JP2000083851A - Bath system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bath system wherein the warmth keeping property for the body of a bather is favorably maintained, and in addition, a sufficient water saving effect can be obtained. SOLUTION: A hot bubble bath system 10 is constituted of a bathtub 14 and a hot bubble path unit 12 which feeds hot bubbles 70 to the bathtub 14. In the hot bubble bath unit 12, a hot bubble generator, a blower, and a heater or the like are housed. When a power source switch 56 is turned on, and an air circuit switching apparatus 64 is set to the blower side, a tube 18 is expanded through a hose 68 for bathtub expansion. Then, when the switching apparatus 64 is set to the bubble side, hot air which is heated by the heater is fed into the hot bubble generator, and numerous hot bubbles 70 in which hot air is enclosed in the bubbles are generated. The hot bubbles 70 are fed into the bathtub 14 through a hot bubble feeding hose 66, and provide a heat insulating action until the bubbles disappear, and after the bubbles disappear, hot air is released.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bus system capable of achieving both a heat retaining effect and a water saving effect.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, bathing in various scenes is assumed. As an example, a bathing mode by a moving bathing vehicle will be considered below.

[0003] Mobile bathing vehicles have been introduced mainly in urban areas for the purpose of providing bathing services to persons with disabilities who need bathing assistance. In detail, a predetermined amount of hot water of a suitable temperature is stored in a fixed bathtub mounted on a vehicle, and a bather is bathed by an assistant or the like.

[0004] In the case of bathing with such a mobile bathing car, a large amount of water must be prepared in advance in order to use hot water stored in a fixed bathtub. Also, in order to keep the body of the bather cool, it is necessary to wash the body in a bathtub, but then it is necessary to discard the hot water for each bather, which will promote the above problem. .

[0005] Therefore, there has been a long-awaited need for a bath system that can be expected to provide a sufficient water-saving effect while maintaining good heat retention for the body of a bather.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to obtain a bath system which can maintain a sufficient heat-retaining property for a bather's body and can obtain a sufficient water-saving effect.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bath system including a bathtub, and a hot foam supply unit for supplying a hot bubble containing warm gas into the bathtub. It is characterized by being constituted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the bus system according to the first aspect, the bathtub has a bottom portion and a side portion, and at least a side portion of the bottom portion and the side portion is foldable. It is configured to be inflatable, and when only the side portion is configured to be inflatable, a gas inlet is provided on the side portion, and both the bottom portion and the side portion are configured to be inflatable. Is characterized in that a gas inlet is provided in at least one of the bottom portion and the side portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the bus system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the hot-foam supply means operates by supplying a gas supply source for supplying gas in a predetermined direction, and bubbling. A warm foam generator containing a foam liquid that generates foam by being performed, a gas supply path connecting the gas supply source and the warm foam generator, and disposed downstream or upstream of the gas supply source, It is characterized by comprising a heating means for heating and warming the gas by operating it, and a hot foam supply path for guiding hot foam generated by the hot foam generator into the bathtub.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the bus system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the warm bubble supply means operates to supply a gas supply source for supplying gas in a predetermined direction, and bubbling. A warm foam generator containing a foam liquid that generates foam by being performed, a gas supply path connecting the gas supply source and the warm foam generator, and disposed downstream or upstream of the gas supply source, It is characterized by comprising a heating means for heating and warming the gas by operating it, and a hot foam supply path for guiding hot foam generated by the hot foam generator into the bathtub.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the bus system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a branching path connecting the gas injection port with a midway portion of the gas supply path; It is provided near the connection point with the gas supply path, guides the gas supplied from the gas supply source to the warm bubble generator side by being in the open state, and sends it from the gas supply source by being closed. Switching means for guiding the supplied gas to the gas injection port side.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, warm bubbles containing warm gas in the bubbles are supplied into the bathtub by the warm bubble supply means. The supplied warm foam exerts a heat insulating effect before defoaming, and thus plays a role of preventing the body of the bather from cooling down (warming effect). Furthermore, since the warm gas inside is released by the defoaming of the warm foam, the body of the bather can be warmed.

