JP2010207497A - Toilet system for wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet system for wheelchairs with which a care-giver and a care-receiver using a wheelchair can safely perform all movements without burden when the care-receiver excretes. <P>SOLUTION: A moving flatcar, where a toilet bowl is fixed in a toilet room and a wheelchair waiting space is arranged next to the toilet bowl, can move on a rail horizontally. On the moving flatcar, the toilet bowl horizontally moves to the position of the wheelchair waiting space and stops when the wheelchair on which the care-receiver sits is mounted on the wheelchair waiting space on the moving flatcar and the care-receiver waits at a waiting place for the care-receiver standing by holding a handrail at the front of the wheelchair. The care-receiver takes off his or her cloths there and sits on the toilet bowl, and after excretion, he or she stands at the waiting place for the care receiver. After that, the wheelchair on the wheelchair waiting space moves by the horizontal movement of the moving flatcar and stops, and the care receiver sits on the wheelchair and exits the toilet. Also, the toilet may be fixed and the moving flatcar where the care receiver stands by holding the handrail can be disposed in the front of the toilet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a wheelchair toilet system in which a wheelchair user can easily excrete and can reduce the burden on a caregiver so that the wheelchair can be replaced with a toilet while the cared person stands up from the wheelchair. .

  It is expected that the number of people in need of nursing care will increase in the future due to the aging society in Japan and other countries. On the other hand, the number of nursing staff is insufficient in nursing facilities and the physical burden on the nursing care itself is large, but the nursing staff is incompetent and has become a social problem. Therefore, there is a demand for the development of technology that contributes to physical support for nursing care. As a technique for physically supporting such a care operation, for example, a technique using a robot has been developed, but many techniques use complicated mechanisms and precise control techniques, and are expensive. It must be something special.

  In such care, it is necessary to work almost regularly in a day, and care for meals and excretion are important tasks, and in particular, care for excretion is moving to an excretion facility, It takes a lot of work to put on and take off the caregiver's clothes, excrement disposal, etc., and when using the wheelchair to move to the excretion facility, to sit on the toilet of the excretion facility and return from the excretion facility It requires a lot of work such as moving to a wheelchair.

  In particular, when care is taken for excretion, when the cared person sits on the toilet from the wheelchair and returns to the wheelchair, the cared person's posture may become unstable, requiring much attention. In addition, when transferring between a wheelchair and a toilet, it is necessary to change foot, which causes a physical burden on both the care recipient and the caregiver. Therefore, the development of support technology for excretion care is urgently required for the development of support technology for nursing care.

  The problem when caring for the excretion of the cared person as described above is not limited to such a case, and when a person with reduced mobility uses a wheelchair, the operation performed in the toilet of the wheelchair user is the same as described above. It is necessary to perform the movement, and the movement is painful because it is originally inconvenient, and the posture becomes unstable and the risk of falling is increased.

  As a technique for solving such a problem, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-118525 is a technique that includes a device such as a turntable in a toilet space and reduces the burden during transfer by rotating a cared person. It is disclosed in the gazette (patent document 1). Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-45402 (Patent Document 2) discloses a technique in which a wheelchair communicates with a toilet to change the orientation of a toilet seat in advance and prepare for transfer. Furthermore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-355274 (Patent Document 3) discloses a technique for reducing the burden of transfer by rotating a toilet seat and a toilet.

JP 2005-118525 A JP 2002-045402 A JP 2001-355274 A

  As described above, in the currently proposed system, when the care recipient is transferred, it is necessary to change the foot of the care recipient or rotate the entire body. The burden of care cannot be largely eliminated for both of them. Furthermore, this also applies to the operation performed by a handicapped person in a wheelchair toilet, and there is a large risk of falls of wheelchair users including the above-mentioned cared persons and the burden on the waist of the caregiver. It is a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to easily and safely perform all operations when a wheelchair user performs excretion, and in particular when the wheelchair user is a person who needs care, The main object of the present invention is to provide a wheelchair toilet system that can be implemented with a simple device so as to reduce the burden of care.

