JP3049219B2 - Bus board - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bath board for facilitating a person without physical strength such as an elderly person or a sick person into a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a person without physical strength such as an elderly person or a sick person takes a bath, a caregiver conventionally lifts such a care receiver and places it in a bathtub.

[0003]

However, in such a method, the caregiver's labor is great, and there is a risk that the care receiver slips from the caregiver's hand.

[0004]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems, a base, a support rod protruded below the base, and one end above the base are provided. The handle has an installed handle, and the base has a support rod mounting substrate, and the substrate is provided with a sliding slit, and the support rod is slidable in the sliding slit. Provide the installed bus board.

[0005]

[Function] The bath board (1) is inserted into the upper edge of the bathtub (23). At this time, the support rods (19, 20) are slid to move the wall portions (23A, 23B) on both sides of the bathtub (23). At a position where the support rods (19, 20) abut. After setting the bus board (1) in this way,
4) sit down on the bath board (1) from the outside of the bathtub (23), rotate the body inside the bathtub (23), and put your feet on the bathtub (23).
Put in. Then, remove the bath board (1) from the bathtub (23) or leave the bathboard (1) in the bathtub (2).
3) Go inside. At this time, even when an external force such as the weight of a person is applied to the end of the bus board (1), the bus board (1) is supported by the support rod (19,
0), the bus board (1) does not turn over, and the person (24) can safely enter the bathtub (23). If a pair of support rods (19) at one end of the bus board (1) is provided in front and rear, the bathtub (23) can be provided with the pair of support rods (19, 19).
The wall (23A) on one side of the bus board (23A) is sandwiched, so that the bus board (1) can be set more safely.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a bus board (1) according to an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 10. The bus board (1) is sealed inside. Hollow base
(2) and a substrate attached below the hollow base (2)
(3) The hollow base (2) is manufactured by blow molding or the like using a synthetic resin as a material, and a handle is provided at one end of the upper surface.
(4) is attached, and two anti-slip band-shaped projections (5) are formed on the upper surface along the longitudinal direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, furthermore, as shown in FIG. A plurality of screw recesses (6) are provided at predetermined locations on the back surface,
A step (7) is provided at the periphery of the back surface of (2).
At one end of (2), the step (7) is a wide portion (7A) whose width is set larger than the other end.

As shown in FIG. 3, the handle (4) has a pair of front and rear mounting holes (8) provided on the left and right sides of the hollow base (2).
A, 8A, 8B, 8B), which are detachably fixed to either the front side or the rear side by bolts (9) and are not used for mounting the handle (4). 8B) has a cap (1
0) is applied.

The substrate (3) is manufactured by injection molding or the like using a synthetic resin as a material, and two ribs (11) are provided in the center of the substrate (3) along the longitudinal direction. Rib (1
A notch (11A) having a length substantially equal to the width of the wide portion (7A) of the step (7) on the back surface of the hollow base (2) is formed at the upper edge of the one end of (1). Further, a boss (12) provided with a bolt hole (12A) is provided upright at a predetermined position of the substrate (3), that is, at a position corresponding to the screw recess (6) on the back surface of the hollow base (2). . Sliding slits (13, 14) are provided at the four corners of the substrate (3), and band-shaped teeth (13A, 1) are formed around the periphery of the sliding slits (13, 14).
4A), and a plurality of drainage holes (15) are provided at one edge of the substrate (3).

1 and 4 on the back surface of the substrate (3).
As shown in the figure, fitting grooves (17) for fitting friction members (16) made of rubber or elastomer are provided at the four corners,
Further, a hand-held concave portion (18) is provided at the center of both side edges. As shown in FIG. 4, support rods (19, 20) are extended from both ends of the rear surface of the substrate (3), and at one end of the substrate (3), the support rods (19) are paired forward and backward. At the other end, the support rods (20) are provided one by one on the left and right. The support rods (19, 20) have a conical shape as shown in FIG.
(19A, 20A) and a cover made of rubber or elastomer (19B, 20A) attached to the outer periphery of the pipe core (19A, 20A).
B), and the sliding slit is formed from the lower side of the substrate (3).
(13,14) and from above the board (3)
1,22). The square head bolt (21,22)
The heads (21A, 22A) of the sliding slits (13,
14), the rods (19, 20) are pressed into contact with the band-shaped teeth (13A, 14A) to fix the rods (19, 20) at predetermined positions, and if the bolts (21, 22) are loosened, the rods (19, 20) are loosened. 20) is slidable along the sliding slits (13, 14).

The substrate (3) is brought into contact with the lower side of the hollow base (2), and each screw recess (6) of the hollow base (2) and each boss (12) of the substrate (3) are connected. The bus board (1) is assembled by fixing it together with bolts (24). At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the wide portion (7A) of the step (7) of the hollow base (2) is assembled. Is positioned so that the groove fits into the notch (11A) of the rib (11) of the substrate (3). The bath board (1) assembled in this manner is inserted into a bathtub (23) as shown in FIG. 8, but at this time, the support rods (19, 20) are loosened and slid, and the bathtub (23) is moved. ) Is adjusted according to the size of the support rod (19, 20), and the support rod (19, 20) is tightened and fixed in this position. Thus, the front wall (23A) of the bathtub (23) is sandwiched by the support rods (19, 19) at one end of the bath board (1), and the support rod (20) at the other end is connected to the bathtub (23). Abuts against the inside of the rear wall (23B), so that the bath board (1) is set very stably on the bathtub (23), and when the person (24) sits down, as shown by the arrow in FIG. Even when a downward external force is applied to the end of the bus board (1), it does not turn over. Since a non-slip band-shaped projection (5) is formed on the upper surface of the bus board (1),
(1) There is no danger that a person sitting down will slide down from the bus board (1). Further, the hollow base (2) of the bus board (1)
Is made of synthetic resin and has a closed interior, so it has moderate elasticity and gives a soft and comfortable feel when the person (24) sits down. In addition, the friction member (1
6) is in close contact with the upper edge of the bathtub (23) when the person (24) sits down, preventing the bathboard (1) from sliding.

In this manner, the person (24) sits down on the bath board (1) from outside the bathtub (23), and then removes his body from the bathtub (23).
Rotate inward and put your feet in the bathtub (23) as shown in FIG. 9 and remove the bathboard (1) from the bathtub (23) or leave it in the bathtub (23). Put in. At this time, the person (24) can support the body by gripping the handle (4) of the bus board (1). The handle (4) selects either the front mounting hole (8A, 8A) or the rear mounting hole (8B, 8B) of the hollow base (2) of the bus board (1) as described above. 8, the solid line position and the dotted line position in FIG. 8 can be selected and mounted according to the body shape of the person (24).

When the bath board (1) is not used, the bus board (1) is raised vertically as shown in FIG.
3C). Also in this case, the bus board (1)
The friction member (16) at the lower end of the tub abuts on the upper edge of the bathtub (23) so as to prevent slipping and to stably put the bath board (1). In order to raise the bus board (1) in this manner, the bus board (1) shown in FIG. The bus board
Since the base (2) of (1) is hollow, it is extremely lightweight and easy to handle.

In addition to the above embodiments, the base of the bus board may not be hollow, that is, the base and the substrate may be integrated. In addition, the support rods (19, 20) may be disposed on both ends of the bus board (1) in a pair at the front and rear, or may be disposed on both ends one by one. Further, the support rod (19, 20)
A friction material made of rubber, elastomer, or the like may be used instead of the band-shaped tooth portions (13A, 14A) for fixing the belt.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the labor of the caregiver when putting a person without physical strength, such as the elderly or the sick, into the bathtub is greatly reduced, or the caregiver becomes unnecessary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

 1 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the base.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in an assembled state in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a back surface of a bus board.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of the assembled state in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line CC of the assembled state in FIG. 1;

7 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in the assembled state in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a use state.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a use state.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a non-use state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bus board 2 Hollow base (base) 3 Substrate 13,14 Sliding slit 19,20 Support rod

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-9-215623 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61H 33/00 A47K 3/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base, a support rod protruding below the base, and a handle installed at one end on the upper side of the base.
A bus having a base for mounting a support rod, a slide slit provided in the base, and the support rod being slidably mounted in the slide slit. board