JP2012066012A - Bathing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing system that can be used by people who need nursing care of different care levels.SOLUTION: The bathing system includes: a bathtub 2 provided with a door unit 24 for opening and closing an opening 23 formed in an upper portion of a first sidewall 22a formed to be lower than other sidewalls 22b to 22d; a seat unit 3 that can be installed inside the bathtub 2; a mounting unit 4 on which the seat unit 3 can be removably attached and on which the seat unit 3 is mounted; and a support unit 5 for supporting the mounting unit 4 in a predetermined position. The seat unit 3 allows selection of either a first seat unit that can be installed inside the bathtub 2 or a second seat unit that can be installed inside the bathtub 2 and that can be attached to a carriage part of a wheelchair.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing system for bathing care recipients who need care.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bathing system for bathing a care recipient who needs care such as a sick person, a bedridden elderly person, a disabled person or the like has been used.
For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a bathing system provided with a seating section on which a care recipient who takes a bath can sit. In this bathing system, the seating part rotates and moves from the boarding / exiting position where the care recipient is boarded / exited to the bathing position where the caregiver takes a bath located on the center side of the bathtub, and the seating part can be moved up and down at the bathing position. And a support mechanism for supporting the seating portion so as to be rotatable and movable.
Patent Document 2 uses a wheelchair in which a seating part can be attached to and detached from a carriage part, and the seating part in a state where a care recipient is placed is moved and fixed from the carriage part to a predetermined position in a bathtub. A bathing system for bathing caregivers is disclosed.

JP 2009-22546 A JP 2008-194183 A

However, in nursing care facilities, for example, when a plurality of care recipients with different care levels, such as whether or not a wheelchair is required, are bathed using a bathing system suitable for the care level, There is a need to move between different bathing systems and this movement is time consuming. For this reason, the number of caregivers who inevitably take care of bathing for care recipients increases, and there is a possibility that the number of caregivers performing other cares may be insufficient.
Moreover, since it is possible that the care level of a care recipient will become severe with aging, it is desired that the same bathing system can cope with changes in the care level.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a bathing system that can be used by care recipients having different degrees of care.

  In order to achieve the above object, a bathing system according to the present invention is provided with a door portion that opens and closes an opening formed at a part of a side wall at a lower height than the others and formed above a part of the side wall. The seat includes: a bathtub; a seating portion that can be installed in the bathtub; a mounting portion to which the seating portion is detachable and to which the seating portion is attached; and a support portion that supports the mounting portion at a predetermined position. The first seating portion that can be installed in the bathtub and the second seating portion that can be installed in the bathtub and detachable from the wheelchair carriage can be selected for the part. It is characterized by.

In the present invention, the bathtub has a part of the side wall formed at a lower height than the other and is provided with a door portion that opens and closes an opening formed above the part of the side wall. There is no need to lift the seating part on which the care recipient is placed to the upper part of the bathtub, and it can be safely and easily moved through the opening into or out of the bathtub.
And as a seating part, either the 1st seating part which can be installed in the inside of a bathtub, and the 2nd seating part which can be installed in the inside of a bathtub and can be attached or detached to the cart part of a wheelchair can be selected. Thus, a care recipient who uses a wheelchair and a care recipient who does not need a wheelchair can bathe in one bathing system.

Moreover, in the bathing system which concerns on this invention, it is preferable that the said support part can change the position of the said attaching part.
Thus, the support part can change the position and orientation of the seating part attached to the attachment part according to the care recipient by being able to change the position of the attachment part. For example, when one of the right body and the left body is inconvenient for the care recipient, the orientation of the seating portion can be adjusted to make it easier for the care recipient to take a bath.

Moreover, in the bathing system according to the present invention, the attachment portion is provided with an attachment portion rail extending toward the opening, and the carriage portion extends to the side of the carriage portion and the attachment portion. It is preferable that a trolley part rail that is continuous with the rail is provided, and the second seating part is movable along the attachment part rail and the trolley part rail.
As described above, the attachment portion is provided with the attachment portion rail extending toward the opening, and the carriage portion is provided with the carriage portion rail extending to the side of the carriage portion and continuous with the attachment portion rail. The second seating part can be moved along the attachment part rail and the carriage part rail so that the movement between the carriage part and the attachment part of the second seating part can be easily and simply performed. it can.

