EP1429645A1 - Ensemble de cabine de douche dote d'un dispositif de sechage corporel - Google Patents
Ensemble de cabine de douche dote d'un dispositif de sechage corporelInfo
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- EP1429645A1 EP1429645A1 EP02759884A EP02759884A EP1429645A1 EP 1429645 A1 EP1429645 A1 EP 1429645A1 EP 02759884 A EP02759884 A EP 02759884A EP 02759884 A EP02759884 A EP 02759884A EP 1429645 A1 EP1429645 A1 EP 1429645A1
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- Prior art keywords
- shower
- air
- recess
- drying system
- drying
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- 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
- A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
- A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
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- 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
- A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
- A47K10/48—Drying by means of hot air
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- 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
- A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
- A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
- A47K3/32—Collapsible cabinets
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
- E03C1/0408—Water installations especially for showers
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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
- A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body
Definitions
- the present invention relates to air dryers and more particularly relates to a full body air dryer capable of use in a shower recess and which may be activated for full body drying after showering.
- the invention further relates to a drying system for use in a shower recess .
- drying apparatuses are one where the user stands on a low standing stool and the warm air is blown through holes in the stool's top surface blowing upwards from the feet of the user.
- Another known apparatus provides a shower cabinet like enclosure, which the user must step into to use, formed by flexible skirts where these skirts have several air holes through which warm air passes thereby providing a side on drying action.
- United States Patent 6,189,231 discloses a foot dryer including a dryer housing having front and rear units defining a foot receiving cavity.
- a footrest is disposed in the foot receiving cavity for supporting a foot of a user.
- a blower is disposed adjacent the fpotrest and contained within the rear unit. The blower delivers air under pressure into the cavity.
- a holder supported by the housing above the user's foot may be used to dispense a moisture or fungus inhibiting agent downwardly onto the foot without the aid of the blower.
- United States Patent 5,996,249 teaches a Portable garment dryer with a carrying case, having a support member with a centrally located opening on a top thereof.
- a light but durable, air permeable garment bag secured about an opening on a bottom surface of the support member.
- An elastic member circumscribes the opening on the other side of the support member and snugly receives a barrel of a hair dryer in an air tight relationship.
- a pair of adjustable straps are secured to the sides of the support member and supports the support member so that the garment bag hangs freely beneath the support member A damp garment can be hung in the interior of the bag and the hair dryer unit turned on.
- foldable flaps extend from the support member to enclose the garment bag folded tightly against the bottom surface of the support member when the garment dryer is not in use.
- United States Patent 6,148,539 discloses a regulated body dryer system including an enclosure having a pair of opposed side walls and a top face coupled between top edges of the side walls.
- the side walls and the top face are each defined by an outer wall and an inner wall being spaced to define a hollow interior.
- a channel positioned within the side walls and the top face of the stall.
- a blower assembly incl ⁇ ding a fan for directing air through the channel and out of the vent assemblies upon the actuation thereof and a plurality of heating elements mounted within a flow of the air the fan for heating the air upon the actuation thereof.
- a control panel is provided for actuating the fan and the heating elements upon the depression thereof. This is a free standing dryer which is not capable of integral attachment in a shower recess.
- United States Patent 5,970,622 discloses a floor mounted hair drying device which allows a user to dry and style hair using both hands while controlling the temperature and air flow using one or both feet.
- An electric hair dryer is mounted to a flexible arm.
- the flexible arm is connected to a floor stand such that the floor stand supports the flexible arm with the electric hair dryer mounting.
- a foot panel is electrically and mechanically connected to the foot control panel allowing foot operation of the invention.
- a button on the foot control panel allows a user to control hot or cool air for drying the head of the user and an air flow selection device is operated by a foot control device on the foot control panel which allows said user to chose a volumetric amount of air flow with a range of air flow starting from a low flow and gradually increasing to a high flow.
- Most of the well the known drying apparatuses are small for drying local body parts only such as the hands and feet.
- United States Patent 5,819,431 discloses a foot dryer apparatus and metliod of drying feet
- the foot dryer dispenses heated air under pressure over the entire upper and lower portions of the foot of the user.
- the dryer includes a dryer housing having a front air baffle unit and a rear air containment unit that defines a foot receiving cavity with the dryer housing.
- a blower mounts within the dryer housing for delivering a uniform flow of air under pressure onto the top and bottom portions of one's foot safely and effectively.
- a mist dispenser mounts within the rear air containment unit of the dryer housing and dispenses automatically a mist of particles of a fungus inhibiting agent downwardly onto the user's toes.
- the dispensed powder facilitates inhibiting the growth of foot fungus, such as athlete's foot.
