JPH0321231Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a nursing care bed for home use that allows easy bathing and defecation.

"Problems that conventional technology and ideas are trying to solve" Bedridden elderly, severely disabled people at home,
Severely injured and sick people receiving long-term care (hereinafter referred to as care recipients)
requires a great deal of effort to defecate and bathe,
It is also extremely painful for the person being cared for. Currently, various mechanical means are being developed to address this issue as the population ages, but most of them are focused on caregivers; They were treated as if they were luggage, and the physical and mental pain suffered by those receiving care was enormous. This invention focuses on the viewpoint of the cared person, while also considering labor saving for the caregiver, taking into account the difficulty of providing long-term care in the home, and for the sake of both.
As a useful entity, it attempts to solve these kinds of difficult problems that have existed in the past.

``Means for solving the problem'' This invention is based on a base frame that houses the bathtub and toilet bowl in the lower part of the floor plate, and the outer frame with the floor plate and the movable inner frame can be moved back and forth. the front floor receiving plate is configured to be mechanically movable up and down and also mechanically movable up and down in an upright state; The support plate is provided with a means for supporting the human body, the rear floor support plate is configured to be openable, and a mattress consisting of an appropriate number of divided bodies is removably placed on these floor support plates.

``Function'' With the above structure, when a care recipient lying on their back takes a bath or defecates, the movable inner frame is moved to correspond to the bathtub or toilet bowl, the front floor support plate is raised, Remove the pinerest in the area and support the person being cared for on the front floor support plate using the human body support means;
The rear pinerest is removed, the rear floor support plate is opened, the front floor support plate is lowered, and the person being cared for is placed in the bathtub or seated on the toilet bowl. After bathing or defecating, the care recipient is made to lie back down again by performing the reverse operation.

"Example" The drawings show an embodiment of the invention.

In the figure, 1 is a base frame in which a bathtub B and a Western-style flush toilet A are built in behind, in front, or in front of, behind, 2 is an outer frame on the base frame, and 2' is the inside thereof. 2" is a fixed inner frame, 3 is a front floor that is mechanically movable and can be raised and lowered in an upright position, and is equipped with a means for supporting the human body. A receiving plate 4 is a rear floor receiving plate that is openably provided at the rear of the floor receiving plate, and 5 is a pine rest consisting of an appropriate number of divided bodies that are removably placed on the floor receiving plate.Base frame 1 is on the upper surface of both side plates 11, 11,
Concave grooves 12, 12 are formed in the front and rear direction, a large number of Soroban rollers 13..., 13... are housed in the concave grooves, and both side pieces 21, 21 of the movable inner frame 2' are placed on the Soroban rollers, Guides 22, 22 are vertically provided from the inside of the both side pieces along the sides, and the guides are brought into contact with the inner edges of the side plates 11, 11 of the base frame 1.

Further, a rack 23 is provided on one side piece 21 of the movable inner frame 2', and a pinion 14 that meshes with the rack is supported at an appropriate position on the one side plate 11 of the base frame 1 by means of a rotating shaft 15. A handle 6 is detachably connected to the rotating shaft 15. Handle operation is electric or manual. In addition, in the moving inner frame 2',
Provide a locking means to maintain the position at any desired position.

On the outer frame, handrails 24, 24 are pivotably supported 50, 50 at the rear of both sides, and a plurality of hooks 25 are arranged along these, and side pieces 21, 2 are arranged on the outer frame.
Fixed inner frames 2'', 2'' are arranged side by side inside 1.

A hoisting frame 31 is pivoted 51 at an appropriate position midway through the movable inner frame, and a spiral hoisting device 60 is provided between the hoisting frame and the movable inner frame, parallel to the rear portions of the fixed inner frames 2'', 2''. A shutter 41 forming the rear floor receiving plate 4 is engaged with the guide grooves 27, 27 in a freely openable and closable manner, and a shutter box 42 is attached to the rear back surface of the floor receiving plate so that the shutter 41 can be sent into the shutter box. , a feed roller 43 is provided at the box opening. The feed roller has a structure that can be either electric or manual.

