JP2002034719A - Body supporting base - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body supporting base installing restriction of which is few even in a narrow toilet booth, and which is convenient even for a wheelchair user because the body supporting base can be folded when not in use. SOLUTION: In the body supporting base which is installed in a toilet booth and is provided with the supporting body on which his/her body can be laid the supporting base is turned around the short side as a rotation axis and can be folded so as to be movable up and down.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a body support stand installed in a toilet booth for a disabled person, and more particularly to a body suitable for changing the diapers, changing clothes, or lying down of a wheelchair user of a disabled person installed in a narrow space. Regarding the support base.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a bedside body support table installed in a toilet booth, but in this case, it is not only possible to secure a sufficient size for lying down due to the restriction of being placed in a limited space. In particular, for wheelchair users, it hinders movement in the toilet booth, making the usability extremely poor.

[0003] Due to the problems described above, when not in use, the body support is pivotally mounted on a bearing provided on a wall or a gantry with one end on the long side as a rotation axis. It is turned up and folded in a substantially vertical position to store and secure space.

[0004]

In the conventional folding method, an opening of an entrance and an exit, a door body storage section, a handrail, a hand-washing machine, a cigarette, and the like are provided on the inner wall of the toilet booth. In the case of using a rotating shaft, installation on a wall or fixation near a wall was significantly restricted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to restrict installation even in a narrow toilet booth, and to be able to be folded on a wall when not in use, so that a user of a wheelchair can use the device easily. An object of the present invention is to provide a body support that does not impair the performance.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems and Action / Effect To achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a body support base provided in a toilet booth and provided with a support capable of lying down. The body is characterized in that it can be folded up and down by rotating the short side of the body about a rotation axis. For this reason, the support can be installed if the dimension of the short side of the support is almost at the wall or near the wall, and the installation restriction can be remarkably improved.

[0007] Claim 2 is installed in a toilet booth,
In a body support base having a support capable of lying down on the body, one end on the short side of the support is fixed to a wall so as to be rotatable, and the support can be turned upside down from the wall side as a base end It is characterized by being foldable. For this reason, the support leg on the wall side is not required, and it is compact when folded. In addition, since the folding operation can be performed only by operating the other end, the usability is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a body support base provided in a toilet booth and having a support capable of lying down on the body.
The support is pivotally pivoted on its short side to be turned upside down, so that the rotational shaft is pivotally fixed to a base fixed to the floor to be rotatable. It is characterized in that the base can be folded upside down at the base end. For this reason, even when the strength of the wall is weak and the support cannot be supported by the wall, it can be fixed to the floor via the base and can be installed in various toilet booths. In addition, if the base is attached to the floor as close to the wall as possible, the wall can be folded up and down on the base end so that the space inside the toilet booth can be widely used, making it suitable for wheelchair users. It is.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the support can be folded in two in the long side direction substantially at the center of the support in the long side direction. For this reason, the locus of movement of the support about the folding rotary axis is reduced, and there is no feeling of oppression particularly in the opening and closing operation of the wheelchair user, and the handling at the time of opening and closing is facilitated, and the usability is improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the support legs for supporting the support are movable in synchronization with the rotation of the support, and when the support is deployed horizontally, the support legs stand substantially vertically with the support. It is characterized by supporting the body. For this reason, since the support leg folded at the time of folding stands up as the support leg when the support is horizontally deployed, the support can be reliably supported,
Safety is ensured. At the time of folding, the support legs are folded with respect to the support, so that they can be stored compactly without projecting from the support.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a fixing lock is provided to prevent the support body from rotating in the tilting direction when the body support base is folded and stored or when the body support base is horizontally deployed. For this reason, the state at the time of storage and deployment is reliably maintained. Therefore, it is safe without sudden expansion when folded and stored, and when used horizontally,
The horizontal state is reliably maintained and the device can be used stably.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, an elastic body is provided for urging the support in a direction in which the body support stand is folded and stored. For this reason, when expanding horizontally from the folded storage state, it is possible to suppress the descending speed and reduce the shock at the time of expansion, and at the time of folding storage, the folding storage can be performed with a light operating force due to elastic bias.

In a preferred embodiment, the length of the long side of the body support is set to one.
The range is from 300 mm to 1500 mm. Therefore, even if there is an entrance on the wall facing the short side of the body support table, it does not block the entrance, and installation restrictions due to interference with toilets and hand washers, handrails, cigarettes etc. installed on the inner wall of the toilet booth. Improved and less likely to impair usability. On the other hand, the dimension in the long side direction of the body support is 1
If it is 300 mm, it can support from the head of the cared person to the waist and thighs, and does not hinder the diaper replacement of the cared person, which is the main use of the body support.

