Automatic shower device, drying device, and skin treatment device for patient

Abstract

The present invention has the following configuration. The present invention relates to an automatic shower device for a patient, the automatic shower device comprising: a lower bathtub; and a mesh-type bed which is provided above the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie thereon, wherein the lower bath and an upper bath are configured to rotate via a rotation shaft, and the upper bath provided in the lower bath is rotated upward by a motor via the rotation shaft, thus forming an enclosed hollow bathtub. A shower nozzle unit is provided in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub to generate a vortex by filling the enclosed hollow bathtub with water, thus making it possible to automatically take a bath by means of the generated vortex.

Description

Automatic shower device, dryer device and skin treatment device for patients

[0001] The present invention relates to a technology that can be used in combination with an automatic shower device, a drying device, and a skin treatment device for patients.

[0002] As society becomes more advanced and sophisticated, hospital medical systems in particular are becoming more sophisticated.

[0003] Medical equipment based on cutting-edge science and technology can be said to be at the cutting edge, but there are medical fields that are neglected and left behind due to the lack of interest of developers in the science and technology field.

[0004] In reality, in areas such as diagnosis, analysis, and surgery, it is lined up with expensive, ultra-luxurious medical equipment, but for patients in the intensive care unit, it is an outdated field that relies on the physical strength of nurses and caregivers, and it is a service field including showers and drying for the critically ill.

[0005] Because showers and drying services are not provided on time, critically ill patients suffer from skin inflammation on their backs, waists, and legs, and the suffering is so great that it is difficult to describe in words.

[0006] It can be said that there are almost no hospital medical systems that can provide daily shower-drying for critically ill patients in intensive care units.

[0007] Even in well-equipped hospice wards, nursing wards, and large hospitals, the process of showering and drying critically ill patients in intensive care units every day can be very difficult.

[0008] The reason is that even though we live in the cutting-edge 21st century, the shower-drying of seriously ill patients requires the caregiver to wash the patient by hand and dry them with a towel one by one.

[0009] We see around us that even if they are not seriously ill, there are countless groups of people who need bathing services with the help of others, such as nursing patients in nursing hospitals, or elderly people living alone who cannot bathe on their own, who cannot bathe frequently, which worsens the pollution and uncleanness of their living environment, and people with physical disabilities, people who cannot move their limbs on their own, or people who have no limbs.

[0010] If we could provide an automatic bathing service to people who are unable to bathe on their own, such as the critically ill, elderly, amputees, and those with serious illnesses, the utility would be indescribable.

[0011] Providing bathing services to others by human hands is a very difficult task.

[0012] If a caregiver wants to bathe a critically ill patient in a hospital, the caregiver must lift the patient out of bed, put the patient in a wheelchair, and move the patient to the hospital bathroom.

[0013] When entering the bathroom, the caregiver must manually remove the patient's clothing, and this process causes stress to both the caregiver and the patient.

[0014] After bathing, you should dry the patient with a towel, apply skin treatment medicine if the patient has a skin condition, and then put the patient's clothes back on.

[0015] After that, the caregiver must use his or her strength to place the patient in a wheelchair, then move the patient to the bed, and once there, the caregiver must physically lift the patient and place him or her on the bed.

[0016] As mentioned above, even in the cutting-edge modern medical system of the 21st century, shower-dry service for critically ill patients can be considered a very difficult and challenging area.

[0017] In addition, it is especially difficult and tiring for nurses and caregivers to apply skin treatment products to patients one by one by hand to treat boils, skin diseases, etc. on the back, waist, and buttocks of critically ill patients.

[0018] In particular, in Korea, where the elderly population is growing further with the number of elderly people reaching 8 million, the rate of hospitalization in nursing hospitals and intensive care units for elderly people with mobility difficulties is increasing significantly.

[0019] Likewise, in nursing homes, shower-dry services are provided by caregivers and nurses for elderly patients who cannot shower and dry themselves, but providing a bathing service that showers and dries by hand for patients with mobility difficulties can still be difficult.

[0020] If we consider patients who have lost limbs in accidents and mentally ill people who cannot shower and dry themselves, it can be said that there are a significant number of people around us who cannot shower and dry themselves and rely on others to do so.

[0021] Considering the world at large, the total number of people who need shower-dry services, including people with mobility issues, the elderly, and the seriously ill, is said to account for one-fifth of the world's population.

[0022] However, if medical systems or devices are invented that can automatically shower and dry patients or those with mobility issues without human intervention, the utility would be indescribable.

[0023] At this point in the 21st century, there is no need to mention the need for a device and technology that can automatically shower-dry patients, especially those who are critically ill or unable to shower-dry themselves.

[0024] In addition, if it is possible to treat the patient's skin during the shower-drying process, it can be said that there is currently no technology or system that can automatically treat the patient's skin disease by injecting treatment for boils, skin inflammation, skin cancer, etc. during the automatic shower process.

[0025] Patient shower-dry services are provided solely by human hands.

