JP5791923B2 - Shower bath equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower bath apparatus in which a cared person, a sick person, etc. lie on a stretcher and perform shower bathing.

  As a disclosure of a device that uses a stretcher with a stretcher, pushes the stretcher into a dome-shaped shower tub, and bathes by a hot water shower, there are Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, Patent Document 3, and the like. Because the stretcher is pushed into the shower tub and used, the stretcher disclosed in each patent document is mostly cantilevered with respect to the support supporting the bather's head position. It is supported by overhanging in the direction of the foot.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-23003 JP 2000-107253 A JP 2003-250857 A

For this reason, if a bather lies on a stretcher part, a bather's weight will be added and a stretcher part will shake easily with respect to the said support | pillar. In particular, when the bather changes his / her posture from the back to the side by the bather himself / herself or by an assistant, the bather tends to become very unstable. In Patent Document 1, a pair of left and right guide plates 66 provided at a low position near the stretcher wheel sandwich the guide convex portion 17 at the lower portion of the shower tub, and this restricts the lateral movement of the stretcher. Also in Patent Document 2, a carriage guide 50 and a guide guide 51 are provided at the height position of the stretcher wheel, and thereby the lateral movement of the stretcher is restricted. However, the installation position of these lateral movement restricting means is too low from the height position of the stretcher portion, and therefore is not effective for preventing the stretcher portion from rolling.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a shower bath device that prevents the roll of the stretcher stretcher during shower bathing.

In view of the above problems, the first invention of the present application is a stretcher having a stretcher, and a strut that supports the stretcher,
A shower tub having a water receiving tank and a split portion provided on the front side which is the stretcher receiving side in the water receiving tank, and the stretcher is inserted into the split portion of the water receiving tank. A shower bathing device is provided, which is capable of being pushed into a shower tub and wherein the stretcher is positioned above the water receiving tank when pushed.

In the second invention, a guide roller is provided at a position near the foot of the stretcher of the first invention,
In the water receiving tank, a guide groove extends in the front-rear direction continuously to the split part,
The guide roller and the guide groove are configured such that the guide roller is guided in the guide groove when the stretcher is pushed into the shower tub, or can be adjusted as such. Configure.

In 3rd invention, when the upper end periphery part of the said support | pillar of 1st or 2nd invention is covered with the water receiving member, and the stretcher was fully pushed into the shower tub, this water receiving member is the said split part. And the peripheral edge of the water receiving member is configured to be located within the range of the water receiving tank.
In 4th invention, it comprises so that the peripheral part of the lower part of the said support | pillar of 1st-3rd invention may be covered with the water receiver provided in the stretcher.

  In 5th invention, when the said shower tub of 1st-4th invention is a position above the said water-receiving tank and pushes the stretcher into the shower tub, it is located in the side of a stretcher part substantially. Side shower piping is provided, and further, an upper shower piping is provided above the side shower piping, and both the side shower piping and the upper shower piping are connected to the frame structure. Configure.

In the sixth aspect of the invention, the side shower pipe and the upper shower pipe of the fifth aspect of the invention are inclined so as to descend toward a discharge port capable of discharging water in the pipe.
In 7th invention, the said shower tub of 1st-6th invention is below the said water-receiving tank, each leg part provided in the right-and-left part and back side of the water-receiving tank front side, and each leg part vicinity Other than the fixtures provided in, there are no non-removable members that prevent the cleaner from approaching the installation floor.
In the eighth invention, side fences are provided on the left and right of the stretcher portion of the first to seventh inventions.

  In the first invention, since the shower bathing device can be used at the position where the strut column is inserted into the split part of the water receiving tank, the strut interferes with the water receiving tank via the split part even if the stretcher part tries to roll. As a result, the roll of the stretcher is restricted. Moreover, since this split part is provided in the water receiving tank, its interference height position is a high position unlike near the conventional wheel position, so that the stretcher part is stabilized. Moreover, both the support column and the water receiving tank are structural bodies that form the framework of the stretcher or shower tub, and have high rigidity, so that the stretcher is more stable.

In the second invention, since the guide groove of the water receiving tank and the guide roller of the stretcher portion engage with each other, the stretcher portion can be prevented from rolling by the support column closer to the head and the guide roller closer to the foot portion. More stable.
In the third aspect of the invention, the water receiving member at the upper end of the support column receives water from the stretcher portion (above) and prevents the water from entering the split portion, while the water is received from the peripheral edge of the water receiving member. Can be dropped in the receiving tank.
In 4th invention, even if the water used for the shower falls below through a split part, the water receptacle provided in the lower part periphery of a support | pillar can receive and it can prevent getting the installation floor wet.

