CN113081570A - Severe patient stands up and uses auxiliary device - Google Patents

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CN113081570A
CN113081570A CN202110437805.2A CN202110437805A CN113081570A CN 113081570 A CN113081570 A CN 113081570A CN 202110437805 A CN202110437805 A CN 202110437805A CN 113081570 A CN113081570 A CN 113081570A
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刘芳
沈礼泉
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The invention discloses an auxiliary device for turning over a severe patient, which comprises a sickbed, wherein a bed sheet for assisting the patient to turn over is laid on the sickbed, a winding member is symmetrically distributed above the sickbed and used for winding the side edge of the bed sheet, one end of the winding member is rotatably provided with a first sliding member, the other end of the winding member is rotatably provided with a second sliding member, the first sliding member and the second sliding member are both positioned on the sickbed to slide, symmetrically distributed driving devices are fixed on the sickbed and used for driving the second sliding member to slide on the sickbed, and the winding member and the sickbed are in mesh transmission. The auxiliary device for turning over is used for enabling a seriously ill patient to lie on the bed sheet, fixing one side of the bed sheet on the receiver close to the side, starting the driving device to drive the receiver to move to the side far away from the side, simultaneously winding the bed sheet, and lifting the bed sheet upwards in the winding process to provide supporting force to the side of the patient to turn over, so that the auxiliary device for turning over the patient can help the patient to turn over, and the labor intensity of nursing staff is reduced.

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Severe patient stands up and uses auxiliary device
Technical Field
The invention relates to a medical bed, in particular to an auxiliary device for turning over a critically ill patient.
Background
The critically ill patients often need to lie on the sickbed for a long time due to inconvenient movement and cannot turn over by themselves, so that nursing personnel or family members of the patients are often required to turn over and scrub in order to reduce the generation of bedsore.
For patients with large statures, multiple persons are often needed to turn over the patients, the labor is wasted in the turning-over process, and in order to solve the problems, the automatic turning-over assisting device for providing the turning-over assisting force by rolling the bed sheet is provided.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an auxiliary device for turning over a critically ill patient, which is characterized in that the critically ill patient lies on a bed sheet, one side of the bed sheet is fixed on a receiver close to the side, the driver is started to drive the receiver to move towards the side far away from the side, and the bed sheet is simultaneously wound, and is lifted upwards in the winding process, so that a supporting force towards the turning-over side is generated for the patient, the auxiliary force is generated for the patient to turn over, the labor intensity of nursing personnel is reduced, and the auxiliary device for turning over is high in automation degree and simple in operation.
The purpose of the invention can be realized by the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a severe patients stands up and uses auxiliary device, stands up auxiliary device includes the sick bed, the sick bed upper berth is equipped with the sheet that is used for assisting patients to stand up, and the top of sick bed is equipped with the symmetric distribution piece of rolling up, and the piece of rolling up is used for carrying out the roll-up to the side of sheet, and the one end of piece of rolling up rotates and is equipped with first slider, and the other end rotates and is equipped with the second slider, and first slider and second slider all are located the sick bed and slide, are fixed with the drive arrangement of symmetric distribution on the sick bed, and drive arrangement is used for driving the second slider to be located the sick bed and slides.
Further, the sickbed comprises a sickbed body, guardrails are fixed on two sides of the sickbed body, symmetrically distributed supports are arranged above the sickbed body and fixed above the guardrails, the supports are located at two ends of a bed sheet, sliding rails are arranged on the supports, connecting blocks are fixed on the supports, racks are arranged on one sides of the supports, and the racks are located below the sliding rails.
Furthermore, the first sliding part comprises an I-shaped sliding block, a rotating connecting hole is formed in the I-shaped sliding block, and the first sliding part is located on the sliding rail through the I-shaped sliding block and slides.
The structure of second slider is the same with first slider, and its difference lies in, is fixed with the connecting block on the second slider, is equipped with the screw hole on the connecting block.
Furthermore, the driving device comprises a motor fixed on the connecting block, an output shaft of the motor penetrates through the connecting block and is fixed with a first screw rod, and the first screw rod is positioned in the threaded hole to rotate.
Furthermore, the roll-up receiver includes first arm lock, and the slip is equipped with the second arm lock on the first arm lock, is equipped with the elastic component of symmetric distribution between first arm lock and the second arm lock, rotates on the first arm lock and is equipped with the regulating part, and the regulating part passes sheet and second arm lock threaded connection.
The two ends of the first clamping arm are provided with rotating shafts, gears meshed with the racks are fixed on the rotating shafts, the winding piece is rotatably connected with the rotating connecting hole in the first sliding piece through the rotating shaft at one end, and the rotating connecting hole in the second sliding piece is rotatably connected with the rotating connecting hole in the other end.
Further, first arm lock includes first splint, rotates the groove on the first splint, and the inner wall that rotates the groove is equipped with the internal thread, rotates the both sides in groove and all is equipped with the guiding axle, is equipped with array distribution's slot between guiding axle and the rotation groove, and the second arm lock lies in the guiding axle and slides, and the elastic component suit is on the guiding axle.
