JPH09256519A - Bed partition - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bed partition which is capable of observing a privacy between each bed when a plurality of beds are placed in a single room so that a plurality of patients or the aged may live together and providing each patient with a feeling as if their respective bed is placed in a single room. SOLUTION: In a state wherein a walkable space 61 is formed on one side edge of a bed, there are provided four panels 62 to 65, which are arranged around a bed 1 so as to obstruct a visual field toward the bed 1 from outside. One panel 62 is provided with an openable door-like portion 67 which is turnably supported and forms an opening 68 which enables the bed 1 to be put in and out and an entrance 70 which is selectively closed with an accordion curtain so that people may come in and come out. Windows 73, 74 and 75, which may be opened and closed with paper sliding doors 76 to 81, are provided on the panels 62, 63 and 65.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bed partition which is used in a room where a bed is placed and which is arranged so as to block the view from the outside toward the bed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a facility such as a hospital, a nursing home, or a nursing home for the elderly, a plurality of beds may be placed in one room and a plurality of patients or the elderly may live together. In this case, in order to protect the privacy of patients and the like, it is preferable to provide a partition for blocking the space between the beds of each person. To provide such a partition, curtains, partitions, etc., are used, for example.

[0003]

However, the curtain or partition as described above is advantageous in that it can be easily installed, but it is unavoidable that it is only a temporary partition, and it is not a private room. It is impossible to give a calm atmosphere. Further, in the case of a curtain, it may be swayed by, for example, the wind, so it is impossible to prevent the visual field from leaking.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a partition for beds which can provide a partition for protection of privacy without encountering the above-mentioned problems and can provide a calm atmosphere as if it were a private room. Is to

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bed partition which is designed so as not to hinder the bed from being put in and taken out, the inside of the bed to be cleaned, and people to come and go even if it is installed. Is to try.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the bed partition according to the present invention is directed to the bed from the outside in a state where a walkable space is formed on at least one side edge of the bed. It has a plurality of panels arranged around the bed so as to block the view, and these panels are rotatably supported and can be opened and closed so as to form an opening that allows the bed to be taken in and out. It is characterized by including a panel having a portion, and a panel formed with an entrance for allowing people to enter and exit.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the door-shaped portion and the doorway are formed on the same panel.

Also, preferably, the inlet / outlet is selectively closed by a closing member. This closure has
For example, accordion curtains or roll curtains are used. When the accordion curtain is used, the bed partition further includes a horizontal bar member extending along the upper side of the doorway, and the accordion curtain is movably suspended along the horizontal bar member. When a roll curtain is used, the upper side of the doorway is open, and a slide rail is provided that extends laterally from one side of the doorway, and the roll curtain is held by the slide rail and pulled out in the horizontal direction. To be done.

Further, it is preferable that a window that can be opened and closed is formed on a specific panel provided in the bed partition according to the present invention.

Further, it is preferable that a shelf is provided on the specific panel provided in the bed partition according to the present invention.

[0011]

According to the bed partition of the present invention, since the plurality of panels are arranged around the bed, it is possible to block the view from the outside toward the bed, and at least one side edge of the bed. A walkable space is formed in. Therefore, even if multiple beds are placed in one room and multiple patients or elderly people live together, the privacy of each other is protected, and the surroundings of each bed give a calm atmosphere as if it were a private room. Can be

Further, since the specific panel provided in the bed partition is provided with a door-like portion that is rotatably supported and can be opened and closed so as to form an opening that allows the bed to be taken in and out, Even when the bed partition is installed, the bed can be taken in and out and the inside can be cleaned without any trouble.

Further, since the entrance / exit for allowing a person to enter and exit is formed in the specific panel, the person can also enter and exit without any trouble.

As described above, the door-shaped portion and the entrance / exit are
When formed into the same panel, only this panel can be placed towards a shared space in a room where multiple patients or elderly people live together, without invading the space in the other bed partition and not It can be used for access, cleaning, and access for people. Thus, it facilitates efficient layout of bed partitions in rooms with limited shared space.

Further, as described above, if the entrance / exit is selectively closed by the closing member, more complete protection of privacy can be achieved. In addition, as such a closing member, for example, when an accordion curtain or a roll curtain is used, it does not take up a lot of space for opening and closing, so that it is possible to effectively use the room, and when it is not necessary to protect privacy, You can leave the door open without taking up space.

