JP2010279491A - Human body holding device and transfer supporting device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a human body holding device for safely transferring a person in need of nursing care by reliably holding the person in need of nursing care from the back and front sides and from the right and left sides by an easy procedure, and a transfer supporting device using it. <P>SOLUTION: The human body holding device includes a pair of underarm supporting arms 34, a breast pad board 40 which is provided between the pair of underarm supporting arms 34 and is located to be approximately perpendicular to a sagittal plane of a body, and a pair of underarm supporting arm shaft members which are slightly inclined relative to the breast pad board 40 and where the underarm supporting arms 34 are pivotally supported. The pair of underarm supporting arms 34 are mounted on the underarm supporting arm shaft members through rotatable connecting members. The underarm supporting arms 34 oscillate by the underarm supporting arm shaft members in a holding direction to sandwich a trunk from right, left, and oblique directions. The underarm supporting arms 34 are activated to hold the body in the horizontal direction and the front-back direction by force components of the weight applied to the underarm supporting arms 34, and the human body holding device holds the sides to the back in accordance with body types. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a human body gripping tool that holds the body of a person who needs care or the like, and a transfer assist device using the same.

  Conventionally, when a caregiver cares for a cared person who needs care, such as an elderly person, a person with a weak leg, a person with a disability, etc., the caregiver has moved from the bed to a wheelchair or toilet, etc. Has been done. In such a transfer work, the caregiver bends his waist and turns his arms from the arm of the cared person to the back, while holding the cared person a little while standing and changing the body direction of the cared person. is there. However, the operation of hugging a person to be cared and standing or sitting takes a caregiver's weight, which is heavy for the carer and easily causes back pain or the like.

  Then, the transfer assistance instrument which has a human body holding part for reducing the burden of the caregiver's transfer work is proposed. The transfer device assists the transfer by assisting the transition of the cared person from the sitting state to the pseudo-rise state leaning on the transfer support device. As such a transfer support device, for example, an arm that supports a cared person's heel, a breast pad, and a waist pad, and only a front part of the cared person's body is supported and lifted as it is, or a belt There are things that lift up while preventing the device from falling off by supporting the rear part of the cared person's body with the aid of a hanger or hanger. Furthermore, the transfer support device is provided with a structure that adjusts the width step by step with respect to differences in the physique of the care recipient in order to adjust or fix the width according to the shape of the care recipient. There are many methods such as inserting pins and screws into holes or the like that are opened in stages in the variable parts. As such a transfer support device, for example, one having a structure as disclosed in the following Patent Documents 1 to 5 has been proposed.

  For example, a human body transfer device disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a pedestal having casters, a main column standing on the pedestal, a branch column attached to the middle of the main column so as to be tiltable, and a tip of the branch column. An attached retainer is provided. The main pillar can be tilted about an axis provided at a position on the care receiver side of the pedestal. This method of using the transfer device is to transfer a cared person by tilting a branch column with respect to a main column. The main branch can also be tilted toward the cared person, and can move a large horizontal distance.

  The transfer nursing care vehicle disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a cart having casters, a grip bar standing on the cart, a holding arm standing on the cart facing the grip bar, and an upper portion of the holding arm. A chest rest and a waist rest attached to the body, and a balancer passed between the grip bar and the holding arm are provided. This transfer nursing support vehicle uses a carousel with a grip bar and puts the weight on the waist pad, and the balancer pulling force and weight are applied to move forward and upward, changing the position from sitting to standing To do.

  The transfer assist device disclosed in Patent Document 3 includes a carriage that can be accommodated in a state in which a wheelchair is taken from the front, a support frame that is attached to the carriage and that can be raised and lowered, and a seat that is attached to the front of the support frame via a bracket. Is provided. The method of using this transfer assisting tool is to place the transfer assist device close to the wheelchair with the wheelchair on the wheelchair, insert the seat under the cared person, raise the support frame and move away from the wheelchair. It will be transferred.

