JPH0956523A - Bath chair - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and safely handle a handy shower by providing a handy shower holding part on a bath chair main body. SOLUTION: For this bath chair 1, a leg part 3 composed of a metallic pipe with a height adjustment leg 31 is installed, a seat 2 composed of synthetic resin is installed at the upper part and a backrest 4 is provided on a rear upper part through a backrest fixing pipe. On the seat 2, a front open part 21 in a shape for putting in a shower head for making private parts easily washable from a front part and a rear open part 22 for making them easily washable from a rear part as well are formed. Also, a waterproof cushion 3 is installed at a part to be in direct contact with the hips. Further, handle parts 24 used at the time of moving a body and standing are provided on both ends of the seat 2 and the handy shower holding parts 5 are formed at the front parts. The handy shower holding part 5 is almost in a keyhole shape and a hose open part for passing through the hose of the handy shower is formed on a side face.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bath chair used by an elderly person or a disabled person to take a bath at home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional bath chair for elderly people or persons with disabilities, the knee joint of a person with a disability is burdened with a low bath chair for the general public, and therefore it is difficult to sit.
It is a bath chair with a certain seat height. These are generally composed of a leg frame portion of a metal pipe and a seat portion made of synthetic resin. Also, some have a backrest installed to hold the body behind when sitting. However, conventional bath chairs for the elderly or disabled have no handheld shower retention device.

[0003]

As described above, since the conventional bath chair for the elderly or disabled does not have a holding device for the handy shower, it is difficult for the elderly or disabled to take a bath alone. There was a problem such as the burden on the waist of the caregiver who had a hard time when there was a caregiver. That is, when an elderly person or a disabled person takes a bath, he / she takes a bath alone or a caregiver attends the bath. However, in the bathroom, a handy shower usually has a holding portion at a high position on the wall surface, and the shower itself hits the head or body for washing hair. However, since the conventional bath chair does not have a holding device for the handheld shower, when the elderly or handicapped person takes a bath, the handheld shower is used when the elderly or handicapped person sits in the bath chair to wash their bodies. , The temperature of the handheld shower is not stable immediately after the hot water is discharged, and it may be hot or cold, so if you place it in the holding part on the normal wall, this unstable water will not directly affect the elderly and the disabled. It sometimes took a while. For this reason, they usually put it on the floor of the bathroom or put it in a bathtub, leaving the hot water out of the handy shower and waiting for the hot water temperature to stabilize. However, in this case, every time an elderly person or a disabled person or a caregiver uses a handheld shower, he / she must bend down to take the handy shower, which is not only for the elderly person and the disabled person but also for the caregiver. It was a heavy burden.

[0004]

As a means for solving the above problems, according to the present invention, the bath chair body is provided with a handy shower holding portion. Further, the handy shower holding portion is formed with a holding portion including a vertical through hole and a side opening portion in a part of the bath chair body. Further, the up-and-down through-hole has an upward holding fitting surface formed in an inverted conical shape for holding the handy shower upward, and has an opening width for allowing the hose portion of the handy shower to pass through the side surface opening portion. Is forming.
Of course, the conical shape does not have to be a perfect conical shape, and may have, for example, a rounded edge when viewed in cross section. Then, following the upward holding fitting surface for holding the handy shower upward in the vertical through hole, a downward holding fitting surface for holding the handy shower downward is formed in a substantially conical shape. Good. The reason why it is omitted is as described above.

Further, it is preferable that the handy shower holding portions are formed at a plurality of places (for example, right and left) of the seat of the bath chair. The reason for this is that, especially in the case of a person with paralysis, one of the left and right functions still remains, so if that person uses a shower alone to massage, the handy shower can be easily performed by the person with the remaining function. This is so that it can be held at. The seats of these bath chairs may be made of synthetic resin. That is, the idea of the present invention is to install the handheld shower holder on the bath chair itself, and considering that the handheld shower holder is installed at the ends (both sides) of the seat, the handheld shower holder is generally considered. Is not a hindrance and is a good position for use.

Thus, the handy shower holding portion is provided at a position where it does not interfere with the seating of an elderly person or a handicapped person, so that the helper can take the handy shower without bending the waist. Even when the person with a disability uses it, it can be fixed and held by stabilizing the temperature of the hot water that is being ejected and by lowering the hose through the hose opening of the seat with the hot water outlet side of the handy shower up. At this time, wasteful use of hot water can be avoided by setting it so that it rests on the knees for effective use of hot water.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
~ It demonstrates according to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the overall structure of the bath chair 1 includes a leg portion 3 made of a metal pipe with height adjusting legs 31, a seat 2 is installed on the upper portion, and a backrest fixing pipe is provided on the upper rear portion. A backrest 4 is provided.

