JP2000210322A - Excrement processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an excrement processor capable of presenting various effects such as almost completely preventing the leakage of excrement and improving the feeling to wear and to provide an excrement processor capable of easily raising the sick, etc., from the bed in addition to these effects. SOLUTION: This device has an almost diaper-shaped toilet seat 1 covering the buttocks and a discharge port 10 for sucking and discharging the excrement inside this toilet seat, at least the part of the toilet seat 1 abutted with a human body is formed from a soft insulating material, that toilet seat is made hollow and a fluid is sealed inside so that suitable elasticity is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an excrement disposal apparatus and, more particularly, to an excretion care apparatus for a person who needs nursing care for excretion (hereinafter referred to as a sick person or the like) such as a sick person or a bedridden person. The present invention relates to an excrement disposal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many types of excrement disposal apparatuses of this kind have been proposed, and a typical example of the apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-364841. . This excrement disposal device is provided with a strip-shaped urinal, which can be put on the anus, and a shape, a so-called diaper-shaped toilet seat, which is strip-shaped in a deployed state enclosing the waist buttocks, and is excreted in the toilet seat. Excrement,
So-called large and small stools are temporarily stored in a cup-shaped container provided on the toilet seat. The cup-shaped container and the toilet seat are provided with a common outlet. This container has a shape that can cover each part of the urinal and anus, and a size that is suitable for positioning at the base of the thigh. Can be discharged. More specifically, excrement excreted by a sick person or the like is sucked through the outlet by a vacuum pump driven by sensing the presence of the excrement, and is discharged to the outside of the toilet seat. further,
In this excrement disposal apparatus, in addition to the automatic excretion of excreta, the excreta is cleaned by a signal from an excretion sensor to prevent excreta excreted from the human body from being left on the skin of the human body for a long time. A mechanism for injecting a cleaning liquid into the space inside the toilet seat is driven by driving a mechanism for injecting a cleaning liquid from the injection port for washing, and a discharge port for blowing out drying air for drying the human skin after spray cleaning. It has.
That is, excretion of urine and urine is detected by a sensor, and these are automatically sucked, while dirt adhering to human skin is washed, and skin is automatically dried.

[0003] By using the above-mentioned excrement disposal apparatus, the sick person or the like can immediately remove excreted excrement from the skin, so that discomfort due to the excrement coming into contact with the skin for a long time is eliminated. , For the caregiver,
Since it is released from the frequent work of excrement disposal such as sick people, the physical burden of nursing care can be significantly reduced.

[0004]