In particular, when the accordion curtain is used, the bed partition is provided with a horizontal bar member for suspending the accordion curtain so that the accordion curtain can be moved along the bed partition so as to extend along the upper side of the entrance. Therefore, the cross bar member can also function as a reinforcement for the bed partition.

On the other hand, if a roll curtain is used,
A slide rail is provided that extends laterally from one side of the doorway so that the roll curtain can be held by the slide rail and pulled out in the horizontal direction. it can. Such a configuration is advantageously used when the height of the panel is lowered to, for example, about 1.5 m so as not to give a feeling of pressure to the space in the bed partition. That is, when a member such as the horizontal bar member described above is provided, the head of a person who goes in and out of the entrance may hit such a member when the height of the panel is lowered, but the upper part of the entrance is When it is opened, such inconvenience can be avoided.

Further, if the window that can be opened and closed is formed on the specific panel provided in the bed partition according to the present invention, if the window is opened during the time when privacy protection is not required. , It can give a feeling of liberation to the space in the bed partition. The presence of the window is also effective in that the wall formed by the bed partition gives the impression of being like the wall of a real room.

Further, if the specific panel provided in the bed partition according to the present invention is provided with the shelves as described above, by placing the bed close to the shelves, the periphery of the bed becomes a wall. It reduces the tightness that comes from being close and gives it a "bay window" -like feel, thus giving a spatial space around the bed.

[0020]

1 is a perspective view showing a bed partition 60 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Although any bed can be placed in the bed partition 60, in FIG. 1, the bed apparatus 1 including a combination of a parent bed and a child bed, which will be described in detail later, is placed.

The bed partition 60 is installed so as to stand up from the floor surface 6 of the room in which the bed apparatus 1 is placed. Basically, the bed partition 60 is simply placed on the floor surface 6, Not particularly fixed. The bed partition 60 may be fixed to the floor surface 6 as necessary.

The bed partition 60 is arranged around the bed apparatus 1 so as to block the view toward the bed apparatus 1 from the outside in a state where a walkable space 61 is formed on at least one side edge of the bed apparatus 1. 4 panels 6
2, 63, 64 and 65. In this embodiment, a planar quadrangular space surrounded by the four panels 62 to 65 is formed, but other planar-shaped spaces may be formed.

The first panel 62 is rotatably supported by a hinge 66, and has a door-like portion 67 which can be opened and closed as shown by a solid line and an imaginary line. This door-shaped part 6
When 7 is opened as shown in phantom, a relatively large opening 68 is formed which allows the bed apparatus 1 to be taken in and out. This opening 68 also facilitates cleaning of the space within the bed partition 60. A wheel 69 rolling on the floor surface 6 is provided at the lower end portion of the door-shaped portion 67 on the free end side, whereby the opening / closing operation of the door-shaped portion 67 is performed with a light force, and the door-shaped portion 67 is also provided. During the opening / closing operation of the, the part supporting it is not overloaded. Further, in order to maintain the closed state of the door-shaped portion 67, although not shown, a suitable stopper plate is provided.

The first panel 62 is also formed with an entrance / exit 70 through which a person can enter and exit. In this embodiment, the doorway 70 is selectively closed by an accordion curtain 71 as a closing member. The accordion curtain 71 is suspended from a horizontal bar member 72 extending along the upper side of the doorway 70, and is movable along the horizontal bar member 72.

Also, the first, second and fourth panels 6
2, 63 and 65 respectively have windows 7 that can be opened and closed.
3, 74 and 75 are formed. In this embodiment,
In the windows 73 to 75, sliding door-type sliding doors 65 to 81 which are movable in the lateral direction are fitted. Instead of this, a closing member that can move in the vertical direction, such as a snow shoji, or a closing member that can be opened and closed by rotation may be used.

Further, the inner wall surface of the bed partition 60 may be provided with a shelf and / or a cabinet for placing and storing appropriate small articles and the like.
Such a shelf or a closet has the first panel 62 when the movement of a person in the space inside the bed partition 60 is taken into consideration.
It is preferable that it is provided on the door-shaped portion 67, the portion of the third panel 64 on the bed apparatus 1 side, or the fourth panel 65 because it does not interfere.

