JPH11221262A - Slide-separation type wheelchair bathing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handy slide-separation type wheelchair bathing device which can be operated with a reduced number of operating steps. SOLUTION: This slide-separation type wheelchair bathing device consists of a bathtub 2 with a door 1 and a wheelchair 5 whose seat part 3 can be slid and separated from a truck part 4. When a person sitting on the wheelchair is bathed, only the seat part 3 is put in hot water inside the bathtub 2 while the truck part 4 is left outside the bathtub 2. The door 1 is a sliding door or a slantingly opening door so that the door will not hit against the truck part 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slide-separated wheelchair bathing apparatus for bathing a physically handicapped person, an elderly person or the like (hereinafter referred to as a patient).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Prior art Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-308356 discloses a wheelchair, a chair, a door, a tub with a door that can be opened and closed.
Casters, traveling cart, rails with open / close tubs,
A "bathing apparatus" comprising a rail of a traveling carriage unit is disclosed.

[0003]

In the conventional apparatus, a door on which a bather is placed is placed in a bathtub, and then the door is closed. The traveling trolley must be removed from immediately before the opening, resulting in a disadvantage that the number of operation steps is increased.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a convenient slide-separated wheelchair bathing apparatus with a small number of operation steps.

[0005]

That is, the present invention provides a bathtub (2) provided with a door (1), and a wheelchair (5) in which a seat (3) is slid and separated from a trolley (4). When bathing, only the seat (3) enters the bathtub (2), the trolley (4) is outside the bathtub (2), and the door (1) A slide-separated wheelchair bathing device characterized in that it is a sliding door (1a) that opens and closes so as not to hit the carriage unit (4) or an oblique opening door (1b).

The door (1) is an open door (1c) that rotates forward of the bathtub (2).
A lift unit (23) provided with a height variable mechanism (25) for changing at least the height of the upper surface of the carriage unit (4) is provided. When the upper surface of the lift unit (23) is lowered, the opening door ( 1
c) can be opened and closed so as not to hit the lifting carriage unit (23).

Further, below the bottom wall (2b) of the bathtub (2), a storage space (24) for storing a lift truck (23).
When the wheelchair (5) is joined to the bathtub (2), the lifting carriage unit (23) can be stored in the storage space (24).

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS When the bathtub 2 is used for bathing, the bathtub 2
Is opened, and the seat portion 3 of the wheelchair 5 is slid from the carriage portion 4 to be separated and put into the bathtub 2. At the time of bathing, only the seat portion 3 enters the bathtub 2 and the trolley portion 4 is outside the bathtub 2. The door 1 is a sliding door 1a or
The slanting door 1b can be opened and closed so as not to hit the carriage unit 4.

The height variable mechanism 25 provided on the carriage 4
Changes the height of at least the upper surface of the bogie unit 4. When opening and closing the door 1, the bogie unit 4 lowers the top surface of the bogie unit 4 and opens and closes the door 1 so that the door 1 does not hit the bogie unit 4.

When joining the wheelchair 5 to the bathtub 2, the bathtub 2
The lift truck 23 whose upper surface is lowered is stored in a storage space 24 formed below the bottom wall 2b.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG.
In the embodiment, a bath 1 is provided so that a door 1 can be opened and closed.
And a wheelchair 5 in which the seat 3 slides away from the carriage 4. At the time of bathing, only the seat portion 3 on which the bather has entered the bathtub 2, and the bogie portion 4 has the opening 2 outside the bathtub 2.
a.

An in-tank guide 21 is laid on the bottom wall 2b of the bathtub 2 so as to face the bogie guide 27. At the front of the bathtub 2 is provided a lock receiving tool 9 for receiving a bogie locking tool 7 described later on the bogie unit 4.

The door 1 is a sliding door 1a that moves left and right so that the door 1 does not hit the bogie unit 4 when opening and closing.
When the sliding door 1a is closed, the bathtub 2 becomes a container capable of storing hot water.

The bogie unit 4 is made of a rectangular frame, and a caster 6 is provided below the bogie unit 4.

The bogie unit 4 shown in FIG. 2 is an improved bogie unit 4 in consideration of the stepping space of a caregiver, and is made of a U-shaped frame when viewed from above. A caster 6 is provided at a lower portion of the bogie portion 4, and a bogie locking portion 7 that locks the bogie portion 4 to the bathtub 2 when the bogie portion 4 is joined to the bathtub 2 is provided at a front end in the traveling direction. At the rear end in the traveling direction, an operating tool 8 for releasing the bogie locking tool 7 is provided.

In the improved bogie unit 4, when the caretaker puts the seat unit 3 in and out of the bathtub 2, the foot can be depressed in the stepping space in the frame, so that the operation of putting in and out is easy.