[0026] The background technology is as follows when looking at Figures 9a, 9b and 9c.

[0027] The background technology is as follows, related to the Korean Intellectual Property Office patent registration number 10-2308336 (October 1, 2021).

[0028] The shower booth (20) includes a booth body (21), a sliding door (22), an upper cover (23), water spray nozzles (24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-4), wind spray nozzles (25-1, 25-2), and a shower controller (not shown in the drawing for convenience of explanation).

[0029] The booth body (21) is formed in a box shape with the upper and front ends open so that a wheelchair part (10) carrying a patient can enter inside and take a shower, and a sliding door (22) is connected and installed at the front end, and an upper cover (230) is connected and installed at the upper end to form a sealed internal space that prevents water sprayed during a shower from escaping to the outside.

[0030] In one embodiment, the booth body (21) can be configured in an assembly-type manner in which each component can be detached and attached, such as by being fixed in the form of a rotation axis (pin) to the left and right rear pillars of the booth.

[0031] In one embodiment, the booth body (21) may be provided with a contaminated water drain valve (not shown in the drawing for convenience of explanation) and a drain pipe (N) for discharging contaminated water generated during a shower to the outside.

[0032] The sliding door (22) is installed in connection with the front opening of the booth body (21) and opens and closes the front opening of the booth body (21) by sliding in the left and right directions.

[0033] In one embodiment, two sliding doors (22) are installed facing each other and connected to open and close the front opening of the booth body (21), and magnets with opposite polarities can be installed on each facing surface to prevent the door from opening during operation of the present invention.

[0034] The upper cover (23) is installed to cover and connect the upper opening of the booth body (21), and forms a through hole (23-1) for the patient's neck to pass through so that the head of the patient entering the internal space of the booth body (21) can be exposed to the outside of the booth body (21).

[0035] In one embodiment, the upper cover (23) may be formed so that the front (23-3) of the through hole (23-1) is open so that the patient's neck can enter the through hole (23-1), and a plate (23-2) having a shape corresponding to the shape of the front (23-3) of the through hole (23-1) may be installed so as to be rotatable.

[0036] In one embodiment, the upper cover (23) serves as a barrier to prevent shampoo or water sprayed from the booth body (21) from splashing out, and is preferably made of non-toxic silicone.

[0037] In one embodiment, the upper cover (23) can be raised or lowered inside the booth body (21) together with the headrest (16) of the wheelchair part (10) as it is raised or lowered in the up-and-down direction, so that the height can be adjusted according to the user's sitting height.

[0038] In one embodiment, the headrest (16) may be provided with a fastening projection (16-1) at the rear end so as to be fastened to the through hole (23-1) of the upper cover (230) as it is raised or lowered in multiple stages.

[0039] Water spray nozzles (24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-4) are installed along each corner of the booth body (21) to spray water toward a patient who has boarded a wheelchair (10) and entered the internal space of the booth body (21).

[0040] In one embodiment, the water spray nozzles (24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-4) can sequentially perform water spraying, shampoo spraying, and water spraying for rinsing when operation is started.

[0041] In one embodiment, the water spray nozzles (24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-4) can be controlled according to values ​​set in the shower controller, such as the spray pressure or temperature of the water, the amount of water or shampoo liquid, and the spray time.

[0042] The wind spray nozzle (25-1, 25-2) sprays cold or warm wind to dry water on the patient's body after the shower by the water spray nozzle (24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-4) is finished.

[0043] In one embodiment, the wind spray nozzles (25-1, 25-2) can be controlled according to the hot air temperature and operating time set in the shower controller.

[0044] The shower controller controls the opening and closing of the sliding door (22) and the operation of the water spray nozzles (24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-4) or the wind spray nozzles (25-1, 25-2).

[0045] The shower booth (20) having the configuration described above may further include an auxiliary bowl (26).

[0046] The auxiliary bowl (26) is installed at the upper rear end of the booth body (21) to wrap the patient's hair exposed to the upper side of the booth body (21).

[0047] The shower booth (20) having the configuration described above must be provided with a separate container for collecting water, etc. when used in a hospital room or indoors.

[0048] When washing a patient's hair, the caregiver should have the patient wear a shampoo cap to prevent water from running down the patient's face.

[0049] With the background technology, it is not only impossible to wash every nook and cranny of the body, but drying the body is not automatic either.

[0050] The following inventions are required for the background technology.

[0051] The present invention relates to technologies for shower-drying and skin treatment for patients, and firstly, to technologies for an automatic shower device for patients, secondly, to technologies for automatically drying a patient after showering, thirdly, to technologies for automatically treating skin simultaneously during a shower process, fourthly, to technologies for responding to sudden emergencies such as power outages and fires during the process of automatically showering and automatically drying a patient using an automatic device, and fifthly, to technologies for automatic showering, automatic drying, automatic skin treatment, emergency response, and emergency response manuals that operate by linking the above technologies.

