JP5354550B2 - Protective cover device for mounting on the bed fence - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve cushioning property, attachability/detachability, breathability, daylighting performance, observability from the outside, space saving property for storage when not used of a protection cover mounted on a bed fence. <P>SOLUTION: A cover device includes: a hollow airtight chamber made of soft materials; a plug for supplying gas to the airtight chamber or for discharging the gas from the airtight chamber; and a plurality of through-holes which penetrate from the front side to the rear side of the protection cover. The cover device cushions the impact when colliding with the bed fence by being installed on the bed fence. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  This invention is attached to various bed fences for children, nursing care, hospitals, etc., and when a part of the human body contacts or collides with the fence unexpectedly, the shock is buffered to the human body. It is related with the protective cover apparatus for protecting.

  Children who are being hospitalized, especially infants, may fall abruptly when they are restless, even when they are resting, or when they stand up in a circle bed even when they are in good mood Depending on the softness of the bed, it may fall within the bed fence and bruise its head on the fence around the bed.

  In addition, in the case of children with bleeding disorders (thrombocytopenic purpura, hemophilia, leukemia, etc.) or children who are in a state of rest or excitement due to general illness, contact with the bed fence may further aggravate purpura. Conceivable.

  Furthermore, there are also accidents such as injuries when hitting the bed fence of an easily bleedable patient or a bedridden patient in an adult bed.

  In such cases, to protect the safety of infants and patients, hospitals provide protection such as placing a soft and elastic cover plate inside the bed fence or wrapping a soft object around the fence. It has been broken. Surrounding the bed with this cover plate shields light and wind, so there is a problem that the inside of the bed cannot be understood unless it is looked into from above, and the air permeability is deteriorated. Further, there is a disadvantage that a space is required for storage of the cover plate after being removed from the bed.

  In order to solve the above problems, a simple method is to form a buffer layer by wrapping a towel around a bed fence, but this method requires a minimum of 3 hours with 3-4 staff members. This requires a lot of work during normal work, and the wrapping of towels etc. depends on the skill of the operator, and once created, it cannot be easily detached.

  Patent Document 1 discloses that the name “hospital / care bed” is set to 3 cm or less between the fall-preventing fences standing in a row on both sides of the bed body, and It describes hospital and nursing beds with cushioning members attached to the fall prevention fence. Here, a cushioning member having an outer diameter of 3 to 4 cm is formed by a cushioning material such as rubber or plastic wound around a 2 cm pipe that forms a bed fence, and a covering material that protects the surface thereof. This method also has a problem that the work load is heavy and it cannot be easily attached and detached.

  Patent document 2 describes an invention whose name is "guard means for attaching a folding-type side fence", but this invention has a plurality of support columns to which the folding-type side fence of the bed is attached so as to be raised and lowered. Therefore, when you lay it down on the side frame, if a futon or the like is caught between the columns, it can not be folded any further, and if you pinch the user's limbs etc., it may cause unexpected injury To solve the problem, the screen member is configured to be held in a holding frame body mounted on the side surface of the bed so that the screen member can be pulled out / wound, and a locking member is provided on the front end side of the screen member, and the screen member is pulled out from the holding frame body. The screen member is stretched over the upper horizontal member of the folding side fence, and the locking member at the tip of the screen member is locked to the holding frame so as to be stretched. One in which the. Therefore, this screen member prevents the futon and the user's limbs from being caught between the columns of the folding side fence, and when the head of a person accommodated in the bed hits the column. It does not have a buffer function.

  Patent Document 3 describes an invention whose name is “side cushion member in a bed apparatus”, but this invention is often used because it is composed of a metal member with a bed side fence exposed. The side frame on the head side and the foot side of the bed device is a problem to solve the problem that the person may hit the metal member at bedtime, etc., and be injured. It is a side cushion member made of a panel-like main body, which is mounted on top, for example, a resin such as polyurethane or polyester and laminated with vinyl leather or the like as its skin. Therefore, ventilation and transparency are not considered at all.

