JPH10328263A - Lift device for bath - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the constitution of a device to provide the device as a compact one at reduced cost by allowing the user to move between washing space and a bathtub while sitting on a sheet by rotating a horizontal supporting part and to easily take a bath by raising and lowering the sheet over the bathtub, and providing the device between a handrail and the washing space. SOLUTION: A handrail 4 is provided on a wall 3 which is adjacent to a bathtub and to washing space, and a vertical supporting part V is freely removably provided between the handrail 4 and the upper surface of the washing space. A horizontal supporting part H is freely rotatably provided along the horizontal direction from the vertical supporting part V, a lift mechanism C is provided at the end of the horizontal supporting part H, and a sheet 32 is provided on the lift mechanism C in such a way that it can be raised and lowered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique of a bath lift device that enables a physically handicapped person, an elderly person, and the like to easily move between a washing place in a bathroom and a bathtub and to take a bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a technique in which a lift device and a moving device are arranged in a bathroom so that an elderly person or a physically handicapped person who has difficulty walking or is bedridden can easily take a bath. I have.

[0003]

In a conventional lift device, a supporting frame is formed in a bathroom, and an arm which can rotate between a washing place in a bathroom and a bathtub is attached to the supporting frame, and a pulley is attached to a tip of the arm. Provided, a wire was laid, and a chair or belt was attached to one end of the wire so that a bather could sit or hang on the belt, and the other end of the wire was connected to a hoist. However, such a lifting device requires a support frame to be installed between the ceiling and the floor in the bathroom, so construction to reinforce the floor and ceiling in the bathroom is required. If it is gone, a major remodeling is required. In the case of a moving device, a rail is laid on a ceiling between a bedroom, a toilet, a corridor, etc. and a bathroom, and a traveling vehicle travels on the rail, and a lift device is attached to the traveling vehicle to take a bath. When doing so, a bather is put on a hanging belt of a lift device, and a traveling cart is run from a bedroom or the like to move and take a bath. Therefore, since the rails must be laid in the house, the cost of the house itself increases, and the house becomes a dedicated house.

[0004]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described. That is, a handrail is provided on a wall adjacent to the bathtub and the washing place, a vertical support is detachably provided between the handrail and the upper surface of the washing place, and a horizontal support is provided rotatably in the horizontal direction from the vertical support. An elevating mechanism is provided at the end of the horizontal support portion, and the elevating mechanism is provided so that the sheet can be raised and lowered.

[0005]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a bath lift device of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bath lift device of the present invention in a state in which the elevator is positioned at a washing place, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same in a state in which the elevator is positioned above a bathtub, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the elevating table is housed and located in a washing place, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the same in a state of being placed on a bathtub side.

1 and 2, a bath lift device A
Is designed so that it can be moved up and down by moving between the washing place 1 and the bathtub 2 in the bathroom B, and a support projection is attached to the wall 3 where the washing place 1 and the bathtub 2 face each other. , Or other firmly fixed hooks, towel rails, shelves, or the like. In addition, an air outlet plug 5 described later is provided on an arbitrary wall. The door is wide and the step is small so that it can be easily put into the bathroom B with a wheelchair. The bath lift device A of the present invention includes a vertical support V mounted near a wall, a horizontal support H rotatably mounted on the vertical support V, and a horizontal support H.
It comprises an elevating mechanism C attached to the tip and an elevating table 14 attached to the elevating mechanism C so as to be able to elevate.

The vertical support V comprises a base 10, a support 11 and a receiving member 16. The base 10 has a screw shaft 10b erected on the center of a plate 10a, and a detachable handle 12 is attached to the screw shaft 10b. Is screwed. The support 11 is made of a round pipe material, and a cylindrical guide 15 is fixed inside the lower end of the support 11, and the screw shaft 10 b is inserted into a through hole 15 a provided in the axis of the guide 15. It is inserted from below. The lower surface of the guide body 15 is the handle 1 for attachment and detachment.
The column 11 is received by the boss portion 2 and the column 11 can be adjusted up and down by rotating the handle 12 for attachment and detachment.

An upper receiving member 16 is fixed to the upper end of the column 11, and the upper receiving member 16 is composed of a lower body 16a and an upper body 16b, and the lower body 16a is formed in a cylindrical shape and has an inner diameter. The support 11 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the support 11.
The upper end can be fitted so that it can be fixed by welding or a bolt or a pin can be passed through both. The shape of the upper body 16b is adapted to the shape of the support projection fixed to the wall 3 so that no rattling occurs when fitted. In the present embodiment, since the handrail 4 is used, the handrail is formed in a gutter shape, and the lower surface at the center is fixed to the upper end of the lower body 16a in the horizontal direction with the open side up.

The axis of the column 11 is the first pivot point P1 of the horizontal support H, and the horizontal support H is composed of a pivot pipe 17, a beam 22, and the like. The lower end of the pivot pipe 17 is received by a lower receiving member 19, and the lower receiving member 19 is formed in a cylindrical shape like the lower body 16 a of the upper receiving member 16. It is fixed to the column 11 by bolts 20,
An elastic body 21 made of rubber or the like protrudes from a side surface of the lower receiving member 19 toward a wall direction.
Hits the wall and supports the bather when the bather sits on it.