  The transfer machine disclosed in Patent Document 4 includes a cart having casters, a main frame erected on the cart, an arm swingably attached to the middle of the main frame, and an arm attached to the tip of the arm. And an angle holding mechanism provided between the breastplate and the main frame. In this method of using the transfer machine, the cared person's chest is brought into contact with the breast pad, the arm is swung to raise the breast pad, and the cared person is raised. At this time, since the angle support mechanism is provided for the breastplate, the body is prevented from being greatly bent forward and is transferred in a natural posture.

  The care assisting device disclosed in Patent Document 5 includes a cart having casters, a column erected on the cart, a rocking arm swingably attached to an upper end of the column, and a tip of the rocking arm. The arm part attached to is provided. An electric piston for adjusting the angle of the swing arm is provided between the swing arm and the support column. The care assisting device is used by inserting an arm part under the arm of the cared person, actuating the electric piston, and the arm part is lifted as the swinging arm swings to raise the cared person. It is a state.

JP-A-7-289595 JP 2007-75566 A JP 2006-102403 A JP 2003-126163 A JP 2008-36392 A

  Conventional transfer assist devices require an adjustment function of width, height, and angle so that they can be adjusted according to the body size of the cared person. There are many methods such as inserting pins and screws into and fixing them, etc., and only a stepwise adjustment can be performed. Furthermore, the structure of the regulatory function was also complicated. Moreover, in order to store compactly when not in use, it is necessary to have a structure in which a protruding portion such as an arm can be disassembled, which complicates the structure.

  Further, in the case of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the holding tool is provided with only an arm bar that is inserted into the armpit of the cared person, there is no member for holding the back, and there is a possibility that the holding tool may fall down, which is unstable. In the case of Patent Document 2, there is a waist pad that holds the back side, but this waist pad is detachable, and it has to be worn every time a cared person is transferred. Further, in the case of Patent Document 3, it is difficult to wear the seat portion of the seat to the cared person, and it is troublesome to wear the backrest belt every time the cared person moves. The configuration disclosed in Patent Document 4 also has to be worn with a belt that holds the back each time the care recipient is transferred. On the other hand, in the case of Patent Document 5, there is a hugging structure, but there is a problem that the hugging force weakens before and after the buttocks leave the floor, and the hugging force gradually weakens when hugging behind the back with the greatest anxiety. It was unstable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the background art described above, and uses a human body gripping tool that can securely hold a cared person from the front, back, left, and right by a simple procedure and transfer it safely. The purpose is to provide a transfer assist device.

  The present invention is a gripping tool for holding a human body from the flank to the back, and the gripping tool is provided between a pair of heel support arms and the pair of heel support arms with respect to the sagittal surface of the body. There are provided a breastplate that is positioned substantially at right angles and a pair of heel support arm shaft members that are slightly inclined with respect to the breastplate and on which the heel support arm is pivotally supported. The heel support arm is attached to the arm shaft member via a rotatable connecting member, and the heel support arm is swingable in a hugging direction that sandwiches the body from the left and right and oblique directions by the heel support arm shaft member. This is a human body gripping tool that can be gripped by hugging from the flank to the back in accordance with the body shape by operating the heel support arm by hugging the body in the left-right and front-rear directions by such a component of weight.

  Further, a hugging shaft member that is rotatably attached to a surface of the breast pad opposite to the side in contact with the human body and is positioned at a right angle to the sagittal surface of the body and provided horizontally is provided at both ends of the hugging shaft member. The heel support arm shaft member is provided in an inclined manner, and the heel support arm sandwiches the body from the left and right and oblique directions by the heel support arm shaft member and the hugging shaft member, and the chest support plate and the heel support The body is held so as to be hugged between the hugging portion at the tip of the support arm.

  In the horizontal direction, the pair of heel support arm shaft members are positioned such that the upper end portions are close to each other and located on the body side, and the lower end portions are located away from each other and relatively away from the body.

  The armrest support arm is bent in an L shape so as to surround the trunk, and a portion near the armrest support arm shaft member is a armpit support portion that supports the armpit, and portions far from the armrest support arm shaft member are back and flank It is a hugging part to hug.

