JP2002300979A - Stool for hip bath - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform a hip bath by sitting on the stool surface of a stool body and to easily enjoy the hip bath without reducing the amount of hot water, floating the hip or wasting water. SOLUTION: A height adjusting mechanism 2 capable of adjusting the height of a stool surface 1c of a stool body 1 installed at the bottom surface of a bathtub W is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a half body bathing stool used for half body bathing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It has conventionally been considered that a half-body bath in which the upper body is taken out of the surface of hot water to take a bath is more desirable for elderly people, patients with heart disease, high blood pressure and the like.

[0003]

However, in order to perform a half-body bath, the amount of hot water should be reduced to lower the water level.
Alternatively, the user has to take a bath while lifting his / her hips, which is inconvenient in terms of economic efficiency and tired.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve such inconvenience, and among the present invention, the invention according to claim 1 is a seating surface of a seating member installed on a bottom surface of a bathtub. And a height adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the height of the body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the seating body is formed by an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder which are slidable in the height direction with respect to each other, and a relative position is formed between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. A height adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting a position is provided, and the invention according to claim 3 further comprises a positioning member protruding from the inner cylinder body as the height adjusting mechanism. The positioning member is formed in the outer cylinder body with a positioning groove portion that can be slidably fitted, the positioning groove portion extends vertically in a vertical direction as a height direction and extends vertically from the vertical groove portion in a circumferential direction. The invention according to claim 4, characterized in that the positioning member comprises a plurality of lateral grooves which are slidably fitted by rotation of the outer cylinder in the circumferential direction. The positioning member is formed so as to be able to lock at the rotating end in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body. And characterized in bets, also,
The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that a plurality of sets of height adjusting mechanisms comprising the positioning member and the positioning groove are formed.

[0006]

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment and FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment.

In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a seat, which is made of a synthetic resin and has a bathtub W.
And an outer cylinder 1b slidably fitted to the inner cylinder 1a, and a seating surface 1c is formed on the upper surface of the outer cylinder 1b. 1d, a weight 1e is attached to the inner cylinder 1a, and the inner cylinder 1a and the outer cylinder 1b are formed to be slidable in the height direction with respect to each other.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a height adjusting mechanism. In this case, two pin-shaped positioning members 2a are fixedly protruded one by one on the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical body 1a, respectively, and at the same time, opposed to the outer cylindrical body 1b. On the outer peripheral surface, two sets of positioning grooves 2b are formed, on which the positioning members 2a are slidably fitted, and the positioning grooves 2b extend in the vertical direction as the height direction.
c and the vertical groove portion 2c are formed in a total of eight horizontal groove portions 2d, each of which extends in the vertical direction in the circumferential direction and in which the positioning member 2a is slidably fitted by the circumferential rotation of the outer cylindrical body 1b. I have.

In this case, a connecting portion 2f is formed below the outer cylinder 1b so as to straddle the vertical groove 2c.
The positioning member 2a and the positioning groove 2b can be inserted and removed while maintaining the strength of the base.

However, in this case, a total of eight horizontal grooves 2d are formed, four on the left and right sides, and one positioning member 2a is formed at each opposing position, so that the sliding between the vertical groove 2c and the positioning members 2a is performed. The outer cylindrical body 1b is adjusted up and down by dynamic engagement, and a lateral groove 2d corresponding to a required height of the seating surface 1c is selected from a plurality of lateral grooves 2d.
When the outer cylinder 1b is rotated in the circumferential direction in a state where the positioning member 2a is aligned with the positioning member 2a, the positioning member 2a is slidably fitted in the lateral groove 2d, whereby the height of the outer cylinder 1b is increased by eight steps. It is configured so that it can be adjusted and fixed.

In this case, each of the lateral grooves 2d is formed obliquely upward, and is engaged with a positioning member 2a at a circumferential end of the outer cylinder 1b to be positioned by rotation of the outer cylinder 1b in the reverse direction. The member 2a is configured not to fall out of the lateral groove 2d.

Since this embodiment has the above configuration,
Since there is provided the height adjusting mechanism 2 that can adjust the height of the seating surface 1c of the seating body 1 installed on the bottom surface of the bathtub W, a half-body bath can be performed by sitting on the seating surface 1c of the seating body 1. It is possible to enjoy a half-body bath without wasting water, to reduce the amount of hot water and to raise the waist, to enjoy a half-body bath easily, and to adjust the height of the seating surface 1c. By adjusting the height of the seating surface 1c according to the sitting height, bathing posture, age, etc. of the elderly,
It is possible to obtain the height of a half-body bath suitable for a patient with a heart, high blood pressure, or the like, and to perform a comfortable half-body bath accordingly.

