JP3209107U - Bathing aids - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a bathing aid that can be attached to an existing bathtub. A bathing assisting device 10 is a bathing assisting device 10 that can be mounted in a bathtub 4, and is provided in a lower part of the seating portion 12 having a seating surface 12a on which a care receiver 6 sits. The seat portion 12 is supported so that the seat portion 12 can be lifted up and down by expanding or contracting in the vertical direction by taking fluid in and out, and the upper surface portion and the bottom surface portion in the bathtub 4 are supported. The leg part 18 which guides the raising / lowering of the seat part 12 in between, and the pump part 16 which makes a fluid flow in into the inside of the raising / lowering part 14 are provided. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing aid.

  It is necessary for the care recipients such as the elderly to receive various support in order to live their daily lives. For example, it is necessary for the caregiver to support the caregiver's bathing, but considerable care and effort are required for the caregiver to slowly bathe in the bathtub while holding the caregiver.

  As a technique related to the present invention, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses that a person with a physical disability or a bedridden elderly person can be used as a bathtub that can be bathed in the state of being laid on a bed without moving from the bed. A possible care bed is disclosed.

  The nursing bed includes an air mat, a bathtub side tarpaulin attached to a frame surrounding the patient, a pipe-shaped tarpaulin having an air outlet attached to an upper part of the bathtub side tarpaulin, and a frame for moving the frame up and down. A lifting device and a bed body are provided. And the structure which raises a bathtub side surface waterproof sheet with a frame raising / lowering apparatus at the time of bathing, makes a bathtub on a bed, and lowers a bathtub side surface cover after bathing and uses it as a bed is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-24083

  According to the care bed of the above-mentioned patent document 1, it is possible to bathe a person with a physical disability or a bedridden elderly person while lying on the bed. However, the configuration of Patent Document 1 requires a large-scale structure that makes the nursing bed itself a bathtub, and if it is a nursing level that can move to the bathtub without going to bed, it is so large. Equipment may be unnecessary. Therefore, it can be said that it is preferable from an economical viewpoint to attach a bathing aid that can be attached to an existing bathtub.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a bathing aid that can be attached to an existing bathtub.

  A bathing aid according to the present invention is a bathing aid that can be installed in a bathtub, and is provided at a lower portion of the seat with a seat surface for a care recipient to sit, and fluid is contained therein. A lifting part that lifts and lowers the seat part by expanding or contracting vertically by pulling in and out, and a support part that can lift and lower the seat part, and raising and lowering the seat part between the upper surface part and the bottom surface part in the bathtub And a pump part for allowing the fluid to flow into the inside of the elevating part.

  Moreover, the bathing assistance tool which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the said raising / lowering part has a ring shape which has a through-hole in the center part of planar view.

  Moreover, the bathing assistance tool which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the said leg part has an adsorption pad which can adsorb | suck to the side surface in the said bathtub.

  According to the present invention, it can be installed in an existing bathtub. Thereby, caregivers can be cared for while reducing the labor of the caregivers while reducing the economic burden on the cared people or their families.

In embodiment which concerns on this invention, it is a figure which shows the state in which the seat part of the bathing assistance tool with which the bathtub was mounted | worn is located in the upper surface part. In embodiment which concerns on this invention, it is a figure which shows the state in which the seat part of the bathing assistance tool with which the bathtub was mounted | worn is located in the bottom face part.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Below, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element in all the drawings, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. In the description in the text, the symbols described before are used as necessary.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which the seat portion 12 of the bathing aid 10 attached to the bathtub 4 is located on the upper surface portion. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which the seat 12 of the bathing aid 10 attached to the bathtub 4 is located on the bottom surface.

  The bathing aid 10 includes a seat part 12, an elevating part 14, a pump part 16, and a leg part 18. The bathing aid 10 is a device that supports care by the caregiver 8 when the care receiver 6 enters the bathtub 4.

