JP2022122092A - Bathtub for nursing care and method of application for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable a person requiring nursing care to have shower bath easily and cleanly by speedily draining hot water after use.SOLUTION: A bathtub for nursing care 1 includes: a hollow inclined bed part 2 which inclines and supports the whole body of a person requiring nursing care and is swollen and formed by injecting air; a hollow peripheral wall part 3 which is provided along an outer periphery of the inclined bed part 2 and is swollen and formed by injection of air; a sheet 4 which covers at least a range from an upper inclined surface of the inclined bed part 2 to an upper periphery of the peripheral wall part 3 via an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall part 3 and forms a flow water tank; and a drain pipe 5 which is a lower part on the upper inclined surface of the inclined bed part 2 and is led outside through the peripheral wall part 3 from a hole 4a of the sheet 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a nursing care bathtub suitable for bathing an elderly person or a person requiring nursing care while lying down, and a method of using the same.

Elderly people, sick people, and other people in need of care are sometimes transported to a bathtub in a bathroom for bathing. In this case, a plurality of workers are required, and the labor is enormous. For this reason, in Patent Document 1, the air-type bathtub is covered with a bathtub sheet while the air-type bathtub is contracted, the person requiring care is moved onto the bathtub sheet, and then the air-type bathtub is inflated. Disclosed is a nursing care bathing unit for use in a relaxed setting. This air-type bathtub is provided with a drain pipe extending from the bottom surface of the bathtub sheet to the outside of the bathtub.

Further, in Patent Document 2, a waterproof bed cover is put on a bed, a sick person is laid on it, and when the sick person is bathed, the four corners of the bed are pulled up to form the bed cover into a bathtub shape, and further the bed is covered with a waterproof bed cover. A simple bathing device with a water inlet pipe installed at the end is described.

Further, Patent Document 3 discloses a concave arc-shaped first support surface that supports the baby from the head to at least the buttocks, and a second support surface that extends from the end of the first support surface on the head side. a first posture supporting the infant's head to at least the buttocks with a first supporting surface; and a second supporting surface supporting the infant's head and the first supporting surface supporting the infant's upper body and buttocks. A bathing aid is described that selectively implements a second position that supports the .

All of the techniques described in Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2, and Patent Literature 3 aim to reduce the burden on caregivers.

JP 2012-231892 A Utility Model Registration No. 3129817 Utility Model Registration No. 3210873

Here, use of a shower is effective for easily and cleanly bathing a person requiring care. Therefore, a bathtub suitable for showering is desired.

However, although the air-type bathtub of Patent Literature 1 has a structure suitable for storing hot water, it does not have a structure suitable for showering, for quickly draining and draining hot water after use.

The bed described in Patent Literature 2 also adopts a structure suitable for storing hot water, but does not have a structure for quickly draining and draining hot water after use. Moreover, it is desirable to replace the bed cover after bathing from a sanitary point of view, but this replacement is not easy.

In the case of the bathing aid of Patent Document 3, it is thought that showering is possible. is not.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to enable a person requiring nursing care to take a shower simply and cleanly by quickly flushing and draining hot water after use.

A nursing care bathtub according to one aspect of the present invention includes a hollow rectangular inclined bed portion formed by inflating a care-requiring person's entire body on an inclined upper surface portion and expanding by injecting air; a hollow peripheral wall portion provided on the entire outer edge of the bed portion, extending in the thickness direction of the inclined bed portion to surround the inclined bed portion and expanded by injecting air into the peripheral wall portion; a sheet that forms a water tank by covering at least a range covering an upper surface portion, an inner peripheral surface and an upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion; a drain pipe provided in the portion of the seat, connected to a hole provided in the seat, and guided outward through the peripheral wall portion.

Next, in a method for using the above-mentioned bathtub for nursing care according to one aspect of the present invention, in a state in which air is evacuated from the surrounding wall portion and the inclined bed portion of the bathtub for nursing care and the air is contracted, the sheet is placed on the surrounding wall portion and the inclined bed portion. placing the care-requiring bathtub next to the care-requiring person in a lying state by overlapping it with the bed section; and injecting air into the peripheral wall portion and the inclined bed portion to inflate and form the peripheral wall portion and the inclined bed portion, and the inflated peripheral wall portion and the inclined bed portion are formed by the sheet. and forming the covered running water tank with the care recipient inside.

Next, a further method for using the above-mentioned nursing care bathtub according to one aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned nursing care bathtub, wherein the peripheral wall portion is separate and separable from the outer edge portion of the inclined bed portion. a method for using a hot tub, comprising the steps of placing the slanted bed on top of an existing bed, injecting air into the slanted bed to inflate and form the slanted bed; and forming a water tank covering at least the upper surface portion of the inclined bed portion and the inner peripheral surface and the upper peripheral edge of the frame of the existing bed.

Next, a nursing care bathtub according to a further aspect of the present invention comprises a rectangular foamed synthetic resin foam mat having an upper sloped surface that slopes and supports the entire body of a person requiring care; A hollow peripheral wall portion provided at the outer edge of the mat, extending in the thickness direction of the inclined foam mat to surround the inclined foam mat, and expanded by injecting air to form a hollow peripheral wall portion, from the bottom surface of the inclined foam mat a sheet covering at least a range from the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion to the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion to form a running water tank; and a drainage pipe provided in a portion of the seat, connected to a hole provided in the seat, and guided outward through the peripheral wall.

