JPH0623009A - Shower bath apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To achieve a handy support structure of a rotary cover while enabling the hitting of shower water to a desired part of a person taking a bath by changing the direction of jetting the shower water in a shower bath apparatus. CONSTITUTION:A rotary cover 25 is mounted on a beam member 23 provided on a receiving tank 2 free to turn and upper nozzles 42 of an upper shower 38 provided along the beam member 23 is made free to turn so that shower water can be jet in a direction covering the head to feet of a person M taking a bath.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower bath apparatus suitable for a bedridden sick person, a physically handicapped person or the like to take a bath with the help of an assistant.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A shower bath device of this type is different from a general bath in which the body is immersed in hot water stored in a bathtub, and is designed to shower the body contained in a dome-shaped bathtub. It has been widely used in recent years because it has an advantage of preventing infection through hot water in a bathtub in a hospital or the like.

As a conventional shower bath device, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-40636, a cover is attached to a receiving tank so as to be openable and closable, a bather can be accommodated together with a stretcher, and the body of the bather can be stored. There is a shower type on the top and bottom.

[0004]

In the above shower bath apparatus, the fixed cover for covering the half of the body is fixed to the receiving tank, and the rotary cover for covering the half of the body opposite to the bather is rotated at the edge of the fixed cover. It is attached freely. Therefore, in order to make the supporting force of the rotating cover sufficient,
At least it is necessary to improve the rigidity by thickening the fixed cover. Moreover, there is also a complaint that the shower water cannot be sprayed on the desired body part of the bather by changing the spraying direction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and simplifies the structure for supporting the rotating cover, and
An object of the present invention is to provide a shower bath device in which shower water can be sprayed onto a desired body part of a bather by changing the spraying direction of shower water.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object. According to claim 1, a bather lying on the back of a stretcher having water permeability is opened and closed upward. And a rotating cover that covers the bather in a closed state by opening and closing the opening of the receiving tank. When the rotating cover is closed, it has a substantially rectangular dome shape, and one end side and the other end side in the longitudinal direction are In the shower bath device provided with a shower mechanism for ejecting water or warm water to the bather, which is a head end and a foot end where the bather's head and feet are to be arranged, respectively, The rotating cover is fixed to the receiving tank and is rotatably attached to a beam member extending along the center line in the longitudinal direction of the receiving tank. The shower mechanism is provided with water or warm water for the upper and lower surfaces of the supine bather. An upper nozzle and a lower nozzle for jetting are provided, and a pump for pumping water or hot water to these nozzles is provided. The upper nozzle is provided on the beam member with the jetting direction facing downward along the longitudinal direction of the beam member. A plurality of lower nozzles are provided in the receiving tank in a state where the ejection direction is upward, and a plurality of lower nozzles are provided at intervals along the longitudinal centerline of the receiving tank. It has a feature.

According to a second aspect, at least one of the upper nozzle and the lower nozzle is rotatable about an axis extending in the width direction of the apparatus main body.
Further, it is characterized in that it is provided so that the rotation angle can be arbitrarily fixed.

[0008]

According to the shower bath apparatus of the present invention, since the rotating cover is rotatably supported on the beam member, the supporting structure can be made simple and strong. Further, if the upper nozzle or the lower nozzle for ejecting shower water is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in the width direction of the apparatus body and the rotation angle can be arbitrarily fixed, it is desired by the bather. You can apply shower water to your body parts.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5, reference numeral 1 indicates the entire shower bath apparatus of this embodiment, and the shower bath apparatus 1 has a rectangular dome body having a receiving tank 2 and a cover 3 and a shower mechanism 4. A stretcher 6 is combined with the apparatus main body 5 in the shape of a strip.

The stretcher 6 is a frame 8 which can be run by caster-type wheels 7, and a stretcher portion 9 for supporting the bather M on his back is supported by the frame 8. The stretcher 6 is moved to the stretcher portion M. Stretching the bather M lying on the back 9
The whole device is housed in the main body 1. In the device body 1, one end side and the other end side (right side and left side in FIGS. 1 to 3) in the longitudinal direction are the head-side end 5A and the foot-side end where the bather's head and feet are to be placed, respectively. It is set to 5B. The left-right direction described in the following description is defined as the left-right direction of the bather housed in the shower bath apparatus 1, that is, the left-right direction in FIGS. 1 to 3.