Furthermore, the second clamping arm comprises a second clamping plate, pins distributed in an array mode are fixed on one side, close to the first clamping plate, of the second clamping plate, the pins correspond to the slots one to one, and the pins penetrate through the side edge of the bed sheet and are inserted into the slots to fix the side edge of the bed sheet.
Furthermore, the adjusting part comprises a second screw rod which is positioned on the second clamping plate and rotates, a driving button is fixed at one end of the second screw rod, and the other end of the second screw rod penetrates through the first clamping plate and the bed sheet to be in threaded fit with the rotating groove.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. according to the auxiliary device for turning over, a seriously ill patient lies on the bed sheet, one side of the bed sheet is fixed on the receiver close to the side, the driver is started to drive the receiver to move to the side far away from the side, and the bed sheet is simultaneously wound, so that the auxiliary device is high in automation degree and simple to operate;
2. according to the auxiliary device for turning over, one side of the bed sheet is lifted upwards in the process of rolling up the bed sheet, so that supporting force for the patient to the turning-over side is generated, the assistance is generated for the patient to turn over, and the labor intensity of nursing staff is reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the turning-over assisting device of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at A in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the structure at B in FIG. 2;
fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at C in fig. 1.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
An auxiliary device for turning over a critically ill patient comprises a sickbed 1, as shown in figure 1, a bed sheet 2 for assisting the patient to turn over is laid on the sickbed 1, a winding member 5 is symmetrically distributed above the sickbed 1, and the winding member 5 is used for winding the side edge of the bed sheet 2 and providing supporting force for one side of the patient to turn over in the turning over process of the critically ill patient.
One end of the rolling member 5 is provided with a first sliding part 3 in a rotating manner, the other end of the rolling member is provided with a second sliding part in a rotating manner, the first sliding part 3 and the second sliding part are both positioned on the sickbed 1 to slide, driving devices 4 which are symmetrically distributed are fixed on the sickbed 1, the driving devices 4 are used for driving the second sliding part to slide on the sickbed 1, and the rolling member 5 and the sickbed 1 are in mesh transmission.
The hospital bed 1 comprises a hospital bed body 11, as shown in fig. 3, guard rails 12 are fixed on both sides of the hospital bed body 11, symmetrically distributed brackets 13 are arranged above the hospital bed body 11, the brackets 13 are fixed above the guard rails 12, the brackets 13 are located at both ends of the bed sheet 2, slide rails 14 are arranged on the brackets 13, connecting blocks 15 are fixed on the brackets 13, racks 16 are arranged on one side of the brackets 13, and the racks 16 are located below the slide rails 14.
The first sliding member 3 includes a drum-shaped sliding block 31, as shown in fig. 5, a rotation connecting hole 32 is provided on the drum-shaped sliding block 31, and the first sliding member 3 slides on the slide rail 14 through the drum-shaped sliding block 31.
The second sliding part has the same structure as the first sliding part 3, and is different from the first sliding part in that a connecting block 33 is fixed on the second sliding part, and a threaded hole 34 is formed in the connecting block 33.
The driving device 4 comprises a motor 41 fixed on the connecting block 15, an output shaft of the motor 41 penetrates through the connecting block 15 to be fixed with a first screw rod 42, and the first screw rod 42 rotates in the threaded hole 34.
The roll-up unit 5 includes a first clamping arm 51, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, a second clamping arm 52 is slidably disposed on the first clamping arm 51, elastic members 54 symmetrically disposed between the first clamping arm 51 and the second clamping arm 52 are disposed, an adjusting member 53 for driving the second clamping arm 52 to slide on the first clamping arm 51 is rotatably disposed on the first clamping arm 51, and the adjusting member 53 penetrates through the sheet 2 and is in threaded connection with the second clamping arm 52.
The two ends of the first clamping arm 51 are respectively provided with a rotating shaft 55, a gear 56 meshed with the rack 16 is fixed on the rotating shaft 55, and the roll-up 5 is rotatably connected with the rotating connecting hole 32 on the first sliding part 3 through the rotating shaft 55 at one end and is rotatably connected with the rotating connecting hole 32 on the second sliding part through the rotating shaft 55 at the other end.
First arm lock 51 includes first splint 511, rotates groove 512 on the first splint 511, and the inner wall that rotates groove 512 is equipped with the internal thread, rotates the both sides of groove 512 and all is equipped with guiding axle 513, is equipped with the slot 514 that the array distributes between guiding axle 513 and the rotation groove 512, and second arm lock 52 lies in the guiding axle 513 and slides, and elastic component 54 suit is on guiding axle 513.
The second clipping arm 52 includes a second clipping plate 521, and an array of pins 522 are fixed on a side of the second clipping plate 521 close to the first clipping plate 511, the pins 522 correspond to the slots 514 one to one, and the pins 522 penetrate through the side of the sheet 2 and are inserted into the slots 514 to fix the side of the sheet 2.
The adjusting member 53 includes a second screw 531 rotating on the second clamp plate 521, a driving button 532 is fixed at one end of the second screw 531, and the other end of the second screw passes through the first clamp plate 511 and the bed sheet 2 to be in threaded engagement with the rotating groove 512.
