JP3182236B2 - Ventilated tilt mat device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a tiltable mat,
More particularly, the present invention relates to a device suitable for assisting a patient to turn over and preventing the occurrence of bedsores (bedsores).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is provided a tilting mat device in which a pair of left and right air bags are mounted under a mat on which a patient lies, and the air bags are alternately inflated and contracted to tilt the mat left and right. Is being developed. On the other hand, in order to prevent pressure ulcers in patients lying on a mat, a type in which a sheet-shaped air bag is overlaid on a mat and air is blown out from micropores on the upper surface of the sheet-shaped air bag has been developed.

[0003]

When a sheet-shaped air bag is used in combination with the above-mentioned conventional tilting mat device, air is blown out from the fine holes of the sheet-shaped air bag laid on the upper surface of the mat. There is a problem that the sound hinders sleep of a person who sleeps thereon. In addition, it is necessary to perform an operation of overlapping and fixing the sheet-shaped air bag on the upper surface of the mat so as to increase the labor of the nursing assistant, and when not in use, the tilting mat device and the sheet-shaped air bag are used. Must be individually stored, which leads to an increase in the space required for storing articles in hospitals and the like. The present invention is intended to solve these problems.The mat itself is provided with air permeability, and the air supply bag for ventilation is incorporated below the mat together with the air bag for tilting. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ventilated tilting mat device which does not give noise to a person who sleeps thereon, and which has a simple structure and a simple structure for use.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a ventilated tilting mat device of the present invention comprises a rectangular mat having air permeability and a longitudinal center line of the mat for tilting the mat. An inflatable and deflated left air bag and a right air bag which are respectively disposed on the lower side on the left and right sides, and a center sheet for airtightly connecting the left air bag and the right air bag, and the center sheet and the mat the mat supply air bag is provided for venting, and air supply for the micropores in the top sheet of the supply air bag is formed a number between, above left empty
A common air supply device for air supply to the air bag, right air bag, and air supply bag
For each air supply valve 5a, 5b, 5c to perform from
Each exhaust bag for the left and right bladders above
Valves 7a, 7b are provided, and these valves 5a, 5b are provided.
Automatic opening and closing of b, 5c, 7a, 7b in the manner shown in [Table 1]
It is characterized in that a control system for controlling is provided .

[Table 1] Further, the invention is characterized in that the center sheet also serves as a sheet forming the air supply bag.

[0005]

In the ventilation type tilting mat device of the present invention described above, an air supply bag for ventilating the mat is provided by utilizing a space between the left and right air bags for performing the tilting operation of the mat. Since the bag is provided below the mat and above the center sheet connecting the left and right air bags, the whole apparatus becomes significantly compact and its preparation operation is simplified. Then, the air blown out from the fine holes for air supply in the top sheet of the air supply bag flows through the air-permeable mat to prevent the occurrence of bedsore of the patient or the like on the mat. that time,
Since the air blowing sound in the air supply fine hole is generated below the mat and between the left air bag and the right air bag ,
No noise is given to the patient on the mat.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a ventilation type tilting mat device as a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a rectangular mat 1 for a patient or the like to lie down, a left air bag 2 a and a right air bag 2 b that can be inflated and contracted are respectively provided below the left and right sides of a longitudinal center line CL. The air bags 2a and 2b are detachably mounted via a hook-and-loop fastener or the like, and these air bags 2a and 2b are air-tightly connected by a center sheet 3 made of an air-tight sheet material.

[0007] Each of the air bags 2a and 2b is provided with an air supply valve 4a including an electric air pump or the like.
5b and the air supply pipes 6a and 6b, air is supplied alternately.
When air is supplied to b), air is exhausted from the other air bag 2b (or 2a) via the exhaust valve 7b (or 7a). By alternately inflating and deflating the left air bladder 2a and the right air bladder 2b in this manner, the mat 1 is tilted and alternately tilts left and right.

[0008] By the way, in the mat 1, both the skin material 1a and the internal filler 1b are made of a gas-permeable material so as to have gas permeability at least in the vertical direction. An air supply bag 8 for ventilating the mat 1 is provided between the center sheet 3 and the mat 1, and a number of fine air supply holes are formed in a top sheet 8a of the air supply bag 8. I have. The air supply bag 8 is supplied with air from the air supply device 4 through a valve 5c and an air supply pipe 6c. This is performed as shown in FIG.

The valves 5a, 5b, 5c and the exhaust valves 7a, 7b for supplying air to the left air bag 2a, the right air bag 2b, and the air supply bag 8 are all configured as electromagnetic valves, and are shown in FIG. The open / close control is automatically performed by a control system that does not perform the control. The open / close state is controlled as shown in Table 1 below.

[Table 1] By performing the control of the embodiment of [Table 1], the left air bag
2a and the right air bladder 2b
When the air bag 8 is not supplied with air and the air bag 8 is supplied,
Air is supplied to both left air bag 2a and right air bag 2b.
Since it is not changed, a common single air supply device 4 is used.
As a result, an efficient air supply / exhaust action is performed,
The advantage that the capacity of the air device 4 does not need to be large can be obtained.
The air supply bag 8 may be simply inserted into the space between the mat 1 and the center sheet 3, but the air supply bag 8 may be locked to the center sheet 3 by a fastener such as a hook-and-loop fastener. Good. In addition, the top sheet of the air supply bag 8 shown in FIG. 2 actually comes into close contact with the lower surface of the mat 1 and sends air into the mat 1 when the mat 1 is ventilated.