In this connection, as shown in FIG.
A shelf 58 is provided on the portion of the panel 64 on the bed apparatus 1 side and on the inner wall surface of the fourth panel 65. The shelf 58 may be attached to the panels 64 and 65 in advance, or may be separately prepared and attached when the panels 64 and 65 are installed. By providing the shelves 58 in this way, the cramping feeling due to the vicinity of the bed apparatus 1 being close to the wall is reduced, and a feeling like a "bay window" is given, and therefore the bed apparatus 1 is provided.
You can give a space around the. In addition,
Due to the presence of the shelves 58, it is sufficient that the depth of the shelves 58 is approximately 5 to 10 cm in order to expect such an effect.

When such a bed partition 60 is installed in a room where a plurality of patients or elderly people live together, for example, the first and third phantom lines in FIG. 1 are used.
The panels 62 and 64 of FIG. At this time, the second panel 63 and the fourth panel 65
Has the same structure as that of the panel 63 or 65.
Is used to partition adjacent spaces.

The combination and layout of the above-mentioned panels 62 to 65 are merely examples, and can be arbitrarily changed according to the situation of the room. In addition, by utilizing the original wall of the room, the second to fourth panels 63
A layout in which at least one of -65 is omitted is also possible.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of a bed partition 82 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows the panel 83 and parts of the panels 84 and 85 adjacent to the panel 83.

The panel 83 is rotatably supported by a hinge 86, and has a door-like portion 87 which can be opened and closed as shown by a solid line and an imaginary line. More specifically, the door-shaped portion 87 includes a base end wing 88 and a free end wing 89 that are rotatably connected to each other by a hinge (not shown).
And When the door-shaped portion 87 is opened, as shown by an imaginary line, the base end side wing 88 and the free end side wing 89 are folded so as to overlap with each other, and a relatively large opening that allows a bed (not shown) to be taken in and out. 90 is formed. On the other hand, when the door-shaped portion 87 is closed, as shown by the solid line, the base end side wing 88 and the free end side wing 89 form a uniform surface.

At the lower end on the free end side of the base wing 88, the locking rod 91 inserted into the floor surface 6 is vertically movable in order to prevent rotation in the closed state. It is provided. Although not shown, a similar locking rod is also provided on the lower end portion of the free end side wing 89 on the free end side. A wheel 92 rolling on the floor surface 6 is provided at the lower end portion of the free end side wing 89 on the free end side.
The opening / closing operation of the door-shaped portion 87 is performed with a light force, and the portion supporting the door-shaped portion 87 during the opening / closing operation is not subject to a heavy load.

The panel 83 is also formed with an entrance / exit 93 through which a person can enter and exit. In this embodiment, the upper side of the entrance / exit 93 is open, and the plurality of slide rails 94, 95, and 96 that laterally extend and contract from one side of the entrance / exit 93 are selectively opened to close the entrance / exit 93. A roll curtain 97 is provided which is held by the slide rails 94 to 96 and is pulled out in the lateral direction. The slide rails 94 to 96 are adjacent to each other and are sequentially coupled to each other so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. The slide rails 94 to 96 extend along the upper side of the doorway 93 in the pulled-out state, and extend toward the free end side in the retracted state. It is almost contained within the widthwise dimension of the wing 89.

According to the bed partition 82 shown in FIG. 2, the upper side of the doorway 93 can be opened while the doorway 93 is open. In such a configuration, the height of the bed partition 82 is, for example, 1.
This is advantageously used when the height is lowered to about 5 m so as not to give a feeling of pressure to the space inside the bed partition 82. That is, the bed partition 82
Even if the height of the door is lowered, if the upper part of the doorway 93 is opened, it does not hinder the person who goes in and out of the doorway 93.

Although the three slide rails 94 to 96 are provided in the illustrated embodiment, the roll curtain may be held by two or less slide rails or four or more slide rails.

As described above, any bed can be placed in the bed partition 60 or 82, but for example, the bed apparatus 1 described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9 can be advantageously placed. it can. The bed apparatus 1 has a structure suitable for use in facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, nursing homes, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the bed apparatus 1 from one end in the longitudinal direction thereof. In (1) to (5), some typical states taken by the bed apparatus 1 are shown. Each is shown. FIG. 4 is similar to FIG.
It is a right view of the bed apparatus 1 in the state shown in (5). In this bed apparatus 1, the configuration on one side in the longitudinal direction and the configuration on the other side in the longitudinal direction are substantially symmetrical with respect to the center in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the following description will be given for the configuration on the one side, and the description for the configuration on the other side may be omitted.

