JPH06343674A - Bathing system for care of handicapped/sick person - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a bathing system for care of a handicapped person, etc., with which he can enjoy himself with the bathing without use of any high cost device even though his muscular force is lacking and with which a person to make care can work to bathe the handicapped without use of his own force at all. CONSTITUTION:A traveling dolly 7 is installed on a rail arranged on a ceiling, and a protection sheet 9 is hung from the dolly 7, and patient is protected by this sheet and loathes while moving from a wash table 1 to a seated bathing bathtub 2 and a wiping table 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nursing bath system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A problem with nursing bath systems for nursing homes and the disabled is the movement of patients in the bathroom. Generally, patients often have weak muscles and it is difficult for them to hold onto themselves and maintain posture. For this reason, the caregiver must lift a heavy patient from the wheelchair, carry it in the washroom, and move it, and there are many adverse effects such that the caregiver has a backache.

In order to solve such a problem, a mechanism has been developed in which the bathtub is configured to be moved up and down by a hydraulic jack to minimize the vertical movement distance of the patient. However, it is very uneconomical because a large-scale device is required to move up and down a heavy bathtub, and maintenance is required thereafter.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. Even a patient with a lack of muscle strength can enjoy a bath without using an expensive device.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathing system for nursing care, in which a small number of patients can safely bathe a patient with almost no burden on the caregiver. That is, it is an object of the present invention to provide a bathing system for nursing care that can economically achieve labor saving of a caregiver, reduction of burden, and improvement of safety of a bather.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the bathing system for nursing care of the present invention is arranged in the X direction on the ceiling of the bathroom for the handicapped person with difficulty walking. Book support rails, movable rails that are movable in the Y direction by engaging both ends of these two support rails, a traveling carriage that travels along these traveling rails, and a human body protection belt suspended from this traveling carriage. A mobile washbasin, a bathtub, and a mobile wiper are placed in the bathroom, and a person with a disability is hung from the entrance of the bathroom with a protective belt, and the traveling carriage is moved onto the mobile washbasin. Wash the protection belt together, then lift the protection belt and move it over the bath tub to sink it together with the protection belt. Until the exit Carried out by moving, in which was characterized by nursing bathing system.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a bathing system for nursing care according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<A> Arrangement of Bathroom In the bathroom using the system of the present invention, a movable washing stand 1, a seat tub 2, and a movable wiping table 3 are arranged. The mobile wash basin 1 is a bed surrounded by edges.
It is attached to the upper part of the trolley via a lifting beam. Sufficient washing can be performed by taking a shower with the patient lying on this bed. The sitting tub 2 may be a normal tub, but if a chair that can be raised and lowered is installed inside the tub, the patient can enjoy a bath while sitting down in a free posture. The sitting tub 2 may be arranged by expanding a part of the general tub 4, but depending on the condition of the handicapped person, it may not be suitable for bathing with the general public. For that purpose, it is possible to dispose an independent bathtub 2. The movable wiping table 3 is a table used to wipe off water because it is wet, and a normal bed with wheels can be used.

<B> Lifting and moving device Two support rails 5 are arranged in parallel in the X direction on the ceiling of the bathroom. The support rails 5 are arranged near both edges of the bathroom with both ends fixed. A moving rail 6 is engaged with the two support rails 5. That is, the both ends of the movable rail 6 are movably engaged with the support rail 5,
A moving rail 6 that can move in parallel in the Y direction orthogonal to the support rail 5 is configured. A traveling carriage 7 with wheels that travels along the moving rail 6 is further engaged with the moving rail 6. Therefore, the traveling carriage 7 can move to any position in the XY directions.

A belt 8 for suspending a human body is suspended from the traveling carriage 7 so that the belt 8 for suspending the body can be freely lowered and wound, and a protective sheet 9 is attached to the lower end of the belt 8. In order to wind up and down the belt 8, a motor is arranged inside the traveling carriage 7, and the belt 8 is driven by this motor. If the movable rail 6 and the traveling carriage 7 are configured to be lightweight, the traveling carriage 7 itself can be moved by manpower without requiring a special traveling motor.

<C> Bathing method First, the traveling carriage 7 is moved to the entrance of the bathroom, and the disabled person waiting at the entrance is lifted by the protective sheet 9 at the lower end of the belt 8 such as by riding a wheelchair. In this case, as the hoisting method using the belt 8, various known hoisting methods can be used. After hoisting, the traveling carriage 7 is moved onto the mobile washstand 1 and gradually lowered to lay the disabled person on the washstand 1 sideways. In that state, a shower is applied to wash the protective sheet 9 together.

