JP2011067469A - Carrier with lower leg receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier with a lower leg receiver which can stably support the posture of a bather and can bathe the bather. <P>SOLUTION: In the carrier with a lower leg receiver, the carrier includes a truck 2 and a sitting part 3 equipped on the truck 2. The sitting part 3 includes a backrest 10, a seat part 9, a lower limb frame 7, and the lower leg receiver 6 mounted on the lower limb frame 7. An adjusting mechanism 14 for supporting the lower leg receiver 6 so as to be separated from/approach the lower limb frame 7 is provided between the lower leg receiver 6 and the lower limb frame 7. A helper can move the lower leg receiver 6 to an optional position away from the lower limb frame 7 by adjusting the adjusting mechanism 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lower leg receiving carriage for performing bathing care for physically handicapped persons and elderly persons (hereinafter referred to as care recipients), particularly those requiring high care.

  Patent Document 1 of the conventional apparatus is a support in which an angle adjustment support mechanism is pivoted on a lower connection shaft of a lower joint connection part that joins an upper leg support part and a lower leg support part in a kneeling type stretcher. It comprises a rod and a latch that is provided on the frame (F) side with a latch that can be selectively engaged with the lower end of the support rod. It is a kneeling type stretcher with an up / down operation handle attached.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-75466

In the configuration described in Patent Document 1, the angle adjustment support mechanism S is configured by the support rod 6 and a latch that can selectively engage and disengage the lower end portion of the support rod 6. Compared with the conventional one, the structure is remarkably simple and inexpensive, and the number of operations and the time required are greatly reduced.
However, the stretcher described in Patent Document 1 is designed to bend the bather's lower limb in the sleeping position and change the bather to the knee position, and the bather with a long limb has a space in the calf. There was a problem that the bather with short limbs could get tension on the thigh. In addition, for a bather in a sitting posture or a backward leaning posture, only a calf is supported and the lower limb is not stabilized.
An object of the present invention is to provide a lower leg receiving transport vehicle that can stably support a posture of a bather and can easily bathe regardless of a difference in height of the bather.

In the present invention for realizing the above object, the transport vehicle 1 includes a carriage 2 and a seat portion 3 mounted on the carriage 2, and the seat portion 3 includes a backrest 10, a seat portion 9, and a lower limb frame. 7 and a lower leg support 6 mounted on the lower limb frame 7, and an adjustment mechanism 14 is provided between the lower leg support 6 and the lower limb frame 7 to support the lower leg support 6 so as to be separated from and accessible to the lower limb frame 7. The supporter is a lower leg receiving transport vehicle that can adjust the adjusting mechanism 14 to move the lower leg receiver 6 to an arbitrary position separated from the lower limb frame 7.
Further, the tip of the lower leg receiver 6 is pivotally supported by the lower leg frame 7 by the lower leg support shaft 25, and the base part of the lower leg receiver 6 is locked to the lower leg frame 7 by the adjustment mechanism 14, and the adjustment mechanism 14 is 6 and a fixing member 38 provided on the arm 15 and locking the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7. The arm 15 and the fixing member 38 are provided on the left and right of the transport vehicle 1, The arm 15 or the left and right fixing members 38 are connected to the left and right,
The arm 15 can be locked and released from the lower limb frame 7 by operating either the left or right of the fixing member 38 or the arm 7.
Further, the front portion of the lower leg support 6 is pivotally supported by the lower leg frame 7 by the lower leg support shaft 25, and the base part of the lower leg support 6 is locked to the lower leg frame 7 by the adjustment mechanism 14. 6 and a fixing member 38 provided at the lower end of the arm 15 for locking the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7. The fixing member 38 detachably locks the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7. Thus, if the fixing member 38 is disengaged, the crus support 6 can be rotated around the crus support shaft 25 and turned over.

  The adjusting mechanism 14 according to the present invention includes an arm 15 pivotally supported on the back side of the lower leg support 6 and an operation tool 16 provided at the lower end of the arm 15 and locking the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7. If the assistant releases the above-mentioned locking and moves the arm 15, the lower leg support 6 is separated from and comes into contact with the lower limb frame 7. Openness can be suppressed, bathers can be supported stably, and bathing can be performed safely and easily.

