CN115778210B - Multidirectional massage bathtub - Google Patents

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CN115778210B
CN115778210B CN202211620135.9A CN202211620135A CN115778210B CN 115778210 B CN115778210 B CN 115778210B CN 202211620135 A CN202211620135 A CN 202211620135A CN 115778210 B CN115778210 B CN 115778210B
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钟灿亮
沈汉职
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The application discloses a multidirectional massage bathtub which comprises a bathtub body, an adherence nozzle arranged at the inner wall of a massage area of the bathtub body, and an external water spraying structure rotationally connected with the bathtub body. The application has the effect of multidirectional massage.

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Multidirectional massage bathtub
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of ice making machines, in particular to a multidirectional massage bathtub.
Background
The massage bathtub is characterized in that a plurality of nozzles are arranged on the inner wall of a massage area of a bathtub body, water pipes are connected between the nozzles, and the water pipes are connected with a water circulation pump, so that a water circulation loop of the bathtub is formed. The water circulation pump continuously pumps the water in the bathtub and then sprays the water into the bathtub body from the spray head, when in massage, a person falls on the massage area of the bathtub, and the spray head sprays water to enable the skin of the person to generate pressing force so as to achieve the massage effect.
However, the existing bathtub spray head is limited by the installation position of the inner wall of the bathtub, and can only massage the back of a human body, so that a more multidirectional massage effect is difficult to achieve.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to achieve a more multidirectional massage effect, the application provides a multidirectional massage bathtub.
The application provides a multidirectional massage bathtub, which adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a diversified massage bathtub, includes the cylinder body, sets up the adherence nozzle in the regional inner wall department of cylinder body massage, and rotate connect in the external water spray structure of cylinder body, when massaging, external water spray structure upset is to in the cylinder body, just external water spray structure's injection direction is towards the regional inner wall of cylinder body safety massage.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when opening bathtub massage mode, the people falls in massage area, and the back leans on adherence nozzle department, then in overturning external spraying structure to the cylinder body, external spraying structure's injection direction is towards the regional inner wall of cylinder body safety massage to can spray human front, with cover human back and positive position, finally reach diversified massage effect, be favorable to improving massage bathtub's travelling comfort and user's experience and feel.
Preferably, the external water spraying structure comprises an external frame and a plurality of external nozzles, the external frame is rotationally connected to the upper surface of the cylinder body, the external nozzles are distributed on the inner side of the frame at intervals, and when the external frame is turned into the cylinder body, the external nozzles and the wall-attached nozzles are oppositely arranged.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, external frame upset is to in the cylinder body, and each external nozzle moves and take one's place along with external frame, can improve the convenience when massaging, in addition with external nozzle interval distribution in external frame inboard to set up more shower nozzle quantity, the water spray coverage area when improving the massage.
Preferably, the external frame comprises a massage part and a connecting part, the connecting part is rotationally connected to the surface of the cylinder body, the rotation axis is horizontally arranged, an included angle exists between the connecting part and the massage part, and when the connecting part swings to be horizontal, the plane of the massage part is parallel to the inner wall of the massage area of the cylinder body; the external nozzles are distributed on the massage part.
By adopting the technical scheme, the shape of the inner wall of the bathtub body is adapted, and the massage effect of the massage bathtub is maintained.
Preferably, the massage part is V-shaped, the connecting parts are arranged at two ends of the massage part, and two avoidance grooves for accommodating the connecting parts are formed in the upper end face of the cylinder body.
By adopting the technical scheme, the massage part is arranged in a V shape, which accords with human engineering and is beneficial to improving the comfort level of people during massage.
Preferably, one side of the connecting part is connected with a plug in a sliding manner, a first jack is formed in the inner wall of the massage area, and when the massage part rotates to be parallel to the inner wall of the massage area, the plug in is opposite to the first jack and is fixedly connected with the jack in an inserting manner.
Because rivers are from external nozzle blowout time, can produce effort to there is the unstable problem of external frame, through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, with reaching the effect of firm external frame, be favorable to improving the stability of external water spray structure during operation.
Preferably, the second jack is formed in the outer wall of the cylinder body, and when the massage part swings to the upper side of the cylinder body to be stored, the plug pin is opposite to the second jack and is fixedly connected with the jack in a plugging mode.
By adopting the technical scheme, the stability of the storage state of the external frame is improved.