In this case, the seat 1 is formed of an inner cylinder 1a and an outer cylinder 1b which are slidable in the height direction with respect to each other, and a relative position is provided between the inner cylinder 1a and the outer cylinder 1b. Is provided, the height of the seating surface 1c can be easily adjusted by changing the relative position between the inner cylinder 1a and the outer cylinder 1b. In this case, as the height adjusting mechanism 2, a positioning member 2 a is protruded from the inner cylinder 1 a and a positioning groove 2 b into which the positioning member 2 a is slidably fitted is formed in the outer cylinder 1 b, and the positioning groove 2 c is A vertical groove 2c extending in the vertical direction as a height direction, and a plurality of horizontal grooves extending in the vertical direction from the vertical groove 2c in the circumferential direction and in which the positioning member 2a is slidably fitted by the circumferential rotation of the outer cylinder 1b. 2d, the vertical groove 2
The outer cylindrical body 1b is adjusted up and down by sliding engagement of the positioning member 2c with the positioning member 2a, and a lateral groove 2d corresponding to a necessary height of the seating surface 1c is selected from a plurality of lateral grooves 2d. By rotating the outer cylinder 1b in the circumferential direction in a state where the lateral groove 2d and the positioning member 2a match, the positioning member 2 is rotated.
a is slidably fitted in the lateral groove portion 2d, whereby the outer cylindrical body 1b
Can be adjusted and fixed, the height can be adjusted more easily, the structure can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In this case, the lateral groove 2d is formed in the outer cylinder 1
Since the positioning member 2a can be locked at the rotation end in the circumferential direction of b, the lowering of the outer cylinder 1b can be prevented by unexpected reverse rotation of the outer cylinder 1b, and the safety of use is reduced. In this case, the height adjustment mechanism 2 including the positioning member 2a and the positioning groove 2b is formed at two opposing positions, so that the height can be adjusted stably.

The second embodiment shown in FIG. 7 shows another structure. In this case, in the positioning groove 2b, an upward locking concave groove 2g is formed at the end of each of the lateral grooves 2d, and the peripheral groove of the outer cylinder 1b is formed. Positioning member 2a at the rotation end in the direction
The positioning member 2a is configured so as to be fitted and locked in the g and not to come out of the lateral groove 2d by the rotation of the outer cylinder 1b in the reverse direction.

In the second embodiment, the same operation and effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the shape, structure, size, material and the like of the seat 1 and the height adjusting mechanism 2 are appropriately changed and designed.

[0018]

As described above, the present invention according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided with a height adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting the height of the seating surface of the seating member installed on the bottom surface of the bathtub. You can enjoy a half-body bath by sitting on the sitting surface of the sitting body, without reducing the amount of hot water or floating, without wasting water and enjoying half-body bathing comfortably. In addition, the height of the sitting surface can be adjusted, and the height of the sitting surface and bathing posture of the bather, and the height of the sitting surface can be adjusted according to the age, so that diseases such as the elderly, children, heart, and high blood pressure can occur. It is possible to obtain a height suitable for the elderly, and to perform a comfortable half-body bath accordingly.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the seating body is formed of an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder which are slidable with respect to each other in a height direction. The height of the seating surface can be easily adjusted by changing the relative position between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder, since the apparatus has a height adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the relative position. According to the third aspect of the present invention, as the elevation adjusting mechanism, a positioning member is formed on the inner cylindrical body so as to protrude, and a positioning groove is formed in the outer cylindrical body so that the positioning member can be slidably fitted. A vertical groove extending in the vertical direction as the height direction and a plurality of horizontal grooves which extend in the circumferential direction from the vertical groove in the vertical direction and in which the positioning member slides and fits by the circumferential rotation of the outer cylinder body. The outer cylindrical body 1 is slidably engaged with the vertical groove and the positioning member.
b is adjusted up and down, and a lateral groove portion corresponding to a required height of the seating surface is selected from a plurality of lateral groove portions, and the outer cylinder is circumferentially moved in a state where the selected lateral groove portion and the positioning member match. , The positioning member is slidably fitted in the lateral groove, whereby the height of the outer cylindrical body can be adjusted and fixed, so that the height can be adjusted more easily and the structure can be simplified. Thus, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, the lateral groove is formed so that the positioning member can be locked at the circumferentially rotating end of the outer cylinder, so that the outer cylinder can be inadvertently formed. The rotation of the outer cylinder can be prevented from lowering by the reverse rotation, and the safety of use can be enhanced. In the invention according to the fifth aspect, a plurality of sets of height adjustment mechanisms including a positioning member and a positioning groove are provided. Since it is formed, height adjustment can be performed stably.

As described above, the intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an overall front view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a use state diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 W Bathtub 1 Seat 1a Inner cylinder 1b Outer cylinder 1c Sit-down surface 2 Height adjustment mechanism 2a Positioning member 2b Positioning groove 2c Vertical groove 2d Horizontal groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A half body bathing stool comprising a height adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the height of a stool surface of a stool mounted on a bottom surface of a bathtub. 2. A height adjusting mechanism wherein the seat body is formed of an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder which are slidable in the height direction with respect to each other, and a relative position can be adjusted between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. The half body bathing stand according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. As the height adjusting mechanism, a positioning member protrudes from the inner cylinder and a positioning groove is formed in the outer cylinder so that the positioning member can be slidably fitted. A vertical groove extending in the vertical direction as a direction, and a plurality of horizontal grooves which extend in the circumferential direction in a vertical step from the vertical groove and in which the positioning member is slidably fitted by rotation of the outer cylinder in the circumferential direction. The half body bathing stand according to claim 2, characterized in that: 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the lateral groove is formed so as to be able to lock a positioning member at a circumferential end of the outer cylinder. Stool for half body bath. 5. The half body bathing stand according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sets of height adjusting mechanisms each including the positioning member and the positioning groove are formed.