JPH0871116A - Bathtub with automatic bathing and washing mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To automatically perform processes from the washing of a body to drying for the physically handicapped sick by providing a water jetting pipe on a bottom inside the bathtub, providing a bed above the water jetting pipe, providing the other end of a hot air pipe so as to reach inside the bathtub and providing a head washing vessel at the upper part of the rear edge of the bathtub. CONSTITUTION: A jet water device 6 washes the body of a patient by passing hot water through a filter 4 provided on the inner bottom of a bathtub A and forcedly jetting out the hot water through a flow branching device 2 and a water jetting pipe 1. There are plural through holes over an entire bed 3 installed inside the bathtub A. The hot water jetted out of the water jetting pipe 1 is passed through these through holes and washes the body under bathing. A hot air pipe 17 introduces hot air generated from a hot air generator 16 provided outside the bathtub A through a solenoid valve 15 into the bathtub A. A head washing vessel 18 is utilized for washing the head of the patient lying on the bed 3 inside the bathtub A. A control box 11 automatically perform these operations such as supply, stop, and discharge.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can automatically wash and dry the whole body in a state where a bedridden sick person or a physically handicapped person or a physically handicapped person is lying in the bathtub. The present invention relates to such a bathtub with an automatic bath cleaning mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to keep the body of a bedridden sick person and an elderly person clean, the body has been wiped with a wet towel, or a few people have taken a bath. Recently, a device for mechanically bathing has been developed, and hot water supply and the work of loading and unloading the sick person and the elderly into and out of the bathtub have become mechanical.

[0003]

However, these devices require a great deal of manual labor other than hot water supply and the work of loading and unloading the patient in the bathtub. Wiping had to be done by an attendant or a caregiver. For example, to put a patient in the bathtub and wash or wipe the body, several people should turn the patient sideways,
I had to lie on my back and lie down. Therefore,
For the patient, he had to endure the pain while he was happy to be clean. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathtub with a mechanism capable of automatically performing a series of steps from washing the body to drying the bedridden sick person or the physically handicapped sick person. .

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fountain pipe 1 at the inner bottom portion of a bathtub A through a flow diverter 2 and above the fountain pipe 1 with an appropriate rearward upward direction. The bed 3 inclined to the bathtub A is provided, and the hot water supply pipe 12 connected to the hot water supply device 14 provided outside the bathtub via the solenoid valve 13 is provided on the upper left and right side walls of the bathtub A.
A warm air generator 16 is provided adjacent to the
To one end of the warm air pipe 17 via the solenoid valve 15,
The other end is provided so as to reach the inside of the bathtub A, and a jet fountain device 6 is provided on the outer bottom portion of the bathtub A via a jet pipe 7 leading to the flow distributor 2, and one end of the reflux pipe 5 is connected to the jet fountain device 6. Then, the other end is connected to the filter 4 inside the bathtub, the control box 11 is provided by interposing a cord between the solenoid valves 13 and 15, and the head washing tank 1 is provided above the rear end of the bathtub A.
8 is provided.

[0005]

