JPH0928517A - Infant bed with storage type side guard - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form an infant bed guard, so as to be capable of being stored under a floor part. SOLUTION: A whole guard 4 is mounted on guide grooves formed on the opposed faces of leg part pillars slidably via slide parts projected from both ends of the lower one side of' the guard 4, and the end of a bent type interlocked stay 9 is rotatably jointed to both ends of the outer frame of the guard 4. Furthermore, the base end of the cylinder 11 of a gas spring 10 is jointed to the stay 9 at a position near a joint with a bed body. Also, the end of the rod 12 of the gas spring 10 is jointed to the bed body. A structure for supporting the whole guard 4 is thereby provided. In addition, a storage rail 14 with a guide groove 13 continued to the guide grooves of the leg part pillars is formed under a floor part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a children's bed provided with a retractable side fence, wherein the fence is pulled up from under the floor while being stowable under the floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in hospital beds, particularly in children's beds having a retractable side fence, due to the fact that the user is a child, sufficient consideration is given to safety in particular. For example, as for the side fence, there is no plug-in type that can be seen in a normal bed or a structure that only partially covers the bed side, so-called whole surface that can completely cover the bed side Fences are employed. In this case, the entire fence is configured to move up and down along the column of the bed, and has a function of arbitrarily holding the height of the side fence by a height adjustment holding mechanism. According to the side fence, since the side surface of the bed can be completely covered, there is no possibility that the child falls from the floor, and there is no problem in terms of safety. In addition, since the side fence can be held in stages by the height adjustment holding mechanism, the support height of the side fence can be freely adjusted according to the use situation such as getting on and off the bed, treatment, etc. Is good.

[0003]

However, according to the children's bed provided with the retractable side fence as described above, the side fence is lowered below the floor along the bed support, so that the floor is lowered. A space for accommodating the side fences below the part, that is, at least a floor height corresponding to the height of the side fences, is required, and the height of the floor cannot be further reduced. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above background, and has a retractable side fence capable of setting the height of the floor to a lower height by storing the fence below the floor. The purpose is to provide a cot.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a pediatric bed provided with a retractable side fence, wherein the bed side surface is provided between leg columns facing each other in the bed longitudinal direction. A side fence that covers the entire side is movably attached to a guide groove provided along the leg column via both ends of the side fence, and the side fence is supported at an arbitrary position by a gas spring. A storage rail having a guide groove continuous with the guide groove in the leg support is provided below the floor of the bed, and the side fence is entirely covered by operating a gas spring. While being lifted and supported, it is characterized in that it is stored below the floor along the storage rail. In the above-mentioned structure, both ends of the lower side rail of the side fence are movably mounted in the guide grooves provided along the leg columns, and the bed body can be freely rotated at both ends on the upper side of the side fence. The distal end of the bending-type interlocking stay attached to the rotatably connected to the bed body of the bending-type interlocking stay is connected to the base end of the cylinder forming the gas spring, while the gas is connected. It is characterized in that the rod tip end side of the spring is connected to the bed body side. Furthermore, both ends of the lower side rail and the upper side rail of the side fence are movably mounted in guide grooves provided along the leg support, and the location near the upper side of the side fence is always linear. The tip of the bending-type interlocking stay that is rotatably attached to the bed body is formed in the middle part of the side fence while being configured to be bendable to the outside of the floor through an urging means that urges it to return. Connected rotatably to connect the base end of the cylinder that constitutes the gas spring, and the tip of the gas spring to the bed body in the vicinity of the point where the bent interlocking stay is connected to the bed body. It is characterized in that it is configured to.

