EP0655901B1 - Whirlpool-badewanne - Google Patents
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- EP0655901B1 EP0655901B1 EP94922865A EP94922865A EP0655901B1 EP 0655901 B1 EP0655901 B1 EP 0655901B1 EP 94922865 A EP94922865 A EP 94922865A EP 94922865 A EP94922865 A EP 94922865A EP 0655901 B1 EP0655901 B1 EP 0655901B1
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- protecting screen
- suction
- suction plate
- whirlpool bathtub
- bathtub
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- 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
- A61H33/601—Inlet to the bath
- A61H33/6021—Nozzles
- A61H33/6063—Specifically adapted for fitting in bathtub walls
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- 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
- A61H33/601—Inlet to the bath
- A61H33/6021—Nozzles
- A61H33/6042—Used also as outlet
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- 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
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- 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
- A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
- A61H2201/01—Constructive details
- A61H2201/0173—Means for preventing injuries
- A61H2201/0176—By stopping operation
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- 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
Definitions
- the invention relates to a whirlpool bath according to the preamble of claim 1.
- whirlpool bathtubs with a single suction point known by means of a suction panel with suction openings is covered, an example is the whirlpool bath after DE-A 3 507 472.
- a central suction device sucks it Water from the tub space and carries it with several Outlet openings provided nozzles and above that again Tub room too.
- the central suction point is one powerful suction device assigned to sufficient to suck in a lot of water. There is a risk that hair be sucked in by bathing people who are behind the Knot the intake panel, even though the intake device has a large distance from the intake panel.
- a whirlpool bath with several intake panels is out known from DE 39 07 552 C1.
- This well-known whirlpool bath are individual suction devices with Impellers provided that are driven by electric motors are placed directly behind the intake panel are. Through the intake openings of the intake panel of the Radial water is sucked in radially from the tub space.
- the protective screen is additionally formed as slots Breakthroughs whose width is at most 1.5 mm.
- the width of the slots must not exceed 1.5 mm to prevent hair from being sucked in.
- the paragraph ensures that the protective screen is always kept at a distance from the intake panel and thus the formation of the swirl zone between Intake panel and protective screen is guaranteed.
- the distance maximum 1.5 mm between the protective screen and the intake panel be.
- An embodiment of a whirlpool bath provides that the pressing means is designed as a beam guide, then lets the number of parts is reduced.
- the attachment of the Beam guidance can be achieved, for example, in that it with a thread in a thread receptacle of the intake panel is screwed in or that it has screw receptacles, insertable into the screws and on a bracket of the motor are screwable.
- the slots can be on the middle, for example Pitch circle diameters are arranged. Is the protective screen as Stamped-bent part designed, so the slots can easily be punched out of the sheet metal blank.
- each suction device is an electric motor has driven impeller, which is immediately behind the Protective sieve is housed in a pump chamber, and that the suction panel and the protective screen are annular sheets, which are tulip-like, so that they Cover the impeller towards the tub area one behind the other.
- the protective screen has a different geometric shape than that Intake panel, so that between the intake panel and the Protective sieve is forcibly formed a space that the Vortex zone forms. This allows the assembly effort reduce significantly.
- the intake panel and the protective screen each one has a central recess forming the outlet opening, that the intake panel has a collar on which the Beam guidance is supported with a flange and that the Beam guidance with a fastening ring on the intake panel is attachable.
- an electric motor 60 is shown, the one has frontal collar 62.
- the collar 62 is used for receiving of the electric motor 60 in a tub wall Spa bath, which is not shown in this figure.
- the electric motor 60 drives with its drive shaft as Impeller 63 trained impeller.
- the impeller 63 is covered by a motor shield 61.
- On the front of the Federal ring 62 is a ring 50 can be determined.
- the ring 50 has one circumferential paragraph 51 on which a protective screen 10 with supports his approaches 11.
- the approaches 11 are 90 ° offset from one another on the circumference of the protective screen 10 arranged.
- the protective screen 10 is essentially rosette-shaped and has a centrally arranged outlet opening 14. Aligned to this outlet opening 14 is in one Suction panel 20 introduced a further outlet opening 24.
- the intake panel 20 is also rosette-shaped and has radially extending slots 21 as suction openings on.
