JPH10309303A - Stretching bathtub for nursing for fixed use - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub for nursing with which the aged or the physically handicapped can easily take a bath. SOLUTION: By supplying air with pressure from the fluid supply port of lower end into the inside through the air compressor of an auxiliary unit 10, a stretching surrounding wall 3 is stretched and erected and by forming a stretching bathtub 1 for reserving warm water by supplying warm water from a faucet 12 and fixedly using that bathtub in a living room, a person requiring nursing can enter/leave the bathtub 1 and can take a bath in the state of folding the stretching surrounding wall 3 before the supply of hot water and after the drain of hot water.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub for human bathing, and more particularly to a stationary bathing bath which can be suitably used for bathing elderly people, physically handicapped persons, etc. who need nursing (assistance). Related to telescopic tub.

[0002]

The bath tubs of homes, hospitals, nursing homes and the like are generally fixed in a bathroom, and are fixed around the outer periphery and a plurality of surfaces of the baths by standing walls rising from the floor. Therefore, the standing wall becomes an obstacle to bathing, and prevents the elderly and the physically handicapped from bathing for those who need nursing care (assistance). It is necessary to carry the baby by walking or carrying a wheelchair and holding the baby while taking a bath. This requires significant care for the caregiver and may cause a risk of falling. Elevators may be used, and some bathtubs open and close standing walls, but the former requires large facilities and causes the bather to uselessly be embarrassed, while the latter involves holding the bath and holding it. It resolved to, but not lead to eliminate the movement or the like until the remaining bath.

[0003] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a solution to the problem is that it can be installed and used as needed in a predetermined place without needing to move to a bathroom and requires nursing care. An object of the present invention is to provide a stationary nursing bathtub that can make bathing of a person as easy as possible and can significantly reduce the burden on a caregiver.

[0004]

According to the present invention, the present invention provides a bathtub having a bellows-like expandable / contractible (foldable) structure. Discharge allows the telescopic surrounding wall to be reduced and folded, so that it can be used, for example, in a living room of a person in need of nursing care and can be moved as needed, and It is possible for bathers to enter and exit before the supply and after the fluid is drained, eliminating the obstacles on the standing wall. For example, people who need nursing care can enter and leave alone, greatly reducing the need for nursing care. It is possible to take in and out as well as to take a bath with a wheelchair if necessary. That is, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a waterproof bottom wall and a spiral in a direction surrounding the bottom wall. Up and down And a watertight telescopic surrounding wall which is watertightly integrated with the bottom wall, which is formed in a bellows-like shape which can be vertically extended and contracted by a fluid, and the fluid flow passage of the telescopic surrounding wall. A stationary use comprising a fluid supply port and a fluid discharge port or a fluid supply / discharge port disposed at a lower end side, and a through drain port disposed at a lower end side of the bottom wall or the telescopic surrounding wall. According to a second aspect of the present invention, a stretchable bathtub for nursing care is formed by spiraling the fluid flow path in a direction surrounding the bottom wall formed inside the stretchable surrounding wall so as to change the form of the fluid flow path. In addition to or instead of a fluid flow path that communicates in series with the bottom wall, a fluid flow path that is vertically arranged in parallel with the bottom wall surrounding direction and that communicates in a vertical direction through a mutual communication path is used. The telescopic bathtub for nursing care of a stationary use according to claim 1 In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 3 is preferable for the stationary use and the movement of the place, and in order to reduce the weight and to obtain a preferable form, the present invention is applied to the bottom wall and the telescopic surrounding wall. Is made of a soft synthetic resin or synthetic rubber, and is a telescopic bathtub for nursing care for stationary use according to claim 1 or 2, and the inventions according to claims 4 and 5 are also similar to the above. In order to improve the usability and convenience as a telescopic bathtub, the former is preferred, and the fluid that makes the telescopic surrounding wall vertically bellow-like extendable is used,
The air supplied and sucked through an air compressor connected to a telescopic bath is provided, wherein the air is supplied and suctioned.
The telescopic tub for stationary use described in 2 or 3 above,
4. The water according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the fluid which makes the elastic surrounding wall expandable and contractable in the vertical direction is formed into water or hot water which is supplied and sucked through a pump connected to an elastic bath. Claim 6: A telescopic bathtub for nursing care of stationary use.
In addition to the above, the invention described in (1) further comprises a hot water supply means for the telescopic tub, and further comprises a telescopic tub together with an air compressor or a pump connected to the telescopic tub so as to further improve the usability and convenience. And a water heater for supplying hot water to the telescopic bathtub as an auxiliary equipment unit for the telescopic bathtub. It is a means.

