JP2913003B1 - Mounting structure of operation switch in electric bed - Google Patents

Abstract

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide connection relay means for detachably connecting to a controller provided on a bed frame on side fences on both sides of a bed, and to selectively connect a hand switch to any of the connection relay means. I do. SOLUTION: A connection relay means 7 is provided near a mounting portion of a support portion 4 facing a bottom 3 side of a fence portion 5 of a retractable side fence 2. In the connection relay means 7, a connector 8 for connecting the hand switch 6 is planted on the top side. On the other hand, a protective cap member 12 is mounted on the top of the connection relay means 7 to which the hand switch 6 is not connected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a bed having an electric floor raising and lowering mechanism, wherein connection relay means for detachably connecting to a controller provided on a bed frame are provided on side fences on both sides of the bed. The present invention relates to a structure for mounting an operation switch in an electric bed in which a hand switch is selectively connected to one of connection connection means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, both hospital beds and home beds have an increased number of motorized floor undulating mechanisms. As the electric floor undulating mechanism,
In many cases, a remote control switch (hereinafter, a hand switch) is provided near a bedside, and an operation command is given by the hand switch to activate a floor undulating mechanism, thereby adjusting a posture holding position of the floor. . There is also a configuration in which such a hand switch is incorporated in either the left or right side fence to enable operation.

[0003]

However, the former type in which the hand switch is arranged at the bedside is a place where the hand switch is merely placed on the mat around the bedside, and is used for bed making, bedtime, etc. It may be inadvertently dropped on the floor or beneath the patient's body and damaged. On the other hand, in the case of a system in which the hand switch is incorporated in either the left or right side fence, it may be difficult to use depending on the user and the use condition. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above background, and in a bed having an electric floor undulating mechanism, connection relay means for detachably connecting to a controller provided on a bed frame is provided on both sides of the bed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure for mounting an operation switch in an electric bed, which is provided on a side fence of the electric bed so that a hand switch can be connected to an easy-to-use one.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a bed having an electric floor undulating mechanism, wherein a hand switch for operating the floor undulating mechanism is provided on a bed frame. Connection relay means for detachably connecting to the provided controller are provided on the side fences on both sides of the bed, so that the hand switch can be connected to an easy-to-use one. In the above-described configuration, the connection relay unit includes:
A code reel can be provided, in which the signal cable is wound and accommodated. Further, a connector is provided below the hand switch so that the hand switch can be attached to and detached from the connection relay means via a cord, and a protective cap member is provided on a coupling surface of the connection relay means to which the hand switch is not connected. Can be installed.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a bed 1 having an electric floor raising / lowering mechanism (not shown). The bed 1 has, for example, a retractable side fence 2
Are provided on both sides in the width direction of the bottom 3. The retractable side fence 2 has a column 4 attached to a bed frame (not shown) for supporting the bottom 3 of the bed 1 so that the column 4 can protrude from below the bottom 3 to above the bottom 3.
The fence 5 is rotatably supported on the upper end side.
A hand switch 6 for operating the floor raising / lowering mechanism is provided near the mounting position of the support portion 4 facing the bottom 3 side of the fence portion 5 of the retractable side fence 2 having such a configuration. (Represented by an omission) and a connection relay means 7 for detachably connecting to the connection relay means.

The fence portion 5 of the retractable side fence 2 is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin, and has the connection relay means 7 integrally provided therewith. That is, the connection relaying means 7 is integrally protruded in the vicinity of the mounting position of the support portion 4 facing the bottom 3 side of the fence portion 5, and a connector 8 for connecting the hand switch 6 is provided on the top side. (Male member or female member)
(See FIG. 2). And this connector 8
Is connected to a signal cable 9.
Is connected via a relay connector 11 to a cable 10 leading to a controller (not shown) of the floor undulating mechanism on the bed frame side. On the other hand, a protective cap member 12 for covering the implanted connector 8 is mounted on the top of the connection relay means 7 to which the hand switch 6 is not connected, as shown in FIG.

At the lower end of the case of the hand switch 6, a connector 8 at the top of the connection relay means 7 is provided.
Is provided with a connector 13 for directly coupling to the connector. Note that the hand switch 6 may be a current type switch having a signal cable of an appropriate length at the lower end of the case. In this case, the case body of the hand switch 6 is provided with a locking means (a hook member or the like) for locking to the fence 5 or the like.

[0008] According to the mounting structure of the hand switch 6 as described above, the hand switch 6 can be connected to the connection relay means 7 in the fence portion 5 of the retractable side fence 2 in accordance with the patient's injury or illness or in an easy-to-use manner. It can be mounted on the side to operate the floor undulation mechanism, greatly improving usability. In addition, if a current type hand switch having a signal cable is used, it becomes easy to operate not only the patient but also the caregiver. At this time, since the protective cap member 12 is placed on the connector 8 at the top of the connection relay means 7 to which the hand switch 6 is not attached, accidental troubles such as mischief and accidental splashing of water are avoided. be able to.

The mounting structure of the operation switch of the present invention is as follows.
It can also be implemented as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the connection relay means provided near the mounting portion of the support portion 4 facing the bottom 3 side of the fence portion 5 can be the code reel 20 in which the signal cable 20a is wound and housed. In the cord reel 20 in this case, if the hand switch 6 is not mounted, the protection cap member 2
1 (see FIG. 6).

With this mounting structure, when using, the protective cap member 21 is removed, the hand switch 6 is attached, and the hand switch 6 is grasped and pulled out (see FIG. 5). It can be pulled out and used as much as necessary, making it easy to use for both the patient and the caregiver, and making it even more convenient to use. In addition,
Although the embodiment in which the hand switch 6 is mounted on the retractable side fence 2 has been described above, the present invention can be applied to a normal side fence.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, one operation switch can be selectively mounted on either of the right and left side fences, and is easy to use according to the user's injury and illness. And the usability is greatly improved. Also, if a code reel is adopted as the connection relay means,
Both the user and the caregiver can be excellent in usability.

[0012]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective explanatory view showing an example of an electric bed to which an operation switch mounting structure according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory exploded perspective view of a main part, showing a mounting structure of the operation switch shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view of a main part, showing connection relay means without the operation switch shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an external perspective explanatory view showing another example of the electric bed to which the operation switch mounting structure according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the function of the mounting structure of the operation switch shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory perspective view of a main part showing connection relay means to which the operation switch shown in FIG. 4 is not attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bed 2 Retractable side fence 3 Bottom 4 Prop part 5 Fence part 6 Hand switch 7 Connection relay means 8 Connector 9 Signal cable 10 Cable 11 Relay connector 12 Protective cap member 13 Connector 20 Code reel 20a Signal cable 21 Protective cap member

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bed having an electric floor raising / lowering mechanism, wherein a connection switch for detachably connecting a hand switch for operating the floor raising / lowering mechanism to a controller provided on a bed frame is provided on both sides of the bed. A structure for mounting an operation switch in an electric bed, wherein the operation switch is connected to an easy-to-use one provided on a side fence. 2. The structure for mounting an operation switch on an electric bed according to claim 1, wherein said connection relay means comprises a cord reel wound around a signal cable. 3. A connector is provided at a lower portion of the hand switch so that the hand switch can be attached to and detached from the connection relay means via a cord, and a connection surface of the connection relay means to which the hand switch is not connected is protected. 3. The structure for mounting an operation switch in an electric bed according to claim 1, wherein a cap member is mounted.