The adjusting mechanism 14 according to the present invention includes an arm 15 that is supported by the lower leg support 6 and a fixing member 38 that is provided on the arm 15 and locks the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7. The arm 15 and the fixing member 38 are transported. Since the left and right arms 15 or the left and right fixing members 38 are connected to the left and right of the vehicle 1, the arm 15 is attached to the lower limb frame 7 by either the left or right operation of the fixing member 38 or the arm 7. It can be locked and released, which is convenient.
If the lock is released by the above operation, the position of the lower leg support 6 can be adjusted, and the assistant can easily perform the position adjustment with one hand, which is convenient.

  The adjusting mechanism 14 according to the present invention includes an arm 15 that is pivotally supported by the lower leg support 6 and a fixing member 38 that is provided at the lower end of the arm 15 and engages the lower limb frame 7. 15 is detachably locked to the lower limb frame 7, so that if the fixing member 38 is detached, the crus support 6 can be rotated around the crus support shaft 25 and turned upside down, which is easy when cleaning the device. This is convenient because it reduces the work time.

It is a right view of Example 1 of this invention. It is a right view of the leg support 6 of Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the fixing member of Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the fixing member which has a connection shaft of Example 1 of this invention.

Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The lower leg receiving transport vehicle 5 is provided with a lower leg support 6 that supports the lower leg of the bather in the transport vehicle 1 for transporting and bathing the bather. The transport vehicle 1 includes a cart 2 and a seat portion 3 mounted on the cart 2.

  Example 1 is a tilt-type separation type. The seat portion 3 includes a seat portion frame 28, a seat portion 9, a backrest 10, a lower limb support 4, and a tilt mechanism 11.

The lower limb support 4 includes a lower limb frame 7, a footrest 8 attached to the front portion of the lower limb frame 7, and a lower leg receiver 6 attached to the upper part of the lower limb frame 7 and receiving a bather's lower leg (= calf etc.). Become.
The lower limb frame 7 is a four-joint link, and the base portion thereof is pivotally attached to the seat portion 9 with front and rear mounting shafts 12 and 13 and rotates around these shafts.
The lower limb support 4 is attached to the front side of the transport vehicle 1 and can be rotated from a suspended position to a horizontal position around the front and rear mounting shafts 12 and 13.

  When the backrest 10 is tilted backward, the lower limb rest 4 is pushed by a longitudinal connecting rod (not shown) provided between the lower limb rest 4 and the backrest 10 so as to be attached to the front and rear mounting shafts 12 and 13. Rotate in a vertical plane around

The lower leg 6 is attached to the lower leg frame 7 by the lower leg support shaft 25 and the base part is attached to the lower leg frame 7 by the adjusting mechanism 14.
The lower leg receiver 6 can project and move by the adjusting mechanism 14, and the lower leg holder 6 can be rotated to the inverted position around the lower leg support shaft 25 when the fixing member 38 is released.

Between the crus 6 and the limb frame 7, an adjustment mechanism 14 is provided in the seat portion 9 for separating and abutting the crus 6 from the limb frame 7.
The adjustment mechanism 14 includes an arm 15 that is pivotally supported on the left and right sides of the lower side of the lower leg support 6, and a fixing member 38 that is provided at the lower end of the arm 15 and locks the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7.
In another embodiment relating to the attachment position of the arm 15, the arm 15 is provided on the left and right sides of the lower leg receiver 6.
A specific example of the fixing member 38 is the operation tool 16.

  A long hole 17 is formed in the lower limb frame 7 along the extending direction of the lower limb frame 7, and the operation tool 16 is restricted by the long hole 17 and is located between the base end 18 and the front end 19 of the long hole 17. Can be moved.