  In order to solve the above problems, a toilet system for a wheelchair according to the present invention fixes a toilet in the toilet and places a wheelchair waiting place adjacent to the toilet, and a cared person in front of the mobile cart A waiting place is provided, and when the car is placed in a wheelchair waiting place of the moving carriage, a wheelchair in which a cared person sits and the cared person moves from the wheelchair to the carer waiting place in front of the car and waits. The toilet is moved and stopped at the position of the cared person waiting place by the movement of the moving carriage, and the cared person moves from the toilet of the moving carriage to the cared person waiting place in front of it. Then, when waiting, the wheelchair is moved to the position of the toilet by the movement of the movable carriage and stopped.

  Further, another toilet system for wheelchairs according to the present invention fixes a toilet bowl in the toilet, arranges a wheelchair standby place adjacent to the toilet bowl, and is capable of alternately moving in front of the toilet bowl and the wheelchair standby place. When the caregiver boarding moving carriage is provided, the wheelchair in which the cared person sits moves to the wheelchair waiting place, and when the cared person rides on the caring person waiting place on the moving carriage positioned in front of the wheelchair, The mobile carriage moves to the front of the toilet and stops, and when the cared person gets on the cared person standby place of the mobile carriage in front of the toilet, the wheelchair standby place is moved by the movement of the mobile carriage. It is configured to move and stop in front of the wheelchair.

  Further, in the other wheelchair toilet system according to the present invention, in the wheelchair toilet system, a handrail is provided in the care receiver waiting place so that the care receiver in the care receiver waiting place can grasp and stand up. It is characterized by.

  Another wheelchair toilet system according to the present invention is characterized in that in the wheelchair toilet system, the movable carriage is movable on a rail by a drive wheel.

  Since this invention was comprised as mentioned above, when a wheelchair user excretes, all operation | movement can be performed easily and safely. In particular, when the wheelchair user is a person who needs care, the caregiver can also reduce the burden of care and can be implemented with a simple device.

It is a perspective view which shows arrangement | positioning of the various facilities and the wheelchair in the toilet of 1st Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other arrangement | positioning of the said various facilities and a wheelchair. It is a perspective view which shows other arrangement | positioning of the various facilities and a wheelchair. It is a top view which shows arrangement | positioning of the said various facilities, and arrangement | positioning of a wheelchair. It is a top view which shows arrangement | positioning of the said various facilities, and other arrangement | positioning of a wheelchair. In the said 1st Example, it is a schematic diagram which shows the state in which the care receiver who got on the mobile trolley grabs and stands in the care receiver standby position. It is a perspective view which shows arrangement | positioning of the various equipment and the wheelchair in the toilet of 2nd Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other arrangement | positioning of the said various facilities and a wheelchair. It is a top view which shows arrangement | positioning of the same various facilities and a wheelchair. It is a top view which shows the other arrangement | positioning of the said various facilities and a wheelchair. In the 2nd Example, it is a schematic diagram which shows the state in which the care receiver who got on the moving trolley got on the moving trolley, and stood up.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a wheelchair mobile stand toilet system according to the present invention. When a caregiver pushes a wheelchair 1 on which a cared person rides and comes to an entrance 3 of the toilet 2, the toilet 2 The state which is going to get on the moving trolley | bogie 5 provided with the wheel which can be driven with the motor etc. on the rail 4 provided in this is shown. Note that this state is the same as a state where a user such as a care recipient leaves the toilet after using the toilet, as will be described later.

  A mobile toilet 6 is fixed to the mobile trolley 5 on the right side in the figure, and a wheelchair riding part 7 on which the wheelchair 1 can ride is provided on the left side of the mobile trolley 5 in the figure. In the example shown in the figure, an example is shown in which a stopper 9 is provided at the front end of the wheelchair riding section 7 so that the front wheel 8 of the wheelchair 1 does not come out of the movable carriage 5 and for positioning the wheelchair. Moreover, the moving cart operation switch part is provided in the wall etc. so that a caregiver etc. can move the moving cart 5 at an appropriate timing.