The bed apparatus 1 includes a combination of a parent bed 3 forming a parent bed surface 2 and a child bed 5 forming a child bed surface 4. In order to make the parent bed 2 movable in any direction, a plurality of parent casters 8 each provided with a turnable parent wheel 7 rolling on the floor surface 6 are attached. On the other hand, for the child bed 5, this is also the parent bed 3
In addition, a plurality of child casters 10 each provided with a turnable child wheel 9 that rolls on the floor surface 6 are attached so that the child casters 10 can move in any direction. Accordingly, when the door-shaped portion 67 or 87 of the bed partition 60 or 82 described above is opened, the bed apparatus 1 can be easily put in or taken out of the bed partition 60 or 82 through the opening 68 or 90. In addition, the child wheel 9 enables the child bed 5 to move between a position below the parent bed surface 2 and a position lateral to the parent bed 3.

The height of the child bed surface 4 can be changed so that the child bed 5 is housed in the space below the parent bed surface 2 and the child bed surface 4 is located on the side of the parent bed surface 2. It is possible to realize a state in which the same height as that of the parent bed surface 2 is provided at the position. Such a height change of the child bed surface 4 is realized by the following configuration, for example.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view showing the child bed 5. The child bed 5 includes an upper frame 11 that provides the child bed surface 4, and a lower frame 12 that is arranged below the upper frame 11. The child caster 10 described above is
It is attached to the lower frame 12. The upper frame 11 and the lower frame 12 intersect each other and are rotatably connected by a pin 13 at the intersection.
It is connected by first and second legs 14 and 15.

The upper end of the first leg member 14 is rotatably connected to a fixed position of the upper frame 11 via a connecting rod 16. The connecting rods 16 extend so as to connect the upper ends of the first leg members 14 arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the child bed 5 to each other. First leg 1
A connecting rod 17 is attached to the lower end of 4. The connecting rod 17 is movable in the elongated hole 18 while penetrating the laterally extending elongated hole 18 provided in the lower frame 12. The connecting rods 17 extend so as to connect the lower ends of the first leg members 14 arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the child bed 5 to each other.

A connecting rod 19 is attached to the upper end of the second leg member 15. The connecting rod 19 is movable in the elongated hole 20 while penetrating through the elongated hole 20 provided in the upper frame 11 and extending in the lateral direction. Connecting rod 19
Extend so as to connect the upper ends of the second leg members 15 arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the child bed 5 to each other. The lower end of the second leg member 15 has a connecting rod 21.
Is rotatably connected to the fixed position of the lower frame 12 via. The connecting rods 21 extend so as to connect the lower ends of the second leg members 14 arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the child bed 5 to each other.

In this way, the first and second leg members 1
4 and 15 have the upper frame 11 at the upper end of each.
And a lower end of each of them is rotatably attached to the lower frame 12. Further, the mounting portion of the second leg member 15 on the upper frame 11 and the mounting portion of the first leg member 14 on the lower frame 12 are each movable in the lateral direction. Such lateral movement alters the crossing angle between the pair of legs 14 and 15 with respect to each other, as indicated by the solid and phantom lines in FIG. 5, for example.
Accordingly, the height of the child bed surface 4 is changed.

In this bed apparatus 1, the mounting portions of the ends of the first and second legs 14 and 15 located closer to the parent bed 3 to the upper frame 11 or the lower frame 12 are laterally arranged. It is possible to move to.

The height changing mechanism as described above includes means for selectively fixing at least one of the movable mounting portions at both ends of the movement. More specifically, the hook member 22 is rotatably attached to the lower frame 12 via the pin 23. Hook member 2
2 has an L shape as a whole, and is arranged in the vicinity of each of the first leg members 14 located at the respective ends of the child bed 5 in the longitudinal direction. Each of the hook members 22 has its one end connected by a connecting rod 24 so as to interlock with each other. Further, by disposing the coiled spring 26 acting as a compression spring between the connecting rod 24 and the bracket 25 attached to the lower frame 12, both hook members 22 are both counterclockwise in FIG. It is biased to rotate in the direction.

On the other end side of the hook member 22, there is an elongated hole 18
Engagement recess 2 capable of engaging the connecting rod 17 located therein
7 and 28 are provided. Engagement recesses 27 and 2
Each position of 8 corresponds to the position of each end of the slot 18. As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting rod 17 has a long hole 1
When it is located at one end of 8, the position is fixed by engaging with the engaging recess 27, and the child bed surface 4 is
As shown in FIG. 3 (4) or (5), the same height as the parent bed surface 2 is maintained. On the other hand, when the connecting rod 17 is located at the other end of the elongated hole 18, the engaging recess 2
Its position is fixed by engaging with 8, and the child bed surface 4 is brought to a height that can be accommodated in the space below the parent bed surface 2 as shown in FIGS. 3 (1) to (3). Be done.

