JPH06339508A - Lift apparatus for bathing - Google Patents

Lift apparatus for bathing

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JPH06339508A
JPH06339508A JP13049293A JP13049293A JPH06339508A JP H06339508 A JPH06339508 A JP H06339508A JP 13049293 A JP13049293 A JP 13049293A JP 13049293 A JP13049293 A JP 13049293A JP H06339508 A JPH06339508 A JP H06339508A
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bath
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Nobuhiro Hosokawa
信博 細川
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a subject such as disabled person confined to his bed to take bath easily with an aid of only one attending person while allowing use for a home bathroom of a small space. CONSTITUTION:A seat 1 for bathing is arranged having a seating surface part where a subject such as disabled person confined to his bed is carried and a handle 20 for manual operation and a base end part is mounted on a wall surface while a tip end part is mounted on the seat for bathing. In addition, a horizontally seat maintaining mechanism 10 is provided to allow the moving of the seat for bathing horizontally and vertically maintaining it at a horizontal attitude and an manual operation aid 30 is provided to assist in bathing operation when an attending person helps the subject take bath in a bath tub with an operation handle. This enables the subject such as disabled person confined to his bed take bath easily with an aid of only one attending person even in a home bath room of a small space.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本願発明は、例えば自分自身で入
浴することができないような寝たきり身体不自由者等の
被入浴者を入浴させるための入浴用リフト装置に関する
ものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing lift device for bathing a person to be bathed such as a bedridden person who cannot take a bath by himself.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】図8には、病院等で使用されている従来
の入浴用リフト装置の一例が示されているが、この従来
の入浴用リフト装置は、浴室の天井120に設けたガイ
ドレール105,105にウィンチ110,110・・を
取付けるとともに、このウィンチ110,110・・の
吊持ロープ112により被入浴者を載せるための入浴用
シート101を上下動自在に吊持している。そして、被
入浴者を入浴用シート101に載せた状態でこの入浴用
シート101をウィンチ110,110・・によりガイ
ドレール105,105に沿って浴槽100の内外に移
動させて被入浴者を入浴させるようにしている。
2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 shows an example of a conventional bathing lift apparatus used in a hospital or the like. This conventional bathing lift apparatus is a guide rail provided on a ceiling 120 of a bathroom. .. are attached to 105, 105, and a bathing sheet 101 on which a bathed person is placed is movably suspended by a lifting rope 112 of the winches 110, 110. Then, with the bathed person placed on the bathing sheet 101, the bathing sheet 101 is moved along the guide rails 105, 105 into and out of the bathtub 100 by the winches 110, 110. I am trying.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところが、図8に示す
従来の入浴用リフト装置では、浴室の天井120に設け
たガイドレール105,105からウィンチ110,11
0の吊持ロープ112により入浴用シート101を吊持
しているため、寝たきり身体不自由者等の被入浴者を入
浴用シート101に載せて入浴させる時に天井のガイド
レール105,105部分に大荷重がかかることから、
この大荷重に耐え得るように天井のガイドレール10
5,105部分を大掛かりな補強しなければならなかっ
たり、しかも、入浴用リフト装置自体が大型となるた
め、この入浴用リフト装置を小スペースである一般家庭
用の浴室には使用することができ難くなるという問題が
ある。
However, in the conventional bathing lift apparatus shown in FIG. 8, the guide rails 105, 105 provided on the ceiling 120 of the bathroom to the winches 110, 11 are used.
Since the bathing sheet 101 is suspended by the suspension rope 112 of 0, when the bathed person such as a bedridden person with a physical disability is placed on the bathing sheet 101 and bathed, the guide rails 105, 105 on the ceiling are large. Because the load is applied,
Ceiling guide rail 10 to withstand this heavy load
Since 5,105 parts must be reinforced extensively and the bathing lift device itself is large, this bathing lift device can be used in a small home bathroom. There is a problem that it becomes difficult.

【0004】又、例えば、一般家庭内で寝たきり身体不
自由者等を入浴させる場合には、1人の介護者では寝た
きり身体不自由者等を入浴させることができ難いことか
ら、2〜3人の介護者が必要になるという問題があっ
た。
In addition, for example, when bathing a bedridden person or the like in a general household, it is difficult for one caregiver to bathe the bedridden person or the like. There was a problem that I needed a caregiver.

【0005】そこで、本願発明は、小スペースの一般家
庭用の浴室であっても、1人の介護者だけで寝たきり身
体不自由者等の被入浴者を簡易に入浴させることがで
き、しかもそのような身体不自由者等だけでなく、通常
の健常者が入浴する場合にはその障害とならないように
折り畳み自在となるようにした入浴用リフト装置を提供
することを目的とするものである。
Therefore, the present invention can easily bathe a bathee such as a bedridden person or a physically handicapped person by a single caregiver even in a small-sized home bathroom. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathing lift device that can be folded so that it does not become an obstacle when not only physically handicapped persons but also normal persons take a bath.

【0006】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記の目的を達成するた
め、本願請求項1の入浴用リフト装置は、寝たきり身体
不自由者等の被入浴者を載せるための座面部を有し且つ
人力操作用のハンドルを備えた入浴用シートと、基端部
が浴室の壁面に取付けられる一方、先端部が前記入浴用
シートに取付けられ且つ該入浴用シートを水平姿勢状態
に維持しながら水平・垂直方向に移動可能とされたシー
ト水平維持機構と、介護者が前記操作ハンドルにより被
入浴者を浴槽内に入浴させるに際してその入浴操作を補
助するための人力操作補助装置、とを備えて構成されて
いることを特徴としている。
In order to achieve the above object, a bathing lift device according to claim 1 of the present application has a seating surface portion for placing a bathed person such as a bedridden person and a manual operation. A bathing seat having a handle for use, and a base end portion thereof is attached to a wall surface of a bathroom, while a tip end portion thereof is attached to the bathing sheet, and the bathing sheet is maintained in a horizontal posture while maintaining the horizontal and vertical directions. And a manual operation assisting device for assisting the bathing operation when the caregiver bathes the bathee in the bathtub with the operation handle. It is characterized by that.

【0007】又、本願請求項2の入浴用リフト装置は、
請求項1において、シート水平維持機構と入浴用シート
と操作ハンドルとが浴室の壁面に沿うように折畳まれて
固定可能とされていることを特徴としている。
The bathing lift device according to claim 2 of the present application is
In claim 1, the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism, the bath seat, and the operation handle can be folded and fixed along the wall surface of the bathroom.

【0008】[0008]