[0052] The inventor of the present invention was moved by the regret that automatic shower, automatic drying, and automatic skin treatment devices for critically ill patients, which are outside the scope of interest of scientists and engineers, have not yet been implemented, and thus invented this device.

[0053] The first problem that the present invention seeks to solve is the problem of automatically performing showering and drying for patients who are physically disabled and cannot shower or dry themselves with a towel after showering, the elderly, or accident patients who have had part of their limbs amputated in traffic accidents, or seriously ill patients who cannot shower or dry themselves due to serious illnesses.

[0054] The second problem that the present invention seeks to solve is to enable a nurse, doctor, or patient with a serious condition to simply shower and dry by simply operating the device at home.

[0055] The third problem that the present invention seeks to solve is a device that simultaneously performs bathing and skin treatment by adding a skin treatment agent to whirlpool shower water while bathing, thereby solving the problem of preventing or treating bedsores and other conditions that occur due to long-term illness by performing post-treatment or pre-emptive preventive treatment of a patient's skin disease.

[0056] In addition, the task of providing an automatic whirlpool shower to the patient, automatically drying the skin, and, during the whirlpool shower process, injecting skin treatment agents when necessary to treat the patient's skin inflammation, skin disease, skin cancer, etc. has been solved.

[0057] The fourth problem that the present invention seeks to solve is the problem of providing emergency treatment by supplying therapeutic oxygen to a patient in need of oxygen therapy or having difficulty breathing by simply attaching a patient oxygen mask to the patient's face while the patient is showering, drying, or in a general ward, while taking a bath.

[0058] The fifth problem that the present invention seeks to solve is the problem of treating skin inflammation, skin disease, or circulatory system disease in a patient by injecting far-infrared ray treatment and dry fumigation treatment during the drying process.

[0059] The sixth problem that the present invention seeks to solve is that, in a case where an emergency full-body disinfection is needed on-site for a patient with full-body burns at a fire scene, the patient is placed in the device as is, and a full-body shower and disinfectant are administered to disinfect the entire body before being transported, and oxygen is administered using an oxygen mask to provide emergency treatment while transporting the patient to a hospital. This problem, which should also be solved by an ambulance-mounted whirlpool shower & dry & treatment device, has been solved.

[0060] The seventh problem that the present invention seeks to solve is that, in addition to the single-person ambulance-mounted whirlpool shower & dry & treatment device, it must also be used as a large bus-mounted whirlpool shower & dry & treatment device for emergency rescue that can respond to large-scale disasters such as large-scale fires, large-scale accidents, and war situations.

[0061] The eighth task that the present invention seeks to solve is to solve the problem of having to use it as an automatic shower-dry-skin treatment device for patients in intensive care units at university hospitals and large general hospitals around the world, patients in general / critically ill units at nursing hospitals and hospice wards, elderly units at silver towns, and mothers in postpartum care centers who require shower-dry / skin treatment.

[0062] The ninth task that the present invention seeks to solve is to provide free bathing services, free skin treatment services, and free treatment for circulatory diseases such as COVID-19 to the elderly living alone in their private residences who are fighting illness or have difficulty showering or drying their hair due to old age, as part of the national social welfare project, and to contribute greatly to national / social enterprise activities. It also solves the task that should be used as a means of relief for the socially disadvantaged.

[0063] The tenth problem that the present invention seeks to solve is a 360-degree whirlpool vortex shower device that functions as an easy and convenient automatic shower, a 360-degree vortex drying device that allows patients to comfortably dry themselves after bathing, a whirlpool vortex shower treatment device that injects a skin treatment agent into the whirlpool shower water during a whirlpool shower to perform whirlpool shower-skin treatment at the same time as showering, and a vortex dry treatment device that injects a powdered dry treatment agent into the circulating air during drying, if necessary, to perform skin drying and skin treatment at the same time, and a fumigation treatment device that allows fumigation skin treatment without any separate measures during drying or while living in a general hospital bed, like a traditional Korean steam bath, and a far-infrared skin treatment device that allows far-infrared treatment by raising the upper half cylinder of the treatment bed above the treatment bed and closing it over the patient without any separate measures during drying or while living in a general hospital bed. The task of making it happen has been solved.

[0064] In order to solve the above task, it has the following structure.

[0065] lower bathtub;

[0066] A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down;

[0067] The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis,

[0068] The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub.

[0069] An automatic shower device for patients is configured so that a vortex is formed by filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water and configuring shower nozzles in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub, thereby enabling automatic bathing by the vortex formed.

[0070] Here, the mesh bed is preferably configured in two parts so that when the upper bathtub rotates to form the sealed hollow bathtub or when the upper bathtub is to be built into the lower bathtub after use, the mesh bed is preferably configured with a hinge part so that the mesh bed and the mesh moving bed, which are a part of the mesh bed, rotate upward so that the upper bathtub can smoothly move into the interior of the lower bathtub.

[0071] Here, it is preferable to construct a mesh bed support part by joining the mesh bed support part to the lower part of the mesh bed at the upper part of the lower bathtub to support the mesh bed.

