JPH10127725A - Simple bathing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably feed hot water, to improve the effect of the massage, heat insulation and promotion of metabolism, and to reduce the cross infection by storing a patient in a box-shaped storage tank having a deforming side wall and capable of opening/closing a forward wall, where a head part of the patient is protruded above an upper wall, and spraying hot water from a nozzle in a mist manner. SOLUTION: A box-shaped storage tank 6 comprises a forward wall 2, a rear wall 3, right and left deforming side wall parts 4a, and upper walls 5a, 5b. The forward wall 2 is openable/closable, and a window hole 5c is provided between the upper wall parts 5a, 5b so that a head part of a patient is projected outside. A tread is provided so that a wheel chair can be stored as it is when the forward wall 2 is opened. An accumulator and a nozzle connected to a hot water feeding equipment are provided on the rear wall 3. The patient is stored in the storage tank 6, and hot water is sprayed in the mist from the nozzle. The patient in the wheel chair can be bathed, and heat insulation of the storage tank 6 is kept by spraying hot water in the mist, and the body of the patient can be cleaned.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simplified bathing apparatus, and more particularly to a simplified simplified bathing apparatus for nursing care, in which warm water is sprayed on the body of a care-receiver (patient) housed in a housing tub to warm the body. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in hospitals, welfare and nursing homes and the like, patients and cared persons are bathed to promote body washing and metabolism. At that time, bathing with a bathtub or shower was performed, but when bathing a patient, especially the elderly, etc., especially when bathing in a bathtub, the water pressure in the bathtub will affect the heart, and Careful attention must be paid to the management of the time taken, and this is a great burden on the caregiver in addition to the bathing and care of the patient and the cared for.

In order to reduce this burden, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-30
U.S. Patent No. 8355, "Body washing apparatus" has also been used. This `` body washing device '' is a bathing device with a shower, which allows you to transfer to a special wheelchair, wash your body in a wheelchair, and take a shower bath in the bathroom as it is, so that patients and care recipients can be bathed in hot water. It is expected that the burden on the caregiver will be greatly reduced and the use effect on the patient will be higher than in a bathtub that requires labor to put in and out.

[0004]

However, since the "body washing apparatus" has many functions, the whole apparatus is relatively large, requires a large space for installation, and is very expensive. In addition, since running costs are relatively high, there has been a desire to make it more readily available with an eye to future home care.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to achieve the following objects. To enable stable supply of hot water. To improve the warm bathing effect such as bathing. To be able to take a bath for a long time, and to improve the massage effect, heat retention effect, and metabolism promotion effect. To reduce the occurrence of cross-infection when bathing. To reduce the cost of bathing. To reduce the caregiver's labor. To provide a simple, lightweight, and inexpensive simple bathing apparatus having a simple structure. Make compact storage. To expand the possibility of use in ordinary households.

[0006]

A box-shaped storage tank is formed by a front wall, a rear wall, a deformable side wall, and an upper wall.
A front wall of the storage tank is openable and closable, and a window hole is provided on an upper wall of the storage tank so that a patient's head projects upward. A nozzle for jetting is provided, and the storage tank is configured such that the depth of the storage tank can be adjusted by deformation of a side wall. At a position inside the side wall, a side water conduit having a nozzle is disposed so as to be foldable in the front-rear direction with respect to the rear wall, and a hot water supply pipe is connected to the side water conduit. Nozzles are provided for spraying hot water in a mist toward the patient's flanks and legs. The upper wall includes a front piece rotatably mounted on the front wall of the storage tub up and down, and a rear piece rotatably mounted on the rear wall of the storage tub up and down. A window hole is arranged at the joint. A soft patch is provided at the edge of the window hole provided on the upper wall of the storage tank. The side wall of the storage tank is formed in a bellows shape and formed to be foldable,
An X-shaped support portion that is movable when the storage tank is folded is disposed outside the side wall. The support portion has a pantograph shape and is movable in accordance with the folding of the storage tank. The front wall includes a frame portion connected to the side wall and the support portion, a door portion rotatably disposed on the frame portion, and a caster for moving the frame portion in the front-rear direction. At the lower part of the frame portion, there is arranged a tread plate which makes it possible to get over a wheelchair. At the top of the rear wall is arranged a nozzle for injecting mist towards the patient's neck and shoulders in the storage tank. In the hot water pipe,
A pressure accumulator is connected to the hot water supply device for stably supplying hot water, and the hot water supply pipe and the pressure accumulator are disposed on the rear wall side of the storage tank. A plurality of nozzles that open are arranged. An upper water pipe connected to the hot water supply pipe is disposed between the front wall and the rear wall. By being arranged, care is taken not to impair the foldability of the side wall. A nozzle is connected to the upper water pipe at an upper position of the front wall, and the nozzle is arranged at a position where hot water is sprayed in a mist form toward the neck and back of the patient.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a simplified bathing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a simple bathing device, 2 denotes a front wall, 3 denotes a rear wall, 4a and 4b denote side walls, and 5a and 5b denote upper walls.

