JP3168079U - Nursing cushion - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a care cushion provided with a urine detecting unit for detecting urinary incontinence and having a structure in which a third person cannot easily detect urine leakage. SOLUTION: A urine sensing part and a water absorbent sheet part in which a liquid-impermeable sheet 104 is stacked under the liquid-permeable sheet 102 and a water-absorbent pad is sandwiched between both sheets are sequentially stacked from above. The care cushions accommodated in the bag bodies 20 and 30 are configured. The urine sensing part is a liquid-permeable sheet that gets wet with liquid and has a clear color, and the urine sensing part side of the bag body has a large number of openings 133 such as nets or circular holes, and the thickness thereof. Thus, the range in which the discoloration of the urine sensing unit can be discriminated from the opening is limited. The urine sensing unit is originally a colored water-absorbing sheet 101, but when the water-absorbing sheet is wet, the color looks clear, so urine leakage is leaked from the outside of the bag body to the back of the part that has been processed into the mesh or circular hole shape. A certain urine sensor can be easily identified from directly above. On the contrary, the third party has an effect that the field of view is limited due to the thickness of the mesh-like or circular hole-like portion and is difficult to notice, and cannot be discriminated unless particularly noted. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a known care cushion, and is intended to provide a low-priced product that is designed to make it difficult for third parties to detect urine leakage while providing a sensor for detecting urine. It is.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technology of a care cushion that can be used with peace of mind by care recipients who are in danger of urinary incontinence. This is because a liquid-permeable sheet is stacked on a liquid-impervious sheet, and a water-absorbing sheet part having a water-absorbing pad sandwiched between both sheets and a cushion sheet part provided on the lower surface of the water-absorbing sheet part are stacked. It is designed to be housed in a bag. Patent Document 2 discloses a disposable diaper technique for easily knowing when the excrement reaches the peripheral edge from the outside.

  These patent documents solve the problem between a caregiver and a care recipient, that is, a party. Specifically, in the case of the care cushion, the caregiver can check the presence or absence of urine leakage by pulling out the water-absorbing sheet portion from the cushion body used by the care recipient. In the case of disposable diapers, the problem is solved by checking the replacement period from the outside of the diaper wearing the clothes of the care recipient.

  However, in the case of a care cushion, there are a large number of people intervening by a third party, that is, a cared person in the known care cushion and a colleague or a group of caregivers and third persons in the disposable diaper. You may receive certain services. Specifically, the inns that took on the banquets of the old people's associations and the service providers of the gatherings such as the old people's associations have the job of extracting wet cushions from the cushions used by many people due to incontinence of urine. It will be added to the job of cleaning up. At this time, it is not efficient to check the presence or absence of urine leakage by pulling out the water-absorbing sheet portion of each of the many cushions. In addition, an identification method that can be quickly selected from the appearance, such as the disposable diaper, is easily known by co-workers, and is not preferable from the viewpoint of protecting the privacy of the person.

An example of facing such a situation is a bus company in charge of moving elderly people. If urine is infiltrated into a carpet stretched around the floor due to urinary incontinence, it will eventually be necessary to remove the carpet due to odors and wash it. I have a hard time with measures. In this case as well, providing a seat cushion for each seat as a measure against urinary incontinence is expected to help solve the problem. However, even if it is possible to easily know the presence or absence of urine leakage by the method of Patent Document 2, it is necessary to consider such that a third person, that is, a colleague, cannot notice.

JP-A-2005-319265 (page 3) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-190209 (pages 3 to 4)

  The present invention has been made under the circumstances described above, and it is easy for a third party to recognize whether or not urine is wet, but it is difficult for third parties to notice it. The method is to provide a urine detection sensor, to provide a low-cost care cushion that is easy to post-process, has a low burden on service providers, and is inexpensive.

