JPH1043266A - Bathing device for handicapped person - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent catching the body of bathing person, or generating sense of shame to the person during movement. SOLUTION: A bathtub part 14 is composed to be movable, and an aperture part 16 on to is jointed with a fixed part 10 for forming a bathtub 20. A joint surface 30 of the aperture part 16 with the fixed part 10 is inclined in such a form that a lower part of it on the fixed part 10 side is retracted. A seat part 12 on which a bathing person M cab be seated is slidably provided inside the movable bathtub part 14. Most part of the bathtub 20 is set as the movable bathtub part 14, thereby the bathing person M in the movable bathtub part 14 is protected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small and simple bathing apparatus for a physically handicapped person who can bathe a physically handicapped person in a sitting posture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a bathing device for a physically handicapped person, a large-scale mechanically driven device used in a hospital or a nursing home is generally known. A relatively small bathing device that can also be used has been proposed.

As one example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 6-12791 discloses an apparatus in which a bather takes a bath while sitting in a bathing wheelchair. As shown in FIG. 5, this is formed on the side wall of one end of the substantially rectangular bathtub 1 in the longitudinal direction.
The opening 2 is formed in a substantially U shape, and the opening 2
6 is fixed to the back of the wheelchair 4 for bathing, and the wheelchair 4 is seated on the seat 5 of the wheelchair 4, as shown in FIG. Is pushed into the bathtub 1, the bather M enters the bathtub 1, and the opening 2 is closed by the door 3. And by supplying hot water into the bathtub 1,
You can take a bath while sitting.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, the door 3 is located at the back of the bather M. To close the door 3, the entire body of the bather M is opened. And the junction between the opening 2 and the door 3 is located slightly behind the body of the bather M. Therefore, when fitting the door 3 into the opening 2 and closing it,
The body of the bather M may come into contact with the opening 2 and give the bather M a feeling of anxiety, and a part of the body, for example, the outer part of the upper arm, is pinched between the opening 2 and the door 3. There is a risk of getting lost.

[0005] For example, when the bather M is pulled out of the bathtub 1 after bathing, if the opening 2 is provided at one end of the bathtub 1 as in the above-described conventional case, the bather M sitting in the wheelchair 4 is not used. It is necessary that the linear movement distance until the toe completely comes out of the opening 2 is long. Specifically, unless the wheelchair 4 is retracted straight by a distance substantially equal to the longitudinal dimension of the bathtub 1, the toes will not completely fall out of the opening 2. Therefore, a large space is required before the opening 2 of the bathtub 1. In particular, when the direction of the wheelchair 4 is changed in the bathroom, the space for rotating the wheelchair 4 after the wheelchair 4 is largely retracted from the bathtub 1 as described above is required. Is actually difficult.

[0006] Further, when the wheelchair 4 is moved alone, there is nothing covering the bather M sitting on the wheelchair 4,
The body of the bather M is exposed to the outside, giving the bather M a shame.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has a movable bathtub portion provided with a seat portion on the inside of which a seat can be seated by one bather, and is provided with wheels at the bottom of the movable bathtub portion so as to be movable. , The opening formed at one end of this movable bathtub,
A bathing device for a physically handicapped in which a bathtub large enough to allow a bather seated on a seat to take a bath is formed by closing with a fixing portion fixed in a bathroom, and the bathing device seated on the seat portion So that the entire body of the person is hidden in the fixed part,
Most of the both sides, the back and the bottom of the bathtub are movable bathtubs.

That is, in the bathing apparatus of the present invention,
Most of the bathtub was made into a movable tub so that the entire body of the bather sitting on the seat was hidden in the movable tub, so that the entire body of the bather was housed in the movable tub, and the surrounding area was the movable tub. The shape is protected by the side wall. Therefore,
For example, when joining a fixed part and a movable bathtub part, there is no possibility that a part of a bather's body may contact the fixed part.

Further, since the joint is located forward of the bather, the joint between the fixed part and the movable bathtub is located at a position where the bather can visually recognize the joint, so that the bather does not feel uneasy.

