JP2010240338A - Stretcher for bathing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stretcher for bathing, which safely and easily allows a bathing person to get on/off the stretcher for bathing without allowing the leg, etc., of the bathing person to hit a leg receiver. <P>SOLUTION: The stretcher for bathing for allowing the bathing person to enter a bathtub in a lying state includes: a body placement part for placing the bathing person; and the leg receiver 30 arranged by erection in the neighborhood of the heel placement position of the body placement part. The leg receiver is movably arranged on the rear surface of the body placement part, so as to be rotated with a side adjacent to the body placement part as an axis 34 and also to be moved to the rear surface side of the body placement part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing stretcher that allows a bather to enter a bathtub while lying down.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a bathing apparatus that allows a bather to take a bath while sitting on a bathing stretcher provided on a stretcher for those who are physically handicapped and cannot bathe on their own. As a bathing stretcher used in a conventional bathing apparatus, for example, there is one as shown in Patent Document 1.

  The bathing stretcher of Patent Document 1 includes an upper body placing part, a buttocks placing part, an upper thigh placing part, and a lower thigh placing part as placing parts on which a bather lies. Further, the leg support unit is provided with a foot rest so as to be movable along the surface of the lower leg placement portion. When the foot rest is lifted, the foot rest becomes movable, and when released, the foot rest becomes non-movable.

JP 2001-95884 A

  However, in the conventional bathing stretcher, even if the footrest is moved along the lower leg placement surface, the footrest protrudes from the lower leg placement surface, and when the bather gets on and off the bathing stretcher. However, the foot of the bather inevitably hits the footrest and it is difficult to transfer safely and easily.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a bathing stretcher that allows a bather to get on and off the bathing stretcher safely and easily without the foot of the bather hitting the footrest. There is to do.

  The bathing stretcher according to claim 1 includes a body resting portion on which a bather is placed, and a footrest portion provided upright near a saddle placement position of the body resting portion, It is provided movably on the back side of the body-mounted upper part.

  The bathing stretcher according to claim 2 is characterized in that the foot support part rotates around the side close to the body mounting part as an axis and moves to the back side of the body mounting part.

  The stretcher for bathing according to claim 3 is based on a sliding mechanism that slides on the stretcher while placed on the stretcher, and a sliding mechanism that moves the foot support to the back side of the upper body. And a restraining means for restricting sliding.

  The bathing stretcher according to claim 4, wherein the restraining means has a locking piece that tilts with the movement of the foot receiving portion, and the locking piece is in a state where the foot receiving portion has moved to the back side of the upper body. Is engaged with the rail of the stretcher.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the bather gets on and off the bathing stretcher by moving the foot support part to the back side of the body-mounted upper part, the bather's foot does not hit the foot support part and is safe. The bather can easily get on and off the bath stretcher.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the foot support can be moved to the back side of the body mount with an easy structure by rotating the foot support with the vicinity side of the body mount as an axis. .

  According to the invention of claim 3 and claim 4, it is provided with restraining means for restricting the sliding by the sliding mechanism in a state where the foot support part is moved to the back side of the body-mounted upper part, so that the bather can take a bathing stretcher. It is possible to prevent the bathing stretcher from inadvertently sliding when getting on and off, and ensuring safety is easy.

It is a top view which shows an example of the bathing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the stretcher and the stretcher for bathing of the bathing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the stretcher and the stretcher for bathing of the bathing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the stretcher for bathing of the bathing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the stretcher for bathing of the bathing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. The stretcher for bathing in the form of the present invention is a stretcher that can be bathed in the bathtub while the bather is lying down. FIG. 1 is a top view showing an example of a bathing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of a bath stretcher and a stretcher of the bathing apparatus. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the structure of a stretcher and a stretcher for bathing in the bathing apparatus. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the bathing stretcher of the bathing apparatus. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the bathing stretcher of the bathing apparatus.

  In the figure, a bathing apparatus 1 is composed of a tub 4 and a stretcher 10 including a bathing stretcher 20. The bathtub 4 includes a stretcher cradle 8 for receiving and receiving a bathing stretcher 20 described later, and two rails 6 for transferring and transferring the bathing stretcher 20 to each other in the longitudinal direction of the stretcher cradle 8. They are provided in parallel. The stretcher 10 includes a base 14 provided with a carriage 14a in four directions, a support column 16 protruding above the support base 14, a frame 18 provided on the upper surface of the support column 16, and the like. A stretcher 20 for bathing is held on the top. On the upper surface of the frame 18, two rails 12 parallel to each other are provided at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the stretcher 10. The bath stretcher 20 is slidably held on the rail 12. In addition, the bathing stretcher 20 can be moved up and down by operating the column 16 on the jack. Note that the rail 6 of the bathtub 4 and the rail 12 of the stretcher 10 have the same width and can be driven so as to be positioned at the same height.