  The present invention also includes a shaft having an appropriate strength, a handle connected to the upper end portion of the shaft, a base plate to which a caster connected to the lower end portion of the shaft and contacting the floor surface is attached, A gripping tool that protrudes laterally in the middle of the shaft and that holds the body of a cared person who needs care is provided, and the gripping tool is a transfer assist device that uses the above-described human body gripping tool.

  Further, the shaft is attached to the base plate so as to be rotatable in a direction along the sagittal plane, and a stopper is provided on the surface of the base plate opposite to the gripping tool on the surface of the shaft that rotates. The stopper is provided with a contact portion that contacts the shaft in a state where the shaft is inclined at a predetermined angle toward the stopper.

  The human body gripping tool of the present invention can stably grip a human body such as a cared person from the front, rear, left and right with a simple procedure. In particular, the heel support arm is freely rotatable about a hugging shaft member that swings the arm in the sagittal plane direction and a heel support arm shaft member that is provided at an angle to the hugging shaft member. The width can be adjusted steplessly according to the body dimensions of a caregiver or the like. In addition, using the force generated by the weight on the heel support arm, the cared person is automatically hugged to support the body, so there is no need to fix the heel support arm with pins or screws after adjusting the width. It can support the body and has a simple structure. In addition, since the heel support arm can be freely rotated and opened / closed, the wearing operation according to the body shape of the cared person or the like is simple, and the hugging portion of the back can be easily attached.

  The transfer support device according to the present invention can transfer a cared person and the like stably and safely, reduces the burden on the caregiver, and gives the same sense of security as when transferring by being hugged by a person's arm. Can be transferred.

They are the perspective view (a) of the transfer assistance instrument of one Embodiment of this invention, and the perspective view (b) seen from the angle different from (a). It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the transfer assistance instrument of this one Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the heel support arm of the transfer assistance instrument of this embodiment. It is a top view which shows the heel support arm of the transfer assistance instrument of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. A human body gripping tool 30 and a transfer support device 10 using the same according to this embodiment are provided with a base plate 12 placed on a floor. The caster 14 is attached to the. A shaft frame member 16 is attached to the center of the base plate 12. A shaft 18 is erected at one end of the shaft frame member 16. The shaft 18 is rotatably attached to the shaft frame member 16 via a shaft member 20 that intersects the longitudinal direction of the shaft frame member 16. A handle 19 is provided at the upper end of the shaft 18. A stopper 22 for positioning the angle of the shaft 18 is provided near the center of the shaft frame member 16. The stopper 22 is erected from the shaft frame member 16 at a substantially right angle to the base plate 12. The tip of the shaft 18 is bent at a right angle in a direction approaching the shaft 18, and an inclined contact portion 24 is formed at the end portion so that the shaft 18 contacts at a predetermined angle and the angle is positioned.

  In the middle of the shaft 18, a support column 26 is provided in a branch shape. The column 26 is a bar member similar to the shaft 18, and a connecting member 28 is fixed at the tip. A human body gripping tool 30 that holds the body of the cared person 60 is attached to the connecting member 28. The human body gripping tool 30 protrudes to the left and right sides of the chest pad 40, a grip tool frame member 32 fixed to the connecting member 28, a breast pad 40 attached to the upper part of the grip tool frame member 32, and the chest pad 40. A pair of heel support arms 34 and a waist support 42 attached below a single breastplate 40 are provided. The gripping tool frame member 32 is a longitudinal member parallel to the shaft 18, and its longitudinal direction is located on the same plane as the support column 26 and rotates together with the connecting member 28.

  The breastplate 40 is a plate having a cushioning property that is formed long along the longitudinal direction of the gripping tool frame member 32. The waist support 42 is a plate having a cushioning property that is formed long in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the gripping tool frame member 32. Both ends of the waist support 42 in the longitudinal direction are slightly curved toward the cared person 60 side so as to surround the body of the cared person 60. A knee pad 44 is provided in the vicinity of the waist support 42 of the gripping tool frame member 32. The knee pad 44 is formed by bending and bending a sheet of synthetic resin or the like, and is attached so as to be freely deformable by a string body.

