JP2592970Y2 - Shower bathing device having a straddle-type stretcher - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower bathing device used for bathing elderly bedridden patients and long-term care patients.

A shower bathing device used for bathing a bedridden elderly person or the like is provided with a stretcher capable of running on wheels with a mounting portion on which a bather lies down and a shower nozzle mechanism having two upper and lower stages inside the shower. A bathtub in which a bather can insert the placement unit on which the bather lies down between the nozzle mechanisms is provided. This type of conventional apparatus is, as shown in FIG. Had become. That is,
In the conventional one, a stretcher 101 supports a longitudinal end of a mounting portion 105 at the upper end of a support column 104 erected at one longitudinal end of a machine frame 103 having a wheel group 102 in a cantilever manner. The bathtub 106 has an opening 107 in one side wall 106a of the box-shaped cover and a tunnel portion 108 provided below the bottom of the bathtub, and the wheel portion of the stretcher is connected to the tunnel portion. 1
08, and the bather 105 pushes the lying backing unit 105 so as to match with the opening 107, and thereby the bathing unit 1
05 was inserted into the bathtub.

[0003]

In the conventional shower-bathing apparatus, the mounting portion 105 of the stretcher 101 is supported by a cantilever by a column 104 located only on one side in the longitudinal direction, and the bather's weight is increased. Therefore, there is a tendency that the mounting portion 105 bends to the side where there is no support, and the warp gives a bather an uneasy feeling. In addition, in order to minimize the bending caused by cantilever, it is necessary to strengthen the entire structure by adding reinforcement or the like. Therefore, the structure becomes complicated, the weight increases, and the cost increases. There were also disadvantages that were disadvantageous.

[0004] In addition, when the placing section 105 is a cloth net, there is a problem that the caregiver is difficult to transfer the bather to the stretcher 101 because the net is bent by the weight of the bather. Accordingly, the present invention has been made with the object of obtaining a shower-bathing apparatus having a straddle-type stretcher which can solve the above-mentioned difficulties, can take a bath with ease and can be manufactured at low cost.

[0005]

That is, a shower bathing apparatus having a straddle-type stretcher according to the present invention comprises:
The opposite long sides (2a) and (2a) or the opposite short sides (2b) and (2) of the mounting portion (2) of the stretcher (1).
The vertical column (4) group and the wheel (5) group of the machine frame (3) supporting the b) on both sides are connected to the long sides (6a) (6) of the bathtub (6).
a) or a span spanning between the short sides (6b) and (6b), the stretcher (1) is moved while straddling the bathtub (6), and the mounting portion (2) is moved to the bathtub (6). and configured to out inlet from an opening opened (7), the tub
(6) the lower body (14) and the lower body (14)
A fixed cover 15 for closing the substantially half portion;
An open / close lid (16) is provided. The stretcher (1) is removably equipped with a hair-washing ball (8) provided in a receiving state below the head mounting portion (2c) of the placing portion (2), and the removed hair-washing ball ( A storage section (9 ) for storing 8) is provided. Further, the mounting portion (2) is formed by forming a rigid plate (11) having a large number of holes (10) and a large number of elastic material holes (12) corresponding to the holes (10) of the rigid plate (11). And the elastic member (13) attached to the rigid plate (11) in a superposed state, it is possible to reduce the deflection due to the weight of the bather.

[0006]

Operation of the present invention will be described. When taking a bath, the bather is transferred from the bed to the stretcher-1, and the stretcher-1 is moved and transported to the bathtub 6 of the shower bathing apparatus. And the opening / closing lid 1 of the bathtub 6
6 is opened, and the stretcher-1 is placed on the long side 6a of the bathtub 6 with the opening / closing lid 16 opened, with the head mounting portion 2c facing the necking hole 17.

After the stretcher-1 is positioned in this way, when the stretcher-1 is moved toward the bathtub 6, the vertical support 4
Is guided to an appropriate position by contacting the guide rollers 44 provided on the short sides 6b of the bathtub 6 with the moldings 56 provided on the short sides 6b, 6b. , And moves along the outside of the bath tub 6 without interfering with the bath tub 6, so that the mounting portion 2 of the stretcher 1 becomes longer than the bath tub 6 with the opening / closing lid 16 opened. It is inserted into the bathtub from the side 6a.

