Treatment bed

Abstract

The invention relates to a treatment table (10) with an interior space (18) filled with water, which is bounded at least on one side by a flexible wall, and with a lying surface (28) arranged above the interior space (18) for a person to be treated. According to the invention, a movement device (30) is provided for applying pressure to the water contained in the interior space (18).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a treatment couch according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] Such treatment couches are regularly used for the treatment of people who lie on the surface and are applied with a cosmetic or medical pack. Such couches are also called floating couches because the person lying on them feels as if they are floating on the water. In the use of such treatment couches, it has been found that the water's movements, especially those created by the person being treated, are perceived as particularly pleasant.

[0003] It is therefore an object of the invention to further develop a treatment couch of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that the well-being of the person being treated can be increased.

[0004] This object is achieved according to the invention by a treatment couch having the features of claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0005] The invention is based on the idea of ​​deliberately setting the water contained in the interior into motion, which is then transferred to the person being treated. For this purpose, a movement device is provided that induces movement in the water. This can be achieved in various ways using different movement devices.

[0006] The movement device can have means for introducing water into the interior and means for discharging water from the interior. This creates a flow in the interior, resulting in a water movement that is transmitted to the person being treated.

[0007] Furthermore, it is possible for the movement device to have a reciprocating actuating element that acts on the water in the interior space and thus induces water movement. It is possible for the actuating element to be sealed through a casing enclosing the interior space, so that it executes movements in the water and thereby induces movement in the water. However, it is preferred for the actuating element to act on a flexible section of a casing enclosing the interior space, which is preferably arranged on an underside of the casing facing away from the lying surface. This avoids any potential leak-tightness problems, and a complex, sealed passage of the actuating element through the casing is not necessary.To prevent the flexible section from becoming trapped between the loading element and, for example, a guide device in which the loading element is guided, it is further preferred that a flexible cover element be arranged between the loading element and the flexible section. A reciprocating movement of the loading element is particularly easy to achieve if it is eccentrically hinged to a rotatable disc. A motor is expediently provided for rotating the disc, which is preferably designed as an electric motor.

[0008] According to an advantageous development, a control unit is provided for controlling the movement device. The control unit can be used to operate the movement device automatically by calling up a program stored in the control unit before each application. In particular, the movement device can be activated at predetermined intervals to induce a periodic movement of the water. Furthermore, the control unit can also control other measures that influence the senses of the person receiving treatment, such as lighting effects, sound effects, the release of fragrances, or the temperature of the water, with all measures being coordinated with one another.

[0009] The flexible wall that defines the interior at its top is expediently part of a shell of a water mattress that encloses the interior. It is further preferred that an air mattress rests on the flexible wall. The water mattress and the air mattress are also expediently housed in a common outer shell, the top of which forms the lying surface. This measure prevents the air mattress from slipping relative to the water mattress. It is further preferred that the water mattress is housed in a rigid tub that is open at the top. During the cosmetic, medical, or wellness treatment of a person using such a treatment couch, the air mattress is first filled with air so that the lying surface is approximately flush with an upper, circumferential edge of the tub. The person to be treated lies down on the lying surface, and then the air mattress is deflated, whereby the person is lowered onto the water mattress.Thanks to the flexible wall of the water mattress, the person feels as if they are floating on the water's surface, with the water temperature usually set to approximately match their body temperature. While the person lies on the water mattress, the water is set in motion by the agitator. After the treatment, the agitator is stopped, and air is introduced into the air mattress until the person is raised approximately to the edge of the tub and can step off the surface without great effort, if necessary after rinsing off any medical or cosmetic pack that was applied to the person before lowering onto the water mattress.

[0010] The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to an embodiment shown schematically in the drawing. Fig. 1 a treatment couch in perspective view and Fig. 2 a detailed view of the treatment couch according to Fig. 1 on average.

[0011] The treatment couch 10 shown in the drawing has a rigid tub 12 open at the top, in which a water mattress 14 is accommodated. The water mattress 14 has a cover 16 made of flexible material that encloses a water-filled interior 18. The cover 16 has a flexible wall (not shown in the drawing) on ​​its upper side, on which an air mattress (also not shown) rests. The water mattress 14 and the air mattress are housed in a common outer cover 24, the upper side 26 of which forms a lying surface 28.

