KR20130030457A - Subsidiary apparatus for bath of patient - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bathing-supporting apparatus is provided to easily move a patient by forming the upper side of a left stand of a plurality of rollers. CONSTITUTION: A bathing-supporting apparatus consists of a left stand(10), a back support(20), a foot stand(30), and a pair of supporting legs(40). A plurality of freely rotatable rollers(12) is mounted to inside a main frame(11) in the left stand. The back support is foldably coupled to the left support by a hinge-coupling with one side of the left support. The legs are foldably coupled to the both bottom sides by a hinge-coupling.

Description

Subsidiary apparatus for bath of patient

The present invention relates to a bath aid, and more particularly, to a bath aid for a patient that can be easily and easily removed and washed in a wheelchair or the like when a caregiver or caregiver bathes a patient, a disabled person or an elderly person who has a discomfort.

In general, people with discomfort (hereinafter referred to as 'patients' in the present invention) cannot move freely or wash themselves because they are paralyzed, elderly, disabled, etc. to take a bath with the help and support of a guardian or caregiver. It is necessary to move to a place such as a bathroom, and if the guardian or the caregiver moves the patient in the process, the patient complains of extreme pain or fatigue.

In addition, it is very difficult and careful to support and move the patient from the standpoint of the guardian or the caregiver, and especially in the case of a large physique, one caregiver or caregiver cannot but be forced and difficult.

On the other hand, a bath chair that can be used conveniently for the elderly or disabled and disabled patients has been proposed in the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0086931.

However, such a conventional bath chair merely allows the caregiver or caregiver to bathe the elderly, the disabled and the disabled in a seated state, so that the patient is taken out of the wheelchair for bathing or vice versa. When the caregiver or caregiver alone raises the patient, it is very difficult and uncomfortable to move the patient, and if the patient is moved excessively, there is a limit in terms of structural convenience, such as being injured or causing severe physical loss.

Therefore, the present inventor focused on solving the above-mentioned matters and problems, while a caregiver or a caregiver bathed a patient who is inconvenient to move, and the present inventors earnestly studied to develop a bath aid that can easily and easily move a patient in a wheelchair. The invention was created and completed.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a bath aid for a patient that can be easily removed to wash the careless or caregiver alone the patient uncomfortable.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention is a seat plate portion is mounted to a plurality of rollers freely rotatable inside the main frame, and one side of the seat plate is hingedly coupled to the seat plate portion by hinged joints. A pair of supports supported by the backrest, the footrest foldably connected to the seat plate by hinge joints with the other side of the seat plate, and the bottom sides and the top of the seat plate foldably coupled to the seat plate by hinge joints, respectively. A bath aid for a patient is provided that includes a leg.

As a result, the present invention can be easily removed and washed by a caregiver or caregiver alone.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, on each hinge pin connecting the seat plate and the back plate, the seat plate and the footrest to the hinge joint, the rotation angles of the backrest and the footrest relative to the seatplate are adjusted and rotated. It is possible to provide a bath aid for a patient provided with locking means for maintaining the.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the locking means includes a ratchet wheel fixed around an outer circumference of the hinge pin, and a backrest portion and a foot support portion which are selectively bitten with the ratchet wheel to respectively rotate the bottom surface of the seat plate with the axis of rotation of the hinge pin. A stopper for preventing rotation toward the body, a lever for releasing the bite with the ratchet wheel, and a spring for retaining the bite with the ratchet wheel by the elastic restoring force. Can be.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, both sides of the backrest portion can be provided with a bath aid for the patient is formed armrest foldable relative to the backrest portion.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the upper surface of the backrest portion may provide a patient bath aid having a headrest flexibly corresponding to an external force.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the support leg portion is foldably coupled to the seat plate portion by hinged joints of one side of the bottom surface of the seat plate portion, and includes an interference protrusion that causes interference in a rotational direction to the outside of the middle portion. The second leg portion and the second leg of which the leg part, the other side and the upper end of the frame bottom part of the seat plate are foldably coupled to the seat plate part, and the first inclined support part which is inclined with respect to the ground is integrally formed at the lower end. The middle part and the middle part intersect about the hinge axis, the upper end is caught by the interference protrusion of the first leg, and the lower end is formed integrally with the second inclined support that is inclined with respect to the ground in the opposite direction to the first inclined support. A patient bath aid can be provided that includes three legs.

The present invention having the above-described solution and configuration of the problem can be freely folded or unfolded in various forms, thereby improving the space efficiency during transport and storage, and can facilitate convenience in use. In addition, since the upper surface of the seat plate is formed of a number of rollers, when the patient is bathed, the patient can easily and easily move the patient with a small amount of force, and the patient can comfortably move alone while being as close as possible to the wheelchair where the patient is sitting. As it can move naturally without difficulty, it can reduce the labor of caregivers or caregivers, and can minimize the mental pain and physical pain of patients.

1 is a perspective view showing an unfolded state of the bath aid according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 and 3 is an operating state diagram schematically showing a locking means of the bath aid according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a perspective view showing a partially folded bath aid according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bath aid folded in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention,

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, the following terms are defined in consideration of the functions in the present invention, which specifies that the concept should be construed as a concept consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention and commonly understood or commonly recognized in the art.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the subject matter of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing an unfolded state of the bath aid according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 and 3 is an operating state diagram schematically showing a locking means of the bath aid according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bath aid according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a seat plate 10, a backrest 20, a footrest 30, and a support leg 40.

The seat plate 10 is a part in contact with the hip part of the patient, and a plurality of freely rotatable rollers 12 are mounted inside the main frame 11 having a hollow rectangular frame.

That is, the seat plate 10 is formed in a form in which a plurality of rollers 12 are arranged in a narrow interval inside the main frame 11 to slide the patient by the rotation of the roller 12 during use. .

The backrest portion 20 is a portion in contact with the upper body portion of the patient, is foldably coupled to the seat plate portion 10 by a hinged joint with the rear side of the seat plate portion 10.

That is, the seat plate portion 10 and the backrest portion 20 are hingedly connected by hinge pins 21, and the position of the back plate portion 20 is adjusted and rotated on the hinge pins 21 of the seat plate portion. Locking means for maintaining the is provided.

Here, the locking means is built in the ratchet wheel 22 and the seat plate portion 10 fixed to the outer periphery of the hinge pin 21 that rotates simultaneously with the backrest portion 20, as shown in Figs. A stopper 13 and a seat plate portion 10 which selectively bite the ratchet wheel 22 and prevent the backrest portion 20 from being rotated toward the bottom of the seat plate portion 10 with the hinge pin 21 rotated thereon. Lever 14 for releasing the stopper 13 from the ratchet wheel 22 and the stopper 13 is exposed to the outside, and is incorporated in the seat plate portion 10 so that the stopper 13 is engaged with the ratchet wheel 22. It is configured to include a guide 15 for guiding and guiding the smooth and stable lifting of the lever 14 is built in the spring 15 and the seat plate portion 10 to maintain the state by the elastic restoring force.

In addition, the left and right sides of the backrest part 20 are provided with armrests 25 so as to be foldable with respect to the backrest part 20 in order to facilitate the use when the bath aid is transformed into a chair shape. The headrest 26 is formed to stably support the patient's head by responding flexibly and elastically, and a friction protrusion (unsigned) that prevents the patient from slipping from the headrest 26 toward the seat plate portion 10. Are formed at regular intervals.

The footrest 30 is a portion which is in contact with the lower body part of the patient, is foldably coupled to the seat plate 10 by hinged joints with the front side of the seat plate 10 opposite the backrest 20.

That is, the seat plate portion 10 and the footrest portion 30 are connected by hinge joints by hinge pins 31, and the rotation angle of the footrest portion 30 is adjusted and rotated on the hinge pins 31 of the seat plate portion. Locking means for maintaining the locked position is provided.