  The left and right arm support arms 34 are provided in a pair of left and right, and are formed in an L shape that sandwiches the torso portion of the cared person 60 to be transferred by the transfer assist device 10 in a substantially horizontal direction. The heel support arm 34 is a heel support portion 36 that supports the armpit of the cared person 60 at a portion close to the grip tool frame member 32 with the corner portion bent in an L shape as a boundary. A portion far from the hose is a hugging portion 38 for hugging the back and flank of the cared person 60. The surface of the heel support arm 34 is covered with an elastic soft pad or cover.

  On the surface of the breast pad 40 opposite to the cared person 60, there is provided a hugging shaft member 55 that is substantially perpendicular to the sagittal plane and is horizontal as shown in FIG. The hugging shaft member 55 is attached to the gripping tool frame member 32 so as to be rotatable around the shaft. A pair of heel support arm shaft members 48 are fixed to both ends of the hugging shaft member 55 while being slightly inclined with respect to the hugging shaft member 55. The heel support arm shaft member 48 is attached to the heel support arm shaft member 48 so as to be rotatable around the shaft of the heel support arm shaft member 48, and as shown in FIG. The armrest support arm 34 is provided so as to be movable with a component in a direction perpendicular to the armature.

  A connecting member 46 in which plates are combined in a triangular shape is provided at the ends of the pair of rod support arms 34 on the rod support arm shaft member 48 side. A rod support arm shaft member 48 is rotatably inserted inside the connecting member 46. As for the direction of the heel support arm shaft member 48, the upper end portion 48a of the heel support arm shaft member 48 is located above and the lower end portion 48b is located below in the vertical direction. Further, in the horizontal direction, the upper end portion 48a is relatively close to each other and close to the care receiver 60, and the lower end portion 48b is relatively far away from the care receiver 60 and is positioned in an eight figure. is doing. Since the heel support arm 34 rotates around the axis of the heel support arm shaft member 48 positioned in an eight-letter shape, the heel support arm 34 opens and closes in the direction of hugging the cared person 60 as shown in FIGS.

  An H-shaped connecting portion 50 is integrally provided at the end of the connecting member 46 on the opposite side of the rod supporting arm 34 with respect to the rod supporting arm 34. The central bar 52 of the connecting portion 50 is attached to the other members of the connecting portion 50 so as to be rotatable around the axis. The rods 52 are positioned in parallel with the pair of rod support arm shaft members 48, and a connecting plate 54 is integrally fixed to the rod 52, so that the ends of the connecting plate 54 on the opposite side of the rod 52 are close to each other. It protrudes between the pair of connecting portions 50.

  A lever 56 protruding in a direction along the sagittal plane is provided on the surface of the breastplate 40 opposite to the care receiver 60. The lever 56 is connected to the vicinity of the middle of the hugging shaft member 55, and is connected so that the projecting and retracting operation of the lever 56 is changed to rotation around the axis of the hugging shaft member 55. The connecting plate 54 attached to the connecting portion 50 is fixed at a position in the middle of the lever 56. Thereby, when the lever 56 is pushed along the sagittal plane, the hugging shaft member 55 rotates, the pair of heel support arms 34 moves upward in the sagittal plane direction, and the connecting plate 54 moves together with the lever 56 at the same time. Then, the connecting portion 50 and the connecting member 46 are rotated around the axis of the heel support arm shaft member 48 to open in the direction opposite to the hugging direction. On the other hand, when the lever 56 is pulled up, the hugging shaft member 55 is rotated, the pair of heel support arms 34 are moved below the sagittal plane, and at the same time 54 is moved together with the lever 56 to be connected to the connecting portion 50. The member 46 is rotated around the axis of the heel support arm shaft member 48 and closed in the hugging direction.

