JP2013043014A - Bathing care device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing care device allowing a bathing care with less burden of an assistant.SOLUTION: The bathing care device includes: a vertically moving device 3 incorporated to a foot frame 2; a foot-side suspending member 8; a head-side suspending member 17 connected to a head frame 1; and a bathtub for receiving a suspended floor when it is lowered, the suspended floor having a bendable upper body receiving member 23 and lower body receiving member 24 and being connected to the foot-side suspending member 8 and head-side suspending member 17. When the lower body receiving member 24 is lowered by the vertically moving device 3, the head-side suspending member 17 and upper body receiving member 23 are inclined.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing care apparatus that allows a person to take a bath while lying down.

  People who are bedridden often cannot turn over on their own, which hinders blood circulation and causes floor rubbing. Rubbing (decubitus) can seriously worsen the health of a bedridden person and cannot be left unattended. For this reason, caregivers need to change their position about once every two hours, but it is desirable to keep the body clean by taking a regular bath together with this.

  However, bathing a bedridden person is more labor than changing position, and it is difficult for a powerless caregiver such as a woman to bathe a bedridden person. For this reason, for the bedridden person who cannot wake up by himself / herself, he / she occasionally requests an external expert such as a visiting bathing service to bathe.

  As a care bed technology provided with a function for assisting bedridden patients to turn over, there is, for example, the technology of Patent Document 1. Further, as a technique that allows a bedridden patient to shower on a bed, for example, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 2.

  Patent Document 1 enables a patient to turn over by automatically rotating a bed in a circumferential direction along a circular slider.

  However, the bed according to this technique has a structure in which a rotating base is placed on a partial circular base holding member via a slider member, and a net stretcher is further placed thereon, and a mechanism for tilting the bed body is provided. A big trick.

  The technology of Patent Document 2 relates to a bed apparatus capable of showering on a bed. The bed body has a floor portion with a length and a width on which a user lies, and has rising portions on both front and rear sides thereof. It is attached to the left and right, and the left and right sides of the floor and the left and right of the rising part are watertightly enclosed. And a supporting means that can move to an inclined state where the user's weight is raised to such an extent that the user can feel the weight of the user's own lower limbs.

  The bed apparatus according to this technique can be showered on the bed, and can also store hot water and take a bath. However, since the bed apparatus according to this technique has a structure in which the entire bed body is lifted from below by the support means mounted on the carriage, a large mechanism is required. For this reason, the bed apparatus becomes expensive and the entire apparatus becomes large and complicated, so that it cannot be easily used at home.

JP 2005-168554 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-79694

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to have a simple structure, which can be easily operated, and greatly reduces the labor required for bathing a bedridden person. It is to provide a bathing care device that can be used.

  A first invention for solving the above-described problems includes a foot frame, a head frame, a vertical movement device incorporated in the foot frame, a foot-side suspension member connected to the vertical movement device, and the head frame. And a lower body receiving member connected to the upper body receiving member and the upper body receiving portion, and the upper body receiving member and the lower body receiving member are configured to be bendable at the connecting portion. A pair of outer end portions of the receiving members facing each other are connected to the foot-side suspension member and the head-side suspension member, respectively, and arranged below the suspension floor, and when the suspension floor is lowered A bathtub for accommodating the suspended floor, and when the lower body receiving member is lowered by the vertical movement device via the foot-side suspension member, The linear distance between the end of the lower body receiving member on the side and the end of the head side hanging member on the head frame side increases, and the increase in the distance between the head side hanging member and the upper body receiving member is small. It is a bathing care device that inclines in a direction.

  In the above configuration, when only the lower body receiving member of the suspended floor is lowered to the bathtub side by the vertical movement device on the foot frame side, the end of the lower body receiving member on the foot frame side and the end of the head side hanging member on the head frame side Since the head-side suspension member and the upper body receiving member are inclined in a direction in which the increase in distance is reduced so as to compensate for the increase in the linear distance, the upper body receiving member rises at an angle. Become. That is, with the simple method of lowering only the lower body receiving member of the suspended floor, the entire body can be sufficiently immersed in the hot water while the top is taken out of the hot water from the neck. For this reason, it is possible to sufficiently immerse the whole body of a person who has been sleeping without causing an excessive burden on a caregiver or an assistant and without causing a drowning accident during bathing. Thereby, the refreshing effect by bathing and the relaxation effect can be heightened.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the bathing care apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention, the lower body receiving member and the upper body receiving member may be bent and connected via a hinge.