[0005]

According to the present invention, when a bather enters the bathtub and supplies fluid from the fluid supply port or the fluid supply / discharge port, the telescopic surrounding wall is extended and raised by the fluid supply pressure. After the elongation, the bath can be bathed by applying hot water into the bath tub by appropriate hot water supply means, while the bath is extended while the telescopic surrounding wall is in the erect state by the fluid supply pressure. By maintaining drainability, draining the hot water from the penetrating hot water outlet after bathing, and discharging the fluid from the fluid outlet or the fluid supply / drain outlet, the telescopic surrounding wall can be reduced and folded, and the bather can obstruct the standing wall. It exerts its effect so that it can be moved out of the bathtub without any action.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The bottom wall 2 is provided with a watertight telescopic surrounding wall 3 which is made watertight and integral with the bottom wall 2 so that the bathtub can be made to be able to expand and contract in a bellows-like manner with a fluid. Is extended upright on the bottom wall 2 and the expansion and contraction surrounding wall 3 can be reduced and folded by discharging the fluid.

For this reason, the expansion / contraction surrounding wall 3 is formed spirally in the above-mentioned bottom wall surrounding direction and has a fluid flow path 5 which communicates in a series of vertical directions inside, so that it can be extended and contracted in the vertical direction by a fluid. The telescopic surrounding wall 3 is provided with a fluid supply port 6 and a fluid discharge port 7 disposed at the lower end side of the fluid flow path 5, and a through drain port disposed at the lower end side of the telescopic surrounding wall 3. At this time, in this example, the bottom wall 2 and the elastic surrounding wall 3 are formed of a soft synthetic resin.

That is, in the present embodiment, the telescopic bathtub 1 has the telescopic surrounding wall 3 in which the standing height of the telescopic surrounding wall 3 is set to the height for sitting and bathing with reference to the sitting height of ordinary people.
The bottom wall 2 and the elastic surrounding wall 3 are made of a soft synthetic resin,
By forming it from a soft PVC (polyvinyl chloride) having a continuous heat-resistant temperature that withstands a bath water temperature of about 0 ° C. or more, for example, about 70 ° C., it is soft and relatively lightweight throughout. At this time, the lower end of the elastic surrounding wall 3 is joined to the outer peripheral end of the rectangular bottom wall 2 in this example in a watertight manner by joining means such as bonding and welding, while the elastic surrounding wall 3 is made of the above-mentioned soft synthetic resin. A hollow tube 4 as a soft hollow material of a long cylinder or a rectangular tube which is made of resin and forms the fluid flow path 5 is used, and the bottom wall 2 and the contact portion of the hollow tube 4 are joined by the joining means. In this case, the hollow tube 4 is formed by being wound and fixed in a rectangular spiral so as to form a plane rectangle in accordance with the rectangular bottom wall 2, and at this time, both longitudinal ends of the hollow tube 4 are formed to be inclined. Watertight By taking the above measures, when the spiral winding is fixed and the telescopic surrounding wall 3 is extended and raised, the upper end edge is made horizontal, and the fluid flow path 5 is vertically extended over the entire surface of the telescopic surrounding wall 3. There is a series of communication.

In this embodiment, the fluid supply port 6, the fluid discharge port 7, and the through-hole 8 are juxtaposed and juxtaposed at the lower end of the expandable surrounding wall 3 at the beginning of the fluid flow path 5 in the longitudinal direction thereof. Each of them is formed by installing a joint joint (not shown), which can be connected to a supply pipe 13, a discharge pipe 14, and a drain pipe 15 described later with one touch.
At this time, the supply port 6 and the discharge port 7 serve to supply and discharge the fluid between the outside of the expandable surrounding wall 3 and the fluid flow path 5, and the through-hole 8.
Is designed to enable drainage of hot water between the outside of the telescopic surrounding wall 3 and the inside of the telescopic bathtub 1.

In the telescopic bathtub 1 of this embodiment constructed as described above, the fluid that makes the telescopic surrounding wall 3 expandable and contractible in a bellows-like manner in the vertical direction is converted into air, water, hot water, oil, or other fluid. The air in the fluid is supplied and sucked through an air compressor (not shown), which is connected to and installed in the telescopic bath 1.
At this time, the air compressor is provided with a water heater, also not shown, for supplying hot water to the telescopic tub 1 together with the air compressor, and together with the water heater, constitutes an auxiliary equipment unit 10 of the telescopic tub 1. The extended bathtub unit A for nursing care is provided with the accessory equipment unit 10, and is suitable for stationary use at the destination and at the same time as stationary use.

