EP0733352B1 - Hydromassagedüse mit Wirbelkammer - Google Patents
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- 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
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- 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
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- A61H33/6063—Specifically adapted for fitting in bathtub walls
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- a hydromassage nozzle which comes from different sources a liquid and a gaseous medium can be supplied, both media in each case individually, but can also be ejected as a mixture into the interior of a sanitary water basin is (are), at least the liquid medium or a mixture of both media with respect to the Mouth of the jet nozzle with variable divergence into the interior of a water basin is ejectable.
- Hydromassage jets are known which can be supplied from a source which supplies a fluid flow or are supplied with liquid from a water basin in the flow circuit.
- supply lines are provided which have at least one water suction fitting in flow communication with the interior of the water basin and have a water circulation pump.
- Known jet nozzles are for the purpose of Aeration of the water steel can be supplied with air, the air either according to the principle of Water jet pump can be sucked in or accelerated by a blower generating compressed air provided supply lines of the jet nozzle can be fed.
- hydro massage jets are water and air or a mixture of water and air can be jetted into the interior of the pool filled with water, wherein a revitalization and aeration of the water located in the interior of the pool is achievable.
- the inflowing media form an aerated jet stream can be used to exercise an underwater massage.
- Fig. 2 is a jet nozzle for a sanitary water basin proposed that itself as a ventilation device for bioreactors, wastewater treatment and Putrefaction basin is known.
- the propellant is through a Slot can be dispensed into the interior of the basin, with the outlet slot between a distributor on the one hand and the bottom of the basin or the flange of the nozzle housing on the other is formed.
- Jet nozzles of this type have the disadvantage that the distributor is a large-area device the bottom and the seat of the pool is provided.
- a key disadvantage is to be seen in the fact that the radially externally emittable on the distributor medium jet in its through the Exhaust slot predetermined direction orientation is not influenced that as a result of horizontal orientation of the blowing agent at the bottom of the water basin Horizontal flow spreads, which then benefits from the buoyancy of the jet flow sucked air rises vertically on the side walls of the pool, whereby disadvantageously the user of such a basin from the substantially horizontal current flowing is not detectable and the rising on the side walls of the pool Air fractions hardly contribute to an effective underwater massage. So far is with this Jet nozzle at best near the side walls "ventilation" of the pool water content possible.
- a hydromassage nozzle is known from US Pat. No. 3,905,358 Water jet pump generates a water / air mixture which can be ejected in the axial direction, the Direction of the mixture that can be ejected from the nozzle orifice by means of a manual pivotable ball nozzle is orientable.
- a hydromassage nozzle according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from US-A-4,715,071.
- the object of the invention is to increase the comfort of a hydro massage nozzle known per se improve that both a flow with a substantially horizontal orientation as well as a Flow with an essentially axial orientation from the mouth of the hydromassage nozzle into the Interior of the pool is dispensable.
- Another object of the invention is to design a hydromassage nozzle in such a way that the orientation of the mixture which can be expelled from the mouth of the mouth without deflecting means is feasible, and the cross section of the outlet opening of the hydromassage nozzle one has the smallest possible cross section.
- the object of the invention is to design a hydromassage nozzle in such a way that the orientation of the media that can be ejected from the nozzle mouth between an im essentially axially directed jet flow and a diverging from the axial direction Flow variable, preferably continuously between essentially axial and divergent orientation is changeable.
- the interior is preferably circular cylindrical educated.
- the interior is essentially between two opposing, preferably flat lateral boundary walls and one radial, round to spiral circumferential boundary wall is formed, from radially outside, preferably in the Area of the largest cross section of the interior of the nozzle housing, in any case tangential, at least one first fluid supply channel opens, which fluid supply channel from the outside can be supplied with a pressurized liquid medium, one of the side Boundary walls in its center has a vortex chamber outlet opening and a second fluid supply channel which can be acted upon with a liquid or gaseous medium is provided, which leads from the outside into the swirl chamber and with its conversion Vortex chamber essentially penetrates axially and essentially at the level of Vortex chamber outlet opening with a central outlet opening, being between the Boundary wall of the second fluid supply channel and the swirl chamber outlet opening
- In one side boundary wall is formed a free annular gap.
