JP6948063B2 - Long-term care support equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a long-term care support tool for supporting movements in daily life such as standing up, getting up, sitting down, and lying down, and in particular, by introducing and discharging a fluid such as gas or liquid into an internal space, it expands and expands. It relates to a care support tool formed by using a shrinkable expansion / contraction bag.

For people with weak legs, such as the elderly and those with disabilities or injuries, they can stand up from a chair, sit down on a chair, or lie down. Actions such as turning over or turning over are extremely burdensome, and if these actions cannot be performed by oneself, support such as nursing care is required. Therefore, in the past, various devices and the like for supporting such an operation have been proposed.

For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-200333), as a stand-up assist device that can be installed on a seat surface, an installation portion having an installation surface that is at least partially in contact with the seat surface of the seat to be installed, and the above-mentioned A deformed portion that has a bag provided on the side of the installation portion opposite to the installation surface, the bag is deformed by the amount of gas injected into the bag, and an adjusting unit that adjusts the amount of gas injected into the bag. And a seating portion that has a seating surface on which the user is seated and is movably supported with respect to the installation portion within a specific range, and the positional relationship with the installation portion changes due to the deformation of the bag. A rising assist device to be provided has been proposed.

Further, in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-229107), as a raising device for raising the upper body of a patient lying on the floor, a supporting means having a back member for supporting the upper body corresponding portion of the patient and the supporting means are provided. With a substrate means connected via a hinge means, and an airbag that is positioned between the substrate means and the support means, rotates the support means around the hinge means, and raises the support means. It is a raising device that is laid on the lower surface of the mat and raises the patient's upper body at the portion corresponding to the upper body of the mat on which the patient lies on the floor. A rising device including an expansion regulating means for regulating and a direction regulating means for regulating the expansion direction of the airbag has been proposed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-200333 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-229107

As described above, even in the past, some auxiliary devices for supporting the movement of the subject in the sitting posture or the lying posture have been proposed. However, basically, the seat surface was only tilted, and the lifting operation in the height direction could not be performed.

In this regard, the rise assist device proposed in Patent Document 1 proposes that the air bag expands to push up the plate-shaped first member and lift the user's waist. However, the rise assist device proposed in this document requires a mechanical member such as a first member that operates by the expansion of the air bag in addition to the air bag, so that the structure is complicated.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a long-term care support tool capable of supporting an operation such as lifting a user, even though it has a simple configuration.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, in the present invention, the user moves in the height direction, for example, standing up, sitting on a chair, getting up from a lying lying posture, turning over, and the like. In order to support the above, a care support tool formed by using an expansion / contraction bag so as to be displaced in the height direction is provided.

That is, in the present invention, two or more expansion and contraction bags that expand by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid are overlapped, and the facing edge portions of the two or more expansion and contraction bags provided by the overlap are overlapped. Provide nursing care support tools that are separated and connected.

Further, the present invention is a nursing care support tool formed by using an expansion / contraction bag that expands by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid into the inside, and comprises the expansion / contraction bag. Provided a long-term care support tool comprising two or more expansion and contraction bags provided in an overlapping manner and a connecting portion in which the facing edge portions of the two or more inflatable bags provided in an overlapping manner are separated and connected. do.

It is necessary to superimpose two or more of the expansion and contraction bags, and as a matter of course, a plurality of such expansion and contraction bags, such as three and four, can be superposed. In addition, the expansion and contraction bags to be stacked are the same size, and different sizes can be combined. Further, as the expansion and contraction bags to be stacked, one that expands to the same thickness can be used, and one or more of the expansion and contraction bags that expand to a thickness different from the others can also be used. Further, the expansion and contraction bags to be overlapped are all made of the same material, and at least one of the expansion and contraction bags can be formed of a material different from the other expansion and contraction bags. By combining such various embodiments, it is possible to perform an optimum expansion / contraction operation (that is, an expansion / contraction operation) according to the application, thereby optimally supporting the user's operation. ..

