CN114794935A

CN114794935A - Bathing device

Info

Publication number: CN114794935A
Application number: CN202210099849.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 八子陽; 上原大樹
Original assignee: Sakai Medical Co Ltd
Current assignee: Sakai Medical Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-01-29
Filing date: 2022-01-27
Publication date: 2022-07-29
Also published as: JP2022116573A

Abstract

The invention provides a bathing device. The bathing device is provided with: a cover enclosing a bathing space and having a nursing opening; and a sheet attached to the cover and closing the nursing opening, the sheet having a sheet main body closing the nursing opening, and a jointless elastic body attached to the sheet main body along an edge of the sheet main body, the cover having a plurality of sheet locking portions at an outer edge of the nursing opening, the sheet locking portions being provided on an outer surface of the cover opposite to an inner surface facing the bathing space, the sheet being attached to the outer surface by being tightened by the elastic body and being engaged with the sheet locking portions.

Description

Bathing device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a bathing device.

Background

Conventionally, there is known a bathing device for bathing a person who needs to be cared. For example, a bathing device disclosed in japanese patent application laid-open No. 11-123227 includes a cover for covering a bathing space. A nursing opening for exposing the body of the bather in the bathing space is provided at the side portion (the right side and the left side of the bathing device) of the cover. A caregiver responsible for taking care of the bather puts his or her hands into the bathing space through the openings for caregiver, thereby taking care of the bather.

Disclosure of Invention

In the above-described conventional structure, the nursing opening is closed by the sheet in order to suppress scattering of the spray. The sheet is composed of an upper sheet member and a lower sheet member. The upper sheet member closes an upper side portion of the nursing opening, and the lower sheet member closes a lower side portion of the nursing opening. The upper sheet member and the lower sheet member are overlapped with each other at the center portion in the vertical direction of the nursing opening. When a bather is cared, the carer can put his or her hand into the bathing space from the center in the vertical direction of the opening for nursing (the portion where the upper sheet member and the lower sheet member overlap).

Here, in the above-described conventional configuration, the sheet for closing the nursing opening is attached to the inner surface of the cover. In this structure, it takes time and effort to remove the sheet from the cover when cleaning the sheet. In addition, it takes time and effort to attach the sheet to the cover after the sheet is cleaned. For example, when the sheet is attached to and detached from the cover, the sheet must enter the inside of the cover (i.e., the bathing space).

In the above-described conventional configuration, the hand can be put into the bathing space from the center in the vertical direction of the nursing opening. However, the upper edge of the upper cover member and the lower edge of the lower cover member are located on the inner surface of the cover. Therefore, it is difficult to push down the upper edge of the upper cover member and put the hand into the bathing space from the upper edge side of the nursing opening. Similarly, it is difficult to push up the lower edge of the lower cover member and put a hand into the bathing space from the lower edge side of the nursing opening. Therefore, it is not easy for the caregiver to work.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathing device in which a sheet for closing an opening for nursing is easily attached and detached, and which can improve the work of nursing.

In order to achieve the above object, a bathing device according to an aspect of the present invention is a bathing device having a bathing space into which a wheelchair can enter, the bathing device including: a cover enclosing the bathing space and having a nursing opening for exposing a body of a bather in the bathing space; and a sheet attached to the cover and closing the nursing opening. The sheet has a sheet body for closing the opening for nursing and an elastic body in a non-joint shape. The elastic body is mounted on the sheet main body along an edge of the sheet main body. The cover has a plurality of sheet locking portions at the outer edge of the nursing opening. The sheet latch is provided on an outer surface of the cover opposite an inner surface facing the bathing space. The sheet is attached to the outer surface by being tightened by the elastic body and engaged with the sheet locking portion.

In the structure of the invention, the sheet for blocking the nursing opening can be easily attached and detached, and the nursing work is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a bathing device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.

