JP2008113889A - Bathing device for nursing care - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing device for nursing care which permits a bed-ridden aged person and a sick person requiring nursing care to take a bath in a supine posture and permit the patient's back to be sufficiently washed and massaged. <P>SOLUTION: The bathing device has an oblong bathtub 2 which permits a user M to take a bath in a supine posture. A pillow portion 10 to support the head H of the user lying on his back is installed at one end of the interior of the bathtub, and an expanding and contracting mat 13 having a plurality of balloons 14a, 14b, 14c and 14d contacting the back of the user lying on the back arranged side by side is laid on the bottom of the bathtub 2 provided with a cover 8 openably covering the top face of the bathtub with the periphery of the pillow portion opened, the balloons of expansion and contraction mat cause parts where the balloons contact the user's back or the parts where the balloons separate from the user's back by independently being expanded or contracted by the injection or discharge of air. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus for care that is suitable for bathing by a care recipient such as a bedridden elderly person or a sick person.

  Conventionally, as a bathtub for care which a care recipient can take a bath in a supine posture, there are some shown in patent documents 1 or patent documents 2 below. The thing shown in patent document 1 provides the simple bath for care which can wash a hair and can make the elderly person etc. of a supine state bath easily. The structure is a nursing care simple bath that allows a bather to take a bath in a supine state and can also wash hair, and is formed of a sheet material having flexibility and waterproofness. In addition, the bather in the supine state can be encapsulated, and the bath is provided with a bathtub capable of storing hot water and a pillow for bathing that supports the head at a position higher than the back of the bather in the supine state. Yes.

  By the way, since the user of the bathtub of this literature will lie with the attitude | position in the back in the bathtub, the state which the back closely_contact | adhered on the bottom face of the bathtub is maintained. For this reason, when a caregiver is washing the back of a care recipient who is taking a bath, he must lift the back of the care recipient and create a space between the back and the bottom of the bathtub. Not only does it require a lot of labor for the caregiver, but it also makes it impossible for the caregiver to have a physical body.

  In addition, in order to keep the user's back in close contact with the bottom of the bathtub even when an ultrasonic bubble device is provided in the above-described bathtub and the body is washed and massaged by vibration waves generated from the device. The vibration by the ultrasonic bubble device is not transmitted to the back, and sufficient cleaning or massage effect cannot be obtained.

  Moreover, the nursing tub described in Patent Document 2 is made of a synthetic resin material, and is made of two sheets having flexibility, stretchability, and non-water permeability, and is formed into a box shape having a rectangular top end opening. And a lid made of a sheet having flexibility, stretchability, and non-water permeability. The lid is configured to be openable and closable by a fastener, and is formed with a face-out hole for exposing the face of the cared person and an arm insertion hole for the carer.

However, the bathtub disclosed in this document has a disadvantage that the user's head cannot be washed because the head of the user is put out from the face opening hole of the lid. Similarly, since the back of the care recipient who is the user is kept in close contact with the bottom surface of the bathtub, it is difficult to clean the back, and when an ultrasonic bubble device is provided, vibration generated from the device However, there was a problem that the skin could not reach the back and sufficient cleaning or massage effect could not be obtained.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-19153 JP-A-2005-21212

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a nursing bathing device that can be used by a caregiver such as a bedridden elderly person or a sick person in a supine posture, and performs back washing, massage, and the like. It aims at providing the bathing apparatus for care which can fully be performed.

  In order to achieve the above object, the nursing bath apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a vertically long bathtub in which a user can take a bath in a posture lying on his / her back, and is placed on his / her back at one end of the bathtub. On the bottom surface of the bathtub, provided with a pillow portion that supports the head of the user who has become, and provided with a cover that opens and closes the top surface of the bathtub with the periphery of the pillow portion open, An inflating and deflating mat comprising a plurality of balloons in contact with the back of the user lying on its back is provided, and each balloon of the inflating and deflating mat is independently inflated or deflated by injecting or discharging air, It is characterized in that each balloon generates a part that contacts or is separated from the back of the user.

  The care bathing device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the structure according to claim 1, wherein the expansion and contraction mat is a structure in which a plurality of balloons that are long along the inside of the bathtub are arranged in parallel. Each of the balloons arranged in parallel is alternately expanded and contracted by the operation of an external air feeding device and an air suction device connected to an air injection tube or a discharge tube connected to each balloon. It is characterized by the fact that

  The nursing bath apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention is the bathing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bathtub has an expansion structure formed of a synthetic resin sheet as an enclosure, and the enclosure is formed by injecting air. The shape of the bathtub is formed by expanding, or the air is discharged from the expanded enclosure so that it can be folded into a flat shape.

