KR102446949B1 - Functional bath apparatus for handicapped people - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper portion, the body portion having a water storage space formed therein; a guide plate formed on the inside of the body and formed on the lower side; a support portion provided with an angle adjusting member so as to be hingedly coupled to the guide plate; And the body part includes a support part that can support the floor by erecting the body part at an angle on the lower surface of the body part, and the guide plate further includes a belt that can fix the user's upper body to prevent the user's departure, and the support part allows the user to It further includes a rubber adsorption member protruding from the upper surface so as not to slip.

Description

Functional bath device for the disabled and the elderly {FUNCTIONAL BATH APPARATUS FOR HANDICAPPED PEOPLE}

The present invention relates to a functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly, and more particularly, to a functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly in which a person with reduced mobility can safely take a bath.

As the elderly population increases due to the aging of the population, the population using hospitals or nursing homes is also increasing.

At this time, it is difficult for patients in hospitals to take a bath if they have no choice but to lie on a bed or the like due to severe illness.

Therefore, in hospitals or nursing homes, etc., it is extremely difficult to walk or move, that is, for the hygiene management of seriously ill patients who are difficult to move, washing equipment for washing their hair or washing their body on a bed has been developed and used.

On the other hand, the bathtub installed in the bath space is formed to contain water at a certain level, and it is also very difficult for people with disabilities to enter the bathtub itself.

For this reason, even if a bathtub is provided, there is a problem that only a method such as a caregiver wiping the body using a wet towel or the like is performed without using the bathtub.

Korean Utility Model Document No. 20-0456561 (2011.11.01)

An object of the present invention is to provide a functional bath device for the disabled and the elderly having a structure that can solve the above problems.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly, which is provided with a headrest so that it is possible to stand at a certain angle and not to cause discomfort in the head so that it is easy to assist the bathing of the disabled. .

Another object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly that can prevent slipping while using the bathtub for those with reduced mobility, and assist the caregiver in taking a bath for those with reduced mobility is in wanting to

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly that is movable and can easily enter the bath space inside the bathtub so that people with reduced mobility can use the bathtub.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A functional bath device for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper portion, the body portion having a water storage space formed therein; a guide plate formed on the inside of the body and formed on the lower side; a support portion provided with an angle adjusting member so as to be hingedly coupled to the guide plate; And the body portion includes a support portion capable of supporting the floor by erecting the body portion inclinedly on the lower surface of the body portion, and the guide plate further includes a belt capable of fixing the user's upper body in order to prevent the user from leaving, The support part further includes a rubber adsorption member protruding from the upper surface to prevent the user from sliding.

In addition, the body portion is provided with a guide groove in the longitudinal direction to guide the movement in the front-rear direction on the lower surface of the body portion, the guide plate is a guide projection coupled to the guide groove so as to be movable in the front-rear direction along the guide groove. It may be provided on the lower surface.

In addition, the body part is characterized in that it has a first hinge member so that the front surface of the body part rotates in a direction away from the inside of the body part with respect to the lower surface of the body part, and the front surface of the body part rotates so that the front side of the body part This is opened so that the guide plate moves forward along the guide groove so that a part of the guide plate can protrude to the outside of the body.

In addition, the front surface of the body includes a watering member having a second hinge member to be rotatable, and the watering member has a supply hole through the first side of the watering member through which water can be introduced into the watering member. ; and a watering hole on the second side of the watering member for spraying water introduced through the supply hole.

In addition, the front surface of the body portion further includes a headrest member having a third hinge member to be rotatable.

In addition, the rear side of the body portion may be formed with a footrest member provided with a rotation unit so as to be rotatable on the upper side.

In addition, the guide plate and the support portion includes a drain hole formed through the upper surface to the lower surface.

In addition, a drain port that can be opened and closed with a rubber stopper may be provided on the rear surface of the body part.

In addition, the body portion further includes a wheel portion in which a front wheel and a rear wheel are formed on the outer surface for movement.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.

First, since the support provided on the lower surface of the body moves at a predetermined angle to support the floor, the body may be erected to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the floor.

Accordingly, there is no risk of a person with limited mobility falling into the water in the bath space inside the body portion, and the caregiver can more easily assist the bathing without bending the waist.

