JP2533312Y2 - Multiple bathing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus for a physically handicapped person or the like.

[Conventional technology]

Examples of this type of bathing device include a device in which a caregiver takes a bath for a disabled person lying on a stretcher, a device in which a disabled person takes a bath in a wheelchair, and a device for a mildly disabled person is almost equivalent to a healthy person. Although various types of bathing devices are known, such as a bathing device, each type of bathing device has a single bathtub.

As an example of the prior art, there is Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-11592 in which the front of a single bathtub is used as a door.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

Conventional bathing devices are all composed of a single bathtub, so when multiple bathers take a bath sequentially,
The preparation and waiting time until the next person bathes after one bathing is longer, the overall efficiency is poor, and the longer waiting time makes the bather feel frustrated, and also for the helper There is a drawback that labor burden and restraint time increase.

In addition, since a large number of assistants were required for bathing,
There was also a drawback in that a bathing day was decided and the bathing had to be performed all at once on the decided bathing day.

In the nursing homes, care is taken so that the elderly do not become bedridden, that is, nursing that encourages the elderly to leave the bed. Since a wheelchair is used as a means for getting out of bed, it is common to perform various operations using the wheelchair. Under such circumstances, it is desired to perform the operation in a wheelchair even when placed in a bath, and a bathing apparatus for a wheelchair has been provided. With respect to a wheelchair bathing apparatus that has a great effect in promoting leaving the bed, there is a demand for a device that enables a small number of people to take a bath with high efficiency.

In response to the above-mentioned request, if the bathing device for wheelchairs can be bathed efficiently with a small number of one or two assistants, even if it is not a simultaneous bathing in all buildings, Since split bathing is also possible, bathing can be performed on appropriate days.

If the bathing device for a wheelchair is equipped with an opening / closing door, it is necessary to temporarily move the bathtub to another place or discard it in order to open the door each time bathing and leaving the bath, Since the bath tub has to be supplied each time the bath is taken, the difficulty that time loss increases in particular increases.

If the hot water is temporarily moved to another location without discarding it when opening the door, the hot water can be supplied to the bathtub in a short time if the hot water is moved all at once. In the case of disposing of hot water every time the door is opened, there is a disadvantage that it is extremely disadvantageous in terms of economy.

The present invention solves the difficulties by taking advantage of the above advantages of the conventional bathing apparatus.The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the waiting time and comfortably even when a plurality of bathers take a bath one after another. Efficient bathing can be carried out efficiently by a caregiver, and even if the bathing device is for a wheelchair with an opening / closing door, it is economical to reduce the waste of hot water without the need for a costly reserve tank device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathing device that can be operated at a time.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured such that a plurality of bathtubs are mutually connected by a hot water supply device C so as to be able to transfer hot water, and hot water is sequentially or alternately supplied to a plurality of bathtubs. Each of the plurality of bathtubs is provided with a door 2, and the hot water feeder C does not move the hot water when the door 2 of the bathtub to which the hot water is moved is open. This is a multiple bathing device constructed in parallel.

Further, a suction / discharge port E is provided at the bottom of the bathtub, and hot water in the bathtub is transferred to another bathtub so that the bathtub becomes empty.

Further, in the piping of the hot water supply device C, a pump P3 that circulates in one direction, a bath tub discharge valve that is provided for each bath tub and is provided at a piping portion that discharges hot water from the bath tub, A bathtub hot water supply valve is provided at a piping portion for supplying hot water to the bathtub, and the operation of the pump P3 and the bathtub discharge valve and the bathtub hot water supply valve is combined, so that hot water is mutually supplied between the bathtubs. Movement is performed.

[Action]

When bathing is performed by the bathing apparatus configured as described above, a required amount of hot water is supplied to one of the right tub A and the left tub B, for example, the tub A, and a bather enters the left tub B. Then, the hot water supply device C is operated, and the hot water in the right bath tub A is transferred to the left bath tub B by the hot water supply device C. The bather waiting in the left bathtub B can take a desired bath.

