JPH08196452A - Bath board - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the helper's labor in helping an aged person or a sick person entering a bathtub, or to prevent such an weak person from taking a bath without a helper's assist. CONSTITUTION: A bath board comprises a base part 2 and the base plate 3, which is provided with a supporting bar 19, 20 so as to be freely slid. The bath board 1 covers the upper edge of a bathtub 23, so that a person 24 can sit on the bath board 1 when the person takes a bath.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bath board for facilitating entry of a person with physical strength such as an elderly person or a sick person into a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a person without physical strength, such as an elderly person or a sick person, takes a bath, conventionally, a caregiver picks up such a cared person and puts them in a bathtub.

[0003]

However, in such a method, the caregiver requires a great deal of labor, and there is a risk that the caregiver may slip out of the caregiver's hand.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems As a means for solving the above conventional problems, the present invention provides a base (2) and a base (2).
A substrate (3) fixed to the lower side of
(3) A bus board (1) with slidably extending support rods (19, 20) is provided at both ends of the back surface, and further the support rods (19, 20) are provided.
Is attached to at least one end of the substrate (3) so as to be slidable back and forth, and the base (2) is a bus board (1) which is a hollow base (2) whose inside is sealed. ) Is provided.

[0005]

[Operation] The bath board (1) is passed over the upper edge of the bathtub (23), but at this time, the supporting rods (19, 20) are slid to cause wall portions (23A, 23B) on both sides of the bathtub (23). Place the support rods (19, 20) on the inside of. After setting the bus board (1) like this,
4) sits on the bathboard (1) from outside the bathtub (23) and rotates the body to the inside of the bathtub (23) so that the legs are in the bathtub (23).
Put in. The bath board (1) is then removed from the bath tub (23) or, as it is, the person (24)
3) Go inside. At this time, even if an external force such as the weight of a person is exerted on the end of the bus board (1), the bus board (1) will not be supported by the support rods (19,2).
Being supported by 0), the bus board (1) does not turn over and a person (24) can safely enter the bathtub (23). By providing a pair of front and rear support rods (19) at one end of the bus board (1), the wall portion (23A) on one side of the bathtub (23) is formed by the pair of support rods (19, 19). It will be sandwiched, the bus board
(1) can be set more safely. Furthermore, when the base part (2) of the bus board (1) is a hollow base part whose inside is sealed, the hollow base part (2) has an appropriate strength.

[0006]

1 is an exploded perspective view of a bus board (1), the interior of the bus board (1) is hermetically sealed. Hollow stand
(2) and a substrate mounted below the hollow base (2)
(3) consists of. The hollow base (2) is manufactured by blow molding using a synthetic resin as a material.
(4) is attached, and further two left and right non-slip belt-shaped convex portions (5) are formed on the upper surface along the longitudinal direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the hollow base portion (2) is A plurality of screw recesses (6) are provided at predetermined locations on the back surface of the hollow base.
A step portion (7) is provided on the peripheral portion of the back surface of (2), and the hollow base portion
At one end of (2), the stepped portion (7) is a wide portion (7A) whose width is set larger than that of the other end.

As shown in FIG. 3, the grips (4) are provided with a pair of front and rear mounting holes (8) on the left and right of the hollow base (2).
(A, 8A, 8B, 8B) is detachably fixed to either the front side or the rear side by bolts (9), and the mounting holes (8B, 8B, 8B, 8B, 8B, 8B, 8B) has a cap (1
0) is applied.

The substrate (3) is manufactured by injection molding or the like using a synthetic resin as a material, and two ribs (11) are provided along the longitudinal direction at the center of the substrate (3). Rib (1
A notch (11A) having a length substantially equal to the width of the wide portion (7A) of the step (7) on the back surface of the hollow base (2) is formed at the upper edge of one end of (1), Further, a boss (12) provided with a bolt hole (12A) is erected at a predetermined position of the substrate (3), that is, a position corresponding to the screw recess (6) on the back surface of the hollow base (2). . Sliding slits (13, 14) are provided at the four corners of the substrate (3), and strip-shaped tooth portions (13A, 1) are provided on the periphery of the sliding slits (13, 14).
4A), and a plurality of drainage holes (15) are further provided at one end edge of the substrate (3).