[0008] The simplified bathing apparatus 1 comprises a front wall 2 and a rear wall 3.
And a deformable side walls 4a, 4b and upper walls 5a, 5b form a box-shaped storage tank 6, and the front wall 2 of the storage tank 6
Can be opened and closed, and a window hole 5c is provided in the upper wall 5 so as to protrude the head of the patient upward.

On the front wall 2, a U-shaped frame portion 21 connected to the side walls 4a and 4b, a door portion 22 rotatably disposed on the frame portion 21, and a frame portion 21 are provided. A caster 23 is provided to be movable in the front-rear direction, and a tread plate 24 is provided below the frame 21 so as to be able to get over a wheelchair.

On the rear wall 3, a frame portion 31 facing the frame portion 21, a pressure accumulator 32 disposed below the frame portion 31 and connected to the hot water supply device 7, and a frame portion connected to the pressure accumulator 32 3
1 and the nozzles 34 and 34 connected to the hot water supply pipe 33 and disposed on the upper portion of the frame 31, and are mounted on the rear wall 3 so as to be foldable in the front-rear direction. Side water pipes 35, 35 are provided. Side water pipe 3
The nozzle 5 has nozzles 36, 36,... Connected to the hot water supply pipe 33. The nozzle 34 is disposed at a position where the hot water is sprayed as a mist toward the neck and shoulders of the patient, and the nozzle 36 is disposed at a position where the hot water is discharged as a mist toward the flanks and legs of the patient. You.

The side walls 4a and 4b are formed in a bellows shape and are foldable, for example, of vinyl resin or the like, and are disposed between the frame portion 21 and the frame portion 31 as an outer position of the side water conduit 35. . Outside the side walls 4a, 4b, X-shaped support portions 41, 41 which are movable when the storage tank 6 is folded are arranged. The support portions 41, 41 can be deformed into a pantograph shape, and upper portions 41a, 41a thereof are provided.
Are connected to the connecting portions 42 and 42 arranged on the frame portion 21 and the frame portion 31 in a movable state according to the folding of the storage tank 6.

The upper wall 5 has a front piece 5a rotatably mounted on the door portion 22 of the front wall 2 vertically and a rear portion rotatably mounted on the frame 31 of the rear wall 3 vertically. And a piece 5b. A window hole 5c is provided at the joint, and a soft patch 5d is provided at an edge of the window hole 5c. The front piece 5a and the rear piece 5b are respectively connected to the front wall 2 and the rear wall 3 by the support members 5e and 5e in use.
It is arranged to be fixable to.

A hot water supply pipe 3 is provided between the front wall 2 and the rear wall 3.
The upper water pipe 51 is connected to the side wall 4a, and the upper water pipe 51 is provided with a flexible vinyl hose or a flexible joint. Care is taken not to impair the foldability of 4b. Nozzles 52, 52 are connected to the upper water pipe 51 at an upper position of the door portion 22 of the front wall 2, and the nozzles 52, 52 spray hot water in the form of a mist toward the neck and back of the patient. Placed in position.

