JPH06154278A - Mobile bathing vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save labor of carrying a set of bathing tools in a sickroom and labor of putting things in order and to make a helper for taking a bath free from heavy labor by providing a bathtab and a hot water heater in a bathroom being temporarily set and a bed transferring apparatus carrying a bed carrying a person taking a bath in and out of the bathtab. CONSTITUTION:A bathtab 2 and a hot water heater 6 are provided in a bathroom being temporarily set and a bed transferring apparatus 4 carrying a bed 3 carrying a person taking a bath in and out of the bathtab 2 is provided therewith. In the bathtab 2, a draining stage 15 which is both for a draining floor being brought below the bed 3 carrying a person taking a bath to wash a body and a cover of the bathtab 2, is provided and the bathtab 2 is set movably in the left and right (the front and rear) directions in the bathroom. In addition, a heat exchanging means which heats water fed in the bathtab 2 by utilizing the waste heat of the engine of a mobile bathing vehicle, is provided to perform air conditioning in the bathroom by utilizing the waste heat of the engine of the mobile bathing vehicle.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom equipped with a bathtub, a water heater, and a bed moving device for moving a moving bed on which a bather is placed in and out of the bathtub. The present invention relates to a moving bath vehicle configured to allow a physically handicapped person, such as a bedridden elderly person, who has been brought into the bathroom to take a bath efficiently and comfortably with as little effort as possible.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is very hard work for a physically handicapped person to take a bath at home. Then, in order to solve this urgent bathing problem, a moving bath car was considered. This moving bath car has a set of equipment necessary for bathing, including a folding bathtub, and the bathtub carried into the patient's room at the client's home,
It depends on how to supply hot water from the water heater.

[0003]

As described above, according to the method of bringing the bathtub into the patient's room, it is necessary to take measures for waterproofing the room as well as to draw hot water and drainage hoses and clean up them. It requires complicated work. Even from the bather's side, the simple bathtub was far from a relaxing bath feeling. Furthermore, even for bathing assistants, they could not perform activities as desired in a room such as a tatami room, and they still required heavy labor to move their bodies. Therefore, an object of the present invention is various drawbacks of the conventional mobile bath car as described above, that is, it takes too much time to carry a set of bathing tools such as a bathtub into a hospital room and rearward cleaning, A simple bathtub does not make you feel happy. Hard work is required to move the body of a bather. It is to provide a mobile bath car that can solve many problems.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a moving bath vehicle according to the present invention comprises a bathroom 1 mounted on a vehicle body.
And a bathtub 2 and a water heater 6 installed in the bathroom 1, and a bed moving device 4 for moving a bed 3 on which a bather is placed into and out of the bathtub 2. And bathtub 2
It is advisable to attach a sink 15 serving as a sink for washing the body to the lower side of the bed 3 on which the bather is placed, and also serving as a lid of the bathtub 2. Further, the bathtub 2 may be installed on the floor of the bathroom 1 so as to be movable back and forth or left and right. Further, the water supplied to the bathtub 2 may be heated by utilizing the engine exhaust heat of the moving bath car, or the inside of the bathroom may be air-conditioned.

[0005]

When the bathing requesting household arrives, the bathtub 2 is filled with hot water, and the sink 15 is covered with a lid to keep it warm. On the other hand, the bed 3 removed from the bed moving device 4 is used to bring the bather in the hospital room into the bathroom. Then, the bed 3 is lowered onto the sink 15 to wash and clean the dirty body first. Next, the bed 3 is once lifted to remove the sink 15, and the bather for each bed 3 is lowered into the bathtub 2 so that the user can feel as if he / she bathed in a full-scale bathtub. After bathing, the bather is returned to the patient's room in the reverse order of bathing. However, it is up to the caregiver to use the sink 15 according to the above procedure. And bathtub 2
If you can move to the left and right, you can change the space arrangement in the small bathroom to the state where it is most easy to assist. Further, by using the engine exhaust heat of the moving bath car to heat the water supplied to the bathtub or to air-condition the bathroom, the cost can be reduced accordingly.

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 as a plan view of the schematic structure of the moving bath vehicle of this embodiment, the bathroom 1 is mounted on the cargo bed portion of the small truck A. The inner dimensions of bathroom 1 are approximately 4.3 m long, 2.0 m wide, and 1.9 m high.
Is. The bathtub 2 is installed in the center of the floor of the bathroom so that the bathtub 2 can move in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and the bed moving device with casters for moving the bed 3 with a bather in and out of the bathtub 2 beside the bathtub 2. 4 is installed. A water storage tank 5 is installed at the front end of the floor, and a gas water heater 6 as a water heater is attached to the front wall of the bathroom.

Next, the detailed structure will be sequentially described. Bathtub 2
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, it has a relaxed size and is well-designed in earnest. As shown in FIG. 2, a hot water faucet 7 and a shower 8 are provided on one side of the upper surface of the bathtub 2, and, if necessary, an operation knob of a jet jet device for injecting bubbles or hot water into the bathtub 1. As shown in FIG. 7, a drainage port 9 with a valve is provided on the bottom surface of the bathtub 2. A drain hose 10 for discharging the water in the bathtub 2 to a gutter or the like of the road is connected to the drain port 9. Reference numeral 11 denotes a storage pipe that stores the drain hose 10 when not in use. At the bottom of the bathtub 2 are 4
Wheels 12 are attached to the places.

On the other hand, in the substantially central portion of the floor surface of the bathroom 1, two groove-shaped rails 13, 13 on which the wheels 12 are mounted are installed as shown in FIGS. Numeral 13a is a protrusion provided on both ends of the rail 13 and serves as a car stop. As shown in FIG. 6, a rod-shaped wheel topper 14 having a predetermined length is attached to the rail 13. When the wheel stopper 14 is dropped into the groove on the other end side of the rail 13 with the bathtub 2 moved to one end side of the rail 13, both ends of the wheel stop
And the projection 13a at the end of the rail, respectively, are brought into contact with each other, and the bathtub 2 is fixed to one end of the rail 13. On the contrary, in order to fix it to the other end side, the bathtub 2 may be moved to the other end side and the wheel stopper 14 may be dropped into the groove on the one end side of the rail 13.

Further, the bathtub 2 is provided with a sink 15 as shown in FIGS. The sink 15 serves as a sink when the bather 2 puts the bed 3 on the bath 3 to wash his / her body in a state of being covered with the bath 2 and also serves as a heat retaining lid of the bath 2. The sink 15 is formed in the shape of a tray around a low peripheral wall, and the drain tube 1 is attached to the drain joint 16 provided at one corner thereof.
7 are connected.

The bed 3 and the bed moving device 4 are commercially available products, and their structures are as shown in FIGS.
In the bed 3, the inclination of the backrest portion can be switched in three stages, and the headrest portion can be bent downward when washing hair. In addition, handles 3a and 3b for transportation are provided at both front and rear ends.
(See Figure 1). The bed moving device 4 has a structure in which an elevating arm 19 for mounting the bed 3 is attached to a pole 18 portion standing on a table with casters. The raising / lowering arm 19 moves the handle 20 up and down by rotating the handle 20 in the forward and reverse directions, but it may be electrically operated. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a handle 19a for a bather that is flipped up when not in use is attached to the elevating arm 19.

On the floor of the bathroom 1, a rail-shaped guide member 21 (see FIG. 1) is provided to regulate the moving range of the bed moving device 4 with casters so that the bed moving device 4 does not move in an arbitrary direction.
I am attached. In addition, a clothes wagon 22 with a stopper is arranged in the bathroom 1. Further, the wall surface of the bathroom 1 is provided with a power outlet 23, a ventilation window 24, an air-conditioning vent hole (not shown), and the like, and a ceiling fan is provided with a ventilation fan 25, an illumination lamp 26, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, a gas cylinder 30 for supplying fuel gas to the gas water heater 6, a water supply hose reel 31, a power supply control box 32, etc. are mounted on the right side under the floor of the bathroom 1. On the left side under the floor, a generator 33, a fuel tank 34 for the generator, etc. are attached as shown in FIG. Other reference numerals in the figure are 40, a curtain provided at the rear entrance and exit of the bathroom 1, 41 is an alarm device for detecting and issuing various abnormal situations in the bathroom 1, and 42 is a gas water heater. A fireproof plate to which 6 is attached, and 43 is an inspection hatch of the water storage tank 5.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. The mobile bath car uses the rail 1 in the bathtub 2 while waiting for dispatch and while traveling.
3 is moved to one side of the bathroom 1 and fixed by the wheel stopper 14, and the bed moving device 4 raises the elevating arm 19 on which the bed 3 is placed, and moves the bed 3 to a position overlapping the bathtub 2. Let Then, the bed moving device 4 is firmly fixed and placed on the floor surface together with the bathtub 2 by a fastening band (not shown). It is possible to start hot water supply from the gas water heater 6 to the bathtub 2 covered with the sink 15 by utilizing the free time while traveling toward the requested home. The gas water heater 6 is provided with safety measures in case of sudden stop or other unexpected situation.
Further, when a heat exchanger that uses the exhaust heat of the engine of the vehicle is provided, the water in the water storage tank 5 can be warmed by this exhaust heat.

Upon arrival at the client's home, the fastening band is unfastened, the bathtub 2 and the bed moving device 4 are moved to predetermined positions in the bathroom, and then the bathtub 2 is fixed at this position.
Then, when the bathtub 2 is empty, hot water is poured. At this time, the sink 15 covers the bathtub 2 to serve as a heat retaining lid. On the other hand, the bed 3 is removed from the bed moving device 4, and the bathers are brought into the bathroom 1 from the living room by using the handles 3a and 3b before and after the bed moving device 4, and the bed moving device 4 is moved to the lowered elevating arm 19. Place it. Then, the lifting arm 1
9 is raised, and the bed 3 is moved to a position directly above the sink 15 which covers the bathtub 2 to lock the casters of the bed moving device 4. Then, as shown in FIG.
Is lowered and the bather is placed on the sink 15 together with the bed 3.

Therefore, the bathing assistant cleans the body of the bathing person by using the shower 8. After that, the sink 15 is removed, and the bather puts the bed 3 in the bathtub so that the bather can take a relaxing bath. In this way, it is not necessary to secure a floor surface for a washing place where the bather is washed with soap, and even without this washing place, the hot water in the bathtub 2 can be kept clean. Since the sink 15 is located at a high position, the bathing assistant can wash his body in a comfortable posture. When the room temperature in the bathroom 1 is low, first wash your body briefly, warm your body in the bath 2 and then
It may be washed carefully on the sink 15 that covers the bathtub 2. When the bath is finished, the bed 3 is pulled up from the bathtub 2 to take care of the bath, and then the bather is returned to the living room.

In the above structure, the object of the present invention can be achieved even if the detailed structure is appropriately changed in design. For example,
The bed 3 and the bed moving device 4 are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and the bed moving device 4 may be configured so that it can be moved down from the car to the living room, or instead of the bed 3, it can be a chair type. You may use one. Then, a jet jet device that blows bubbles into the bathtub 2 or generates a jet flow may be mounted. Further, a heat exchanger for warming the water in the water storage tank 5 may be attached to the exhaust pipe portion of the car engine, or music from the car stereo may be allowed to flow into the bathroom 1.

[0017]

As is clear from the above description, the moving bath vehicle of the present invention exhibits various excellent practical effects as listed below. (A) Unlike the conventional mobile bath car, it is possible to completely eliminate the trouble of carrying a bathing tool and a set of bathing equipment into the patient's room, and the trouble of cleaning up afterward. (B) Then, it is possible to save the troublesome trouble of bringing hot water into the bathtub. (C) The bed moving device relieves the bathing assistant from the hard work of moving the bather's body. (D) By providing a sink, it is not necessary to forcibly secure a washing space in a small bathroom, and the hot water in the bathtub is not polluted. Further, the sink can be used as a lid to keep the hot water in the bath warm. (E) The bather can fully feel as if he / she was immersed in a full-scale bathtub. (F) Fuel consumption for bathing can be saved by using engine exhaust heat from a moving bathing car.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective plan view of a bathroom showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective side view of the bathroom seen from the right side of the vehicle body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective side view of the bathroom seen from the left side of the vehicle body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective side view of the bathroom seen from the rear side of the vehicle body.

5 is a view showing the same as above when viewed from the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bathtub of the above.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the bathtub of the above.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the sink is being placed on the bathtub as above.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a bather is being placed on the sink covered with the bathtub.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the same as above while bathing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A small truck (bath car) 1 bathroom 2 bathtub 3 bed 4 bed moving device 5 water tank 6 gas water heater (water heater) 7 hot water faucet 8 shower 9 drain port 10 drain hose 11 storage pipe 12 wheel 13 rail 13a protrusion Part 14 Wheel stopper 15 Sink 16 Drain joint 17 Drain tube 18 Pole 19 Lifting arm 20 Handle 21 Guide member 22 Clothing wagon 23 Power outlet 24 Ventilation window 25 Ventilation fan 26 Lighting lamp 30 Gas cylinder 31 Hose reel 32 Power control box 33 Power generation Machine 34 Fuel tank 40 Curtain 41 Alarm device 42 Fire plate 43 Inspection hatch

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom 1 mounted on a vehicle body, a bath 2 and a water heater 6 installed in the bathroom 1, and a bed moving device 4 for moving a bed 3 on which a bather is placed into and out of the bath 2. A moving bath car, which is characterized by comprising: 2. The bathtub 2 is provided with a sink 15 which serves as a sink when the body is washed toward the lower side of the bed 3 on which a bather is placed and which also serves as a lid of the bathtub 2. The moving bath vehicle according to claim 1, wherein 3. The mobile bath vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the bathtub 2 is installed on the floor of the bathroom 1 so as to be movable back and forth or left and right. 4. The movement according to claim 1, further comprising heat exchange means for heating the water supplied to the bath 2 by utilizing the engine exhaust heat of the moving bath car. Bath car. 5. The mobile bath vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the interior of the bathroom 1 is air-conditioned by utilizing engine exhaust heat of the mobile bath vehicle.