JPH08280773A - Shower bath with rotary base - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a shower bath with a rotary base capable of facilitating nursing and making a bather himself/herself able to comfortably take a shower as well. CONSTITUTION: This shower bath with the rotary base is composed of a case body 1 where the bather enters, a nozzle 2 for jetting a shower towards the inner part of the case body 1 and the rotary base 4 provided on a bottom part 3 inside the case body 1. Then, a handrail 8 to which the bather holds on is provided inside the case body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower bath with a turntable for taking a shower bath while caring for a physically handicapped person, an elderly person and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, an actual Kaihei 5-21942 is used.
Japanese Patent Publication discloses a "seat-type shower bath device" including a door, a box-shaped body, a shower nozzle, and a moving chair.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
There is no disclosure of a turntable capable of turning while a wheelchair is placed on the inner bottom of the box-shaped body, and with this configuration, a large amount of labor is required to turn a bather on a wheelchair.

Further, since the handrail is not disclosed on the inner side of the box-shaped body, in this structure, the bather cannot hold the handrail by himself and rotate it. It was difficult.

At the time of bathing with assistance, it is necessary to rotate the bather in order to apply the shower to a suitable position. In addition, when the caregiver cleans the bather, it is necessary to change the cleaning site appropriately. When bathing alone, the bathing direction and the bathing direction are opposite to each other. Therefore, in order to safely leave the bath, a mechanism for rotating the bather in the opposite direction when leaving the bath is desired.

However, in the prior art, it was difficult for the bather to rotate together with the wheelchair, and it was also difficult for the bather himself to rotate with his own hands. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to provide a shower bath with a turntable that facilitates nursing care and allows a bather himself to comfortably take a shower.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the present invention provides a casing (1) in which a bather enters, a nozzle (2) for ejecting a shower toward the inside of the casing (1), and a casing (1). Inner bottom (3)
It is a shower bath with a turntable including a turntable (4) provided in. A handrail (8) that can be gripped by a bather is provided in the housing (1).

[0008]

When bathing a bather using the casing 1 according to the present invention, the bather is put in the casing 1 while being placed on a wheelchair (not shown), and the turntable 4 provided on the bottom portion 3 inside the casing 1 is used. Put on. The bather is provided with a shower jetted from the nozzle 2 provided in the housing 1. The bather is rotated when changing the position and angle of the shower, when leaving the bath, and when the caregiver cleans each part of the bather. It is easy for the bather to rotate by himself, and in this case, he grabs the handrail 8 provided in the housing 1 and rotates to receive the shower from a suitable angle.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a housing 1 into which a bather enters, a nozzle 2 for ejecting a shower toward the inside of the housing 1, and a housing 1 inside the housing 1. It comprises a turntable 4 provided on the bottom 3. The housing 1 has a cylindrical shape, and a door 5 which can be opened and closed and rotated is attached to the front surface of the housing 1, and a movable hand shower 6 is provided at an appropriate position on the inner surface of the door 5.
Is locked.

A plurality of nozzles 2 are embedded in the inner wall 7 of the housing 1 with their tips exposed. The inner wall 7 is provided with a handrail 8 along the inner wall 7 and curved while maintaining substantially the same height from the bottom. The handrail is set at a suitable position for a bather who gets on a wheelchair (not shown) to enter.

On the upper part of the housing 1, the left and right side walls 9 of the housing 1 are provided.
A cover 11 that pivots backward from above with 10 as a fulcrum and opens the upper portion of the front of the housing 1 is provided. The turntable 4
Are provided on the bottom portion 3, and are arranged between the disk 12, the shaft 13 projecting downward at the center of the disk 12, and a large number of the disks 12 arranged on the back surface of the disk 12 and located between the disk 12 and the disk 12. It is composed of a disc bearing 14 which is rotatably supported.

The bottom portion 3 has a bearing hole 1 for receiving the shaft 13.
5 is opened, and the bearing hole 15 is provided with a lock mechanism 16 for preventing the rotation of the shaft 13. Lock mechanism 16 is shaft 1
3 includes a brake body 17 that presses the side portion, a spring 18, and a release tool 19 that separates the brake body 17 from the shaft 13 against the spring 18.

The release tool 19 operates only while the handrail 8 is pushed down, and allows the shaft 13 to rotate. The bottom portion 3 is made of a flat rigid member and rotatably supports the disc bearing 14. In FIG. 1, 25 is a slope, and FIG.
Inside, 20 is a shaft bearing that supports the shaft 13.

In using the first embodiment, the caregiver
The door 5 is opened, and the wheelchair carrying the bather is pushed into the housing 1. The door 5 is closed, the cover 11 is closed if necessary, and then the shower is jetted from the nozzle 2.

After the shower is given to the bather for a while, the caregiver opens the cover 11 or both the cover 11 and the door 5 to appropriately rotate the bather together with the turntable 4, and then the cover 11 is removed. Close or both the cover 11 and the door 5 are closed and the shower is jetted again.

When the bather rotates by himself, he grasps the handrail 8 and pulls it down, unlocks the shaft 13, and pulls the handrail 8 to rotate itself. After turning appropriately, the lowering of the handrail 8 is stopped and the turntable 4 is locked.

When the caregiver is washing the bather, the door 5 is opened and the hand shower 6 is held to shower the bather for washing. When rotating the bather, the handrail 8 is pulled down with one hand and the bather is rotated with the other hand.

The second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 has an upper moving door 21 which is opened by moving it upward, and parallel links 22 are provided on both sides of the door 21. In the second embodiment, since there is no left / right door, a bather can easily enter, and the space related to the door is above the housing 1 when the door is opened, thus saving space.

The third embodiment shown in FIG. 4 has a laterally movable shutter 23 which is pulled laterally and moves along the outer periphery of the housing 1, and rails 24 are provided above and below the front opening of the housing 1.
Is provided. In the third embodiment, the space related to the door at the time of opening is located at the side position along with the housing 1, which saves space.

The fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 5 has a lock mechanism for moving the brake body 17 in the horizontal direction and pressing it on the outer periphery of the disk 12. Since the lock mechanism of the fourth embodiment imparts the frictional resistance to the outer peripheral position of the disc 12 to prevent the rotation, the disc 12 can be reliably stopped and locked.

The fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 6 has a lock mechanism for moving the brake body 17 in the vertical direction and pressing it on the outer periphery of the disk 12. Like the above-mentioned fourth embodiment, the lock mechanism of the fifth embodiment imparts a frictional resistance to the outer peripheral position of the disk 12 to prevent rotation, so that the disk 12 can be reliably stopped and locked. .

Although not shown in the drawings, as another embodiment of manually rotating the turntable 4, a string is hung from the upper part of the casing 1,
There is a configuration in which the shaft 13 of the rotary table 4 is provided with a rotation mechanism, and when the bather string pulls the string, the shaft 13 of the rotary table 4 rotates.
Further, there is a configuration in which a speed reducer and a motor are connected to the shaft 13 of the rotary table 4 to form an electric rotary mechanism, and the rotary table 4 is suitably rotated by operating an appropriate switch.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the structure of the turntable 4 provided on the bottom portion 3 in the housing 1 allows the bather in the housing 1 to rotate easily. Therefore,
The easy rotation allows the caregiver to apply the shower while changing the angle appropriately, and can easily change the washing part as needed, which facilitates the care work, while the bather is comfortable at a suitable angle. It is convenient to take a shower.

The case 1 of the present invention according to claim 2
Since the handrail 8 which the bather can hold is provided therein, the bather can hold the handrail 8 and rotate by himself. It is configured so that the bather can bathe and rotate as much as possible by the bather, making it easier for the bather to perform the bathing work himself, satisfying the independence, increasing the satisfaction of bathing, and assisting the caregiver of the caregiver. Was reduced and made convenient. In addition, when a person takes a bath, the bather can easily rotate in the opposite direction when leaving the bath, which is convenient because the bath can be safely taken out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view of a lock mechanism according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of a lock mechanism according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case 2 Nozzle 3 Bottom 4 Turntable 8 Handrail

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A housing (1) in which a bather enters and a housing (1)
Shower bath with a turntable including a nozzle (2) for ejecting a shower toward the inside of the housing and a turntable (4) provided on the bottom (3) in the housing (1). 2. The shower bath with a turntable according to claim 1, wherein a handrail (8) for a bather to hold is provided in the housing (1).