JP3192388B2 - Shower wheelchair - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheelchair used by an elderly person, an infant, a sick person or the like to wash their bodies in a shower.

[0002]

Conventionally, when a cared person such as an elderly person, an infant, a sick person or the like is washing his / her body in a shower, the carer must wash the body while supporting the body of the cared person. Requires a great deal of labor, and there is a risk that the care receiver may fall or fall down due to slipping hands.

[0003]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems, there is provided a wheelchair body (2) for a shower having a seat (13) having a hole (14) in the center thereof. Wheelchair (1) comprising the front end and the rear end of the seat portion (13) is supported by a rear upper beam (10) and the front upper beam (9), front on the beam (9)
The middle portion (9A) of the rear upper beam (10) is curved downward so that a hand can be inserted directly below the seat portion (13), and the middle portion (10A) of the rear upper beam (10) is vacant of the seat portion (13). are curved rearwardly to avoid holes (14)
A shower wheelchair is provided. The seat (13) is preferably a substantially U-shaped and made possible leafed up laterally or rearward, still stand placed preferably slidably legs back and forth in front under the seat (13) A backrest (21) is arranged on the rear side of the seat (13), and the backrest (21) and the footrest (17) are each provided with a frame (6, 11,1
8) Preferably, the frames (6, 11, 18) are provided with nets (22, 23).

[0004]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS.
Shown in The body (2) of the shower wheelchair (1) shown in the figure consists of plastic tubes or rods, and the left and right front frames (3),
Left and right armrest frames (4) connected to the front frame (3), and a handle frame (5) connected to the upper ends of the left and right armrest frames (4) and passed over,
A U-shaped rear frame (6) for backing up the handle frame (5), left and right upper frames (7) which are inserted between the middle of the front frame (3) and the middle of the rear frame (6), Right and left lower frames (8) which are inserted between the lower end of the front frame (3) and the lower end of the rear frame (6);
(7), a front upper beam (9) integrally delivered to the front end of the left and right upper frames (7), a rear upper beam (10) delivered to the rear of the upper frame (7), and the left and right front frames (3). Front lower beam (11) delivered to the lower end of the
(6), a rear lower beam (12) passed to the lower left and right ends, and an intermediate vertical length passed between an intermediate portion of the left and right upper frames (7) and an intermediate portion of the left and right lower frames (8). It consists of a frame (6A).

[0005] A substantially U-shaped seat portion (13) is supported on the front upper beam (9) and the rear upper beam (10) of the main body (2), and is provided at the center of the seat portion (13). Is formed with a hole (14) opened forward, and a hook (15) having a semicircular arc section is protruded from one side of the seat (13) as shown in FIG. The hook (15) is engaged with one upper frame (7), and as shown in FIG.
If the hook (15) is removed from the upper frame (7) by inclining (13), the seat (13) can be removed from the main body (2).

The middle part (9A) of the front upper beam (9) of the main body (2) is
As shown in FIG. 3, it is curved downward so that a hand can be inserted directly below the seat portion (13), and a rear upper beam (10) of the main body (2) is provided.
The middle part (10A) of the seat (13A) is a hole part of the seat part (13) as shown in FIG.
It is curved backward, avoiding (14), and the left and right front frames
(3) Casters (16) are attached to the lower end and the left and right lower ends of the rear frame (6).

A footrest (17) is disposed in front of and below the seat (13). The footrest (17) has a U-shaped main frame (18).
And a root frame (19) mounted to be rotatable up and down via collars (19A) from the left and right root ends of the main frame (18), as shown in FIGS. Both ends of (19) are slidably mounted on the lower frame (8) via the slider (20), and the main frame (18) is supported on the lower beam (11). It has become.