Preferably, the external frame further comprises a connecting shaft, the connecting shaft is connected to the side part of the connecting part, the connecting shaft is rotatably connected to the side wall of the avoidance groove, the connecting shaft is penetrated with a containing hole for a water supply pipe to pass through along the axis direction of the connecting shaft, and the massage part is arranged in a hollow mode; the water pipe penetrates through the containing hole and stretches into the internal cavity of the massage part, and the water pipe is connected with a plurality of external nozzles.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme to reach the purpose of accomodating the delivery pipe, at external frame swing in-process simultaneously, reduced the condition that the water pipe takes place to bend, kept external frame's flexibility, the external frame of being convenient for rotates.
Preferably, a mounting frame for sliding the bolt is arranged on one side of the connecting part.
By adopting the technical scheme, the sliding stability of the bolt is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of a multi-directional massage bathtub according to embodiment 1 of the present application.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an external frame of a multi-directional massage bathtub according to embodiment 1 of the present application.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view at a in fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view at B in fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a circuit diagram of a pressure sensing circuit of a multi-azimuth massage bathtub according to embodiment 2 of the present application.
Reference numerals illustrate: 1. a cylinder; 11. an avoidance groove; 12. a first jack; 13. a second jack; 2. a massage region; 3. an external water spraying structure; 31. an external frame; 311. a connection part; 312. a massage part; 32. an external nozzle; 33. a connecting shaft; 331. a receiving hole; 4. an adherence nozzle; 5. a water pipe; 6. a mounting frame; 7. a plug pin; 8. a spring; 9. a mounting ring; 14. a pressure sensing unit; 15. a signal comparison unit; 16. and a switching unit.
Detailed Description
The application is described in further detail below with reference to fig. 1-5.
The embodiment of the application discloses a multidirectional massage bathtub. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a multi-azimuth massage bathtub comprises a tub body 1, a plurality of wall-mounted nozzles 4 arranged at the inner wall of a massage area 2 of the tub body 1, and an external water spraying structure 3 rotatably connected with the tub body 1.
The external water spraying structure 3 comprises an external frame 31 and a plurality of external nozzles 32. The external frame 31 includes a massage portion 312, a connection portion 311, and a connection shaft 33. The connecting part 311 forms an included angle of more than 90 degrees with the massage part. The massage part 312 is V-shaped, two connection parts 311 are respectively arranged at two ends of the massage part 312, and two avoidance grooves 11 for accommodating the connection parts 311 are formed in the upper end surface of the cylinder body 1. The connecting shaft 33 is fixedly connected to one side of the connecting portion 311, and is rotatably connected with the side wall of the avoidance groove 11 through the connecting shaft 33, so that the swing of the external frame 31 is realized.
The external nozzles 32 are mounted on the inner side of the external frame 31, and in particular, the external nozzles 32 are spaced along the outline of the massaging portion 312. When a person massages in the massage area 2 of the cylinder body 1, the massage part 312 swings downwards to enable the plane of the massage part 312 to be parallel to the inner wall of the massage part 312, the external nozzle 32 of the massage part 312 is opposite to the adherence nozzle 4, the human body is positioned between the massage part 312 and the inner wall of the massage area 2, and the adherence nozzle 4 and the massage part 312 massage the back and the front of the human body respectively, and achieve the multi-azimuth massage effect. At this time, the connecting portion 311 swings to a horizontal state and abuts against the bottom wall of the avoidance groove 11, and one end of the connecting portion 311 away from the connecting shaft 33 faces the inside of the cylinder 1, and the bottom wall of the avoidance groove 11 provides a supporting force for the connecting portion 311, so as to improve the stability of the external frame 31.
Referring to fig. 1 and 3, in order to further improve the stability of the external water spraying structure 3 in the working state, a mounting frame 6 is fixed on one side of the connecting portion 311, a plug pin 7 is slidably connected in the mounting frame 6, and a first jack 12 is provided on the inner wall of the massage area 2, when the massage portion 312 rotates to be parallel to the inner wall of the massage area 2, the plug pin 7 is opposite to the first jack 12, and the external frame 31 is firmly fixed by plugging the plug pin 7 and the jack, so that the massage effect can be maintained.
Referring to fig. 1 and 4, in order to improve stability of the external water spraying structure 3 in the storage state, a second jack 13 is provided on the outer wall of the cylinder 1, and when the massage portion 312 swings to the upper side of the cylinder 1 to store, the latch 7 is opposite to the second jack 13, and the latch 7 is fixedly inserted into the second jack 13 to achieve the purpose of stabilizing the external frame 31, so that a user can enter the massage area 2.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in addition, in order to improve the plugging stability of the plug pin 7 with the first jack 12 and the second jack 13, a spring 8 is installed in the installation frame 6, the spring 8 applies an elastic force to the plug pin 7, and when the external frame 31 is unlocked, the plug rod is pulled away from the first jack 12 or the second jack 13, and the pulling force of the spring 8 is overcome, so that the unlocking operation is achieved.
