JPS5813822Y2 - folding bathtub - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to a folding bathtub.

For example, in Japan, allowing bedridden elderly people to take a bath at home as a means of bathing is being implemented as part of welfare projects, but in such cases, the bathtub is installed in the bed or next to the bed, so it is necessary to use a mobile bathtub. is used, but
For such elderly people, baths are generally shallow and long so that they can take a bath while lying down, and they are also quite heavy.

Therefore, this type of bathtub uses a car to transport it, but
If the bathtub is large, the car will also be large, which may make it impossible to drive the car to the front of the elderly's home.Also, there is no direct access hole to the elderly's home, and installation depends on human power, so handling such cases is difficult. This problem could not be avoided.

Therefore, the present invention was developed as a result of studies in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and the bathtub body is formed as a rigid body so that it can be divided into two parts. By appropriately combining the tank and inner tank in a removable manner, it can be folded into a small volume and has excellent mobility. It also prevents leakage of hot water and improves safety. The purpose is to make assembly work easier.

The drawings showing the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below.
In FIG. 1, the folding bathtub is constructed with a bathtub body 1, an outer tub 2, and an inner tub 3 as main members.

The bathtub body 1 can be divided into two parts, a front half 1a and a rear half 1b, and has a depth, width, and length that allows a person to take a bath while lying down as shown in the figure. It is formed with an open bottom.

That is, the front half part 1a is connected to a backrest part 4 forming a substantial bottom wall formed by sloping upward from the end 1a' where it meets the rear part 1b to the front end 1a'', and the rising end of the backrest part 4. The hair washing tub 5, the front wall 6, and the left and right side walls 7 are integrally formed of a suitably hard material and have rigidity.

- The front and rear halves 1b are integrally formed of a horizontal bottom wall 8, the rear wall 9, and the left and right side walls 10.10, and are made of a suitable hard material, and have rigidity, and both the front and rear halves 1a , lb each have an outwardly curved peripheral edge 11, 12 to increase strength and prevent deformation.

Further, the openings of both the front and rear halves 1a and lb are formed wider than the bottom parts, so that the front half 1a can be stacked on the rear half 1b to be stored in a small volume as shown in FIG. .

The front and rear halves 1a and lb shown here are, as shown in FIG. 4, plywood 1 made of polyethylene as a core material 13 and laminated with aluminum thin plates 14 and 14 on both the front and back sides.
It is made up of 5.

When such a plywood 15 is used, the first half 1a and the second half 1
b can be molded using a mold.

Therefore, both butt ends 1 of the first half 1a and the second half 1b
A', 1 b' have a pair of connectors 16...
are provided on at least the left and right sides and are connected to each other, so that the bathtub body 1 is integrated so as to be separable.

As shown in FIG. 3, the illustrated connector 16 is provided with a hook] 8 on one side of a base 17. On the other hand, there is an operating piece 2 which has one end pivoted to the bracket 19 and a base end of a locking ring 20 pivoted from the pivot point to the movable end.
1, and after hooking the hanging ring 20 to the hook 18,
By tilting the operation piece 21 in the direction of the arrow a shown in the figure, both the front and rear halves 1a and lb are relatively pulled together and fastened and connected.

Further, the side abutting ends 1 a', 1 b' are provided with a pair of positioning parts 24 consisting of a protrusion 22 and a recessed hole 23 that can be engaged with each other, for example, on the peripheral edge 11.12.

By providing the positioning portion 24 in this manner, when the front half 1a and the rear half 1b are butted against each other and connected using the connecting tool 16,
Not only can the butt be matched easily and accurately, but also both the front and rear halves 1a can be used even after connection.

1b, it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of misalignment and increase the connection strength.

Further, the outer tub 2 has a size that allows the bathtub body 1 to be placed therein, and is integrally formed with a bottom wall 25 and peripheral walls 26 on the front, rear, left, and right sides without a cover and with a bottom.

In other words, the outer tub 2 is made of a flexible material such as a soft plastic sheet so that it can be folded freely, and the tub body 1 can be placed inside the tub body 1 as shown in FIG. Connect the hose 27.