  By operating the lever 56 in this way, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pair of heel support arms 34 can be moved in the hugging direction and the vertical direction of the sagittal plane. In other words, the heel support arm 34 is opened and closed in the hugging direction by the heel support arm shaft member 48, and can be moved in the vertical direction of the sagittal plane by the hugging shaft member 55, so that it can be flexibly adapted to the body dimensions of the care receiver 60. Adjusted to Further, the pair of heel support arms 34 generates a hugging force due to the moment generated around the heel support arm shaft member 48 by the weight of the person being cared 60 applied to the heel support portion 36, thereby securely grasping the body of the care receiver 60. To do.

  Next, the usage method of the human body transfer assistance instrument 10 of this embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. Here, the cared person 60 sitting on the chair 58 stands up from the chair 58 and sits on a wheelchair (not shown) placed in the vicinity of the chair 58. First, a caregiver stands with the transfer support device 10 in front of the care receiver 60 and points the human body gripping tool 30 of the transfer support device 10 toward the care receiver 60. Next, the handle 19 of the transfer assist device 10 is tilted toward the care receiver 60 to raise the shaft 18. At this time, the heel support arm 34 is in a closed state with its tip positioned downward. From this state, the instrument is brought close to the care receiver 60 so as to lean on the breastplate 40. At the same time, the lever 56 is pushed down so that the heel support arm 34 of the human body gripping tool 30 is opened as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Thereafter, the lever support arm 34 is closed by pulling up the lever 56. Further, when the cared person 60 leans against the heel support arm 34 and the breast pad 40, his / her body weight is distributed and supported by the heel support arm 34, the breast pad 40, the waist support 42, and the knee pad 44. With the force of 60, the armrest 34 is closed in the hugging direction surrounding the body of the cared person 60, and is simultaneously pushed down in the sagittal direction to hold the body close to the shaft 18 .

  In this way, the heel support arm 34 is in the holding state shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, hugging the body of the cared person 60, and the back of the heel support arm 34 so that the hugging portion 38 of the heel support arm 34 approaches the shaft 18. The front of the body is securely pressed against and held by the breastplate 40 and the waist support 42. In this state, the shaft 18 is rotated about the shaft member 20 and placed on the contact portion 24 of the stopper 22 to stabilize the angle. The cared person 60 leaves the chair 58 as the shaft 18 moves, and is transferred to a wheelchair, a bed, a toilet, or the like. When lowering the cared person 60, the shaft 18 is rotated and tilted to the opposite side of the stopper 22, the cared person 60 is seated on a wheelchair, etc., and then the heel support arm 34 is opened with the lever 56 to be cared. Release 60.

  According to the transfer assisting instrument 10 of this embodiment, the following operational effects are achieved. First, the human body gripping tool 30 securely holds the cared person 60 and can move safely without fear of falling backward. The burden on the caregiver can be reduced, the care work can be carried out smoothly, and the cost is low with a simple structure. The movement of the cared person 60 becomes natural and is comfortable without disturbing the lifting posture. In addition, the structure of supporting the body by holding the weight of the cared person 60 on the heel support arm 34 and holding the body by the component force of the weight of the cared person 60 does not require fixing work of the heel support arm 34. Up to the hugging portion 38 that holds the back and flank by operation can be attached to the cared person 60, and the operation is simple. A moment generated around the axis of the heel support arm shaft member 48 and the hugging shaft member 55 is transmitted to the heel support arm 34 to generate a force for squeezing the body of the cared person 60 in the left and right direction and the front and rear direction. It is possible to give a sense of security similar to that when the patient is fixed and hugged by the caregiver's arm. By using the heel support arm shaft member 48 and the hugging shaft member 55, the movement in the hugging direction and the vertical direction can be independently tightened, and independent tightening forces can be set between the care receiver 60 and the back.

