JP3132659B2 - Urination receptacle for women - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a urination receptacle for women that can be used while lying down or sitting down, and has a structure capable of more reliably and urinating urine without leakage. The present invention relates to a urination receptacle for women.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, excretion is one of the most pressing problems for people living in bed. In this case, as an excretion assisting means, an old-fashioned toilet is used. 1. provided on the bed itself; There is a portable toilet provided beside the bed. However, these are intended for people who can wake up to some extent on their own, and are not suitable for bedridden people who can not get up at all, and these bedridden people
There was no choice but to put the plug-in toilet on the defecation site, remove the toilet after defecation and discard the excrement, or wear a conventional diaper and rely entirely on the caregiver.

Accordingly, the present applicant has commercialized a clean automatic urine dispenser which is easy to use even for those who are bedridden (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 54-140957). In this automatic urine sampler, one end of a urine transfer tube is connected to a urine outlet of a urine receiver provided with a urine suction opening for contacting a urination site and a vent, and the other end of the urine transfer tube is connected to a urine outlet. While connected to the tank, a vacuum suction tube connected to a vacuum suction device is connected to the upper part of the urine tank, and a urine detection unit is provided in the urine receiving device. When started, the urine is sucked and collected in the urine tank through the urine tube.

[0004] Such an automatic urine-collecting device allows a bedridden person to easily and comfortably urinate in a supine position, and overcomes the urgent problem of bedridden persons as well as caregivers. It was said that it was done.

[0005]

By the way, in the above-mentioned automatic urine collecting device, it is assumed that the urination receiver is originally used in a supine position and the urination is applied to the urination site with its own hand or with the help of a caregiver. It has a shape.
However, recently, the number of people who want to urinate even in a sitting posture is increasing, and urination in a sitting posture is very natural like a healthy person, and even medically, urinating in a sitting position Has proven to be effective.
In particular, women have a special shape because they are used with the urination receptacle opening surface pressed against the urination site so that urine does not leak, but with the current shape, it is impossible in the sitting position. Therefore, some familiarization was required to make the opening surface of the urination receptacle close to the urination site. The present invention has been proposed to remedy such inconvenience,
Can be used while lying down or sitting down,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a female urination receptacle for an automatic urine collection device having a structure capable of more reliably and urinating urine comfortably without leaking.

[0006]

To SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve the problems described above, the present invention provides a feminine urinary receptacle of against the urination portion of the female apparatus that sucks collected urine, side
Edge whose surface contour is concave and abuts around the urination site
A soft part on the edge that abuts around the urination site
A urine suction opening to apply wood, this urine suction
When the user urinates in the supine position on the back side of the opening,
Operation for pressing the suction opening around the urination site
Means and urine inhalation when user urinates in sitting position
A grip for pressing the mouth around the urination site
And the operating means has a structure incorporating a grip portion.
It is configured to be removable via a box frame . The above-mentioned operation means has a structure in which a grip portion on the back side of the urine suction opening is built-in.
It has a support pipe with the base end side detachably provided via a mounting box frame, and a grip portion provided on the support pipe distal end side. The suction opening is directed forward and upward, and the base end side of the support pipe and / or the grip part side at the tip of the support pipe is configured to be adjustable for expansion and contraction.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a urination receptacle for women according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an automatic urine collector 1,
The automatic urine collection device 1 includes a urine collection tube 3
Is connected to a female urination receiver 4 (hereinafter, receiver 4). That is, in the automatic urine collector 1, a urine tank (not shown) and an electric vacuum suction device are built in the urine collector main body 2, and the urine tank and the receiver 4 are connected by the urine transfer tube 3. I have.
The urine tank and the vacuum suction device communicate with each other via a vacuum suction tube (not shown). In the automatic urine sampler 1 described above, it is assumed that urine is detected by urine detecting means (described later) provided in the receiver 4 by urging the receiver 4 to a urination site, and a vacuum is generated by this detection signal. The suction device is activated, the inside of the urine tank is sucked through the vacuum suction tube, and the urine is sucked and stored in the urine tank from the receiver 4 through the urine transfer tube 3.

Therefore, the receiver 4 will be described in detail. That is, the receiver 4 is made of a hard plastic having an appropriate hardness (eg, polyethylene, polypropylene, etc.).
And has a urine suction opening 5 formed in a shape that is easily brought into close contact with the periphery of the urination site. A vent 6 for taking in outside air is provided on the top side of the receiver 4. On the back of the urine suction opening 5,
An operation bar 8 is detachably attached via an attachment box frame 7. As will be described later, the operation bar 8 is designed to press the urine suction opening 5 around the urination site when the user urinates in the supine position, and has a removable structure. That is, the operation bar 8
Is a support pipe 9 which is curved at a moderate curvature at a substantially middle portion.
And a grip portion 10 made of synthetic resin attached to the end of the support pipe 9. Further, the base end side of the support pipe 9 enters the mounting box frame 7 via a male screw edge (described later) projecting from the top of the mounting box frame 7 so as to be able to advance and retreat. The support pipe 9 is fixedly held by screwing the cap 11. On the other hand, the tip end of the support pipe 9 also enters the grip part 10 so as to be able to advance and retreat, and has a structure in which the support pipe 9 is fastened and fixed to the grip part 10 side by the screw cap 12. The grip portion 10 has an outer peripheral portion formed in a contracted shape at the intermediate portion and the distal end side so that even a user who has a handicap can easily grasp the grip portion. With the above-described structure, the operation bar 8 extends from the back side of the urine suction opening 5 to the urine suction opening 5 side above the top of the receiver 4.

The urine suction opening 5 has an elongated shape, with one end of the urine suction opening positioned at the bottom and the other end positioned at the top. In addition, the vicinity of one end of the bottom is protruded forward, and the side profile of the edge of the opening from the other end on the top to the one end of the bottom is curved in a concave curve. Further, the intermediate portion of the urine suction opening 5 is formed wider than near the one end on the bottom side. An edge 13 forming the urine suction opening 5 is provided with an elastomer, such as rubber or polyurethane, which is softer than the hard plastic forming the receiver 4. With this structure, when the urine suction opening 5 is applied around the urination site via the soft edge portion 13, the urination site is accommodated in the receiver 4 and the urine suction opening 5 is in close contact with the periphery of the urination site. I am trying to become.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the mounting box frame 7 to which the operation bar 8 is attached is formed on a loop-shaped handle frame 14 integrally projecting from the back surface of the urine suction opening 5 of the receiver 4. It is configured to be detachably mounted by the screw 15. At the top of the mounting box frame 7, a male screw edge 16 for projecting the base end side of the support pipe 9 in the operation bar 8 into the mounting box frame 7 is projected. The male screw edge 16 projects cylindrically, and the screw thread 1 is screwed around the screw cap 11 around the outer periphery.
7 are formed. Further, the male screw edge 16 has a cut 18 for restraining the base end side of the inserted support pipe 9 by the screw cap 11. on the other hand,
The handle frame 14 on the back side of the urine suction opening 5 has an insertion hole 19 formed at the top for inserting the base end side of the support pipe 9. Although not shown, the operation bar 8 is held in a direction extending from the back side of the urine suction opening 5 toward the urine suction opening 5 via the top of the receiver 4 as described above. And the support pipe 9,
Alternatively, the mounting box frame 7 and the handle frame 14 on the back side of the urine suction opening 5 are provided with a suitable means for preventing the support pipe 9 from turning.

Next, urine detecting means is provided inside the urine suction opening 5 of the receiver 4. As the urine detecting means, for example, a pair of ring-shaped electrodes 21a, 21a is attached to a detection pipe 20 (see FIG. 3) connected to the urine transfusion tube 3.
b are arranged at a predetermined interval, and the detection circuit determines whether the resistance between the electrodes 21a and 21b is reduced due to the passage of urine through the detection pipe 20. By suctioning the inside of the urine tank via the suction tube, the urine is sucked and stored in the urine tank from the receiver 4 through the urine transfer tube 3.

The female urination receiver according to the present invention is configured as described above. Next, a procedure for using the female receiver 4 in the automatic urine collector 1 will be described. In use in a normal supine position, as shown in FIG.
With both hands, the urine suction opening 5 is brought to a position surrounding the urination part by pulling the urine suction opening 5 so as to bring the urine suction opening 5 into close contact with the periphery of the urination part. At this time, the edge 13 forming the urine suction opening 5 is
Since it is composed of a soft elastomer, the user does not feel any pain and the degree of adhesion is further increased. Since the outer peripheral portion of the grip portion 10 of the operation bar 8 has a squeezed shape at the intermediate portion and the distal end side, it is easy for a user with handicap to grasp and operate. The operation bar 8 is configured so that the base end side of the support pipe 9 can advance and retreat into the mounting box frame 7, while the distal end side of the support pipe 9 can also advance and retreat into the grip portion 10. As a result, the length can be adjusted to suit the user, which makes it easier to use.

When the receiver 4 is pulled into the urination region between the crotch, the grip portion 10 of the operation bar 8 is in a state in which the tip is slightly inclined upward. The lower distal end of 5 is lifted up and pressed against a location below the urination site, and the connection side of the urinary transfusion tube 3 is inclined downward. For this reason, the urine reaches the detection pipe 20 connected to the urine transfusion tube 3 without flowing backward and without leaking, so that a pair of ring-shaped electrodes 21a and 21b serving as urine detection means in the detection pipe 20 are provided.
, The resistance between the electrodes 21a and 21b decreases, and the detection circuit detects that the urine has been discharged. The urine can be sucked and stored in the urine tank.

Next, when using the automatic urine collector 1 in the sitting position, the screw cap 11 on the base end side of the support pipe 9 in the operation bar 8 is loosened to pull out the support pipe 9, and the screw in the mounting box frame 7 is removed. Loosen 15 and remove the mounting box frame 7 (see FIG. 4). Then
The loop-shaped handle frame 14 on the back side of the receiver 4 is exposed, and the user can insert and hold his / her finger in the handle frame 14. As described above, since the fingers can be inserted into and held in the handle frame 14, even a user who has a handicap can easily handle the fingers. For example, the user sits with his / her upper body upright with his / her feet on the floor from the side of the bed (see FIG. 6), and with his / her finger inserted into the loop-shaped handle frame 14 on the back side of the receiver 4, the receiver 4 and hold one end of the urine suction opening 5 of the receiver 4
The urine suction opening 5 is inserted into the center of the inseam of the crotch, and when one end of the urine suction opening 5 is brought to the center of the inseam of the crotch, the receiver 4 is pressed with fingers so as to push down the urine tube 3 connection side. As a result, the connection side of the urinary transfusion tube 3 is lowered, and the receiver 4 is almost in a horizontal state, and the lower end of the urine suction opening 5 is in pressure contact with the lower part of the urination part so as to lift the lower part. Then, the urine suction opening 5 is brought into close contact with the urination site. For this reason, there is no possibility that urine leaks, and since the urination is performed in the sitting position, the user can urinate with a very natural feeling, and the urine reaches the detection pipe 20 connected to the urine transfer tube 3. A pair of ring-shaped electrodes 21a, 21 serving as urine detection means in the detection pipe 20
As the urine passes through b, the vacuum suction device is immediately started to start sucking the urine, and the urine can be sucked and stored in the urine tank from the receiver 4 through the urine tube 3.

As described above, in the above-described receiver 4, the urine suction opening 5 is formed to have a shape along the outer surface around the urination part just below the crotch, and the edge 13 forming the urine suction opening 5 is relatively soft. Because it is composed of various members, even in the state of lying, even in the state of raising the upper body, it can be in close contact with the circumference of the urination site while wrapping the urination site,
The user himself can easily and painlessly press the receiver 4 to a predetermined position, and can urinate without bothering the caregiver.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the urine suction opening of the urination receptacle can be brought into a close state so as to wrap the urination site without difficulty, even when lying down or sitting down. Urination can be performed easily and without leakage, and a more comfortable bed life can be provided.

[0017]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective explanatory view showing one embodiment of a female urination receptacle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the female urination receptacle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of the female urination receptacle according to the present invention when an operation bar for use in a supine position is attached.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory sectional view of the female urination receptacle according to the present invention when the operation bar is removed for use in a sitting position.

FIG. 5 is a side use explanatory view showing a mode of use of the female urination receptacle according to the present invention in a supine position.

FIG. 6 is a side use explanatory view showing a mode of use of the female urination receptacle according to the present invention in a sitting position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 automatic urine collector 2 urine collector body 3 urine transfusion tube 4 receiver 5 urine suction opening 6 vent hole 7 mounting box frame 8 operation bar 9 support pipe 10 grip section 11, 12 screw cap 13 edge section 14 handle frame 15 screw 16 male screw Edge 17 Thread 18 Notch 19 Insertion hole 20 Detection pipe 21a, 21b Electrode

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A feminine urinary receptacle of against the urination portion of the female apparatus that sucks collected urine, side
An edge that is concave-curved and abuts around the area of urination
A soft member at an edge contacting around the urination site
The has a urine suction opening is applied, the urine suction opening
When the user urinates in the supine position on the back side of the mouth,
Operating hand to press the penetration opening around the urination site
The step and the urine suction opening when the user urinates in the sitting position
And a gripper for pressing the part around the urination site.
The operating means is provided with a structure incorporating a gripper.
A urination receptacle for women, wherein the receptacle is configured to be detachable via a casing frame . 2. The operating means is provided on a support pipe having a base end side detachably provided through a mounting box frame having a structure including a grip on the back side of the urine suction opening and a distal end side of the support pipe. A grip portion at the distal end of the support pipe, wherein the grip portion at the distal end of the support pipe is directed from the rear side of the urine suction opening to the front and upper sides of the urine suction opening, and The female urinary receptacle according to claim 1, wherein the side is configured to be adjustable for expansion and contraction.