  Moreover, the bathing apparatus for care of Claim 4 of this invention is opened and closed by the fastener attached to the upper surface of the enclosure provided in the circumference | surroundings of the said bathtub in Claim 1, 2, or 3 It is characterized by.

  Moreover, the bathing apparatus for care of Claim 5 of this invention is a jet nozzle or a carbon dioxide gas which injects the bubble by ultrasonic vibration in said bathtub in Claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 according to a user's selection A connection port for connecting the supply port is provided.

  Moreover, the bathing apparatus for care of Claim 6 of this invention is provided with the discharge port which discharges the hot water in this bathtub in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in this bathtub, A hot air outlet is provided for drying the water.

  Furthermore, the bathing apparatus for care of Claim 7 of this invention is provided with the discharge port which discharges the steam in this bathtub in the said bathtub or the said cover in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. It is characterized by being.

  As described above, the bathing apparatus for care according to the present invention includes a vertically long bathtub in which the user can take a bath in a posture lying on his / her back in the bathtub, so that the user sleeps on the back in the bathtub. You can immerse your body in hot water. Moreover, since the head turned upside down can be supported by the pillow part provided in the inner end of the bathtub, the face and the head can be maintained in a safe and comfortable posture without being immersed in hot water. Furthermore, since a cover that covers the upper surface of the bathtub so as to be freely opened and closed with the periphery of the pillow portion opened is provided, the user lying on his back in the bathtub covered the body below the neck with the cover Can be immersed in hot water.

  In addition, an expansion / contraction mat having a plurality of balloons in contact with the user's back lying on the bottom of the bathtub is provided, and each balloon of the expansion / contraction mat is independently inflated or contracted by injecting or discharging air. Thus, a part where each balloon is in contact with the user's back and a part separated from each other can be generated. In such a structure, when all the balloons are inflated, the user can lie down comfortably by the cushioning property exhibited by the air pressure in each balloon.

  In addition, as described in claim 2, the expansion / contraction mat is a structure in which a plurality of balloons that are elongated along the inside of the bathtub are arranged side by side, and the air connected to each of the balloons. By operating the external air feeding device connected to the injection tube or the discharge tube and the air suction device, the balloons arranged in parallel are alternately expanded and contracted. Sites that are in contact with the user's back and sites that are separated from each other can be generated alternately, and a gap is formed between the balloon and the user's back at sites where the balloon is separated from the user's back.

  For this reason, as in the structure described in claim 5, the bubbles generated by the ultrasonic vibration ejected from the jet nozzle provided according to the user's selection or the carbonated hot water discharged from the carbon dioxide supply port are It is possible to efficiently reach the gap formed between the balloon and the user's back, and it is possible to efficiently perform cleaning with bubbles or carbonated water by ultrasonic vibration, improvement of blood circulation, massage effect, etc. It becomes.

  Further, as described in claim 3, the bathtub in the present invention has an expansion structure formed by a synthetic resin sheet as an enclosure, and the enclosure is expanded by injecting air to form the shape of the bathtub. Therefore, the bathtub can be formed on the bed or the indoor floor by a simple operation. Moreover, since it can be made flat and folded by discharging air from the expanded enclosure, it can be stored in a space-saving manner.

  In addition, the bathtub is provided with a discharge port for discharging hot water in the bathtub and a structure provided with a hot air outlet for drying the inside of the bathtub, so that the inside of the bathtub after discharging hot water from the discharge port is provided. Moreover, a user's wet body can be dried by ejecting a warm air from a warm air blower outlet and drying the inside of a bathtub. At this time, as described above, by alternately expanding and contracting the balloons arranged side by side, the warm air blown out from the warm air outlets reaches the portion where the balloon is separated from the user's back. It is also possible to dry the back while lying on its back in the bathtub.

  Furthermore, in the structure described in claim 7, the bathtub or the cover is provided with a discharge port for discharging the steam in the bathtub, so that the steam in the bathtub is discharged with the cover closed, The user's body in the bathtub can be efficiently dried with the cover covered.

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

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the care bathing apparatus 1 according to the present invention has a vertically long bathtub 2 in which a user can bathe in a supine posture. This bathtub 2 has an expansion structure formed of a synthetic resin sheet such as polyurethane as the enclosure part 3, and forms the shape of the bathtub 2 when the enclosure part 3 expands by the press-fitting of air, or the enclosure part expanded. 3 can be folded by discharging air.