  Two guide connecting portions 62 are provided on the left and right at the lower part of the longitudinal surface on the outside of the bathtub 4. In addition, on the longitudinal direction surface of the base 14 of the stretcher 10, two coupling devices 60 are provided on the left and right. The position of the guide connecting part 62 and the connecting device 60 is a state in which the stretcher 10 is laid on the longitudinal surface of the bathtub 4, and the respective positions are opposite to each other. This is a position where the rail 12 is connected in a straight line.

  The stretcher 20 for bathing has a plate-like back portion 22, a waist portion 24, and a leg portion 26 having cushioning properties on which a bather lies on a frame-like frame 28. The back portion has a pillow portion 22a. 22, the waist 24 and the legs 26 form a body-mounted upper part. The frame 28 is formed in a frame shape by rail receiving portions 28a, frames 28b, 28c, and the like. The rail receiving portion 28a is a U-shaped bar member that opens downward, and a plurality of wheels 29 that are rotatable inward are provided in parallel. The wheels 29 can run on the rails 12 of the stretcher 10. It has become.

  A plate-shaped foot receiving portion 30 having cushioning properties is provided so as to stand upright in the vicinity of the heel-mounting position on the leg portion 26 where the bather's heel rides. The foot receiving portion 30 receives the sole of the foot while the bather is lying on the bath stretcher 20. The foot receiving portion 30 is held by a rotating plate 32 having a hinge 34 at the lower end portion of the L-shaped angle, and is rotatably supported by the frame 28 b on the back surface of the leg portion 26 via the hinge 34. And the foot support part 30 rotates according to rotation of the hinge 34, and the foot support part 30 is arrange | positioned at the back surface side of the leg part 26 (state of FIG. 5). Further, a handle 36 held by a handle stay 36 a is provided on the lower surface of the rotating plate 32 in parallel with the axis of the hinge 34. Further, a structure in which a lock mechanism 38 is bridged between the handle stay 36a and the frame 28c (described only in FIG. 3), and the foot support portion 30 does not rotate unless the lock mechanism 38 is unlocked. It has become.

  At the lower part of the frame 28b to which the hinge 34 of the bathing stretcher 20 is fixed, the vicinity of one end 42a of the rod-shaped transmission shaft 42 is held so as to be freely movable in the axial direction. The transmission shaft 42 extends to the vicinity of the rail receiving portion 28a, and the other end of the transmission shaft 42 is connected to the upper end of a locking piece 40 that is pivotally supported by the frame 28c. The transmission shaft 42 is biased in the direction of the frame 28b by a spring 44 spanned between the frame 28b. The lower end of the locking piece 40 protrudes in the direction of the rail 12 in a state where the one end 42 a of the transmission shaft 42 is released, and is locked in a locking groove 12 a provided in the rail 12. Note that the surface of the hinge plate 34a of the hinge 34 abuts on one end 42a of the transmission shaft 42 in a state where the foot receiving portion 30 is rotated upward (position in FIG. 4).

  Next, the operation of the bathing stretcher 20 of this embodiment will be described. First, the operator operates the lock mechanism 38 shown in FIG. 3 to rotate the foot support 30 and move the foot support 30 to the back side of the leg 26 as shown in FIG. Then, the bather is placed on the back part 22, the waist part 24 and the leg part 26 of the bathing stretcher 20. In a state where the foot receiving portion 30 is located on the back side of the leg portion 26, the one end 42 a of the transmission shaft 42 is released and protrudes toward the foot receiving portion 30 by the urging force of the spring 44 and is connected to the transmission shaft 42. The lower end of the locking piece 40 is engaged with the locking groove 12 a of the rail 12, and the bathing stretcher 20 is stopped without sliding on the stretcher 10.

  With the bather lying on the bathing stretcher 20, the operator rotates the foot support portion 30 upward and moves the foot support portion 30 to a position where the foot support portion 30 stands up from the leg portion 26 (FIG. 3). At this time, the foot support 30 is locked by the lock mechanism 38 so as not to rotate. Further, when the foot receiving portion 30 is raised from the leg portion 26, the hinge plate 34 a of the hinge 34 comes into contact with one end 42 a of the transmission shaft 42, and the transmission shaft 42 resists the urging force of the spring 44. It is pushed out in the direction of the stop piece 40. Then, the upper end of the locking piece 40 is tilted by the transmission shaft 42, and the lower end of the locking piece 40 is released from the locking groove 12a of the rail 12, as shown in FIG. As a result, the bathing stretcher 20 can slide on the rail 12 of the stretcher 10.