The bathtub for nursing care according to the present invention can be quickly installed anywhere to allow a person requiring nursing care to take a shower simply and cleanly. It can be drained along the upper surface of the bath and drained outside the nursing care bathtub through the drain pipe.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the bathtub for nursing care concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which abbreviate|omits the sheet|seat which covers this bathtub for nursing care, and shows the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. It is a side view which shows the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. 1 seen from the side. It is a rear view which shows the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. 1 seen from the back. (A) and (B) are an exploded perspective view and a side view of the drain pipe. (A) and (B) are a perspective view and a side view showing an assembled drain pipe. It is a figure which shows the structure for expanding and forming each part of the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. 1 by injection|pouring of air. (A) and (B) are the side view and top view which show the state which contracted the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. 1, and was made flat. (A) and (B) are a rear view and a plan view showing a state in which flat bathtubs for nursing care are arranged side by side on a bed of a person requiring care. (A) and (B) are a rear view and a plan view showing a state in which the care recipient is moved to a flat nursing care bathtub. (A) and (B) are a rear view and a plan view showing a state in which the nursing care bathtub of FIG. 1 is expanded and formed, and a care recipient is put in the nursing care bathtub. It is a rear view which shows a bathtub for nursing care, a bed, and the auxiliary stand arranged in parallel with this bed. 1. It is a figure which shows a mode that the shower bath is implemented with respect to a care recipient inside the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. 1, seeing from the side. (A), (B), and (C) are diagrams showing a state in which a person requiring care inside the bathtub for nursing care shown in FIG. It is a sectional view showing a pipe through which a hose and a cord heater lead hot water to the shower. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a nursing care bathtub according to a further embodiment of the present invention; It is sectional drawing which shows the bathtub for nursing care shown in FIG. 18 seen from the side. (A) and (B) are an exploded perspective view and an assembled perspective view showing the inclined foam mat in the bathtub for nursing care shown in FIG. 18 . FIG. 19 is a side view showing the care recipient taking a shower inside the nursing care bathtub shown in FIG. 18 ; FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the care-requiring person taking a shower inside the care-use bathtub shown in FIG. 18 as seen from the back; [Fig. 3] is a perspective view showing two replacement upper layers of the graded foam mat in exploded form. (A) and (B) are diagrams showing the care recipient showering inside the care bathtub to which the replacement upper layer is applied, as seen from the back. 1. It is a perspective view which illustrates the existing bed to which the inclination bed part of the bathtub for nursing care of FIG. 1, a sheet|seat, etc. are applied. FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inclined bed part of FIG. 25 is placed on an existing bed; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inclined bed section and the existing bed are covered with a sheet to form a water tank. FIG. 28 is a side view showing how a person requiring care is showered inside the running water tank of FIG. 27 ;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bathtub for nursing care according to one embodiment of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the bathtub for nursing care according to one embodiment of the present invention, with the sheet covering the bathtub for nursing care omitted. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a bathtub for nursing care according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a nursing care bathtub according to one embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the side. FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a nursing care bathtub according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the nursing care bathtub according to one embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back.

FIGS. 1 to 6 show a bath tub 1 for nursing care already in the shape of a bath tub by being inflated by injecting air. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the nursing care bathtub 1 includes an inclined bed portion 2 on which a person requiring nursing care sleeps, and a peripheral wall portion 3 provided around the entire outer edge of the inclined bed portion 2 and surrounding the inclined bed portion 2. , the sheet 4 covering the upper surface portion of the inclined bed portion 2 and the inner peripheral surface and the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion 3, and the peripheral wall portion 3 located below the upper surface portion 210 of the inclined bed portion 2 is inclined. and a drain pipe 5 connected to a hole provided in the seat 4 and guided outward through the peripheral wall portion 3 . In FIG. 1, the seat 4 is indicated by dashed lines. The upper surface portion 210 of the inclined bed portion 2 has an inclination. The drain pipe 5 is provided near the lowest portion of the inclined upper surface portion 210 .

The peripheral wall portion 3 forms a peripheral wall of the nursing care bathtub 1 . The peripheral wall portion 3 is formed by stacking a plurality of frame-shaped cylinders 3a vertically and connecting them to each other. Each frame-shaped tubular body 3a has a rectangular frame-shaped configuration as shown in FIG. 2 in plan view from above. The peripheral wall portion 3 extends in the thickness direction of the inclined bed portion 2 (vertical direction in FIG. 3) to surround the inclined bed portion 2 . As shown in FIG. 6, each frame-shaped cylindrical body 3a has a hollow cylindrical cross section into which air is injected. Each frame-shaped tubular body 3a is formed of a flexible sheet-shaped material such as synthetic resin. Each frame-shaped tubular body 3a is connected to each other so as to allow air circulation. As will be described later, the peripheral wall portion 3 is supplied with air by an air pump inside a frame-shaped tubular body 3a (one of the plurality of frame-shaped tubular bodies 3a forming the peripheral wall portion 3) provided with an air inlet. When injected, the injected air spreads over each of the frame-shaped cylinders 3a to expand all the frame-shaped cylinders 3a, thereby forming the outer shape of the peripheral wall portion 3 into a wall-like shape. Due to this injection of air, the size of each frame-like tubular body 3a particularly increases in the height direction. One of the plurality of frame-shaped cylinders 3a forming the peripheral wall portion 3 is provided with an exhaust plug (not shown) for removing air. By opening the exhaust plug, all the frame-shaped cylinders 3a are deflated when the air inside is discharged, and all the frame-shaped cylinders 3a (peripheral walls 3) become flat.

The outer edge portion of the inclined bed portion 2 is in contact with the inner peripheral portion of the peripheral wall portion 3 on all four sides. Here, the configuration of the inclined bed portion 2 and the peripheral wall portion 3 is as follows: (1) the peripheral wall portion 3 is connected to the entire outer edge portion or at least a part of the inclined bed portion 2; The inclined bed portion 2 and the peripheral wall portion 3 may be separated from each other without being connected to the outer edge portion of the inclined bed portion 2 . In this embodiment, the inclined bed portion 2 and the peripheral wall portion 3 are assumed to be separated from each other.

The inclined bed section 2 is constructed by stacking a base mat section 11, an inclined support section 12, an inclined mat section 13, and an upper layer mat section 14 in order.

The base mat portion 11 includes a plurality of vertically elongated cylinders 11a extending in the length direction (hereinafter also referred to as the vertical direction) of the inclined bed portion 2 arranged in the width direction (hereinafter also referred to as the horizontal direction) perpendicular to the vertical direction. are provided and adhered to each other. As shown in FIG. 6, each vertically long cylinder 11a has a hollow cylindrical cross section. Each vertically long cylinder 11a is made of a flexible sheet material such as synthetic resin. A plurality of vertically long cylindrical bodies 11a are connected so as to allow air circulation. As will be described later, when air is injected into one of the vertically elongated cylinders 11a by an air pump, all of the vertically elongated cylinders 11a are inflated and the outer shape of the base mat portion 11 is flattened. shape. Also, one of the plurality of vertically elongated cylindrical bodies 11a is provided with an exhaust plug (not shown) for removing air. By opening the exhaust plug, the air inside all the vertically elongated cylinders 11a is extracted and deflated, and each of the vertically elongated cylinders 11a becomes flat.

One end of the base mat portion 11, which is the end portion at the lower position where the upper surface portion 210 is inclined, and the end portion facing the peripheral wall portion 3, is cut at a corner in the width direction. A notch 11b is formed. That is, the vertically elongated cylindrical body 11a does not exist in this notch portion 11b. A drain pipe 5 is provided in a portion of the frame-shaped tubular body 3a of the peripheral wall portion 3 facing the notch portion 11b.

