JP3615277B2 - Cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a care cleaning device for cleaning a cared person.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems]
A device for cleaning and bathing by people who need care, such as bedridden elderly people, disabled people, sick people, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “caregivers”) has been proposed by the present applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 7-141293). Issue).
[0003]
According to this device, washing and bathing can be performed while the cared person is seated by injecting water from the conduit, so the burden on the carer is reduced compared to putting the cared person in the bathtub. it can. Moreover, whole body washing and whole body bathing can be performed as desired by the care recipient.
[0004]
The washing and bathing devices are usually used in a bathroom, but for both caregivers and care recipients, there are cases in which such devices are desired to be used not only in the bathroom but also indoors. .
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning device that can reduce the burden on a caregiver and can be used not only in a bathroom but also indoors. To do.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is a cleaning apparatus for cleaning a cared person, and includes a movable chair having a seat and a footrest for seating the cared person, and the chair that opens upward and downward. An apparatus main body that covers the lower body of the care receiver and accommodates the cared person seated on the chair, an ejection part that is provided in the apparatus main body, and ejects cleaning water toward the cared person, A shield provided at an upper opening of the device main body and covering the upper half of the cared person; a drain opening provided at a lower opening of the device main body; and a lower portion of the device main body, the chair being attached to the device A contact portion for preventing drainage from leaking out from a lower opening portion of the apparatus main body by contacting the footrest of the chair in a state of being accommodated in the body. There.
[0007]
A cleaning device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the cleaning device according to the first aspect, wherein a seat portion having a seat surface along the seat surface of the chair is provided in the device main body, and a drain outlet is provided on the seat surface. It is characterized by being formed.
[0008]
A cleaning device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the cleaning device according to the second aspect, wherein an opening is formed in the seat of the chair, and an upper opening and an overflow hole are formed below the drainage port of the seat surface. It is characterized by being provided so that the small toilet which has can be taken out.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 6 are views for explaining a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a state before the use of the apparatus of this embodiment is started, and FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which the device is in use, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device main body portion of the device of the present embodiment, and FIGS. is there.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the cleaning device 1 accommodates a chair 2 for sitting a cared person, a cared person seated on the chair 2 together with the chair 2, and a lower body of the cared person. The apparatus main body 3 is mainly constituted.
[0011]
The chair 2 has a mesh-like seat 21 and a footrest 22 and can be moved by a caster 23. An opening 21 a is formed in the central portion of the sheet 21. A brush 25 is planted on the lower surface of the footrest 22. Below the seat 21, a rear portion of the footrest 22 is provided with a tray 24 for receiving drops falling from the body of the care recipient after cleaning. The tray 24 is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and is always urged rearward by a compression spring (not shown) disposed below the footrest 22.
[0012]
The apparatus main body 3 is a box-shaped member that opens upward, downward, and forward, and has a seat portion 31 that is shaped along the seat 21 of the chair 2. The seat portion 31 is provided with a plurality of nozzles (spout portions) 32 for spouting wash water toward the care recipient. Similar nozzles 32 are provided on the side wall portions on both sides of the seat portion 31. Washing water is introduced into the nozzles 32 from the outside of the apparatus via a conduit (not shown) disposed in the apparatus main body 3.
[0013]
An operation panel 34 is disposed on the side surface of the apparatus main body 3. The operation panel 34 is provided with an ON / OFF switch for introducing cleaning water, a temperature control switch for cleaning water, and the like. A shower 35 is attached to the side surface of the apparatus body 3.
[0014]
A front door 36 that can be opened and closed is provided at the front opening of the apparatus body 3. On the other hand, a lever 37 is provided on the side surface of the apparatus main body 3. By operating the lever 37, the front door 36 is locked in the closed state and the locked state is released. On the upper part of the front door 36, a handrail 38 for the care recipient to hold is disposed. A shutter (shielding portion) 40 that can close the upper opening of the apparatus body 3 is housed in the front door 36 so as to be removable.
[0015]
A pair of guide rails 41 for slidably guiding the shutter 40 when the shutter 40 is opened and closed are arranged in the front-rear direction at the left and right ends of the upper part of the apparatus body 3. The front end of each guide rail 41 is locked to the upper portion of the apparatus body 3, and the rear end is locked to a connecting plate portion 42 that connects each guide rail 41. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, a cleaning water jet nozzle 32 is provided below the connecting plate portion 42 via a flexible hose 49.
[0016]
Below each guide rail 41 and the connecting plate portion 42, a bellows 43 that is vertically expandable and contractible is provided. By extending and contracting the bellows 43, each guide rail 41 is rotated in the vertical direction around the respective front end sides. At this time, the connecting plate portion 42 is held at an arbitrary height position by a locking mechanism 39 (FIG. 5) disposed behind the bellows 43.
