JP2019111262A - Nursing support tool - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a nursing support tool capable of supporting an action of lifting a user while having a simple configuration.SOLUTION: The nursing support tool is obtained by superposing two or more expansion/contraction bags, which are configured to expand by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid into the inside of the bags, and joining the opposite edge parts of the two or more superposed expansion/contraction bags with alienation therebetween.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a care support tool for assisting a user in standing up, getting up, sitting, lying down, etc. in daily life, and in particular, expanding and discharging a fluid such as gas or liquid into an internal space. The present invention relates to a care support tool formed using a shrinking and shrinking bag.

  For the elderly and those with disabilities or injuries to their legs, etc. For those with weak legs, they stand up from a sitting position in a chair, etc., sit in a chair, or get up from a lying position. In addition, operations such as turning over are extremely burdensome, and when such operations can not be performed by oneself, support such as nursing care is required. Therefore, in the past, various devices for supporting such operation have been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2011-200333), an installation part having an installation surface at least a part of which is in contact with the seating surface of the seating to be installed as the standup assisting device installable on the seating surface; An adjusting unit that has a bag provided on the opposite side to the installation surface of the installation unit, and a deformation unit that deforms the bag according to the amount of gas injected into the bag, and an adjustment unit that adjusts the amount of gas injected into the bag And a seating portion having a seating surface on which a user is seated and supported so as to be movable within a specific range with respect to the installation portion, and the positional relationship with the installation portion being changed by deformation of the bag A stand-up assisting device has been proposed.

  Moreover, in patent document 2 (Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-229107), the support means which has a back member which supports a patient's upper-body corresponding part as a rising device for raising up the upper body of the patient who laid bed, and this support means A substrate means connected via a hinge means, and an air bag located between the substrate means and the support means for rotating the support means about the hinge means and raising the support means A rising device which is placed on the lower surface of the mat in a portion corresponding to the upper body of the mat on which the patient lies, and which raises the maximum width of the air bag. There has been proposed a rising device including an expansion restricting means for restricting and a direction restricting means for restricting the expansion direction of the air bag.

JP, 2011-200333, A JP 2000-229107 A

  As described above, several auxiliary devices have been proposed for assisting the motion of the subject in the sitting posture and the floor covering posture even before. However, basically, the seat surface is merely inclined, and the lifting operation in the height direction can not be performed.

  In this respect, the rise assisting device proposed in Patent Document 1 proposes raising the waist of the user by pushing up the plate-like first member by the expansion of the air bag. However, since the rise assisting device proposed in this document requires a mechanical member such as a first member operated by the expansion of the air bag in addition to the air bag, the structure is complicated.

Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the care support tool which can support the operation which lifts a user although it is a simple structure.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, the user operates in the height direction, for example, raising operation, raising operation, sitting operation in a chair, or operation such as rising from a lying posture or lying around. In order to support the above, a care support is provided which is formed using a squeezable bag so as to be displaced in the height direction.

  That is, according to the present invention, two or more expansion and contraction bags which expand by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid inside are overlapped, and facing edge portions in the two or more expansion and contraction bags provided by overlapping each other. To provide a care support tool in which the

  Further, in the present invention, it is a care support tool for supporting standing up and / or sitting using an expansion and contraction bag which is expanded by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid into the inside, comprising the expansion and contraction bag A care support comprising: two or more expansion and contraction bags provided in an overlapping manner; and a connecting portion for separating and connecting opposing edge portions of the two or more expansion and contraction bags provided in an overlapping manner. Do.

  It is necessary to provide two or more of the above-mentioned expansion and contraction bags in a pile, and naturally, it is possible to stack a plurality of bags such as three or four. In addition, each expansion and contraction bag which is piled up is same size, it is possible to combine those of different size. Further, as the inflating and shrinking bags to be superposed, in addition to those which expand to the same thickness, it is also possible to use those in which one or more expand to a thickness different from the others. Furthermore, the inflation and deflation bags to be superposed may be all formed of the same material, or at least one of the inflation and deflation bags may be formed of a material different from that of the other inflation and deflation bags. By combining such various embodiments, it is possible to perform the optimum expansion / contraction operation (that is, expansion or contraction operation) according to the application, and thereby it is possible to optimally support the user's operation. .