[0013] Further, if the volume of the foam liquid that is the source of the warm foam is assumed to be 1
In this case, the volume of the warm foam becomes about 50 to 100 times. For this reason, according to the present invention, the amount of water used can be significantly reduced as compared with the conventional method of storing hot water in a bathtub.

That is, the present invention can be said to be a bath system devised based on a novel concept of filling the bath tub with warm bubbles by deviating from the conventional stereotype of storing hot water in the bath tub.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bathtub has a bottom portion and a side portion, and at least the side portion of the bottom portion and the side portion is configured to be foldable and expandable. For this reason, when not in use, the bathtub can be folded and compact. Therefore, the portability and the storage capacity of the bathtub and the bath system can be improved.

In use, if only the side portion is configured to be inflatable, gas is injected from a gas inlet provided on the side portion and expanded, and both the bottom portion and the side portion are expanded. In the case where it is configured to be possible, a gas may be injected from a gas injection port provided on at least one of the bottom portion and the side portion to expand the gas.

According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, when the heating means is disposed downstream of the gas supply source, the gas is supplied by operating the gas supply source. The heated gas is heated and heated by the heating means. On the other hand, when the heating means is arranged on the upstream side of the gas supply source, the gas heated first by the heating means and warmed is taken into the gas supply source and sent.

In any case, the gas heated in this way is supplied to the hot bubble generator via the gas supply path. The hot foam generator contains a foam liquid, and the foam liquid is bubbled by the supplied warm gas. Thereby, a warm bubble containing a warm gas is generated in the bubble. The generated warm foam is guided into the bathtub through the warm foam supply path, and is filled in the bathtub.

As described above, according to the present invention, the warm bubble supply means can be systemized as a combination of five elements such as a gas supply source, a warm bubble generator, a gas supply path, a heating means, and a warm bubble supply path.

According to the present invention, the bathtub is first inflated. In this case, the heating means is deactivated and the switching means is closed. When the gas supply source is operated in this state, the gas is supplied to the bathtub through the branch without being heated. Thereby, the bathtub is expanded. Next, warm foam is supplied into the bathtub. In this case, the heating means is activated and the switching means is opened. When the gas supply source is operated in this state, the gas is heated and heated, and then is supplied to the hot bubble generator through the gas supply path. Thereby, the foam liquid in the warm bubble generator is bubbled, and warm bubbles are generated. The generated hot foam is supplied into the bathtub through the hot foam supply path.

As described above, according to the present invention, by switching the gas supply path using the switching means, it is possible to perform both expansion of the bathtub and supply of hot foam with a single gas supply source.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A warm foam bath system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration diagram of a warm bubble bath system 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the warm foam bath system 10 includes a “warm foam supply unit”.
, And an air inflatable bathtub 14 (hereinafter simply referred to as “bathtub 14”).

The bathtub 14 is composed of a rectangular flat sponge mat 16 forming a bottom portion, and a plurality of cylindrical tubes 18 forming side portions. The tubes 18 arranged vertically adjacent to each other are fixed to each other by a fixing means (not shown) such as an adhesive, and are connected to each other via a communication hole (not shown).
The lower edge of the tube 18A arranged at the lowermost portion is fixed to the upper surface of the sponge mat 16, and the tube 18A has an air inlet 2 serving as a "gas inlet".
0 is formed. Further, an extra tube 18B for a headrest on which a bather's head is placed is additionally provided at the uppermost portion on one short side of the bathtub 14.

FIG. 2 shows an overall configuration diagram of the warm bubble bath unit 12. As shown in this figure, the warm foam bath unit 12 includes a warm foam generator 22. The warm foam generator 22 includes a container 26 containing a predetermined amount of foam liquid 24 as a main part. In addition, the "foam liquid 2"
"4" is a solution in which water and a surfactant are mixed at a predetermined ratio.

In the container 26 of the warm foam generator 22, two foam generating porous plates 28 and 30 are disposed at predetermined positions in the height direction thereof and are vertically separated. The number of the perforated plates for generating bubbles may be only one. Further, a foam liquid inlet 34 opened and closed by a cap 32 is formed at the upper end of the container 26. Further, a pipe-shaped warm bubble discharge port 36 extending substantially parallel to the container bottom is integrally formed at the upper end side of the container 26, and is formed along the container height direction at the lower end side. An L-shaped pipe-shaped warm air inlet 38 is formed integrally.

