JPH10137311A - Helping pit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the helping works of washing before bathing and drying after bathing by providing a helping pit for helping work on a bathroom floor on at least one side of a space set by advancing a carrying vehicle to the bathroom floor. SOLUTION: In use, a helper moves a carrying vehicle 10 with a bathing person in it to a space 19 and onto the closed lid 2a of a helping pit 4, extends an expanding body 8 to rotate an opening and closing lid 2b and opens the helping pit 4. The helper then gets into the helping pit 4 and holds a hand shower to wash the bathing person. After washing, the carrying vehicle 10 is moved, pushed into a bathtub in door opened state as the bathing person remains thereon, and hot water is injected to take a bath. In leaving the bath after the lapse of a certain time, the hot water is drained, and the door is opened to take out the carrying vehicle 10 from the bathtub. The helper then advances the carrying vehicle 10 onto the closed lid 2a, stops it there, and gets down into the helping pit 4 to help the drying Thereafter, the helping pit 4 is closed, and the carrying vehicle 10 is moved to a proper position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assisting pit for preparing a bath for a physically handicapped person or a nursing person on a carrier, and for cleaning and wiping out of a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when taking a bath in a wheelchair, a caretaker stands on a bathroom floor to wash and clean a physically handicapped person, a nursing elderly person, and the like in a transport vehicle outside a bathtub. Was.

[0003]

Conventionally, the assisting work has to be performed in a middle waist posture, which makes it difficult to perform the assisting work.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to provide an assistance pit which can easily perform cleaning work before bathing and wiping after bathing.

[0005]

That is, according to the present invention, a space (19) is provided on a bathroom floor (6) for moving a carrier (10) forward and backward, and the bathroom (19) is located on at least one side of the space (19). This is an assistance pit provided with an assistance pit (4) for assistance work on the floor (6).

[0006]

When performing the assisting work of washing and wiping, the assisting person stands in the assisting pit 4 and performs the bathing operation on the transport vehicle 10 located near the assisting pit 4. That is, a bather who is placed in the bathing posture and placed on the carrier 10 is positioned in the space 19 adjacent to the assistance pit 4. Then, the opening / closing means 3 is operated to open the lid 2 covering the upper surface of the assistance pit 4, descend the stairs 1 provided therein, stand at the assistance pit 4, and wash the bather before bathing or after bathing. Perform wiping.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, a space 19 is provided on the bathroom floor 6 for moving the transport vehicle 10 forward and backward, and on one side of the space 19, a stair 1 provided inside, Lid 2 covering the upper surface, and opening / closing means 3 for opening / closing lid 2
The assistance pit 4 formed from the above is provided.

The assistance pit 4 is a space formed in a rectangular parallelepiped concave portion by digging in a depth of about 300 mm downward from the bathroom floor 6 of the bathroom, and a step 1 for entering the assistance pit 4 is provided. Two stages are provided inside. A drain port 5 for draining the water flowing into the assistance pit 4 is provided in the bottom 4a.

In another embodiment related to the assistance pit 4,
The assistance pits 4 may be provided on both sides of the space 19, and the assistance pits 4 may be provided in a U-shape in plan view surrounding the space 19. The depth of the assistance pit 4 is 300
The size is not limited to millimeters, and may be an appropriate size between 150 mm and 450 mm.

The lid 2 covers the upper surface of the assistance pit 4 and covers a portion of the upper surface of the assistance pit 4 (the left half in the traveling direction of the carrier 10 in FIG. 1). And an opening / closing lid 2b that opens and closes the other part of the upper surface of the assistance pit 4 (the right half in the traveling direction of the transport vehicle 10 in FIG. 1). The left end of the front edge and the left edge of the back edge of the opening / closing lid 2 b are pivotally supported on the upper side of the assistance pit 4 by a shaft 7.

When the opening / closing lid 2b is opened, it pivots to reach a vertical state. When the lid 2b is closed, its edge is supported by a pit edge 4b formed above the assistance pit 4, and the bathroom floor 6 is closed.
And become flush.

