JP2010253230A - Body washing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus enabling even a physically disabled person to easily wash his/her body. <P>SOLUTION: This body washing apparatus has a motor provided inside a box of any shape with a vertical slit, and a contact body provided outside a box body and lifted along the slit, in association with the shaft rotation of the motor. The body washing apparatus further includes a mechanism for reversing motor shaft rotation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a body washing apparatus for automatically washing a human body.

  Conventionally, a device for exerting an acupressure effect on a human body has been widely used. However, as shown in the present invention, a device for washing a human body is not found at present.

  When a human body is washed in a bathroom or the like, it is usually done by the person himself / herself. However, in the case of a physically handicapped person or the like, another person has to wash it, which requires a lot of labor. In view of the above, the present invention was invented to clean a human body with a mechanical device, and provides a new and useful device that enables automatic body cleaning with a simple switch operation. .

The present invention has the following configuration as means for solving the problems.
That is, a motor is provided in an arbitrarily shaped box having a vertical slit, a contact body that moves up and down along the slit in conjunction with the rotation of the motor is provided outside the box, and a motor shaft rotation reversing mechanism is provided. . This invention is a washing apparatus which consists of the above structure.

  According to the present invention, since the soft contact body repeatedly moves up and down along the front surface of the box, it is possible to obtain a useful device that can be washed only by placing the human body in a predetermined position. Further, since the contact body can be exchanged, it can be used corresponding to the size and shape of the human body.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a wooden case having a front plate and a rear plate. Reference numeral 2 denotes a recess provided from the upper and lower sides of the front plate surface and the back surface near the center of the case, and 3 a slit provided at the center of the recess. Reference numeral 4 denotes a motor with a built-in reduction mechanism that is appropriately attached to a proper position in the case by a support member. Reference numeral 5 denotes an arm whose one end is attached to the motor shaft at a right angle to the shaft, and an arm slit 6 is formed at the center. Reference numeral 7 denotes an upper limit switch, and reference numeral 8 denotes a lower limit switch. The upper limit switch and the lower limit switch are respectively attached to the rear surface of the front plate with a support member (not shown) as appropriate in a symmetrical manner with respect to the motor shaft position. Reference numeral 9 denotes a round bar-shaped support shaft, one end of which is fixed perpendicularly to the center of the center shaft 10. The other end of the support shaft is slidably positioned in the arm slit, and the support shaft passes through the slit 3, but the inner slide plate 11 and the outer slide plate 12 are in the recess surface in the stepped portion. Each slide plate is fixed to a support shaft while being in contact with each other.
Therefore, since the slide plate moves up and down along the concave portion of the support shaft in the arm slit as the arm rotates, the support shaft also moves up and down along the recess. The center shaft fixed to the support shaft is thick at the center, has a stepped portion and is slightly narrow on both sides, and female screws are engraved at both ends.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a contact body which is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with a soft foamed resin, and a hole is provided in the center thereof. The center shaft is located in the hole, and a knob-like contact body fixing tool having a male screw. The contact bodies are respectively attached to the center shaft by being screwed onto the 14 center shaft female threads.
A battery 15 is located in the lower part of the case and is connected to the motor and each limit switch by a three-way three-pole switch system. (Connection not shown) A main switch (not shown) is provided at an appropriate place on the case surface.

In using the present invention, the product is first placed in a proper place in the bathroom. Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the user sits with his back to the case and turns on the main switch. When the switch is turned on, the motor is driven, and the arm starts rotating around the motor shaft. By this arm rotation, the support shaft located in the arm slit rises along the slit. When the arm reaches the specified position, the side of the arm comes into contact with the upper limit switch, which reverses the polarity of energization to the motor, the motor starts rotating in the reverse direction, the arm moves in the reverse direction, and the spindle Descends along the slit. When the arm contacts the lower limit switch, the motor reverses again, and the arm moves upward. Thus, the motor rotation direction is repeatedly reversed by the limit switch, and the support shaft is repeatedly raised and lowered in the slit. The support shaft is fixed to the center shaft, and a contact body is attached to the center shaft. Therefore, the contact body also repeatedly moves up and down along the slit.
Therefore, the back is subjected to a frictional motion by lightly pressing the back against the contact body. For example, the back can be automatically washed by impregnating the contact body with a detergent. Note that an outer slide plate and an inner slide plate are attached to the support shaft, and each slide plate is in contact with the concave surface, so that the contact body can be moved up and down while maintaining a certain distance and direction from the slit. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, if the support shaft is extended and another small contact body can be inserted and held therein, the recess in the center of the back can be easily cleaned.

As mentioned above, although this invention was described, this invention has the characteristic in the place which raises / lowers a contact body repeatedly with a simple structure. Conventionally, there is no such device, and the body was cleaned by a caregiver. However, the present invention makes it possible to mechanically clean the body. In the illustrated example, back cleaning is shown, but ventral cleaning is also possible, and partial cleaning with hands and feet in place is also possible. Since the contact body can be exchanged by removing the contact body fixing tool, it is possible to attach and use contact bodies of various shapes and sizes other than those shown in the drawings, and the contact body itself can be cleaned as necessary. In the example described above, the battery is used as the power source. However, the battery may be connected to AC 100 V via an adapter. Further, by providing a film with a slit so as to cover the slit, it is possible to prevent entry of detergent or the like into the apparatus.
As described above, the present invention can provide a device that can easily and efficiently clean the body.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Recess 3 Slit 4 Motor 5 Arm 6 Arm slit 7 Upper limit switch 8 Lower limit switch 9 Support shaft 10 Center shaft 11 Inner slide plate 12 Outer slide plate 13 Contact body 14 Contact body fixture 15 Battery 16 Center contact body

Claims (1)

A motor was provided in a box of arbitrary shape having a slit in the vertical direction, a contact body that moved up and down along the slit in conjunction with the shaft rotation of the motor was provided outside the box, and a motor shaft rotation reversal mechanism was provided. A body washing apparatus.

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