JP2001025499A - Bathtub for walk training - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a handicapped person to stand up easily in a bathtub for walk training, and enable to arbitrarily adjust the water level in an exercise bathtub without draining the water. SOLUTION: There are provided a transfer bathtub 1 provided an opening 1a which is used as an entrance for a handicapped person on a sidewall 1b, and an exercise bathtub 2 which is provided differently from the transfer bathtub 1 and is water-tightly linked with the transfer bathtub 1 and in which the handicapped conducts walk training. A pumping means 9 for forcibly making the water to flow from the transfer bathtub 1 to the exercise bathtub 2 or vice versa is provided between the transfer bathtub 1 and the exercise bathtub 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a walking training tub used by a non-healthy person having a walking disorder, such as a physically handicapped person, for walking training.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A walking training tub is used, for example, by a non-healthy person having a walking disorder, such as a physically handicapped person, for walking training. In general, this type of walking training tub invites an unhealthy person into a bathtub filled with water and performs walking exercise in an upright position. This allows a person to easily perform walking training while reducing the weight applied to the legs and hips.

[0003] For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-68747 discloses an entrance / exit bath tub (transfer tub) that can enter and exit while being carried on a carrier, and a walking tub (exercise tub) disposed adjacent to the entrance / exit tub. And, a partition wall that opens and closes both bathtubs, and a power unit that operates to change the partition wall into a partition position and a partition release position, and the water in the entrance / exit bathtub can be moved to the walking bathtub by the pump device, Only when the water level in the walking tub is lower than the water level in the entrance / exit tub, the walking training tub that can move to the entrance / exit tub side through a communication pipe with an open / close valve It has been disclosed.

[0004]

By the way, the conventional bathtub for walking training described above has the following problems. In other words, there is a problem that when a non-healthy person stands up in a walking training bathtub to perform walking training, sufficient buoyancy cannot be obtained and the standing operation becomes difficult. This is because the water level that assists the weight of an unhealthy person when standing up is low. That is, in the above-described conventional bathtub for walking training, a transfer bathtub for inviting a non-healthy person to stand by and an exercise bathtub for walking training are water-tightly partitioned, and an open / close valve is interposed therebetween. It is common that the water level of the transfer tub and the exercise tub is the same by opening this open / close valve, but this water level is raised to a height suitable for giving buoyancy to assist the rising. This is because it cannot be raised.

[0005] Another problem is that the water level of the exercise tub cannot be lowered to a very low position, and it is difficult to perform walking training when receiving light buoyancy.
In other words, although an arbitrary amount of water can be moved from the transfer tub to the exercise tub using a pump device, conversely, water can only be moved from the exercise tub to the transfer tub through a communication pipe. If the water levels are equal, water cannot be moved through the communication pipe. In order to lower the water level in the exercise tub further, it is conceivable to drain the water in the exercise tub to the outside, but in this case, when training multiple people continuously for walking, it takes time to refill the water again. However, there is another problem that the amount of discharged water increases and the running cost increases.

[0006] Another problem is that the door is generally a hinged door that opens to the outside, so that a sufficient space for opening and closing operations is required. In addition to this space, this space becomes a dead space, and when an unhealthy person enters and exits, the unhealthy person must be once removed from the entrance to open the door, which is troublesome There is a problem.

As another problem, a hinged door that opens toward the exercise tub side is generally used as a door that separates the transfer tub and the exercise tub. Must be opened in such a way that the water in the exercise tub is pushed away, and there is a problem that a considerable force is required to open and close while opposing the water pressure applied to the door.

The bathtub for walking training of the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has the following objects. In other words, it is an object of the present invention to provide a walking training bathtub that can easily adjust the water level in an exercise bathtub without draining water to the outside without facilitating the rise of unhealthy persons in the walking training bathtub. . In addition, there is no need for dead space for opening and closing doors when entering and exiting the tub for walking training, and for gait training that does not require the useless movement of temporarily opening a non-healthy person from the entrance to open it. It is also intended to be a bathtub. Still another object is to provide a walking training bathtub that can easily open and close a partition between a transfer bathtub and an exercise bathtub.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The walking training tub of the present invention employs the following means to solve the above problems.
That is, the tub for walking training according to claim 1 is a walking training tub used by a non-healthy person having a walking disorder, such as a physically handicapped person, for walking training. A transfer tub provided with the exercise tub, which is separate from the transfer tub and is connected to the transfer tub in a watertight manner and the unhealthy person performs walking training; and between the transfer tub and the exercise tub. Is characterized by comprising pump means for forcibly moving water from the transfer tub to the exercise tub and vice versa from the exercise tub to the transfer tub.

