JPS6311949Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a reclining bathtub, which is particularly aimed at people who are unable to move their bodies, such as bedridden elderly people and severely disabled people.

One example of a bathtub that has already been proposed for people with physical disabilities is the idea disclosed in Publication No. 38287-1987.
This is a bathtub with a raised pillow inside the bathtub that divides the bathtub into a sleeping bath and a hair washing bath.
To use this, the bather's body is placed lying down in the lying tank, and the head is placed on the pillow part facing the hair washing tub, and the bather is given care by washing the body in the lying tub and washing the hair using the hair washing tub. The person is doing it.

However, in the case of the above-mentioned existing proposal, the circumferential wall of the hair-washing tub was at the same height as the circumferential wall of the lying-in tub, and the pillow part was formed one step lower than this. Caregivers were forced to insert their hands from the top of the bathtub into the bathtub and wrap their hands around the back of the bather's head to wash the bather's hair, resulting in irritation.As a result, the caregiver was unable to wash hair as desired, increasing the burden on the caregiver. .

Of course, bathers are stroke patients or stiff patients, so it is dangerous for them to move their heads like normal people, and for this reason, there is a need for measures to solve the above problem.

In view of these problems, the present invention improves the relative structure of the lying bathtub and the hair washing tub in this type of lying bathtub, so that the bather can easily wash the hair up to the back of the head. will be explained with reference to illustrated embodiments.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a bathtub body 1 made of synthetic resin or the like includes a lying bath 2 for bathing the body B of a bather A lying down, and a head C of the bather A.
The hair washing tank 4 is provided with a hair washing tank 4 for washing hair, and a raised pillow which is also the boundary between the two tanks 2 and 4 is provided between the adjacent parts of the two tanks 2 and 4, which are provided adjacent to each other. A portion 3 is provided, and the head C can be placed on the pillow portion 3.

In the above, the lying body tank 2 is formed deeply by the surrounding wall parts 2a, 2a, 2a' having uniform height, and the hair washing tank 4 has a surrounding wall part 4a whose upper end surface is flat,
4a, 4a', and a peripheral wall portion 5 whose upper end surface is sloped and spans the peripheral wall portions 2a, 2a and 4a, 4a.
a and 5a, it is formed shallower than the recumbency tank 2.

The circumferential walls 4a, 4a, 4a' of the hair washing tub 4 are formed one step lower than the circumferential walls 2a, 2a along the longitudinal direction of the decubitus tub 2, and the upper surface thereof is a shallow concave surface. The pillow portion 3 also has the peripheral wall portions 2a, 2
a, but its height is approximately the same as that of the peripheral walls 4a, 4a, 4a' of the hair washing tub 4, and the pillow part and the peripheral walls 2a, 2a intersect with each other. Concave grooves 3a, 3a are provided on the upper surface of the part, extending over the lying body tank 2 and the hair washing tank 4.

Furthermore, the sleeping body tank 2 is provided with a back support bottom part 2b and a leg extension bottom part 2c each having a slope, and the back support bottom part 2b extends from the pillow part 3 to the leg extension bottom part 2c.
has a larger angle of inclination than the leg extension bottom 2c.

In addition, 6 and 7 in the figure are the bottom parts 2c and 4b of the lying tank 2 and the hair washing tank 4, respectively, in order to drain sewage etc. to the outside.
8 is a drain port provided in the hair washing tub 4, and 8 indicates a laundry receptacle formed on the upper surface of the peripheral wall portions 4a, 4a of the hair washing tub 4.

In the present invention consisting of the above-described embodiment, the body part B of the bather A is made to lie down in the lying-down tank 2, and the head C is placed on the pillow part 3 facing the hair washing tub 4, and in the same state, the bather A is made to lie down in the lying-down tub 2. The body is washed in the body tub 2, and the hair is washed in the hair washing tub 4. During hair washing, the position of the head C is determined by the pillow part 3, and the pillow part 3 and the surrounding wall part 4a of the hair washing tub 4, 4a and 4a' are located one step lower than the surrounding walls 2a and 2a of the recumbent bath 2, so the caregiver does not have to reach the back of the bather's head from the top of the hair washing tub 4 to wash the hair. ,
It is now possible to easily and freely wash various parts of the head C by inserting the hand approximately horizontally into the tub 4 from the lower peripheral walls 4a, 4a, 4a', etc., and also has a clear view when washing hair. get well.

Therefore, the burden on the caregiver is greatly reduced, and the risk of injury caused by moving the head C of bather A indiscriminately can be avoided.

On the other hand, since the peripheral walls 2a, 2a, 2a' of the recumbent body tank 2 are maintained at a high level, splashing of water when washing the body part B can be prevented.

In addition, the hair washing tank 4 has only the peripheral wall portions 4a, 4a,
Alternatively, only the peripheral wall 4a' can be used as the peripheral wall 2 of the decubitus tank 2.
It may be lower than a, 2a.

In addition, in the case where the peripheral wall portions 2a, 2a and the surrounding wall portions 4a, 4a, 4a' corresponding to the peripheral wall portions 2a, 2a are at the same height,
Recessed surfaces that can be manually inserted may be locally provided on the upper surfaces of these peripheral walls 4a, 4a, 4a'.

Further, in the relative relationship between the pillow part 3 and the peripheral wall parts 4a, 4a, 4a', there may be a height difference between these parts.

As described above, in the present invention, in the lying bathtub, the bathtub body is provided with a lying tub and a hair washing tub that are adjacent to each other, and a pillow part is provided between the adjacent parts of these tubs. Since the hair washing tank and at least a part of the peripheral wall of the hair washing tank are formed lower than the peripheral wall of the lying tank, it reduces the burden on the caregiver of a person with limited mobility when bathing. To safely wash the hair of a bather while reducing hair loss.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the bathtub of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 1. 1... Bathtub body, 2... Lying bath, 2a, 2a,
2a'...peripheral wall part, 3...pillow part, 4...hair washing tank, 4
a, 4a, 4a', 5a, 5a...peripheral wall portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) In a lying bathtub, the bathtub body is equipped with a lying tub and a hair washing tub that are adjacent to each other, and a pillow part is provided between the adjacent parts of the two tubs, The sleeping bathtub, wherein the pillow part and at least a part of the peripheral wall of the hair washing tub are formed lower than the surrounding wall of the sleeping tub. (2) The reclining bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall of the hair washing tub and the pillow are approximately at the same height.