JPH0733331U - Bathing aid - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a device for assisting the bathing of the elderly and the physically handicapped at a low cost with a simple structure. [Structure] A bag-shaped assisting device main body whose upper surface moves up and down by expansion / contraction operation, and bath hot water injecting hot water into the assisting device main body and discharging hot water from the assisting device main body. And a discharge pump.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a device for assisting an elderly person or a physically handicapped person in entering and leaving a bathtub.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, bathtubs have a depth of about 500 mm to 600 mm, so when an elderly person or a physically handicapped person takes a bath, it was installed on the bathing assistance crane installed in the bathroom or on the bathtub or bathroom wall surface. The gripping part and the gripping string suspended from the ceiling wall are used.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned bathing assistance crane had a large facility itself, and the facility cost was high.

Further, the gripping part and the gripping string have become meaningless when the bather's hand is inconvenient or when the bather does not have enough physical strength to support his or her body.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Therefore, in the present invention, a bag-shaped assisting device main body whose top and bottom are moved up and down by expansion / contraction operation, and pouring of hot water into the assisting device main body and discharging of hot water from the same assisting device main body are performed. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bathing assistance device equipped with a bath water injecting / exhausting pump.

Further, in the present invention, the assisting device main body is sized so that it can be installed in the bathtub, and at least the upper surface portion is formed so that a bather can sit on it. The inflating action allowed the upper surface to rise to a position approximately flush with the edge of the bathtub.The upper surface of the main body of the assistance device was formed to a size that allows the bather to lie down and one side edge of the upper surface. An edge-locking and pillow body is formed on the part, and the recess formed on the lower surface of the edge-locking and pillow body is used as the edge-locking portion of the bath tank, and the convex portion formed on the upper surface is used by the bather. It is also characterized by the fact that it serves as a pillow and that the bath water injecting / exhausting pump can be operated at hand using a remote controller.

[0007]

[Action]

 When using the bathing assistance device, place the assistance device body in the bathtub and inject the bath water in the bathtub into the assistance device body by the bath water injecting / discharging pump. Inflate and raise the top to a position approximately flush with the edge of the bath.

In this state, the bather sits on the upper surface of the main body of the assistance device, and in the same sitting state, the body is rotated about 90 degrees to move the legs outside the bathtub into the bathtub.

Then, the bath water filled in the assistance device body is discharged into the bathtub by the bathwater injection / discharge pump, and the assistance device body is contracted so that the upper surface portion is lowered to a position near the bottom portion of the bathtub. Let

At this time, the posture of the bather is changed from the posture of sitting on the main body of the assistance device to the posture of bathing by sitting with the legs extended into the bath over time.

After taking a bath, the body of the assistance device is infused into the bath water to inflate the body of the assistance device, and the upper surface of the bather sitting on the edge of the bath After raising the body to a level position, rotate the body approximately 90 degrees to move the legs inside the bathtub out of the bathtub, so that you can easily get out of the bathtub.

In addition, the upper surface of the main body of the assistance device is formed in a size that allows a bather to recline, and an edge locking and curtain pillow body is formed at one side edge of the upper surface. When the concave portion formed on the lower surface of the stopper and pillow body is used as the edge locking portion of the bathtub and the convex portion formed on the upper surface is used as the pillow portion for the bather, for example, the upper surface of the main body of the assistance device For a bather who cannot sit on the bath, the caregiver assists the bather to lie down on the upper surface of the main body of the assistance device, and in the same state, take the bath water in the main body of the assistance device in the bathtub. A person who takes a bath can easily take a bath by discharging the fluid inside and contracting it.

At this time, since the edge locking and pillow formed on one side edge of the upper surface can be locked to the edge of the bathtub to fix the assisting device main body to the bathtub, The bather can safely take a bath, and the bather's head in a recumbent posture can be placed on the same edge locking and pillow body to make the bather take a comfortable bathing posture.

Further, when the bath water injecting / discharging pump can be manually operated by the remote controller, the bather can raise and lower the body of the assisting device by himself, so that it is possible to easily enter the bathtub without the helper. Can go in and out.