As for the shape of the seat 2, a front opening portion 21 having a shape in which a shower head is inserted for facilitating washing of the pubic portion from the front and a rear opening portion 22 for facilitating washing from the rear are provided.
Are formed. In addition, a waterproof cushion 23 is installed at the portion where the buttocks directly contact. At both ends of the seat 2, a grip portion 24 used when moving or standing up is provided, and a handy shower holding portion 5 according to the present invention is integrally formed in front of the grip portion 24. The shower holding portion 5 may be formed on the backrest portion 4, or may be formed on the pipes of the backrest portion 4 and the leg portion 3 as a separate component. The structure is integrated when is molded with synthetic resin.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the handheld shower holder 5. As shown in the figure, the handy shower holding portion 5 has a substantially keyhole shape, and a hose opening portion 51 through which the hose 63 of the handy shower 6 passes is formed from the side surface.

As shown in FIG. 3, the handy shower holding portion 5 is formed with a holding fitting surface 52 for holding the handy shower 6 in a vertical section. The fitting surface 52 further has a handy shower upward holding fitting surface 521 in which the inner diameter gradually increases toward the upper surface from the minimum substantially circular portion 53 in the middle of the entire thickness of the holding portion, and the lower surface side. Further, it is formed of a handy shower downward holding and fitting surface 522 in which a substantially inner diameter gradually increases toward the outer surface from the minimum substantially circular portion 53.

This handheld shower upward holding and fitting surface 5
21, the hot water outlet 61 side of the handy shower 6 can be installed in the upper portion as shown in FIG. 4, and the hot water outlet side 61 of the handy shower 6 can be placed upwards from the hose opening 51 of the seat 2. The hose 63 can be fixed and held by passing it down.

The handheld shower downward holding and fitting surface 522 has a hot water spout 6 of the handheld shower 6 as shown in FIG.
The purpose is to allow one side to be held at the bottom.
This is because the handy shower 6 is turned upside down with the hot water spout 61 side down and the hose 63 is passed through and the hoses 6 are raised.
If 3 is flexed, it can be held even when set on the lower side, and it becomes possible to pour hot water onto the feet and calves. By using the handy shower downward holding and fitting surface 522, after washing the body with soap, the assistant or the person himself / herself removes the handy shower from the holding portion without bending his / her body and pour hot water onto the body to wash the soap. It is a thing.

[0013]

As a result of this, when the water is set on the handheld shower holding portion on the wall surface of the bathroom as in the conventional case and hot water is discharged, hot water with an unstable temperature is directly applied to the disabled person,
There is no risk of burns or heart strain, and handheld showers, which used to be kept on the floor or kept in the bathtub to keep the temperature stable, are now aged. It can be held and installed in a position where people and people with disabilities can sit on the bath chair 1 without disturbing them, so keep their hips in place while warming their bodies, washing them, and flushing bubbles washed with soap. You will be able to leave a handy shower without bending over. In addition, by effectively utilizing the hot water that has been kept flowing to stabilize the hot water temperature, it can be fixed and held by lowering it through the hose opening 51 of the seat 2 with the hot water outlet side of the handy shower facing up. . At this time, if you set it so that it rests on your lap or on your body, you can obtain a massage effect, and you will not waste water. Also, reverse the handheld shower with the hot water spout side down, pass the hose up and lift it all the way up, and the hose can be flexed so that it can be held even when set to the lower side. You can take a foot bath to warm your body and give a massage effect as described above.

This time, the shape of the holding portion has been described in the embodiment in which the handy shower is in the vertical direction, but it may be inclined with respect to the seat 2 so that the body can be exposed to hot water more easily. Further, the position of the handy shower holding portion 5 is set to the front of both ends of the seat 2, but the handheld shower holding portion 5 may be placed on the backrest 4 or a holding tool may be formed as a separate component and fixed to the pipe portion. It is a thing. However, the seat 2 made of synthetic resin like this time
Bath chair that is cheaper to form integrally when molding
Can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a top view of the handy shower holding portion of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the handheld shower holding portion of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a holding portion when the handy shower of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a holding portion when the handy shower of FIG. 1 is held with the ejection port thereof facing downward.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bath Chair 2 Seats 21 Front Opening for Washing the Public 22 Back Opening for Washing the Public 23 Waterproof Cushion 24 Handgrip 3 Leg 31 Height Adjusting Leg 4 Backrest 41 Back Fixing Pipe 5 Handy Shower Holding 51 Hose Opening 52 Handy shower holding mating surface 521 Handy shower upward holding mating surface 522 Handy shower downward holding mating surface 53 Minimal approximately circular part 6 Handy shower 61 Hot water spout 62 Hose mounting part 63 Hose

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bath chair comprising a bath chair body provided with a handy shower holding portion. 2. A bath chair formed by forming a handy shower holding portion including a vertical through hole and a side opening portion in a part of the bath chair body. 3. The bath chair according to claim 2, wherein the upper through-hole has an upward holding fitting surface for holding the handy shower upward, and the side surface opening portion has a substantially conical shape. A bath chair characterized in that the hose part of the handy shower is formed with an opening width that allows it to pass through. 4. The bath chair according to claim 3, wherein the vertical through hole is formed in a substantially conical shape, following the upward holding fitting surface, for holding the handy shower downward downward. A bath chair characterized by being 5. The bath chair according to claim 2, wherein one or more handy shower holding portions are formed on the seat of the bath chair. 6. The bath chair according to claim 5, wherein the seat is made of synthetic resin.