In addition, the front surface of the body portion rotates to open and close, and after the front surface of the body portion is opened, the guide plate moves in the front-rear direction.

Therefore, when the guide plate protrudes from the outside of the body, if a person with reduced mobility moves the guide plate into the bathtub while sitting on the guide plate, even a person with poor mobility can easily enter the bath space inside the bathtub.

In addition, according to the bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention, the angle between the guide plate and the support portion can be adjusted by using an angle adjusting member.

Therefore, if the angle of the support part is increased with respect to the lower surface of the body part, the person with reduced mobility can lean comfortably inside the bathtub, so that the caregiver can easily assist the person with reduced mobility.

In addition, the belt of the guide plate fixes the upper body of the bath user, and the rubber adsorption member of the support prevents the bath user from slipping. Hazards can be avoided.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a functional bath device for the disabled and the elderly according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the functional bath device for the disabled and the elderly of Figure 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the functional bath device for the disabled and the elderly of FIG. 1 .

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be implemented in a variety of different forms that are limited to the embodiments disclosed below, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully understand the scope of the present invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural, unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and/or “comprising” does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components in addition to the stated components. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout, and "and/or" includes each and every combination of one or more of the recited elements. Although "first", "second" and the like are used to describe various elements, these elements are not limited by these terms, of course. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the spirit of the present invention. The terms “front”, “rear”, “top” and “bottom” used in the following description will be understood with reference to the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 , and “left” and “right” used in the following description The term means left and right, respectively, based on the direction from the rear to the front in the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 . The term "horizontal direction" used in the following description means the front side, the rear side, the left or right direction in a state where the position in the upper or lower direction does not change, and the term "vertical direction" used in the following description is The term means an upward or downward direction in a state in which the position of the front side, the rear side, the left or the right direction does not change.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein will have the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly specifically defined.

Hereinafter, a functional bath device 10 for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 . 1 is a cross-sectional view of a functional bath apparatus 10 for the disabled and the elderly according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the functional bath apparatus 10 for the disabled and the elderly of FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the functional bath device 10 for the disabled and the elderly.

1 to 3 , the functional bath device 10 for the disabled and the elderly according to the illustrated embodiment includes a body portion 100 , a guide plate 200 , a support portion 300 , and a support portion 400 . include However, in some embodiments, the functional bath device 10 for the disabled and the elderly may be configured to include more or fewer components than those shown in FIG. 1 .

The body portion 100 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open top. The inside of the body part 100 forms a water storage space in which water is accommodated during bathing.

The body part 100 may be formed of stainless steel, plastic, or the like in order to prevent corrosion during long-term use. In addition, a temperature sensor (not shown), a humidity sensor (not shown), etc. that can measure the bath environment when water is accommodated in the water storage space in the body part 100 may be included in the body part 100 .

Referring to the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 , the front side of the body 110 refers to the front direction among the entire skeleton of the body 100 , and the rear side 120 refers to the rear direction among the entire skeleton of the body 100 . And although not shown, the side surfaces of the body part 100 are provided on the left and right sides of the overall skeleton of the body part 100 so that there are two in total.

That is, the rear body portion 120 is formed to face the front surface 110 of the body portion and is connected by the side surfaces of the body portion 100 to form the overall skeleton of the body portion 100 .

Referring to the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 , the front surface 110 of the body part 100 is rotatably connected by the first hinge member 111 with respect to the lower surface of the body part 100 .

Although not shown, the first hinge member 111 is located on the lower side of the front surface of the body 110 , so that the front surface of the body 110 is the body portion 100 based on the lower surface of the body portion 100 . When rotating in a direction away from the inside of the body portion 100 may be opened on the front side.

At this time, when the front side of the body part 100 is opened as described above, the body part 100 forms a periphery of the front side of the body part 100, but an opening formed to communicate with the outside in a direction from the front side to the rear side means to be revealed.

For this reason, when the front side of the body part 100 is opened by rotating the front side of the body part 100, the guide plate 200 to be described later is formed by the guide grooves 131 and 141 and the guide protrusion 202 to be described later. It may protrude to the outside of the body part 100 while passing through the opening. A detailed description thereof will be provided later.

