JPH027558Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a jet bath device used for hydrotherapy of affected parts of extremities.

In the conventional device, when a person sits on a seat provided on the side of the sloped wall of a bathtub with sloped walls and puts his/her lower limbs into the bathtub for hydrotherapy, the jet of hot water causes the surface of the hot water to ripple and the hot water hits the sloped wall. It had the disadvantage that it would climb up and wet the patient's lower body clothing, such as pants.

In addition, with conventional devices that have a seat with a cushioning material attached to an inclined wall surface and a horizontal surface extending horizontally from the upper end of the inclined wall, treatment is performed while the knee joint is extended, and the knee joint cannot be significantly flexed. Therefore, the disadvantage was that it was not possible to train the flexion and extension of the knee joint.

Therefore, this invention eliminates the above drawbacks,
The purpose of this invention is to provide a jet bath device that can treat the knee joint without getting the patient's clothes wet, and can also easily train the knee joint.

That is, the present invention provides a rectangular bathtub having one side wall 9 in which a lower half is a vertical wall 10 and an upper half is bent outward and formed into an inclined wall 11 inside one side of a box-shaped casing 1. 3 is installed, and a seat 7 is mounted on the upper surface of the housing 1 in the direction of one side wall 9, and the seat 7 is an inclined seat facing parallel to the inclined wall 111 with a predetermined distance from the upper surface of the inclined wall 11. This is a jet bath device characterized by integrally having a portion 18.

Furthermore, mounting metal fittings 15 are provided on both sides of the seat 7 for fixing the seat 7 to the housing 1, and after the seat 7 is placed at a selected appropriate position on the upper surface of the housing 1, screw members 8 are attached. The mounting bracket 15 is configured to be fixed to the housing 1.

The configuration of the present invention will be explained in detail below based on the accompanying drawings.

Casters 2 are provided on the lower surface of a box-shaped casing 1, a bathtub 3 is provided in one longitudinal part of the casing 1, and a pump 4 is provided in the other part.
At the end of the upper surface of the housing 1 on the bathtub 3 side, a grip rod 6 having a substantially inverted U shape and having a hinge 5 whose base portion is bent toward the outside of the housing 1 is erected. Further, a seat 7 on which a patient sits is attached to the other portion of the upper surface of the housing 1 with a screw member 8 made of a knob bolt or the like.

One side wall 9 located in the direction of the seat 7 of the bathtub 3 has a lower half portion formed as a vertical wall 10 and an upper half portion formed as an inclined wall 11 that is inclined in an open manner toward the outside of the bathtub 3.

The other side wall 12 opposite to the one side wall 9 is provided with nozzles 13 from which hot water is spouted at two locations: below the deep water part and above the shallow water part. The direction of the nozzle 13 is changed and adjusted by a nozzle lever 14 that is protruded from the outer side of the housing 1.

Attachment fittings 15 for attaching the seat section 7 to the housing 1 are provided on both back surfaces of the seat section 7, and a plurality of holes 16 are formed in the attachment fittings 15 in a horizontal line. The seat part 7 is attached so as to protrude in the direction of the bathtub 3 so as to cover the bathtub 3, and is attached to the mounting bracket 15.
A plurality of screw holes 17 are provided in the upper part of the side wall of the housing 1 for attaching the screw holes 17. The protrusion dimension of the portion of the seat 7 that protrudes upward from the bathtub 3 can be adjusted and changed by selecting the matching location between the hole 16 and the screw hole 17.

An inclined seat part 18 is provided at the tip of the seat part 7 in the direction of the bathtub 3, and the inclined seat part 18 is parallel to the inclined wall 11 and is spaced apart from the inclined wall 11. Exists.

A pump 4 is installed in the housing 1 below the seat 7 to suck hot water in the bathtub 3, compress the sucked hot water, and supply the compressed hot water to the nozzle 13.