[0008] After the above state, the opening / closing lid 1
When the shower 6 is closed and the shower-nozzle mechanism 18 is started to operate, hot water mixed at an appropriate temperature and having a stable temperature and pressure is jetted from each of the nozzles 22 and 23 or from the hand shower 38. Washing with only hot water, washing with hot water mixed with a body shampoo, or washing with a hand shower 38 can be arbitrarily performed. When the hair is to be washed during the bathing process, the hair washing ball 8 stored in the storage section 9 is taken out and the head placing section (2c) is placed.
It can be sanitized by being attached to the lower side of the toilet, and used dirty water flows into the bathtub 6 along the hair-washing ball 8, so that the hot water does not scatter on the floor and is assisted. It is convenient. Then, when all the bathing activities are completed, the shower nozzle mechanism 18 is stopped, the opening / closing lid 16 is opened, and the stretcher-1 is moved in the opposite manner to the stretcher-1 on which the person who has finished bathing is placed. Can be transported out of the tank, traveled as it is, and transported to the bed.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a bathtub 6 in a shower bathing apparatus having a straddle-type stretcher according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a right side view showing a state in which the stretcher-1 is engaged with the bathtub 6, FIG. 3 is a piping system diagram of a shower nozzle mechanism 18 provided in the bathtub 6, and FIG. 5 and FIG. 5 are plan views of the stretcher 1, FIG. 6 is a right side view of the stretcher 1, and FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view showing a mounted state of the hair-washing ball 8.

First, the configuration of the bathtub 6 of the device of the present invention will be described. 1 to 3, a bathtub 6 of the device of the present invention includes a substantially rectangular lower body 14, a fixed cover 15 that closes a substantially upper half of the lower body 14, and a long side of the fixed cover 15, that is, the bathtub. An opening / closing lid 16 hinged to one long side 6a of the bathtub 6 so that an edge corresponding to the other long side 6a of the bathtub 6 can be opened and closed in the vertical direction. Reference numeral 7 denotes an opening, and reference numeral 40 denotes a handle provided on the opening / closing lid. The head of the bather is exposed outside the tub on the fixed cover 15 and the vertical wall of the opening / closing lid 16 corresponding to one of the short sides 6b of the bathtub 6 facing each other. A head opening hole 17 is opened, and a shower nozzle mechanism 18 is provided inside the bathtub 6.

Next, the configuration of the shower nozzle mechanism 18 will be described. The nozzle 19 of the shower-nozzle mechanism 18 splits two upper and lower pipes 20 and 21 at predetermined intervals vertically, and a plurality of downward jets 2
2 is provided, and a plurality of upward spouts 23 are provided in the lower pipe 21 so that hot water provided by the hot water supply piping system shown in FIG. 3 can be spouted from the spouts 22 and 23.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 24 denotes a hot water supply pipe connected to a hot water source, and 25 denotes a water supply pipe connected to a water source. After water from the water supply pipe 25 is temporarily stored in a reserve tank 26,
The constant-pressure pump 27 for water is supplied to the mixing valve 28, and the hot water from the hot water supply pipe 24 is directly supplied to the mixing valve 28 by the constant-pressure pump 29 for hot water so that the two are mixed at an appropriate temperature. Hot water having a stable pressure is ejected from the downward and upward ejection ports 22 and 23. The water of the constant-pressure pump 27 for water and the hot water of the constant-pressure pump 29 for hot water are mixed with the mixing valve 39 for the hand shower.
, And a shower is spouted from the hand shower 38.