  The first means of the present invention corresponds to claim 1 and is a water-absorbing sheet in which a liquid-impervious sheet is stacked under the urine sensing portion and the liquid-permeable sheet, and a water-absorbent pad is sandwiched between the sheets. In the cushion cushion for nursing, which is housed in a bag body in order from above, the urine sensing part is a liquid-permeable sheet that gets wet with liquid and has a clear color, and the urine sensing part side of the bag body is a net-like Or it has many openings, such as a circular hole shape, and limits the range which can distinguish discoloration of the said urine sensing part from the said opening with the thickness.

  According to the first means of the present invention, the urine sensing part is an originally colored water-absorbing sheet, but when the water-absorbing sheet is wet, the color looks clear, so that urine leakage is caused from the outside of the bag body by the mesh or The urine sensing part at the back of the part processed into a circular hole shape can be easily identified from directly above. On the contrary, the third party has an effect that the field of view is limited due to the thickness of the mesh-like or circular hole-like portion and is difficult to notice, and cannot be discriminated unless special attention is given.

  In view of the above, it is preferable that the urine sensing unit is as small as possible within a range where urine can be accurately sensed. Specifically, the urine sensing unit is a rectangular urine sensing unit having a long side in a direction in which the mesh-like opening length is short when the urine sensing unit side of the bag is mesh-like and the vertical and horizontal opening lengths are different. Thus, it is possible to produce an effect that it is difficult for a third party to notice.

  The second means of the present invention corresponds to claim 2, and a cushion sheet is added below the water absorbing sheet portion in addition to the first means of the present invention.

  According to the second means of the present invention, it is possible to provide a full-fledged care cushion which does not feel tired even when sitting for a long time. In addition, the waist is sunk by the effect of the cushion sheet, and the leaked urine tends to concentrate under the waist, and the urine is collected.

  The third means of the present invention corresponds to claim 3, and in addition to the first or second means of the present invention, the colored permeable sheet of the urine sensing unit has a color similar to that of the urine sensing side of the bag. Doing or drawing a pattern.

  According to the third means of the present invention, in addition to the first or second means of the present invention, there is an effect that it becomes more difficult for a third person to detect urine leakage.

  According to a fourth means of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to third means of the present invention, the urine sensing part is colored under a liquid-permeable translucent sheet whose transparency is increased by liquid wetting. Are made up of layers.

  According to the fourth means of the present invention, in addition to any of the first to third means of the present invention, the material of the urine sensing part can be a combination of tissue paper and colored paper, for example, and a cheaper urine sensing part. There is an effect that enables selection.

  The fifth means of the present invention corresponds to claim 5, and in addition to any of the first to fourth means of the present invention, the bag body is processed with a material that can be easily dried, and the lower surface is difficult to slip. The material is attached, and a water absorbing sheet takeout port is provided over the entire width of the lower surface.

  According to the fifth means of the present invention, the care cushion functions as a care cushion with little possibility that the care cushion moves from below the waist of the care recipient, and the water absorbent sheet can be easily taken out. Since it can be quickly dried and reused even when it is washed, it is possible to reduce the reserve of the care cushion itself and to reduce the financial burden because it is inexpensive.

The effects of the present invention can be summarized in the bulleted list as follows.
1. The urine sensing unit of the present invention is extremely inexpensive, which is made of a colored water-absorbing sheet, and the bag on the urine sensing unit side is processed with an opening that is thick enough to allow peeking at the discoloration of the urine sensing unit. It is difficult for the person to notice and cares about the privacy of the person.
2. Only the water-absorbing seat was made disposable, pursuing practicality as a low-cost nursing cushion, and a reusable cushion could be added to improve sitting comfort as a cushion.
3. The color of the urine sensing part is similar to the color of the bag on the urine sensing part side or a pattern, making it more difficult for third parties to notice.
4). Considering the shape of the urine sensing part according to the shape of the net, it was even more difficult for third parties to notice.
5. The underside of the cushion was made difficult to slip so that urine leakage could be reliably accommodated in the cushion.
6). Resin material was used for the bag body to improve easy cleaning and quick drying. Quick rotation and low cost reduce spares and reduce space and cost burden.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective development view of a nursing cushion cushion showing a first example of implementation of the present invention. It is a perspective developed view of the care cushion which shows the 2nd example of implementation of this invention. It is A arrow directional view of FIG. (A), (b), (c) It is a perspective developed view which shows the shape of the urine detection part which shows the 2nd example of implementation of this invention.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first example of implementation of the present invention. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. In FIG. 1, 101 is a colored liquid-permeable sheet. The colored liquid-permeable sheet 101 alone constitutes a urine sensing unit. The colored liquid-permeable sheet preferably has a sharpness and looks clear when wet by urine, and a blotting paper of ink colored in pink is practical. A hydrophilic nonwoven fabric may also be used.