Further, the warm bubble bath unit 12 includes a blower 40 as a “gas supply source”. The blower 40 and the warm air inlet 38 of the warm bubble generator 22 are connected by a “gas supply path”.
Are communicated with each other by an air supply path 42. On the downstream side of the blower 40 in the air supply path 42,
A heater 44 as a "heating means" is provided.

Further, in the middle of the air supply path 42,
One end of the bypass passage 46 is connected. A switching valve 48 as “switching means” is provided at one end of the bypass passage 46 in the air supply path 42. The switching valve 48 is opened so that the blower 4
The air supplied from 0 is guided to the warm bubble generator 22 side, and the air supplied from the blower 40 is guided to the air inlet 20 side by being closed. A check valve 50 is provided at the other end of the bypass passage 46.

The warm bubble generator 22, the blower 40, and the heater 4, which are the main components of the above-described warm bubble bath unit 12,
4, the air supply path 42, the bypass path 46 and the like are housed in a bus unit main body 52 (see FIG. 1) having a casing of a predetermined shape as its outer shell.

A cap 32 of the container 26 of the warm bubble generator 22 is removably protruded from the top wall of the bus unit body 52, and a warm bubble discharge port is provided from one side wall of the bus unit body 52. 36 and the other end of the bypass passage 46 are arranged in a protruding state. Further, from the other side wall of the bus unit main body 52, an AC or DC power cord 5
4 is drawn out, and a power switch 56, a foam liquid remaining amount meter 58, an air volume regulator 60, a temperature regulator 62, an air circuit switching device 64 and the like are arranged on a front wall of the bus unit main body 52. .

Further, one end of a hot foam supply hose 66 as a flexible "hot foam supply path" is connected to the hot foam discharge port 36 protruding from the bus unit main body 52 described above. The other end of the hot foam supply hose 66 is inserted into the bathtub 14. The other end of the bypass passage 46 protruding from the bus unit main body 52 is connected to one end of a bathtub inflation hose 68 that forms a “branch passage” together with the bypass passage 46. The other end of the bathtub expansion hose 68 is connected to the air inlet 20 of the bathtub 14 described above.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

First, the warm bubble bath system 10 is set to a standby state. Specifically, the air inlet 2 of the bathtub 14
0, the bathtub inflation hose 6 of the warm foam bath unit 12
8 is connected to the other end. Also, the AC or DC power cord 54 is plugged into an outlet. Further, when the remaining amount display by the foam liquid remaining meter 58 is small, the cap 32 is removed and the foam liquid 24 is replenished in advance.

Next, the power switch 56 is turned on and the air circuit switch 64 is set to the "blower" side. When the air circuit switch 64 is set to the “blower” side,
The switching valve 48 is closed and the heater 44
Is also automatically turned off in conjunction with it. At this time,
The air volume is set by the air volume controller 60. If the bather has difficulty in straddling the side portion of the bathtub 14, for example, a disabled person who has a disability in the lower body, before inflating the tube 18 of the bathtub 14, the bather can be put on the sponge mat 16 by itself or It is advisable to put it with assistance.

When the blower 40 is operated in this state, the external air is sucked by the blower 40. The sucked air passes through the air supply path 42 halfway, and then passes through the bypass path 4.
Flowed into 6. The air that has flowed into the bypass passage 46 passes through the check valve 50 and then flows from the air inlet 20 into the tube 18 of the bathtub 14 through the bathtub expansion hose 68. Thereby, each tube 18 of the bathtub 14 expands sequentially, and the side part of the bathtub 14 is constituted.

When the bathtub 14 has expanded to some extent,
The other end of the warm foam supply hose 66 is inserted into the bathtub 14. When the tube 18 of the bathtub 14 has just become hard, the air circuit switch 64 is switched to the “bubble” side. When the air circuit switch 64 is set to the “bubble” side, the switching valve 48 is opened, and the heater 44 is automatically turned on in conjunction with it. At this time, the temperature is set by the temperature controller 62.