The opening / closing means 3 rotates the opening / closing lid 2b about the shaft 7 to open / close the opening / closing lid 2b. It consists of body 8. The elastic body 8 is specifically an electric actuator. Although not shown, another embodiment of the telescopic body 8 includes a hydraulic cylinder that expands and contracts and a hydraulic mechanism that supplies pressure oil to the hydraulic cylinder.

An opening / closing switch 9 for instructing operation of the opening / closing means 3 for opening and closing the opening / closing lid 2b is provided at an appropriate position on the bathroom wall, and an opening switch (not shown) for opening the opening / closing lid 2b when pressed. A closing switch (not shown) closes the opening / closing lid 2b when pressed.

In another embodiment of the opening / closing lid 2b, although not shown, the sliding lid 2b comprises a sliding lid which slides under the opening / closing lid 2b. In another embodiment, the opening / closing lid 2b may be manually opened / closed. In this case, an appropriate brake mechanism is provided on the shaft 7 so that the opening / closing lid 2b can be fixed in an upright state. It should be noted that there is no change in the significance of the assistance pit 4 without the opening / closing lid 2b.

The carrier 10 for carrying a bather includes a movable carriage 12 having casters 11 and a seat 13, and a handle 14 is provided on a back 13 a of the seat 13. If operated, the carrier 10 can be switched between a sitting posture and a supine posture.

In the bathroom, a door 15 for taking a bather in the bath
A bathtub 16 with a hand shower 17 is provided on a bathroom floor 6 adjacent to the assistance pit 4. As another embodiment relating to the installation position of the hand shower 17, the hand shower 17 may be provided at an appropriate position in the assistance pit 4, or the hand shower 17 may be provided at an appropriate position or space 19 adjacent to the assistance pit 4. Is provided as appropriate near the device.

In using the embodiment, the assistant moves the carrier 10 carrying the bather onto the space 19 and the lid 2a of the assistance pit 4 and stops. By operating the open / close switch 9, the telescopic body 8 is extended, the open / close lid 2 b is turned to a vertical position, and the assistance pit 4 is opened. The assistant enters the assistance pit 4 and holds the hand shower 17 to wash the bather. The assistant can step into the space below the lid 2a, and can perform cleaning assistance in a comfortable posture.

After the washing, the assistant moves the carrier 10 and pushes the carrier 10 into the open bathtub 16 with the bather on. Hot water is put into the bathtub 16, the bath is drained when the bath is taken out after a while, the door 15 is opened, and the carrier 10 is moved to the bathtub 1.
Remove from 6.

The assistant enters the space 19 and the lid 2a and stops it after entering the space 19, and then descends into the assistance pit 4 with the opening / closing lid 2b opened, assists in wiping, and assists in wiping. At the end, the assistant goes up from the assistance pit 4 to the floor. Thereafter, the open / close switch 9 is operated to contract the telescopic body 8, and the open / close lid 2b is rotated to close the assistance pit 4. Then, the transport vehicle 10 is moved to an appropriate position, and the bathing is completed.

According to the assistance pit 4 including the stairs 1 provided inside, the lid 2 covering the upper surface, and the opening / closing means 3 for opening and closing the lid 2, it is easy to enter and exit the assistance pit 4.
If the assistance pit 4 is closed when not in use, it is possible to walk on the assistance pit 4 and to eliminate dead space. Further, when the opening / closing lid 2b is opened, it rises above the bathroom floor, so that hot water scattered in the direction of the assistant during cleaning can be stopped.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the assistance pits 4 for assistance work are provided on the bathroom floor 6 at least on one side of the space 19, cleaning before bathing and wiping after bathing are performed. Is convenient because the user can enter the assistance pit 4 and stand there easily without taking the middle waist posture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 staircase 2 lid 3 opening / closing means 4 assistance pit 6 bathroom floor 10 carrier 19 space

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A space (19) is provided in the bathroom floor (6) for moving the vehicle (10) forward and backward and stopping there, and a bathroom floor (6) on at least one side of the space (19) for assistance work. An assistance pit provided with an assistance pit (4).