JP2598232B2 - Night signage means in bed - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a night marking means for a bed, for example, in which a person approaching the bed recognizes the presence of the bed in a hospital room after the lights are turned off and prevents the person from hitting the bed. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, in a hospital, a turn-off time is usually set. After the turn-off time has elapsed, a small lighting table lamp provided at the bedside or a flashlight is used.
Each of them has been used individually for lighting as needed. By the way, after the lights are turned off, the interior of the sickroom is not completely dark; emergency lights, faint lights from doors and windows, and illumination light leaking from the desk lamp used in each bed, etc. The platform can be visually recognized, albeit slightly.

[0003]

However, immediately after the lights are turned off or near the feet of the bed, they are almost invisible, and when getting out of the bed and going to the toilet or washroom, the body may be hit against the corner of the bed. There is a risk.
In addition, not only patients but also caregivers and nurses need to pay attention to walking, which greatly hinders movement during emergency treatment and the like. On the other hand, if the above-mentioned desk lamp is used, since the desk lamp is used for illumination of a very narrow area around the bedside, it cannot be carried around when moving in a hospital room, and therefore, You have to carry a flashlight, which is annoying. The present invention has been proposed from such a background, a bed in a hospital or the like, at night, to make a person approaching the bed recognize the existence of the bed, so as to prevent the person from hitting the bed, It is an object of the present invention to provide a night marking means in a bed.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a bed, in which night sign lamps are arranged on both sides of a lower part of a headboard or a footboard constituting the bed. A lighting device for lighting a night sign lamp is provided, and the lighting device includes a solar cell mounted on the surface of the headboard or footboard, a storage battery built in the headboard or footboard, and various circuit elements. And an electric board mounted on the headboard or footboard so as to form a circuit extending from the storage battery to the night indicator lamp via the electric board. The above-described configuration is characterized in that the storage battery is charged when the room is lit by the solar cell in the lighting device, and the night indicator lamp is lit by the storage battery after the light is turned off. Further, the lighting device is characterized in that the lighting device is provided with an automatic lighting means and an automatic light-off means for automatically turning off the light when a predetermined time has elapsed. Further, the bed is a bed provided with an electric floor undulating mechanism, provided with a hand switch for operating the floor undulating mechanism on the floor, and turning on the lighting device with the hand switch. And the lamp is turned on and off by turning on the switch of the hand switch.

[0005]

In the sickroom, after turning off the light, the night sign lamp provided at a position close to the floor of the headboard and the footboard is turned on so that the position of the bed can be clearly recognized, and the body can be recognized. You won't hit the bed. The solar battery that constitutes the lighting device charges the storage battery when the room is lit, and after the light is turned off, the storage battery turns on the night indicator lamp. In addition, when the room becomes dark, the night indicator lamp is automatically turned on to save time and trouble. Without having to worry about the nurse's hand, he can move to the room or concentrate on treatment without worrying about other patients in the room.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a night marking means in a bed according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a bed 1 provided with a night marking means according to the present invention.
A cover member 4 is provided on both sides of the lower part of the headboard 2 and the footboard 3 constituting the above. A night sign lamp (described later) constituting the night sign means is provided in the cover member 4. The solar cells 5 are mounted on the surfaces of the headboard 2 and the footboard 3, respectively, while the conductors 6 are routed in the peripheral portions of the headboard 2 and the footboard 3, respectively.
(See FIG. 2). Further, the headboard 2 and the footboard 3 have a built-in lighting device 8 for lighting the night indicator lamp 7. The lighting device 8 includes an electrical board 9 on which various circuit elements are mounted, and a storage battery 10,
The storage battery 10 is charged by the solar cell 7 at the time of indoor lighting, and the night sign lamp 7 covered by the cover member 4 is turned on by the storage battery 10 after the light is turned off (see FIG. 3). In addition, the night sign lamp 7
May be about 1.5 V DC, and a normal flashlight lamp can be applied. The storage battery 10
Can be used.

The electric board 9 is provided with automatic lighting means (not shown), for example, an optical sensor, and a switching circuit which operates according to the output of the optical sensor. That is, a signal from the optical sensor is given to the switching circuit by turning off the light, the circuit from the storage battery 10 to the night indicator lamp 7 via the conducting wire 6 is turned on, and the night indicator lamp 7 is turned on. The electrical board 9 also has an automatic light-off means (not shown), that is,
And a timer that turns off the circuit when a predetermined time elapses after the circuit leading to the night indicator lamp 7 is turned on.