The depth of the storage tank 6 can be adjusted by deformation of the side walls 4a, 4b and the support portions 41, 41 in the storage state and the use state. In the storage state of the storage tank 6, as shown in FIG.
, Rear piece 5b, side water pipes 35, 35 and upper water pipe 51
Are folded to form side walls 4a, 4b formed in a bellows shape
Is contracted, the support portions 41, 41 are folded and housed inside the front wall 2. 3, the side walls 4a, 4b are extended, and the front piece 5a and the rear piece 5b of the upper wall 5 are fixed in a horizontal state by the support members 5e, 5e, as shown in FIG. The side water pipes 35, 35 are shown in FIG.
Is turned as shown by the arrow A in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the hot water supply device 7 includes a pump 71 connected to the pressure accumulator 32, a switching device 72 connected to the pump 71, and a hot water temperature controller 73 connected to the switching device 72. A cleaning material storage tank 74 is provided.

When the simple bathing apparatus 1 having such a configuration is used, as shown in FIG. 3, the accommodation tub 6 is used, and for example, a patient (cared person) Y who is placed on a wheelchair or the like is As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the door portion 22 is opened and closed, gets over the tread plate 24, is housed in the housing tank 6, and the head is projected from the window hole 5c as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Then, the hot water supply device 7 is operated, and hot water is ejected from the nozzles 34, 36, and 52 as a mist toward the patient. At this time,
The spouting water is set at a temperature of about 5 to 10 liters per minute at a temperature of about 55 ° C.

When the simple bathing apparatus 1 is used, hot water supplied from the hot water supply apparatus 7 is sent to the hot water supply pipe 33 with the pressure stabilized in the pressure accumulator 32, and the nozzles 34, 36, 5
2 is ejected into the storage tank 6. The nozzle 34, the nozzle 36, and the nozzle 52 eject hot water as a mist toward the patient's neck, shoulders, flanks, legs, and back, so that heat retention can be obtained inside the storage tank 6. In addition to washing the patient's body, it is possible to obtain a so-called warm bath effect equivalent to bathing in a bathtub. In addition, the jetted mist-like hot water hits the skin of the patient, so that a massage effect is obtained, and as a result, the metabolism of the patient can be promoted.

After the cleaning of the patient Y is completed, the hot water supply device 7 is stopped, the door 22 is opened and closed, and the patient Y placed in a wheelchair or the like is taken out of the storage tank 6 to the outside, and water droplets adhering to the body are removed. Is removed with a towel or the like.

In the hot water supply device 7, the switching device 72 is switched so that the pump 71 is connected to the cleaning material storage tank 74 to inject the cleaning material and the like to the patient and to disinfect the storage bath 6 (bath tub). It is also possible to inject an antiseptic solution or the like, connect the pump 71 to the bathtub, use the remaining hot water in the bath, or directly connect a shower device for home use or the like. In addition, the simplified bathing apparatus 1 can be installed and used in, for example, a bathroom in a home, and can be used with an arbitrary chair or the like. It is also possible. In addition, when the patient's body is being washed, the simple bathing apparatus 1 can be put into the housed state, and when the patient is warm-bathed, the simple bathing apparatus 1 can be put into the use state.

[0020]