- the quantity of the agent dispensed is a selected quantity ranging from a nominal dispensing quantity to a maximum dispensing quantity.
- a dryer can be seen in United States Patent 5,752,326 which discloses a personal dryer apparatus for drying articles, particularly people, comprising a cubicle defining a drying space and one or more air impellers arranged to produce an air flow within the drying space having a swirling or vortex motion.
- the air is recirculated, and the recirculated air is treated, for example, heated, dried and cleaned.
- United States Patent 6,047,416 discloses a therapeutic shower for enveloping purposes designed to carry out a complete and constant 360-degree therapeutic sweeping of the user's body, water is sprayed from a shower head and a series of holes in tubes along the space provided for use as a shower stall. These tubes are connected together by a rotary air and water servomechanism revolving around a vertical water supply axis. The holes are positioned to direct the sprays of water toward the centre of the shower stall.
- the rotary servo mechanism is driven by a motor, and the servo mechanism induces the circular movement of the tubes around the shower stall, and this movement combines with the water spray action from the tubes to provide the therapeutic coverage of the user's body in the space at the center of the shower stall.
- users may switch over to sprays of warm air from the same tubes by activating a drying control.
- This is a self contained portable unit which is not easily adaptable to conventional shower recesses and does not disclose a combined foldable shower including a shower rose, drying air delivery systema and massaging system in the one shower.
- This invention will solve the problems and disadvantages outlined above, of using towels and the need to use towels to dry oneself. It provides a full body drying unit which dries the whole body including the hair. It can combine with a folding shower systeni and massaging therapeutic system to provide a full experience of luxury drying. Due to the massaging capabilities, it will provide a luxury during the shower as well. The added ability to fold the shower means that the shower will take less space in the bathroom and hence very useful in space conscious areas.
- the present invention comprises: a drying system for incorporation in a fixed shower recess; wherein the system comprises; a shower recess defined by shower walls and an opening for entry into the shower recess, a water reticulation system which supplies water from a water supply to a water outlet in the shower recess; characterised in that the shower recess further comprises an air supply delivered to the space defined by the shower recess from at least one wall of the shower recess and via said water outlet; and means to control the delivery of the air supply; wherein, the air supply is delivered to the recess thereby drying the body of an occupant of the shower recess.
- this shower body drying unit the body drying is controlled by the user from within the shower recess.
- the user will have the means of controlling the supply rate, temperature and volume of air delivered to him/herself. It giving the user customisable ability to use the body drier to the user's personal likings for the most comfortable drying experience.
- the unit needs ability to generate regulated and temperature adjustable hot air which is used to dry the user's body.
- the first is by using an electrical heating element with high resistance which will heat up as and then by blowing air through this, hot air is generated.
- the electricity delivered to the heating element is controlled so that the heat of the air can be controlled.
- the other method of regulating air temperature is by having two streams of air, one cold and one hot. These two streams nm into a single pipe, hence merging into one stream. These two streams entering the one stream are independently controlled by valves which restrict how much of the stream can enter into the single stream. Hence the temperature can be made adjustable by adding control mechanism to adjusting the ratio of one stream to the other when combining into one stream.
- Heating elements to generate hot air consumes energy.
- this energy consumption can be reduced by using an air tank.
- the hot air needed for the body drier unit can generated prior to the time when the user requires hot air for drying, and is stored in a air tank. This will reduce the energy power needed when the body drier is turned on because the hot air is already available and hence can be blown to the shower recess without much immediate energy consumption.
- These heating methods will work in conjunction to a fan driven by a motor. When the air is needed to be blown to the shower recess, the fan will rotate and hence the air flow created. The rate the motor and hence the fan will rotate will be made available for adjusting to the user in the shower recess to allow further customisation. In a preferred embodiment, it will contain many ways to enhance the body drying experience.
- infrared light generators within the shower for use during the drying session. These beams will beam light towards the user and providing infrared therapy to the user.
- the air blowing into the shower recess will be combined with perfume so that it will provide pleasant fragrance when drying the body to combine to providing a more therapeutic experience. It will work in conjunction with halogen heating mechanisms so to assist n drying up the user's body and the shower room. These therapeutic and drying mechanisms will be built into the shower body drying self contained unit.
- the massaging system will be provided in various methods. It will have a massage assembly capable of massaging a body via hydrotherapy wherein the water jets are positioned at an appropriate location in the shower recess to approximate a body location to be massaged. It will also providing massage through direct contact using massage pads on the body drying unit on the wall. It will also incorporate providing massage through using powerful air jets which will blow air onto the user providing a massaging effect. Hence using these three techniques it will provide a massaging system which will greatly enhance the shower experience. These massaging capabilities will be built into the shower body drying self contained unit.
