JP3474094B2 - Nursing equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a care device for a person who has difficulty walking. More specifically, the present invention relates to a care device for assisting the movement of the care receiver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Walking is difficult because of weak muscles,
Moreover, persons who cannot freely get in and out of a wheelchair need the help of a caregiver when sitting down from the wheelchair to the toilet seat or bath stool in the toilet or bathroom.

[0003]

However, in care using a wheelchair, a caregiver uses a great deal of effort to allow the care receiver to sit on the toilet seat or bath stool from the wheelchair, and the excretion or bath ends. Then, again, it is necessary to use a great amount of labor to transfer the care receiver from the toilet seat or the bath stool to the wheelchair, which poses a problem that both the care receiver and the care receiver have a heavy physical burden.

In view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is to
An object of the present invention is to provide a nursing care device that can reduce the physical burden on the caregiver and the cared person when a person who has difficulty walking walks to the bathroom or bathing.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a nursing care apparatus of the present invention comprises a seat, a base on which the seat is mounted, and the above-mentioned base mounted on the base. For carrying the seat by lifting the seat from the base and placing the seat on the base, the cared person sits on the seat. With a seat carrier device,
The seat includes a pair of left and right lower surfaces extending in the front-rear direction.
The first captive groove of the
A pair of second captive groove extending along the captive groove
The base is provided when the seat is placed on the base.
Into the pair of first captive grooves.
The seat body transporting device includes a pair of seat body mounting rods extending in the manner described above, and when the seat body is completely mounted on the base and when the seat body is lifted from the base, A pair of seat support rods that are respectively inserted into and removed from the pair of second captive grooves of the seat by movement of the body transport device ;
A manual lifting mechanism for lifting the pair of seat support rods ;
A care device, comprising: a caster attached to a lower end portion of the seat body transport device for moving the seat body transport device.

According to the present invention, when moving a person who has difficulty walking (cared person) between a toilet and a patient room, or between a bathroom and a patient room, the caregiver
Both the care giver and the care giver can be lifted from the effort required when the care giver lifts and conveys the sitting body on which the care giver is seated by the seat body transporting device and moves to the toilet bowl or bath stool. Open.

For example, when a cared person goes to the toilet, the cared person first lifts the seat body on which the cared person is sitting by the seat supporter and the lifting mechanism of the seat carrier, and uses the caster. Then move to the toilet as if using a wheelbarrow, and when you arrive at the toilet, the seated body on which the care recipient sits is lifted as it is by the lifting mechanism of the seat carrier, and the base of the base placed across the Western-style toilet is Lower the seat up. Next, leave the seat support of the seat transfer device inserted in the seat, or remove the seat support of the seat transfer device from the seat and leave the seat on the base. The care receiver is allowed to excrete the seated body transport device while it is left outside the private room of the toilet. After excretion, if the seat support of the seat carrier is still inserted into the seat of the cared person, the seat of the cared person should be placed on the seat carrier of the seat carrier. Lift up with the lifting mechanism and push the seat carrier device in the same way as a handcart to return to the hospital room. on the other hand,
If only the seated body on which the care receiver sits is left in the toilet, after inserting the seat support of the seat carrier device into the seat on which the care receiver sits, Is lifted by the lifting mechanism, and then the seat carrier is pushed in the same manner as a handcart to return to the hospital room. In this way, even when excretion is performed, the care recipient remains seated on the same seat that was used when the care recipient was moved.Therefore, it is necessary to transfer the care recipient from the wheelchair to the toilet seat during excretion. Moreover, there is no need to transfer the cared person from the toilet seat to the wheelchair even after excretion. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the physical burden on the caregiver and the cared person when a person who has difficulty walking walks to the bathroom.

The same is true when the care receiver takes a bath. That is, the seated body on which the cared person is seated is lifted as it is by the seat supporter and the lifting mechanism of the seat carrier,
After moving to the bathroom as if using a wheelbarrow, when the user arrives at the bathroom, the seated body on which the cared person sits is lowered by the lifting mechanism of the seat carrier device onto the base of the bath stool. Next, the care receiver takes a bath while the seat support device of the seat transfer device is removed from the seat and the seat transfer device is taken out of the bathroom while leaving the seat on the base. After taking a bath, insert the seat support of the seat carrier into the seat on which the care receiver sits, then lift the seat by the lifting mechanism, and then move the seat carrier to the barrow. Press to return to the hospital room. As described above, even when taking a bath, since the care receiver remains seated on the same seat used when the care receiver is moved, it is not necessary to transfer the care receiver between the bath stool and the wheelchair. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the physical burden on the caregiver and the cared person when a person who has difficulty walking has a bath.