  In the embodiment of the long-term care support tool according to the present invention, the facing edge portions of the two or more inflating and shrinking bags provided in an overlapping manner have predetermined intervals between the edge portions using a belt, a cord, and the like. Can be connected after securing 1 cm or more). Furthermore, the said edge parts can be connected using the bag body expanded by introduce | transducing fluid, such as gas and a liquid, inside. For example, the edge portion can be separated and connected by interposing a connection expansion / contraction bag formed using an expansion / contraction bag which is expanded by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid. In this case, the connection expansion and contraction bag can function as a connecting portion between the expansion and contraction bags.

  In an embodiment of a care support using such a connection expansion and contraction bag, a care support in which the inner spaces of the two or more overlapped expansion and contraction bags and the connection expansion and contraction bags communicate with each other Can be used.

  In the embodiment of the care support using the connection expansion and contraction bag, a fluid inlet / outlet is provided in at least one of the two expansion and contraction bags overlapped and the connection expansion and contraction bag, The two or more expansion and contraction bags are composed of an upper expansion and contraction bag and a lower expansion and contraction bag, and the upper communication port communicating the upper expansion and contraction bag and the connection expansion and contraction bag, and the lower side. The lower side communication port which connects an expansion / contraction bag and the connection expansion / contraction bag can be used as the care support tool in which opening diameters mutually differ.

  In the care support tool according to the present invention, in the embodiment, the expansion / contraction bag has an expansion thickness restricting portion for restricting the expansion thickness at least at one or more central portions in the width direction and the vicinity thereof. It can be set as a care support tool. In addition to the upper and lower portions of the expansion and contraction bag attached to each other, the expansion thickness restriction member may be provided with a band-like or string-like restriction member for suppressing expansion in the inner space.

  Further, in the care support tool according to the present invention, in the embodiment, at least one of the two or more overlapped and contracted bags may have an expanded thickness in a length direction of the separated and connected edge portion and It may be a care support tool in which the expansion / contraction area is different, or any expansion / contraction bag is inclined and expanded in any one of the lengthwise direction of the edge portion.

  The care support tool according to the present invention can be accompanied by a fluid supply / discharge means for supplying or discharging (or suctioning) a fluid such as gas or liquid to the squeezable bag. Such fluid supply / discharge means can use various pumps such as a foot pump and a power pump. Also, the fluid draining means can be formed by a valve which drains the fluid in the inflatable and deflatable bag according to the weight of the used. Furthermore, when supplying the tap water into the expansion and contraction bag, the fluid supply means can use a water supply facility, or can use a cylinder filled with a compressed gas such as compressed air. As a matter of course, these fluid supply / discharge means and the expansion and contraction bag may be connected to each other to transfer a fluid, such as a hose or a tube. Furthermore, a check valve or the like may be provided to control the transfer direction of the fluid.

  In addition, the care support tool according to the present invention can be installed and used on the seat of a chair including a wheelchair, and if the flat shape of the expansion and contraction bag is formed into an Ω shape, a V shape or a U shape It can also be installed and used on the seat surface, and can also be used on the floor surface as a cushion or cushion. In addition, it can be installed and used on a bed or a futon, and can be further installed and used in a bathtub.

  The nursing support tool according to the present invention has two or more expansion and contraction bags which are expanded by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid into the inside, and two or more expansion and contraction provided in the overlapping manner. Since the facing edge portions of the bag are separated and connected, it is possible to provide a care support that can support an operation such as lifting the user while having a simple configuration.