The next bather, until bathing in the left bathtub B ends,
When you enter the empty right tub A side and stand by, when you finish bathing in the left tub B, operate the hot water supply device C and transfer the hot water in the left tub B to the right tub A, contrary to the above. Thereby, a person waiting in the right bathtub A can take a bath continuously.

Bathing in right tub A, transfer of hot water by hot water supply device C,
By alternately repeating the bathing in the left bathtub B, a plurality of bathers can bathe sequentially with less waiting time, and the bathing state and the waiting state are almost common in the bathtub. It is possible to have a conversation under the condition, and bathing with high psychological effect can be expected.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a case where a plurality of bathtubs are replaced with two bathtubs will be described.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, two baths provided with a bathing device, namely, a right bath A placed on the right side, a left bath B placed on the left side, and a bath between the right bath A and the left bath B are transferred. And a hot water supply device C which is connected in a replaceable manner.

The right tub A and the left tub B have the same structure except for the position where the control panel unit 1 is attached.

The bathtub of the right bathtub A or the left bathtub B is configured for a wheelchair bath provided with a door 2 through which a wheelchair can enter and exit, and a part of a peripheral wall is formed in an opening 3, and the door 2 is inserted into the opening 3. Is provided, and a slope table 4 is provided outside the bathtub at the lower side of the opening 3 for facilitating the access of the wheelchair into and out of the bathtub.

Since the bathtub A and the bathtub B are of a floor-standing type in which a front wall of the bathtub is formed on a door and a slope is placed in front of the door, the bathtub A and the bathtub B are installed in a conventional device such as a bathtub that is lifted and lowered under the floor. The excavation work that had been done is unnecessary.

One side of the door 2 is attached to the opening edge wall of the bathtub with a hinge 5, and a shield door 6 is attached to the inside, and the opening 3 is closed in a sealed state by the shield door 6 when closed. .

Further, a hot water supply port 8 with an electromagnetic valve 7 for supplying fresh hot water from an arbitrary hot water source into the bath tub is opened above the wall of the bath tub opposite to the opening 3.

A flow path D having an inlet 9 at the upper side and an outlet 10 at the lower side is formed in a separate part of the same wall, and the lower part of the flow path D is provided at the bottom of the bathtub for both suction and discharge. The mouth E is formed.

The inlet / outlet port E covers a hole 27 formed in the bottom wall of the bathtub with a filter 27 made of a perforated plate.
An upper hole 12 is formed between the upper surface of the filter 27 and the lower end of the inner wall of the flow path D, and the scattering prevention and silencer 13 formed of a soft material is suspended in the upper hole 12. It is formed to be attached.

In order to prevent noise when hot water is supplied from another bathtub, hot water is received from an inlet 9 provided in the upper part of the bathtub, an upper hole 12 is opened at a lower portion of the inlet 9, and a scattering prevention and silencer 13 is provided in the upper hole 12. Is established,
Hot water is poured into the bath tub through the upper hole 12.

And the right tub A and the left tub B having the above configuration are
As shown in FIG. 2, it is placed on the floor at an appropriate interval, and the right tub A and the left tub B are connected by a hot water supply device C so as to be able to transfer hot water.

 The hot water supply device C shown in FIG. 1 will be described below.

A one-way pump having a pump P1 and a one-side drain valve 16 for supplying hot water from the right tub A to the left tub B between the right tub outlet 10a of the right tub A and the left tub inlet 9b on the left tub B side. Road 17
For communication.

Another pump P2 and another drain valve 14 for supplying hot water from the left tub B to the right tub A are provided between the left tub outlet 10b on the left tub B side and the right tub inlet 9a on the right tub A side. On the other hand, they are connected to each other by a hot water supply line 15.

On the other hand, a hot water pipe 17 is provided with an air bleeder 18x for preventing unexpected backflow of hot water from the left tub B to the right tub A, and the other hot water pipe 15 is provided with the right tub A to the left tub B. The hot water feeder C is interposed with an air vent 18y to prevent the unexpected backflow of hot water.
Is configured.

A control circuit (not shown) that allows the hot water supply device C and the above-described hot water supply port 8 with the electromagnetic valve 7 to function by operating a switch group 19 provided on the control panel unit 1 has a predetermined function. It is configured to be able to operate as follows.