Further, when taking out a cared person who is sleeping in a bed from a hospital room, after placing the seated body alone on the bed among the caregiving devices and sitting the cared person on the seated body, The seat body support device of the seat body carrier is used to lift the seat body together with the care receiver, and then the seat body support device is lowered and the care receiver is taken out of the patient room while sitting on the seat body. vice versa,
When moving the care receiver who has returned to the sick room to the bed, move the seated body on which the care receiver sits on the bed by the seat support of the seat carrier, and then move the seat carrier. The seat supporter is moved to remove the seat support from the seat, leaving only the seat alone on the bed, and then the seat is removed from under the cared person. Therefore, even when moving to and from such a bed, the physical burden on the cared person and the cared person can be reduced.

Further , according to the present invention, when the seat body is placed on the base, the seat base rod on the base side is inserted into the first captive groove on the base side, so that the seat body is There is no chance that it will slip on the base and fall off the base. Further, when the seat body transporting device lifts the seat body, the seat body support member formed of the seat body support rod is inserted into the second captive groove on the seat body side, so that the seat body is supported on the seat body support tool. It does not slip out and fall off the seat carrier. Therefore, even if it is said that the cared person conveys the sitting body while seated, and the cared person sits on the seat body used for the movement and excretes or takes a bath,
It is safe because the cared person does not fall. this
From such a point of view, the pair of first captive grooves
Are parallel to each other on the lower surface side of the seat, and the pair of second
The fall prevention groove is on the lower surface side of the seat body, and
More preferably it extends parallel to the outside of the captive groove.
Yes.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the seat body transporting device is provided with a handrail that moves up and down together with the seat body support. According to this structure, the cared person can be held by the handrail even when the cared person conveys the seated body while sitting on the seated body. In addition, since the handrail moves up and down together with the seat support, even when the seat descends together with the seat support when transferring the seat from the seat transfer device side to the base, Alternatively, even when the seat body is lifted together with the seat body support when the seat body is transferred from the base side to the seat body transporting device, the care receiver holds the handrail in the same posture as it is. be able to. Therefore, the care receiver does not fall when the care receiver moves while seated on the seat body or when the seat body is transferred between the base and the seat body transport device. , Safe.

[0012] In the present invention, the seat body transporting device appears around the care receiver sitting on the seat body when the seat body is lifted, and a state where the seat body transport device is retracted from around the care receiver. It is preferable to have a safety guard that can be switched to. With this configuration, even if the caregiver conveys the seat while sitting, the safety guard can prevent the caregiver from falling, and the safety guard has been retracted from around the caregiver. Since the state can be switched to the state, when the seat support member is inserted into and removed from the seat body on which the care receiver sits by moving the seat body transport device,
Alternatively, the safety guard does not get in the way when the caregiver moves between the seat and the bed.

In this case, it is preferable that the safety guard is configured to move up and down together with the seat support. With this configuration, even when the seat body descends when the seat body is transferred from the seat body transport device side to the base, or the seat body is moved from the base side to the seat body transport device. Even if the seat rises during transfer, the safety guard also moves up and down. Therefore, even when the caregiver moves while sitting on the seat, and when the seat held by the seat carrier is moved up and down, the safety guard is positioned at an appropriate height around the caregiver. Therefore, the cared person does not fall and is safe.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the seat body has a toilet seat shape. With a seat body having such a shape, the cared person can excrete while sitting on this seat body, so that the cared person and the caregiver can avoid the physical burden of excretion that occurs many times a day. Can be released.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Embodiment 1] (Overall Configuration) FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which a seat carrier is holding a seat diagonally forward in the care device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the front and a perspective view showing a state in which the seat body is transferred to the base from this state as seen obliquely from the front. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state in which the seat body transporting device of the care device holds the seat body as viewed obliquely from the rear.

As shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the care device 1
Is a seat body 5, a base 4 on which the seat body 5 is mounted, and a conveyance of the seat body 5 by lifting the seat body 5 mounted on the base 4 from the base 4, The seat body transport device 2 is configured to place the seat body 5 that has been transported on the base 4. The base 4 is, for example, for sitting on a Western-style toilet bowl, for sitting on the cared person while taking a bath, and for sitting on the cared person at rest.

In the care device 1 of the present embodiment, when the care receiver excretes or takes a bath, the seat body 5 is moved from the patient room to the toilet or bathroom while the care receiver is sitting on the seat body 5,
The seat 5 on which the cared person is seated is transferred from the seat carrier device 2 side to the base 4 as it is. After excretion and bathing, the seated body 5 on which the cared person is sitting is transferred from the base 4 to the seat carrier device 2 side as it is, and the cared person is seated on the seated body 5. The seat body 5 is moved from the hospital room from the toilet or bathroom as it is.

(Seat) The seat 5 is a molded product such as resin,
The upper surface 56 is a curved surface in which the central portion is gently recessed so that the patient can easily sit on it. The seat body 5 has a notch 55 formed from the front end 57 to an intermediate position toward the rear end 58 with respect to the central portion, and has a substantially U-shaped planar shape. That is, the seat body 5 has a toilet seat shape of a Western-style toilet.

A pair of first fall-prevention grooves 53, 54 extends from the lower surface of the seat body 5 on both sides of the notch 55 so as to reach from the front end 57 to the rear end 58. Further, on the lower surface of the seat body 5, outside the first drop-prevention grooves 53, 54, a pair of second drop-prevention grooves 51, 52 extend from the front end 57 to the rear end 58. The first captive groove 53, 54 and the second captive groove 51, 52
Extend parallel to each other.

(Seat Transfer Device) The seat transfer device 2 includes a pair of rectangular pipe-shaped leg frames 21 extending horizontally in the front-rear direction.
22 and a pair of square pipe-shaped stanchions 23 and 24 that are respectively erected from one end of the leg frames 21 and 22.
And an apparatus main body 25 supported in an upright state between the columns 23 and 24. The leg frames 21 and 22 are
Horizontal plates 38 are connected near the portions where the columns 23 and 24 extend. The side on which the columns 23 and 24 are located is the rear part of the seat body transporting device 2, and the side from which the leg frames 21 and 22 extend is the front part of the seat body transporting device 2.

Four casters 26 for moving the seat conveying device 2 are attached to the front and rear ends of the lower surfaces of the leg frames 21 and 22, respectively.

On the upper end surface of the apparatus main body 25, a handle 2 used when the caregiver pushes the seat body transporting apparatus 2 while pushing it by hand.
7, 28 are attached. Front side 2 of device body 25
A cover 253 is attached to 51.

As shown in FIG.
A movable pipe 30 that is moved up and down by an elevating mechanism 6 described later with reference to FIG. The movable pipe 30 is connected to the connecting portions 34 and 35 extending vertically along both side surfaces of the cover 253 attached to the apparatus body 25, and the handrail 33 extending horizontally on the upper end side of the connecting portions 34 and 35. A pair of seat body support rods 31, 32 (seat body support tool) is configured by two pieces that are horizontally bent forward from the lower ends of the portions 34, 35. The connecting portions 34 and 35 and the seat support rods 31 and 3 are
The corners between 2 and 3 are triangular reinforcing plates 36, 3 respectively.
It is reinforced with 7.

The seat body support rods 31, 32 extend in parallel to each other at the same height position, and the space between the pair of seat body support rods 31, 32 is formed on the lower surface of the seat body 5. Two
The gap is set to be the same as the gap between the fall prevention grooves 51 and 52.

As can be seen from FIG. 3, the apparatus main body 25 has a box structure, and inside the apparatus main body 25, an elevating mechanism 6 with a stopper for elevating the movable pipe 30.
Is configured. A handle 67 of the lifting mechanism 6 projects from the rear surface 252 of the device body 25.