A sealing member (not shown) formed of a sealable material may be attached to both left and right ends and lower sides of the front surface of the body 110 .

This is to prevent water from leaking into a gap between the front surface 110 of the body portion and the side surface of the body portion 100 when water is accommodated in the body portion 100 .

In the illustrated embodiment, the front surface of the body portion 110 includes a watering member 113 and a headrest member 117 .

The watering member 113 is formed inside and above the front surface 110 of the body part, and a space for accommodating water is formed inside the watering member 113 . The watering member 113 is preferably made of a material such as stainless steel to prevent corrosion.

The watering member 113 may be recessed inside the front surface 110 of the body part.

The watering member 113 includes a supply hole 114 and a watering hole 115 .

The supply hole 114 is formed in the first side of the watering member 113 . In this case, the first side refers to the front surface of the watering member 113 with reference to the coordinate system of FIG. 1 .

The supply hole 114 is formed through the first side of the watering member 113 so as to introduce water into the watering member 113 .

Although not shown, the supply hole 114 may be fastened to the supply hole 114 by a packing member made of an elastic material, for example, rubber, etc. as a stopper.

The watering hole 115 is formed to protrude from the second side surface of the watering member 113 and penetrates from the inside of the watering member 113 toward the outside. In this case, the second side refers to the rear surface of the watering member 113 with reference to the coordinate system of FIG. 1 . A plurality of watering holes 115 may be installed at predetermined intervals.

For this reason, the watering hole 115 may discharge the water introduced into the watering member 113 through the supply hole 114 to the outside of the watering member 113 .

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 2 , a second hinge member 112 is provided on the lower side of the watering member 113 and connected to the front side 110 of the body part, and thus the watering member 113 is connected to the body part 100 . It can rotate inward.

Accordingly, when the user uses the functional bath device 10 for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention by erecting the body part 100 at an angle by the support part 400 to be described later, the first hinge member 111 ) and the watering member 113 connected to the front surface 110 of the body part and the second hinge member 112 are rotated to adjust the angle so that the direction in which water is sprayed from the aforementioned watering hole 115 is toward the user's head. can co-ordinate

Referring back to the coordinate system of FIG. 2 , a third hinge member 116 is provided on the upper side of the headrest member 117 and is connected to the front surface 110 of the body part, and thus the headrest member 117 is connected to the body part ( 100) can be rotated toward the inside.

Accordingly, when the user uses the functional bath device 10 for the disabled and the elderly according to the embodiment of the present invention, the headrest member 117 is not uncomfortable to the user's head leaning on the guide plate 200 . ) to adjust the angle formed by the headrest member 117 with respect to the front surface 110 of the body part.

The body part 100, guide grooves 131 and 141 are formed on the lower surface of the body part 100 in the longitudinal direction.

The longitudinal direction refers to a direction from the front side to the rear side of the lower surface of the body part 100 with reference to the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 .

The number of guide grooves 131 and 141 formed at this time is not limited to the bar shown, and although not shown, only one may be disposed or three or more may be disposed at a predetermined interval.

The guide grooves 131 and 141 guide the guide plate 200 to be described later to be movable in the front-rear direction. A detailed description thereof will be provided later.

The body part rear surface 120, the footrest member 122 is formed on the upper side of the body part rear surface 120 .

Referring to the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 , the footrest member 122 is connected to the rear surface 120 of the body portion and is rotatable by the rotation unit 121 provided on the upper side of the footrest member 122 .

The footrest member 122 may be recessed on the inside of the rear surface 120 of the body part.

When the foot support member 122 is rotated so that the lower side of the foot support member 122 faces the upper side of both sides of the body part 100 when referring to the coordinate system of FIG. 1, the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention And the functional bath device 10 for the elderly can support the user's feet on the foot support member 122 so that the user can stand stably with his body leaning on the guide plate 200 and the support part 300 to be described later.

Referring to the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 , the drain hole 123 is formed to penetrate the rear surface 120 of the body part from the front direction to the rear direction.

Although not shown, a plurality of drain holes 123 may be formed, and the drain holes 123 may be formed through the lower surface of the body part 100 from the upper side to the lower side.

Although not shown, the drain hole 123 is provided with a stopper made of a resilient material, for example, rubber, and the stopper can be opened and closed.

