JPH0475656A - Nursing bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily execute a bath of a user on bed by constituting the bed so that a wall part of a bathtub can be folded flatly and can be expanded to a prescribed shape by injecting air, and also, the bathtub can be drawn out freely onto a floor seat from a containing space provided in the bed. CONSTITUTION:In the case of using a bathtub 9, a mattress and the bedding are removed from a nursing bed 1, and when a handle 8 is operated to rotate, a belt 7 rotates and the bathtub 9 is drawn out to the upper face of a floor seat 4. Thereafter, an engaging tool 14 is detached from an engaging tool 15 and restriction of a wall part 11 by a band 13 is released, and the wall part 11 is expanded to a prescribed shape by injecting air from an air hole 12. Also, by tying a string 16 to frames 2, 3, the wall part 11 is fixed to the frames 2, 3. In such a way, by pouring hot water into the bathtub 9, a bed user can be allowed to take a bath. After a bath is finished, the string 16 is untied after discharging hot water from the bathtub 9, air is deflated from the air hole 12, and the wall part 11 is folded flatly, and contained in a containing space 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a nursing care bed equipped with a bathtub, which can be used as a bed for bedridden elderly people and physically disabled people.

[Background technology]

A nursing care bed is required to have a function that allows a caregiver to easily care for the bedridden elderly, physically disabled person, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the bed user) who use the bed. Nursing care beds are now in practical use.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with conventional nursing care beds, in order to bathe the bed user, a caregiver must carry the bed user to the bathtub in the bathroom, such as by holding the bed user. It wasn't enough.

An object of the present invention is to provide a nursing care bed that is equipped with a bathtub and has a bathing function, thereby allowing the bed user to easily take a bath.

[Means to solve the problem]

The nursing bed according to the present invention is a nursing bed equipped with a bathtub, and the bathtub has a bottom part and a wall part surrounding the bottom part, and the wall part can be folded flat, and when air is injected, The bathtub expands into a predetermined shape, and a space is provided inside the bed to accommodate the folded bathtub, and the bathtub can be pulled out from this space onto the floor seat of the bed.

[Effect]

The bathtub is pulled out from the storage space onto the floor with the wall folded flat, and then air is injected into the wall, causing the wall to expand into a predetermined shape. This allows the bathtub to be filled with hot water, allowing the bed user to take a bath. After bathing, the wall is folded flat by expelling the air, and the bathtub is stored in the storage space.

In this way, in the present invention, the walls of the bathtub can be folded flat and expanded into a predetermined shape, so when expanded, hot water can be poured into the bathtub, and when folded flat, the entire bathtub can be filled with hot water. With its flat shape, the bathtub can be effectively stored in the storage space inside the nursing bed.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 6 show a nursing care bed 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This nursing bed 1 has front and rear frames 2 and 3.
and a floor seat 4 supported by these frames 2 and 3, the frames 2 and 3 are inverted U-shaped, and the legs 2 are formed on both sides of the frames 2 and 3.
A, 3A. Rolls 5 and 6 are rotatably arranged between the frames 2 and 3 on both sides of the floor seat 4, and an endless belt 7 is passed around these rolls 5 and 6. The belt 7 covers the upper and lower surfaces of the floor seat 4, and its width is large enough to extend between the frames 2 and 3, as shown in FIG.

A knob 8 is attached to the rotation center shaft of one roll 5, and when this handle 8 is rotated, the roll 5,
Further, when the belt 7 and the roll 6 rotate and the belt 7 rotates half a rotation, the upper and lower surfaces of the belt 7 are reversed.

A bathtub 9 is attached to the belt 7, and the bathtub 9 is made of a waterproof and flexible sheet made of synthetic resin or canvas, for example. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bathtub 9 has a bottom part 10 and a wall part 11 surrounding the bottom part 10, the bottom part 10 is fixed to the belt 7 by adhesive or the like, and the wall part II is hollow. , this wall 1 from the air hole 12 with the lid 12A.
Air can be injected into the inside of 1. When air is injected through the air holes 12, the wall portion 11 expands into a predetermined shape as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the air is discharged through the air holes 12, the wall portion 11 collapses and can be folded flat, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, one end of a band 13 is fixed to the lower part of the outer surface of the bathtub 9, and an engaging tool 14 is attached to the other end of the band 13, and this engaging tool 14 is attached to the upper surface of the wall 11. Together with the provided engagement tool 15, it constitutes a hook button type engagement means. A plurality of bands 13 and engaging members 15 are provided along the entire length of the circumference of the bathtub 9, and when the engaging members 15 are engaged with the engaging members 15, the wall portion 11 folded flat as shown in FIG. The band 13 maintains its flat state. Further, strings 16 are attached to the upper outer surface of each corner of the wall portion 11, and these strings 16 can be tied to the frames 2 and 3.

Next, the effect will be explained.

1 and 2 show the bathtub 9 not in use. At this time, the bathtub 9 is located below the floor seat 4, and therefore the space below the floor seat 4 is the storage space 1 for the bathtub 9.
It is used as 7.

At this time, a mattress or futon is placed on the upper surface of the bed seat 4 via the belt 7, so that the bed user can sleep on the care bed 1 as usual.

When using the bathtub 9, the pinerest and futon are removed from the care bed 1, and the handle 8 is rotated. As a result, the belt 7 rotates and the bathtub 9 is pulled out to the upper surface of the floor seat 4 (see FIG. 3).