An operating section 19 for controlling electrical supply to the device is housed in a case and attached to an appropriate position on the gripping rod 6.

The operation of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below.

This device is used for hydrotherapy of the limbs, and when used for treatment of the upper limbs, a chair of an appropriate height is prepared near the device, and the patient sits on the terminal and immerses the affected area in the warm water in the bathtub 3. When used to treat lower limbs, the patient sits on the seat 7 and soaks the affected area in warm water in the bathtub 3.

At the same time as warming the affected area with hot water, a jet of hot water is administered from the nozzle 13 to the affected area and around the affected area to perform pine surgery.

When the patient gets on and off the seat 7 or when the grip 6 becomes an obstacle, the hinge 5 is bent and the grip 6 is tilted away from the seat 7.

Since the inclined seat part 18 is attached to the tip of the seat part 7 at an appropriate distance from the inclined wall 11, even if the hot water stirred by the hot water jet rises to the inclined wall 11, it will not reach the inclined seat part 18. It doesn't come close. Therefore, the lower body clothing of the patient on the inclined seat portion 18 is not wetted.

Also, if you are trying to train the knee joint, please use the seat 7
is placed in a position moved in the direction of the bathtub 3, and the mounting fitting 15 of the seat part 7 is attached to the casing 1 with the screw member 8. The patient sits shallowly on the seat 7 and the inclined seat 18 and exercises flexion and extension of the knee joint in warm water.

Also, when the affected area is brought close to the nozzle 13 for treatment, the seat 7 is moved toward the bathtub 3 and attached as described above.

The direction of hot water jetted from the nozzle 13 is changed by a nozzle lever 14, and the starting of the pump 4 and other electrical components (not shown) are controlled by operating an operating section 19.

Another embodiment for adjusting the position of the seat 7 is shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in which a bar 20 is provided horizontally above the side of the housing 1 and moves integrally with the seat 7. A slide pipe 21 is fitted onto the bar 20, and a screw member 8 is attached to the slide pipe 21. Even with this configuration, the position of the seat portion 7 can be moved and adjusted.

The effects of the present invention having the above configuration and operation will be described below.

Because the slanted seat is spaced apart from the slanted wall,
Since the hot water rising up the sloping wall does not reach the slanted seat, the lower body clothing of the patient on the slanted seat will not get wet, making it unnecessary for patients undergoing hydrotherapy of their lower limbs to undress, and saving the effort of undressing. It is no longer necessary to provide obstructions in the treatment area, reducing the cost of equipment and allowing treatment to be performed anywhere in the treatment room.

In addition, because the seat position can be adjusted by moving the seat toward the bathtub and attaching it, the seat extends significantly above the bathtub, allowing the user to sit shallowly on the seat and perform knee joint flexion and extension exercises. can be done. As a result, treatment has become easier and has been of great therapeutic benefit. Furthermore, by adjusting the position of the seat, you can move the affected area closer or further away from the nozzle.
The strength of the pine surge caused by hot water jets could be adjusted as appropriate, and the therapeutic effect of the pine surge could be further enhanced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The accompanying drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view with a part cut away, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, and Figs. 3 to 5 show a seat portion. 3 is a partial side view, FIG. 4 is a partial plan view, and FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view. 1... Housing, 3... Bathtub, 7... Seat, 8...
Screw member, 9... One side wall, 10... Vertical wall, 11
... Slanted wall, 15 ... Mounting hardware, 18 ... Slanted seat.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Inside one side of the box-shaped housing 1, there is a rectangular bathtub 3 having a lower half as a vertical wall 10 and an upper half bent outward as an inclined wall 11.
A seat 7 is mounted horizontally on the other upper surface of the casing 1 so as to be movable and fixed using screw members 8, and an inclined seat approximately parallel to the inclined wall 11 is provided at one end of the seat 7. 18 is extended, and the inclined seat part 18 is connected to the inclined wall 11.
A jet bath device characterized by being separated from.