JP3185459U - Bathing aids - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a bathing aid that can maintain a stable posture and prevent submergence even if elderly people with reduced physical ability do not consciously support themselves during bathing. To do.
A bathing aid 1 disposed between opposing side walls of a bathtub 100, and a body support member 2 that can be expanded and contracted according to an interval between the side walls of the bathtub, and both ends of the body support member And a holding member 3 having an upper surface contact portion 3a that contacts the rim upper surface 102 of the bathtub and an inner surface contact portion 3b that contacts the inner surface of the bathtub side wall and restricts movement of the body support portion in the expansion and contraction direction. I have.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing aid that prevents inadvertent submergence of water in a bathtub of an elderly person or a disabled person.

  Elderly people with reduced physical ability may not be able to support the body sufficiently in the bathtub. Then, the bathing auxiliary tool which prevents the water submergence in a bathtub by putting a floating body in a bather's neck and preventing a face from sinking is proposed (refer patent document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-23535

However, with the floating ring type bathing aid as in Patent Document 1, the face can be prevented from being immersed in the water surface, but it is unstable because it does not support the body just by holding the neck with a floating body. .
An object of the present invention is to provide a bathing aid that can stably support a body in a bathtub without the need for the bather to consciously support the body in view of the above problems.

Specific means for solving the problems in the present invention are as follows.
1stly, the technical means of this invention for solving this technical subject is the bathing auxiliary tool arrange | positioned ranging between the opposing side walls of a bathtub, Comprising: According to the space | interval between the said side walls of a bathtub A body support member that can be extended and contracted, and provided at both ends of the body support member, abuts on an upper surface contact portion that contacts the rim upper surface of the bathtub and an inner surface of the bathtub side wall, thereby restricting movement of the body support portion in the longitudinal direction. And a holding member having an inner surface abutting portion.

Secondly, the body support member is provided with a pair of arm bands for holding the upper arm portion of the bather between the holding members.
Third, the arm band is attached via a bracket projecting in a substantially orthogonal direction with respect to the body support member, and the bracket extends along the longitudinal direction of the body support member. The body support member is fitted so as to be slidable and non-rotatable around the axis of the body support member, and a mounting hole is provided at the base end portion to match the cross-sectional shape of the body support member. The end portion is provided with a band attachment hole for attaching an arm passing portion of the arm band so as to open facing the body support member.

  Fourth, the upper surface abutting portion of the holding member has an extending portion extending substantially parallel to the same side as the protruding direction of the bracket with respect to the body support member, and the extending portion extends from the extending end of the extending portion. The distance to the axis of the body support member is greater than the distance from the band mounting hole of the bracket to the axis of the body support member.

  According to the present invention, even an elderly person with reduced physical ability can maintain a stable posture without consciously supporting himself / herself during bathing, and can prevent submergence.