The inclined mat portion 13 is provided on the inclined support portion 12 . The inclined mat portion 13 is inclined with one vertical end side upward. The inclined mat portion 13 is in close contact with the inner circumference of the peripheral wall portion 3 at the upper edge portion on the upper side in the inclination direction and the edge portions at both side edges. On the other hand, the lower end of the inclined mat portion 13, which is located on the lower side in the inclination direction, and the peripheral wall portion 3 are separated from each other. As shown in FIG. 3, only the base mat portion 11 is provided in this spaced portion in the inclined bed portion 2. As shown in FIG. The inclined mat portion 13 is formed by arranging a plurality of vertically elongated cylinders 13a extending in the vertical direction of the inclined bed portion 2 side by side in the width direction (hereinafter referred to as the horizontal direction) orthogonal to the vertical direction and adhering them to each other. As shown in FIG. 6, each vertically long cylinder 13a has a hollow cylindrical cross section. Each vertically long cylinder 13a is made of a flexible sheet material such as synthetic resin. These vertically elongated cylindrical bodies 13a are connected so as to allow air circulation. As will be described later, when air is injected into one of the vertically long cylinders 13a by an air pump, all of the vertically long cylinders 13a are inflated, and the outer shape of the inclined mat portion 13 is flattened. shape. Also, one of the vertically elongated cylindrical bodies 13a is provided with an exhaust plug (not shown) for removing air. By opening the exhaust plug, the air inside each vertically elongated cylindrical body 13a is extracted and when the vertically elongated cylindrical body 13a shrinks, all the vertically elongated cylinders 13a become flat.

The upper mat portion 14 is in close contact with the inner peripheral side portion of the peripheral wall portion 3 at its upper end and both side ends on the upper side in the inclination direction. The upper mat portion 14 has the same width and length as the inclined mat portion 13 overlapping the lower side of the upper layer mat portion 14 , the lower end of the upper layer mat portion 14 being separated from the peripheral wall portion 3 . The upper layer mat portion 14 is formed by arranging, for example, five vertically elongated cylinders 14a extending in the vertical direction of the inclined bed portion 2 in parallel in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the vertical direction and connecting them to each other. Each vertically elongated cylindrical body 14a has a hollow cylindrical cross section. Each vertically long cylinder 14a is made of a flexible sheet material such as synthetic resin.

Each vertically long cylinder 14a is divided into another group for every predetermined plurality of vertically long cylinders 14a. For example, each vertically elongated cylindrical body 14a is divided in the horizontal direction into a group from the first to the second right end in FIG. 5 and a group from the first to the second left end. It should be noted that the vertically elongated cylindrical body 14a in the center in the horizontal direction belongs to a further group different from these two groups. A plurality of vertically elongated cylinders 14a forming each group are connected so as to allow air circulation within the group. The vertically elongated cylinders 14a in different groups are connected to each other without air circulation. As will be described later, when air is injected into the vertically long cylinders 14a (one of the vertically long cylinders 14a constituting the group) by an air pump, each of the vertically long cylinders 14a constituting the group The cylindrical body 14a expands to form the outer shape of the upper layer mat portion 14 into a plate shape. An exhaust valve (see FIG. 9) for removing air is provided in one of the vertically elongated cylinders 14a forming the group. When the exhaust valves are opened for each group, the air inside each of the elongated cylinders 14a is exhausted, and when the elongated cylinders 14a are deflated, each of the vertically elongated cylinders 14a becomes flat.

The inclined support portion 12 is provided between the base mat portion 11 and the inclined mat portion 13 in the height direction, and supports the inclined mat portion 13 and the upper layer mat portion 14 by being inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. The inclined support portion 12 is formed by arranging a plurality of laterally elongated cylinders 12a extending in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the vertical direction of the inclined bed portion 2 in the vertical direction. The laterally long cylinders 12a filled with air have different outer diameters. The outer diameter of the oblong cylindrical body 12a is gradually reduced. The oblique mat portion 13 and the upper layer mat portion 14 are obliquely supported by the oblong cylinders 12a having different outer diameters. Each laterally long cylindrical body 12a is hollow with a cylindrical cross section. Each oblong cylinder 12a is made of a flexible sheet material such as synthetic resin.

The plurality of oblong cylindrical bodies 12a are connected so as to allow air circulation. When air is injected into one of the horizontally elongated cylinders 12a by an air pump, all of the horizontally elongated cylinders 12a are inflated to form the outer shape of the inclined support portion 12 into a plate shape. Also, one of the plurality of inclined support portions 12a is provided with an exhaust plug (not shown) for removing air. By opening the exhaust plug, the air inside all the inclined support portions 12 is extracted and when they are deflated, all the inclined support portions 12 become flat.

The sheet 4 is, for example, a thin synthetic resin sheet. The sheet 4 covers the upper inclined surface of the inclined bed portion 2 and the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 3 , and further covers at least the range extending to the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion 3 . When the sheet 4 covers the bathtub 1 for nursing care in this way, a running water tank is formed inside the bathtub 1 for nursing care by the sheet 4 . The seat 4 is detachable from the inclined bed portion 2 and the peripheral wall portion 3 .

As described above, the lower end of the inclined mat portion 13 and the lower end of the upper layer mat portion 14 are separated from the peripheral wall portion 3 (see FIG. 3). Thus, a groove 15 is formed between the lower end of the inclined mat portion 13 , the lower end of the upper layer mat portion 14 , the lower end of the inclined support portion 12 , and the peripheral wall portion 3 .

A hole 4a (shown in FIGS. 7(B) and 8(B) to be described later) is formed in the sheet 4 . When the sheet 4 covers the upper inclined surface of the inclined bed portion 2 and the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 3 to form a water tank, the caregiver cuts the base mat portion 11 so that the holes 4a of the sheet 4 are positioned in the grooves 15. The hole 4a of the sheet 4 is positioned so as to overlap the notch 11b. That is, the hole 4a of the sheet 4 is provided in the portion of the sheet 4 that will be the position of the notch portion 11b when the sheet 4 covers the inside of the bathtub 1 for nursing care to form a running water tank.

As shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B and 8A, 8B, the drain pipe 5 includes an inflow pipe 510 and an outflow pipe 520. As shown in FIGS. The inflow pipe 510 has a collar portion 5c and a pipe portion 5d. The lead-out tube 520 is formed by connecting a vertical tube portion 5e and a horizontal tube portion 5f in an L shape. The drain pipe 5 is configured by inserting the pipe portion 5 d of the inflow pipe 510 into the hole 521 on the upper side of the outlet pipe 520 .

The pipe portion 5d of the inflow pipe 510 is fitted into the hole 4a of the sheet 4, and the collar portion 5c is adhered or adhered to the sheet 4, thereby preliminarily provided in the hole 4a of the sheet 4 without water leakage. Further, the lateral pipe portion 5f of the lead-out pipe 520 is fitted into the hole 3b provided in the frame-shaped cylindrical body 3a at the lowest stage of the peripheral wall portion 3 and adhered or adhered to the frame-shaped cylindrical body 3a. The hole 3b is provided in advance without water leakage.

