Patent attributes
An electromotive bed, having a bed body, the bed including a mattress having a pair of rectangular through holes extending therethrough in middle upper portion of the mattress and disposed in the direction of the width of the mattress; a respective supporting block mounted rotatably to move between a position in which the block protrudes upward through each respective through hole and a position in which the block does not protrude through the through hole, the block comprising at least two pin receiving holes therein, and a shaft pin insertable in the holes to provide a pivot mounting about which block rotates, the block also having a slit extending into the block; and a deflector arm having a deflector rod that contacts the slit, wherein the deflector arm is adapted to be driven by a load transfer device in order to pivot the block between the first and second positions; wherein the mattress also comprises an additional hole, and wherein the bed also includes a defecation device below the additional hole, the defecation device comprising; a filling pad disposed to block the additional hole, having a sleeve on its bottom surface; a spacer sleeve provided between the filling pad and the edge of the additional hole; a spring attached to the spacer sleeve; a sealed cowling; a bedpan connected hermetically to the sealed cowling; and a mechanical linkage connected to the filling pad via the spacer sleeve and adapted to be power driven.