JP2010207458A - Bed device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bed device which has a simple structure and gives a slope in accordance with a body shape or taste to a prescribed floorboard with simple manual operation. <P>SOLUTION: The bed device includes: the plurality of floorboards 3, 4, and 5 which are placed inside a bed frame 2 along a longitudinal direction and are each independently supported by the bed frame 2; a plurality of attachment holes 13 which are provided for the bed frame 2 or a bracket 8 integrated with the bed frame 2 and have different height; and a locking member 14 which engages with any of the plurality of attachment holes 13 in a disengageable manner and is abutted on the floorboards 3, 5 directly or indirectly to support the floorboard 3, 5. Selection of the attachment hole 13 to be engaged with the locking member 14 freely changes inclination of the floorboards 3, 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bed apparatus, and more particularly to a bed apparatus capable of imparting an inclination to a head floor board, a leg floor board, or the like.

  Some bed apparatuses have a plurality of floor boards, for example, a head floor board, a trunk floor board, and a leg floor board arranged on a bed frame or receiving bar.

  Patent Document 1 includes a receiving bar provided on the inner surface of the bed frame, a support frame placed on the receiving frame, and a floor plate body provided on the support frame. A bed apparatus composed of a back floor board, a trunk floor board, and a leg floor board is disclosed. According to the bed apparatus according to the invention of Patent Document 1, the back floor board and the leg floor board are rotatably connected to the trunk floor board via pins, respectively, and the back floor board and the leg floor board are rotated below the floor board body. Therefore, a drive source such as a motor, a speed reduction mechanism, and a drive mechanism including various arms and rollers are installed. In this bed apparatus, when the back floor board is inclined, the drive mechanism is driven to raise and lower the back floor board. In addition, when making the whole floor board body and a back floor board horizontal, the whole floor board body and a back floor board are each locked to a receiving cross via the 1st and 2nd engagement piece, respectively.

JP 2006-158777 A

  In the bed apparatus of Patent Document 1, a large load is applied to the drive mechanism that rotates or undulates the back floor plate when supporting the inclined back floor plate. Therefore, in order for the drive mechanism to stably support the user and the bedding, it is necessary to increase the load resistance of the drive mechanism. As a result, the driving means becomes enlarged and heavy. As a result, much labor is required to move the entire bed apparatus or to assemble the floor plate body integrally connected to the drive mechanism to the bed frame. Furthermore, according to the bed apparatus of Patent Document 1, since the back floor board and the like are connected to other floor boards or floor board bodies through pins so as not to be detached, the back floor board or the like can be exchanged or carried alone. It is difficult to drool.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a bed apparatus that has a simple configuration and can impart a slope according to a body shape and a preference to a predetermined floor board by a simple manual operation.

  In the first aspect, the present invention provides a bed apparatus in which a plurality of floor boards are arranged along a longitudinal direction in a bed frame, wherein the plurality of floor boards are independently supported from the bed frame, A plurality of mounting holes provided in a bed frame or a member integrated with the bed frame and arranged at different heights, releasably engage with any of the plurality of mounting holes, and directly or indirectly with the floor plate There is provided a bed apparatus having a locking member that abuts on the floor and supports the floor board, and the inclination of the floor board can be changed by selecting the mounting hole for engaging the locking member.

(1) In the bed apparatus of the present invention, the plurality of floor boards have a configuration divided along the longitudinal direction, and all operations for imparting an inclination to the floor board and maintaining the inclined state can be performed manually. The entire structure including the floor board can be configured simply and lightly.
(2) The bed apparatus of the present invention does not require a special drive source for inclining the floor board, and the locking member, which is a member for supporting the floor board, can be separated from the floor board. Since it is configured and reduced in weight, the floor board can be easily inclined by hand.
(3) Since the bed apparatus of the present invention has a simple configuration that does not require a special drive source for inclining the floor board, a link for connecting the drive mechanism and the floor board as well as the drive mechanism becomes unnecessary. Since the floorboard is reduced in weight, the labor required to replace the floorboard or move the entire bed apparatus is reduced.
(4) The floorboard according to the present invention does not need to be connected to a drive mechanism or another floorboard, and the floorboards are independently loaded on the bed frame, and thus can be easily applied to an existing bed apparatus. .
(5) Since the floorboard according to the present invention is installed independently of the other floorboards, the design flexibility regarding the length of the floorboard in the longitudinal direction of the floorboard is high, and the inclination of the floorboard according to the user's body shape and preference is provided. For example, the sleeping comfort is improved by raising the head floor board and raising the foot floor board, or raising the head floor board and raising the foot floor board.
(6) In the bed apparatus of the present invention, since a large load is not applied to the locking member that locks the floorboard, the locking member does not require a complicated structure and can be formed light.
(7) The bed apparatus according to the present invention can be provided at a low cost as an alternative to the reclining type bed apparatus having a drive mechanism.

It is a top view of the bed apparatus concerning one example of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 and a first operation diagram. (A) is the III arrow main part enlarged view of FIG. 1, (B) is B arrow view of (A). It is a 2nd operation | movement figure of the bed apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a principal part figure of the bed apparatus which concerns on the other Example of this invention.

  In an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of attachment holes are formed in a bracket that is attached to and integrated with the bed frame. According to this embodiment, the processing amount of the bed frame can be reduced as compared with a case where a plurality of mounting holes are directly drilled in the bed frame. Moreover, even if it is a bed apparatus which has the existing bed frame by using this bracket, the effect of this invention can be enjoyed.

  In the bed apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, one end is pivotally supported directly or indirectly on the bed frame, the lower surface is in contact with the locking member, and the floor plate is placed on the upper surface. An inclination of the floor plate placed on the auxiliary receiving bar can be freely changed by selecting the mounting hole for engaging the locking member.

  By using this auxiliary receiving bar, the present invention can be easily applied to bed devices having various floor boards or various bed frames. For example, since the auxiliary receiving bar can be independently installed on the bed frame, the present invention can be easily applied to a general bed. Further, by using the auxiliary receiving bar, it is possible to load the floor board on the auxiliary receiving bar to which the inclination is given. Therefore, the work for giving the inclination to the floor board becomes easy, and the processing amount of the floor board is reduced.

  The bed apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention has a pair of stoppers at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the auxiliary receiving bar, and the floor board is loaded between the pair of stoppers. This stopper highly prevents the floor board from popping out. Further, when the floor board is loaded, the operation direction of the floor board is limited and the floor board is prevented from rotating and dropping, thereby improving the safety of the replacement operation.

  In the bed apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the floor board is supported from a plurality of places having different heights. For example, one end of the lower surface of the floor board is directly or indirectly supported from the bed frame, and the other end is the bed. By being supported directly or indirectly from a locking member having a variable height with respect to the frame, an inclination is given.

  The bed apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention loads a bedding on the upper surface of a floor board held by a bed frame (frame body) and gives a desired inclination to the desired floor board, so that a user lying on the bedding is comfortable. To improve.

  In the bed apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of floor boards are supported inside the bed frame, and the plurality of floor boards are placed on the bed frame independently of each other, and a desired floor board among the plurality of floor boards Is inclined.

  According to the bed apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, a pair of auxiliary receiving bars are disposed corresponding to both sides of the floor board in the width direction, and the floor board is inclined through the inclination of the pair of auxiliary receiving bars. .

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the inclination angle of the head floor board and the foot floor board can be set to an angle at which the user feels comfortable in the lying state. Further, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to have a bending angle as in a so-called reclining bed, and comfort can be provided to the user even when the mattress is slightly inclined. Therefore, the mattress does not have to be bent, and the mattress used in a normal bed apparatus can be used as it is.