The external air sucked by the blower 40 is heated by the heater 44. As a result, the air becomes warm air at the set temperature, and flows into the container 26 from the warm air inlet 38 of the warm bubble generator 22. The warm air that has flowed into the container 26 bubbles the foam liquid 24. The hot bubbles 70 generated by the bubbling become hot bubbles 70 of substantially the same size in the process of passing through the two foam generating porous plates 28 and 30, and are discharged from the hot bubble discharge port 36. The discharged warm foam 70 fills the bathtub 14 via the warm foam supply hose 66. When the amount of the warm bubbles 70 in the bathtub 14 reaches a predetermined amount, the power switch 56 is turned off. Note that the amount of the generated warm bubbles 70 can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of the foam liquid 24 and the air volume regulator 60.

As described above, the warm foam 70 is placed in the bathtub 14.
Is filled, the filled warm foam 70 has a heat insulating effect before defoaming, and thus plays a role of preventing the bather's body from cooling down for a long time (warming effect). further,
Since the air heated to the set temperature is sealed in the bubble of the warm bubble 70 according to the present embodiment, the warm bubble 70 is defoamed to release the warm air inside. For this reason,
The bather's body can be warmed and the sauna effect can be obtained. Bathers wash their bodies in the bathtub 14 while the warming effect is maintained as described above.

After washing the body, the bather should take bath 1
It is only necessary to rise from 4 and take a shower (not shown) provided separately to wash away the defoamed foam liquid 24 adhered to the body. In addition, depending on the selection of the foam liquid 24, it is sufficient to simply wipe off with a towel without taking a shower.

Then, the other end of the bathtub inflation hose 68 of the warm bubble bath unit 12 is removed from the air inlet 20 of the bathtub 14. When the bathtub inflation hose 68 is removed, the air in the tube 18 of the bathtub 14 escapes, and the bathtub 14 easily becomes flat. If the bather is a person with a disability as described above, the bathtub 14
Is flat, it is possible to go out of the bathtub 14 by itself.

Finally, the bathtub 14 may be simply washed with water or wiped off with a towel, folded, transported to an arbitrary place, and stored. If the tub 14 from which the air has been removed is left for a while, the warm bubbles 70 are all defoamed, leaving only 1 to 2 liters of the foam liquid 24. Therefore, even after washing with water, the residual water content is small,
It only needs to be transferred to a small container such as a bucket, and does not require drainage. In addition, since it is this amount of residual moisture,
It is also possible to wipe off with a towel as described above.

As described above, in the warm foam bath system 10 according to the present embodiment, the warm foam bath unit 12 generates the warm foam 70 and fills the inside of the bathtub 14 with the warm foam 70, so that hot water is not required. Thus, the warming effect of the warm foam 70 described above can be obtained. As a result, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to maintain good heat retention for the body of the bather.

Further, according to the warm foam bath system 10 according to the present embodiment, if the volume of the foam liquid 24 from which the warm foam 70 is formed is assumed to be 1, the volume of the warm foam 70 is about 50 to 100 times. Also. By the way, when the bathtub 14 having a capacity of 100 liters is used, the bathtub 14 is
1 to 2 liters of the foam liquid 24 is sufficient to fill the liquid. For this reason, according to this embodiment, bathtub 1
4 Compared with the conventional method of storing hot water, the amount of water used can be significantly reduced. As a result, according to the present embodiment, a sufficient water saving effect can be obtained.

That is, the warm-bubble bath system 10 according to the present embodiment departs from the conventional idea of storing hot water in the bathtub, and devises a novel idea of filling the bathtub 14 with the warm foam 70. It is a revolutionary bus system that can simultaneously obtain both heat retention and water saving effects.

In addition to the above, according to the warm foam bath system 10 according to the present embodiment, various effects can be obtained.

First, in the present embodiment, a plurality of foldable and inflatable tubes 18 are provided on the side of the bathtub 14.
Therefore, when not in use, the bathtub 14 can be folded and made compact. Moreover, the bottom of the bathtub 14 according to the present embodiment is a sponge mat 16.
, And the side portion is constituted by a plurality of tubes 18, so that it is extremely lightweight. Therefore, the portability and storage capacity of the bathtub 14 and thus the warm foam bath system 10 can be improved. As a result, the warm-bubble bath system 10 according to the present embodiment can be provided for use in a vehicle by an outdoor life lover or for emergency use for a victim.

