JP2991777B2 - 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 bed, and more particularly to a bed which is suitable for elderly people who need to live on the bed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, bed-beds used in hospitals and the like are operated by pressing a push-button switch which is placed in a hand of an elderly person sleeping on a mat laid on a normal bed. In most cases, the head side of the mat is lifted to make the head close to vertical at meals, etc.
For defecation etc., a nurse puts the elderly on a wheelchair etc. and takes them to the toilet, and for bathing, carries the elderly on a wheelchair etc. to a separate bathroom and is installed near the bathtub An elderly person's body is attached to a lifting device, and the nursing person cleans the elderly person's body by putting the old person's body in hot water in a bathtub via the lifting device.

[0003]

However, in such a bed that is bedridden as described above, it is necessary for a nurse to transfer the elderly person from the bed to a wheelchair or the like in order to take the elderly person to the toilet and bathroom. However, this transfer is a great burden on nurses and a burden on elderly people. Further, there is a problem that the defecation is not always performed once a day, so that a heavy load is required in terms of time.

[0004] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a bedridden bed capable of performing defecation, bathing, etc. on a bed in which the bed is sleeping.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided, in accordance with the present invention, a plurality of elevating and lowering mechanisms provided on a base, a bathtub mounted on the base, and a central portion of the bathtub. On the upper surface of the hole formed in the toilet, a toilet having a lid that allows the hole to be opened and closed and a storage and discharge device provided on the base just below the hole, and a position corresponding to the hole of the bathtub A mat which can be opened and is placed on the upper surface of the inside of the bathtub; and a plurality of strip-shaped portions which are fitted into strip-shaped recesses formed intermittently on the upper surface of the mat and a predetermined upper portion of the mat and the upper portion of the mat. And a stretcher that is movable up and down by the elevating and tilting mechanism.

[0006]

The stretcher tilts or rises by operating a plurality of lifting and lowering mechanisms provided on the base individually or together. In addition, the bathtub is used for bathing, and the mat is placed on the upper surface of the bathtub to form a bed.Furthermore, the lid provided on the upper surface of the hole of the bathtub and the position corresponding to the hole of the bathtub of the mat are opened. Let
Defecation can be performed by using the storage and discharge device on the base.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bed 1 has a base 2, an up / down tilt mechanism 3 having four jacks provided at four corners of the base 2, and an up / down tilt mechanism. A bathtub 5 into which a jack portion 4 erected on the base 2 is inserted as a component member 3 and a lid 7 which can be freely opened and closed on the upper surface of a hole 6 formed near the center of the bathtub 5. A toilet section 9 having a storage / discharger 8 on the base 2 directly below the hole section 6, and a mat 10 placed on the inner upper surface of the bathtub 5.
And a stretcher portion 13 having a band-shaped portion 12 fitted in a band-shaped concave portion 11 formed intermittently on the upper surface of the mat 10 and having a frame fixed to the jack portion 4. 14 indicates a table, and 15 indicates a closet.