According to the walking training tub of the first aspect, water is transferred from the transfer tub to the exercise tub and vice versa from the exercise tub to the transfer tub via the pump means between the transfer tub and the exercise tub. Can be forcibly moved, so that the water level of the transfer tub and the water level of the exercise tub can be arbitrarily adjusted without discharging water to the outside. For this reason, by raising the water level in the transfer tub, it is possible to give the unhealthy person sufficient buoyancy to assist the unhealthy person in the transfer tub to stand up. In addition, by maintaining the water level in the transfer bathtub at a sufficient level, the unhealthy person can also perform training in standing up in the transfer bathtub. Also, by lowering the water level in the exercise tub, the unhealthy person can perform walking training when receiving relatively light buoyancy.

A tub for walking training according to a second aspect of the present invention is the tub for walking training according to the first aspect, wherein the pump means comprises:
It is characterized by comprising one pump, three-way valves respectively arranged on the suction side and the discharge side of the pump, and a pipe connecting them.

According to the tub for walking training according to the second aspect of the present invention, by switching between the two three-way valves, only one pump is driven to move from the transfer tub to the exercise tub and vice versa. The water can be forcibly moved to each of the pumps, so that the cost can be reduced and the space can be saved as compared with installing two pumps.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a walking training tub according to the first or second aspect, wherein the opening is provided with a first sliding door which slides in parallel with the opening. It is characterized by being.

According to the bathtub for walking training according to the third aspect, the opening and closing of the opening is performed by the first sliding door that slides in parallel with the opening, so that the conventional hinged opening and closing can be performed. There is no need for a space, such as a door, for opening the door to the outside to open the opening.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a walking training tub according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a partition between the transfer tub and the exercise tub is parallel to the partition. And a second sliding door that slides on the second sliding door.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the partition between the transfer tub and the exercise tub is opened and closed by the second sliding door that slides in parallel with the partition. So, like the conventional double door type,
There is no need to open and close by pushing the water in the exercise tub, and by sliding parallel to the partition surface, opening and closing can be performed without receiving water pressure.

A walking training tub according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the walking training tub according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the transfer tub is horizontally moved so as to pass through the opening. It is characterized in that there is provided a horizontally movable seating chair which goes in and out of the transfer bathtub.

According to the tub for walking training according to the fifth aspect, after opening the opening, the horizontally movable seat chair is horizontally moved from the opening to the outside of the transfer tub, thereby accepting an unhealthy person. It is possible. Then, with the unhealthy person sitting on the horizontally movable chair, the entire horizontally movable chair is horizontally moved and drawn into the transfer bathtub, whereby the operation of inviting the unhealthy person is completed. Conversely, when taking the transfer tub out of the transfer tub, after opening the opening, the horizontal moving chair, in which the unhealthy person is sitting, is moved horizontally outside the transfer tub so as to pass through the doorway. Then, the operation of taking out the unhealthy person from the transfer bath is completed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a walking training tub according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the rotating and moving chair is provided with the unhealthy person. And a rotary elevating lift for rotating the tub up and down and about a vertical axis to take it in and out of the transfer tub.

According to the walking training tub of the sixth aspect, the unhealthy person enters and exits the transfer tub through the opening together with the rotation of the rotary lift while being placed on the rotary moving chair. I do. In addition, the rotary lift lift positions the rotatable moving chair at a height that is easy for a non-normal person to ride, and positions the rotatable moving chair at a height that is easy for the unhealthy person to get off. Let it.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a walking training tub according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The bathtub for walking training of the present embodiment is used by a non-healthy person having a walking disorder such as a physically handicapped person for walking training,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a transfer tub 1 having an opening 1 a serving as an entrance and exit for an unhealthy person (not shown) on a side wall 1 b, and the transfer tub 1 is provided separately from the transfer tub 1. An exercise tub 2 is connected in a watertight manner for the unhealthy person to perform walking training, and an operation panel 3 for operating and controlling the entire operation. The opening 1a is provided with a first sliding door 4 which slides in parallel with the opening 1a, and the partition 5 between the transfer tub 1 and the exercise tub 2 slides in parallel with the partition 5. A moving second sliding door 6 is provided. These first sliding doors 4
The second sliding door 6 is horizontally slid by the operation of a motor (not shown).

