JPH07178147A - Bathing assisting apparatus for aged person needing help - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an aged person needing other's help to be safely bathed laying the person on a body supporting plate by arranging an underfrane comprising a body supporting plate having water exchange holes for exchanging an upper part water for a lower part water at the bottom of the bathtub to shallow the substantial depth of the home bathtub. CONSTITUTION:A home bathtub 1 is connected with a suction pipe 12 and a discharge pipe 13 protruding from a balance caldron 11. An underframe 2 comprising a square frame 3 and a body supporting plate 4 is put on the bottom of the bathtub 1. Water flowing gates 5 are formed at the bottom wall and a side wall of the underframe 2. The body supporting plate 4 has water exchange holes 6 capable of exchanging an upper part water for a lower part water. The square frame 3 and the body supporting plate 4 can be fixed each together or can be separated. The substantial depth of the bathtub 1 is shallowed by putting the underframe 2 on the bottom of the bathtub 1, so that an aged person needing other's help can be safely bathed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing aid for elderly care, and the invention of claim 1 converts a bathtub used for ordinary households into a shallow bathtub suitable for bathing an elderly person who needs nursing care. It is characterized by being able to do it. Claim 2
The invention of claim 1 uses the invention of claim 1 to use a simple bathtub formed of a water-repellent material such as canvas.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Bathing aids for nursing care for the elderly require nursing care to raise the bottom of the bath to wash out the body, but there is no commercially available product having a structure suitable for a domestic bathtub. In addition, there is a simple bathtub made of a water-repellent material such as waterproof canvas, but this bathtub is pre-filled with hot water, which is carried to the living room of an elderly person who needs nursing care for bathing. There is a drawback that it requires a large amount of measures such as preparation of a water-resistant temporary spill in case of spillage and preparation of hot hot water when the water in the simple hot water tank has cooled.

[0003]

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and to make it possible to use it in a bathtub used in ordinary households.

[0004]

The present invention consists of claims 1 and 2, both of which meet the object of the present invention. The invention of claim 1 has a bottom portion in a bath, an upper surface and a lower surface. Fit the underframe covered by the body support plate with the circulation hole for hot water exchange,
3. A bathing aid for nursing care for the elderly, characterized in that an elderly person in need of nursing bathes on the support plate.
The invention of, in a bathtub that replenishes boiling water and water,
A bottom frame in the bathtub is fitted with an underframe whose upper surface is covered by a body support plate, and the bottom part is made of a water-repellent material such as canvas supported by the plate from a hard mouth frame that almost matches the upper edge of the bathtub. A bath for nursing care for the elderly, characterized in that the simplified bathtub is stored, and a hot water outlet for fitting a cap to the mouthpiece is provided at the bottom of the simplified bathtub so that boiled water and water can be poured into the simplified bathtub. It is an auxiliary tool.

[0005]

The present invention consists of the invention of claim 1 and the invention of claim 2. The invention of claim 1 is such that the underframe 2 is a bathtub 1 in which hot water is spread.
It is submerged in the bottom of the inside, and if necessary, a bath towel is laid on the body support plate 4, and an elderly person who needs nursing is carried on the body support plate 4 to wash the body and take a bath.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, hot water is poured from the pouring pipe 21 into the simple bathtub 15 so that the hot water is preliminarily filled, and an elderly person who needs nursing is brought to the bathhouse and placed in the simple bathtub 21. Thus, while bathing in the simple bathtub 15, the body is bathed, such as washing the body.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The accompanying drawings show one embodiment of the present invention.
1 to 3 exemplify the invention of claim 1, FIGS. 3 to 5 exemplify the invention of claim 2, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view, and FIG. 2 is a separation of a body support plate and an underframe. Fig. 3 is a perspective view and Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the other embodiment. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view, and FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the simple bathtub.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a general household bathtub, which is of a synthetic resin type, stainless steel type, or the like. In FIG. 1, a suction pipe 12 and a discharge pipe 13 projecting from a balance pot 11 that uses city gas or gasified petroleum as a fuel are connected to a bath 1. Figure 4
The thing is hot water boiled with an electric water heater at midnight, mixed hot water and tap water, or a pouring pipe 21 for pouring tap water independently.
Equipped with.