  Patent Document 4 describes an invention whose name is “a side fence cover device”. However, in the present invention, a user's body or the like is sandwiched in a gap between columns of a side fence that can fall on a bed. Is a cover body that is formed in a bag shape having a lower end opened by a flexible and transparent material and is detachably attached to the side fence, and at least the lower end of the side fence in the folding direction. The rear end side is provided with a weight that urges the cover body toward the lower end when the folded side fence is raised. Therefore, as in Patent Document 2, this cover body does not have a buffering function when the head or the like of a person accommodated in the bed hits the support.

Registered Utility Model No. 3032135 Japanese Patent No. 2996344 Japanese Patent No. 3638012 Japanese Patent No. 4203341

  The above-described conventional technologies are detachable that can be easily attached to and removed from the bed fence, cushioning that cushions the impact when the head of a person housed in the bed slams the fence, etc. There is a problem in either transparency that can be easily seen from the outside, air permeability that does not stagnate the air in the bed, the present invention is to solve these problems, The object is to solve this problem.

In order to solve the above problems, a cover device for mounting on a bed fence according to the present invention has the following characteristics.
(1) A protective cover member that cushions an impact when it collides with a bed fence, and includes a hollow airtight chamber made of a soft material, and gas is supplied to or discharged from the airtight chamber. And a plurality of ventilation holes penetrating the protective cover member in the thickness direction.
(2) At least a part of the protective cover member is made of a transparent material.
(3) The thickness of the protective cover member may not be constant from the front surface to the rear surface, and the length is adjusted by rounding the protective cover member by repeatedly arranging a thick portion and a thin portion. be able to.
(4) The protective cover member may be plural, and includes a connection member that detachably couples the plural members.
(5) The connecting member can be bent by the connecting member.
(6) The connection member is made of a transparent material.
(7) The connecting member is made of a mesh.

The cover device of the present invention has the following advantages.
By attaching a protective cover member to the bed fence that is made of a flexible material and filled with a gas such as air through a stopper into a hollow hermetic chamber, the bed fence can be used by children, the elderly, and patients. Even if it unexpectedly collides with the fence, the shock received at that time can be buffered. In addition, when a gas such as air is discharged from a hollow airtight chamber made of a soft material through a stopper, the protective cover member becomes flat and can be folded, so that storage space when not in use can be greatly saved. In use, the airtight chamber can be simply put into a usable state by simply filling the airtight chamber with a gas such as air through a stopper.

  In addition, since the protective cover member includes a plurality of ventilation holes penetrating from the front surface to the rear surface, the air permeability and the daylighting property in the bed in which the protection cover member is attached to the fence can be maintained through the plurality of ventilation holes.

  Furthermore, since at least a part of the protective cover member is made of a transparent material, even when the protective cover member is attached to the fence through the transparent portion, the observability from the outside in the bed can be increased, and the abnormal change can be achieved. Can be easily noticed from the outside.

  The material of the protective cover member of the cover device of the present invention may be a soft material, but in particular, in addition to polyvinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride polymer, polyethylene, ethylene copolymer, polypropylene, polypropylene copolymer Polyolefin resins such as coalescence, and even those materials that can be sterilized without harm to the living body, such as chlorinated products, can be disinfected with alcohol repeatedly, so even if the child licks or bites the cover device, There is a hygienic convenience that can be used repeatedly safely.

  The protective cover member of the cover device of the present invention may not have a constant thickness from the front surface to the rear surface, and by repeatedly arranging a thick portion and a thin portion in parallel with the upper horizontal rail of the bed, When raising or lowering the bed fence, the length can be adjusted by rounding the protective cover member.

  Furthermore, because the cover surface becomes uneven by repeatedly arranging the thick part and thin part in parallel with the mat part of the bed, even if the face is in close contact with the cover device, There is no danger of suffocation, and the safety of the bed user can be ensured.

  Further, when a plurality of protective cover members and a connecting member for detachably connecting the protective cover members are provided, a cover device having a desired length can be easily configured by connecting the plurality of protective cover members. can do.

  When the connection member is formed of a transparent material, the visibility in the bed can be improved through the connection member, and the change in the bed can be easily noticed from the outside of the bed.

  In the case where the connecting member is made of a mesh, the air permeability and visibility in the bed in which the protective cover member is attached to the fence can be improved, and further the daylighting property can be improved.