- the design has the advantage that when supplying pressurized liquid medium within the vortex chamber the flow threads of the flow from radially tangential outside to central run inside and relative to the tangential mouth of the supply channel in the area a negative pressure zone can be generated in the centrally located swirl chamber outlet opening and consequently the liquid medium that can be dispensed into the interior of the tub at the annular gap assumes a radially divergent orientation. Then the second becomes central arranged ventilated fluid supply channel is ventilated, so that is radially outward a gaseous medium can be added to the liquid medium.
- the design has the advantage that the diverging orientation of the annular gap dispensable medium without deflecting means.
- the design has the further advantage that the degree of divergence can be influenced by influencing the secondary flow. Once a Bathers dip their bodies into the area of the secondary flow, which changes diverging orientation increasingly into one directed towards the body of the bathing guest Orientation and vice versa.
- the design has the particular advantage that hydromassage jets according to the invention in areas of the water basin can be arranged that the back of a Bathers, so in the calculation of the tub floor and the backrest, are assigned, with Approaching the body of the bather, the medium that can be dispensed from the hydromassage nozzle decreasing diverging - so oriented towards the body of the bathing guest and a zone-related underwater massage takes place while the other, not in the Hydromassage jets provided in the proximity range, dispensable media continue to be Maintain divergent orientation and serve the general ventilation of the bathing water.
- the orientation is that of the The amount of fluid that can be dispensed from the hydromassage jet can be changed from diverging to increasingly axially.
- the hydromassage nozzle is therefore an "intelligent" hydromassage nozzle, from which then an essentially axially oriented jet flow can be emitted if the body is a Bather approaches the vortex chamber outlet and then essentially one divergent amount of fluid can be dispensed if only that in the water basin Water should be flowed through and aerated.
- the lateral opening having the swirl chamber has an outlet opening Boundary wall of the swirl chamber downstream of the narrowest cross section of the outlet opening one conical, radially expanding formation.
- the invention is further improved if in via the second fluid supply channel the center of the negative pressure zone is a gaseous or pressurized with positive pressure liquid medium can be supplied.
- This configuration has the advantage that as a result of compensation of the negative pressure, the liquid medium that can be dispensed from the swirl chamber outlet opening is an essentially axially oriented.
- the second fluid supply channel is supplied by a compressed air generating fan, then an essentially axially directed jet flow and mixture formation can be achieved.
- the use of the hydromassage nozzle can be expanded if the second fluid supply channel is included a fluid can be supplied, which can be acted upon alternately with positive and negative pressure and the pressure difference between two maximum values (+ -) is variable.
- the second fluid supply channel through a continuously changing in its performance compressed air generating blower can be supplied.
- the compressed air supply is designed to be interruptible by a control valve provided in the supply line and in Time-definable cycles, once compressed air (positive pressure, positive) and once suction air (negative pressure, negative) can be fed to the second supply channel.
- the configuration has the advantage that the dispensable from the swirl chamber outlet opening Fluid amount steadily between a divergent and a substantially axially directed Orientation is changeable and that the ventilation of the second is provided via the control means provided Fluid supply channel can be influenced such that the orientation of the Hydromassage nozzle deliverable amount of fluid between diverging or substantially axial is selectable.
- the changeability of the orientation can also be achieved by the second fluid supply channel is supplied at least a subset of liquid medium.
- liquid medium can be applied to it Channel or area of the nozzle housing such a connection flow channel to connect that between the former and the gaseous medium supplyable second supply channel a flow connection can be established and in the Fiuid supply channel liquid medium can be introduced into gaseous medium.
- a control valve preferably a, is preferably in the connecting flow channel Solenoid valve, switched on, which control valve in an open position and in a closed position is controllable, a subset of during the period of opening of the control valve liquid medium in the second fluid to which gaseous medium can be applied Supply channel can be introduced.
- the swirl chamber has between its lateral Boundary walls arranged steering means through which steering means the course of the Fluid flow threads can be influenced.
- the steering means are on a dividing the swirl chamber Perimeter arranged such that the radial plane of the swirl chamber is divided into two parts is.
- a swirl chamber section radially outside the steering means forms an annular channel and the other vortex chamber sub-area centrally inside the peripheral wall of the second fluid supply channel and encloses the vortex chamber outlet opening at a distance.
- the steering means are provided with fluid passage openings and are designed such that fluid from the Ring channel formed first swirl chamber portion in the swirl chamber outlet and enclosing the peripheral wall of the second fluid supply channel second vortex chamber section can be introduced.
- the trained on the steering means Through openings preferably point tangentially relative to the swirl chamber outlet opening directed through openings, which through openings in the second swirl chamber sub-area lead.
- This embodiment has the advantage that the current threads flow through the first fluid supply channel amount of fluid that can be supplied, inside the swirl chamber, from radially outside to centrally running spiral tracks are steerable.
- the radial peripheral wall of the swirl chamber advantageously has a hollow round (concave) Training on.
- the annular gap between the Boundary wall of the second fluid supply channel and that in the side Boundary wall of the vortex chamber or the vortex chamber outlet opening provided there is designed to assign a circular cone, at least one circular truncated cone, that with Distance between the wall of the circular cone (truncated cone) and that in the side Boundary wall of the swirl chamber on which the swirl chamber outlet opening is formed, forms an annular gap channel running radially outwards.
- the Circular cone (blunt) can be axially changed and moved in its position by means provided, preferably by the pressure of the flowing medium against a spring force accumulator movable, trained.
- the swirl chamber is designed in such a way that in addition to the first fluid supply channel for a liquid medium and the second fluid supply channel a third fluid supply channel for a gaseous and / or liquid medium is provided for the supply of a control medium.
- the third supply channel can be supplied with a liquid medium from the outside and opens out preferably in the central region of one of the lateral boundary walls tangentially into the Vortex chamber. With this configuration, it is conceivable for the first supply channel to be radial or insert laterally into the swirl chamber.
- This embodiment has the advantage that when the swirl chamber is supplied by the first fluid supply channel, with a liquid medium, an essentially axially oriented orientation of the fluid dispensable from the outlet opening can be achieved. That when supplying the vertebral chamber through the third fluid supply channel, with a liquid medium, essentially one divergent orientation of the fluid dispensable from the outlet opening can be achieved.
- the benefits of the hydromassage nozzle are expandable if the first fluid supply channel and the third Fluid supply channel can be connected to a common source and a control and Shut-off means (such as a three-way valve) between two the respective fluid flow path defining switch positions and any intermediate positions can be actuated in the Supply channels leading line sections is turned on such that when actuated of the control and shut-off means in the one switching position, the first fluid supply channel and in In the second switching position, the third fluid supply channel can be supplied with liquid medium.
- a control and Shut-off means such as a three-way valve
- the regulating and releasing means is preferably between the first and the second switching position can be actuated in any desired intermediate position, so that it can be selected according to the particular one Intermediate position of the first fluid supply channel and the third fluid supply channel can be supplied together with the same or different amounts of fluid.
- dispensable medium tangential control influences on the first Fluid supply channel can be dispensed into the supplied medium, whereby the medium is in Rotational movement is displaceable.
- This configuration has the advantage that by actuating the control and releasing means in the first or the second switching position the orientation of the from the vortex chamber outlet dispensable amount of fluid between an axial orientation and a divergent orientation is switchable and preferably variable.
- a substantial amount of fluid from the vortex chamber outlet axially directed orientation can be output and when supplying the third fluid supply channel a substantially divergent orientation from the swirl chamber outlet deliverable amount of fluid can be achieved.
- Solenoid valves can also serve as control and shut-off means, as can actuation of the control and shut-off means, a servo motor can be provided.
- the comfort of the The device according to the invention is further increased if electronic means are provided, through which the control and shut-off means can be influenced and controlled.
- a distributor is provided within the swirl chamber to provide which distributor from the third fluid supply channel with liquid medium is available.
- the distributor has a smaller diameter than the swirl chamber, whereby its side wall at a distance from the radial boundary wall of the swirl chamber is arranged.
- Between the radial vortex chamber boundary wall 8 and the radial The boundary wall of the distributor is at least one fluid passage opening, preferably one provided fluid distributor opening surrounding the distributor.
- the distributor points next to one Supply connection on the top side of a cover plate and a hollow chamber in between.
- a plurality of fluid outlet openings are provided all around Fluid outlet openings tangential to the radial boundary wall of the swirl chamber are arranged, from which fluid outlet openings fluidic radial or radial-tangential Control influences on the medium that can be fed through the first supply channel 9 can be output.
- the distributor is preferably on all sides of the one that can be fed through the first fluid supply channel Medium washable.
- the distributor 36 is inside the swirl chamber between the radially outside intended confluence of the first fluid supply channel and the central inside provided vortex chamber outlet opening and divides the vortex chamber on it axial plane in two sections I and II.
- the first fluid supply channel opens radially or radially laterally into the swirl chamber.
- the swirl chamber When the swirl chamber is supplied with a liquid through the first fluid supply channel Medium, is a generally axially oriented orientation of the outlet from the swirl chamber deliverable amount of fluid achievable.
- the swirl chamber When the swirl chamber is supplied by the third fluid supply channel with a liquid medium, is a substantially divergent Orientation of the fluid dispensable from the outlet opening can be achieved.
- a gaseous amount of fluid that can be dispensed from the swirl chamber outlet opening Medium can be added, which gaseous medium in the manner described above by the second fluid supply channel of the hydromassage nozzle can be fed.
- FIG. 1 shows a cross section through the hydromassage nozzle 1 and allows an insight into the interior of the nozzle housing 26, which interior is designed as a swirl chamber 5.
- the hydromassage nozzle 1 is with its nozzle housing 26 in a in the conversion 2 of the Installation opening provided watertight.
- a flange flange which serves as a fastening means serves as a contact surface has, which is supported on the inside of the pool wall, and a threaded neck which thread neck can be screwed into a thread provided on the nozzle housing and has an inner bore which serves as a swirl chamber outlet opening 25.
- the hydromassage nozzle is from a source, not shown, with a pressurized liquid medium can be supplied.
- a pressurized liquid medium can be supplied.
- fluid supply lines provided, by means of which, with the aid of a pump P, the hydromassage nozzle from a not shown flow circuit including the interior of the water basin, is available.
- the hydromassage nozzle 1 has an interior designed as a swirl chamber 5, which Vortex chamber essentially between two opposite side, preferably flat boundary walls 6.7 and a radially arranged, all-round to Spiral peripheral wall 8 is formed, from radially outside, in this Exemplary embodiment tangential, a first fluid supply channel 9, into the swirl chamber 5 opens.
- One of the preferably flat lateral boundary walls 7 has in its Center a vortex chamber outlet opening 25, into which vortex chamber outlet opening the embodiment of the flange 3 described above screwed or otherwise is definable.
- a second fluid supply channel 10 is provided, which has a surrounding wall from the outside 27 leads into the vortex chamber 5 and essentially at the level of the vortex chamber outlet opening 25, but set back in relation to the vortex chamber outlet opening, i.e. shorter trained with a central outlet opening 11 opens.
- the swirl chamber 5 over the the first fluid supply channel 9 can be supplied with a liquid medium from the outside and the second fluid supply channel 10 can be ventilated from the outside and with a liquid and / or Gaseous medium can be supplied and that within the swirl chamber 5 in a rotational movement displaceable liquid medium through which can be dispensed as an annular gap 12.
- At least one of the vortex chamber boundary walls 6, 7 is separable Component designed and waterproof with sealants and fasteners with the all-round Boundary wall 8 connectable.
- the swirl chamber has outlet opening 25, or a Outlet opening-defining means 3, a conical, downstream of the narrowest outlet cross-section radially outwardly widening training 13.
- the second fluid supply channel 10 can be ventilated from the outside and is in contact with the atmosphere Flow connection.
- the second fluid supply channel is located however with a compressed air generating fan 14 in flow connection and is with compressed air supplyable, preferably the second fluid supply channel is continuous in its performance changeable compressed air generating blower can be supplied.
- the comfort of hydromassage will expanded when a control valve 15, preferably a, in the compressed air supply line Solenoid valve is provided and by operating the control valve 15, the compressed air supply can be interrupted in time-definable cycles and the second fluid supply channel 10 once compressed air and once suction air can be supplied.
- the second fluid supply channel 10 at least a portion of the liquid medium can be supplied, in which the liquid medium supplyable area of the hydromassage nozzle 1 upstream of the swirl chamber outlet opening 25 or from the outside, into the second fluid supply channel which can be supplied with gaseous medium 10 opening flow channel 16 is formed, through which flow channel 16 preferably with the help of a controllable in an open position and in a closed position Control valve 17, controllable a subset of liquid medium in the second fluid supply channel can be introduced.
- the interior of the fluid supply channel 10 opens out Distance, but coaxial to the inner walls of a jet pipe 18 through which the liquid Medium can be introduced into the second fluid supply channel 10.