Second, in the present embodiment, the warm bubble bath unit 12 as the warm bubble supply means is connected to the gas supply source (the blower 4).
0), warm bubble generator 22, gas supply path (air supply path 4)
2) It can be systemized as a combination of five elements such as a heating means (heater 44) and a hot foam supply path (bypass path 46 and hot foam supply hose 66). As a result, according to the present embodiment, the warm bubbles 70 can be stably generated, and the usability and the maintainability can be improved.

Third, in the present embodiment, the switching valve 48
And the provision of the bypass passage 46, the expansion of the bathtub 14 and the hot air bubbles 7 can be performed by a single gas supply source (blower 40).
Both supply of 0 can be performed. As a result, according to the present embodiment, the entire system can be simplified.

Fourth, in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to store hot water in a bathtub and boil it as in the prior art, so that power consumption and fuel consumption can be significantly reduced. Therefore, a cost reduction effect in this respect can be obtained. Also, there is no need to wait for the hot water to boil, so that the bather does not have to wait.

Fifth, as described above, the side portion of the bathtub 14 according to the present embodiment is constituted by the plurality of tubes 18, so that a bather such as a disabled person or an elderly person can be treated with a sponge mat 16 before inflation. If the bather is moved from the sponge mat 16 at the stage after contraction, there is no need to straddle the side of the bathtub 14. Therefore, it can be said that such a bath system is very gentle for bathers.

Next, a warm bubble bath system 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same components as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the warm bubble bath system 100 according to this embodiment, the warm bubble generator 2
The second warm air inlet 38 is longer than in the above-described embodiment. In this part, a foam liquid tank 104 containing a foam liquid 24 therein and having a check valve 102 at an upper end is connected via a foam liquid supply pump 106 and a foam liquid supply pipe 108. . A cap 112 is screwed into the foam liquid inlet 110 at the upper end of the foam liquid tank 104.

The foam liquid supply pump 106 operates by pressing a hot foam addition button 114 provided on the bus unit main body 52. Further, the bus unit main body 52 is provided with a blower switch 116. Further, a re-foaming bag 118 made of a stitch material such as a mesh material is attached to a distal end portion of the warm foam supply hose 66.

Another heater 120 is connected to the bottom of the container 26 of the warm bubble generator 22. This heater 1
20 operates in conjunction with the set temperature of the temperature controller 62 provided in the bus unit main body 52.

The operation and effect of the above-described warm bubble bath system 100 will be described below.

The procedure up to the bather washing his / her body in the bathtub 14 and the operation of the warm foam bath system 100 are the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

Here, the bather may think that the amount of the warm foam 70 is not enough while the body is washing the body in the bathtub 14. In this case, in the present embodiment, the hot foam addition button 114 is pressed. When the hot foam addition button 114 is pressed, the foam liquid supply pump 106 is operated, and the foam liquid 24 in the foam liquid tank 104 is refilled into the warm foam generator 22 through the foam liquid supply pipe 108. When the bather raises the set temperature of the temperature controller 62, the heater 120 in the warm foam generator 22 is operated in conjunction with this to heat the replenished foam liquid 24. After that, warm bubbles 70 are additionally generated in the warm bubble generator 22 in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. The additionally generated warm foam 70 is supplied into the refoaming bag 118 after passing through the warm foam supply hose 66. At this time, the warm foam 70 is once defoamed by coming into contact with the re-foaming bag 118, but is again supplied as hot foam 70 into the bathtub 14 when leaving the re-foaming bag 118.

On the other hand, when it is considered that the supply amount of the hot foam 70 is just right but the temperature is low, only the blower switch 116 is pressed without pressing the hot foam addition button 114. This allows
The blower 40 is driven again, and the hot air heated by the heater 44 is fed into the empty hot foam generator 22 and is sent as it is into the bathtub 14 via the hot foam supply hose 66 and the refoaming bag 118. .