In order to rotate the hook member 22 in the clockwise direction against the elasticity of the spring 26, the height changing operation lever 29 is rotatably provided on the upper frame 11.
The height changing operation lever 29 is rotatably held by an interlocking shaft 30 extending in the longitudinal direction of the child bed 5, but is freely rotatable with respect to the interlocking shaft 30. A bracket 31 is attached to the upper frame 11, and the bracket 31 and the bracket 25 described above are attached.
A flexible outer tube 32 is connected between and, and a wire 33 is inserted into the outer tube 32. One end of the wire 33 is connected to the height changing operation lever 29, and the other end thereof is connected to the connecting rod 24. Therefore, when the height changing operation lever 29 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5, the hook member 22 is rotated clockwise through the wire 33 as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. The engagement recess 27 or 28 is disengaged from the connecting rod 17. On the other hand, if the operation force applied to the height changing operation lever 29 is removed, the hook member 22 rotates counterclockwise according to the elasticity of the spring 26, and the engagement recess 27 or 28 is engaged with the connecting rod 17. Is obtained.

Further, in this bed apparatus 1, the above-mentioned height changing mechanism for the child bed surface 4 is provided with the spring 34 for urging the child bed surface 4 in the direction of increasing the height. The spring 34 is composed of, for example, a coil-shaped tension spring,
It is stretched between the connecting rod 16 and the connecting rod 19. The spring 34 pulls the connecting rod 19 toward the connecting rod 16 so that each end portion of the second leg member 15 and the first rod member 15 are connected to each other.
The distance between each end of the leg material 14 is shortened, and the child bed surface 4 is biased so as to be displaced upward. The force of the spring 34 is sufficient if the force required to lift the upper frame 11 can be further reduced.
May be so strong that it can lift itself.

The bed apparatus 1 is provided with a guide mechanism for guiding the child bed 5 so as to be movable between a position below the parent bed surface 2 and a side position of the parent bed 3. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the bed device 1 with one end in the longitudinal direction partially cut away. As shown in FIG. 6, the guide mechanism is
For example, three slide rails 35, 36 and 37, which are adjacent to each other and are connected to each other so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction, are provided. FIG. 7 shows these slide rails 3
5 to 37 are enlarged and shown from the right side of FIG.
Preferably, the slide rail 35 and the slide rail 36
A plurality of balls 38 are inserted between the slide rail 36 and the slide rail 37, and a plurality of balls 39 are inserted between the slide rail 36 and the slide rail 37.
The sliding motion between ~ 37 is made to occur more smoothly.

Slide rail 35 located at one end
Is fixed to the lower frame 40 of the parent bed 3 via a bracket 41, as shown in FIG. Brackets 42 are provided at, for example, two positions on the slide rail 37 located at the other end.
The slide rail 37 is attached to the lower frame 12 of the child bed 5 via. In this bed apparatus 1, the child bed 5 is provided by the connecting pin 43 that is detachably inserted so as to penetrate the bracket 42 and the lower frame 12.
Attachment of the slide rail 37 to the is achieved.

As described above, when the slide rail 37 is attached to the child bed 5, the connecting pin 4 is detachably inserted.
If it is achieved by 3, it is possible to easily connect and disconnect the child bed 5 to and from the parent bed 3. Therefore, when loading or unloading the bed apparatus 1,
There is an advantage that it becomes easy to connect the parent bed 3 and the child bed 5 in a separated state and to join the parent bed 3 and the child bed 5 on site.

In this guide mechanism, as shown in FIG. 3 (1), the child bed 5 is completely stored in the space below the parent bed surface 2, and as shown in FIG. 3 (2). In a state where only a part of the child bed 5 is projected to the side of the parent bed 3 and a state where the child bed surface 4 is adjacent to the parent bed surface 2 as shown in FIG. Bed 5
It is equipped with a lock mechanism that prohibits the movement of.

FIG. 8 is for explaining the lock mechanism. The upper half part is shown from one end side in the longitudinal direction of the child bed 5, and the lower half part is one end in the width direction of the child bed 5. It is shown from the department side. Further, FIG. 9 shows the elements shown in the lower half of FIG. 8 in a plan view.