As described above, when the inside of the bathtub 1 is covered with the sheet 4 to form a running water tank, the hole 4a of the sheet 4 is aligned with the notch 11b of the base mat 11 at the bottom of the groove 15. becomes. Moreover, the hole 3b of the peripheral wall portion 3 is provided at the position of the notch portion 11b. Therefore, the lead-out tube 520 is positioned in the notch portion 11b of the base mat portion 11. As shown in FIG. Here, the lead-out pipe 520 is attached to the hole 3b of the peripheral wall portion 3 with the hole 521 facing upward. Thereby, the caregiver can easily assemble the drainage pipe 5 by inserting the pipe portion 5d of the inflow pipe 510 provided in the hole 4a of the seat 4 into the hole 521 above the outlet pipe 520 .

FIG. 9 shows a configuration for expanding the peripheral wall portion 3, the base mat portion 11 of the inclined bed portion 2, the inclined support portion 12, the inclined mat portion 13, and the upper mat portion 14 by injecting air. there is The air pump 21 is a pump powered by an electric motor, and pumps air. Air pumped from an air pump 21 is injected into each frame-shaped cylindrical body 3a of the peripheral wall portion 3 through the injection valve 22 and a synthetic resin conduit 23 when the manual injection valve 22 is opened, and all the frames are injected. The peripheral wall portion 3 is formed by expanding the tubular body 3a. After that, the injection valve 22 is closed to stop the injection of air, and the outer shape of the peripheral wall portion 3 is maintained.

Further, when the manual injection valve 24 is opened, the air pumped from the air pump 21 passes through the injection valve 24 and the conduit 25 made of synthetic resin to the vertical cylinders 11a of the base mat portion 11 and the inclined mat portion 13. , and expands all the vertically long cylinders 11a and all the vertically long cylinders 13a to form the base mat portion 11 and the inclined mat portion 13. As shown in FIG. After that, the injection valve 24 is closed to stop the injection of air, and the outer shapes of the base mat portion 11 and the inclined mat portion 13 are maintained.

In addition, when the manual injection valve 26 is opened, the air pumped from the air pump 21 is injected into each oblong cylindrical body 12a of the inclined support portion 12 through the injection valve 26 and the synthetic resin conduit 27. is formed by expanding the oblong cylindrical body 12a. After that, the injection valve 26 is closed to stop the injection of air, and the outer shape of each laterally elongated cylinder 12a is maintained.

In addition, when the manual injection valve 28 is opened, the air pumped from the air pump 21 passes through the injection valve 28 and the synthetic resin conduit 29 and passes through the upper layer mat portion 14 at the center in the lateral direction. It is injected into a group of elongated cylinders 14a and formed by inflating one central elongated cylinder 14a. After that, the injection valve 28 is closed to stop the injection of air, and the outer shape of the central vertically elongated cylindrical body 14a is maintained.

Further, when the manual injection valve 31 is opened, the air pressure-fed from the air pump 21 passes through the injection valve 31 and the synthetic resin conduit 32 to the left two vertical cylinders in the horizontal direction of the upper layer mat portion 14 . It is injected into the group of bodies 14a and formed by inflating the left two longitudinal cylinders 14a. After that, the injection valve 31 is closed to stop the injection of air, and the outer shape of the left two vertically elongated cylinders 14a is maintained.

In addition, when the manual injection valve 33 is opened, the air pumped from the air pump 21 passes through the injection valve 33 and the synthetic resin conduit 34 to the upper and two right sides of the upper layer mat portion 14 in the lateral direction. It is injected into a group of longitudinal cylinders 14a and formed by inflating the two right longitudinal cylinders 14a. After that, the injection valve 33 is closed to stop the injection of air, and the outer shape of the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the right side is maintained.

Further, a manual exhaust valve 35 is connected to the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the left side of the upper layer mat portion 14. As shown in FIG. A manual exhaust valve 36 is connected to the two vertical cylinders 14 a on the right side of the upper layer mat portion 14 . When the left two vertically elongated cylinders 14a are inflated, each exhaust valve 35 is closed so that the air in the left two vertically elongated cylinders 14a is not exhausted through the respective exhaust valves 35.例文帳に追加Further, when inflating the right two vertically elongated cylinders 14a, each exhaust valve 36 is closed so that the air in the right two vertically elongated cylinders 14a is not discharged through the exhaust valves 36.例文帳に追加

Also, when the exhaust valve 35 is opened in a state in which the left two vertically elongated cylinders 14a are inflated and the injection valve 31 is closed, the air in the left two vertically elongated cylinders 14a passes through the exhaust valve 35. It is discharged, and the two vertically elongated cylindrical bodies 14a on the left side are contracted. After that, when the exhaust valve 35 is closed and the injection valve 31 is opened while the air pump 21 is in operation, the air is injected through the injection valve 31 into the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the left side of the upper layer mat portion 14, The two vertically elongated cylinders 14a are expanded again and formed. Therefore, by opening and closing the injection valve 31 and the exhaust valve 35, the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the left side can be expanded or contracted.

Similarly, when the exhaust valve 36 is opened while the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the right side are inflated and the injection valve 33 is closed, the air in the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the right side is released into the exhaust valve 36. , and the two vertically elongated cylindrical bodies 14a on the right side are contracted. After that, when the exhaust valve 36 is closed and the injection valve 33 is opened while the air pump 21 is in operation, the air is injected through the injection valve 33 into the two vertical cylinders 14a on the right side of the upper layer mat portion 14, The two vertically elongated cylinders 14a are expanded again and formed. Therefore, by opening and closing the injection valve 33 and the exhaust valve 36, the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the right side can be expanded or contracted.

Next, how to use the bathtub 1 for nursing care of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 15 .

10(A) and 10(B) are a side view and a plan view showing a state in which the nursing care bathtub 1 is contracted and flattened. 11(A) and 11(B) are a rear view and a plan view showing a state in which the flat nursing care bathtub 1 is arranged side by side on the bed of the person requiring care. 12(A) and 12(B) are a rear view and a plan view showing a state in which the care-requiring person is moved onto the flat care-use bathtub 1. As shown in FIG. 13(A) and 13(B) are a rear view and a plan view showing the care-requiring bathtub 1 formed by inflating the care-requiring bathtub 1 with the care-requiring person positioned inside. is. Moreover, FIG. 14 is a back view which shows the bathtub 1 for nursing care, a bed, and the auxiliary stand provided in parallel with this bed. Moreover, FIG. 15 is a side view of the care recipient taking a shower inside the care bathtub 1 . FIGS. 16A to 16C are diagrams showing the care-requiring person taking a shower inside the care-use bathtub 1 as viewed from the back.

First, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, each frame-shaped cylinder 3a of the peripheral wall portion 3 of the nursing care bathtub 1, each vertically long cylinder 11a of the base mat portion 11, and each horizontally long cylinder of the inclined support portion 12 12a, each of the vertically elongated cylinders 13a of the inclined mat portion 13, and each of the vertically elongated cylinders 14a of the upper layer mat portion 14 are flattened by removing air through the respective exhaust plugs and exhaust valves. keep closed. Then, the bathtub 1 for nursing care in a flat state is arranged on the waterproof mat 6, and the sheet 4 is put on the bathtub 1 for nursing care. Further, the pipe portion 5d of the inflow pipe 510 provided on the seat 4 is inserted into the hole of the vertical pipe portion 5e of the outlet pipe 520 provided on the peripheral wall portion 3 to assemble the drain pipe 5 .

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the flat nursing care bathtub 1 and the waterproof mat 6 are placed side by side on the existing bed 40 next to the care recipient 41 lying on his/her back. At this time, the portion of the sheet 4 protruding from the bed 40 is hung from the edge of the bed 40.例文帳に追加Although not shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the conduits 23, 25, 27, 29, 32, and 34 shown in FIG. 9 are connected to the air pump 21.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B), the person 41 requiring care is placed on his/her back and moved to the center of the care-use bathtub 1 in the lateral direction, that is, to the inner region surrounded by the peripheral wall 3. A person 41 requiring care is laid on the sheet 4 on his back.

Next, the manual injection valve 22 is opened while the air pump 21 is operated first, and each frame-shaped cylindrical body 3a of the peripheral wall portion 3 is expanded to form the peripheral wall portion 3, and the air pump 21 is stopped. to close the injection valve 22 and keep the outer shape of the peripheral wall portion 3 .

Subsequently, while the air pump 21 is in operation, the manual injection valve 24 is opened to allow the air supplied from the air pump 21 to flow in. As a result, the vertically elongated cylinders 11a of the base mat portion 11 and the vertically elongated cylinders 13a of the inclined mat portion 13 are expanded to form the base mat portion 11 and the inclined mat portion 13 . After that, the air pump 21 is stopped, the injection valve 24 is closed, and the outer shapes of the base mat portion 11 and the inclined mat portion 13 are maintained.

Then, while the air pump 21 is in operation, the manual injection valve 26 is opened to allow the air supplied from the air pump 21 to flow into each oblong cylinder 12 a of the inclined support portion 12 . As a result, each oblong cylindrical body 12a of the inclined support portion 12 is expanded and formed. After that, the air pump 21 is stopped, the injection valve 26 is closed, and the outer shape of each laterally long cylinder 12a is maintained. The slanted mat portion 13 and the upper layer mat portion 14 are slanted inside the peripheral wall portion 3 by the inflated laterally elongated cylinders 12a.

Further, the manual injection valves 28, 31, and 33 are opened while the air pump 21 is in operation, and the five vertically elongated cylinders 14a of the upper layer mat portion 14 are inflated to form the upper layer mat portion 14. Thereafter, the injection valves 28, 31 and 33 are closed to retain the outer shape of the upper layer mat portion 14. Next, as shown in FIG. Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 13(A) and 13(B), the nursing care bathtub 1 is expanded by the injection of air, and the shape of the bathtub is completed. At this time, the care-requiring person 41 located in the inner area surrounded by the peripheral wall 3 enters the care-use bathtub 1 . The care recipient 41 lies on his back on the inclined upper layer mat portion 14 with the sheet 4 interposed therebetween.

In this state, the care recipient 41 is lying on the upper mat portion 14 with the sheet 4 interposed therebetween. By operating the injection valves 28, 31, and 33, the amount of air injected into each vertically elongated cylindrical body 14a of the upper layer mat portion 14 is adjusted to adjust the upper layer mat portion 14 to an appropriate hardness.

Finally, while the sheet 4 on which the person requiring care is lying is placed in a state of covering the inclined surface of the upper layer mat portion 14, the groove 15, and the peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 3, the edges of the four sides of the sheet 4 are covered. By hanging down from the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall part 3, the inside of the nursing care bathtub 1 is covered with the sheet 4 to complete a running water tank without water leakage.

When the peripheral wall portion 3, the base mat portion 11, the inclined mat portion 13, the upper layer mat portion 14, and the inclined support portion 12 are sequentially inflated in this way, the nursing care bathtub 1 can be stably formed, and the nursing care is required. It does not give the person 41 anxiety. The order of inflating the peripheral wall portion 3, the base mat portion 11, the inclined mat portion 13, the upper layer mat portion 14, and the inclined support portion 12 by inflating them is not limited to the above, and can be changed as appropriate.

One end of the hose 42 is connected to the drain pipe 5 projecting from the peripheral wall portion 3, and the other end of the hose 42 is guided inside the polyethylene tank 43 for draining.

If the width of the bed 40 is insufficient, an auxiliary table 45 having the same height as the bed 40 is arranged on the bed 40 as shown in FIG. Secure.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16(A), the care recipient 41 is showered using the shower 44 . At this time, the head of the person requiring care is placed on the upper side of the inclined bed portion 2 in the inclination direction. That is, when the flat nursing care bathtub 1 and the waterproof mat 6 described above are arranged side by side on the existing bed 40 on the side of the care recipient 41 lying on his back, the inclined bed section A flat nursing care bathtub 1 and a waterproof mat 6 are arranged so that the upper side of the inclination direction of 2 comes. Then, the care-requiring person is moved onto the flat care-use bathtub 1 and the waterproof mat 6 arranged in this way.

The hot water used for showering flows on the sheet 4 along the inclined surface of the upper layer mat part 14 to the groove 15 below, and furthermore, drain pipe 5 fitted in the hole 4a of the sheet 4 to the bathtub 1 for nursing care. The water is drained to the outside, guided through a hose 42 to a plastic tank 43 for drainage, and stored.

As a hose for guiding hot water to the shower 44, a hose having a cross-sectional structure as shown in FIG. 17 is preferable. As shown in FIG. 17, the hose 42 is arranged inside the pipe 47 and the outer circumference of the hose 42 is covered with the cord heater 46 inside the pipe 47 . Thus, the cord heater 46 heats the hot water flowing through the hose 42 and prevents the temperature of the hot water from lowering.

The shape of the upper layer mat portion 14 when the person requiring care 41 is allowed to take a shower will be described. When the care recipient 41 is to take a shower, both the left two vertically elongated cylinders 14a and the right two vertically elongated cylinders 14a are inflated so that they are flat on the upper surface of the upper layer mat portion 14. Take a shower.