Reference numeral 30 in FIG. 3 denotes a control circuit. When the temperature sensor 55 detects a high or low temperature exceeding a predetermined allowable value, the hot water solenoid valve 54 and the detergent solenoid valve 32 are activated. To close the nozzle 19
The supply of hot water to the nozzle is cut off, and the drain solenoid valve 50, the upper nozzle drain solenoid valve 51, and the lower nozzle drain solenoid valve 52 are opened to drain the hot water supplied from the mixing valve 28 and the hot water in the shower pipe to the outside of the apparatus. It is configured as follows. Also, 3
3 is a body shampoo supply unit, 34 is a body shampoo.
A container, 35 is a siphon injector consisting of a venturi tube for body sham-mixing, 49 is a bathing / washing switch for switching between a state in which detergent can be mixed into hot water and a jet of hot water only, 37 is a thermometer, 38 Denotes a hand shower, 31 denotes a hand stop valve for stopping the jetting of the shower of the hand shower 38, 39 denotes a mixing valve for the hand shower, and 57 denotes a pressure gauge.

Next, the operation of the shower nozzle mechanism 18 will be described. First, the power switch 36 is turned on. Power is supplied to the constant pressure pump 27 for water and the constant pressure pump 29 for hot water.
The constant-pressure pump 27 for water and the constant-pressure pump 29 for hot water are automatically driven and stopped by a built-in pressure switch (not shown). Therefore, a control circuit for both the pumps 27 and 29 is unnecessary, and the power switch 36 is turned on. During this time, the commercial power may be simply applied.

Next, at the time of bathing, a bathing / washing switch 4
Set 9 to "bathing". When set to "bathing", body shampoo does not squirt when bathing. By operating the mixing valve 28, the hot water temperature and the hot water amount are suitably set. The temperature sensor 55 detects the temperature in the shower pipe, and when the temperature of the hot water to be jetted is within an appropriate temperature range, the control circuit 30 is operated, and the control circuit 30 operates the drain solenoid valve 50 and the upper nozzle drain solenoid. The valve 51, the lower nozzle drain electromagnetic valve 52, and the detergent electromagnetic valve 32 are closed, the hot water electromagnetic valve 54 is opened, and a shower is ejected from the upper and lower nozzles 19. When the temperature sensor 55 detects that the temperature of the hot water to be spouted is out of the appropriate temperature range, that is, when it detects that the spouting water temperature is inappropriately hot or inappropriately cold, the control circuit 30 When the control circuit 30 operates, the drain solenoid valve 5
0, the upper nozzle drain solenoid valve 51 and the lower nozzle drain solenoid valve 52 are opened, the hot water solenoid valve 54 and the detergent solenoid valve 32 are closed, the hot water is discharged to the outside, and the alarm lamp 53 is turned on while releasing the hot water. . When the temperature of the water changes and enters the appropriate temperature,
Each solenoid valve automatically opens and closes, and the discharged hot water changes so as to exit from the nozzle 19.

At the time of washing, the bath / wash switch 49 is set to "wash". Unlike “bathing” described above, in “washing”, the electromagnetic valve 32 for detergent is opened, the electromagnetic valve 54 for hot water is closed, and the body shampoo is mixed into hot water from the downward jet port 22 and is jetted. The temperature sensor 55 performs temperature detection in the case of “washing” as in the case of “bathing”, and acts so as to take out a shower from the nozzle 19 only at an appropriate temperature.

Next, the structure of the stretcher-1, which is one of the components of the present invention, will be described. Stretcher-1
Is configured as shown in FIGS. That is,
The stretcher-1 includes a machine frame 3 composed of a group of vertical columns 4 and an upper horizontal frame 41 bridged over the upper end thereof, a mounting section 2 mounted on the upper surface of the upper horizontal frame 41, and a machine frame 3 And five groups of wheels of caster specification provided at the four corners below. A handle 42 is provided outside the short side of the machine casing 3.
Further, a band 43 for preventing a bather from falling off is provided on the long side 2a of the placing section 2.

The group of vertical columns 4 and the group of wheels 5 are
The mounting portion 2 is provided with a span located outside the opposite short side portions 6b, 6b of the bathtub 6, and is located in a state of straddling the bathtub 6, and is provided above the vertical column 4 group. Can be moved to a position that overlaps the bathtub 6 in a plan view while putting it in the bathtub 6 (see FIG. 5). In addition, reference numeral 44 denotes a guide roller which is supported so as to project inward from the vertical support in order to properly position the stretcher with respect to the bathtub.