  In the fifth invention, both the side shower pipe and the upper shower pipe are connected not only to the function of flowing water but also to the frame structure, and can be used as a part of the frame structure when attaching an exterior panel or the like. . Moreover, since the side shower piping is located on the side of the stretcher, the shower can be sprayed from the side of the bather. For this reason, shower water can be made to reach the back of the body. In addition, in the case of a bather who can turn his body sideways, if he or she is turned sideways with the assistance of a caregiver, a shower can be made on the back. Since such a side shower is possible, there is no need to have a shower that blows upward from below the stretcher. The shower that blows up from below to the upper side, when a bather with a long illness suddenly becomes incontinence, will contaminate the entire shower bathing apparatus, but such inconvenience can be prevented with a side shower.

  In the sixth aspect of the invention, both the side shower pipe and the upper shower pipe are inclined so as to be lowered toward the discharge port capable of discharging the water in the pipe, so that there is a sudden change in the temperature of the shower water. When stopping the supply of hot water with an appropriate controller and opening the solenoid valve that closes the discharge port to discharge the water in the pipe, the hot water in the pipe can be discharged without substantial delay. Can be discharged. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the hot water outside the allowable temperature range is inadvertently applied to the bather.

In the seventh invention, the shower tub is not provided with any non-removable members that hinder the approach of the cleaning tool to the installation floor except for the legs and the equipment in the vicinity thereof under the water receiving tank. Maintenance is possible.
In the eighth invention, since the side fences are provided on the left and right of the stretcher, the bather who rides on the stretcher is safe, and when the posture of the bather is changed as described in the fifth invention In addition, it is easy for the bather to change his posture by grasping the side fence.

It is a side view of the partial cross section which shows the main structure in the use condition of the shower bathing apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG. 1. It is the front view seen from the right side of FIG. It is the side view, top view, and front view of the shower tub in the shower bathing apparatus of FIG. It is the external view which attached the exterior panel and fixtures to the shower bathtub structure of FIG.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The shower bath apparatus of the present invention includes a shower tub 10 that can be said to be an apparatus main body and a stretcher 50. In this example, the stretcher 50 is provided with wheels W, and includes a pedestal portion 30 that can travel and a stretcher portion 40 that is supported and held by two struts 32 erected on the pedestal portion. The number of struts 32 may be one or three or more. Moreover, in this example, although the height of the support | pillar 32 is constant, you may have a height adjustment function.

  Although the shower tub 10 is mainly illustrated in FIG. 4, other FIGS. 1 to 3 are also referred to. The shower tub 10 has a water receiving tank 12 installed in a horizontal state, and the water receiving tank 12 is supported by a pair of left and right legs K1 located near the front (right side in FIG. 1). Further, the rear side (the left side in FIG. 1) of the water receiving tank 12 is supported by a leg K2 that also serves as a frame structure for mounting a hot water supply facility and a controller (not shown). In this example, the main body of the water receiving tank 12 is formed of a fiber reinforced synthetic resin material (FRP). On the other hand, on the upper side of the water receiving tank 12, pipes P1 and P2 for supplying hot water to the shower appliances N1 and N2 (FIG. 3 and the like) are provided. First, in the rear part, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, a semicircular or U-shaped basic pipe P0 in which pipes extending upward from the left and right parts of the water receiving tank 12 are connected in the upper direction is provided. ing.

  A side shower pipe P1 along the longitudinal direction of the water receiving tank 12 is connected to the lower part of the basic pipe P0, and an upper shower pipe P2 along the longitudinal direction is provided at the upper part. In the use state in which the stretcher 50 is incorporated into (into) the shower tub 10, the side shower pipe P <b> 1 is located on the side of the stretcher 40. A pair of side shower pipes P1 are provided at the same height position on the left and right sides of the water receiving tank 12, and a pair of upper shower pipes P2 are provided at the same height position on the left and right sides. Further, a frame structure F that does not flow water is fixedly connected to the basic pipe P0 at a height position between the side shower pipe P1 and the upper shower pipe P2. In addition, the front side portion of the frame structure F is fixed to the water receiving tank 12 by extending downward with respect to the water receiving tank 12.

The front end of the side shower pipe P1 is fixedly connected to the frame structure F, and the upper shower pipe P2 also has a frame body F ′ on which the operation panel MS shown in FIG. It is fixedly connected to the frame structure F via.
As described above, the basic pipe P0, the side shower pipe P1, and the upper shower pipe P2 are fixedly connected to the frame structure F, and serve as a frame structure in addition to the role of flowing water.

  Both the side shower pipe P1 and the upper shower pipe P2 are inclined in a direction to descend toward a discharge port (not shown) at the rear end of the shower tub 10. The discharge port can be opened and closed by a solenoid valve (not shown).

