the center of the intermediate part which descend | falls and moved horizontally to the longitudinal direction, the effect that a heel part will naturally be mounted on a toilet bowl is exhibited with the fall of a floor frame.

  The recess of the toilet has a size that allows the user's buttocks to enter, and the net is detachably stretched on the toilet seat surface, and an opening is provided near the center of the net so that the load on the user's buttocks Since the net bends into the recess of the toilet and the opening expands at the same time, the user's buttocks are supported by the net and exert an effect of giving a sense of security, and the opening of the net opens greatly as it sinks into the toilet It has the effect of reliably excreting in the toilet.

  In addition, the eye plate that receives the bent net in the concave portion of the toilet bowl is installed at a distance from the concave surface, and the net is received so that it does not contact the water storage surface of the toilet bowl due to the buttock load. It has the effect of preventing the buttock from getting wet with the water in the toilet bowl, and the eye plate has a through-hole corresponding to the enlarged opening of the net. The effect that can be excreted is demonstrated.

  In the invention of claim 2, in addition, since the lower body part is further divided into two parts and connected so as to be rotatable at the dividing surface, the foot side is suspended from the intermediate part side as the lower body part rises upward. It becomes the appearance which raised the knee of a leg, and has the effect which can defecate in a more comfortable state.

  According to the invention of claim 3, a notch hole larger than the toilet seat part of the toilet bowl is provided in an intermediate part in an upper portion corresponding to the toilet bowl, and a moving piece loosely inserted into the notch hole is lowered so as to be horizontally movable in the longitudinal direction. Since the movable piece can be formed within the minimum necessary range and only the buttocks portion disappears, there is an effect of reducing the anxiety of the sleeping person.

  The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that clothing locking means are provided on the left and right sides of the toilet seat or net, and is latched with the left and right sides of the discharge opening of the underwear provided with overlapping discharge biting openings. As the net stretches and the body sinks into the toilet bowl, the left and right biting parts of the underwear are opened and lifted up, so that the buttocks can be exposed.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 are simplified front views showing the relationship between a bed and a toilet bowl according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The bed 1 includes a bed body 1, a bed floor frame 2, and a mat 3, and a toilet 4 is installed on the same installation surface 5 as the bed 1 below the bed floor frame 2 (mat 3).

Since the bed floor frame 2 of the bed 1 can be moved up and down, the mat 3 is moved up and down.
The mat 3 laid on the bed floor frame 2 is divided into three parts, an upper body part 3A, an intermediate part and 3B, and a lower body part 3C, and at least the bottom end around each divided part is a peripheral frame and a short side of the bed floor frame 2 It is supported by a side rail.

The upper body part 3A and the lower body part 3C can be tilted upright with an axis provided at the connection end with the intermediate part 3B as a rotation axis, and weight is applied to the buttocks located on the intermediate part 3B. .
A number of known devices have been proposed as means for raising the upper body part 3A and the lower body part 3C and can be selected and used as appropriate. For example, the cylinder rod of the cylinder in which the raising cylinder 21 is installed on the bed floor frame 2 and the upper body It is also conceivable to link the part 3A and the lower body part 3C.

On the other hand, the intermediate part 3B descends and can move horizontally in the longitudinal direction.
In the drawing, a moving body 31 is slidable (in the direction of the lower body 3C) to a groove rail 22 that is attached facing the longitudinal direction of the bed floor frame 2, and a lifting cylinder 32 is attached to the moving body 31 in an intermediate portion 3B. And the moving body 31 may be operated by connecting the lateral movement cylinder 23 to the bed floor frame 2.

Further, the lower body part 3C may be further divided into two parts and connected so as to be rotatable at the dividing surface so that the foot side 30C hangs down from the intermediate part side as the lower body part 3C rises upward. .
As the lower body portion 3C stands, the toe side 30C folds and hangs down, and a sleeping person becomes a good man with his leg knees up and can defecate in a more comfortable state.

Further, a cutout hole larger than the toilet seat 41 of the toilet 4 may be provided in the intermediate portion 3B in an upper portion corresponding to the toilet 4, and the moving piece loosely inserted into the cutout hole may be lowered and horizontally moved in the longitudinal direction.
Since the part to be moved can be set to the minimum necessary range, and only the part of the buttocks disappears, the anxiety of the sleeping person is reduced.

On the other hand, a toilet 4 is installed just below the middle part of the middle part 3B, which hits the buttocks of a person sleeping in the bed. The toilet 4 can be a publicly known toilet, and has a flushing function and a moving function. Various toilets such as possible simple toilets can be used.
Further, the bed floor frame 2 itself can be moved up and down, and can be appropriately selected and used from among a number of known devices. After the intermediate portion 3B is lowered and moved horizontally, the toilet seat 41 of the toilet 4 is lowered. And the mat 3 are set to descend until they are flush with each other, and the buttocks of a person sleeping on the bed 1 are placed on the toilet seat 41.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a toilet showing an embodiment of the present invention. The recess 42 of the toilet 4 has a size that allows the user's buttocks to enter, and the net 6 is detachably stretched on the surface of the toilet seat 41. The net 6 is appropriately attached to the lower edge of the toilet seat 41 with a metal fitting 62.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the net 6 showing an embodiment of the present invention. The net 6 has an opening 61 in the vicinity of the center of the net 6. The net 6 extends into and bends into 42 and the opening 61 is enlarged to form a larger opening.
The material of the net 6 is resin, rubber, or the like, and preferably has a waterproof coating, water resistance, elasticity, and strong restoring force.

