JPH0127780Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] (a) Technical field This invention relates to a bed that doubles as a bathtub for patients who are unable to move their bodies on their own and cannot take a bath without the assistance of others, such as severely disabled people or bedridden elderly people. It is.

(b) Prior Art Conventionally, when such a patient takes a bath, in large hospitals with sufficient facilities, multiple nurses transfer the patient lying on the bed to a carrier such as a stretcher and carry the patient to the bathtub. Sometimes a special crane is used to immerse the body in the bathtub, but this requires a large amount of equipment and equipment, and in small hospitals, small facilities, and ordinary homes, it is necessary to rely on multiple workers.
The reality is that it requires considerable effort and skill, and it is not easy to bathe a patient.

Therefore, recently various bathing devices for the disabled have been proposed that can be used in ordinary homes, but these are all simple transport devices for transferring the patient on the bed (or futon) to the bathtub, or The patient was assembled into a bathtub shape using vinyl sheets, etc., and the patient had to be lifted up or temporarily moved to another location, which required time and skill to operate.

(C) Disclosure of the invention The present invention provides a simple bed that can also be used as a bathtub, in which the bed itself can also be used as a bathtub with a simple operation, and the patient can take a bath without moving the patient. The inside of the bed body with a molded bottom is used as a bathtub, and inside the bathtub there is a bag body made of a sheet impermeable to air or water, such as vinyl or rubber, and having a size similar to the area of the bath. provided, the bag is configured to communicate with a communication port provided on the outer wall of the bed main body, and to be inflated to its full capacity within the bathtub portion by inflowing air or water from the port,
A wide rectangular net for supporting the patient is stretched from left to right in the middle part of the upper surface of the bed body, and a pair of front and rear nets are attached to both the left and right ends of the net, which are attached to the left and right outer walls of the bed body in multiple stages up and down. The present invention relates to a bed that can be used as a bathtub for patients, in which a lockable support rod is attached to the locking member, and a drain port for hot water to flow into the bathtub portion is further provided on the outer wall of the bed body.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(D) Embodiment 1 is a bed body made of hard plastic, metal, etc., in the shape of a box with an open bottom and a bathtub portion 1a with a relatively shallow bottom.

2 is a reinforced vinyl provided in the bathtub portion 1a;
It is a bag made of a sheet impermeable to air or water, such as rubber, and has a size approximately equal to the area of the bathtub section 1a, and if necessary, its front and back sides can be fixed to the front and rear walls of the bathtub section 1a. The bag body 2 communicates with an air or water supply port 3 and a discharge port 4 attached to the outer wall of the bed body 1, and air or water is pumped into the bag body 2 from the supply port 3 using a small pump or the like. By supplying the bag body 2 with water, the bag body 2 is inflated into a shape corresponding to the shape of the bathtub portion 1a (for example, a rectangular shape), and the height of the inflated state almost matches the upper peripheral edge of the bed body 1. ing.

In this case, when the bag body 2 is inflated,
In order to make the top surface flat, it is preferable to fix a plate made of synthetic resin or metal over the entire surface of the bag 2, or to mesh it with wire in a mesh shape. When fixing the body, the upper surface should be formed into a wavy shape with many gentle protrusions perpendicular to the length direction of the bed body 1, and then the bag body 2 can be deflated and the bed body 1 can be fixed as described later. It can be used to prevent slipping on the bottom of the bathtub when used as a bathtub. Further, if necessary, the plate body is glued to the bottom surface of the bag body 2 or wires are wired thereto to maintain a flat surface, and the inner bottom surface of the bathtub portion 1a is arranged on one side (for example, the foot side) as shown in the figure.
It may be tilted to the left and spacers 5 may be attached at multiple locations to improve drainage.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a wide rectangular patient support net with rod-shaped or tubular support rods 7 attached to both left and right ends, which extends from side to side over the middle part of the upper surface of the bed body 1. The support rods 7 are wider than the width of the net 6. The locking members 8 are long and both ends thereof are attached to the left and right outer walls of the bed body 1 in multiple stages (three stages in the figure) vertically and in pairs at the front and rear.
a to 8c, and when the support rods 7 on both the left and right sides of the net 6 are respectively locked to the lowermost locking members 8a, the net 6 is tensed and can support the patient on the bathtub portion 1a. In addition, when the net 6 is locked to the top locking member 8c, the net 6 slackens until it comes into contact with the inner bottom of the bathtub portion 1a.

