JPH10137312A - Bathing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing device by which the labor required for bathing can be reduced, the hot water can be maintained clean, and the efficiency of bathing can be increased. SOLUTION: A bathing device is made up of at least two bathtubs 2, a conveying vehicle 5 for transferring a person to give him/her a bath, and a hot water regulating part 3 for moving hot water; and the system is constituted so that hot water in moved to the respective bathtubs 2 and bathing is carried out alternately or at the same time. In this case, in the bathing condition in which the conveying vehicle 5 have been installed in the bathtub 2, the seating part is put inside the bathtub 2 while the caster parts are stituated outside the bathtub 2; and the bathtubs 2 re juxtaposed and the moving directions of the conveying vehicle 5 to the respective bathtubs 2 are same; and the number of vehicles at least one more numerous than the number of bathtubs 2 are prepared, so that the rotational bathing of the respective assisting operations such as the moving into the bathtub, washing, taking a bath, and clean wiping can be enabled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus for bathing a physically handicapped person, a nursing elderly person and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A prior art Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 4-71933 discloses a plurality of bathing apparatuses provided with a plurality of bathtubs and a hot water supply apparatus.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, the entirety of the carrier is put into a bathtub through a slope. In the conventional apparatus, there are drawbacks that the caregiver requires much labor to push the carrier up the slope, and the casters contaminate the hot water. In particular, in a twin bath apparatus (alternating hot water moving bath apparatus with two tanks), the hot water is transferred between the bathtubs, so that the contamination of the hot water is a concern.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a bathing apparatus which reduces the labor required for bathing, keeps hot water clean, and improves bathing efficiency.

[0005]

That is, the present invention comprises at least two bathtubs (2), a transport vehicle (5) for transferring bathers and bathing, and a hot water adjusting unit (3) for moving hot water. A bath system in which a hot water is transferred to each bathtub (2) to alternately or simultaneously bathe, and in a bathing state in which a carrier (5) is mounted on the bathtub (2), the seat (12) is connected to the bathtub (2) ), And the caster section (35) is located outside the bathtub (2). Further, the bathtubs (2) are installed in parallel, and the moving direction of the carrier (5) with respect to each bathtub (2) is the same. Furthermore, at least one more transport vehicle (5) than the number of the bathtubs (2) is prepared, and it is possible to carry out rotation bathing for each assisting work such as transfer, washing, bathing, and wiping. Furthermore, an incontinence sensor (6) provided at an appropriate position in the bathtub (2) or at an appropriate position in the transport vehicle (5) for detecting excretion components, and a notification signal or activation when the incontinence sensor (6) is sensitive. An instrumentation signal generator (7) for generating a signal is provided.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hot water is moved to at least two bathtubs 2 in a bathing system and bathed alternately or simultaneously. When the transport vehicle 5 is mounted on the bathtub 2 and the bath is in a bathing state, the seat 12
Enters the bathtub 2 and the caster portion 35 is outside the bathtub 2.

Carrier 5 for each bathtub 2 installed in parallel
Are in the same direction. Using at least one carrier 5 more than the number of bathtubs 2, rotation bathing of each assisting work such as transfer, washing, bathing, and wiping is performed.

An incontinence sensor 6 provided at an appropriate position in the bathtub 2 detects excretion components such as ammonia or hydrogen sulfide. The instrumentation signal generator 7 issues an alarm when the incontinence sensor 6 responds, opens the discharge valve 42, and immediately discharges the hot water in the bathtub 2.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS.
, Two hot tubs 2, a hot water adjusting unit 3 for moving hot water between hot tubs 2 and hot water supply, and a hot water storage tank 4 for storing hot water
And four transport vehicles 5 that carry and transport bathers.

The bathtub 2 accommodates a carrier 5 carrying a bather to take a bath. Bathtub 2 is left / right bathtub 2a
2b are installed in parallel, and the traveling direction of the carrier 5 with respect to the left and right tubs 2a and 2b is the same direction.

A projecting tube 39 is provided at a position below the seat 12 of the carrier 5 so as to be able to move up and down from the bottom wall 8 of the bathtub 2. At the top of the protruding tube 39, an incontinence sensor 6 for detecting ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and other excrement components is provided. A reflux pump 40 is connected in communication with the base of the projection tube 39, and a discharge port 41 for discharging hot water sucked from an opening at the top of the projection tube 39 is opened on an appropriate inner wall of the bathtub 2. Incidentally, the incontinence sensor 6 may be attached in the middle of the pipe of the projection tube 39.

The incontinence sensor 6 includes an instrumentation signal generator 7 that emits an alarm sound when the incontinence sensor 6 responds.
A discharge valve 42 for urgently draining hot water from the bathtub 2 is provided. As another embodiment, a discharge valve 42 linked to the incontinence sensor 6 is used.
Is not provided, a large-diameter drain plug 9 that is manually opened and closed is provided on the bottom wall 8 of the bathtub 2 to quickly drain hot water when a bather is incontinent.

Although not shown, an emergency drainage mechanism may be provided to open the large-diameter discharge valve when the incontinence sensor 6 senses, or to forcibly drain hot water when the incontinence sensor 6 senses. May be provided.