  Due to the difference in the mattress structure, some mattresses do not fit the body shape. Therefore, it is possible to improve the sleeping comfort by applying the bed apparatus according to the present invention to a mattress that does not match the body shape.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a top view of a bed apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 and a first operation diagram. FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of a main part taken along arrow III in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a view taken along arrow B in FIG.

  1 and 2, in a bed apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of floor boards, that is, a head floor board 3, a trunk floor board 4, and a foot floor board 5 are long in a bed frame 2. Arranged along the direction. The plurality of floor boards 3 to 5 are independently supported from the bed frame 2. A mattress 17 is placed on the plurality of floor plates 3 to 5 between the head frame 2a and the foot frame 2b. As will be described later, the mattress 17 can be partially inclined to improve the sleeping comfort by giving the head floor board 3 or the trunk floor board 4 an inclination according to the user's request.

  A receiving bar 6 extending along the longitudinal direction of the bed apparatus 1 is provided inside the bed frame 2. On the receiving bar 6, the trunk floor board 4 placed in a horizontal state is placed. A pair of brackets 8 and 8 are attached to a pair of opposite side surfaces of the head and foot of the bed frame 2 by first screws 9 shown in FIG. One end of a pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 is pivotally supported on the bed frame 2 via a pair of brackets 8 and 8, respectively. The lower surface side of the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 abuts on a locking pin (locking member) 14 to be described later, and the top floor plate 3 and the foot are on the upper surface side of the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7. By placing the floor board 5, the head floor board 3 and the foot floor board 5 are supported from the bed frame 2 in an inclined state according to the inclination of the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7, 7.

  Since the bed apparatus 1 basically has a symmetrical structure in the width direction and the longitudinal direction, the structure on the other side in the width direction (right side) and one side in the longitudinal direction (foot side) will be mainly described below.

  In particular, referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, a second screw 10 is provided on one side of the bracket 8 (a portion located near the center in the longitudinal direction of the bed apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 2). Welded. A hole 7a through which the second screw 10 can be inserted is formed on one side of the auxiliary receiving bar 7 (portion located near the center in the longitudinal direction of the bed apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 2). By inserting the second screw 10 into the hole 7a and fastening the first nut 12 to the head of the second screw 10 through the washer 11, the center side in the longitudinal direction of the auxiliary receiving bar 7 is It is pivotally supported with respect to the bed frame 2 via the bracket 8.

  A plurality of mounting holes 13 are formed from the center of the bracket 8 to the other end (a portion located near the longitudinal direction end of the bed apparatus 1). The plurality of mounting holes 13 are arranged at different heights. A locking pin (locking member) 14 is releasably engaged with any one of the plurality of mounting holes 13. A screw portion 14 a is formed on the head of the locking pin 14. By fastening the second nut 15 to the screw portion 14a, the locking pin 14 is fixed to the bed frame 2 side via the bracket 8. A part of the lower surface of the auxiliary receiving bar 7 comes into contact with an intermediate portion of the locking pin 14 fastened to the bracket 8.

  A pair of stoppers 16 and 16 are respectively attached to both sides of the auxiliary receiving bar 7 in the longitudinal direction. The foot floor plate 5 is loaded between the pair of stoppers 16 and 16. Further, the inner surfaces of the pair of stoppers 16 and 16 are slidable with both end surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the foot portion floor plate 5. The pair of stoppers 16, 16 contacts the foot floor plate 5 when the foot floor plate 5 rotates to prevent the foot floor plate 5 from jumping out.

