Hair drying device suitable for bedridden patient

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical care auxiliary equipment, and particularly relates to a hair drying device suitable for a bedridden patient. The hair drying device suitable for the bedridden patient comprises a movable vehicle body, a drying mechanism and a control mechanism, the movable vehicle body comprises a bottom plate, a plurality of universal wheels and a height-adjustable drying base, the drying base comprises a drying cover, an air blowing cavity and an air suction cavity, and the air blowing cavity and the air suction cavity are vertically arranged in the drying base and communicate with each other; the drying mechanism can convert external air into hot air and convey the hot air into the blowing chamber; the control mechanism is connected with the drying base and the drying mechanism. Before hair drying, a medical worker moves and fixes the drying base to the side portion of a sickbed through the movable trolley body, then lifts the head of a patient and places the head in the drying cover, hair drying is started, the drying mechanism is controlled to work through the control mechanism, air in the air suction channel is converted into hot air, and the hot air is conveyed into the air blowing channel and the drying cover; therefore, the patient does not need to sit up or hold the drying equipment by hand.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the medical nursing auxiliary equipment technical field, concretely relates to a hair drying device suitable for bedridden patient. BACKGROUND

[0002] Bedridden patients, due to long-term bedridden, body movement is limited, many basic needs (such as washing hair, drying hair) in daily life become difficult to complete independently. Especially after washing hair, the drying problem of hair is particularly prominent. Wet hair not only causes patient discomfort, but also can cause scalp health problems (such as eczema, fungal infection, etc.), and even increase the risk of catching a cold. Although the traditional hair dryer can be used to dry hair, the traditional hair dryer needs to be held by hand, and it is difficult to dry hair evenly, especially the parts that are difficult to reach, such as the back of the head. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at overcoming the shortcomings of prior art, provide a kind of safe, it is convenient to dry hair the hair drying device suitable for bedridden patient.

[0004] The utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0005] A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patient can be moved to the side of the sickbed, opposite to the patient's head, comprising a mobile vehicle body, a drying mechanism and a control mechanism. The mobile vehicle body includes a bottom plate, a plurality of universal wheels with brakes arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate, and a height-adjustable drying base arranged on the bottom plate. The drying base includes a drying cover formed on the top for accommodating the patient's head and a blowing chamber and a suction chamber arranged above and below the drying base and connected to each other inside the drying base. The blowing chamber and the suction chamber are connected to the drying cover. The drying mechanism is arranged in the suction chamber and can convert external air into hot air to be delivered into the blowing chamber. The control mechanism is arranged on the drying base and connected to the drying base and the drying mechanism for adjusting the height of the drying base and the working of the drying mechanism.

[0006] Further, the drying mechanism includes a heater arranged in the suction chamber, a fan arranged in front of the heater in the suction chamber and an air inlet filter baffle arranged in front of the fan in the suction chamber. When the fan is started, air enters the suction chamber from the air inlet filter baffle, is heated by the heater and is converted into hot air into the blowing chamber and the drying cover.

[0007] Further, the blowing chamber comprises a guide plate arranged between the blowing chamber and the suction chamber, a plurality of partition plates arranged along the width direction of the guide plate, a plurality of air guiding channels formed between adjacent two partition plates and between the partition plate and the inner wall of the blowing chamber, a blowing port filter baffle detachably arranged at the top of the blowing chamber, and a water storage tank detachably arranged in the blowing chamber opposite to the lowest part of the guide plate.

[0008] Further, the blowing port filter baffle comprises a baffle body arranged at the top surface of the blowing chamber, and two side part air guiding segments arranged on both sides of the baffle body and upwardly and laterally protruding towards the inner wall of the drying cover, the drying cover comprises three shielding plates formed at the top of the three sides of the drying base, and a drying area formed between the three shielding plates and matched with the head of the patient, and the two side part air guiding segments can make the hot air flow in the drying area.

[0009] Further, the control mechanism comprises a control seat arranged at the inner side of the drying cover opposite to the head of the patient, a controller arranged in the control seat and connected with the drying base, the heater and the fan, and a plurality of control buttons arranged on the control seat and connected with the controller.

[0010] Further, the control mechanism further comprises an ultraviolet disinfection lamp embedded on the outer surface of the control seat and connected with the controller, and a temperature sensor arranged on the drying cover and connected with the controller.

[0011] Further, the drying base further comprises a back cushion arranged at the front end of the drying cover and used for supporting the head of the patient, and a fixing sleeve arranged on the drying base and located below the drying cover and used for mounting the back cushion, the back cushion comprises an extension rod formed at the bottom of the back cushion and downwardly extending and capable of extending into the fixing sleeve, and the fixing sleeve is provided with a locking bolt matched with the extension rod.

