Scooping device

The scooping device addresses the challenge of lifting and transferring care recipients with weak legs by using opposing belts and a reliable lifting mechanism, allowing single caregivers to safely and efficiently move them to a nearly standing position for easy transfer.

WO2025210936A1 Publication Date: 2025-10-09GENESIS CO LTD(JP)
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Patent Information

Application Number
PCT/JP2024/028417
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2024-04-04
Filing Date
2024-08-08
Publication Date
2025-10-09

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Caregivers in medical and nursing care facilities face challenges in lifting and transferring care recipients with weak legs who have collapsed or fallen, often requiring multiple caregivers due to the heavy burden and complexity of existing devices, which are either too large, heavy, or lack the ability to lift and move individuals to a standing position.

Method used

A scooping device with a seat body and lifting unit that uses opposing belts driven by frictional forces to insert under the care recipient and lift them to a nearly standing position, facilitated by a reliable lifting mechanism that converts rotational motion into linear motion, allowing single caregivers to transfer individuals to beds or wheelchairs.

Benefits of technology

The scooping device efficiently lifts care recipients from the floor to a nearly standing position, enabling single caregivers to transfer them easily, reducing caregiver burden and ensuring safe, reliable operation without excessive force application.

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Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a scooping device with which it is possible to scoop up a seated care patient and to move the care patient up and down. In order to achieve this purpose, a scooping device (1) comprises an upper belt (12) for supporting the lower surface of a care patient, a lower belt (14) that moves on a floor surface, and a first drive device (25) for driving the upper belt (12) so as to circulate, the scooping device (1) being such that: the lower side of the upper belt (12) and the upper side of the lower belt (14) are in close contact with each other, and the lower belt (14) is driven to circulate in the direction opposite from that of the upper belt (12) by frictional force between the upper belt (12) and the lower belt (14); the upper belt (12) circulates on the upper and lower surfaces of an upper core material (11) formed so as to be thinner in the distal-end direction; and the lower belt (14) circulates on the upper and lower surfaces of a plate-form lower core material (13).
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