JPH0742639U - Shower bath equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The body can be freely selected from the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) and the lateral direction orthogonal to this, and the inside of the main body can be opened to reduce the caregiver's various tasks. An object of the present invention is to provide a shower bath device. A shower bath apparatus 20 formed from a shower streak chart 21 for carrying a patient lying on a stretcher 11 and a main body for showering the whole body of a patient on a shower stretcher, which is equipped with several nozzles. The main body is formed with an opening 30A having a U-shaped cross section with notches on the front surface and the left and right side surfaces, and the entire body is covered with a cover made of resin or the like, and the shower stretcher can be carried into the opening of the main body from three sides. None, and a shower bath device that covers the opening of the main body so that it can be opened and closed by curtains 31 and 32, leaving the patient's head.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a shower bathing apparatus for a physically handicapped person for the purpose of reducing the burden on the caregiver and promoting the independence of the care recipient.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, bathing equipment for people with physical disabilities in social welfare facilities and hospitals has been the mainstream method for a long time with a bathing device for a special bathtub that can be put asleep. After that, a lot of intermediate bath equipments for people who can keep sitting position such as wheelchair bathing equipment were commercialized with the "zero bedridden exercise" proposed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and both of them will be installed together with the conventional bathing equipment. The number of cases is increasing.

As described above, bathing apparatuses are being improved and diversified in accordance with diversification of purposes and needs of the bathing apparatuses. Currently, the number of baths is once a week or at most twice. This is because a series of assistance tasks starting from bath preparation requires too much manpower.

Against this background, many shower bath devices have been proposed that can quickly and cleanly cleanse a patient by performing easy preparation work and assistance work. As shown in FIG. 7, an example of this shower bath device is suitable when, for example, sweating or incontinence occurs in the summer, and is a supplement to the above-mentioned special bathtub or intermediate bath device that is bathed in a bathtub. It also fulfills an auxiliary function.

The conventional shower bath apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 7 has a shower stretcher 1 for transporting a patient and a shower nozzle (not shown), and the whole body of the patient M on the stretcher is provided. It is composed of a cylindrical (capsule) main body 2 for showering the above, and the shower bath is performed with the head (face) H exposed. The caregiver K gropes into the care window 3A provided on the front surface of the opening / closing lid 3 to wash the whole body of the patient M in the main body 2 through the window 4 while removing the hair of the face and the head H. Use shower 5 to catch Arai and hot water in saucer 6.

In this shower bath apparatus 10, a narrow opening 2B is provided in a front surface 2A of a cylindrical (capsule) main body 2, and a body of a patient M is inserted into the main body 2 from here. Therefore, the following problems have been pointed out. If the shower stretcher 1 is not operated carefully, the patient M's body will hit the narrow opening 2B. The shower stretcher 1 is restricted by the approach from the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) A of the main body 2 and cannot completely approach from the lateral direction B orthogonal to the longitudinal direction A. In addition to the need to secure the space L, the patient has complained that he / she feels a feeling of pressure when entering the narrow opening 2B having a cylindrical shape (capsule). The patient complains that the shower does not reach the patient's back lying on the shower stretcher 1 and does not reach the sensation of showering the whole body. In addition, when washing the whole body of the patient M in the main body 2 through the window 4, the caregiver K complains that the window 4 becomes cloudy due to steam and the cleaning work cannot be performed as desired. Furthermore, when the caregiver K performs the cleaning work on the inside of the main body 2, not only the opening operation of the opening / closing lid 3 requires force, but also the cleaning work on the back side of the opening / closing lid 3 which is flipped up to a high position is difficult. is there. Further, since the inside of the main body 2 is not completely opened, the shower bathing apparatus 10 cannot be completely cleaned.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention allows the shower stretcher to be freely inserted into the body of the shower bathing apparatus, either in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the body or in the lateral direction orthogonal thereto. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a shower bath device in which the inside of the main body is opened so that the caregiver's various operations can be reduced.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is formed of a shower stress chart for carrying a patient laid on a stretcher and carrying it, and a main body for showering the whole body of the patient on a shower stretcher equipped with several nozzles. In the shower bath apparatus, the main body has a U-shaped opening having a notch in the front and left and right side surfaces, and the entire body is covered with a cover made of resin or the like. The shower bathing device is characterized in that it can be carried in from three directions, and that the opening of the main body is openably and closably covered with a curtain, leaving the patient's head.

[0009]

[Action]

 The shower bath of the present invention, when a caregiver carries the feeling lying on the shower stretcher into the body of the shower bath, the cover curtain is opened and opened in a U-shape. You can freely select the approach from the vertical or horizontal direction to the main body. After this, the covering curtain is closed from both sides so that the patient's head is outside, and the preparation is completed. In this state, the shower bath is performed, and after the shower bath, the curtain is opened to quickly wipe off the water on the patient's whole body, and the shower stretcher can be carried out in any direction even after the shower bath.

As described above, the caregiver can carry the shower stretcher into the main body with the U-shape open by freely selecting the approach from the vertical or horizontal direction, and the inside of the main body can be opened. As a result, the caregiver's various tasks can be efficiently performed and the patient's shower bath can be provided with a curtain to give a feeling of openness and privacy can be maintained.

[0011]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the shower bath apparatus 20 of the present invention. 1 and 2 show a shower stretcher 21 for carrying a patient laid on a stretcher 11 and a whole body of a patient on the shower stretcher provided on a ceiling 30G, a bath bottom 30H and the like (FIG. 4). The main body 30 for showering with the nozzle N of FIG.