According to the excrement disposal apparatus as described above, not only is the caregiver released from the excrement post-processing work, but also the excrement is processed in a short time after being discharged, The excrement can be reliably removed from the skin of the sick, etc., and it is extremely hygienic.It is possible to minimize the flow of excretion out of the toilet seat at the back of the sick and at the crotch, The living environment on the bed due to odor and the like is not deteriorated. However, when the toilet seat is mounted on a human body, it is not easy to maintain a state in which the toilet seat is in close contact with other parts of the human body in order to store excrement in the toilet seat without leaking to the surroundings, If measures are taken to prevent leakage by tightly attaching, the feeling of wearing by the sick or the like is significantly impaired. Further, when the excrement has fluidity in particular, it is extremely difficult to completely prevent the excrement from leaking out of the toilet seat. Specifically, especially in the center of the back of the human body, near the lumbar vertebra, there is a groove-like depression along the spine, and even if the toilet seat is tightly attached to the human body, the toilet seat and the back Since a relatively large gap is formed between the gaps, there is a problem that the excrement pushed by the buttocks leaks from the gap and contaminates the back particularly in the supine state. Further, if the excrement is in a solid state, there is not much problem. However, in the case of soft excrement, the problem of leakage from the toilet seat cannot be avoided. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional excrement disposal apparatus, since the toilet seat uses a soft insulating material such as foamed polyethylene as a material of a contact portion with a human body, it wipes off a cold skin feeling although a soft taste is felt. And the feeling of wearing by the sick and the like has not been satisfactory. In particular, in the case of wearing for a long time, the wearing feeling cannot be improved only by softness, and the user feels discomfort. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional excrement disposal apparatus, an excrement transfer pipe for discharging excrement from the inside of the toilet seat to the outside via an outlet is attached. When excreting a sick person in a supine state or the like, the excrement transfer pipe is attached. There is a problem that the rigidity of the transfer pipe is large, which hinders the wake-up operation and the wake-up operation. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an excrement disposal apparatus that can almost completely prevent excretion from leaking out and can also exert effects such as excellent wearing feeling. It is another object of the present invention to provide an excrement disposal apparatus that can easily wake up a sick person or the like without any trouble.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a diaper-like toilet seat in a deployed state enclosing the waist buttocks and temporarily stores the excrement excreted in the toilet seat. In the excrement treating apparatus, a toilet seat body is provided, and a discharge port for sucking and discharging excrement from the toilet seat body is provided in the toilet seat body, wherein at least a contact portion of the toilet seat with a human body is made of a soft insulating material. And is hollow, and has a fluid sealed therein. Further, the excrement disposal device of the present invention is provided with a substantially diaper-shaped toilet seat enclosing the hips and a toilet seat body for temporarily storing the excrement in the toilet seat. And an outlet for injecting and discharging a liquid for cleaning the anus, a urinal for the human body after cleaning, and releasing air for drying the anus, etc. In the excrement disposal device provided with a discharge port or the like, at least a contact portion of the toilet seat with the human body is formed of a soft insulating material, and the toilet seat is hollow, and the internal space has air, It is characterized in that a fluid such as a gel is sealed. Further, the excrement transfer pipe attached to the outlet of the toilet seat has flexibility, the outer peripheral surface has a wavy shape, and the inner peripheral surface has a smooth curved surface without irregularities. It is. Further, in the above-mentioned excrement disposal apparatus, at least one ridge, and furthermore, a plurality of ridges are formed on an inner surface of the toilet seat corresponding to the waist and the crotch. It is. Still further, in the above-described excrement disposal apparatus, when the plurality of protrusions are formed, the protrusions are formed in parallel with each other.
In addition, in the above-mentioned excrement disposal device,
It is characterized in that the thickness of the urinal, the anal part, and the part corresponding to the vicinity thereof is set to be thinner than other parts. Still further, in the above-mentioned excrement disposal device, the interior space of the toilet seat is divided into a plurality of independent rooms, and an injection / extraction port for injecting / extracting the fluid is provided in each divided space. It is characterized by the following.

In the excrement disposal apparatus of the present invention, the toilet seat has a hollow shape, and a fluid such as air or gel is sealed in the toilet seat. Because it is very flexible, it will firmly adhere to the human body. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned excrement disposal device, the excrement transfer pipe attached to the outlet has flexibility,
At least, the inner surface of the tube is a smooth surface with no irregularities, and can be easily bent even with extremely weak force.In addition, since the inner peripheral surface shape of the excrement transfer tube is made smooth, They do not get stuck during the passage. Further, in the above-mentioned excrement disposal apparatus, since the ridge is formed on the inner surface of the portion of the toilet seat corresponding to the waist and the crotch, leakage of the excrement can be surely prevented. Further, in the above-mentioned excrement disposal apparatus, since the plurality of ridges are formed in parallel with each other, the effect of preventing waste from flowing out is almost complete. Furthermore, in the excrement disposal device described above,
Since the thickness of the portion corresponding to the urinal and its vicinity in the toilet seat is set to be thinner than the other portions, it is easy to deform freely along the urinator, the anus and the vicinity. In addition, in the above-mentioned excrement disposal apparatus, the interior space of the toilet seat is divided into a plurality of sections, and an injection / extraction port for injecting / extracting the fluid is provided corresponding to each division space. By supplying or extracting a fluid to or from the space, it is possible to set flexibility that makes it easy to adhere to the human body.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of an excrement disposal apparatus employing the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a toilet seat provided in the excrement disposal apparatus according to the present invention.
Reference numerals 2 and 3 indicate a skin patch and a cover, respectively. The toilet seat 1 has a substantially diaper shape (approximately T-shaped in a deployed state) for enclosing the hips of a sick person or the like, and includes a main body 1a and a cup portion 1b. The main body 1a is a portion that comes into contact with the body of a sick person or the like via the skin cloth 2 or the like. For example, a soft insulating material such as foamed polyethylene formed at a pressure of 0.3 kg / cm ² is used. I have. Also,
The cup portion 1b is made of a semi-rigid insulating material such as foamed polyethylene formed at a higher pressure than the foamed polyethylene of the main body 1a because it needs to function also as a skeleton of the toilet seat 1.