A backrest (21) is formed by the handle frame (5) and the rear frame (6), and a flexible net (22) is stretched over the backrest (21). A flexible net (23) between the front edge of the main frame (18) and the lower front beam (11) of the footrest (17)
Is stretched. As shown in FIG. 7, on the side of the wheelchair body (2), hook-and-loop fasteners (24A, 24B, 24B, 24B, 24B, 24) are provided outside the boundary between the left and right armrest frames (4) and the handle frame (5) and outside the rear frame (6). twenty four
C) male or female, and hook-and-loop fasteners (25A, 25B, 25C) female or male are attached to the mounting portions (22A, 22B) extending in two steps vertically from both ends of the net (22). The upper mounting portion (22A) of the net (22) is wound around the upper portion of the rear frame (6) and the boundary between the armrest frame (4) and the handle frame (5). ) Is wound around the rear frame (6), and the hook-and-loop fastener (25A, 25B, 25C) of the mounting portion (22A, 22B) is engaged with the hook-and-loop fastener (24A, 24B, 24C) on the wheelchair body (2) side. Thereby, the net (22) is attached to the backrest (21). Further, as shown in FIG. 8, mounting portions (23A, 23B) extend to the left and right ends of the net (23), and the mounting portions (23A, 23B) of the net (23) are respectively attached to the front lower beams. The rear edge of the net (23) is attached to the front lower beam (11) by winding it around (11) and fixing it with a clip (26) or a screw or the like, and the front edge of the net (23) The part is fixedly wound around the front edge of the main frame (18).

The wheelchair (1) for a shower having the above structure is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 9, the footrest (17) is used in a state of being pulled out forward, the care receiver sits down on the seat (13), and the caregiver holds the handle frame (5). ) To push or pull the wheelchair (1) to the bathroom, and the caregiver showers and washes the cared person, but when washing the crotch and buttocks of the cared person, the wheelchair body (2) Insert your hand right under the seat (13) from the middle part (9A), which is curved below the front upper beam (9). At this time, since the middle portion (10A) of the rear upper beam (10) is curved backward to avoid the hole (14) of the seat (13), the rear upper beam (10) is a caregiver. Do not interfere with your hands.

Further, since the nets (22, 23) are stretched on the backrest (21) and the footrest (17), hot water or water for shower does not accumulate in the wheelchair (1). (twenty two,
Because 23) is flexible, it accepts care receivers softly and is easy to use.

When the wheelchair (1) is not used, the seat (13) is detached as described above, and if necessary, the detached seat (13) is washed, and as shown in FIGS. Mount (17)
Slide the rear frame (19) backward through the slider (20),
The footrest (17) is stored under the seat (13). On this occasion,
Since the net (23) is flexible, it can cope with sliding of the footrest (17), and is stored in the wheelchair (1) in a folded state as shown by the dotted line in FIG.

Other than this specific example, as shown in FIG.
3) may have a hole (34) closed in a substantially O-shape, but a hole (14) opened forward as in this specific example.
The caregiver is easier to wash with the U-shaped seat (13) having the following.

[0013]

According to the wheelchair of the present invention, the caregiver can easily wash in the shower without supporting the cared person by hand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

 1 to 11 show a specific example of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a use state.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of mounting a seat.

FIG. 3 is a front view

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a use state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a foot rest of a foot rest.

FIG. 6 is a front view of an end portion of a footrest pedestal.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a net mounting structure in a backrest portion.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a foot rest end portion;

FIG. 9 is a side view illustrating a use state of a footrest.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a stored state of a footrest.

FIG. 11 is a side view illustrating a state in which a footrest is stored.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of another specific example of the seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wheelchair 2 Body 6 Rear frame 9 Front upper beam 9A Middle front upper beam 10 Rear upper beam 10A Middle rear upper beam 13,33 Seat 14,34 Vacancy 17 Footrest 18 Main frame 19 Root frame 20 Slider

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shower wheelchair , comprising a wheelchair body and a seat having a hole at the center thereof, wherein the seat has a front end.
The rear end is supported by the front upper beam and the rear upper beam.
The middle part of the beam is lowered so that the hand can be inserted just below the seat.
It is curved, and the middle part of the rear lower beam fills the hole of the seat.
Shower characterized by being curved backward to avoid
Wheelchair 2. The seat is substantially U-shaped and is laterally or rearwardly.
2. The shower according to claim 1, wherein the shower can be repelled.
Wheelchair 3. The wheelchair can be slid forward and backward under the seat.
The footrest according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a footrest is arranged.
Shower wheelchair 4. A backrest portion is disposed at a rear side of the seat portion.
The backrest and the footrest are each provided with a frame and the frame.
4. The chassis according to claim 3, comprising a net installed on the system.
Wheelchair for workers