[0012] Further, the mobile trolley body further comprises two mobile rods arranged opposite to each other at both sides of the bottom plate, and a handle upwardly extending from the end of the two mobile rods and capable of being pushed by the medical staff to move the trolley body, and the plurality of universal wheels are four in number and arranged at the ends of the two mobile rods, respectively.

[0013] From the above description of the utility model, compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that: the application is matched with the drying mechanism arranged in the air suction chamber and the control mechanism arranged on the drying base, before drying the hair, the medical staff first moves and fixes the drying base to the side of the sickbed through the movable vehicle and the multiple universal wheels with brakes, then lifts the head of the patient and places it in the drying cover, starts to dry the hair, controls the drying mechanism to work through the control mechanism, converts the air in the air suction passage into hot air and delivers it into the air blowing passage and the drying cover, thereby quickly drying the hair of the patient without the patient sitting up or holding the drying equipment; wherein, the multiple universal wheels with brakes arranged on the movable vehicle can move and fix the drying base to the side of any sickbed, which is convenient for the nursing staff to move flexibly in the sickroom; meanwhile, the drying base is limited to a liftable structure, so that the hair drying device is applicable to sickbeds of various heights and improves the practicability of the hair drying device;

[0014] The two side portions of the baffle body and the two side portion air guide segments which are oppositely arranged on the two sides of the baffle body and upwardly and to the same side of the inner wall of the drying cover are upwardly and protrusively arranged, so that the hot air in the air blowing chamber is blown out from the front and the two sides of the head of the patient, the head of the patient is evenly dried, and the drying efficiency of the hair drying device is improved.

[0015] The temperature sensor arranged on the drying cover and connected with the controller can monitor the temperature of the hot air in the drying cover in real time, when the temperature is too high, the temperature sensor feeds back to the controller, the controller closes the drying mechanism, and the safety of the hair drying device is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the hair drying device.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a partial structure exploded view of the hair drying device.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the hair drying device. Figure 1 .

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the hair drying device. Figure 2 .

[0020] In the figure: 1, mobile car body; 11, bottom plate; 12, universal wheel; 13, drying base; 131, back cushion; 132, fixed sleeve; 133, extension rod; 134, locking bolt; 14, moving rod; 15, handlebar; 16, drying cover; 161, shielding plate; 162, drying area; 17, blowing chamber; 171, guide plate; 172, partition; 173, air guide channel; 174, blowing port filter baffle; 175, water storage tank; 176, baffle body; 177, side air guide section; 18, suction chamber; 2, drying mechanism; 21, heater; 22, fan; 23, air inlet filter baffle; 3, control mechanism; 31, control seat; 32, control button; 33, ultraviolet disinfection lamp; 34, temperature sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The utility model is further described below through specific embodiments.

[0022] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, the embodiment provides a hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients, which can be moved to the side of the patient's bed and opposite to the patient's head, and comprises a mobile car body 1, a drying mechanism 2 and a control mechanism 3.

[0023] The mobile car body 1 comprises a bottom plate 11, a plurality of universal wheels 12 provided at the bottom of the bottom plate 11 and provided with brakes, and a height-adjustable drying base 13 provided on the bottom plate 11, the drying base 13 comprising a drying cover 16 formed at the top thereof for accommodating the head of a patient and a blowing chamber 17 and a suction chamber 18 arranged in the drying base 13 below the drying cover 16 and in communication with each other, the blowing chamber 17 and the suction chamber 18 being in communication with the drying cover 16; wherein the drying base 13 can be moved and fixed to any side of a patient bed through the plurality of universal wheels 12, facilitating the flexible movement of nursing staff in the ward; specifically, the drying base 13 further comprises a back cushion 131 located at the front end of the drying cover 16 and allowing the patient to lean on, and a fixing sleeve 132 provided on the drying base 13 below the drying cover 16 and used for mounting the back cushion 131, so that when the patient dries his hair, the nursing staff only needs to slightly lift the head of the patient and make the neck of the patient lean on the back cushion 131, so as to make the head and hair of the patient located in the drying cover 16, the operation is simple, and the comfort of the hair drying device is improved; further, the back cushion 131 comprises an extension rod 133 formed at the bottom of the back cushion 131 and extending downward and capable of extending into the fixing sleeve 132, wherein the fixing sleeve 132 is provided with a locking bolt 134 matched with the extension rod 133, and the back cushion 131 is fixed on the drying base 13 through the cooperation of the extension rod 133, the fixing sleeve 132 and the locking bolt 134; further, the mobile car body 1 further comprises two moving rods 14 oppositely arranged at both sides of the bottom plate 11 and handlebars 15 extending upward from the ends of the two moving rods 14 and capable of being pushed by medical staff to move the mobile car body 1, and the plurality of universal wheels 12 are four and arranged at the ends of the two moving rods 14; further, the height-adjustable drying base 13 makes the hair drying device suitable for various height patient beds, improving the practicability of the hair drying device; wherein the height-adjustable drying base 13 is a mechanical device with a lifting mechanism commonly known in the prior art, and the specific structure and principle thereof will not be further described here.

