EP1557148B1 - Procédé de nettoyage pour bains tourbillonnants - Google Patents

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EP1557148B1
EP1557148B1 EP20040019879 EP04019879A EP1557148B1 EP 1557148 B1 EP1557148 B1 EP 1557148B1 EP 20040019879 EP20040019879 EP 20040019879 EP 04019879 A EP04019879 A EP 04019879A EP 1557148 B1 EP1557148 B1 EP 1557148B1
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whirlpool
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Ludwig Müller
Thorsten Wuschik
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Aerospa Whirlpool und Technik GmbH
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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
    • 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
    • A61H2033/0016—Arrangement for cleaning the installation before or after use using cleansing products
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a cleaning method for the water-carrying components, in particular the pipe network with supply nozzles and discharge openings, a whirlpool.
  • the z. B. from dirt, skin particles and limescale can exist. Disadvantageously, these deposits form an ideal breeding ground for disease-promoting germs.
  • the bath water is treated with a disinfectant at the end of the bath.
  • the resulting disinfectant solution is pumped by the circulating pump through the water-bearing components of the spa. After the action of the disinfectant solution, this is drained and the mains network is rinsed with fresh water.
  • the disadvantage is that the disinfectant due to the dilution in the bath water has a low compared to the initial concentration final concentration.
  • Another disadvantage is that the disinfecting solution is applied with hot water. A fresh water approach would prevent re-pollution, but would also result in high water costs.
  • a disadvantage of both belonging to the prior art method is the comparatively poor filling of the line and nozzle cross section during disinfection.
  • Another major drawback with both methods is that they rely only on disinfection and not on the removal of deposits, i. H. the cleaning of the water-carrying components of the spa are aligned.
  • the object of the present invention is the development of a cleaning method for whirlpools, wherein after the cleaning and descaling of the water-carrying components of the whirlpool and their disinfection is provided.
  • the water-conducting components of a whirlpool include, in particular, the line network which is connected to the circulating pump, the supply nozzles and the outflow openings of the whirlpool. But also the circulation pump with its connections and water-carrying chambers, as well as other water-carrying containers of the whirlpool belong to it.
  • the foam with the cleaning effect via a separate foam feed line, which is connected to the mains, in all water-bearing components of the spa.
  • the foam may also be supplied via one of the supply nozzles of the discharge openings, which open to the inside of the tub.
  • the foam fills the entire pipe cross-section and thereby removes deposits that have settled on the top of the lines.
  • the foam is supplied until at all nozzles, which serve the supply and discharge of water, foam over the entire nozzle cross-section emerges. After a more or less long exposure time of the foam, the water-carrying components are rinsed with fresh water to remove the foam and to remove the detached deposits.
  • the core idea of the cleaning method according to the invention is that foam or the gas bubbles forming the foam due to their homodisperse distribution and due to the low interfacial tension in each case fill the entire volume of the water-carrying components. Compared to flushing With water as a cleaning and with the addition of appropriate means, a disinfection of the entire line cross section is achieved.
  • Foam consists of individual gas bubbles separated by liquid films.
  • the formation and stabilization of foam is made possible by surfactants whose molecules are arranged on the surface of the lamellae so that the hydrophilic groups in the liquid and the hydrophobic groups are aligned with the gas phase, ie inside the gas bubble.
  • Foam can be generated by introducing a gas into a liquid using high forces.
  • the cleaning and descaling is intended to remove limescale and dirt deposits, while the disinfection aims at the control of pathogenic microorganisms, in particular bacteria, viruses, spores, small and mold fungi.
  • Suitable disinfectant substances or mixtures of substances in question which put the surfaces of the aquiferous components of the spa in a state that no longer allows infection.
  • the effect of the disinfectants must be bactericidal, fungicidal, virucidal and sporicidal (microbicidal).
  • Disinfectants are understood as those disinfectants that also act as cleaning and possibly care products.
  • the active ingredient groups on which the disinfecting effect of the disinfectant consists, such.
  • the use of different foam types is provided.
  • the cleaning effect of the foam is due to the addition of surfactant.
  • lime-dissolving substances By adding lime-dissolving substances, the detachment of calcium deposits can also be achieved.
  • all agents known to those skilled in the art may be added if they do not affect the consistency and cleansing action of the foam.
  • foam additives with cleansing and anti-scale action which can be used in combination, gives a variety of foam types in question.
  • the number of types of foam which may be used for the cleaning process is additionally increased if the foam is subjected to an additive which has a disinfecting effect.
  • the foam reservoir is either a stationary device belonging to the whirlpool associated with its conduit network, or that it is a mobile independent device.
  • a mobile independent device in this sense is e.g. also available in drug stores in cans or bottles cleaning foams, which may also have lime-dissolving and disinfecting effect.
  • the water-carrying components of the whirlpool are pressurized with foam under pressure.
  • the inventor has recognized that the pressure generated by the spray cans available in the specialized trade is already sufficient for carrying out the inventive cleaning process. Alternatively, the generation of higher pressures in a foam reservoir designed for this purpose by means of a compressor is conceivable.
  • a regulatable negative pressure is applied to the line network of the whirlpool and the foam is sucked from a foam reservoir into the water-carrying components of the whirlpool.
  • the water-carrying components are flushed with fresh water after the action of the foam once or several times with the help of circulating pump belonging to the whirlpool.
  • the first flushing process removes most of the foam. With each additional rinse, possible foam residues are removed and further diluted. In principle, it remains unavoidable to establish a connection to the external water supply via a valve and to carry out the rinsing process with the aid of fresh water.
  • a connector which has the properties of an adapter and the supply of the foam to the various jets belonging to the jets and drainage holes and the specially provided for the cleaning process according to the invention foam supply allows.
  • the fixation of the connector is done manually and does not require the use of additional tools.
  • FIG. 1 It is shown how the foam 6 is introduced from the foam reservoir 1 by means of the connecting piece 7 via one of the feed nozzles 3 in the pipe network 4 of the whirlpool. It is indicated by arrows that the foam from the open inlet nozzles 3b, 3c and 3d, which also open to the inner side of the tub, exiting. Another arrow 5 symbolizes that the foam also penetrates into the other water-bearing components of the spa. In this case, the water-carrying components in addition to the line network and the nozzles also include the circulation pump and the drainage openings in the bottom area of the whirlpool. The width of the arrows symbolizing the foam 5,6 corresponds to the cross section of the lines and nozzles.
  • connector 7 tapers increasingly on the output side. This shape allows the fitting adapter-like in the openings of supply nozzles or drain holes and in the opening of the foam feed line with different Diameters fits. With the help of the connector 7, the supply of the foam from the foam reservoir is made possible in a comfortable way, without any additional assembly with tools is required.
  • the connecting piece 7 is dimensioned such that it can be placed on the supply nozzles or outlet openings 8 of a whirlpool.

