JPH1156928A - Nursing carriage for raising patient in one's arms - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nursing carriage for raising patient in one's arms which is capable of raising and moving a bed-ridden aged person or a patient without moving limbs to the utmost. SOLUTION: A human body holding arm 3 is provided on a mobile carriage 1 mounted with a lift drive frame 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an embrace which is used for many operations such as when a bedridden elderly person, a physically handicapped person, a patient who is treated and cannot move on his own, or when getting on and off a car. It relates to a nursing cart.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, wheelchairs are generally used to move elderly people who are laid on beds and cannot move by themselves, or physically disabled persons or hospital patients to other places. Many other types of mobile trolleys have been developed, including stretchers, swing-type suspensions, and stretchers to stools that stand upright.

For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. S59-37946, "a cantilever arm is provided at the upper end of a vertically movable lifting frame fixed to a movable base carriage, A patient moving trolley having a folding chair-type stretcher with a rotatable seat and, if necessary, a patient moving trolley having a tilt drive device for rotating the cantilever arm "has been developed. . Similarly, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 62-30771 discloses that a backrest, a waist support, and a leg support for a person with a disability are separately connected and pivoted from a horizontal bed to a bent chair. A mobile vehicle for the disabled in which a possible cradle for the disabled is fixed to an elevating frame erected on the mobile trolley "has been developed.

[0004]

The above-mentioned patient moving trolleys of the prior art are provided for patients with mild symptoms such as being able to change beds, take a bath, or move upright from a standing position to a chair position. And a handicapped person are conveniently provided with many functions such as a tilting function and a standing function. However, it has been impossible to easily turn a bedridden seriously injured patient who needs to be accompanied by one or more caregivers from a lying state using a conventional wheelchair, or to turn over. Therefore, the caregiver is forced to move the bedridden patient while moving it upside down, or to turn over the bedridden patient. At worst, caregivers often complain of back pain themselves.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can be lifted up on behalf of a caregiver and can be moved in a posture that is most comfortable and safe for a patient. The object of the present invention is to provide a nursing care trolley that can be mounted on an examination chair or a car and that can easily perform care work in a bathroom or a toilet.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a patient moving trolley for achieving the above object, and the gist of the present invention is to raise and lower a driving frame mounted on a moving trolley 1.
2 is a nursing care trolley, which is constructed by providing a human body holding arm 3 so as to be pivotable.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a movable trolley provided with wheels 4 which can move freely. In some cases, the size of the wheels may be provided in combination of small and large wheels such as small-diameter wheels on the front side and large-diameter wheels on the rear side. The shape of the base 5 of the mobile trolley 1 is H-shaped, U-shaped, O-shaped.
The shape is not particularly limited to a letter shape or a general square shape, and it is essential that the truck be movable and may be an endless track. Above all, a base 5 having a space such as an H-shape or a U-shape as shown in FIG. 1 is advantageous because it is easy to match with a toilet bowl or a doctor's examination / examination chair. Further, the height of the base 5 of the movable trolley 1 may be a height that can be inserted below the bed or below the body of the automobile. In the present invention, the driving means of the mobile trolley 1 may be manual, electric, or with a motor.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a lifting drive frame. The structure of the lifting drive frame 2 is such that a support frame 6 is fixed upright on a side portion of the movable trolley 1, 7 is a lifting horizontal bar, and 8 is a stable horizontal bar. One ends of these horizontal rods are pivotally supported by pins 9 on the support frame 6 and are provided so as to be able to swing up and down. Reference numeral 10 denotes a lifting drive device such as a cylinder, a pinion rack, a rope, or a chain, the lower end of which is connected to the support frame 6 or the base 5. The drive means of the lifting drive device 10 may be constituted by a manual type, a foot type, an automatic type, or the like. Above all, the cylinder type is suitable for raising and lowering patients with disabilities because the lifting operation is smooth and there are few shocks and vibrations.

By the operation of the lifting drive device 10, the vertical rod 11 is connected to the tip of the lifting horizontal rod 7 which swings up and down, and swings up and down in parallel with the horizontal lifting rod 7. The distal end of the stable horizontal rod 8 and the vertical rod 11 are connected to each other, and the lifting drive frame 2 is constituted by these.

In addition, the lifting drive frame 2 is provided with a horizontal rod provided in a seesaw shape using the pin 9 of the column frame 6 as a support shaft, one end of which is connected to the vertical rod 11, and the other end of the vertical drive rod. May be connected to the upper end of the lifting drive device 10, and the lower end may be connected to the support frame 6 or the base 5.