  A split portion 12 </ b> W is provided on the front side of the water receiving tank 12. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the split portion 12 </ b> W is narrowly provided at the center of the left and right widths of the water receiving tank 12, from the front side toward the rear side, that is, along the longitudinal direction of the water receiving tank 12. It extends for a predetermined length. Moreover, the entrance of the split part 12W is expanded in the outward direction (the right direction in FIG. 2; the front side direction). Furthermore, the guide groove 12G has the same center line as the split part 12W in plan view, and extends in the extending direction of the split part 12W from the entrance of the split part 12W to near the rear end of the water receiving tank 12. Is provided. However, you may form as a groove | channel on another line, without sharing a center line with the split part 12W.

  The stretcher 50 described above will be described in more detail. A pillow 48 is provided on the head of the stretcher 40, and a water receiving tray 46 for washing the head is detachably provided below the pillow 48. Further, side fences 44 are provided on the left and right in the vicinity of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the stretcher portion 40. A rectangular water receiving member 42 is horizontally provided in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the water receiving tray 46 of the stretcher portion 40 or on the lower surface portion of the stretcher portion near the front end portion of the side fence 44. Further, the support column 32 described above holds and fixes the stretcher portion 40 to the pedestal portion 30 via the water receiving member 42. The front side edge (right side edge in FIG. 2) of the water receiving member 42 is located closer to the front side (right side in FIG. 2) than the front side edge of the pair of support columns 32, and the rear side edge is a pair of support columns. 32 is located closer to the rear side than the rear side edge. In this way, the body part and the foot part side of the stretcher part 40 are in an overhanging state longer than the head side with respect to the column 32 positioned closer to the foot part than the head side end. .

  On the lower surface side of the stretcher 40, a guide roller R1 is mounted at the center of the left-right width at the end in the longitudinal direction (end of the foot) of the stretcher so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis. ing. In this example, guide rollers R2 and R3 are provided in the vicinity of the foot portion of the stretcher portion and the rear end portion of the water receiving member 42 in the same manner as the guide roller R1. For this reason, when the stretcher 50 is pushed into the shower tub 10, first, the guide roller R1 is engaged with the guide groove 12G formed to overlap the split portion 12W provided in the water receiving tank 12. Guided. Then, the guide rollers R2 and R3 are sequentially engaged and guided, and finally the support column 32 enters the split portion 12W. And the stretcher 50 is pushed in until the support | pillar 32 contact | abuts to the back end part of the split part 12W.

  Although the main body of the water receiving tank 12 is an integral body made of fiber reinforced resin, the edge region surrounding the split opening of the split portion 12W can be worn and damaged due to interference with the support 32 due to repeated use. Appropriate and appropriate other parts are detachably mounted on the body portion of the edge region surrounding the split opening.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the state where the stretcher 50 is fully pushed into the back, the rear edge of the water receiving member 42 described above is further on the back side than the back end of the split portion 12W (in FIG. The left side and the rear side of the shower bathing apparatus), and the left and right side edges respectively exceed the width of the split portion 12W. Therefore, the water receiving member 42 substantially covers the split portion 12W in the plan view of FIG. Therefore, the water received by the water receiving member 42 out of the water sprayed through the shower appliances N1 and N2 can flow down from the peripheral edge of the water receiving member 42 to the water receiving tank 12. Therefore, the peripheral part of the water receiving member 42 may be inclined like a roof of a house. The water receiving tank 12 receives water sprayed through the shower appliances N1 and N2 except for the water receiving member 42 described above. Thus, it is substantially prevented that water leaks from the split portion 12W. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner surface (bottom surface) 12M of the water receiving tank 12 is inclined so as to be lowered toward the drain port portion 12S at the rear end portion.

  Furthermore, the lower part periphery of the support | pillar 32 of the base part 30 is covered with the water receiver 34 provided in the base part 30. FIG. Therefore, even if a water droplet travels down the column 32 and falls downward for some reason, the water droplet can be received by the water receiver 34. A water drain plug 34 </ b> S is provided at the lower rear side of the water receiver 34. In plan view, the front region of the water receiver 34 overlaps with the rear region of the water tray 46.

  In the shower bathing device of the present application that prevents water leakage to the installation floor in this way, even when the bather is lying on the stretcher portion 40 of the stretcher 50 and the posture is changed, the stretcher portion 40 is durable even if it tries to roll. The shaking can be restricted by the interference between the support column 32 and the split portion 12W of the water receiving tank 12, and the rolling is prevented by the engaging action of the guide roller R1 and the like and the guide groove 12G. Since the height position of both the interference between the support column 32 and the split portion 12W and the engagement between the guide roller R1 and the like and the guide groove 12G is the height position of the water receiving tank 12, it is described in the above-mentioned patent document. Compared to the structure, the structure is sufficiently close to the stretcher portion 40, and therefore, the structure can effectively prevent rolling of the stretcher portion.