When the present invention constructed as described above is actually used, it is as follows. First, the switch 20 of the control box is turned on. When the switch 20 is turned on, the water heater 14 is started via the solenoid valve 13, and hot water of appropriate temperature is supplied from the hot water supply pipe 12 into the bath A. When a predetermined amount of hot water is supplied to the bathtub A, a sensor (not shown) operates and the hot water supply is stopped. After confirming that hot water supply has stopped, put the patient on the mat 3 in the bathtub A and lie on the mat 3 in the bathtub A. After warming for a set time, put the detergent in the bathtub A and slide the lid. Pull 9 out of the patient's neck to a position where it can be raised. When the lid 9 is pulled out to a predetermined position, a sensor (not shown) detects it and the jet fountain device 6
Then, the hot water in the bathtub A is sucked from the reflux pipe 5 by the jet fountain device 6, and the hot water sucked from the bottom fountain pipe 1 in the bathtub A is jetted through the jet pipe 7 to wash the patient's body. When the body of the patient is washed for a predetermined time, the operation of the jet fountain device 6 is stopped, and at the same time, the hot water in the bathtub A is discharged to the outside of the bathtub via the electromagnetic valve 21.
During the discharge of the warm water, the warm air generator 16 is operated and warm air is introduced into the bathtub A to warm the body. At the same time as the discharge of hot water from bath A is completed, a warm air generator (1
6) is stopped, and instead, the water heater 14 is operated for a predetermined time, hot water is jetted from the hot water supply pipe 12, and the whole body of the patient is showered. When the showering is completed, the warm air generator 16 is started again, and the warm air is jetted into the bathtub A through the solenoid valve 15 to dry the patient's body. When the drying is completed, the warm air generator 16 stops, and the warm air blowout also stops. The lid 9 of the bathtub A is opened and the patient is carried out when it is confirmed that the warm air has stopped blowing. When washing the head of the patient, the head washing tank 18 is used and it is performed by an attendant or a caregiver.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram as seen from the side of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the present invention with a lid open, and the symbol A in the figure indicates the bathtub of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a fountain pipe, which is provided along both left and right sides centering on a flow divider 2 provided at the center of the inner bottom portion of the bathtub A, and a plurality of ejection holes are provided at the upper part of each fountain pipe. There is. The flow diverter 2 is connected to the jet fountain device 6 via the fountain pipe 7 on the outer bottom of the bathtub A so that the hot water ejected from the jet fountain device 6 is evenly distributed to the left and right ejection pipes. . The jet fountain device 6 passes through the filter 4 provided at the inner bottom portion of the bathtub A, and strongly ejects the hot water flowing back from the reflux pipe 5 into the bathtub A through the flow divider 2 and the fountain pipe 1.
It is designed to wash the patient's body with this hot water. Reference numeral 3 denotes a bed installed in the bathtub A. This bed 3 is made by stacking a material made of sponge, soft rubber or the like on a plate made of a material such as metal, wood or synthetic resin.
A plurality of through holes are provided in the entire bed, and the hot water ejected from the fountain pipe 1 passes through the through holes to wash the body during bathing. It is one. A bathtub lid 9 can be freely pulled out and stored like a shutter. Reference numeral 10 is a leg portion that supports the entire bathtub, and is not a specific leg portion, and is capable of stably supporting the entire bathtub. Reference numeral 11 is a control box, and hot water supply to the bathtub A, start and stop of the jet fountain device 6, supply of hot air, discharge of hot water from the bathtub A, etc. are all automatically performed by the control box 11. There is. 1
Reference numeral 2 is a hot water supply pipe, and this hot water supply pipe 12 supplies hot water supplied from a hot water supply device 14 provided outside the bathtub A to the solenoid valve 1
A pipe (3) is introduced into the bathtub, and when a suitable amount of hot water is supplied, a sensor (not shown) detects it and the control box 11 automatically stops the hot water. Reference numeral 17 is a warm air pipe, and this warm air pipe 17 is a bathtub A.
A pipe that introduces warm air generated from a warm air generator 16 provided outside inside into the bathtub through a solenoid valve 15 and is automatically stopped by the control box 11 when the warm air is supplied for a predetermined time. It has become so. 18 is a head washing tank,
It is used for washing the head of a patient lying on the mat 3 in the bathtub A, and the washing is carried out by an attendant or a nurse, and 19 drains used hot water from the head washing bath 18. It is a drainage pipe. Reference numeral 20 denotes a switch of the control box. By turning on this switch, the cleaning mechanism of the present invention operates according to programming. 21 is a control box 11 for discharging hot water from the bathtub
This is a solenoid valve that automatically performs according to the command of. Reference numeral 3a is a foot pad whose position can be moved back and forth depending on the height of the patient lying in the bathtub A, and the foot pad 3a allows the patient to have a sense of stability. 3b is a pillow of a patient lying on the bed 3. Further, it is possible to provide the handrails 22 at appropriate positions on both sides of the bed installed in the bathtub A, and by providing such handrails 22, a supine patient is given a more stable feeling.

[0007]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, the sick person or the physically handicapped person who is unable to move while lying on the floor is automatically supine on the bed in the bathtub and the whole body is automatically relieved. Not only can it be washed and dried, but it also has the effect of massaging the whole body by ejecting hot water with a jet fountain device. Further, since hot water supply, cleaning, drainage and drying are all performed automatically, there is a feature that almost no manpower is required except for moving the patient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram of the present invention viewed from a side surface.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the inventive bed of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a usage state of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a fountain state of the fountain pipe of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A bathtub 1 fountain pipe 2 flow divider 3 bed 3a foot pad 3b pillow 4 filter 5 reflux pipe 6 jet fountain device 7 jet pipe 8 motor 9 lid 10 leg 11 control box 12 hot water supply pipe 13 solenoid valve 14 water heater 15 solenoid valve 16 Hot air generator 17 Hot air pipe 18 Head washing tank 19 Drain pipe 20 Switch 21 Solenoid valve 22 Handrail

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A fountain pipe is provided at the inner bottom of the bathtub via a flow divider, a bed with a proper rearward inclination is provided above the fountain pipe, and is provided outside the bathtub above the left and right side walls of the bathtub. A hot water supply pipe connected to the water heater via an electromagnetic valve is provided, a hot air generator is provided adjacent to the water heater, and one end of the hot air pipe is connected to the hot air generator via an electromagnetic valve. , The other end is provided so as to reach the inside of the bathtub, and a jet fountain device is provided at the outer bottom of the bathtub via a jet pipe leading to the flow divider, and one end of the reflux pipe is connected to the jet fountain device, and the other end is connected to the bathtub. A bathtub with an automatic bath cleaning mechanism, characterized in that it is connected to an internal filter, a control box is provided by interposing a cord in each of the solenoid valves, and a head washing tank is provided above the rear end of the bathtub.