It is a side view which shows the use condition of the care support tool which concerns on this Embodiment, and shows the state before (A) operation | movement, and the state at the time of (B) operation | movement, respectively. (A) front view, (B) left side view, (C) rear view, (D) XX cross-sectional view, (E) plan view, (F) at the time of expansion showing a care support tool according to the present embodiment It is XX sectional drawing in. It is a perspective view which shows the care support tool which concerns on this Embodiment, and shows the state before (A) operation | movement, and the state at the time of (B) operation, respectively. It is a perspective view which shows the care support tool which concerns on other embodiment, and shows the state before (A) operation | movement, and the state at the time of (B) operation | movement, respectively. (A) a development view and (B) a front view at the time of operation showing a care support tool according to still another embodiment It is a front view at the time of (A1) and (A2) expanded view, (B1) and (B2) operation showing a nursing care support tool concerning further another embodiment. It is a front view of the care support tool which concerns on other embodiment, and shows the state before (A) operation | movement, and the state at the time of (B) operation, respectively. It is a side view which shows the use condition of the care support tool which concerns on other embodiment, and shows the state before (A) operation | movement, and the state at the time of (B) operation | movement, respectively.

  Hereinafter, the care support according to the present embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing a use state of a care support tool 50 according to the present embodiment, and shows (A) a state before operation and (B) a state at the time of operation. The care support tool 50 shown in this embodiment is an example configured as a care support tool 50 that is particularly suitable for being installed and used in various chairs such as a wheelchair and a sofa.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a care support tool 50 according to the present embodiment supplies an expansive / contractible portion 30 which can be installed on a seat surface and a fluid such as gas or liquid to the expansive / contracted portion 30 or discharges it. It comprises a pump 40 as fluid supply / discharge means for (or suction), and a tube 41 connecting the pump 40 and the expansion / contraction portion 30.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the expansion / contraction portion 30 superposes two expansion / contraction bags 10 which are expanded by introducing a fluid such as a gas such as air or a liquid such as water, and one opposing edge Connect the connected expansion and contraction bags 13 formed by using the expansion and contraction bags 10 which expand by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid between the portions, preferably long edges, and both edge portions They are separated and connected. Particularly, in the present embodiment, each expansion and contraction bag 10 is formed in a square in a plan view, in particular, a rectangle, and any long side is connected to the expansion and contraction bag 13 for connection.

  Although not shown in FIG. 2, the upper expansion and contraction bag 12 present on the upper side (the buttock side) of the superposed expansion and contraction bags 10 and the lower expansion bag on the lower side (the seat surface side) In at least one of 11, a connecting portion 23 for connecting the tube 41 is formed. In FIG. 1, this connection portion is provided at the rear edge portion of the lower expansion and contraction bag 11, but it can also be provided at the side edge, and further, the rear edge portion and the side edge portion of the upper expansion and contraction bag 12 Furthermore, it can also be provided in the expansion / contraction bag 13 for connection.

  The upper expansion and contraction bag 12, the connection expansion and contraction bag 13, and the lower expansion and contraction bag 11 communicate with each other, and a fluid such as air supplied from the pump 40 via the tube 41 The shrink bag 10 can be inflated. At that time, the upper communication port 22 for connecting the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 and the internal space of the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 and the lower communication port for connecting the lower expansion / contraction bag 11 and the internal space of the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 21 may be formed to have the same opening diameter as each other, or may be formed to mutually different opening diameters. When both communication openings 20 are formed to have the same opening diameter, the expansion timing and expansion condition of each expansion and contraction bag 10 can be made uniform, and one of the communication openings 20 is larger than the other communication opening 20. When it is formed large, the expansion timing and expansion state of each expansion and contraction bag 10 can be made different.