[0024] The drying mechanism 2 is arranged in the air suction chamber 18 and can convert external air into hot air to be delivered into the air blowing chamber 17. The drying mechanism 2 comprises a heater 21 arranged in the air suction chamber 18, a fan 22 arranged in the air suction chamber 18 in front of the heater 21, and an air inlet filter baffle 23 arranged in the air suction chamber 18 in front of the fan 22. When the fan 22 is started, air enters the air suction chamber 18 from the air inlet filter baffle 23, is heated by the heater 21, and is converted into hot air to enter the air blowing chamber 17 and the drying cover 16. Specifically, the air blowing chamber 17 comprises a guide plate 171 arranged between the air blowing chamber 17 and the air suction chamber 18, a plurality of partition plates 172 arranged along the width direction of the guide plate 171, a plurality of air guide channels 173 formed between adjacent two partition plates 172 and between the partition plates 172 and the inner wall of the air blowing chamber 17, an air blowing filter baffle 174 arranged on the top of the air blowing chamber 17 in a detachable manner, and a water storage tank 175 arranged in the air blowing chamber 17 opposite to the lowest part of the guide plate 171 in a detachable manner. The water storage tank 175 is in communication with the plurality of air guide channels 173, and water on the patient's hair flows into the air guide channels 173 through the air blowing filter baffle 174 and is guided into the water storage tank 175 by the guide plate 171. Further, the air blowing filter baffle 174 comprises a baffle body 176 arranged on the top surface of the air blowing chamber 17 and two side air guide segments 177 arranged on both sides of the baffle body 176 and upwardly and upwardly protruding toward the inner wall of the drying cover 16 on the same side. The drying cover 16 comprises three shielding plates 161 formed on the top of the drying base 13 and three drying areas 162 formed between the three shielding plates 161 and matched with the patient's head. The two side air guide segments 177 can make hot air flow in the drying area 162, and hot air in the air blowing chamber 17 can be blown out from the baffle body 176 and the two side air guide segments 177 directly below the patient's head, so that the patient's head can be evenly dried and the drying efficiency of the hair drying device is improved.

[0025] The control mechanism 3 is arranged on the drying base 13 and connected with the drying base 13 and the drying mechanism 2, and is used for adjusting the height of the drying base 13 and the working of the drying mechanism 2, and comprises a control seat 31 arranged on the inner side of the drying cover 16 and opposite to the head of the patient, a controller arranged in the control seat 31 and connected with the drying base 13, the heater 21 and the fan 22, and a plurality of control buttons 32 arranged on the control seat 31 and connected with the controller; wherein the plurality of control buttons 32 can control the working of the drying mechanism 2 and the drying base 13 respectively, so as to perform the operation of drying the hair of different patients on different beds; when drying the hair, the fan 22 and the heater 21 are controlled to work through one of the control buttons 32, the fan 22 sucks the external air into the air suction chamber 18, and the heater 21 is used for heating the air in the air suction chamber 18, so as to realize the delivery of the hot air into the air blowing chamber 17 and the drying cover 16, and quickly dry the hair of the patient; specifically, the fan 22 comprises a driving motor arranged at the rear end thereof, the driving motor drives the fan 22 to rotate, so that the air enters the air suction chamber 18 and the air blowing chamber 17; further, the control mechanism 3 further comprises an ultraviolet disinfection lamp 33 embedded on the outer surface of the control seat 31 and connected with the controller, so that the disinfection and sterilization can be performed at the same time when drying the hair through the ultraviolet disinfection lamp 33; further, the control mechanism 3 further comprises a temperature sensor 34 arranged on the drying cover 16 and connected with the controller, so that the temperature in the drying cover 16 can be automatically sensed through the temperature sensor 34, when the temperature reaches the value defined by the nursing staff, the controller is closed after receiving the signal fed back by the temperature sensor 34, so as to improve the safety of the hair drying device; further, the controller can adopt a single-chip microcomputer or other controllers capable of realizing the limiting effect, and the specific model selection and working principle thereof will not be further described herein.

[0026] Before drying the hair, the drying base 13 is moved and fixed at the side of the bed through the movement of the vehicle body 1, then the nursing staff adjusts the height of the drying base 13 through one of the control buttons 32, so that it is suitable for the height of the current bed, then the nursing staff slightly lifts the head of the patient, so that the neck of the patient is placed on the back cushion 131 and the head is located in the drying cover 16; after adjusting the posture of the patient, the hair is dried, the drying mechanism 2 and the ultraviolet disinfection lamp 33 are started through the plurality of control buttons 32 respectively, the working process of the drying mechanism 2 is as follows: the fan 22 first sucks the external air into the air suction chamber 18, then the air in the air suction chamber 18 is heated through the heater 21, the hot air enters the air blowing chamber 17 and is blown out from the baffle body 176 below the head of the patient and the side air guide segments 177 on both sides; after the drying is completed, the air inlet filter baffle 23, the air blowing port filter baffle 174 and the water storage tank 175 can be sequentially disassembled and cleaned.