Moreover, in the bathing system which concerns on this invention, the said support part is provided in the side wall vicinity of the said bathtub facing the said opening part, The said attachment part follows the said side wall when the said seating part is not attached. It is preferable that it can be folded.
As described above, the support portion is provided in the vicinity of the side wall of the bathtub facing the opening, and the attachment portion can be folded along the side wall when the seating portion is not attached, thereby folding the attachment portion. Thus, the inside of the bathtub can be widely used, and a user who does not need a seating part can take a bath so as to sit directly on the bottom of the bathtub.

  According to the present invention, as the seating portion, one of the first seating portion that can be installed inside the bathtub and the second seating portion that can be installed inside the bathtub and that can be attached to and detached from the cart portion of the wheelchair is selected. Thus, a care recipient who uses a wheelchair and a care recipient who does not need a wheelchair can bathe in one bathing system.

It is a figure which shows an example of the bathing system by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a mode that the door part of the bathtub raised. It is a figure which shows a mode before a 2nd seat part is attached. It is a figure which shows a mode that the 2nd seating part was attached. It is a figure explaining the projection part provided in the lower surface of the 1st seating part. It is a figure explaining an attachment part rail, a bogie part rail, and a wheel. It is a figure which shows a mode that the seating part is not attached. It is a figure which shows a mode that the attaching part was folded. It is the figure which changed direction of the 1st seating part.

Hereinafter, a bathing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.
(Bathing system)
As shown in FIG. 1, a bathing system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a bathtub 2, a seat 3 that is installed in the bathtub 2 and on which a care recipient (not shown) sits, and a seat 3 is detachable. A mounting portion 4 to which the portion 3 is attached, a support portion 5 that supports the mounting portion 4 at a predetermined position, and a tank 61 that can store hot water enough to stretch the hot water supply means (not shown) or the bathtub 2 are provided. A hot water supply unit 6 and an operation unit 7 for operating the bathing system 1 are provided.

The bathtub 2 includes a bottom portion 21 that is substantially rectangular in a plan view and four side walls 22a to 22d that are erected from four sides thereof. Of the four side walls 22a to 22d, the first side wall 22a is formed lower in height than the other side walls 22b to 22d. Here, a region immediately above the first side wall 22a from the height of the upper end of the first side wall 22a to the height of the upper end of the other side walls 22b to 22c will be described as an opening 23.
And since the opening 23 is formed in the bathtub 2, a care recipient and the seating part 3 are allowed to pass through the opening 23 and are moved from the inside of the bathtub 2 to the outside or from the outside of the bathtub 2 to the inside. be able to.

Moreover, the door part 24 which can be slid up and down along the 1st side wall 22a is provided in the outer side of the 1st side wall 22a.
As shown in FIG. 2, the door portion 24 is configured such that the upper end portion 24 a reaches the height of the upper end portion of the other side walls 22 b to 22 d when the door portion 24 is lifted. The opening 23 above 22a can be opened and closed. Further, when the door portion 24 moves upward and closes the opening 23, seal members (not shown) provided at both side end portions and lower end portions of the surface of the door portion 24 on the bathtub 2 side are provided in the opening 23. It is configured to be able to seal the three surroundings except for the upper part of.
Here, the direction connecting the first side wall 22a and the second side wall 22c facing the first side wall (the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 1) is the front-rear direction, the first side wall 22a side is the front side, and the second side wall 22c side. Will be described below.