Further, the above-mentioned night marking means can also be applied to a bed (not shown) provided with an electric floor raising / lowering mechanism. In this case, the bed includes a hand switch (not shown) for operating the floor undulation mechanism on the floor, and a switch for turning on the lighting device 8 is arranged on the hand switch. Electrical board 9
And an operation circuit for blinking the lamp by turning on the switch of the hand switch. The operation circuit for blinking the lamp may have a known configuration, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The night marking means in the bed according to the present invention is constructed as described above. Next, this operation will be described. In the sickroom, it is time to turn off the light, and when the light is turned off, the light sensor on the electrical board 9 of the lighting device 8 detects that the light is turned off, and outputs a signal (for example, a voltage signal) corresponding to the light-off from the light sensor to the switching circuit ( By giving the switching signal to a semiconductor switching circuit such as a transistor, the switching circuit is turned on to turn on a circuit from the storage battery 10 to the night indicator lamp 7 via the conducting wire 6, and the night indicator lamp 7 can be turned on. The night sign lamp 7 can be turned on by a manual switch. The storage battery 10 is charged by the solar battery 7 during the daytime and when the sickroom is turned on, and the night indicator lamp 7 can be turned on by the storage battery 10. When the night indicator lamp 7 is turned on, the night indicator lamp 7 is located at the front end of the bed 1 on the longitudinal side and the width side. There is no such thing as hitting one.

Further, after the night indicator lamp 7 is turned on, a timer on the electric board 9 of the lighting device 8 is used.
If you turn off the light after a certain period of time, you can save time and effort.
Without having to worry about the patient nurse's hands, he / she can move around the room and concentrate on treatment without worrying about other patients in the room.

Further, when the above-mentioned night marking means is applied to a bed provided with an electric floor raising / lowering mechanism, the patient himself / herself can turn on the night marking lamp 7 by turning on a switch on a hand switch on the floor. Flashing can operate.

As described above, the night marking means in the bed according to the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. However, the night marking means are all incorporated in the headboard 2 and the footboard 3 as shown in the embodiments. In particular, since the conductive wires 6 are wired inside the peripheral portions of the head board 2 and the foot board 3, there is no need for an external wiring step for a power supply line, a signal line, and the like when assembling the bed 1.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the night sign lamp provided at the position close to the floor of the headboard and the footboard located at the four corners of the bed after the lapse of the light-off time in the hospital room is provided. Since the light is on, the position of the bed can be clearly recognized, and the body does not hit the bed. In addition, when the room becomes dark, the lamp is automatically turned on to save time and trouble. Further, if the lamp is turned off after a certain period of time by a timer or the like, the trouble can be further reduced, and the patient nurse can be saved. He can move around the room and concentrate on treatment without any hassle and without having to worry about other patients in the room.

[0014]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of a bed provided with a night marking means according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural explanatory view showing a structure of a headboard or a footboard incorporating the night marking means shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit configuration diagram showing a lighting device constituting the night marking means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bed 2 Head board 3 Foot board 4 Cover member 5 Lighting device 6 Conductor 7 Solar cell 8 Electrical board 9 Storage battery 10 Lamp for night sign

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] In a bed, a night indicator lamp is provided on both sides of a lower part of a headboard or a footboard constituting the bed, and a lighting device for lighting the night indicator lamp is provided. Comprises a solar cell mounted on the surface of the headboard or footboard, a storage battery mounted in the headboard or footboard, and an electrical board on which various circuit elements are mounted. Night marking means in a bed, characterized in that the conductor is built into the periphery of the headboard or footboard to form a circuit leading to the marking lamp. 2. The bed according to claim 1, wherein the storage battery is charged by the solar battery in the lighting device when the room is turned on, and the night sign lamp is turned on by the storage battery after the light is turned off. Night signage means. 3. The night marking means for a bed according to claim 1, wherein said lighting device includes an automatic lighting means and an automatic light-off means for automatically turning off the light after a predetermined time has elapsed. 4. The bed is a bed provided with a motor-driven floor undulating mechanism, comprising a hand switch for operating the floor undulating mechanism on the floor, and the lighting device being attached to the hand switch. Place a switch to turn on,
By turning on the switch of this hand switch,
4. The night marking means in a bed according to claim 1, wherein the lamp is operated to blink.