[0015]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1A shows a bathing assistance device according to the present invention. The bathing assistance device A includes a bag-shaped assistance device body 1 whose upper and lower surfaces move up and down by expansion and contraction operations, and the assistance device. It is composed of a bath hot water injection / injection pump P for injecting the hot water into the main body 1 and for discharging the hot water from the assistance device body 1 and a remote controller R for operating the pump P at hand. ing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the assistance device main body 1 is formed by interposing a tubular stretchable body 5 between a seating plate 3 as an upper surface part and a mounting plate 4 as a lower surface part. The seating plate 3 and the mounting plate 4 are formed of a pair of upper and lower rectangular plates made of foamed resin such as urethane foam, and the tubular expandable and contractable body 5 is made of a flexible material such as elastic rubber or a synthetic resin sheet. It is made of a flexible material.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bath hot water injecting / exhausting pump P is connected to the tubular expansion / contraction body 5 of the assisting device main body 1 via a bath hot water injecting / exhausting pipe 6, and at the same time, it is used for sucking hot water The base end of the discharge pipe 7 is connected.

The remote controller R is connected to a pump driving motor (not shown) incorporated in the bath water injecting / discharging pump P on the output side so that the pump P can be operated remotely.

2 to 4 are explanatory views of a use state of the bathing assistance device A described above, where M is an aged person or a physically handicapped bather, and 7a is a tip of the pipe 7 for sucking and discharging hot water. A bath hot water suction / exhaust port formed in, a bathtub, 10a is an edge portion of the bathtub, and 11 is a counter portion.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the assisting device main body 1 is placed at a position near one side in the bathtub 10, and the bath water injecting / exhausting pump P is placed on the counter section 11. Then, the bath hot water suction / discharge port 7a of the bath hot water suction / discharge pipe 7 is put in the bath hot water w in the bathtub 10.

In this way, the remote controller R is manually operated to drive the bath hot water injecting / exhausting pump P to inject the bath hot water, so that the bath hot water w in the bathtub 10 is sucked / exhausted from the bath hot water 7a → Pipe 7 for sucking / extracting bath water → Pump P for injecting / extracting bath water → Pipe 6 for bath / injection / exhaust bath → By pumping inside the assistance device body 1, as shown in FIG. When inflated, the seating plate 3 which is the upper surface portion of the assistance device body 1 is raised to a position substantially flush with the edge portion 10a of the bathtub 10, and in the same state, the driving of the pump P is stopped, The feeding of the bath water w into the main body 1 of the assistance device can be stopped.

Further, by operating the remote controller R at hand to drive the bath hot water injecting / exhausting pump P to discharge the bath hot water, the bath hot water w in the main body 1 of the assisting device is injected / extracting the bath hot water 6 → The bath water injecting / exhaust pump P → the bath hot water suction / exhaust pipe 7 → the bath hot water suction / exhaust port 7a → the water is exhausted into the bathtub 10 so that the assisting device main body 1 can be removed as shown in FIGS. The seating plate 3 of the assistance device body 1 is contracted to a flat state in which the seating plate 3 is brought close to the placing plate 4, and the driving of the pump P is stopped in the same state, so that the bath water w from the assistance device body 1 So that the discharge of can be stopped.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a procedure for an elderly person or a physically handicapped bather M to bathe using the bathing assistance device A 1 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the bather M sits on the seating plate 3 of the assistance device body 1 placed in the bathtub 10 and inflated from the floor F side of the bathroom. (See Figure 2).

As shown in FIG. 5B, the bather M turns his / her body on the seat plate 3 by about 90 degrees and puts the foot outside the bathtub 10 into the bathtub 10.

As shown in FIG. 5C, the bather M slowly contracts the assistance device main body 1 and lowers the seating plate 3 to the lowest position where the seating plate 3 is close to the mounting plate 4 (see FIG. 3 and (See Figure 4).

In this way, the bather M can easily take a bath, and at this time, the expansion / contraction of the assistance device main body 1 can be manually operated by the remote controller R.

Further, when the bather M leaves the bathtub 10, he can easily leave the bathtub 10 by going back through the procedure opposite to the above steps.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show the use state of the bathing assistance device A as another embodiment, in which the assistance device body 1 is used as the upper surface of the recumbent plate 20 and the lower surface of the recumbent plate 20. It is formed of a bag-shaped elastic body 21 having an upper surface opening whose upper edge is connected to the peripheral edge, and bather fastening belts 22 and 22 which are attached to the left and right front portions of the recumbent plate 20, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the recumbent plate 20 is formed by forming the recumbent plate body 23 into a rectangular plate shape having a front-back and left-right width that allows the bather M to recline. A middle bent portion 24 is formed in the middle of 23, and an edge locking / pillow body 25 is integrally formed with the front end edge of the recumbent plate body 23.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the edge locking / pillow body 25 has a concave portion formed on the lower surface to form the edge locking portion 25a of the bathtub 10 and a convex portion on the upper surface. It is formed to form the pillow part 25b of the bather M.

