JP3217432U - Three-point point rest room where you can transfer from wheelchair to toilet seat by yourself - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a rest room where an elderly person or a disabled person who can live in a wheelchair can safely transfer to a toilet seat by himself from the wheelchair during excretion.
A restroom having a Western-style toilet seat 2, a load-bearing hand grip portion 1 disposed in front of the Western-style toilet seat, and a side wall surface 3 and a door opening on a side portion of the Western-style toilet seat. The door opening has a width of 70 cm or more around the intersection of an arbitrary straight line forming an angle of 40 ° to 70 ° from the straight line connecting the end of the head and the front end of the western toilet seat and the extended line of the side wall, and is resistant to damage. It is laid out so that the height of the upper surface of the load hand grip portion is 65 cm to 80 cm. Due to the layout structure that takes into account the distance between the three points of the toilet seat, the load-bearing hand grip, and the wheelchair 4, the movement between the three points becomes smooth.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a restroom layout structure that is excellent in safety for the elderly, can ensure the self-esteem of the elderly, and can support the independence of the elderly.

Amid the rapid progress of an aging society, nursing homes such as nursing homes are entering an era where there will be a shortage in the future, and it is expected that many elderly people will not be able to receive sufficient care. .
On the other hand, until the end, many elderly people have a desire to maintain dignity and live meaningfully. However, in self-supporting life at home, the physical and mental burdens of the caregiver as well as the caregiver are extremely severe. It goes without saying that the first factor is toilet excretion, and the most important of the various countermeasures is the restroom layout.

Conventionally, various medical devices for elderly care and accompanying structures have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an invention of a layout of medical equipment (bed, toilet, unit bath) that does not force a caregiver to work excessively in order to care for a care recipient.
However, in many cases, it is assumed that the caregiver needs a caregiver, and it is a layout that supports toilet excretion for elderly or physically disabled people who can live on a wheelchair everyday and can move their hips with their own hands. There are few proposals.

JP-A-6-134008

Toilet buildings in many households simply have a toilet seat in one room, and even elderly or physically handicapped persons who are able to move slightly in a wheelchair can move to the toilet seat without relying on a caregiver. There was also a problem of lack of consideration for independence support.
Therefore, the subject of this invention is providing the layout structure of the rest room which the elderly person of the level which can live in a wheelchair can move to a toilet seat safely by himself from a wheelchair.

As a result of studying to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has determined the distance between the three points by using a layout structure that takes into account the distance relationship between the toilet seat in the rest room, the load-bearing hand grip, and the wheelchair. It has been found that the movement can be smooth and the above-mentioned purpose can be achieved. Here, the load-carrying hand grip is a structure that is placed in front of the toilet seat and that can be withstood even if a person grabs it with his hand when he moves between the wheelchair and the toilet seat while standing up. Refers to sliding.
The present invention does not relate to a new configuration of individual toilet equipment, but newly proposes a three-point installation layout in a rest room.

With the layout of the present invention, an elderly person or a disabled person who can live on a wheelchair can safely transfer from the wheelchair to the toilet seat by himself / herself, and can return safely from the toilet seat to the wheelchair. In addition, this makes it possible to reduce the burden on excretion, which is the primary concern in independent living.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an installation layout of a rest room, which is an example in which there is a door on the right side when sitting on a toilet seat, and shows a state in which a wheelchair has entered obliquely from behind by opening the door. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a layout in which the load-bearing hand grip portion of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the load-bearing hand grip and the Western-style toilet seat as seen from the side.

In the three-point point installation layout, as shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable that the distance between the load-bearing hand grip portion and the wheelchair and the distance between the load-bearing hand grip portion and the toilet seat front end portion are substantially the same.
FIG. 1 shows that the wheelchair is in the stop position at the wheelchair approach angle 4c, the distance (1a to 2a) between the load-bearing hand grip and the toilet seat tip, the load-bearing hand grip and the wheelchair seat. The distances (1a to 4d) are 35 cm to 50 cm, respectively. In order to allow the wheelchair to enter this position, the wheelchair passes around an intersection 3a between an arbitrary straight line that forms the wheelchair entry angle 4c and an extension line of the side wall surface 3 from a straight line connecting the load-bearing hand grip and the toilet seat tip. There must be an opening of 70 cm or larger. In FIG. 1, the width of the opening is the distance between 3b and 3c with the intersection 3a as the center, and is 70 cm to 80 cm.
In FIG. 1, the wheelchair approach angle 4c is about 45 °. The wheelchair approach angle may be 40 ° to 90 ° depending on the structure and position of the door, but it is preferably 40 ° to 70 ° in view of ease of transfer of the bag.

  Thus, the width and position of the door are important, and it is necessary to consider from the beginning when building or renovating. In FIG. 1, the door 5 is arranged on the right side wall surface of the toilet seat surface, but may be on the left side according to the convenience of the building.

It is important that the load-bearing hand grip part reaches from a wheelchair or a toilet seat, and it is important to be able to grab and stand up. The upper surface height 1b of the load-bearing hand grip part is 65 to 80 cm. Preferably there is.
As a structure, it is preferable that it is a washstand like 1 (2) of FIG. Although there are various types of washstands, it is more preferable that the edge portion that can be grasped by hand as shown in FIG.
Or as a form for implementing this invention, the hand-washing stand only for hand-washing may be sufficient.
If the wash basin or hand basin has a depth of 40 cm, it is easy not only to put weight on the hands but also to apply heels. Also suitable for lowering underwear.