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  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
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Claims (7)

  1. Procédé de nettoyage pour les composants conduisant l'eau, notamment le réseau de conduites (4) avec les buses d'alimentation (3a - 3d) et les ouvertures d'évacuation, d'un bain à remous caractérisée par le fait
    • qu'une conduite d'alimentation en mousse reliée au réseau des conduites (4) du bain à remous ou une des buses d'alimentation (3a - 3d) ou des ouvertures d'évacuation sur la face intérieure de la baignoire du bain à remous est reliée, au besoin par l'intermédiaire d'un adaptateur, à un réservoir contenant de la mousse (5, 6) à effet nettoyant,
    • qu'à partir du réservoir de mousse (1), de la mousse à effet nettoyant est amenée dans les composants conduisant de l'eau, notamment dans le réseau des conduites, pendant un temps au moins suffisant pour que la mousse (5/6) sorte de toutes les buses d'alimentation (3a - 3d) et des ouvertures d'évacuation, sur l'ensemble de la section, et
    • soit rincée avec de l'eau fraîche après que la mousse (5, 6) a fait son effet avec l'effet nettoyant de l'ensemble des composants conduisant de l'eau.
  2. Procédé de nettoyage selon la revendication précédente 1, caractérisée par le fait que la mousse (5, 6) a un effet nettoyant et/ou détartrant et/ou désinfectant.
  3. Procédé de nettoyage selon les revendications 1 + 2, caractérisée par le fait qu'il s'agit, dans le cas du réservoir de mousse (1), d'un dispositif relié de façon stationnaire faisant partie du bain à remous et relié au réseau de conduites (4) du bain à remous, ou d'un dispositif mobile indépendant relié de façon temporaire.
  4. Procédé de nettoyage selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que la mousse (5, 6) dans le réservoir de mousse est alimentée sous pression et est administrée à l'extérieur avec une pression pouvant être régulée.
  5. Procédé de nettoyage selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que les composants conduisant de l'eau du bain moussant sont alimentés en mousse (5/6) sous pression.
  6. Procédé de nettoyage selon une des revendications 1-4, caractérisée par le fait qu'une sous-pression pouvant être régulée est établie sur le réseau de conduites du bain à remous et que la mousse (5/6) est aspirée à partir d'un réservoir de mousse (1) dans les composants conduisant de l'eau du bain à remous.
  7. Procédé de nettoyage selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que les buses d'alimentation (3a - 3d) ainsi que les composants du bain à remous conduisant de l'eau qui y sont raccordés sont rincés une ou plusieurs fois avec de l'eau fraîche en utilisant la pompe de circulation faisant partie du bain à remous après que la mousse (5, 6) a agi.
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