- the shower will be able to be folded to provide greater benefit to the shower user.
- Mechanism for folding the shower is described in more detail in the following sections.
- Figure 1 shows an elevation of a drying system fitted to a shower recess.
- Fig 2 shows a shower folding mechanism according to one embodiment
- Fig 3 shows the same folding mechanism of in Fig 2 highlighting the shower wall/screen element
- Fig 4 (a,b,c) shows alternative embodiments of shower folding arrangements.
- Fig 5 shows the inner workings of one embodiment of an air drier incorporated with a shower head
- Fig 6 sbpws a means for air temperature regulation
- Figure 1 shows a person 1 located in the foldable shower recess 5 and standing under water and air delivery nozzle 2.
- Nozzle is capable of delivery of both air and water on demand by the person .
- Nozzle 2 delivers water to person 1 is the usual manner of operation of a shower. Water is delivered along water line 3 from a traditional water source (not shown ).
- Nozzle 2 is ajso in communication with air dryer line 4 which enables nozzle 2 to function in a dual role of air and water delivery.
- Airstrearn 6 is delivered over the person 1 in the foldable shower recess 5.
- Air delivery is controlled by electric motor 7 which is in communication with air dryer line 4 and air hose 9.
- electric motor 7 includes a fan which delivers air via line 4 or hose 9 that air is distributed from above and from below person 1. It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that specifip locations of air delivery outlets can be varied to suit individual user requirements,
- the system of multiple jets directed towards the space provided for use allows for a potentially complete hot air coverage of the person.
- the addition of a shower head in the upper part of the shower device completes the body coverage by air streams for drying.
- An air extraction system may be placed in the shower recess allowing for fast evacuation of air if necessary and for an increased circulation of ambient air. The user can cpmplete the shower stage and commence hot air drying.
- the present invention provides a method of drying the whole body using ambient or heated air the temperature and flow rate of which may be adjusted. These are adjusted by the user to customise the body drier for individual needs.
- the height of the body drier can be adjusted to suit any person's height. It provides an all in one shower, body dryer system which can be fitted or retrofitted as an assembly to a conventional shower recess.
- the shower recess includes body massage and body dryer 10 and foot massaging facilities 11 which allow the user to receive a mechanical massage separately or during drying.
- body air dryer and massaging system there is provided an all in one shower, body air dryer and massaging system.
- the system includes a heating unit, head and body dryer assembly, and the massaging unit providing a more therapeutic experience.
- the whole shower and drying assembly may be expanded and contracted so as to reduce space in the bathroom unit.
- the heatmg system includes a heating element and an air blowing mechanism such as a fan.
- the heating element's temperature can be adjusted to control the outputting air temperature.
- the fan speed can be controlled to adjust the power of the air flow on to the user's body. These adjustments can be made by the user through a dial or switch.
- air may be delivered to an occupier direct to the shower recess by for instance direct passage over a heating element, it may also be delivered direct from a storage tank.
- a tank to store heated air is more economic as less energy is raured to keep the air at a predetermined temperature.
- pre heated air may be stored prior to use such as before or during a shower whereupon the air is pumped out on demand
- the body dryer comprises shower head 2 that has two modes of operation so that water and also hot air is delivered via respective lines 3 and 4 according to selection by an operator. Thus, water and air exit the shower head.
- a switch is used to select air or water.
- the top of the person (head and hair) and upper body is dried by the shower head and the centre body and below is dried by spaced holes in the wall where hot air exits.
- the temperature of hot air is controlled by switch
- the height of the shower head may be automatically adjusted by controlling motor 7. This will allow the user to dry and shower themselves at an ideal height.
- the shower, body dryer and massage system can be fitted as an assembly to the normal sho-vyer or it may be fitted into a folding shower unit as follows. The advantage of fitting it to a folding shower system is that it will have the added benefit of not taking any space when the shower/body dryer is not being utilised.
- One typical assembly shower unit consists of an arm, motor, screw, curtain, water tap, and electric mechanism.
- motor 7 the shower wall moves up and down due to two worm drive rods which align vertically on the side wall.
- the motor rotates the worm drive rods one way or the other, the two arms which are attached to this worm drive are moved up or down depending on the direction of rotation of the worm drive rods.
- the arms have the top side of a curtain attached to it.
- the bottom side of the curtains is attached to the shower floor, thus as the shower arm moves up or down, the curtain unwinds or unfolds automatically.
- the side walls of the shower are formed by the side walls of the shower.