The spiral hoisting device 60 is of a reclining type, and a motor (for hoisting) 52 is installed at an appropriate location outside the center of both sides of the movable inner frames 2', 2'.
The attached cylinder 53, the metal screw 54, the helcal gear 55, and the slide screw 56 are screwed together in this order, and the tip of the slide screw 56 is glued to the plate 57 attached to one side of the horizontal shaft 59 attached to the lower part of the undulating frame 31. let That is, with the motor,
The tip of the hoisting mechanical device, which is made up of a cylinder, a metal screw, a helical gear, and a slide screw, is connected and fixed to a plate 57 provided at the lower part of the hoisting frame 31 mentioned above. When the hoisting motor 52 is started, the mechanical operation is transmitted to the plate 57 through the cylinder, gears, and screws, and the operation of the plate is linked to the hoisting frame 31 through the horizontal shaft 59, so that the hoisting frame 31 gradually rotates. The robot starts standing up and stops when the specified standing state is reached.
The cylinder 53 may be powered by electric power, hydraulic pressure, air, or a cylinder. The front floor support plate 3 is
It consists of one strong plate 32, and a pair of left and right guide rails 33, 33 each having a U-shaped cross section are provided on the back side of the plate.
A plurality of rollers 34 . . . 34 . Plate 7 and plate body 32
A human body protection arm 7' is attached to an appropriate central position on both sides of the body, and 7' is normally positioned along the upper outer side of the plate 32, with the attachment point between the protection arm 7' and the plate 32 serving as a fulcrum. When the plate body 32 of the floor support plate is in the up-and-down operation or in the standing state, the person being cared for is seated on the human body support plate 7, and the protection arm is rotated by about 90 degrees. By understanding 7', you can avoid getting upset and also prevent mental and physical instability. The human body support plate 7 is provided with an elliptical defecation opening in the center thereof, and when not used for defecating, an inset circular plate body is constructed so that it can be attached and detached by hand at all times. A removable defecation plate) 10 is attached and used as a human body support means. In addition, the lifting device 35 has a rack 64 installed vertically at the center of the back surface of the plate body 32, and a worm wheel 62 and a worm 63 that meshes with the worm foil at an appropriate position in the center of the rack 64. When the plate 32 of the front floor support plate is completely raised, the plate 57 fixed to one side of the lower part of the up-and-down frame is connected to the current contact plate 6 provided at a suitable position inside the movable inner frames 2', 2'.
When the plate 57 contacts the contact plate 65, the elevating motor 61 connected to the worm 63 starts to start, and the front floor support plate to which the elevating motor 61 is mounted is connected to the rack 64. The person being cared for is gradually lowered into the bathtub along the path. However, the above-mentioned mechanical operation is related to the bathing of the cared person, and is merely a back and forth movement of the movable inner frame 2' or a front floor receiving plate 3 for eating, etc.
The lifting motor 61 does not start operating when only the standing operation is performed. That is, at least three electrical circuits may be prepared, a hand button set having the same number of pushbuttons may be provided, and equipment for changing the current circuit may be provided as an accessory to the bed. Although the rear floor receiving plate 3 serves as the shutter 41 as described above, several plates may be laid instead of this.
Additionally, each part of the machinery and equipment should be able to be disassembled and assembled as appropriate to facilitate transportation and assembly. Immediately after bathtub B and toilet bowl A are installed in the intended room, they are connected to the existing water and sewage mains. or,
If necessary, the toilet bowl can be removed and a correspondingly large bathtub can be stored in the entire lower part of the floor plate. With the above structure, not only can it be used like a regular bed, but also when the care recipient needs to eat, bathe, or defecate while lying on their back, the caregiver can simply operate the electric button set at their side. By leaving the machine to operate slowly, you can concentrate on providing simple and light care for the person being cared for.

``Effects of the invention'' According to this invention, care recipients are not inflicted with physical or mental pain in general care, and the labor of caregivers can be reduced, especially in care for patients requiring long-term care. This is a huge contribution.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 is a plan view, Fig. 3 is a left side view, Fig. 4 is a cutaway front view, and Fig. 5 is a cutaway right side view. FIG. 6 is a cutaway perspective view of the main part. 1...Base frame, 2...Outer frame, 2'...Moving inner frame,
2″... Fixed inner frame, 3... Front floor support plate, 4... Rear floor support plate, 7... Human body support plate, 7'... Human body protection arm.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The bathtub and toilet bowl are placed on a base frame with a floor plate built into the bottom, an outer frame with a floor plate and an inner frame that can be moved back and forth, and the floor plate is divided into two, front and back. , the front floor support plate is configured to be mechanically movable and can be raised and lowered mechanically in an upright state, and a human body support means is provided on the front floor support plate; The boards are configured to be openable, and a pinerest consisting of an appropriate number of divided bodies is removably placed on the floor support plates.If the toilet is not used, a large pinerest that covers the entire floor support plate is installed. A nursing care bed for home use that has the feature of being able to store a bathtub.