The drain hole 123 serves as a passage for draining water to the outside by opening the stopper when water is accommodated in the body portion 100 .

The body part 100 includes a wheel part 150 .

The wheel part 150 is formed on the lower side of both sides of the body part 100 . The wheel part 150 may be provided with a front wheel formed on the front side of the body part 100 and a rear wheel formed on the rear side of the body part 100 .

Due to this, it is possible to conveniently move the functional bathtub device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention to a place where a user with reduced mobility is present.

Although not shown, the wheel part 150 may be formed on the lower surface of the body part 100 .

The guide plate 200 is formed inside the body part 100 and is provided on the lower side of the body part 100 . The guide plate 200 can lean on the user's back when entering the body part (100).

The guide plate 200 may be formed of stainless steel, plastic, or the like to prevent corrosion during long-term use.

A guide projection 202 is provided on the lower surface of the guide plate 200 to correspond to the longitudinal direction of the guide grooves 131 and 141 . The guide protrusion 202 is coupled to the guide grooves 131 and 141 to enable the guide plate 200 to move in the front-rear direction of the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 .

The guide protrusion 202 may include a roller (not shown) to move on the guide grooves 131 and 141, but is not limited thereto.

Although not shown, when the front side of the body part 100 is opened by rotating the front side of the body part 110, the guide plate 200 may move in the front direction along the guide grooves 131 and 141, at this time A portion of the guide plate 200 may protrude to the outside of the body portion 100 .

At this time, since movement of the guide plate 200 is restricted due to the guide grooves 131 and 141 , the guide plate 200 does not all protrude to the outside of the body part 100 .

Through this, a person having difficulty in movement can sit or lie down on the guide plate 200 protruding to the outside of the body portion 100 . Thereafter, by moving the guide plate 200 into the inside of the body 100 , a person having difficulty in movement can easily enter the inside of the body 100 .

The guide plate 200 and the supporting part 300 to be described later are rotatably connected by an angle adjusting member 310 .

The guide plate 200 includes a belt 210 .

The belt 210 is connected to both ends of the left and right sides based on the coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 , and serves to fix the user's upper body when the user leans on the guide plate 200 . Due to this, it is possible to prevent the user's upper body from being separated from the guide plate 200 .

The guide plate 200 is provided with a drain hole 201 formed through the guide plate 200 from the upper surface to the lower surface.

The drain holes 201 are spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals.

The drain hole 201 allows the user to take a bath using the functional bathtub device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, so that the water accommodated in the body portion 100 stays on the upper surface of the guide plate 200 . In this case, since the friction force is reduced and the user may slip, in order to prevent this, the water does not stay on the upper surface of the guide plate 200 and serves to provide a passage through which the water can flow to the lower surface of the body part 100 .

On the other hand, the support part 300 is formed inside the body part 100 and is formed on the lower side. When the user uses the embodiment of the present invention, the user's lower body is leaned against the support unit 300 .

The support unit 300 includes an angle adjustment member 310 , and the guide plate 200 and the support portion 300 are hinged by the angle adjustment member 300 to be rotatable.

Like the guide plate 200 , the support unit 300 may be formed of stainless steel, plastic, or the like to prevent corrosion during long-term use.

The support unit 300 includes an angle adjusting member 310 as described above. For this reason, the support part 300 may be fixed by forming a predetermined angle with respect to the guide plate 200 . Therefore, by adjusting the angle of the guide plate 200 and the support unit 300 to fit the user's body, it is possible to increase the user's convenience.

However, the angle formed by the support part 300 is not limited to the angle shown in the drawings.

The support part 300 is provided with a rubber adsorption member 320 protruding from the upper surface of the support part 300, and is formed of a rubber material to prevent slipping.

When the rubber adsorption member 320 is erected by forming a predetermined inclination with respect to the ground by the support part 300 to be described later, the rubber adsorption member 320 enters the inside of the body part 100 to provide an embodiment of the present invention. It serves to prevent slipping by the user who is using it.

Although not shown, the support part 300 may have a rubber pad attached to the upper surface of the support part 300 . In this case, a plurality of the pads may be disposed at predetermined intervals. The pad performs the same role as that of the rubber adsorption member 320 described above to prevent the user from slipping.