It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the bathtub with the bathing assistance tool which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which installed the bathing assistance tool which concerns on this invention in the bathtub. It is a top view which shows the state which installed the bathing assistance tool which concerns on this invention in the bathtub. It is an enlarged view of the one end part of the bathing assistance tool which concerns on this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is sectional drawing. FIG. 4C shows a CC cross section of FIG. The bracket used with the bathing auxiliary tool which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a top view. It is a top view which shows the state which installed the bathing auxiliary tool which concerns on this invention in the bathtub of a curved side wall. It is an enlarged view of the one end part in the modification of the bathing assistance tool which concerns on this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is sectional drawing. FIG. 7B shows a BB cross section of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In addition, in this specification, the X direction shown in FIG. 1 is called the bathing assistance tool 1 and the front-back direction of the bathtub 100, and the Y direction is called the bathing assistance tool 1 and the left-right direction of the bathtub 100.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bathing aid 1 is provided on the body support member 2 that can be expanded and contracted according to the interval between the opposing side walls 101 of the bathtub 100, and both ends of the body support member 2. A holding member 3 having an upper surface contact portion 3a that contacts the rim upper surface 102 of the bathtub 100 and an inner surface contact portion 3b that contacts the bathtub side wall inner surface 103 and restricts the movement of the body support portion 2 in the expansion and contraction direction. ing.
The body support member 2 is a hollow rod-like body having a polygonal cross section (in the present embodiment, a quadrangular cross section), and is inserted into the first body support member 2a and the left and right thereof so as to be freely retractable. 2b can be expanded and contracted in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction). The length of the body support member 2 is such that the insertion portion of the second body support member 2b is tightened by a fixing screw 4b that is screwed into screw holes 4a provided near both ends of the first body support member 2a. The state after the expansion / contraction length adjustment of the member 2 can be fixedly maintained.
At both ends of the body support member 2, that is, at each protruding end of the second body support member 2b, through-holes 2c constituting a connecting portion with the holding member 3 described later are formed. On the other hand, a mark 5 is provided on the outer periphery of the second body support member 2b on the other end side to indicate the limit of the amount of withdrawal relative to the first body support member 2a, and the second body support due to excessive withdrawal of the second body support member 2b. It is possible to prevent the member 2b from being used and the body support member 2 from being used in a state where a sufficient load resistance cannot be maintained.
The holding member 3 has a substantially L shape in a front view having an upper surface contact portion 3a for contacting the rim upper surface 102 of the bathtub 100 and an inner surface contact portion 3b for contacting the bathtub side wall inner surface 103. As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, a non-slip sheet 9 is provided on the side of the upper surface contact portion 3 a and the inner surface contact portion 3 b that contacts the bathtub 100.
Further, an upper connecting piece 6A and a lower connecting piece 6B, which are connected to the body support member 2, project from the inner surface contact portion 3b of the holding member 3 toward the opposite side of the upper surface contact portion 3a. Has been. The upper connecting piece 6A and the lower connecting piece 6B are respectively provided with through holes 6a and 6b penetrating the upper connecting piece 6A and the lower connecting piece 6B. The through hole 6a of the upper connecting piece 6A is circular, and the lower connecting piece 6B The through-hole 6b is an oval (long hole that is long in the left-right direction).
Thus, the end of the body supporting member 2 is inserted between the upper connecting piece 6A and the lower connecting piece 6B of the holding member 3, and the through hole 6a of the upper connecting piece 6A of the holding member 3 and the body supporting member 2 The holding member 3 and the body support member 2 are pivotally connected by a retaining member 10 (bolt nut) that penetrates the through hole 2b and the through hole 6b of the lower connecting piece 6b of the holding member 3 in a skewered manner.
Because of such a connection structure, the holding member 3 can swing at a certain angle with respect to the body support member 2 around the retaining member 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow B in FIG. Further, since the through-hole 6b of the lower connecting piece 6B is a long hole extending in the left-right direction, the through-hole 6a of the upper connecting piece 6A can be swung in the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIG. Yes.

A pair of left and right arm bands 7 that hold the upper arm portion 201 of the bather 200 can be attached to the bathing aid 1 according to the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the arm band 7 is composed of, for example, a band-shaped member 7 a made of a nylon flat string and a known band fastener 7 b attached to one end thereof. By passing the end through the band fastener 7b, an arm passage portion 71 is formed. The arm band 7 may have a belt-like member 7a formed in an annular shape, and may simply be externally fitted to the body support member 2. However, in the present embodiment, the bracket 8 protrudes in a substantially orthogonal direction with respect to the body support member 2. Is attached through.
As shown in FIG. 5, the bracket 8 includes a base end portion 8A provided with a mounting hole 8a for the body support member 2, and a flat arm portion 8B extending from the base end portion 8A. ing. The mounting hole 8a of the base end portion 8A of the bracket 8 is a through-hole having a cross-sectional shape (rectangular shape) that matches the cross-sectional polygon of the body support member 2 (second body support member 2b). 8B is provided with a band attachment hole 8b through which the arm band 7 can be inserted and attached, penetrating in the same direction (left-right direction) as the attachment hole 8a of the base end 8A.
As shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 8 is fitted so as to be substantially parallel to the upper surface contact portion 3 a of the holding member 3 and is attached to the body support member 2 in a pair of left and right, but the mounting holes 8 a 2 Since the cross section of the body support member 2b matches the polygonal cross section, the body support member 2b cannot rotate around the axis of the body support member 2 and can slide along the longitudinal direction of the body support member 2. ing.
Further, since the band attaching hole 8b penetrates in the left-right direction, the arm band 7 inserted through and attached to the band attaching hole 8b faces in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. .