  In the case of a cover device provided with a connecting member, it can be easily attached to the inside or the outside of the bed fence by being bent at the location of the connecting member. Therefore, when the bed fence is lowered by half of its height or when it is completely lowered to the mat part of the bed, the lifting and lowering work of the fence is simplified by simply replacing the protective cover of the cover device with the fence. be able to.

  Easy operation of string, rubber, S-shaped hook, AK hook, crab hook, button, hook-and-loop fastener, one-touch buckle, belt, etc. It is possible to easily remove and attach the protective cover member with respect to the bed fence. Furthermore, by using AK hooks and one-touch buckles that cannot be removed by children but easy for adults, safety such as preventing children from removing them without sacrificing work efficiency in the hospital is ensured. be able to.

The cover apparatus of Example 1 of this invention is shown. The cover apparatus of Example 2 of this invention is shown. The longitudinal cross-section of the state which attached the cover apparatus of Example 2 of this invention to the fence of the bed set to the position of "high" is shown. 7 shows a cover device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The cover device of Example 2 is completely covered so that the upper side rail and the inner surface of all the rails of the bed, in which the three sides of the bed fence are set to the “high” position and the remaining one side is set to the “middle” position, The attached state is shown. The longitudinal cross-section of the cover apparatus of Example 2 attached to the fence set to the position of "medium" in the state of the bed shown in FIG. 5 is shown. About the cover apparatus of Example 2, when the bed fence is lowered to the “middle” position from the attachment state shown in FIG. 3, the cover device is folded and contracted. The longitudinal cross-section of the state which attached the cover apparatus of Example 2 to the fence set to the position of "low" is shown.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different modes and should not be construed as being limited to the description of the examples described below.

[Example 1]
FIG. 1 shows a cover device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The cover device of Example 1 is composed of a single protective cover member 1, and this protective cover member 1 is a hollow bag made of a soft material and constitutes an airtight chamber. The protective cover member 1 is provided with a plug 2 that communicates with the outside air. When the airtight chamber of the protective cover member 1 is filled through the plug 2 with a gas such as air, the protective cover member swells appropriately and has a shock absorbing property. It becomes. Before the gas such as air is filled through the plug 2, the protective cover member is in a flat state and can be folded and stored.

  An attachment member 3 is attached to the protective cover member 1, and the attachment member 3 is attached to the upper horizontal rail or vertical frame of the bed fence, and the protective cover member 1 is installed inside the bed fence.

  The length of the long side of the protective cover member 1 is approximately equal to the length in the length direction or the width direction according to the bed to which the protective cover member 1 is attached. The length of the short side of the protective cover member 1 is the mat of the bed. It is a little longer than the height from the surface to the upper side rail of the fence, and is long enough to cover the upper side rail.

  In addition, by attaching the protective cover member 1 to all the fences of the bed, the entire bed fence can be covered with the protective cover member, so that the child in the bed covers a part of the body such as the head. The impact can be absorbed even if it collides with.

  The protective cover member 1 is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes 4 penetrating from the front surface to the rear surface thereof to prevent deterioration of daylighting and air permeability in the bed when the protective cover member is attached to the bed fence. The size of the vent holes 4 should be arranged at an interval that can cover the general head circumference of 35 cm (about 10 cm in head width), and the general age of the sitting position (5-6 months) Since the minimum value is 40cm ~ (about 13cm head width), there is no risk of directly colliding with the bed fence when the child rolls, and the ventilation of the bed is maintained while maintaining the durability of the soft material. Therefore, the size and number can be determined from various viewpoints.

[Example 2]
FIG. 2 shows a cover device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The cover device of the second embodiment is composed of one protective cover member 1 as in the first embodiment, and this protective cover member 1 is a hollow bag-like material made of a soft material and constitutes an airtight chamber. Thus, it is possible to absorb an impact when it collides with a bed fence. However, the protective cover member 1 according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of first portions 11 that are parallel to the cross rail direction of the bed fence and a second portion 12 that is interposed between the first portions 11. In the example shown in FIG. 2, it consists of six first parts 11 and five second parts 12, but when a child with a head circumference of 50 cm falls, there is no risk of directly colliding with the bed rail. If it is such a design, this number is not concerned.

