JPH0544125U - Bathing equipment with lift - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A bather does not have to climb over the draining steps normally provided at the entrance / exit of the bathroom, and can sit in the bath chair directly from the outside of the bathroom and enter the bathroom as it is. (EN) Provided is a bathing device with a lift that can enter and can take a large care space in a bathroom. [Structure] A pillar is erected at a position near the entrance and exit of a bathroom and a bathtub, a base end of an arm is rotatably provided along a horizontal plane on the pillar, and a chair is rotatably provided along a horizontal plane at the tip of the arm. An elevating mechanism for elevating and lowering the chair was provided, and the length of the arm was set to the length at which the chair reaches the entrance of the bathtub and the bathroom when the arm is swiveled around its base end.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus with a lift for bathing a care recipient (for example, an elderly person) at home.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As a bathing device for home use, there is known a structure in which an elevating lift is erected on a pedestal and a chair is supported by the elevating lift via a swing arm extending in the horizontal direction.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned conventional bathing device has the following drawbacks.

That is, in the above-mentioned bathing device, since the chair has a structure in which the chair can be rotated only about one axis (a one-axis rotation mechanism), a small turning is not possible, and care work can be greatly changed when the bathroom is narrow. there were. In addition, since it is a single-axis rotating mechanism as described above, it becomes difficult to bring the chair attached to the lifting lift in the bathroom to a position outside the bathroom. For this reason, the bather usually has to get over the drainage gap formed at the entrance and exit of the bathroom to enter the bathroom, and it is very difficult for a serious care recipient to get over the drainage gap. It was a hard work.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is not necessary for a bather to climb over a draining step normally provided at an entrance / exit of a bathroom, and the bather can directly sit in a bathing chair from outside the bathroom. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathing device with a lift that allows the user to enter the bathroom in that state while taking a large care space in the bathroom.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the present invention, in order to achieve such an object, a pillar is erected at a position near a doorway of a bathroom and a bathtub, and a base end of an arm is provided on the pillar so as to be rotatable along a horizontal plane, and is attached to a tip of the arm. A chair is provided rotatably along a horizontal plane, an elevating mechanism for elevating and lowering the chair is provided, and when the arm is swiveled around its base end, the chair has a length reaching the bathtub and the entrance of the bathroom. The length of the arm is set.

[0007]

[Action]

 Since the rotating part is a so-called two-axis rotating mechanism that has two parts, the column and the arm tip, and the arm length is set to such a length that the tip reaches the entrance of the bathroom when turning, the arm is turned. By doing so, the chair can be placed outside the bathroom.

Therefore, it is not necessary for the bather to climb over the draining step at the entrance / exit of the bathroom, and it is possible to sit in a chair directly from outside the bathroom and enter the bathroom as it is.

Further, since the chair is supported by the biaxial rotation mechanism as described above, the degree of freedom of the chair is increased, and the care space can be widened in the bathroom accordingly.

Further, since the lifting mechanism for lifting and lowering the chair is provided, the height of the chair can be adjusted not only in the bathroom but also outside the bathroom. For example, a bather outside the bathroom can move from a wheelchair to a bathing chair. The work becomes easier when transferring to.

[0011]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a bathing apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a bath room, 2 is an entrance / exit of a bathroom having a step 2a for draining the lower portion, 3 is a bathtub, 4 is a shelf portion flush with the upper surface of the bathtub, and below the shelf portion 4 Has a hollow structure.

A pillar 7 is erected in the bathroom 1 so as to penetrate the shelf 4 and in the vicinity of the doorway 2 and the bathtub 3 of the bathroom. A base end of an arm 8 is rotatably provided on the column 7 along a horizontal plane, and a chair 9 is rotatably provided on the tip of the arm 8 via a support shaft 10 along the horizontal plane.

A hydraulic cylinder 11 is arranged below the support column 7 and below the shelf 4, so that the chair 9 can be vertically adjusted by the hydraulic cylinder 11 via the support column 7 and the arm 8. It has become.

Further, the length of the arm 8 and the position of the support column 7 are set so that the chair 9 reaches the inside of the bathtub 3 and the entrance / exit 2 of the bathroom 1 when the arm 8 is swung around its base end. Each is set.

The chair 9 has a structure in which a bracket 12 is attached to the outer periphery of a support shaft 10, and a back hanging portion 13 and a U-shaped chair frame 14 are attached to the bracket 12. The chair frame 14 is composed of a vertical portion 14a and a horizontal portion 14b hinged to each other, and a plate 15 constituting a seat is attached to the horizontal portion 14b.

Note that 16 and 16 are lock levers, which are attached to the base end and the tip of the arm 8 to restrict the rotation of the arm 8 and the chair 9 to be in a locked state.

Next, the operation of the bath apparatus with lift will be described. When bathing a care recipient, first, the arm 8 and the chair 9 are appropriately rotated to position the chair 9 outside the entrance 2 of the bathroom 1. Then, the person requiring care carried by a wheelchair or the like is transferred to the chair 9. At this time, the height of the chair 9 may be adjusted by extending the hydraulic cylinder 11 as needed to match the height of the wheelchair.

Next, while the person requiring care is placed on the chair 9, the arm 8 and the like are rotated to put the chair 9 and the person requiring care in the bathroom 1. At this time, the care-requiring person does not need to get over the step 2a of the entrance / exit 2 because he / she is moved to the bathroom 1 while sitting on the chair 9. Then, after appropriately washing the body of the person requiring care, the hydraulic cylinder 11 is extended to raise the person requiring care on the chair 9, and the arm 8 is rotated to get over the side wall of the bathtub 3. Let it reach the bathtub 3 and put it in a bathing state.

Next, when taking a bath of the care recipient, the procedure opposite to the above is performed, and the bath is taken out from the doorway of the bathroom 1 to the outside, transferred to a wheelchair or the like and transferred to a predetermined location.

When an ordinary person takes a bath in the bathroom 1 instead of the care-requiring person, the arm 8 is attached to the wall 1A on the side opposite to the entrance / exit 2 of the bathroom 1, as indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure. The chair 9 is rotated until it abuts on the chair 9, and in this state, the chair 9 is folded using the hinge portion of the vertical portion 14a and the horizontal portion 14b. In this state, the space occupied by the chair 9 and the arm 8 in the bathroom 1 can be made as small as possible, so that there is no problem in taking a bath for an ordinary person.

In the above embodiment, the hydraulic cylinder 11 is used to move the chair 9 up and down. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a motor is used as a drive source, and the chair 9 is connected via a sprocket and a chain. It may be configured to move up and down. Further, the structure of the arm 8 is not limited to this, and for example, a structure in which two stages of rods are combined and the expansion and contraction can be adjusted may be adopted.

[0022]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the turning portion is a so-called two-axis turning mechanism in which there are two places, the column and the tip of the arm, and the length is such that the tip reaches the entrance of the bathroom when turning. Since the arm length is set on the chair, the chair can be placed outside the bathroom by rotating the arm, which eliminates the need for the bather to climb over the draining step at the entrance / exit of the bathroom. You can sit in the chair directly from outside and enter the bathroom as it is. Further, since the chair is supported by the biaxial rotation mechanism as described above, the degree of freedom of the chair is increased, and the care space can be increased in the bathroom accordingly. Furthermore, since a lifting mechanism is provided to adjust the chair up and down, the height of the chair can be adjusted not only in the bathroom but also outside the bathroom.For example, a bather can be transferred from a wheelchair to a bathing chair outside the bathroom. In this case, it has excellent features such as easy work.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathroom 2 Doorway 3 Bathtub 7 Strut 8 Arm 9 Chair 10 Support Shaft 11 Hydraulic Cylinder (elevating mechanism) 14 Chair Frame

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pillar is erected at a position near a doorway of a bathroom and a bathtub, a base end of an arm is rotatably provided on the pillar along a horizontal plane, and a chair is rotated at a tip of the arm along the horizontal plane. It is provided freely, and an elevating mechanism for elevating and lowering the chair is provided, and the length of the arm is set to such a length that the chair reaches the bathtub and the entrance of the bathroom when the arm is swung around its base end. Bath equipment with lift, which is characterized by