  A bather in a supine state takes a shower of hot water on the front of the body with the shower device N1 in the upper position, and takes a shower from the side of the body with the shower device N2 on the side. However, not only that, but if you want to take a shower directly on the back side, it is better to grab the side fence 44 with your hand and change your posture to landscape. If the bather cannot change his position, change it with the help of a caregiver. In this case as well, the body position can be easily changed by the bather himself holding the side fence 44 by hand.

  In addition, the surface member of the stretcher 40 is formed of a mat having an appropriate hardness (such as foamed EVA), such as a mat placed in a bathroom in a general bathroom, and a plurality of holes are formed in the mat at appropriate intervals. It is worn and allows water to fall down from the mat. In addition, if a lot of smooth irregularities are formed on the surface of the mat, when the previous bather finished bathing and then the bather was replaced in a short time, despite the presence of multiple holes, Even when some water droplets remain on the mat, the water droplets can be prevented from falling into a large number of concave and convex recesses, so that the back of the subsequent bather gets wet and uncomfortable.

  FIG. 5 shows a completed product in which an exterior panel material or the like is attached to the structure of the shower tub 10 shown in FIG. A dome-shaped shower tub 10 is formed by attaching a dome cover C1, a rear cover C2, a front cover C3, and a pair of side covers C4 each provided with a window WD, and in addition, the legs K1 and K2 The leg covers are attached to the leg portions K1 ′ and K2 ′, respectively. A curtain CC is attached to the front cover C3. A hand shower HS is attached near the leg K1 '. Further, in this example, a rectangular parallelepiped shampoo liquid tank S and a cleaning agent tank Y are mounted on the left and right sides on the front side of the rear leg K2 ′, and each is operated when necessary. It can be mixed in shower water by operating the panel MS.

  As shown in FIG. 5, below the water receiving tank 12, the legs K1 ′ and K2 ′ provided on the left and right sides and the rear side of the front side of the shower tub 10, and the hand shower provided in the vicinity of the legs. Except for the fixtures HS and tanks S and Y, no member that prevents the approach of the cleaning tool to the installation floor is provided, and the space KK is formed. Therefore, it can be said that the lower part of the water receiving tank 12 is largely opened, and cleaning becomes easy and maintenance is easy.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as a shower bathing device in which a cared person, a sick person, etc. lie on a stretcher and perform shower bathing. It can be used in nursing facilities and hospitals.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Shower bathtub 12 Water receiving tank 12G Guide groove 12W Split part F Frame structure P1 Side shower piping P2 Upper shower piping 50 Stretcher 30 Base part 32 Support | pillar 34 Water receiving body 40 Stretching part 42 Water receiving member 44 Side fence R1, R2 , R3 Guide roller

Claims (8)

A stretcher having a pedestal portion provided so as to be able to run , and a stretcher portion that is cantilevered from below by a support column standing on the pedestal portion ;
A shower tub having a water receiving tank and having a split portion on the front side which is the stretcher receiving side in the water receiving tank ;
Comprising
The stretcher can be pushed into the shower tub until the column is inserted into the split portion of the water receiving tank,
When the push the stretcher to the shower bath, shower bath apparatus characterized by said stretcher unit is located on the upper side of the water receiving tank, a state where the upper side of the portion of the strut is inserted into the split portion . A guide roller is provided at a position near the foot of the stretcher,
In the water receiving tank, a guide groove extends in the front-rear direction continuously to the split part,
The guide roller and the guide groove are configured such that the guide roller is guided in the guide groove when the stretcher is pushed into the shower tub, or can be adjusted as such. Item 1. A shower bath apparatus according to item 1.   The periphery of the upper end of the column is covered with a water receiving member, and when the stretcher is fully pushed into the shower tub, the water receiving member covers the split portion, and the peripheral edge of the water receiving member is the water receiving member. The shower bath apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, which is located within a range of the receiving tank.   The shower bathing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a peripheral portion at a lower portion of the support column is covered with a water receiver provided on a stretcher.   The shower tub is provided with a side shower pipe which is located above the water receiving tank and is located substantially on the side of the stretcher when the stretcher is pushed into the shower tub. The shower bath apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an upper shower pipe is provided at a position above the side shower pipe, and both the side shower pipe and the upper shower pipe are connected to the frame structure.   The shower bathing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein both the side shower pipe and the upper shower pipe are inclined so as to descend toward a discharge port capable of discharging water in the pipe. The shower bath apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a width of the split portion and a width of the support column are substantially equal .   The shower bath apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein side fences are provided on the left and right of the stretcher.

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