  The seating section 3 includes a first seating section 3A that can be used only in the bathing system 1 shown in FIG. 1, and a carriage that can be used in the bathing system 1 and travels on the floor F as shown in FIGS. There are two of the second seating portions 3B that can be placed on the portion 81 (see FIG. 3), and one of these is selected. As shown in FIG. 3, the second seating portion 3 </ b> B is a constituent member of the wheelchair 8 for bathing together with the carriage portion 81.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first seat portion 3 </ b> A includes a first seat surface 31 and a first backrest 32 connected to the first seat surface 31, and the first seat surface 31 is attached to the attachment portion 4. It is configured to be detachable.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the first seat portion 3 </ b> A is formed with a protrusion 33 that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the first seat surface 31. The protrusion 33 includes a cylindrical columnar member 34 fixed to the first seat surface 31, and a disk-shaped disc that is attached to the protruding end of the cylindrical member 34 and has a larger diameter than the cylindrical member 34. And a member 35.
The protrusion 33 is inserted into a protrusion insertion hole 45 formed in the mounting portion 4 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the second seat portion 3B includes a second seat surface 36 and a second backrest 37, and the second seat surface 36 is the mounting portion 4 and the carriage portion 81 (see FIG. 3). It is comprised so that attachment or detachment is possible.
As shown in FIG. 3, the carriage unit 81 includes a frame 82 on which the second seat surface 36 is placed, and a carriage unit wheel 83 that is installed under the frame 82 and travels on the floor surface F. .
The frame 82 is provided with a pair of carriage rails 84 and 84 extending in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the wheelchair 8 travels (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3). The pair of carriage rails 84 and 84 are arranged at a predetermined interval in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction and are located above the upper end of the first side wall 22a.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the carriage section rail 84 is provided on the upper portion of the frame 82 and has a web 84 a and a flange 84 b.
In addition, the trolley | bogie part rail 84 may be formed in groove shape.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, wheels 38 that run along a pair of carriage rails 84 are provided on the lower surface of the second seat surface 36. Thus, the second seating portion 3B is configured to be movable along the carriage portion rail 84 on the carriage portion 81.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the wheel 38 includes a first wheel 38 a that travels along the web 84 a of the carriage section rail 84 and a second wheel 38 b that travels along the flange 84 b of the carriage section rail 84. And a pair. A plurality of wheels 38 are provided for one bogie rail 84 and are provided at least in the vicinity of both end portions 36a, 36b (see FIG. 3) of the second seat surface 36.
As shown in FIG. 6, a stopper 87 is provided at the end of the carriage part rail 84 to restrain the second seating part 3 </ b> B from moving on the carriage part rail 84. The second seat portion 3b is formed with a convex portion (not shown) that can interfere with the stopper 87, and the stopper 87 is biased to a position where it interferes with the convex portion by a biasing member (not shown). Has been.
Due to the interference between the stopper 87 and the convex portion, the wheel 38 cannot travel on the carriage rail 84.
When the carriage portion 81 comes into contact with the mounting portion 4, the mounting portion 4 presses the stopper 87 inward against the biasing force of the biasing member, and moves the stopper 87 to a position where it does not interfere with the convex portion. .
For this reason, when the carriage part 81 comes into contact with the attachment part 4, the stopper 87 moves to a position where it does not interfere with the convex part, so that the wheel 38 can travel on the carriage part rail 84. As a result, the second seating portion 3 </ b> B is movable along the carriage portion rail 84.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the support portion 5 includes a support column 51 erected on the outer side of the second side wall 22 c facing the first side wall 22 a and a bar-like one end portion 52 a swinging around the support column 51. The swing member 52 that can be held, and a link that is formed in a rod shape and is arranged in parallel with the swing member 52 at a predetermined interval, and the vicinity of one end 53a is swingably held by the support column 51. A member 53 and a connecting member 54 attached to the other end 52b of the swing member 52 and the other end 53b of the link member 53 are provided.

The support column 51 is located approximately at the center in the width direction of the second side wall 22c, and is installed so that the upper end portion 51a is above the upper end portion of the second side wall 22c.
The swing member 52 has one end 52a on the upper side of the other end 52b, and a swing fulcrum 52c is provided at a position slightly moved from the one end 52a to the other end 52b. The swinging fulcrum 52c is configured to be swingable in a vertical plane parallel to the second side wall 22c. The swing fulcrum 52c is positioned in the vicinity of the upper end portion 51a of the column 51 and above the upper end portion of the second side wall 22c.
Further, the swing member 52 is installed so that the other end portion 52 b enters the bathtub 2. The swing member 52 is configured to be manually swung by a caregiver.

In the link member 53, one end 53a is located above the other end 53b, and a swing fulcrum 53c is provided at the one end 53a. The swing member 52 is centered on the swing fulcrum 53c. Is configured to be swingable in a parallel state. The swing fulcrum 53 c is located at the same height as the swing fulcrum 52 c of the swing member 52.
Further, the link member 53 is installed so that the other end 53 b enters the bathtub 2.

  The connecting member 54 is rotatably held at the tip end portions (the other end portions 52b and 33b) of the swing member 52 and the link member 53 in a vertical plane on which the swing member 52 and the link member 53 swing. . Thereby, when the swing member 52 and the link member 53 swing, the connection member 54 can move together with the swing member 52 and the link member 53 without changing the direction of the swing member 52 and the link member 53.