In order to reduce the exposure of the water pipe 5 and the influence of the water pipe 5 on the swinging of the external frame 31, the water pipe 5 is installed in the interlayer inside the cylinder body 1, the connecting shaft 33 is penetrated with a containing hole 331 penetrated by the water pipe 5 along the axis direction of the connecting shaft, the massage part 312 is arranged in a hollow way, and the internal cavity of the massage part 312 extends along the outline of the massage part 312. The water pipe 5 passes through the accommodating hole 331 and extends into the internal cavity of the massage part 312, and the water pipe 5 is connected with a plurality of external nozzles 32. The purpose of accommodating the water pipe 5 is achieved, meanwhile, the situation that the water pipe 5 is bent in the swinging process of the external frame 31 is reduced, the flexibility of the external frame 31 is kept, and the external frame 31 can rotate conveniently.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 2 and 5, in order to improve convenience in massage, a valve 17 is installed in the water pipe 5 communicating with the external nozzle 32, the valve 17 is used for controlling the water pipe 5 to be opened and closed, the valve 17 is coupled with a sensing circuit, and the sensing circuit comprises: a pressure sensing unit 14, a signal comparing unit 15 and a switching unit 16.
The pressure sensing unit 14 is configured to sense whether the connection portion 311 of the external frame 31 abuts against the bottom wall of the avoidance groove 11. The pressure sensing unit 14 includes a force sensing resistor RS and a first resistor R1, where the force sensing resistor RS is connected in series with the first resistor R1, the other end of the force sensing resistor RS is coupled to the power voltage VCC, the other end of the first resistor R1 is grounded, the connection node of the force sensing resistor RS and the first resistor R1 is coupled to the signal comparing unit 15, and the force sensing resistor RS is fixed at the bottom wall of the avoidance groove 11, so that the force sensing resistor RS can sense the pressure of the external frame 31 received by itself in real time. When the connection portion 311 of the external frame 31 abuts against the bottom wall of the avoidance groove 11, the resistance of the force sensing resistor RS increases, so that the voltage of the force sensing resistor RS increases, and the pressure sensing signal output by the connection node of the force sensing resistor RS and the first resistor R1 also increases.
The signal comparing unit 15 is coupled to the pressure sensing unit 14 and is provided with a threshold signal VREF to output a comparison signal when the pressure sensing signal is greater than the threshold signal VREF. The comparison signal comprises a first type of level signal and a second type of level signal, wherein the first type of level signal is a high level signal, and the second type of level signal is a low level signal; the signal comparing unit 15 includes a comparator N1, wherein a first signal input end of the comparator N1 is a positive phase input end, and a second signal input end of the comparator N1 is an inverse phase input end; the first signal input end of the comparator N1 is coupled to the connection node between the resistor Yu Limin RS and the first resistor R1, the second signal input end of the comparator N1 is connected in series with the second resistor R2 and then connected to the threshold signal VREF, and the signal output end of the comparator N1 is coupled to the switch unit 16. In the process of enabling the external frame 31 to swing downwards stably and at the moment when the connecting part 311 is in contact with the force sensing resistor RS, part of gravity of the external frame 31 is counteracted by supporting force generated by hands of a user, the resistance value of the force sensing resistor RS is smaller, therefore, a pressure sensing signal received by an inverting input end of the comparator N1 is smaller than a threshold value signal VREF, and the signal comparison unit 15 outputs a first level signal. When the user releases completely, the gravity load of the external frame 31 applies the resistor Yu Limin completely, so that the pressure sensing signal received by the inverting input terminal of the comparator N1 is greater than the threshold signal VREF, and the signal comparing unit 15 outputs the second level signal. The comparator N1 thus realizes a function of comparing the pressure sensing signal with the threshold signal VREF and then outputting a comparison signal.
The switching unit 16 is coupled to the signal comparing unit 15 and connected in series in the power supply loop of the valve 17, so as to output a switching signal after receiving the comparison signal, where the switching signal includes: an on signal and an off signal; the switching unit 16 outputs a closing signal after receiving the first type level signal, the switching unit 16 outputs an opening signal after receiving the second type level signal, the valve 17 is opened when receiving the opening signal, and the valve 17 is closed when receiving the closing signal.