When the auxiliary device is used, a seriously ill patient lies on the bed sheet 2, one side of the bed sheet 2 is fixed on the receiver 5 close to the side, the driver 4 is started to drive the receiver 5 to move away from the side, the bed sheet 2 is simultaneously wound, the bed sheet 2 is lifted upwards in the winding process, supporting force for one side of the patient to turn over is generated for the patient, the auxiliary force for the patient to turn over is generated, the labor intensity of nursing personnel is reduced, and the auxiliary device is high in automation degree and easy to operate.
In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The foregoing shows and describes the general principles, essential features, and advantages of the invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are described in the specification and illustrated only to illustrate the principle of the present invention, but that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

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1. The utility model provides a severe patients stands up and uses auxiliary device, stand up auxiliary device includes sick bed (1), a serial communication port, sick bed (1) upper berth is equipped with sheet (2) that are used for the auxiliary patient to stand up, the top of sick bed (1) is equipped with symmetric distribution receiver (5), receiver (5) are used for carrying out the roll-up to the side of sheet (2), the one end rotation of receiver (5) is equipped with first slider (3), the other end rotation is equipped with the second slider, first slider (3) and second slider all are located sick bed (1) and slide, be fixed with symmetric distribution's drive arrangement (4) on sick bed (1), drive arrangement (4) are used for driving the second slider to be located sick bed (1) and slide, the tooth transmission between receiver (5) and sick bed (1).
2. The auxiliary device for turning over the critically ill patient according to claim 1, wherein the sickbed (1) comprises a sickbed body (11), guardrails (12) are fixed on both sides of the sickbed body (11), symmetrically distributed supports (13) are arranged above the sickbed body (11), the supports (13) are fixed above the guardrails (12), the supports (13) are located at both ends of the bed sheet (2), slide rails (14) are arranged on the supports (13), connecting blocks (15) are fixed on the supports (13), racks (16) are arranged on one side of each support (13), and the racks (16) are located below the slide rails (14).
3. The auxiliary device for turning over the body of the critically ill patient according to claim 2, wherein the first sliding member (3) comprises an I-shaped sliding block (31), a rotating connecting hole (32) is formed in the I-shaped sliding block (31), and the first sliding member (3) slides on the sliding rail (14) through the I-shaped sliding block (31);
the structure of the second sliding part is the same as that of the first sliding part (3), and the difference is that a connecting block (33) is fixed on the second sliding part, and a threaded hole (34) is formed in the connecting block (33).
4. The auxiliary device for turning over a severe patient as claimed in claim 3, wherein the driving device (4) comprises a motor (41) fixed on the connecting block (15), an output shaft of the motor (41) penetrates through the connecting block (15) to be fixed with a first screw rod (42), and the first screw rod (42) rotates in the threaded hole (34).
5. The auxiliary device for turning over the body of the critically ill patient as claimed in claim 3, wherein the rolling member (5) comprises a first clamping arm (51), a second clamping arm (52) is slidably arranged on the first clamping arm (51), symmetrically distributed elastic members (54) are arranged between the first clamping arm (51) and the second clamping arm (52), an adjusting member (53) is rotatably arranged on the first clamping arm (51), and the adjusting member (53) penetrates through the bed sheet (2) and is in threaded connection with the second clamping arm (52);
the two ends of the first clamping arm (51) are respectively provided with a rotating shaft (55), a gear (56) meshed with the rack (16) is fixed on the rotating shaft (55), the rolling piece (5) is rotatably connected with a rotating connecting hole (32) on the first sliding piece (3) through the rotating shaft (55) at one end, and is rotatably connected with the rotating connecting hole (32) on the second sliding piece through the rotating shaft (55) at the other end.
6. The auxiliary device for turning over the body of the critically ill patient as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first clamping arm (51) comprises a first clamping plate (511), a rotating groove (512) is formed in the first clamping plate (511), internal threads are formed in the inner wall of the rotating groove (512), guide shafts (513) are arranged on two sides of the rotating groove (512), inserting grooves (514) are formed between the guide shafts (513) and the rotating groove (512), the second clamping arm (52) is located on the guide shafts (513) to slide, and the elastic member (54) is sleeved on the guide shafts (513).
7. The auxiliary device for turning over the critically ill patient as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second clamping arm (52) comprises a second clamping plate (521), pins (522) are fixed on one side of the second clamping plate (521) close to the first clamping plate (511) and distributed in an array, the pins (522) correspond to the slots (514) one by one, and the pins (522) penetrate through the side edge of the bed sheet (2) and are inserted into the slots (514) to fix the side edge of the bed sheet (2).
8. The auxiliary device for turning over a critically ill patient according to claim 7, wherein the adjusting member (53) comprises a second screw rod (531) which is positioned on the second clamping plate (521) and rotates, one end of the second screw rod (531) is fixed with a driving button (532), and the other end of the second screw rod penetrates through the first clamping plate (511) and the bed sheet (2) and is in threaded fit with the rotating groove (512).
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