Fig. 2 is a view showing a state in which a wheelchair enters the bathing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a view showing a state in which the sheet is removed from the upper cover of the bathing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a state of a bather in a bathing space of the bathing device in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a view of the upper cover (the upper cover to which the sheet is attached) of the bathing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from above.

FIG. 6 is a view of a sheet monolith of a bathing device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1000-1000 of fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view showing a state in which a part of the sheet of the bathing device according to the embodiment of the present invention is bent (a state when a caregiver puts a hand into the bathing space through the nursing opening).

Fig. 9 is a view showing the position of a nursing opening provided in an upper cover of a bathing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the bathing device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used with the bather P sitting on the wheelchair C. The bathing device 100 has a bathing space BS (see fig. 4) into which a wheelchair C can enter. Furthermore, the bathing device 100 has an entrance ET for the wheelchair C into the bathing space BS. In the bathing space BS, bathing water such as hot water and cold water is sprinkled to the bather P sitting on the wheelchair C.

In the following description, the front and rear are defined with the direction parallel to the direction of entry into the bathing space BS being the front and rear direction and the direction of entry when entering the bathing space BS being the front. The top and bottom are defined by defining a direction perpendicular to a flat floor surface on which the bathing device 100 is placed as the top and bottom direction, and defining a side on which the bathing device 100 is placed with respect to the floor surface as the top. The direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction and the up-down direction is defined as the left-right direction, and the side that is the right side from the rear to the front is defined as the right side, and the side that is the left side is defined as the left side.

When the bathing device 100 is used, a caregiver (not shown) who takes care of the bather P puts the wheelchair C into a predetermined bathing position in the bathing space BS. Then, the bathing device 100 is used in a state where the wheelchair C is brought to the bathing position. Fig. 1 and 4 show a state in which the wheelchair C is brought to the bathing position.

In a state where the wheelchair C is brought into the bathing position, a part (upper part) of the backrest BR inclined obliquely upward and directed rearward in the wheelchair C protrudes outward from the bathing space BS. The head of the bather P is placed on the upper portion of the backrest BR. Therefore, the head of the bather P protrudes outward from the bathing space BS during use of the bathing device 100 (see fig. 1 and 4).

Although not shown, a stopper is provided in the bathing space BS. When using the bathing device 100, the caregiver brings the wheelchair C into the bathing space BS until the front wheel of the wheelchair C hits the stopper. The position of the wheelchair C when the front wheels of the wheelchair C hit the stoppers is a normal bathing position. In addition, when the bathing device 100 is used, it is not necessary to hold the position of the wheelchair C in the normal bathing position in advance. For example, the wheelchair C can be moved to a position behind the normal bathing position according to the body shape of the bather P.

The bathing device 100 includes a dome-shaped cover 1. The cover 1 has a main body cover 11 and an upper cover 12. The main body cover 11 is a resin molded product made of a thermoplastic resin such as polypropylene. The body cover 11 can be formed by resin molding such as blow molding. The upper cover 12 is made of a thermoplastic resin such as vinyl chloride, and can be formed by resin molding such as vacuum forming.

The main body cover 11 includes: a rear cover 101, a right side cover 102, a left side cover 103, and a front cover 104. The rear cover 101, the right cover 102, the left cover 103, and the front cover 104 are coupled to each other. In addition, the main body cover 11 does not have an upper side portion. That is, the body cover 11 has an opening on the upper side. The upper cover 12 is attached to an opening on the upper side of the main body cover 11. The upper opening of the main body cover 11 is closed by an upper cover 12.

The cover 11 may be formed of a single member. The cover 11 may be formed of five or more members. The upper cover 12 may be formed of two or more members.

The cover 1 encloses a bathing space BS. In other words, the bathing space BS is a space surrounded by the cover 1. The cover 1 does not have a portion that becomes a floor. That is, the bathing space BS is a space without a floor, and is not a bath for storing hot water, cold water, and the like.