The mounting portion 2 is attached to the rigid plate 11 which is stretched on the upper horizontal frame 41 and is made of a metal plate or the like in which a large number of holes 10 are formed. The elastic member 13 is formed with a rigid plate 11.
Has a number of elastic material holes 12 corresponding to the number of holes 10. One of the opposed short sides 2b, 2b of the mounting section 2 configured as described above has a head mounting section 2 on one of the short sides 2b.
c are connected in series. The head mounting portion 2c projects out of the short side portion 6b of the bathtub 6 under the posture in which the mounting portion 2 has entered the bathtub 6, so that when the hair is washed, The hair washing ball 8 is received under the head rest 2c.
When unnecessary, remove hair wash ball 8 and
It can be stored in a storage section 9 provided in the machine frame 3 of the stretcher (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

FIG. 7 shows an example of a detailed mounting structure of the hair-washing ball 8. In this example, upwardly convex grooves 45, 4 into which the upper end curved portions 4a, 4a of the vertical columns 4, 4 are fitted.
5 and a notch 46 to be hooked on the upper horizontal frame 41 are formed at the base of the shampoo ball 8, and extend from the vertical supports 4 and 4 to the middle of the back surface of the shampoo ball 8. The engaging member 47 to be engaged is formed with a concave portion 48 to be engaged.

At the time of attachment, the notch 46 is inserted into the lower side of the upper horizontal frame 41 and the hair-washing ball 8 is lowered while being hooked.
a, 4a are fitted, and the locking member 47 is engaged with the concave portion 48, so that the hair-washing ball 8 is maintained in a hooked state by the weight of the hair-washing ball 8 itself near the tip thereof. When removing, remove the hair-washing ball 8
It can be easily pulled out simply by lifting the tip. The removed hair-washing ball 8 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
By inserting a part of the handle 8, the storage position along the vertical support 4 can be maintained.

Next, another embodiment will be described. In the above embodiment, the opening / closing lid 16 is the bathtub 6 attached to the long side 6a by a hinge (not shown), and the stretcher-1 opposes the group of vertical columns 4 and the group of wheels 5 to each other. Although it is configured to be provided at a span located outside the short sides 6b, 6b, the present invention is not limited to this, and as another embodiment, the bathtub 6 is opened and closed. The cover 16 is attached to the short side 6b with a hinge, and the stretcher-1 is moved in such a state that the group of vertical struts 4 and the group of wheels 5 straddle the opposite long sides 6a, 6a of the bathtub 6. It can also be provided.

Further, the bathtub 6 is not provided with the opening / closing lid 16, but is formed in a box-like body having an integral cover, and the placing section 2 on which a bather is placed can be put into and out of the wall. It is also possible to provide a slit that can be opened, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, a waterproof sheet 58 is wound around the stretcher 1 on one side of the vertical support frame 4 in a roller shape, and a rod 5 is attached to the end of the waterproof sheet 58 at the end of winding.
9 may be attached, and a water receiving device 61 provided with a hook 60 for hooking the rod 59 on the other vertical support frame 4 may be attached. The waterproof sheet 58 is automatically wound into a roller shape. However, if the caregiver pulls the stick body 59 and pulls out the waterproof sheet 58 and hooks the stick body 59 on the hook 60, the waterproof sheet 58 It is stretched so that both sides of the long side are taut and the center is slack. If a waterproof sheet 58 is stretched between the vertical supporting frames 4 when transferring a bather who has finished taking a bath, water droplets falling from the mounting section 2 will be received by the waterproof sheet 58 and the passage will be wet. It can be prevented.

