JP3035516B2 - Flexible tube fittings and bowelwash using the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to, for example, polyethylene,
The opening of a tube or bag made of a flexible sheet such as paper or cloth (collectively referred to as a “flexible tube” in this specification)
The present invention relates to a joint for connecting to each other or connecting or fixing to a hole of another object, and various applied products using the joint.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Although the field of application of the present invention is wide, first, the prior art will be described by focusing on a particular field which has triggered the invention of the present invention. That particular area is the bowel wash used by persons with colostomy.

[0003] The colostomy is a hole artificially formed in the abdominal wall of the human body and communicates with the large intestine. People who are forced to use a colostomy due to diseases of the colon, etc., need to perform bowel washing several times a day through the colostomy. Intestinal washing refers to injecting about 1 liter of lukewarm water into the large intestine to cause artificial diarrhea and forcibly excreting stool in the large intestine.

[0004] A commonly used bowel washing tool is, for example, a drain tube manufactured by Alcare.
The drain tube is a flexible polyethylene tube having a diameter of about 15 cm and a total length of about 1 m, both ends of which are open, and has a hole on the way for connection to a colostomy. This is used to perform bowel washing as follows. Normally in the toilet, connect the hole in the middle of the drain tube to the colostomy,
Insert one end of the tube into a toilet or bucket. Next, hot water is injected into the large intestine from the other end of the tube through the colostomy. Then, after a while, liquid feces are blown out of the colostomy, and the liquid feces are guided to the drain tube and discharged to the toilet or the bucket.

[0005]

The bowel washing is a very difficult task for the person. The biggest cause is bad smell at the time of bowel washing. That is, it takes a long time of about 30 minutes to 1 hour to completely excrete the stool in the large intestine by the bowel washing. During that time, the odor of the bowel emanates from the toilet bowl or the bucket, so that the person must endure this odor for a long time. It is generally said that this is a spiciness that cannot be overwritten.

As one method of preventing the emission of the offensive odor, there is a method of making the drain tube into a bag shape so that the deodorant odor does not leak outside. However, doing so increases the cost of the drain tube and makes the drain tube disposable. Since intestinal washing must be performed every day and several times a day, it is practically impossible to use such an expensive one. As a second method, a method is conceivable in which, for example, a polyethylene bag used for disposal of household waste is connected to the lower end of the drain tube, and defecation is temporarily stored in the bag. In this method, there is no need to dispose of the drain tube, so that there is no problem of high cost. However, since both the drain tube and the bag are made of a flexible material such as polyethylene, and the diameter of the drain tube and the diameter of the mouth of the bag are significantly different, it is very difficult to connect both well. .

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a drainage tube and a flexible bag, such as a polyethylene bag, which can be tightly connected to each other so that the odor of defecation is not released during bowel washing. To provide a coupling.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and highly practical intestinal washer using such a joint so as not to dissipate the odor of defecation.

Still another object of the present invention is not only for use as an intestinal washing tool, but also for various uses such as connection of a vinyl tube for a simple duct and connection of a trash bag to a trash can of a trash can. An object of the present invention is to provide a joint for a flexible tube, which can connect the flexible tubes to each other in close contact with each other and can formally connect the flexible tubes to holes of other articles.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a variety of applications made by applying such a joint to a flexible tube.

[0011]

A joint for a flexible tube according to a first aspect of the present invention has a cylindrical main body and a flange projecting outward from the cylindrical main body. Insert a flexible tube from one end of the joint into the joint and pull it out of the other end.Turn the extracted part outward to wrap the joint, and then tighten the folded part with a rubber band, string, or other appropriate stopper. It can be fixed to the outer periphery of the joint body with a tool. Thereafter, when the mouth portion of another flexible tube is put on the outside of the joint and similarly fixed to the joint body with the stopper, the two flexible tubes are connected. Since the outer peripheral edge of the flange of the joint abuts and bends both flexible tubes, it can be prevented from falling off even if a slight force is applied to separate the flexible tubes, and air from the inside is brought into good contact with both flexible tubes. Prevent leaks.

The collar can be provided at one end of the main body or at a position near one end (it may be provided at both ends). By doing so, when the flexible tube is inserted into the joint from the end opposite to the flange of the joint, pulled out from the end on the side of the flange, and folded outward, the folded portion is fixed to the body of the joint. Cheap.

The collar may be provided at a position slightly shifted from one end of the main body toward the other end. Then, the edge of one end of the main body also easily comes into contact with the flexible tube, and the effect of preventing falling off is improved.

Further, the flange may have a tapered shape whose diameter increases from the end connected to the main body to the other end. Then, the flexible tube is easily bent at an acute angle at the outer peripheral edge of the flange, and the effect of preventing falling off is improved.

Further, the main body may have a tapered shape in which the diameter increases as the distance from the flange increases. Then, when the flexible tube is fixed to the main body of the joint with a rubber band or a string, a force toward the collar acts on the rubber band or the string, so that the flexible tube is easily bent at an acute edge at the outer peripheral edge of the collar. And the effect of preventing falling off is improved.

An intestinal washer according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises a flexible drain tube connectable to a colostomy, a flexible bag, and a joint for connecting a lower end portion of the drain tube and a mouth portion of the bag. Is provided. Since the drain tube and the bag are connected by the joint, the drain tube and the bag can be connected with almost no gap. Stool excreted from the colostomy enters the bag through the drain tube. The external leakage of odor is significantly less than before. In addition, the intestine can be washed in a place such as a bathroom without using a toilet, which is convenient. The stool excreted in the bag may be taken to the toilet after washing the bowel and then flushed to the toilet.

The joint includes a cylindrical main body and the cylindrical book.
A collar protruding outward from the body . Thereby, the drain tube and the bag can be tightly connected, and there is little possibility that the bag will fall off due to the weight of the stool during the bowel washing, and the bag can be easily removed after the bowel washing.

Furthermore, a flexible skirt can be attached to the outer periphery of the drain tube. Then, after intestinal washing, the drain tube can be sealed by pushing the drain tube into the skirt and closing the mouth of the skirt, further reducing the external leakage of foul odors. It is convenient because it is thrown away in a sealed state.

When providing the intestinal washing device of the present invention to the user, the bag may be omitted, and the intestinal washing device may be provided in the form of a set including only a drain tube and a joint. As the bag, a polyethylene bag or the like for disposal of household garbage may be used. Also, it can be provided as a set of only a bag and a joint. A conventional commercially available drain tube may be used. Also,
It can also be provided as a set in which a skirt is added to the contents of these sets. However, even if the skirt is not included in the set, the user can easily make the skirt from a polyethylene bag for dumping garbage.

The fitting application according to the preferred embodiment is a simple duct with a flexible duct and a fitting for connecting the mouth of this duct to the mouth of another duct.

The joint-applied product according to the preferred embodiment is a trash can provided with a member having a dust inlet and a joint for fixing a mouth portion of a flexible bag to the dust inlet.

A fitting application according to a preferred embodiment comprises a flexible tube and a fitting for connecting the mouth portion of the flexible tube to the mouth portion of another flexible tube or for fixing the mouth portion of another flexible tube to the hole of another article. It is a thing.

In these applied products, by using a joint, a flexible tube, which has been difficult to connect and fix, can be used.
It can be easily connected or fixed.

[0024]

FIG. 1 shows the overall appearance of an embodiment of an intestinal washing device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of the joint according to the invention used in this bowel washer.

As shown in the figure, a mouth portion of a flexible polyethylene bag (so-called "polybag") 3 used for disposal of household waste is connected to a lower end portion of the drain tube 1. As described above, the drain tube 1 has a diameter of about 1 mm.
It is a flexible tube made of polyethylene or the like having a length of about 5 cm and a length of about 1 m, and has a circular hole 1A having a diameter of about 10 cm at a location close to the upper end opening 1B at both ends.

The connection between the drain tube 1 and the plastic bag 3 is hidden in the plastic bag 3 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. The plastic bag 3 is fixed to the outer periphery of the joint 5 by a rubber band 7 and is in close contact with the drain tube 1 without any gap. The details will be described later with reference to FIG.

Using this intestinal washing tool, intestinal washing can be performed as follows. First, the circular hole 1A of the drain tube 1 is connected to the artificial anus, and about 1 liter of hot water is injected into the large intestine from the upper end opening 1B through the artificial anus. After a while, the liquid stool in the large intestine blows out of the colostomy, and it goes down inside the drain tube 1 and enters the plastic bag 3. Since the drain tube 1 and the plastic bag 3 are in close contact with each other, the odor of the stool accumulated in the plastic bag 3 hardly leaks out. When all the stool in the large intestine has been discharged, pull out the drain tube 1 from the plastic bag 3 and remove it (at this time, the joint 5 can be removed together with the drain tube 1), immediately tie the mouth of the plastic bag 3 and close it. Avoid odors. This is the end of bowel washing. Thereafter, the drain tube 1 is removed from the colostomy to wash the body with a shower, and post-processing such as flushing the stool in the plastic bag 3 to the toilet bowl is performed. The plastic bag 3 after the stool has been flushed may be discarded with its mouth closed. The drain tube 1 can be washed and reused. The joint 5 can be reused as it is.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the joint 5.