The lock mechanism includes a lock member 44.
The lock member 44 is held by a reverse U-shaped guide member 45 fixed to the lower surface of the lower frame 12 of the child bed 5 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the child bed 5. A roller 46 is rotatably attached to the end of the lock member 44. A bracket 47 is fixed to the lower surface of the lower frame 12 so as to face the guide member 45. A coiled spring 48 acting as a compression spring is arranged between the bracket 47 and the guide member 45. Spring 48
Has one end abutting on the bracket 47 and the other end abutting on the stopper 49 provided on the lock member 44,
Thereby, the lock member 44 is urged to move to the left in FIG. The end of this leftward movement is defined by the stopper 49 contacting the guide member 45.

In order to move the lock member 44 rightward against the elasticity of the spring 48, the lock release lever 50 is rotatably provided on the upper frame 11 of the child bed 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the lock release levers 50 are located at both ends of the child bed 5 in the longitudinal direction, and are fixed to the interlocking shaft 30 described above. Interlocking shaft 30
Is held on the upper frame 11 so as to be rotatable about its axis. In this way, the rotations of both lock release levers 50 are made to interlock with each other.

A bracket 51 is attached to the upper frame 11, and a flexible outer tube 52 is connected between the bracket 51 and the bracket 47, and a wire 53 is provided in the outer tube 52.
Is inserted. One end of the wire 53 is connected to the lock release lever 50, and the other end is connected to the lock member 44. Therefore, when the lock release lever 50 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 6, the lock member 44 moves rightward in FIG. 8 via the wire 53. On the other hand, if the operation force applied to the lock release lever 50 is removed, the lock member 44 moves leftward according to the elasticity of the spring 48.

When the lock member 44 described above moves to the left, as shown in FIG. 9, it fits into the lock recess 54 provided in the lower frame 40 of the parent bed 3. As a result, the movement of the child bed 5 is prohibited. In the lower frame 40 of the parent bed 3, in addition to the lock recess 54, FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 6, similar locking recesses 55 and 56 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3 (1), when the child bed 5 is completely stored in the space below the parent bed surface 2, the lock member 44 is provided to prevent the child bed 5 from moving.
Fits into the lock recess 54. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, when only a part of the child bed 5 is projected to the side of the parent bed 3, the locking of the child bed 5 is prohibited. Fit in.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (5), in the state where the child bed surface 4 is adjacent to the parent bed surface 2, the lock member 44 is fitted into the lock recess 56 in order to prohibit the child bed 5 from moving.

The roller 46 provided at the end of the lock member 44 acts so as to smoothly cause the lock member 44 to be fitted into the lock recess 54 and to be removed from the lock recess 54. Further, the roller 46 rolls on the lower frame 40 even when the lock release lever 50 is released and the lock member 44 is in the protruding state, so that the lock member 44 smoothly moves along the lower frame 40. It also acts as a guide. Therefore, the lock release lever 50
The child bed 5 is moved with the lock released, and the lock member 4
It is also possible to automatically fit 4 into any of the lock recesses 54 to 56 by biasing the spring 48.

Hereinafter, a method of operating the bed apparatus 1 and various modes obtained by this operation will be described.

First, in the state shown in FIG. 3A, the child bed 5 is stored in the space below the parent bed surface 2.
At this time, the height of the child bed surface 4 is lowered.
This state is maintained by the connecting rod 17 engaging with the engaging recess 28 of the hook member 22. Also,
The lock member 44 fits into the lock recess 54, and the parent bed 3
The movement of the child bed 5 is prohibited.

The state shown in FIG. 3 (1) is realized when the bed apparatus 1 is used as a normal bed. Since the parent caster 8 is attached to the parent bed 3 and the child caster 10 is attached to the child bed 5,
In this state, if necessary, the entire bed apparatus 1 including the parent bed 3 and the child bed 5 can be easily moved to any place. For example, the door-like portion 67 or 87 of the bed partition 60 or 82 described above.
In the opened state, through the opening 68 or 90,
The bed apparatus 1 is provided with a bed partition 60 or 82.
Can be easily taken in and out.