The inner tank 3 is also made of the same flexible material as the outer tank 2, and has a bottom wall 28 and a peripheral wall 29 with no lid so that it can be installed in the bathtub body 1 along its inner wall surface. It is made at the bottom.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner tank 3 is installed inside the bathtub body 1 to store hot water for bathing.

Here, the inner tank 3 has a mounting side 30 extending from the peripheral edge of the peripheral wall 29 to the outside along the peripheral edge 11, 12 of the bathtub body 1 so as to be foldable, and stacked on the peripheral wall 26 side of the outer tank 2. The mounting side 30 and the outer tank 2 facing it
A pair of stoppers 31 and 32 are provided on the peripheral wall 26 of the holder as shown in FIG.

If both the inner and outer tanks 3, 2 are formed in this way, the bathtub body 1 will be completely surrounded by both tanks 2゜3, so 3.
Tanks 1, 2, and 3 can be simply and easily combined as one unit.

The fasteners 31 and 32 shown here may be made of Velcro, or any known desired fastener may be used as long as the fasteners can be easily attached and removed.

A cushioning material 33 is laid on the backrest 4 of the bathtub body 1 and the column 4a formed by the rising end thereof, so that when taking a bath as shown in FIG. It is configured to provide good support around the neck and provide a bathing sensation similar to that of sleeping on a futon or bed.

Here, the cushion material 33 is made of sponge rubber, urethane, an air mat, or the like.

A drain hose 35 is connected to the bottom of the hair washing tub 5, and a drain hose may also be provided on the bathtub body 1, but if this is not provided, hot water may be drained using a drain pump or the like. You can also do this.

As explained above, according to the folding bathtub according to the present invention, the bathtub body 1 is rigidly formed by connecting the bathtub body 1 into the front half 1a and the rear half 1b so that they can be divided into two parts by the connectors 16. However, since the bathtub body 1 is constructed by combining an inner bath 3 and an outer bath 2 formed of flexible materials inside and outside, the bathtub body 1
can be divided into a front half 1a and a rear half 1b and handled as a small volume by either the first half 1a or the second half 1b alone, or by overlapping the two.
Since it can be freely folded, it is not only easy to transport or take it out or install it in a home for the bedridden elderly, etc., but also the bathtub body 1 can be disassembled and assembled, while both the inner and outer tubs 3.
2, the abutting ends 1a' and 1b' of the front half 1a and the rear half 1b can be easily connected by simply connecting them with the connectors 16, without providing a troublesome sealing function. Inner tank 3 that forms a substantial bathtub depending on the configuration
Therefore, there is no hot water leakage tank, and if hot water leaks, it can be stored in the outer tank 2 and prevented from leaking outside, so when bedridden elderly people take a bath at home, It can be safely used near the kitchen, etc., and can be folded and unfolded very easily and quickly, and has good heat retention properties for hot water.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing the folding bathtub according to the present invention in use, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the bathtub body in the same bathtub when the bathtub body is disassembled and overlapped, and Fig. 3 is the same bathtub. FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical side view showing an example of the connection between the outer tank and the inner tank in the same bathtub, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view illustrating a molding material. 1...Bathtub body, 1a...First half, 1
b...Late half, 2...Outer tank, 3...
...Inner tank, 4...Backrest part, 5...
・Hair washing tub, 11.12... Periphery of the bathtub body, 1
6... Connector, 26... Peripheral wall of outer tank,
30...Mounting side part, 31.32...Stopper, 33...Cushion material.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) It has dimensions that allow bathing while lying down, and is rigidly formed by connecting the front half and the rear half with a connector so that they can be divided into two parts, and the front half has an inclined backrest part and the backrest part. a bathtub body with a hair washing tub connected to the rising end; an outer tub made of a flexible material so that the bathtub body can be installed inside the bathtub body; and an inner tub made of a flexible material so that the bathtub body can be installed inside the bathtub body. A folding bathtub is constructed by combining these components in a removable manner. (2) The folding bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the bathtub body is formed by attaching a cushioning material to the backrest. (3) The outer tank and the inner tank have a stop that pairs with the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the outer tank and a mounting side that extends from the inner tank so as to overlap this and is curved outward along the periphery of the bathtub body. 1. A folding bathtub according to claim 1, which is formed by providing a utility model.