[0072] Here, it is desirable to configure a blower support shaft on the mesh bed support part to configure a blower so that the patient can be dried through ventilation from behind after bathing.

[0073] Here, the mesh bed support center axis of the mesh bed support part is configured as a hollow type,

[0074] It is preferable to configure the rotation axis to be inserted into the central axis of the mesh bed support member.

[0075] Here, the upper bathtub is moved to the upper part of the lower bathtub so that it can be sealed in the direction of the patient's head and legs, and the upper bathtub upper and lower contact cross-sections are configured to be wide so that the lower bathtub upper and lower contact cross-sections are sealed corresponding to these, and elastic members are configured in each corresponding part so that they are sealed.

[0076] It is preferable to configure the lower bathtub left and right contact cross-sections so that they are sealed in the direction of the patient's kidney, and to configure the upper bathtub left and right contact cross-sections so that they are wide and configured so that elastic members with elasticity are configured in each corresponding section so that they can be configured so that they are sealed.

[0077] Here, it is preferable that the elastic member is composed of a rubber or silicone member.

[0078] Here, it is preferable to configure a timer device or a water temperature sensor at the inlet of the shower nozzle so that the shower time or water temperature can be determined.

[0079] Here, it is preferable that the above-mentioned shower nozzle section be configured so that an upper water pipe inlet section is individually configured for the upper bathtub and a lower water pipe inlet section is individually configured for the lower bathtub, thereby facilitating the generation of a vortex.

[0080] Here, it is preferable to configure a shampoo injection device or an air bubble generating device at the inlet of the above-mentioned sour nozzle section.

[0081] Here, it is desirable to further configure a rotation axis support member to support the rotation axis.

[0082] The second embodiment is as follows.

[0083] A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down;

[0084] The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis,

[0085] The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub.

[0086] The present invention provides an automatic skin treatment device for a patient, which is configured to fill the sealed hollow bathtub with water to form a vortex, form a shower nozzle part in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub, and form a treatment injection device at the entrance of the shower nozzle part to inject a treatment agent to cure the patient's skin disease.

[0087] In the third embodiment, a mesh bed is constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down;

[0088] The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis,

[0089] The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub.

[0090] By filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water and forming a vortex by configuring a shower nozzle part in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub, a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed.

[0091] A drying pen nozzle is configured separately from the above shower nozzle so that the patient can dry themselves after taking a shower.

[0092] An automatic skin treatment device for a patient is configured to treat a patient's skin disease by forming a vortex air through the above-mentioned dry pen nozzle and configuring a powder spraying window as a treatment agent in a portion of the upper bathtub window.

[0093] The fourth embodiment is as follows.

[0094] A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down;

[0095] The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis,

[0096] The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub.

[0097] By filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water and forming a vortex, a shower nozzle part is formed in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub, so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed.

[0098] A far-infrared treatment device is installed longitudinally inside the upper bathtub or the lower bathtub separately from the above shower nozzle, and an automatic skin treatment device for a patient is installed to treat the patient's disease.

[0099] The fifth embodiment is as follows.

[0100] A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down;

[0101] The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis,

[0102] The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub.

[0103] By filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water and forming a vortex, a shower nozzle part is formed in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub, so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed.

[0104] A drying pen nozzle is configured separately from the above shower nozzle to configure an automatic drying device for patients so that they can dry themselves after taking a shower.

[0105] The first effect of the present invention is that the device has the effect of automatically performing a shower and drying by simply pressing a switch for the physically disabled, the elderly, or accident patients who have had a limb amputated due to a traffic accident or other cause, or the seriously ill patients who cannot shower or dry themselves due to a critical illness, who cannot shower or dry themselves by themselves after showering.

[0106] The second effect of the present invention is that, if a nurse, doctor, or caregiver simply operates the device at home, it provides a higher level of satisfaction to seriously ill patients than if a caregiver were to shower and dry them by hand.

[0107] The third effect of the present invention is that it is a device that performs bathing and skin treatment simultaneously by adding a skin treatment agent to whirlpool shower water while bathing, and has the effect of post-treatment or pre-treatment of a patient's skin disease, and has the effect of preventing or treating bedsores and the like caused by long-term illness.

[0108] Additionally, it is effective in treating the patient's skin inflammation, skin disease, skin cancer, etc. by automatically giving the patient a whirlpool shower, automatically drying the skin, and, if necessary, injecting skin treatment during the whirlpool shower process.

[0109] The fourth effect of the present invention is that it has the effect of providing emergency treatment by supplying therapeutic oxygen to a patient in need of oxygen therapy or having difficulty breathing by simply attaching an oxygen mask to the patient's face while the patient is showering, drying, or in a general ward, while taking a bath.

[0110] The fifth effect of the present invention is that it can be effective in treating skin inflammation, skin disease, or circulatory system disease of a patient by injecting far-infrared ray treatment and dry fumigation treatment during the drying process.