Further, since the bather is accommodated in the movable bathtub section, the bather comes out of the fixed section simply by pulling the movable bathtub section backward from the fixed section, and the direction can be changed in that state. Becomes

Since the body is hard to be seen from the outside even when the movable bathtub is alone, the bather is less likely to be ashamed when the bather is moved on the movable bathtub.

In the second aspect, the joint surface between the fixed portion and the movable bathtub portion is inclined with respect to the vertical surface so that the lower front edge of the movable bathtub portion is located forward of the upper front edge. That is, in the bathtub, the feet of the bather project forward in correspondence with the bather in the sitting posture. For this reason, the volume in the bathtub is kept to a necessary minimum, and the amount of hot water required for bathing is reduced.

According to the third aspect, the seat portion is configured to be slidable back and forth in the movable bathtub portion. When a bather sits down, the seat part may be pulled out forward and retreated after sitting.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a drain port is formed at the bottom of the bathtub, and a tubular member for opening and closing the drain port is provided. The excess water in the inside is drained to the outside through the tubular member from the upper end opening of the tubular member. That is, the tubular member has a function of opening and closing the drain port and a function of draining excess water in the bathtub.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the fixing portion has a front side wall forming a front portion of the bathtub, and guide walls formed on both sides of the front side wall, respectively. In order to cover both sides of the movable bathtub on the opening side, the movable bathtub protrudes from the joint surface between the movable bathtub and the fixed portion toward the movable bathtub. Thereby, the movable bathtub section is easily and accurately guided to the fixed section side.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the bathing apparatus for the physically handicapped according to the present invention. The bathing apparatus includes a fixed portion 10 fixedly provided in a bathroom and a movable bathtub portion 14 provided with a seat portion 12 on which one bather can sit. , And can be moved by wheels 18 provided at the bottom thereof. By closing the opening 16 formed at one end of the movable bathtub portion 14 with the fixing portion 10, a bathtub 20 large enough for the bather M sitting on the seat portion 12 to take a bath is formed. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bathtub 20 has a front side wall 22 located in front of the bather M, a back side wall 24 located at the back of the bather M, and a pair of longitudinal walls. The four sides are surrounded by the side wall 26.

Here, most of the back side wall 24, the side wall 26 and the bottom 28 of the bathtub 20 are formed from the movable bathtub portion 14, and only the front side wall 22 of the bathtub 20 is substantially fixed. The part 10 is formed. That is,
Most of the bathtub 20 is the movable bathtub portion 14, and the portion occupied by the fixed portion 10 is extremely small. Specifically, the fixed portion 10 is only a door-shaped portion that covers the front end opening portion 16 of the movable bathtub portion 14, and there is almost no portion having a capacity for storing hot water.

As shown in FIG. 1, the joint surface 30, which is the boundary between the fixed portion 10 and the movable bathtub portion 14,
The lower front edge 16a of the opening 16 is inclined with respect to the vertical plane such that the lower front edge 16a is located forward of the upper front edge 16b.

The fixing portion 10 is formed by FRP into a box shape having one end and a bottom surface open, has a metal frame 34 inside, and has fixing legs 3 provided at four places on the lower surface thereof.
6 fixedly installed in the bathroom. In the open portion of the fixing portion 10, the front side wall 22 and a pair of guide walls 32 formed on both sides of the front side wall 22 form a substantially U-shape when viewed from above.

The shape of the portion forming the front side wall 22 of the fixing portion 10 is such that the portion protrudes forward (to the right in FIG. 1) as viewed from the bather M from the joining surface 30, and It is formed in a flat plate shape in parallel. The lower part extends forward when viewed from the bather M, corresponding to the toe portion of the bather M, and the upper part protrudes forward of the bather M. Thereby, the volume in the bathtub 20 and, consequently, the amount of hot water required at the time of bathing are reduced.

The shape of both sides of the fixed portion 10 including the guide wall 32 has a stepped shape when viewed from above. That is, the inside portion on the front end side, which is the front side of the bather M, is relatively thin, and this portion constitutes the guide wall 32 for guiding the movable bathtub portion 14. The engaging step 38 is bent inward from the guide wall 32 and joined to the opening 16 of the movable bathtub section 14, and is continuous from the inside of the engaging step 38 to the front side wall 22. As described above, the front side wall 22 is connected to the joint surface 3.
It is overhanging from the bather M to the front side from 0.