The overall shape of the joint 5 is a short cylindrical shape as shown. Drain tube 1 about 15cm in diameter
For example, the size of the joint 5 has a maximum inner diameter D of about 10 cm and a height H of about 7 cm. The joint 5 includes a main body 5A and a lower end 5A of the main body 5A in the drawing.
A has a flange 5B formed over one circumference. Body 5
The shape of A is a short cylindrical shape having a taper such that the outer diameter decreases from the lower end 5AA to the upper end 5AB. The shape of the flange 5B is a short cylindrical shape whose height is about half of that of the main body 5A, is joined to the main body 5A at its lower end 5AA, and has a taper whose outer diameter increases from the lower end 5AA to the upper end 5BB. Have. As shown in the step view of FIG. 4 described later, the main body 5 is connected to the lower end 5AA.
The angle between A and the flange 5B is an acute angle (for example, about 30 degrees).

The joint 5 is required to have a rigidity that does not cause large deformation or breakage during use. For example, even if the joint 5 is made of cardboard used by a schoolchild,
Practical rigidity can be obtained. FIG. 3 is a development view of the joint 5 made of cardboard. As shown in the figure, the developed shape of the joint 5 is an arc having a constant width W,
C, 5D inner edge 5AB and outer edge 5BB near each
5CA, 5CB, 5
DA and 5DB. The sheet obtained by cutting out the cardboard into the shape shown in the figure is provided to the user. The user inserts the developed view cutout sheet from the outer edge 5BB to the width W of 3 mm.
While being bent along an arc-shaped bending line 5AA indicated by a broken line drawn at about one-half position, both ends 5C and 5D thereof are bent.
The inner edges 5CA, 5CB and the outer edges 5DA, 5DA, 5CA
When the DBs are engaged with each other and stopped by an adhesive tape or the like, the joint 5 having the shape shown in FIG. 2 is completed.

The joint 5 made of cardboard as described above can be easily made and is inexpensive, so that there is no problem even in disposable use, and its practicality is high. However, this joint 5 is made of a material other than paper (for example, synthetic resin, metal, or the like), using a cutout sheet similar to the above, a finished product obtained by assembling the sheet, or another appropriate processing method. It may be provided to the user in the form of a finished product or the like. This is the same for other embodiments described later.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which the drain tube 1 and the plastic bag 3 are connected using the joint 5.

The connection procedure will be described with reference to FIG. First, the lower end portion of the drain tube 1 is inserted into the joint 5 from the upper end 5AB side of the joint 5, and is drawn out of the lower end 5AB of the joint 5 by about tens of cm, and the extracted portion is folded outward. Then, the folded portion of the lower end of the drain tube 1 completely covers the joint 5. Next, a rubber band 9 is fitted to the outside of the folded portion covering the joint 5, and the folded portion is fixed to the joint body 5A with the rubber band 9 as shown in the figure. At this time, the tip of the folded portion protrudes upward from the rubber band 9 by, for example, about 5 cm. Next, a mouth portion of the plastic bag 3 is put on the lower end portion of the drain tube 1 from below, and a rubber band 7 is fitted from the outer periphery thereof. The mouth portion of the plastic bag 3 is attached to the joint body 5A with the rubber band 7 as shown in the figure. Make it fixed. At this time, the tip of the mouth of the plastic bag 3 projects upward from the rubber band 7 by, for example, about 20 cm. This completes the connection.