(Structure of Lifting Mechanism) FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the lifting mechanism 6. As shown in this figure, the lifting mechanism 6
Is a first unit arranged on the upper side inside the device body 25.
Sprocket 61, a second sprocket 62 disposed below the sprocket 61, and the first and second sprocket 6
Chain 63 hung between 1, 62 and chain 6
3 and a slide plate 64 connected to each other.

The first sprocket 61 is the main body 25 of the apparatus.
It is rotatably supported with respect to. A gear 65 that rotates integrally is coaxially attached to the first sprocket 61. This gear 65 has a handle 67
The gear 66 connected to the rotating shaft of is meshed. Second
The sprocket 62 is rotatably supported by a support plate 68 fixed inside the apparatus body 25. The slide plate 64 is connected to the chain 63 via a connecting portion 633. The slide plate 64 has a width dimension substantially the same as the width dimension of the device main body 25, and the left and right ends thereof are bent forward to form protrusions 641 and 642. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the protrusions 641 and 642 are formed in the guide groove 39 formed on the front surface 251 of the apparatus body 25.
To the outside, and the connecting portions 34 and 35 of the movable pipe 30 are welded to the protruding portions, respectively.
Further, the guide groove 39 extends vertically with respect to the apparatus main body 25, and the slide plate 64 can be moved up and down within the range in which the guide groove 39 is formed.

In the raising / lowering mechanism 6 thus constructed,
When the handle 67 is turned in the direction of arrow A, the gears 65, 66
The first sprocket 61 rotates via the
3 is the first sprocket 61 and the second sprocket 62
Slide plate 64 descends (arrow C
Move in the direction of). Therefore, since the movable pipe 30 descends, the seat support rod 3 formed in the movable pipe 30
1, 32 and the handrail 33 are integrally lowered. On the contrary, when the handle 67 is turned in the direction of arrow B, the gear 6
Since the first sprocket 61 rotates via 5, 66 and the chain 63 moves between the first sprocket 61 and the second sprocket 62, the slide plate 64 moves upward (moves in the direction of arrow D). To do. Therefore, the movable pipe 30
As a result, the seat support rods 31, 32 and the handrail 33, which are formed on the movable pipe 30, rise together.

(Base) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base 4 is a leg portion of a bath stool formed by bending a pipe. The base 4 includes a pair of horizontally extending leg frames 41 and 42, and a horizontal connecting portion 43 that connects the leg frames 41 and 42 at a position slightly elevated from one end of the leg frames 41 and 42. A leg portion 45, 46 that rises upward from the other end portion of the leg portion frames 41, 42, and a pair of seat body mounting rods 47, 48 that are horizontally bent from the upper ends of the leg portions 45, 46. I have it. In the base 4, the base portions of the seat placement rods 47, 48 correspond to the rear side (the direction in which the caregiver sitting on the seat 5 turns his / her back), and the seat placement rod 47,
The front end side of 48 corresponds to the front (the direction in which the caregiver sitting on the seat 5 faces).

The leg frames 41 and 42 are formed in parallel with each other, and the distance between them is wider than the distance between the leg frames 21 and 22 of the seat carrier 2, and the connecting portion 43 is a seat. It is located higher than the leg frames 21 and 22 of the body transport device 2. Therefore, when the seat carrier 2 facing the base 4 approaches the base 4, the leg frames 21 and 22 of the seat carrier 2 are connected to the connecting portion 43 of the base 4. It is possible to sneak into the underside of the leg frames 41, 42 without hitting them and enter between the leg frames 41, 42.

The leg portions 45 and 46 extend upward while obliquely inclining so that the distance therebetween becomes narrower as they go upward, and the vicinity of their upper ends is reinforced by a connecting rod 44.

The seat body mounting rods 47 and 48 extend in parallel to each other at the same height position, and the space between the seat body mounting rods 47 and 48 is determined by the first dropout formed on the lower surface of the seat body 5. Prevention groove 5
It is set to be the same as the interval of 3 and 54.

(How to Use the Nursing Care Device 1) A method of using the nursing care device 1 of this embodiment will be described by taking a case where a care receiver takes a bath as an example. In the example described here, the base 4 is used as a leg of a bath stool.