  The seat 12 includes a seat surface 12a for the care receiver 6 to sit on, and a backrest 12b for standing on the seat surface 12a and for the care receiver 6 to rest. The seat surface 12a has a recess toward the center so that the care recipient 6 has a good sitting comfort.

  Moreover, the backrest 12b has a substantially S-shape so as to follow the shape of the spine of the cared person 6. The seat part 12 should just be comprised with the material which has moderate softness | flexibility and waterproofness, for example, can be comprised using a rubber member.

  The raising / lowering part 14 is provided in the lower part of the seat part 12, and has a function which raises / lowers the seat part 12 by expanding / contracting to an up-down direction by taking in / out a fluid inside. The raising / lowering part 14 should just be comprised with the material which has moderate softness | flexibility and waterproofness, for example, is comprised using a rubber member.

  The raising / lowering part 14 has a laminated structure (six layers in FIG. 1) which laminated | stacked the floating ring which the center part has penetrated. Each floating ring portion is in communication with each other. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, when the elevating part 14 expands and the seat part 12 is positioned on the upper surface part of the bathtub 4, a through hole 14 a penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the central part. Here, although the elevating part 14 has been described as an annular shape having a floating ring shape, other shapes may be used, for example, a polygonal shape (for example, a quadrangle) having a through hole in the central portion. It may be. At this time, the shape of the through hole may be the same polygonal shape as the outer shape, but may be a different shape.

  The pump unit 16 includes a circulation pump that allows fluid to flow into the elevating unit 14. Here, although the fluid is a concept including a liquid and a gas, here, description will be made assuming that air, which is an example of a gas, flows into the elevating unit 14.

  When the pump unit 16 is operated by an operation of the caregiver 8 and is in an inflow mode in which air is sent from the pump unit 16 into the elevating unit 14, the pump unit 16 sends air through a tube communicated with the inside of the elevating unit 14. Thereby, when the raising / lowering part 14 expand | swells and it swells most, as FIG. 1 shows, the seat part 12 is located in an upper surface part.

  When the caregiver 8 operates to set the discharge mode in which air is discharged from the lifting / lowering portion 14 via the pump portion 16, the air is discharged via the pump portion 16 through the tube in the lifting / lowering portion 14. Here, it has been described that the air is discharged from the elevating unit 14 using the pump unit 16. However, the pump provided in the elevating unit 14 is opened without using the pump unit 16, and Air can be discharged using the body weight. Thereby, when the raising / lowering part 14 shrink | contracts and it shrinks most, the seat part 12 is located in the bottom face part of the bathtub 4, as FIG. 1 shows.

  The leg part 18 supports the seat part 12 so that raising and lowering is possible, and guides the raising and lowering of the seat part 12 between the upper surface part and the bottom surface part in the bathtub 4. The leg part 18 should just be comprised with the material which has moderate intensity | strength, for example, can be comprised using a metal, resin, etc.

  The leg portions 18 are two guide rails 18a erected on both ends of the seat portion 12 in the width direction, and include two guide rails 18a including a concave portion that guides movement of a piece provided on the convex portion protruding from the seat portion 12. Have It has the installation part 18b provided ranging over the upper part of these two guide rails 18a.

  The leg portion 18 includes two extending portions 18c provided so as to extend vertically from the lower portions of the two guide rails 18a along the bottom surface of the bathtub 4 to the two guide rails 18a. Between the two extending portions 18 c, the elevating unit 14 is placed, and a planar member for supporting the bottom surface of the elevating unit 14 is provided.

  The leg portion 18 has a suction pad portion 20 that can be sucked to the side surface in the bathtub 4. The suction pad portion 20 includes suction pads 20a provided at the bottom end portions of the two extending portions 18c at the longitudinal ends of the extending portions 18c, and suction pads 20b provided at the upper surface side of the bathtub 4 in the two guide rails 18. Is provided. The suction pads 20 a and 20 b have a function of being attracted to the side surface of the bathtub 4 by applying pressure so as to press against the side surface of the bathtub 4.