  The state of FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram in FIG. 4 in a plan view, and when the wheelchair 1 on which the cared person 12 rides is pushed by the caregiver 11 through the entrance 3 of the toilet 2, the movable carriage 5 is illustrated. Thus, the wheelchair boarding part 7 stands by at the front position of the entrance / exit 3 of the toilet 2, and the caregiver 11 advances the wheelchair in the toilet 2, so that the wheelchair is put on the wheelchair boarding part 7 of the movable carriage 5. be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the wheelchair 1 rides and stops at a predetermined position in the wheelchair riding portion 7 of the moving carriage 5 in which the wheelchair 1 moves laterally in the toilet by using the stopper 9 or the like, the caregiver 11 brakes the wheelchair. For example, as schematically shown in FIG. 6, the foot of the cared person 12 sitting in the wheelchair 1 is lowered from the footrest and is placed at the cared person standby position 13 in front of the movable carriage 5 in the toilet 2. At this time, a handrail 14 that can be grasped by the care recipient is provided from the front wall of the care receiver standby position 13, so that the care recipient rises up from the wheelchair by himself or with the light assistance of the caregiver. The patient can then stand up and can then stand at this position for a short time, grabbing on the handrail.

  At this time, the caregiver operates an operation switch or the like to instruct the moving carriage 5 to move. The movable carriage 5 is provided with a drive device that can be driven by a motor or the like. For example, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 6, the wheel 16 on the rail 4 is rotated, and the movable carriage 5 is moved to the left side in FIGS. Move horizontally to. When the movable carriage 5 moves to a predetermined position, it stops at the position shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 by a movement position detection switch or the like. As shown in the figure, the stop position is a state where the mobile toilet 6 fixed to the movable carriage 5 is moved and stopped at the rear portion of the care receiver standing and waiting at the care receiver standby position 13.

  Here, the carer 11 undresses the cared person 12 held by the handrail 14 and seats it on the toilet seat of the mobile toilet 6. Then, when excretion of the cared person 12 is finished, the carer 11 performs the reverse operation as described above, and the cared person 12 borrows the carer's hand as needed, gets up from the toilet seat, grabs on the handrail, Stand at the care receiver standby position 13. The caregiver puts on the clothes, and then operates the operation switch or the like to instruct the moving carriage 5 to move.

  When the movable carriage 5 moves in the reverse direction and stops at a predetermined position, the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 is reached, and the movable carriage 5 is placed at the rear of the care receiver standing at the care receiver standby position 13. The wheelchair on the wheelchair boarding part 7 moves. Here, the caregiver 11 sits in the wheelchair 1 to place the caregiver 12 on the footrest, release the wheelchair brake, move the wheelchair 1 down from the movable carriage 5, and exit from the entrance / exit 3 of the toilet 2. The series of operations and work is completed.

  In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the wheelchair boarding part and the mobile toilet are arranged side by side on the movable carriage 5, and alternately move behind the cared person standing and waiting at the cared person standby position. Other than that, for example, as shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 11, it is also possible to carry out by moving the stand on which the cared person stands in a state where the wheelchair and the toilet are aligned. it can. That is, as shown in the plan view in FIG. 9, the caregiver 11 enters the toilet 2 from the entrance / exit 3 of the toilet 2 by pushing the wheelchair 1 on which the cared person 12 rides, Move to the wheelchair standby position 21 next to the fixed toilet 20 of the toilet 2 and brake the wheelchair. This state is shown in the perspective view of FIG. 7. In the illustrated embodiment, the front wheel 8 can be positioned by the stopper 9 provided at the wheelchair standby position 21 at this time.