Each of the guide walls 32 covers the side wall 26 on the opening 16 side of the movable tub section 14 so as to cover the movable tub section 14.
It protrudes beyond the joint surface 30 between the fixed bath 12 and the movable bathtub unit 14 side, and has a function of guiding the movable bathtub unit 14 at the time of attachment and detachment. The guide wall 32 is on its open side (FIG. 1).
(The left side of FIG. 3) extends along the vertical direction, and the other side is inclined along the joint surface 30, and has a shape that spreads downward as a whole. A taper 32a is formed so as to become thinner toward the edge on the open side, and the movable bathtub 14 is more easily and accurately guided between the guide walls 32.

The engaging step 38 is formed on both sides and the bottom of the fixed section 10 so as to be joined to the opening 16 of the movable bathtub section 14. Are arranged. On the other hand, the movable tub unit 14
In the opening 16 of FIG. 4, an edge 42 is formed which protrudes outward from the side wall 26 in a hook shape.
2 is joined to the engaging step 38. The edge portion 42 extends from the opening 16 of the movable bathtub portion 14 to the upper edge of the side wall 26 and the back side wall 24, and functions as a decorative edge of the entire movable bathtub portion 14.

Here, as shown in FIG.
Inside the front side wall 22 inside, two hydraulic cylinders 46 for moving the piston rod 48 forward and backward are arranged. When the piston rod 48 is pulled, the links 50a, 50
The edge portion 42 of the movable bathtub portion 14 is pressed toward the engagement step portion 38 of the fixed portion 10 via b and 50c, so that the engagement step portion 38 and the edge portion 42 are firmly pressed on the joint surface 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, the link 50c
A metal auxiliary engaging member 52 is fixed to the back side of the edge portion 42 that engages with the bolts 54. The link 50c is engaged along the vertical plane by the auxiliary engagement member 52, so that the desired characteristics of the hydraulic cylinder 46 can be obtained.

An operation button 56 for operating the hydraulic cylinder 46 is provided on the upper surface of the fixed portion 10 on the near side as viewed from the bather M.
One hot water supply unit 58 is formed in a recessed position forward of the operation button 56. The operation button 56 is
The hydraulic cylinder 46 is connected to the hydraulic cylinder 46 and is operated or released by operating the operation button 56. Note that the operation button 56 is omitted in FIG.

The hot water supply unit 58 is set to a predetermined depth and a predetermined width so that hot water supplied from a hot water supply device (not shown) via a hose or the like does not overflow. In addition,
The bottom surface of hot water supply unit 58 is formed substantially horizontally so that a bathing tool such as soap can be placed thereon. The hot water supplied to the hot water supply section 58 passes through two hot water supply pipes 60 that open at one end to the bottom surface of the hot water supply section 58, and two hot water supply ports 62 that open to the front side wall 22 at the other end of each hot water supply pipe 60. From the bathtub 20.

At the bottom of the fixed portion 10, a cylindrical drain port 64 for draining hot water stored in the bathtub 20 to the outside is provided on the left and right sides.
Each drain port 64 is opened and closed by a tubular member 66. Each tubular member 66 is provided along the front side wall 22, and brackets 68 are provided at two upper and lower locations.
Thus, it is detachably attached to the fixing unit 10.

An appropriate sealing member (not shown) is provided around the drain port 64 so that a liquid-tight seal is provided between the cylindrical member 66 and the drain port 64. When the lower end of the tubular member 66 is inserted into the inside, the space between the drain port 64 and the tubular member 66 is closed, and hot water is stored in the bathtub 20. Excess hot water in the bathtub 20 is drained to the outside through the cylindrical member 66 from the upper end opening 66a of the cylindrical member 66. Here, the upper end opening 66a of the tubular member 66 is set at an appropriate height position so that the bather M in the sitting posture can sufficiently use it. Therefore, by continuing hot water supply during bathing, the water surface is maintained at a predetermined height. On the other hand, when the tubular member 66 is removed from the drain port 64, the drain port 64 is opened.
The water in the bathtub 20 is drained to the outside.

