JPH07275313A - A door of a bathing equipment for a patient on a wheel chair - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a safe and easy-to-open-and-close door with simple construction for wheel chair patient bathing equipment. CONSTITUTION:A door 3 is to be constituted so as to move slanting toward a bath tub 1, to touch closely at a sealing stuff 5, fixed to the bath tub 1 or the door 3 when closing, and reversely, to move obliquely upward apart from the bath tub 1 departing from the sealing stuff 5 when opening. A dent is formed on a receiving section 6 of a hinge 4 to connect the door 3 with the bath tub 1, the receiving section 6 is fixed to the bath tub 1, a projecting stuff to be inserted into the receiving section 6 is formed on a riding section 8 of the hinge 4, and the riding section 8 is fixed to the door 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door for a wheelchair bathing apparatus for persons with physical disabilities, elderly people and the like.

[0002]

As a conventional technique, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-3594 discloses a first slope portion, a second slope portion, a tank,
Disclosed is a stationary wheelchair bathing device, which comprises a door having an inner open end 4, and the door is opened and closed in a direction orthogonal to the second slope portion.

[0003]

In the conventional stationary wheelchair bathing device described above, the inclined plate need not be a device for changing the height as in the conventional device, and it may be a simple fixed type inexpensive device. However, since the door opens and closes in the direction orthogonal to the second slope portion, the weight of the door causes heavy weight and a lot of labor during the opening operation, and gravity is applied during the closing operation. There was a drawback that it tried to close suddenly and was dangerous. Further, if the weight of the door is to be corrected, there is a drawback that a spring mechanism for correcting the weight of the door is required, the structure is complicated and the cost is high. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to provide a door for a wheelchair bathing device which is safe, has a simple structure, and can be easily opened and closed.

[0004]

That is, the present invention provides a door (3).
Moves diagonally downward in the direction of approaching the bathtub (1) when closed and abuts the sealing material (5) provided on the bathtub (1) or door (3), and when opened, moves away from the bathtub (1). A door for a wheelchair bathing device, which is configured to move obliquely upward and separate from the sealing material (5).
A recess (7) is formed in a receiving part (6) of a hinge (4) connecting the door (3) to the bathtub (1), and the receiving part (6) is attached to the bathtub (1).
The projection (9) which can be fitted to the receiving portion (6) is formed on the mounting portion (8) of the hinge (4), and the mounting portion (8) is attached to the door (3).
It will be attached to. An abutment roller (10) is provided on the floating side portion (3a) of the door (3), and a roller abutment base (11) having a slope on which the abutment roller (10) gets on and off is attached to the bathtub side wall (1a). I wear it. Further, the sealing material (5) is attached to the bathtub (1), the groove (12) is formed in the bottom wall (1d) of the bathtub, and the sealing material (5) is attached to the groove (12). A ridge (13) fitted in the groove (12) is formed on the lower end surface portion (3d) of the door. Alternatively, the sealing material (5) is attached to the contact portion of the door (3) with the bathtub (1).
Further, the door (3) is provided with an open handle (20) for opening and closing the door (3), and a protruding arm (22) projecting downward from the door lower end surface portion (3d) when the open handle (20) is lifted.
And the lower end of the protruding arm (22) is located at the bottom of the bathtub (1
When d) is pushed, the door (3) rises.

[0005]

When the door 3 of the present invention is closed, the door 3 moves diagonally downward toward the bath 1 to come into contact with the seal member 5 provided between the bath 1 and the door 3, and when opened, the door 3 moves away from the bath 1. It moves diagonally upward and separates from the sealing material 5. Door 3
Rotates around the hinge 4 to open and close, and when the door 3 is closed, when the door 3 is pushed and rotated in the direction approaching the bathtub 1, the recess 7 formed in the receiving portion 6 of the hinge 4 is closed. The projection 9 formed on the mounting portion 8 fits in, and the door 3 moves downward while approaching the bathtub 1. The door 3 abuts on a sealing material 5 provided between the bath 1 and the door 3 so that the bath 1 and the door 3 are watertight.

When the door 3 is opened, when the door 3 is pulled in the direction away from the bathtub 1, the projection 9 formed on the mounting portion 8 comes out from the recess 7 formed on the receiving portion 6 of the hinge 4. Bathtub 1
While moving away from, the door 3 moves upward, the door 3 separates from the sealing material 5 provided between the bath 1 and the door 3, the watertightness of the bath 1 and the door 3 is eliminated, and the door 3 is opened. On the other hand, when the door 3 is closed, when the door 3 is pushed in the direction of approaching the bathtub 1, the contact roller 10 provided on the floating side portion 3a of the door 3 causes the roller contact base 11 attached to the bathtub side wall portion 1a. Riding on the upper flat surface 11b of the vehicle, and then descending. This operation causes the contact roller 1
In 0, the door 3 is moved downward, the door 3 is abutted against the sealing material 5, and the bath 1 and the door 3 are watertight.