The receiving tank 2 of the apparatus body 1 has an upward opening 11
Is formed into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-like body. The head-side end portion 5A and the foot-side end portion 5B of the receiving tank 2 are formed obliquely so as to spread toward the opening 11. A recess 12 for collecting shower water is formed inside the receiving tank 2, and a groove 13 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed at the center in the width direction. Water accumulated in the recess 12 passes from the groove 13 through the drain hole 14 vacated from the foot side end portion 5B of the receiving tank 2 to the installation floor F.
It is designed to flow into the drainage groove 15 of.

On the lower surface of the head-side end portion 5A of the receiving tank 2,
Notch 16 that opens to the head end 5A direction and to the left and right
Is formed, and a guide protrusion 17 having a predetermined width is formed at the center in the width direction thereof so as to protrude in the head-side end 5A direction.

The receiving tank 2 has a guide convex portion 17 and a foot side end portion 5B.
Installed on the left and right undersides of the legs 18 are the installation floors F
It is posted on.

An end cover 20 is fixed to the foot-side end portion 5B of the upper edge 19 which forms the opening 11 of the receiving tank 2, and the support column 21 is housed in the end cover 20. The support column 21 is erected at the center of the upper edge 19 of the foot-side end portion 5B of the receiving tank 2 in the width direction so as to be slightly inclined with respect to the foot-side end portion 5B. The end cover 20 is open toward the head-side end 5A, and its opening edge 22 is formed obliquely along the support column 21.

A beam member 23 extending toward the head-side end 5A is fixed to the upper end of the column 21. This beam member 23
Is orthogonal to the support column 21 and gradually separates from the opening 11 of the receiving tank 2 toward the head-side end 5A and is inclined at a predetermined angle.

The cover 3 includes the end cover 20 and
Fixed covers 24 provided on both sides of the beam member 23
And a rotating cover 25.

The fixed cover 24 is integrally provided on the right side of the beam member 23 so as to be continuous with the receiving tank 2, and is obliquely inward from the lower portion 24a standing vertically on the upper edge 19 on the right side of the receiving tank 2. An upper portion 24c extending horizontally with respect to the beam member 23 through an extending slant portion 24b is integrally formed, and a lower portion 2
4a is the upper edge 19 of the receiving tank 2, and the upper part 24b is the beam member 23.
The entire end surface on the side of the foot side end portion 5B is fixed to the opening edge 22 of the end portion cover 20.

On the other hand, the rotating cover 25 is provided on the left side of the receiving tank 2 and is attached to the beam member 23 so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the beam member 23. Reference numeral 25 is composed of a main cover 26 attached to the beam member 23 and a sub-cover 27 rotatably attached to the main cover 26.

That is, on the left side surface of the beam member 23,
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a hinge (first shaft member) 28 is used as a shaft member extending in the longitudinal direction of the bracket 28.
The main cover 26 is rotatably attached to the beam member 23 via the shaft rod 28. A free end portion of the main cover 26 in the rotational movement is along the longitudinal direction of the beam member 23, that is, parallel to the beam member 23, and is attached to the free end portion along the extending direction of the free end portion. Hinge (second shaft member) 29
A sub-cover 27 is rotatably attached via. The plate of the hinge 29 extends over the entire length of both covers 26 and 27 so that shower water does not leak outside.

The sub-cover 27 has a trapezoidal plate shape having a large width on the head-side end 5A side, and the main cover 26 has a lower portion 26a,
The slanted portion 26b and the upper portion 26c are integrally formed into a trapezoidal cross section, and the slanted portion 26b is provided with a plurality of observation windows 36 (two in this case) for seeing through the inside.
Note that such an observation window 36 is also provided on the slanted portion 24b of the fixed cover 24.

The rotating cover 25 can be opened and closed by a hydraulic cylinder 30 composed of a cylinder body 30a and a piston rod 30b. This hydraulic cylinder 30
As shown in FIG. 5, the end of the cylinder body 30a is fixed to the stay 31 fixed to the upper end edge 19 on the foot side end 5B side of the receiving tank 2, and the end of the piston rod 30b is fixed to the main cover 26. The stay 3 protruding to the inner surface of the slanted portion 26b
2 are pin-coupled to each other about the longitudinal direction of the beam member 23, that is, the rotation axis direction of the rotation cover 25.