1 and 4 on the back surface of the substrate (3).
As shown in, the four corners are provided with fitting grooves (17) for fitting the friction member (16) made of rubber or elastomer,
Further, a handle recess (18) is provided in the center of both side edges. As shown in FIG. 4, supporting rods (19, 20) are extended from both ends of the back surface of the substrate (3), and the supporting rods (19) are paired in front and rear at one end of the substrate (3). The support rods (20) are provided on the left and right, respectively, at the other end. The supporting rods (19, 20) have a conical shape as shown in FIG. 5, and a pipe core having a thread groove on the inner circumference.
(19A, 20A) and a cover (19B, 20) made of rubber or elastomer adhered to the outer circumference of the pipe core (19A, 20A)
B) and the sliding slit from the lower side of the substrate (3)
Insert it into the (13,14) and insert the square head bolt (2
It is fixed by tightening according to 1,22). The square head bolt (21,22)
The heads (21A, 22A) of the
14) by pressing the strip teeth (13A, 14A) to fix the support rod (19, 20) in place, and loosening the square head bolts (21, 22) 20) becomes slidable along the sliding slits (13, 14).

The base plate (3) is brought into contact with the lower side of the hollow base part (2) so that the screw recesses (6) of the hollow base part (2) and the bosses (12) of the base plate (3) are connected to each other. The bus board (1) is assembled by fixing it together with the bolts (24). At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the wide portion (7A) of the stepped portion (7) of the hollow base portion (2) is assembled. Aligning is performed so that it fits into the notch (11A) of the rib (11) of the substrate (3). The bus board (1) assembled in this way is transferred onto the bathtub (23) as shown in FIG. 8, but at this time, the support rods (19, 20) are loosened and slid to move the bathboard (23). The position of the brace (19, 20) is adjusted according to the size of), and the brace (19, 20) is tightened and fixed in the position. Thus, the front wall portion (23A) of the bathtub (23) is sandwiched between the support rods (19, 19) at one end of the bus board (1), and the support rod (20) at the other end is the bathtub (23). It comes into contact with the inside of the rear wall portion (23B), and thus the bath board (1) is set very stably on the bathtub (23), and when a person (24) sits down, as shown by the arrow in FIG. Moreover, even if a downward external force is applied to the end portion of the bus board (1), it does not turn over. Since the non-slip belt-shaped convex portion (5) is formed on the upper surface of the bus board (1), the bus board (1) is
(1) There is no risk that a person sitting on the busboard will slip off the busboard (1). Further, the hollow base portion (2) of the bus board (1)
Has a proper elasticity because it is made of synthetic resin and is sealed inside, and gives a soft and comfortable feeling when the person (24) sits down. Further, the friction member (1
6) adheres to the upper edge surface of the bathtub (23) when the person (24) sits down, and prevents the bathboard (1) from sliding.

Thus, the person (24) sits on the bath board (1) from outside the bathtub (23) and then puts his body on the bathtub (23).
Rotate inward to place your foot in the bathtub (23) as shown in FIG. 9, and then either remove the bathboard (1) from the bathtub (23) or leave it as it is and place your body in the bathtub (23). Put it in. At this time, the person (24) can support the body by grasping the handle (4) of the bus board (1). As described above, the handle (4) is either the front mounting hole (8A, 8A) or the rear mounting hole (8B, 8B) of the hollow base portion (2) of the bus board (1). By mounting with, it is possible to select the position shown by the solid line and the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 8 in accordance with the body shape of the person (24).

When the bus board (1) is not used, the bus board (1) is raised vertically as shown in FIG.
3C). Also in this case, the bus board (1)
The friction member (16) at the lower end of the bus board (1) is brought into close contact with the upper edge of the bath (23) to prevent slippage, and the bus board (1) can be laid on it stably. When raising the bus board (1) in this way, it is carried out by putting a hand on the handle recess (18) provided on the back surface of the bus board (1) shown in FIG. The bus board
Since the base (2) of (1) is hollow, it is extremely lightweight and easy to handle.

Other than the above embodiments, the base portion of the bus board may not be hollow, and the supporting rods (19, 20) may be the bus board.
The front and rear pairs may be arranged at the left and right at both ends of (1), or the left and right pairs may be arranged at both ends at the left and right. Furthermore, the support rod
Instead of the strip teeth (13A, 14A) for fixing (19, 20), a friction material made of rubber, elastomer or the like may be used.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the caregiver's labor for putting a person with physical strength such as an aged person or a sick person into the bathtub is significantly reduced, or a caregiver is not necessary.

[Brief description of drawings]

 1 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view

[Figure 2] Back view of the base

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

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the bus board.

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in the assembled state in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 1 in an assembled state.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 1 in an assembled state.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a usage state

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a usage state

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of an unused state

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bus board 2 Hollow base (base) 3 Substrate 13,14 Sliding slit 19,20 Support rod

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bus comprising a pedestal and a substrate fixed to the lower side of the pedestal, and support rods slidably inserted at both ends of the back surface of the substrate. board 2. The bus board according to claim 1, wherein the support bar is mounted so as to be slidable forward and backward at least at one end of the substrate. 3. The bus board according to claim 1, wherein the pedestal portion is a hollow pedestal portion whose inside is sealed.