Further, when the door 3 is opened, when the door 3 is pulled in the direction away from the bathtub 1, the contact roller 10 of the door 3 rides on the slope of the roller contact base 11 of the bathtub side wall portion 1a, and the door 3
Is moved upward to separate the door 3 from the sealing material 5.

When the door 3 is opened, if the open handle 20 of the door 3 is lifted and the door 3 is pulled away from the bathtub 1, the horizontal shaft 19 rotates and the arm 21 moves the horizontal shaft 19. When the arm 21 rotates, the protruding arm 22 is pushed downward by the rotation of the arm 21, and the tip of the protruding arm 22 is moved to the bottom wall 1a.
Hit Subsequently, when the open handle 20 is further lifted and the protruding arm 22 is moved downward, the protruding arm 22 raises the door 3, and the door 3 separates from the bathtub 1 and rises, and the sealing material between the door 3 and the bathtub 1 is increased. The adhesive action of 5 disappears.

In the case where the sealing material 5 is attached to the bathtub 1, the sealing material 5 in the groove 12 formed in the bathtub bottom wall 1d.
To abut the ridge 13 formed on the lower end surface 3d of the door,
The bath bottom wall 1d and the door 3 are watertight.

In the case where the sealing material 5 is attached to the door 3, when the door 3 is closed, in the groove 12 formed in the bath bottom wall 1d,
The sealing material 5 attached to the ridge 13 of the lower end surface portion 3d of the door is brought into contact with the ridge 13 to make the door 3 and the bathtub bottom wall 1d watertight.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the bathtub 1 and the front surface of the bathtub 1 are made flush with the bottom surface of the entrance of the bathtub 1 and approach the entrance. And a slope table 2 placed on the tub 1. A door 3 is rotatably supported by a vertical hinge 4 in front of the bathtub 1. The door 3 moves slightly obliquely downward toward the bathtub 1 by a slight operation from immediately before the door 3 comes into contact with the bathtub 1 until it comes into contact with the bathtub 1 when it is closed.
And a seal member 5 provided between the door 3 and the door 3. When the door 3 is opened, the door 3 moves obliquely upward in the direction away from the bath 1 and separates from the sealing material 5.

Since the door 3 is opened and closed as described above, the first
In addition, a recess 7 is formed in the receiving portion 6 of the hinge 4 (see FIG. 6), the receiving portion 6 is attached to the bathtub 1, and a protrusion capable of being fitted into the recess 7 is mounted on the mounting portion 8 of the hinge 4. The part 9 is formed, and the mounting part 8 is attached to the door 3
Attach to. The mounting portion 8 is supported by a receiving shaft 25 provided on the receiving portion 6, and can freely rotate in a horizontal plane and slide in a vertical direction.
Secondly, the abutment roller 10 is provided on the floating side portion 3a of the door 3, and the roller abutment base 11 having an inclined surface for getting on and off the abutment roller 10 is attached to the bathtub side wall portion 1a.

The sealing material 5 is attached to the bathtub 1, and the attachment position is a watertight portion with the door 3 of the bathtub 1, and the grooves formed in the left and right front ends 1b and 1c of the bathtub 1 and the bathtub bottom wall 1d. It is attached to the inside of 12 in series. A ridge 13 that fits in the groove 12 and abuts on the sealing material 5 is formed on the lower end surface portion 3d of the door.

In FIG. 1, 14 is a hook for hooking the door 3 on the bathtub 1, 15 is a hook receiver provided on the bathtub 16, 16 is a lock handle for locking the door 3 by operating the hook 14, and 17 is a door 3 A handle for opening the door 24 is a panel on which various operation switches and indicators are arranged.

In use, the caregiver first raises the lock handle 16 of the door 3 to remove the hook 14 from the hook receiver 15, and pulls the handle 17 to open the door 3. The operation of the door 3 at the time of opening is such that when the handle 17 is pulled, the door 3 rotates about the hinge 4 and the contact roller 10 contacts the roller contact base 11.
Thereafter, the bath-side slope 11a of the roller abutment base 11 is raised. On the other hand, the hinge 4 is mounted on the hinge 8 by the above-mentioned rotation.
The projecting portion 9 escapes from the concave portion 7 of the receiving portion 6, and at this time, the mounting portion 8 rises. The operation of the two configurations of the contact roller 10 and the hinge 4 is synchronized with respect to the raising and lowering of the door 3, and by this operation, the door 3
Moves diagonally upward while being separated from the bathtub 1 and then pivoted largely to open.