As can be seen from FIG. 4, the plastic bag 3 and the drain tube 1 are pressed against the outer periphery of the joint 5 by the outer rubber band 7 and are in a close contact state. Further, when the stool accumulates in the plastic bag 3, the plastic bag 3 is pulled downward by its weight, and the plastic bag 3 is particularly pressed against the edge of the upper end 5BB of the flange 5B of the joint 5. Thereby, the adhesion between the plastic bag 3 and the drain tube 1 is further strengthened. Also,
The fact that the plastic bag 3 is pressed against the edge of the upper end 5BB of the flange 5B with the weight of the stool also helps to prevent the plastic bag 3 from falling off the drain tube 1 with the weight of the stool. At the same time, the drain tube 1 also has the upper end 5BB of the flange 5A.
And the edge of the lower end 5AA, so that the drain tube 1 is prevented from falling off from the joint 5. In particular, the edge of the lower end 5AA, which is sharp at an acute angle, has a high effect of preventing falling off. Further, the taper of the main body 5A of the joint 5 prevents the rubber bands 5, 7 from falling down, which also contributes to the prevention of the plastic bag 3 and the drain tube 1 from falling off.

According to the above embodiment, bowel washing can be performed without bothering the bad smell of defecation. In addition, since the stool is temporarily stored in the plastic bag 3, the bowel washing can be performed in a place other than the toilet, for example, in the bathroom. It is convenient to do it in the bathroom because you can wash your body after the bowel cleansing.

FIG. 5 shows the appearance of a second embodiment of the bowel washing device of the present invention.

This intestinal washing device further comprises a skirt 11 made of a flexible material such as polyethylene in addition to the first embodiment described above.
Has been added. The skirt 11 is a tubular body having upper and lower ends opened, and may be provided as a dedicated product.
Alternatively, for example, it can be easily made by the user cutting the bottom of the plastic bag 3 and another plastic bag of the same product with scissors and opening the bottom. The skirt 11 is covered on the outside of the drain tube 1, and after the intestinal washing is completed, the drain tube 1 is sealed in the skirt 11 so as to prevent the odor from leaking from the drain tube. Used for discarding without reuse.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a state in which the skirt 11 and the drain tube 1 are set on the joint 5.

The setting procedure is as follows. First, the skirt 11 is passed through the joint 5 from the upper end thereof and pulled out of the lower end by about several tens of cm, and the drawn portion 11A is turned outward to completely cover the joint 5 as shown in the figure. Next, the drain tube 1 is passed through the skirt 11 and pulled out from the lower end thereof by about several tens of cm, the drawn portion 1B is folded outward, and a rubber band 9 is fitted to the folded portion 1B to fold the skirt 11 as shown in the figure. The entire portion 11B is fixed to the joint 5. This completes the set. Thereafter, in the same manner as described with reference to FIG. 4 for the previous embodiment, the mouth portion of the plastic bag 3 is covered from below and fixed to the joint 5 with a rubber band, whereby the bowel washing tool is completed.

The procedure of intestinal washing itself with this intestinal washing device is the same as in the previous embodiment, but the processing after intestinal washing is much easier as follows. First, the drain tube 1 is detached from the colostomy, and a portion 1C (see FIG. 5) of the drain tube 1 projecting above the skirt 11 is folded and pushed into the skirt 11, and the upper end opening of the skirt 11 is closed and closed. With this, the odor source such as the drain tube 1 is completely sealed in the skirt 11 and the plastic bag 3, so that the body can be slowly washed. After that, the entire bowel cleanser is brought to the toilet, where the part 11C of the skirt 11 that is protruding above the joint 5 is gripped with one hand, and the plastic bag 3 is strongly pulled downward with the other hand, thereby draining the drain tube. Remove the plastic bag 3 from 1. The plastic bag 3 is closed with its mouth closed so as not to emit a bad smell. In the case of the drain tube 1 (see FIG. 6), the rubber band 9 fixing the drain tube 1 is removed, and the skirt 11 and the folded portions 11B and 1B of the drain tube 1 are stretched back, so that the inside of the folded portion 11B of the skirt 11 is removed. Folded part 1B of drain tube 1
And the folded part 11 of the skirt 11
Connect the lower end opening of B and close it. Thus, the drain tube 11 is housed in the skirt 11 in a sealed state. At this time, since the joint 5 is fitted on the outer periphery of the skirt 11, the joint 5 can be reused by extracting it from the skirt 11. The skirt 11 that seals the drain tube 1
Can be discarded as normal trash. After flushing the inside stool to the toilet, the plastic bag 3 can be tightly closed with its mouth closed and discarded as ordinary garbage.

FIG. 7 shows the appearance of a second embodiment of the joint according to the invention which can be used as a joint for an intestinal washer as described above.