According to a ninth aspect, when the body support is folded, the distance from the wall surface to the forefront of the body support is 500 m.
m. Therefore, even if the user of the wheelchair turns the wheelchair in the toilet booth, the body support stand does not hinder the movement of the wheelchair.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal side view.
The body support base of the present invention is a frame on one end side in the long side direction of a support body 3 having a flat floor body 1 having a suitable cushioning property and a quadrangular outer shape and a frame 2 supporting the floor body 1. The supporting leg 4 is rotatably connected to the frame 2, and the other end is pivotally mounted on a connecting body 7 fixed to a wall. The frame 2 can be rotated around the connecting shaft and folded.

One end of the link bar 6 is pivotally attached to the support leg 4, and the other end is pivotally attached to a connecting body 8 fixed to a wall, and the support leg is turned to the back side of the frame 2 in conjunction with the folding of the frame 2. Move and fold.

A connecting portion 16 is provided at a predetermined position in the long side direction of the frame 2, and both ends of a gas spring 10 are axially mounted between the connecting portion 16 and a connecting body 9 fixed to a wall. The gas spring 10 operates against the restoring force of the gas spring 10 when the floor is expanded horizontally from the folded state, so that the expansion speed is suppressed, the impact of the landing of the support leg 4 is reduced, and the gas spring 10 is expanded. At the time of the folding operation from the state, the gas spring 10 is urged in the folding direction, so that the folding operation force is reduced.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal side view during folding or unfolding, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof. The frame is divided into a front frame 2a and a rear frame 2b around a substantially center in the long side direction and connected rotatably, and is provided with a floor body 1a and a floor body 2b independently of each other. Front frame 2
A second support leg 5 is rotatably provided at a lower portion of the rear frame 2a on the connection side of the frame a. The first support leg 4 and the second support leg 5 rotatably connected to the lower portion of the rear frame 2b opposite to the front frame connection side, and the connecting body 8 and the second support leg fixed to the wall are The link rod 6b and the link rod 6a are axially attached. This allows the support legs to rotate to an angle at which the support legs reliably support the frame when used horizontally.

A connecting portion 16 is provided at a predetermined position in the long side direction of the front frame 2a, and both ends of a gas spring 10 with a connecting body 9 fixed to a wall are axially mounted. The gas spring 10 is urged in the direction of folding at the time of unfolding, so that the unfolding speed is suppressed at the time of unfolding, the impact at the time of landing of the support leg is reduced, and the operating force is reduced at the time of folding. The elastic body is not limited to the gas spring, and a torsion spring, a torsion bar, or the like may be attached to the rotating shaft.

Further, a caster 12 is provided at the lower end of the first support leg 4, and the first support leg 4 is always maintained perpendicular to the floor by the link bar 6a and the link bar 6b in the folding operation. The casters slide to the wall side while sliding.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the lock mechanism according to the present invention. In FIG. 5, a rotatable hook 13 is provided on the side of the front frame 2a on the rear frame connecting side. A U-shaped groove is formed at the end of the hook opposite to the rotation axis. On the other hand, a projection is formed on a side surface of the rear frame 2b on the side of the connection with the front frame 2a, at a position where the rear frame 2b fits into a U-shaped groove formed in the hook 13 during horizontal deployment. At the time of horizontal deployment, the U-shaped groove and the projection are engaged with each other, so that horizontal deployment can be maintained.

In FIG. 6, the front frame 2a of the rear frame 2b
A hook attached to a connecting portion 11b provided at a lower portion on the connecting side with the hook is provided. A U-shaped groove is formed at the end of the hook opposite to the shaft-attaching side, and a projection is provided on the connecting side surface of the front frame 2a at a position that fits into the U-shaped groove formed on the hook when horizontally deployed. I have. Since the torsion spring (not shown) is provided on the rotation axis of the hook and is urged counterclockwise, the hook does not come off from the projection.

In FIG. 7, a stay 14 is mounted at a predetermined position below the rear frame 2b. A U-shaped groove is formed on the opposite side of the rotation axis of the stay 14 so as to fit in a connecting rod connecting the two first support legs 4 when the stay 14 is deployed horizontally. As a result, the U-shaped groove formed in the stay at the time of horizontal deployment is accommodated in the connecting rod so that the deployment state can be maintained.