In the above-described ventilation type tilting mat device of the present embodiment, the left and right air bladders 2a, 2 for tilting the mat 1 are operated.
The air supply bag 8 for mat ventilation is provided using the space between the air bags 2b and 2b, and the air supply bag 8 is above the center sheet 3 connecting the left and right air bags 2a and 2b below the mat 1. , The whole apparatus becomes extremely compact and its preparation operation is simplified. Then, the air blown out from the fine holes for air supply in the top sheet 8a of the air supply bag 8 flows through the inside of the air permeable mat 1 to prevent the occurrence of bedsore of the patient or the like on the mat. At this time, since the air blowing sound from the air supply fine hole of the air supply bag 8 is generated below the mat 1, no noise is given to the patient or the like on the mat 1.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a ventilation type tilting mat device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. Also in the case of the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the rectangular mat 1 having air permeability, an inflatable and contractible left air bladder 2a is provided below the left and right sides of the longitudinal center line CL. The right air bag 2b is detachably mounted via a hook-and-loop fastener or the like, and these air bags 2a and 2b are air-tightly connected by a center sheet 3 made of an air-tight sheet material. The air bags 2a and 2b are alternately supplied with air from an air supply device 4 including an electric air pump and the like via air supply valves 5a and 5b and air supply pipes 6a and 6b. When air is supplied to one air bag 2a (or 2b), the other air bag 2b (or 2a) is exhausted via the exhaust valve 7b (or 7a).

By alternately inflating and deflating the left air bladder 2a and the right air bladder 2b in this manner, the mat 1 is tilted and alternately tilted left and right. By the way, in the second embodiment, an air supply bag 8 for ventilation of the mat 1 is provided using the center sheet 3. That is, the center sheet 3 also functions as a sheet forming the air supply bag 8. The top sheet 8a of the air supply bag 8 has a large number of air supply fine holes. The air supply bag 8 is supplied with air from the air supply device 4 via the valve 5c and the air supply pipe 6c, whereby the air flowing upward from the lower side of the mat 1 is indicated by an arrow in FIG. It is performed as if.

The opening / closing control of the valves 5a, 5b, 5c and the exhaust valves 7a, 7b for supplying air to the right air bag 2a, the left air bag 2b and the air supply bag 8 is the same as that of the first embodiment. It is performed in the same way as in the case. Since the ventilation type tilt mat device as the second embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the left and right air bladders 2a and 2b are connected. Since the center sheet 3 also serves as a sheet forming the air supply bag 8 for ventilation of the mat 1, there is an advantage that the entire apparatus can be configured more compactly. In each embodiment of the present invention, the exhaust
It is preferable that the air discharge ports of the exhaust valves 7a, 7b be opened in the casing of the air supply device 4 in order to prevent noise of air discharge when the valves 7a, 7b are opened.

[0014]

As described above, according to the ventilated tilting mat device of the present invention, the following effects and advantages can be obtained. (1) An air supply bag for ventilation of the mat is provided by appropriately using the space between the left and right air bags that perform the tilting operation of the mat, and the air supply bag is used for the left and right air bags below the mat. By being provided above the central seat to be connected, the whole apparatus is significantly compact and its preparation operation is simplified. (2) Since the air ejected from the air supply fine holes in the top sheet of the air supply bag flows through the air-permeable mat,
It is possible to prevent bedsores of the patient and the like on the mat. (3) The air blowing sound in the air supply micropores of the air supply bag is generated below the mat and between the left air bag and the right air bag, so that no noise is given to the patient on the mat. . (4) By performing the control in the mode of [Table 1], the left
Supply air when supplying air to either the air bag or the right air bag
Air is not supplied to the air bag, and the left air bag is
And neither the right air bag is supplied with air,
Efficient air supply and exhaust while using a common single air supply
Operation is performed, and the capacity of the air supply device is increased.
There are advantages that do not have to be. ( 5 ) If the central sheet connecting the left and right air bags also serves as a sheet forming an air supply bag for ventilation of the mat, the entire apparatus can be made more compact.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a ventilation type tilt mat device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a ventilation type tilt mat device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mat 1a Mat skin material 1b Mat internal filling material 2a Left air bag 2b Right air bag 3 Central seat 4 Air supply device 5a, 5b, 5c Air supply valve 6a, 6b, 6c Air supply pipe 7a, 7b, exhaust valve 8 Air supply bag 8a Top sheet

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An air-permeable rectangular mat, and inflatable and deflateable left and right air bladders respectively disposed on the left and right sides of a longitudinal center line of the mat so as to tilt the mat. A central sheet for air-tightly connecting the left air bag and the right air bag, and an air supply bag for ventilation of the mat is provided between the central sheet and the mat. supply for micropores in the top sheet of the bag is formed a number, above the left air bag, right air bag and feed
Each air supply to supply air to the bladder from a common air supply device
Valves 5a, 5b, 5c and the left air bag
Each exhaust valve 7a, 7b for the right air bag is provided.
Of the valves 5a, 5b, 5c, 7a, 7b
A control system for automatically controlling opening and closing in the manner shown in [Table 1] is provided.
A ventilated tilting mat device, characterized in that the device is tilted. [Table 1] 2. The ventilation type tilting mat device according to claim 1, wherein the central sheet doubles as a sheet forming the air supply bag.