As shown in FIG. 7, the attachment portion 4 is connected to the first plate member 41 having a substantially rectangular plate shape whose rear end portion is connected to the connection member 54 of the support portion 5, and to the front end portion of the first plate member 41. And a second plate member 42.
The seat portion 3 is attached to the first plate member 41. Moreover, the seat part 3 is slidable on the upper surface of the first plate member 41 and the second plate member 42.

A first hinge 43 is interposed between the connection member 54 and the first plate member 41. Thereby, the 1st board member 41 is hold | maintained at the connection member 54 so that rotation is possible in the vertical plane orthogonal to the 2nd side wall 22c.
A second hinge 44 is interposed between the first plate member 41 and the second plate member 42. Thus, the second plate member 42 is rotatably held by the first plate member 41 in a vertical plane orthogonal to the second side wall 22c.

And when the door part 24 of the bathtub 2 is falling, the 1st board member 41 and the 2nd board member 42 can be made into a horizontal state. At this time, the first plate member 41 is disposed inside the bathtub 2, and the second plate member 42 is disposed above the first side wall 22 a and the door portion 24.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the door portion 24 of the bathtub 2 is raised, the first plate member 41 is in a horizontal state, and the second plate member 42 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the door portion 24 to be in an inclined state. By doing, the 1st board member 41 and the 2nd board member 42 can be arranged in the inside of bathtub 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, when the seat portion 3 (see FIG. 1) is not mounted on the first plate member 41, the first plate member 41 and the second plate member 42 are placed vertically. By setting it as a state, the 1st board member 41 and the 2nd board member 42 can be arranged in the back of bathtub 2 inside. At this time, since the central part of the bathtub 2 is opened, a care recipient can take a bath while sitting on the bottom 21 (see FIG. 8A) of the bathtub 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the seat portion 3 installed in the attachment portion 4 is coupled to the swing member 52 via the connection member 54, so that the orientation of the seat portion 3 can be changed together with the swing member 52 without changing its orientation. Can move.
Then, the position of the seating portion 3 is adjusted by adjusting the angle between the swing member 52 and the support column 51. For example, the seating part 3 can change the position with respect to the bathtub 2 as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.9. At this time, the direction of the seat part 3 attached to the attachment part 4 can also be changed.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first plate member 41 is formed with a protruding portion insertion hole 45 that penetrates in the vertical direction in the horizontal state and into which the protruding portion 33 of the first seating portion 3 </ b> A is inserted. The protrusion insertion hole 45 includes a long hole 45a extending in the front-rear direction, and a hole 45b having a diameter larger than the width of the long hole 45a and positioned so as to overlap the long hole 45a at an intermediate portion in the length direction of the long hole 45a. And have.
The long hole 45a is formed to have a width slightly larger than the diameter of the cylindrical member 34 (see FIG. 5) and smaller than the diameter of the disk member 35 (see FIG. 5). Moreover, the hole 45b is formed in a diameter larger than the diameter of the disc member 35, and the protrusion 33 can be inserted.

Then, when the protrusion 33 is inserted from the hole 45b into the protrusion insertion hole 45 and the disk member 35 of the protrusion 33 is positioned below the hole 45b, the cylindrical member 34 passes through the long hole 45a. Since it can move within the length range, the first seat portion 3A can move within the length range of the long hole 45a.
Further, since the columnar member 34 inserted through the long hole 45a can be rotated around its axis, the first seating portion 3A has the columnar member 34 in a state where the projection 33 is inserted into the projection insertion hole 45. It can rotate around the axis.
At this time, since the long hole 45a is formed with a width smaller than the diameter of the disc member 35, the protrusion 33 is prevented from being detached from the long hole 45a.

Further, the first plate member 41 is provided with a pair of first mounting portion rails 46, 46 extending in the front-rear direction in the horizontal state. The pair of first mounting portion rails 46, 46 are formed in the same manner as the carriage portion rail 84 of the carriage portion 81 shown in FIG. And the wheel 38 (refer FIG. 6) provided in the lower surface of the 2nd seating part 3B can move along this 1st attachment part rails 46 and 46. As shown in FIG.
The second plate member 42 is also provided with a pair of second mounting portion rails 47, 47 extending in the front-rear direction in the horizontal state. The pair of second mounting portion rails 47 are also formed in the same manner as the carriage portion rail 84 of the carriage portion 81 shown in FIG. And the wheel 38 (refer FIG. 6) provided in the lower surface of the 2nd seat part 3B can move along this 2nd attachment part rails 47 and 47. As shown in FIG.