【作用】本願請求項1の入浴用リフト装置では、寝たき
り身体不自由者等の被入浴者を入浴用シートに載せた状
態でこの入浴用シートを介護者が操作ハンドルを持って
浴槽側に押しながら人力操作補助装置を駆動させると、
介護者と人力操作補助装置及び基端部を浴室の壁面に取
付けたシート水平維持機構が被入浴者を載せた入浴用シ
ートを水平姿勢状態に維持しながら浴槽上部側に水平に
移動させるようになる。そして、この入浴用シートを介
護者が操作ハンドルを持って浴槽内下方に向けて押付け
ながら人力操作補助装置を駆動させると、介護者、人力
操作補助装置及びシート水平維持機構が被入浴者を載せ
た入浴用シートを水平姿勢状態に維持しながら垂直に下
動させて被入浴者を浴槽内に入浴させるようになる。続
いて、逆に介護者が操作ハンドルを持って浴槽の直上方
方向に向けて持ち上げながら人力操作補助装置を駆動さ
せると、介護者と人力操作補助装置及びシート水平維持
機構が被入浴者を載せた入浴用シートを水平姿勢状態に
維持しながら垂直に上動させて入浴用シートとともに被
入浴者を浴槽の直上方外側に出すことができ、さらにこ
の状態で介護者が入浴用シートを反浴槽側に引張りなが
ら人力操作補助装置を駆動させると、介護者、人力操作
補助装置及びシート水平維持機構が入浴用シートを水平
姿勢状態に維持しながら入浴用シートとともに被入浴者
を降ろす位置まで水平に移動させるようになる。
In the bath lift apparatus according to claim 1 of the present application, the caregiver pushes the bath sheet to the bathtub side while holding the bathbed person, such as a bedridden person with disabilities, on the bath sheet with the operation handle. While driving the human power assist device,
A caregiver, a human-powered operation assisting device, and a seat leveling mechanism that attaches the base end to the wall surface of the bathroom are moved horizontally to the upper part of the bathtub while maintaining the bathing seat on which the bathee is placed in a horizontal posture. Become. Then, when the caregiver holds the operation handle and pushes the bath sheet toward the lower part of the bathtub to drive the human-powered operation assist device, the caregiver, the human-powered operation assist device, and the seat horizontal maintenance mechanism mount the bathee. The bathing sheet is vertically lowered while keeping the bathing sheet in a horizontal posture so that the bathed person bathes in the bathtub. Next, on the contrary, when the caregiver holds the operation handle and drives the human-powered operation assisting device while lifting it toward the direction directly above the bathtub, the caregiver, the human-powered operation assisting device, and the seat leveling mechanism mount the bathed person. The bathing seat can be moved vertically upward while maintaining the horizontal posture so that the bathee can be taken out to the outside of the bath immediately above the bathing seat. When the human-powered operation assisting device is driven while being pulled to the side, the caregiver, the human-powered operation assisting device, and the seat leveling mechanism keep the bathing seat in a horizontal posture while leveling the bathing seat and the bathed person horizontally. To move.

【0009】又、本願請求項2の入浴用リフト装置で
は、上記請求項1の構成に加えて、シート水平維持機構
と入浴用シートと操作ハンドルとが浴室の壁面に沿うよ
うに折畳まれて固定可能となるようにされているので、
通常の健常者が入浴するに際しては、シート水平維持機
構と入浴用シートと操作ハンドルとを浴室の壁面に沿う
ように畳んで固定し、浴槽の上方空間を開放することが
できる。
Further, in the bathing lift device according to claim 2 of the present application, in addition to the structure of claim 1, the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism, the bathing seat and the operation handle are folded along the wall surface of the bathroom. Since it is designed to be fixed,
When a normal person takes a bath, the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism, the bath seat and the operation handle can be folded and fixed along the wall surface of the bathroom to open the space above the bath.

【0010】[0010]

【発明の効果】本願請求項1記載の入浴用リフト装置に
よれば、基端部を浴室の壁面に取付けたシート水平維持
機構と人力操作補助装置により入浴用シート上に載せた
寝たきり身体不自由者等の被入浴者を水平姿勢状態に維
持しながら浴槽内外に水平及び垂直方向に移動させて入
浴させることができることから、図8に示す如く入浴用
シート1を天井に取付けたガイドレールからウィンチで
吊持するようにした従来の入浴用リフト装置に比して入
浴用リフト装置を簡易な補強工事で且つコンパクトに設
置することができ、その結果、小スペースの一般家庭用
の浴室にも使用することができるとともに1人の介護者
だけで寝たきり身体不自由者等の被入浴者を容易に入浴
させることができる等の効果がある。
According to the bathing lift device of the first aspect of the present invention, the bed-ridden physical disability is placed on the bathing seat by the seat leveling maintaining mechanism having the base end portion attached to the wall surface of the bathroom and the human-powered operation assisting device. Since the bathed person such as a bather can be moved horizontally and vertically in and out of the bath while maintaining the horizontal posture, the bathing sheet 1 is winched from the guide rail mounted on the ceiling as shown in FIG. Compared with the conventional bathing lift device that was hung up by, the bathing lift device can be installed compactly with simple reinforcement work, and as a result, it can also be used in bathrooms for general homes in small spaces. In addition to being able to do so, there is an effect that a bather such as a bedridden person and a physically handicapped person can easily take a bath with only one caregiver.

【0011】又、本願請求項2記載の入浴用リフト装置
においては、上記効果に加えて、シート水平維持機構と
入浴用シートと操作ハンドルとが浴室の壁面に沿わせて
折り畳まれて固定されるようになっており、それによっ
て浴槽の上方空間が開放されて、寝たきり身体不自由者
等だけでなく、通常の健常者が入浴することもできると
いう効果がある。したがって、本願発明を、一般の家庭
用浴室に応用すれば、身体不自由者等と健常者とで別々
の浴室設備を設置する必要がないという効果がある。
Further, in the bathing lift device according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effects, the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism, the bathing seat and the operation handle are folded and fixed along the wall surface of the bathroom. As a result, the upper space of the bathtub is opened, so that not only the bedridden and physically handicapped persons but also normal healthy persons can take a bath. Therefore, if the present invention is applied to a general household bathroom, there is an effect that it is not necessary to install separate bathroom facilities for a physically handicapped person and a healthy person.

【0012】[0012]

【実施例】以下、図1〜図7を参照して本願発明の実施
例を説明すると、この実施例の入浴用リフト装置は比較
的小さい浴槽(例えばたて約100cm、よこ60cm、深
さ60cm)を使用している一般家庭用の浴室に使用され
るものであり、寝たきり身体不自由者等の被入浴者Mを
載せるための入浴用シート1と、該入浴用シート1を水
平姿勢状態に維持しながら水平・垂直方向に移動可能と
されたシート水平維持機構10と、介護者が被入浴者M
を浴槽55内に入浴させるに際して介護者の入浴操作に
対する補助手段となる人力操作補助装置30とを備えて
構成されている。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. A bathing lift apparatus of this embodiment is a bathtub having a relatively small size (for example, vertical length of about 100 cm, width of 60 cm, depth of 60 cm). ) Is used in a bathroom for general households, a bathing sheet 1 for placing a bathed person M such as a bedridden person and a bathing sheet 1 in a horizontal posture state. The seat leveling mechanism 10 that can be moved horizontally and vertically while maintaining it, and the caregiver M
It is configured to include a human-powered operation assisting device 30 which is an assisting means for a bathing operation of a caregiver when the bath is bathed in the bathtub 55.

