Bathing chair

CN224330850UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-09PANASONIC APPLIANCES (CHINA) CO LTD
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Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
PANASONIC APPLIANCES (CHINA) CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-16
Publication Date
2026-06-09

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Technical Problem

When using existing shower chairs, disabled elderly people are prone to falling due to their unstable upper body center of gravity, and caregivers find it difficult and strenuous to clean their backs.

Method used

A shower chair has been designed with a headrest that can be rotatably mounted on the chair frame, allowing for both longitudinal and lateral use. Combined with a limiting component and a hinged seat structure, it forms a protective structure that surrounds the elderly to prevent upper body imbalance and facilitates back cleaning by caregivers.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents elderly people from falling due to instability in their upper body center of gravity, improves user comfort, reduces the workload of caregivers, simplifies the structure, and reduces manufacturing costs.

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Abstract

This utility model discloses a shower chair, comprising: a seat panel; a chair frame, which includes a seat support and a back support, the seat panel being disposed on the seat support; the shower chair further includes: a headrest, rotatably mounted on the chair frame, the headrest having a first usage state located behind the seat panel and extending longitudinally, and a second usage state located above the seat panel and extending laterally, the headrest being flipped back and forth to switch between the first and second usage states; when the headrest is in the second usage state, the headrest and the back support cooperate to form a four-sided protective structure. This utility model of a shower chair, by positioning the headrest in the second usage state, provides four-sided protection for the user, preventing instability and falls due to upper body imbalance; furthermore, it facilitates back washing for caregivers, reducing the workload for caregivers.
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