The seat 3 includes a lower limb receiver 10 for receiving the lower limb of the patient, a seat 11 for receiving the buttocks, a backrest 12, a headrest 13, a wheelchair handle 14 for moving the wheelchair 5, and a seat 11. Seat 15 supporting the lower part of the seat, and a seat guide 16 slidably attached to the seat base 15
And a front handle 20 for sliding the seat portion 3 into the bathtub 2 for bathing after the mounting operation of the wheelchair 5 to the bathtub 2 and the mounting lock. The front handle 20 is an auxiliary conveying means.

The seat base 15 is provided with a retaining pin 17 for retaining the seat section 3 to the carriage section 4, and the retaining pin 17 is inserted into a retaining hole 26 formed in the carriage section 4. In FIG.
27 is a truck guide, 31 is a shaft, and 32 is a return pedal.

In using the embodiment, the door lock handle (not shown) provided on the bathtub 2 is released to unlock the sliding door 1a, and the sliding door 1a is made movable. Door handle 1
8 and pull the sliding door 1a laterally from the opening 2a,
Move it onto the seal rail 19 and open it.

At the time of bathing, the wheelchair 5 carrying the patient is brought into contact with the opening 2a of the bathtub 2. At the time of contact, the trolley lock 7 is automatically hooked on the lock receiver 9, and the trolley 4 is locked on the bathtub 2. Next, the catch pin 17 is pulled upward to remove the seat portion 3.
And the carriage 4 is released, and only the seat 3 is pushed into the bathtub 2 while holding the front handle 20.

Next, the sliding door 1a at the door opening position is moved toward the opening 2a and closed. When the sliding door 1a is closed, even if the bogie unit 4 is present immediately before the opening 2a, the sliding door 1a moves in the left-right direction and does not rotate at the location where the bogie unit 4 is located. Don't bump into 4.

Next, the edge of the sliding door 1a is brought into contact with the sealing portion at the edge of the opening 2a, and the sliding door 1a is closed in the bathtub 2. After closing the sliding door 1a, the door lock handle is normally rotated to lock the sliding door 1a in the opening 2a and close it in a watertight manner.

Next, hot water is poured into the bathtub 2 to bathe the patient. Hot water is supplied from a suitable hot water supply facility or from a general bathtub. When leaving the bath, first, the hot water in the bathtub 2 is drained, and then, as described above, the sliding door 1a is unlocked and the sliding door 1a is opened horizontally.

When the sliding door 1a is opened, as in the case of the above-mentioned closed door, even if the bogie unit 4 is present, the sliding door 1a moves in the left-right direction and rotates in a certain direction of the bogie unit 4. Since there is no sliding door 1a, the sliding door 1 does not hit the carriage unit 4. Next, the seat 3 is transferred from the drawer tub 2 to the carriage 4 with the front handle 20. When the seat section 3 has been transferred from the tank guide 21 to the bogie guide 27, the locking pin 1
7 is hooked on the hook hole 26, and the seat portion 3 is hooked on the bogie portion 4.

Next, the trolley lock 7 is released from the lock receiving tool 9 by stepping on the operating tool 8, the wheelchair 5 is separated from the bathtub 2, the patient is returned to the original position, and the bathing is completed. In the above-mentioned sliding door 1a, when the door is opened, the sliding door 1a remains on the seal rail 19, but in the case of another door, the sliding door 1a is detached from the bathtub 2 each time it is opened and is separated from the bathtub 2. Further, the sliding door 1a may be opened and closed by a telescopic member using hydraulic pressure or the like instead of manually. Further, the sliding of the seat portion 3 entering and exiting the bathtub 2 may be automated.

In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the sliding door 1a in the first embodiment is an oblique opening door 1b which is opened by being turned obliquely upward. When the oblique swing door 1b is opened and closed, even if the bogie unit 4 is present immediately before the opening 2a, the oblique swing door 1b pivots obliquely upward and does not pivot the location of the bogie unit 4, so that the oblique swing door 1b is There is no collision with the carriage unit 4.

The position of the hinge (not shown) for attaching the oblique opening door 1b to the bathtub 2 and the mounting angle of the oblique opening door 1b in the bathtub 2 may be variously different. Various.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the sliding door 1a in the first embodiment is changed to an oblique opening door 1b, and a foot space 22 for receiving a patient's foot is provided in the bottom wall 2b in a concave shape. . In the third embodiment, the patient can extend the bent lower leg downward.