In the proximal end portion 18, the intermediate recess portion 37, and the distal end portion 19 of the elongated hole 17, the operation tool 16 that reaches the proximal end portion 18, the intermediate recess portion 37, and the distal end portion 19 is locked to the part, The operation tool 16 is configured not to easily come off the part.
The base end portion 18, the intermediate recess portion 37, and the front end portion 19 are provided with a bowl-shaped enclosure portion 20 that surrounds the operation tool 16 from the base end portion 18, the intermediate recess portion 37, and the front end portion 19. It is formed.
When the operation tool 16 is disengaged from the proximal end 18 and reaches the distal end 19, the free end side of the lower leg receiver 6 is pushed up by the arm 15 and separated from the lower limb frame 7.
Conversely, when the operating tool 16 is disengaged from the distal end 19 and reaches the proximal end 18, the free end side of the lower leg receiver 6 is pulled down by the arm 15 and approaches and comes into contact with the lower limb frame 7.
When the operation tool 16 reaches the intermediate recess 37, the free end side of the crus support 6 is located between the separation position and the contact position.

FIG. 4 shows the left and right operation tools 16 connected by a connecting shaft 30.
In the case where the left and right operating tools 16 are connected by the connecting shaft 30, the left and right operating tools 16 are integrated and move around the connecting shaft 30 at the same time, and the operating section 16 of either of the left and right operating tools 16 is released. This makes it possible to adjust the position of the lower leg holder 6.
The connecting shaft 30 connects the operating tool 16, but the left and right arms 15 may be connected.

The advancing / retreating mechanism 21 that supports the operation tool 16 is attached to the fixing member 38.
The fixing member 38 shown in FIG. 3 is configured such that the arm 15 is detachably locked to the lower limb frame 7, and when the fixing member 38 is detached, the crus receiver 6 can rotate around the crus receiving shaft 25 and turn over. .
3 and 4 is a plate attached to the lower limb frame 7, and is equivalent to the lower limb frame 7, and is included in the lower limb frame 7.

The advance / retreat mechanism 21 is provided across the arm 15 and the operation tool 16 and supports the operation tool 16 so as to be able to advance and retreat.
The advancing / retracting mechanism 21 includes a support portion 22 that supports the operation tool 16, a spring 23, and base / tip pins 24a and 24b.
The spring 23 enters and biases the operation tool 16 inward of the transport vehicle 1 (= inner direction of the long hole 17) so that the tip of the operation tool 16 is hooked on the long hole 17. The base / tip pins 24 a and 24 b hold the spring 23 and the operation tool 16 on the support portion 22.
When the assistant pulls out the operation tool 16 in the outward direction of the transport vehicle 1 against the urging force of the spring 23, the tip of the operation tool 16 comes out of the long hole 17 and the arm 15 is detached from the lower limb frame 7. is there.

  The tilt mechanism 11 is configured to rotate the seat portion 3 rearward to set the rear tilt position. The tilt mechanism 11 has a support piece 27 attached to the back of the seat portion 9 in a suspended manner, and the support piece 27 as a seat. A support shaft (not shown) that pivotally supports the part frame 28 and a lock tool 29 that fixes and releases the seat portion 3 at either the seating position or the rearward tilt position.

The seat portion 3 rotates backward about the support shaft provided in the lower portion of the seat portion 9. In conjunction with the rearward tilting of the seat portion 3, the lower limb support 4 rotates and moves upward. With this upward movement, the bather on the seating portion 3 is in a backward tilted posture in the long sitting position.
In addition to the tilt mechanism 11, a reclining mechanism (not shown) that widens the angle of the backrest 10 with respect to the seat portion 9 and tilts the backrest 10 backward is provided.

The seat 9 includes a seat frame 32 and a seat cover 33.
The base portion of the seat cover 33 is pivotally supported by the seat frame 32 by a seat shaft 34, and a hanging lever 31 is rotatably provided on the seat frame 32. A receiving piece 35 on which the hanging lever 31 is hooked is attached to the seat cover 33.

When the seat cover 33 is placed in contact with the seat frame 32, the seat latch 36 is configured to hang the latch lever 31 on the receiving piece 35 and fix the seat cover 33.
If the hanging lever 31 is moved to remove it from the receiving piece 35 to release the fixing function, the seat cover 33 can be rotated around the seat shaft 34. If the front part of the seat cover 33 is lifted under the release, the seat cover 33 can be moved from the position in contact with the seat frame 32 to the standing position.