And in the recessed part 42 of the toilet bowl 4, the eye plate 7 which receives the said bent net | network 6 is installed.
A large number of legs 71 are provided on the eye plate 7, and spaces are formed from the surface of the recess 42, so that the net 6 bent and lowered by the load of the buttock does not contact the water storage surface in the recess 42. It is something that is taken into account.
Further, the eye plate 7 is provided with a through hole 72 corresponding to the enlarged opening 61 of the net 6, and excrement passes through the opening 61 of the net 6 and the through hole 72 of the eye plate 7, and the toilet bowl. It falls into the inside.

  In FIG. 4, the eye plate 7 provided with a through hole 71 in the recess 42 of the toilet 4 and the net 6 detachably stretched on the surface of the toilet seat 41 on the eye plate 7 are formed as a single unit. It is good also as what is shape | molded as integral and installed in the recessed part 42 of the toilet bowl 4. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a toilet showing an embodiment of the present invention in which a net and an eye plate are omitted. In this embodiment, clothing locking means 43 are provided on the left and right sides of the toilet seat 41. For example, there is a face tape.
On the other hand, as a bedridden person's garment 8, there is an exposure opening 81 that is largely overlapped from the stomach to the buttocks and back, and a surface tape 82 is attached to the left and right of the discharge opening 81.

Here, when a bedridden person defecates, by the operation of the bed, clothing locking means 43 (hereinafter referred to as clothing locking surface tape 43) attached to the left and right of the toilet seat 41 and the surface of the clothing discharge opening 81 are provided. Even when the tape 82 is temporarily attached, and the net 6 is stretched by the load of the buttocks and the body sinks into the recess 42 of the toilet 4, the surface tape attached to the left and right of the underwear remains on the toilet seat. As a result, the opening 81 for exposure spreads to the left and right, and the buttock is exposed in the recess 42 of the toilet 4.
In this case, it may be necessary to deepen the settling into the toilet so that the buttock is exposed reliably.

If the upper body part 3A and the lower body part 3C are returned to the horizontal position after the discharge, the buttocks will be lifted, and the widened opening 81 will be returned to its original position.
In the drawing, the clothes locking means 43 are provided on the left and right portions of the toilet seat 41. However, the same effect can be obtained if provided on the left and right sides of the toilet seat of the net.

It is a simple front view which shows the relationship between the bed and toilet bowl which show one embodiment of this invention. It is a simple front view which shows the relationship between the bed and toilet bowl which show one embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the toilet bowl which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the net | network which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the toilet bowl which shows one embodiment of this invention which abbreviate | omitted the net | network and the eye plate.

Explanation of symbols

1 bed 2 bed floor frame 3 mat 3A upper body part 3B middle part 3C lower body part 4 toilet bowl 41 toilet seat 42 recessed part 43 clothing locking means 5 installation surface 6 net 61 opening 7 eye plate 71 leg 72 through-hole 8 clothing 81 exposure opening Part

Claims (4)

That the floor of the bed can be raised and lowered,
The mat laid on the floor frame is divided into three parts, the upper body part, the middle part and the lower body part, and the upper body part and the lower body part can be tilted upright about the connection end with the middle part, while the middle part The part is lowered and can be moved horizontally in the longitudinal direction,
A toilet is installed just below the center of the middle part, the recess of the toilet has a size that allows the user's buttocks to enter, and a net is detachably stretched on the toilet seat surface, with an opening near the center of the net. The net is deflected into the recess of the toilet bowl by the user's buttocks load, and this opening is enlarged,
In addition, an eye plate for receiving the bent net is provided in the recess of the toilet bowl with a space from the surface of the recess, and the eye plate has a through hole corresponding to an enlarged opening of the net. Accepting so that it does not come into contact with the water storage surface of the toilet with the buttock load,
Nursing bed device characterized by.   2. The lower body part is further divided into two parts, connected so as to be pivotable on the dividing surface, and the toe side hangs down from the middle part side as the lower body part rises upward. Nursing bed equipment.   2. A cutout hole larger than the toilet seat portion of the toilet bowl is provided in an intermediate portion at an upper portion corresponding to the toilet bowl, and a moving piece loosely inserted into the cutout hole is lowered to be horizontally movable in the longitudinal direction. Or the care bed apparatus of 2 description.   The nursing bed apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein clothes locking means are provided on left and right sides of the toilet seat or net.

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