In FIG. 8, the front frame 2a and the rear frame 2
The connecting shaft b has a locking function. The connecting bodies 11a and 11b attached to the lower ends on one end side of the front frame 2a and the rear frame 2b are rotatably connected by the shaft. The connecting body 11b provided on the rear frame is provided with a protrusion 15 so as to be able to protrude and retract at a predetermined position on a surface facing the connecting body provided on the front frame 2a.
The protrusion 15 is urged in the protruding direction. The connected body provided on the front frame 2a includes the rear frame 2
A cutout groove is formed at a position where the projection 15 is accommodated in the horizontal deployment and folding storage on the surface facing the connecting body b. A push-in means is provided against the urging force of the projection, and when the operation of folding or unfolding is performed, the lock is released by pushing in the projection, thereby enabling the folding or unfolding.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of a planar layout of a toilet booth provided with the body support stand 17 of the present invention. The toilet booth is for people with disabilities, which is widely used, and the inside dimensions are 1800 mm to 2000 mm in vertical and horizontal dimensions on a plan view.
mm. In a substantially half space (upper half area in FIG. 9) in a plane layout in the toilet booth, in addition to the toilet bowl 18 and the backrest 20, a hand washing machine 24,
A handrail 22 and a cigarette 23 are provided. Then, approximately half the space of the flat layout in the toilet booth (Fig. 9
In a lower half area of the body support body 17, a body support base 17 is installed with a short side pivotally fixed to a wall surface opposite to a wall surface provided with an entrance.

As described above, from 1800 mm to 2000 m
1300 mm to 1500 mm body support table 17 in the toilet booth
During use, a gap of at least 300 mm can be secured between the short side that is not fixedly attached to the shaft and the inner wall of the toilet booth (the door 19 in FIG. 9), and the caregiver lays down on the body support 17. Thus, the diaper can be easily changed to the feet of the care receiver and the diaper changing operation can be easily performed.
Further, even if the entrance / exit is provided on the wall of the toilet booth opposite to the wall where the body support stand 17 is fixed, the entrance / exit is not completely blocked.

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in which the body support of the present invention is installed using the base 25. For example, in FIG. 2, the connecting members 7, 8, 9 attached to the wall
Is fixed to the base 25 so that the support body can be folded upside down on the base end so that the base 25 can be turned upside down, and the base 25 is fixed to the floor with the anchor bolts 26, so that the body support base can be fixed to the base 25. Can be installed on the floor.

FIG. 11 is a plan view when the body support table 17 is folded in FIG. At this time, by setting the distance from the wall surface to the forefront of the body support table 17 to be 500 mm or less, a space with a turning diameter of 1500 mm necessary for turning a wheelchair is secured even in a general 2,000 mm wide toilet booth for persons with disabilities. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a long side of a floor showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of a floor surface showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the state in the middle of folding in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an unfolded state in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side view of a portion showing the first embodiment of the fixed lock structure of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a portion of a fixed lock structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a part of a fixed lock structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a portion of a fixed lock structure according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an embodiment of an installation layout in a toilet booth of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing an embodiment of floor fixing according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a state in which the body support is folded in FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Floor body, 2 ... Frame, 3 ... Support body, 4 ... First support leg, 5 ... Second support leg, 6 ... Link bar, 7, 8, 9 ...
Connected body, 10: gas spring, 12: caster, 1
3 ... hook, 14 ... stay, 17 ... body support, 18 ...
Toilet bowl, 19 door, 20 backrest, 21 and 22 handrail, 23 paper roll, 24 handwasher, 25 base, 26
…Anchor bolt

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tomoaki Nakano 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka F-term (reference) 4C040 AA14 BB02 DD10 EE04 4C341 LL30

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A body support table provided in a toilet booth and provided with a support member capable of lying down on the body, wherein the support member is turned around a short side thereof as a rotation axis to be folded up and down. A body support stand characterized by the following. 2. A body support base provided in a toilet booth and provided with a support capable of lying down on a body, wherein one end on the short side of the support is fixed to a wall so as to be rotatable. A body support base, wherein the support body can be folded upside down from a wall side to a base end. 3. In a body support base provided in a toilet booth and provided with a support capable of lying down on the body, the support is turned around a short side thereof as a rotation axis and folded up and down. The body support stand characterized in that the rotating shaft is rotatably fixed to a base fixed to the floor so as to be rotatable, and the support is folded up and down on the base at the base end. 4. The body support base according to claim 1, wherein the support is foldable in a long side direction substantially at a center position of the support in a long side direction thereof. 5. A support leg for supporting the support is movable in synchronization with the rotation of the support, and stands up substantially perpendicular to the support when the support is deployed horizontally to support the support. The body support base according to claim 1, wherein 6. The fixing device according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing lock for prohibiting the support body from rotating in the tilting direction when the body support base is folded and stored or when the body support base is horizontally deployed. Body support stand. 7. The body support base according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic body for urging the support body in a direction in which the body support base is folded and stored. 8. The long side dimension of the body support base is 1300.
The body support according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the distance is in the range of 1 mm to 1500 mm. 9. When the body support is folded and stored, the distance from the wall surface to the forefront of the body support is 500 m.
9. The body support according to claim 1, wherein the distance is within m.