According to the simplified bathing apparatus of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) Since the pressure accumulator is provided, stable supply of hot water can be achieved. (2) Since hot water is jetted out as mist into the storage tank, it is possible to bathe for a long time, and to improve the warm bath effect, such as bathing in hot water, the massage effect, the warming effect, and the metabolism promoting effect. it can. (3) Since hot and cold water is not stored, occurrence of cross-infection between patients can be reduced, and even when patients are incontinent, cleaning can be easily performed. (4) Since the amount of hot and cold water can be reduced, the cost for bathing can be reduced. (5) Since there is no floor and the structure is foldable by the bellows-like side walls, a simple, lightweight and inexpensive simple type bathing apparatus can be provided, and compact storage can be achieved. (6) Since it can be used near the bed of the cared person, the burden on the cared person can be reduced. (7) As described above, the possibility of use in ordinary households can be expanded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a simplified bathing device according to the present invention, with some descriptions omitted.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a storage state of a storage tank of the simplified bathing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage state of a storage tank of the simplified bathing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view showing a procedure for using a storage tank of the simplified bathing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Simple bathing apparatus 2 ... Front wall 21 ... Frame part 22 ... Door part 23 ... Caster 24 ... Tread plate 3 ... Rear wall 31 ... Frame part 32 ... Pressure accumulator 33 ... Hot water supply pipe 34 ... Nozzle 35 ... Side water pipe 36 ... Nozzle 4a, 4b ... Side wall 41 ... Support part 41a ... Upper part 42 ... Connection part 5 ... Upper wall 5a ... Front piece 5b ... Rear piece 5c ... Window hole 5d ... Patch 5e ... Support member 51 ... Upper guide Water pipe 52 ... Nozzle 6 ... Storage tank 7 ... Hot water supply device 71 ... Pump 72 ... Switching device 73 ... Hot water temperature controller 74 ... Cleaning material storage tank Y ... Patient (cared person)

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped storage tank (6) is formed by a front wall (2), a rear wall (3), deformable side walls (4a, 4b) and an upper wall (5). A front wall of the storage tank is openable and closable, and a window hole (5c) for projecting a patient's head upwardly is provided on an upper wall, and a nozzle (34, 36) is provided, and a hot water supply device (7) is connected to the nozzle via a hot water supply pipe (33);
A simple bathing device, wherein a depth of the storage tub is adjustable by deformation of a side wall. 2. A hot water supply pipe (33) is provided with a pressure accumulator (32) for stably supplying hot water, the pressure accumulator is connected to a hot water supply device (7), and the hot water supply pipe and the pressure accumulator are connected to each other. Storage tank (6)
2. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the rear wall is arranged on the rear wall side.
The simple bathing device described. 3. Positions inside the side walls (4a, 4b)
A side water pipe (35) is disposed so as to be foldable in the front-rear direction with respect to the rear wall (3), and a hot water supply pipe (33) is connected to the side water pipe to accommodate the storage tank (6). Nozzle (3) for jetting hot and cold water into the interior of the
3. The simple bathing device according to claim 1, wherein 6) is arranged. 4. An upper wall (5) is attached to a front wall (2) of a storage tank (6) so as to be rotatable up and down.
a), and a rear piece (5b) rotatably mounted on the rear wall (3) of the storage tank so as to be vertically rotatable. 4. A simplified bathing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a soft patch (5d) is provided at an edge of the hole. 5. Side walls (4a, 4b) of a storage tank (6).
Is formed in a bellows shape and is foldable, and an X-shaped support portion (41) is disposed outside the side wall, and the support portion is movable when the storage tank is folded. The simple bathing device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the bathing device has a shape and is movable in accordance with folding of the storage tank. 6. The front wall (2) has side walls (4a, 4a).
b) and the frame part (2) connected to the support part (41).
1) and a door portion (2) rotatably disposed on the frame portion.
2) and a caster (23) for making the frame part movable in the front-rear direction, and a tread plate (24) for making it possible to get over the wheelchair is arranged at a lower part of the frame part. Claims 1 and 2,
3. The simple bathing apparatus according to 3, 4 or 5. 7. A nozzle (34) for spraying hot water in a mist toward the neck and shoulders of the patient located inside the storage tank is arranged on the upper part of the rear wall (3). The simple bathing apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. 8. An upper water pipe (51) is arranged between the front wall (2) and the rear wall (3), and the upper water pipe is connected to the hot water supply pipe (33) and is foldable. The simple bathing apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, wherein 9. The front water pipe (51) has a front wall (2).
The nozzle (52) is connected to the upper position of the nozzle,
8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the hot water is mist-shaped and is disposed at a position where the hot water is jetted toward the neck and back of the patient located inside the storage tank. ,
Or the simple type bathing apparatus of 8.