PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a barrier-free bathtub for nursing care, which enables cleaning of the inside of an outer tub while making use of the merit of decreasing a caregiver's labor and a care-receiver's fear.SOLUTION: An inner tub 1 has a bottom surface 21 approximately flush with a washing place floor surface 41 of a bathroom 4, and an overhanging flange 12 provided at an opening edge of the inner tub 1 is engageably/disengageably locked to a support shelf 42 that is provided in the bathroom 4. An outer tub 2 is housed in a pit 43, which is formed on the washing place floor surface 41 of the bathroom 4, in such a manner as to be freely lifted/lowered by an elevating mechanism 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】 介護提供者の労力及び被介護者の恐怖心が軽減されるというメリットを生かしつつ、外槽内の掃除が可能な介護用バリアフリー浴槽の提供。【解決手段】 内槽１は、浴室４の洗い場床面４１とほぼ同一高さの底面２１を備え、内槽１の開口縁部に備えた張り出しフランジ部１２を浴室４内に備えた支持棚４２に係脱自在に係止され、外槽２は、浴室４の洗い場床面４１に形成されたピット４３内に昇降機構３により昇降自在に収容された構成。【選択図】 図２