Further, the air pump 21 is stopped, the exhaust valve 35 is opened, the air in the left two vertically elongated cylinders 14a is exhausted through the exhaust valve 35, and the left two vertically elongated cylinders 14a are contracted. As a result, as shown in FIG. 16B, the left side of the body of the person requiring care 41 is lowered, the body of the person requiring care 41 rotates, and the right back of the person requiring care 41 is exposed. Therefore, it is possible to wash the right back of the person 41 requiring care.

After that, when the exhaust valve 35 is closed and the injection valve 31 is opened while the air pump 21 is in operation, the air is injected through the injection valve 31 into the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the left side of the upper layer mat portion 14, The two vertically elongated cylinders 14a are formed by expansion and return to the original state shown in FIG. 16(A).

In addition, the exhaust valve 36 is opened to exhaust the air in the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the right side through the exhaust valve 36, and the two vertically elongated cylinders 14a on the right side are contracted. As a result, as shown in FIG. 16C, the right side of the body of the person requiring care 41 is lowered, the body of the person requiring care 41 rotates, and the left back of the person requiring care 41 is exposed. Therefore, it is possible to wash the left back of the person 41 requiring care. After that, when the exhaust valve 36 is closed and the injection valve 33 is opened while the air pump 21 is in operation, the air is injected through the injection valve 33 into the two vertical cylinders 14a on the right side of the upper layer mat portion 14, The two vertically elongated cylinders 14a are formed by expansion and return to the original state shown in FIG. 16(A).

After that, when the care-requiring person 41 finishes showering and the care-use bathtub 1 is put away, the hot water used for showering is drained from the running water tank formed by the sheet 4 and stored in the drainage plastic tank 43 . After confirming that the drain pipe 5 is closed, the hose 42 is removed from the drain pipe 5, and the drain polyethylene tank 43 is moved.

Then, the inclined support portion 12, the upper layer mat portion 14, the base mat portion 11, the inclined mat portion 13, and the peripheral wall portion 3 are sequentially contracted by opening the respective exhaust plugs or exhaust valves. For example, inflating the inclined support portion 12, the upper layer mat portion 14, the base mat portion 11, the inclined mat portion 13, and the peripheral wall portion 3 and contracting the respective portions in the reverse order of installing the nursing care bathtub 1. . As a result, as shown in FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B), the care recipient 41 returns to the state of lying on his/her back on the sheet 4 in the center of the nursing care bathtub 1 .

After that, the person requiring care 41 is moved to a position on the bed 40 out of the flat bathtub 1 for care, as shown in FIGS. 11(A) and 11(B).

Then, the inflow pipe 510 provided in the hole of the sheet 4 is removed from the outlet pipe 520, and the sheet 4 is removed. Even if the sheet 4 gets dirty during showering, the peripheral wall part 3 and the upper layer mat part 14 covered with the sheet 4 do not get dirty. Therefore, even if the peripheral wall part 3 and the upper layer mat part 14 are not cleaned, if the sheet 4 is replaced with a new one, the nursing care bathtub 1 can be used for showering for the next care recipient. can be done.

Finally, the deflated flat nursing care bathtub 1 with the sheet 4 removed is removed from the bed 40 .

Since the nursing care bathtub 1 of this embodiment can be shrunk, it can be easily installed on an existing bed 40. Furthermore, the nursing care bathtub 1, which is shrunk and flat, can be placed on the care recipient. 41 can be easily moved. Furthermore, the completion of the bathtub by expansion can be done after the person requiring care 41 is moved onto the bathtub for nursing care 1, so the work of lifting the person requiring care 41 in order to place the person requiring care 41 in the completed bathtub. is unnecessary. Thus, in the nursing care bathtub 1 of the present embodiment, installation of the bathtub, showering, and movement of the person requiring care 41 are all completed on the bed 40, so the person requiring care 41 is moved to the bathtub in the bathroom. etc. is not required. Therefore, according to the bathtub 1 for nursing care, a caregiver can be showered simply and cleanly.

In addition, since the sheet 4 forms a water tank without water leakage, and the tilted bed part 2 is arranged below the water tank, the care recipient 41 is laid on the upper tilted surface of the tilted bed part 2 and takes a shower. On the seat 4, the hot water after being used for showering flows down the upper inclined surface, and the groove 15 is formed between the lower end of the inclined mat portion 13 and the lower end of the upper layer mat portion 14 and the peripheral wall portion 3. smoothly guided to. Since the drain pipe 5 is provided in the groove 15, the hot water used for showering is surely drained through the drain pipe 5 attached to the hole 4a of the sheet 4. - 特許庁Furthermore, by replacing the sheet 4 after taking a shower, the bathtub part can be kept clean without washing the bathtub part of the nursing care bathtub 1 other than the sheet 4. - 特許庁

In the above-described embodiment, five vertically elongated cylinders 14a are arranged horizontally as the upper layer mat portion 14, but two to four or six or more vertically elongated cylinders 14a are arranged horizontally. may be arranged in It is possible to rotate the body of the care recipient 41 by adopting a structure in which one or more vertically elongated cylindrical bodies 14a on the left or right side are contracted.

Alternatively, each of the vertically elongated cylinders 14a may be contracted individually. For example, by arranging six vertically elongated cylinders 14a in the horizontal direction and selectively and individually contracting each of the vertically elongated cylinders 14a, the posture of the care recipient on the upper layer mat portion 14 can be varied. It is possible to carefully wash the body of the person requiring care.

Alternatively, the sheet 4 may be fixed to the peripheral wall portion 3 of the nursing care bathtub 1 with a hook-and-loop fastener (such as Velcro (registered trademark)) or the like. Further, a non-slip sheet or the like may be sandwiched between the nursing care bathtub 1 and the bed 40 to prevent the nursing care bathtub 1 from shifting.
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In this application example, the inclined bed portion 2 and the sheet 4 of the nursing care bathtub 1 of the present embodiment are applied to an existing bed (for example, a bed in a hospital or nursing care facility) to form a running water tank on the existing bed. do. As described above, the inclined bed portion 2 is not adhered to the inner periphery of the peripheral wall portion 3, and the inclined bed portion 2 and the peripheral wall portion 3 are separated from each other. The inclined bed portion 2 may be detachably connected to the inner periphery of the peripheral wall portion 3 with Velcro or the like. Here, only the inclined bed portion 2 is removed from the peripheral wall portion 3 and used.

A bed 71 as shown in FIG. 25 is desirable as the existing bed. The bed 71 shown in FIG. 25 includes a rectangular bed body 72, a headboard 73 protruding from one end of the bed body 72 on the head side, and a hood protruding from the other end of the bed body 72 on the foot side. A board 74 and side rails 75 projecting from both side ends of the bed body 72 are provided.