That is, in this embodiment, the supply pipe 13 from the air compressor and the discharge pipe 14 to the air compressor are connected to the fluid supply port 6 and the fluid discharge port 7, respectively. The compressed air is press-fitted and supplied to these fluid supply ports 6 to extend and stand the telescopic surrounding wall 3, and conversely, the air of the telescopic surrounding wall 3 is sucked from the fluid discharge port 7 by switching the compressor or the valve, and the expansion and contraction is performed. The surrounding wall 3 is reduced and folded. When the telescopic surrounding wall 3 is extended and raised, the hot water supply pipe 11 is operated by operating a switch 19 from a water heater that forms the air compressor and the accessory equipment unit 10 and also by operating a pump (not shown). Pressurized hot water is supplied into the telescopic tub 1 through the tub, and after the bath, the pump or valve is switched to discharge the hot water from the hot water outlet 8. 5 to perform the suction Haiyu through expansion and contraction of the telescopic surrounding wall 3 by the switch 19 operation,
The telescopic tub unit A is made as small and light as possible so that hot water can be automatically supplied and discharged, suitable for stationary use including operability and movement, and excellent in usability and convenience.

In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes a hot water supply faucet at the tip of a hot water supply pipe 11;
6 is a water supply pipe or a water supply pipe to the auxiliary equipment unit 10 between the water pipe and 17 is a drain pipe through the auxiliary equipment unit 10,
Reference numeral 18 denotes a control box for controlling the operation of the air compressor, water heater, its heater, pump, and the like of the accessory equipment unit 10, and reference numeral 20 denotes a power cord for operating power of the accessory equipment unit 10.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the caregiver enters on the bottom wall 2 by himself / herself, for example, as if to crawl, with the telescopic surrounding wall 3 in a contracted and folded state, for example, in a storage state.
After the elongating of the telescopic surrounding wall 3 by the operation, the hot water is supplied from the faucet 12 through the water heater of the accessory equipment unit 10 by operating the switch 19, so that the telescopic bathtub 1 becomes a stationary bathtub for the caregiver. While bathing and washing of the body in the bathtub become possible, the switch 19 is also used after bathing.
By performing the drainage operation and the folding of the telescopic surrounding wall 3 by the operation, the bather can leave the telescopic bathtub 1 by himself, and the telescopic bathtub 1 can store it in its use place or move it to another place. The same stationary use may be performed.

Although the illustrated example is as described above, in implementing the present invention, the waterproof bottom wall is made of a hard resin, and the bottom wall and the telescopic surrounding wall are made of a soft material. When making, it shall be made of synthetic rubber, soft waterproof material such as soft synthetic resin and synthetic rubber shall be lined, and the outside shall be made of cloth. Bottom wall and telescopic surrounding wall shall be lined with soft waterproof material, The outer side is made of a relatively thin bar made of hard resin, metal, wood, etc., and is made of a relatively thin bar material so that it can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction. The upper and lower sides of the bottom wall are arranged side by side and communicate with each other in series. At this time, for example, a flat rectangular shape is used to form an endless large ring in the surrounding direction. Tubes shall be single or multiple The expansion and contraction surrounding wall is formed by joining the communication passages vertically and in parallel so that the communication passages coincide with each other to form a fluid flow path. The fluid flow path is formed such that a partition wall for forming the flow path is spirally or vertically arranged between the facing surface materials on the front and back sides, and at this time, further vertically along the vicinity of the partition wall position. To facilitate the expansion and contraction by forming an expansion guide such as a fold for expansion and contraction, the fluid supply port and the fluid discharge port to the fluid flow path shall be a single fluid supply and discharge port. Fluid supply and fluid discharge can be selectively enabled by opening and closing a valve provided on the outside or provided externally such as a pump device;
Arranging the through-hole at the bottom wall, and setting the extension height of the telescopic surrounding wall of the telescopic bathtub to the height for bathing in a wheelchair, that is, setting it higher than that for sitting bathing. The telescopic tub is formed to be horizontally long for placing on a bed such as a nursing bed, and the erecting height of the telescopic surrounding wall is set to the height for the bathing of a person lying down, that is, for sitting and bathing. At this time, the plane shape should be appropriately set such as a horizontal rectangle or horizontal doll shape so as to be suitable for human reclining bathing, and if necessary, expand into the bathtub by the above fluid supply pressure. The fluid flow path is enlarged on the head side so that it comes out, or it is juxtaposed so as to communicate with it, so that a pillow portion for head support is formed. A fluid pump connected to a telescopic bath Water or hot water to be supplied and sucked through the tub, at this time, a water heater should be provided together with the pump as described above to form an auxiliary equipment unit for the telescopic bathtub, and the bottom wall shall be outside the telescopic surrounding wall. The area shall be larger than that of the telescopic surrounding wall so as to protrude, and shall be used for receiving splashes and for storing bathing goods, etc., on the periphery of the upper end of the telescopic surrounding wall, not to exceed the reduced folding thickness. The installation of a series of hard rims with a downward U-shape to improve the appearance and to facilitate the reduction and folding, for example, by pressing downwards, including their easiness, etc. The form of the material, shape, structure, manufacturing method, addition, use form and the like can be various without departing from the gist of the invention.

