JP3151137U - Nursing bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a nursing tub that can easily enter a bathtub as a wheelchair and has a simple structure and low cost. A bathtub main body 10 comprising a side portion 16 and a bottom portion 15 and having an opening / closing portion 11 provided on one side of the side portion 16 and opening / closing the opening / closing portion 11. A sheet member having flexibility and water-blocking properties, which is composed of a side portion and a bottom portion, and a notch is provided at the upper boundary of adjacent side portions, and a weight member is provided at the upper end of the side portion. A bath tub disposed on the inside of the tub 10, and when bathing, the upper end of the side of the tub is folded so that the weight member goes out of the tub main body 10, and when entering and exiting, the tub main body The opening / closing part 11 of 10 is opened, and the side part of a sheet bathtub is pushed down to the bottom part 15 of the bathtub main body 10 with a weight member. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a nursing tub suitable for bathing care of a care recipient such as an elderly person or a disabled person.

  Until now, in order to bathe care recipients, especially those who are difficult to move independently, a large dedicated bathing facility equipped with a bathing lift and the like has been required.

  However, the above-described dedicated bathing facilities are naturally expensive, and a plurality of caregivers are required to use them. For this reason, when such bathing facilities cannot be used, there is a problem that sufficient bathing cannot be performed by using a wheelchair for bathing and so on, in addition to washing and body washing, bathing water and foot bathing.

  Therefore, in view of the above situation, the present invention has an object to provide a nursing tub that can easily enter a bathtub as a wheelchair and has a simple structure and low cost.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is composed of a side part and a bottom part, and an opening / closing part is provided on one surface of the side part, and the opening / closing part can be opened / closed by opening the opening / closing part. It consists of a bathtub main body, and a sheet member having flexibility and water shielding, which is composed of a side part and a bottom part, and a notch is provided at the upper boundary of the adjacent side parts, and a weight member at the upper end of the side part A seat tub disposed on the inside of the bathtub body, and when performing bathing, the weight member is folded back on the side upper end of the sheet tub so as to come out of the bathtub body, When entering / exiting, the open / close part of the said bathtub main body is opened, and the side part of the said sheet bathtub is pushed down to the bottom part of the said bathtub main body by the said weight member, The nursing bathtub characterized by the above-mentioned is provided.

  Here, the opening / closing part may be configured to open / close by rotating via a hinge with respect to a side part of the bathtub body adjacent to the opening / closing part. Alternatively, the opening / closing part is made of a fitting plate, and a groove for fitting the opening / closing part is provided at least on a side part of the bathtub body adjacent to the opening / closing part, and the opening / closing part is fitted into the groove. It is good also as a structure opened and closed by making the said opening-and-closing part detachable with respect to the said bathtub main body.

  According to the nursing tub of the present invention, it is possible to easily carry the cared person into the bathtub without using a lift or the like while on the wheelchair. Therefore, bathing care can be performed with few caregivers, and the labor and stress can be reduced. In addition, the structure is simple and the cost can be reduced.

It is a whole schematic diagram showing the outline of the bathtub for care concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the bathtub main body of the bathtub for care which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing (AA sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 2) which shows operation | movement of the opening-and-closing part of the nursing bathtub which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the seat bathtub of the bathtub for care which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the usage method of the seat bathtub of the nursing bathtub which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram (the 1) which shows the procedure of the bathing using the nursing bathtub which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram (the 2) which shows the procedure of bathing using the bathtub for care which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram (the 3) which shows the procedure of bathing using the nursing bathtub which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the bathtub main body of the bathtub for care which concerns on another embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall schematic view showing an outline of a nursing tub according to an embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a state in which water is accumulated in the tub. As shown in this figure, the nursing tub 1 is composed of a tub body 10 and a sheet tub 20 stacked on the tub body 10.

  Here, FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the bathtub body 10, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2) showing the operation of the opening / closing portion of the bathtub body 10. As shown in these drawings, the bathtub main body 10 is formed in a box shape with an upper portion opened by a bottom portion 15 and a side portion 16, and leg portions 17 are provided at the lower four corners of the bottom portion 15. The leg 17 may be finely adjustable in height. Moreover, the bottom part 15 of the bathtub main body 10 is provided with a hole (drainage port) 13 for draining the accumulated water. The bottom 15, side 16 and legs 17 are preferably constructed from wood or plastic.