When using the caregiver 1 to bring a caregiver to the bathroom, the caregiver first moves the seat 5 on which the caregiver is seated as shown in FIG. The two seat support rods 31 and 32 and the elevating mechanism 6 lift them as they are. In this state, the seat body support rods 31, 32 of the seat body transporting device 2 have entered the second captive grooves 51, 52 formed on the lower surface of the seat body 5, so that the seat body 5 is It does not fall off the support bars 31 and 32.

This state is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, when the care receiver 8 is moved using the seat carrier device 2, the care receiver 8 faces the device main body 25 of the seat carrier device 2 while sitting on the seat body 5. Perched on. In this state, the care receiver 8 aligns the legs 81 between the seat support rods 31, 32,
The sole 82 is placed on the horizontal plate 38. Also, the cared person 8
Is holding the handrail 33. In this state, the caregiver grabs the handles 27 and 28 and pushes the seat carrier device 2 in the manner of a handcart to move to the bathroom.

When the user arrives at the bathroom, the position of the seat conveying device 2 is adjusted so that the seat 5 is located above the base 4 already placed in the bathroom, and further formed on the lower surface of the seat 5. The first falling prevention grooves 53, 54 and the seat mounting rod 4 of the base 4
Align the position with 7, 48. Next, the caregiver lowers the sitting body 5 on which the care receiver sits on the base 4. That is, the caregiver turns the handle 67 of the lifting mechanism 6 in the direction of arrow A to lower the seat support rods 31, 32 (see FIG. 4). As a result, the seat body mounting rods 47 and 48 of the base 4 are inserted into the first stopper grooves 53 and 54 formed on the lower surface of the seat body 5, and the seat stopper rods 47 and 48 of the base 4 are inserted from the second stopper grooves 51 and 52. The support rods 31, 32 come out. As a result, the seat body 5 on which the care receiver is sitting is placed on the base 4 as it is.

Next, the seat body conveying device 2 is retracted so as to pull out the seat body supporting rods 31 and 32 of the seat body conveying device 2 from the seat body 5, and the seat body 5 is left on the base 4. The care receiver takes a bath while the carrier device 2 is out of the bathroom.

After the bathing, the caregiver advances the seat carrier 2 toward the seat 5 on which the caregiver is sitting, adjusts the position of the seat carrier 2, and moves the seat to a position below the seat 5. Support rod 3
Insert 1, 32. Next, the handle 67 of the lifting mechanism 6
When is rotated in the direction of arrow B, the seat support rods 31 and 32 rise (see FIG. 4), enter the second captive grooves 51 and 52, lift the seat 5, and mount the base 4 on the seat. Standing bar 47, 48
Goes out of the first drop prevention grooves 53, 54. As a result, the seat body 5 on which the care receiver sits is held as it is on the side of the seat body transport device 2. Therefore, the caregiver pushes the sitting body transport device 2 in the same manner as a handcart to bring the caregiver back to the hospital room.

(Effect of this embodiment) As described above, in this embodiment, even when taking a bath, the care-giver remains seated on the same seat 5 used to move the care-giver to the bathroom. It is not necessary to transfer the care receiver from the seat 5 to the bath stool even when performing the exercise, and it is not necessary to transfer the care receiver from the bath stool to the seat 5 even after the bath is completed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the physical burden on the caregiver and the cared person when a person who has difficulty walking has a bath. By performing the same basic movements even when a person who has difficulty walking goes to the toilet, it is possible to reduce the physical burden on the caregiver and the cared person when going to the toilet.

Further, since the handrail 33 is formed in the seat body transporting device 2 of the caregiver 1 of the present embodiment, even when the cared person transports the seat body 5 while seated on the seated person, the cared person can handle it. It can be held by the slide 33. Moreover, handrail 3
Since 3 moves up and down together with the seat support rods 31 and 32, even when the seat 5 is lowered when the seat 5 is transferred from the seat carrier 2 side to the base 4, or Even if the seat body 5 rises when transferring the body 5 from the base 4 side to the seat body transporting device 2, the care receiver can hold the handrail 33 in the same posture. Therefore, both when the cared person moves while sitting on the seat 5 and when the seat 5 is transferred between the base 4 and the seat carrier device 2,
It is safe because the cared person does not fall.