  At the time of bathing, the operator moves the stretcher 10 so as to be laid on the bathtub 4 while the bather is lying on the bathing stretcher 20. At this time, the height of the rail 12 of the stretcher 10 and the height of the rail 6 of the stretcher receiving base 8 of the bathtub 4 are set to the same height. Then, the stretcher 10 is slowly brought closer to the longitudinal surface of the bathtub 4. Then, the stretcher 10 is connected to the bathtub 4 by the connecting device 60 of the stretcher 10 and the guide connecting portion 62 of the bathtub 4.

  When the stretcher 10 is connected to the bathtub 4, the rail 6 of the stretcher receiving base 8 of the bathtub 4 and the rail 12 of the stretcher 10 are aligned, and the bath stretcher 20 of the stretcher 10 is moved along the rail 12. When sliding to the bathtub 4 side, the bathing stretcher 20 is transferred to the rail 6 of the stretcher cradle 8, and the bathing stretcher 20 is transferred onto the stretcher cradle 8. Then, the bather can bathe in the bathtub 4 with the bathing stretcher 20 completely on the stretcher cradle 8.

  Then, after the bathing is finished, when the bathing stretcher 20 of the stretcher cradle 8 is slid along the rail 6 toward the stretcher 10, the bathing stretcher 20 is transferred to the rail 12 of the stretcher 10, and bathing is performed. The stretcher 20 is transferred onto the stretcher 10. The stretcher 10 is separated from the bathtub 4 in a state where the bath stretcher 20 is transferred onto the stretcher 10. When the bather is lowered from the bathing stretcher 20, the lock mechanism 38 of the bathing stretcher 20 is operated to release the lock, and the foot receiving portion 30 is rotated to the back side of the leg portion 26. When the foot receiving portion 30 rotates, one end 42a of the transmission shaft 42 is released and protrudes toward the foot receiving portion 30 by the urging force of the spring 44, and the lower end of the locking piece 40 connected to the transmission shaft 42 is the rail 12 Engaging with the locking groove 12 a, the bathing stretcher 20 is stopped without sliding on the stretcher 10.

  According to the bathing stretcher 20 of the present embodiment as described above, when the bather gets on and off the bathing stretcher 20 by moving the foot support portion 30 to the back side of the leg portion 26 that is the upper part of the body, A bather's foot or the like does not hit the foot support 30, and the bather can get on and off the bathing stretcher 20 safely and easily.

  Further, the foot receiving part 30 is rotated by using the rotating plate 32 and the hinge 34 around the vicinity side of the leg part 26 which is the body-mounted upper part as an axis, so that the leg receiving part 30 can be formed with a simple structure. 26 can be moved to the back side.

  Further, a transmission shaft that restricts sliding by a sliding mechanism including wheels 29 and the like that travel on the rail 12 of the stretcher 10 in a state in which the foot support 30 is moved to the back side of the leg 26 that is the body-mounted upper part. By providing the restraining means comprising 42, the locking piece 40, etc., it is possible to prevent the bathing stretcher 20 from inadvertently sliding on the stretcher 10 when the bather gets on and off the bathing stretcher 20, and is safe. Is easy to secure.

  As described above, it is possible to provide a bathing stretcher that allows a bather to get on and off the bathing stretcher safely and easily without the bather's foot hitting the foot support.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bathing device 4 ... Bathtub 6 ... Rail 8 ... Stretcher stand 10 ... Stretcher 12 ... Rail 12a ... Locking Groove 14 ... Base 14a ... Cart 16 ... Post 18 ... Frame 20 ... Bathing stretcher 22 ... Back 22a ... Pillow 24 ... Lumbar part 26 ... leg part 28 ... frame 28a ... rail receiving part 28b ... frame 28c ... frame 29 ... wheel 30 ... foot receiving part 32 ... Rotating plate 34 ... hinge 34a ... hinge plate 36 ... handle 36a ... handle stay 38 ... lock mechanism 40 ... locking piece 42 ... transmission shaft 42a ... One end 44 ... Spring 60 ... Connecting device 62 ... Guide connecting part

Claims (4)

On a stretcher for bathing, where the bather can lie down while bathing,
An upper body part on which the bather is placed;
A foot support portion provided upright in the vicinity of the position on the heel of the upper body,
The bathing stretcher, wherein the foot support is movably provided on the back side of the upper body.   The stretcher for bathing according to claim 1, wherein the foot support portion rotates around an adjacent side to the body placement upper part and moves to the back side of the body placement upper part. A sliding mechanism that slides on the stretcher while placed on the stretcher;
The bathing stretcher according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising restraining means for restricting sliding by the sliding mechanism in a state in which the footrest portion is moved to the back side of the body-mounted upper part. The restraining means has a locking piece that tilts with the movement of the foot rest,
The stretcher for bathing according to claim 3, wherein the locking piece is engaged with a rail of the stretcher in a state where the foot support part is moved to the back side of the body-mounted upper part.

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