  One side of the side part 16 which comprises the bathtub main body 10 is the opening / closing part 11 for carrying a wheelchair inside. The opening / closing part 11 can be rotated by a hinge 12 from a closed position (refer to a dotted line part in FIG. 3) that is in contact with the adjacent side part 16 and vertical to an open position (see a solid line part in FIG. 3) where the upper end hits the floor. Is possible. A packing (not shown) made of an elastic body such as rubber is provided at a contact portion between the opening / closing portion 11 and the side portion 16 and the bottom portion 15 adjacent to the opening / closing portion 11. The opening / closing part 11 and the side part 16 adjacent to the opening / closing part 11 are provided with a sealing handle 14 capable of strongly pressing the opening / closing part 11 and the side part 16. This sealing handle 14 and packing prevent water leakage to the outside. The opening / closing part 11 can be fixed in the above-mentioned closed position by tightening the sealing handle 14 after the opening / closing part 11 stands vertically. Moreover, in order to make the opening / closing part 11 into an open position, the sealing handle 14 may be removed and the opening / closing part 11 may be tilted until the upper end touches the floor.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an outline of the sheet bathtub 20. The sheet bathtub 20 is composed of a water-impervious sheet member 21 (for example, a resin such as polyvinyl chloride) so that water can be stored inside without leaking. As will be described later, the sheet member 21 is made of a flexible material so that it can be pushed down to the bottom 15 of the bathtub body 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the sheet bathtub 20 is formed in a box shape having an open top by a bottom portion 25 and a side portion 26. At this time, the depth dimension and the width dimension of the seat bathtub 20 are formed to be the same or slightly smaller than the inner dimension of the bathtub body 10. However, the height dimension is sufficiently larger (longer) than the bathtub main body 10 in consideration of the dimension of the folded portion 27 (see FIG. 5A) described later. The sheet bathtub 20 may be formed in a box shape as shown in FIG. 4 by bonding or sewing the sheet member 21 cut into an appropriate shape with an adhesive or the like. 21 may be formed in a box shape.

  The bottom 25 of the sheet bathtub 20 is provided with a hole (drain port) 23 for draining the accumulated water. The drain port 23 has the same diameter as or slightly smaller than the drain port 13 of the bathtub body 10, and the position thereof overlaps with the position where the drain port 13 of the bathtub body 10 is provided. Moreover, it is preferable to provide the protrusion part 23A which protrudes outside from the bottom part 25. By inserting the protruding portion 23 </ b> A into the drain outlet 13 of the bathtub body 10, water leakage to the bathtub body 10 can be prevented.

  A cut 24 is provided at each of the boundary upper ends of the adjacent side portions 26 of the sheet bathtub 20. A long plate-like weight member 22 is disposed along the edge of the upper end of each side portion 26.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining how to use the above-described sheet bathtub 20. First, at the time of bathing, the sheet bathtub 20 is put inside the bathtub body 10 as shown in FIG. The upper end portion of the sheet bathtub 20 folds the portion with the cuts 24 and hangs the weight member 22 to the outside of the bathtub body 10. The weight of the weight member 22 is set such that the folded portion 27 is stable and the seat bathtub 20 does not deviate from the bathtub body 10 even if there is some movement. When water is stored in the bathtub 1, the drains 13 and 23 are plugged.

  When the cared person enters and exits the bathtub 1, the weight member 22 is put into the bathtub body 10 as shown in FIG. 5B and pushed down together with the side portions 26 of the sheet member 21, as shown in FIG. The weight member 22 is pressed against the bottom 15 of the bathtub body 10. And in this state, the opening-and-closing part 11 is opened, the side part 26 and the weight member 22 of the sheet member 21 are overcome, and it enters / exits in the bathtub 1.