  In such a configuration, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (c), the bottom portion 4 of the bathtub 2 is formed in a flat plate shape with a synthetic resin sheet such as polyurethane, and the bottom portion 4 and the surrounding portion 3. By joining, warm water can be stored in the bathtub 2 in a state where the enclosure 3 is expanded. In addition, as means for supplying hot water into the bathtub 2, for example, a structure in which an end portion of a hot water pipe (not shown) is detachably connected to an inlet 9 (see FIG. 1) with a lid provided on a cover 8 described later. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the hot water pipe from being violated by the water pressure or the hot water from being scattered around when supplying hot water.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an air inlet 5a and an outlet 5b are provided in the upper part of the enclosure 3, and each inlet 5a and outlet 5b are provided with lid plugs 6a and 6b. When the plugs 6a and 6b are opened, the enclosure 3 is expanded by injecting air from an external air compressor (not shown) through a pipe (not shown) connected to the inlet 5a, and also connected to the outlet 5b (not shown). The air in the enclosure 3 can be discharged through an external suction device (not shown) through the tube.

  In the state where the air in the enclosure 3 of the bathtub 2 is discharged, the entire bathtub 2 can be stored in a space-saving manner by crushing it into a flat plate shape and winding it. Moreover, when using the bathtub 2, as shown in FIG. 3, the bathtub 2 which was wound is installed on the floor, and the user M is lying on the bathtub 2 which is spread out in the enclosure 3 By injecting air, as shown in FIG. 2, it can be made to lie on its back in the swelled bathtub 2.

  Moreover, in said structure, as shown in FIG. 1, the bottom part 4 of the bathtub 2 is provided with discharge port 7a, 7b in right and left, and via the discharge pipe not shown connected to this discharge port 7a, 7b The used water in the bathtub 2 can be discharged.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a pillow portion 10 that supports the head H of the user M lying on the back is provided at one end of the bathtub 2. This pillow part 10 is configured by laterally placing a synthetic resin sheet joined to the surrounding enclosure part 3 at a predetermined height at one end inside the bathtub 2, as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. When the user M lying on his / her back places the head H on the pillow part 10, the warm water W stored in the bathtub 2 is not applied to the face or the like, and can be bathed in an easy posture. Moreover, by providing an outlet 19 for hot water W on the left and right or the upper part of the pillow part 10 and connecting a hot water pipe (not shown) below each outlet 19, hot water is supplied from the upper surface of the pillow part 10, Hot water can be applied to the head H of the user M.

  Moreover, the cover 8 which covers the upper surface of the bathtub 2 in a state where the periphery of the pillow portion 10 is opened is provided. The cover 8 has a structure in which the cover 8 is opened and closed as shown in FIG. 2 when a fastener 12 provided around the upper surface of the bathtub 2 is attached.

  On the bottom surface of the bathtub 2 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 5 (a) to (c), the back B of the user lying on his back (FIGS. 5 (a) to (c). The expansion / contraction mat 13 having a plurality of balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d in contact with (see)) is fixed. The expansion / contraction mat 13 is formed of a synthetic resin sheet such as polyurethane, and a plurality (four in the present embodiment) of long expansion / contraction bodies 14a, 14b, 14c along the vertically long shape of the bathtub 2. , 14d are arranged in parallel.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d is sealed with a synthetic resin sheet such as polyurethane so that independent expansion or contraction is alternately repeated by air injection or discharge. A balloon structure is formed, and supply / exhaust ports 15a, 15b, 15c, and 15d are provided at the ends of the respective balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d for both injecting and discharging air. In addition, although not shown, supply / discharge pipes 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d connected to the respective supply / discharge ports 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d are connected to the compressor and the suction device via bubbles. The air can be injected into and discharged from each balloon by switching between the two.

  The balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d configured as described above are alternately inflated and deflated, thereby generating a part that is in contact with the back B of the user M and a part that is spaced apart. However, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), during the bathing, all the balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d are kept in an inflated state, so that the user M can have the cushioning balloons 14a, 14b, 14c. , 14d is immersed in the hot water W in the bathtub 2 in a comfortable posture lying on its back.

  Then, by alternately injecting and discharging air to each of the balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, four balloons 14a, 14b, 14c are obtained as shown in FIG. , 14d are alternately inflated and deflated, and a part where the balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d are in contact with the back B of the user M and a part where the balloons 14a, 14d are separated are generated. Thereby, for example, when a jet nozzle that ejects bubbles by ultrasonic vibration described later is provided in the bathtub 2, the bubbles are formed on the back B of the portion having the gap 20 separated from each balloon 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d. It will be possible to get it well.