Next, in the state shown in FIG. 3B, only a part of the child bed 5 projects to the side of the parent bed 3 while the height of the child bed surface 4 is kept low. At this time, the lock member 44 is fitted into the lock recess 55 located in the middle,
The movement of the child bed 5 with respect to the parent bed 3 is prohibited. To obtain this state, in the state shown in FIG. 3 (1), the lock release lever 50 is operated to cause the lock member 44 to escape from the lock recess 54, and then the child bed 5 is pulled out from the parent bed 3 to lock the lock member 44. The next lock recess 5
The lock release lever 50 is released while aligning with 5. Thereby, the lock member 44
Fits into the lock recess 55. In addition, after operating the lock release lever 50 to cause the lock member 44 to escape from the lock recess 54, the child bed 5 is pulled out from the parent bed 3, the lock release lever 50 is released in the middle of this pulling out, and the child bed 5 is further extended. Alternatively, the lock member 44 may be automatically fitted into the next lock recess 55.

According to the state shown in FIG. 3 (2), an auxiliary step for climbing the child bed surface 4 in the portion of the child bed 5 protruding from the parent bed 3 onto the parent bed surface 2 which is relatively high. Alternatively, it can be safely used as a stool beside the parent bed 3.

Next, in the state shown in FIG. 3 (3), the child bed 5 is completely overhanging to the side of the parent bed 3 while the low height of the child bed surface 4 is maintained. At this time, the lock member 44 is not fitted in any of the lock recesses 54 to 56. To obtain this state, in the state shown in FIG. 3B, the lock release lever 50 is operated to cause the lock member 44 to escape from the lock recess 55, and then the child bed 5
Is further extracted from the parent bed 3. Although not shown, in order to define the end of such a drawer, it is preferable to provide a pair of stoppers that abut each other at the end of the drawer on the parent bed 3 side and the child bed 5 side, respectively. Also, a similar stopper is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), it is preferable that it is also provided to define the end of the operation of storing the child bed 5 in the space below the parent bed surface 2.

The state shown in FIG. 3 (3) is merely a passing point for obtaining the state shown in FIG. 3 (5), but in this state, the child bed 5 is slightly brought close to the parent bed 3 side, The lock member 44 may be fitted in the lock recess 56 to prohibit the movement of the child bed 5. By doing this, in this state, while keeping the child bed surface 4 low,
It is possible to use the child bed surface 4 widely.

Next, in the state shown in FIG. 3 (4), the child bed surface 4 is raised to the side of the parent bed 3 so as to give the same height as the parent bed surface 2. To obtain this state, in the state shown in FIG. 3C, the height changing operation lever 29 is operated, the hook member 22 is rotated, and the engagement of the connecting rod 17 with the engagement recess 28 is released. After the upper frame 11 of the child bed 5 is lifted, the height changing operation lever 29 is released and the connecting rod 17 is engaged with the other engaging recess 27 of the hook member 22. When the upper frame 11 is lifted as described above, the spring 34 acts, and the force required for this lifting can be reduced. Alternatively, by selecting the strength of the spring 34, the upper frame 11 can be lifted only by the force of the spring 34 without applying a force from the outside.

In the normal use method, the state shown in FIG. 3 (4) is merely a passing point for obtaining the state shown in FIG. 3 (5), like the state shown in FIG. 3 (3).

Next, in the state shown in FIG. 3 (5), the child bed surface 4 is adjacent to the parent bed surface 2 while the height of the child bed surface 4 is maintained high, and the child bed surface 4 is While providing the same height as the parent bed surface 2, it forms an extension of the parent bed surface 2. At this time, the lock member 44 is fitted in the lock recess 56. To obtain this state,
In the state shown in (4), while operating the lock release lever 50, the child bed 5 is slightly returned to be closer to the parent bed 3, and then the lock release lever 50 is released to lock the lock member 44 to the lock recess 56. Is performed.

In the state shown in FIG. 3 (5), since the child bed surface 4 adjacent to the parent bed surface 2 has the same height as the parent bed surface 2, the parent bed surface 2 and the child bed surface 4 are provided. And provide a relatively wide uniform surface. Therefore, when the caregiver tries to lie down on the child bed surface 4, there is no step between the child bed surface 4 and the parent bed surface 2, and thus it is possible to facilitate such cosleeping. Also, when a patient or the like lying on the parent bed surface 2 is temporarily transferred onto the child bed surface 4 for changing sheets, etc., there is a step between the child bed surface 4 and the parent bed surface 2. It's not there, so it's easy. Further, when the parent bed surface 2 and the child bed surface 4 provide a relatively wide and uniform surface without steps,
A relaxing environment can be easily provided to a patient or the like. In order to increase the feeling of relaxation, it is effective to lay a tatami mat on the parent bed surface 2 and the child bed surface 4, for example. This is because it is possible to give the patient the feeling of being in a tatami room at home.
In addition, the shoji screens 76 to 81 provided in the bed partition 60 shown in FIG. 1 are combined with the tatami mats laid on the parent bed surface 2 and the child bed surface 4 in this way to give the feeling of being in a Japanese-style room. It is effective.