- On the side facing the electric motor 60 Intake panel 20 is a collar 22 is arranged on the Ring 50 supports.
- the suction screen 20 is thus spaced apart from the protective screen 10 fixable on the ring 50, so that between the intake panel 20 and the protective screen 10 created a swirl zone is.
- the front is in the area of the outlet opening 24 the intake panel 20 has a circumferential shoulder 23, so that a beam guide 30, with a flange 31 on supports paragraph 23, can be inserted into the outlet opening 24 is.
- Arc-shaped slots 33 are in the beam guide 30 introduced that to bundle the emerging water jet to serve.
- the beam guide 30 has on its rear side formed as a collar pressure means 32 with which the approaches 11 of the protective screen 10 pressed on the shoulder 51 of the ring 50 and thus be kept secure.
- In the flange 31 are introduced three centering pins 34 offset by 120 °.
- centering pins 34 Aligned to these centering pins 34 are in a mounting ring 40 introduced the corresponding center holes 44, so that the fastening ring 40 with the beam guide 30 means a thread 45 in a thread receptacle of the motor shield 61 can be screwed.
- the holes 41 in the mounting ring 40 are used to center a mounting key.
- the protective screen 10 has the surface distributes a large number of openings 13 and in the middle area four offset by 90 ° to each other, quarter-circular slots 12. From the impeller 63 through the slots 21 of the intake panel 20 and through the slots 12 and the openings 13 of the protective screen 10 water from the Tub room sucked in. In the swirl zone between the Intake panel 20 and the protective screen 10 is due to the Stagnation point flows in the intermediate area between the breakthroughs 13 generates a cross flow superimposed on the intake flow.
- the suctioned water is fed to the impeller radially and axially bundled as a water jet through the slots 33 of the Beam guidance 30 issued.
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- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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- Devices For Medical Bathing And Washing (AREA)
- Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
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Description
- Fig. 1
- in Explosionsdarstellung eine individuelle Ansaugvorrichtung zum Ansaugen, Fördern und Zuleiten von Wasser aus bzw. in den Wannenraum einer Whirlpool-Badewanne, und
- Fig. 2
- in Draufsicht ein rosettenförmiges Schutzsieb.
Claims (10)
- Whirlpool-Badewanne mit einer oder mehreren Ansaugvorrichtungen zum Ansaugen, Fördern und Zuleiten von Wasser aus oder in den Wannenraum, wobei das Wasser an einer oder mehreren Stellen der Badewanne über eine mit Ansaugöffnungen versehene Ansaugblende ansaugbar und an mehreren Stellen über mit Austrittsöffnungen versehene Düsen bzw. über die mit Austrittsöffnungen versehenen Ansaugblenden selbst dem Wannenraum wieder zuführbar ist, wobei in Strömungsrichtung des angesaugten Wassers hinter der oder den Ansaugblenden (20) und zu diesen beabstandet jeweils ein Schutzsieb (10) angeordnet ist, das mit einer Vielzahl von Durchbrüchen (13) versehen ist, deren Öffnungsweiten so klein sind, daß ein Einsaugen von Haaren in das Schutzsieb (10) verhindert ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Durchbrüche als Bohrungen mit einem Durchmesser von maximal 1,5 mm ausgebildet sind.