The joint 20 has two flat plate rings 21 and 23 made of, for example, wooden or synthetic resin, each having a size of about 7 cm in inner diameter and about 12 cm in outer diameter, for example, four pieces having a length of about 5 cm between them. Are fastened to the bolts 27A to 27D with nuts (not shown) via spacers 25A to 25D. The usage is basically the same as that of the joint 5 shown in FIG.
0 through the hole 21A of the upper ring 21 and the lower ring 23
Is pulled out from the hole 23A downward by more than ten centimeters, and the pulled-out portion is turned outward to cover the joint 20, and a rubber band is attached to the turned-back portion and fixed at the spacers 25A to 25D. Similarly, the mouth portion of the plastic bag is fixed with rubber bands at the spacers 25A to 25D. When fixed with rubber bands in this way, the lower ring 2
Since the drain tube or the plastic bag hits the outer peripheral edge of 3 and is bent, the falling off of the drain tube or the plastic bag is prevented. That is, the lower ring 23 functions as a collar for preventing falling off. To make this feature as good as possible,
The mounting positions of the spacers 25A to 25D are
It is selected inside the center of the width of No. 3 and is designed to make the effective width of the collar as large as possible. Note that, in relation to the claims, the spacers 25A to 25D correspond to a “cylindrical body”, and the lower ring 23 corresponds to a “flange”.

FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment of the joint.

The joint 30 is formed by joining two octagonal rings formed by bending a cardboard cut out in a developed view as shown in FIG. 9 (solid lines are cut lines and broken lines are bent lines). It was done. As shown in FIG. 8, the shape of the joint 30 is a short octagonal tube as a whole, and the inner diameter thereof is constant, but the outer diameter is maximum at the upper end 31 and the lower end 33, and the center 35 Is constricted in a triangular shape and is minimized. The outer peripheral edges of the upper end 31 and the lower end 33 are sharply pointed. The usage is basically the same as the other joints 5 and 20 described above. The folded portion of the drain tube and the mouth portion of the plastic bag are fixed to the most constricted central portion 35 of the joint 30 with a rubber band. At this time, the portion below the central portion 35 functions as a collar for preventing falling off, and the sharply sharp outer peripheral edge of the lower end portion 33 is useful for preventing falling off. The joint 30 can be made of cardboard so that it is inexpensive and suitable for disposable, and has high rigidity because the paper is folded intricately. Note that, in relation to the claims, the entirety of the joint 30 corresponds to a “cylindrical body”, and a portion of the joint 30 below the central portion 35 corresponds to a “flange”.

FIG. 10 shows a fourth embodiment of the joint.

The joint 40 is the joint 2 shown in FIG.
0 is formed of two flat rings 41 and 43 having the same shape as the two flat rings 21 and 23 by, for example, four rubber bands 49A to 49A.
49D. The upper ring 41 has four holes 45A to 45D and two notches 47 for each hole formed on the outer peripheral edge near each of the holes 45A to 45D.
A to 47H. The lower annulus has a similar number of holes and cuts. One end of each of the four rubber bands 49A to 49D has a cut 47A to 47
After being fixed by being pinched by H, it is passed through the holes 45A to 45D, and then through the corresponding hole of the lower lead tube 43, and then the other end is inserted into the corresponding cut of the lower ring 43. Is fixed. The usage is basically the same as that of the other joints described above, and the drain tube and the plastic bag are fixed with rubber bands at the locations of the rubber bands 49A to 49D between the upper and lower rings 41, 43. The lower ring 43 functions as a collar for preventing falling off. This joint 40 has an advantage that the thickness when not used is small and not bulky. Note that, in relation to the claims, the four rubber bands 49A to 49D correspond to a “cylindrical body”, and the lower ring 43 corresponds to a “flange”.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of the joint.

The joint 50 has a cylindrical main body 51,
It has a flat plate ring 53 joined to its lower end. The usage is basically the same as the other joints described above, and the drain tube and the plastic bag are fixed to the outer periphery of the main body 51 with a rubber band. Since the inner diameter of the flat plate ring 53 at the lower end is smaller than the inner diameter of the main body 51 and the outer diameter thereof is larger than the outer diameter of the main body 51, the inner and outer peripheral edges satisfactorily bite into the drain tube to prevent falling off. Functions as a collar.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a sixth embodiment of the joint.