[0012] Arranged beneath the tub 12 is a movement device 30 comprising a loading element 32 with a reciprocating plunger 46 carrying a pressure plate 44 at its upper end. The loading element 32 also comprises a connecting rod 48 hinged to the lower end of the plunger 46, which is eccentrically hinged to a disc 34 mounted in the tub 12 for rotation about its central axis, so that the loading element moves up and down by means of an electric motor 42 when the disc 34 rotates. The loading element 32 thereby acts on a flexible section 36 on an underside of the casing 16, thereby inducing movements in the water contained in the interior 18. The loading element 32 does not act on the casing 16 directly. It acts on a flexible cover element 38, which rests on the flexible section 36 and is attached to the tub 12 at a distance from the pressure plate 44.

[0013] When using the treatment couch 10, a person to be treated lies down on the lying surface 28 or on a sheet lying on the lying surface 28. The air mattress is inflated so that the lying surface 28 is approximately at the height of a circumferential upper edge 40 of the tub 12. The person to be treated can be provided with a cosmetic or medical pack. The air is then released from the air mattress 22, so that the person lowers themselves onto the water mattress 14 until they are resting on the flexible wall on top of the cover 16. The electric motor of the movement device 30 is controlled by a control unit not shown in the drawing, so that the application element 32 is moved in a predetermined movement sequence and applies pressure to the flexible section 36 to induce movements in the water of the water mattress 14.In addition, the control unit can control other measures such as lighting effects, sound effects, the release of fragrances, and the temperature of the water. After the treatment, the electric motor stops, so that the pressure element 32 no longer moves. The air mattress is refilled with air, so that the treated person is raised to approximately the height of the surrounding edge 40 and can comfortably step off the treatment couch 10.

[0014] In summary, the following can be stated: The invention relates to a treatment couch 10 with a water-filled interior space 18 defined at least at one upper side by a flexible wall, and with a lying surface 28 arranged above the interior space 18 for a person to be treated. According to the invention, a movement device 30 is provided for applying pressure to the water contained in the interior space 18.

Claims

1. Treatment couch with an interior space (18) filled with water, delimited at least to an upper side by a flexible wall, and with a lying surface (28) arranged above the interior space (18) for a person to be treated, characterized by a movement device (30) for acting on the water held in the interior space (18).

2. Treatment couch according to claim 1, characterized in that the flexible wall is part of a cover (16) of a water mattress (14) enclosing the interior (18).

3. Treatment couch according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that An air mattress rests on the flexible wall.

4. Treatment couch according to claim 2 and claim 3, characterized in that the water mattress (14) and the air mattress are accommodated in a common outer shell (24), the upper side (26) of which forms the lying surface (28).

5. Treatment couch according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in thatthe water mattress (14) is accommodated in a rigid, upwardly open tub (12).

6. Treatment couch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movement device (30) has means for introducing water into the interior (18) and means for discharging water from the interior (18).

7. Treatment couch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movement device (30) has a reciprocating actuating element (32) which acts on the water in the interior space (18).

8. Treatment couch according to claim 7, characterized in that the loading element (32) is sealed by a casing (16) enclosing the interior space (18).

9. Treatment couch according to claim 7, characterized in that the loading element (32) loads a flexible part (36) of a casing (16) enclosing the interior space (18).

10. Treatment couch according to claim 9, characterized in thatthe flexible part (36) is arranged on an underside of the cover (16) facing away from the lying surface (28).

11. Treatment couch according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that a flexible cover element (38) is arranged between the loading element (32) and the flexible part (36).

12. Treatment couch according to one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that the loading element (32) is eccentrically hinged to a rotatable disc (34), and that preferably a motor, in particular an electric motor (42), is provided for rotating the disc (34).

13. Treatment couch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a control unit for controlling the movement device (30).

14. A method for using a treatment couch (10) which has a water mattress (14) with an interior space (18) filled with water and enclosed by a cover (16), an air mattress lying on the water mattress (14), a rigid tub (12) which is open at the top and accommodates the water mattress (14) and the air mattress, and a movement device (30) for acting on the water accommodated in the interior space (18) of the water mattress (14), wherein a person lying on the air-filled air mattress is lowered onto the water mattress (14) by emptying the air mattress, and wherein the water is set in motion by the movement device (30).

15. Method according to claim 14, characterized in thatthe movement device (30) is controlled by means of a control unit, in particular for carrying out a predetermined movement sequence, and that preferably by means of the control unit a lighting unit for generating light effects and / or an audio unit for generating sound effects and / or a unit for dispensing fragrances and / or a temperature control unit for varying the temperature of the water is controlled.

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