  In the bathing care apparatus having this configuration, the upper body receiving member can be inclined with a simple configuration by connecting the lower body receiving member and the upper body receiving member via a hinge.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the bathing care apparatus according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the head side suspension member may be a string-like member.

  In the bathing care apparatus having this configuration, the head-side suspension member can be inclined with a simple configuration. Note that there may be only one string-like member, or two or more string-like members. The number of string-like members is appropriately determined based on the relationship between the strength required to suspend the suspended floor on which a person is on and the material and thickness of the string-like member.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the bathing care apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, a plurality of columnar unit mats are arranged in the width direction of the suspended floor.

  When a columnar unit mat is used as the bed mat member, a gap for allowing water to pass between the columnar unit mats can be formed. Therefore, it is easy to drain and drain water when the suspended floor is immersed in hot water or when the suspended floor is lifted from the hot water. In addition, since the plurality of arranged columnar unit mats provide random compression repulsion, there is an effect of preventing pressure ulcers of a bedridden person. For example, the cross-sectional shape is a circle, a flat shape, or a polygonal shape such as a triangle, a quadrangle, or a hexagon. Can be increased.

  5th invention is the bathing care apparatus concerning the said 4th invention, The said suspended floor is hold | maintained so that it can incline in the multi-step or steplessly in the width direction.

  In this configuration, the suspended floor can be inclined in the bed width direction (the left-right direction of the sleeping person), so that it is easy to assist in changing the posture of the patient. In addition, when the person sleeping on the suspended floor of the bathing care apparatus according to the present invention is transferred to another bed, the suspended floor may be tilted to the other bed side, so that a person who is sleeping can easily move to another bed. Can be moved to. In addition, when moving the person sleeping on the other bed to the present suspension floor, the present suspension floor may be lowered so as to be slightly lower than the other beds.

  Furthermore, the present bathing care apparatus can be used as a bed itself. However, when the hanging floor of the present bathing care apparatus is used as a bed, it can be used by periodically tilting the hanging floor to the left and right. Thereby, the change of a body position can be promoted and the effect which prevents a pressure ulcer is acquired.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the bathing care apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the invention, the bathing care apparatus may further include an inclination control member that controls an inclination angle in the width direction of the suspended floor.

  In this configuration, in addition to the function of controlling the tilt angle in the width direction, the tilt control member itself may have a function as a drive device that drives the tilt in the width direction.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the bathing care apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the invention, a bent support surface for supporting the suspended floor in a bent state from below when the suspended floor is lowered is provided at the bottom of the inner side of the bathtub. It is characterized by.

  With this configuration, when the suspended floor is lowered, the deformed suspended floor is always supported by the lower bending support surface. That is, the suspended floor after bending in which the suspended floor weight and the human body weight are added is reliably supported from below. Therefore, the shape stability of the suspended floor after bending is increased.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the bathing care apparatus which can reduce significantly the caregiver burden accompanying the bathing of a bedridden person can be implement | achieved with a simple structure.

It is a perspective view which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 1, Comprising: Fig.1 (a) is a figure which shows before the descent | fall of a suspended floor, FIG.1 (b) shows after the descent | fall of a suspended floor. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the vertical motion apparatus of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. Fig.3 (a) is a plane conceptual diagram which shows the state which laid the columnar mat unit on the suspended floor of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 1, and FIG.3 (b) is sectional drawing of Fig.3 (a). It is a perspective view which shows the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the usage pattern of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 1, Comprising: Fig.5 (a) is a figure which shows before descent | fall of a suspended floor, FIG.5 (b) is a figure which shows after descent | fall of a suspended floor It is. It is a figure which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 2, Comprising: It is an expansion perspective view by the side of a foot frame main body. It is a figure which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 3, Comprising: It is an expansion perspective view by the side of a foot frame main body. It is a figure which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 4, Comprising: It is an expansion perspective view by the side of a foot frame main body. It is a figure which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 5, Comprising: It is an expansion perspective view by the side of a foot frame main body.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure other than the bathtub portion of the bathing care apparatus according to the first embodiment, in which FIG. 1 (a) shows the suspension floor before descent and FIG. 1 (b) shows the suspension floor after descent. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the vertical movement device of the bathing care apparatus according to the first embodiment. The bathing care apparatus of the present invention includes a suspended floor portion where a person lies down, a bathtub portion, and a frame portion that suspends the suspended floor portion.