【0013】入浴用シート1は、図1及び図2に示す如
く、プラスチック製等の薄板(例えば厚さが10〜20m
m程度)で浴槽55の大きさに応じて適宜大きさの長方形
状(例えば約150cm×50cm)に形成されている。該入
浴用シート1は、背もたれ部5、座面部6、足止め部7
をそれぞれ有する如く長さ方向(矢印A−B方向)に三つ
折り状態に折畳み自在に形成されており、背もたれ部5
と足止め部7が長さ方向に折畳み自在に且つ座面部6が
水平になるようにシート枠体2に取付けられている。背
もたれ部5は、その長さが約70cm程度とされており、
シート上方に向けて回動角度180°だけ回動するよう
になっている。該背もたれ部5は、座面部6に対して適
宜角度(例えば約90°〜120°)で立設固定すると被
入浴者Mの背中をもたれさすことができるようになって
いる。足止め部7は、その長さが約30cm程度とされて
おり、背もたれ部5と同様にシート上方に向けて角度1
80°だけ回動するようになっている。該足止め部7
は、座面部6に対してほぼ直角に立てて固定すると被入
浴者Mの足が滑らないように被入浴者Mの足を止めるこ
とができるようになっている。又、入浴用シート1は、
非使用時には、図7に示す如く、背もたれ部5と足止め
部7を座面部6上に水平に折畳むことができるようにな
っている。
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bath sheet 1 is a thin plate made of plastic or the like (having a thickness of 10 to 20 m, for example).
It is formed in a rectangular shape (for example, about 150 cm × 50 cm) of an appropriate size according to the size of the bath 55. The bath sheet 1 includes a backrest 5, a seat surface 6, and a foot stop 7.
Are formed so as to be foldable in a lengthwise direction (arrow A-B direction) in a three-fold state so as to have a backrest 5
The foot stopper 7 is attached to the seat frame body 2 so that the foot stopper 7 can be folded in the length direction and the seat surface portion 6 is horizontal. The backrest 5 has a length of about 70 cm,
The seat is adapted to be rotated by an angle of 180 ° toward the upper side of the seat. The backrest portion 5 can lean on the back of the bathed person M by standing and fixing the backrest portion 5 at an appropriate angle (for example, about 90 ° to 120 °) with respect to the seat surface portion 6. The foot stop 7 has a length of about 30 cm, and, like the backrest 5, has an angle of 1 toward the upper side of the seat.
It is designed to rotate by 80 °. The foot stop 7
Is capable of stopping the foot of the bathed person M so that the foot of the bathed person M does not slip when standing upright and fixed to the seat surface portion 6 at a substantially right angle. Also, the bath sheet 1 is
When not in use, as shown in FIG. 7, the backrest portion 5 and the foot stopper portion 7 can be horizontally folded on the seat surface portion 6.

【0014】入浴用シート1を支持するシート枠体2
は、角型アルミニウム材等からなる第1〜第4枠材12
A〜12Dで略長方形状(例えば70cm×50cm)に形成
されている。該シート枠体2は、その第1枠材12Aの
上部には入浴操作用のハンドル20が取付けられる一
方、当該第1枠材12Aの下部には入浴用シート1を支
持するための左右一対のキャスターつき支持脚51,5
1が取付けられている。シート枠体2の第2枠材12B
と第4枠材12Dの各前後端部(シート枠体2の反浴槽
側部と浴槽側部)には、浴槽55の上縁部55aに掛止す
るための左右一対のストッパー53,53、54,54が
取付けられている。又、このシート枠体2の第3枠材1
2Cの左右各端部には、後述するリンク式シート水平維
持機構10の左右一対の伸縮リンク11,11の先端部
が入浴用シート1を幅方向(矢印C−D方向)に移動せし
め得る如くそれぞれ取付けられている。
A sheet frame 2 for supporting the bathing sheet 1
Is the first to fourth frame members 12 made of square aluminum material or the like.
A to 12D are formed in a substantially rectangular shape (for example, 70 cm × 50 cm). The sheet frame body 2 has a handle 20 for bathing operation attached to an upper portion of the first frame member 12A, while a pair of left and right portions for supporting the bathing sheet 1 are provided to a lower portion of the first frame member 12A. Support legs with casters 51,5
1 is attached. Second frame member 12B of the seat frame body 2
And a pair of left and right stoppers 53, 53 for engaging with the upper edge 55a of the bath 55 at the front and rear ends of the fourth frame member 12D (on the side of the seat frame 2 opposite the side of the bath and the side of the bath). 54, 54 are attached. Also, the third frame member 1 of this sheet frame body 2
At the left and right ends of 2C, the tip ends of a pair of left and right telescopic links 11, 11 of the link type sheet horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 described later can move the bath sheet 1 in the width direction (arrow C-D direction). Each is installed.

【0015】操作ハンドル20は、略逆U形状の左右一
対の把手材21,21を備えている。各把手材21は、
その一端部21aがシート枠体2の第1枠材12Aに、
且つ入浴用シート1側に折畳み自在に取付けられる一
方、その他端部21bには介護者が手で持って入浴操作
するための把手部21Aが形成されている。各把手部2
1A,21Aは、上下方向に向けて角度90°だけ回動
するようになっており、図1〜図5に示す如く、使用時
には上方に向けて水平に位置決めする一方、図7に示す
如く、非使用時には下方に向けて垂下させるようになっ
ている。
The operation handle 20 is provided with a pair of left and right handle members 21 having a substantially inverted U shape. Each handle 21 is
One end 21a of the first frame member 12A of the seat frame body 2 is
In addition, it is foldably attached to the bathing sheet 1 side, and at the other end 21b is formed a handle portion 21A for a caregiver to hold by hand for bathing operation. Each handle part 2
1A and 21A are configured to rotate in the vertical direction by an angle of 90 °, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, when used, are horizontally positioned upward, while as shown in FIG. It is designed to hang downward when not in use.

【0016】支持脚51,51は、その長さが浴槽55
の高さ(浴室の床面56から浴槽上縁部55aまでの高
さ)とほぼ同じ長さ(例えば長さが約40cm程度の長さ)
にされており、浴室の床面56上に当接させたときには
入浴用シート1が浴槽55の上縁部55aよりもやや高
い位置になるようにされている。該各支持脚51,51
は、入浴用シート1の上面側に向けて角度270°だけ
回動する如く折畳み自在に形成されている。そして、各
支持脚51,51は、図1〜図3に示す如く、被入浴者
Mを入浴用シート1上に載せた状態で移動させるときに
は、そのキャスター51A,51Aが被入浴者Mの乗降
位置と浴槽55間の距離だけ浴室の床面56上を移動し
ながらシート枠体2の反浴槽側端部2a側を支持し、
又、被入浴者Mを浴槽55内に入浴させるときには、入
浴用シート1上面側に向けて角度180°だけ回動させ
て入浴操作に邪魔にならないようになっている(図4中
の符号51′及び図5の状態)。又、この支持脚51,5
1は、図7に示す如く、非使用時(収納時)には入浴用シ
ート1の上部まで折曲して操作ハンドル20と同様に垂
直に位置決めできるようになっている。
The length of the support legs 51, 51 is such that the bath 55
Height (height from the floor 56 of the bathroom to the upper edge 55a of the bathtub) is almost the same (for example, a length of about 40 cm)
The bathing seat 1 is positioned slightly higher than the upper edge 55a of the bath 55 when the bath seat 1 is brought into contact with the floor 56 of the bathroom. The supporting legs 51, 51
Is foldable so as to rotate toward the upper surface of the bath sheet 1 by an angle of 270 °. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the support legs 51, 51 are moved by the casters 51A, 51A when the person M to be bathed is placed on the bathing sheet 1 when the person M to be bathed in and out of the bather M. While moving on the floor surface 56 of the bathroom by the distance between the position and the bathtub 55, the seat frame body 2 is supported on the side opposite to the bathtub end 2a,
Further, when bathing the bathed person M in the bathtub 55, it is rotated by an angle of 180 ° toward the upper surface of the bathing sheet 1 so as not to disturb the bathing operation (reference numeral 51 in FIG. 4). 'And the state of FIG. 5). Also, the support legs 51, 5
As shown in FIG. 7, when not in use (when stored), 1 can be bent to the upper part of the bath sheet 1 and positioned vertically like the operation handle 20.

【0017】反浴槽側ストッパー53と浴槽側ストッパ
ー54は、シート枠体2の下面から下方向に向けて適宜
長さ(例えば長さが約2〜3cm)だけ突出する如く内側ス
トッパー片53A,54Aと外側ストッパー片53B,5
4Bがシート枠体2の第2枠材12Bと第4枠材12D
の各下面にそれぞれ取付けられている。そして、反浴槽
側ストッパー53と浴槽側ストッパー54は、入浴用シ
ート1が被入浴者Mを乗降させる位置にある場合には、
図1〜図3に示す如く、浴槽側ストッパー54の内側ス
トッパー片54Aと外側ストッパー片54B間に浴槽5
5の上縁部55aを掛止して入浴用シート1の位置決め
するようになっており、入浴用シート1が浴槽55の直
上方位置にある場合には、図4に示す如く、反浴槽側ス
トッパー53の内側ストッパー片53Aと外側ストッパ
ー片53B間に浴槽55の上縁部55aを掛止して入浴
用シート1を位置決めするようになっている。又、反浴
槽側ストッパー53と浴槽側ストッパー54は、入浴用
シート1を浴槽55内に沈めたときには、図5に示す如
く、それらの外側ストッパー片53B,54Bが浴槽5
5の底面55Aに当接して入浴用シート1を支持するよ
うになっている。尚、反浴槽側ストッパー53は、図3
に示す如く、浴槽55の上縁部55a上に掛止すると、
支持脚51,51のキャスター51A,51Aが浴室の床
面56上から適宜間隔(例えば約1cmの間隔)だけ上方に
離隔するようになっている。
The anti-tub-side stopper 53 and the bath-side stopper 54 are provided with inner stopper pieces 53A and 54A so as to protrude downward from the lower surface of the seat frame body 2 by an appropriate length (for example, a length of about 2 to 3 cm). And outer stopper pieces 53B, 5
4B is the second frame member 12B and the fourth frame member 12D of the seat frame body 2.
Is attached to each lower surface of. When the bath seat 1 is in a position where the bathed person M gets in and out of the bathtub-side stopper 53 and the bathtub-side stopper 54,
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bathtub 5 is located between the inner stopper piece 54A and the outer stopper piece 54B of the bathtub-side stopper 54.
5, the bathing sheet 1 is positioned by hooking the upper edge 55a of the bathing seat 5, and when the bathing sheet 1 is located immediately above the bathtub 55, as shown in FIG. An upper edge 55a of the bath 55 is hooked between the inner stopper piece 53A and the outer stopper piece 53B of the stopper 53 to position the bath sheet 1. Further, when the bathing seat 1 is submerged in the bathtub 55, the anti-bathside stopper 53 and the bathtub-side stopper 54 have their outer stopper pieces 53B, 54B, as shown in FIG.
The bath sheet 1 is supported by abutting on the bottom surface 55A of the bath 5. The stopper 53 on the side opposite the bathtub is shown in FIG.
As shown in, when hooked on the upper edge portion 55a of the bathtub 55,
The casters 51A, 51A of the support legs 51, 51 are arranged so as to be spaced upward from the floor surface 56 of the bathroom by an appropriate distance (for example, a distance of about 1 cm).

【0018】シート水平維持機構10は、左右一対の伸
縮リンク11,11と該両伸縮リンク11,11を連結す
るための連結軸18とを備えて構成されている。
The seat horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 comprises a pair of left and right expansion links 11, 11 and a connecting shaft 18 for connecting the expansion links 11, 11.

【0019】左右一対の伸縮リンク11,11は、第1
〜第7の各リンク片41A〜41Gを有しており、該各
リンク片41A〜41Gを第1〜第5のピン軸47A〜
47Eと連結軸18により図1に示すように平行四辺形
状に組付けて構成している。又その組付けられた伸縮リ
ンク11の立体的構造は図5及び図6に示す通りであ
る。尚、第5リンク片41Eと第7リンク片41Gは、
前記入浴用シート1を浴槽55内に下降させるときに第
4リンク片41Dと第6リンク片41Fとが衝合しない
ように第4リンク片41Dと第6リンク片41Fの各長
さよりもそれぞれ長くされている。各伸縮リンク11,
11は、図1に示す如く、その上側基端部(第1リンク
片41A,41Aと第2リンク片41B,41Bの交点
部)が浴室の壁面50に取付けられた左右一対の上側リ
ンク取付ブラケット48A,48Aにピン軸47A,47
Aにより枢着される一方、その下側基端部(第2リンク
片41B,41Bと第3リンク片41C,41Cの交点
部)が浴室の壁面50に取付けられた左右一対の下側リ
ンク取付ブラケット48B,48Bにピン軸47B,47
Bによりそれぞれ枢着されている。又、各伸縮リンク1
1,11は、それらの先端上側部(第5リンク片41E,
41Eと第6リンク片41F,41Fとの交点部)が連結
軸18により連結される一方、それらの先端下側部(第
6リンク片41F,41Fと第7リンク片41G,41G
との交点部)が第5ピン軸47E,47Eにより前記入浴
用シート1のシート枠体2の第3枠材12Cの左右の各
端部にそれぞれ枢着されている。各第2ピン軸47Bと
第3ピン軸47Cとの間には、各伸縮リンク11を伸長
方向に付勢するためのコイルバネ46が取付けられてい
る。又、連結軸18とシート枠体2との間には、前記入
浴用シート1を水平姿勢に維持するための補強部材19
が取付けられている。尚、各伸縮リンク11,11は、
浴槽55の幅方向(矢印C−D方向)に屈伸自在に取付け
られており、その最伸長時の長さが浴槽55の幅よりも
やや長くされている(図1〜図3の状態)。
The pair of left and right telescopic links 11, 11 are
-It has each 7th link piece 41A-41G, and each said link piece 41A-41G is 1st-5th pin shaft 47A-.
47E and the connecting shaft 18 are assembled in a parallelogram shape as shown in FIG. The three-dimensional structure of the assembled expandable link 11 is as shown in FIGS. The fifth link piece 41E and the seventh link piece 41G are
Each length is longer than each length of the fourth link piece 41D and the sixth link piece 41F so that the fourth link piece 41D and the sixth link piece 41F do not collide with each other when lowering the bathing sheet 1 into the bathtub 55. Has been done. Each telescopic link 11,
As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a pair of left and right upper link mounting brackets whose upper base ends (intersections of the first link pieces 41A, 41A and the second link pieces 41B, 41B) are mounted on the wall surface 50 of the bathroom. Pin shaft 47A, 47 on 48A, 48A
While being pivotally attached by A, the lower base end portion (intersection portion of the second link pieces 41B, 41B and the third link pieces 41C, 41C) is attached to the wall surface 50 of the bathroom. Pin shafts 47B, 47 on the brackets 48B, 48B
Each of them is pivotally connected by B. Also, each expansion link 1
1, 11 are upper end portions of the tips (the fifth link piece 41E,
41E and the sixth link pieces 41F, 41F are connected by the connecting shaft 18, while the tip lower side parts thereof (the sixth link pieces 41F, 41F and the seventh link pieces 41G, 41G).
(Intersection points with and) are pivotally attached to the left and right ends of the third frame member 12C of the sheet frame body 2 of the bathing sheet 1 by fifth pin shafts 47E, 47E, respectively. A coil spring 46 for urging each expansion link 11 in the extension direction is attached between each second pin shaft 47B and each third pin shaft 47C. A reinforcing member 19 for maintaining the bathing sheet 1 in a horizontal posture is provided between the connecting shaft 18 and the sheet frame body 2.
Is installed. In addition, each expansion link 11,11,
It is flexibly attached in the width direction of the bathtub 55 (direction of arrow CD), and the length at the maximum extension thereof is slightly longer than the width of the bathtub 55 (states of FIGS. 1 to 3).