  Furthermore, the heel support arm can freely rotate in the hugging direction and the vertical direction of the sagittal plane, and the width can be adjusted steplessly according to the body dimensions of the cared person 60. Since the position of the heel support arm 34 is automatically geometrically adjusted according to the body shape of the cared person 60, it can be adjusted easily and flexibly according to the body shape, and the body of the cared person 60 can be reliably supported. it can. Even a cared person 60 having a slightly different body shape can be transferred sequentially using the same transfer assisting device 10. In addition, fixing pins and screws are unnecessary, and the structure is simple.

  Further, when the transfer assist device 10 is not used, when it is stored in a narrow place such as under a bed or a gap between shelves, the heel support arm 34 is rotated around the heel support arm shaft member 48 to be folded small and compact. Can do. It is not necessary to have a structure in which the protruding portion such as the heel support arm 34 can be disassembled. Also in this respect, the structure is simple and the cost is low.

  In addition, the transfer assistance apparatus of this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The shape of each member, the structure around an axis | shaft, etc. can be changed suitably. Moreover, the human body gripping tool attached to the transfer assisting instrument can be used for various types of hanging devices other than the transfer assisting instrument, and can also be used for a bathing apparatus or the like. The chest pad, the waist support, and the knee pad may be provided with a structure that adjusts the position according to the body shape of the cared person.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Transfer support instrument 12 Base plate 14 Caster 18 Shaft 19 Handle 20 Shaft member 22 Stopper 26 Strut 30 Human body gripping tool 34 Shoe support arm 36 Shoe support part 38 Hugging part 40 Chest pad 42 Waist support 44 Knee support 46 Connecting member 48 Arm shaft member 50 Connecting portion 54 Connecting plate 55 Hugging shaft member

Claims (6)

  A gripping tool for holding a human body from the flank to the back, wherein the gripping tool is provided between a pair of heel support arms and the pair of heel support arms and is positioned substantially perpendicular to the sagittal plane of the body. And a pair of heel support arm shaft members that are slightly inclined with respect to the chest support plate and are supported by the heel support arms. The pair of heel support arms are connected to the heel support arm shaft members. The heel support arm is attached via a rotatable connecting member, and the heel support arm is swingable in a hugging direction that sandwiches the body from the left and right and oblique directions by the heel support arm shaft member. A human body grasping tool characterized in that the heel support arm is operated by force so as to hug the body in the left and right and front and rear directions, and can be grasped and hung from the flank to the back according to the body shape.   A hugging shaft member that is rotatably attached to a surface of the breast pad opposite to the side on which the human body comes into contact, is provided at a right angle to the sagittal surface of the body and horizontally, and is provided at both ends of the hugging shaft member. The heel support arm shaft member is provided to be inclined, and the heel support arm sandwiches the body from the left and right and oblique directions by the heel support arm shaft member and the hugging shaft member, and the chest support plate and the heel support arm The human body gripping tool according to claim 1, wherein the body is held so as to be hugged between the hugging portion at the tip.   The direction of the pair of armrest supporting arm shaft members is such that, in the horizontal direction, the upper end portions are close to each other and located on the body side, and the lower end portions are located on the side relatively away from the body. Human body gripper.   The armrest support arm is bent in an L shape so as to surround the trunk, and a portion near the armrest support arm shaft member is a armpit support portion that supports the armpit, and portions far from the armrest support arm shaft member are back and flank The human body gripping tool according to claim 1, wherein the human body gripping tool is a hugging portion for holding the head.   A shaft having an appropriate strength, a handle connected to the upper end portion of the shaft, a base plate to which a caster connected to the lower end portion of the shaft and abutting against the floor surface is attached, and in the middle of the shaft 5. A transfer assist device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a gripping tool that protrudes toward the side and that holds a body of a care recipient who needs care. The shaft is attached to the base plate so as to be rotatable in a direction along the sagittal plane, and provided with a stopper positioned in a direction opposite to the gripping tool on a surface of the base plate on which the shaft rotates, The transfer support device according to claim 5, wherein the stopper is provided with a contact portion that contacts the shaft in a state where the shaft is inclined at a predetermined angle toward the stopper.

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