[0005]

When the side fence completely covers the side of the bed, the side fence is held by a gas spring in a locked state via a bending type interlocking stay. here,
If the gas spring rod is unlocked and the side fence is pushed in, the side fence will descend along the leg support and if the gas spring rod is locked again, the side fence will be in its position. Can be fixedly supported. When the gas spring rod is further unlocked and the side fence is pushed in, the side fence can be stored below the floor along the storage rail below the floor. There is no problem if it is set lower than the height of the fence. If the side fence is bent at the middle, unlock the gas spring rod and push in the side fence. While bending, the lower horizontal rail and the upper horizontal rail descend along the guide grooves in the leg posts, reach the storage rail below the floor, and can be stored below the floor.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a child bed provided with a retractable side fence according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a children's bed 1 having a retractable side fence. The children's bed 1 has a leg support 2 arranged in a square shape, a floor frame 3 for supporting a floor (not shown), and an entire fence 4 for covering the entire side surface of the bed. A caster 5 is attached to the tip of the leg post 2 so that it can be transported. The front fence 4 includes a rectangular outer frame 6 having a size corresponding to a distance between the leg posts 2 opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction of the bed, and a plurality of vertical frames 7 arranged at equal intervals inside the outer frame 6. And a guide groove (not shown) formed on the surface of the leg support 2 facing each other via sliding portions 8 protruding from both ends of one side of the outer frame 6 on the lower side in the figure. It is slidably mounted. The vertex of the entire fence 4 is bent at a predetermined angle toward the inside in the bed width direction so that the vertex does not protrude outward in the bed width direction when stored below the floor. A bed body (for example, a head-side frame, a foot-side frame) is provided at both ends of the upper surface of the outer frame 6 of the entire fence 4.
A tip of a bending type interlocking stay 9 rotatably mounted on the side is rotatably connected, and a base of a cylinder 11 constituting a gas spring 10 is provided near a portion where the bending type interlocking stay 9 is connected to a bed body. Connect the ends and apply gas spring 10
The front end of the rod 12 is connected to the bed body side to support the entire fence 4 (see FIG. 2). Also,
Under the floor of the bed 1, a guide groove 13 is provided in both leg posts 2 facing the bed width direction so as to be continuous with the guide grooves in the leg posts 2. A rail 14 is provided.

Here, the gas spring 10 will be described. The gas spring 10 is filled with a high-pressure gas at the distal end inside the cylinder 11 by a partition wall (not shown) movably provided in the cylinder 11. A chamber is formed, and oil is sealed through the partition through the partition to form an oil chamber. A rod 12 is mounted in the oil chamber so as to be able to advance and retreat via a piston (not shown). The oil chamber is divided into two parts, and an oil passage is formed in the piston to communicate the divided oil chamber, and an on-off valve (not shown) for opening and closing the passage is provided in the oil passage, and the on-off valve is opened and closed. An operating shaft (not shown) is provided in the rod 12 so as to be movable in the axial direction, and the tip of the operating shaft protrudes from the rod 12. An operation piece (not shown) which is interlockingly displaced by a wire 16 for transmitting an operation force by a stopper lever 15 which is a lock release operation means of the rod 12 is arranged at the distal end of the operation shaft. Stopper lever 15
By pressing the operation shaft through the operation piece by the operation of, the on-off valve is operated to open the oil flow path, the piston can be moved in the oil chamber, and the rod 12 is extended and retracted with respect to the cylinder 11. The operation shaft is opened, the operation shaft is opened, the oil passage is shut off by the on-off valve, the piston is restrained in the oil chamber, and the rod 12 is restrained.

With the operation of the gas spring 10 as described above, with the rod 12 released from the restraint, the entire fence 4 is lifted and supported so as to cover the entire side surface of the bed. It is configured to be stored along the storage rail 14 below the part.

Next, the operation of the child bed 1 will be described. When the full-surface fence 4 covers the entire side surface of the bed, the full-surface fence 4 is held by the gas spring 10 in a locked state via the bending-type interlocking stay 9. Here, if the stopper lever 15 is operated to release the locked state of the rod 12 of the gas spring 10 and the entire surface fence 4 is pushed in, the bending type interlocking stay 9 is interlocked and the cylinder 11 of the gas spring 10 is moved. Since the rod 12 is pushed into the cylinder 11 and can be moved back into the cylinder 11, the entire fence 4 descends along the guide groove of the leg support 2 via the sliding portion 8, and the gas spring 10
If the rod 12 is locked, the entire fence 4 can be fixedly supported at that position.

When the rod 12 of the gas spring 10 is further unlocked and the entire fence 4 is pushed in, the full fence 4 can be stored below the floor along the storage rail 14 below the floor. Even if the height of the floor is set lower than the height of the entire fence 4, there is no problem. As described above, the entire fence 4 can be pushed in and pulled up together with the operation of the gas spring 10 to hold the full fence 4 at a desired position, the labor burden is light, the operation is easy, and the usability is improved. Greatly improve.