The transfer tub 1 is a tub fixed on the floor f with a plurality of fixed legs 7 shown in FIG. 2 interposed therebetween, and is provided with a pipe 8 for moving water between the exercise tub 2 and the exercise tub 2. One end is connected. Further, in the pipeline of the pipe 8, the movement of water from the inside of the exercise tub 2 to the inside of the transfer tub 1 between the transfer tub 1 and the exercise tub 2 and the movement of water from the inside of the transfer tub 1 to the inside of the exercise tub 2 are described. A pump 9 for moving water is provided. This pump 9
Are provided in the operation panel 3. That is, the pipe 8
The pump 9 constitutes a pump means P for forcibly moving water from the transfer tub 1 to the exercise tub 2 and vice versa.
Such movement of water between the bathtubs 1 and 2 is achieved by turning the pump 9
The water is moved from the inside of the exercise tub 2 to the transfer tub 1 by one of the pumps, and the water is moved from the inside of the transfer tub 1 to the inside of the exercise tub 2 by another pump. You may make it do. FIG.
As shown in the above, the operation may be performed by one pump and three-way valves arranged on the suction side and the discharge side of the pump. 8 will be described later in detail. The water in the transfer bathtub 1 is drained from the drain hole 1c. The opening 1a of the transfer bathtub 1 has a substantially U-shape in the line of sight of FIG. 2, and the upper edge thereof is not closed, and the unhealthy person and the rotatable seat 10 described later pass therethrough. When there are no obstacles.

As shown in FIG. 2, the exercise tub 2 is a bath tub fixed on the floor f with a plurality of fixed legs 11 interposed, and the other end of the pipe 8 is connected to the exercise tub 2. Also,
A part of the side wall is a glass window 12 for observing the unhealthy person during walking training. In addition, exercise tub 2
A pair of handrails 13 for fixing the unhealthy person by hand when performing walking training are fixed inside.

The first sliding door 4 is a plate-shaped member having a substantially square shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the first sliding door 4 is supported horizontally on a guide surface 14 provided in the transfer bathtub 1 and extends horizontally. The slide can be moved.
As shown in the figure, the opening 1a is provided with a seal mechanism 15 for sealing the first sliding door 4 in a watertight manner. The seal mechanism 15 includes a shaft 15a extending in the vertical direction and fixed to the transfer bath 1 so as to be rotatable around its axis, an eccentric cam 15b fixed in plural in the axial direction of the shaft 15a, and an opening. A rubber sealing material 15c fixed along the periphery of the portion 1a, a vertically long plate-shaped contact plate 15d, and a spring coil for urging the contact plate 15d toward the outside of the transfer bathtub 1. And a certain biasing member 15e.

The sealing mechanism 15 allows the eccentric cam 15b to move together with the shaft 15a from the pre-sealing state shown in FIG.
By turning about 180 ° about the axis, a watertight sealing state shown in FIG. 4 is obtained. That is, the shaft 15
Since the distance from the a-axis to the outer peripheral surface of the eccentric cam 15b is longer at the point a and the point b at the point a, when the eccentric cam 15b rotates, the distance between these points a and b from the axis is calculated. The first sliding door 4 is pressed toward the sealing material 15c by the difference, and a perfect seal between the two is obtained, whereby a watertight seal is obtained.

Conversely, when the eccentric cam 15b is rotated by about 180 ° from the state shown in FIG. 4 to the state shown in FIG. 3, the point at which the eccentric cam 15b contacts the first sliding door 4 changes from point a to point b, and The sliding door 4 is moved by the elastic force of the urging member 15e so that the sealing material 15
It is pushed out so as to be kept away from c, and the sealed state is released. Note that a seal mechanism 15 'having the same configuration as the seal mechanism 15 described above is also provided in a portion of the transfer bathtub 1 where the second sliding door 6 is located,
The space between the transfer tub 1 and the exercise tub 2 can be water-tightly sealed or released on the partition surface 5 as needed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 again, the walking training tub has a rotatable moving chair 10 on which the unhealthy person can be placed in a sitting position, and the rotatable moving chair 10 is moved vertically and vertically. There is further provided a rotary elevating lift 20 which rotates around the axis and takes it in and out of the transfer bathtub 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rotary lift 20
Has a drive shaft 22 that is fixed to the outer wall surface of the transfer bathtub 1 and that moves up and down in the vertical direction and rotates around a vertical axis by a built-in drive mechanism (not shown).
The rotatable moving chair 10 is connected to the drive shaft 2 via the support member 23.
2 to move up and down in the vertical direction and rotate around the vertical axis. The reference numeral 24 of the movable chair 10 is a handle for the non-healthy person in a sitting position to hold the body by hand. In addition, the code | symbol 25 of the bottom face of the exercise tub 2 shown in FIG.
It is a drain hole for draining water in the exercise tub 2. Reference numeral 26 denotes a belt-type floor surface composed of a pair of rollers 26a rotatably fixed to the bottom surface in the exercise tub 2 and a wide belt 26b wound around the roller 26a, and rotates the wide belt 26b. By moving, a non-healthy person can perform walking training on the spot.