Then, the protective belt 8 is lifted again. Then, it moves onto the seat tub 2 and is submerged in the seat tub 2 together with the protective sheet 9. At this time, if the chair inside the seat tub 2 can be raised and lowered, the chair is raised and lowered according to the extension and posture of the person with a disability to adjust to the best condition. When in a state of sitting on a chair or in a stable state inside the seat tub 2, the protective sheet 9 can be removed from the traveling carriage 7 and released from the lifted state. Then, the traveling carriage 7 can move to the entrance and lift the next disabled person.

When the bathing in the seat tub 2 is completed, the protective sheet 9 is lifted again and moved onto the wiping table 3. If the protective sheet 9 is composed of a net having an appropriate size, surface tension causes water to come out from the space between the nets, so that the water in the bathtub can be removed by wiping it off.

Next, the protective sheet 9 is lifted from the movable wiping table 3 to move to the exit of the bathroom, and the chair is put on a waiting wheelchair to finish bathing. In this case, if two moving rails 6 and one traveling carriage 7 are arranged for each moving rail 6 and the protective sheet 9 is configured to be detachable from the traveling carriage 7, a plurality of persons with disabilities can be provided. You can take a bath in the bathroom at the same time.

<D> Mobile Bathtub The mobile bathtub 10 can be used without using the seat bathtub 2. This is a movable bathtub with wheels, and has a structure that is connected to hot water supply equipment in the bathroom to supply hot water of an appropriate temperature to the bathtub. (FIG. 4) If an inclined plate with an adjustable angle is installed inside the moving bathtub 10, a disabled person can enjoy a bath by selecting a reorientation angle. Further, since the moving bathtub can be freely moved, it can be arranged so as not to hinder care work even in a small bathroom space.

<E> General bath The above is the bath for the handicapped person, but it is possible to take the bath at the same time in cooperation with a patient who can walk on his / her own even if he / she is somewhat inconvenient. Therefore, it is possible to configure a part of the sitting bath 2 as the general bath 4. People with disabilities who can walk can wash in the shower 11 and then enter the general bathtub 4.
At this time, if the general bathtub 4 and the sitting bathtub 2 are integrated, a conversation can be made between patients immersed in both bathtubs, which has a good effect on the therapeutic effect.

[0016]

As described above, in the bathing system for nursing care of the present invention, the traveling carriage 7 is movably mounted on the rail arranged on the ceiling, and the protective sheet 9 is hung from the traveling carriage 7 to protect the patient from the protective sheet. It is constructed so that it can be bathed while being protected. Therefore, the following effects can be obtained. <B> From the start to the end of bathing, the caregiver does not have to lift the patient directly. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the caregiver of the related art such that the caregiver hurt the back, and a good effect can be expected in recruiting caregivers. . <B> As a result of reducing the burden on the guardian, the number of people required for nursing care can be reduced from two to one, which is economical. Since the number of caregivers decreases, the presence of caregivers does not hinder the patient's flow line even in a small room. <C> Furthermore, it is not necessary to move heavy objects such as a bathtub up and down. Compared with them, it is a method of moving and moving only a lightweight human body, so the objective can be achieved with a simple device, which is extremely economical Is. <D> In addition, although the patient is automatically lifted and lowered, the structure is such that the caregiver moves it so that it is not mechanized more than necessary. Therefore, it is a device that can be cared for safely without worrying about the machine running away, and can also give the cared person a sense of security.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan layout view of an example of a bathing system for nursing care according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof

FIG. 3 is a plan layout view of another example.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the mobile washbasin 1.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A support rail arranged in the X direction on a ceiling of a bathroom for a person with a difficulty in walking, and both ends of the support rail are engaged with the support rail so that the support rail is movable in the Y direction. It consists of a moving rail, a traveling carriage that travels along this moving rail, and a human body protection belt suspended from this traveling carriage.In the bathroom, there is a movable washbasin, a bathtub, and a movable wiper. , Lift the person with a disability from the entrance of the bathroom with a protective belt, move the traveling trolley to the mobile wash stand to wash the protective belt together, then lift the protective belt and move it to the bathtub and submerge it in the bathtub Then, lift up the protection belt and move it to the wiping table to wipe off water, then lift up the protection belt and move to the exit of the bathroom.