  The bathing care apparatus includes a head frame 1, a foot frame 2, a suspended floor having an upper body receiving member 23 and a lower body receiving member 24 disposed between the head frame 1 and the foot frame 2, and a bathtub (not shown). ) And as basic components. In FIG. 1, the bed mat disposed on the upper body receiving member 23 and the lower body receiving member 24 is omitted for easy understanding.

(Head frame)
As shown in FIG. 1, the head frame 1 has a pair of stand frames 11. A foot connecting frame 5 and an upper connecting frame 4 for connecting the stand frames 11 and 11 to each other are provided on the foot side and the upper part of the stand frames 11 and 11. In addition, two head-like suspension members 17 and 17 having a string shape are connected to the upper connection frame 4 so as to be rotatable around the upper connection frame 4. In FIG. 1A, the head-side suspension members 17 and 17 are in a state of extending downward due to gravity.

  Further, the stand frame 11 is configured by a pipe (for example, 45 mm). Further, the foot connecting frame 5 and the upper connecting frame 4 are configured by pipes having a smaller diameter than the stand frame 11 (for example, 20 mm).

  The material of the pipe is not particularly limited. For example, various alloys such as iron, aluminum, titanium, and stainless steel, and plastics can be used. What is necessary is just to set a pipe diameter and a size suitably.

  The material and shape of the head-side suspension member 17 are not particularly limited as long as they have sufficient strength to suspend the suspension floor. For example, a string-like member made of chemical fiber, natural fiber, metal fiber, glass fiber, or the like can be used, and the surface of the string-like member may be covered with a waterproof cover or the like. The thickness of the string-like member is appropriately set according to the required strength.

(Foot frame)
The foot frame 2 has the vertical movement device 3, and the lower body receiving member 24 is connected to the vertical movement device 3 via the foot side suspension member 8 and the suspension coupling 8 a so as to move up and down. It is configured. A head-foot connection frame that connects the head frame 1 and the foot frame 2 may be provided, for example, in the vicinity of the foot connection frame 5 or the upper connection frame 4.

  The vertical movement device 3 is incorporated in the foot frame 2 and includes an internal cavity 51 provided in the foot frame 2 and a worm gear mechanism 52 provided in the internal cavity 51 as shown in FIG. Yes. The worm gear mechanism 52 can employ a known configuration, for example, a configuration including a screw, a gear, and a motor.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a screw of a worm gear mechanism 52 is provided in the internal cavity 51, and a worm wheel gear (not shown) corresponding to the groove of the screw is installed. (Not shown). By rotating the worm wheel gear forward or backward with this motor, the foot-side suspension member 8 moves in the vertical direction, so that the suspended floor suspended by the foot-side suspension member 8 can be moved up and down. .

  Further, the foot-side suspension member 8 is separated from the vertical movement mechanism 3 of the foot frame by a distance L by a suspension connector 8a. Here, the lower body receiving member 24 can be lowered to the inside of the bathtub by setting the distance L from the vertical movement mechanism 3 to be larger than the thickness of the outer frame of the bathtub.

  In addition, the suspension coupler 8a and the vertical movement device 3, and the foot-side suspension member 8 and the foot-side suspension coupler 8a are coupled so as not to be bent.

(Suspended floor)
The suspended floor includes an upper body receiving member 23 and a lower body receiving member 24, and the upper body receiving member 23 and the lower body receiving member 24 are connected to each other via a hinge 28 so as to be bent.

  The upper body receiving member 23 is an upper body side floor placed in a frame constituted by an upper body side vertical frame member 27a, an upper body side horizontal frame member 22a, an upper body side vertical frame member 27a, and an upper body side horizontal frame member 22a. It is comprised by the member 26a. The lower body receiving member 24 has a lower body placed in a frame constituted by a lower body side vertical frame member 27b, a lower body side horizontal frame member 22b, a lower body side vertical frame member 27b, and a lower body side horizontal frame member 22b. It is comprised by the side floor member 26b.