Furthermore, when taking out a care receiver sleeping on the bed from the patient room, only the seat 5 of the care device 1 is placed alone on the bed, and the care receiver is seated on the seat 5. After that, the seat body support rods 31 and 32 of the seat body transporting device 2 lift the seat body 5 together with the care receiver, and then the seat body support tools 31 and 32 are lowered to seat the care receiver. Take him out of the hospital while sitting at 5. On the contrary, when the care receiver who has returned to the hospital room is transferred to the bed, the seat 5 on which the care receiver sits is moved directly onto the bed by the seat support rods 31 and 32 of the seat carrier device 2. After that, the seat carrier device 2 is moved to remove the seat support members 31 and 32 from the seat 5, and the seat 5 alone is placed on the bed. Pull out the seat 5. Therefore, even when moving to and from such a bed, the physical burden on the cared person and the cared person can be reduced.

Further, since the seat 5 has a toilet seat shape to the last, when the care receiver goes to the bathroom, the care receiver can excrete while sitting on the seat 5.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are perspective views of a nursing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a seat carrier is holding a seat as seen obliquely from the front. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of this state as viewed obliquely from the rear. Since the basic configuration of the care device of the present embodiment is the same as that of the care device described in the first embodiment, common parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and illustrated, and description thereof will be omitted.

(Seat Transfer Device) As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the seat transfer device 2A of the care device 1A according to the present embodiment also has the same caster as the seat transfer device 2 described in the first embodiment. The leg frames 21 and 22 provided with 26, the columns 23 and 24 standing up from the leg frames 21 and 22, the device main body 25 formed between the columns 23 and 24, and the device main body 25 arranged on the front surface. The movable pipe 30 is provided.

Further, the seat body transporting apparatus 2A of the present embodiment is provided with safety guards 71 and 72 for preventing the care receiver from falling. Both ends of the safety guards 71 and 72 are supported on the side of a horizontal rod 73 fixed to the movable pipe 30. The horizontal rod 73 is fixed in a state that it is horizontally bridged between the connecting portions 34 and 35 of the movable pipe 30, and both ends of the horizontal rod 73 project outside the connecting portions 34 and 35.
Safety guard support rods 731 and 732 are provided on this protruding portion.
Is attached to the safety guard support rods 731 and 732.
The base ends 712 and 722 of the safety guards 71 and 72 are supported by the. The safety guards 71, 72 have a base end 712,
From 722 to the vicinity of the tips 711 and 721, they extend parallel to each other and are bent at right angles to the tips 711 and 712.

Here, the safety guard support rods 731 and 732
Is rotatably supported on the horizontal rod 73 about its axis, and the safety guards 71, 72 are rotatably supported on the safety guard support rods 731, 732 about its axis. For this reason, the safety guards 71 and 72 have the base end portion 71 extending straight as shown by arrows E and F.
Since it can be rotated around the axes of 2, 722, the direction of the portion bent at a right angle can be switched.
Further, since the safety guard support rods 731 and 732 can rotate around the axis of the horizontal rod 73, if the safety guards 71 and 72 are rotated around the axis of the horizontal rod 73 as indicated by arrows G and H. It is possible to switch between a state in which the seat body conveying device 2A extends horizontally toward the front and a state in which the seat body conveying device 2A stands upright. The safety guards 71 and 72 are provided at the tip 71.
1, 712 are rotatable within an angular range between an inwardly facing posture and an upwardly facing posture, and further rotation is restricted by a stopper (not shown). Further, the safety guards 71, 72 are rotatable within an angle range between a posture in which they are horizontally extended forward and a posture in which they are facing upward, and further rotation is restricted by a stopper (not shown). .

Therefore, in the seat body transporting apparatus 2A of the present embodiment, when the seat body 5 is lifted by the seat body support rods 31 and 32 to move the cared person sitting on the seat body 5,
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the safety guards 71 and 72 are horizontally extended toward the front of the seat carrier 2A, and the tip portions 711 and 71 of the safety guards 71 and 72 are arranged.
If 2 is turned inward, safety guards 71 and 72 surround the care receiver sitting on the seat 5.