[0111] The sixth effect of the present invention is that, in a case where an emergency full-body disinfection is required on a patient with full-body burns at a fire scene, the patient is placed in the device as is, a full-body shower and disinfectant are administered to disinfect the entire body before the patient is transported, and oxygen is administered using an oxygen mask to provide emergency treatment while transporting the patient to a hospital, and it also has the effect of being used as an ambulance-mounted whirlpool shower & dry & treatment device.

[0112] The seventh effect of the present invention is that, in addition to being a single-person ambulance-mounted whirlpool shower & dry & treatment device, it can also be used as a large bus-mounted whirlpool shower & dry & treatment device for emergency rescue that can respond to large-scale disasters such as large-scale fires, large-scale accidents, and war situations.

[0113] The eighth effect of the present invention is that it has the effect of being used as an automatic shower-dry-skin treatment, etc. for patients in intensive care units of university hospitals and large general hospitals around the world, patients in general / critically ill units of nursing hospitals and hospice wards, elderly units in silver towns, etc., and mothers in postpartum care centers who require shower-dry / skin treatment.

[0114] The ninth effect of the present invention is that it serves as a foundation for contributing greatly to national / social enterprise activities to provide free bathing services, free skin treatment services, and free treatment for circulatory diseases such as COVID-19 to the elderly who live alone in their private residences and are suffering from illness or have difficulty showering or drying their hair due to old age, as part of the national social welfare project, and it also has the effect of being used as a means of relief for the socially disadvantaged.

[0115] In addition, the device of the present invention has the effect of performing difficult tasks such as showering, drying, and skin treatment of a critically ill patient using only the functions of the device without using human hands.

[0116] The tenth effect of the present invention is that it functions as a 360-degree whirlpool vortex shower device, which allows for an easy and convenient automatic shower, and the 360-degree vortex drying device allows the patient to comfortably dry themselves after bathing, and the whirlpool vortex shower treatment device allows for whirlpool shower-skin treatment while showering by injecting a skin treatment agent into the whirlpool shower water during the whirlpool shower, and the vortex dry treatment device allows for skin drying and skin treatment simultaneously while drying, by injecting a powdered dry treatment agent into the circulating air during drying, if necessary, and the fumigation treatment device allows for fumigation skin treatment without any separate measures during drying or while in a general hospital bed, like a traditional Korean steam bath, and the far-infrared skin treatment device allows for far-infrared treatment by raising the upper half-cylinder of the treatment bed above the treatment bed and closing it over the patient without any separate measures during drying or while in a general hospital bed.

[0117] The 11th effect of the present invention was designed to improve and solve the bathing culture of the critically ill, which has not been realized even in the current medical system of the 21st century, and if the present invention is realized, it is expected that a significant number of beds in general hospitals or general hospitals will be changed into dedicated treatment beds, and for vulnerable mothers in nursing hospitals or postpartum care centers, elderly people living alone who have difficulty bathing by themselves, and people who need bathing assistance from others due to mental retardation, etc., it is easy and simple to operate and creates cleaner results than when a caregiver does it by hand, and it has the effect of being a new concept bathing-skin treatment device that revolutionizes the bathing culture of patients in the 21st century medical system, as well as performing various skin treatments simultaneously while bathing.

[0118] Figure 1a is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a patient's shower device, showing the upper bathtub built into the lower bathtub.

[0119] Figure 1b is a diagram showing a mesh bed composed of a mesh grid frame.

[0120] Figure 1c is a drawing showing a sealed hollow bathtub by pulling out the upper bathtub of Figure 1a from the bottom to the top.

[0121] Figure 1d is a diagram showing a transparent window in the upper bathtub.

[0122] Figure 1e is a diagram showing the relationship sequence of the upper bath and the lower bath when the motor is operated from Figure 1a to Figure 1c.

[0123] Figure 1f is a diagram showing an oxygen respirator installed in the upper bathtub.

[0124] Figures 2a and 2b are drawings showing a mesh bed and a mesh bed support part.

[0125] Figure 2c is a diagram showing a state in which a rotation axis is inserted inside the central axis of the mesh bed support.

[0126] Figure 2d is a diagram showing a blower configured through a blower support shaft at the bottom of a mesh bed support member.

[0127] Figure 3 is a diagram showing a rotation axis supported by a rotation support axis.

[0128] Figures 4a to 4c are diagrams showing the sealing at the point where the upper and lower bathtubs meet.

[0129] Figures 5a to 5c are diagrams showing how a sour nozzle section is arranged to generate a vortex.

[0130] Figures 5d and 5e are diagrams showing the shower nozzles being placed in the upper and lower bathtubs.

[0131] Figure 6 is a diagram showing a whirlpool effect caused by an air bubble generator.

[0132] Figures 7a to 7c and Figure 7e are diagrams showing drying a patient's body by circulating air.

