Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
  • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
  • A47K3/10—Wave-producers or the like, e.g. with devices for admitting gas, e.g. air, in the bath-water
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
  • A61H33/0087—Therapeutic baths with agitated or circulated water
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
  • A61H33/60—Components specifically designed for the therapeutic baths of groups A61H33/00
  • A61H33/6068—Outlet from the bath
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
  • A61H2033/0008—Arrangement for cleaning the installation before or after use
  • A61H2033/0025—Arrangement for cleaning the installation before or after use by connecting the air lines with the drain
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
  • A61H33/02—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths
  • A61H2033/022—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths with control means for regulating the air volume aspirated by a water jet
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
  • A61H33/02—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths
  • A61H2033/023—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths with means in the air supply lines to prevent back-feed of water, e.g. anti-backflow valves, draining devices
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
  • A61H33/60—Components specifically designed for the therapeutic baths of groups A61H33/00
  • A61H33/6068—Outlet from the bath
  • A61H33/6073—Intake mouths for recirculation of fluid in whirlpool baths

Definitions

• the invention relates to a bath unit with a bath-tub, pumping devices which are connected by means of a suction pipe to the bath-tub and are connected by means of a supply pipe to at least one nozzle for supplying a water jet, which nozzle has a venturi connected to an air supply, in such a way that air is mixed into the water jet.
• Such bath units are available in essentially two different designs. In the first design, ambient air is injected into the bath water through nozzles provided in the bottom. A mixed air jet which provides a massage effect is formed in this way. In a second design, water is extracted from the bath and then injected through suitably placed nozzles.
• nozzles can have a venturi, in such a way that air is entrained in the injected water jet and mixed in.
• a massage jet consisting of water and air is obtained in this process. Since water can be injected with a greater impulse than air, in this design the nozzles need not be fitted on the bottom of the bath-tub. They can also be placed in the side wall of the tub. The injected water has such an impulse that the centre region of the bath can also be reached with such water jets, in such a way that the total water content of the bath can be set in motion.
• the design in which air is injected into the bath has the disadvantage that it is less suitable for installation in a bath fitted with a closed surround. The air extracted by the fan and injected into the bath is taken from the surround.
• the bath units according to the second design generally have nozzles in which no non-return valves have been placed. Such bath units are therefore made self-draining, in other words, when the bath runs empty all pipes for the provision of the water jet must also drain completely. Conversely, when the bath fills up, this pipe system must also fill up in such a way that no air pockets remain in it and prevent the pump motor from being able to function properly.
• These bath units are therefore designed in such a way that the suction pipe is connected as low down as possible in the bath-tub, while the delivery nozzles are situated above it.
• the suction pipe is also connected to the suction aperture of the pump, which for the above-mentioned reasons lies at a lower level than the delivery aperture of the pump. It is ensured in this way that when the bath is being filled or emptied the pipe system including pump fills up or drains completely again without air pockets.
• the object of the invention is then to provide a bath unit of the type mentioned in the preamble, in which the medium to be pumped is water, while the nozzles can still be placed corresponding to the bath units working with air.
• each nozzle is situated in the bottom or in the side wall near the bottom of the bath-tub, and in that the suction pipe opens out into the bath-tub at a level which is higher than that of each nozzle. If in this case the suction connection of the pump also lies higher than the delivery connection, and the suction pipe opens out into the bath-tub at a level higher than said suction connection, it is also ensured in the case of the bath unit according to the invention that when the bath is filling up the pumping system including pipes will fill up completely, i.e. without air pockets.
• the nozzles can now be situated in the bottom. This produces a greater risk of one or more nozzles being shut off, for example through the person taking the bath sitting on them.
• an air supply pipe is connected to each venturi, which pipe has a non-return valve to prevent water from flowing into the air supply pipe in question.
• the non ⁇ return valve in the air supply pipe is, normally speaking, not exposed to water, which means that the above-mentioned risk of scale deposits does not occur here.
• Such non-return valves can thus remain functioning perfectly for a very long time.
• each air supply pipe is connected by means of a non-return valve to a central air chamber.
• the central air chamber can in this case be provided in a known manner with an air supply pipe which is situated in the edge of the bath and can be shut off.
• the non-return valves are now situated at a fairly great distance from the nozzles, and also at a higher level, so that the risk of their coming into contact with water is now virtually entirely ruled out.
• shut-off valve which is operable mechanically and is designed to empty both the bath and the delivery pipe.
• Figure 1 shows a side view, partially in cross-section, of the bath unit according to the invention.
• Figures 2a and 2b show details of a nozzle.
• Figure 3 shows the central air chamber.
• FIG. 1 Figure *•*. shows an outflow valve for the bath unit.
• the bath unit shown in Figure 1 comprises a bath-tub 1, and a pumping system 2.
• This pumping system 2 comprises a fluid pump 3. with a suction connection 4 and a delivery connection 5-
• a suction pipe 6, opening into a suction aperture 7 in the bath, is connected to the suction connection ty.
• a delivery pipe 8, connected to the housings 9 for injecting a water/air jet into the bath, is connected to the delivery connection 5-
• These housings 9 also have connected to them in each case an air supply pipe 10 leading to a central air chamber 11 which can be opened or closed by means of a button 12.
• the housings 9 each have a water supply 13, connected to the delivery pipe 8.
• the water fed in flows through a venturi 1*. from the supply 13 to the nozzle_ 1 .
• air is sucked from the air pipe 10, in such a way that a water/air jet is injected into the bath. All this is achieved through the fact that at the position of the venturi air is entrained in the water jet.
• each housing 9 The nozzle fixed in each housing 9 is shown in greater detail in
• This nozzle is provided externally with screw thread 16, by which it can be screwed into a corresponding thread in the housing
• the nozzle also has drainage holes 17 pointing away from each other, so that the mixed water/ air water jet can reach the outside.
• non-return valves 18 are provided as shown in Figure 3- As soon as just a little water flows into the air pipe
• the ball 19 in each non-return valve is pressed against its seat 20, so that the air pipe is closed and the water cannot penetrate any further.
• the nozzle 15 in question is cleared again, the water flows out through it again, as a result of which air is sucked in again through the air chamber 11 and the ball 20 moves to its open position.
• the ball in this case comes to rest on the supporting points 21, in such a way that the air can enter the air pipe 10 round the ball 19 and between the supporting points 21.
• the button 12 is adjustable in a known manner between an open position and a closed position by means of interacting screw threads 22, 23.
• the delivery pipe is connected to the mechanically operable outflow valve 24 (see Figure k) .
• This valve can be opened and closed in the known manner by means of lever 26, and is connected to the outflow.
• the outflow valve has a passage 25 which connects to delivery pipe 10 when the outflow valve 2k is opened. When the outflow valve 2k is closed, the delivery pipe 10 is also closed relative to the outflow. When the water is now drained from the bath by opening the outflow valve 2k , any water which may have collected in the delivery pipe 10 also drains away.

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