In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a storage space 24 is provided below the bottom wall 2b of the bathtub 2 in the first embodiment for storing a lift truck 23, and the door 1 is located in front of the bathtub 2. The swinging door 1c is used, and the bogie unit 4 is further replaced by a lifting bogie unit 23 provided with a height variable mechanism 25 for changing the height of the upper surface of the bogie unit 4.

One specific example of the variable height mechanism 25 is a strut-bending link 29 system in which an intermediate portion of a member supporting the upper surface 28 is bent by a bending operation tool 30 without detailed description. In addition to the strut bent link 29 system, a strut extension / contraction system (not shown) in which a supporting member expands / contracts or an X-frame system may be used.

In the fourth embodiment, when the opening and closing door 1c is opened and closed in a state where the height of the upper and lower carriages 23 is lowered by operating the height variable mechanism 25, the opening and closing doors 1c are moved up and down.
Don't bump into 3. Further, the lifting carriage unit 23 is stored in the storage space 24.
If it is stored in the bathtub, the front of the bathtub 2 is widely vacant, so that the assistant can easily perform the assistance work.

[0032]

According to the present invention, when the door 1 opens and closes, the door 1
Is a sliding door 1 that can be opened and closed so as not to hit the cart 4
a or the oblique opening door 1b, it is not necessary to move the trolley part 4 one by one when opening and closing the sliding door 1a or the oblique opening door 1b, and leave the trolley part 4 immediately before the bathtub 2. The sliding door 1a or the oblique opening door 1b can be opened and closed with the door still open. Therefore, space is saved, and the number of assistants involved in bathing is reduced, so that bathing can be performed efficiently, which is convenient.

The present invention also provides a caster 6 for traveling on a floor.
Is outside the bathtub 2 and is sanitary. Further, since the caster 6 is located outside the bathtub 2, the water depth can be made shallow and water is saved, which is economical. Furthermore, since the bottom wall of the bathtub is not a swing type, the bathing posture can be easily set without anxiety, and the bathing feeling is good. Also, since there is no slope immediately before the bathtub, labor and space are saved. Further, when the wheelchair 5 is docked in the bathtub 2, the dolly portion is fixed outside the bathtub 2 and only the seat portion 3 is moved and separated and put into the bathtub 2, so that the seat portion 3 is smoothly placed. It can be easily put in the bathtub 2, the seat 3 is not easily dropped from the cart, and it is safe. The structure is simple and the manufacturing cost is low.

The lift truck 23 of the present invention is provided with a height variable mechanism 25 for changing the height of at least the upper surface of the lift truck 23. If the height of the lifting bogie section 23 is lowered, the opening door 1c can be opened and closed so that the opening door 1c does not hit the lifting bogie section 23. It is not necessary to remove one by one, the number of assistants involved in bathing decreases, you can take a bath efficiently
It is convenient.

Under the bottom wall 2b of the bathtub 2 according to the present invention, a storage space 24 for storing a lifting bogie unit 23 whose upper surface is lowered is formed. When the wheelchair 5 is joined to the bathtub 2, the storage space 24 is formed. If the lifting bogie unit 23 is stored at 24, the front of the bathtub 2 is wide and empty, so that the assistant can easily move around the bathtub 2 to perform the assisting work, which is convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view including a cross section of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an improved bogie unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a right side sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a right side sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a left side sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of sign]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door 1a Sliding door 1b Slant opening door 1c Opening door 2 Bathtub 2a Opening 2b Bottom wall 3 Seat part 4 Bogie part 5 Wheelchair 23 Elevating bogie part 24 Storage space 25 Height variable mechanism

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub (2) provided with a door (1) and a wheelchair (5) in which a seat (3) is slid and separated from a trolley (4). Only (3) enters the bathtub (2), the trolley (4) is outside the bathtub (2), and the door (1) does not hit the trolley (4). A slide-separated wheelchair bathing device characterized in that the sliding door (1a) or the oblique opening door (1b) is opened and closed. 2. A bathtub (2) provided with a door (1) and a wheelchair (5) in which a seat (3) is slid and separated from a trolley (4). Only (3) enters the bathtub (2), the trolley (4) is outside the bathtub (2), and the door (1) pivots forward of the bathtub (2). Open door (1
c), and the bogie section (4) is a lift bogie section (23) provided with a height variable mechanism (25) for changing at least the height of the upper surface of the bogie section (4). When the upper surface of (23) is lowered, the opening door (1c)
Is a slide-separated wheelchair bathing device, which can be opened and closed so as not to hit the lifting carriage unit (23). 3. Below the bottom wall (2b) of the bathtub (2),
A storage space (24) for storing the lifting trolley (23) is formed, and the wheelchair (5) is joined to the bathtub (2) so that the lifting trolley (23) can be stored in the storage space (24). The slide separation type wheelchair bathing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: