JP2002058724A - Bathing helping equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide manual type bathing helping equipment, by which a caretaker can safely take a bath help the bathing a member of a family or even an advanced aged person can, and which is installed even in a narrow bathroom of an usual house and operated by anyone at a low facility cost. SOLUTION: In bathing helping equipment, moving beds 1 and bathing beds 2 are horizontally provided in a comb-like state with a sleeping board 7 as a tray. Two elevational posts 5 at which the beds 2 are fixed are used as supports. A moving frame 4 is connected to a frame 3 of a fixed bathtub. Thus, a bather can safely bathe with the reassurance, and the family or the one person of he advanced age can help bathing. Since the beds 2 can vertically elevate or descend in a horizontal state in this equipment, the family or a lodger can bathe by inserting a carpet box 12 to the beds 2, utilizes the box 12 as a double bottom of the bathtub 6 and removing it from the bathtub 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing assisting device that enables a care recipient to take a bath with a family member or an elderly person, and also allows a caregiver to take a bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various ways of carrying a care recipient from a bed to a bathtub with a rail and a lift, taking a bath with a hanging bag, and putting a stretcher on a bathtub to take a bath. And still require a strong caregiver workforce and a few caregivers.

[0003] According to the official gazette of Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-22872, the transporting vehicle is U-shaped and can be transported by four vehicles, but it is not stable when transferring to a stretcher in a bathtub, and accurate and fine movement is not possible. The stretcher is a combination of a plurality of strips, and the stretcher pipes below the strips reduce the space above and below, making it very difficult for the shock absorber of the transport vehicle to move. When the head of the shock absorber of the carrier has a head in the gap in the stretcher in the bathtub, it takes time and effort to reinforce this. If a part of the cared person's body is exposed from the gap even when the cared person is delivered, the cared person's body may touch the stretcher support or the cushion of the transporter, and it is dangerous. It is also difficult to turn sideways when washing your back from a posture.

[0004]

The cared person can take a bath safely and with peace of mind, does not require strong labor of a caregiver, and can provide bathing assistance to a single family member or an elderly person living together.

[0005] It can be installed in a general house, the bathroom may be small, the equipment cost is low, and it is a simple manual type that is easy to use. Currently, there are no residential properties for the cared.

[0006]

According to the present invention, since the bed 7, the moving bed 1 and the bathing bed 2 are comb-shaped and horizontal, it does not require the caregiver's powerful labor to transfer and bathe the care receiver. ,
In addition, the bathing bed 2 is supported and supported by the elevating column 5 to which the bathing bed 2 is fixed. The body of the cared person is not rigid, and the caregiver may be a family member or an elderly person alone.

A bathing assisting device that allows a rug box 12 to be inserted into the bathing bed 2 and removed from the bathtub 6 as a double bottom of the bathtub 6 so that a family member or a housemate can take a bath.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the present invention, a moving bed 1 is placed on a moving frame 4 and a bed 7 with a pillow is placed thereon. The moving bed 4 is placed on the moving frame 4 with the forefoot of the moving frame 4 fixed to the bathtub frame 3 by resting the forefoot on the steady rest of the bathtub frame 3 and confirming the safety of the care receiver. The care receiver lying on the bed 7 is moved from the moving frame 4 to the bathtub frame 3 by using both ends of the frame as rails, and the moving bed 1 is pushed to the bathtub frame 3 and moved to a position where it can cross the bathing bed 2.

When the manual handle 8 is turned to the right, the wire rope 9 attached to the bathing bed 2 is wound around the shaft 10 and the bathing bed 2 starts to rise. When the bed 7 placed on the moving bed 1 above the bathing bed 2 and the care recipient intersect the moving bed 1 while the bathing bed 2 rises, the bed 7 placed on the moving bed 1 and the care recipient Person moving bed 1
Bathing Bed 2 stops receiving from. In order to prevent the bathing bed 2 from dropping, the stopper 11 is hung on the manual handle 8.

According to the present invention, since the bed 7, the moving bed 1 and the bathing bed 2 are comb-shaped and horizontal, the bed 7 and the care receiver can be transferred without the help of a caregiver.

The moving bed 1 in the bathtub frame 3 is moved to the moving frame 4
Pull back the connection hardware and move it backward. The manual handle 8 is turned to the right to remove the load on the stopper 11, the stopper 11 is removed, and the manual handle 8 is turned to the left to lower the bed 7 and the care receiver together with the bathing bed 2 into the bathtub 6 for bathing.

When the bath is over, the bed 7 together with the bath 2
And lift the care receiver to a good place above the bathtub 6,
The stopper 11 stops the dropping, stops the moving frame 4 moved backward and the moving bed 1 against the frame 3 of the bathtub, hangs the steady rest and the connecting hardware, confirms safety, and moves the moving bed 1 from the moving frame 4 to the bathtub frame. 3 and move to a position where it can intersect with the bathing bed 2, remove the stopper 11 of the bathing bed 2, turn the manual handle 8 to the left, cross the moving bed 1 while the bathing bed 2 descends, and The caregiver is delivered and descends to the bathtub 6.

The bedding board 7 and the cared person who have moved to the moving bed 1 are pulled back from the bathtub frame 3 to the moving frame 4 by the caregiver's hand, the connection hardware is removed, and the moving frame 4 is moved together with the moving bed 1. Push the bed 7 and the care receiver back to the bed,
Transfer the cared person to the bed.

[0014]

According to the present invention, since the bed 7, the bathing bed 2, and the moving bed 1 are comb-shaped and horizontal, the cared person can be transported or bathed even by a single family member or elderly person living together. In addition, since the bathing bed 2 is safe and stable, the cared person can take a bath with peace of mind and can install it in a house. The bathroom may be about 4.5m ^{2, and} it is an inexpensive bathing assistance device that allows family members and cohabitants to take a bath.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathing assistance device.

FIG. 2 is a plan view when a moving bed 1 and a bathing bed 2 cross each other.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the wire rope 9 and the shaft 10.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the manual handle 8 and the stopper 11;

FIG. 7 is a plan view when the rug box 12 is attached.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line BB.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Moving bed 2 Bathing bed 3 Bathtub frame 4 Moving frame 5 Elevating column 6 Bathtub 7 Bedding board 8 Manual handle 9 Wire rope 10 Axis 11 Stopper 12 Rug box

Claims (1)

[Claims] The present invention relates to a comb-like horizontal moving bed (1) and a horizontal bathing bed on which a bed (7) is placed as a receiving tray, on which a bedridden elderly person or a physically handicapped person (hereinafter referred to as a cared person) is placed. (2) The moving bed (1) carries the bed (7) and the cared person forward and backward, and the bathing bed (2) moves up and down to transfer the bed (7) and the cared person. And do a bath. Since the bathing bed (2) is horizontal, the bathing bed (2)
The rug box (12) is inserted into the bathtub (6) and removed from the bathtub (6) as a double bottom of the bathtub (6), so that the caregiver can take a bath.