  The colored liquid-permeable sheet 101 is desirably not easily broken even when wet with urine. Even if it is a colored liquid-permeable non-woven fabric, the colored liquid-permeable sheet 101 has a thickness of about drawing paper and is liquid-permeable if necessary. In order to ensure this, a small hole having a diameter of about 1 mm may be formed on the entire surface.

  Reference numeral 102 denotes an upper skin portion formed by using one liquid-permeable sheet, and the upper skin portion 102 forms a convex accommodating portion upward. 103 of the upper skin part is a flange for connection with the lower skin part which will be described later. Reference numeral 104 denotes a lower skin portion using a liquid-impermeable sheet, and a convex housing portion is formed downwardly facing the upper skin portion 102 (not shown in the figure). Reference numeral 105 denotes a connecting flange portion of the lower skin portion 104. A well-known water-absorbing pad (not shown) is housed in the convex portion of the upper skin portion 102 and the convex portion of the lower skin portion 104, and is sealed by the coupling flanges 103 and 105 to form the absorbent sheet 11. is doing.

  The upper skin 102 formed using a liquid-permeable sheet may be made of hydrophilic natural fibers, woven or non-woven fabrics of synthetic fibers. The lower skin 105 may be any film that does not allow liquid such as urine to leak out. For example, a flexible film made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene, vinyl chloride, or nylon is used. The upper outer skin 102 and the lower outer skin 104 only have to be strong enough not to be broken even if a person sits and swings to some extent, and the flange portion 103 and the flange portion 105 are overlapped and sewn together to form an integral material. Depending on the case, it may be fixed by affixing with a high frequency sewing machine or the like or with a water-resistant adhesive. As a material for the water-absorbing pad (not shown), a mixture of cotton-like pulp and a water-absorbing polymer widely used in known disposable diapers and the like was used.

20 is a lower bag body and 30 is an upper bag body. In the lower bag 20, reference numeral 121 denotes a bottom. The bottom 121 has an outlet port indicated by a solid line 127 and a broken line 128. The portions indicated by the solid line 127 and the broken line 128 are the allowance for the take-out port.
Reference numerals 122 and 122 denote left and right side portions of the bottom 121. 125 and 125 are front and rear sides of the bottom 121. Reference numeral 124 (partly not shown) is a coupling portion with the front and rear side portions 125 and 125 provided at both front and rear ends of the left and right side portions 122 and 122. Reference numerals 123 and 123 denote coupling portions provided at the outer ends of the left and right side portions 122 and 122, respectively. Reference numerals 126 and 126 denote coupling portions provided outside the front and rear side portions 125 and 125, respectively. The joint parts 123, 123, 126, 126 are cut at both ends in a 45 degree direction. The lower bag body 20 may be a synthetic fiber fabric or a flexible synthetic resin fill. A woven fabric woven with general fibers is preferably one that has been subjected to a known quick drying treatment.

  The size of the bottom portion 121 is determined by connecting the coupling portions 124, 124, 124, 124 at the front and rear ends of the left and right side portions 122, 122 of the bottom portion 121 to the side portions 125, 125 at the front and rear of the bottom portion 121. The lower bag body 20 having the bottom 121 as the bottom and the height of the side parts 122, 122, 125, 125 for housing the water absorbent sheet 11, the urine sensing unit and the upper bag body 30 is obtained. The size of the bottom 121 is such that the water-absorbing sheet 11 can be accommodated exactly, and the urine flowing from the upper bag 30 is surely accommodated in the water-absorbing sheet 11 and urine leakage occurs at the bottom of the bottom 121 and the side parts 122 and 125. It doesn't reach.

129 is a non-slip. The upper surface of the anti-slip 129 is an adhesive surface and an adhesive is applied, and the lower surface is implanted with fine fibers 130. The anti-slip 129 is bonded to the lower surface of the bottom 121 of the bag body 20 described above. This anti-slip has an anti-slip effect when placed on a seat surface of a woven fabric bearing surface or a general woven skin.
For example, the above-mentioned anti-slip effect cannot be expected for a seating surface of a skin material made of resin, for example, having a smooth surface. In such a case, an anti-slip effect provided with a number of suction cups instead of the fiber 130 is effective.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes an upper bag. In the upper bag 30, 131 and 131 are left and right coupling portions. Reference numerals 132 and 132 denote front and rear coupling portions. The left and right coupling portions 131 and 131 are coupling portions with the left and right coupling portions 123 and 123 of the lower bag body 20. The front and rear connecting portions 132 and 132 are connecting portions with the front and rear connecting portions 126 and 126 of the lower bag body 20.

  Referring to FIG. 3 also, reference numeral 133 denotes an opening processed into a net shape to ensure the liquid permeability of the upper bag body 30, but it is processed into a square hole even if processed into a circular hole. Also good. Reference numeral 134 denotes a fracture surface of the upper bag body 30. The fracture surface 134 indicates the depth of the opening processed into the mesh shape.

  3, 135 and 135 are upper and lower surface layer portions, and 136 is a large number of fibers fixed between the upper and lower surface layer portions 135 and 135 and supporting the surface layer portions 135 and 135. Since the net-like openings of the upper and lower surface layer portions 135 and 135 are closely supported by the multiple fibers 136 so that the upper and lower surfaces coincide with each other, the adjacent openings cannot be seen through the multiple fibers 136. The upper bag body 30 is configured as if it had a single mesh opening having a thickness 134.

  Each of the above-mentioned many fibers 136 has a constant curvature as shown in the figure and is made of a resin that does not allow the penetration of liquid because it deforms flexibly with respect to a load from the outside of the upper bag body 30. Nevertheless, it does not feel cold even when it is cold and is flexible and exhibits a preferable function as an upper bag of a nursing cushion.

  In this care cushion, the water absorbent sheet 11 and the urine sensing unit are accommodated in the lower bag body 20 and the bag body 30 is further stacked thereon to connect the left and right coupling portions 131 and 131 of the upper bag body 30 to the left and right joints of the lower bag body 20. The front and rear connecting portions 132 and 132 of the upper bag body 30 are connected to the front and rear connecting portions 126 and 126 of the lower bag body 20 to complete.

Next, the operation will be described.
When the user of this care cushion has unfortunate urinary incontinence, urine passes through the pants and reaches the upper bag body 30, and reaches the urine sensing unit from the opening 133 of the upper bag body 30. Urine can be confirmed through the opening of the upper bag body 30 by wetting the colored liquid-permeable sheet 101 and increasing the color, but it is not visible in the range exceeding the visible range B in FIG. The urine sensing unit should be as small as possible so that it is not noticed by a third party. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, since the opening shape of the upper bag 30 is a mesh shape, it is difficult for a third person to notice that the shape of the urine sensing portion is a rectangle whose side is short in the direction of the long side. Therefore, it is preferable.

Also, since the color of the urine sensing part was pink, the color of the surface layer parts 135, 135 was a light pink color similar to the color of the urine sensing part. As a result, the third party was not far from the cushion. I found it difficult to notice.
Placing a pattern on the surface layer portions 135 and 135 also has the effect of making it difficult to distinguish the color change of the urine sensing portion.

  Further, the water absorbent sheet is fully accommodated in the bag body side portions 122 and 125 of the nursing cushion, and the urine leaked from the upper bag body 30 is reliably absorbed by the water absorbent sheet 11 and the side portions 122 and 125 and the bottom portion 121 of the lower bag body 20. We considered so that there was little to reach.