- Whirlpool-Badewanne nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß das Schutzsieb (10) zusätzlich als Schlitze (12) ausgebildete Durchbrüche aufweist deren Breite höchstens 1,5 mm betragen. - Whirlpool-Badewanne nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß im Randbereich auf der in Strömungsrichtung gesehen hinteren Seite des Schutzsiebes (10) auf dem Umfang zueinander versetzte Ansätze (11) angeordnet sind, wobei sich die Ansätze (11) auf einem Absatz (51) so abstützen, daß zwischen den Ansätzen (11) Schlitze gebildet sind, deren Breite maximal 1,5 mm beträgt. - Whirlpool-Badewanne nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß diese einen Ring (50) umfaßt,daß sich die Ansaugblende (20) mit einem Bund (22) auf dem Ring (50) abstützt,daß der Ring (50) einen Absatz (51) aufweist, auf dem sich Ansätze (11) des Schutzsiebes (10) so abstützen, daß die Ansaugblende (20) von dem Schutzsieb (10) beabstandet ist, unddaß Andrückmittel vorgesehen sind, die das Schutzsieb (10) an den Ring (50) halten. - Whirlpool-Badewanne nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß das Andrückmittel als Strahlführung (30) ausgebildet ist. - Whirlpool-Badewanne nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß vier Schlitze (12) viertelkreisförmig in Umfangsrichtung in das Schutzsieb eingebracht sind unddaß die Breite der Schlitze maximal 1,5 mm beträgt. - Whirlpool-Badewanne nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß der Abstand zwischen der Ansaugblende (20) und dem Schutzsieb (10) maximal 1,5 mm beträgt. - Whirlpool-Badewanne mit mehreren Ansaugblenden, denen individuelle Ansaugvorrichtungen zugeordnet sind, nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede Ansaugvorrichtung ein elektromotorisch angetriebenes Laufrad (63) aufweist, daß unmittelbar hinter dem Schutzsieb (10) in einer Pumpenkammer untergebracht ist, unddaß die Ansaugblende (20) und das Schutzsieb (10) ringförmige Bleche sind, die tulpenartig ausgestülpt sind, so daß sie hintereinanderliegend das Laufrad (63) zum Wannenraum hin abdecken. - Whirlpool-Badewanne nach Anspruch 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß das Schutzsieb (10) eine andere geometrische Form aufweist als die Ansaugblende (20), so daß zwischen der Ansaugblende (20) und dem Schutzsieb (10) zwangsweise ein Zwischenraum gebildet ist, der eine Verwirbelungszone bildet. - Whirlpool-Badewanne nach Anspruch 8 oder 9 wenn auf Ansprüche 5-7 rückbezogen,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß die Ansaugblende (20) und das Schutzsieb (10) je eine zentrische, die Austrittsöffnung bildende Ausnehmung aufweist,daß die Ansaugblende (20) einen Bund (23) aufweist auf dem sich die Strahlführung (30) mit einem Flansch (31) abstütztund daß die Strahlführung (30) mit einem Befestigungsring (40) an der Ansaugblende befestigbar ist.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE4320639A DE4320639C1 (de) | 1993-06-22 | 1993-06-22 | Whirlpool-Badewanne |
DE4320639 | 1993-06-22 | ||
PCT/EP1994/002046 WO1995000100A1 (de) | 1993-06-22 | 1994-06-22 | Whirlpool-badewanne |
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EP0655901A1 EP0655901A1 (de) | 1995-06-07 |
EP0655901B1 true EP0655901B1 (de) | 1998-12-09 |
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EP94922865A Expired - Lifetime EP0655901B1 (de) | 1993-06-22 | 1994-06-22 | Whirlpool-badewanne |
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EP (1) | EP0655901B1 (de) |
AT (1) | ATE174214T1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE4320639C1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1995000100A1 (de) |
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US5599298A (en) * | 1993-12-30 | 1997-02-04 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Bodily sample collection balloon catheter method |
IT1296329B1 (it) * | 1997-09-25 | 1999-06-25 | Domino Spa | Bocchetta di aspirazione per vasche per idromassaggio o simili |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3507472A1 (de) * | 1985-03-02 | 1986-09-04 | Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co, 4730 Ahlen | Whirlpool-badewanne |
DE3907552C2 (de) * | 1989-03-09 | 1995-10-12 | Kaldewei Franz Gmbh & Co | Whirlpool-Badewanne |
DE4005564A1 (de) * | 1990-02-22 | 1991-08-29 | Altura Leiden Holding | Wanne mit wirbelduesen |
US5167041A (en) * | 1990-06-20 | 1992-12-01 | Kdi American Products, Inc. | Suction fitting with pump control device |
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- 1993-06-22 DE DE4320639A patent/DE4320639C1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 1994-06-22 WO PCT/EP1994/002046 patent/WO1995000100A1/de active IP Right Grant
- 1994-06-22 AT AT94922865T patent/ATE174214T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-06-22 EP EP94922865A patent/EP0655901B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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ATE174214T1 (de) | 1998-12-15 |
EP0655901A1 (de) | 1995-06-07 |
WO1995000100A1 (de) | 1995-01-05 |
DE4320639C1 (de) | 1994-10-13 |
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