The reclining plate 20 can be made of the same material as the seating plate 3, and the bag-shaped elastic body 21 can be made of the same material as the tubular elastic body 5.

By using the bathing assistance device A configured as described above, for example, even a bather M who cannot bathe alone can easily take a bath by a caregiver.

The assisting device main body 1 is placed in the bathtub 10, and the edge locking part 25a of the edge locking / pillower 25 is locked to the edge part 10a of the bathtub 10 so that the assisting device main body 1 Is fixed in the bathtub 10, and in the same state, the bathwater w in the bathtub 10 is injected into the main body 1 of the assistance apparatus by the bathwater injecting / discharging pump P, and the bag-shaped elastic body 21 is expanded. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the recumbent plate 20 is raised to a position substantially flush with the edge portion 10a of the bathtub 10.

On the reclining plate 20, the caregiver assists the bather M to lie down, and the bather M is fastened by the bather fastening belts 22 and 22 so that the bather M falls off the reclining plate 20. Try not to.

In this state, the bath hot water w filled and filled in the assisting device main body 1 is slowly discharged into the bathtub 10 by the bath hot water injecting / exhausting pump P, and the bag-shaped elastic body 21 is contracted. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the reclining plate 20 is bent along the back side wall 10b and the bottom portion 10c of the bathtub 10 from the middle folding part 24 so that the bather M is seated in the bathtub 10. Take a proper bathing posture.

After taking a bath, the bather M can be easily taken out of the bath 10 by following the procedure reverse to the above steps.

The above bathing assistance device A can also be operated by a remote controller R at hand, or by an operation panel unit attached to the wall surface of the bathroom.

[0040]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

Since bathing can be performed by putting the bath water in the bathtub in and out of the assistance device body and raising and lowering the upper surface of the assistance device body, it is possible to reliably take a bath with a simple structure and at low cost. Can assist.

A bather can easily enter and leave the bathtub if he / she sits on the main body of the assistance device and has physical strength to rotate the body.

It is possible to take a bath even in a recumbent position on the upper surface of the assistance device body, and the edge locking / pillow body formed at one side edge of the assistance device main body is used as the locking part to form the edge of the bathtub. A safe bath can be secured by locking the body of the assisting device to the bath, and the bather can comfortably take the bath by placing the head of the bather with the edge locking and pillow as the pillow. You can take a bathing posture.

Since the remote controller can operate the bath water injecting / discharging pump at hand to vertically move the upper surface of the assisting device body up and down, the bather himself can operate the remote controller at his / her own. You can also take a bath easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating a state of use of the bathing assistance device immediately before bathing.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the bathing assistance device during bathing.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view of a state of use of the bathing assistance device during bathing.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for using the bathing assistance device.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a bathing assistance device as another embodiment in a use state immediately before bathing.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the bathing assistance device in use during bathing.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the bathing assistance device in use during bathing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Bathing aid device P Pump for injecting / discharging bath water R Remote controller 1 Auxiliary device body 3 Seating plate 4 Mounting plate 5 Cylindrical telescopic body

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bag-shaped assisting device main body whose top and bottom are moved up and down by expansion / contraction operations, and bath water for injecting hot water into the assisting device main body and discharging the hot water from the assisting device main body. A bathing assistance device equipped with a pump for injection and discharge. 2. The bathing assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the assistance device main body is sized so that it can be installed in a bathtub, and at least an upper surface portion of the assistance device body is sized so that a bather can sit on it. . 3. The bathing assistance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the assistance apparatus main body is capable of being lifted up to a position where the upper surface portion thereof is substantially flush with the edge of the bathtub by the expansion operation. 4. An upper surface of the main body of the assisting device is formed in a size that allows a bather to recline, and an edge locking / pillow body is formed at one side edge of the upper surface of the assisting device main body. The concave portion formed on the lower surface of the pillow body serves as an edge locking portion of the bathtub, and the convex portion formed on the upper surface serves as a pillow portion for the bather.
The bathing assistance device according to any one of 3 above. 5. The bathing assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the bath water injecting / exhausting pump can be manually operated by a remote controller.