As shown in FIG. 2, the base 2 is formed of a rectangular flat plate. The base 2 has legs 16 on the lower surface at the corners, and the elevating / tilting mechanism 3 is provided on the upper surface. The storage / discharge device 8 of the toilet section 9 is provided near the center.
A hose reel 19 for winding a hose 18 of a shower 17 used in the bathtub 5 is provided beside the storage / discharger 8.
Is provided. The base 2 has a storage and discharge device 8.
Pipe 20 from the pipe, pipe 21 to bathtub 5 and switchboard 22
Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting and tilting mechanism 3 has a jack portion 4 and a driving device 23 for the jack portion 4. The jack portions 4 are respectively provided upright at the four corners of the base 2, and include an outer cylinder 24 and a large-diameter screw rod 25 nested in the outer cylinder 24 and capable of being housed in the outer cylinder 24.
And a small-diameter threaded rod 26 nested in the large-diameter threaded rod 25 and housed in the large-diameter threaded rod 25. A bevel gear 27 fixed to the large-diameter threaded rod 25 is provided on the base 2 below the outer cylinder 24. The drive device 23 has a motor 28 and a speed reducer 29, and a bevel gear 30 is provided on an output shaft of the speed reducer 29. The bevel gear 30 is a bevel gear 27
When the motor 28 is driven, the large-diameter threaded rod 25 and the small-diameter threaded rod 26 rotate through the speed reducer 29, and the large-diameter threaded rod 25 and the small-diameter threaded rod 26 move up and down sequentially. I have. As shown in FIG. 11, a waterproof cap 31 made of rubber or the like for protecting the jack portion 4 against water from the bathtub 5 is fitted on the outer surface of the jack portion 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bathtub 5 is made of plastic or the like, and has holes 32 at four corners into which the outer cylinder 24 of the jack 4 is inserted. And bathtub 5
The outer tube 24 is sealed with a seal member (not shown). In addition, a frame member 34 shown in FIG. The frame member 34 is formed in a nested shape. The frame member 35 is housed outside the lower frame member 36, and the lower frame member 36 is housed outside the peripheral portion 33 of the bathtub 5. ing. Frame member 3
4 is formed in this manner, so that when the bathtub 5 is used, the periphery of the bathtub can be raised via a friction material or the like.
Therefore, the hot water is prevented from scattering to the outside. Also, when used as a bed, the periphery can be reduced. In addition, 37 is a hot water supply port and 38 is a hot water discharge port.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 7, a hole 6 constituting a part of the toilet section 9 is provided near the center of the bathtub 5.
Is formed to have a diameter of about 30 cm, and a lid 7 made of plastic or the like and having a diameter larger than that of the hole 6 and divided into two is provided on the upper surface of the hole 6. A packing 39 made of rubber or the like is fixed to a contact portion of the lid 7 so that hot water or water does not leak from the bathtub 5 when the lid 7 is closed.

One end of an L-shaped arm member 40 is fixed to each of the lids 7, and the other end of the arm member 40 is fixed to a rod 42 of a cylinder 41. It opens and closes. A funnel-shaped storage / discharger 8 made of plastic or the like is provided above the base 2 directly below the hole 6. It is designed to be taken out.

The mat 10 is made of a fast-drying material such as a closed-cell foam, and has a size slightly smaller than the size of the inner upper surface of the bathtub 5, and as shown in FIG.
Are formed intermittently at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the mat 10. A portion corresponding to the hole 6 formed in the bathtub 5 is an opening / closing portion 43 slidable in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the mat 10. The opening / closing portion 43 is fixed to the lid 7 of the bathtub 5 and opens and closes when the lid 7 opens and closes.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 8 to 11, the stretcher 13 has a band 12 made of canvas or the like which fits into the concave portion 11 on the upper surface of the mat 10, and a frame to which the band 12 is attached. 44. The frame body 44 is formed in a rectangular shape by a pipe material or the like, and a spherical portion 46 is formed on a leg 45 formed at each corner thereof. And
The spherical portion 46 is inserted into the top of the small diameter screw rod 26 of the jack portion 4. Further, hook-shaped mounting members 47 are provided at both ends of the band portion 12, and the band portions 12 can be mounted on the frame body 44 by the mounting metal members 47. When the elderly person lies on the mat 10, the small-diameter threaded rod 26 and the large-diameter threaded rod 25 of the jack part 4 descend and the band-shaped part 1
2 is fitted.

Next, the operation of the bed 1 will be described.

When the elderly person lying on the mat 10 in which the belt-shaped portion 12 of the stretcher 13 is fitted into the concave portion 11 uses the toilet section 9, a push button switch (not shown) is pushed to open and close the opening and closing section 43 of the mat 10. The cylinder 41 is connected to the lid 7 of the bathtub 5.
After discharging to the storage / discharger 8, the cock is operated by operating a cock (not shown) to cause water to flow to the storage / discharger 8, thereby discharging the dirt in the storage / discharger 8 from the discharge pipe 20 to the outside together with the water. After use of the toilet section 9, the push button switch is pressed to open and close the opening 43 of the mat 10 and the lid 7 of the bathtub 5.
Is closed.

Next, when using the bathtub 5, after confirming that the opening / closing portion 43 of the mat 10 and the lid 7 of the bathtub 5 are closed, the bathtub 5 is provided on the peripheral portion 33 of the bathtub 5. The lower frame member 36 and the upper frame member 35 of the frame member 34 are pulled out upward from the peripheral edge portion 33 to form the peripheral edge of the bathtub 5 high. Thereafter, the hot water outlet 38 is closed, the hot water supply port 37 is opened, and hot water is poured into the bathtub 5 until the desired hot water temperature or hot water volume is reached. When the hot water is filled, the shower 17 is used. When the bath is completed, the hot water supply port 37 is closed and the hot water discharge port 38 is opened to discharge the used hot water to the outside. Although the mat 10 and the band-shaped portion 12 of the stretcher 13 are made of a quick-drying material, if it is not desired to wet the mat 10 and the band-shaped portion 12, use a waterproof sheet (not shown) on these. Is also good.