The joint 60 has a cylindrical main body 61,
It has a flat ring 63 joined to the outer peripheral surface of the main body 61 at a position slightly raised from the lower end 61A. The usage is basically the same as that of the other joints described above, and the drain tube and the plastic bag are fixed to the outer periphery above the ring 63 of the main body 61 with a rubber band. The outer periphery of the flat plate ring 63 bites into the drain tube or the plastic bag, and functions as a collar for preventing falling off. Further, the edge of the lower end 61A of the main body also prevents the drain tube from falling off.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a seventh embodiment of the joint.

This joint has a cylindrical main body 71 and two flanges 73 and 75 joined to the outer peripheral surface of the main body 71. The first flange 73 is joined to the outer peripheral surface of the main body 71 at a position 71B slightly raised from the lower end 71A of the main body 71, and has a tapered shape whose outer diameter increases upward. The second flange 75 is connected to the first flange 73 at the joining position 7.
It is joined to the outer peripheral surface of the main body 71 at a position 71C slightly above 1B, and also has a tapered shape whose outer diameter increases upward. Joint position 71 of second flange 75
Is lower than the upper end 73A of the first flange 73, and the upper end 75A of the second flange 75 is the upper end 7A of the first flange 73.
It is located above 3A. Further, a suspending string 78 for suspending and holding the joint 70 is attached to an upper portion of the main body 71. Note that, in relation to the claims, a set of the main body 71 and the second flange 75 corresponds to a “cylindrical main body”, and the first flange 73 corresponds to a “flange”.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing a state in which the drain tube 1 and the plastic bag 3 are connected using the joint 77.

As shown in FIG. 14, the drain tube 1
Rubber bag 7 on the outer peripheral surface of the second flange 75.
It is fixed at 7, 79. Due to the tightening force of the rubber bands 77 and 79 and the tapered shape of the second flange 75, the rubber bands 77 and 7
Since a downward force acts on 9, the rubber bands 77, 7
9 attempts to move downward from the upper end 73A of the first flange 73. Further, the plastic bag 3 and the drain tube 1 are pulled downward by the weight of the stool. As a result, the drain tube 1 and the plastic bag 3 are bent at an acute angle at the edge of the upper end 73A of the first flange 73. The drain tube 1 has a body 7
Even the edge of the lower end 71A of the 1 is bent at an acute angle. Therefore, the drain tube 1 and the plastic bag 3 are satisfactorily fixed to the joint 70, and a high drop-off prevention effect is obtained. In addition, by holding the joint 70 with the hanging string 78, the place can be easily moved during the bowel washing.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing an eighth embodiment of the joint.

This joint 80 has the overall shape shown in FIG.
The joint 70 is almost the same as the joint 70 shown in FIG. That is, the second flange 85 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylindrical main body 81 so as to be vertically slidable. Also, holes 87A, 87B, 89 drilled in the main body 81
A hanging wire 91 is passed through A and 89B, and the distal end of the wire 91 is connected to the second flange 85. When a load is applied to the joint 80 in a state where the joint 80 is hung by the wire 91, the wire 91
The second flange 85 is moved downward, and the first flange 83 is moved.
Try to adhere to.

According to the joint 80, the upper end 83 of the first flange 83 is formed according to the same principle as the joint 70 shown in FIG.
In addition to being locked at the edge of the drain tube so that the drain tube and the plastic bag do not fall off, the flanges 85, 8
3 try to adhere to each other, so that the upper end 8 of the first flange 83
At the three edges, the bend between the drain tube and the plastic bag becomes sharper, and a higher drop-off prevention effect is obtained.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view showing a ninth embodiment of the joint.

The joint 100 has a short cylindrical main body 101 having a tapered shape whose diameter increases upward.
A short cylindrical flange 103 having a similar taper shape and joined to a lower end of the main body 101 via a bridge 105. The drain tube and plastic bag are
00 is fixed to the outer periphery of the main body 101 with a rubber band. Then, the drain tube and the plastic bag are locked at the upper end 103B of the flange 103 (even at the edge 1 of the lower end 103B) by the same principle as the joint 70 shown in FIG. Furthermore, when the load of the stool accumulated in the plastic bag is applied due to the inner peripheral surface of the main body 101 being opened in a tapered shape, the posture of the joint 100 is inclined obliquely. It will be even higher.

FIG. 17 shows a state where the posture of the joint 100 is inclined.