FIG. 1 shows the invention of claim 1, and the underframe 2 of FIG. 2 is fitted to the bottom of the bathtub 1. The underframe 2 is composed of a rectangular frame 3 and a body support plate 4, and a hot water outlet 5 is formed on the lower surface and the peripheral portion of the rectangular frame 3, and the body support plate 4 has a hot water exchange circulation hole between the upper surface and the lower surface. 6 is provided. The square frame 3 and the body supporting plate 4 may be fixed to each other or may be a separable combination. In FIG. 1, the body support plate 4 is located between the suction pipe 12 and the discharge pipe 13 of the balance hook 11, but it is not always located between the suction pipe 12 and the discharge pipe 13 due to the height of the square frame 3. FIG. 3 is FIG.
Another embodiment of the same underframe as the underframe 2 is shown, in which the square frame 3 has a hot water outlet 5, and the body support plate 4 has hot water exchange circulation holes 6 for the upper surface and the lower surface. The frame 2 is rather suitable for the embodiment of claim 2 since the hot water outlet 5 and the hot water exchange / flow hole 6 are small.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the underframe 2 is submerged in the bottom of the bathtub 1 filled with hot water, and a bath towel or the like is laid on the body supporting plate 4 if necessary, so that an elderly person who needs nursing can be treated by the body supporting plate. Bring it on 4 and wash the body and take a bath. Since the hot water on the upper surface of the body support plate 4 and the hot water on the lower surface of the body support plate 4 are mixed together, and there is no need for additional heating, it is possible to fully enjoy the bath.

In the invention of claim 2, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the hot water boiled by an electric water heater at midnight, a mixed hot water and tap water, or a pouring pipe 21 for pouring tap water independently is provided. It can be usefully used in a bathtub 1. A bottom frame in a bathtub 1 of a bathhouse is fitted with an underframe 2 composed of a square frame 3 whose upper surface is covered by a body support plate 4, and as shown in more detail in FIG.
From the hard mouth frame 14 that substantially matches the upper edge 1a of the bathtub 1,
A simple bathtub 15 whose bottom is supported by the support plate 4 and is made of a water-repellent material such as waterproof canvas is provided. At the bottom of the simple bath 15, a hot water outlet 18 for fitting a rubber plug 17 to a mouthpiece 16 is provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, hot water is poured into the simple bathtub 15 from the pouring pipe 21 to preliminarily fill the hot water, and an elderly person who needs nursing is brought to the bathhouse and put in the simple bathtub 21. This makes it possible to fully enjoy bathing, such as washing the body while adjusting the amount of hot water.

[0013]

The present invention is

And

According to each of the first and second aspects of the present invention, the bathtub provided with the domestic bathtub can be made to have a substantial depth so that an elderly person who needs nursing can take a bath. The effect is that you can take a bath like a healthy family without having to use special facilities around water or the above-mentioned preparations.

[Brief description of drawings]

The accompanying drawings show one embodiment of the present invention and are shown in FIGS.
Illustrates the invention of claim 1, and FIGS. 3 to 6 illustrate the invention of claim 2.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view,

FIG. 2 is a separated perspective view of a body support plate and an underframe,

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the other embodiment,

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view,

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a simple bathtub;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 → bathtub 1a → upper edge 2 → underframe 3 → square frame 4 →
Body support plate 5-> hot water outlet 6-> exchange flow port 11-> balance kettle 12-> suction pipe 13-> discharge pipe 14
→ Hard mouth frame 15 → Simple bathtub 16 → Mouthpiece 17 → Rubber stopper 18 → Hot water outlet 21 → Pouring pipe

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An underframe covered with a body support plate having hot water exchange circulation holes on the upper and lower surfaces is fitted to the bottom of the bathtub, and an elderly person in need of nursing bathes on the body support plate. A bathing aid for the elderly that is characterized by: 2. In a bathtub for supplying boiled hot water and water, an underframe having an upper surface covered with a body support plate is fitted to the bottom portion of the bathtub, and the bottom portion is removed from a hard mouth frame that substantially matches the upper edge of the bathtub. A simple bathtub formed of a water-repellent material such as canvas supported by the support plate is housed, and a hot water outlet for fitting a cap to a mouthpiece is provided at the bottom of the simple bathtub to boil hot water and water. A bathing aid for the elderly, characterized in that it can be poured into the bath.