When bathing, a bather is placed on the transport vehicle 1 and the transport vehicle 1 is set to the rearward tilt position by operating the tilt mechanism 11. By operating the reclining mechanism, the backrest 10 can be further tilted backward.
The bather sits on the seat 3 and then leans back in the long sitting position. When there is a space between the bather's calf and the lower leg support 6 in the rearward tilt posture, the lower leg holder 6 is projected obliquely upward and forward by the adjustment mechanism 14, and the lower leg holder 6 is attached to the calf. Support.

At this time, the position is locked and released by adjusting the fixing member 38 to adjust the position. First, the assistant holds the operation tool 16 of the specific example of the fixing member 38, passes it through the bowl-shaped enclosure portion 20 of the long hole 17 passage, and takes it out from the proximal end portion 18. The locking of the operation tool 16 to the proximal end portion 18 is released.
Next, the assistant grasps the operation tool 16, moves the long hole 17 passage, and moves from the base end 18 to the intermediate recess 37 or the front end 19.
As a result of the movement, the arm 15 pushes up the lower leg support 6, the lower leg receiver 6 moves away from the lower limb frame 7, and the lower leg receiver 6 contacts the lower leg and supports the lower leg.

The operation tool 16 is moved to any one of the proximal end portion 18, the intermediate recess portion 37, and the distal end portion 19 of the elongated hole 17 of the lower limb frame 7.
When the lower leg support 6 is subjected to buoyancy or other action, a force is applied to the operation tool 16. However, the hook-shaped enclosure 20 prevents the operation tool 16 from moving, and the operation tool 16 does not easily come off the base end 18, the intermediate recess 37, or the front end 19 easily. The operation tool 16 does not come out from the base / middle / front / 18/37/19 to the passage portion 26 of the outer long hole 17 naturally or by the action of water without the releasing operation of the assistant.

Since the operation tool 16 does not naturally go out from the proximal end portion 18, the intermediate recess portion 37, or the distal end portion 19, the lower leg receiver 6 does not move unintentionally due to buoyancy or the like, and the lower leg receiver 6 can be safely and securely attached. Sustainable and convenient.
Since the left and right operation tools 16 move together, the adjustment operation may be performed with any one of the left and right operation tools 16.

  Although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the conveyance vehicle 1 is moved ahead and pushed into the bathtub with a door (illustration omitted) which opened the door (illustration abbreviation). At this time, the seat portion 3 and the carriage 2 are separated, the seat portion 3 enters the door-equipped bathtub, and the carriage 2 enters the space below the door-attached bathtub. Close the door, put hot water in the bathtub and take a bath.

When cleaning the lower leg holder 6, the assistant releases the fixing function of the fixing member 38, disengages the arm 15 from the lower limb frame 7, and turns the lower leg holder 6 upward.
That is, first, the assistant grasps the left and right operation tools 16 with both hands, spreads both arms in the state as it is, and pulls it outward of the transport vehicle 1 against the spring force. The tip portion of the operation tool 16 is retracted into the support portion 22 and removed from the elongated hole 17.
When the tip of the operating tool 16 is pulled out from the elongated hole 17, the locking of the operating tool 16 is released and the operating tool 16 becomes movable.
The arm 15 is also movable, and the lower leg receiver 6 is also rotatable about the lower leg support shaft 25.

Next, the base (= free end side) of the lower leg receiver 6 is lifted and turned around the lower leg bearing shaft 25 and turned upside down. The lower leg holder 6 is turned over and the back surface is cleaned.
According to the above configuration and operation, it can be easily turned over around the lower leg support shaft 25, and cleaning can be performed easily.

Next, the seat 9 will be described.
The assistant turns the hanging lever 31 and removes it from the receiving piece 35. Next, the tip of the seat cover 33 is lifted and turned. The seat cover 33 is moved from the position in contact with the seat frame 32 to a standing position, and the back surface of the seat cover 33 is cleaned. The seat cover 33 may be peeled off when the transport vehicle 1 is repaired. When cleaning, if the seat cover 33 is placed in the upright position, cleaning can be performed easily.

