JPH07472A - Side plate loading/unloading type bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a bathtub which facilitates the getting into or out of a bathtub, giving due consideration to user's convenience by mounting a freely removable waterproof side plate on the side of the bathtub to provide the bathtub with a water supply/discharge device or hot water supply equipment. CONSTITUTION:An opening 21 is formed on the front of a bathtub part 2 with a room the upper end thereof 2 and a side plate 1 is mounted at the opening 21. The side plate 1 is fixed on the opening 21 with a lock 13 mounted on the upper left and right thereof and clamps 14 arranged on both side rims and a lower rim. Then, a water supply/discharge device 3 or hot water supply equipment is provided. Thus, even handicapped persons can enjoy bathing sufficiently as other sound persons. Thus, bashfulness, fear, inferiority complex and a sense of discrimination which may be felt in the use of a handy bathtub can be eliminated, thereby enabling use without disconformity.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub by which a side plate can be removed so that a person with a physical disability can easily enter and leave the bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional bathtub, in order to secure a sufficient volume and store hot water, side surfaces around the bathtub are fixed, and the bathtub itself is installed in a bathroom of a house. It is usually necessary to straddle the side wall to get in and out of the bath. As a special bathtub, there is a simple bathtub that can be carried by car for people who are physically disabled due to illness, injury or old age. In this simple bathtub, the above-mentioned persons are placed on a stretcher made of waterproof cloth, and a caregiver carries it or lifts it with a hoist or the like to enter or leave the bathtub.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In such a bathtub, a physically handicapped person cannot take a satisfactory bath. Because a normal bathtub has a high side wall, one person with a physical disability cannot overcome this and enter and leave the bathtub.

In this respect, the simple bathtub does not have the problem of the height of the side wall, but in any case, it is fear for the physically handicapped people to borrow the help of a caregiver or to hoist it with a hoist. Comfortable bathing is far beyond the feeling of inferiority and a sense of discrimination toward oneself. Moreover, since the simple bathtub can only bathe to the extent that it can be used in a bathtub, it is rarely used favorably.

People with disabilities want to enjoy bathing in and out of the bathtub by themselves, if possible. Therefore, we decided to study a bathtub that has the same shape as an ordinary bathtub, but that is easy to get in and out of. Furthermore, we decided to consider user convenience.

[0006]

As a result, a side plate removable bath having a detachable waterproof side plate 1 attached to the side surface of the bath section 2 has been developed. Considering the convenience of the user, the water supply / drainage device 3 or the hot water supply facility 4 may be provided in the bathtub. The hot water supply equipment 4 mainly means a set of equipment for boiling the hot water by itself, but also includes a hot water supply port for using the hot water and a shower.

[0007]

Unlike the conventional bathtub, the side plate detachable bathtub of the present invention uses the removable and waterproof side plate 1 as the entrance and exit, and can be accessed from the side instead of from above. The water supply / drainage device 3 pumps hot water stored in a general bathtub to supply hot water, or performs drainage after use. Hot water supply can also be performed by the hot water supply facility 4 installed side by side. By using the water supply / drainage device 3 or the hot water supply equipment 4, for example, hot water in a bathtub can be circulated to perform massage with a water flow or massage with a shower.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a side plate removable bath according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a side plate removable bath with a water supply / drainage device and a moving carriage mounted thereon, FIG. 2 is a front view of a removable side plate of the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 is A- in FIG. A sectional view, FIG. 4 is a piping diagram showing hot water supply in the same embodiment, FIG. 5 is a piping diagram when hot water is circulated, FIG. 6 is a piping diagram when draining water, and FIG. 7 is a side plate instead. FIG. 8 is a front view of a bathtub side opening of a second embodiment in which a waterproof zipper is provided on a waterproof cloth, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment in which hot water supply equipment is added to the first embodiment.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the vertical length is 640 m.
On the left and right sides of the bath tub 2 measuring m x 880 mm x 515 mm in height, trolleys of 640 mm in length x 150 mm in width x 280 mm in height, each equipped with two freely movable wheels 71, are attached so that the bathtub itself can move. There is. Further, for the piping of 450 mm length × 450 mm width, which is provided with the installation stand 72 projecting from the bogie part 7 on the left side to support the water supply / drainage device 3, and the pipe 31 and the two shower nozzles 42 are attached to the left side surface of the bath part 2 It is fixed to the panel 32. The face materials of this example are all 3 mm thick.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front of the bathtub portion 2 has a width of 450 mm from the upper end of the bathtub portion 2 and a width of 125 mm from the left and right sides, and a width of 63 mm.
An opening 21 of 0 mm is formed. The side plate 1 of the first embodiment is
As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, a 35 mm wide angle 11 is enclosed inward on the outer circumference of a 410 mm long × 623 mm wide plate, and a 40 mm wide angle 12 is attached to this angle 11 by shifting it by 12 mm. Attach to opening 21 so that 12 is inscribed. The side plate 1 is fixed to the opening 21 by two locks 13 mounted on the left and right sides of the upper part and a total of six clamps 14 provided at each of two side edges and two lower edges.

The side plate detachable bathtub of this embodiment is moved to, for example, a physically handicapped person who is unable to go to the bathroom by himself, and the water and water heater or the bathtub storing the hot water and the water supply / drainage port 33 are provided. Since they can be connected to each other with a hose and water can be supplied and drained by the pump 35, they can be used anywhere. A solenoid valve 34 (SB1, SB2, SB3, SB4) is attached to the pipe 31, and hot water supply, circulation and drainage are performed by a combination of opening and closing.

When hot water is supplied, SB1 and SB3 are
f, SB2, SB4 are turned on, the hot water flowing in from the water supply / drainage port 33 is
The pump 35 sends out to the shower nozzle 42 or the hot water supply port 41 through SB2 and SB4. The shower nozzle 42 and the hot water supply port 41 are
The amount of outflow is adjusted by opening and closing the shower valve and hot water inlet valve respectively.

When the hot water in the bathtub is circulated after the hot water is supplied, SB1 and SB4 are turned on and SB2 and SB3 are turned off as shown in FIG.
Hot water is sucked up from the bathtub section 2 through SB1 by 5 and sent out to the shower nozzle 42 or the hot water supply port 41 through SB4. The flow rate is adjusted by opening and closing each valve as described above. This circulation is used, for example, when performing massage with a water stream.

When draining hot water after bathing, as shown in FIG.
SB1 and SB3 are turned on, SB2 and SB4 are turned off, the pump 35 sucks hot water from the bath section 2 through SB1, and drains water from the water supply / drain port 33 through SB3. This drained hot water can be discharged to the outside, but can also be returned to a general bathtub by the force of the pump 35.

The switch box 36 attached to the piping panel 32 is provided with switches corresponding to SB1 for green, SB2 for red, SB3 for white, and SB4 for yellow so that anyone can easily operate by identifying the color. I am able to A black volume switch for on / off and control of the pump 35 is also attached to the switch box 36 so that the whole can be operated at one place.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a waterproof cloth 5 is used in place of the side plate 1 which is composed of a plate and an angle in the first embodiment. The waterproof chucks 6 are provided on both sides, and the side surface of the bathtub is opened and closed by a simple operation such as lifting and lowering the chucks to pursue further ease of use. In the first embodiment, it was difficult for one person with a physical disability to attach the side plate, but in the second embodiment, a considerable amount of work can be performed by one person.

In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the first
The bathtub of the embodiment is provided with the hot water supply facility 4, so that a series of operations from water supply, boiling water to drainage can be performed. Actually, the water supply / drainage device 3 alone is sufficient as in the first embodiment, and the hot water supply facility 4 should be attachable as needed. In this case, it is necessary for the user to be careful so as not to be injured by the high temperature part of the hot water supply facility 4.

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION By using the side plate detachable bathtub of the present invention, even a physically handicapped person can enjoy a sufficient bathing just like any other person. Since there is no need to feel shyness, fear, inferiority or feeling of discrimination when using the simple bathtub, it is preferable to use it without any discomfort.

When a waterproof zipper is used for the waterproof cloth, a physically handicapped person himself / herself can enter and leave the bathtub, so that the feeling of the person in a normal life can be respected and care can be taken. People will not have to be treated specially.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a side plate removable bath according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a side plate of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a piping diagram when hot water is supplied in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a piping diagram when circulating the hot water of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a piping diagram of the same embodiment when draining water.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a bathtub side opening of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Side plate 2 Bath part 3 Water supply / drainage device 4 Hot water supply equipment

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A side plate removable bathtub having a removable waterproof side plate 1 attached to the side surface of the bath section 2. 2. A side plate detachable bathtub provided with the water supply / drainage device 3 or the hot water supply equipment 4 in the bathtub according to claim 1.