JPS5928964A - Opening and closing partition wall of medical bath tub - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an opening/closing partition wall for a medical bathtub, and in particular, for functional recovery training for physically disabled persons, it allows training exercises to be performed quickly and accurately while reducing the amount of hot water and water used depending on the training purpose. This invention relates to an opening/closing partition wall for a medical bathtub.

People with upper and lower limb disabilities undergo training to recover their impaired functions while using buoyancy in hot water. The main event of this training is to lie supine in hot water and use manual gymnastics to increase muscle strength and joint range of motion. be. In order to meet this need, walking bathtubs and exercise bathtubs have recently come to be integrally formed. However, even if a hospital or other facility attempts to use only an exercise bathtub, it is necessary to fill up the walking bathtub with bath water, and for this purpose, approximately 6 to 10 tons of water must be supplied while being heated, and it takes a long time. This required large expenses.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks by providing a partition wall that can be opened and closed at a desired position of a bathtub, and thereby opening or closing the partition wall at a desired position according to a predetermined purpose of use. Its gist is that it is a partition wall that is hinged at one end to the bottom wall of the bathtub and is placed open on the same surface as the bottom wall, and when the partition wall is erected, the holding frames on both sides of the bathtub and the bottom wall A partition wall is attached to the frame through an elastic seal member, and the partition wall is tightened and fixed by a clamp provided at the upper end of the holding frame.An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the attached drawings. I will explain.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an exercise bathtub made of a stainless steel plate or the like, and a walking bathtub 2 formed of a transparent synthetic resin material is integrally connected to the tip side of the exercise bathtub to form one training bathtub.

A hydraulic cylinder 4 is installed on the floor 3 near the exercise bathtub 1.
An L-shaped arm 8 is provided from the upper end of the lift 6 via a mounting member 7, and this arm 8 is provided with a lift 6 for transporting a disabled person into and out of the bathtub using a transport vehicle or wheelchair. A stretcher 9 is provided. Persons with disabilities exercise their upper and lower limbs on the stretcher 9 shown in Figure 2, but for walking training they use the lift 6.
The stretcher 9 is further lowered, the front part 10 of the stretcher is bent downward, the disabled person is made to stand on the bottom wall 11 of the bathtub, and then moved to the walking bathtub 2. For this reason, the central portion of the exercise bathtub 2 has a depth that reaches the bottom surface 13 of the digging portion 12, and is provided at approximately the same height as the bottom wall of the walking bathtub 2. A person with a disability training in the walking bathtub 2 holds a pair of handrails 17 parallel to the premises via an attachment 16 whose base end is fixed to the line above the bathtub in order to maintain a standing posture with the upper limbs.

A partition wall 18 according to the present invention is provided at the connecting portion between the bathtubs 1 and 2.
will be established. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3, a stepped portion 19 is provided on the bottom wall 11 of the exercise bathtub 1 so that the top surface becomes the same surface when the partition wall 18 is collapsed to the open position.
At the front end line of the partition wall 18, there is a hinge 2 at the rear of the lower end of the partition wall 18.
It is pivoted at 0.

In order to separate and close the bathtub by raising the partition wall 18, a support frame 21 with a square cross section is installed on the inner side of both side walls of the walking bathtub 20.
will be provided. A sealing member 22 made of rubber or the like is adhered to one side of the holding frame 21 along its entire length, and the partition wall is pressed against the sealing member 22.

In the part of the walking bathtub where the holding frame 21 is provided, the stainless steel plate of the exercise bathtub is bent and extended. And holding frame 2
1. The lower end of the bottom wall 23 of the exercise bathtub is extended to form a bottom wall 24 connected to the walking bathtub bottom wall 24. 3. The lower end of the bottom wall 23 of the exercise bathtub 1 is folded along the front edge line. The bent rising surface 25 is flush with one side of the holding frame 21.
A step portion 26 made of a stainless steel plate is formed in the center of the rising surface 25. The front line of the lower end of the partition wall 18 is cut out to form a lower engagement surface 27 that rests on the step portion 26 . A sealing member 22 extending from the holding frame is fixed to the rising surface 25 and the stepped portion 26.

A clamp 30 is provided on the upper end surface of the holding frame 21, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The clamp 30 is a pair of mounting plates 3
1 is provided, and the base end of the arm 33 is pivotally attached to the support shaft 32 of the plate 31 with a number plate 31. A slidable hook portion 34 is interposed on the distal end side of the arm 33, and a support at the center of the hook portion 34 A tightening member 36 is attached to the shaft 35.
The proximal end of the tightening member 36 is pivotally attached, and when the tip bent portion 37 of the tightening member 36 engages with the side surface of the holding frame 21, it is fixed irremovably by a pin 38.