By the way, as shown in FIG. 4A and the like, the upper surface contact portion 3a of the holding member 3 has an extending portion 30 that extends substantially parallel to the same side as the protruding direction of the bracket 8 with respect to the body supporting member 2. In the extended portion 30, the distance D from the extended end 30 a to the axis of the body support member 2 is larger than the distance d from the center of the band mounting hole 8 b of the bracket 8 to the axis of the body support member 2. It is set to be.
Next, the usage method of the bathing assistance tool 1 is demonstrated.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bathing aid 1 is arranged so as to straddle between the opposite side walls 101 of the bathtub 100. Specifically, the inner surface abutting portions 3b of the holding members 3 provided at both ends of the body support member 2 are opposed to the side wall inner surface 103 of the bathtub 100, and the upper surface abutting portion 3a is abutted against the rim upper surface 102. Put.
At this time, the interval between the side walls 101 is usually different depending on the kind of the bathtub, but the body support member 2 is provided by the first body support member 2a and the second body support member 2b inserted in the left and right directions so as to be freely retractable. Since it can be expanded and contracted in the left-right direction, the length can be adjusted according to the interval between the side walls 101. Here, the length of the body support member 2 is such that the inner surface contact portion 3b of each holding member 3 leaves a slight gap between the side wall inner surface 103 of the bathtub 100 and the body support member 2 is between the side walls 101. The length is adjusted so as not to be stretched, and the set length is maintained and fixed by tightening the fixing screw 4b.

  Of course, the bathing aid 1 can be installed in such a manner that the body support member 2 is completely stretched between the side walls 101 with the inner surface abutting portions 3b of the holding members 3 being in close contact with the inner surface 103 of the side wall of the bathtub 100. However, if there is a slight gap between the inner surface contact portion 3b and the side wall inner surface 103 of the bathtub 100, the position of the bathing aid 1 is changed by sliding the rim upper surface 102 of the bathtub 100 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the bathing aid 1 does not get in the way when entering and exiting the bath 100 as compared to the case where the bathing aid 1 is completely fixed to the bath 100.

Even in this case, the movement of the bathing aid 1 in the left-right direction (stretching direction) is restricted by the inner surface abutting portion 3b coming into contact with the side wall inner surface 103 of the bathtub 100. The anti-slip sheet 9 is present on the side of the holding member 3 that contacts the bathtub 100, so that the bathing aid 1 can be prevented from moving unintentionally by the bather 200.
Further, since the holding member 3 can swing at a predetermined angle with respect to the body support member 2 with the retaining member 10 as the center, it can be adapted to a bathtub with a curved side wall as shown in FIG. Since the through hole 6b of the lower connecting piece 6B of the holding member 3 is a long hole extending in the left-right direction, the holding member 3 can swing around the through hole 6a of the upper connecting piece 6A. Even if is not horizontal but inclined, the bathing aid 1 can be stably installed in the bathtub 100.
After entering the bathtub 100, the bather 200 uses the bathing aid 1 arranged as described above in front of his / her chest. That is, the bather is in a posture to enter between the side wall on the back side of the bathtub 100 and the bathing aid 1, the left and right upper arms 201 are placed on the bathing aid 1, and the bathing aid 1 is placed on both sides. By holding it in, you can prevent submergence during bathing.

In addition, since the bathing aid 1 of the present embodiment includes the pair of left and right arm bands 7, the bather 200 inserts the arm into the arm band 7 and holds the upper arm portion 201 so as to be more reliable. It is possible to prevent submergence during bathing. In addition, although the arm band 7 is attached to the body support member 2 via the bracket 8, each bracket 8 protrudes from the first body support 2a of the second body support 2b (the first body support 2a of the first body support 2a). In the range between the two ends and the holding member 3), that is, in the longitudinal direction of the body support member 2, the mutual interval between the left and right arm bands 7 can be adjusted to the shoulder width of the bather 200. it can.
In addition, the bracket 8 has a shape protruding in the horizontal direction from the body support member 2 in the installed state of the bathing aid 1 in the bathtub 100, but the upper surface contact portion 3a of the holding member 3 extends in the same direction. There is an installation portion 30, and the distance D from the extended end 30 a to the axis of the body support member 2 is larger than the distance d from the center of the band mounting hole 8 b of the bracket 8 to the axis of the body support member 2. Since the extending portion 30 sufficiently supports the bathing aid 1 even when a force in the direction of hanging on the arm band 7 is applied, the bathing aid 1 is against the upper surface of the rim of the bathtub 100. There is no rolling.

As described above, when the bathing aid 1 according to the present invention is used, the body of the bather 200 is stably supported in the bathtub 100, so that not only elderly people with reduced physical ability but also healthy people can feel at ease. You can enjoy Nagayu.
The modification of the bathing assistance tool 1 which concerns on this invention is shown by Fig.7 (a)-(b). In this modification, the body support member 2 is directly attached to the inner surface abutting portion 3 b of the holding member 3. Further, the body support member 2 is fixed to the center in the front-rear direction of the inner surface contact portion 3 b, but the distance D from the extended end 30 a of the extension portion 30 to the axis of the body support member 2 is It is formed to be larger than the distance d from the center of the band attachment hole 8b to the axis of the body support member 2.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the claims.
For example, the body support member 2 includes a first body support member 2a provided with right and left female screws at both ends like a turnbuckle, and male screws corresponding to the left and right ends of the second body support member 2b. The structure which implement | achieves an expansion-contraction function by twisting the 2nd body support member 2b may be sufficient.

  In addition, the body support member 2 may be configured by one each of the first body support member 2a and the second body support member 2b, or may be formed by a rod-shaped body extending in the axial direction having a circular cross section. Alternatively, the first body support member 2a may have a circular cross section, and the second body support member 2b may have a rod-like body extending in the axial direction having a polygonal cross section.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathing aid 2 Body support member 3 Holding member 3a Upper surface contact part 3b Inner surface contact part 100 Bathtub 101 Side wall 102 Rim upper surface 103 Bathtub side wall inner surface

Claims (4)

A bathing aid arranged across the opposite side walls of the bathtub,
A body support member that can be expanded and contracted according to the interval between the side walls of the bathtub, and a body support member that is provided at both ends of the body support member and that contacts the upper surface of the bathtub rim and the inner surface of the bathtub side wall And a holding member having an inner surface abutting part for restricting movement of the part in the longitudinal direction.   The bathing aid according to claim 1, wherein a pair of arm bands for holding the upper arm portion of the bather is attached to the body support member between the holding members. The arm band is attached via a bracket projecting in a substantially orthogonal direction with respect to the body support member,
The body support member is fitted onto the bracket so that the bracket can slide along the longitudinal direction of the body support member and cannot rotate about the axis of the body support member. A mounting hole matching the cross-sectional shape is provided at the base end, and a band mounting hole is provided at the other end so as to open the arm passing portion of the arm band so as to face the body support member. The bathing aid according to claim 2.   The upper surface abutting portion of the holding member has an extending portion extending substantially parallel to the same side as the protruding direction of the bracket with respect to the body supporting member, and the extending portion of the extending portion extends from the extending end of the body supporting member. The bathing aid according to claim 3, wherein the distance to the axis is larger than the distance from the band mounting hole of the bracket to the axis of the body support member.

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