When cleaning the bathtub 5 and the toilet section 9, the motor 28 of the driving device 23 of the elevating and lowering mechanism 3 is driven, and the bevel gear 30 is rotated via the speed reducer 29. Then, the bevel gear 27 meshed with the bevel gear 30 rotates, so that the large-diameter screw rod 25 and the small-diameter screw rod 26 rotate, and the large-diameter screw rod 25 rises while rotating from the outer cylinder 24 and the large-diameter screw The small-diameter threaded rod 26 rises from the tip of the rod 25 while rotating. Therefore, the stretcher 13 inserted at the tip of the small-diameter threaded rod 26 is
As the person rises further, the sleeping elderly person rises together with the stretcher 13 and can easily perform the work below the stretcher 13 (see FIG. 11).

In addition, when it is desired to slightly tilt the posture of an old man sleeping horizontally when changing clothes, for example,
By operating the raising / lowering mechanism 3 on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the bed, the spherical portion 46 of the leg portion 45 of the frame body 44 is inserted into the tip of the small-diameter screw rod 26.
And the inner surface of the small-diameter screw rod 26 in which the spherical portion 46 is inserted slides, and the frame body 44 is inclined. Therefore, since the belt-shaped portion 12 is also inclined and the body is inclined, it is possible to easily turn over and the like.

In the above embodiment, means for adjusting the hot water supply temperature and automatically measuring the body temperature, pulse, blood pressure, etc. of a sleeping person by using a sensor can be added. Although the mat is placed on the upper surface of the inside of the bathtub, the four corners of the mat can be attached to the elevating and lowering mechanism via members, and for example, the head can be lifted and tilted.

[0022]

As described above, the bed of the present invention has a plurality of elevating and tilting mechanisms.
The stretcher can be tilted in any direction as it moves up and down, so that the bathtub and the toilet section can be easily cleaned, and the sleeping old man can be turned over. Further, since a mat is placed on the inner upper surface of the bathtub, it can be used in the same manner as a normal bed. By opening the lid and a part of the mat formed in the bathtub and using the storage and discharge device on the base, defecation and the like can be performed while lying down. Furthermore, it is possible to bathe a sleeping person by supplying hot water to the bathtub from an external water heater,
There is no need to take the elderly person to sleep in a separate bathroom and toilet, greatly reducing the nurse's effort. Moreover,
The tub, bed, toilet bowl, etc. are compactly stored without significantly changing the appearance of the bed, so they do not require a large space, and have many functions such as the bathtub also serving as the bed frame. However, there are effects such as being able to be inexpensive.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bed which shows one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an elevating / lowering mechanism and a storage / discharge device provided on a bed bed of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a bathtub of the bed of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a frame member inserted into a peripheral portion of a bathtub of the bed of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a bed-bed mat of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the opening and closing structure of a lid and a mat provided in a bathtub of the bed of the present invention, wherein the lid and the mat are closed.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bed of the present invention when the lid and the mat are opened.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a frame of a stretcher portion of the bed of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a stretcher of the bed of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a stretcher portion of the bed of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the bed of the present invention when the stretcher is raised.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bedridden bed 2 Base 3 Elevating / tilting mechanism 4 Jack part 5 Bathtub 7 Lid 8 Storage / discharger 9 Toilet bowl part 10 Mat 12 Belt part 13 Stretcher part 23 Drive device 25 Large diameter screw rod 26 Small diameter screw rod 34 Frame member

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of elevating and tilting mechanisms provided on a base,
A bathtub mounted on the base, and a lid on the upper surface of a hole formed in the vicinity of the center of the bathtub, the lid being capable of opening and closing the hole, and a storage / discharge device on the base immediately below the hole. , A mat which is openable at a position corresponding to the hole of the bathtub and which is placed on the inner upper surface of the bathtub, and which is fitted into a strip-shaped recess formed intermittently on the upper surface of the mat. A bed provided with a stretcher having a plurality of strip-shaped portions and having a stretcher portion which can be moved up and down and tilted between the upper surface of the mat and a predetermined position above the mat by the raising and lowering mechanism.