Here, the locking means of the footrest 30 is composed of the same components as the locking means of the backrest 20 described above is disposed symmetrically with the footrest 30.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the locking means of the footrest part 30 includes a ratchet wheel 32 fixed to an outer circumference of the hinge pin 31 that rotates simultaneously with the footrest part 30, and a seat plate. A stopper 13 embedded in the portion 10 to selectively bite the ratchet wheel 32 and prevent the backrest portion 20 from rotating toward the bottom of the seat plate portion 10 with the hinge pin 31 rotated thereon. And a lever 14 for releasing the stopper 13 from being bitten with the ratchet wheel 32 by being exposed to the outside of the seat plate part 10, and the stopper 13 having a ratchet built in the seat plate part 10. It comprises a spring (15) for retaining the wheel 32 and the bite state by the elastic restoring force and a guide (16) embedded in the seat plate portion 10 to guide and guide the smooth and stable lifting of the lever (14) do.

In addition, a handle hole 35 is formed at the end of the footrest 30 to secure the convenience of gripping when transporting and storing the bath aid, and the patient hole toward the seat plate 10 from the handle hole 35. A plurality of friction protrusions (unsigned) are formed at regular intervals to prevent slippage.

The support leg 40 is a part supporting the seat plate 10 at a certain height with respect to the ground, and supporting the seat plate 10 with the backrest part 20 and the footrest part 30 and the top of the bottom of the seat plate 10. Each hinge joint is foldably coupled to the seat plate portion 10.

That is, the support leg 40 is foldably coupled to the seat plate 10 with the bottom and top of the main frame 11 backrest 20 side of the seat plate hinged, and interference in the rotational direction outside the middle portion. The first leg part 42 having the interference protrusion 43 which causes the joint, and the bottom and the upper end of the main frame 11 footrest part 30 of the seat plate part are hingedly coupled to the seat plate part 10 by a hinged joint. At the bottom, a second leg 44 formed integrally with the first inclined support 45, which is inclined with respect to the ground, and the middle of the second leg 44 and the hinge shaft 41 are centered. Intersecting, the upper end is interlocked with the interference projection 43 of the first leg portion of the predetermined angle, the second slope support portion 47 is inclined with respect to the ground in the opposite direction to the first slope support portion 45 at the lower end It is configured to include a third leg 46 formed integrally.

Here, the first inclined support portion 45 of the second leg portion 44 and the second inclined support portion 47 of the third leg portion 46 may have first to third leg portions with respect to the seat plate portion 10. Even when folded to overlap each other, it is bent at a certain angle to support the seat 10, so that the bath aids can be stably set against the ground when stored.

Therefore, the bath aid according to an embodiment of the present invention in the form of a bed by unfolding the backrest portion 20, the footrest portion 30 and the support leg portion 40 with respect to the seat plate portion 10 according to the user's selection As shown in, the backrest 20 is placed upward and the footrest 30 can be lowered downward toward the ground to be used in the form of a chair, and when transporting and storing, as shown in Figure 5, The backrest portion 20 and the support leg portion 40 may maintain a flat folded shape with respect to the seat plate portion 10. At this time, the backrest 20 and the footrest 30 can adjust the folding and unfolding angle through the respective locking means.

Referring to the operation state of the bath aid according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the patient is moved in a wheelchair or the like, as shown in FIG. 5, if the backrest 20 and the support leg 40 are folded in close contact with the seat plate 10, the support leg 40 is fully extended and the lever 14 of the backrest is fully extended. To release the lock of the backrest 20 and then rotate the outer end of the backrest 20 so that the ground faces the ground vertically, bringing the wheelchair as close as possible and the patient's leg to the roller 12 of the seat plate. Raise on and then slowly push the patient to move to the seat 10. At this time, since the roller 12 rotates by the weight and the pushing force of the patient, the patient can be moved much more easily.

Thereafter, the backrest 20 is placed upward to adjust the angle and unfold the armrest 25 to deform in the form of a chair as shown in FIG. 4, thereby maintaining a state in which the patient can be washed in a more comfortable state. At this time, the backrest part 20 can rotate freely toward the upper surface of the seat plate part 10 with the hinge pin 21 as the rotation axis, and the stopper 13 of the locking means toward the bottom of the seat plate part 10. ) Prevents rotation of the backrest part 20 while being bitten with the ratchet wheel 22 which is fixedly formed on the outer circumference of the hinge pin 21, thereby stably maintaining the angle of the unfolded state.

