JPS62217965A - Auxiliary machinery for bathing - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a bathing and other assistance device useful for bathing and defecating for elderly, sick, and other persons who are unable to move their bodies.

[Conventional technology and its problems]

Needless to say, the labor of caring for a physically disabled person in order to bathe them is a great deal. For example, a stretcher is used to place the bather in the bathtub while lying on the stretcher, but even in this case, the caregiver cannot do the work alone.

It is also conceivable to lift the entire bed and soak it in a bathtub, but the entire device would be large-scale, take up a lot of space, and be expensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the conventional examples and provide a bathing and other assistance device that does not take up much space, is small, and can be easily operated by a single caregiver.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an upper part of the telescopic support consisting of an inner shaft which is rotated by a handle and an outer cylinder which is screwed to the inner shaft which is rotated by a handle and which moves up and down, to the lower part of the support which has a fixing means. A support arm in the form of an abbreviation is installed in the middle of the outer cylinder at the top of the telescoping support, and the front part of this support arm removably supports the seat that has been removed from the wheelchair. be.

[Effect]

According to the invention, a patient or the like is brought in in a wheelchair and transferred onto the support arm while remaining in the seat of the wheelchair. with this,
Turning the handle causes the support arm to rise along the column. Then, by rotating the upper part of the support column horizontally with your hand, position the patient on the arm above the bathtub, and then rotate the handle again to lower the support arm and the patient can be placed in the bathtub along with the seat. Soak in the hot water.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the bathing and other assistance equipment of the present invention, in which the main body is connected to a lower part 1a having a fixing means so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction via a swivel 2. It is constructed as a support column 1 consisting of a telescopic upper part 1b.

The fixing means that the lower part 1a has is the tank wall 3a of the bathtub 3.
An inverted U-shaped leg 4 is provided to sandwich the bathroom, or an auxiliary leg 5 is attached if necessary, and this is brought into contact with the floor of the bathroom. In the figure, 6 indicates a tightening screw that the leg portion 4 has.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower part of the telescopic column upper part 1b is connected to a rotary handle 7 via a transmission mechanism such as a bevel gear 8, and is rotated by the rotation of the handle 7. an inner shaft 9 having an inner shaft 9; a middle cylinder 1 having an inner threaded portion and an outer peripheral threaded surface that are threadedly engaged with the surface of the inner shaft 9;
0, and an outer cylinder 11 which is vertically movable and in which the outer circumferential threaded surface of the middle cylinder 10 and the inner threaded part are screwed together.

The outer cylinder 11 also serves as an external case in this telescopic upper part 1b, and the reason why the triple cylinder structure is adopted as a whole is to increase the gear ratio to obtain a large expansion/contraction action with a small amount of force, and to use it in places with a lot of moisture such as a bathroom. Since it will be used, the sealing performance was taken into consideration, and the outer cylinder 11 was designed to move up and down without rotating.

In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes a locking bolt that prevents the upper part 1b from rotating relative to the lower part 1a, and the tip is inserted into the recess of the swivel 2 by screw force, and can be released by rotating in the opposite direction and pulling outward.

A pipe-shaped abbreviated support arm 13 extending downward along the support arm 1 is attached to the middle of the outer cylinder 11 of the telescopic upper part 1b of the support support 1, and a seat portion 17 (described later) is attached to the tip of the horizontal portion of the support arm 13.
A recess 13a is formed to which the protrusion 22 is coupled. Although not shown in the drawings, when the support arm 13 is attached to the outer cylinder 11, it may be a fitting connection whose position can be adjusted vertically and horizontally.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the wheelchair 14 used in the present invention consists of legs 16 with wheels 15 and a seat 17 that can be removed from the legs.
8 is provided protrudingly, and the back surface is an open surface without providing a horizontal beam. In addition, the seat portion 17 is composed of a seat plate 19, a backrest 20, and an armrest 21, among which the seat plate 19
The hole 19a is provided in the center to make it a toilet seat type, and the present invention can also be used for toilets.

The seat portion 17 has a coupling protrusion 22 formed on its rear lower surface.

In the figure, 23 is a chuck mechanism between the seat portion 17 and the leg portions 16.

Next, usage and operation will be explained. Sick people who cannot take a bath due to suicide are forced to sit on a wheelchair 14 and brought close to the bathtub 3. In this case, the legs 16 and seat 17 of the wheelchair 14 are fixed by a chuck mechanism 23.

On the other hand, the support arm 13 of the column 1 is directed outside the bathtub 3 and is at a low position. Then, insert the tip of the support arm 13 from behind the wheelchair 14 below the seat 17, and
2 into the recess 13a of the support arm 13, and remove the chuck mechanism 23.

In this way, when the handle 7 is rotated, the outer cylinder 11 is raised through the rotation of the bevel gear 8, the inner shaft 9, and the middle cylinder 10, and the support arm 13 and the seat part 17 are also moved up as a result of the rotation of the bevel gear 8, inner shaft 9, and middle cylinder 10. It then rises, leaving the legs 16 behind.

Once the height is set so that it easily exceeds the upper end of the bath wall 3a, rotate the upper part 1b of the support column 1 horizontally by hand to lower the seat 1.
7 is moved onto the bathtub 3 and the outer cylinder 11 and support arm 13 are lowered again using the handle 7, so that the seat 17 and the sick person sitting on it are immersed into the bathtub 3.

After taking a bath, in order to take the sick person out of the bathtub 3, the above-mentioned operations may be reversed.

Although this embodiment has been described with reference to an example in which the support column 1 is attached to the tank wall 3a of the bathtub 3, it may be of a floor-installed type. In addition, it can be used not only to assist with bathing, but also to assist with defecation and getting up from bed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the bathing and other assistance equipment of the present invention is convenient and can be easily handled by a single caregiver by simply operating the handle. In addition, since it is a prop type and the overall size is small, it does not take up much installation space and can be used at a low cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing one embodiment of the bathing and other assistance equipment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 3 is a front view of the same, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view showing the wheelchair in use, FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of the support column, FIG. 6 is a side view of the wheelchair, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the wheelchair. 1... Strut 1a... Strut lower part 1b.
... Telescopic support upper part 2 ... Swivel 3 ... Bathtub 3a ... Tank wall 4 ... Legs 5 ... Auxiliary legs
6... Tightening screw 7... Rotating handle 8 Bevel gear 9... Inner shaft 1o... Middle tube 11.
... Outer cylinder 12 ... Fixing bolt 13 ...
・Support arm 13a00. Recess 14...Wheelchair 15...Wheel 16...Leg
17... Seat part 18... Hand push arm 1
9... Sitting board 20... Backrest 21...
・Armrest 22... Protrusion 23... Chuck mechanism 24... Air spring Applicant NKA Co., Ltd. Figure 1 "] Figure 3 Figure 5 Figure 6 Sword Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] An upper part of the telescopic pillar, which is composed of an inner shaft that is rotated by a handle and an outer cylinder that is screwed onto the inner shaft and moves up and down, is provided to the lower part of the support having a fixing means so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction via a swivel. An assistance device for bathing, etc., characterized in that a substantially L-shaped support arm is attached to the middle of an upper outer cylinder, and a seat removed from a wheelchair is detachably supported at the front part of the support arm.