The cover 1 has an entrance ET at the rear for the wheelchair C to enter the bathing space BS. Specifically, the cover 1 has an arch-shaped frame 10 having no lower frame at the rear. The frame 10 is a portion of the cover 1 along the edge of the inlet ET. Since the frame 10 has an arch shape without a lower frame, the wheelchair C does not need to be lifted up when entering the bathing space BS from the entrance ET. When the wheelchair C is allowed to enter the bathing space BS, the wheelchair C is simply pushed.

Further, the cover 1 has a nursing opening 12A that exposes the body of the bather P in the bathing space BS. The opening shape of the nursing opening 12A is an oval shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The opening shape of the nursing opening 12A is not particularly limited. For example, the opening shape of the nursing opening 12A may be a rectangular shape or an elliptical shape. When nursing the bather P, the caregiver puts his or her hand into the bathing space BS from the outside through the nursing opening 12A. The caregiver can also observe the bather P in the bathing space BS through the caregiver opening 12A.

The nursing openings 12A are provided in the cover 1 at the upper portion thereof. Specifically, a part of the upper cover 12 is opened, and the opened part serves as a nursing opening 12A. That is, two openings 12A for nursing care are provided in the upper cover 12. Here, the bathing device 100 takes a person sitting in the wheelchair C. Therefore, the height of the bathing device 100 from the floor surface on which the bathing device 100 is placed is lower than the standard height of an adult. Therefore, by providing the nursing opening 12A in the upper cover 12, a caregiver (adult) looks down at the nursing opening 12A. As a result, since the caregiver can perform the nursing in a relaxed posture without bending down, the convenience is excellent for the caregiver.

Further, the upper cover 12 is transparent. This makes it possible to easily perform nursing while observing the bather P. The term "transparent" includes not only colorless and transparent but also colored, transparent and translucent.

In the bathing space BS, a shower nozzle 2 is provided. The nozzle 2 is connected to a pipe (not shown). A hot water supply unit 200 (see fig. 1) is connected to the pipe. The hot water supply unit 200 supplies the bath water to the pipe. The nozzle 2 sprays the bath water supplied from the hot water supply unit 200 in the bath space BS. Thereby, the bath water is sprinkled to the bather P.

A plurality of nozzles 2 are attached to the right cover 102 and the left cover 103, respectively. The number of the nozzles 2 is not particularly limited.

Of the nozzles 2 of the right cover 102 and the left cover 103, the nozzle 2 marked with the reference numeral 21 sprays bath water that is sprayed onto the back (back, waist, etc.) of the bather P. The nozzle 21 is located at the rear side of the other nozzles 2. Specifically, the nozzle 21 is positioned behind the seat surface S of the wheelchair C until the wheelchair C enters the bathing position (see fig. 4). That is, the nozzle 21 is positioned rearward of the waist of the bather P. The nozzle 21 sprays the bath water at a wide angle, not with a single water flow. The injection angle of the nozzle 21 is, for example, about 60 ° to about 70 ° (e.g., about 65 °). Therefore, the bath water sprayed from the nozzle 21 spreads widely.

Thereby, the bath water injected from the nozzle 21 is directed toward the backrest portion BR of the wheelchair C. As a result, the bath water hits the backrest BR. Here, the backrest BR is net-shaped. Therefore, even in a state where the bather P is seated on the wheelchair C, the bathing water sprayed from the nozzles 21 can be splashed to the back and waist of the bather P.

Among the nozzles 2 of the right and left covers 102 and 103, the nozzle 2 marked with the reference numeral 22 sprays the bath water toward the shoulders, elbows, waist, knees, feet, and the like. The nozzle 22 does not spray a single stream of water but sprays bath water at a wide angle. The spray angle of the nozzle 22 is, for example, about 60 to about 70 (e.g., about 65). That is, the bath water sprayed from the nozzle 22 spreads widely.

