JPH0451795Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial field of use This invention is intended for use by people with physical disabilities (hereinafter referred to as patients).
This invention relates to a manual transfer stand for a bathing apparatus which can be used as a washing table or a wiping table in a bathing apparatus for taking a bath, and which can be easily moved closer to or separated from the bathtub as necessary.

Conventional technology When bathing a patient who is unable to take a bath on his own, the patient is placed on a stretcher and transferred onto a transport stretcher, the stretcher is transferred to a wash stand adjacent to the bathtub, and the stretcher is transferred onto the wash stand. Instead, it is common to take a bathing method in which the patient is washed, then bathed in a bathtub, and then transferred to a cleaning table adjacent to the opposite side of the washing table and wiped.

A conventional bathing device employing the bathing method described above is proposed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-200037. This bathing device has a structure in which a guide rail is provided between the washing table or wiping table and the bathtub, so that the washing table or wiping table can move close to and away from the bathtub almost parallel to the bathtub.

In addition, as a technology for transporting patients, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 1983
Japanese Patent No. 111888 proposes a system in which a stretcher carrying a patient is placed on a frame, and a trolley is provided with a device for horizontally lifting the frame obliquely upward.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In recent years, beds for geriatric wards or nursing home rooms have become mainstream with extremely low heights, taking into account the ease of getting on and off the elderly or assisting them. When taking a bath for these elderly people, a stretcher is used to transport the person between the bed and the bathtub.The height of the bed is the same as the height of the bed in order to facilitate the assistance when transferring the bather from the bed to the stretcher. A height stretcher is used.

When assisting work such as bathing, washing, and wiping, there is a height that is most suitable for each task, taking into consideration factors such as the height difference between the caregivers, and the height can be adjusted to suit each caregiver. If combined, the heights of the washing table and wiping table will need to be different.

Due to the above-mentioned background, the stretcher used for bathing equipment is set at the same height as the bed, and the washing table and cleaning table are also required to be able to be adjusted to the same height as the stretcher and bathtub. . The configurations of the two examples of the devices and inventions disclosed in the above-mentioned prior art meet the above-mentioned requirements, that is, the requirement for a washing table or cleaning table whose height can be easily adjusted to both the height of the stretcher and the height of the bathtub. There is a problem that cannot be addressed.

In addition, in the conventional bathing device described above, cleaning,
It has also been pointed out that the guide rails protrude horizontally from the passages on both sides of the bathtub where the caregiver goes around during bathing assistance and cleaning tasks, and that these guide rails can cause obstacles such as tripping during assistance tasks.

Furthermore, in the invention described as the prior art, there is a fear that the entire device may fall due to the shift of the center of gravity during transfer, but no effective preventive measures have been taken into consideration. In particular, in the device of the present invention, which is intended to swing the washing table or the cleaning table in the horizontal direction in order to create an appropriate distance between the bathtub and the washing table or between the bathtub and the cleaning table, A problem with such a configuration is that there is a risk of falling.

Means for solving the problems The present invention solves the above problems,
An upper frame 4 on which the washing table 2 is placed, a lower frame 8 fixed on the floor, and a parallel right arm 6 and a left arm 7 whose upper and lower ends are rotatably pivoted to the upper frame 4 and the lower frame 8, respectively. , an elastic body 12 for right movement hung from the right part of the lower frame 8 to the left part of the upper frame 4, an elastic body 13 for left movement hung from the left part of the lower frame 8 to the right part of the upper frame 4, and a right arm. 6. A right stopper 1 for stopping the rotation of the right arm 6 and left arm 7 is provided at the left and right rotation ends of the left arm 7.
5. This is a manual transfer platform for a bathing device which is provided with a left stop 16.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The transfer table 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 has a mechanism that can be used as a washing table 2 or a wiping table 3.

The upper frame 4 of the transfer table 1 has a rectangular shape with shafts 5 provided at the four corners of its lower surface, and the upper ends of right arms 6a, 6b and left arms 7a, 7b are pivotally attached to the shafts 5 so as to be rotatable. The lower frame 8 is a rectangular frame with approximately the same dimensions as the upper frame 4. Floor fixing fittings 9 are attached to the four corners of the lower surface, and lower shafts 10 are attached to the four corners of the upper surface of the lower frame 8, like the upper frame 4. Right arms 6a, 6b and left arm 7 are provided on the lower shaft 10.
The lower ends of a and 7b are rotatably mounted upright and pivoted.
Since the upper and lower frames 4 and 8 and the right and left arms 6 and 7 form a parallel link, the upper frame 4 can be rotated left and right, and the height of the upper frame 4 changes with the rotation. .

The floor fixing fittings 9 are fixed to the floor with anchor bolts 11 to prevent the transfer platform 1 from falling when the upper frame 4 rotates. Note that the fixing of the floor surface fixing fittings 9 is not limited to the anchor bolts 11, but may be done by another suitable method of fixing with an appropriate fixing fitting.

Further, legs 33 having wheels 32 attached to the lower ends are hung down from both sides of the washing table 2 placed on the transfer table 1 to prevent the transfer table 1 from falling over.

Upper frame 4 from an appropriate position on the right end of lower frame 8
The right-hand movement spring 1, which is a specific example of the right-hand movement elastic body 12, has a slight tension applied to the left end of the spring at an appropriate position.
2 is hooked, and the left moving spring 13, which is a specific example of the left moving elastic body 13, is hooked from an appropriate position on the left end of the lower frame 8 to an appropriate position on the right end of the upper frame 4 with a slight tension. It will be done. An adjuster star 14 that can be extended/contracted and fixed is connected in series to the right-hand movement spring 12 and the left-hand movement spring 13, respectively.

A right stop 15 is movably and fixedly attached to the lower frame 8 so as to come into contact with the right arm 6 which rotates in the left direction, and determines the inclination angle of the leftward rotation end of the right arm 6. Further, a left stop 16 is movably and fixedly attached to the lower frame 8 in the right rotation direction of the left arm 7. Appropriate buffer members 26 are provided at the abutting portions of the right and left stops 15 and 16 with the right and left arms 6 and 7, respectively.

The lower shaft 10 provided at the four corners of the lower frame 8 is provided with a brake device 17 such as a disc brake, and the brake device 17 has a brake operating pedal 1 provided at both the front end and the rear end of the lower frame 8.
8 and release pedal 19. That is, when the brake actuation pedal 18 is stepped on, oil pressurized by an oil pump (not shown) passes through the pressure oil pipe 20 and reaches the brake device 17, fixing the rotation of the lower shaft 10, and when the release pedal 19 is stepped on, the pressure is released. The oil pressure in the oil pipe 20 disappears, the braking action of the brake device 17 disappears, and the lower shaft 10 becomes free to rotate.

In addition, in the attached drawing, 21 is a rail provided on the washing table 2 on which the stretcher 22 is slidably placed, 23 is a drainage hose for draining sewage etc. during washing and wiping,
24 is a bathtub that can be raised and lowered; 25 is a stretcher for transporting a patient; 26 is a stretcher for carrying a patient; 27 is a rail provided on the stretcher 25; 28 is a bathtub 2
4, the lift rail 29 is a drain plug that covers the drain port 30 of the washing table 2, and 31 is a horizontal rack attached to the longitudinal center of the washing table 2 to temporarily fix the stretcher 22 placed above. This is a stretcher stopper rail provided for this purpose.

Effects The effects of the present invention when bathing a patient will be explained.

First, the patient is placed on the stretcher 22 on the rail 27 of the stretcher 25. Next, the stretcher 25 is placed horizontally on the side of the washing table 2 at the position A in FIG. 4, which is set at the same height as the stretcher 25, and the stretcher 25 is
is moved onto the washing table 2, the stretcher 25 is separated, and the washing table 2 is manually moved to the right, raised slightly to a height that is easy to work, and horizontally moved to the right. At this time, the washing table 2 is placed in a position where there is enough space around the four sides to do the washing work, that is, in the middle position between A and B in FIG. 4, and the caregiver can freely move around the washing table 2 and provide necessary assistance. Perform cleaning. To fix the washing table 2 at such an intermediate position, the rotation of the lower shaft 10 is prevented by the brake device 1.
This is done by fixing at 7.

When washing is completed, the lower shaft 10 is released by stepping on the release pedal 19, and the washing table 2 is manually pushed further to the right, that is, to the position shown in FIG. 4B. Wash basin 2 in position B is bathtub 2
It is matched to the same height as 4. Next, the stretcher 22 on the washing table 2 is moved onto the bathtub 24, and the bathtub 24 is raised to take a bath.

When providing bathing assistance, the washstand 2 is manually moved to position A to separate the washstand 2 from the bathtub 24. In this way, passage spaces are created on both sides of the bathtub 24, and the caregiver can freely move around the bathtub 24 to provide necessary assistance.

After finishing the bathing work, the wiping table 3 for wiping work, which is waiting at the position C in FIG. 4 on the right side of the bathtub 24, is moved to the bathtub 24 side. Cleaning table 3 at the moving end
is aligned with the bathtub 24 at the same height. This cleaning table 3
The stretcher 22 is moved onto the bathtub 24, and the wiping table 3 is moved away from the bathtub 24 to a height convenient for wiping, and then the patient is cleaned.

When the wiping is finished, the wiping table 3 is moved in the direction of the stretcher 25, and then the stretcher 22 is moved onto the stretcher 25, the stretcher 25 is moved, and the patient is carried to a desired location, completing the bathing.

Further, the washing table 2 and the wiping table 3 are manually swung horizontally by an assistant. As shown in FIG. 3, when the left arm 7 is at the right rotation end, if the caregiver wants to move the washing table 2 to the left, the caregiver pushes the washing table 2 to the left. At this time, the left moving spring 13 is extended longer than the right moving spring 12, and the left moving spring 13 has a larger contractile force than the right moving spring 12.
A force is acting on the washing table 2 that tries to move it to the left. Therefore, when moving the washing table 2 to the left, the contraction force of the left movement spring 13 is added to the pushing force of the assistant.

Also, when the right arm 6 is at the left movement end, if you try to move the washing table 2 in the opposite direction to the above, that is, to the right, the contractile force in the right movement spring 12 will pull the left arm 7 to the right. Stretch. Right and left arms 6, 7
At the left and right rotation ends, right and left stoppers 15 and 16 abut against the right and left arms 6 and 7 to prevent the right and left arms 6 and 7 from rotating.

Right and left stops 15, 1 attached to the lower frame 8
By shifting 6, the inclination angle at the rotation end of the right and left arms 6, 7 can be changed and adjusted. i.e. washing stand 2
The left rotation end angle of the right arm 6 is determined so that the height of the rail 21 of the washstand 2 matches the height of the rail 27 of the stretcher 25, and the height of the lift rail 21 of the washing basin 2 is set to match the height of the rail 28 of the bathtub 24. Determine the rightward rotation end angle of the left arm 7 to match.

The present invention can also be implemented by using gas springs capable of accumulating an extension force or rubber capable of accumulating a contraction force in place of the springs 12 and 13 for moving left and right. For example, if the spring 12 for right movement in Fig. 3 is a right gas spring and the spring 13 for left movement is a left gas spring, when you try to move the upper frame 4 to the left, the extension force of the right gas spring is the manual pushing force. will be added to.

Effects of the invention According to the invention, the transfer tables installed on both sides of the bathtub do not require guide paths for parallel proximity and separation, so that they can be easily used in cleaning, wiping, and bathing assistance operations. There are no obstacles. In addition to providing work space all around and being able to accommodate low-height stretchers, it is also possible to set the height of the transfer table and bathtub to be most suitable for cleaning, wiping, and bathing assistance. It is becoming. In other words, since the height can be adjusted at the left and right swing ends of the washstand, it is possible to adjust both the height of the stretcher and the height of the bathtub, so the height can be adjusted whether it is a high bathtub or a low bathtub. is easy.

Further, since the transfer table configured as a washing table or a cleaning table is fixed to the floor, there is no risk of it falling over when transferring.

In addition, springs for right and left movement are provided obliquely between the upper and lower frames, which reduces the labor required for the caregiver to move closer and further apart, and in addition, the operation is quiet and smooth. It has excellent effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The accompanying drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathing device including the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are side and front views of a transfer table, and FIG.
The figure is a schematic plan view of the bathing device with some parts omitted, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower frame with some parts omitted. 2...Washing stand, 4...Upper frame, 6...Right arm, 7...Left arm, 8...Lower frame, 12
...Right movement elastic body, 13...Left movement elastic body,
15... Right stop, 16... Left stop.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An upper frame 4 on which the washing table 2 is placed, a lower frame 8 fixed on the floor, and a parallel right arm 6 and a left arm 7 whose upper and lower ends are rotatably pivoted to the upper frame 4 and the lower frame 8, respectively. , an elastic body 12 for right movement hung from the right part of the lower frame 8 to the left part of the upper frame 4, and an elastic body 13 for left movement hung from the left part of the lower frame 8 to the right part of the upper frame 4,
A right stopper 1 for stopping the rotation of the right arm 6 and left arm 7 is provided at the left and right rotation ends of the right arm 6 and left arm 7.
5. A manual transfer platform for a bathing device, which is provided with a left stop 16.