And the 1st attaching part rail 46 and the 2nd attaching part rail 47 are arranged so that it may continue on the same straight line.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the first plate member 41 and the second plate member 42 are in a horizontal state and the carriage portion 81 is positioned in front of the second plate member 42, the first attachment portion rail 46, the second attachment portion. The part rail 47 and the carriage part rail 84 are arranged on the same straight line.

At this time, when the second plate member 42 comes into contact with the carriage portion 81 and the stopper 87 (see FIG. 6) of the carriage portion 81 is released, the wheels 38 are moved to the first attachment portion rail 46 and the second attachment portion rail 47. And it is movable along the bogie part rail 84. As a result, the second seating portion 3 </ b> B can move from the carriage portion 81 to the attachment portion 4 (the first plate member 41 and the second plate member 42) and from the attachment portion 4 to the carriage portion 81.
The first plate member 41 is provided with a fixing member (not shown) that fixes the second seat portion 3B when the second seat portion 3B is mounted.

(How to use the bathing system)
Next, the usage method of the bathing system 1 mentioned above is demonstrated.
First, the usage method using the first seat portion 3A will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 9, the swing member 52 is swung so that the mounting portion 4 is arranged at a predetermined position, and the position of the swing member 51 is fixed.
At this time, the door 24 of the bathtub 2 is lowered and the opening 23 is opened. Moreover, let the 1st board member 41 and the 2nd board member 42 be a horizontal state.

Subsequently, the first seat portion 3 </ b> A is installed on the attachment portion 4.
The protrusion 33 (see FIG. 5) of the first seating portion 3A is inserted from the hole 45b into the protrusion insertion hole 45 (see FIG. 7) of the first plate member 41, and the lower surface of the first seating portion 3A is attached to the attachment portion. 4 is brought into contact with the upper surface. And the cylindrical member 34 of the projection part 33 is moved within the long hole 45a, and the 1st seat part 3A is moved ahead.
Then, the first seating portion 3A is rotated and adjusted so that the direction faces the front.

Subsequently, the care recipient is seated on the first seating portion 3A, and the first seating portion 3A is moved backward while the care recipient is seated.
And after moving the 1st seating part 3A back, the 1st seating part 3A is rotated centering on the axis | shaft of the projection part 33, and direction is adjusted. Thereby, the 1st seat part 3A is installed like FIG. 1, and the care recipient can lower a leg below 3 A of 1st seat parts.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the door part 24 of the bathtub 2 is raised and the opening 23 is closed. Then, hot water is supplied from the hot water supply means or the tank 61 to the bathtub 2.
And hot water is supplied to the bathtub 2 and bathing becomes possible. It is also possible to take a bath by lowering the first seating portion 3 </ b> A by the operation portion 7.

At this time, by supplying the hot water stored in the tank 61 to the bathtub 2, it is possible to supply the hot water to the bathtub 2 in a shorter time than when supplying hot water to the bathtub 2 from a hot water supply means such as a faucet. .
Before the care recipient is seated on the first seat 3A, the hot water may be stored below the upper end of the first side wall 22a in the bathtub 2, so that the care recipient can The time concerning the hot water supply after seating on the 1 seating part 3A can be shortened.

Subsequently, when bathing is completed, the hot water above the upper end of the first side wall 22a is returned to the tank 61 or drained.
And after the hot water above the upper end part of the 1st side wall 22a is discharged | emitted, as shown in FIG. 1, the door part 24 is lowered | hung and the opening 23 is open | released.
Subsequently, the first seating section 3A is rotated to adjust the care recipient so that it faces forward, and the first seating section 3A is moved forward as it is.
In this way, the care recipient can be moved out of the bathtub 2.