  Here, the outer end portion of the upper body receiving member 23 is connected to the head-side suspension member 17 so as to be bent. In contrast, the outer end portion of the lower body receiving member 24 is connected to the foot-side suspension member 8 so as not to bend.

  The structure of the suspended floor will be described with reference to FIG. Fig.3 (a) is a plane conceptual diagram which shows the state which laid the columnar mat unit on the suspended floor of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 1, and FIG.3 (b) is sectional drawing of Fig.3 (a).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the suspended floor 20 of the bathing care apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an upper body receiving member 23, a lower body receiving member 24, and a hinge (not shown in FIG. 3) that is coupled to be able to bend both. , And is configured.

  The vertical frame of the suspended floor 20 includes an upper body side vertical frame member 27a and a lower body side vertical frame member 27b connected by a hinge 28 that enables bending. The horizontal frame of the suspended floor 20 is an upper body side horizontal frame member. 22a and lower body side horizontal frame member 22b. In addition, two floor members 26a and 26b are placed on the floor surface of the suspended floor 20 with a line connecting the joint portions of the opposing vertical frames 27a and 27b as separate points.

  Since the floor members 26a and 26b are used by being immersed in a bathtub, it is preferable to have a structure such as a net shape or a perforated plate shape so that water can freely move in the vertical direction (the direction of gravity). In the present embodiment, the upper body side floor member 26a has a net shape, and the lower body side floor member 26b has a plate shape in which holes 29 are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a plurality of columnar mat units 25 having a circular cross section (for example, a diameter of 100 mm) are formed on the bed floor constituted by the upper body receiving member 23 and the lower body receiving member 24. The columnar mat unit 25 is laid in parallel to the bed width direction with a space (gap of about 2 to 20 cm) from each other. The material of the columnar mat unit 25 is a natural rubber foam. In addition, the structure which lays the columnar mat unit 25 in parallel with a bed length direction for every receiving member may be sufficient, and the combination of both may be sufficient.

  The cylindrical mat unit made of natural rubber foam spreads in the horizontal direction when the patient's weight is applied, and the cylindrical mat units become a substantially flat surface. Absent. Moreover, since it has a strength change in compression repulsion force when it is cylindrical, the massage effect to the skin is born by slight movement of the patient, and this exhibits the pressure ulcer prevention effect. In particular, when the plurality of columnar mat units are floor surfaces that are spaced apart from each other, the above-mentioned skin massage effect is advantageously exhibited, and air permeability from the lower side to the upper side of the bed floor surface is improved. From the aspect of both pressure and pressure ulcer prevention.

  Moreover, the floor surface on which the columnar mat units are spaced apart from each other is convenient because hot water can move through the gaps between the columnar mat units when the bed body is immersed in the bathtub. For the purpose of facilitating drying and making it difficult for dirt to adhere, the surface of the columnar mat unit made of natural rubber foam is covered with a film such as a resin film having water repellency, or is coated with a water repellent coating. Good. The cylindrical mat unit is easy to remove.

  The material of the columnar mat unit is not limited to natural rubber foam, and may be urethane, for example. Further, a structure in which one or more kinds of gas, gel, liquid, etc. are filled in a case made of natural rubber or the like may be used. The shape of the columnar mat unit is not limited to a circular cross section, and may be an ellipse, a quadrangle, a polygon, a trapezoid, or the like. Further, a circular, square or triangular columnar mat unit may be used in combination. Moreover, you may use together the columnar mat unit from which height and magnitude | size differed.

  The connection method between the lower body receiving member 24 and the foot-side suspension member 8 may be any method that can stably support the combined weight of the bed body weight and the weight of the person using the bed. There is no limit. For example, a welding method or fastening with bolts and nuts may be used.

  On the other hand, with respect to the method of connecting the upper body receiving member 23 and the head-side suspension member 17, the combined weight of the bed body weight and the weight of the person using the bed can be stably supported, and the head Any method can be used as long as the side suspension member 17 is rotatable, and there is no particular limitation. A method in which the head-side suspension member 17 is wound around the horizontal frame 22a of the upper body receiving member 23 and then welded can be used. The head-side suspension member 17 and the upper connection frame 4 of the head frame 1 may be connected in the same manner as the upper-body receiving member 23.