When a stool load is applied, the plastic bag 3
In order to pull down the upper end 103A of the flange 103 of 00, the joint 100 is rotated about a point 100A in contact with the drain tube 1 of the joint 100 as illustrated by an arrow A due to a slight imbalance in balance. Due to the rotational force to be applied, the joint 100 is tilted as shown in the figure. Then, especially at the edge of the flange upper end 103AA on the side lifted by the rotation (left side in the figure), the plastic bag 3 is bent at an acute angle, and is more firmly engaged with the edge of the upper end 103AA. Therefore, the effect of preventing falling off is further enhanced.

Above, several embodiments of the bowel washing device according to the present invention and the joint according to the present invention for the bowel washing device have been introduced.
However, the joint of the present invention including the above-described embodiment can be used not only for an intestinal washing tool but also for various other uses. Hereinafter, an embodiment using the joint of the present invention in another application will be described.

In the embodiment shown in a sectional view in FIG. 18, ducts 111 and 113 made of a flexible material such as polyethylene are provided.
The joint 115 of the present invention (for example, the joint 100 shown in FIG. 16, but of course, a joint of another shape may be used).
It is connected by fixing with such as. Such a duct made of a flexible material is convenient in that a temporary simple air supply / exhaust duct can be provided when performing a work requiring intake or exhaust. The joint of the present invention offers the advantage that in this application the plurality of ducts 111, 113 can be easily connected and extended.

The embodiment shown in the sectional view of FIG.
The mouth part of the plastic bag 213 for storing dust is fixed to the dust inlet 211A of the dust box 211 using the joint 200 of the present invention. The joint 200 has a cylindrical main body 2.
01 and a flat annular flange 203 joined to one end of the main body 201. The procedure for fixing the plastic bag 213 is as follows. First, the plastic bag 213 is put into the trash box 211, and its mouth is pulled out of the trash box 211A formed in the top plate (of course, a side plate) of the trash box 211. Next, the mouth portion of the plastic bag 213 drawn out is inserted into the joint 200 from the side opposite to the flange 201, and is pulled out from the side of the flange 201 and folded outward, whereby the joint 200 is folded at the folded portion. Wrap it completely. Lastly, the joint 200 wrapped by the folded portion of the plastic bag 213 is inserted from the main body 201 side into the dust inlet 211.
A, and push it in until the flange 203 comes into contact with the dust inlet 211A. This completes the setting. Plastic bag 2
A mouth portion 13 is provided with a joint flange 203 and a garbage inlet 211.
A, and is bent at an acute angle at the outer peripheral edge of the flange 203 and is locked there, so that it does not fall off. However, just in case, the plastic bag 213 may be fixed to the outer periphery of the joint body 201 with a rubber band 215 or the like.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above embodiments are merely examples for describing the present invention. Accordingly, those skilled in the art can implement the present invention in various other forms without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, the means for fixing the flexible tube to the joint is not limited to a rubber band or a string, but may be any type of clip, a ring made of wood, metal, synthetic resin, or the like molded into a shape that fits into the joint. Various materials such as an adhesive tape may be used.

The joint of the present invention can also be used for connecting flexible bags. For example, it can be used to move liquids, powders, granules, and the like contained in one flexible bag to the other flexible bag.

The joint of the present invention can also be used simply to keep the mouth of a flexible bag or flexible tube open. For example, when washing the drain tube after washing the intestine, if the fitting is set at the lower end of the drain tube, water can be easily poured into the drain tube from the opening of the fitting, making cleaning easy. become. Alternatively, when flushing the stool in the plastic bag to the toilet after intestinal washing, if the fitting is set in the mouth of the plastic bag in the same way as just setting the fitting on the drain tube, the stool can be removed from the opening of the fitting. It is easy because it can be discharged
Failure to accidentally spill a stool outside the toilet is also reduced. Alternatively, in a case where liquid or dust is put in a plastic bag or soil is put in a cloth bag for making sandbags, the work is facilitated by setting the joint of the present invention in the mouth of the bag.

The size and shape of the joint of the present invention, particularly the size and shape of the opening, are not particularly limited, and can be designed to have a suitable size and shape according to the size of the bag or tube to be applied and the application. Further, the joint may be made of a material that can be elastically or plastically deformed (for example, rubber, a spring material, or the like), and the shape and size of the opening may be changed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire appearance of an intestinal washing tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an embodiment of the joint for an intestinal washing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a development view of the joint 5;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which the drain tube 1 and the plastic bag 3 are connected using the joint 5;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an intestinal washing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a state in which the skirt 11 and the drain tube 1 are set on the joint 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the joint.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the joint.

FIG. 9 is a developed view of the joint shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the joint.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of the joint.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a sixth embodiment of the joint.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a seventh embodiment of the joint.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing a state where the drain tube 1 and the plastic bag 3 are connected using the joint 77 of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing an eighth embodiment of the joint.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view showing a ninth embodiment of the joint.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a state at the time of intestinal washing of the joint of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a flexible duct using the joint of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a trash can using the joint of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Drain tube 3, 213 Polyethylene bag (poly bag) 5, 20, 30, 40, 50, 0, 70, 80, 10
0, 200 Joint 5A, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 201 Body 5B, 53, 63, 73, 75, 83, 85, 103,
203 Flange 7, 9, 77, 79, 49 Rubber band 11 Skirt 21, 23, 41, 43 Plate ring 25 Spacer

Claims (13)

(57) [Claims] (1)A tubular or bag-shaped first flexible tube;
Used for connection with a tubular or bag-shaped second flexible tube
At the joint  A cylindrical body, and a flange protruding outward from the cylindrical body.
Has,One end of the first flexible tube extends from one end of the body
It is inserted inside and pulled out of the other end of the main body,
The extended part of the flexible tube is folded outward
The second flexible tube fixed to the outer periphery of the main body,
One end of the probe is folded over the first flexible tube.
When fixed to the outer periphery of the body from outside the
The outer edge of the collar is fixed to the outer periphery of the main body.
Bend the first and second flexible tubes to make
To prevent dropping Splicing for flexible tubes
hand. 2. The joint according to claim 1, wherein the flange is provided at one end of the main body or at a position near the one end. 3. The joint according to claim 1, wherein the flange is provided at a position slightly shifted from one end of the main body toward the other end. 4. The joint according to claim 1, wherein the flange has a tapered shape in which a diameter increases from an end connected to the main body toward the other end. 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the main body has a tapered shape in which the diameter increases as the distance from the flange increases.
The joint according to any one of the preceding claims. 6.Flexible drainch that can be connected to colostomy
And With a flexible bag, The lower end of the drain tube and the mouth of the bag
With a joint for connection,  The joint is a cylindrical main body and an outer side of the cylindrical main body.
An intestinal washing tool having a flange that protrudes from the body. 7.Flexible drainch that can be connected to colostomy
And With a flexible bag, The lower end of the drain tube and the mouth of the bag
Fitting to connect With  The lower end of the drain tube is from one end of the joint
Inserted into the joint and pulled out of the other end of the joint
And the drawn out part of the drain tube is outside
And is fixed to the outer periphery of the joint. The mouth portion of the bag is a folded portion of the drain tube.
Intestinal washer fixed to the outer periphery of the joint from outside the minute
Utensils. 8.Flexible drainch that can be connected to colostomy
And With a flexible bag, The lower end of the drain tube and the mouth of the bag
A fitting to connect,  Attached to the outer periphery of the drain tube,After bowel washing
To store and drain the drain tubeFlexible
skirtWhenAn intestinal washer equipped with. 9. A lower end of the skirt is inserted into the joint from one end of the joint together with a lower end of the drain tube and pulled out of the other end of the joint, and the drawn portion of the skirt is moved outward. The intestinal washing device according to claim 8 , wherein the bowel washing device is fixed to the outer periphery of the joint from outside of the drawn-out portion of the drain tube. 10. A flexible drain connectable to a colostomy.
Tube and the end of the drain tube to the end of another flexible tube
And a joint for connecting to the, The joint is a cylindrical main body and an outer side of the cylindrical main body.
With a protruding collar Bowel wash. 11.Flexible drain to connect to colostomy
Tubes and Connect the end of the drain tube to the end of another flexible tube
A fitting for connecting to the  Attached to the outer circumference of the drain tube, After bowel washing
The drain tube For storing and discardingFlexible
skirtWhenAn intestinal washer equipped with. 12. A flexible bag, and a mouth portion of the bag is connected to an end of another flexible tube.
With fittings for, The joint is a cylindrical main body and an outer side of the cylindrical main body.
With a protruding collar Bowel wash. Claim 13With a flexible bag, Connect the mouth of the bag to the end of another flexible tube
And a fitting for  Attached to the outer circumference of the drain tube, After bowel washing
To store and drain the drain tubeFlexible
skirtWhenAn intestinal washer equipped with.