[0133] Figure 7d is a diagram showing the treatment of skin disease by placing a treatment powder spray window while circulating air.

[0134] Figure 7e is a diagram showing an intake fan and an exhaust fan that circulate air.

[0135] Figure 8 is a diagram showing a far-infrared treatment device.

[0136] Figures 9a to 9c are diagrams showing background technology.

[0137] The best embodiment of the invention is as follows.

[0138] According to drawings 7a to 7c and drawing 7e, it is as follows.

[0139] A mesh bed (100) is constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub (200) so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down.

[0140] The above lower bathtub (200) and upper bathtub (300) are configured to rotate through a rotation axis (400).

[0141] The upper bathtub (300) formed within the lower bathtub (200) is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis (400) to form a sealed hollow bathtub (1000).

[0142] By filling the sealed hollow bathtub (1000) with water, a shower nozzle (630) is provided in the lower bathtub (200) and the upper bathtub (300) to form a vortex, so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed.

[0143] The purpose is to implement an automatic drying device for patients by configuring a drying pen nozzle (730) separately from the above shower nozzle (630) so that the patient can automatically dry himself after taking a shower.

[0144] In the drawing of the present invention, an intake fan (710) and an exhaust fan (720) having a larger capacity than a rotary blower fan, a drying nozzle (730), are configured for the head and leg areas of the patient, so as to blow strong wind from the head to the legs, thereby drying the patient's body with a vortex.

[0145] This will be explained in detail with reference to Drawing 1a.

[0146] A mesh bed (100) is constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub (200) so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down.

[0147] The above lower bathtub (200) and upper bathtub (300) are configured to rotate through a rotation axis (400).

[0148] Since the lower bathtub must also have a lower nozzle, the upper bathtub is installed in the lower bathtub so that the space between it and the upper bathtub does not interfere with the lower nozzle.

[0149] The upper bathtub (300) configured within the lower bathtub (200) is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis (400) to form a sealed hollow bathtub (1000).

[0150] The motor is omitted from the drawing.

[0151] An automatic shower device for patients is configured so that a vortex is formed by filling the sealed hollow bathtub (1000) with water and configuring a shower nozzle part (630) in the lower bathtub (200) and the upper bathtub (300) so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed.

[0152] When the bathtub is full of water, an upper bathtub drain (330) is installed so that the overflowing water flows out naturally, and when bathing is finished, a lower bathtub drain (230) is installed at the lowest level so that the water drains out naturally.

[0153] The sealed hollow bathtub (1000) can be configured to be easily moved by configuring a rotating wheel (241, 242, 243, 244) at the bottom.

[0154] According to drawings 1b, 2a, 2b, and 2c, the mesh bed (100) is composed of two parts, and when the upper bathtub (300) is rotated to form the sealed hollow bathtub (1000) or when the upper bathtub (300) is to be built into the lower bathtub (200) after use, the mesh bed (100) is configured with a hinge part (111) so that the upper bathtub (300) can smoothly move into the lower bathtub (200), and the mesh bed (100) and the mesh moving bed (110), which is a part of the mesh bed, are configured to rotate upward.

[0155] To support the mesh bed (100), a mesh bed support member (150) is formed by joining the mesh bed support member (150) to the upper portion of the lower bathtub (200) below the mesh bed (100).

[0156] A blower support shaft (510) is formed on the mesh bed support member (150) to form a blower (500), so that the patient can be dried through ventilation from behind after bathing.

[0157] The mesh bed support center axis (155) of the mesh bed support (150) is configured as a hollow shape.

[0158] It is recommended to configure the rotation axis (400) to be inserted into the central axis (155) of the mesh bed support.

[0159] Figures 2a, 2b and 2c are formed in the shape of the character “king”.

[0160] However, any form of support is sufficient.

[0161] If it is not in the form of a mesh bed support center axis (155), there may be no need to insert a rotation axis (400).

[0162] Looking at Figure 3, it is as follows.

[0163] A rotation shaft support member (410) can be further configured to support the above rotation shaft (400).

[0164] Even if a rotation axis support member (410) is formed, it is desirable for the lower bathtub (200) to be in contact with the ground and withstand the load of water on the ground.

[0165] This is explained as follows by drawings 4a, 4b and 4c.

[0166] In order to allow the upper bathtub (300) to be moved to the upper part of the lower bathtub (200) and sealed in the direction of the patient's head and legs, the lower bathtub upper and lower contact cross-sections (211, 212) are formed on the lower bathtub (200) and correspondingly, the upper bathtub upper and lower contact cross-sections (311, 312) are formed on the upper bathtub (300) so that they can be sealed.

[0167] It is possible to configure the widely configured corresponding part to be sealed by applying rotational pressure with a motor by configuring it with elastic materials such as rubber or silicone, which have elasticity.

[0168] In order to seal the lower bathtub (200) in the direction of the patient's extension, i.e., from the side, a lower bathtub left and right contact cross-section (213, 214) is formed, and correspondingly, an upper bathtub left and right contact cross-section (313, 314) is formed wide in the upper bathtub (300) so as to seal, and an elastic member having elasticity is formed in each of the corresponding parts.