[0017]
A support portion 44 that supports the cared person from behind is attached to the central portion of the connecting plate portion 42. At both left and right end portions of the upper surface of the connecting plate portion 42, a locking portion 45 made of a magnet or an adhesive cloth is attached for releasably locking the tip of the shutter 40. Further, a notch 40a for inserting a care recipient is formed at the tip of the shutter 40.
[0018]
A drain port 46 is provided in the bottom wall portion of the apparatus body 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the drain port 46 is connected to a drain pipe 47 disposed in the apparatus main body 3, and the drain pipe 47 is connected to a drain hose 48 outside the apparatus main body 3. When the apparatus 1 of this embodiment is used, the tip of the drain hose 48 is placed in a bathroom or the like.
[0019]
A drain port 50 is formed in a substantially central portion of the seat portion 31. The drain port 50 is connected to the drain pipe 47 through a drain pipe 51 disposed in the apparatus main body 3. A strainer 52 is detachably attached to the drain port 50.
[0020]
Rubber packings (contact portions) 60 and 61 extending in the lateral direction are mounted on the back surface of the front door 36 and the front surface portion of the seat portion 31, respectively. These packings 60 and 61 are adapted to come into pressure contact with the front and rear end surfaces of the footrest 22 of the chair 2 when the chair 2 is accommodated in the apparatus body 3 and the front door 36 is closed. During use of the cleaning device 1, the drainage is prevented from leaking downward from the lower opening of the device body 3.
[0021]
When the chair 2 is accommodated in the apparatus main body 3, the brush 25 below the footrest 22 is disposed on the bottom wall portion in the vicinity of the drainage port 46 of the apparatus main body 3. The waste water is prevented from scattering below the apparatus body 3.
[0022]
Conventional cleaning and bathing devices were limited to use in the bathroom because drainage could leak outside the device, but in this example device, drainage leaks during use of the device as described above. Therefore, it can be used not only in the bathroom but also indoors.
[0023]
When the cared person is washed by the apparatus of the present embodiment configured as described above, first, the cared person is seated on the chair 2, the front door 36 of the apparatus body 3 is opened, and the cared person is seated. The care recipient is put together with the chair 2 into the device body 3. After accommodating the cared person in the apparatus main body 3, the carer closes the front door 36 and locks it with the lever 37.
[0024]
At this time, the front and rear end surfaces of the footrest 22 of the chair 2 are pressed against the packing 60 on the front door 36 side and the packing 61 on the seat portion 31 side (see FIG. 5), and the brush 25 below the footrest 22 is attached to the device body 3. It is arrange | positioned on the bottom wall part and the water leak from the washing | cleaning apparatus 1 is prevented.
[0025]
Further, when the chair 2 enters the apparatus main body 3, the projection 65 provided at the lower portion of the seat 31 abuts on the rear end surface of the tray 24, and the tray 24 is compressed by a compression spring (not shown) as the chair 2 enters. 3) gradually moves forward (to the left in FIG. 5) against the spring force. And when the chair 2 is accommodated in the apparatus main body 3, most of the saucer 24 will be arrange | positioned under the footrest 22. FIG. Thereby, interference with the drain pipe 51 in the apparatus main body 3 and the saucer 24 is prevented.
[0026]
Next, when the cared person wants to take a whole body bath, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the carer lifts the bellows 43 and places the support portion 44 around, for example, the neck of the cared person P. At the same time, the shutter 40 is taken out from the front door 36 and pulled out along the rail 41, and the tip thereof is locked to the locking portion 45 on the connecting plate portion 42.
[0027]
From this state, cleaning water is introduced into the apparatus main body 3 and the cleaning water is ejected from each nozzle 32 toward the care recipient P. At this time, since wash water is also ejected from the nozzle 32 below the connecting plate portion 42, not only the lower half of the cared person P but also the upper body is washed, so the cared person P performs whole body washing. be able to. Moreover, since the care receiver P is accommodated in the sealed apparatus main body 3 at the time of this cleaning, the heat retaining effect of the entire apparatus can be enhanced.
[0028]
The waste water being cleaned is discharged from the drain ports 46 and 50 through the drain pipe 47 and the drain hose 48, for example, to the drain port of the bathroom.
[0029]
Next, when the cared person P wants to bathe only in the lower body, as shown in FIG. 6, the carer pushes down the bellows 43 and places the support unit 44 around the waist of the cared person P, for example. At the same time, the shutter 40 is pulled out, and the tip thereof is locked to the locking portion 45.
[0030]
From this state, when the cleaning water is introduced into the apparatus main body 3, the cleaning water is ejected from each nozzle 32 toward the lower half of the cared person P, whereby the cared person P can clean the lower body. . At the time of this cleaning, the cared person P can easily support the upper body by holding the handrail 38.
[0031]
In this case, since it can wash in the state where the cared person is seated, the burden on the carer can be reduced. Moreover, whole body washing or lower body washing can be performed with a simple operation according to the desire of the care recipient.
[0032]
After cleaning, the front door 36 is opened, and the chair 2 is pulled forward while the care receiver P is seated. When the chair 2 is moved, the tray 24 slides rearward by the spring force of the compression spring and is disposed below the seat 21, so that the droplet from the body of the cared person P can be received by the tray 24. It is possible to prevent the drops from falling into the room.
[0033]
In the above-described embodiment, the waste water being cleaned is discharged from the drain port 46 at the lower part of the apparatus body 3 and the drain port 50 of the seat portion 31 to the outside of the apparatus. Of these drain ports, the drain port 50 is omitted. It is also possible to do. In this case, it is necessary to make the seat surface of the seat portion 31 flat instead of concave as in the above embodiment so that water does not accumulate on the seat surface.
[0034]
In the above embodiment, the drainage from the drainage ports 46 and 50 is discharged to the same drainage pipe 47, but the drainage from the drainage port 50 is separated from the drainage pipe 47 as shown in FIG. It may be discharged to a drain pipe 53 that is disposed in the pipe and has a U-shaped part.
[0035]
In FIG. 7, a cleaning pipe 54 into which cleaning water for cleaning the inside of the drain pipe 53 and an open / close valve 55 are connected to the upper part of the drain pipe 53. By adopting such a configuration, the drain pipe 53 can be used as a sewage pipe. That is, in this case, the cared person P can defecate or urinate during washing, and the discharged stool or urine is discharged from the drain port 50 of the seat portion 31 into the drain pipe 53. The drain pipe 53 is connected to a sewage hose (not shown) provided outside the apparatus main body 3, and the tip of the sewage hose is disposed in a toilet bowl or the like.
[0036]
Further, in each of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a removable portable toilet may be provided below the drain port 50 of the seat portion 31.
[0037]
FIG. 8 shows an example in which a portable toilet 70 is provided below the drain port 50 of the embodiment of FIG.
The portable toilet 70 is a box-shaped container as shown in FIG. 9 and is detachably accommodated in a hole 58 formed in the front surface of the seat portion 31. The portable toilet 70 has an opening upward, and the opening 71 is disposed below the drain port 50. A handle 72 is attached to the front surface of the portable toilet, and a plurality of holes 73 are formed in the upper portion of the rear surface for overflowing drainage. A lid 59 that can be opened and closed is mounted on the hole 68 on the front surface of the seat portion.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the cleaning device of the present invention, the burden on the caregiver can be reduced, and there is an effect that it can be used not only in the bathroom but also in the room.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a state before starting use of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing a state in use of the apparatus of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of an apparatus main body of the apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a state (whole body washing state) in use of the apparatus by the care recipient.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a state (whole body washing state) in use of the apparatus by the care recipient.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a state (lower body washing state) in use of the apparatus by the care recipient.
FIG. 7 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a main body of a cleaning apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, corresponding to FIG. 3 of the apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of an apparatus main body of a cleaning apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention, corresponding to FIG. 3 of the embodiment apparatus;
9 is a perspective view showing a state where the portable toilet is taken out from the embodiment apparatus shown in FIG. 8; FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning apparatus 2 Chair 21 Seat 21a Opening hole 22 Footrest 3 Apparatus main body 31 Seat part 32 Nozzle (spout part)
40 Shutter (shielding part)
46, 50 Drain port 60, 61 Packing (contact part)
70 Portable toilet 71 Opening 73 Overflow hole P Caregiver

Claims (3)

A cleaning device for cleaning a cared person,
A movable chair having a seat and a footrest for seating the cared person;
An apparatus main body that opens upward and downward, accommodates the cared person seated on the chair together with the chair, and covers the lower body of the cared person;
An ejection part provided in the apparatus main body, for ejecting washing water toward the care recipient;
A shielding part that is provided in an upper opening portion of the apparatus main body and covers an upper body of a care recipient;
A drain opening provided in a lower opening portion of the apparatus body;
Provided in the lower part of the apparatus main body, and in contact with the footrest of the chair in a state where the chair is accommodated in the apparatus main body, the drainage is prevented from leaking out from the lower opening portion of the apparatus main body. The tangent,
Cleaning device equipped with. In the apparatus main body, a seat part having a seat surface shaped along the seat surface of the chair is provided, and a drain outlet is formed in the seat surface.
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1. An opening is formed in the seat of the chair, and a small toilet having an opening for opening and having an overflow hole is provided below the drainage port on the seat surface.
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 2.

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