At this time, since the re-foaming bag 118 is immersed in the liquid that has been defoamed when the body was washed and has become the foam liquid 24, warm air is supplied into the re-foaming bag 118. Then, the warm foam 70 is generated again. That is, the foam liquid 24 after defoaming is reused to save water as much as possible.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the warm bubble 70
Can be compensated for when the amount is insufficient or when the temperature is low even if the amount of the warm foam 70 is just right. Further, a further water saving effect can be obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, the bottom portion is formed of the sponge mat 16 and the side portions are formed of a plurality of tubes 18.
Although the bathtub 14 configured as described above is used, the present invention is not limited to this, and various bathtubs can be used.

For example, a foldable and inflatable infant pool may be used as a bathtub, or an ordinary fixed bathtub may be used. Further, a cloth tub for disaster or a drum can may be used as a bathtub. That is, the selection of the bathtub can be arbitrarily selected depending on the use phase (use in a disaster area, use in the outdoors, use as nursing care, etc.). In that sense, the warm foam bath systems 10 and 100 according to the above-described embodiments have a very high degree of freedom of application, and are extremely effective particularly in disaster-stricken areas where water supply facilities have been destroyed or in drought areas caused by climate change. Seems to work.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the bathtub 14 having the bottom portion made of the sponge mat 16 to secure heat insulation and the side portion being made up of a plurality of tubes 18 to secure shape flexibility is used. According to the present invention, at least the side portion of the bathtub may be configured to be foldable and expandable. Therefore, an air mat may be used instead of the sponge mat 16 in the above-described embodiment. In this case, the air inlet 20 may be provided in at least one of the air mat and the tube 18.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, by disposing the switching valve 48 and the bypass passage 46, both the expansion of the bathtub 14 and the supply of the hot foam 70 are performed by a single gas supply source (blower 40). Although the configuration is adopted, the relationship with the present invention described in claims 1 to 4 is not limited thereto.
The gas supply source may be divided into one for bathtub expansion and one for hot bubble supply.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the electric warm foam bath unit 12 is used in order to improve convenience and usability.
However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a configuration that does not require a power supply may be adopted. For example, the blower 40 is a manual type, and the electric heater 44 is a gas heating type using a cassette type cylinder or the like, a liquid fuel type using petroleum or the like, or a solid fuel type using a solid fuel or the like. If it changes, a power supply will become unnecessary and the suitability for outdoor use can be improved.

Further, a fragrance may be mixed into the foam liquid 24 itself or air blown into the foam liquid 24 to add a refreshing effect, or ozone gas may be mixed into the air blown into the foam liquid 24 to provide a sterilizing effect. A deodorizing effect and a stain preventing effect may be added. Further, depending on the selection of the type of the surfactant of the foam liquid 24, it can be applied to various bathing treatments and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the heater 44 as the heating means is disposed downstream of the blower 40.
However, the invention is not limited to this, and the heater 44 may be arranged on the upstream side of the blower 40. In this case, the external air preheated by the heater 44 is sucked by the blower 40 and fed.

The above-described warm bubble bath systems 10 and 100 according to the above-described embodiments are each an embodiment of the bath system according to the present invention, and can be applied to other types of bathtubs listed above. References to gender etc. are positioned as indicating the extension of the bus system according to the present invention individually and specifically (for each component). However, since the present invention can be further expanded and developed as follows, Note that

When the "warm foam supply means" of the present invention described in claim 1, 3 or 4 is regarded as an independent invention by itself, it is grasped as a "warm foam supply device". You. In this case, in the broadest sense, it is understood as "a warm bubble supply device characterized by supplying warm bubbles containing warm gas in bubbles", but in a broader sense, "actuates gas in a predetermined direction by actuation. A gas supply source to be fed, a hot bubble generator containing a foam liquid that generates bubbles by bubbling, a gas supply path connecting the gas supply source and the hot bubble generator, and a gas supply source. A heating means that is arranged on the downstream side or the upstream side and heats and heats the gas by operating, and a hot foam supply path that guides hot foam generated by the hot foam generator into the bathtub,
, A hot-foam supply device characterized by including the following. In this case, the bus system according to the present invention is positioned as a bus system using the warm foam supply device.

In this case, that is, when the invention is considered as a "warm foam supply device", if a water saving effect is required and further a heat retaining performance is required, the invention is established as a use other than a bus system. I can do it. For example, by appropriately selecting a surfactant, it can be used as a treatment device.