- the interior of the swirl chamber 5 has means through which means the directional orientation of the fluid flowing through the vortex chamber can be influenced.
- the swirl chamber 5 has between them steering means 28 arranged on the lateral boundary walls.
- the steering means 28 are on one the vortex chamber 5 dividing the circumference arranged such that the vortex chamber 5 on it radial plane RE is divided into two sections.
- a swirl chamber section I is radial outside of the steering means 28 forms an annular channel 29 and the other swirl chamber section II centrally inside, the peripheral wall of the second fluid supply channel and the swirl chamber outlet opening enclosing by a distance.
- the steering means 28 are with fluid passage openings 30 provided and designed such that fluid from the annular channel 29th trained first vortex chamber portion I in the vortex chamber outlet opening 25 and the surrounding wall 27 of the second fluid supply channel 10 enclosing the second Vortex chamber tell area II can be initiated.
- the trained on the steering means 28 Passage openings 30 point tangentially relative to the vortex chamber circumference 8 Mouths, which mouths radially outside of the second swirl chamber section II in flow into this.
- Guide ribs can also be formed as guide means 28, which are located between the lateral ones Walls of the swirl chamber are provided, each between different guide ribs a flow channel is formed, which flow channels from the one designed as an annular channel first sub-area I of the swirl chamber can be supplied with fluid.
- the flow channels open into the vortex chamber outlet mouth and the peripheral wall 27 of the second fluid supply channel 10 comprehensive second part II of the vortex chamber with tangential orientation as described above.
- the radially circumferential boundary wall 8 of the swirl chamber 5 essentially has one concave training on.
- the swirl chamber outlet opening 25 is downstream of the A circular truncated cone 21 arranged at the mouth of the second fluid supply channel 10 and with Distance between the wall of the circular truncated cone and the vortex chamber outlet 25 wall formed an annular gap channel.
- the Circular truncated cone 21 axially changeable and movable in its position by means provided educated. It is advantageous to use circular actuation means, e.g.
- the truncated cone is preferred against the force of the flowing medium Force from a spring force accumulator axially into an open position and a closed position movable.
- Another embodiment of the hydromassage nozzle according to the invention is of this type formed that a third fluid supply channel for the supply of a control fluid is provided and this third fluid supply channel 31 into the interior of the swirl chamber 5 empties.
- the third fluid supply channel 31 is in the left half of the illustration in FIG. 1 indicated by dashed lines.
- the third fluid supply channel 31 is from the outside with a source pressurized liquid medium can be supplied and flows through at least one Mouth opening 32 which is formed in a side wall 6, 7 of the swirl chamber 5.
- FIG. 2 shows a hydromassage nozzle with a swirl chamber 5 in which swirl chamber Distributor 36 is provided, which from the third fluid supply channel 31 with liquid medium is available.
- the distributor has a smaller diameter than the swirl chamber, whereby its lateral wall at a distance from the radial boundary wall 8 of the swirl chamber is arranged.
- the distributor 36 essentially has a cover plate 38 on the head side.
- a plurality of fluid outlet openings 39, 39 'run radially around provided which fluid outlet openings tangential to the radial boundary wall of the Vortex chamber are arranged, from which fluid outlet openings fluidic radial Control influences can be emitted from the medium that can be supplied through the first supply channel 9.
- such a distributor can also be designed in a different form, essentially is the arrangement of the medium outlet openings provided in the radial area of the distributor, the one directed towards the radial peripheral wall 8 of the swirl chamber have tangential outlet openings.
- the distributor 36 is preferably on all sides of the through the first fluid supply channel 9 feedable medium washable.
- the distributor 36 is within the swirl chamber between the radially outward opening of the first fluid supply channel 9 and the central arranged inside vortex chamber outlet opening 25 and divides the vortex chamber 5 on its axial plane AE in two sub-areas I and II.
- the first Fluid supply channel 9 from radially outside or radially laterally, but also on the axis of rotation of the Vortex chamber 5 directed, opening into the vortex chamber 5, may be arranged.
- the supply of the second fluid supply channel 10 is preferably carried out as previously described.
- the first fluid supply channel 9 and the third fluid supply channel 31 via provided fluid supply lines 33, 34 from one, not shown common source can be supplied with a pressurized liquid medium, control and / or cut-off means 35 (such as a three-way valve) are provided which between two switching positions defining the respective fluid flow path and preferably any intermediate positions can be actuated.