(Tub part)
Next, a bathtub part is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a bathtub portion of the bathing care apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The bathtub 30 has an outer frame 34, and a bent support surface 33 that supports the suspended floor is provided at the bottom of the outer frame 34. Further, the bending support surface 33 includes a bent portion 35 bent downward.

(Usage form)
Next, the operation when the suspended floor is lowered in the bathtub will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining how to use the bathing care apparatus according to the first embodiment, in which FIG. 5 (a) is a diagram before the descent, and FIG. 5 (b) is a diagram after the descent. It is. In FIG.5 (b), it has shown in the form which the person used.

  When the vertical movement device 3 is driven and the foot side suspension member 8 is lowered, the lower body receiving member 24 suspended by the foot side suspension member 8 is lowered downward (see FIG. 1).

  Since the lower body receiving member 24 is fixed to the foot side hanging member 8 and the foot side hanging member 8 to the vertical movement device 3 so that they cannot be bent, when the lower body receiving member 24 starts to descend, The linear distance between the foot frame side end portion of the receiving member 24 and the head side stand frame 11 side end portion of the head side hanging member 17 increases. In order to compensate for the increase in the linear distance, the angle formed by the head-side stand frame 11 and the head-side suspension member 17 and the angle formed by the head-side suspension member 17 and the upper-body receiving member 23 are large. The angle between the upper body receiving member 24 and the lower body receiving member 24 changes so that the upper body receiving member 23 and the head-side suspension member 17 are inclined (see FIGS. 1B and 5B).

  Here, when the lower surface of the suspended floor having the upper body receiving member 23 and the lower body receiving member 24 is in contact with the bent support surface 33, the suspended floor is bent and deformed so as to match the shape of the bent support surface 33 having the bent portion 35. It is configured.

  When the descent is finished, as shown in FIG. 5B, the back is in contact with the inclined upper body receiving member 23, the buttocks are in contact with the lower body receiving member 24, and the foot is put on. In this state, the upper body receiving member 23 rises at an angle, and the head position can be made higher than the waist, so that only the head is taken out of the hot water and all body parts other than the head are immersed in hot water. It becomes a state.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to perform operation | movement contrary to the above, when pulling up a suspended floor from the bathtub 30. FIG. When the lower body receiving member 24 is raised, the head-side suspension member 17 and the upper body receiving member 23 are deformed in the opposite direction to that when the lower body receiving member 24 is lowered due to the gravity acting on the suspended floor or the person on the suspended floor.

  In addition, the bathing care apparatus according to the present embodiment can be provided with members other than the members described above. For example, a frame is further provided to reinforce the structure of the head frame or the foot frame. Also good. Further, a handrail, illumination, a movable table, or the like may be provided.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 6: is a figure which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning the form of a present Example, Comprising: It is an enlarged perspective view by the side of a foot frame. The bathing care apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the floor member 26b of the lower body receiving member 24 is net-like and the structure of the foot frame 2 incorporating the vertical movement device 3 is different. The description is omitted.

  The foot frame 2 of the bathing care apparatus according to the present embodiment has a pair of stand frames 12 and 12, and rail grooves 16 are formed in the stand frames 12 and 12, respectively. A stand connecting frame 62 is fitted into the rail groove 16 so that the stand connecting frame 62 can slide up and down along the rail groove 16. The stand connecting frame 62 and the vertically movable frame member 63 are connected and fixed at the intersection thereof, and the lower end of the vertically movable frame member 63 is fixed and supported by the foot connecting frame 5.

  Above the vertically movable frame member 63, an upper connecting frame 4 having a bearing (sliding-even bearing) that does not hinder the vertically movable frame member 63 from moving up and down is provided as a reinforcing member for preventing the vertically movable frame member 63 from swinging. It has been. As the upper connecting frame 4 as the reinforcing member, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, an upper connecting frame main body 4a having a semicircular rounded portion formed in the central portion and a semicircular rounded portion corresponding to the rounded portion. What is necessary is just to employ | adopt the system which pinches | interposes the axis | shaft of the up-and-down movable frame member 63 with the stop member 4b which has. The rail groove of the stand frame can be formed, for example, by welding a rail groove member inside the pipe.