The children's bed provided with the retractable side fence according to the present invention can also be implemented by the following configuration. That is, the child bed 20 shown in FIGS.
Then, sliding portions 22a, 2
2b, the sliding portions 22a and 22b at both ends of the longitudinal side are slidably mounted in guide grooves provided along the leg column 2. The front fence 21 is formed by connecting a portion near the upper side to the floor so that it can be bent outward on the side of the floor. For example, a coil spring that urges the side to return to the original state is interposed. The distal end of the bending-type interlocking stay 9 is rotatably connected to a portion near the connecting portion 23 of the entire fence 21, and a gas spring is provided near the connecting portion of the bending-type interlocking stay 9 to the bed body. While connecting the base end of the cylinder 11 which constitutes 10, the front end side of the rod 12 of the gas spring 10 is connected to a suitable position on the bed body side.

According to the pediatric bed 20 having the above-described structure, when the rod 12 of the gas spring 10 is unlocked and the full-face fence 4 is pushed in, the full-face fence 4 is a bent portion of the connecting portion 23. While bending outward on the floor side, through the sliding portions 22a and 22b at both ends of the long side. The entire fence 4 descends along the guide groove of the leg support 2,
It reaches the storage rail 14 below the floor, and the entire fence 4 can be stored below the floor in a state where the connecting portion 23 which is the bent portion is bent at a substantially right angle at the lower end of the leg support 2. it can. For this reason, the height of the floor can be further reduced.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, by storing the fence under the floor, the height of the floor can be set lower than before, which is excellent in operability and can be stored. It can be said that it is a special function as a function of the child bed with side fences.

[0014]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a child bed provided with a retractable side fence according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic functional configuration diagram showing a support structure and a storage structure of a stowable side fence of the child bed shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view of an essential part showing another embodiment of a child bed provided with a retractable side fence according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic functional configuration diagram showing a support structure and a storage structure of a stowable side fence of the child bed shown in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 20 Children's bed 2 Leg support 3 Floor frame 4 Full fence 5 Caster 6 Outer frame 7 Vertical frame 8 Sliding part 9 Bend type interlocking stay 10 Gas spring 11 Cylinder 12 Rod 13 Guide groove 14 Storage rail 15 Stopper lever DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 Wire 21 Overall fence 22a, 22b Sliding part 23 Connecting part 24 Connecting shaft

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pediatric bed provided with a retractable side fence, wherein side fences that completely cover the side surface of the bed are provided between the leg columns facing each other in the longitudinal direction of the bed via both ends of the side fence. Movably attached to a guide groove provided along the leg strut to support the side fence at an arbitrary position by a gas spring, and a guide groove in the leg strut below the floor of the bed. A storage rail provided with a continuous guide groove is provided, and the side fence is lifted and supported so as to completely cover the side surface of the bed by operating a gas spring, while the storage rail is stored below the floor along the storage rail. A cot for children with a retractable side fence, which is characterized by its structure. 2. The lower side rail of the side fence is movably attached to both ends of the side rail in a guide groove provided along the leg column, and the bed body is rotatable on both ends of the upper side of the side fence. The distal end of the bending-type interlocking stay attached to the rotatably connected to the bed body of the bending-type interlocking stay is connected to the base end of the cylinder forming the gas spring, while the gas is connected. The infant bed provided with the retractable side fence according to claim 1, wherein the rod tip end side of the spring is connected to the bed body side. 3. The lower side rail and the upper side rail of the side fence are movably attached to both ends of the side rail in a guide groove provided along the leg support, and a portion near the upper side of the side fence is always Via the urging means for urging so as to return to a straight line, it is constructed so that it can be bent outward on the floor side, and the tip of the bendable interlocking stay rotatably attached to the bed body is attached to the side fence. Connected rotatably to an intermediate part, and connecting the base end of a cylinder forming a gas spring to the bed main body while connecting the bending type interlocking stay near the connection part with the bed main body. The cot for children with a retractable side fence according to claim 1, wherein the cot is connected to the side.