The present invention configured as described above will be explained in detail.

When a disabled person is given walking training, the partition wall 18 is laid down to a horizontal open position as shown by the solid line in FIG. When the partition wall is laid down, the front end of the 4 spanning boards pivotally attached to the lower part of one side with a hinge slides over the bottom wall 24 of the walking bathtub and extends horizontally. Therefore, a person with a disability can practice walking over the entire length of the walking bathtub bottom wall 24, the spanning board 41, the lodging partition wall 18 of the exercise bathtub, and the bottom wall 11.

On the other hand, the disabled person lying supine on the carrier outside the bathtub is transferred onto a stretcher 9, then lowered into the exercise bathtub 1 using a lift 6, stands up on the collapsed partition wall earth, and the stretcher 9 is retracted outside the bathtub. At this time, the small-diameter auxiliary handrail 17 (indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 1) housed in the tubular handrail 17 is pulled out in advance and placed inside the exercise bathtub 1.

When only the exercise bathtub 1 is used, the partition wall 18 is raised and closed to partition the exercise bathtub 1 and the walking bathtub 2. At this time, a handle (not shown) provided on the partition wall 18 is grasped and raised, and pressed against one side of both holding frames 21. Then, the hook portion 34 of the clamp 30 is engaged with one side of the partition wall 18 while being pulled out from the arm 33. Thereafter, while pulling the fastening member 36 pivotally attached to the hook portion 34 forward, the bent portion 37 is hooked onto one side of the holding frame 21, engaged while being tightened, and then locked with the pin 38. In this way, when the partition wall 18 is tightened to the holding frame 21, the sealing member 22 closes both bathtubs in a watertight manner. Furthermore, the partition wall 18 has a step lower surface 27.
Since the hinge 20 is engaged with and placed on the stepped portion 26 of the bottom wall of the bathtub, the hinge 20 portion will not be deformed or damaged even if an impact load is applied from above. When an exercise bathtub is divided by a partition wall, hot water is supplied to the exercise bathtub, and then the disabled person is carried in on a stretcher and exercised.

The present invention, which has the above-mentioned functions, is provided with an openable closing partition wall provided in the bathtub, and when the partition wall is lowered to the open position, the entire bathtub can be used for training for the desired functional rehabilitation of physically disabled people. By erecting partition walls for training purposes and partitioning the area in a watertight manner, training exercises can be carried out while saving the amount of hot water and fuel used.

In addition, a long bathtub should be provided with multiple partition walls, and the desired partition walls should be opened or closed to divide the bathtub depending on the number of people with disabilities and the 1il11 line who are being trained at the same time. is possible.

The lift with a stretcher used in the present invention is intended for use by a person with a lower limb disability who is unable to stand, and if the lift is used by a person with a disability who has lost the ability to function in the lower limbs, stairs with handrails may be provided inside and outside the side wall of the bathtub. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a plan view of a bathtub equipped with a partition wall and a lift with a stretcher, Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of Figure 1, and Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-section of the main part of the bathtub area with a partition wall installed. 4 is a plan view of the clamp, and FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4. 1... Exercise bathtub, 2... Walking bathtub, 3... Floor surface,
6... Hydraulic lift, 8... Arm, 9... Stretcher,
11.14... Bathtub bottom wall, 18... Partition wall, 20.
... Hinge, 21 ... Holding frame, 30 ... Clamp patent applicant Yaesu Rehab Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (Seal) A bottom wall step part is provided so that the fallen partition wall fits into the bottom wall of the bathtub and becomes flush with the bottom wall, and one side line of the lower end surface of the partition wall is attached to the bottom wall step part. The holding frame is provided so that when the partition wall is erected, it comes into contact with one side of the holding frame provided on the inside of both side walls of the bathtub, and the step part of the bottom wall is bent on the same plane as one side of the holding frame. A raised portion is formed, and the raised portion is provided with a stepped portion that engages with the lower end surface of the partition wall, and a sealing member is provided on one side of both holding frames, the raised portion, and the stepped portion. An opening/closing partition wall for a medical bathtub, characterized in that a clamp is provided at the top of both holding frames to tighten and fix the partition wall. (2) Opening and closing of the medical bathtub characterized in that the lower end of the partition wall is provided with a stepped portion on one side thereof, and the lower surface of the stepped portion engages with the stepped portion of the raised multi-portion. Partition wall.