The control circuit includes an upper-limit hot-water detection switch 20 for detecting an upper-limit hot water, a lower-limit hot-water detection switch 22 for detecting a lower-limit hot water, and a door 2 of each bathtub. When the limit switch 23 detects the open state of the door 2, the hot water supply device C does not operate.

The control panel unit 1 for operating the control circuit
Are installed in both the right tub A and the left tub B so that they can be operated in common by any control panel unit 1. At this time, if the control panel unit 1 is composed of two bathtubs provided outside the wall opposite to each other to form a bathing device, the two control panel units 1 are located outside each of the parallel bathtubs.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the hot water supply device accommodating box 24 is arranged between the two bathtubs, and the control panel unit 1 is provided outside each of the bathtubs so that the operation can be commonly performed from both outside of the bathtubs. .

Further, a bathing apparatus is formed by combining a bathtub provided with the control panel unit 1 and a bathtub not provided with the control panel unit 1, and the control panel unit 1 in the right bathtub A is formed.
The control panel unit 1 can be made compact by making it possible to operate the transfer of all hot water.

When bathing in the bathing apparatus configured as described above for the first time, fresh hot water is supplied into one of the bathtubs, for example, the right bathtub A by operating a switch of the control panel unit 1. Then, the wheelchair on which the bather rides is put into the left bathtub B from the opening 3 of the door 2 using the slope table 6 and the door 2 is closed in a closed state.

Thus, when the hot water supply device C is operated by the switch operation, the hot water stored in the right bath tub A is transferred to the left bath tub B by the one-way pump P1, and the person standing by in the left bath tub B You can take a bath.

If additional hot water is required during bathing, a desired amount of new hot water can be freely increased from the hot water supply port 8 with the solenoid valve 7 of the left tub B by operating the additional hot water switch 26 of the control panel unit 1. You can. Hot water overflowing with additional hot water or the like is discharged from the overflow port 25.

Until the bathing in the left bathtub B is completed, the next bather enters the empty right bathtub A, closes the door 2 in a closed state, and waits. When the person who takes a bath in the left bathtub B finishes bathing and exits, when the right bathtub bathing switch 27 of the control panel unit 1 is operated, the pump P2 is activated and the hot water in the left bathtub B is turned into the right bathtub. The bath is transferred to the A side, and the bath in the right tub A can be performed.

If additional hot water is required during bathing in the right tub A, a desired amount of new hot water can be freely supplied and increased from the hot water supply port 8 with the solenoid valve 7 of the right tub A in the same manner as described above. After bathing in the right tub A, the bather moves the hot water to the left tub B, empties the right tub A, opens the door 2 and goes out of the right tub A in a wheelchair, and retreats. The bath is complete.

In this way, by repeating bathing in the left tub B, hot water from the left tub B to the right tub A, bathing in the right tub A, and hot water from the right tub A to the left tub B, the efficiency of a plurality of people can be improved. You can take a good bath.

In the device of the present invention, since the hot water is simply moved in the bathtub and is not discarded every time the bath is taken, the operation can be performed with little waste of hot water and low running cost.

The bathing apparatus described above is configured such that two bathtubs are installed in parallel, and both bathtubs are connected so as to be able to transfer hot water with a hot water supply device C.

Next, in another embodiment of the present invention, three or more bathtubs are connected to each other by a hot water supply device equipped with a pipeline switching mechanism such as a valve, and the hot water in the three or more bathtubs is sequentially turned on. Configure to send.

According to this configuration, the water in a certain bathtub is transferred to another bathtub for entering and leaving the bath, the bathtub is emptied, and one bathtub is emptied sequentially, and the remaining bathtubs are filled with hot water, and a plurality of bathtubs Bathing is performed while performing bathing / leaving operations in the empty bathtub to which the transfer is sequentially performed.

When three bathtubs, the right tub A, the middle tub F, and the left tub B, are used, in the preparation stage for bathing, the right tub A is emptied, and the middle tub F and the left tub B are filled with water.