Although not shown, the bathing device 100 further includes a nozzle disposed above the bathing space BS. The nozzles at the upper side of the bathing space BS spray the bathing water toward the chest, abdomen, knees, and the like of the bather P. The bathing device 100 further includes a nozzle disposed below the bathing space BS. The nozzles at the lower side of the bathing space BS spray the bathing water toward the private parts and buttocks of the bather P. Here, the seat surface S of the wheelchair C has a hole or a U-shaped cutout. Therefore, even in a state where the bather P is seated on the wheelchair C, the bathing water sprayed from the lower nozzle of the bathing space BS can be splashed on the pudendum and buttocks of the bather P.

In the bathing space BS, the spray of the bathing water sprayed from each nozzle 2 spreads widely, and the spray scatters toward the rear, the upper side, and the like of the bathing space BS. Therefore, the inlet curtain 3 and the neck curtain 4 are attached to the cover 1 (see fig. 1). The inlet curtain 3 closes a lower region of the inlet ET (a region below the backrest portion BR protruding from the inlet ET). The neck curtain 4 seals the upper region in the entrance ET. The neck curtain 4 covers the circumference of the neck of the bather P.

Further, the bathing device 100 includes the sheet 5 (see fig. 4). The sheet 5 is mounted on the cover 1. Specifically, the sheet 5 is mounted on the upper cover 12. The sheet 5 closes the nursing opening 12A. The sheet 5 can be attached to and detached from the upper cover 12. By closing the care opening 12A with the sheet 5, it is possible to suppress the spray of the bath water from scattering to the outside through the care opening 12A.

One sheet 5 is disposed for one nursing opening 12A. When there are two openings 12A for nursing use, the number of sheets 5 is two in total.

The sheet 5 will be described in detail below with reference to fig. 5 to 7.

The sheet 5 has a sheet main body 51 for closing the care opening 12A, and a jointless elastic body 52. The sheet main body 51 is made of waterproof cloth. For example, a thermoplastic resin such as polyester can be used as a material of the sheet main body 51. The elastic body 52 is a string-shaped rubber (for example, a circular rubber).

The sheet main body 51 has a quadrangular shape with four corners CP cut out. For example, the sheet main body 51 has a rectangular shape with four corners CP cut off. The sheet main body 51 has through holes TH (see fig. 7). The through hole TH is obtained by folding back an end portion of a cloth material (a material of the sheet main body 51) having a quadrangular shape with four corners cut off and sewing the end portion to a portion overlapping the end portion. In fig. 7, the position of sewing is shown by a two-dot chain line. In addition, the through holes TH are not formed at four corners in the cloth (raw material of the sheet main body 51) of a quadrangular shape.

The elastic body 52 is attached to the sheet main body 51 along the edge of the sheet main body 51. Specifically, the elastic body 52 is disposed in the through hole TH. That is, a string-shaped rubber (e.g., a circular rubber) passes through the through-hole TH, and both ends of the circular rubber are coupled to each other.

In addition, at the four corner portions CP of the sheet main body 51, the through holes TH are not provided. Therefore, the elastic body 52 is exposed in the vicinity of the four corners CP of the sheet main body 51. In other words, a part of the elastic body 52 is separated from the edge of the corner CP of the sheet main body 51. The sheet 5 has a portion of the elastic body 52 separated from the edge of the sheet main body 51 as the locked portion 50. The portions of the elastic body 52 separated from the edge of the sheet main body 51 are present in the vicinity of the four corners CP of the sheet main body 51, respectively. That is, the sheet 5 has four engaged portions 50. Although details will be described later, the engaged portion 50 is a portion attached to the upper cover 12.

In order to attach the sheet 5 to the cover 1, the cover 1 has a plurality of sheet locking portions 6 at the outer edge of the care opening 12A. Specifically, the cover 1 has, for example, four sheet locking portions 6 for one nursing opening 12A. For example, when there are two openings 12A for nursing use, the total number of sheet locking portions 6 is eight. A plurality of sheet catches 6 are provided on an outer surface of the cover 1 opposite the inner surface facing the bathing space BS. The sheet 5 is attached to the upper cover 12. That is, a plurality of (e.g., four) sheet locking portions 6 are provided on the outer surface of the upper cover 12.

The sheet locking portion 6 is a pin protruding from the outer surface of the upper cover 12. The sheet locking portion 6 (pin) has a mushroom shape. That is, the tip of the protruding portion of sheet locking portion 6 protruding from the outer surface of upper cover 12 has a larger outer diameter than the other portions. The shape of the protruding portion of the sheet locking portion 6 is not particularly limited. For example, the protruding portion of the sheet locking portion 6 may be hook-shaped.

The sheet 5 is attached to the outer surface of the upper cover 12 by being tightened by the elastic body 52 and engaged with the sheet locking portion 6. Specifically, the sheet 5 is attached to the upper cover 12 by engaging the four engaged portions 50 with the different sheet locking portions 6. In this structure, the edge of the sheet 5 can be elastically deformed. Thus, even if the sheet 5 is not detached from the upper cover 12, the nursing opening 12A can be exposed by flexing the edge of the sheet 5. That is, the hands can be put into the bathing space BS (the bather P can be cared for). Thereafter, the entire part of the nursing opening 12A can be restored to the state closed by the sheet 5 by merely pulling out the hand from the bathing space BS. This provides a good convenience for the caregiver.

Even if the edge of the sheet 5 is bent to place a hand in the bathing space BS, the nursing opening 12A is kept closed by the sheet 5 except for the portion where the hand is placed. In other words, the nursing opening 12A can be partially exposed. In other words, only a necessary portion of the nursing opening 12A can be exposed. This can prevent splash from splashing on the caregiver when the hand is put into the bathing space BS through the nursing opening 12A. In addition, the heat retaining property of the bathing space BS can be suppressed from being lowered.

Here, the cleaning operation of the sheet 5 is performed by detaching the sheet 5 from the cover 1 (upper cover 12). Therefore, it is preferable that the sheet 5 can be easily detached from the upper cover 12.

Therefore, the plurality of sheet locking portions 6 are provided on the outer surface of the upper cover 12. That is, the sheet 5 is detachably attached to the outer surface of the upper cover 12 (the nursing opening 12A is closed by the sheet 5 from the outside of the bathing space BS). This enables the sheet 5 to be attached to and detached from the upper cover 12 from outside the bathing space BS. As a result, the cleaning of the sheet 5 (attachment and detachment of the sheet 5 to and from the upper cover 12) can be easily performed.

If it is assumed that the sheet 5 is mounted on the inner surface of the upper cover 12, the upper cover 12 will have to be detached from the main body cover 11 when detaching the sheet 5. Alternatively, it is necessary to insert a hand into the bathing space BS and detach the sheet 5 from the upper side cover 12. In this case, when the cleaning of the sheet 5 is performed, there is an inconvenience that it takes time and effort. In the structure in which the sheet 5 is mounted on the outer surface of the upper cover 12, this inconvenience does not occur.

Further, by mounting the sheet 5 on the outer surface of the upper cover 12, all edges of the sheet 5 are exposed. Here, as shown in fig. 8, the edges of the sheet 5 marked with the symbols E1, E2, E3, and E4 are elastically deformable. In this configuration, a hand can be inserted from any one of the edges E1, E2, E3, and E4. That is, the hand-placing position can be changed according to the body shape, posture, and the like of the bather P.

In fig. 8, a case where a hand is put in from the side of the edge E1 is illustrated. Although not shown, when a hand is put in from the side of the edge E2, the edge E2 may be bent toward the edge E1. When a hand is put in from the side of the edge E3, the edge E3 may be bent toward the edge E4, and when a hand is put in from the side of the edge E4, the edge E4 may be bent toward the edge E3. Since the hand can be put in from various positions in this way, care is easily performed, thereby improving convenience of a caregiver.