  Subsequently, the action of the bathing aid 10 having the above-described configuration will be described. When a care recipient who needs care by a caregiver takes a bath, when the caregiver 8 operates the pump unit 16, air is sent into the elevating unit 14 from the pump unit 16.

  When air enters and the elevating part 14 expands, the piece part of the seat part 12 provided on the upper part of the elevating part 14 is guided and raised by the concave part of the guide rail 18a. And when the raising / lowering part 14 swells most, the seat part 14 comes to be located in the upper surface part of the bathtub 4 as FIG. 1 shows.

  The caregiver 8 supports the care receiver 6 so that the care receiver 6 can sit on the seat 12 in the bathtub 4. At this time, it is preferable that the cared person 6 sits firmly on the seat 12a while sitting on the seat 12a while sitting on the back 12b.

  Then, when the air from the inside of the raising / lowering part 14 is discharged | emitted using the pump part 16, the hoistway 14 will shrink | contract and the seat part 12 will descend | fall along with this. When the elevating part 14 is contracted the most and the seat part 12 is positioned on the bottom part, the cared person 6 can be immersed in the hot water in the bathtub 4 as shown in FIG. In order to discharge air from the elevating unit 14, for example, the pump 16 is not used. For example, the air discharge plug provided in the elevating unit 14 is opened, and the weight of the cared person 6 sitting on the seat 12. The air in the elevating part 14 can also be discharged using.

  Thereafter, when the cared person 6 gets out of the bathtub 4, as shown in FIG. 1, the pump unit 16 is operated again to send air into the elevating unit 14 as described above. After raising the part 12 to the upper surface part of the bathtub 4 again, the care receiver 6 performs support to exit the bathtub 4, for example, from the state where almost the whole body of the care receiver 6 is immersed in the bathtub 4. However, there is no need for the labor of holding the cared person 6 and pulling it up.

  Moreover, the raising / lowering part 14 of the bathing assistance tool 10 has the through-hole 14a in the center part of planar view. As a result, when the elevating part 14 expands due to the inflow of air from the pump part 16, it can escape to the through hole 14a side, and the annular elevating part 14 swells almost uniformly, so that the seat part 12 There is an advantage that it can be raised while maintaining a parallel state with respect to the bottom surface of the bathtub 4. That is, it can suppress that the seat part 12 raises in the inclined state.

  Furthermore, since the bathing assistance tool 10 can be attached not only to reduce the burden on the caregiver 8 as described above, but also to be placed in the existing bathtub 4 and to adsorb the suction pads 20a and 20b, There is no need for large-scale construction, and there is an effect that the existing bathtub 4 can be made into a bathtub 4 with a care assisting function at a low cost.

4 bathtubs, 6 care recipients, 8 caregivers, 10 bathing aids, 12 seats, 12a seats, 12b backrests, 14 lifts, 14a through holes, 16 pumps, 18 legs, 18a guide rails, 18b Part, 18c extending part, 20 suction pad part, 20a, 20b suction pad.

Claims (3)

A bathing aid that can be installed in a bathtub,
A seat having a seat for the care recipient to sit;
An elevating part that is provided at a lower part of the seat part and expands or contracts in the vertical direction by taking fluid in and out to raise and lower the seat part;
A leg portion that supports the seat portion so as to be movable up and down, and guides the raising and lowering of the seat portion between an upper surface portion and a bottom surface portion in the bathtub;
A pump part for allowing the fluid to flow into the interior of the elevating part;
A bathing aid characterized by comprising. The bathing aid according to claim 1,
The said raising / lowering part has an annular shape which has a through-hole in the center part of planar view, The bathing assistance tool characterized by the above-mentioned. In the bathing aid according to claim 1 or 2,
The said leg part has the adsorption pad which can adsorb | suck to the side surface in the said bathtub, The bathing assistance tool characterized by the above-mentioned.

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