【0020】各リンク取付ブラケット48A,48A、
48B,48Bは、ボルト49A,49A・・、49B,
49B・・により浴室の壁面50に固着されている。該
各リンク取付ブラケット48A,48Bは、各伸縮リン
ク11間の離間距離が浴槽55の長さよりもやや短く、
各伸縮リンク11の高さが浴槽55の上縁部55aの高
さよりもやや高くなるように取付けられている。又、各
リンク取付ブラケット48A,48A、48B,48B
は、浴室あるいは浴槽55の大きさに応じてその離間距
離を変えて各伸縮リンク11,11を取付けることもで
きるようになっている。
Each link mounting bracket 48A, 48A,
48B and 48B are bolts 49A, 49A ..., 49B,
It is fixed to the wall surface 50 of the bathroom by 49B. In each of the link mounting brackets 48A and 48B, the distance between the telescopic links 11 is slightly shorter than the length of the bath 55,
The expansion links 11 are mounted so that the height of each expansion link 11 is slightly higher than the height of the upper edge portion 55a of the bathtub 55. Also, each link mounting bracket 48A, 48A, 48B, 48B
The expansion / contraction links 11, 11 can be attached by changing the distance between them according to the size of the bathroom or the bathtub 55.

【0021】補強部材19は、その一端部19aが連結
軸18の一端側(入浴用シート1の背もたれ部5側)に枢
着される一方、その他端部19bがシート枠体2の第1
枠材12Aに着脱自在に枢着されている。該補強部材1
9の他端部19bは、入浴用リフト装置を使用するとき
にはシート枠体2の第1枠材12Aに取付けられる一
方、入浴用リフト装置の非使用時(入浴用リフト装置が
浴室の壁面50に格納される時)には図7の鎖線図示状
態(符号19′)でシート枠体2の第1枠材12Aから取
外すようになっている。
One end 19a of the reinforcing member 19 is pivotally attached to one end of the connecting shaft 18 (the backrest 5 side of the bathing seat 1), while the other end 19b thereof is the first of the seat frame body 2.
It is pivotally attached to the frame member 12A in a detachable manner. The reinforcing member 1
The other end portion 19b of 9 is attached to the first frame member 12A of the seat frame body 2 when the bath lift apparatus is used, while the bath lift apparatus is not in use (the bath lift apparatus is attached to the wall surface 50 of the bathroom). When it is stored, the sheet frame 2 is detached from the first frame member 12A of the seat frame body 2 in the state shown by the chain line in FIG. 7 (reference numeral 19 ').

【0022】そして、このシート水平維持機構10は、
図3及び図4に示す如く、被入浴者Mを入浴用シート1
上に乗降させるに際して、介護者が操作ハンドル20の
把手部21A,21Aを両手で持って反浴槽側(矢印C方
向)に向けて入浴用シート1を移動させると、シート枠
体2の浴槽側端部2bを支持しながら、且つ入浴用シー
ト1を水平姿勢状態に維持しながら反壁面側(矢印C方
向)に向けて伸長せしめられる一方、介護者が操作ハン
ドル20の把手部21A,21Aを持って入浴用シート
1を浴槽側(矢印D方向)に向けて移動させると、シート
枠体2の浴槽側端部2bを支持しながら、且つ入浴用シ
ート1を水平姿勢状態に維持しながら浴室の壁面50側
(矢印D方向)に向けて縮小するようになっている。又、
このシート水平維持機構10は、介護者が操作ハンドル
20の把手部21A,21Aを持って入浴用シート1を
浴槽55の底面55A側(矢印F方向)に向けて下動させ
ると、図5に示す如く、シート枠体2の浴槽側端部2b
を支持しながら、且つ入浴用シート1を水平姿勢状態に
維持しながら浴槽55の底面55Aに向けて垂直に下降
せしめる一方、逆に介護者が入浴用シート1を浴槽55
内から上方(矢印E方向)に向けて持ち上げると、シート
枠体2の浴槽側端部2bを支持し、且つ入浴用シート1
を水平姿勢状態に維持しながら浴槽55の上方(矢印E
方向)に向けて垂直に上昇せしめるようになっている(図
4の状態)。又、シート水平維持機構10は、入浴用リ
フト装置の非使用時には、図7に示す如く、入浴用シー
ト1を折畳んだ状態で浴室の壁面50に格納し得るよう
になっている。尚、図中符号52,52は、入浴用シー
ト1を壁面50に沿って格納する際に、シート水平維持
機構10の各伸縮リンク11,11を着脱自在に掛止す
るためのフック部材である。各フック部材52,52
は、上側リンク取付ブラケット48A,48Aの直上方
位置で浴室壁面50に固着されており、各伸縮リンク1
1,11の第1リンク片41A,41Aを掛止するように
なっている。
The seat horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 is
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
When the caregiver holds the handle portions 21A, 21A of the operation handle 20 with both hands to move the bathing seat 1 toward the side opposite to the bathtub (direction of arrow C) when getting on and off, the bathtub side of the seat frame 2 While supporting the end portion 2b and maintaining the bathing sheet 1 in a horizontal posture, it can be extended toward the side opposite to the wall surface (in the direction of arrow C), while the caregiver operates the handle portions 21A and 21A of the operation handle 20. When the bathing sheet 1 is held and moved toward the bathtub side (direction of arrow D), the bathing sheet 1 is supported in a horizontal posture while supporting the bathtub side end portion 2b of the seat frame body 2. Wall surface 50 side
It is designed to shrink in the direction of arrow D. or,
When the caregiver holds the handle portions 21A, 21A of the operation handle 20 and moves the bathing seat 1 downward toward the bottom surface 55A side (direction of arrow F) of the bathtub 55, the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 is shown in FIG. As shown, the end 2b of the seat frame 2 on the bathtub side
While supporting the bath sheet 1 and maintaining the bath sheet 1 in the horizontal posture, the bath sheet 55 is vertically lowered toward the bottom surface 55A of the bathtub 55, while the caregiver conversely puts the bath sheet 1 on the bathtub 55.
When lifted up from the inside (in the direction of arrow E), it supports the bath-side end 2b of the seat frame body 2 and the bath seat 1
Above the bathtub 55 (arrow E
It is designed so that it can be lifted vertically toward the (direction) (state of FIG. 4). Further, the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 can store the bathing seat 1 in a folded state in the bathroom wall surface 50 as shown in FIG. 7 when the bathing lift device is not used. Reference numerals 52 and 52 in the figure are hook members for detachably locking the respective expansion links 11 of the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 when the bathing seat 1 is stored along the wall surface 50. . Each hook member 52,52
Is fixed to the bathroom wall surface 50 at a position directly above the upper link mounting brackets 48A, 48A.
The first and the first link pieces 41A, 41A are hooked.

【0023】介護者が上記のような入浴操作を行う場合
の補助手段となる人力操作補助装置30は、吊持ロープ
32を巻回・巻解操作するためのモータ31と該モータ
31の出力を制御するための制御器35とを有してお
り、浴室壁面50の上方部に取付けられている。
A human-powered operation assisting device 30, which serves as an assisting means when the caregiver performs a bathing operation as described above, outputs a motor 31 for winding and unwinding the suspension rope 32 and an output of the motor 31. It has a controller 35 for controlling, and is attached to an upper portion of the bathroom wall surface 50.

【0024】モータ31は、その回転力を適宜に調節で
きる内蔵式モータが採用されており、吊持ロープ32を
巻回・巻解操作して前記入浴用シート1を吊持するよう
になっている。吊持ロープ32の先端32aは、前記シ
ート水平維持機構10の連結軸18の中央部分に取付け
られている。
The motor 31 employs a built-in motor capable of appropriately adjusting its rotational force, and the suspension rope 32 is wound / unwound to suspend the bath sheet 1. There is. A tip 32a of the suspension rope 32 is attached to a central portion of the connecting shaft 18 of the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism 10.

【0025】制御器35は、介護者が手許でリモートコ
ントローラ36によりモータ31の出力を制御できるよ
うになっている。リモートコントローラ36は、前記操
作ハンドル20の一方の把手部21Aに着脱自在に取付
けられるようになっている。このモータ31の回転力
は、これ単独では入浴用シート1が移動しないように被
入浴者Mと入浴用シート1の重量の合計よりも小さくか
つ操作性の最もよい力に設定される。
The controller 35 allows the caregiver to manually control the output of the motor 31 by the remote controller 36. The remote controller 36 is detachably attached to the one handle 21A of the operation handle 20. The rotational force of the motor 31 is set to a force that is smaller than the total weight of the person M to be bathed and the bathing sheet 1 and has the best operability so that the bathing sheet 1 does not move by itself.

【0026】そして、この人力操作補助装置30は、図
3に示す如く、入浴用シート1を被入浴者Mの乗降位置
から介護者が操作ハンドル20の把手部21A,21A
を手で持って浴室の浴槽側(矢印D方向)に向けて移動さ
せる場合には、リモートコントローラ36により吊持ロ
ープ32を徐々に巻回するようにモータ31を駆動させ
ると、入浴用シート1を壁面50側(矢印D方向)に向け
て移動させる場合の介護者の入浴用シート1を持上げる
操作力を軽減する。ところで、入浴用リフト装置では、
人力操作補助装置30が壁面上方に取り付けられている
為、吊持ロープ32が緊張している状態では入浴用シー
ト1を壁面側に移動させようとする力が働く。ところ
が、コイルバネ46は、その縮小作用により常に入浴用
シート1を外側に付勢するように作用しており、従って
該コイルバネ46により入浴用シート1が壁面側に移動
しようとする作用を緩和するようになる。逆に介護者が
操作ハンドル20の把手部21A,21Aを持って入浴
用シート1を浴槽55から反浴槽側(矢印C方向)に向け
て移動させる場合には、リモートコントローラ36によ
り吊持ロープ32を徐々に巻解するようにモータ31を
駆動させると、同様に、介護者の入浴用シート1を持ち
上げる操作力を軽減するように作用する。このとき、コ
イルバネ46は入浴用シート1が壁面側に移動しようと
する力に対して打消すように作用する。又、人力操作補
助装置30は、介護者が操作ハンドル20の把手部21
A,21Aを持って入浴用シート1を浴槽55内の底面
55A(矢印F方向)側に沈めるときには、リモートコン
トローラ36により吊持ロープ32を徐々に巻解するよ
うにモータ31を駆動させると、介護者の操作力と協働
しながらシート枠体2の浴槽側端部2b側を支持して入
浴用シート1を浴槽底面55A側(矢印F方向)に向けて
徐々に移動させる一方、逆に介護者が操作ハンドル20
の把手部21A,21Aを持って入浴用シート1を浴槽
55内からその直上方(矢印E方向)に向けて持ち上げる
ときには、リモートコントローラ36により吊持ロープ
32を徐々に巻回するようにモータ31を駆動させる
と、介護者の操作力と協働しながら入浴用シート1を浴
槽直上方側(矢印E方向)に向けて垂直に移動させるよう
になっている。さらに、この人力操作補助装置30は、
図7に示す如く、入浴用シート1を浴室の壁面50に格
納するときには、モータ31により吊持ロープ32を巻
回して入浴用シート1を壁面50に沿って格納し得る如
く吊持するようになっている。
As shown in FIG. 3, the human power operation assisting device 30 allows the caregiver to grip the bathing seat 1 from the getting-on / off position of the bathed person M by the handle portions 21A, 21A of the operating handle 20.
In the case of holding and moving the holding hand 32 toward the bathtub side (the direction of arrow D) in the bathroom, if the motor 31 is driven by the remote controller 36 so as to gradually wind the suspension rope 32, the bath seat 1 The operation force for lifting the bathing sheet 1 by the caregiver when moving the wall surface toward the wall surface 50 (in the direction of arrow D) is reduced. By the way, in the bath lift device,
Since the human-powered operation assisting device 30 is mounted above the wall surface, a force acts to move the bathing sheet 1 to the wall surface side when the suspension rope 32 is in tension. However, the coil spring 46 always acts to urge the bathing sheet 1 to the outside by its contracting action, so that the coiling spring 46 alleviates the action of the bathing sheet 1 trying to move to the wall surface side. become. On the contrary, when the caregiver moves the bathing seat 1 from the bathtub 55 toward the side opposite to the bathtub (the direction of arrow C) while holding the grip portions 21A, 21A of the operation handle 20, the suspension rope 32 is pulled by the remote controller 36. When the motor 31 is driven so as to gradually unwind, the care worker similarly acts to reduce the operation force for lifting the bathing sheet 1. At this time, the coil spring 46 acts so as to cancel out the force of the bath sheet 1 moving toward the wall surface. In addition, in the human-powered operation assisting device 30, the caregiver handles the grip portion 21 of the operation handle 20.
When the bathing seat 1 is sunk to the bottom surface 55A (direction of arrow F) in the bathtub 55 while holding the A and 21A, the remote controller 36 drives the motor 31 to gradually unwind the suspension rope 32. While supporting the bathtub side end portion 2b side of the seat frame body 2 in cooperation with the caregiver's operating force, the bathing seat 1 is gradually moved toward the bathtub bottom surface 55A side (arrow F direction), while conversely. The caregiver operates the operating handle 20.
When the bathing seat 1 is lifted from inside the bathtub 55 to a position directly above (in the direction of arrow E) while holding the grip portions 21A, 21A, the motor 31 is used to gradually wind the suspension rope 32 by the remote controller 36. When is driven, the bathing seat 1 is vertically moved toward the upper side of the bathtub (direction of arrow E) in cooperation with the caregiver's operating force. Further, the human power operation assisting device 30 is
As shown in FIG. 7, when the bathing sheet 1 is stored on the wall surface 50 of the bathroom, the suspension rope 32 is wound by the motor 31 so that the bathing sheet 1 can be suspended along the wall surface 50 so as to be stored. Has become.