  In the case where the seat surface of the chair of the passenger car is a flocked fabric, the anti-slip effect of the anti-slip 129 is good, and the care cushion can move from the seat surface of the chair despite the long-term movement by the automobile. There was almost no. For the seat surface of a chair with a smooth resin skin, it is effective to prevent slipping by providing a number of suction cups in place of the fiber 130. Depending on the shape of the entire surface, experimental confirmation is required for the size of the suction cup, the material of the suction cup, and the arrangement of the anti-slip 129 on the bottom 121.

The water-absorbing sheet 11 containing urine can be easily taken out through the outlets 127 and 128 on the bottom 121 of the lower bag body 20 and replaced with a new one. In addition, since the urine detection unit can be easily replaced, there is no burden on the operator.
When both the lower bag body 20 and the upper bag body 30 of this nursing care cushion are made of a material mainly composed of a flexible resin, they are stored as spares because they can be quickly dried even after washing and are inexpensive in price. The number of storage is small, and there is an effect that the storage space and the price are small.

  2 and 4 are views showing a second embodiment of the present invention. Comparing FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 111 denotes a cushion. The cushion 111 is added between the water absorbent sheet 11 and the lower bag body 20 of FIG. The urine sensing unit and the upper bag body 40 are different from those in FIG. Since the height of the side portion of the lower bag body 20 is only high enough to accommodate the cushion 111, FIG. 2 is the same as FIG. 1 except for the urine sensing portion and the cushion 111 and the upper bag body 40. The reference numerals are attached and the description is omitted.

  In FIG. 2, 106 is a translucent liquid-permeable sheet. Reference numeral 107 denotes a colored liquid-permeable sheet. The translucent liquid-permeable sheet 106 and the colored liquid-permeable sheet 107 are integrally stacked to constitute a urine sensing unit. In this example, tissue paper was used for the translucent liquid-permeable sheet 106, and a hydrophilic nonwoven fabric dyed red was used for the colored liquid-permeable sheet 107. The urine sensing unit preferably has a small shape within a practical range as in the example of FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a translucent liquid-permeable sheet 106 as an application example of a urine sensing unit. A semi-transparent liquid-permeable sheet 106 is made of a liquid-impervious drawing paper dyed instead of a colored liquid-permeable sheet using toilet paper, and a cross-shaped 108 and a hollow circle 109. The hollow square 110 was also tried.
111 is a cushion. The cushion 111 uses a known sponge-like resin or cotton, but this time a sponge-like resin was used.

Reference numeral 40 denotes an upper bag. In the upper bag body 40, 141 and 141 are left and right coupling portions. Reference numerals 142 and 142 denote front and rear coupling portions. The left and right connecting portions 141 and 141 are connecting portions with the left and right connecting portions 123 and 123 of the lower bag body 20. The front and rear connecting portions 142 and 142 are connecting portions with the front and rear connecting portions 126 and 126 of the lower bag body 20.
Reference numeral 143 denotes a circular hole. The circular hole 143 is uniformly and densely perforated over the entire surface of the upper bag body 40. Reference numeral 144 denotes the thickness of the upper bag body 40. The diameter of the circular hole 143 and the thickness 144 of the upper bag were the same.

  This care cushion has a lower bag body in which a water-absorbing sheet 11 is stacked under a urine sensing unit in which a translucent liquid-permeable sheet 106 and a colored liquid-permeable sheet 107 are integrally stacked, and a cushion 111 is stacked thereunder. 20, the upper bag body 40 is overlaid on the urine sensing unit and coupled to the left and right coupling portions 141 and 141 of the upper bag body 40 and the left and right coupling portions 123 and 123 of the lower bag body 20. The front and rear connecting portions 142 and 142 of the bag body 40 and the front and rear connecting portions 126 and 125 of the lower bag body 20 are combined to complete. Next, the operation will be described.