The support part 300 is provided with a drain hole 301 penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface of the support part 300 like the guide plate 200 .

Specifically, when the user takes a bath using the functional bathtub device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the drain hole 301 is the water accommodated in the body portion 100 of the support portion 300 . When staying on the upper surface, the frictional force is reduced and the user may slip. In order to prevent this, the water does not stay on the upper surface of the support part 300, but provides a passage through which the water can flow to the lower surface of the body part 100. do

On the other hand, referring again to FIG. 1 , the support part 400 is provided on the lower surface of the body part 100 . In addition, according to another embodiment, the support part 400 may be recessed in the lower surface of the body part 100 .

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the support 400 may support the ground by rotating the support 400 so that the body 100 can be erected at an angle, and the body is perpendicular to the ground. By erecting the unit 100, the user will be able to use the embodiment of the present invention.

Due to this, there is no risk of a person with limited mobility falling into the water in the inner bath space of the body portion 100, and a caregiver can more easily assist the bathing without bending the waist.

More specifically, the support 400 may include a hinge member (not shown), a hinge shaft hole (not shown), and a hinge shaft (not shown) to enable rotation. Therefore, as shown, when the support part 400 forms a predetermined angle, the support part 400 can be stably fixed.

In addition, although not shown, a material made of rubber or the like for preventing the support 400 from slipping may be coupled to the support 400 at one end in contact with the ground.

In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains within the scope not departing from the technical spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims to be described later. It will be understood that various modifications and variations of the present invention are possible. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

10: functional bath device for the disabled and the elderly 100: body part
101: drain hole 110: body part front
111: first hinge member 112: second hinge member
113: watering member 114: supply hole
115: water spray hole 116: third hinge member
117: head support member 120: rear body portion
121: rotation unit 122: footrest member
123: drain hole 131: guide groove
141: guide groove 150: wheel part
200: guide plate 201: drain hole
202: guide projection 210: belt
300: support 301: drain hole
310: angle adjustment member 320: rubber adsorption member
400: support

Claims (9)

The body portion is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper portion, and a water storage space is formed therein;
a guide plate formed on the inside of the body and formed on the lower side;
a support portion provided with an angle adjusting member so as to be hingedly coupled to the guide plate; and
A support portion capable of supporting the floor by erecting the body portion at an angle on the rear surface of the body portion of the body portion is included,
The guide plate further includes a belt capable of fixing the user's upper body to prevent the user's departure,
The support further includes a rubber adsorption member protruding from the upper surface so that the user does not slip,
The body portion is provided with a guide groove in the longitudinal direction to guide the movement in the front-rear direction on the lower surface of the body portion,
The guide plate is a functional bath device for the disabled and the elderly, characterized in that the guide projection coupled to the guide groove is provided on the lower surface so as to be movable in the front and rear directions along the guide groove. delete According to claim 1,
The body part is characterized in that it includes a first hinge member so that the front surface of the body part rotates in a direction away from the inside of the body part with respect to the lower surface of the body part,
The front side of the body part is opened by rotating the front side of the body part so that the guide plate moves to the front side along the guide groove so that a part of the guide plate protrudes to the outside of the body part,
Functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly. 4. The method of claim 3,
The front surface of the body includes a watering member having a second hinge member to be rotatable,
The water sprinkling member,
a supply hole through the first side of the watering member through which water can be introduced into the watering member; and
Further comprising a watering hole for spraying water introduced through the supply hole on the second side of the watering member,
Functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly. 4. The method of claim 3,
The front of the body portion further comprises a headrest member having a third hinge member to be rotatable,
Functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly. According to claim 1,
The rear side of the body portion is characterized in that the footrest member is formed on the upper side is provided with a rotating unit,
Functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly. According to claim 1,
The guide plate and the support portion including a drain hole formed through the upper surface to the lower surface,
Functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly. According to claim 1,
Characterized in that a drain port that can be opened and closed with a rubber stopper is provided on the rear side of the body part,
Functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly. According to claim 1,
The body portion further comprises a wheel portion in which a front wheel and a rear wheel are formed on the outer surface for movement,
Functional bathing device for the disabled and the elderly.

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