[0071]

As described above, in the bath system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the warm foam containing warm gas is supplied into the bathtub by the warm foam supply means. It has an excellent effect that a sufficient water-saving effect can be obtained while maintaining good heat retention for the body of the person.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the bus system according to the first aspect, the bathtub has a bottom portion and a side portion, and at least the bottom portion and the side portion are foldable and inflatable. When only the side portion is configured to be inflatable, a gas inlet is provided on the side portion, and when both the bottom portion and the side portion are configured to be inflatable, the bottom portion is configured. And because it was decided to provide a gas inlet on at least one of the side parts,
The portability of the bathtub can be improved, and as a result,
It has an excellent effect that it can be used for outdoor life lovers and victims.

The bus system according to the present invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 1, and the bus system according to the present invention described in claim 4 is the invention described in claim 2, wherein A supply means, a gas supply source that supplies gas in a predetermined direction by operating, and a hot bubble generator that contains a foam liquid that generates bubbles by being bubbled,
A gas supply path connecting the gas supply source and the hot-bubble generator, a heating means arranged on the downstream side or the upstream side of the gas supply source to heat and heat the gas by operating, and a hot-bubble generator. And a hot-foam supply path for guiding the generated hot foam into the bathtub, so that the hot-foam supply means can be systematized. As a result, the hot foam can be stably generated and used. It has an excellent effect that the performance and maintainability can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the bus system according to the fourth aspect, wherein a branch connecting the midway portion of the gas supply path to the gas inlet is provided. It is provided near the connection portion with the supply path, guides the gas supplied from the gas supply source to the hot bubble generator side by being in the open state, and is supplied from the gas supply source by being closed state. Switching means for guiding the gas to the gas inlet side, so that a single gas supply source can perform both expansion of the bathtub and supply of hot foam, and as a result, the entire system can be simplified. It has an excellent effect that it can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a warm bubble bath system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the warm foam bath unit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram of a warm foam bath system according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an overall configuration diagram of the warm foam bath unit shown in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Hot foam bath system 12 Hot foam bath unit (hot foam supply means) 14 Bathtub 16 Sponge mat (bottom of bathtub) 18 Tube (side of bathtub) 20 Air inlet (gas inlet) 22 Hot foam generator 24 Foam Liquid 40 Blower (gas supply source) 42 Air supply path (gas supply path) 44 Heater (heating means) 46 Bypass path (branch path) 48 Switching valve (switching means) 66 Hot foam supply hose (hot foam supply path) 68 Bathtub expansion hose (branchway) 70 Hot foam 100 Hot foam bath system

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bath system comprising: a bathtub; and a hot foam supply unit configured to supply hot foam containing warm gas into the bathtub. 2. The case where the bathtub has a bottom portion and a side portion, and at least a side portion of the bottom portion and the side portion is configured to be foldable and expandable, and only the side portion is configured to be expandable. Is provided with a gas inlet on the side, and when both the bottom and the side are configured to be inflatable, a gas inlet is provided on at least one of the bottom and the side. The bus system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A hot-foam supply means for supplying a gas in a predetermined direction by operating the hot-foam supply means, a hot-foam generator accommodating a foam liquid that generates bubbles by bubbling, A gas supply path connecting the supply source and the hot-bubble generator; a heating means disposed downstream or upstream of the gas supply source to heat and heat the gas when activated; The hot water supply path which guides the generated hot foam into the bathtub, It is comprised, The bus system of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. A hot-foam supply means for supplying a gas in a predetermined direction by actuating the hot-foam supply means, a hot-foam generator accommodating a foam liquid for generating bubbles by bubbling, A gas supply path connecting the supply source and the hot-bubble generator; a heating means disposed downstream or upstream of the gas supply source to heat and heat the gas when activated; 3. The bath system according to claim 2, further comprising: a hot foam supply path that guides the generated hot foam into the bathtub. 4. 5. A branching path connecting a part of the gas supply path and the gas inlet, and a branch provided near a connection part between the branch and the gas supply path;
Switching means for guiding the gas supplied from the gas supply source to the warm bubble generator side by being in the open state and guiding the gas supplied from the gas supply source to the gas inlet side by being in the closed state The bus system according to claim 4, further comprising: