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WO2018037571A1
WO2018037571A1 PCT/JP2016/075690 JP2016075690W WO2018037571A1 WO 2018037571 A1 WO2018037571 A1 WO 2018037571A1 JP 2016075690 W JP2016075690 W JP 2016075690W WO 2018037571 A1 WO2018037571 A1 WO 2018037571A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/10—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
    • A61H2201/105—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A61H2203/04—Position of the patient
    • A61H2203/0443—Position of the patient substantially horizontal
    • A61H2203/0456—Supine

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  • the present invention relates to a bathing apparatus for bathing a bather in a supine position.
  • Patent Document 1 a bathing apparatus in which a bather can be immersed in a hot water bath in a supine position by lowering a bathing stretcher into a bathtub as a bathing means for a physically handicapped person.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a bathing apparatus that is highly safe and has a high relaxing effect.
  • the present invention includes a bathtub and a bathtub plate on which a bather lies.
  • the bathtub has a support base and a lower limb bathtub on the foot side from the support base, and a shaft portion of the bathtub plate is pivotally supported on an upper portion of the support base.
  • the shaft portion provided on the side is used as a rotation shaft, and when bathing, the foot side is lowered from the horizontal state into the lower limb bathtub and used in an inclined state.
  • the maximum water depth in the state where hot water is stretched to the lower limb bathtub is such that the lower body of the bather on the bathtub plate is immersed in the hot water bath when the foot side of the bathtub plate is lowered to the lowest level.
  • the lower limb bathtub has an inclined portion that descends from the support base toward the foot side.
  • the bathtub plate has a foot plate for supporting a bather's foot, and the foot plate can be adjusted in position so as to advance and retreat in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub plate.
  • a dome-shaped cover is detachably attached above the bathtub, the cover has a notch on the head side, and the notch exposes the bather's head outside the cover. Is desirable.
  • the bathtub is provided with a nozzle that ejects steam or mist upward at the foot side end.
  • the bathtub has a hair tub on the head side from the support base.
  • a column is provided between the bathtub and the bathtub plate, and the column can be tilted up and down.
  • the lower limb tub lays the bather on the bathtub plate, the bather's upper body is not immersed in the hot water bath, and the lower body is in the hot water bath, with the foot side end of the bathtub plate lowered to the lowest. Because it is so deep that it is soaked, it is highly safe, and bathers who are physically disabled can take a bath with peace of mind.
  • the bather By providing an inclined portion in the lower limb bathtub, it becomes possible to save the amount of hot water, which is economical.
  • the foot plate is provided on the bathtub plate, the bather can put his feet on the bath plate to stabilize the body, so that the safety can be further improved. Since the position of the foot plate can be adjusted, it can be used for many bathers with different heights.
  • a dome-like cover having a notch is provided in the present invention, it is possible to ensure the privacy of the bather, and the bather's head is exposed to the outside, so that he / she feels stuffy with steam etc. It is possible to communicate with bathing assistants. If the present invention provided with a cover is provided with a nozzle that jets steam or mist upward, the bather squirts steam or mist into the cover while hot water is applied to the lower limb tub. Not only can the whole be warmed up safely and effectively, but also a high relaxing effect can be obtained by steam and fog.
  • the left and right indicate the left and right directions when the bathtub 1 is viewed in plan as shown in FIG.
  • a belt 42 described later is omitted.
  • the present invention is a bathing apparatus that is mainly installed in a bathroom and bathes a bather in a supine position, warms the upper body by steam or fog, and lowers the lower body (particularly the lower limbs).
  • the bath is warmed by a hot water bath, and includes a bathtub 1, a bathtub plate 2 on which a bather lies, and a cover 5.
  • the height of the bathtub 1 is desirably a minimum height that satisfies the present embodiment in consideration of workability of a bathing assistant.
  • the bathtub plate 2 is used in a state in which hot water is applied to the bathtub 1 and lowered into the bathtub, and is a thick plate-like member that is larger than the size of the bather's body.
  • FRP fiber reinforced plastic
  • or FIG. 4 it is comprised from the head mounting part 21 and the body mounting part 22, and the head mounting part 21 is in the case of washing the head in the hair tub 13 of the bathtub 1 mentioned later.
  • FRP fiber reinforced plastic
  • a foot plate 3 and a groove 20 are provided on the upper surface of the bathtub plate 2.
  • a plurality of the groove portions 20 are provided in parallel in the longitudinal direction in the body placing portion 22, and water drainage on the bathtub plate 2 can be improved.
  • the shape of the groove 20 is not particularly limited.
  • the foot plate 3 is erected on the upper surface of the bathtub plate 2.
  • the bathtub plate 2 is provided with a plurality of fixing portions 24 from the foot side end portion toward the head side, and the foot plate 3 is attached to the fixing portion 24 so as to advance and retreat in the longitudinal direction.
  • the fixing portion 24 is provided in a cutout shape on both the left and right side surfaces of the bathtub plate 2, and by inserting the fixed portion 32 provided in the foot plate 3 into the cutout fixing portion 24.
  • the foot plate 3 is attached. Since a plurality of fixing portions 24 are provided, the position where the foot plate 3 is attached can be adjusted to the height of the bather. In addition, it is desirable to provide a handle 31 on the foot plate so that it is convenient for carrying and insertion into the fixing portion 24.
  • a shaft portion 23, a hooked portion 25, a column 28, and a buffer portion 27 are provided on the bottom surface of the bathtub plate 2.
  • the shaft portion 23 serves as a rotation shaft when the foot side end portion of the bathtub plate 2 rotates up and down by the elevating mechanism 4. It is arrange
  • the elevating mechanism 4 is composed of a belt 42, a pulley 43, a latching portion 41, a latched portion 25, and an unillustrated unwinding device.
  • a belt 42 is unwound upward from an unwinding device disposed inside the foot side wall of the bathtub 1, and the bathtub plate 2 is interposed via a pulley 43 provided above the unwinding device. It extends to the foot side end.
  • a wide hook-shaped hook 41 is provided at the tip of the belt 42 that has been unwound, and the hook 41 is provided on the bottom surface of the foot side end of the bathtub plate 2. It is fixed to the part 25 so as to be detachable.
  • FIG. 2 omits a part of the belt 42 hung on the pulley 43 in order to clarify the configuration of the elevating mechanism 4 and shows the pulley 43 that is not visually observed in the appearance.
  • the material of the belt 42 is not particularly limited, but high safety can be ensured by using a seat belt. It does not matter whether the unwinding device (not shown) is manual or electric.
  • the bathtub plate 2 In a state where the elevating mechanism 4 is removed from the bathtub plate 2, the bathtub plate 2 is in contact with a lower limb bathtub 14 described later. In that case, since the buffer part 27 is located between the bathtub plate 2 and the lower limb bathtub 14, there is no possibility that the bathtub plate 2 and the lower limb bathtub 14 may be damaged.
  • the material and shape of the buffer part 27 are not limited, for example, it is a rubber columnar member, and it is preferable that a plurality of the buffer parts 27 are provided on the foot side bottom part of the bathtub plate 2.
  • the support column 28 is provided to hold the bathtub plate 2 in a state in which the bathtub plate 2 is rotated upward when washing the lower limb bathtub 14 positioned below the bathtub plate 2.
  • pillar 28 is attached to the bathtub plate 2 by the hinge part 29 provided in the corner
  • the elevating mechanism 4 is removed from the bathtub plate 2 and the bathtub plate 2 is lifted upward and rotated, the column 28 is raised and the tip is fixed to the column locking portion 16 provided on the bathtub 1 side.
  • the plate 2 can be held upward. Thereby, since a space is created between the lower limb bathtub 14 and the bathtub plate 2, the inside of the lower limb bathtub 14 and the bottom surface of the bathtub plate 2 can be easily and safely cleaned.
  • the length and fixing position of the support column are not particularly limited as long as they can be safely washed by tilting the bathtub plate 2 upward.
  • the bathtub plate 2 is provided with a hole 26 penetrating in the vertical direction at the foot side end. Below the hole 26, the drain port 14d of the lower limb bathtub 14 is located, and the filth collected in the drain port 14d can be removed from the hole 26.
  • the head mounting part 21 and the body mounting part 22 of the bathtub plate 2 are bent at an obtuse angle. Specifically, in the substantially horizontal state of the body placing portion 22, the head placing portion 21 is slightly bent downward. As a result, when the foot side of the bathtub plate 2 is inclined downward, the head mounting portion 21 is in a substantially horizontal state, and a comfortable posture for the bather lying on the bathtub plate 2 is obtained.
  • a bathtub 1 made of FRP below the bathtub plate 2 is a bathtub 1 made of FRP.
  • the bathtub 1 has an outer side surface covered with a side cover 6.
  • a bathtub frame (not shown) is framed between the side cover 6 and the inner wall of the bathtub.
  • the inner wall of the bathtub, the side cover 6, the caster 7, and the connector 8 shown in FIG. 1 are fastened.
  • the material of a bathtub frame is not specifically limited, For example, it is desirable that it is a steel material.
  • the caster 7 and the connecting tool 8 can be attached arbitrarily, but it is desirable that the connecting tool 8 is provided because it has a function of fixing a stretcher that transports the bather to the bathing apparatus of the present invention.
  • the handle 18 is provided in the head side edge part and foot side edge part of the bathtub 1, as shown in FIG. 4, it is convenient when moving a bathing apparatus.
  • the bathtub 1 includes a support base 11 that supports the bathtub plate 2, a hair tub 13 on the head side of the support base 11, and a lower limb bathtub 14 on the foot side of the support base 11.
  • a support base 11 that supports the bathtub plate 2, a hair tub 13 on the head side of the support base 11, and a lower limb bathtub 14 on the foot side of the support base 11.
  • shaft support parts 12 are provided at both ends in the left-right direction, and the shaft part 23 of the bathtub plate 2 is supported by the shaft support part 12.
  • the support base 11 is desirably located near the chest from the bather's shoulder when the bather lies on the bathtub plate 2, but is not particularly limited as long as it is a head side position in the bathtub 1.
  • the shampoo tub 13 is for washing the bather's hair, and as shown in FIG. 5, the shampoo tub 13 has an inclined portion 13 a that descends from the upper surface of the support base 11 toward the head side, and a bottom portion 13 b. A drain port 13d is provided in 13b. When the foot side of the bathtub plate 2 is rotated upward, the head side end of the bathtub plate 2 descends into the hair tub 13.
  • the lower limb bathtub 14 is used to bathe the lower body of the bather with hot water, and has an inclined portion 14a that descends from the upper surface of the support base 11 toward the foot side, a bottom portion 14b, and a side wall portion 14c.
  • a drain port 14d is provided in the bottom portion 14b, and a drain port 14e for preventing overflow is provided above the side wall portion 14c on the foot side, as shown in FIGS.
  • hot water can be filled up to the height from the bottom 14 b to the drain outlet 14 e, but the maximum water depth is that on the bathtub plate 2 when the bathtub plate 2 is lowered into the lower limb bathtub 14.
  • the bather's lower body is soaked in the bath. Further, it is desirable that the inclined portion 14a has a moderate inclination.
  • a nozzle 15, a column locking portion 16, and a protrusion 17 protruding from the upper edge of the bathtub 1 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the lower limb bathtub 14. is there. Inside the protrusion 17, the unwinding device of the elevating mechanism 4 and the pulley 43 are arranged.
  • the side surface on the head side of the protrusion 17 is continuous with the side wall portion 14c on the foot side of the lower limb bathtub 14, and the belt 42 extends from the unwinding hole 17a provided on the side surface on the head side of the convex portion 17. I'm out.
  • Nozzles 15 are provided on the left and right sides of the protrusion 17.
  • the nozzle 15 is connected to a steam or mist generator (not shown) and ejects the steam or mist upward.
  • the configuration of the steam or mist generating device is not particularly limited, and for example, a steam generating device combining an IH heater and a water tank can be used. Moreover, it is also possible to generate steam or mist mixed with aroma oil, and the relaxation effect can be further enhanced.
  • a dome-shaped cover 5 In order to protect the bather's privacy and to warm the bather's whole body, it is necessary to attach a dome-shaped cover 5 to the upper part of the bathtub 1.
  • the cover 5 is freely attachable to the bathtub 1.
  • the cover 5 is large enough to cover the whole body except the bather's head as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, and the notch 51 is provided on the side of the head side.
  • the bather's head can be exposed to the outside. Since the bather's head is exposed, the bathing assistant can wash the hair of the bather and communicate with the bather.
  • the size and shape of the notch 51 are not particularly limited, but in view of safety, it is desirably sufficiently larger than the bather's head and semicircular. Although a gap is formed between the notch 51 and the bather's head (neck), a warming effect can be further maintained by wrapping a towel or the like around the bather's neck.
  • the bathtub plate 2 keeps the body placing portion 22 in a substantially horizontal state.
  • hot water is applied to the lower limb bathtub 14, and the steam or mist generator is activated.
  • the stretcher and the bathing apparatus of this invention are connected in the connector 8.
  • FIG. After the bather on the stretcher is moved onto the bathtub plate 2 with a simple stretcher or the like, the cover 5 is put on the bathtub 1 and the bathtub plate 2 is lowered.
  • Bathing assistants can wash hair and communicate while sitting on a chair or the like while bathing the lower limbs of the bather in hot water and warming the upper body with steam or mist.
  • the cover 5 is removed, the body of the bather is washed away by a shower or the like, and then the bathtub plate 2 is returned to a horizontal state.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
  • size and shape of a bathing apparatus are not specifically limited, For example, considering that it is used in a hospital, it is desirable that it is the magnitude
  • the bathtub plate 2 can be used with a pillow for the bathroom. Moreover, in order to raise safety
  • the present invention is not necessarily used only for people with physical disabilities in hospitals, facilities, etc., but is widely used as a bathing device that can provide a relaxing effect. Furthermore, it is assumed to be used in a car or installed in a home.

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The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bathing apparatus which is safe and relaxing. This bathing apparatus is provided with a bathtub (1) and a bathtub plate (2) on which the bather lies, the bathtub (1) comprises a support base (11) and a lower limb bathtub (14) disposed on the foot side from the support base (11). A shaft (23) of the bathtub plate (2) is pivotally supported on the top of the support base (11), and, during bathing, the foot side of the bathtub plate (2) is lowered from the horizontal state into the lower limb bathtub (14) rotating about the shaft (23), which is provided on the head side, and the bathtub is used in this inclined state. In a state in which the lower limb bathtub (14) is filled with hot water, the maximum water depth when the foot side of the bathtub plate (2) is maximally lowered is such that the bather's lower body on the bathtub plate (2) can soak in the hot bath.

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入浴装置Bathing equipment
　本発明は、入浴者を仰臥位で入浴させる入浴装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus for bathing a bather in a supine position.
　従来、体の不自由な人のための入浴手段として入浴用担架を浴槽内へ下降させることにより、入浴者が仰臥位で湯浴に浸かることのできる入浴装置が提案されている（特許文献１）。 Conventionally, there has been proposed a bathing apparatus in which a bather can be immersed in a hot water bath in a supine position by lowering a bathing stretcher into a bathtub as a bathing means for a physically handicapped person (Patent Document 1). ).
実公平７－０５１０５０号公報No. 7-051050
　しかしながら、体の不自由な人の中には、胸や肩まで湯に浸かることを不安に感じる人もおり、このような入浴装置では、浴槽の水面が頭部の近くに位置するため、入浴担架を浴槽内へ下降する際に湯がはねて入浴者の顔にかかることで、入浴者にストレスを与えることが問題であり、さらには、入浴者が入浴担架の上でバランスを崩した場合の危険性もあった。 However, some people with physical disabilities feel uneasy about bathing in the water up to their chest and shoulders. With such a bathing device, the water surface of the bathtub is located near the head, so When the stretcher descends into the bathtub, the hot water splashes on the face of the bather, causing stress to the bather, and the bather loses balance on the bath stretcher. There was also a danger in case.
　本発明は、上記事情を鑑みたものであり、安全性が高く、かつ、リラックス効果の高い入浴装置を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a bathing apparatus that is highly safe and has a high relaxing effect.
　本発明は、浴槽と、入浴者が横たわる浴槽プレートと、を備える。前記浴槽は、支持台と、前記支持台より足側に下肢浴槽と、を有し、前記支持台の上部には、前記浴槽プレートの軸部が軸支されており、前記浴槽プレートは、頭側に備える前記軸部を回動軸として、入浴時には、水平状態から足側を前記下肢浴槽内へ下降させて傾斜状態で使用するものである。そして、前記下肢浴槽へ湯を張った状態の最大の水深は、前記浴槽プレートの足側を最下降させた際に、前記浴槽プレート上の入浴者の下半身が湯浴に浸かるほどであることを特徴とする。 The present invention includes a bathtub and a bathtub plate on which a bather lies. The bathtub has a support base and a lower limb bathtub on the foot side from the support base, and a shaft portion of the bathtub plate is pivotally supported on an upper portion of the support base. The shaft portion provided on the side is used as a rotation shaft, and when bathing, the foot side is lowered from the horizontal state into the lower limb bathtub and used in an inclined state. The maximum water depth in the state where hot water is stretched to the lower limb bathtub is such that the lower body of the bather on the bathtub plate is immersed in the hot water bath when the foot side of the bathtub plate is lowered to the lowest level. Features.
　前記下肢浴槽は、前記支持台から足側へ向けて下降する傾斜部を有することが望ましい。 It is desirable that the lower limb bathtub has an inclined portion that descends from the support base toward the foot side.
　前記浴槽プレートは、入浴者の足を支えるフットプレート有し、前記フットプレートは、前記浴槽プレートの長手方向へ進退可能に位置調整できることが望ましい。 It is desirable that the bathtub plate has a foot plate for supporting a bather's foot, and the foot plate can be adjusted in position so as to advance and retreat in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub plate.
　前記浴槽の上方には、ドーム状のカバーが着脱自在に取り付けられ、前記カバーは頭側に切欠きを有し、前記切欠きは、入浴者の頭部をカバー外に露出させるものであることが望ましい。 A dome-shaped cover is detachably attached above the bathtub, the cover has a notch on the head side, and the notch exposes the bather's head outside the cover. Is desirable.
　前記カバーを取り付けた場合において、前記浴槽は、足側端部に蒸気または霧を上方へ向けて噴出するノズルを備えることが望ましい。 In the case where the cover is attached, it is desirable that the bathtub is provided with a nozzle that ejects steam or mist upward at the foot side end.
　前記浴槽は、前記支持台より頭側に洗髪槽を備えることが望ましい。 It is desirable that the bathtub has a hair tub on the head side from the support base.
　前記浴槽と前記浴槽プレートの間に支柱が設けてあり、前記支柱は起倒自在であることが望ましい。 It is desirable that a column is provided between the bathtub and the bathtub plate, and the column can be tilted up and down.
　本発明によれば、下肢浴槽は、浴槽プレートに入浴者を横たえ、浴槽プレートの足側端部を最下降させた状態で、入浴者の上半身は湯浴に浸からず、下半身が湯浴に浸かるほどの深さであるため、安全性が高く、特に体の不自由な入浴者は安心して入浴することができる。 According to the present invention, the lower limb tub lays the bather on the bathtub plate, the bather's upper body is not immersed in the hot water bath, and the lower body is in the hot water bath, with the foot side end of the bathtub plate lowered to the lowest. Because it is so deep that it is soaked, it is highly safe, and bathers who are physically disabled can take a bath with peace of mind.
　下肢浴槽に傾斜部を設けることによって、湯量を節約することが可能となり、経済的である。
　また、浴槽プレートにフットプレートを設ければ、入浴者が足を置いて体を安定させることができるため、より安全性を高めることが可能となる。そして、フットプレートは位置調整可能であるため、身長の異なる多くの入浴者に対応できる。 By providing an inclined portion in the lower limb bathtub, it becomes possible to save the amount of hot water, which is economical.
In addition, if the foot plate is provided on the bathtub plate, the bather can put his feet on the bath plate to stabilize the body, so that the safety can be further improved. Since the position of the foot plate can be adjusted, it can be used for many bathers with different heights.
　本発明に切欠きを有するドーム状のカバーを設ければ、入浴者のプライバシーを確保することが可能であり、かつ、入浴者の頭部は外側へ露出するので、湯気等で息苦しさを感じることがなく、入浴補助者等とコミュニケーションをとることも可能である。
　カバーを設けた本発明に、蒸気または霧を上方へ向けて噴出するノズルを備えれば、入浴者は、下肢浴槽に湯を張った状態で、前記カバー内に蒸気または霧を噴出し、体全体を安全かつ効果的に温めることができるだけでなく、蒸気や霧によって高いリラックス効果が得られる。 If a dome-like cover having a notch is provided in the present invention, it is possible to ensure the privacy of the bather, and the bather's head is exposed to the outside, so that he / she feels stuffy with steam etc. It is possible to communicate with bathing assistants.
If the present invention provided with a cover is provided with a nozzle that jets steam or mist upward, the bather squirts steam or mist into the cover while hot water is applied to the lower limb tub. Not only can the whole be warmed up safely and effectively, but also a high relaxing effect can be obtained by steam and fog.
入浴装置の長手方向の断面を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the cross section of the longitudinal direction of a bathing apparatus. 浴槽プレートの上面を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the upper surface of a bathtub plate. 浴槽プレートの底面を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the bottom face of a bathtub plate. 入浴装置のカバーを外した状態で示す平面図である。It is a top view shown in the state where a cover of a bathing device was removed. 浴槽プレートの昇降動作の説明図である。It is explanatory drawing of the raising / lowering operation | movement of a bathtub plate. カバーと、一部を分解した浴槽を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the cover and the bathtub which decomposed | disassembled one part.
　以下、本発明の実施の形態を図面に基づいて説明する。下記説明において、左右とは、図４に示すように、浴槽１を平面視した際の左右方向を示す。なお、図４は後述するベルト４２を省略して示す。
　本発明は、図１の説明図に示すように、主に浴室に設置して入浴者を仰臥位で入浴させる入浴装置であって、蒸気又は霧によって上半身を温めるとともに、下半身（特に下肢）を湯浴によって温めるものであり、浴槽１と、入浴者が横たわる浴槽プレート２と、カバー５から構成される。浴槽１の高さは、入浴補助者の作業性を考慮して、本実施形態を満たす最低限の高さであることが望ましい。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the left and right indicate the left and right directions when the bathtub 1 is viewed in plan as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, a belt 42 described later is omitted.
As shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 1, the present invention is a bathing apparatus that is mainly installed in a bathroom and bathes a bather in a supine position, warms the upper body by steam or fog, and lowers the lower body (particularly the lower limbs). The bath is warmed by a hot water bath, and includes a bathtub 1, a bathtub plate 2 on which a bather lies, and a cover 5. The height of the bathtub 1 is desirably a minimum height that satisfies the present embodiment in consideration of workability of a bathing assistant.
　浴槽プレート２は、浴槽１に湯を張った状態で、浴槽内へ下降させて使用するものであって、入浴者の体の大きさよりも大きく、厚みのある板状の部材であり、材質は限定されないが、例えば繊維強化プラスチック（以下、ＦＲＰと記載）を使用することが望ましい。図２乃至図４に示すように、頭載置部２１と、体載置部２２とから構成され、頭載置部２１は、後述する浴槽１の洗髪槽１３において、頭部を洗う際の作業性を確保するために、左右方向の幅を体載置部２２よりも小さくすることが望ましい。 The bathtub plate 2 is used in a state in which hot water is applied to the bathtub 1 and lowered into the bathtub, and is a thick plate-like member that is larger than the size of the bather's body. Although not limited, it is desirable to use, for example, fiber reinforced plastic (hereinafter referred to as FRP). As shown in FIG. 2 thru | or FIG. 4, it is comprised from the head mounting part 21 and the body mounting part 22, and the head mounting part 21 is in the case of washing the head in the hair tub 13 of the bathtub 1 mentioned later. In order to ensure workability, it is desirable to make the width in the left-right direction smaller than the body placement portion 22.
　図２に示すように、浴槽プレート２の上面には、フットプレート３と、溝部２０が設けてある。溝部２０は、体載置部２２において長手方向に並列して複数設けてあり、浴槽プレート２上の水捌けを良くすることが可能となる。溝部２０の形状は特に限定されることはない。 As shown in FIG. 2, a foot plate 3 and a groove 20 are provided on the upper surface of the bathtub plate 2. A plurality of the groove portions 20 are provided in parallel in the longitudinal direction in the body placing portion 22, and water drainage on the bathtub plate 2 can be improved. The shape of the groove 20 is not particularly limited.
　フットプレート３は、浴槽プレート２の上面に立設している。浴槽プレート２には、足側端部から頭側へ向かって複数の固定部２４が設けられており、固定部２４において、フットプレート３が長手方向へ進退可能に取り付けられてある。詳しくは、固定部２４は浴槽プレート２の左右の両側面に、切欠き状に設けてあり、この切欠き状の固定部２４に、フットプレート３に設けた被固定部３２を挿入することによって、フットプレート３が取り付けられる。固定部２４が複数設けてあるため、フットプレート３を取付ける位置は、入浴者の身長に合わせることが可能である。また、フットプレートには、持ち運びや固定部２４への挿入の際に便宜となるよう、取っ手３１を設けることが望ましい。 The foot plate 3 is erected on the upper surface of the bathtub plate 2. The bathtub plate 2 is provided with a plurality of fixing portions 24 from the foot side end portion toward the head side, and the foot plate 3 is attached to the fixing portion 24 so as to advance and retreat in the longitudinal direction. Specifically, the fixing portion 24 is provided in a cutout shape on both the left and right side surfaces of the bathtub plate 2, and by inserting the fixed portion 32 provided in the foot plate 3 into the cutout fixing portion 24. The foot plate 3 is attached. Since a plurality of fixing portions 24 are provided, the position where the foot plate 3 is attached can be adjusted to the height of the bather. In addition, it is desirable to provide a handle 31 on the foot plate so that it is convenient for carrying and insertion into the fixing portion 24.
　図３に示すように、浴槽プレート２の底面には、軸部２３と、被掛止部２５と、支柱２８と、緩衝部２７が設けてある。軸部２３は、図１及び図５に示すように、昇降機構４によって、浴槽プレート２の足側端部が上下に回動する際の回動軸となるものであって、体載置部２２の頭側端部に配置されており、左右方向に略平行に取り付けられている。 As shown in FIG. 3, a shaft portion 23, a hooked portion 25, a column 28, and a buffer portion 27 are provided on the bottom surface of the bathtub plate 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the shaft portion 23 serves as a rotation shaft when the foot side end portion of the bathtub plate 2 rotates up and down by the elevating mechanism 4. It is arrange | positioned at 22 head side edge parts, and is attached substantially parallel to the left-right direction.
　昇降機構４とは、図２及び図５に示すように、ベルト４２と、滑車４３と、掛止部４１と、被掛止部２５及び図示しない巻出装置から構成されるものである。詳しくは、浴槽１の足側の側壁内部に配置された巻出装置から、ベルト４２が上方へ向かって巻き出されており、巻出装置の上方に備えられた滑車４３を介して浴槽プレート２の足側端部まで延出している。巻き出されたベルト４２の先端部には、幅広のフック状の掛止部４１が設けてあり、その掛止部４１が、浴槽プレート２の足側端部の底面に設けられた被掛止部２５に掛脱可能に固定してある。ベルト４２が巻き出されることよって、浴槽プレート２は水平状態から足側を下降させた傾斜状態になり、ベルトが巻き戻されることによって、再び水平状態へ戻る。
　なお、巻出装置（図示しない）と、滑車４３は、浴槽１の足側上縁に設けられた突部１７の内部に収納されるため、図６に示すように、昇降機構４において、外観から目視できるのは、滑車４３から巻き出され巻出し孔１７ａから外部へ延出するベルト４２と、掛止部４１と、被掛止部２５のみである。図２は、昇降機構４の構成を明確にするために、滑車４３に掛かったベルト４２の一部を省略しており、また、外観において目視されない滑車４３を露出した状態で図示している。ベルト４２の材質は特に限定されないが、シートベルトを用いることで、高い安全性を確保できる。図示しない巻出装置は、手動であるか電動であるかを問わない。 As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the elevating mechanism 4 is composed of a belt 42, a pulley 43, a latching portion 41, a latched portion 25, and an unillustrated unwinding device. Specifically, a belt 42 is unwound upward from an unwinding device disposed inside the foot side wall of the bathtub 1, and the bathtub plate 2 is interposed via a pulley 43 provided above the unwinding device. It extends to the foot side end. A wide hook-shaped hook 41 is provided at the tip of the belt 42 that has been unwound, and the hook 41 is provided on the bottom surface of the foot side end of the bathtub plate 2. It is fixed to the part 25 so as to be detachable. When the belt 42 is unwound, the bathtub plate 2 is brought into an inclined state in which the foot side is lowered from the horizontal state, and when the belt is rewound, the bathtub plate 2 returns to the horizontal state again.
Since the unwinding device (not shown) and the pulley 43 are housed inside the protrusion 17 provided on the foot side upper edge of the bathtub 1, as shown in FIG. Are visible only from the belt 43 which is unwound from the pulley 43 and extends to the outside through the unwinding hole 17a, the hooking portion 41 and the hooked portion 25. FIG. 2 omits a part of the belt 42 hung on the pulley 43 in order to clarify the configuration of the elevating mechanism 4 and shows the pulley 43 that is not visually observed in the appearance. The material of the belt 42 is not particularly limited, but high safety can be ensured by using a seat belt. It does not matter whether the unwinding device (not shown) is manual or electric.
　昇降機構４を浴槽プレート２から外した状態では、浴槽プレート２は、後述する下肢浴槽１４内に当接した状態となる。その際に、浴槽プレート２及び下肢浴槽１４の間には、緩衝部２７が位置しているため、浴槽プレート２及び下肢浴槽１４が破損するおそれがない。緩衝部２７は、材質や形状は限定されないが、例えばゴム製の円柱状の部材であって、浴槽プレート２の足側底部に複数設けてあることが望ましい。 In a state where the elevating mechanism 4 is removed from the bathtub plate 2, the bathtub plate 2 is in contact with a lower limb bathtub 14 described later. In that case, since the buffer part 27 is located between the bathtub plate 2 and the lower limb bathtub 14, there is no possibility that the bathtub plate 2 and the lower limb bathtub 14 may be damaged. Although the material and shape of the buffer part 27 are not limited, for example, it is a rubber columnar member, and it is preferable that a plurality of the buffer parts 27 are provided on the foot side bottom part of the bathtub plate 2.
　支柱２８は、浴槽プレート２の下方に位置する下肢浴槽１４を洗浄する際に、浴槽プレート２を上方へ回動させた状態で保持するために設けられたものである。支柱２８は、浴槽プレート２の足側の角部に設けられたヒンジ部２９によって浴槽プレート２に取り付けられており、起倒自在である。昇降機構４を浴槽プレート２から外し、浴槽プレート２を上方へ持ち上げて回動させた際に、支柱２８を起こし、浴槽１側に設けた支柱係止部１６に先端を固定させることによって、浴槽プレート２を上方で保持することができる。これによって、下肢浴槽１４と浴槽プレート２との間に空間ができるため、下肢浴槽１４内と浴槽プレート２の底面を容易かつ安全に清掃することが可能となる。支柱の長さや固定位置は、浴槽プレート２を上方に傾けて安全に洗浄作業を行うことのできる範囲であれば特に限定されることはない。 The support column 28 is provided to hold the bathtub plate 2 in a state in which the bathtub plate 2 is rotated upward when washing the lower limb bathtub 14 positioned below the bathtub plate 2. The support | pillar 28 is attached to the bathtub plate 2 by the hinge part 29 provided in the corner | angular part of the foot side of the bathtub plate 2, and can be tilted freely. When the elevating mechanism 4 is removed from the bathtub plate 2 and the bathtub plate 2 is lifted upward and rotated, the column 28 is raised and the tip is fixed to the column locking portion 16 provided on the bathtub 1 side. The plate 2 can be held upward. Thereby, since a space is created between the lower limb bathtub 14 and the bathtub plate 2, the inside of the lower limb bathtub 14 and the bottom surface of the bathtub plate 2 can be easily and safely cleaned. The length and fixing position of the support column are not particularly limited as long as they can be safely washed by tilting the bathtub plate 2 upward.
　浴槽プレート２には、足側端部に上下方向に貫通する孔２６を設けることが望ましい。孔２６の下方には、下肢浴槽１４の排水口１４ｄが位置しており、排水口１４ｄに溜まった汚物を孔２６から取り除くことができる。 It is desirable that the bathtub plate 2 is provided with a hole 26 penetrating in the vertical direction at the foot side end. Below the hole 26, the drain port 14d of the lower limb bathtub 14 is located, and the filth collected in the drain port 14d can be removed from the hole 26.
　また、図１及び図５に示すように、浴槽プレート２の頭載置部２１と体載置部２２は、鈍角に屈曲していることが望ましい。詳しくは、体載置部２２の略水平状態において、頭載置部２１が下方にやや屈曲している状態である。これによって、浴槽プレート２の足側が下方へ傾斜した際に、頭載置部２１が略水平状態となり、浴槽プレート２上に横たわる入浴者にとって楽な体勢となる。 Moreover, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.5, it is desirable that the head mounting part 21 and the body mounting part 22 of the bathtub plate 2 are bent at an obtuse angle. Specifically, in the substantially horizontal state of the body placing portion 22, the head placing portion 21 is slightly bent downward. As a result, when the foot side of the bathtub plate 2 is inclined downward, the head mounting portion 21 is in a substantially horizontal state, and a comfortable posture for the bather lying on the bathtub plate 2 is obtained.
　浴槽プレート２の下方には、ＦＲＰ製の浴槽１が位置している。浴槽１は、図６に示すように、外側の側面をサイドカバー６によって覆われているが、サイドカバー６と、浴槽内壁との間には、図示しない浴槽フレームが枠組みされており、浴槽フレームによって浴槽内壁と、サイドカバー６と、キャスター７と、図１に示す連結具８が締結されている。浴槽フレームの材質は特に限定されないが、例えば鉄鋼材であることが望ましい。キャスター７と連結具８の取り付けは任意であるが、連結具８は、入浴者を本発明の入浴装置まで運ぶストレッチャーを固定する機能を有するため、設けてあることが望ましい。また、キャスター７を取付ける場合は、図４に示すように、浴槽１の頭側端部及び足側端部に取っ手１８を設ければ、入浴装置を移動させる際に便宜である。 Below the bathtub plate 2 is a bathtub 1 made of FRP. As shown in FIG. 6, the bathtub 1 has an outer side surface covered with a side cover 6. A bathtub frame (not shown) is framed between the side cover 6 and the inner wall of the bathtub. The inner wall of the bathtub, the side cover 6, the caster 7, and the connector 8 shown in FIG. 1 are fastened. Although the material of a bathtub frame is not specifically limited, For example, it is desirable that it is a steel material. The caster 7 and the connecting tool 8 can be attached arbitrarily, but it is desirable that the connecting tool 8 is provided because it has a function of fixing a stretcher that transports the bather to the bathing apparatus of the present invention. Moreover, when attaching the caster 7, if the handle 18 is provided in the head side edge part and foot side edge part of the bathtub 1, as shown in FIG. 4, it is convenient when moving a bathing apparatus.
　浴槽１は、浴槽プレート２を支持する支持台１１と、支持台１１より頭側に洗髪槽１３と、支持台１１より足側に下肢浴槽１４を備えている。支持台１１の上部には、左右方向の両端部に軸支部１２が設けてあり、軸支部１２において浴槽プレート２の軸部２３が軸支してある。支持台１１は、浴槽プレート２へ入浴者が横たわった際の、入浴者の肩から胸辺りに位置していることが望ましいが、浴槽１における頭側の位置であれば特に限定されない。 The bathtub 1 includes a support base 11 that supports the bathtub plate 2, a hair tub 13 on the head side of the support base 11, and a lower limb bathtub 14 on the foot side of the support base 11. At the upper part of the support base 11, shaft support parts 12 are provided at both ends in the left-right direction, and the shaft part 23 of the bathtub plate 2 is supported by the shaft support part 12. The support base 11 is desirably located near the chest from the bather's shoulder when the bather lies on the bathtub plate 2, but is not particularly limited as long as it is a head side position in the bathtub 1.
　洗髪槽１３は、入浴者の洗髪を行うためのものであって、図５に示すように、支持台１１の上面から頭側へ向かって下降する傾斜部１３ａと、底部１３ｂを有し、底部１３ｂには排水口１３ｄが設けてある。浴槽プレート２の足側を上方へ回動させた際には、浴槽プレート２の頭側端部は洗髪槽１３内に下降する。 The shampoo tub 13 is for washing the bather's hair, and as shown in FIG. 5, the shampoo tub 13 has an inclined portion 13 a that descends from the upper surface of the support base 11 toward the head side, and a bottom portion 13 b. A drain port 13d is provided in 13b. When the foot side of the bathtub plate 2 is rotated upward, the head side end of the bathtub plate 2 descends into the hair tub 13.
　下肢浴槽１４は、湯を張って入浴者の下半身を湯浴させるものであって、支持台１１の上面から足側へ向かって下降する傾斜部１４ａと、底部１４ｂと、側壁部１４ｃを有する。底部１４ｂには排水口１４ｄが設けてあり、足側の側壁部１４ｃの上方には、図４及び図６に示すように、オーバーフローを防止するための排水口１４ｅが設けてある。下肢浴槽１４において、底部１４ｂから排水口１４ｅまでの高さまで湯を張ることができるが、その最大の水深は、浴槽プレート２を下肢浴槽１４内に最下降させた際に、浴槽プレート２上の入浴者の下半身が湯浴に浸かるほどである。また、傾斜部１４ａは、緩やかな斜度であることが望ましい。 The lower limb bathtub 14 is used to bathe the lower body of the bather with hot water, and has an inclined portion 14a that descends from the upper surface of the support base 11 toward the foot side, a bottom portion 14b, and a side wall portion 14c. A drain port 14d is provided in the bottom portion 14b, and a drain port 14e for preventing overflow is provided above the side wall portion 14c on the foot side, as shown in FIGS. In the lower limb bathtub 14, hot water can be filled up to the height from the bottom 14 b to the drain outlet 14 e, but the maximum water depth is that on the bathtub plate 2 when the bathtub plate 2 is lowered into the lower limb bathtub 14. The bather's lower body is soaked in the bath. Further, it is desirable that the inclined portion 14a has a moderate inclination.
　浴槽１の足側には、図４及び図６に示すように、下肢浴槽１４の外周側にノズル１５と、支柱係止部１６と、浴槽１の上縁から***した突部１７が設けてある。突部１７の内部には、昇降機構４の巻出装置と滑車４３が配置されている。突部１７の頭側の側面は、下肢浴槽１４の足側の側壁部１４ｃとひと続きになっており、その凸部１７の頭側の側面に設けられた巻出し孔１７ａからベルト４２が延出している。 As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, on the foot side of the bathtub 1, a nozzle 15, a column locking portion 16, and a protrusion 17 protruding from the upper edge of the bathtub 1 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the lower limb bathtub 14. is there. Inside the protrusion 17, the unwinding device of the elevating mechanism 4 and the pulley 43 are arranged. The side surface on the head side of the protrusion 17 is continuous with the side wall portion 14c on the foot side of the lower limb bathtub 14, and the belt 42 extends from the unwinding hole 17a provided on the side surface on the head side of the convex portion 17. I'm out.
　突部１７の左右両側には、ノズル１５が設けてある。ノズル１５は、図示しない蒸気又は霧発生装置と連結しており、蒸気又は霧を上方へ向けて噴出するものである。蒸気又は霧発生装置の構成は特に限定されないが、例えば、ＩＨヒーターと水タンクを組合せた蒸気発生装置を使用することができる。また、アロマオイルを混ぜた蒸気又は霧を発生させることも可能であり、リラックス効果をより高めることができる。 Nozzles 15 are provided on the left and right sides of the protrusion 17. The nozzle 15 is connected to a steam or mist generator (not shown) and ejects the steam or mist upward. The configuration of the steam or mist generating device is not particularly limited, and for example, a steam generating device combining an IH heater and a water tank can be used. Moreover, it is also possible to generate steam or mist mixed with aroma oil, and the relaxation effect can be further enhanced.
　入浴者のプライバシーを守り、かつ、入浴者の全身を温めるためには、ドーム状のカバー５を浴槽１の上部に取り付ける必要がある。カバー５は、浴槽１に取付け自在とする。カバー５は、図１及び図６に示すように入浴者の頭部を除く全身を覆うほどの大きさであり、頭側の側面には切欠５１が設けてあるため、切欠５１からカバー５の外側へ入浴者の頭部を露出することができる。入浴者の頭部が露出していることで、入浴補助者は、入浴者の洗髪や、入浴者とのコミュニケーションが可能となる。切欠５１の大きさや形状は特に限定されないが、安全性を考慮して、入浴者の頭部よりも十分に大きく、半円状であることが望ましい。切欠５１と入浴者の頭部（首部）の間には隙間ができるが、入浴者の首にタオル等を巻くことで、一層保温効果を保つことができる。 In order to protect the bather's privacy and to warm the bather's whole body, it is necessary to attach a dome-shaped cover 5 to the upper part of the bathtub 1. The cover 5 is freely attachable to the bathtub 1. The cover 5 is large enough to cover the whole body except the bather's head as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, and the notch 51 is provided on the side of the head side. The bather's head can be exposed to the outside. Since the bather's head is exposed, the bathing assistant can wash the hair of the bather and communicate with the bather. The size and shape of the notch 51 are not particularly limited, but in view of safety, it is desirably sufficiently larger than the bather's head and semicircular. Although a gap is formed between the notch 51 and the bather's head (neck), a warming effect can be further maintained by wrapping a towel or the like around the bather's neck.
　本発明の使用方法を説明する。まず、入浴者を迎える前に、浴槽プレート２は、体載置部２２を略水平にした状態にしておく。また、下肢浴槽１４に湯を張り、蒸気又は霧発生装置を起動させておく。そして入浴者をストレッチャーで運ぶ場合は、ストレッチャーの高さを浴槽プレート２の高さに合わせた後、ストレッチャーと本発明の入浴装置とを、連結具８において連結させる。ストレッチャー上の入浴者を簡易の担架等で浴槽プレート２上へ移動させた後、浴槽１の上からカバー５を被せ、浴槽プレート２を下降させる。入浴者の下肢を湯に浸けるとともに、上半身を蒸気又は霧で温めながら、入浴補助者は椅子等に座った状態で、洗髪やコミュニケーションをとることができる。入浴が終わると、カバー５を取り外し、シャワー等で入浴者の体を流した後、浴槽プレート２を水平状態に戻す。 The method of using the present invention will be described. First, before welcoming the bather, the bathtub plate 2 keeps the body placing portion 22 in a substantially horizontal state. In addition, hot water is applied to the lower limb bathtub 14, and the steam or mist generator is activated. And when carrying a bather with a stretcher, after adjusting the height of a stretcher to the height of the bathtub plate 2, the stretcher and the bathing apparatus of this invention are connected in the connector 8. FIG. After the bather on the stretcher is moved onto the bathtub plate 2 with a simple stretcher or the like, the cover 5 is put on the bathtub 1 and the bathtub plate 2 is lowered. Bathing assistants can wash hair and communicate while sitting on a chair or the like while bathing the lower limbs of the bather in hot water and warming the upper body with steam or mist. When bathing is completed, the cover 5 is removed, the body of the bather is washed away by a shower or the like, and then the bathtub plate 2 is returned to a horizontal state.
　本発明は、上記の実施形態に限定されない。入浴装置の大きさや形状は特に限定されないが、例えば、病院で使用されることを考慮して、院内のエレベーターに載せられる大きさであることが望ましい。また、浴室内で使用することに限られず、室内の一角に設置するなどして、浴室の一種として使用することも可能である。
　浴槽プレート２には、浴室用のまくらを置いて使用することも可能である。また、浴槽プレート２には、より安全性を高めるため、入浴者の体を固定するベルトを備えてもよい。
　本発明は必ずしも病院や施設等において体の不自由な人のみに使用するものではなく、リラックス効果を得られる入浴装置として幅広く使用されるものである。さらには、車に搭載して使用したり、家庭に設置して使用することも想定されるものである。 The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Although the magnitude | size and shape of a bathing apparatus are not specifically limited, For example, considering that it is used in a hospital, it is desirable that it is the magnitude | size which can be mounted on the elevator in a hospital. Moreover, it is not restricted to using in a bathroom, It can also be used as a kind of bathroom by installing in one corner of a room.
The bathtub plate 2 can be used with a pillow for the bathroom. Moreover, in order to raise safety | security more, the bathtub plate 2 may be provided with the belt which fixes a bather's body.
The present invention is not necessarily used only for people with physical disabilities in hospitals, facilities, etc., but is widely used as a bathing device that can provide a relaxing effect. Furthermore, it is assumed to be used in a car or installed in a home.
１　　　浴槽
１１　　支持台
１２　軸支部
１３　　洗髪槽
１３ａ　傾斜部
１３ｂ　底部
１３ｄ　排水口
１４　　下肢浴槽
１４ａ　傾斜部
１４ｂ　底部
１４ｃ　側壁部
１４ｄ　排水口（底部）
１４ｅ　排水口（側壁部）
１５　　ノズル
１６　　支柱係止部
１７　　突部
１７ａ　巻出し孔
１８　　取っ手
２　　　浴槽プレート
２０　　溝部
２１　　頭載置部
２２　　体載置部
２３　　軸部
２４　　固定部
２５　　被掛止部
２６　　孔
２７　　緩衝部
２８　　支柱
２９　　ヒンジ部
３　　　フットプレート
３１　　取っ手
３２　　被固定部
４　　　昇降機構
４１　　掛止部
４２　　ベルト
４３　　滑車
５　　　カバー
５１　　切欠
６　　　サイドカバー
７　　　キャスター
８　　　連結具 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 11 Support stand 12 Shaft support part 13 Hair-washing tank 13a Inclined part 13b Bottom part 13d Drain outlet 14 Lower limb bathtub 14a Inclined part 14b Bottom part 14c Side wall part 14d Drain outlet (bottom part)
14e Drain port (side wall)
15 Nozzle 16 Supporting part 17 Protruding part 17a Unwinding hole 18 Handle 2 Bathtub plate 20 Groove part 21 Head mounting part 22 Body mounting part 23 Shaft part 24 Fixing part 25 Locking part 26 Hole 27 Buffer part 28 Supporting part 29 Hinge part 3 Foot plate 31 Handle 32 Fixed part 4 Elevating mechanism 41 Locking part 42 Belt 43 Pulley 5 Cover 51 Notch 6 Side cover 7 Caster 8 Connecting tool

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  1. 　浴槽と、入浴者が横たわる浴槽プレートと、を備え、
    　前記浴槽は、支持台と、前記支持台より足側に下肢浴槽と、を有し、前記支持台の上部には、前記浴槽プレートの軸部が軸支されており、
    　前記浴槽プレートは、頭側に備える前記軸部を回動軸として、入浴時には、水平状態から足側を前記下肢浴槽内へ下降させて傾斜状態で使用するものであり、
    　前記下肢浴槽へ湯を張った状態の最大の水深は、前記浴槽プレートの足側を最下降させた際に、前記浴槽プレート上の入浴者の下半身が湯浴に浸かるほどであることを特徴とする入浴装置。     A bathtub and a bathtub plate on which the bather lies,
    The bathtub has a support base and a lower limb bathtub on the foot side from the support base, and a shaft portion of the bathtub plate is pivotally supported on the upper part of the support base,
    The bathtub plate is used in an inclined state by lowering the foot side from the horizontal state into the lower limb bathtub when bathing, with the shaft portion provided on the head side as a rotation axis.
    The maximum water depth in the state where hot water is stretched in the lower limb bathtub is such that the lower body of the bather on the bathtub plate is immersed in the hot water bath when the foot side of the bathtub plate is lowered to the lowest level. Bathing equipment to do.
  2. 　前記下肢浴槽は、前記支持台から足側へ向けて下降する傾斜部を有することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の入浴装置。 The bathing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower limb bathtub has an inclined portion that descends from the support base toward the foot side.
  3. 　前記浴槽プレートは、入浴者の足を支えるフットプレート有し、前記フットプレートは、前記浴槽プレートの長手方向へ進退可能に位置調整できることを特徴とする請求項１又は２に記載の入浴装置。 The bath apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bathtub plate has a foot plate for supporting a bather's foot, and the position of the foot plate can be adjusted so as to advance and retreat in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub plate.
  4. 　前記浴槽の上方には、ドーム状のカバーが着脱自在に取り付けられ、前記カバーは頭側に切欠きを有し、前記切欠きは、入浴者の頭部をカバー外に露出させるものであることを特徴とする請求項１乃至３のいずれかに記載の入浴装置。 A dome-shaped cover is detachably attached above the bathtub, the cover has a notch on the head side, and the notch exposes the bather's head outside the cover. The bathing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
  5. 　前記浴槽は、足側端部に蒸気または霧を上方へ向けて噴出するノズルを備えることを特徴とする請求項４に記載の入浴装置。 The bathing device according to claim 4, wherein the bathtub is provided with a nozzle that ejects steam or mist upward at a foot side end portion.
  6. 　前記浴槽は、前記支持台より頭側に洗髪槽を備えることを特徴とする請求項１乃至５のいずれかに記載の入浴装置。 The bathing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bathtub is provided with a hair washing tub on the head side from the support base.
  7. 　前記浴槽と前記浴槽プレートの間に支柱が設けてあり、前記支柱は起倒自在であることを特徴とする請求項１乃至６のいずれかに記載の入浴装置。 A bathing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a column is provided between the bathtub and the bathtub plate, and the column can be tilted up and down.
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