  Further, each expansion bag constituting the expansion / contraction portion 30 is provided with an expansion thickness restricting portion 14 which restricts the degree of expansion at its central portion. In the present embodiment, three expansion thickness restricting portions 14 are formed in a line in the vicinity of the center of each of the expansion and contraction bags 10, thereby expanding into a shape that causes a depression in the center portion. it can. However, the expansion thickness restricting portions 14 can be arranged in a zigzag or can be arranged in two or more rows. The shape and thickness of the expansion and contraction bag 10 can be controlled by the arrangement and shape of the expansion thickness restricting portion 14. For example, by arranging two pieces and three pieces in a staggered manner in two rows, it is possible to expand the shape of the expansion and contraction bag 10 at the time of expansion into a curved shape in which two expansion thickness restricting portions are narrowed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the expansion thickness restricting portion 14 is formed as a configuration in which the edge of a circular hole is pasted together. However, since the expansion thickness restricting portion 14 prevents the expansion and contraction bag 10 from expanding in a spherical shape, in addition, a belt-like or string-like member is provided on the inner surface of each expansion and contraction bag 10 in a bridging manner. It can also be done. In particular, as shown in the present embodiment, by forming the thickness limiting portion 14 in which the edge of the circular hole is attached to each other, air permeability between the user's buttocks and the seat surface at the time of sitting is improved, stuffiness, etc. Can solve the problem.

  The expansion and contraction portion 30 configured as described above can expand as shown in FIGS. 3B and 2F by supplying a fluid such as air to the internal space of each expansion and contraction bag 10. it can. In particular, the expansion and contraction bags 10 overlapping in the upper and lower sides are prevented from being separated from each other at the edge portions connected to the connection expansion and contraction bags 13 by the expansion of the connection expansion and contraction bags 13. The free end side edge portions present on the opposite side are separated, and the free end side edge portion side can be expanded to be inclined to rise. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), it is possible to lift the buttocks of the user seated on the care support tool 50 (in particular, the expansion / contraction portion 30). In addition, the upper and lower expansion and contraction bags 10 expand in the height direction due to the presence of the connection expansion and contraction bags 13 and further expand in an inclined state so that the user is in the forward leaning posture, so that the normal rising operation is performed. It can be inflated quickly, which allows the user's rising motion to be quite naturally supported. Therefore, in order to realize the above-mentioned expansion in the present embodiment, it is necessary to separate and connect the facing edge portions of the two expansion and contraction bags 10 provided in an overlapping manner.

  Moreover, the care support tool 50 concerning this Embodiment can support a user's seating operation | movement by the reverse operation | movement to the above. That is, the care support tool 50 in a state in which each expansion and contraction bag 10 is inflated is installed on a seating surface such as a chair, and the user performs the seating operation on this, and the user is at the initial stage of the seating operation start Can be supported by the expansion / contraction portion 30 of the care support 50. Then, by sitting on the expansion / contraction portion 30, the fluid such as air filled in the expansion / contraction bag 10 is gradually discharged, and the user can be seated on the seat slowly. Thus, in the nursing care support tool 50 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to support the sitting movement in such a manner that the expansion / contraction portion 30 inflates also in the height direction by the presence of the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 and inflates in the forward inclined posture. It is because you can do it.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a care support tool 50 according to another embodiment, and shows (A) a state before operation and (B) a state at the time of operation. The expansion and contraction portion 30 according to this embodiment is configured by overlapping three expansion and contraction bags 10, and each expansion and contraction bag 10 is configured to communicate with one connection expansion and contraction bag 13. As a result, by supplying a fluid such as air to any of the expansion and contraction bags 10, the fluid can be spread and expanded to the other expansion and contraction bags 10 as well.

  In particular, in the care support tool 50 shown in this embodiment, three expansion / contraction bags 10 are stacked, and any overlapping edge portions are connected in a state of being separated via the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 Thus, upon its expansion, it can further expand in the height direction and can rise at a larger angle. As a result, even a user whose exercise capacity required for the standing up operation or the seating operation is lowered can support these operations in a wider range.