  As described above, the jet nozzle that ejects bubbles by ultrasonic vibration is provided at the end of the user's foot. For this reason, a jet nozzle connection port 17 is provided at the end of the user's foot. This connection port 17 may be connected to a carbon dioxide gas supply port by the user's selection instead of the jet nozzle. This carbon dioxide gas is dissolved in warm water to become a carbonated spring, and the carbonated spring is known as a skin-friendly hot spring with excellent thermal insulation effect, which promotes blood in capillaries and exerts an effect on health promotion. is there.

  Further, hot air outlets 11 a, 11 b, and 11 c that supply hot air into the bathtub 2 are provided. As shown in FIG. 1, these hot air outlets 11a, 11b, and 11c are provided between the balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d, and are connected to a hot air pressure compressor (not shown) provided outside. Dry hot air can be ejected.

  In such a configuration, after cleaning of the user's back is completed, the used water in the bathtub 2 is discharged from the discharge port 7, and then the balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d of the expansion / contraction mat 13 are expanded. By alternately performing contraction, as shown in FIG. 5 (b) or (c), a portion where the balloons 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d are in contact with the back B of the user M and a portion where the balloon 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d contacts are separated. The hot air spreads over the portion where the gap 20 is generated, so that it is possible to efficiently remove and dry the back.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the bathtub 2 or the cover 8 is provided with discharge ports 18 a and 18 b for discharging steam in the bathtub 2, and the bathtub 8 is opened from the discharge ports 18 a and 18 b with the cover 8 closed. The steam in 2 can be discharged | emitted and the body of the user M in the bathtub 2 can be dried efficiently.

  In the above description, the care bathing apparatus of the present invention has been described as a bathing apparatus suitable for a care recipient, but is also suitable for use by healthy persons.

  The bathing device for care of the present invention is a bathing device for nursing care that can be used by a caregiver such as a bedridden elderly person or a sick person in a supine posture, and particularly, cleaning of the back facing the bottom side of the bathtub, massage, etc. It can be used as a bathing apparatus for nursing care that can sufficiently perform.

It is a top view which shows the condition which closed the cover of the bathing apparatus for care by this invention. It is a top view which shows the condition which opened the cover of the bathing apparatus for care by this invention half. It is a top view which shows the condition where the user is lying on the bathing apparatus for care by this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the expansion / contraction mat | matte of the bathing apparatus for care by this invention. (A)-(c) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathing apparatus 2 for nursing care Bathtub 3 Enclosure part 4 Bottom part 5a Inlet 5b Outlet 6a, 6b Lid plug 7a, 7b Outlet 8 Cover 9 Inlet 10 Pillow part 11a, 11b, 11c Hot-air outlet 12 Fastener 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d Balloon 13 Expansion / contraction mat 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d Supply / exhaust port 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d Supply / exhaust tube 17 Connection port 18a, 18b Discharge port 19 Outlet port 20 Clearance B Back H Head M User W Hot water

Claims (7)

A vertically long bathtub is provided that allows a user to take a bath in a posture lying on his / her back, and a pillow portion is provided at one end of the bathtub to support the head of the user who is lying on his / her back. An inflatable / shrinkable mat in which a plurality of balloons in contact with the back of a user lying on the back are arranged side by side on the bottom surface of the bathtub provided with a cover that covers the upper surface of the bathtub so that the upper surface of the bathtub can be opened and closed with the periphery open And each balloon of the inflating and deflating mat is independently inflated or deflated by injecting or exhausting air, thereby causing each of the balloons to contact or separate from the user's back. Bathing device for nursing care. The expansion and contraction mat has a structure in which a plurality of long balloons are arranged in parallel in the bathtub, and is externally connected to an air injection tube or a discharge tube connected to each balloon. The care bathing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the balloons arranged in parallel are alternately expanded and contracted by the operation of the air feeding device and the air suction device. The bathtub has an expansion structure formed of a synthetic resin sheet as an enclosure, and the enclosure is expanded by injecting air to form a bathtub or to discharge air from the expanded enclosure. Therefore, the bathing apparatus for nursing care according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it can be folded in a flat shape. The care bathing apparatus according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the cover is opened and closed by a fastener attached to an upper surface of an enclosure provided around the bathtub. The said bathtub is provided with the connection port which connects the jet nozzle which ejects the bubble by ultrasonic vibration according to a user's selection, or a carbon dioxide supply port. The bathing apparatus for care as described. The said bathtub is provided with the discharge port which discharges the hot water in this bathtub, and the warm air blower outlet which dries the inside of this bathtub is provided, The 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. Bathing equipment for nursing. The bathing apparatus for care according to claim 1, wherein the bathtub or the cover is provided with a discharge port for discharging steam in the bathtub.