In another embodiment of the water receiving device 61 as shown in FIG. 10, one edge of a water receiving cover 62 in which a thin plate is formed in a plate shape on the upper horizontal frame 41 is supported, and the other edge of the water receiving cover 62 is provided. A packing 63 is attached to the upper surface of the
A water receiving cover handle 64 for horizontally rotating the water receiving cover 62 for changing the water receiving cover 62 from a substantially horizontal surface to an inclined surface is provided on one edge of the water receiving cover 62. The caregiver tilts the water receiving cover 62 so as not to block the shower spouting from the upward spout 23 when the stretcher 1 is positioned on the bathtub 6, and moves the stretcher 1 into and out of the bathtub 6 and a stretcher. When the vehicle 1 travels, the water receiving cover 62 is made substantially horizontal. Water receiving device 6 including water receiving cover 62
The water receiving cover 1 can receive water drops falling from the mounting table 2 when the stretcher 1 runs.

[0026]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting portion of the stretcher is supported on both sides by a vertical column group and a wheel group provided with a span extending between the long sides or the short sides of the bathtub. Since the bather is supported, the weight of the bather can be reliably and firmly received, the bending is reduced, and a comfortable shower bathing can be performed without giving the bather anxiety. Compared with the conventional cantilever support structure, which is reinforced to reduce the bending, the structure is significantly simplified and the cost is reduced, and the weight is reduced, and the handling of the stretcher is also reduced. It is advantageous.

In the apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the hair-washing ball is not used, the hair-washing ball is stored in the stretcher to shorten the entire length of the stretcher and is compacted. The tool can be quickly attached to a predetermined position and can be used conveniently.

Further, in the device according to the third aspect of the present invention,
The mounting portion of the stretcher is composed of a rigid plate having a large number of holes, and an elastic material having a number of elastic material holes matching the holes of the rigid plate and attached to the rigid plate in a superposed state. Because it is formed, while the permeability of shower water is ensured well,
Deflection due to the weight of the bather is reduced, and the transfer of the bather from the bed to the mounting portion and from the mounting portion to the bed can be performed easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a bathtub in a shower bathing apparatus having a straddle-type stretcher of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view showing a relation between a bathtub and a stretcher to the bathtub.

FIG. 3 is a piping system diagram of a shower mechanism provided in a bathtub.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the stretcher in the device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a stretcher.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the stretcher.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view showing a mounted state of the hair-washing ball.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a conventional shower bathing device.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a water receiving device of the stretcher.

FIG. 10 is a view showing another embodiment of the water receiving device of the stretcher.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stretcher 2 Placement part 2a Long side of placement part 2b Short side of placement part 2c Head placement part 3 Machine frame 4 Vertical column 5 Wheel 6 Bathtub 6a Long side of bathtub 6b Short side of bathtub 7 Opening 8 Hair washing ball 9 Storage section 10 Many holes of rigid plate 11 Rigid plate 12 Elastic material hole 13 Elastic material

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Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A machine for supporting opposite long sides (2a) and (2a) or opposite short sides (2b) and (2b) of a mounting portion (2) of a stretcher (1). vertical struts (4) group and the wheel (5) group of the frame (3) is provided in the span across between the long sides of the bath (6) (6a) (6a) or between the short side portion (6b) (6b) The stretcher (1) is configured to move while straddling the bathtub (6) so that the mounting portion (2) enters and exits from an opening (7) opened in the bathtub (6) . The bathtub (6) includes a lower body (14) and a lower body (1).
4) A fixed cover 15 for closing the upper substantially half part, and a fixed cover.
15. A shower bathing device having a straddle-type stretcher constituted by an opening / closing lid (16) mounted on the shower bath (15) . 2. A hair-washing ball (8) provided in a receiving state below a head mounting part (2c) of a mounting part (2), and a stretcher (1).
The hair-washing ball (8) which is detachably mounted on and removed
Stretcher provided with a storage part (9) for storing
(1) A shower bathing device having a straddle-type stretcher, characterized by having (1). 3. A rigid plate (1) having a number of holes (10).
1) and a resilient material (13) having a number of resilient material holes (12) corresponding to the holes (10) of the rigid plate (11) and opened on the rigid plate (11). A shower bathing device having a straddle-type stretcher, comprising a stretcher (1) provided with a mounting portion (2).