JPH1033620A - Various bathtub entrance waterproof stop door device using, manually operated water jet pump - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lighten a nursing person's nursing work by enabling a very old person having difficulty in walking and a physically handicapped person to go into and out of a bathtub and take a bath while sitting in a wheelchair or a chair with casters. SOLUTION: An entrance for going into and out of a bathtub is provided on a part of a bathtub main body 1, a bathtub frame 2 and a packing fitted to the bathtub frame 2 are installed, and a door 4 fitted with a water jet pump 5 and a pressure cylinder 9 is so constructed that the water pressure in the water jet pump is increased by handle operation to operate the pressure cylinder, and the tension of an arm becomes highest so that a packing 12 fitted to the arm and a packing 3 fitted to the bathtub frame are compression-sealed to prevent hot water from the bathtub from passing through. After taking a bath, when a water pressure regulating valve is released, the water pressure in the water jet pump and the pressure cylinder is decreased and the tension of the arm is loosened so that the door can be opened by human power.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door for an elderly or physically handicapped person with reduced walking function to enter a bathtub while sitting in a wheelchair or a chair with casters when taking a bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional bathtub has a structure that allows a healthy person to take a comfortable bath.

[0003]

In the conventional bath tub, the entrance to the bath tub is narrow, and it is difficult for a caregiver to enter and exit the bath tub with the bather incurred, and a burden of care is required.

According to the present invention, an entrance door for entering and exiting the bathtub is provided in a part of the bathtub so that elderly people and physically handicapped persons who have difficulty walking can enter and leave the bathtub while sitting in a wheelchair. To do.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an entrance is provided in a bathtub that is currently in use so that an elderly person or a physically handicapped person who has difficulty walking can enter or leave the vehicle while sitting in a wheelchair or a chair with wheels.

[0006] A frame with packing is installed at the entrance of the bathtub body.

When an elderly or physically handicapped person who has difficulty walking enters a bathtub while sitting in a wheelchair or a chair with casters, and operates a handle of a door equipped with a water flow pump and a pressure cylinder, the water pressure rises, and the pressure increases. The cylinder works and compresses and seals the packing attached to the arm and the packing attached to the bathtub frame, thereby waterproofing hot water from the bathtub.

When the bather drains the hot water in the bathtub after bathing and releases the water pressure adjustment valve of the water flow pump, the water pressure of the water flow pump decreases and the tension of the pressure cylinder also decreases.
The compression of the packing is released, and the door can be opened manually by the packing attached to the bathtub frame.

[0009]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

It is possible to reduce the labor of the caregiver when taking a bath in the care of the elderly and the physically handicapped who have difficulty walking.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout drawing of a waterproof water stop door device of a manual water flow pump with various types of bathtubs.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub main body 2 Bathtub frame 3 Packing attached to bathtub frame 4 Bathtub door 5 Water flow pump 5 'Water pressure adjustment valve 6 Water intake 7 Handle 8 Pressure feed pipe 9 Pressure cylinder 10 Arm 11 Arm 12 Packing attached to arm

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] August 6, 1996

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Brief description of drawings

[Correction method] Added

[Correction contents]

[Brief description of the drawings]

[Fig. 1] Layout of water-proof stop door device for multiple water baths with manual water flow pump.

FIG. 2 is a layout diagram A of a bathtub body.

FIG. 3 is a layout diagram B of a bathtub body.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] All figures

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A part of a bathtub body (1) is cut out for an entrance, a packing (3) attached to the bathtub frame is provided on a bathtub frame (2), and a water flow pump (5) is mounted on a door (4) of the bathtub. Water-proof shut-off door device for multiple types of manual water pumps installed. 2. A water supply port (6) of a water flow pump (5) of a door (4) and a water tap are connected by a hose to supply water, and a water pressure is increased by an operation of raising and lowering a handle (7) to increase a water pressure. With the water pressure of (8), the pressure cylinder (9) works, and the arm (10) moves similarly to the pressure cylinder (9), and is attached to the packing (12) attached to the arm (11) and the bathtub frame. A hand-operated water flow pump multi-type bathtub entrance waterproof stop door device that is a door that allows the elderly and the physically handicapped to enter and exit the bathtub with a wheelchair. 3. After bathing, the hot water in the bathtub is drained, the water pressure adjusting valve (5 ') of the water flow pump (5) is released, and when the water pressure of the water flow pump (5) decreases, the pressure cylinder (9) is released. Is returned, and the arm (10) and the arm (11)
2) Opening the door (4) with the packing (3) open and the door (4) open and closed from the bathtub.