The switching unit 16 includes a transistor Q1 and a relay KM1, and the transistor Q1 is an NPN transistor. The base electrode of the triode Q1 is coupled to the signal output end of the comparator N1, the collector electrode of the triode Q1 is coupled to the power supply voltage VCC after being connected in series with the coil of the relay KM1, and the emitter electrode of the triode Q1 is grounded; the relay KM1 comprises a normally open contact switch KM1-1, and the normally open contact switch KM1-1 is connected in series in a power supply loop of the valve 17; after the normally open contact switch KM1-1 is closed, the coil of the relay KM1 is electrified, the valve 17 is opened, and water flow passes through the hose and is sprayed out from the external nozzle 32, so that the aim of automatically opening the front massage mode is fulfilled.
The above embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present application, so: all equivalent changes in structure, shape and principle of the application should be covered in the scope of protection of the application.

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1. A multidirectional massage bathtub which is characterized in that: the massage device comprises a cylinder body (1), an adherence nozzle (4) arranged at the inner wall of a massage area (2) of the cylinder body (1) and an external water spraying structure (3) rotatably connected to the cylinder body (1), wherein when massage is carried out, the external water spraying structure (3) is turned into the cylinder body (1), and the spraying direction of the external water spraying structure (3) faces to the inner wall of the massage area (2) of the cylinder body (1);
the external water spraying structure (3) comprises an external frame (31) and a plurality of external nozzles (32), the external frame (31) is rotationally connected to the upper surface of the cylinder body (1), the external nozzles (32) are distributed at intervals on the inner side of the frame, and when the external frame (31) is turned into the cylinder body (1), the external nozzles (32) are oppositely arranged with the wall-attached nozzles (4);
the external frame (31) comprises a massage part (312) and a connecting part (311), the connecting part (311) is rotationally connected to the surface of the cylinder body (1), the rotation axis of the connecting part is horizontally arranged, an included angle exists between the connecting part (311) and the massage part (312), and when the connecting part (311) swings to be horizontal, the plane of the massage part (312) is parallel to the inner wall of the massage area (2) of the cylinder body (1); the external nozzles (32) are distributed on the massage part (312);
the massage part (312) is V-shaped, the connecting parts (311) are arranged at two ends of the massage part (312), and two avoidance grooves (11) for accommodating the connecting parts (311) are formed in the upper end surface of the cylinder body (1);
install the valve in with the water pipe of external nozzle intercommunication, the valve is used for controlling the water pipe and opens and close, the valve is coupled with induction circuit, induction circuit includes:
the pressure sensing unit (14) is used for sensing whether the connecting part (311) of the external frame (31) is propped against the bottom wall of the avoidance groove (11);
a signal comparison unit (15) coupled to the pressure sensing unit (14) and provided with a threshold signal VREF, the signal comparison unit (15) comparing the pressure sensing signal with the threshold signal VREF and outputting a comparison signal including a first class level signal and a second class level signal;
a switching unit (16) coupled to the signal comparing unit (15) and connected in series in a power supply loop of the valve (17) to output a switching signal after receiving the comparison signal, the switching signal comprising: the switching unit (16) outputs a closing signal after receiving the first level signal, the switching unit (16) outputs a starting signal after receiving the second level signal, the valve (17) is opened when receiving the starting signal, and the water pump is closed when receiving the closing signal.
2. A multi-azimuth massage bathtub as defined in claim 1, wherein: the utility model discloses a massage device, including massage region (2), connecting portion (311), plug (7) is connected with sliding on one side of the connecting portion (311), first jack (12) have been seted up to massage region (2) inner wall, when massage portion (312) changes to be parallel with massage region (2) inner wall, plug (7) are just right with first jack (12), plug (7) are pegged graft fixedly with first jack (12).
3. A multi-azimuth massage bathtub as defined in claim 2, wherein: the outer wall of the cylinder body (1) is provided with a second jack (13), when the massage part (312) swings to the upper part of the cylinder body (1) to be stored, the bolt (7) is opposite to the second jack (13), and the bolt (7) is fixedly spliced with the second jack (13).
4. A multi-azimuth massage bathtub as defined in claim 1, wherein: the external frame (31) further comprises a connecting shaft (33), the connecting shaft (33) is connected to the side part of the connecting part (311), the connecting shaft (33) is rotatably connected to the side wall of the avoidance groove (11), the connecting shaft (33) is penetrated with a containing hole (331) penetrated by the water supply pipe (5) along the axis direction of the connecting shaft (33), and the massage part (312) is arranged in a hollow mode; the water pipe (5) penetrates through the accommodating hole (331) and stretches into the inner cavity of the massage part (312), and the water pipe (5) is connected with a plurality of external nozzles (32).
5. A multi-azimuth massage bathtub as defined in claim 2, wherein: one side of the connecting part (311) is provided with a mounting frame (6) for sliding the bolt (7).
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