【0027】この実施例の入浴用リフト装置の使用方法
並びに作用を説明すると、先ず、寝たきり身体不自由者
等の被入浴者Mを入浴させる際には、図1〜図3に示す
如く、シート枠体2の浴槽側ストッパー54の各ストッ
パー片54A,54Bを浴槽55の上縁部55aに掛止し
た状態で支持脚51,51のキャスター51A,51Aを
浴室の床面56上に当接させて入浴用シート1を被入浴
者Mの乗降位置に位置決めする。次に、浴槽55の大き
さに応じて入浴用シート1の背もたれ部5を適宜角度に
立起すとともに、足止め部7を水平に倒した状態(図2
の符号7′の状態)で入浴用シート1の座面部6上に足
止め部7側から被入浴者Mを載せる。さらに、この状態
で入浴用シート1の座面部6上で被入浴者Mの両足を適
宜に曲げさせた状態で足止め部7を上方に向けて角度9
0°だけ回動させて立起し、被入浴者Mの足が滑らない
ようにする。そして、人力操作補助装置30のリモート
コントローラ36により徐々に吊持ロープ32を巻回す
るようにモータ31を駆動させて介護者が操作ハンドル
20の把手部21A,21Aを両手で持って浴槽55の
上縁部55a上からシート枠体2の浴槽側ストッパー5
4,54の各ストッパー片54A,54Bを離脱させると
ともに、入浴用シート1を浴槽55側に向けて押し、被
入浴者Mを載せた入浴用シート1を浴槽55の直上方部
まで移動させる。このとき、シート水平維持機構10の
左右一対の伸縮リンク11,11と人力操作補助装置3
0の吊持ロープ32が、シート枠体2の浴槽側端部2b
側を支持しながら被入浴者Mを載せた入浴用シート1を
水平姿勢状態に維持し、この入浴用シート1を浴槽55
側に向けて水平に移動させるようになる。続いて、図4
に示す如く、シート枠体2の反浴槽側ストッパー53,
53の各内側ストッパー片53A,53Aと各外側スト
ッパー片53B,53Bを浴槽上縁部55a上に掛止する
とともに、それに続いて支持脚51,51を角度180
°だけ上方に回動させて立起す。その後、介護者が操作
ハンドル20の把手部21A,21Aを両手で持って各
反浴槽側ストッパー53のストッパー片53A,53B
を浴槽上縁部55a上から浮き上がらせて離脱させると
ともに、リモートコントローラ36により吊持ロープ3
2を巻解しながら入浴用シート1を浴槽55の底面55
Aに沈めて被入浴者Mを浴槽55内に入浴させる。この
とき、シート水平維持機構10の左右一対の伸縮リンク
11,11と人力操作補助装置30の吊持ロープ32
が、シート枠体2の浴槽側端部2b側を支持して被入浴
者Mを載せた入浴用シート1を水平姿勢状態に維持しな
がら浴槽底面55A上に垂直に下降させるようになる。
そして、被入浴者Mの入浴が終わると、介護者が操作ハ
ンドル20の把手部21A,21Aを持って入浴用シー
ト1を持ち上げながらリモートコントローラ36により
吊持ロープ32を徐々に巻回するようにモータ31を駆
動させて入浴用シート1を浴槽55の直上方まで持ち上
げ、且つシート枠体2の各反浴槽側ストッパー53の内
側ストッパー片53Aと外側ストッパー片53Bを浴槽
上縁部55a上に掛止する(図4の状態)。このとき、シ
ート水平維持機構10の各伸縮リンク11,11と人力
操作補助装置30の吊持ロープ32が、シート枠体2の
浴槽側端部2b側を支持しながら被入浴者Mを載せた入
浴用シート1を水平姿勢状態に維持させるとともに、人
力操作補助装置30の吊持ロープ32が介護者が入浴用
シート1を上方に向けて持ち上げるのを補助しながら被
入浴者Mを浴槽55の直上方側に垂直に上昇させるよう
に作用する。さらに続いて、支持脚51,51を角度1
80°だけ下方に回動させた後、介護者が操作ハンドル
20の把手部21A,21Aを両手で握ってシート枠体
2の反浴槽側ストッパー53のストッパー片53A,5
3Bを浴槽上縁部55a上から外すとともに、リモート
コントローラ36により吊持ロープ32を徐々に巻解さ
せながら反浴槽側(矢印C方向)に向けて入浴用シート1
を引張って被入浴者Mを降ろす位置まで移動させる。こ
のとき、シート水平維持機構10の各伸縮リンク11,
11と人力操作補助装置30の吊持ロープ32がシート
枠体2の浴槽側端部2b側を支持しながら被入浴者Mを
載せた入浴用シート1を水平姿勢状態に維持して反浴槽
側(矢印C方向)に向けて水平に移動させるように作用す
る。そして、この状態で、シート枠体2の浴槽側ストッ
パー54のストッパー片54A,54Bを浴槽上縁部5
5a上に掛止した後、入浴用シート1の足止め部7を水
平に倒して被入浴者Mを入浴用シート1から降ろす。
A method of using the bathing lift device of this embodiment and its operation will be described. First, when bathing a bathed person M such as a bedridden person, as shown in FIGS. The casters 51A, 51A of the support legs 51, 51 are brought into contact with the floor surface 56 of the bathroom with the stopper pieces 54A, 54B of the bath-side stopper 54 of the frame body 2 hooked on the upper edge 55a of the bath 55. The bathing seat 1 is positioned at the boarding / alighting position of the bathed person M. Next, the backrest 5 of the bathing seat 1 is raised at an appropriate angle according to the size of the bathtub 55, and the foot stopper 7 is horizontally tilted (see FIG. 2).
(State of reference numeral 7 '), the bathed person M is placed on the seat surface portion 6 of the bathing seat 1 from the foot stopper portion 7 side. Further, in this state, both legs of the bathed person M are appropriately bent on the seat surface portion 6 of the bathing seat 1 and the foot stopper portion 7 is directed upward at an angle of 9
Rotate by 0 ° to stand up so that the bathed person M's foot does not slip. Then, the remote controller 36 of the manual operation assisting device 30 drives the motor 31 so as to gradually wind the hanging rope 32, and the caregiver holds the handle portions 21A and 21A of the operation handle 20 with both hands and holds the bathtub 55. From the upper edge 55a, the bathtub side stopper 5 of the seat frame 2
While removing the stopper pieces 54A and 54B of Nos. 4 and 54, the bathing sheet 1 is pushed toward the bathtub 55 side, and the bathing sheet 1 on which the bathee M is placed is moved to a position directly above the bathtub 55. At this time, a pair of left and right telescopic links 11, 11 of the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 and the human power operation assisting device 3
The suspension rope 32 of 0 is the end 2b of the seat frame 2 on the bathtub side.
While maintaining the side, the bathing sheet 1 on which the bathed person M is placed is maintained in a horizontal posture, and the bathing sheet 1 is held in the bathtub 55.
It will move horizontally toward the side. Then, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The inner stopper pieces 53A and 53A of 53 and the outer stopper pieces 53B and 53B of 53 are hooked on the upper edge 55a of the bathtub, and then the support legs 51 and 51 are angled by 180 degrees.
Rotate upward by ° and stand up. After that, the caregiver holds the handle portions 21A, 21A of the operation handle 20 with both hands, and the stopper pieces 53A, 53B of the stoppers 53 on the opposite side of the bathtub.
The lifting rope 3 is lifted from the upper edge 55a of the bathtub to be detached, and the hanging rope 3
While unwinding 2, the bath sheet 1 is placed on the bottom surface 55 of the bathtub 55.
The person to be bathed M is bathed in the bathtub 55 by sinking into A. At this time, a pair of left and right telescopic links 11, 11 of the seat horizontal maintenance mechanism 10 and a suspension rope 32 of the human power operation assisting device 30.
However, the bath seat 1 on which the bathed person M is placed is supported vertically on the bath bottom surface 55A while supporting the bath frame side end 2b side of the sheet frame body 2 in a horizontal posture.
When the bathed person M finishes bathing, the caregiver gradually holds the suspension rope 32 by the remote controller 36 while lifting the bathing sheet 1 while holding the handle portions 21A, 21A of the operation handle 20. The motor 31 is driven to lift the bathing seat 1 right above the bathtub 55, and the inner stopper pieces 53A and the outer stopper pieces 53B of the anti-bathside stoppers 53 of the sheet frame body 2 are hooked on the bathtub upper edge portion 55a. Stop (state of Figure 4). At this time, the bathed person M is placed while the expansion links 11, 11 of the sheet horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 and the suspension rope 32 of the human-powered operation assisting device 30 support the bathtub side end portion 2b side of the sheet frame body 2. While keeping the bathing sheet 1 in a horizontal posture, the suspending rope 32 of the human-powered assisting device 30 assists the caregiver to lift the bathing sheet 1 upward, so that the bathed person M is kept in the bath 55. It acts so as to rise vertically upward. Then, the support legs 51, 51 are set to an angle of 1.
After turning downward by 80 °, the caregiver grasps the grip portions 21A, 21A of the operation handle 20 with both hands, and the stopper pieces 53A, 5 of the anti-tub side stopper 53 of the seat frame body 2 are held.
3B is removed from the upper edge 55a of the bathtub, and while the suspension rope 32 is gradually unwound by the remote controller 36, the bath sheet 1 is directed toward the side opposite to the bathtub (arrow C direction).
Is pulled to move the bathed person M to a position where the bathed person M is lowered. At this time, each expansion link 11 of the seat horizontal maintenance mechanism 10,
11 and the suspending rope 32 of the human-powered operation assisting device 30 support the bathtub-side end 2b side of the sheet frame body 2 while maintaining the bathing seat 1 on which the bathee M is placed in a horizontal posture and on the side opposite to the bathtub. It acts so as to move horizontally toward (the direction of arrow C). Then, in this state, the stopper pieces 54A and 54B of the bathtub side stopper 54 of the seat frame body 2 are attached to the bathtub upper edge portion 5
After hanging on 5a, the foot stop 7 of the bath sheet 1 is tilted horizontally and the bathed person M is lowered from the bath sheet 1.

【0028】この入浴用リフト装置は、図7に示す如
く、非使用時には、入浴用シート1の背もたれ部5と足
止め部7を水平に折畳んだ状態で操作ハンドル20の把
手材21,21と支持脚51,51を入浴用シート1上に
入浴用シート1と同様に水平に折畳み、この入浴用シー
ト1を人力操作補助装置30の吊持ロープ32により浴
室壁面50の上方部まで持ち上げた状態(図7の鎖線図
示状態)で補強部材19をシート枠体2から取外し、さ
らに入浴用シート1を下方に垂下させた状態(図7の実
線図示状態)でフック部材52,52を各伸縮リンク1
1,11の第1リンク片41A,41Aに掛止すると、一
般人(健常者)が浴槽55内に入浴するのに邪魔にならな
いように浴室壁面50に沿って格納することができるよ
うになっている。このように、寝たきり身体不自由者等
の被入浴者Mが浴槽55内で入浴する際に、浴室の壁面
50に基端部を取付けたシート水平維持機構10の各伸
縮リンク11,11と人力操作補助装置30の吊持ロー
プ32により被入浴者Mを入浴用シート1とともに浴槽
55内外に向けて水平姿勢状態に維持しながら水平及び
垂直方向に移動させることができることから、一人の介
護者だけで被入浴者Mを容易に入浴させることができる
とともに、従来の入浴用リフト装置(図8参照)に比して
大掛かりな補強工事も必要なくコンパクトにでき、その
結果、小スペースの一般家庭用の浴室であっても簡易に
使用することができる。さらに、この入浴用リフト装置
は、壁面にコンパクトに収納することができ健常者の入
浴のさまたげとならない故、一般家庭用としての使用条
件を充分に満たすことができる。又、この入浴用リフト
装置は、入浴用シート1の背もたれ部5と足止め部7を
長さ方向(矢印A−B方向)に向けて折畳み自在にできる
ので、被入浴者Mを被入浴者Mの身体の状態や浴槽55
の大きさに応じて寝た状態や座った状態等の自由な姿勢
で入浴させることができる。
As shown in FIG. 7, this bathing lift device, when not in use, has the backrest 5 and the foot stop 7 of the bathing seat 1 folded horizontally and the handle members 21, 21 of the operating handle 20. A state in which the supporting legs 51, 51 are horizontally folded on the bathing sheet 1 in the same manner as the bathing sheet 1, and the bathing sheet 1 is lifted up to the upper portion of the bathroom wall surface 50 by the suspension rope 32 of the human-power assisting device 30. The reinforcing member 19 is removed from the sheet frame body 2 in the state (shown by the chain line in FIG. 7), and the hook members 52, 52 are extended by expanding and contracting the hook members 52, 52 in a state where the bathing sheet 1 is hung downward (state in which the solid line is shown in FIG. 7). 1
When hooked on the first link pieces 41A and 41A of No. 1 and 11, they can be stored along the bathroom wall surface 50 so that an ordinary person (healthy person) does not get in the way of taking a bath in the bathtub 55. There is. As described above, when the bathed person M such as a bedridden person or the like takes a bath in the bathtub 55, the expansion / contraction links 11 and 11 of the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism 10 having the base end portion attached to the wall surface 50 of the bathroom and the human power are manually operated. The suspension rope 32 of the operation assisting device 30 enables the bathed person M to move in the horizontal and vertical directions with the bathing sheet 1 toward the inside and outside of the bathtub 55 while maintaining a horizontal posture, so that only one caregiver is required. The bathed person M can be easily bathed in, and it can be made compact without the need for large-scale reinforcement work as compared with the conventional bathing lift device (see FIG. 8), and as a result, it can be used in a small space for general household use. It can be easily used even in the bathroom. Furthermore, since this bathing lift device can be compactly stored on the wall surface and does not hinder the bathing of healthy persons, it can sufficiently satisfy the usage conditions for general household use. Further, in this bathing lift device, since the backrest portion 5 and the foot stopping portion 7 of the bathing sheet 1 can be freely folded in the length direction (direction of arrow AB), the bathee M is bathed by the bathee M. Body condition and bath 55
You can take a bath in any posture, such as sleeping or sitting, depending on the size of the bath.

【0029】尚、図1〜図7では、本願発明を一般家庭
用の浴室に実施した実施例を示しているが、他の実施例
では病院等の大きなスペースを有する浴室にも採用でき
るようにもなっている。
Although FIGS. 1 to 7 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a bathroom for general households, other embodiments can be applied to a bathroom having a large space such as a hospital. It is also becoming.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本願発明の実施例に係る入浴用リフト装置の全
体斜視図。
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a bathing lift apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】図1の入浴用リフト装置の正面図。FIG. 2 is a front view of the bath lift apparatus shown in FIG.

【図3】図1の入浴用リフト装置の使用状態説明図。FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a use state of the bathing lift device of FIG.

【図4】図1の入浴用リフト装置の使用状態説明図。FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a usage state of the bathing lift device of FIG. 1.

【図5】図1の入浴用リフト装置の使用状態説明図。5 is an explanatory view of a use state of the bathing lift device of FIG. 1. FIG.

【図6】図5のVI−VI矢視図。6 is a view on arrow VI-VI in FIG.

【図7】図1の入浴用リフト装置の使用状態説明図。FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a usage state of the bathing lift device of FIG.

【図8】従来の入浴用リフト装置の正面図。FIG. 8 is a front view of a conventional bathing lift device.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1は入浴用シート、10はシート水平維持機構、20は
操作ハンドル、30は人力操作補助装置である。
Reference numeral 1 is a bath sheet, 10 is a sheet horizontal maintaining mechanism, 20 is an operating handle, and 30 is a manual operation assisting device.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 寝たきり身体不自由者等の被入浴者を載
せるための座面部を有し且つ人力操作用のハンドルを備
えた入浴用シートと、 基端部が浴室の壁面に取付けられる一方、先端部が前記
入浴用シートに取付けられ、且つ該入浴用シートを水平
姿勢状態に維持しながら水平・垂直方向に移動可能とさ
れたシート水平維持機構と、 介護者が前記操作ハンドルにより被入浴者を浴槽内に入
浴させるに際してその入浴操作を補助するための人力操
作補助装置、 とを備えて構成されていることを特徴とする入浴用リフ
ト装置。
1. A bathing seat having a seating surface for mounting a bathed person such as a bedridden person and a handle for manpower operation, and a base end of which is attached to a wall surface of a bathroom, A seat horizontal maintaining mechanism having a front end attached to the bathing seat and movable horizontally and vertically while maintaining the bathing seat in a horizontal posture, and a caregiver uses the operation handle to bathe the bathed person. And a human-powered operation assisting device for assisting the bathing operation when bathing the bathtub in the bathtub.
【請求項2】 請求項1において、シート水平維持機構
と入浴用シートと操作ハンドルとが浴室の壁面に沿うよ
うに折畳まれて固定可能とされていることを特徴とする
入浴用リフト装置。
2. The bath lift apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the seat horizontal maintaining mechanism, the bath seat and the operation handle are foldable and fixable along the wall surface of the bathroom.
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