Piston rod 30b of hydraulic cylinder 30
Is extended, the main cover 26 is pushed up to open the rotary cover 25, and when the piston rod 30b is contracted, the lower end of the sub cover 27 is placed on the upper edge 19 of the receiving tank 2 to close the rotary cover 25. There is.

During the rotating operation of the rotating cover 25, the sub-cover 27 is supported by the balance link 33 so that it is always in a substantially vertical state. The balance link 33 has one end fixed to the base end of the beam member 23 and the other end directly pin-coupled to the sub-cover 27 so as to extend across the beam member 23 and the sub-cover 27. Has been done.

The fixed cover 24 and the rotary cover 25 have a bilaterally symmetrical shape when the rotary cover 25 is closed. In the closed state, the bather M is inside the head-side end 5A. The opening 34 is formed so as to be placed in the bathtub and used as the neck-out portion of the bather M. A curtain (not shown) is attached to the opening 34 to prevent shower water from splashing to the outside.

The beam member 23 is provided with a gutter 37 which is attached to the inner surface of the sub-cover 27 and receives the water falling from the free end when the rotating cover 25 is fully opened, along the extending direction of the beam member 23. ing. This gutter 37 is a main cover 26
The beam rod 23 is attached to the bracket 28a of the shaft rod 28 and extends over substantially the entire length of the beam member 23, and the end portion on the foot side end portion 5B side is formed in a downward arc shape so as to drop water into the receiving tank 2.

The above is the configuration of the apparatus main body 5 including the receiving tank 2, the end cover 20, the fixed cover 24, and the rotating cover 25. Next, the shower mechanism 4 provided in the apparatus main body 5 will be described.

The shower mechanism 4 comprises an upper shower 38 provided on the beam member 23, a lower shower 39 provided on the receiving tank 2, and a hand shower 40.

In the upper shower 38, a plurality of upper nozzles 42, one pair of left and right, are provided along a pipe 41 extending in the longitudinal direction of the beam member 23 (four sets in this case).
Connected and configured. The ejection port of each pair of upper nozzles 42 is directed downward, and a lever 44 provided on a gate plate 43 mounted on the upper surface of the beam member 23 rotates about the width direction of the beam member 23, that is, the left-right direction. It is like this.

As shown in FIG. 7, the gate plate 43 is in the shape of a circular arc plate, is fixed to the upper surface of the beam member 23 in a state where the axial direction is in the left-right direction, and is formed along the circumferential direction of the gate plate 43. The lever 44 is configured to be rotatable along the slit 43a and to be stopped at an arbitrary position. By rotating the lever 44, the direction of the upper nozzle 42, that is, the direction in which the shower water is ejected, can be freely changed from the head-side end 5A to the foot-side end 5B.

On the other hand, the lower shower 39 has a pipe 45 extending slightly above the groove 13 of the receiving tank 2 and extending along the longitudinal center line of the receiving tank 2, and a lower nozzle 46 with an ejection port facing upward along the pipe 45. Multiple (five in this case) are connected. Of these, the lower nozzles 46a and 46b on the head-side end 5A side are installed so that the ejection ports thereof are slightly inclined toward the foot-side end 5B side. Lower nozzle 46a
Is a nozzle that ejects shower water when bathing in a supine position, and the lower nozzle 46b is a nozzle that ejects shower water when bathing in a sitting position so that the shower water effectively reaches the back of the bather. is set up. In the long sitting position, the lower nozzle 4 excluding the lower nozzle 46a is removed.
Shower water is discharged from the nozzles 6 and 46b, and the shower water is discharged from the lower side nozzles 46 and 46b except the lower side nozzle 46a in the supine position.
This can be done by a switching valve 78 provided in the.

The hand shower 40 is used by an assistant, and a flexible hose 47 is connected to a shower top 48. In this case, two hand showers are provided.
The hooks 49 are provided on both sides of the head-side end portion 5A of the receiving tank 2, respectively.

FIG. 9 shows a piping system of the shower mechanism 4, and the piping 41, 4 of each of the showers 38, 39, 40 is shown.
5 and flexible hose 47, pressurizing pump 5
A hot water main pipe 52 and a water main pipe 53, in which 0 and 51 are arranged, are connected via mixing valves 54 and 55. The pipes 41 and 45 of the upper shower 38 and the lower shower 39 are connected to each other by a pipe 56 and are independent of the hand shower 40. A cleaning liquid tank 57 is connected to the pipe 56 via a pipe 58 and a pipe 58. The cleaning liquid metered by the metering pump 59 disposed in the above is supplied to the upper and lower showers 38 and 39.