[0027] In summary, by means of the above technical scheme of the utility model, through the cooperation between the mobile vehicle body 1, the drying mechanism 2 arranged in the air suction chamber 18 and the control mechanism 3 arranged on the drying base 13, the patient's hair can be quickly dried without the patient sitting up or holding the drying equipment; in addition, by arranging the plurality of universal wheels 12 with brakes on the mobile vehicle body 1, the drying base 13 can be moved and fixed to the side of any sickbed, so that the nursing staff can move flexibly in the sickroom; in addition, the drying base 13 is limited to a liftable structure, so that the hair drying device is suitable for sickbeds of various heights, and the practicability of the hair drying device is improved; in addition, through the cooperation of the baffle body 176 and the two side portion air guide segments 177 which are arranged on the two sides of the baffle body 176 and upwardly and to the same side of the inner wall of the drying cover 16, the patient's head can be evenly dried, and the drying efficiency of the hair drying device is improved; in addition, by arranging the temperature sensor 34 connected with the controller on the drying cover 16, the temperature of the hot air in the drying cover 16 can be monitored in real time, and the safety of the hair drying device is improved.

[0028] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model, and therefore cannot limit the range of the utility model implementation, that is, equivalent changes and modifications made according to the utility model application range and specification content should still belong to the range covered by the utility model application.

Claims

1. A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients, movable to one side of the bed, facing the patient's head, characterized in that: The device includes a mobile vehicle body, a drying mechanism, and a control mechanism. The mobile vehicle body includes a base plate, multiple casters with brakes located at the bottom of the base plate, and a height-adjustable drying base mounted on the base plate. The drying base includes a drying hood formed on its top for accommodating the patient's head, and an air blowing chamber and an air suction chamber arranged vertically and interconnectedly below the drying hood within the drying base. The air blowing chamber and the air suction chamber are connected to the drying hood. The drying mechanism is located within the air suction chamber and can convert external air into hot air and deliver it to the air blowing chamber. The control mechanism is located on the drying base and connected to the drying base and the drying mechanism, and is used to adjust the height of the drying base and the operation of the drying mechanism.

2. A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying mechanism includes a heater installed in the air intake chamber, a fan installed in the air intake chamber in front of the heater, and an air inlet filter baffle installed in the air intake chamber in front of the fan. When the fan is started, air enters the air intake chamber from the air inlet filter baffle, is heated by the heater, and is converted into hot air that enters the blowing chamber and the drying hood.

3. A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blowing chamber includes a guide plate inclinedly arranged between the blowing chamber and the suction chamber, multiple partitions spaced apart along the width of the guide plate, multiple air intake channels formed between adjacent partitions and between the partitions and the inner wall of the blowing chamber, a detachable air outlet filter baffle arranged at the top of the blowing chamber, and a water storage tank detachably arranged in the blowing chamber opposite to the lowest point of the guide plate.

4. A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients according to claim 3, characterized in that: The air outlet filter baffle includes a baffle body disposed on the top surface of the air blowing chamber and two side air guide sections disposed on opposite sides of the baffle body and inclined upward and protruding towards the inner wall of the drying hood on the same side. The drying hood includes three baffles formed on the top three sides of the drying base and a drying area formed between the three baffles to cooperate with the patient's head. The two side air guide sections can allow hot air to flow in the drying area.

5. A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients according to claim 2, characterized in that: The control mechanism includes a control seat located inside the drying hood on the side opposite the patient's head, a controller located inside the control seat and connected to the drying base, heater, and fan, and multiple control buttons located on the control seat and connected to the controller.

6. A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control mechanism also includes an ultraviolet disinfection lamp embedded in the outer surface of the control base and connected to the controller, and a temperature sensor set on the drying hood and connected to the controller.

7. A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying base also includes a cushion located at the front end of the drying hood for the patient to rest on, and a fixing sleeve located on the drying base below the drying hood for installing the cushion. The cushion includes an extension rod formed at the bottom of the cushion that extends downward and can be inserted into the fixing sleeve. The fixing sleeve is provided with a locking bolt that cooperates with the extension rod.

8. A hair drying device suitable for bedridden patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mobile vehicle also includes two movable rods arranged opposite each other on both sides of the base plate and a handle extending upward from the ends of the two movable rods to allow medical staff to push the mobile vehicle. The multiple casters are provided in four parts, which are respectively located at the ends of the two movable rods.

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