A method for training an unhealthy person to walk using the walking training tub having the above configuration will be described below. First, the second sliding door 6 is closed, and the sealing mechanism 1 is closed.
5 ′ is driven so that the transfer bath 1
After sealing watertight between the exercise tub 2 and the exercise tub 2,
Supply water only inside and fill it with water. Then, the unhealthy person put on a wheelchair (not shown) is transferred to the transfer tub 1.
Then, the rotating lift 20 is activated, the drive shaft 22 is rotated, and the rotatable chair 10 is lowered to an easy-to-ride height. Get closer to a healthy person. In this state, the unhealthy person transfers to the rotatable seat 10 with the assistance of a caregiver (not shown).

Next, the caregiver slides the first sliding door 4 (moves horizontally to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) to open the opening 1a, and then drives the rotary lift 20. . Then, the rotary lift 20 raises the rotatable seat 10 on which the unhealthy person is once loaded, and then rotates about the axis so that the unhealthy person is transferred from the opening 1a to the transfer bathtub. Invite them into 1. Then, the unhealthy person who has reached the transfer tub 1 is slowly lowered together with the rotatable seat 10 to a height at which it is easy to get down.

After confirming that the unhealthy person has completely entered the transfer tub 1, the caregiver slides the first sliding door 4 again to close the opening 1a. Further, after the sealing mechanism 15 of the opening 1a is operated from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the state shown in FIG. 4 to close the opening 1a in a watertight manner, the pump 9 is operated, and the water in the exercise tub 2 is discharged through the pipe 8. Guide it into the transfer tub 1. Transfer tub 1
After the water is moved to a level where the buoyancy is sufficient to assist the unhealthy person to stand up, the pump 9 is stopped. In this state, the unhealthy person stands up with the help of buoyancy by the water in the transfer bathtub 1. In addition, by setting the water level in the transfer bathtub 1 to a sufficient height by the pump 9, the unhealthy person can perform training in standing up from the sitting position in the transfer bathtub 1.

Next, after the seal between the transfer tub 1 and the exercise tub 2 is released by operating the sealing mechanism 15 ′ of the partition surface 5, the second sliding door 6 is slid by the motor to separate the partition surface 5. The partition between the transfer bathtub 1 and the exercise bathtub 2 is eliminated. At this time, the second sliding door 6 does not have to be opened and closed by pushing away the water in the exercise tub 2 like a double door type, and slides in parallel with the partition surface 5 so that the second sliding door 6 receives a small force without receiving water pressure. Is opened and closed.

Then, the unhealthy person enters the exercise tub 2 while holding the handrail 13. During this approach,
As described above, since the water level in the transfer tub 1 is higher than the water level in the exercise tub 2,
Is opened, water flows from the transfer tub 1 into the exercise tub 2, and the unhealthy person easily moves into the exercise tub 2 with the assistance of the flow of water.

After confirming that the unhealthy person has completely reached the exercise tub 2, the caregiver slides the second sliding door 15 by driving the motor again, and further seals the partition surface 5. The mechanism 15 'is operated to partition the exercise tub 2 and the transfer tub 1 in a watertight manner. Subsequently, the unhealthy person walks in the exercise tub 2 on the wide belt 26b while grasping the handrail 13 so as to rotate the same, and performs walking training. The condition of the legs and hips of the unhealthy person during walking training
Observed by the caregiver through the glass window 12.