On the contrary, from the state shown in FIG.
In order to return to the state shown in (1), basically the above operation may be performed in reverse.

That is, in the state shown in FIG. 3 (5), the lock release lever 50 is operated to cause the lock member 44 to escape from the lock recess 56, and then the child bed 5 is moved as shown in FIG. 3 (4). Move away from the parent bed 3. Next, the height changing operation lever 29 is operated to rotate the hook member 22 so as to release the engagement of the connecting rod 17 with the engagement recess 27. In this state, the child bed surface 4
Is lowered as shown in FIG. At this time,
The action of the spring 34 prevents the upper frame 11 from dropping suddenly, which is safe. Then, the height changing operation lever 29 is released, and the connecting rod 17 is engaged with the engaging concave portion 28 of the hook member 22. by this,
The height of the lowered child bed surface 4 is maintained.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (2) or FIG. 3 (1), the child bed 5 is moved toward the parent bed 3. At this time, the lock release lever 50 is operated as needed. When moving the child bed 5, the lock member 4
By fitting 4 into the lock recess 55, the state shown in FIG. 3B can be obtained, and by fitting the lock member 44 into the lock recess 54, the state shown in FIG. 3A can be obtained.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the illustrated embodiments, various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, the door-like portion that closes the opening that allows the bed to be taken in and out and the doorway that allows the person to go in and out may be provided on different panels.

Further, the closing member for selectively closing the entrance / exit may be constituted by something other than the accordion curtain or the roll curtain. In addition, such a closing member is not particularly provided, and the entrance and exit may be left open.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bed partition 60 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of a bed partition 82 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing a bed apparatus 1 which is advantageously used in combination with a bed partition according to the present invention, from an end portion on one side in a longitudinal direction thereof.
(1) to (5) show typical states taken by the bed apparatus 1.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the bed apparatus 1 in the state shown in FIG. 3 (5), with some elements shown broken or removed.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view showing the child bed 5 included in the bed apparatus 1, in which some elements are shown in a broken or removed state.

6 is a plan view showing one longitudinal end of the bed apparatus 1 in the state shown in FIG. 3 (4), in which some elements are shown broken or removed.

7 is an enlarged right side view of the portion shown in FIG. 6, showing some elements broken or removed.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a lock mechanism provided in the bed apparatus 1, wherein the upper half is a front view and the lower half is a right side view.

9 is a plan view showing a lock member 44 and a lock recess 54 shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 bed device 3 parent bed 5 child bed 6 floor 58 shelves 60,82 bed partition 61 walkable space 62,63,64,65,83,84,85 panel 66,86 hinge 67,87 door-like part 68 , 90 opening 70, 93 entrance / exit 71 accordion curtain 72 horizontal bar member 73, 74, 75 window 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 shoji 94, 95, 96 slide rail 97 roll curtain

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of panels arranged around the bed so as to block the view toward the bed from the outside in a state where a walkable space is formed on at least one side edge of the bed, and the panel is a bed. A bed including a panel having a door-like portion that is rotatably supported and can be opened and closed so as to form an opening that allows the entrance and exit of a bed, and a panel that has a doorway that allows the entrance and exit of people. Partition. 2. The bed partition according to claim 1, wherein the panel having the door-shaped portion and the panel having the doorway are the same panel. 3. The bed partition according to claim 1, further comprising a closing member that selectively closes the doorway. 4. The horizontal bar member extending along the upper side of the entrance / exit, and the closing member includes an accordion curtain movably suspended along the horizontal bar member. Bed partition. 5. An upper side of the doorway is open, and the closing member is a slide rail that extends laterally from one side of the doorway, and a slide rail that is held by the slide rail and drawn out in the horizontal direction. The bed partition according to claim 3, comprising a roll curtain. 6. The bed partition according to claim 1, wherein the panel includes a panel having a window that can be opened and closed. 7. The bed partition according to claim 1, wherein the panel includes a panel provided with a shelf.