In FIG. 9, 60 is an electric valve, 61
Is a safety valve. Further, a safety device 74 is arranged in the pipe 56. The safety device 74 includes high-temperature and low-temperature thermostats 75 and 76. When the hot water reaching the pipe 56 has an appropriate temperature, the motor-operated valve 60 is open and one of the thermostats 75 and 76 is opened. When is turned ON, the electric valve 60 is closed and at the same time the electric drain valve 77 connected to the safety device 74 is opened to drain hot water that is not at an appropriate temperature. When the warm water reaches an appropriate temperature, the electric valve 60 is opened again and the drain electric valve 77 is closed.

Next, the stretcher 6 will be described. In the stretcher 6, as described above, the stretcher 6 that supports the bather M on his back is supported by the frame 8 which can be run by the caster type wheels 7. One end side and the other end side (right side and left side in FIGS. 1 to 3) in the longitudinal direction are a head side end portion 6A and a foot side end portion 6B on which the bather's head and feet are arranged, respectively. Is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view.

The frame 8 includes right and left upper frames 62 that directly support both sides of the stretcher 9, and these upper frames 6
The connecting frame 63 integrally extends downwardly from the head-side end 6A, and the lower frame 64 is fixed to the lower end of the connecting frame 63 and extends toward the foot-side end 6B. In this frame 8, the lower frame 64 is about half the length of the upper frame 62, has a cantilever structure in which the upper frame 62 is supported by the connecting frame 63, and the foot end 6B is open.

A handrail 65 is attached to each upper frame 62, and wheels 7 are attached to the tips of each connecting frame 63 and each lower frame 64.
In particular, the wheels 7 mounted on the connecting frame 63 are
A stopper 7a for stopping the rotation of the stretcher 6 and disabling the running of the stretcher 6 itself is attached.

A disk-shaped guide plate (guide) 66 is attached to the tip of each lower frame 64 with its surface horizontal.

The stretcher 9 is made of a water-permeable mesh material or the like so that shower water can hit the lower surface of the back or hips of the bather. The foot side end portion 6B side is a foot portion 9a supported by the upper frame 62, and the head side end portion 6A side is a back portion 9b supported by left and right back portion frames 67 rotatably coupled to the upper frame 62. Has become. That is, the stretcher 9 has a reclining structure, and when the back frame 67 is raised, the bather M can take a long sitting position with the upper body slightly raised.

A bellows-shaped cover 73 is provided between the back portion 9b and the upper frame 62 to prevent the shower water of the lower shower 39 from splashing outside while the back portion 9b is raised. .

Each back frame 67 in the sitting position
The lower end portion 67a of the lower end projects downward from the upper frame 62, and the receiving tank 2 is provided with a stopper 68 with which the lower end portion 67a abuts via a stay (not shown).

At the tip of the back portion 9b of the stretcher portion 9, there is provided a hair washing stand 70 on which the head of the bather M is placed to wash his / her hair. As shown in FIG. 8, this hair washing stand 70 is provided with a stay 7 so that the head of the bather M can be swung in the vertical direction.
It is attached to the tip of the back portion 9b so as to be rotatable via 1 and to be able to fix the rotation angle to an arbitrary angle.

A groove 72 for draining the washing water into the receiving tank 2 is formed around the upper surface on which the head of the hair washing stand 70 is placed.

The stretcher 6 having the above-described structure is provided with the foot-side end portion 6
The stretcher 9 is accommodated in the apparatus main body 5 by introducing B from the head side end portion 5A of the receiving tank 2 of the apparatus main body 5 along the longitudinal direction. At this time, the lower frame 64 of the stretcher 6 and the wheels 7 mounted on the lower frame 64 pass through the recesses 12 formed in the lower surface of the receiving tank 2, and at that time, guide protrusions are provided between the pair of left and right guide plates 66. Part 17
(Guide) fits in, stretcher 6 and receiving tank 2
(Apparatus body 5) Both longitudinal center lines are aligned. That is, the bather M lying on the stretcher 9 of the stretcher 6
It is arranged in the center of the device body 5.