Further, when the care receiver moves from the seat 5 to the bed, when moving from the bed to the seat 5, the seat 5 is transferred between the base 4 and the seat carrier 2A. Therefore, when the seat support rods 31 and 32 are inserted into and removed from the seat 5, the safety guards 71 and 72 are rotated about the axes of the base end portions 712 and 722 as indicated by arrows E and F. , If the tip portions 711 and 712 bent at right angles are directed upward and the safety guards 71 and 72 are rotated as shown by arrows G and H to switch to the standing state, the chain lines are indicated by a chain line in FIG. The safety guards 71 and 72 to the seat 5
Can be completely retracted from around.

Further, in this embodiment, the handles 27 and 28 of the seat body transporting device 2A are attached to the rear surface 252 of the device body 25.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, in the elevating mechanism 6A with the stopper mechanism, the handle 67 is arranged on the upper end surface of the apparatus main body 25, and the rotation of the handle 67 is transmitted to the first sprocket 61. Worm wheel 74 coaxially fixed to the first sprocket 61
A worm gear 75 extending from the handle 67 and meshing with the worm wheel 74 is used. Therefore, when the handle 67 is rotated, the worm gear 75 rotates, and the worm wheel 74 rotates in conjunction therewith, so that the first sprocket 61 can be rotated. As a result, as described in the first embodiment, the chain 63 bridged between the first and second sprockets 61 and 62 and the slide suspended on the vertically extending portion 631 of the chain 63. The movable pipe 30 moves up and down through the plate 64. Therefore, the seat support rods 31 and 32, the handrail 33, and the safety guards 71 and 72 formed on the movable pipe 30 move up and down together.

(Base) Next, the base 4A of this embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, the base 4A has four leg portions 411 to 414. Legs 411 and 41
Seating rods 47 and 48 are formed between the upper end portions of No. 3 and between the upper end portions of the leg portions 412 and 414, respectively. The distance between the lower ends of the legs 411 and 412 and the distance between the lower ends of the legs 413 and 414 are set so that the leg frames 21 and 22 of the seat carrier 2 can be inserted.
It is set wider than the distance between the leg frames 21 and 22. In addition, each leg 411 to 414 extends obliquely,
The distance between the upper ends of the legs 411 and 412, and the legs 4
13 and the upper end of the leg 414 are narrower than the lower end thereof. Then, the second seat placement bar 4
The interval of 7 and 48 is the first fall prevention grooves 51 and 52 of the seat body 5.
Is set to be equal to the interval.

Further, connecting rods 415 and 416 are horizontally extended vertically between the leg portions 411 and 412. Similarly, connecting rods 417 and 418 are also horizontally bridged vertically between the leg portions 413 and 414.
Of the connecting rods 417 and 418, the lower connecting rod 418 is
It is formed at a position higher than the leg frames 21 and 22 of the seat carrier 2A, and the leg frames 21 and 22 of the seat carrier 2A can be inserted below the connecting rod 418. From the connecting rod 418 to the front, a U-shaped step 4
19 projects substantially horizontally. Therefore, when the care receiver sits down on the seat 5 while the seat 5 is supported by the base 4A, the care receiver can place the sole on the step 419.

(Effect of this embodiment) Even in the nursing apparatus 1A thus configured, when the care receiver takes a bath or the like, the same seat body used when the care receiver is moved, as in the first embodiment. The seat 5 is placed on the base 4 while the care receiver is seated on the seat 5.
Transfer to the top and have them take a bath. Therefore, it is not necessary to transfer the care receiver from the seat 5 to the bath stool even when taking a bath, and it is necessary to transfer the care receiver from the bath stool to the seat 5 even after bathing. Absent. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the physical burden on the caregiver and the cared person when a person who has difficulty walking has a toilet or takes a bath.

In the seat carrier device 2A, when the seat 5 is lifted, it appears around the cared person sitting on the seat 5 and in a state where the car is retracted from the cared person. Since the safety guards 71 and 72 that can be switched are configured, the safety guards 71 and 72 can prevent the cared person from falling down even if the cared person conveys the seat 5 while seated. Also, these safety guards 71, 7
2 can be switched to a state of being evacuated from around the care receiver, so that the seat support rods 31 and 32 can be inserted into and removed from the seat 5 on which the care receiver is seated by moving the seat support rods 31 and 32, or The safety guards 71 and 72 do not get in the way when the care receiver moves between the seat 5 and the bed.

