JPH0443225Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <Industrial application field> This invention is a system for elderly people who require care in nursing homes, etc., who are physically disabled or who have difficulty walking, to automatically enter and exit the bathtub using a bathing wheelchair. This invention relates to a hanging device for a bathing wheelchair used for bathing or washing the body.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, when taking a bath for the elderly, physically disabled, or those with limited mobility, a care worker manually pushes a bathing wheelchair into the bathtub.

<Problem that the invention aims to solve> However, when a conventional bathing wheelchair is manually pushed into a bathtub by a caregiver, the labor of the caregiver becomes excessive when many people are bathed, It was time consuming.

In view of the above-mentioned points, the purpose of the present invention is to allow a person to take a bath while sitting in a wheelchair, and to reduce the labor of the care worker and simplify the bathing work.

<Means for solving the problem> The means for solving the problem according to the present invention are the first, second, third,
As shown in Figure 4, the locking bodies 1 are provided at least three places around the handrail of the bathing wheelchair A, and the locking bodies 1 are suspended from the conveyor rail B and arranged at at least three places in an engaged state and a disengaged state. It consists of a switchable switching means 3 and a hanging frame body C, and the locking body 1 is removably attached to the switching means 3 of the hanging frame body C.

The switching means 3 includes a spindle 4 supported at the lower end of the suspension frame C, a spring 5 fitted onto the spindle 4, and a spring 5 and the spindle 4 that are rotatable about a vertical axis and can be moved up and down. It is composed of a cylindrical grip tube 3a that is freely fitted onto the outside and has an engagement groove 6 formed therein.

<Function> In the above-mentioned means for solving the problem, hanging frames are attached to the hook pins 7 on the upper part of the rod-shaped locking bodies 1 in at least three places provided around the handrail of the bathing wheelchair A in which a bather is sitting. The grip tube 3a, which is the switching means 3 of C (the grip tube 3a is normally pushed up by the elasticity of the spring 5 supported by the spindle 4), is pulled down from the solid line position in FIG. After inserting the inverted L-shaped engagement groove 6 provided in the cylinder 3a into the pin 7, rotate it a little, release your hand, and engage the pin 7 with the recess 6a of the engagement groove 6.

Only when the person leaves the bath, the caregiver releases the engagement between the engaging body 1 and the grip tube 3a. in this way,
When removing the bathing wheelchair A from the hanging frame C, the above operation is performed in reverse order when the conveyor rail B stops moving.

<Example> Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. It consists of a stopper body 1 and a hanging frame body C which is suspended from a conveyor rail B by a chain 2 and has switching means 3 arranged in at least three places and capable of switching between an engaged state and a non-engaged state, The locking body 1 is detachably attached to the switching means 3 of the hanging frame C.

The switching means 3 includes a spindle 4 which is swingably supported by a pin 4a at the lower end of the tube of the suspension frame C.
, the spring 5 fitted onto this 4, and this 5
and a cylindrical gripping tube 3a which is fitted onto the spindle 4 so as to be freely rotatable around the vertical axis and freely movable up and down, and in which an inverted L-shaped engagement groove 6 is formed.

Next, to explain how to use the above embodiment, a seat bottom plate and a seat mat are placed on the seat part 8 of the bathing wheelchair A, a backrest bottom plate and a backrest mat are attached to the backrest part 9, and the footrest part 10 is placed on the seat part 8. After rotating the front grip part 11 by 100 degrees from the imaginary line position in Figure 3 to the outer solid line position, and also rotating the front grip part 11 180 degrees from the solid line position in Figure 3 to the imaginary line position, the bather is seated, and the foot Return the placing part 10 and the front grip part 11 to their original positions.

Thereafter, the switching means 3 (usually supported by the spindle 4) of the hanging frame C are attached to the hook pins 7 on the top of the rod-shaped locking bodies 1 provided at least three places around the handrail of the bathing wheelchair A. spring 5
The grip tube 3a is pushed up by the elasticity of. ) is pulled down from the solid line position in Figure 1 to the imaginary line position, and after inserting the inverted L-shaped engagement groove 6 provided in the grip tube 3a into the pin 7, rotate it slightly to release the hand. is engaged with the release pin 7 and the recess 6a of the engagement groove 6.

Then, the stopper 13 of the caster 12 is removed and the caster 12 is automatically moved according to the movement of the conveyor rail B whose speed is adjusted according to the bathing time.

The overall view and bathing situation of the conveyor rail B used in the embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 5, 6, and 7. At the starting point 14 in FIG. 1 and the grip tube 3a are engaged. The conveyor rail B is average
The conveyor rail B moves at a speed of 10 m/min and stops at each station, and the conveyor rail B is arranged almost parallel to the bottom surface of the bathtub 15, making it easy to enter and exit the bathtub 15. After exiting the bathtub 15, the caregiver cooperates and washes the body with a soap or the like in the washing area 16. Then, at this point, the caregiver releases the engagement between the engaging body 1 and the grip tube 3a only for the person leaving the bath. In this manner, when the bathing wheelchair A is removed from the suspension frame C, the above operation is performed in reverse order when the conveyor rail B stops moving.

As described above, bathing and washing can be smoothly performed by following the movement of the conveyor rail B whose speed is adjusted according to the bathing time.

The total length of the conveyor rail B according to the embodiment of the present invention is 22 m, and a 200V continuously variable speed motor 17 is used as the power source.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and it goes without saying that many modifications and changes can be made to the above-mentioned embodiments within the scope of the present invention. For example, the structure of the switching means may be changed to any But it's okay.

<Effects of the invention> As is clear from the above explanation, claim 1 of the present invention is based on the above-mentioned claim 1. The hanging frame body has a switching means that can be switched between an engaged state and a non-engaged state, and the locking body is removably attached to the switching means of the hanging frame body. Therefore, according to the present invention, a large number of elderly people, physically disabled people, and people with limited mobility can be bathed at the same time, the work of caregivers is omitted and simplified, and the device can be easily attached and detached. The work can be carried out safely and the associated work time can be significantly shortened.

According to claim 2 of the present invention, the switching means includes a spindle supported at the lower end of the hanging frame body, a spring fitted onto the spindle, and a spring and the spindle that are rotatable about a vertical axis and can be moved up and down. Since it is composed of a cylindrical grip tube that is movably fitted onto the outside and has an engagement groove formed therein, it has an excellent effect of being extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the main parts of the bathing wheelchair and the main parts of the suspension frame switching means according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the hanging device of the bathing wheelchair, and FIG. Similarly, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the bathing wheelchair, FIG. 5 is an overall plan view of the conveyor rail, etc., FIG. 6 is a front view seen from direction D in FIG. The figure is also a side view seen from the E direction. A...bathing chair, B...conveyor rail,
C... Hanging frame body, 1... Locking body, 2... Chain,
3...Switching means, 3a...Cylindrical grip tube, 4...Spindle, 5...Spring, 6...Inverted L-shaped engagement groove.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A locking body provided in at least three places around the handrail of a bathing wheelchair, and a locking body suspended from a conveyor rail and arranged in an engaged state and a disengaged state at at least three places. 1. A suspension device for a bathing wheelchair, comprising a switching means that can be switched to a switching means, and a hanging frame body having a hanging frame body, wherein the locking body is detachably attached to the switching means of the hanging frame body. 2. The switching means according to claim 1 includes a spindle supported at the lower end of the suspension frame, a spring fitted onto the spindle, and a spring fitted onto the spring and the spindle so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis and movable up and down. A hanging device for a bathing wheelchair, characterized in that it is composed of a cylindrical grip tube formed with an engaging groove.