In the second embodiment, the long hole 17 of the first embodiment is replaced with a base hole 18a and a leading hole 19a.
The lower limb frame 7 is provided with a base hole 18a on one side and a leading hole 19a on the other side in a direction (= width direction) perpendicular to the extending direction of the lower limb frame 7 with a gap.
In another embodiment, a C-shaped guide that surrounds both the base hole 18a and the tip hole 19a may be provided.
The operation tool 16 is provided at the front portion of the arm 15 so as to be movable forward and backward.
When the operation tool 16 is stopped in the base hole 18 a, the lower leg receiver 6 comes into contact with the lower limb frame 7, and when the operation tool 16 is stopped in the tip hole 19 a, the lower leg receiver 6 is separated from the lower limb frame 7.

The caregiver selects either the base hole 18a or the tip hole 19a, adjusts the position of the lower leg receiver 6 and hooks it, and fixes the lower leg holder 6 at a position suitable for the bather. If the operation tool 16 is removed from both holes, the lower leg support 6 can be turned over.
The caregiver selects a hole for stopping the operation tool 16 and adjusts the position of the lower leg receiver 6 so that the operation tool 16 is reliably stopped with a simple configuration and the lower leg receiver 6 is brought into contact / separation position. Can be set reliably.

The present invention can be applied to the lower leg receiving transport vehicle 5 that performs care bathing for physically handicapped persons and elderly persons (hereinafter referred to as care recipients), particularly those requiring high care.
In addition, the present invention can be applied to the lower leg receiving transport vehicle 5 that can stably support the bather's posture and bathe easily.
Further, the assistant can be applied to the lower leg receiving transport vehicle 5 characterized in that the lower leg receiver 6 can be separated from and contacted with the lower leg frame 7.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carrier vehicle 2 Carriage 3 Seat part 5 Carrier vehicle with lower leg receiver 6 Lower leg holder 7 Lower limb frame 8 Footrest 9 Seat part 10 Backrest 14 Adjustment mechanism 15 Arm 16 Operation shaft 17 Long hole 18 Base end 18a Base hole 19 Ahead End portion 19a Lead hole 21 Advance / retreat mechanism 22 Support portion 25 Lower leg support shaft 30 Intermediate recess 38 Fixing member

Claims (3)

The transport vehicle 1 is composed of a carriage 2 and a seat portion 3 mounted on the carriage 2, and the seat portion 3 is placed on a backrest 10, a seat portion 9, a lower limb frame 7, and a lower limb frame 7. An adjustment mechanism 14 is provided between the lower leg support 6 and the lower limb frame 7 to support the lower leg support 6 so as to be separated from and accessible to the lower limb frame 7.
The supporter can move the lower leg receiver 6 to an arbitrary position separated from the lower limb frame 7 by adjusting the adjusting mechanism 14.
The front part of the lower leg support 6 is pivotally supported by the lower leg frame 7 by the lower leg support shaft 25, and the base part of the lower leg receiver 6 is locked to the lower leg frame 7 by the adjustment mechanism 14, and the adjustment mechanism 14 is attached to the lower leg support 6. The arm 15 is pivotally supported and the fixing member 38 is provided on the arm 15 and locks the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7. The arm 15 and the fixing member 38 are provided on the left and right of the transport vehicle 1. Alternatively, the left and right fixing members 38 are connected on the left and right.
The crus support carrier vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the arm 15 can be locked and released from the lower limb frame 7 by either the left or right operation of the fixing member 38 or the arm 7.
The front part of the lower leg support 6 is pivotally supported by the lower leg frame 7 by the lower leg support shaft 25, and the base part of the lower leg receiver 6 is locked to the lower leg frame 7 by the adjustment mechanism 14, and the adjustment mechanism 14 is attached to the lower leg support 6. The arm 15 is pivotally supported, and the fixing member 38 is provided at the lower end of the arm 15 and locks the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7. The fixing member 38 detachably locks the arm 15 to the lower limb frame 7. Become
2. The lower leg support transporting vehicle according to claim 1, wherein when the fixing member is removed, the lower leg support 6 can be turned around the lower leg support shaft 25 and turned over.

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