  In addition, in connection with this embodiment, only one or any two expansion / contraction bags 10 can be expanded by adjusting the communication part of each expansion / contraction bag 10 comrades. . For example, the lowermost expansion and contraction bag 10 may be provided with a tube 41, and an opening and closing means such as a valve may be provided so that the communication port 20 communicating with any expansion and contraction bag 10 can be arbitrarily opened and closed. As a result, it is possible to perform optimal operation support in accordance with the physical strength and the situation of the user.

  FIG. 5 is a front view at the time of operation (A), (B) showing a care support tool 50 according to still another embodiment. The nursing care support according to this embodiment includes an expansion / contraction portion 30 which can be expanded to be inclined left or right. That is, at least one of the two inflated and contracted bags 10 is an embodiment of the nursing support tool 50 which is inclined and expanded in any one of the lengthwise directions of the edge portions connected in a separated manner. .

  The nursing support shown in this figure is configured to expand the connecting expansion and contraction bag 13 connecting the upper expansion and contraction bag 12 and the lower expansion and contraction bag 11 with different widths in the length direction, and in particular, The connection expansion / contraction bag 13 is formed to expand like a bowl. By forming in this manner, the fluid such as air supplied from the lower expansion and contraction bag 11 inflates the lower expansion and contraction bag 11 and passes through the lower communication port 21 to form the expansion and contraction bag 13 for connection. Inflate into a bowl shape. Then, the fluid inflates the upper inflatable bag 12 through the upper communication line. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 can rise diagonally toward the right side of the drawing by the expansion / contraction bag 13 for connection expanded in a bowl shape.

  As shown in the present embodiment, the inflating / contracting portion 30 in the care support tool 50 can be inclined to either the left or the right to support the standing operation in accordance with the user's rising direction. In addition, it is possible to support the rising operation according to the state of decline of the user's motor function.

  FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of a care support tool 50 which can be arbitrarily controlled in relation to the care support tool shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 6 is a front view at the time of (A1) and (A2) expanded view, (B1) and (B2) operation | movement which shows the nursing-care assistance tool 50 which concerns on further another embodiment.

  In the care support tool 50 shown in this embodiment, the left and right of the connection expansion and contraction bag 13 are divided into upper and lower target wedge shapes, and either left or right wedge shape part can be selectively inflated. It is what was constructed. Specifically, a valve is provided in the lower communication port 21 formed between the lower side expansion and contraction bag 11 and the expansion and contraction side bag 13 for connection, and either the left or right wedge-shaped portion or both by opening or closing the valve. It is formed in such a way that it can be inflated. The upper expansion / contraction bag 12 and the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 form an upper connection port by a check valve. When the support for nursing care formed in this manner is inclined to the right in the drawing, the lower communication port 21 formed of the valve on the left of the drawing is opened as shown in FIG. The lower communication port 21 is closed. As a result, in the expansion / contraction bag 13 for connection, the hook-like region on the left side in the drawing is expanded, and the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 is expanded through the check valve constituting the upper communication row. The fluid flowing into the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 is prevented from flowing into the hook-shaped area on the right side of the drawing in the expansion / contraction bag 13 by the check valve, so that the hook-shaped area on the right side of the drawing expands. There is no. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6 (B1), the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 can be inclined and rise toward the right side of the drawing by the expansion of the bowl-like region portion on the left side of the drawing.

  On the other hand, when the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 is inclined toward the left side in the drawing to be lifted, the valve (lower communication port 21) in the opposite direction to that in FIGS. 6A1 and 6B1 is opened. Thus, as shown in FIG. 6 (A2) (B2), the expansion / contraction portion 30 can be expanded so as to be inclined to the left side in the drawing.

  FIG. 7 relates to the nursing care support shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 above, and it is possible to inflate the expansion and contraction bag 10 by tilting it to either the left or right (any one in the length direction of the edge portion). Fig. 6 illustrates an embodiment of a care support configured to do the same. That is, in the care support tool according to the present embodiment, at least one of the two inflated and contracted bags 10 has an expanded thickness and / or an expanded and contracted area in the length direction of the spaced apart connected edge portions. An embodiment of a differently configured care aid 50 is shown.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the shape of the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 when inflated is made different in the left-right direction (length direction of the edge portion), and the extent to which the left area in the drawing expands (expansion thickness) Is larger than the degree of swelling (expanded thickness). By forming in this manner, the expansion / contraction portion 30 of the care support can rise up in the state of being inclined to the right in the drawing at the time of the expansion. Therefore, as described in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the rising direction of the user can be adjusted in any direction.