The beam 22 is located laterally of the pivot pipe 17.
.22 are projected vertically and horizontally in parallel with each other;
A reinforcing pipe 23 is connected between the intermediate portions of 22. At the tip of the beam 22, a support pipe 22 a.
The support pipes 22a are provided with a pivot pin 24, and the pivot of the pivot pin 24 serves as a second pivot point P2.

A pivot pipe 25 is rotatably fitted on a pivot pin 24 between the support pipes 22a. The support plate 26 is formed in a V-shape in plan view from the pivot pipe 25. 26 is protruded, and the support plate 2
A cylinder 27 and a support frame 29 are fixedly mounted in the up-down direction on 6/26.

The support frame 29 is vertically fixed to both left and right sides, and a slide frame 30 is provided between the left and right support frames 29.
Are slidably fitted up and down. Note that a roller can be interposed to further facilitate sliding. An elevator 14 is fixed to the lower end of the slide frame 30. The elevator 14 is also fixed to the tip of a piston rod 27a of the cylinder 27, and the cylinder 27 is extended and retracted so that the elevator 14 can be moved up and down. ing. A seat 32 is connected to the lift 14 via a pivot pin 31.
The seat 32 can be maintained in a horizontally protruding position and a storage position rotated upward. However, a support can be provided on the seat 32 or the slide frame 30 so that a bather can sit on the seat 32 stably.

The cylinder 27 is composed of a pneumatic cylinder.
Are connected, and the pipes 33 are connected to the control valve 3.
5, the control valve 35 is attached to the beam 22. However, the control valve 35 may be attached to the support frame 29 or the wall 3 as long as it can be easily operated. The control valve 35 is provided with a switching lever 36 so that the cylinder 27 can be moved up and down by rotating the switching lever 36. The control valve 35 is further connected to the outlet plug 5 via a pipe 37. The outlet plug 5 is connected to a compressor via a pipe (not shown) in a wall. In this way, by using a pneumatic cylinder, there is no electric leakage or short circuit as in the case of a motor, and there is no oil leakage like a hydraulic actuator, so that it can be kept clean. However, an electric cylinder can be used instead of the pneumatic cylinder.

In such a configuration, when the bath lift device A is installed in the bathroom B, the detachable handle 12 is used.
When the upper body 16b of the upper receiving member 16 is positioned below the handrail 4 in a state where the upper body 16b is turned down to the lowest position, and the handle 12 for attachment / detachment is turned upward, the upper body 16b is 4 and fixed. To remove, perform the reverse operation.

Next, when taking a bath, as shown in FIG.
2 is located in the washing place 1 and the bather is seated on the seat 32. From this state, the bather or the posture is changed so that the bather is parallel to the bathtub 2 while rotating around the first turning fulcrum P1 and the second turning fulcrum P2 with the support frame 29, It turns until it becomes the state of FIG.

When the switching lever 36 is rotated to switch the control valve 35 to extend the cylinder 27, the seat 32 is lowered, so that a bather can enter the bathtub 2 and take a bath. When the switching lever 36 is turned in the opposite direction, the cylinder 27 is contracted and can be raised from the bathtub 2. Then, except when taking a bath or when a healthy person takes a bath, as shown in FIG.
Is raised, and the sheet 32 is turned upward, so that the sheet 32 can be set vertically and in the stowed state without being in the way. When cleaning, the first turning fulcrum P1 and the second turning fulcrum are used. It can be turned around P2 to the position shown in FIG. 5 or FIG.

[0017]

As described above, the present invention has the following advantages. In other words, a handrail is provided on the wall adjacent to the bathtub and the washing area, and the vertical support is detachably provided between the handrail and the upper surface of the washing area. Can be easily removed. Further, since the horizontal support portion is provided rotatably in the horizontal direction from the vertical support portion, it can be stored by rotating to a position where it does not get in the way when cleaning or a healthy person takes a bath.

Further, an elevating mechanism is provided at the end of the horizontal support portion,
Since the seat is provided in the elevating mechanism so that the seat can be moved up and down, the horizontal support portion can be rotated and moved between the washing place and the bathtub while sitting on the seat, and the seat can be easily moved up and down on the bathtub to take a bath. You can. And since it is provided between the handrail and the washing place, the configuration is simple, and the configuration can be made compact and inexpensive.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a bath lift device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bath lift device of the present invention in a state where a lifting platform is located at a washing place.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the elevator is positioned above a bathtub.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which it is located in a bathtub.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the elevator is stored and positioned at a washing place.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view similarly positioned on the bathtub side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 V Vertical support H Horizontal support C Lifting mechanism 1 Washing place 2 Bathtub 3 Wall 4 Handrail 32 Sheet

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A support projection is provided on a wall adjacent to a bathtub and a washing area, and a vertical support section is detachably provided between the support projection and an upper surface of the washing area, and the horizontal support section is rotated horizontally from the vertical support section. A lift device for a bath, wherein the lift device is freely provided, an elevating mechanism is provided at an end of the horizontal support portion, and the elevating mechanism is provided so as to be able to elevate and lower the sheet.