In short, the tubular member 66 functions as a stopper for opening and closing the drain port 64 and has a function of draining excess water in the bathtub 20.

The bottom of the fixing part 10 is provided with the drain port 6.
4 and only a small part of the bathtub 2
Most of the bottom 28 of the zero is on the movable bathtub 14 side.

The movable tub section 14, as shown in FIG.
It is formed in a substantially box shape with one end opened by FRP on a metal frame 70, and has a substantially U-shape when viewed from above by the left and right side sidewalls 26 and the back sidewall 24. It is molded into. In addition, caster-shaped wheels 18 are provided at four locations on the lower surface of the frame 70, and are movable.

At the lower portion of the frame 70 of the movable tub portion 14, two rod-shaped guide rails 71 extending horizontally along both side walls 26 are fixed. On the other hand, at the lower end of the frame 34 of the fixed portion 10, When the movable bathtub portion 14 is joined to the fixed portion 10, sliding contact portions 72 with which the guide rail 71 slides are provided at a total of eight locations.

A wheel lock lever 73 for a caregiver for locking the wheels 18 extends rearward (to the left in FIG. 1) below the frame 70 on the back side wall 24 side. , A caregiver handle 74 is provided. The handle 74 is provided with a notched portion 42 a of the edge 42 extending rearward (to the left in FIG. 2) from the back side wall 24.
It is exposed from.

At the bottom 28 opposite to the opening 16, a step 7 is provided.
6 are formed, and a bather M is provided above the stepped portion 76.
Is provided with a seat portion 12 for sitting. By forming the stepped portion 76, the volume in the bathtub 20 is reduced, and the required amount of hot water is reduced.

The seat portion 12 is formed separately from the movable bathtub portion 14 by FRP, has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, and is bent from a seat 79 to a backrest portion 80. The backrest 80 is slightly inclined rearward so as to be able to sit comfortably. In this embodiment, the inclination angle of the bonding surface 30 and the inclination angle of the backrest 80 are substantially equal.

Two armrests 82 are rotatably mounted on both left and right sides of the seat portion 12.
For example, when the bather M gets on and off, the armrest 82
As shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 4, the robot is swung upward without obstruction. A synthetic resin footrest 84 is rotatably supported at the lower front end of the seat portion 12.

The seat portion 12 is slidable back and forth as indicated by imaginary lines in FIG. More specifically, a total of six rollers 8 are provided on both sides of the lower surface of the sheet portion 12.
6 is rotatably provided, and the roller 86 runs on a stepped portion 88 formed on the inner side surface of both side walls of the movable bathtub portion 14. At this time, the armrest 82 and the footrest 84
Also move back and forth together.

Also, on the side wall 26 of the movable tub section 14,
A rail plate 90 having an L-shaped cross section is fixed so as to cover the upper portion of the roller 86. That is, the roller 86 is
The bather M travels between the roller 86 and the rail plate 90.
There is no danger of getting your hands caught.

A handle 92 for a caregiver is provided on each of the left and right sides of the footrest 84, and a support member 94 is provided below the footrest 84, and these rotate integrally with the footrest 84. Then, by sliding the seat portion 12 with the caregiver rotating the footrest 84 upward with the handle 92, the feet of the bather M do not interfere with the bottom portion 28 during the sliding. I have.

In the bathing apparatus configured as described above, since the entire body of the bather M is accommodated in the movable bathtub section 14, even if the bather M suddenly moves his / her body.
The bather M's body is protected from the outside, and even when, for example, the fixed part 10 and the movable bathtub part 14 are joined, there is no possibility that the body of the bather M will be pinched in the joint.

Further, since the joint surface 30 between the fixed portion 10 and the movable bathtub portion 14 is located ahead of the bather M's body, the bather M can visually recognize the joint surface 30 and the movable bathtub portion 14 can be seen.
When joining to the fixing part 10, the bather M does not feel uneasy.

Since there is no possibility of pinching the body when attaching and detaching, the width inside the bathtub 20 can be reduced to a minimum, and the required amount of hot water can be suppressed accordingly.

Further, even when the movable tub section 14 is alone, it is difficult to see the body from the outside.
When bathing and moving, the bather M is less likely to be given shame.

As is clear from FIG. 1, the bather M who is seated is covered by the movable bathtub section 14, so that, for example, after bathing, the movable bathtub section 14 is pulled out from the fixed section 10 so that the body of the bather M can be obtained. The whole comes out of the fixed portion 10, and the direction of the movable bathtub portion 14 can be changed. That is, the linear moving distance of the movable bathtub section 14 required for detachment is reduced, and the bather M can be transferred while changing the direction of the movable bathtub section 14 in a narrow bathroom.

The movable bathtub portion 14 of this embodiment is used as a bathtub 20 by being joined to the fixed portion 10 as described above, and also functions as a shower wheelchair when used alone. That is, the bather M can immediately take a shower simply by moving the movable bathtub section 14 before the shower installed in the bathroom.

In the above embodiment, the hydraulic cylinder 46 is used for joining the fixed portion 10 and the movable bathtub portion 14. Instead of this, for example, a hydraulic cylinder operated by the water pressure of ordinary tap water is used. It can also be used.

[0050]

As apparent from the above description, according to the bathing apparatus for the physically handicapped according to the present invention, since the bather is completely accommodated in the movable bathtub, the bather suddenly moves his / her body. Even in such a case, the body can be completely prevented from being pinched, and there is no fear that the bather will feel uneasy that the body will hit.

Further, since the bather sitting on the seat is covered by the movable bathtub, no shame is given to the moving bather.

Further, it is possible to change the direction of the movable tub section only by retracting the movable tub section from the fixed section, and work in a narrow bathroom becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing one embodiment of a bathing apparatus for a physically handicapped person according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway view of the bathing apparatus for the physically handicapped of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the fixed part alone shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the movable bathtub unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional bath apparatus in a separated state.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a conventional bathing apparatus in a connected state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 M ... bather 10 ... fixed part 12 ... seat part 14 ... movable tub part 16 ... opening 18 ... wheels 20 ... bath tub 22 ... front side wall 24 ... back side wall 26 ... side side wall 28 ... bottom 30 ... joining surface 32 ... Guide wall 64 ... Drainage port 66 ... Cylinder member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A movable bathtub part having a seat part on which one bather can sit is provided inside, and a wheel is provided at the bottom part of the movable bathtub part so as to be movable, and is formed at one end of the movable bathtub part. A bathing device for a physically handicapped in which a bathtub large enough for a bather sitting on a seat portion to take a bath is formed by closing the opened opening with a fixing portion fixed in a bathroom. A bathing device for the physically handicapped, wherein most of the both sides, the back and the bottom of the bathtub are movable bathtubs so that the entire body of the bather sitting on the seat is hidden in the fixed portion. 2. A joint surface between the movable bathtub portion and the fixed portion,
The bathing apparatus for a physically handicapped person according to claim 1, wherein the movable bathtub portion is inclined with respect to a vertical plane such that a lower front edge is located forward of an upper front edge. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the seat portion is configured to be slidable back and forth in the movable bathtub portion.
The bathing device for the physically handicapped according to 1. 4. A drain port is formed at the bottom of the bathtub, and a tubular member for opening and closing the drain port is provided. When the tubular member is inserted through the drain port in a liquid-tight manner, a surplus in the bathtub is formed. The bathing apparatus for a physically handicapped person according to claim 1, wherein the water is drained to the outside through the tubular member from the upper end opening of the tubular member. 5. The fixed portion has a front side wall forming a front portion of the bathtub, and guide walls formed on both sides of the front side wall, wherein the guide wall is formed by the movable bathtub. 2. The bath for a physically handicapped person according to claim 1, wherein the bathing part projects beyond the joint surface between the movable bathtub part and the fixed part so as to cover both side parts on the opening side of the part. apparatus.