Thereafter, the engagement tool 14 is removed from the engagement tool 15 to release the restraint of the wall section 11 by the band 13, and the wall section 11 is expanded into a predetermined shape by injecting air through the air hole 12. Further, the string 16 is tied to the frames 2 and 3, thereby fixing the wall portion 11 to the frames 2 and 3 (see FIGS. 4 and 6).

This puts the bathtub 9 in a state where it can be filled with hot water, and by filling the bathtub 9 with hot water, the bed user can take a bath.

After bathing, drain the hot water from the bathtub 9. For this purpose, a drain port to which a hose or the like can be connected may be provided at the bottom part 10 or the lower part of the wall part 11. After discharging the hot water, the string 16 is untied, the air is removed from the air hole 12, the wall portion 11 is folded flat, and the engagement tool 14 is engaged with the engagement tool I5, so that the band 13 flattens the wall portion 11. Constrain the state.

Next, the handle 8 is rotated, thereby tightening the belt 7.
is rotated to move the bathtub 9 to the lower side of the floor seat 4, and the bathtub 9 is stored in the storage space 17.

This returns to the initial state, and the heald 7 is placed on the top surface of the floor seat 4.
You can place pine tresses or futons through it.

As described above, according to the nursing care bellow l'' 1 of this embodiment, this nursing head 1 is equipped with a bathtub 9, and by rotating the handle 8, the bathtub 9 can be pulled out to the upper surface of the floor seat 4. This makes it possible to take a bath without having to carry the person using the bathtub to a bathtub in a bathroom located far away, and the caregiver can easily perform the bathing task.

Furthermore, the wall portion 11 of the bathtub 9 expands into a predetermined shape by injecting air, and can be folded flat by expelling the air, so that the bathtub 9 becomes flat as a whole by folding the wall portion 11. , Therefore, the storage space 1
The bathtub 9 can be effectively stored in the space 7.

Further, the bathtub 9 is provided with a band 13, and this band 1
3 allows the wall portion 11 to be maintained in a flat folded state, so that the bathtub 9 stored in the storage space 17 can be
The wall portion 11 can be restrained in a flat folded state. Furthermore, since the wall portion 11 is provided with a string 16, the wall portion 11
When the wall portion 11 is expanded into a predetermined shape, the frame 2.
3, thereby preventing the wall portion 11 from wobbling during bathing.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show a nursing bed 2 according to this other embodiment.
1 is shown. A case 38 is attached to one end of the lower surface of the floor seat 24.
is attached, and the inside of this case 38 serves as a storage space 37 for the bathtub 29. A rotation center shaft 39 is attached to one end of the bathtub 29, and this rotation center shaft 39
The bathtub 29 is wound up and stored in the storage space 37.

A handle 28 is connected to the rotation center shaft 39 via a belt 40.

Front and rear frames 22, 23 (front frame 2 in the drawing)
A rail 42 in which a guide elongated hole 41 is formed is attached to the bathtub 29, and a rod 43 provided at the other end of the bathtub 29 is slidably engaged with the guide elongated hole 41. ing. When the rod 43 is moved along the guide elongated hole 41 and is locked to a hook 44 provided at the end of the guide elongated hole 41 so as to be able to swing vertically, the bathtub 29
is pulled out from the storage space 37 to the top surface of the floor seat 24,
It becomes fixed at that position.

In this embodiment as well, the bathtub 29 has a bottom part and a wall part surrounding the bottom part, and the wall part expands into a predetermined shape by injecting air and can be folded flat by expelling the air. The bottom part has an extension part that extends to the rotation center axis 39 when the bathtub 29 is pulled out to the upper surface of the floor seat 24, and a wall part is provided on the bottom part except for this extension part. Also in this embodiment, the bathtub 29 is provided with something similar to the band 13 and string 16 shown in the previous embodiment.

After bathing, in order to store the bathtub 29 in the storage space 37, the hook 44 is released from the rod 43 and the handle 28 is rotated.

As a result, the rotation center shaft 39 rotates via the belt 40, and the bathtub 29 is wound around this shaft 39, and the storage space 3
A bathtub 29 is housed in 7.

The structure that allows the bathtub to be pulled out onto the floor seat is not limited to that of each of the embodiments described above, and its mechanism may be arbitrary. Further, the means for restraining the flattened wall portion in a flat state is not limited to the band 13, but may be a string wrapped all around the top and bottom of the bathtub, for example. Further, the means for fixing the wall portion expanded into a predetermined shape to the frame is not limited to the string 16, but may be a device such as the band 13 that can be engaged and disengaged with a single touch.

5 and 6 are partially enlarged views of the bathtub, FIG. 7 is a front sectional view showing a nursing care bed according to another embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a partial view of the nursing bed. FIG.

1.21... Nursing care bed, 4, 24... Floor seat, 9°29... Bathtub, 10... Bottom, 11... Wall, 1
7,37...Storage space.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, a bathtub can be attached to a nursing care bed, and since this nursing bed has a bathing function, the bed user can easily take a bath.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A nursing bed equipped with a bathtub, the wall of which can be folded flat and expanded into a predetermined shape by injecting air, and the storage space provided in the bed when the wall is folded. A nursing bed characterized in that the bathtub can be freely pulled out from the space onto the floor seat.