In addition, in the case of washing the patient lying down, by pulling the lever 14 of the locking means to release the locking state of the backrest 20, the backrest 20 is rotated by the hinge pin 21 of the rotating shaft seat plate When the lever 14 is released while the angle is adjusted to be horizontal with the part 10, the stopper 13 elastically returns to its original position by the elastic restoring force of the spring 15, and the ratchet wheel 22 is engaged with the bite state. It is kept firm to prevent further spread downward.

In this state, when the footrest 30 is unfolded to be symmetrical with the backrest 20, the stopper 13 of the locking means is bitten with the ratchet wheel 32, which is fixedly formed around the outer side of the hinge pin 31. Since the rotation of the support part 30 is prevented, the angle of the unfolded state is stably maintained.

Therefore, since the bath aid according to the embodiment of the present invention can be freely folded or unfolded in various forms, it is possible to improve convenience in use, such as to improve space efficiency during transportation and storage.

In addition, since the upper surface of the seat plate 10 is formed of a plurality of rollers 12, like a roller conveyor, when the patient is taken down from the wheelchair for bathing or the patient is raised up to the wheelchair after bathing, the patient or caregiver raises the patient alone. Caregivers and caregivers alone can move patients easily and easily with little effort.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and can be changed to other embodiments equivalent to substitutions and equivalents within the scope without departing from the spirit of the present invention is common in the art It will be apparent to those who have knowledge.

10: Seat 11: Mainframe
12: roller 13: stopper
14: lever 15: spring
16: guide
20: back portion 21: hinge pin
22: ratchet wheel 25: armrest
26: headrest
30: Footrest portion 31: Hinge pin
32: ratchet wheel 35: handle hole
40: support leg 41; Hinge shaft
42: first leg 43: interference protrusion
44: second leg 45: first inclined support
46: third leg 47: second inclined support

Claims (6)

A seat plate portion on which a plurality of rollers are mounted to be freely rotated inside the main frame;
A backrest coupled to one side of the seat plate with a hinge joint so as to be foldable with respect to the seat plate;
A footrest which is foldably coupled to the seat plate by a hinge joint with the other side of the seat plate; And
A pair of support legs coupled to each other by a hinged joint of the bottom surface of the seat plate and being foldable with respect to the seat plate;
Bath aids for patients comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
On each hinge pin connecting the seat plate and the backrest, the seatplate and the footrest to a hinge joint, the rotation angle of the backrest portion and the footrest relative to the seatplate is adjusted and rotated. A patient bath aid provided with locking means for retaining.
The method of claim 2, wherein the locking means,
A ratchet wheel fixed around an outer circumference of the hinge pin;
A stopper that selectively bites the ratchet wheel and prevents the backrest portion and the footrest portion from rotating toward the bottom surface of the seat plate portion with the hinge pin as a rotation axis;
A lever for releasing the stopper from the ratchet wheel;
A spring for holding the stopper in a state of being bitten with the ratchet wheel by an elastic restoring force;
Bath aids for patients comprising a.
According to claim 1, On both sides of the backrest portion,
A patient bath aid provided with an armrest foldable relative to the backrest.
The upper surface of the backrest portion,
Bath aids for patients with headrests that flexibly respond to external forces.
The method of claim 1, wherein the support leg portion,
A first leg part which is foldably coupled to the seat plate part by a hinge joint of one side and an upper end of the main frame bottom of the seat plate part, and an interference protrusion causing interference in a rotational direction outside the middle part;
A second leg part of which the other side of the main frame bottom and the upper end of the seat plate are hingedly coupled to the seat plate portion, and a lower end of the second leg part integrally formed with an inclination with respect to the ground; And
The second inclined portion and the middle portion intersects the hinge axis, the upper end is caught by the interference protrusion of the first leg portion, the lower end of the second inclined to the ground in the opposite direction to the first inclined support portion A third leg part integrally formed with a support part;
Bath aids for patients comprising a.

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