If a wash basin or hand basin cannot be installed, a load-bearing handrail may be installed at this position. 1 in FIG. 1 is an example. Think of it as a handrail so that you can attach it at any time in the future.
Here, it is difficult to lift the heel with the handrail next to the heel, and the point is that the heel tends to stand naturally when the handrail in front of the toilet seat is pulled.

  The height of the wheelchair seat and the toilet seat are preferably substantially the same. The point is that the movement between the toilet seat, the seating surface of the wheelchair, and the load-bearing hand grip is smooth.

The rest room area does not have to be very large. The width inside dimension 7 in FIG. 1 is 80 cm to 100 cm. In this case, the distance between the load bearing part 1a and the center point 3a of the door opening is 50 cm to 70 cm.
This ensures that the bag is always in contact with the wheelchair, washbasin or toilet seat. Also, it is impossible to fall in this area, and there is a danger if it is too wide.

  The door may be an open door or a sliding door by design, but the open door is more convenient for opening and closing as shown in FIG. It is sufficient that the opening door is opened by 70 °. If it is an open door, the door that is open during use is also suitable as a blindfold from the front of the corridor. Normally, the toilet door is 60cm wide, but here, a wheelchair enters diagonally, so 70cm width is a necessary condition.

The main body of the present invention is the layout structure of the rest room. As an incidental condition, the width dimension 8 of the hallway is preferably at least 80 cm so that a wheelchair can pass.

  Here, as an embodiment of the present invention, how to use a three-point point rest room easily in a wheelchair specification from the viewpoint of human movement will be described in detail. The subject of the following actions is the party of the elderly or the disabled.

1. Get on the wheelchair and approach from behind the opening as shown in FIG. 1, pull the door knob or lever handle 5a of the door 5 with your right hand and open the door outward.
Along the door opening, the wheelchair is curved and enters the door opening.
When the left front wheel of the wheelchair is attached to the side of the toilet seat, stop the wheelchair.
After this, be sure to put a stopper for safety.

   Reach for the washstand that is installed on the right front, grab the edge, lift your waist and pull up. It is important to perform these three operations simultaneously.

Next, move your hands and feet to the center and stand toward the washstand.
Therefore, if you put it on the sink so that you can add it to your sink, your waist will float up and down,
Lower the underwear by hand. If you stand here with your head on the front wall, the heel stabilizes.

  While grabbing the center of the wash basin, slowly move the center of gravity of the bowl to the back toilet seat and sit down.

  If you can use it for excretion, wash your butt, use paper, and drain water.

  When hand washing, hand wiping, and washing are complete, move in the opposite direction to when you transfer, that is, pull your hand over the edge of the wash basin, lift your waist and stand up.

  Tilt the basin on the sink, lift the heel, raise the underwear, and prepare the body.

  Grab the edge of the washbasin, shift your feet, and sit down with your weight slowly with your hips facing the wheelchair. Then remove the wheelchair stopper.

   Turn the wheelchair diagonally and exit the hallway with the right hand closing the door. That is all.

Although the above embodiment is shown on the assumption of an elderly person or a handicapped person who can be independent, if a care recipient can use his hand and can stand up, the caregiver can easily assist with just putting his hand. Needless to say, this depends on the degree, and you need to worry about it.

The layout structure of the three-point point rest room of the present invention described in detail above makes it easy for elderly people or physically handicapped people to transfer to the toilet, which is a difficult problem in living alone at home.
This can be expected to improve the independence of the person. Moreover, not only for elderly people living at home or physically disabled people, but also in nursing homes, in addition to the pleasure of working hard on their own, taking advantage of the functions of the care recipients themselves, Mental burden can be reduced.
It is also useful for facilities for wheelchair athletes at the Paralympic venues.

1 Load-bearing hand grip 1 (2) Example of washstand 1a Load-bearing hand grip end 1b Load-bearing hand grip top surface height 2 Western toilet seat 2a Toilet seat tip 3 Side wall surface 3a Opening center 3b Hinge 3c Open end 4 Wheelchair 4a Wheelchair rear wheel 4b Wheelchair flow line 4c Wheelchair approach angle 4d Wheelchair seat 5 Door 5a Door knob 6 Side wall 7 Width inside 8 Hallway width

Claims (3)

  A Western-style toilet seat and a load-bearing hand grip disposed in front of the toilet seat, and a rest room having a side wall surface and a door opening on a side portion of the Western-style toilet seat, and in the plan view, the load-bearing hand grip portion end portion; The door opening has a width of 70 cm or more around the intersection of an arbitrary straight line that forms an angle of 40 ° to 70 ° with a straight line connecting the front end of the western toilet seat and the extended line of the side wall surface, and the resistance Rest room where the height of the upper surface of the load gripping part is 65 to 80 cm   2. In plan view, the distance between the end of the load-bearing hand grip portion and the tip of the toilet seat is 35 cm to 50 cm, and the inner width between the side wall surface and the opposite side wall surface is 80 cm to 100 cm. Listed rest room The rest room according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the structure of the load-bearing hand grip is a wash basin or a hand basin.

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