  Since it comprised as mentioned above, when bathing using the bathtub 1 for nursing care of this invention, it carries out in the following procedures. 6, 7, and 8 are schematic diagrams showing a bathing procedure using the nursing care bathtub 1 of the present invention.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6A, the sheet bathtub 20 is set in the bathtub body 10, and the weight member 22 is pushed down to the bottom 15 of the bathtub body 10. Subsequently, as shown in FIG.6 (b), the opening-and-closing part 11 of the bathtub main body 10 is opened. The cared person U gets over the side part 26 of the seat member 21 and the weight member 22 together with the wheelchair and is carried into the bathtub 1. When the cared person U is carried into the bathtub 1, the opening / closing part 11 is closed as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 7A, the weight member 22 that has been pushed down is pulled up, the side portion 26 of the sheet bathtub 20 is folded back to the outside of the bathtub body 10, and the entire inside of the bathtub body 10 is covered with the sheet member 21. Like that. In this state, the care recipient U takes a bath. When water (hot water) is put into the bathtub 1, the plugs 28 are plugged at the drain ports 13 and 23 as shown in FIG. When bathing is completed, the stopper 28 is removed, the water (hot water) in the bathtub 1 is discharged from the drain outlets 13 and 23, and the weight member 22 is again inserted into the bathtub body 10 as shown in FIG. . When fully depressed, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the opening / closing part 11 of the bathtub body 10 is opened, and the cared person U is carried out of the bathtub 1 together with the wheelchair.

  In addition, in said embodiment, although the opening-and-closing part 11 of the bathtub main body 10 was set as the structure opened and closed by a hinge, it is good also as a structure opened and closed by using the opening-and-closing part 11 as a fitting board and removing this. The configuration is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the opening / closing part 31 of the bathtub body 30 is made of a single plate. A concave groove 32 for fitting the opening / closing part 31 is formed in the side part 36 adjacent to the opening / closing part 31. Although illustration is omitted, it is preferable to provide a packing for preventing water leakage in the groove 32 or in a portion of the opening / closing portion 31 that contacts the groove 32 or both.

  Therefore, when taking a bath, the opening / closing part 31 is fitted into the recessed groove 32 of the side part 36 and closed, and when the care recipient enters and exits the bathtub, the opening / closing part 31 is slid by the recessed groove 32 of the side part 36. 31 is removed. Thereby, the bathtub main body 30 can be opened and closed easily.

  Here, the example in which the concave groove 32 is provided only in the side portion 36 is shown, but the concave portion may be provided in the bottom portion 35 in the same manner. Further, the opening / closing part 31 may be provided with unevenness. In this case, the side portion 36 (or the side portion 36 and the bottom portion 35) is also provided with unevenness that matches this, so that the opening / closing portion 31 can be slid and attached.

  Since it comprised as mentioned above, according to the bathtub for care of this invention, it can be carried in in a bathtub easily, without using a lift etc. with a cared person on a wheelchair. Therefore, bathing care can be performed with few caregivers, and the labor and stress can be reduced. In addition, the structure is simple and the cost can be reduced.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Based on the meaning of this invention, various deformation | transformation are possible, These are excluded from the scope of this invention. is not.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention relates to a bath tub suitable for bathing care of elderly people and persons with physical disabilities and has industrial applicability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nursing care bathtub 10 Bath body 11 Opening and closing part 12 Hinge 13 Drain outlet 14 Sealing handle 15 Bottom part 16 Side part 17 Leg part 20 Seat bathtub 21 Sheet member 22 Weight member 23 Drain outlet 23A Projection part 24 Notch 25 Bottom part 26 Side part 27 Folding part 28 Plug 30 Bathtub body 31 Opening / closing part 32 Groove 35 Bottom part 36 Side part

Claims (3)

A bathtub main body that is composed of a side part and a bottom part, and is provided with an opening / closing part on one side of the side part, and can enter and exit by opening the opening / closing part,
It consists of a sheet member having flexibility and water-blocking configured from a side part and a bottom part, and a notch is provided at the upper boundary of the adjacent side parts, and a weight member is provided at the upper end of the side part, A seat bathtub disposed inside the bathtub body,
When bathing, the weight member is folded back at the upper end of the side of the seat tub so that it goes outside the bathtub body,
When entering / exiting, the open / close part of the said bathtub main body is opened, and the side part of the said sheet bathtub is pushed down to the bottom part of the said bathtub main body by the said weight member, The nursing bathtub characterized by the above-mentioned.   The nursing bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing part is configured to open and close by rotating via a hinge with respect to a side part of the bathtub body adjacent to the opening / closing part. The opening / closing part is composed of a fitting plate,
A groove for fitting the opening / closing portion is provided at least on a side portion of the bathtub body adjacent to the opening / closing portion,
The nursing tub according to claim 1, wherein the nursing tub is configured to be opened and closed by fitting the opening / closing portion into the groove and making the opening / closing portion detachable from the bathtub body.

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