Next, an operation for imparting an inclination to the foot floor board 5 in the bed apparatus 1 will be described. The head floor board 3 can be inclined by the same operation.
(1) The pair of brackets 8 and 8 are each screwed to the inside of the bed frame 2 using the first screw 9.
(2) The second screw 10 is inserted into the hole 7a and the first nut 12 is fastened. By performing this operation on both sides in the width direction, the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 are pivotally supported on the pair of brackets 8 and 8, respectively.
(3) Lift the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 and keep the state. Since the auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 are lightweight, they are easy to lift.
(4) The locking pin 14 is inserted into any of the plurality of mounting holes 13 and the second nut 15 is fastened according to the user's request or body shape. By performing this operation on both sides in the width direction, the locking pins 14 and 14 are attached to the brackets 8 and 8, respectively. However, the mounting holes 13 and 13 to be selected are at the same position on both sides in the width direction.
(5) The holding of the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 is released, and the auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 are brought into contact with the locking pins 14 and 14 on both sides in the width direction.
(6) The foot floor plate 5 is lowered straight with respect to the stoppers 16 and 16, and the foot floor plate 5 is placed on the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7. Thus, the foot floor board 5 is given a desired inclination.

The advantage of the bed apparatus 1 demonstrated above is illustrated.
(1) By selecting the mounting hole 13 with which the locking pin 14 is engaged, the inclination of the foot floor 5 can be easily changed manually.
(2) Since the auxiliary receiving bar 7, the locking pin 14, and the foot floor board 5 are separated from each other, the operation can be performed safely with a small manual operation force.
(3) The foot floor plate 5 and the like are prevented from detaching by the frictional force with the pair of stoppers 16 and 16 but are only placed on the auxiliary receiving bar 7. Easy to replace.
(4) The pair of stoppers 16 and 16 prevents the foot floor plate 5 from falling on the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 while rotating or swinging. This prevents a hand from being caught between the foot floor plate 5 and the pair of auxiliary receiving bars 7 and 7 or between the foot floor plate 5 and the foot frame 2b.

  FIG. 4 is a second operation diagram of the bed apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2 described above, the head floor board 3 and the foot floor board 5 are inclined upward, respectively, but in this embodiment, the mounting hole 13 positioned below FIG. 2 is selected. Thus, the locking position of the locking pin is lowered, and the head floor board 3 and the foot floor board 5 can be inclined downward as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a main part view of a bed apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 3A and 3B described above, the locking pin 14 is cantilevered and the plurality of mounting holes 13 are round holes. However, as shown in FIG. A plurality of mounting holes 23 that extend in the width direction so as to be supported by the pair of brackets 28 and 28 and are selectively engageable with the locking pins 24 may be formed in a semicircular shape. .

  The bed apparatus of the present invention is suitably used as a general bed apparatus or a bed apparatus for a hospital room or a nursing care.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bed apparatus 2 Bed frame 2a Head frame 2b Foot frame 3 Head floor board 4 Trunk floor board 5 Leg floor board 6 Receiving bar 7 Auxiliary receiving bar 7a Hole 8 Bracket 9 First screw (bracket mounting screw)
10 Second screw (auxiliary receiving pivot pin)
11 Washer 12 First Nut 13 Multiple Mounting Holes 14 Locking Pin (Locking Member)
14a Screw part 15 Second nut 16 Stopper 17 Mattress 23 Plural mounting holes 24 Locking pin (locking member)
28 Bracket

Claims (4)

A bed apparatus in which a plurality of floor boards are arranged along a longitudinal direction in a bed frame,
The plurality of floor boards are independently supported from the bed frame,
A plurality of mounting holes provided in the bed frame or a member integral with the bed frame and arranged at different heights;
A releasable engagement with any one of the plurality of mounting holes, and a locking member that abuts the floor plate directly or indirectly to support the floor plate,
The bed apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inclination of the floor board can be changed by selecting the mounting hole with which the locking member is engaged.   The bed apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of attachment holes are formed in an integrated bracket attached to the bed frame. One end is pivotally supported directly or indirectly on the bed frame, and has an auxiliary receiving bar on which the floor plate is placed on the upper surface side, in contact with the locking member on the lower surface side,
The bed apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclination of the floor board placed on the auxiliary receiving bar is freely changeable by selection of the mounting hole with which the locking member is engaged. Having a pair of stoppers at both longitudinal ends of the auxiliary receiving bar,
The bed apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the floor board is loaded between the pair of stoppers.

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