As is clear from FIG. 3, the main body 1a is
Portions 1a 1 in contact with the human body waist and _hip, portions 1a 2 in contact with the _crotch, portions 1a ₃ and portions 1a ₄ in contact with the abdomen in contact with the pubic bone and the vicinity thereof are formed continuously. Substantially at the center of the main body 1a, that is, from the part 1a ₁ to the part 1
opening 1a ₅ is formed at a position over a _2, the cup portion 1b so as to cover the opening 1a ₅ from below is fixed. The connection between the main body 1a and the cup portion 1b is made by an adhesive or the like, and the connection portion has sufficient liquid tightness.

The cup portion 1b is formed in a substantially arc shape extending from the anus of a sick person or the like and its vicinity to the urinal and its vicinity.
It has an internal space 5. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an injection port 7, a discharge port 8, an injection port 9, and a discharge port 10 are provided on the front side of the cup portion 1 b in order from the top. FIG.
As shown in FIG.
a, the water supply pipe 9a and the excrement transfer pipe 10a are connected.

The injection port 7 is arranged corresponding to the position of a urinal of a sick person or the like. The injection port 7 is for injecting a pressurized cleaning liquid supplied through the water supply pipe 7a, for example, city water or a mixture of city water and a disinfecting solution, to wash urine excreted from the urinal. belongs to. The other injection port 9 is arranged corresponding to the position of the anus of a sick person or the like. The jet port 9 is for jetting the same pressurized washing liquid supplied through the water pipe 9a to wash stool and the like excreted from the anus.
The discharge port 8 discharges a pressurized gas supplied through the blower tube 8a, preferably air heated slightly higher than the body temperature, to the urinator or / and the periphery of the anus, and dries the portion. It is for.

The discharge port 10 is for sucking and discharging the excrement discharged into the cup portion 1b from the excrement transfer pipe 10a. The supply of the cleaning liquid and the supply of the drying air are performed from a supply source, not shown. The vacuum suction through the excrement transfer pipe 10a is performed by operating an air pump (not shown).
The excrement discharged through the excrement transfer pipe 10a is stored in a separately provided waste tank.

The supply of the cleaning liquid and the drying air and the suction of the vacuum are appropriately performed only when excretion of urine or urine occurs. Specifically, a sensor (not shown) that detects excrement from the anus by contact with the excretion is disposed in the vicinity of the outlet 10, and is immersed in urine or the like below the sensor to detect this. A sensor (not shown) is arranged. These sensors change the electrical resistance due to contact with the excrement, and this is transmitted as a signal. Based on this signal, the supply of the cleaning liquid and the drying air and the vacuum suction are controlled, for example, to continue for a set time. Is done.

Next, the skin patch 2 and the cover 3 will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the skin cloth 2 is laid inside the toilet seat 1 and is in direct contact with the skin of a sick person or the like. It has a sewn double structure. The inner cloth has good air permeability and is soft and soft and impervious, and the outer cloth has good moisture absorption. The skin patch 2 has an opening 2 so as not to block the internal space of the cup 1b of the toilet seat 1 and the human body.
a is formed. The skin patch 2 is attached to the peripheral portion of the cup portion 1b by a not-shown stopper such as a snap that does not give an uncomfortable feeling to the skin.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover 3
Band portions 3a and 3b formed substantially in a T-shape as a whole in the unfolded state and extending left and right in the unfolded state;
And Velcro 3a ₁ to the tip portion inner face of the left belt portion 3a is provided, the distal end portion of the right side of the band portion 3b Velcro 3b _1, 3b ₂ is provided on its inner and outer surfaces. Furthermore, Velcro 3c ₁ is also provided on the distal end outer surface of the cover portion 3c. The cover 3c has an opening 3d through which the cup 1b is inserted.