Moreover, since the safety guards 71 and 72 are configured to move up and down together with the seat support rods 31 and 32, the seat 5 is moved from the seat carrier 2A side toward the base 4A. Even if the seat 5 is lowered during transfer, or if the seat 5 is raised during transfer of the seat 5 from the base 4A side to the seat carrier 2A, the safety guard 71, 72 also goes up and down together. Therefore, even when the caregiver moves while sitting on the seat body 5 and when the seat body 5 held by the seat body transporting device 2A is moved up and down, the caregiver can be safely placed at an appropriate height position. Since the guards 71 and 72 are located, the cared person does not fall and is safe.

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As described above, in the nursing care apparatus of the present invention, the seat body conveying device is used to convey the seat body by lifting the seat body placed on the base stand from the base stand, and Since the seated body that has been transported is placed on the base, when the cared person excreted or took a bath, the cared person was seated on the same seat used when moving the cared person. The sitting body is transferred to the base as it is for excretion and bathing. Therefore, it is not necessary to transfer the care receiver to the toilet seat or the bath stool, and it is not necessary to transfer the care receiver from the toilet seat or the bath stool after excretion or bathing. In addition, the cared person
Since it is possible to get on and off the sitting body placed alone on the bed, it is easy to move the care receiver between the bed and the sitting body. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the physical burden on the caregiver and the cared person when the person who has difficulty walking has a toilet or takes a bath.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a seat body transporting device holds a seat body as seen obliquely from the front in the care device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the care device shown in FIG. 1 in which the seat body is transferred from the seat body transport device to the base as seen obliquely from the front.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the care device shown in FIG. 1 when the seat body transporting device holds the seat body as viewed obliquely from the rear.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing an elevating mechanism configured in the care device shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a care receiver is moved by using the seat carrier of the care device shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a state where the seat body transporting device holds the seat body as seen obliquely from the front in the care device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the care device shown in FIG. 6 when the seat body transporting device holds the seat body as viewed obliquely from the rear side.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view schematically showing an elevating mechanism included in the care device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1A Nursing equipment 2, 2A seat carrier 25 Device body 26 casters 27, 28 handle 30 movable pipes 31, 32 Seat support rod (seat support) 33 handrail 4, 4A base 47, 48 Seating rod 5 seat 51, 52 First fall prevention groove 53, 54 Second fall prevention groove 6, 6A lifting mechanism 71, 72 Safety guard

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A seat, a base on which the seat is mounted, and transportation of the seat by lifting the seat mounted on the base from the base, and transporting the seat. And a seat carrier for moving the seat on the base while the care receiver is sitting on the seat, and the seat is on the left and right sides on the lower surface side. A pair that extends in the front-back direction
The first captive groove of the
A pair of second captive groove extending along the captive groove
The base is provided when the seat is placed on the base.
Extend it so that it enters the pair of first captive grooves.
The seat body transporting device includes a pair of seat body mounting rods, and the seat body body when the seat body is completely mounted on the base and when the seat body is lifted from the base. By the movement of the transport device ,
Pair to be inserted and removed, respectively to the second falling-off preventing groove
Seat support rods and a manual operation for raising and lowering the pair of seat support rods
A nursing apparatus comprising: a vertical lifting mechanism and a caster attached to a lower end portion of the seat carrier for moving the seat carrier. 2. The pair of first decouplers according to claim 1.
The fall prevention groove extends in parallel on the lower surface side of the seat body, and
The second captive groove of the
Note: A nursing device characterized in that it extends parallel to the outside of the first captive groove . 3. The care device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seat body transporting device includes a handrail that moves up and down integrally with the seat body supporting tool. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The seat body transporting device includes a safety guard that can be switched to a state that appears around a care receiver sitting on the seat body when the seat body is lifted and a state where the seat body transport device is evacuated from around the care receiver. Nursing equipment characterized by being. 5. The safety guard according to claim 4,
A care device configured to move up and down together with the seat support tool. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The nursing care device, wherein the seat body has a toilet seat shape.