  When water is dropped on the urine sensing part, the liquid wetting part of the toilet paper becomes almost transparent and the colored hydrophilic nonwoven fabric clearly sees through the toilet paper, so that the liquid wetting can be easily confirmed. However, when looking through the circular hole 143 of the upper bag body 40, it should be visible in the direction of about 45 degrees from directly above, but as a matter of fact, it is difficult to see if it exceeds the range of 30 degrees from directly above. become.

  In the case of using colored drawing paper which is a liquid-impermeable sheet in FIG. 4, liquid wetting can be easily confirmed in all of the cross 108, the hollow circle 109, and the hollow square 110. Moreover, even if it was a liquid-impervious sheet, there was no difference in the state that the droplets were absorbed by the water-absorbent sheet 11 from the case of using the liquid-permeable sheet. That is, the colored liquid-permeable sheet 107 can be replaced with the liquid-impermeable sheet 108, 109, 110 having an appropriate shape.

  Further, it was found by a droplet dropping test that toilet paper can be used for the translucent liquid-permeable sheet 106.

  Sitting comfort is remarkably improved by adding a cushion 111 in the present cushion. Also, the cushion 111 makes the care cushion, which is concave upwards around the user's waist, and tends to collect urine around the waist, so that urine is concentrated in the center of the water absorbent sheet 11. The effect that the tendency to be accommodated and the risk of leakage into the lower bag body 20 is reduced is also shown. This contributes to the effect that the cushion 111 itself is hardly contaminated by urine and can be reused.

The care cushions according to the present invention have the following many advantages, and are expected to be supported by managers of inns, cooking restaurants, gathering venues, group trips, or mobile cars used in large quantities.
1. It is a product that pays attention to the protection of privacy even though it is easy to identify urine leaks for a service provider that provides services to a large number of people.
2. The probability of accommodating urine leaks has been increased by the effect of preventing slippage from seats (especially automobile seats).
3. Easy treatment of urine leaking cushions and distinction between consumables and reusable items.
4). Can be used at a high rotation rate because it dries easily after washing. As a result, spare stockpiling costs and space can be minimized.
5. Consumables are particularly inexpensive and maintenance costs are low.
6). Overall, it must be inexpensive and easy to manufacture.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101,107 Colored liquid-permeable sheet 102 Liquid-permeable sheet 103,105 Joint part 104 Liquid-impermeable sheet 106 Translucent liquid-permeable sheet 108,109,110 Colored liquid-impermeable sheet 20 Lower bag Body 121 Bottom portion 122 Right side portion 123 Left and right joint portion 124 Joint portion 125 Front and rear side portion 126 Front and rear joint portion 127, 128 Outlet 129 Non-slip 130 Fiber 30, 40 Upper bag body 131, 141 Left and right joint portion 132, 142 Front and rear joint portion 133 Opening 134 Fracture surface 135 Skin part 136 Fiber 143 Circular hole 144 Thickness B Visible range

Claims (5)

  The urine sensing part and a water-absorbent sheet part with a liquid-impervious sheet placed under the liquid-permeable sheet and a water-absorbent pad sandwiched between the two sheets are stacked one on top of the other and stored in a quick-drying bag. In this case, the urine sensing part is a liquid-permeable sheet whose color becomes clear when the liquid is dropped, and the urine sensing part side of the bag body has a large number of openings such as a net shape or a circular hole shape and its thickness. Thus, a nursing cushion is characterized in that a range in which discoloration of the urine sensing unit can be discriminated from the opening is limited. The cushion for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein a cushion is placed under the urine sensing part and the water absorbent sheet part and accommodated in a bag. The care cushion according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the colored liquid-permeable sheet of the urine sensing portion has a color similar to that of the urine sensing side of the bag. The care cushion according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the urine sensing unit is formed by stacking a colored sheet on a liquid-permeable translucent sheet that increases transparency by liquid wetting. 5. The bag according to claim 1, wherein the bag body is processed with an easily drying material, a lower surface is attached with a non-slip material, and a water absorbing sheet outlet is provided over the entire width of the lower surface. A care cushion according to claim 1.

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