Here, the above-mentioned toilet seat 1 and the structure attached thereto will be described in more detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
Has a hollow contact portion with the human body. For more information,
Referring also to FIG. 1, a portion 1a that contacts the waist and buttocks of the human body
_1, portions 1a 2 in contact with the _crotch, pubis portion and the portion 1a 3 abutting the vicinity _thereof, the portion 1a 4 in contact with the _abdomen, which is the contact portion between the so-called human body. A fluid represented by air, a gel-like fluid, or the like is sealed in the hollow space of these contact portions, and elasticity is given as a whole. Therefore, the hollow portion is securely adhered to the human body by its flexibility and elasticity, so that even if the dirt has fluidity, it is prevented from flowing out of the toilet seat. . Further, the hollow toilet seat body 1b has an extremely soft skin contact, and the material thereof is soft, so that the feeling of wearing is excellent.

The portion of the toilet seat 1 to be hollow as described above is not limited to the portion in contact with the human body, and other portions may be hollow if necessary. Also,
In this excrement disposal apparatus, excrement in the toilet seat 1 is sucked through the outlet, and immediately thereafter, the excrement washing liquid is ejected, and then the air is discharged toward the excreta portion. Is performed. In this manner, operations such as elimination, washing, and drying of excrement are continuously performed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 5, the toilet seat 1 has an inner surface corresponding to the waist and the crotch,
Since the annularly extending ridges 1c are integrally formed, the outflow of waste is more effectively prevented. However, the ridge 1c is not limited to a configuration integrally formed with the main body 1b of the toilet seat 1, but may be formed separately and attached to the main body 1b by bonding or the like.

In the case of the present embodiment, a plurality of the ridges 1c are formed parallel to each other, specifically, two ridges 1c. As a result, the effect of preventing waste outflow becomes almost complete. In addition,
The number of ridges 1c provided in parallel is not limited to two, but three or more,
Alternatively, the effect can be obtained only by providing one line. Incidentally, a relatively large gap is formed between the depression near the lumbar vertebra of the human body and the toilet seat main body 1b. Although not shown, the protruding ridge 1c is formed larger in this portion, and is closely attached to the depression near the lumbar vertebra. In this way, it is possible to deal with the excretion of excrement.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Part 1a corresponding to bone and its vicinity ₃The thickness of other parts
Is thinner than the
1a near₃Easy and easy to bend along
It can be tightly adhered to the skin.

The interior space of the body 1b of the toilet seat 1 is divided into a plurality. The mode of division and the number of divisions can be set as appropriate, but in the case of the present embodiment, the toilet seat is placed along the line indicated by reference symbol C in FIG. A partition (not shown) for dividing the hollow internal space is provided, and an injection / extraction port 11 for adjusting the elasticity by injecting air into each divided space or removing the injected air is provided. ing. Therefore, the amount of fluid such as air to be injected into these divided spaces,
In other words, by adjusting the elasticity,
Comfortable hardness can be selected. Depending on the location, hard materials or soft materials are preferred for contact with the human body, but both can be handled. This promotes blood circulation in the human body,
Bedsore can be effectively prevented. However, the internal space may not be divided into a plurality of parts as described above, or even if the internal space is divided, a partial hardness or softness may be selected depending on the material.

The excrement transfer pipe 10a shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 is for guiding excrement to the outside through an outlet 10 provided in the toilet seat 1. It is made of a soft synthetic resin or rubber, has flexibility, and has a bellows tube as a typical shape. But,
The inner wall surface of the bellows tube is made of irregularities so as not to obstruct the movement of excrement. In this way, with the flexibility of deformation, it is possible to easily bend even with an extremely weak force, and when excreting a sick person or the like in a supine state, the excrement transfer pipe 10a hinders the work of getting up. I'm preventing. In addition, since there is no unevenness on the inner peripheral surface of the excrement transfer tube 10a, the excrement is smoothly transferred without delay.

