JPH0733332U - Bathing care device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Using bath water so that care can be taken for bathing with a simple structure. Make sure there is no discomfort in the thermal skin contact feeling. [Structure] The bath 4 is driven by driving the pump 4 before entering the bath 1.
The bag body 3 is inflated by sucking in the hot water, and is made substantially flush with the flange 2 of the bathtub 1. In this state, the bather sits on the flange 2 of the bathtub and horizontally moves the body on the bag body 3 to place the body on the bag body 3. In this state, the valve 6 of the discharge port 5 is opened and the hot water is discharged into the bathtub 1 so that the bag body 3 is contracted by the weight of the bather and the bather is sunk into the bathtub 1. When leaving the bathtub 1, the valve 6 of the discharge port 5 is closed and the hot water in the bathtub 1 is sent to the bag body 3 by the pump 4 to inflate the bag body 3 and push up the bather.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a bathing care device that enables a person who is physically handicapped, such as an elderly person, to easily take a bath.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In general, bathing work was not general because it required physical strength and physical strength, which limited the caregiver's conditions and required mechanical equipment to supplement it mechanically.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In recent years, there has been a growing need for bathing care devices that allow a person to easily take a bath with a simple structure. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to care for bathing with a simple structure using hot water in a bathtub, and also to provide a thermal skin contact feeling. To provide a bathing care device that does not cause discomfort.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the bath care device of the present invention has a bag body 3 whose upper surface is substantially flush with the flange 2 of the bathtub 1 when inflated, is installed in the bathtub 1, and the hot water in the bathtub 1 is sucked into the bag body. 3, a pump 4 for supplying 3 to the bag 3 is connected to the bag 3, and an outlet 5 for discharging the hot water of the bag 3 into the bath 1 is provided in the bag 3 and a valve 6 is provided at the outlet 5. To do.

It is also preferable that the bag body 3 is composed of a plurality of bag portions 3a divided in the vertical direction.

[0006]

[Action]

 Before entering the bathtub 1, the pump 4 is driven to suck the hot water in the bathtub 1 to inflate the bag body 3 and make the bag body 3 substantially flush with the flange 2 of the bathtub 1. In this state, the bather sits on the flange 2 of the bathtub 1 and horizontally moves the body on the bag 3 to put the body on the bag 3. From this state, the valve 6 of the discharge port 5 is opened and the hot water is discharged into the bathtub 1, whereby the bag body 3 is contracted by the weight of the bather and the bather is sunk into the bathtub 1. When leaving the bathtub 1, the valve 6 of the drainage outlet 5 is closed and the hot water in the bathtub 1 is sent to the bag body 3 by the pump 4 to inflate the bag body 3 and push up the bather.

[0007]

【Example】

 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped bag body 3 having a size such that the upper surface thereof is substantially flush with the height of the flange 2 when inflated is installed in the bathtub 1. A pump 4 such as a submersible pump for sucking hot water in the bathtub 1 is arranged on a side portion of the bag body 3, and the pump 4 and the bag body 3 are communicated with each other through a communication conduit 7. A check valve 8 for preventing backflow of hot water is arranged in the communication conduit 7. In the case of this embodiment, the submersible pump is used because the pump 4 is installed in the bag body 3. However, the pump 4 installed outside the bathtub 1 sucks the hot water in the bathtub 1 and supplies it to the bag body 3. You may do it. Alternatively, it may be connected to a pump for a jet bath and supplied to the bag body 3. Further, the bag body 3 is provided with a discharge port 5 for discharging the hot water in the bag body 3 into the bathtub 1, and a valve 6 for opening and closing the discharge port 5 and adjusting the discharge flow rate is provided at the discharge port 5. Is provided.

However, when an elderly person or the like takes a bath, it is performed as follows. With the hot water in the bathtub 1, the pump 4 is driven to suck the hot water in the bathtub 1 into the bag body 3 to inflate the bag body 3, and the seat surface, which is the upper surface of the bag body 3, is attached to the flange 2 of the bathtub 1. And make it almost flush. The bather sits on the flange 2 of the bath tank 1, horizontally moves the body, and places the body on the seat surface of the bag body 3. At this time, the temperature of the hot water immediately warms the bag body 3, so that it feels warm to the skin. With the body resting on the seat surface of the bag body 3, the valve 6 of the drain port 5 is opened, and hot water is discharged from the drain port 5 to the bag body 3. At this time, the bag body 3 contracts due to the weight of the bather and the bather sinks into the bathtub 1. At this time, it is possible to adjust the discharge amount by adjusting the discharge amount by opening and closing the drainage port 5 with the valve 6, and to adjust the sinking speed. Then, the bather takes a bath while sinking in the bathtub 1. When the bathing is completed, the pump 4 is driven to suck the hot water in the bathtub 1 into the bag body 3, the bag body 3 is inflated and the bather is pushed up, and the bather exits the bathtub 1 in the reverse order. In this way, the hot water in the bathtub 1 is reciprocated with respect to the bag body 3 to raise and lower the bather, so in principle, only the amount of hot water that is pushed away by the body is reduced.

Further, in the above embodiment, the bag body 3 is one bag, but it may be formed of a plurality of bag portions 3a as shown in FIG. 4 (a). That is, when the bag body 3 is one bag, the sinking amount is large depending on the weight of the bather as shown in FIG. 4B, but when the bag body 3 is composed of a plurality of bag portions 3a, the sinking amount is It is easy to use because there are few.

[0010]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the present invention installs a bag body whose upper surface is substantially flush with the flange of the bathtub when inflated as described above, and connects a pump that sucks the hot water in the bathtub and supplies it to the bag body. Since the bag has an outlet for discharging body water into the bathtub and a valve is provided at the outlet, the bag is inflated by driving the pump to suck the hot water in the bathtub before entering the bathtub. Approximately flush with the flange of the bathtub, in this state, the bather sits on the flange of the bathtub, moves the body horizontally on the bag body, puts the body on the bag body, and from this state opens the valve of the outlet. By discharging the hot water into the bathtub, the bather's own weight causes the bag to shrink and the bather to sink into the bathtub.When leaving the bathtub, the drain valve is closed and the pump is used to pump the water inside the bathtub. It can send hot water into the bag to inflate the bag and push up the bather. The bathtub can be easily moved in and out, and the bath water can be used to care for bathing with a simple structure. Also, since the bag body is warmed by the temperature of the bath water, it feels comfortable against the skin and does not feel uncomfortable. In addition, since the bag body is inflated by using the hot water in the bathtub, there is no need for a structure that does not completely leak water and there is no manufacturing constraint.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, since the bag body is composed of a plurality of vertically divided bag portions, sinking by a bather placed on the bag body is prevented. There are few.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an entire embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the above.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing the above check valve.

FIG. 4A is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state where the bag body is composed of a plurality of bag portions, and FIG. 4B is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the depression of the bag body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 2 Flange 3 Bag 3a Bag 4 Pump 5 Discharge port 6 Valve

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bag body having an upper surface that is substantially flush with a flange of the bathtub when inflated is installed in the bathtub, and a pump for sucking hot water in the bathtub and supplying the bag body is connected to the bag body. A bathing care device, characterized in that a bag is provided with an outlet for discharging hot water into the bathtub, and a valve is provided at the outlet. 2. The bath care device according to claim 1, wherein the bag body is constituted by a plurality of bag portions which are vertically divided.