- the shower floor edges are slightly raised and the floor has a shower drain for allowing water out and on the four corners it includes places where shower curtains can be, attached.
- the arms are lowered and curtains are not extended.
- the shower floor can be made to rotate 90 degrees from horizontal to the vertical, so that when not used it will lie flat on the wall so the shower will not take any space in the bathrooni.
- the massage facility of the assembly may include foot and body massage apparatuses comprising a floor having massaging reliefs. When a foot is placed there it will be massaged naturally and automatically
- the foot massage occurs when the floor reliefs move gently so to stimulate, thus massage the feet.
- the body massage includes water outlets 10 on the side wall
- shower case, head, body dryer and optional massage system can be utilised as a set (assembly) or be installed individually as individual parts to the current shower or bathroom set up.
- Heating box set up is not restricted to just a simple heating element and fan setup.
- the material and equipment used will be any suitable durable and water proof material.
- the body dryer that fits in the shower especially the side body dryer and the special shower head/ dryer can be sold individually and can be mounted on any existing shower set up conveniently.
- Fig 5 shows the inner workings of one embodiment of air drier incorporated with a shower head.
- the arrangement comprises a heating system container 50 incorporating Heating element coil 51 of high resistance material .
- the system further comprises a temperature sensor 52 .
- Fan motor 53 drives fan 54 which receives air via air entry vent 55 , Air Output pipe 57 delivers spray of air 58 and shower water pipe 56 delivers a spray of shower water 59 .
- Figure 5 numeral 60 shows a combination wall or ceiling mounted assembly which includes all in one a dryer outlet, lights and heating elements.
- Fig 6 shows a means for air temperature regulation
- the arrangement includes air Entry Vent 70, motor 71 which drives fan 72.
- the arrangement further comprises valve lid 73 and a heating element coil. Of high resistance material 74.
- Pipe 75 delivers cold Air and pipe 76 delivers hot air.
- the present invention comprises a folding shower recess assembly winch can be fitted with the body drying system described in the previously described embodiment.
- the folding slower assembly comprises of means for collapsing or folding a shower screen
- FIG 4 shows alternative embodiments of shower folding arrangements.
- the two walls on the left and the right side are folded like an accordion so are made of suitable material capable of folding. By way of non limiting example it can be made of a creased plastic curtain material. Hence it folds up in the horizontal direction and lies flat against the wall when folded up.
- b) This embodiment is highlighted further in figures 2 and 3. It is a shower which drops down from the ceiling.
- c) shows rigid walls as opposed to arrangement shown in embodiment (a). The rigid side walls on the left and right fold in half. Hence it folds up in the horizontal direction and lies flat against the wall when folded up.
- FIGS 2 and 3 describe the folding mechanism involved in the alternative (b) from figure 4 in more detail.
- Fig 2 shows a shower folding mechanism according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 2 shows a motor 20 which drives reel 22. As it rotates, reel 22 engages pulley rollers 21 which elevate and lower shower tray 24 via linkage elements 23 which may be chains, wires or lines so that the shower tray will be up on the ceiling hence folding up the shower.
- linkage elements 23 which may be chains, wires or lines so that the shower tray will be up on the ceiling hence folding up the shower.
- Fig 3 shows the same folding mechanism of in Fig 2 highlighting the shower wall/screen element.
- the arrangement of figure 3 includes ceiling 30, adjacent motor 31 and. tray cover box 32.
- Waterhose 33 supplies water to the shower recess and air hose 34 supplies air.
- Cover for the accordion 35 incorporates shower screen 36. The occupier activates the air flow via control switch panel 37 which the user can also use to bring the shower screen/walls up or down.
- Wire/line/chain 38 and shower wall accordion 39 co operate in elevating and lowering the shower tray 40.
- shower tray 40 At the bottom of the assembly is shower tray 40 which includes a shower water drain 41
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Abstract
L'invention concerne un système de séchage destiné à être incorporé dans une cabine de douche fixée. Ce système de séchage comprend une cabine de douche formée par les parois de la douche et une ouverture d'entrée dans la cabine, un système de réticulation d'eau qui achemine l'eau d'une alimentation en eau à une sortie d'eau dans ladite cabine. Ledit système est caractérisé en ce que la cabine de douche comporte, en outre, une alimentation en air distribuée à l'espace formée par la cabine de douche, s'étendant d'une au moins paroi de cette cabine et passant par ladite sortie d'eau. Ce système comprend aussi un dispositif de régulation de la distribution de l'alimentation en air, et lors de son fonctionnement, l'air est acheminé jusqu'à la cabine, ce qui permet de sécher le corps de l'occupant de la cabine de douche.
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