In the embodiment of the long-term care support tool according to the present invention, the facing edges of the two or more inflatable bags provided so as to overlap each other are spaced apart from each other by a belt, a string, or the like (desirably). Can be connected after securing (1 cm or more). Further, the edge portions can be connected to each other by using a bag body that expands by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid into the inside. For example, the edge portions can be separated and connected by interposing a connecting expansion / contraction bag formed by using an expansion / contraction bag that expands by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid. In this case, the connecting expansion / contraction bag can function as a connecting portion between the expansion / contraction bags.

In the embodiment of the nursing care support tool using the connecting expansion / contraction bag, the two or more overlapping expansion / contraction bags and the connection expansion / contraction bag are the nursing care support in which the internal spaces are communicated with each other. It can be used as an ingredient.

Further, in the embodiment of the care support tool using the connecting expansion bag, at least one of the two stacked expansion bags and the connecting expansion bag is provided with a fluid inlet / outlet. The two or more expansion bags are composed of an upper expansion bag and a lower expansion bag, and an upper communication port for communicating the upper expansion bag and the connecting expansion bag, and the lower side. The lower communication port that communicates the expansion / contraction bag and the expansion / contraction bag for connection can be a care support tool having different opening diameters from each other.

In the embodiment of the nursing care support tool according to the present invention, the expansion / contraction bag has an expansion thickness regulating portion that regulates the expansion thickness at least at least one place in the central portion in the width direction and its vicinity. It can be a long-term care support tool provided. In addition to sticking the top and bottom of the expansion / contraction bag together, the expansion / thickness regulating member may be provided with a band-shaped or string-shaped regulating member for suppressing expansion in the internal space.

Further, in the above-mentioned nursing care support tool according to the present invention, in the embodiment, at least one of the two or more overlapped expansion / contraction bags has an expansion thickness and an expansion thickness in the length direction of the separated and connected edge portions. / Or it can be a long-term care support tool in which the expansion and contraction regions are different, or one of the expansion and contraction bags is inclined and expands in either one of the length directions of the edge portion.

The nursing care support tool according to the present invention may be accompanied by a fluid supply / discharge means for supplying or discharging (or sucking) a fluid such as gas or liquid to the expansion bag. As such a fluid supply / discharge means, various pumps such as a foot-operated pump and a power pump can be used. Further, the fluid discharge means can be formed by a valve that discharges the fluid in the expansion / contraction bag according to the weight used. Further, as the fluid supply means, when tap water is supplied into the expansion / contraction bag, a water supply facility can be used, or a cylinder filled with a compressed gas such as compressed air can be used. As a matter of course, a hose, a tube, or the like that communicates the fluid supply / discharge means with the expansion / contraction bag to transfer the fluid can be involved. Further, a check valve or the like for controlling the transfer direction of the fluid can be provided.

Further, the nursing care support tool according to the present invention is used by being installed on the seat surface of a chair including a wheelchair, and if the flat shape of the expansion / contraction bag is formed into an Ω-shape, a V-shape or a U-shape, it is a Western-style toilet bowl. It can be used by installing it on the seating surface of the above, and it can also be used by arranging it on the floor surface as a cushion or cushion. In addition, it can be used by installing it on a bed or futon, or by installing it in a bathtub.

The nursing care assisting device according to the present invention has two or more expansion and contraction bags that expand by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid inside, and two or more expansion and contraction bags provided in the overlapping manner. Since the facing edges of the bag are separated and connected, it is possible to provide a long-term care support tool capable of supporting an operation such as lifting a user, even though it has a simple configuration.

It is a side view which shows the use state of the care support tool which concerns on this Embodiment, (A) state before operation, (B) state at the time of operation, respectively. (A) front view, (B) left side view, (C) rear view, (D) XX cross-sectional view, (E) plan view, (F) when inflated, showing the nursing care support tool according to the present embodiment. It is a cross-sectional view of XX in. It is a perspective view which shows the care support tool which concerns on this embodiment, and shows (A) the state before operation, and (B) the state at the time of operation, respectively. It is a perspective view which shows the care support tool which concerns on another embodiment, and shows (A) the state before operation, and (B) the state at the time of operation, respectively. It is (A) development view and (B) front view at the time of operation which show the care support tool which concerns on still another Embodiment. It is the development view of (A1) and (A2), and the front view at the time of (B1) and (B2) operation which show the care support tool which concerns on still another Embodiment. It is a front view of the care support tool which concerns on still another Embodiment, and shows (A) the state before operation, and (B) the state at the time of operation, respectively. It is a side view which shows the use state of the care support tool which concerns on other embodiment, and shows (A) state before operation, (B) state at the time of operation, respectively.

Hereinafter, the long-term care support according to the present embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a usage state of the nursing care support tool 50 according to the present embodiment, and shows (A) a state before operation and (B) a state during operation, respectively. The nursing care support tool 50 shown in this embodiment shows an example configured as a nursing care support tool 50 particularly suitable for installation and use in various chairs such as wheelchairs and sofas.

As shown in FIG. 1, the nursing care support tool 50 according to the present embodiment supplies or discharges a swelling portion 30 that can be installed on the seat surface and a fluid such as gas or liquid to the swelling portion 30. It is composed of a pump 40 as a fluid supply / discharge means for (or suction) and a tube 41 connecting the pump 40 and the expansion / contraction portion 30.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the expansion / contraction portion 30 is formed by stacking two expansion / contraction bags 10 that expand by introducing a fluid such as a gas such as air or a liquid such as water, and one edge facing each other. The portions, preferably the long edges, are connected to the connecting expansion and contraction bag 13 formed by using the expansion and contraction bag 10 that expands by introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid, and both edge portions. It is configured by separating them from each other and connecting them. In particular, in the present embodiment, each expansion / contraction bag 10 is formed into a quadrangle in a plan view, particularly a rectangle, and one of the long sides is connected to the connection expansion / contraction bag 13.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, of the stacked expansion and contraction bags 10, the upper expansion and contraction bag 12 existing on the upper side (buttock side) and the lower expansion and contraction bag existing on the lower side (seat surface side). A connecting portion 23 for connecting the tube 41 is formed in at least one of the eleven. In FIG. 1, this connection portion is provided at the trailing edge portion of the lower expansion bag 11, but it can also be provided at the side edge portion, and further, the trailing edge portion and the side edge portion of the upper expansion bag 12 Further, it can be provided in the expansion / contraction bag 13 for connection.

The upper expansion bag 12, the connection expansion bag 13, and the lower expansion bag 11 communicate with each other, and the fluid such as air supplied from the pump 40 via the tube 41 expands these. The reduced bag 10 can be inflated. At that time, the upper communication port 22 for communicating the internal space of the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 and the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 and the lower communication port for communicating the internal space of the lower expansion / contraction bag 11 and the connection expansion / contraction bag 13. 21 can be formed to have the same opening diameter, or can be formed to have different opening diameters from each other. When both communication ports 20 are formed to have the same opening diameter, the swelling timing and swelling condition of each expansion / contraction bag 10 can be made uniform, while one communication port 20 can be made more than the other communication port 20. When formed large, the swelling timing and swelling degree of each expansion / contraction bag 10 can be made different.

Further, each expansion bag constituting the expansion / contraction portion 30 is provided with an expansion thickness regulation portion 14 for regulating the degree of expansion at the central portion thereof. In the present embodiment, three expansion thickness regulating portions 14 are arranged in a row near the center of each expansion / contraction bag 10, and the expansion can be expanded into a shape that causes a dent in the central portion. can. However, the expansion thickness regulating unit 14 can be arranged in a staggered pattern, or can be arranged in two or more rows. The shape and thickness of the expansion / contraction bag 10 at the time of expansion can be controlled by the arrangement and shape of the expansion / thickness regulating unit 14. For example, by arranging two and three in a staggered manner in two rows, the shape of the expansion / contraction bag 10 when expanded can be expanded into a curved shape in which the two expansion thickness control portions are narrowed.

Then, in the present embodiment, the expansion thickness regulating portion 14 is formed as a structure in which the edges of the circular holes are bonded together. However, since the expansion / thickness regulating portion 14 prevents the expansion / contraction bag 10 from expanding into a spherical shape, a band-shaped or string-shaped member is also provided on the inner surface of each expansion / contraction bag 10 in a bridge shape. You can also do it. In particular, as shown in the present embodiment, by forming the expansion thickness regulating portion 14 in which the edges of the circular holes are bonded together, the air permeability between the user's buttocks and the seat surface at the time of sitting is improved, and stuffiness and the like are improved. Can solve the problem.

The expansion / contraction portion 30 configured as described above can expand as shown in FIGS. 3 (B) and 2 (F) by supplying a fluid such as air to the internal space of each expansion / contraction bag 10. can. In particular, in the expansion / contraction bag 10 that overlaps vertically, the expansion of the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 prevents the edge sides connected to the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 from separating from each other, and at the same time, the edge portion on the connection side is prevented from separating. The edge portion on the free end side existing on the opposite side is separated, and the edge portion on the free end side can be expanded in an inclined state so as to rise. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), the buttocks of the user sitting on the care support tool 50 (particularly the inflated portion 30) can be lifted. Moreover, due to the presence of the connecting expansion / contraction bag 13, the upper and lower expansion / contraction bags 10 inflate in the height direction and further incline so that the user is in a forward leaning posture. It can be inflated accordingly, which can very naturally support the user's rising motion. Therefore, in order to realize the above-mentioned expansion in the present embodiment, it is necessary to separate and connect the facing edge portions of the two expansion / contraction bags 10 provided in an overlapping manner.

In addition, the nursing care support tool 50 according to the present embodiment can support the user's sitting motion by the operation opposite to the above. That is, a long-term care support tool 50 in which each inflatable bag 10 is inflated is installed on a seat surface of a chair or the like, and the user performs a sitting motion on the nursing care support tool 50. The weight of the care support tool 50 can be supported by the inflated portion 30 of the care support tool 50. Then, by sitting on the expansion / contraction portion 30, the fluid such as air filled in the expansion / contraction bag 10 is gradually discharged, and the user can slowly sit on the seat surface. In the nursing care support tool 50 according to the present embodiment, the inflated portion 30 can be expanded in the height direction and inflated in a forward leaning posture due to the presence of the connecting inflatable bag 13. Because it can be done.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the nursing care support tool 50 according to another embodiment, and shows (A) a state before operation and (B) a state during operation, respectively. The expansion / contraction portion 30 according to this embodiment is configured by stacking three expansion / contraction bags 10, and each expansion / contraction bag 10 is configured to communicate with one connection expansion / contraction bag 13. As a result, by supplying a fluid such as air to any of the expansion / contraction bags 10, the fluid can spread and expand to the other expansion / contraction bags 10.

In particular, in the nursing care support tool 50 shown in this embodiment, three expansion / contraction bags 10 are laminated, and any of the overlapping edges is connected to each other in a state of being separated from each other via a connection expansion / contraction bag 13. Therefore, when it expands, it can expand further in the height direction and can rise at a larger angle. As a result, even a user whose athletic ability required for the standing motion and the sitting motion is reduced can support these motions in a wider range.

In addition, in relation to this embodiment, it is also possible to inflate only one or two of the expansion / contraction bags 10 by adjusting the communication portion between the expansion / contraction bags 10. .. For example, the tube 41 may be provided in the lowermost expansion / contraction bag 10, and an opening / closing means such as a valve may be provided so that the communication port 20 communicating with any of the expansion / contraction bags 10 can be arbitrarily opened and closed. As a result, it is possible to provide optimal motion support according to the physical strength and situation of the user.

FIG. 5 is a development view (A) and a front view during operation (B) showing a care support tool 50 according to still another embodiment. The nursing care support tool according to this embodiment includes a swelling portion 30 that can be inflated in a state of being tilted to either the left or right. That is, at least one of the two stacked expansion / contraction bags 10 shows an embodiment of the nursing care support tool 50 that inclines inclined in one of the length directions of the edge portions connected apart from each other. ..

The nursing care support tool shown in this figure is configured so that the connecting expansion / contraction bag 13 connecting the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 and the lower expansion / contraction bag 11 is inflated by different widths in the length direction. The connecting expansion / contraction bag 13 is formed so as to swell in a wedge shape. By forming in this way, the fluid such as air supplied from the lower expansion / contraction bag 11 inflates the lower expansion / contraction bag 11, passes through the lower communication port 21, and the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 Inflate into a wedge shape. The fluid then inflates the upper expansion bag 12 through the upper communication. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the connecting expansion / contraction bag 13 that swells in a wedge shape allows the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 to rise diagonally toward the right side of the drawing.

As shown in the present embodiment, by tilting the inflated portion 30 of the nursing care support tool 50 to the left or right, it is possible to support the standing motion according to the rising direction of the user. In addition, it is possible to support the rising motion according to the state of deterioration of the motor function of the user.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the nursing care support tool 50 which is related to the nursing care support tool shown in FIG. 5 and can arbitrarily control the inclination direction thereof. That is, FIG. 6 is a development view of (A1) and (A2), and a front view of (B1) and (B2) during operation, showing the care support tool 50 according to still another embodiment.

In the nursing care support tool 50 shown in this embodiment, the left and right sides of the connecting expansion / contraction bag 13 are partitioned into a wedge shape that is symmetrical up and down, so that either the left or right wedge shape portion can be selectively inflated. It is configured. Specifically, a valve is provided in the lower communication port 21 formed between the lower expansion / contraction bag 11 and the connection expansion / contraction bag 13, and depending on the opening / closing of the valve, either the left or right wedge-shaped portion, or both. It is formed so that the wedge-shaped part of the can be inflated. The upper expansion / contraction bag 12 and the connection expansion / contraction bag 13 form an upper connection port by a check valve. In the nursing care support tool formed in this way, when tilting to the right side of the drawing, as shown in FIG. 6 (A1), the lower communication port 21 consisting of the valve on the left side of the drawing is opened, and the valve on the right side of the drawing is used. Close the lower communication port 21. As a result, the wedge-shaped region on the left side of the drawing of the connecting expansion / contraction bag 13 swells, and the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 is inflated through the check valve constituting the upper communication. Since the fluid flowing into the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 is blocked by the check valve from flowing into the wedge-shaped region on the right side of the drawing in the connecting expansion / contraction bag 13, the wedge-shaped region on the right side of the drawing expands. There is no. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6 (B1), the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 can be tilted toward the right side of the drawing due to the expansion of the wedge-shaped region portion on the left side of the drawing.

On the other hand, when the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 is tilted toward the left side of the drawing to stand up, the valve (lower communication port 21) opposite to that in FIGS. 6 (A1) and 6 (B1) is opened. As a result, the contracted portion 30 can be inflated so as to be inclined to the left side of the drawing as shown in FIGS. 6 (A2) and 6 (B2).

FIG. 7 is related to the nursing care support tool shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the expansion / contraction bag 10 can be inflated by inclining it to either the left or right side (one of the length directions of the edge portion). An embodiment of a long-term care support tool formed so as to be able to do so is shown. That is, in the nursing care support tool according to the present embodiment, at least one of the two overlapped expansion / contraction bags 10 has an expansion thickness and / or an expansion / contraction region in the length direction of the separated and connected edge portions. The embodiment of the care support tool 50 formed differently is shown.