Next, a bathing method using the second seating portion 3B will be described.
First, as in the case of using the first seat portion 3A, the swing member 52 is swung to adjust the position of the mounting portion 4.
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3, the wheelchair 8 on which the care recipient is placed is placed on the side where the second seating portion 3 </ b> B is in front of the attachment portion 4. At this time, the carriage part rail 84, the first attachment part rail 46, and the second attachment part rail 47 are arranged on the same straight line. Further, the carriage unit 81 and the second plate member 42 are brought into contact with each other to release the stopper 87.
Subsequently, the second seat portion 3B is moved rearward so that the wheels 38 move in the order of the carriage portion rail 84, the second attachment portion rail 47, and the first attachment portion rail 46, as shown in FIG. And installed on the first plate member 41. And the 2nd seat part 3B and the 1st board member 41 are fixed with a fixing member.

Subsequently, the door portion 24 of the bathtub 2 is raised and hot water is supplied to the bathtub 2 in the same manner as when the first seating portion 3A is used. And after bath 2 hot water is supplied, a care recipient is bathed. It is also possible to take a bath by lowering the second seating portion 3B by the operation portion 7.
In addition, even after the bathing is completed, the hot water above the upper end of the first side wall 22a is returned to the tank or drained in the same manner as when using the first seat 3A, and the door 24 is lowered, Opening 23 is opened.

Subsequently, the carriage unit 81 of the wheelchair 8 is laid sideways in front of the second plate member 42 and is brought into contact with the second plate member 42 to release the stopper 87.
Then, the fixation between the second seating portion 3B and the first plate member 41 is released, and the wheels 38 of the second seating portion 3B are in order of the first mounting portion rail 46, the second mounting portion rail 47, and the carriage portion rail 84. It moves to the front so that it may move along, and installs and fixes the 2nd seat part 3B above the trolley | bogie part 81. FIG.
In this way, the care recipient can be moved out of the bathtub 2.

  When the seating portion 3 is not used, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the attachment portion 4 is rotated upward about the first hinge 43 to bring it into a vertical state, and the door portion 24 is raised. By closing the opening 23, a normal bathtub 2 is obtained. Thereby, a care recipient can take a bath while sitting on the bottom 21 (see FIG. 8B) of the bathtub 2.

Next, the effect of the bathing system 1 described above will be described with reference to the drawings.
According to the bathing system 1 according to the present embodiment, since one of the first seating portion 3A and the second seating portion 3B can be selected and attached to the attachment portion 4, caregivers with different care levels can be bathed in the same way. The effect which can be made to take a bath with the system 1 is produced.
Moreover, since it can also be used as a normal bathtub by making the attachment part 4 into a vertical state and folding, the width | variety of the care recipient who can be used can be expanded.
For this reason, since the caregiver does not need to change a bathing system for every care recipient who has different care levels, the labor required for care can be reduced.
Moreover, since it is not necessary to install several types of bathing systems in a nursing facility or the like, it is possible to reduce the installation space of the bathing system and reduce maintenance on the bathing system.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of the bathing system 1 by this invention was described, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning, it can change suitably.
For example, in the embodiment described above, a care recipient who needs care is bathed, but a bathing system that can also be used by a bather who does not require care may be used.
In the above-described embodiment, the first side wall 22a is formed at a lower height than the other side walls 22b to 22d, but a part of the first side wall 22a is formed at a lower height than the other. The first side wall 22a may have a recess.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the swing member 52 is swingable manually, but may be swingable electrically, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathing system 2 Bathtub 3 Seating part 3A 1st seating part 3B 2nd seating part 4 Attachment part 5 Support part 8 Wheelchair 46 1st attachment part rail 47 2nd attachment part rail 81 Carriage part 84 Carriage part rail

Claims (4)

A bathtub provided with a door portion for opening and closing an opening formed in a part of the side wall at a lower height than the others and formed above a part of the side wall;
A seating section that can be installed inside the bathtub;
An attachment part to which the seating part is detachable and to which the seating part is attached;
A support portion that supports the mounting portion at a predetermined position;
The seating portion can be selected from either a first seating portion that can be installed inside the bathtub, or a second seating portion that can be installed inside the bathtub and that can be attached to and detached from the wheelchair carriage. A bathing system characterized by   The bathing system according to claim 1, wherein the support portion can change a position of the attachment portion. The attachment portion is provided with an attachment portion rail extending toward the opening, and the carriage portion is provided with a carriage portion rail that extends to a side of the carriage portion and is continuous with the attachment portion rail. Being
The bathing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second seating part is movable along the attachment part rail and the carriage part rail. The support portion is provided in the vicinity of the side wall of the bathtub facing the opening, and the attachment portion is foldable along the side wall when the seating portion is not attached. The bathing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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