[0015]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the inventions according to Claims 1 and 2 can be used as required in a predetermined place without moving to a bathroom, and can be used in a standing position. It is possible to remove the obstacles to get in and out of the bathtub, to make it easier for those who need care to take a bath as much as possible, to greatly reduce the burden on caregivers, and to use a relatively simple structure to ensure reliable It is possible to provide a telescopic bathtub for nursing care of stationary use, which can be expanded and contracted as well as light as much as possible so that the installation place can be moved as necessary.
In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 3 can be of a preferable form in which the weight can be reduced and the stationary use and the movement of the place can be simplified.
The invention described in (1) above can also improve the usability and convenience as a telescopic bathtub by making the fluid preferable in addition to the above, respectively. In addition, it is possible to provide a means for supplying hot water to the telescopic bath so as to further improve the usability and convenience.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a telescopic tub unit.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where hot water is supplied to a telescopic bath.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the telescopic tub.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a central portion showing a structure of a telescopic surrounding wall.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a use state of a telescopic bathtub showing a relationship with a bather before hot water supply and after draining and draining hot water.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a telescopic tub use state showing a relationship with a bather when taking a bath by hot water supply

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Telescopic Bathtub Unit 1 Telescopic Bathtub 2 Bottom Wall 3 Telescopic Surrounding Wall 5 Fluid Flow Path 6 Fluid Supply Port 7 Fluid Discharge Port 8 Through Drain Port 10 Attached Equipment Unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A waterproof bottom wall and a fluid flow path which is spirally formed in a direction surrounding the bottom wall and communicates vertically in a series are formed inside the bellows so as to be able to expand and contract in a vertical direction by a fluid. A watertight telescopic surrounding wall which is water-tightly integrated with the bottom wall, a fluid supply port and a fluid discharge port or a fluid supply / discharge port arranged on the lower end side of the fluid flow path of the telescopic surrounding wall; A telescopic bathtub for stationary use, comprising: a penetrating hot water outlet disposed at a lower end side of a surrounding wall. 2. A fluid flow path spirally formed in the direction of the bottom wall surrounding and formed in the interior of the telescopic surrounding wall and communicating with the fluid flow path in a vertical direction, or in place of the fluid flow path, is vertically parallel in the direction of the bottom wall surrounding. The telescopic bathtub for stationary use according to claim 1, characterized by using a fluid flow path which communicates vertically in a series through a mutual communication path. 3. The telescopic bathtub for stationary use according to claim 1, wherein the bottom wall and the telescopic surrounding wall are formed of soft synthetic resin or synthetic rubber. 4. The air for supplying and sucking a fluid which makes the expandable and contractible surrounding wall expandable and contractible in a bellows shape in a vertical direction through an air compressor connected to and installed in an expandable bathtub. 3. The telescopic bathtub for nursing care of the stationary use according to 3. 5. A water or hot water which is supplied and sucked through a pump connected to a telescopic tub, so that the fluid which makes the telescopic surrounding wall expand and contract in a bellows-like manner in the vertical direction. Or the telescopic bathtub for nursing care of the stationary use according to 3. 6. The installation according to claim 4, wherein an air compressor or a pump connected to the telescopic tub and a water heater for supplying hot water to the telescopic tub are provided as an accessory equipment unit of the telescopic tub. Use telescopic bathtub for nursing care.