- the control and shut-off means 35 are arranged such that the fluid supply line sections leading to the supply channels 33.34 when actuating the control and shut-off means in one switch position the first fluid supply channel 9 and in the second switching position the third fluid supply channel 31 can be supplied with liquid medium.
- control and Shut-off means 35 in any desired position between the first and the second switching position Intermediate position operable, so that the first one according to the selectable intermediate position Fluid supply channel 9 and the third fluid supply channel 31 together, with the same or different amounts of fluid can be supplied.
- Orientation of the amount of fluid dispensable from the swirl chamber outlet opening 25 between one Axial orientation and a divergent orientation can be influenced and preferably variable.
- the swirl chamber outlet opening 25 When the first fluid supply channel 9 is supplied, the swirl chamber outlet opening 25 a quantity of fluid with an essentially axially oriented orientation can be dispensed.
- supplying the third fluid supply channel 31 is a quantity of fluid from the swirl chamber outlet opening 25 can be given with an essentially divergent orientation.
- Solenoid valves can also serve as control and shut-off means 35, as can actuation of the control and shut-off means, a servo motor can be provided.
- the comfort of the Hydromassage nozzle according to the invention is further increased if electronic means are provided, through which the control and shut-off means 35 can be influenced and controlled.
- the swirl chamber 5 is preferably in all versions as a flat cylindrical Cavity formed.
- the axial extent preferably has A-B and the radial extent CD at least the ratio 1: 5 to 1:15.
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Description
- 1
- Hydromassagedüse
- 2
- Umfassungswand des Wasserbeckens
- 3
- Flansch
- 4
- Gewinde
- 5
- Wirbelkammer
- 6,7
- flache Begrenzungswandungen
- 8
- radial umlaufende Begrenzungswand
- 9
- erster Versorgungskanal
- 10
- zweiter Versorgungskanal
- 11
- zentrale Auslaßöffnung
- 12
- Ringspalt
- 13
- konische Erweiterung
- 14
- Gebläse
- 15
- Ventil
- 16
- Strömungskanal
- 17
- Regelventil
- 18
- Strahlrohr
- 19
- konkave Ausbildung
- 20
- Ringspaltkanal
- 21
- Kreiskegeistumpf
- 22
- Anschlußstutzen des ersten Versorgungskanals
- 23
- Anschlußstutzen des zweiten Versorgungskanals
- 25
- Wirbelkammer-Auslaßöffnung
- 26
- Düsengehäuse
- 27
- Umfassungswand des zweiten Fluid-Versorgungskanals
- 28
- Lenkmittel
- 29
- Ringkanal
- 30
- Fluid-Durchtrittsöffnung(en)
- 31
- dritter Fluid-Versorgungskanal
- 32
- Mündungsöffnung
- 33
- 34 Fluid-Versorgungsleitungen
- 35
- Regel- und Absperrmittel
- 36
- Verteiler
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- Versorgungsanschluß
- 38
- Deckplatte
- 39
- Fluid-Austrittsöffnungen
- 39'
- -"- -"-
- I
- Wirbelkammer-Teilbereich
- II
- Wirbelkammer-Teilbereich
Claims (11)
- Hydromassagedüse (1) die einen als Wirbelkammer (5) ausgebildeten Innenraum aufweist,in welche Wirbelkammer mehrere, jedoch wenigstens ein erster und ein zweiter Fluid-Versorgungskanal (9,10) von außen einmünden,welche Wirbelkammer (5) zwischen zwei sich im wesentlichen gegenüberliegenden Begrenzungswandungen (6,7) und einer radial außen rund umlaufenden bis spiralförmig umlaufenden Begrenzungswand (8) ausgebildet ist,wobei eine der seitlichen Begrenzungswandungen (7) in ihrem Zentrum eine Wirbelkammer-Auslaßöffnung (25) aufweist und der zweite Fluid-Versorgungskanal (10) nahe der Wirbelkammer-Auslaßöffnung (25) mit einer zentralen Auslaßöffnung (11) mündet und zwischen den Umfassungswandungen (27) des zweiten Versorgungskanals (10) und der die Wirbelkammer-Auslaßöffnung (25) bestimmenden radialen Begrenzung (40) ein freier Ringspalt (12) ausgebildet ist gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß von außen im Bereich des größten radialen Querschnitts, in die Wirbelkammer (5) wenigstens der erste Fluid-Versorgungskanal (9) tangential mündet, oder daß, sofern neben dem ersten und dem zweiten Fluid-Versorgungskanal (9,10) ein weiterer dritter Fluid-Versorgungskanal (31) vorgesehen ist, der in die Wirbelkammer einmündet, wenigstens einer, der erste Fluid-Versorgungskanal (9) oder der dritte Fluid-Versorgungskanal (31), tangential in die Wirbelkammer (5) ein mündet
- Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Hydromassagedüse nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
indem man die Wirbelkammer (5) über den ersten Fluid-Versorgungskanal (9) oder den dritten Fluid-Versorgungskanal (31) von außen mit einem druckbeaufschlagten flüssigen Medium versorgt und den zweiten Fluid-Versorgungskanal (10) von außen belüftet und mit einem flüssigen und/oder einem gasförmigen Medium versorgt und das flüssige Medium innerhalb der Wirbelkammer (5) die Strömung von radial tangential außen nach zentral innen verläuft und man dabei relativ zu der tangentialen Einmündung des ersten oder dritten Fluid-Versorgungskanals (9, 31) im Bereich der zentral innen angeordneten Wirbelkammer-Auslaßöffnung (25) eine negative Druckzone erzeugt und demzufolge das an dem Ringspalt (12) in einen Wanneninnenraum abgebbare flüssige Medium nach radial außen divergierend abgebbar ist. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man die Versorgung des ersten und des dritten Fluid-Versorgungskanals (9,31) mittels eines Regelmittels (35) derart variiert, dass einmal nur der erste Fluid-Versorgungskanal (9) mit Fluid versorgt wird und einmal nur der dritte Fluid-Versorgungskanal (31) mit Fluid versorgt wird und demzufolge einmal an der Wirbelkammer-Auslaßöffnung (25) Fluid mit axialer Richtungsorientierung und einmal Fluid mit divergierender Orientierung abgegeben wird. - Hydromassagedüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die die Wirbelkammer Auslaßöffnung (25) aufweisende Wandung oder Vorrichtung (7,3) stromab des engsten Auslaß-Querschnitts eine konische, sich radial erweiternde Ausbildung (13) aufweist.
- Hydromassagedüse nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wirbelkammer-Auslaßöffnung 25 an einer an der Begrenzungswand (7) befestigbaren Vorrichtung (3) ausgebildet ist.
- Hydromassagedüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der zweite Versorgungskanal (10) mit einem flüssigen und/oder gasförmigen Medium versorgbar ist.
- Hydromassagedüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 4 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, das der Innenraum der Wirbelkammer (5) Mittel (28,36) aufweist, durch welche Mittel die Richtung des die Wirbelkammer durchströmenden Mediums beeinflußbar ist.
- Hydromassagedüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 4 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
der Innenraum der Wirbelkammer (5) auf seiner radialen Ebene (RE) oder auf seiner axialen Ebene (AE) durch vorgesehene Mittel (28, 36) in einen ersten Teilbereich I und einen zweiten Teilbereich II unterteilt ist. - Hydromassagedüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 4 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen dem ersten Teilbereich I der Wirbelkammer und dem zweiten Teilbereich II der Wirbelkammer (5) wenigstens eine Fluid-Durchtrittsöffnung (30) vorgesehen ist.
- Hydromassagedüse insbesondere nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 4 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die aus der Wirbelkammer-Auslaßöffnung (25) abgebbare Fluidmenge zwischen einer divergierenden und einer im wesentlichen axial gerichteten Orientierung veränderbar ist.
- Hydromassagedüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 4 bis 10 dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen dem mit flüssigem Medium versorgbaren Bereich der Hydromassagedüse bzw. deren Fluid-Versorgungsleitungen und der zweiten, mit gasförmigem Medium versorgbaren zweiten Fluid-Versorgungsleitung (10) ein Strömungskanal (16) vorgesehen ist, welcher Strömungskanal (16) in den Innenraum des zweiten Fluid-Versorgungskanal (10) einmündet, durch welchen Strömungskanal vorzugsweise unter Zuhilfenahme eines in eine Öffungsstellung und in eine Schließstellung steuerbaren Regelventils (V), eine Teilmenge von flüssigem Medium einbringbar ist.
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