The transport vehicle 5 has a seat portion 1 on a cart portion 11 including a caster 10, a caster portion 35, and a base portion 38.
The transport vehicle 5 is pushed into the inside of the bathtub 2 from which the door 1 is opened. The roller 32 rolls on the upper surface of the bottom wall 8, the front support 33 is supported by the bogie unit 11 to support the front of the seat 12, and the rear support 34 is provided on the seat 12. It supports the rear part.

The transport vehicle 5 can be pushed into any one of the bathtubs 2. The number of the transport vehicles 5 is preferably at least one more than the number of the bathtubs 2, and the transfer, washing, bathing, and cleaning are performed. Rotation bathing for each assisting work such as wiping is possible.

The hot water storage tank 4 is a tank for storing hot water for bathing, and is communicated with each bath 2 via a hot water adjusting unit 3, and the hot water in the hot water storage tank 4 is ready for bathing.
Move to. In another embodiment, the hot water storage tank 4 may be omitted and only two bathtubs 2 may be provided.
The hot water is alternately moved between them.

The hot water adjusting unit 3 includes a pump 13 and an electric valve 1.
4 and a pipe 1 connecting these to a bathtub 2 and a hot water storage tank 4
5 and hot water is moved between each bathtub 2, or
Hot water is moved between the hot water storage tank 4 and each bathtub 2, and hot water is supplied to and drained from the bathtub 2. Furthermore, hot water adjusting unit 3
Has functions of heating and filtration in addition to hot water supply.

The supply / return switches 16 and 17 are switches for operating the hot water adjusting unit 3, and the supply switch 16 includes a loudspeaker 18 that emits a sound and a light emitter 19 that emits light.
Is connected to the timer 20, and the pump 13 is connected to the timer 20.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 denotes a hand shower provided in the bathroom, reference numeral 22 denotes a stand on which a bather sits when waiting, and FIG.
3, reference numeral 49 denotes a valve, 50 in FIG. 3, an alarm, and 48 in FIG.

In using the embodiment, a bather who is ready to take a bath is transferred to the carrier 5 and moved, washed with the hand shower 21 and pushed into the bathtub 2 with the door 1 opened. . At this time, the bogie section 11 of the carrier 5 is
The seat 12 enters the bathtub 2 on the bottom wall 8.

When the carrier 5 is pushed into the bathtub 2, the roller 32 of the carrier 5 rides on the bottom wall 8, and the carriage 11 is pivotally supported by the shaft 47. The front support member 33 is pushed down after coming into contact with the front end of the bottom wall 8, and when the transport vehicle 5 enters further, the rear support member 34, which is supported by the seat portion 12 in a hanging manner by the shaft 47, is moved downward. After coming into contact with the front end, it is pushed up, the seat portion 12 reaches the bottom wall 8, and the bogie portion 11 reaches below the bottom wall 8.

Next, the door 1 is closed, the supply switch 16 is turned on, the hot water adjusting unit 3 is operated, the hot water in the hot water storage tank 4 is moved to the bathtub 2, and the bather takes a bath.

In order to prevent forgetting to close the door 1 when supplying hot water to the bathtub 2 and to prevent hot water from dropping from the opening 23 of the bathtub 2, when the door 1 is open, the supply switch 16 is turned on. Is blinking, and a signal is displayed to prevent the wrong hot water from being moved. Further, when the supply switch 16 is turned on, the loudspeaker 18 that emits a sound is activated, and “The hot water is supplied. Close the door 1.” Sound is emitted, the light emitting device 19 that emits light flashes and prompts the user to confirm that the door 1 is closed, and the timer 10 starts counting time.

After 3 to 30 seconds, a built-in switch (not shown) of the timer 10 is turned on, the pump 13 starts rotating, and hot water enters the bathtub 2. In another embodiment, even if the supply switch 16 is turned on while the door 1 is opened, the pump 13
May not be driven. Also, in other embodiments,
The pump 13 may be stopped by detecting hot water flowing out of the bathtub 2 due to forgetting to close the door 1.

At the end of bathing, the return switch 17 is turned on, the hot water adjusting unit 3 is operated, and the hot water in the bathtub 2 is moved to the hot water storage tank 4. When the hot water runs out, the door 1 is opened and the seat 12 is pulled out of the bathtub 2. When the seat part 12 is pulled out, the rear support 3
4 is fitted into the concave portion 46 of the bogie portion 11, and the seat portion 12 automatically engages with the bogie portion 11. Further, when the seat portion 12 is pulled out, both are taken out in an integrated state.

The carrier 5 is moved to wipe out the bather, and a series of bathing operations is completed. After preparing four transport vehicles 5 and sequentially transferring and washing the bathers, the bathers are alternately allocated to the two tubs 2 so as to take a bath, and are taken out of the tub 2 and then wiped. Performs bathing assistance work efficiently.

The second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is a column-supporting type carrier 26 in which the seat 12 of the carrier 5 in the first embodiment is supported by columns 24. The bottom wall 8 of the bathtub 2 is formed with a concave seal portion 25 for receiving the column 24 in a watertight manner. The column supporting type transport vehicle 26 has a configuration in which the seat portion 12 takes a bath and the caster portion 35 is not immersed in hot water.
The hot water is not stained by the caster portion 35 and is functionally separated.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the bathtub 2 is a wide bathtub 27 having a wide opening 23, the door 1 is provided as one wide door 28, and the transport vehicles 5 are arranged in parallel from the opening 23. It can be put in two. In the bathtub 2, a left and right partition plate 36 having a watertight function and bisecting the left and right sides of the bathtub 2 is provided detachably.

In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the bathtub 2 is a long bathtub 29 having a long depth, one door 1 is provided, and two carriers 5 can be inserted in series from the opening 23. In the fourth embodiment, the bottom wall 8 is divided into
Right sliding bottom walls 30 and 31 are provided, and two concave seal portions 25 are formed on the left and right sliding bottom walls 30 and 31.

When the carrier 26 is inserted into the long bathtub 29, the left and right sliding bottom walls 30 and 31 are respectively slid and receded to the left and right.
4 are inserted in series, and then the left and right sliding bottom walls 30 and 31 are slid forward to close the space and join in a watertight manner, and each column 24 is sealed with a concave seal portion 25. In the bathtub 2, a front and rear partition plate 37 that has a watertight function and divides the front and rear into two parts is provided detachably in the bathtub 2.
The bathtub 2 is partitioned as needed.

The fifth embodiment shown in FIG.
The two bathtubs 2, the hot water storage tank 4, and the general bathtub 43 are connected via electric valves 44, respectively. In the fifth embodiment, the general bath tub 43 and the bath tub 2 are communicated with each other by the hot water adjusting unit 3 so that the hot water can be moved between the general bath tub 43 and the bath tub 2 and the function is added. It can be used for each bathtub 2.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the seat portion 12 enters the bathtub 2 and the bogie portion 11 uses a separation-type carrier 5 extending outside the bathtub 2 to transfer hot water to the plurality of bathtubs 2. It is a system to bathe alternately or simultaneously. In the case where hot water is alternately moved between the two bathtubs 2, cleanliness of the hot water is particularly important. Therefore, with the above configuration, the hot water is not contaminated by the casters 10, which is sanitary and convenient.

Further, since the separation type carrier 5 is used, the conventional slope is unnecessary. Therefore, when the carrier 5 is put into the bathtub 2, the labor for pushing up the slope is unnecessary, and the moving operation is easy. In addition, the vehicle 5 does not fall off the slope and is safe. Further, there is no space for the slope, which is convenient.

In the case where the hot water storage tank 4 is provided, two people can take a bath at the same time, and the bath tub 2 can be used regardless of the use condition of the other bath tub 2. This is convenient because there is no time loss related to the standby time and the like occurring in the above.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the moving direction of the transport vehicle 5 with respect to each of the bathtubs 2 installed in parallel is the same direction, so that the transport vehicle 5 can be easily divided and put into the two bathtubs 2. It is convenient. In addition, the assistance related to the pushing movement of the carrier 5 is easy, and the assistance during bathing is also easy and convenient.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since two bathtubs 2 and four transport vehicles 5 are prepared and the rotation bathing of the assisting work can be performed, the bathing work can be performed efficiently, which is advantageous.

The invention according to claim 4 provides the incontinence sensor 6
And an instrumentation signal generator 7 that operates when the incontinence sensor 6 responds, so that the bather can immediately know when incontinence occurs, and it is possible to take measures such as immediately changing hot water when incontinence occurs. . In a device provided with a discharge valve 42 that operates when the incontinence sensor 6 responds, hot water in the bathtub 2 is urgently drained. Therefore, bathing in hot water contaminated with excrement can be quickly removed and sanitary bathing can be performed, which is convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side sectional view of the bathtub according to the embodiment of the present invention in which a transport vehicle is placed.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electric configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of sign]

 2 bath tub 3 hot water adjusting unit 5 carrier 6 incontinence sensor 7 instrumentation signal generator 11 bogie unit 12 seat unit 35 caster unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] An at least two bathtubs (2), a transport vehicle (5) for transporting bathers and bathing, and a hot water adjusting unit (3) for moving hot water, each bathtub (2) being provided with hot water. A system for moving and bathing alternately or simultaneously, and a bathtub (2)
In a bathing state equipped with a transport vehicle (5), the seat (12) enters the bathtub (2) and the caster (35) is outside the bathtub (2). Bathing equipment. 2. A bathing apparatus characterized in that bathtubs (2) are installed in parallel, and the moving direction of the transport vehicle (5) with respect to each bathtub (2) is the same. 3. A transportation vehicle (5) is provided which is at least one more than the number of bathtubs (2), and is capable of performing rotation bathing for each assisting work such as transfer, washing, bathing, and wiping. Bathing equipment. 4. An incontinence sensor (6) provided at an appropriate position in the bathtub (2) or at an appropriate position on the transport vehicle (5) for detecting excrement components, and a notification signal or signal when the incontinence sensor (6) responds. Instrumentation signal generator for generating operation signal (7)
A bathing device characterized by having a bath.