[0169] It is possible to configure the widely configured corresponding part to be sealed by configuring it with an elastic member such as rubber or silicone, which is an elastic member, and applying rotational pressure with a motor.

[0170] In the drawings of the present invention, a conventional motor is used, so this is omitted.

[0171] The above configuration is generally configured in common, and the embodiments are explained by dividing them into examples according to the added functions, as follows.

[0172] An example is as follows:

[0173] The following is explained by drawings 5a to 5e.

[0174] Constructs a lower bathtub (200).

[0175] A mesh bed (100) is constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub (200) so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down.

[0176] The above lower bathtub (200) and upper bathtub (300) are configured to rotate through a rotation axis (400).

[0177] The upper bathtub (300) configured within the lower bathtub (200) is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis (400) to form a sealed hollow bathtub (1000).

[0178] It is preferable to configure a timer device (654) or a water temperature sensor unit (655) at the inlet of the above shower nozzle unit (630) so that the shower time or water temperature can be determined in advance.

[0179] The above-mentioned shower nozzle part (630) has a configuration in which an upper water pipe inlet part (620) is individually configured for the upper bathtub (300) and a lower water pipe inlet part (610) for the lower bathtub (200), so that a vortex can be easily generated.

[0180] Of course, it is possible to configure the upper and lower bathtubs to have vortex flow through one upper water pipe inlet.

[0181] In the present invention, four shower nozzles are arranged to rotate in one direction. A shampoo liquid injection device (652) or an air bubble generator (653) may be configured in the inlet portion of the shower nozzle (630).

[0182] A shower nozzle unit (630) is formed in the lower bathtub (200) and the upper bathtub (300) to form a vortex by filling the sealed hollow bathtub (1000) with water so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed, and a treatment agent injection device (651) is formed at the entrance of the shower nozzle unit (630) to inject a treatment agent to cure the patient's skin disease, thereby forming an automatic skin treatment device for the patient.

[0183] The second embodiment is illustrated in Drawing 6.

[0184] According to Fig. 6, the air bubble generating motor of the air bubble generating device (653) creates a powerful air bubble whirlpool, which creates a whirlpool massage effect that hits the patient's entire body.

[0185] In the case of patients, measures are required to ensure that the nose and mouth can breathe even under water.

[0186] In other words, patients who wish to shower are required to wear oxygen masks or other devices.

[0187] Provide adequate space at the top of the upper bath to allow the patient's oxygen supply nozzle to be inserted.

[0188] Although showering is possible even for non-patients, the main purpose of the invention was to enable use by bedridden patients.

[0189] The third embodiment is described as follows with reference to the drawing of Drawing 7d.

[0190] Constructs a lower bathtub (200).

[0191] A mesh bed (100) is constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub (200) so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down.

[0192] The above lower bathtub (200) and upper bathtub (300) are configured to rotate through a rotation axis (400).

[0193] The upper bathtub (300) formed within the lower bathtub (200) is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis (400) to form a sealed hollow bathtub (1000).

[0194] By filling the above-mentioned closed hollow bathtub (1000) with water, a shower nozzle part (630) is provided in the above-mentioned lower bathtub (200) and the above-mentioned upper bathtub (300) so that a vortex is formed, and a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed.

[0195] A drying pen nozzle (730) is configured separately from the above shower nozzle (630) so that the patient can dry himself / herself after taking a shower.

[0196] The present invention provides an automatic skin treatment device for patients, which forms a vortex of air through the above-mentioned dry pen nozzle (730) and provides a treatment powder spraying window (740) in a portion of the upper bathtub (300) to treat a patient's skin disease.

[0197] That is, it is to implement an automatic skin treatment device along with its role as a shower device.

[0198] The fourth embodiment is as follows.

[0199] This is explained as follows according to Drawing 8.

[0200] A mesh bed (100) is installed on the upper part of the lower bathtub (200) so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down.

[0201] The above lower bathtub (200) and upper bathtub (300) are configured to rotate through a rotation axis (400).

[0202] The upper bathtub (300) formed within the lower bathtub (200) is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis (400) to form a sealed hollow bathtub (1000).

[0203] By filling the above-mentioned closed hollow bathtub (1000) with water, a shower nozzle part (630) is provided in the above-mentioned lower bathtub (200) and the above-mentioned upper bathtub (300) so that a vortex is formed, and a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed.

[0204] Separately from the above shower nozzle part (630), a far-infrared treatment device (800) is configured longitudinally inside the upper bathtub (300) or the lower bathtub (200), and an automatic skin treatment device for a patient is configured to treat the patient's disease.

[0205] Terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be interpreted as limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, but should be interpreted as meanings and concepts that conform to the technical idea of ​​the present invention, based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term to explain his or her own invention in the best way.