  The two stand frames 12 and 12 of the foot frame 2 are portions that serve as legs that support the suspended floor having the lower body receiving member 24 while floating from the bed installation surface.

  With this structure, when the vertically movable frame member 63 is contracted downward, the stand connecting frame 62 is lowered downward according to the shortening of the vertically movable frame member 63, and the suspension member 8 and the lower half body receiving member 24 of the suspension floor are moved together therewith. Lift down. At this time, the stand connection frame 62 in which the sliding portions at both ends of the stand connection frame 62 are fitted in the rail groove 16 stabilizes the vertical movement locus of the vertical movable frame member 63. Therefore, the bed body does not unnecessarily shake up.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the stand coupling frame 62, the vertically movable frame member 63, and the groove 16 constitute a vertically moving device.

  The lowering of the lower body receiving member 24 increases the linear distance between the foot frame side end portion of the lower half body receiving member 24 and the head side stand frame side end portion of the head side hanging member, but as in the first embodiment. In addition, the angle formed between the head side stand frame and the head side suspension member and the angle formed between the head side suspension member and the upper body receiving member are respectively large so as to compensate for the increase in the linear distance, and the upper body receiving member and the lower body receiving member The angle between the upper body receiving member and the head-side suspension member is inclined.

  In this structure, the upper and lower movable frame member 63 is supported by the stand connecting frame 62, so that the upper connecting frame 4 is not an essential member.

  Further, the stand frames 12 and 12, the upper connecting frame 4, and the foot connecting frame 5 of the present embodiment may be the same as those of the first embodiment.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 7: is a figure which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 3, Comprising: It is an enlarged perspective view by the side of a foot frame. The vertical movement apparatus of the bathing care apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a cylindrical small-diameter pipe (on a stand-shaped frame 12 made of a U-shaped large-diameter pipe (45 mm, outer width 1200 mm, straight portion length 1100 mm). 42 mm, length 900 mm), and a structure in which the foot-side suspension member 8 is moved up and down by the operation of the vertically movable frame member 73 is adopted. A head-foot connection frame 18 is provided in the vicinity of the foot connection frame 5. Also with this structure, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Embodiment 4]
FIG. 8: is a figure which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 4, Comprising: It is an enlarged perspective view by the side of a foot frame main body. This embodiment differs from the second embodiment in the structure of the vertically movable frame member. When the upper and lower movable frame member 83 used in Embodiment 4 is rotated forward and backward, the main shaft 83a of the vertical movable frame member 83 is expanded and contracted.

  In the fourth embodiment, the vertically movable frame member 83 has a lower portion of the main shaft 83a of the vertically movable frame member screwed into the receiving shaft 83b. When the main shaft 83a is rotated forward and reverse, the main shaft 83a moves forward or the main shaft 83a. Is structured to enter into the receiving shaft 83b. Thereby, the full length of the vertically movable frame member 83 is extended or shortened.

  In the present embodiment, the rotation of the main shaft 83a may be manual, but is preferably driven by a motor.

[Embodiment 5]
FIG. 9: is a figure which shows structures other than the bathtub part of the bathing care apparatus concerning Embodiment 5, Comprising: It is an enlarged perspective view by the side of a foot frame main body. In the present embodiment, the inclination control member 15 that controls the inclination of the suspended floor having the lower body receiving member 24 in the width direction is attached to the shoulder portion of the hanging member 8 via the hinge 9 using a pin. Other than the above, the third embodiment is the same as the third embodiment. Here, the reason why the hinge 9 is used is to smoothly rotate the suspension member 8. Further, the inclination control member 15 may be structured to be attached to both shoulder portions of the suspension member 8 via hinges 9 using pins.

  In this configuration, the suspended floor can be inclined in the bed width direction (the left-right direction of the sleeping person), so that it is easy to assist in changing the posture of the patient. In addition, when transferring a person sleeping on the suspended floor of the bathing care device to another bed, the suspended floor may be tilted to the other bed side, thereby easily moving a person who is sleeping to another bed. be able to.