Further, the vertical frame 11, the vertical horizontal frame 7, and the column frame 6 may be fixed, and the column frame 6 itself may be provided so as to be vertically movable via the vertical driving device 10.

As described above, the lifting drive frame 2 achieves the purpose of vertically moving the vertical frame 11 provided at the distal end thereof. The number of the horizontal rods, the number of the support frames, and the The type, form, and configuration of the lifting drive frame 2 such as the number are not particularly limited.

The vertical rod 11 may be of a round shape, a horizontally long square shape, a diamond shape, a fan shape, a heart shape, or a shape similar thereto, in addition to the vertical middle groove type shown in FIG. Further, the rotating shaft 12 is provided on the vertical rod 11 and may be a pin shaft or a spherical joint, and the bearing may be a bearing type.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a human body holding arm. The human body holding arm means an arm that holds a human body, that is, an arm that lifts a back portion of a human body and an arm that lifts a knee portion.

This is a so-called L which is bent like an arm holding a human body, that is, bent almost at a right angle from the elbow.
The back holding arm 13 and the back cantilever frame 15 and the knee holding arm 14 and the knee cantilever frame 16 are provided as a pair of the same shape depending on the application, and the L-shaped back cantilever frame 15 is provided. The distal end of the knee cantilever frame 16 is aligned and supported by a rotating shaft 12 like a fan, and is pivotally connected to the vertical rod 11 of the lifting drive frame 2. That is, the L-shaped back holding arm 13 and the knee holding arm 14 face each other in parallel, and the interval therebetween can be freely opened and closed to constitute the human body holding arm 3.

Further, the distal ends of the L-shaped back cantilever frame 15 and the knee cantilever frame 16 of the human body holding arm 3 may be individually supported by rotating shafts individually provided on the vertical rod 11. Good.

The vertical rod 11 pivotally connecting the human body holding arm 3 is provided with a stopper or a lock mechanism, and is automatically locked when the human body holding arm 3 holds the human body. May be stabilized. In addition, the back cantilever frame 15 and the knee cantilever frame 16 are locked manually or with a foot step at any position from the patient's lying position to the raised position, and moved in the same posture. May be.

The shape of the back cantilever frame 15 and the knee cantilever frame 16 of the L-shaped human body holding arm 3 may be elliptical, rhombic, round, square or similar. Further, the shape of the back holding arm 13 and the knee holding arm 14 may be a round bar shape, a square bar shape, an elliptical bar shape, a flat plate shape, or a shape in which a tip portion thereof is bent to make it easier to hold. Further, the back holding arm 13 and the knee holding arm 14 may be formed in a curved shape, a valley shape, or the like so that the back portion or the knee portion can be easily matched.

In some applications, the back holding arm 13 may be used.
May be combined into a round bar shape and the other knee holding arm 14 into an elliptical shape or a flat plate shape.

Further, the L-shaped back holding arm 13 and the knee holding arm 14 of the human body holding arm 3 are rotatably provided in a roller manner, and are shifted from the upper back of the human body to around the waist portion to facilitate use. You may. Alternatively, a rotation stopper may be provided to rotate or fix the rotation stopper and use it separately.

In addition, the human body holding arm 3 has the same shape from the L-shaped back cantilever frame 15 to the back holding arm 13 or the knee cantilever frame 16 to the knee holding arm 14 and is bent substantially at a right angle. May be.

The knee holding arm 1 of the human body holding arm 3
No. 4 does not limit the number of knee holding arms because the space below the knee can be widened. That is, depending on the application, it becomes a back holding arm, or the position to be applied to the human body is shifted so that the buttocks holding arm or the hips The human body holding arm 3 may be configured as an additional holding arm.

Further, the human body holding arm 3 may be formed by directly connecting and fixing the L-shaped back cantilever frame 15 and the knee cantilever frame 16 to form a so-called U-shape.

As described above, the human body holding arm 3 of the present invention lifts the back portion from one side of the patient with the back holding arm 13 and holds the knee holding arm 14 so that the patient can hold the patient with his / her hand. Can lift the patient's knees, thus protecting the patient as a person holds and carries it. That is, for the patient, this L
The back is supported by the back holding arm 13 of a letter shape, the back cantilever frame 15 is firmly sandwiched under one armpit and leans, and both knees are bent and hung on the knee holding arm 14 of the L shape. Is the most secure attitude that can be held by the parents and allows the present invention to be entrusted to them.

The material of the arm 3 is made of metal, plastic, synthetic resin, glass fiber, or the like.
It is made of urethane, cotton, cloth, leather, leather, etc., and is made like a human arm. It is a soft and gentle member that can hold a patient.

The vertical drive frame 2 is mounted so as to be able to oscillate around the support frame 6, and the human body holding arm 3 can be swayed left and right within the stability limit of the movable carriage 1, so that the patient can be raised and lowered. You may make it adjustable. Similarly, the human body holding arm 3 may be pivotably connected to the left and right sides about the vertical rod 11 of the lifting drive frame 2.

According to the present invention as described above, when a bedridden patient is woken up on a bed and replaced on a patient moving trolley, the human body holding arm 3 is opened as shown in FIG. Is operated to adjust to the height of the bed, and while arranging the mobile trolley 1 so as to be inserted below the bed, first raise one arm of the patient, and move the distal end of the back holding arm 13 from under the armpit. Insert into the space under the neck and apply to the back. Next, the patient's knee is raised, and the tip of the knee holding arm 14 is inserted into the space below the patient's knee, and is applied to the back of the knee. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, the lifting drive device 10 is driven to raise and lower the horizontal lifting rod 7, the stable horizontal rod 8, and the vertical rod 11, and the back holding arm 13 and the knee holding arm 14 are lifted. The back holding arm 13 raises and holds the back part from the armpit of the patient. At the same time, the knee holding arm 14 lifts both knees of the patient, and the sleeping patient can be replaced with the present invention from the bed in a posture held by a person without much movement of the limbs.
When the patient is put back on the bed and put to sleep, the order is reversed.

When the patient who has moved as shown in FIG. 3 is to be placed on a toilet or a chair for examination / examination of a doctor, the toilet or the chair is placed in the space of the base 5 of the movable trolley 1. If you place it directly above it,
Since the lower body of the patient is completely open, clothes can be easily attached and detached and other nursing work can be performed extremely smoothly. Then, the patient can use the patient while being held by the human body holding arm 3, and can easily remove the patient only by pulling out the present invention.

When the patient is mounted on the car, the present invention can carry the patient with the posture of the patient being the smallest and close to the minimum scale. The height of the body holding arm 3 is adjusted by the drive frame 2, the patient is lowered to the seat, and the back holding arm 13 and the knee holding arm 14 are kept as they are.
With the simple operation of pulling out the entire mobile trolley, it is extremely easy to transfer a bedridden patient to a car. Also,
When returning the patient to the bed, the procedure is reversed.

[0030]

According to the present invention as described above, the mobile trolley 1 is provided.
Can be inserted under the bed or under the car body, and the base 5 has a space like H-shape or U-shape. The patient can be placed directly above and other places, so that it is easy to sit down. Also, if necessary, the patient can be replaced with an outdoor wheelchair according to the present invention by inserting the base 5 from the side between the front wheel and the rear wheel of a general wheelchair.

The lifting drive frame 2 allows the human body holding arm 3 to reach the back of the bed above the bed together with the movable trolley 1,
It is possible to stabilize caregiving work of a patient sleeping in the back of the bed, that is, near the other side, or in a car, so that the patient can be smoothly and thoroughly attained.

The human body holding frame 3 includes a back holding arm 1
In step 3, the patient is supported to hold the back portion of the patient, the patient can hold the back cantilever frame 15 firmly under the armpit and lean, and lift the knee portion with the knee holding arm 14 to hold both knees. Patients can rest in peace by holding and carrying.

A bedridden patient needs only to raise one arm and raise his knees on the bed, and there is no need to move the upper body, where many of the affected areas are concentrated, and the patient is held in the same posture on the bed and transfers to another or sits down. Can be easily done.

The human body holding arm 3 is an old man who is bedridden and cannot move by himself, a patient with a disability, wants to use the toilet as much as possible, or wants to go anywhere by car. The desire to say that it is urgent, and in order to fulfill it, it is necessary to be cautious of doing as much as possible without moving the disabled limb, and since ancient times it has been handed down by the practice of parents holding and moving children, and the present invention These desires are most effectively fulfilled.

In addition, it has a simple structure and excellent functions, yet is robust and easy to manufacture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual side view showing an embodiment on a bed.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual side view showing an embodiment in the case of movement.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Moving trolley 2 Elevating drive frame 3 Human body holding arm 4 Wheel 5 Base 6 Support frame 7 Elevating horizontal rod 8 Stable horizontal rod 9 Pin 10 Elevating drive device 11 Vertical rod 12 Rotating shaft 13 Back holding arm 14 Knee Holding Arm 15 Back Cantilever Frame 16 Knee Cantilever Frame

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A nursing care trolley characterized in that a lift body (2) mounted on a movable trolley (1) is provided with a human body holding arm (3) so as to be pivotable.