In the present embodiment, the shape of the upper expansion / contraction bag 12 at the time of expansion is different in the left-right direction (the length direction of the edge portion), and the degree to which the left side region of the drawing expands (expansion thickness) is the region on the right side of the drawing. Is larger than the degree of swelling (expansion thickness). By forming in this way, the contracted portion 30 of the nursing care support tool can rise in a state of being tilted to the right side of the drawing at the time of expansion. Therefore, as described in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the rising direction of the user can be adjusted to an arbitrary direction.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the usage state of the nursing care support tool 50 according to the other embodiment, that is, the state before the operation and the operation (B). Each shows the state of time. The nursing care support tool according to this embodiment is an embodiment used in the bathtub, and can support the operation when standing up from the bathtub. Such a long-term care support tool can be inflated by supplying a gas such as air to the inflatable portion 30, and as a result, the buoyancy of the inflatable bag 10 can be combined to make the user's standing operation smoother. can. Further, when used in the bathtub, the contracted portion 30 is present in water. Therefore, if the buoyancy of the expansion / contraction portion 30 is not desired, water or the like can be supplied to each expansion / contraction bag 10 to inflate it.

As described above, the nursing care support tool according to the present embodiment can be used not only in a chair but also in a bathtub as shown in FIG. 8, and is installed on bedding such as a futon or a bed. Then, the user can be awakened or turned over by the expansion of the expanded / contracted portion 30 described above. Further, the nursing care support tool according to the above-described embodiment can be installed and used on a toilet seat or the like.

Further, in the nursing care support tool according to the above-described embodiment, each expansion / contraction bag 10 constituting the expansion / contraction portion can be formed of a resin sheet or a sheet made of natural rubber or synthetic rubber. It is desirable to form it with enough strength to lift the user when inflated. Further, the expansion / contraction bag 10 can be used by covering it with a cover formed of a cloth or a resin sheet.

The long-term care support tool according to the present invention can be used as a device for supporting the movement of a person with weak legs, such as an elderly person or a person having a disability or injury to the legs. Furthermore, even a healthy person can be used as a support tool for supporting daily life.

10 expansion and contraction bag
11 Lower inflatable bag
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50 Long-term care support equipment

Claims (6)

Inside gas or deflating bag inflates by introducing a fluid such as a liquid more than, with superimposed vertically, the edge portion facing the two or more deflating bag provided the Kasanea' is by interposing the connecting deflating bag formed using the inflation and deflation bag inflates by introducing fluid such as gas or liquid, Ri Na linked by spaced apart,
The inflatable bag that overlaps up and down lifts the buttocks of the user who is seated by inflating in the height direction, and at the same time
Due to the expansion of the connecting expansion / contraction bag, the edge portion on the free end side existing on the opposite side of the connecting side edge portion is separated while preventing the edge portions connected to the connecting expansion / contraction bag from separating from each other. by, by inclined such edge portion side of the free end side rise expands in the height direction, it shall be the stoop the user seated, nursing assistance instrument.
The two or more superposed expansion / contraction bags and the connection expansion / contraction bag have internal spaces that communicate with each other .
Claim 1 that any of the two stacked expansion bags and the expansion / contraction bag for connection is provided with one fluid inlet / outlet for introducing a fluid such as gas or liquid inside the bag. Nursing care support equipment described in.
The two or more expansion bags are composed of an upper expansion bag and a lower expansion bag.
The upper communication port that communicates the upper expansion bag and the connection expansion bag and the lower communication port that communicates the lower expansion bag and the connection expansion bag have different opening diameters from each other. The nursing care support tool according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the swelling timing and swelling condition of each expansion / contraction bag are different depending on the bag.
The expansion / contraction bag is provided with an expansion thickness regulating portion that regulates the expansion thickness at least at least one place in the central portion in the width direction and in the vicinity thereof .
The nursing care support tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the shape or thickness of the expansion / contraction bag at the time of expansion is controlled by the arrangement or shape of the expansion thickness regulating portion.
At least one of the two or more stacked expansion bags has different expansion thickness and / or expansion / contraction region in the length direction of the separated and connected edge portions, or any expansion / expansion bag. The nursing care support tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the swelling is inclined in one of the length directions of the edge portion and expands.
The connecting expansion / contraction bag is formed so as to inflate in a wedge shape.
Claimed that the expansion and contraction bag has a surface shape of Ω-shape, V-shape or U-shape, and at least one of the expansion and contraction bags is formed of a material different from other expansion and contraction bags. The long-term care support tool according to any one of 1 to 5.

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