In a configuration in which a pin protruding from the outer surface of the upper cover 12 functions as the sheet locking portion 6 and a portion of the elastic body 52 that is separated from the edge of the sheet main body 51 (hereinafter, simply referred to as a separated portion) functions as the locked portion 50, it is possible to engage only the separated portion of the elastic body 52 with the sheet locking portion 6, and thus to easily attach the sheet 5 to the upper cover 12. Further, only the separated portion of the elastic body 52 can be disengaged from the sheet locking portion 6, and the sheet 5 can be easily removed from the upper cover 12. Further, in the configuration in which the separated portion of the elastic body 52 functions as the engaged portion 50, since it is not necessary to separately provide a member (hook or the like) that functions as the engaged portion 50, it is possible to suppress the structure of the sheet 5 from being complicated, and to reduce the cost.

The upper cover 12 has a nursing opening 12A in a range of a quadrangle having vertices at positions where the four sheet locking portions 6 are provided. Fig. 9 shows a range of a quadrangle having vertices at positions where the four sheet locking portions 6 are provided, by broken lines. In this configuration, only the four engaged portions 50 can be engaged with the different sheet locking portions 6, respectively, so that the nursing opening 12A can be closed with the sheet 5.

The sheet main body 51 has a size to individually close the care opening 12A. That is, the sheet main body 51 constituting the sheet 5 is one sheet. For example, when the sheet 5 is constituted by a plurality of sheet bodies 51, the number of sheet locking portions 6 (pins) must be increased. In addition, the amount of use of the raw material cloth of the sheet main body 51 increases. Therefore, the cost is increased. On the other hand, when the sheet 5 is constituted by one sheet main body 51, cost reduction can be achieved. Further, the cleaning work is more easily performed by constituting the sheet 5 by one sheet main body 51.

The nursing openings 12A are provided one on each of the right and left sides of the upper cover 12. That is, the nursing openings 12A are plural. When the upper cover 12 having the plurality of nursing openings 12A is used, one sheet 5 is assigned to each of the plurality of nursing openings 12A. The number of the nursing openings 12A is not particularly limited, and may be one, or three or more. The position of the opening for nursing care 12A is not particularly limited.

Further, the opening shape of the nursing opening 12A is not particularly limited. The shape of the sheet 5 can be changed according to the opening shape of the nursing opening 12A. For example, the shape of the nursing opening 12A may be triangular.

The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects and are not intended to be limiting. The scope of the present invention is shown by the claims rather than the description of the above embodiments, and further includes all modifications equivalent in meaning and scope to the claims.

Claims

1. A bathing device having a bathing space that a wheelchair can enter, comprising:

a cover which surrounds the bathing space and has a nursing opening for exposing the body of the bather in the bathing space;

a sheet attached to the cover and closing the nursing opening,

the sheet has a sheet main body for closing the opening for nursing and an elastic body in a non-joint shape,

the elastic body is mounted on the sheet main body along an edge of the sheet main body,

the cover has a plurality of sheet retaining portions at outer edges of the nursing opening,

the sheet latch being provided on an outer surface of the cover opposite an inner surface facing the bathing space,

the sheet is attached to the outer surface by being tightened by the elastic member and engaged with the sheet locking portion.

2. The bathing device of claim 1 wherein,

the sheet locking part is a pin protruding from the outer surface,

the sheet has a portion of the elastic body separated from an edge of the sheet main body as a portion to be locked, and is attached to the outer surface by the engagement of the portion to be locked with the sheet engaging portion.

3. The bathing device of claim 2 wherein,

the cover has four sheet locking parts, and has the nursing opening in a quadrangular range with the respective installation positions of the four sheet locking parts as vertexes,

the sheet has four engaged portions, and is attached to the outer surface by engaging the four engaged portions with the different sheet locking portions.

4. The bathing device of any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein,

the sheet main body has a size to individually close the nursing opening.

5. The bathing device of any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein,

the cover has a main body cover and an upper side cover,

the main body cover has an opening at an upper side,

the upper side cover seals the opening of the main body cover,

the nursing opening is provided on the upper cover,

the sheet is mounted on the upper housing.

6. The bathing device of claim 5 wherein,

the upper side cover is transparent.