[0206] Accordingly, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations illustrated in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modified examples that can be replaced at the time of filing this application.

[0207] The present invention has industrial applicability.

[0208] First, the present invention is a device that performs bathing and skin treatment simultaneously by adding a skin treatment agent to whirlpool shower water while bathing, and has the effect of post-treatment or pre-emptive preventive treatment of a patient's skin disease, and has the effect of preventing or treating bedsores and the like that occur due to long-term illness, and is an invention that is absolutely necessary in the medical field and has industrial applicability.

[0209] Secondly, the present invention has industrial applicability in that it allows a patient to have an automatic whirlpool shower, automatically dry the skin, and, if necessary, inject a skin treatment agent during the whirlpool shower process to treat the patient's skin inflammation, skin disease, skin cancer, etc.

Claims

1. Lower bathtub; A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down; The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis, The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub are provided with shower nozzles so that a vortex is formed by filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water, thereby enabling automatic bathing by the vortex formed.

2. In the first paragraph, the mesh bed is composed of two parts, and when the upper bathtub rotates to form the sealed hollow bathtub or when the upper bathtub is to be built into the lower bathtub after use, the mesh bed is configured with a hinge part so that the mesh bed and the mesh moving bed, which are a part of the mesh bed, are configured to rotate upwards so that the upper bathtub can smoothly move into the inside of the lower bathtub.

3. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that a mesh bed support part is connected to the lower part of the mesh bed to support the mesh bed in the first or second paragraph, at the upper part of the lower bathtub.

4. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that a blower support shaft is formed on the mesh bed support part in the third paragraph to form a blower so that the patient can be dried through ventilation from behind after bathing.

5. In the third paragraph, the mesh bed support center axis of the mesh bed support is configured as a hollow type. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that the rotation axis is configured to be inserted into the central axis of the mesh bed support member.

6. In the first paragraph, the upper bathtub is moved to the upper part of the lower bathtub so that it can be sealed in the direction of the patient's head and legs by sealing, and the upper bathtub is configured to have a wide upper-lower contact section on the lower bathtub and an upper-lower contact section on the upper bathtub so that it can be sealed correspondingly, and elastic members are configured in each of the corresponding parts so that it can be sealed. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that the lower bathtub left and right contact cross-sections are formed in the lower bathtub so as to be sealed in the direction of the patient's kidney, and the upper bathtub left and right contact cross-sections are formed wide in the upper bathtub so as to be sealed correspondingly, and elastic members are formed in each of the corresponding sections so as to be sealed.

7. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that the elastic member in paragraph 6 is composed of a rubber or silicone member.

8. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that a timer device or a water temperature sensor is configured at the inlet of the shower nozzle in the first paragraph so as to determine the shower time or water temperature.

9. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that in the first paragraph, the shower nozzle part is configured such that an upper water pipe inlet part is formed in the upper bathtub and a lower water pipe inlet part is formed in the lower bathtub individually, so that a vortex can be easily generated.

10. An automatic shower device for patients, characterized in that a shampoo injection device or an air bubble generating device is configured in the inlet portion of the shower nozzle in the first paragraph.

11. An automatic shower device for a patient, characterized in that a rotation shaft support part is further configured to support the rotation shaft in the first paragraph.

12. Lower bathtub; A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down; The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis, The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub. An automatic skin treatment device for a patient, characterized in that a shower nozzle part is provided in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub to form a vortex by filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed, and a treatment injection device is provided at the entrance of the shower nozzle part to inject a treatment agent to cure the patient's skin disease.

13. Lower bathtub; A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down; The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis, The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub. By filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water and forming a vortex, a shower nozzle part is formed in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub, so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed. A drying pen nozzle is configured separately from the above shower nozzle so that the patient can dry himself after taking a shower. An automatic skin treatment device for a patient, characterized in that it forms a vortex of air through the above-mentioned dry pen nozzle, and a powder spraying window for a treatment agent is configured in a part of the upper bathtub to treat a patient's skin disease.

14. Lower bathtub; A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down; The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis, The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub. By filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water and forming a vortex, a shower nozzle part is formed in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub, so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed. An automatic skin treatment device for a patient, characterized in that a far-infrared treatment device is configured longitudinally inside the upper bathtub or the lower bathtub separately from the above shower nozzle unit, and configured to treat a patient's disease.

15. Lower bathtub; A mesh bed constructed on the upper part of the lower bathtub so that a patient using the bathtub can lie down; The above lower bathtub and upper bathtub are configured to rotate through a rotation axis, The upper bathtub formed within the lower bathtub is rotated upward by a motor through the above rotation axis to form a sealed hollow bathtub. By filling the sealed hollow bathtub with water and forming a vortex, a shower nozzle part is formed in the lower bathtub and the upper bathtub, so that a bath can be automatically taken by the vortex formed. An automatic drying device for patients, characterized in that a drying nozzle is configured separately from the shower nozzle to enable the patient to dry himself / herself after taking a shower.

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