In the above-described embodiment, air is shown as the fluid to be sealed in the toilet seat 1. However, it is also possible to seal a gel or a liquid.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By making the required portion of the toilet seat hollow, the contact portion with the human body can be completely adhered to the human body with a comfortable contact feeling due to its flexibility and thickness. As a result, it is possible to prevent the liquid waste from flowing out of the toilet seat, thereby eliminating the discomfort of the sick, etc., as well as the labor required for post-processing work of the caregiver accompanying the outflow. Is reduced. In addition, it is possible to comfortably maintain the sick and the like and the surrounding environment. In particular, when the excrement in the toilet seat is soft, it is possible to reliably prevent outflow that tends to occur when suctioning the liquid used for washing from the outlet. In addition, the hollow toilet seat body is extremely soft against the skin, and it is possible to select a preferable hardness for the human body by selecting the filling pressure of fluid such as air,
Excellent wearing feeling is obtained in combination with the softness of the material. Furthermore, in the present invention, the excrement transfer pipe attached to the discharge port is excellent in flexibility, and the inner peripheral surface has no irregularities, so that the sick person or the like gets up, and furthermore, the excrement is sucked. The excrement is not hindered in the transfer, and the excrement is smoothly transferred without stagnation therein.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an excrement disposal apparatus according to the present invention is used in combination with a cover or the like.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is developed.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the excrement disposal apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 cut along a midline of a human body.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an excrement transfer pipe provided in the excrement processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3 and a peripheral portion thereof.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet seat 1a Main body (of toilet seat 1) 1b Cup part (of toilet seat 1) 1c Ridge 2 Skin patch 3 Cover 5 Internal space (of cup part 1b) 7 Injection port (for liquid jet for cleaning) 8 Outlet port (drying) 9 Injection port (for ejecting liquid for cleaning) 10 Outlet port (for discharging excrement) 11 Injection / extraction port

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A substantially diaper-shaped toilet seat enclosing a hip buttocks,
In the excrement disposal device provided with a discharge port for sucking and discharging the excrement excreted in the toilet seat, at least a contact portion of the toilet seat with a human body is formed of a soft insulating material, and An excrement disposal device having a hollow shape, in which a fluid is sealed in an internal space to provide elasticity. 2. A substantially diaper-shaped toilet seat enclosing a hip buttocks,
A discharge port for sucking and discharging the excrement excreted in the toilet seat, further ejecting a liquid for washing excretion excreted from the human body, a human body excreta In the excrement disposal apparatus provided with a discharge port for releasing air toward the toilet seat, at least a contact portion of the toilet seat with the human body is formed of a soft insulating material, and has a hollow shape, and a fluid is sealed therein. An excrement disposal device, characterized in that: 3. A substantially diaper-shaped toilet seat enclosing a hip buttocks,
In the excrement treating apparatus provided with a discharge port for sucking and discharging the excreta discharged in the toilet seat, and a waste transfer pipe attached to the discharge port, at least a human body of the toilet seat Is formed in a hollow shape by a soft insulating material, a fluid is sealed in the hollow, and the excrement transfer tube is flexible and its inner wall is made smooth without any irregularities. Excrement disposal device characterized. 4. The excrement disposal according to claim 1, wherein a ridge is formed on an inner surface of the toilet seat corresponding to the waist and the crotch. apparatus. 5. The excrement disposal device according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of ridges are formed in parallel with each other. 6. The toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the urinal portion and the portion corresponding to the vicinity thereof is set thinner than other portions. 2. The excrement disposal device according to item 1. 7. The toilet seat is divided into a plurality of inner spaces,
The excrement disposal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an injection / extraction port for injecting / extracting the fluid is provided corresponding to each divided space.