Reference numeral 9 in FIG. 2 denotes a head rest that extends over both left and right upper edges of the bed body 1 and is slidable back and forth. Note that the headrest is not limited to this, and it is also possible to inflate it into a pillow shape by blowing air into it, for example.

Normally, air (or hot water) is blown into the bag body 2 completely (or flowed in) from the supply port 3 using a pump or the like to close the port 3, and the net 6 also closes the support rod 7. The entire weight of the patient is supported by the bag body 2, either by keeping it tensioned by locking it on the lowest locking member 8a, or by hanging the support rod 7 on the middle locking member 8b so that the net 6 is slightly slack. Then, a pad or sheet is spread on the net 6 and used as a bed.

Next, when the patient takes a bath, the patient, while lying down, first replaces the left and right support rods 7 with the uppermost locking member 8c to loosen the net 6, and then opens the discharge port 4 to enter the bag body 2. Air (or water) is discharged. In this case, the air (or water) is discharged according to the patient's weight, so the bag 2 deflates into the inner bottom of the bathtub section 1a relatively quickly, and the patient also sinks into the bathtub section 1a at the same time. I will go there.

When the bag body 2 is completely deflated, hot water 10 at an appropriate temperature is poured into the bathtub part 1a to a predetermined position. This may be done manually, or a hot water supply port (not shown) may be provided on the side wall of the bed body 1 to allow hot water to flow therein. In addition, when pouring hot water 10,
While still keeping the net 6 tense, move the patient to the bathtub part 1.
Although it is possible to remove the bedclothes while supporting the patient on the bed, it is better to allow the patient to soak the patient in hot water before removing it.

In this way, the patient washes his body while soaking in the hot water 10, and also slides the head seat 9 a little toward his feet to wash his hair.

When the patient is finished taking a bath, first replace the support rod 7 with the middle locking member 8b, and then pull the net 6 slack on the inner bottom of the bathtub 1a from both sides to float the patient (this is because it has buoyancy). (This is relatively easy.) Next, open the drain port 11 provided on the foot side wall of the bed body 1, drain all the hot water 10 in the tank 1a, and wipe the patient's body as well as the inside of the tank 1a. Note that a hair dryer may be used if necessary.

Then, air (or water) is allowed to flow into the bag body 2 from the supply port 3 again to fully inflate the bag body 2 within the bathtub portion 1a and use it as a bed as described above.

(E) Effects of the device The device is constructed as described above, and is normally used as a bed, but can be immediately converted into a bathtub with these simple operations.Moreover, the patient does not have to move his or her body, so it can be easily used in severe cases. It has various advantages, such as allowing the patient to take a bath easily and greatly reducing the labor of the caregiver, as well as being simple in structure and easy to manufacture.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a patient bathtub/bed according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially sectional side view of the bed in use as a bathtub. Code explanation, 1...Bed body, 2...Bag body, 3
... Supply port, 4 ... Discharge port, 5 ... Spacer,
6... Net, 7... Support rod, 8... Locking member,
9...Head rest, 10...Hot water, 11...Drain port, 1
2... Legs with casters, 13... Handrails.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) The inside of the box-shaped bed body with an open top and a bottom is a bathtub, and the inside of the bathtub is covered with an air- or water-impermeable sheet made of vinyl, rubber, etc. A bag body having a size similar to the area of the bath is provided, and the bag body communicates with a communication port provided on the outer wall of the bed body, and air or water flows into the bathtub portion through the port. It is configured to inflate to its full capacity,
A wide rectangular net for supporting the patient is stretched from left to right in the middle part of the upper surface of the bed body, and a pair of front and rear nets are attached to both the left and right end sides of the net, which are attached in multiple stages vertically to the left and right outer walls of the bed body. 1. A patient's bathtub-cum-bed, characterized in that a lockable support rod is attached to the locking member, and a drain port for hot water to flow into the bathtub portion is further provided on the outer wall of the bed body. (2) A plate is fixed to at least the upper surface of the bag over the entire surface so as to be able to maintain a flat surface at all times, and the upper surface of the plate has protrusions perpendicular to the length direction of the bed body. A bathtub/bed for a patient according to claim 1, which is formed of a plurality of beds. (3) A patient bathtub combination bed according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a headrest that can be slid forward and backward is extended over both left and right upper edges of the bed body.