  In front of the wheelchair standby position 21 in the toilet 2, there is a movable carriage 22 that can move laterally in the toilet and that can be moved with a cared person, as will be described later. The cared person 12 on the wheelchair who has moved to 21 gets up by grabbing the handrail 14 located in front. At this time, the caregiver 11 provides care as necessary. As a result, the cared person gets on the moving carriage 22 waiting immediately before and stands on the handrail 14 as shown in FIG.

  At this time, the caregiver 11 may also take care of the unstable cared person 12 on the moving carriage 22 so that the unstable cared person 12 can stand stably. The caregiver 11 operates an operation switch provided on the moving carriage here to instruct the moving carriage 22 to move. Thereafter, in the example shown in the figure, the rail 4 provided below the movable carriage 22 is moved laterally by the rotation of the wheel driven by the motor as in the above embodiment, and the fixed toilet 20 as shown in FIGS. Stop at the previous position.

  Here, the cared person undresses by the caregiver's care and sits on the toilet seat. Thereafter, when excretion of the cared person 12 is completed, the carer 11 performs the reverse operation to hold the cared person on the moving carriage 22 in the same manner as described above, and operates the operation switch to move the car to the moving carriage 22. Instruct to move. When the moving carriage 22 moves to a position just before the wheelchair standby position 21 and stops, the caregiver 11 sits on the wheelchair 1 located behind the cared person 12, puts his feet on the footrest, The brake is released, and the wheelchair is pulled out from the doorway 3 of the toilet 2 as shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the wheelchair and the moving toilet in the above-described embodiment are smaller than the moving carriage, and the apparatus can be made inexpensive. In addition, since the toilet does not need to move, a conventional flush toilet can be used as it is, and an inexpensive device can be obtained in that respect.

  The present invention can be implemented in various modes other than those shown in the above-described embodiments. For example, in each of the above-described examples, the moving carriage has been shown as moving by providing wheels that run on rails. For example, you may make it move with the wheel which drive | works a floor surface, and the mobile trolley on which the cared person of Example 2 rides may be comprised in various gondola shapes. Moreover, in order to stably support the cared person gripped by the handrail, various assisting tools for care such as hanging a belt from the handrail or the like on the person to be removed may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wheelchair 2 Toilet 3 Entrance / Exit 4 Rail 5 Mobile trolley 6 Mobile toilet 7 Wheelchair boarding part 8 Front wheel 9 Stopper 11 Caregiver 12 Caregiver 13 Caregiver waiting position 14 Handrail 16 Wheel 20 Fixed toilet 21 Wheelchair waiting position 22 Mobile trolley

Claims (4)

A mobile trolley that fixes a toilet in the toilet and a wheelchair standby place adjacent to the toilet, and a care receiver standby place in front of the mobile trolley,
The moving carriage is moved when the wheelchair in which a cared person sits in the wheelchair waiting place of the moving carriage and the cared person moves from the wheelchair to the carer waiting place in front of the car and waits. The toilet moves and stops at the position of the wheelchair waiting place,
When the cared person moves from the toilet of the moving carriage to the cared person waiting place in front of the moving carriage and waits, the wheelchair in the wheelchair waiting place moves to the position of the toilet by the movement of the moving carriage. The toilet system for wheelchairs is characterized in that it is configured to stop. Fixing a toilet in the toilet and arranging a wheelchair waiting place adjacent to the toilet, providing a car for the caregiver boarding that can be moved alternately in front of the toilet and wheelchair waiting place,
When the wheelchair in which the cared person sits moves to the wheelchair waiting place, and the cared person gets on the caring person waiting place on the moving carriage located in front of the wheelchair, the moving carriage moves to the front of the toilet. Stop and
When the cared person gets on the cared person waiting place of the moving car in front of the toilet, the moving car is configured to move and stop in front of the wheelchair in the wheelchair waiting place by the movement of the moving car. This is a toilet system for wheelchairs.   The wheelchair toilet system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a handrail is provided at the care receiver standby place so that the care receiver at the care receiver standby place can grab and stand.   The wheelchair toilet system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movable carriage is movable on a rail by drive wheels.

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