  FIG. 8 is a side view showing another use form of the care support tool 50 described above, that is, a use state of the care support tool 50 according to another embodiment, (A) state before operation, (B) operation The state of time is shown respectively. The care support tool according to this embodiment is an embodiment used in a bathtub, and can support an operation when standing up from the bathtub. Such a care support tool can supply a gas such as air to the expansion and contraction portion 30 to expand it, and as a result, the buoyancy of the expansion and contraction bag 10 can be combined to perform the user's raising operation more smoothly. it can. In addition, when used in the bath, the expansion and contraction portion 30 is present in water. Then, when the buoyancy of the said expansion-contraction part 30 is not desired, a liquid etc. can also be supplied to each expansion-contraction bag 10, and it can expand.

  As described above, the care support tool according to the present embodiment can be used not only in a chair, but as shown in FIG. 8, besides being used in a bathtub, it is installed on bedding such as a futon or bed Then, the user can be awakened or turned over by the expansion of the expansion and contraction portion 30 described above. Furthermore, the care support according to the embodiment described above can be installed in a toilet seat or the like and used.

Further, in the nursing support tool according to the above-described embodiment, each expansion and contraction bag 10 constituting the expansion and contraction portion can be formed of a sheet made of a natural rubber or a synthetic rubber, in addition to a resin sheet. It is desirable to form with such a strength that can lift the user during inflation. Furthermore, the said expansion and contraction bag 10 can also be covered and used with the cover etc. which were formed using the cloth and the resin sheet.

The nursing care support according to the present invention can be used as a tool for supporting the operation of a person with a weak leg and waist, such as an elderly person and a person with a disability or injury at a leg or waist. Furthermore, even a healthy person can also be used as a support tool for supporting daily life.

10 inflatable bag
11 Lower bag
12 upper inflatable bag
13 Expansion bag for connection
14 Expansion thickness control section
20 communication port
21 lower communication port
22 upper communication port
23 Connection
30 expansion and contraction
40 pumps
41 tube
50 care support tool

Claims (6)

Two or more expansion and contraction bags which are expanded by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid into the inside are overlapped, and the facing edge portions of the two or more expansion and contraction bags provided by overlapping are separated and connected Care support tool to become.
The facing edge portions of the two or more expansion and contraction bags provided in an overlapping manner intervene a connection expansion and contraction bag formed using an expansion and contraction bag which is expanded by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid. The care support tool according to claim 1, wherein the care support is separated and connected.
The care support tool according to claim 2, wherein the inner spaces of the two or more inflated and contracted bags and the inflating and contracting bags for connection are in communication with each other.
A fluid inlet / outlet is provided in at least one of the two expansion and contraction bags and the expansion and contraction bags for connection.
The two or more expansion and contraction bags are composed of an upper expansion and contraction bag and a lower expansion and contraction bag,
The upper communication port communicating the upper expansion / contraction bag with the connection expansion / contraction bag, and the lower communication port communicating the lower expansion / contraction bag with the connection expansion / contraction bag have different opening diameters from each other. The care support tool according to claim 2 or 3.
The expansion / contraction bag according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an expansion thickness restricting portion for restricting an expansion thickness is provided at least at one or more places in the central portion in the width direction and in the vicinity thereof. Care support tool as described in.
  At least any one of the two or more inflated and contracted bags may have different inflating thickness and / or inflating and shrinking regions in the length direction of the spaced apart connected edge portions, or any of the inflated and contracted bags The care support tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein is incliningly expanded in any one of the longitudinal direction of the edge portion.