When the stretcher 6 is housed in the apparatus body 5 and the stretcher 6 has the back portion 9b raised and the bather M is in the sitting position, the lower end of the back frame 67 is extended. The portion 67a comes into contact with the stopper 68 of the receiving tank 2, and the head of the bather M is fixed to the fixed cover 2
4 and the rotating cover 25 are prevented from colliding.

The above is the configuration of the shower bath apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, and subsequently, the usage method and operation of the shower bath apparatus 1 will be described.

First, the bather M is placed on the stretcher 9 of the stretcher 6, and the head of the bather M is placed on the hair washing stand 70. The posture of the bather M is supine when the back portion 9b of the stretcher portion 9 is laid down, and is in a long sitting position when the back portion 9b is raised, and the choice is arbitrary.

Subsequently, the rotary cover 25 of the apparatus body 5 is fully opened, and the stretcher 6 is moved relative to the apparatus body 5 to accommodate the bather M together with the stretcher 9. At this time, the guide convex portion 17 of the receiving tank 2 is fitted between the pair of left and right guide plates 66 mounted on the lower frame 64 of the stretcher 6,
The longitudinal center lines of both the stretcher 6 and the receiving tank 2 (apparatus body 5) are aligned, and the bather M is placed in the center of the apparatus body 5. In addition, when stored in the long sitting position, the lower end 67a of the back portion 9b of the stretcher portion 9 comes into contact with the stopper 68 of the receiving tank 2 to prevent further movement toward the foot side end portion 5B, and the bathing There is no risk of the head of the person M colliding with the fixed cover 24.

After the bather M is accommodated in the apparatus body 5, the rotating cover 25 is closed. At this time, in the rotating cover 25, the shaft rod 28, which is the rotating shaft, is inclined along the beam member 23, and the head-side end 5A is separated from the head of the bather M. Does not give the bather M a feeling of fear or oppression.

As described above, when the bather M is accommodated in the apparatus main body 5 and the rotating cover 25 is closed, the curtain is closed and only the bather M's neck is taken out from the opening 34, and the bather M is showered by the shower mechanism 4. Bathe in water. The shower water is turned into warm water of an appropriate temperature by the mixing valves 54 and 55, and first, the cleaning liquid is mixed from the cleaning liquid tank to supply the nozzles 4 of the upper shower 38 and the lower shower 39.
From 2,46, wash the upper and lower surfaces of bather M's body. In addition, the caregiver wash the hair of the bather M. If necessary, the rotary cover 25 is opened, and the caregiver stands on the opening side to wash the body of the bather M by hand.

Next, with the rotary cover 25 closed, only warm water is ejected from the nozzles 42 and 46 to wash away the body, and the caregiver rinses the washed hair with the hand shower 40. At the time of washing the hair, the shower water does not flow down into the receiving tank 2 from the groove 72 formed around the hair washing stand 70, and does not wet the floor F.

As described above, the bather M
When showering on the body, the direction of each of the upper nozzles 42 of the upper shower 38 can be changed by rotating the lever 44 to freely change the shower water ejection direction from the head side to the foot side of the body.

After that, the rotating cover 25 is opened, and the caregiver wipes the wet body and hair of the bather M to complete the bathing work.

According to the shower bath apparatus of this embodiment, the rotating cover 25 is rotatably supported by the beam member 23, and is not directly supported by the fixed cover 24.
Therefore, the fixed cover 24 does not need to be improved in rigidity such as being made thicker, and does not increase the weight of the device.

In the upper shower 38, the direction of each upper nozzle 42 is changed by turning the lever 44 from the head side of the body of the bather M to the foot side, so that the shower water is jetted out. The bath water can be changed freely, and as a result, the shower water can be applied to the desired body part of the bather M.

Further, when the bather M is showered with the swivel cover 25 closed and the bather M is then opened, when the caregiver performs the assisting work on the bather M such as hand washing and hair washing, As described above, since the rotating shaft of the rotating cover 25 is inclined, the rotating cover 25 is particularly separated from the head or the upper half of the bather M. Furthermore, the sub-cover 27 of the rotating cover 25 is in a vertical state and does not interfere with the caregiver,
The water attached to the inner surface of the sub cover 27 is
From the free end of the gutter 37 to the gutter 37 provided on the beam member 23, and along the gutter 37 falls into the receiving tank 2. Therefore,
The caregiver can assist the bather M with the turning cover 25 without getting in the way and without being affected by the water falling from the turning cover 27. In addition, the sub cover 27
There is no possibility that the water falling from the bather M will feel uncomfortable.