After the walking training is completed, the second sliding door 6 is opened to eliminate the partition between the exercise tub 2 and the transfer tub 1. Then, the unhealthy person retreats while grasping the handrail 13 and again sits on the rotatable seat 10 lowered into the transfer bathtub 1. Thereafter, the caregiver closes the second sliding door 6 to partition the inside of the exercise tub 2 and the transfer tub 1 in a watertight manner.
The water in the transfer tub 1 is drained from.

Next, after confirming that the drainage is completely completed, the caregiver releases the sealing mechanism 15 of the opening 1a and slides the first sliding door 4 again to form the opening 1a. From here, the unhealthy person is taken out. That is, after the rotatable moving chair 10 is lifted while the unhealthy person is placed thereon, it is rotated around the axis and carried out of the transfer bathtub 1. Furthermore, after slowly lowering the rotatable seat 10 and approaching the vicinity of the wheelchair, the unhealthy person transfers to the wheelchair with the assistance of the caregiver, and the walking training is completed. The water in the exercise tub 2 after use is drained through the drain holes 25.

According to the walking training tub of this embodiment, the transfer tub 1 having the opening 1a which is the entrance is provided.
And the exercise tub 2 are separately manufactured and then connected to each other to assemble them, so that the transfer tub 1 having the opening 1a at an optimum position according to the installation location is adopted.
By manufacturing only one, it is possible to respond to a wide variety of installation locations.Compared to the case where the transfer tub and exercise tub are integrated as in the conventional case with the opening position variation As a result, the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced. This makes it possible to provide an inexpensive walking training tub that can effectively utilize the indoor space without being restricted by the installation location in the room due to the position of the opening 1a serving as the entrance.

Further, according to the walking training tub of the present embodiment, the pump 9 for moving the water in the exercise tub 2 into the transfer tub 1 is provided, so that the water level in the transfer tub 1 can be adjusted. The unhealthy person in the transfer tub 1 can be raised above the water level and can give the unhealthy person sufficient buoyancy to assist the unhealthy person in the transfer tub 1 to stand up. It is also possible to provide a walking training tub that makes it easy to stand up. In addition, by maintaining the water level in the transfer bathtub 1 at a sufficient level by using the pump 9, the unhealthy person can also perform training for standing up in the transfer bathtub 1.

According to the walking training tub of the present embodiment, the opening and closing of the opening 1a is performed by the first sliding door 4 which slides in parallel with the opening 1a. Since there is no need to open the door to the outside to open the opening as in the case of a door with a door, there is no need for a dead space for such a door, and in order to open it, It is also possible to provide a walking training tub that does not require a useless operation of temporarily removing a healthy person from the front of the opening.

Further, according to the walking training bathtub of the present embodiment, the partition surface 5 between the transfer bathtub 1 and the exercise bathtub 2 is provided.
Opening and closing is performed by the second sliding door 6 that slides in parallel with the partition surface 5, so that it is not necessary to open and close by pushing away the water in the exercise tub 2 as in the conventional double door opening type. Since the sliding tub is opened and closed without receiving water pressure by sliding in parallel with the partition surface 5, it is possible to provide a walking training tub that can easily open and close the partition between the transfer tub 1 and the exercise tub 2. . Further, similarly to the first sliding door 4, it is not necessary to open the door toward the inside of the exercise tub 2 or the transfer tub 1 to open the opening 1a, so that a dead space for opening and closing the door is required. In addition, there is no need to uselessly move the unhealthy person from the door to open the door.

Further, according to the walking training bathtub of the present embodiment, the unhealthy person goes in and out of the transfer bathtub 1 while being put on the rotatable chair 10, and with the help of the caregiver. There is no need to stand and walk in and out,
It is also possible to provide a walking training tub that can easily enter and exit without imposing a load on the legs and hips of the unhealthy person. In addition, the rotary lifting lift 20 positions the rotatable seat 10 at a height that is easy for the unhealthy person to ride on, and the rotatable seat 10 when the unhealthy person gets off. Chair 10
, The burden on the unhealthy person can be further reduced.

In the above embodiment, the opening 1a
Seal 1 has a seal mechanism 1 having a structure shown in FIGS.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a seal mechanism 30 as shown in FIG. 5 may be employed. The sealing mechanism 30 forms a sliding door-side sealing surface 30a on the outer peripheral wall of the first sliding door 4 facing outward and a bathtub-side sealing surface 30b on the peripheral edge of the opening 1a on the inner wall of the transfer bathtub 1. When the first sliding door 4 is closed, the pressing mechanism 30c including a hydraulic cylinder or the like for matching the sliding door side sealing surface 30a with the bathtub side sealing surface 30b and sealing the opening 1a in a watertight manner is provided. It is provided. In this case, since the water pressure of the water presses the first sliding door 4 outward, the sliding door-side sealing surface 30a is pressed toward the bathtub-side sealing surface 30b to seal the opening 1a more watertight. It becomes possible.

Further, in the above embodiment, the rotatable moving chair 10 and the rotatable lift 20 are employed for moving the unhealthy person into and out of the transfer tub 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 7, a horizontally movable seating chair 3 that moves horizontally inside the transfer bathtub 1 so as to pass through the opening 1 a and moves in and out of the transfer bathtub 1.
1 may be adopted. The horizontally movable chair 31 includes a support leg 34 supported by a pair of rollers 33 that can roll on a bottom wall surface 32 a in the transfer bathtub 1, and a seat portion 35 foldably attached to the support leg 34.
And a guide rail 36 for guiding when the seat portion 35 projects outside the opening 1a or is housed inside the opening 1a. Guide rail 3
Reference numeral 6 denotes a rail having a substantially T-shaped cross section, which is fixed to the inner side wall surface 32b of the transfer bathtub 1 in a horizontal state. This cross-sectional shape is such that a pair of guide rollers 37A and 37B rotatably attached to the support leg 34 facing the guide rail 36 sandwich the guide rail 36 from above and below and are formed on each of the guide rollers 37A and 37B. It is a shape formed for fitting so as not to fall into the formed concave groove 37a.

The guide rollers 37A and 37B are
The horizontal position of the support plate 38 fixed to the support leg 34 is shifted (that is, the guide roller 37A located on the upper side in the vertical direction is closer to the opening 1a side than the guide roller 37B located on the lower side. (In a state of being close to each other), and can be supported so that the supporting leg 34 does not tilt when a weight is applied by a non-healthy person sitting on the seat portion 35 or the like. I have. Seat 35
As shown in the right side of FIG. 7, when this becomes an obstacle, it can be folded and stored while rotating upward. Reference numeral 34a denotes a backrest that stops and supports the rotation of the folded seat portion 35 and also serves as a place where an unhealthy person leans when sitting on the seat portion 35. Even when the horizontally movable chair 31 described above is employed, the unhealthy person is allowed to sit on the horizontally movable chair 31 similarly to the case where the rotary movable chair 10 and the rotary lift 20 are employed. It is not necessary to stand and walk in and out of the transfer tub 1 with the help of the caregiver by leaving and leaving the transfer tub 1 while standing. It can be used as a bathtub.

FIG. 8 shows another example of the pump means P for forcibly moving water from the transfer tub 1 to the exercise tub 2 and vice versa. That is, the transfer tub 1 and the exercise tub 2
Is connected midway, and a communication pipe 8c is provided so as to straddle both branched pipes 8a and 8b. A single pump 9 is interposed in the communication pipe 8c. Further, a first three-way valve 8d is provided at a location where the branch pipe 8a and the communication pipe 8c join, and the branch pipe 8b and the communication pipe 8c are provided.
A second three-way valve 8e is provided at a point where the first and second parts c and c merge.

According to such a pump means P, when water is forcibly moved from the transfer tub 1 to the exercise tub 2 by appropriately switching the three-way valves 8d and 8e in a state related to each other, a solid line in FIG. As indicated by the arrows,
When water is forcibly moved from the exercise tub 2 to the transfer tub 1, water flow paths as shown by broken arrows in FIG. 8 are respectively formed, and by driving the pump 9 in this state, one unit of water is formed. Despite being a pump 9, water can be forced to move from one bath to the other and back. Therefore, the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where two pumps are installed, and the space can be saved.

[0047]

According to the tub for walking training according to the first aspect of the present invention, the transfer tub and the exercise tub are connected between the transfer tub and the exercise tub via the pump means, and vice versa. Since water can be forcibly moved to each bathtub, without discharging water to the outside,
The water level in the transfer tub and the exercise tub can each be adjusted arbitrarily, so raising the water level in the transfer tub will provide sufficient buoyancy to help the unhealthy person in the transfer tub stand up. Can be given to. In addition, by maintaining the water level in the transfer bathtub at a sufficient level, the unhealthy person can also perform training for standing up in the transfer bathtub. Also, by lowering the water level in the exercise tub, the unhealthy person can perform walking training when receiving relatively light buoyancy.