  On the head frame side, the suspended floor is inclined in the bed width direction by the following mechanism. The number of string-like head-side suspension members is one, the string-like head-side suspension member and the upper body receiving member are connected by a universal joint, and the upper body holder is received by each of the two stand frames on the head side. A support member that can be moved up and down is provided on the member side. By moving one of the supporting members upward and the other downward, the suspended floor (upper body receiving member) held by the supporting member is inclined in the bed width direction.

  In addition, the bathing care apparatus having this configuration can be used as a bed itself, but when the suspension floor of the present bathing care apparatus is used as a bed, it can be used by periodically tilting the suspension floor to the left and right. Thereby, the change of a body position can be promoted and the effect which prevents a pressure ulcer is acquired.

  Further, in addition to the function of controlling the tilt angle in the width direction, the tilt control member 15 may have a function as a drive device that drives the tilt in the width direction.

  As described above, the present invention suspends a suspended floor having a lower body receiving member and an upper body receiving member, moves only the lower body receiving member connected to the foot frame side up and down, and accompanies the vertical movement of the lower body receiving member. The upper body receiving member is tilted. With this structure, the vertical movement of the suspended floor and the inclination of the upper body receiving member can be realized with a simple and compact drive mechanism. In addition, by arranging a bathtub below the head body, a bathing care apparatus that allows a bedridden patient to easily take a bath while lying down can be provided at a low price. Therefore, the industrial applicability is great.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head frame 2 Foot frame 3 Vertical movement apparatus 4 Upper connection frame 4a Upper connection frame main body 4b Stopping member 5 Foot part connection frame 8 Foot side hanging member 8a Hanging connection tool 9 Hinge 11 Head side stand frame 12 Foot side stand frame DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Inclination control member 16 Rail groove 17 Head side suspension member 18 Head-foot connection frame 20 Suspended floor 22a Upper body side horizontal frame member 22b Lower body side horizontal frame member 23 Upper body receiving member 24 Lower body receiving member 25 Columnar mat unit 26a Upper body side floor member 26b Lower body side floor member 27a Upper body side vertical frame member 27b Lower body side vertical frame member 28 Hinge 29 Hole 30 Bathtub 33 Bending support surface 34 Outer frame 35 Bathtub bending portion 51 Cavity 52 Warm gear mechanism 62 Stand connecting frame 63 Vertical movable frame member 63a Hydraulic pressure Sirin Da 80 Hot water 82 Stand connection frame 73 Vertically movable frame member 83 Vertically movable frame member 93 Vertically movable frame member

Claims (7)

A foot frame,
A head frame,
A vertical movement device incorporated in the foot frame;
A foot-side suspension member connected to the vertical movement device;
A head-side suspension member connected to the head frame;
A pair of outer sides having an upper body receiving member and a lower body receiving member connected to the upper body receiving portion, wherein the upper body receiving member and the lower body receiving member are configured to be bendable at the connecting portion; Suspended floors whose ends are respectively connected to the foot-side suspension member and the head-side suspension member;
A bathtub that is disposed on the underside of the suspended floor and houses the suspended floor when the suspended floor is lowered;
With
When the lower body receiving member is lowered by the vertical movement device via the foot side suspension member, the foot frame side lower body body receiving member end, and the head frame side head side suspension member end The linear distance between
The bathing care apparatus in which the head-side suspension member and the upper body receiving member are inclined in a direction in which the increase in the distance is reduced. The bathing care apparatus according to claim 1,
The lower body receiving member and the upper body receiving member are connected so as to be bendable via a hinge,
Bathing care device characterized by that. In the bathing care apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The head side suspension member is a string-like member,
Bathing care device characterized by that. In the bathing care apparatus according to claim 1, 2, or 3,
A plurality of columnar unit mats are arranged in the width direction of the suspended floor,
Bathing care device characterized by that. The bathing care apparatus according to claim 4,
The suspended floor is held so as to be able to incline in multiple steps or continuously in the width direction.
Bathing care device characterized by that. In the bathing care apparatus according to claim 5,
The bathing care apparatus further includes an inclination control member that controls an inclination angle in the width direction of the suspended floor,
Bathing care device characterized by that. The bathing care apparatus according to claim 6,
A bent support surface for supporting the suspended floor in a bent state from below when the suspended floor descends is provided at the bottom of the bathtub inside the bathtub.
Bathing care device characterized by that.