  The first portion 11 and the second portion 12 of the protective cover member 1 are both made of a soft material and both have a hollow airtight chamber. It is preferable that the hermetic chamber of the first part 11 and the hermetic chamber of the second part 12 communicate with each other to form one airtight space.

  The protective cover member 1 includes at least one plug 2 so that the outside air can be taken in and out of the hermetic chamber so that the air pressure of the hermetic chamber can be adjusted. When the hermetic chamber of the first part 11 and the hermetic chamber of the second part 12 are not communicated with each other, it is preferable to provide as many plugs 2 as the number of each hermetic chamber.

  The thickness from the front surface to the rear surface of the protective cover member 1 is formed so that the thickness of the first portion 11 is sufficiently larger than the thickness of the second portion 12, thereby receiving the external force and the second portion. Flexible to be bent at 12. Furthermore, the second portion 12 may be an independent airtight chamber and a stopper may be attached thereto. In this case, the air pressure in each hermetic chamber can be appropriately adjusted according to the expected degree of impact absorption of the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 depending on the mode of use.

  When air is released from the airtight chamber of the protective cover member 1 (all airtight chambers when there are a plurality of airtight chambers), the protective cover member becomes flat and can be folded for storage. It is advantageous in securing

  The second portion 12 of the protective cover member 1 is provided with a vent hole 4 penetrating from the front surface to the rear surface, so that air permeability is ensured and the daylighting property in the bed and the observability from the outside are improved. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the protective cover member 1 is attached to the vertical frame of the fence across the upper horizontal rail of the bed from the inside to the outside as shown in FIG. Install inside the fence. Further, the lower attachment member 3 is attached to the lower horizontal rail to prevent the protective cover member 1 from being separated from the fence when pulled from the inside.

  The protective cover member 1 according to the second embodiment can be attached to all the fences of the bed, so that the entire fence of the bed can be covered with the protective cover member. The impact can be absorbed even if it collides with the bed fence.

  Next, the case where the protective cover member 1 of Example 2 is applied to a children's circle bed will be described. Commonly used children's circle bed fences can be moved up and down in three stages of "high", "medium" and "low", or in two stages of "high" and "low" It has become. In addition, the cover apparatus of this invention is not limited to a pediatric circle bed, It is applicable also to a general pediatric patient bed and a bed for adult patients.

  By the way, when a child uses it as a normal bed in a children's circle bed, the fence is in the “high” state, and even if the child stands up in the fence until about 3 years old, the head is the upper side rail of the fence. It's only a little over and over so that it doesn't fall off the bed. This “high” position is required for cushioning, shock-absorbing in the bed, daylighting, observability from the outside, etc. This is the case.

  Here, the protective cover member 1 will be described in more detail. The material of the protective cover member 1 may be anything as long as it is a soft material, but in addition to polyvinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride polymer, polyolefin resin such as polyethylene, ethylene copolymer, polypropylene, polypropylene copolymer, Furthermore, it is preferable that the material is harmless to the living body and can be sterilized, such as chlorinated substances. Such a material can be repeatedly sterilized with alcohol or the like, so that even if a child licks or bites the cover device, it can be repeatedly used safely and hygienically in a facility such as a hospital. Further, if the whole or a part of the material of the protective cover member 1 is formed of a transparent material, the daylighting property and the possibility of observation from the outside can be greatly enhanced.

  Further, the attachment member 3 may be any member as long as it can be fixed to the bed rail, but is preferably a string, rubber, S-shaped hook, AK hook, crab hook, button, hook-and-loop fastener, one-touch buckle, belt or the like. In particular, it is more preferable to use a one-touch buckle or an AK hook that cannot be removed by children but can be easily attached and detached by adults.

  Further, the attachment member 3 only needs to be strong enough not to be removed even if the user of the bed pulls the protective cover member when the protective cover member 1 is fixed to the bed rail, and the attachment position is not limited. Therefore, the attachment member 3 can be appropriately changed, increased or decreased regardless of the position shown in FIG. 2, and can be prevented from leaving the fence even if the user of the bed pulls the protective cover member.

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the protective cover member 1 of Example 2 is attached to all the fences on the four sides of the bed. Here, the fence on the three sides of the bed is set to the “high” position, the cover device is installed there as shown in FIG. 3, and the remaining one side fence 24 is set to the “medium” position. Since the cover device is installed across the fence as shown in FIG. 6, the upper side rail of the fence on the four sides of the bed and the entire inner surface including the fence 24 in the “middle” position. It can be completely covered with a protective cover member.

  Moreover, in the case of a circle bed for children, when the fence is set to the “middle” position, a medical worker such as a doctor or a nurse performs treatment for the child in the bed. Therefore, it is required to raise and lower the bed rail quickly and safely, and it is necessary to prevent the cover device from hindering the raising and lowering of the bed rail. For this reason, the attachment member 3 for fixing the protective cover member to the upper horizontal rail, the lower horizontal rail, etc. of the bed fence needs to be easily removable by the medical staff.

  The fixing member 3 is preferably a ring-shaped member when the protective cover member is fixed to the vertical frame of the bed fence. By using this, the bed fence 24 can be used from the attached state of the cover device shown in FIG. The ring-shaped attachment member also automatically lowers when the cover is lowered, and the cover device is folded up and down as shown in FIG. 7 so that the lowering of the fence 24 is not hindered. Can be quickly lowered to the height of.

  Further, when the child's circle bed fence 24 is set to the “low” position, the user is taken out of the bed. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the cover device from hindering the raising / lowering of the bed fence, and to prevent the cover device from sanitary problems by attaching to the floor surface of the hospital room. As shown, with the ring-shaped mounting member at the top of the cover device attached, take the entire cover device out of the fence, lift the opposite end, and straddle the upper side rail of the bed from the outside to the inside And attach it to the vertical frame of the fence. Thus, without removing the cover device from the bed fence, the fence 24 can be easily lowered to the “low” position, which is the same height as the mat surface, and the cover device can be placed on the floor of the patient room. There will be no sanitary problems.

[Example 3]
FIG. 4 shows a cover device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, the two protective cover members 1 and 1 ′ are connected by the connecting member 5. However, three or more protective cover members are connected by a plurality of connecting members to form a protective cover member having a desired length. You may make it obtain.

  The connecting member 5 is provided with a means such as a fastener, a button, an adhesive tape, and the like so as to be detachable so that the protective cover members 1 and 1 ′ are appropriately connected or separated to obtain a protective cover device having a desired length. It can be constituted as follows.

  Further, the connecting member 5 may be formed of a transparent material to ensure the daylighting property, or may be made of a mesh to ensure not only the daylighting property but also the air permeability.

  Further, the connection member 5 is formed of a shock-absorbing material, or the connection member is provided with an airtight chamber filled with a gas such as air so that the connection member is also buffered. May be.

  The connecting member 5 is configured not only to connect the protective cover members 1 and 1 ′ but also to bend the protective cover members 1 and 1 ′ at this portion.

  The attachment of the protective cover 1 to the bed fence by the attachment member 3 attached to the protective cover member 1 is the same as in the first and second embodiments, but the connection member 5 is also provided with the attachment member 3, If the bed fence is attached to the connection member 5 as well, the cover device can be more stably fixed to the bed fence.

1, 1 Protective cover member, 2 stoppers, 3 mounting members, 4 vents, 5 connecting members,
11 First part (of protective cover member), 12 Second part,
21 children's circle beds, 22 mats, 23 posts, 24 (movable) fences.

Claims (3)

It is a protective cover member that cushions the impact when it collides with the bed fence,
A hollow airtight chamber made of a soft material constituting a plurality of first parts and second parts, respectively, so that the protective cover member is parallel to the cross rail direction of the fence when the protective cover member is mounted on the bed fence ;
A stopper for supplying gas to the hermetic chamber or discharging gas from the hermetic chamber;
A plurality of ventilation holes provided in the second part, penetrating from the front surface to the rear surface of the protective cover member ,
The protective cover member is formed so that the thickness of the first portion is larger than the thickness of the second portion, and is formed so as to be bent at the second portion by receiving an external force. Cover device for mounting on the bed fence.   The cover device for mounting on a bed fence according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the protective cover member is made of a transparent material.   The cover device for mounting on a bed fence according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a plurality of the protective cover members and a connecting member for connecting the plurality of members.

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