According to the bathtub for walking training according to claim 2,
By switching both three-way valves, water can be forcibly moved from the transfer tub to the exercise tub and vice versa from the exercise tub by simply driving one pump. The cost can be reduced as compared with the installation, and the space can be saved.

According to the bathtub for walking training according to the third aspect of the present invention, the opening and closing of the opening is performed by the first sliding door that slides in parallel with the opening. Unlike hinged doors, there is no need to open the door to the outside to open the opening, so there is no need for dead space for such doors, and there is no It is also possible to provide a walking training tub that does not require a useless operation of temporarily removing a healthy person from the front of the opening.

According to the walking training tub of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the partition between the transfer tub and the exercise tub is opened and closed by the second sliding door that slides parallel to the partition. By doing so, there is no need to open and close by pushing away the water in the exercise tub, as in the conventional double door type, so that it can be opened and closed without receiving water pressure by sliding parallel to the partition surface, It is also possible to provide a walking training bathtub that can easily open and close the partition between the transfer bathtub and the exercise bathtub. Furthermore, similarly to the first sliding door, it is not necessary to open the door toward the inside of the exercise tub or the transfer tub to open the opening, so that a dead space for opening and closing the door is not required, and There is no need to uselessly move the unhealthy person from the door to open it.

According to the bathtub for walking training according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the unhealthy person goes in and out of the transfer bathtub while sitting on the horizontally movable chair, and stands with the help of the caregiver. Since there is no need to walk in and out, it is also possible to provide a walking training tub that can easily enter and leave without imposing a load on the legs and hips of a non-normal person.

Further, according to the walking training tub of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the unhealthy person goes in and out of the transfer bath tub while being put on the rotatable chair, with the help of the caregiver. Since there is no need to stand and walk in and out, it is also possible to provide a walking training tub that can easily enter and leave without putting a load on the legs and hips of the unhealthy person. In addition, the rotary lift lift positions the rotatable moving chair at a height that is easy for a non-normal person to ride, and positions the rotatable moving chair at a height that is easy for the unhealthy person to get off. Therefore, it is possible to further reduce the burden on the unhealthy person.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a bathtub for walking training according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the walking training tub as viewed from the line AA in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view showing a main part of the walking training bathtub,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a main portion of the walking training bathtub,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a modification of the main part of the walking training bathtub.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of a main part of the walking training bathtub, which corresponds to a line of sight from the line CC in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a view showing the same modification of the main part of the walking training bathtub, and is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 as seen from the line DD.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a modified example of the pump means of the walking training bathtub, and is a schematic side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Transfer bathtub 1a ... Opening 1b ... Side wall 2 ... Exercise bathtub 4 ... 1st sliding door 5 ... Partition surface 6 ... 2nd sliding door 9 ... Pump DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Rotating movable chair 20 ... Rotating lift 31 ... Horizontal moving chair P ... Pump means 8d, 8e ... Three-way valve

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A gait training tub used by a non-healthy person having a gait disorder, such as a physically handicapped person, for gait training, comprising: a transfer bath tub having an opening on the side wall serving as an entrance for the unhealthy person; Separately from the bathtub, the exercise bathtub is provided with the unhealthy person performing walking training in a watertight manner and is connected to the transfer bathtub, between the transfer bathtub and the exercise bathtub, from the transfer bathtub to the exercise bathtub. Conversely, a walking training tub is provided with pump means for forcibly moving water from the exercise tub to the transfer tub. 2. The walking training tub according to claim 1, wherein the pump means comprises a single pump, three-way valves respectively disposed on a suction side and a discharge side of the pump, and a pipe connecting them. A walking training tub characterized by being constituted. 3. The walking training tub according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided with a first sliding door slidably moved in parallel with the opening. Bathtub. 4. The walking training tub according to claim 1, wherein a partition surface between the transfer tub and the exercise tub includes:
A walking training tub, comprising a second sliding door that slides parallel to the partition surface. 5. The walking bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the transfer bathtub is horizontally moved so as to pass through the opening, and is moved in and out of the transfer bathtub. A walking training tub having a chair. 6. The walking training tub according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rotatable seating chair for carrying the unhealthy person is moved up and down and about a vertical axis. A walking training tub, comprising: a rotary elevating lift that rotates and moves the transfer tub into and out of the transfer tub.