[0012]

【Example】

 In the main body 30, a column 30D is mounted on the bathtub portion 30B and the rear portion 30C continuous with the main body opening portion 30A having a U-shaped cross section with the front surface and the left and right side surfaces cut out. The ceiling part 30F covers the upper part of the part 30B and extends to the front part 30E. The entire body is covered with a cover 30 'made of resin or the like, and the shower stretcher 21 can be carried into the opening 30A of the main body from three sides. That is, the main body 30 can be freely approached from the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) A and the transverse direction B orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body opening 30A is configured to be openably and closably covered by waterproof curtains 31 and 32 arranged on the left and right side surfaces of the patient, leaving the head of the patient. Has been done. The upper and lower edges of this curtain are installed between curtain rails 33, 34, 35, 36 mounted on both sides of the bottom surface of the ceiling portion 30F and both sides of the bathtub bottom portion 30H in the bathtub portion 30B as shown in FIGS. ing.

In the main body 30, the lower surface of the bathtub portion 30B is lifted from the floor surface F to form a space S, and the rear portion 30C subsequent to the main body 30 is installed in close proximity to the floor surface F. It is supported and installed by the leg members 37 ... In the shower stretcher 21 described above, the base 21A can be inserted into the lower space S of the bathtub portion 30B as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and the stretcher 11 mounted in a U shape is placed on the upper portion of the base portion 21A. It becomes a relationship that can be carried into the upper part of 30B.

It should be noted that hot water of an appropriate temperature is provided for the several nozzles N provided in the ceiling portion 30G of the main body 30 and the bathtub bottom portion 30H, and the shower 38 for washing hair and face provided in the front side surface portion of the bathtub portion 30B. A hot water supply device 40 for supplying water is installed in the rear portion 30C or the column 30D. The hot water supply device 40 includes a water heater 40A for boiling high-temperature hot water, a water reservoir 40B for storing cold water, a mixer for adjusting the water temperature to an appropriate temperature, a water supply pump, various on-off valves, and their control devices. Has the same function.

The operation of the shower stretcher of the present invention will be described. In the shower bath apparatus 20 of the present invention, a caregiver transfers a patient lying on the shower stretcher 21 from the patient room into the body 30 of the shower bath apparatus 20 provided in the bathroom 50 of FIG. 5 or the bathroom 50 ′ of FIG. To do. First, the cover curtains 31 and 32 are opened as shown in FIG. With this, the shower stretcher can be carried into the main body opening 30A from three directions A and B. In the bathroom 50 of FIG. 5, the lateral direction B can be approached, and in the bathroom 50 'of FIG. 6, the lateral direction A can be approached. After this, the curtains 31 and 32 of the cover are closed from both sides so that the patient's head is outside, and the preparation is completed as shown in FIG.

In this state, a shower bath is performed, and the caregiver operates the hot water supply device 40 to inject hot water of appropriate temperature from the missing nozzles N provided at the top and bottom as shown in FIGS. Take a shower bath. Further, the shower H is used to wash the hair H and the face of the patient by receiving hot water from the saucer 11A arranged on the head of the carrier 11. After the shower, open the curtain and quickly wipe off the water on the patient's entire body. After that, in the bathroom 50 in FIG. 5, the shower stretcher 21 is moved away from the main body 30 by approaching it in the horizontal direction B, and in the bathroom 50 ′ in FIG. After that, the shower stretcher 21 is transported to the hospital room, and the patient lying on the stretcher 11 is moved.

As described above, the caregiver can freely carry out the loading and unloading of the shower stretcher 21 into and from the main body 30 that opens the shower stretcher 21 in the longitudinal direction A and the lateral direction B. Also, since the inside of the main body is opened by the opening of the curtain, the caregiver's various tasks can be efficiently done and the shower bath of the patient gives a feeling of openness by eliminating the feeling of pressure with the soft feeling curtain. At the same time, privacy is maintained.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and design changes can be made within the scope of the invention.

[0020]

【effect】

 As described above, according to the present invention, a shower streak chart for carrying a patient laid on a stretcher for transportation and a main body for showering the whole body of a patient on a shower stretcher with several nozzles are formed. In the shower bath apparatus described above, the main body forms an opening having a U-shaped cross section with notches on the front surface and the left and right side surfaces, and the entire body is covered with a cover made of resin or the like. Since the rettcher can be carried in from three sides and the opening of the main body is covered with a curtain so that the patient's head is left open, the caregiver opens the shower strecher in a U-shape. There is an effect that loading and unloading into the main body can be performed by freely selecting the approaches from the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

Further, since the inside of the main body is opened by the opening of the curtain, the caregiver's various work can be efficiently reduced, and the shower bath of the patient can be opened without a feeling of pressure due to the soft feeling curtain. There are many effects of giving privacy and maintaining privacy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shower bath apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the shower stretcher is attached to the shower bath apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the body of the shower bathing device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the body of the shower bathing device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the bathroom showing a lateral approach of the shower stretcher.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the bathroom showing the longitudinal approach of the shower stretcher.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional shower bath device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Shower Bath Equipment 21 Shower Stretcher 11 Stretcher 30 Body 30 'Cover 30A Opening 30B Bathtub 30C Rear 30D Column 30E Front 30F Ceiling N Nozzle A Vertical B Horizontal 31, 32 Curtain

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A shower bath apparatus comprising a shower streak chart for carrying a patient laid on a stretcher and a main body for showering the whole body of the patient on a shower stretcher, the body comprising several nozzles. Forms a U-shaped cross-section opening notched on the front surface and both left and right side surfaces, and the whole is covered with a cover made of resin or the like, and the shower stretcher can be carried into the opening of the main body from three sides. Furthermore, the shower bathing device is configured so that the opening of the main body is covered with a curtain so that the opening can be opened and closed while leaving the head of the patient.