Next, a wheelchair on which a bather rides (not shown)
Up the slope base 2, stepping over the groove 12 of the bottom wall 1d of the bathtub and putting it in the bathtub 1, and closing the door 3. In the operation of the door 3 at the time of closing, when the handle 17 is pushed toward the bathtub 1, the contact roller 10 comes into contact with the upper flat surface 11b of the roller contact base 11, and then descends the bathtub-side inclined surface 11a. On the other hand, the hinge 4 rotates with the movement of the door 3, the projection 9 slides into the recess 7, and the mounting portion 8 descends.

The door 3 moves diagonally downward while approaching the bathtub 1 due to the operation of the two structures of the contact roller 10 and the hinge 4, and the door is attached to the sealing material 5 attached to the left and right front ends 1b and 1c of the bathtub 1. 3 is pressed and closed, and the ridge 13 of the door 3
While pressing the sealing material 5 in the groove 12 and descending,
And the door 3 keeps watertight and closes. Next, the hook 14 is hooked on the hook receiver 15, and the lock handle 16 is lowered to lock the door 3 in the bathtub 1. Hot water is poured into the bathtub 1 in which a bather has entered to bathe. When bathing, the hot water is drained, the door 3 is opened as described above, and the bather is taken out of the bathtub 1 together with the wheelchair.

In the second embodiment (see FIG. 1), a mechanism for raising and lowering the door 3 is added to the first embodiment. A horizontal shaft 19 attached to the door 3 so as to be rotatable in the lateral direction;
An open handle 20 for rotating the horizontal shaft 19 and the horizontal shaft 19
An arm 21 extending from the arm 21, a protruding arm 22 extending downward from the tip of the arm 21 and capable of protruding further downward from the lower end surface portion 3d of the door 3, and rotatably attached to the lower end of the protruding arm 22. The roller 23 is additionally provided.

When the door 3 is opened, if the open handle 20 is pulled and lifted, the door 3 is opened and the horizontal shaft 19 is opened.
Is rotated, the tip of the arm 21 is rotated downward, the projecting arm 22 is projected downward, the roller 23 hits the bathtub bottom wall 1d, and the door 3 is lifted by the reaction force. Support the raising operation of the door 3 of 1. The bathtub bottom wall 1d supports the weight of the door 3 when the door 3 rises.

In the third embodiment (see FIGS. 3 and 4), the sealing material 5 is attached to the door 3, and the sealing material 5 is in the watertight portion of the door 3 with the bath 1. The door surfaces in the bathtub direction, that is, the left and right edge portions 3b and 3c of the inner surface of the door 3 and the lower end surface portion 3d are attached in series. In the bottom wall 1d of the bathtub, the portion that is watertight with the door 3 is formed flat and receives the sealing material 5. When the door 3 is closed, the left and right front ends 1b and 1c of the bathtub and the bottom wall 1 of the bathtub are closed.
The sealing material 5 of the door 3 is brought into close contact with d to achieve watertightness. When the flat state of the sealing portion of the bath bottom wall 1d is to be specially protected, a rigid sealing flat plate 18 is attached to this portion. Further, the seal flat plate 18 may be replaceable.

In the fourth embodiment (see FIG. 5), the sealing material 5 is attached to the door 3 and the groove 12 is provided in the bathtub bottom wall 1d. The groove 12 is formed in the bottom wall 1d of the bathtub in a portion that is watertight with the door 3. In this case, a protrusion 13 that fits into the groove 12 is formed on the lower end surface 3d of the door, and the sealing material 5 is attached to the protrusion 13. When you close the door 3,
The sealing material 5 of the door 3 is brought into close contact with the bottoms of the grooves 12 of the bathtub left and right side front ends 1b, 1c and the bathtub bottom wall 1d to achieve watertightness.

[0022]

The door 3 of the present invention described in claim 1 moves obliquely downward in the direction of approaching the bathtub 1 when closed, and moves obliquely upward in the direction of leaving the bathtub 1 when opened.
Since it approaches or separates from the sealing material 5, it can be opened and closed by rotating the door 3 in a horizontal plane for safety, and further, the bath bottom wall 1d can be made a flat surface to achieve watertightness. In this case, it is possible to reduce the vibration given to the bather when entering the bathtub 1 in a wheelchair, which is convenient.

The hinge 4 according to the present invention as defined in claim 2.
Since the recessed portion 7 is formed in the receiving portion 6 and the protruding portion 9 is formed in the mounting portion 8, the protruding portion 9 is formed in the recessed portion 7 immediately before the door 3 is closed and when the door 3 is opened. The door 3 can be slid in and the door 3 can be moved downwardly, or the projection 9 can escape from the recess 7 and the door 3 can be lifted to approach or separate the door 3 in an oblique direction. There is an effect that it is possible to reduce rubbing due to contact and reduce wear of the sealing material 5.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the contact roller 10 is provided on the floating side portion 3a of the door 3 and the roller contact base 11 is attached to the bathtub side wall portion 1a, the door 3 is closed. When the door 3 is slid on the bath-side slope 11a by sliding the contact roller 10 into the bath-side slope 11a immediately before the door 3 is closed and before the door 3 is opened when the door 3 is opened. The effect that the door 3 can be moved toward and away from each other in an oblique direction and the sealing material 5 rubbed against the bathtub 1 or the door 3 to be worn away can be reduced.

The present invention as set forth in claim 4 is a bathtub bottom wall 1
Since the groove 12 to which the sealing material 5 is attached is formed in d, and the protrusion 13 which fits into the groove 12 is formed in the door lower end surface portion 3d, the wheelchair is fitted with the sealing portion of the bath bottom wall 1d. Wheels (not shown) of the wheelchair do not come into contact with the seal material 5 even when it passes, which is convenient because the seal material 5 is not damaged.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 5, since the sealing material 5 is attached to the door 3, even if the wheelchair passes through the sealing portion of the bottom wall 1d of the bathtub, the wheel of the wheelchair is sealed with the sealing material 5. This is convenient because it does not come into contact with and does not damage the sealing material 5.

In the door 3 according to the present invention described in claim 6,
Since the projecting arm 22 projecting from the lower end surface portion 3d of the door is provided in association with the open handle 20, if the open handle 20 is used to open the door 3, the door 3 can be easily raised, which is convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a door and a bathtub bottom wall according to first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the inside of a door according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of a door and a bathtub bottom wall according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view of a door and a bathtub bottom wall according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hinge according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 1a Bathtub side wall 1d Bathtub bottom wall 3 Door 3a Floating side part 3d Door lower end face part 4 Hinge 5 Seal material 6 Receiving part 7 Recessed part 8 Recessed part 9 Projection part 10 Contact roller 11 Roller contact base 12 Groove 13 Projection line 20 Open handle 22 Projecting arm

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. When the door (3) is closed, the door (3) moves diagonally downward toward the bath (1) and comes into contact with a sealing material (5) provided on the bath (1) or the door (3) to open the door. A door for a wheelchair bathing device, which is characterized in that it is constructed so that it sometimes moves obliquely upward in a direction away from the bathtub (1) and separates from the sealing material (5). 2. A recess (7) is formed in a receiving part (6) of a hinge (4) connecting the door (3) to the bathtub (1), and the receiving part (6) is formed.
Is attached to the bathtub (1), a protrusion (9) which can be fitted to the receiving portion (6) is formed on the mounting portion (8) of the hinge (4), and the mounting portion (8) is attached to the door (3). The door of the wheelchair bathing device according to claim 1, wherein the door is attached to the wheelchair bathing device. 3. A roller contact table (10) provided with an abutment roller (10) on the floating side part (3a) of the door (3) and having a slope on and off the abutment roller (10) on the bathtub side wall (1a). 1
The door of the wheelchair bathing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein 1) is attached. 4. The sealing material (5) is attached to the bathtub (1), the groove (12) is formed in the bottom wall (1d) of the bathtub, and the sealing material (5) is attached in the groove (12). The door of the wheelchair bathing device according to claim 1, characterized in that a ridge (13) which is worn and which fits into the groove (12) is formed on the lower end surface portion (3d) of the door. 5. The sealing material (5) is attached to the abutting portion of the door (3) with the bathtub (1).
Door of the wheelchair bathing device described. 6. A door (3) having an opening handle (20) for opening and closing the door (3), and a protruding arm (2) protruding from the lower end surface portion (3d) of the door when the opening handle (20) is lifted.
2. The door of the wheelchair bathing device according to claim 1, characterized in that when the lower end of the protruding arm (22) pushes the bathtub bottom wall (1d), the door (3) rises.