In the present embodiment, only the upper nozzle 42 of the upper shower 38 is rotated, but the lower nozzle 46 of the lower shower 39 is also rotatable, and the shower water is The ejection direction may be changed.

[0058]

As described above, according to the shower bath apparatus of the present invention, since the rotating cover is supported rotatably with respect to the beam member, the supporting structure can be made simple and strong. Further, if the upper nozzle or the lower nozzle for ejecting shower water is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in the width direction of the apparatus body and the rotation angle can be arbitrarily fixed, it is desired by the bather. You can apply shower water to your body parts.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a shower bath apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view showing a state in which the bather in a supine posture is accommodated, showing the inside of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an overall side view showing a state in which the bather in a long sitting position is accommodated, showing the inside of the apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the same device.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the same device.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a rotating cover.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a configuration of an upper nozzle.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a hair wash stand.

FIG. 9 is a piping system diagram of the shower mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shower bath device 2 Shower tank 4 Shower mechanism 5 Device main body 5A Head side end of the device main body 5B Foot side end of the device main body 6 Stretcher 11 Receptacle opening 23 Beam member 25 Rotating cover 42 Upper nozzle 46 Lower nozzle 50, 51 Pressurizing pump M Bather

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[Submission date] July 29, 1992

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[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object. According to claim 1, a bather lying on the back of a stretcher having water permeability is opened and closed upward. And a rotating cover that covers the bather in a closed state by opening and closing the opening of the receiving tank. When the rotating cover is closed, it has a substantially rectangular dome shape, and one end side and the other end side in the longitudinal direction are In the shower bath device provided with a shower mechanism for ejecting an appropriate temperature water to the bather, the head side and the foot side, respectively, on which the bather's head and feet are to be arranged, respectively. The movable cover is fixed to the receiving tank and rotatably attached to a beam member extending along the center line in the longitudinal direction of the receiving tank,
The shower mechanism includes an upper nozzle and a lower nozzle for ejecting appropriate temperature water onto the upper surface and the lower surface of the supine bather, and a pump for pumping the appropriate temperature water to these nozzles. A plurality of them are provided at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the beam member in the state of being directed to the receiving member, while the lower nozzle is provided in the receiving tank with the ejection direction facing upward, It is characterized in that a plurality of them are provided at intervals along the center line in the longitudinal direction.

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The stretcher 6 is a caster type wheel 7.
Frame 8 runnable by, which stretcher unit 9 is supported to the bather M possible supine, the stretcher 6 is moved, bather M stretcher unit 9 each device body for supine stretcher 9 It is designed to be housed in 1. In the device body 1, one end side and the other end side in the longitudinal direction (see FIG.
The right side and the left side in FIG. 3 are the head side end 5A and the foot side end 5B on which the bather's head and feet are to be placed, respectively. The left-right direction described in the following description is defined as the left-right direction of the bather housed in the shower bath apparatus 1, that is, the left-right direction in FIGS. 1 to 3.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A receiving tank having an upward opening for allowing a bather lying on and off a stretcher having a water-permeable stretcher, and a rotating cover for opening and closing the opening of the receiving bath to cover the bather in a closed state. And a substantially rectangular dome shape when the rotating cover is closed, and one end side and the other end side in the longitudinal direction are a head side end and a foot side end on which the bather's head and feet are to be arranged, respectively. In the shower bath device provided with a shower mechanism for ejecting water or hot water to the bather, the rotating cover is fixed to the receiving tank and is provided to the beam member extending along the longitudinal centerline of the receiving tank. The shower mechanism is rotatably mounted, and the shower mechanism pumps water or hot water to the upper and lower nozzles that jet water or hot water to the upper and lower surfaces of the bather lying down, and to these nozzles. A plurality of upper nozzles are provided on the beam member at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the beam member with the ejection direction facing downward, while the lower nozzle is arranged in the ejection direction. A shower bath device, wherein a plurality of shower bath devices are provided in the receiving tank in a state of being directed upwards at intervals along a longitudinal centerline of the receiving tank. 2. At least one of the upper nozzle and the lower nozzle is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in the width direction of the apparatus main body, and the rotation angle thereof can be arbitrarily fixed. The shower bath device according to claim 1, wherein: