JPH1085294A - Support structure of bathing device for physically handicapped person - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a bathing device for physically handicapped person on a unit type bathroom in such a manner as to be attachable and detachable by arranging a support cylinder to which a strut provided on the bathing device for physically handicapped person can be fitted and removed in the space on the reverse side of a bathtub in a position corresponding to a throng-hole bored in the upper edge surface one-side corner part on the washing place side of the bathtub. SOLUTION: A support structure 14 of bathing device is formed of a base frame 15 fixed onto the sill of a building body and a support cylinder 16 to and from which a strut can be fitted and removed integrally constituted thereto, the support cylinder 16 is provided vertically in the corner part on the washing place 3 side and anti-drain port 7 side of a bathtub 2 in a plane view, and the base frame 15 is formed of a first support leg 17 extended toward the washing place 3 side with the support cylinder 16 as a base point, a second support leg 18 extended along the bathtub longitudinal direction, and a third support leg 19 extended toward the anti-washing place 3 side. The support legs 17-19 are arranged in the space part formed around the reverse side of the bathtub, and a frame body having a sufficient vertical height is constituted and supported to the upper end side of the support cylinder 16.

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 a disabled person, which is suitable for mounting a bathing apparatus having a support column in a unit type bathroom for bathing a disabled person who cannot take a bath by himself. And a supporting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for bathing a disabled person who cannot take a bath on his own, a column is erected in a bathroom, and a base end of an arm is attached to the column so as to be horizontally rotatable. A support means for a disabled person such as a seat or a chair is provided on the distal end side, and the support means is provided so as to be movable up and down by appropriate lifting means, and can be moved from a washing place to a bathtub or from a bathtub to a washing place with the disabled person lifted. Known bathing devices are known.

[0003] The pillars of the above-mentioned conventional bath apparatus are erected on the basis of the strength of the floor, wall or ceiling of the washing place in the bathroom. At present, however, unit-type bathrooms in general households are widely used, and it is difficult to stand up pillars depending on the strength of the floor, wall, or ceiling of the washing room in the bathroom.

It is preferable that the bathing device can be detached when it is unnecessary. However, in the conventional device, at least the pillars remain in an upright state, which is an obstacle.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention enables a bathing device for a disabled person or the like having a support column to be securely attached to a unit-type bathroom and to be easily removed. Providing a support structure,
Another object is to make it like a normal bathroom when it is removed.

[0006]

The present invention has been made as follows in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, a through hole is formed in one corner of the upper edge surface of the washing tub side of the bathtub, and a column provided in a bathing device for a disabled person or the like is provided in a space formed on the back side of the bathtub at a position corresponding to the through hole. A support cylinder body which can be fitted and disengaged, the support cylinder body has a first support leg extending toward the washing place side from the support cylinder body in a plan view, and a second support leg extending along a longitudinal direction of the bathtub; A support structure for a bathing apparatus for the handicapped, etc., characterized by being erected and supported by a base frame comprising third support legs extending to the anti-washing area side, wherein the base frame is fixed on a base of the building body. did.

A through hole is formed at one corner of the upper edge surface of the washing tub on the side of the washing tub, and a space formed on the back side of the bath tub at a position corresponding to the through hole is provided in a bathing device for a disabled person or the like. A support cylinder that is detachable from the support cylinder, the support cylinder having a first support leg extending from the support cylinder to the washing place side in a plan view, and a third support leg extending to the non-washing place side; Standing support by a base frame consisting of, the base frame is fixedly mounted on the base of the building body, and further the bathtub longitudinal direction side of the support cylinder,
A supporting structure for a bathing apparatus for a handicapped person or the like, characterized in that the supporting tubular body is fixedly connected to the bathtub in a space on the back side of the bathtub and provided with a bending suppressing means for suppressing bending of the supporting cylindrical body in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub. .

In addition, a means for preventing water leakage is provided between the support cylinder and the through hole so that no water leaks from the through hole to the back of the bathtub.

In addition, a lid member that can be fitted and detached is provided at the upper end of the support cylinder.

[0010]

The support structure is disposed in a space formed around the back side of the bathtub and is fixed to the base of the building body. Since the space portion is formed substantially in the vertical direction up to the upper edge surface of the bathtub, each support leg of the base frame of the support structure can constitute a frame having a sufficient height in the vertical direction. Therefore, in the unit-type bathroom, the support cylinder that supports the column of the bathing apparatus can be extremely erected.

Further, since this supporting structure is disposed on the back side of the bathtub, when the bathing device is removed, no components of the bathing device remain in the bathroom, so that it can be made like a general bathroom. .

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a bathroom, which is provided with a bathtub 2 and a washing place 3. The bathtub 2 and the washing place 3 are each provided with legs 4 and 5 at the lower part, and are fixedly provided on a base 6 of the building body in a raised floor form in which a space S1 in a vertical direction is formed. A drain port 7 is provided on one side of the bathtub 2 in the longitudinal direction, and a water distribution pipe or the like is provided in the space S1. Numeral 8 denotes an apron of the bathtub 2 and this apron 8
A space S2 is formed between the bathtub 2 and the rear side along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 2. Spaces S3, S4, and S5 are also formed around the back side of the bathtub 2 other than the washing place 3, as shown in the figure.

On the other hand, 9 is a bathing device for the handicapped or the like.
This can be achieved by a vertical support 10, a pivot arm 11 having a base end rotatably mounted on the vertical end at the upper end of the support 10 around a vertical axis, and a vertical end at the distal end of the pivot arm 11 via lifting means 12. Supporting means 1 for disabled persons
3 In other words, a disabled person who cannot take a bath by himself can move up and down and horizontally by the elevating means 12 and the swivel arm 11 from a state of being hung by the support means 13 so that the caregiver can easily take a bath. be able to. The lifting means 12 and the support means 1
Reference numeral 3 may be an appropriate configuration, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a support structure for the bathing device 9. This is a base frame 15 fixed on the base 6 of the building body.
And a support cylinder 16 to which the support column 10 can be fitted and detached.

The supporting cylinder 16 is provided in a vertical direction at a corner of the bathtub 2 on the side of the washing place 3 and on the side opposite to the drain port 7 in a plan view, while the base frame 15 is provided with the supporting cylinder 16 as a base point. A first support leg 17 extending toward the washing place 3 side, a second support leg 18 extending along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub,
And third supporting legs 19 extending toward the side.

Each of the support legs 17, 18, 19 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the frame is disposed in a space formed around the back side of the bathtub, so that a frame having a sufficient height in the vertical direction can be configured. Therefore,
The support cylinder 16 is supported to the upper end side, and the support cylinder 16 is firmly supported in the vertical direction without bending.

Note that, instead of the support legs 18, a bending suppressing means for suppressing bending of the supporting cylinder 16 in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub may be formed. That is, the deflection suppressing means includes:
A mounting base is integrally formed on the side of the bathtub 2 in the space S2, and the mounting base and the upper end of the support cylinder 16 in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 2 are connected and fixed. Thereby, the same effect as that of the support leg 18 can be obtained. That is, in any configuration, the bending of the support cylinder 16 in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub can be suppressed.

The upper end of the support cylinder 16 protrudes upward from a through hole 20 formed in the upper edge surface of the bathtub, and the bathing device 9 is mounted by fitting the column 10 from above. It has become. A flange-shaped stopper 10a is fixed to an intermediate portion of the column 10, and the stopper 10a comes into contact with the upper end of the support cylinder 16 so that the column 10
Is set.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a water leakage preventing means,
It is provided between the 0 peripheral portion and the support cylinder 16. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a cylindrical member 22 is screwed into the bathtub 2 above the through hole 20, and the support cylindrical body 16 is inserted into an inner diameter portion of the cylindrical member 22 so as to be inserted. An annular rubber packing 23 is interposed between the inner diameter surface of the tubular member 22 and the outer peripheral surface of the support tubular body 16, and the lower end face of the tubular member 22 and the bathtub 2 are provided.
Similarly, an annular rubber packing 24 is interposed between the upper surface and the upper surface of the supporting tube 16 to prevent water from entering along the outer peripheral portion of the support cylinder 16 from the through hole 20 to the back side of the bathtub.

A cover member 25 is provided around the stopper 10a of the bathing device 9 around the stopper 10a so as to cover the tubular member 22 when the pillar 10 is inserted into the support cylinder 16. Further, the outer peripheral portion of the column 10 and the support cylinder 1
A rubber packing 26 is attached so that water does not enter between the inner diameter of the inner ring 6 and the inner diameter of the inner ring 6.

Reference numeral 27 denotes a cover member which is attached to the upper end of the support cylinder 16 when the bathing device 9 is removed. This lid member 27 is also provided with a rubber packing so that water does not enter the inner diameter of the support cylinder 16.

[0023]

As described above, the supporting structure of the bathing apparatus for the handicapped according to the present invention is fixed on the base of the building body by utilizing the space formed around the back side of the bathtub. The supporting cylinder that stands and supports the bathing device can be erected by supporting legs consisting of a frame that has a sufficient height in the vertical direction, so the bathing device is securely installed even in a unit type bathroom. can do. In addition, since this support structure is disposed on the back side of the bathtub, when the bathing device is removed, the components of the bathing device do not remain in the bathroom, so that it can be made like a general bathroom. It does not get in the way when you take a bath.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a support structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a state where a support column of a support cylinder is inserted.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state where a lid member is attached to an upper end of a support cylinder.

FIG. 6 is an overall side view showing a state where a bathing device is attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 2 bathtub 3 washing place 6 base 9 bathing device for handicapped person 10 support 15 base frame 16 support cylinder 17 first support leg 18 second support leg 19 third support leg 20 through hole 21 water leakage prevention means 27 lid member S1, S2 , S3, S4, S5 Spatial part

Claims (4)

[Claims] A through-hole is formed at one corner of the upper edge surface of the bathtub on the washing side, and a space formed on the back side of the bathtub at a position corresponding to the through-hole is provided in a bathing device for a disabled person or the like. A supporting cylinder that can be fitted and disengaged, and the first supporting cylinder extends toward the washing place with the supporting cylinder as a base point in plan view.
A support leg, a second support leg extending along the bathtub longitudinal direction,
A supporting structure for a bathing apparatus for a handicapped person or the like, wherein the supporting structure is erected and supported by a base frame including a third support leg extending to a side opposite to the washing area, and the base frame is fixed on a base of a building body. 2. A through hole is formed in one corner of the upper edge surface of the bathtub on the washing side, and a space formed on the back side of the bathtub at a position corresponding to the through hole is provided in a bathing device for a disabled person or the like. A supporting cylinder that can be fitted and disengaged, and the first supporting cylinder extends toward the washing place with the supporting cylinder as a base point in plan view.
A support leg, and a third support leg extending to the opposite side of the washstand, which is erected and supported by a base frame, the base frame is fixedly mounted on a base of the building body, and further, a bathtub longitudinal direction side of the support cylinder body, A supporting structure for a bathing apparatus for a handicapped person or the like, comprising: a bending restraint means for connecting and fixing to a bathtub in a space portion on the back side of the bathtub to suppress bending of the support cylindrical body in a longitudinal direction of the bathtub. 3. The handicapped person according to claim 1, wherein a water leakage preventing means is provided between the support cylinder and the through hole so that water does not leak from the through hole to the back side of the bathtub. Support structure of bathing equipment for etc. 4. The supporting structure of a bathing apparatus for a handicapped person according to claim 1, wherein a lid member that can be fitted and removed is provided at an upper end of the supporting cylinder.