The nursing care bathtub 1 is used, for example, in a state where the care recipient is already lying on a bed 71 on which a waterproof mat 6 (shown in FIG. 28) is spread. In this state, the tilted bed section 2 in a deflated state without air is arranged on the waterproof mat 6 (bed 71) beside the caregiver. Further, a sheet 4 is laid on the inclined bed portion 2 so as to cover the entire inclined bed portion 2 in the flat state. Then, the end portion side of the sheet 4, which is the side opposite to the side on which the person requiring care is sleeping, is the headboard 73 of the bed 71, the footboard 4, and the side on which the person requiring care is sleeping. covering the inner peripheral surface and the upper peripheral edge of each of the side rails 75 on the opposite side, and placing the end side of the seat 4 on the headboard 73, the footboard 4, and the side rails 75 of the bed 71, respectively. keep it tied up.

Subsequently, the person requiring care is moved onto the inclined bed portion 2 covered with the sheet 4 . Then, the end portion of the seat 4 on which the person requiring care is sleeping is connected to the headboard 73 of the bed 71, the footboard 4, and the side rail 75 on the side where the person requiring care is sleeping. , and the ends of the seat 4 are connected to the headboard 73, the footboard 4, and the side rails 75 of the bed 71, respectively.

In this state, the base mat portion 11, the inclined support portion 12, the inclined mat portion 13, and the upper mat portion 14 of the inclined bed portion 2 are expanded by injecting air. As a result, the tilted bed section 2 is installed on the bed body 72 , and the care-requiring person lies on the tilted bed section 2 .

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 26, the deflated inclined bed portion 2 may be first placed on the waterproof mat 6 and the inclined bed portion 2 may be inflated by injecting air. Then, on the inclined bed portion 2 in this state, the entire area of the inclined bed portion 2 and the inner peripheral surfaces and upper peripheral edges of the headboard 73, the footboard 4, and the side rails 75 on both sides of the bed 71 are covered. The sheet 4 is covered so as to cover the range, and the four ends of the sheet 4 are tied to the headboard 73, the footboard 4, and the side rails 75 on both sides of the bed 71. - 特許庁In this manner, the inclined bed section 2 may be installed on the bed body 72 . In this case, the care recipient is moved onto the inclined bed section 2 and the seat 4 after the inclined bed section 2 and the seat 4 are placed in the relevant state.

In the manner described above, the seat 4 is used as shown in FIG. A running water tank is formed on the bed 71 covering at least the range extending to the upper peripheral edge. One end of the hose 42 is connected to the pipe portion 5d of the inflow pipe 510 provided in the hole 4a of the seat 4, and the other end of the hose 42 is guided inside the plastic tank 43 for drainage. Note that FIG. 27 shows the inclined bed section 2 and the seat 4 in a state where the person requiring care is not lying down.

As shown in FIG. 28 , the person requiring care 41 is showered using the shower 44 while lying on the upper mat portion 14 of the inclined bed portion 2 . Hot water used for showering flows on the sheet 4 along the inclined surface of the upper layer mat portion 14 to the groove 15 below, and further flows from the inflow pipe 510 fitted in the hole 4a of the sheet 4 through the hose 42. It is then guided to a waste water polyethylene tank 43 and stored therein.

As described above, in the application example, the inclined bed section 2 and the sheet 4 can be applied to the existing bed 71 to form a running water tank on the bed 71 so that the person requiring care 41 can take a shower.
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FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a nursing care bathtub according to a further embodiment of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 19 is sectional drawing which shows the bathtub for nursing care concerning further embodiment seen from the side. 20(A) and (B) are a perspective view and an assembled perspective view showing an exploded inclined foam mat in a bathtub for nursing care according to a further embodiment.

In a nursing care bathtub 1A according to a further embodiment, an inclined foam mat 51 is used instead of the inclined support part 12, the inclined mat part 13, and the upper layer mat part 14 in the nursing care bathtub 1 shown in FIGS. there is In addition, in FIGS. 18 to 20, the same reference numerals are given to parts that perform the same functions as in FIGS.

In the nursing care bathtub 1A, the four sides of the base mat portion 11 are connected to the inner periphery of the peripheral wall portion 3 by bonding. A notch 11b is formed at one corner of the base mat portion 11, and the drain pipe 5 is arranged at the portion of the notch 11b. That is, the drain pipe 5 is provided in the portion of the peripheral wall portion 3 that is positioned below the sloped foam mat 51 .

The sheet 4 covers the upper surface of the base mat portion 11 (the bottom surface of the inclined foam mat 51), the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 3, and further covers at least the range up to the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion 3, thereby forming the nursing care bathtub 1A. form a running water tank inside the A sloped foam mat 51 is placed inside the running water tank and on top of the sheet 4 .

The slanted foam mat 51 is formed by molding foamed synthetic resin, and is composed of one slanted lower layer portion 52 and two slanted upper layer portions 53 and 54 laterally divided into left and right. On the upper surface of the inclined lower layer portion 52, the inclined upper layer portions 53 and 54 are placed side by side in the horizontal direction. Both the upper side surface of the inclined lower layer portion 52 and the upper side surfaces of the respective inclined upper layer portions 53 and 54 are inclined.

The peripheral wall portion 3 is provided on the outer edge of the inclined foam mat 51 and extends in the thickness direction of the inclined foam mat 51 (vertical direction in FIG. 3) to surround the inclined foam mat 51 from all sides.

In addition, the inclined foam mat 51 is separated from the peripheral wall portion 3 at its lower end in the inclined direction. A groove 15 is formed between the lower end of the inclined foam mat 51 and the peripheral wall portion 3 .

The hole 4a of the sheet 4 is arranged in the cutout portion 11b of the base mat portion 11 at the bottom of the groove 15, and the inflow pipe 510 installed in the hole 4a of the sheet 4 is located at the cutout portion 11b of the base mat portion 11. The drain pipe 5 is assembled by inserting it into the hole 521 of the lead-out pipe 520 arranged in the peripheral wall portion 3 .

FIG. 21 is a side view of a care recipient taking a shower inside the care bathtub 1A. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a person requiring care taking a shower inside the nursing care bathtub 1A, viewed from the back.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the shower 44 is used to shower the care recipient 41 located inside the nursing care bathtub 1A. The hot water from this shower flows along the upper sloped surfaces of the sloped upper layers 53 and 54 of the sloped foam mat 51 into the grooves 15 below. The hot water flowing down from the gaps between the inclined upper layer portions 53 and 54 flows along the upper inclined surface of the inclined lower layer portion 52 of the inclined foam mat 51 into the grooves 15 below. Since the drain pipe 5 is provided in the groove 15, the hot water after showering is discharged from the drain pipe 5 attached to the hole 4a of the sheet 4 through the hose 42 (shown in FIG. 14) to the drain polyethylene tank 43. (shown in FIG. 14) and stored.

FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view showing two replacement upper layers 61 and 62 of the slanted foam mat 51. FIG. The replacement upper layer portion 61 on the left side as viewed from the back is formed vertically in the vicinity of the center of the inclined foam mat 51, and is inclined so as to become lower as it moves away from the vicinity of the center in the horizontal direction. It has a longitudinally inclined surface 61b formed vertically along the laterally inclined surface 61a and inclined in the vertical direction. Similarly, the replacement upper layer portion 62 on the right side as viewed from the back is formed vertically in the vicinity of the center of the inclined foam mat 51, and is inclined so as to become lower as it moves away from the vicinity of the center in the horizontal direction. It has an inclined surface 62a and a longitudinally inclined surface 62b that is vertically elongated along the laterally inclined surface 62a.

It is preferable that the laterally inclined surfaces 61a and 62a have a widthwise length that decreases toward the bottom of the inclination in the lengthwise direction. As a result, the back portion that needs to be washed is tilted greatly first, and then the lower body to be washed is tilted by a relatively small amount. For this reason, it is possible to first tilt the back of the upper half of the body, and then tilt the lower half of the body further by the hand of the caregiver, without having to rotate the body of the person requiring care to the side at once. can reduce the burden on

For example, as shown in FIG. 24A, when the left replacement upper layer portion 61 is replaced with the left inclined upper layer portion 53 shown in FIG. is received by the laterally inclined surface 61a of the replacement upper layer 61, the body of the person requiring care 41 rotates, exposing the right back of the person requiring care 41, etc., and can be maintained in this state. It becomes possible to wash the right back of the caregiver 41 and the like.

24(B), when the right upper layer portion 62 is replaced with the right inclined upper layer portion 54 shown in FIG. The body of the person requiring care 41 rotates to expose the left side of the back of the person requiring care 41, and can be maintained in this state. It is possible to wash the back etc.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. Moreover, the configurations of the above embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 28 are merely examples of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the configurations.

1 Nursing care bathtub 2 Inclined bed 3 Peripheral wall 4 Sheet 5 Drain pipe 6 Waterproof mat 11 Base mat 12 Inclined support 13 Inclined mat 14 Upper mat 15 Groove 1A Nursing care bathtub 51 Inclined foam mat

Claims (12)

a hollow rectangular tilted bed formed by inflating the care recipient's entire body on the tilted upper surface and expanding by injecting air;
a hollow peripheral wall portion provided on the entire outer edge portion of the inclined bed portion, extending in the thickness direction of the inclined bed portion, surrounding the inclined bed portion, and formed by being expanded by injecting air;
a sheet covering at least the upper surface portion of the inclined bed portion and the inner peripheral surface and the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion to form a water tank;
a drain pipe provided in a portion of the peripheral wall portion at a lower position where the upper surface portion of the inclined bed portion is inclined, connected to a hole provided in the seat, and guided outward through the peripheral wall portion; , a nursing-care bathtub. 2. The nursing care bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall portion is joined to at least a part of the outer edge portion of the inclined bed portion. 2. The nursing care bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall portion is not connected to the outer edge portion of the inclined bed portion and is a separable separate body. 1. The drain pipe has an inflow pipe disposed in the hole of the seat, and an outlet pipe detachably connected to the inflow pipe and led outward through the peripheral wall portion. 4. The nursing care bathtub according to any one of 3. When a groove is provided between a lower end portion of the inclined bed portion on the lower side where the upper surface portion is inclined and an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion facing the lower end portion, and the sheet forms the running water tank. The bathtub for nursing care according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the holes of the sheet are arranged at the positions of the grooves. The inclined bed portion has a plurality of vertically elongated hollow cylinders extending in the length direction of the inclined bed portion and arranged side by side in a width direction perpendicular to the length direction to form the upper surface portion by expansion due to injection of air. and a hollow inclined support portion formed by supporting each of the vertically elongated cylinders in an inclined state and expanding by injecting air,
4. The nursing care bathtub according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of said longitudinally elongated cylinders is divided into a plurality of groups, and expands or contracts individually for each group. A method for using the nursing care bathtub according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
With the peripheral wall portion and the slanted bed portion of the nursing care bathtub deflated and deflated, the sheet is placed over the peripheral wall portion and the slanted bed portion, and the nursing care bathtub is laid down. placing next to the care recipient in the condition;
moving the care-requiring person onto the slanted bed on which the sheets are superimposed;
Air is injected into the peripheral wall portion and the inclined bed portion to inflate the peripheral wall portion and the inclined bed portion, and the inflated peripheral wall portion and the inclined bed portion are covered with the sheet to form the running water tank. , and a step of forming the care-requiring person inside. a step of deflating and deflating the peripheral wall portion and the inclined bed portion, and positioning the care-requiring person on the inclined bed portion in a contracted state in which the sheets are stacked;
a step of moving the care-requiring person, who is positioned on the inclined bed part in a contracted state with the sheets stacked on top of each other, to the outside of the care-use bathtub;
and removing the sheet from the peripheral wall portion and the inclined bed portion. A method of using the nursing care bathtub according to claim 3,
placing the angled bed on top of an existing bed and injecting air into the angled bed to expand and form the angled bed;
Use of a nursing care bathtub comprising the step of forming a running water tank by covering at least the upper surface portion of the inclined bed portion and the inner peripheral surface and upper peripheral edge of the frame of the existing bed with the sheet. Method. a rectangular inclined foamed mat made of foamed synthetic resin having an upper inclined surface that inclines and supports the entire body of the person requiring nursing care;
a hollow peripheral wall portion provided at the outer edge of the inclined foam mat, extending in the thickness direction of the inclined foam mat, surrounding the inclined foam mat, and formed by being expanded by injecting air;
a sheet covering at least a range from the bottom surface of the inclined foam mat through the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion to the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion to form a running water tank;
A drainage pipe provided in a portion of the peripheral wall portion where the upper inclined surface of the inclined foamed mat is positioned on the lower side, connected to a hole provided in the sheet, and guided outward through the peripheral wall portion. and a nursing care bathtub. 11. The nursing care bathtub according to claim 10, wherein the inclined foam mat includes two inclined upper layer portions arranged side by side in a width direction perpendicular to the length direction of the inclined foam mat as part of the inclined foam mat. the slanted foam mat further comprising a replacement top layer that replaces one of the slanted top layers;
The replacement upper layer portion has a widthwise inclined surface extending in the lengthwise direction near the center in the widthwise direction of the inclined foamed mat and having a slope that becomes lower as the distance from the center in the widthwise direction increases. 11. The nursing care bathtub according to 11.

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