The first bather enters the right tub A, and after the bather enters, the hot water in the middle tub F is transferred to the right tub A. When the middle tub F becomes empty,
The second bather enters the middle tub F. Next, the hot water in the left tub B is transferred to the middle tub F. When the left bathtub B becomes empty, a third bather enters the left bathtub B. Next, the hot water in the right tub A is transferred to the left tub B. When the right tub A is emptied, the first bather who has entered the right tub A comes out, and after leaving, the fourth bather enters, and the operation of the above three baths is completed. By repeating the above operation, many bathers are sequentially bathed.

In the piping configuration as shown in FIG. 3, when hot water is supplied to the right tub A, the middle tub discharge valve 28 and the right tub hot water valve 29 are opened, and the pump is turned on.
Electrical control is performed by the control circuit to drive P3.

When hot water is supplied to the middle tub F, the control circuit performs electrical control such that the left tub discharge valve 30 and the middle tub hot water valve 31 are opened and the pump P3 is driven.

When hot water is supplied to the left bathtub B, electrical control is performed by a control circuit to open the right bathtub discharge valve 32 and the left bathtub hot water valve 33 and drive the pump P3.

By activating the right tub hot water supply valve 29, the middle tub hot water supply valve 31, and the left tub hot water supply valve 33 in combination with the operation of the right tub discharge valve 32, the middle tub discharge valve 28, and the left tub discharge valve 30, as appropriate, Hot water can be mutually transferred between each of the right tub A, the middle tub F, and the left tub B.

With a bathing device for wheelchairs with multiple bathtubs as described above, a small number of assistants can take a bath with high efficiency, so it is possible to bathe in each room instead of bathing all buildings at once, The degree of freedom in the schedule of nursing care schedules can be created, for example, bathing can be performed on appropriate days.

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, the bathing device of the present invention is configured such that a plurality of bathtubs are connected to each other so as to be able to transfer hot water with a hot water supply device, so that even when a plurality of bathers take a bath sequentially, In the two-bath example, bathing in the left tub, hot water from the left tub to the right tub, bathing in the right tub, and hot water from the right tub to the left tub can be repeated, and the waiting time for each bather is small. A large number of bathers can be comfortably and efficiently bathed within a limited time.

Further, in the case of a bathing device for a wheelchair having an opening / closing door, the hot water in the bathtub must be emptied every time the bathing is performed. You can get out of the room and enter the bathtub,
The efficiency of bathing is greatly improved.

In a facility with a large number of occupants, the device according to the present invention is very convenient because many bathers must be bathed within a limited time.

Further, in the case where the bathing apparatus is for a wheelchair having an opening / closing door, when one bathtub is installed, one reserve tank is attached to one bathtub, but a plurality of bathtubs are installed as in the present invention. And a plurality of bathtubs are connected by a hot water supply device so as to be able to transfer hot water, so that even if a plurality of bathtubs are connected, a reserve tank is not required at all and can be manufactured at low cost. The installation space according to the above can be eliminated, and the space in the bathroom can be used effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The accompanying drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a piping configuration diagram of another embodiment. It is. A: right tub, B: left tub, C: hot water supply device

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A hot water supply device C for mutually interconnecting a plurality of bathtubs.
The hot water transfer system is configured so as to be able to transfer hot water, and the hot water is sequentially or alternately transferred to a plurality of bathtubs. C is a multiple bathing device configured so that hot water is not moved when the door 2 of the bathtub to which the hot water is moved is open. 2. A multiple bathing bath according to claim 1, wherein a suction / discharge port E is provided at the bottom of the bathtub and the bathtub is transferred to another bathtub so that the hot water in the bathtub becomes empty. apparatus. 3. A pump P3 for moving hot water in one direction is provided in a pipe of the hot water feeder C, and a bathtub discharge valve is provided for each bathtub at a pipe portion for discharging hot water from the bathtub. A bathtub hot water supply valve is provided for each bathtub at a piping portion for hot water supply, and the operation of the pump P3 and the operation of the bathtub discharge valve and the bathtub hot water supply valve are combined, so that hot water is mutually transferred between the bathtubs. 2. The multiple bathing device according to claim 1, wherein: