JP3147608B2 - Nursing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nursing care apparatus for lifting and moving a care recipient such as an elderly person, a physically handicapped person or a patient, and more particularly to a nursing care apparatus using an arch type gantry.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A device for lifting and moving a cared person is composed of a rail and a main body of the caring device running on the rail. The nursing care device main body has a winding drum, and a hanging rope such as a wire rope or a flat belt is wound around the winding drum, and one end of the hanging rope is attached to the winding drum, and a hanger portion that supports the care receiver at the other end. , And controls a hoisting motor that drives the winding drum to move the hanger part up and down, and has wheels that run on rails and a running motor that drives the wheels. The rail is stretched around the ceiling of the house when the care recipient's movement range is wide, and is mounted on an arch-shaped pedestal that can be easily assembled when moving in a limited range such as a bedroom.

[0003] The nursing care apparatus using the arch type gantry is configured as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. Hereinafter, this will be described. 3 is a front view of the care device, FIG. 4 is a side view thereof,
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a mounting portion between a support and a rail. In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a rail, and both ends are a pair of support 2,
It is installed at the upper end of 2 '. The lower ends of the columns 2 and 2 'are stably supported by a support 3 as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 4 denotes a gantry upper cover, which is made of synthetic rubber or the like and covers a mounting portion between the rail 1 and the support 2. Numeral 5 is a care device main body, which has a wrapping drum inside, and a hanging rope such as a wire rope or a flat belt is wrapped around the wrapping drum, and the winding start is fixed to the drum, and a hanger part 6 is attached at the winding end. I have. The winding drum is driven to rotate by a hoisting motor with a brake. A traveling wheel 8 is provided on the upper surface side of the nursing device main body 5, and the wheel 8 is driven by a traveling motor with a brake to cause the nursing device main body 5 to travel along the rail 1. 9
Is a hanging belt for hanging the care receiver on the hanger 6. Reference numeral 10 denotes an operation switch, which has a push button switch and starts and stops the hoisting motor and the traveling motor. The care receiver puts his / her body on the suspension belt, and operates the operation switch 10 to move the operation switch 10 in the vertical direction. Alternatively, it can be moved in the left and right direction by its own operation.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion where the rail 1 is attached to the column 2, wherein FIG. 5A is a front view and FIG. 5B is a side view. Since the support 2 'is also configured in the same manner, only the support 2 will be described. Reference numeral 11 denotes a support member having substantially the same width as the column 2 and a predetermined length for mounting and supporting the end of the rail 1, and one end of which is fixed to the column 2 by welding or the like. The nuts 12 are fixedly provided at predetermined intervals on the center line in the width direction. Reference numeral 13 denotes an L-shaped mounting portion side plate, which is disposed so as to cover the side surface of the column 2 with the support member 11 and the rail therebetween, and is fixed to the support member 11. The rail 1 is, as shown in FIG.
The lower portion has a long groove-shaped opening 14 formed by bending an end portion. A nut 12 is fitted into the groove-shaped opening 14, a presser foot 15 is applied to the upper surface of the rail 1, and a hole is formed in the presser foot 15. A bolt 16 is inserted through the hole, screwed into a nut 12 fixed to the support member 11, and the rail 1 is tightened and fixed to form a gantry. The nut 12 fits into the opening 14 of the rail 1 and also serves as a guide when the rail 1 is mounted.

The power supply to the nursing care apparatus main body 5 is performed by an appropriate cable or the like, although not shown.

[0006]

The above-described nursing care device using an arch-type gantry has been proposed by the applicant of the present application.
The rails should be as high as possible, close to the ceiling T, and even if there is a desire to expand the room space, the bolts are inserted from above when mounting the rails, making insertion difficult.
As long as the height is limited, the body of the nursing care device is mounted on a rail and mounted on a support member provided on a support, so it is difficult to assemble by one person in a small room or the like, and a minimum of two people are required. That is, there was a problem that it was necessary.

[0007] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an arch-type nursing care device in which a rail can be installed at a height just below the ceiling and can be assembled by one person.

[0008]

Means for solving the above-mentioned problem in the present invention is to fix a rectangular support member extending substantially horizontally in the direction opposite to each other at the upper ends of a pair of right and left columns, at least. Attachment side plates are provided in parallel on both sides in the width direction of the support member, formed in a U-shape in cross section with the support member, and a rail is laid on the support members of the two columns and a presser foot is provided on the upper surface of the rail. In the nursing care device comprising fixing the rail by tightening the presser foot and the support member with bolts, and attaching the nursing care device main body to the rail, the one side of the support is opposite to the side of the mounting portion side plate of the mounting portion side plate. A temporary fixing hole is provided at an end of the rail, and a temporary fixing hole is also provided at an appropriate position at the end of the rail. A state in which the nursing device main body is temporarily attached Lift the rail against the presser foot to the rail upper surface is placed on a support member of the other strut, characterized in that so as to secure the rail by tightening the support member and the presser gold volts.

In order to tighten and fix the rail, a plurality of through holes are formed at predetermined intervals on the width center line of the support member, and a presser foot applied to the upper surface of the rail is provided at a position opposed to the through hole. Preferably, a screw hole is screwed, a bolt is inserted from the through hole, screwed into a screw hole of the presser foot, and tightened.

[0010]

When assembling an arch type gantry, a support member is inserted into the temporary fixing hole 27 of the mounting portion side plate 23 of one of the columns 2 and the temporary fixing hole 28 of the rail 1, and the care device body is inserted into the rail 1. 5 is temporarily mounted, the rail is lifted, placed on the support member 21 on the other support 2 ', the support shaft member is removed, the support and the rail are aligned, and the presser foot 15 is put on the rail to support it. The bolt 16 is inserted through the through hole of the member 21 and screwed into the screw hole of the presser foot 15 to be tightened.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention. Parts having the same names or the same functions as those in FIGS. 3 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 2A is an enlarged front view of one embodiment of the mounting portion of the rail and the support of the present invention, and FIG.
-Shows the X-ray sectional arrow view.

The present invention differs from FIG. 5 in the support member, the holding member, and the mounting portion side plate, and has almost the same configuration except for the above.

The support member 21 according to the present invention has a plurality of through holes 21a at predetermined intervals on the center line in the width direction, and the presser foot 25 has a screw hole 25a at a position facing the through hole 21a. Is screwed. Reference numeral 23 denotes an L-shaped mounting side plate similar to the mounting portion side plate 13 of FIG. 5, but a temporary fixing supporting portion 26 is protrudingly provided on the side opposite to the column 2 (rail mounting side), and a temporary fixing portion 26 is provided substantially in the center thereof. A fixing hole 27 is provided. A temporary fixing hole 28 (not shown) is also formed in the rail 1, and a spindle member, for example, a tool such as a hexagon wrench is inserted into and removed from the temporary fixing holes 27 and 28.

In the case of assembling, as shown in FIG. 1, one of the columns 2 is fixed to the support base 3 and stands on the wall side of the room, and the end of the rail 1 having the temporary fixing hole 28 is attached to the mounting side plates 13 and 1.
The temporary fixing hole 28 is aligned with the temporary fixing hole 27 of the temporary fixing supporting portion 26 by leaning between the three, and the spindle member is inserted into both holes 27 and 28. And the nursing device main body 5
Is temporarily attached (may be attached before leaning), and the main body 5 is temporarily fixed to the column 2 with the string 29 or the like. Next, the support on the opposite side is fixed to the support base 3, the rail 1 is lifted in the direction of the arrow and placed on the support member 21 of the support 2 ', and the support shaft member is pulled out. Through hole 21a
The bolt 16 is inserted from below into the screw hole 2 of the presser foot 25.
Screw into 5a and tighten. Then, the other support 2 'is erected close to the opposite wall and aligned with the rail, and then the rail 1 is fixed to the support 2' in the same manner as the support 2 to complete the assembly. Finally, the cord 28 is removed, and the operable state is established.

The temporary fixing support 26 does not protrude from the end as shown in the figure, but extends the tip of the mounting portion side plate 23 from the support member 21 and provides a temporary fixing hole there. Is also good.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the support and the rail are fixed by inserting bolts from below, the support can be assembled even when the height of the support and the rail is just below the ceiling. The number of installation rooms can be increased.

In addition, the present invention has excellent practical effects, such as being able to assemble alone in a limited space such as a general home.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an assembly explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a mounting portion of a support and a rail according to an embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a front view, and (B) is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an arch type care device.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a conventional column and rail mounting portion, (A).
Is a front view, and (B) is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Rail 2, 2 '... Column 3 ... Support stand 4 ... Stand top cover 5 ... Care device main body 6 ... Hanger 7 ... Hanging belt 8 ... Wheel 9 ... Hanging tool 10 ... Operation switch 11, 21 ... Support member 12 ... Nut 13, 23 ... mounting part side plate 14 ... groove-shaped opening 15, 25 ... presser foot 16 ... bolt 26 ... temporary fixing support part 27, 28 ... temporary fixing hole 29 ... string

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-161676 (JP, A) JP-A 4-124140 (JP, U) JP-A 56-124427 (JP, U) JP-A 60-124 58773 (JP, U) Utility model registration 2573694 (JP, Y2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61G ^7/ 10-7/16

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rectangular support member extending substantially horizontally in a direction opposite to each other is fixedly provided at the upper ends of a pair of left and right supports, and mounting portion side plates are provided in parallel on at least both sides in the width direction of the support member. The support member is formed in a U-shape in cross section, a rail is erected on the support member of the both columns, a presser is applied to the upper surface of the rail, and the presser and the support member are tightened with bolts to fix the rail. And a nursing care device comprising a nursing care device body mounted on the rail, wherein a temporary fixing hole is provided at an end of the mounting portion side plate of the one strut opposite to the strut, and an end of the rail is provided. Provisional fixing holes are also provided at appropriate places, and a spindle member is inserted into these temporary fixing holes at the time of assembling, and the rail is lifted with the care device main body temporarily mounted on the rail, and the other support member of the other column is lifted. On top of that rail Care apparatus characterized by applying a presser foot, and to fix the rail fastening and the presser gold support member by a bolt to. 2. The rail is fastened and fixed by forming a plurality of through holes at predetermined intervals on a width center line of the support member, and a presser foot applied to the upper surface of the rail is provided at a position facing the through hole. 2. The nursing care device according to claim 1, wherein a screw hole is provided by butterfly, a bolt is inserted from the through hole, and the screw is screwed into the screw hole of the presser foot.