JP5894328B1 - Nursing care device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a care assisting device for a caregiver to transfer a cared person from a wheelchair to a toilet seat in a narrow toilet. A pedestal 1 for placing a cared person and a fall prevention fence 5 fixed to the pedestal to protect the cared person, and the pedestal is rotatably supported so that the direction of the cared person can be changed. The fall prevention fence is provided with a grip 6 for assisting the cared person to get on and off the pedestal, and a handrail 7 for supporting the body of the cared person. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

The present invention assists care for physically handicapped persons and elderly persons at home, and more particularly relates to a transfer apparatus that can easily move from a wheelchair to a toilet seat.

When moving a cared person from a wheelchair to a toilet seat, the caregiver has lifted the cared person's body directly and changed the direction, or by hanging the cared person with a large instrument and moving it. there were. This is not possible for carers who cannot move their lower limbs at all, but less effort is required for carers who are unable to walk and can stand on their lower limbs. A simple device has been demanded.

JP 2003-230606 A

When the caregiver lifts the cared person's body directly, the caregiver's physical labor is large and a considerable burden. Furthermore, transferring from a wheelchair to a toilet seat in a narrow toilet was an extra labor burden. In addition, a device that suspends and moves a cared person with an instrument is not an apparatus that can be easily installed, and the cared person's feet move away from the floor during transfer, so the cared person has a fear of falling.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention comprises a pedestal on which a cared person is placed and a fall prevention fence that is fixed to the pedestal and protects the cared person. It is rotatably supported so that it can be changed, and the fall prevention fence has a grip part for assisting the cared person to get on and off the pedestal and a handrail for the cared person to support his body Features.

According to the care assisting device of the present invention, even a caregiver with weak power can easily transfer a cared person from a wheelchair to a toilet seat and vice versa.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the care assistance apparatus of this invention. It is the top view which looked at the nursing assistance apparatus of this invention from the top. It is a figure which shows the state to which the care receiver transferred to the care assistance apparatus of this invention from a wheelchair. It is a figure which shows the state in which the cared person transferred to the care assistance apparatus of this invention from the toilet seat.

FIG. 1 shows the overall structure of the care assisting device of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a pedestal on which a cared person stands and is rotatably supported by an electric motor 3 on a frame 2. In addition, a foot pattern 4 is drawn on the surface of the pedestal 1 so that an elderly person or the like can immediately recognize a place on which the foot is placed. The foot pattern 4 has fine irregularities so that it can be recognized by the feel of the foot without looking at the foot pattern 4. The pedestal 1 is fixed with a fall-preventing fence 5 for protecting the cared person and preventing falls when the cared person is on the pedestal 1. Further, the fall prevention fence 5 is provided with a gripping portion 6 for a cared person to get on and off the pedestal 1 safely.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the care assisting device of the present invention as seen from above. The same members as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The frame 2 has a width that allows the wheelchair 8 and the toilet bowl 9 to enter the frame 2. In FIG. 2, the broken line portions are outlines of the wheelchair 8 and the toilet bowl 9.

3 and 4 are views showing a state where the care recipient has transferred from the wheelchair 8 to the care assisting device of the present invention. First, in FIG. 3, when the cared person indicated by the broken line is transferred to the care assisting device from the state of sitting on the wheelchair, the user gets on the pedestal 1 while grasping the grip portion 6 provided on the fall prevention fence 5, Grab the handrail 7 on the upper side of the fall prevention fence 5 and hold the body. Then, the caregiver rotates the pedestal 1 and rotates the pedestal 1 by 180 degrees, resulting in a state as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the cared person, as shown by the broken line from the pedestal, sits on the toilet seat of the toilet 9 while grasping the grip portion 6. After using the toilet, after standing on the pedestal 1 in the same manner as described above, after the pedestal 1 is rotated 180 °, sit on the wheelchair again from the pedestal 1.

In the present embodiment, the movement of the cared person between the wheelchair and the toilet bowl has been described, but the present care assisting apparatus can also be used when moving between the wheelchair and the bed. Furthermore, by providing a wheel or the like for easily moving the care assisting device itself on the bottom surface of the frame 2, it can be used even when the moving place is remote.

1 pedestal 2 frame 3 motor 4 foot mold 5 fall prevention fence 6 gripping part 7 handrail 8 wheelchair 9 toilet

Claims (1)

A pedestal for causing placed up the cared person, is fixed to the base consists of a fall prevention fence that protects the care, the pedestal is rotatably supported to be redirected to the care-receiver, the pedestal The foot shape with fine irregularities is drawn , and the fall prevention fence has a grip part for assisting the cared person to get on and off the pedestal and a handrail for the cared person to support his body. A care assisting device characterized by comprising.

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