JP2000139741A - Bathtub provided with function of tapping body with hot water - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a pleasant stimulus with tapping over a wide range of the body with hot water by constituting a nozzle so that ejecting hot water hits all of the neck, the shoulder, and the arm, in a bathtub provided with a function of tapping hot water in which not water is ejected like a fall from the nozzles to a bather. SOLUTION: The upper counter 20 of a bathtub having a tapping function with not water is formed of a nearly U-shaped part installed at an almost half zone of the inner periphery of the bathtub 1, and nozzles 23 constituting a part of a hot water-tapping structure 2 are equipped at a plurality of positions along the inner peripheral face. A hollow is formed along the upper edge of the inner periphery so that a bather can stabilize his body by putting his fingers or hands in the hollow. When selecting a changeover switch for instance, a first mode is set to actuate only the hot water-tapping structure 2. In this way, high pressure hot water is directly ejected from the nozzles 23 widely to the neck, shoulder, arms, and the back of the bather from above the hot water level in the bathtub 1 and hence the bather can obtain a stimulative message effect.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bath with a tapping water function for sucking hot water in a bathtub by a circulation pump and discharging the hot water from a jet port toward a bather's body like a waterfall. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, hot and cold water mixed with air bubbles has been jetted into a bath tub from a jet nozzle provided facing the bath tub, and the hot and cold water in the bath tub has been fluidized. Whirlpools have been developed and used which provide a warming, massage or relaxing effect.

[0003]

However, in such a whirlpool, when bathing, the gushing water is released toward the body in the water, and it is sprayed in the water. Can provide a soft massage effect, but it is monotonous and has little change, so this whirlpool alone has an effective limit.

[0004] In the whirlpool having such a structure, the massage effect is limited to the lower body part immersed in hot water. In addition, in the cold season, the upper body not immersed in hot water, particularly the neck, was easily cooled, and a satisfactory bathing effect was not obtained.

[0005] In view of the above, there has been proposed and developed a takitoyu bath or a hitachiyu bath that can provide an effect similar to that of a hitachiyu. However, in such a hitachiyu bath, the part that hits the body is mainly a part of the neck or shoulder. Was not satisfactory.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention provides a comfortable stimulus from a hot water which is hit on the neck, shoulders, arms and the like over a wide area, and can be easily used or switched with a jet bath function by a switch operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bath with a hot water function.

[0007]

In other words, the invention according to the first aspect of the present invention is a method of sucking hot water in a bathtub with a circulation pump and discharging hot water from a spout toward a bather's body like a waterfall. It is a bath with a hot water function, and the hot water to be released is neck,
The spout is configured to cover all shoulders and arms.

[0008]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2
FIG. 1 shows a bath with a pouring water function according to the present invention. The bath with a pouring hot water function has a pouring hot water mechanism 2 on an upper mounting portion 20 provided on an inner peripheral upper edge of the bathtub 1. And a whirlpool mechanism 3. A part of the pouring water mechanism and / or the whirlpool mechanism may be provided in the upper part, and the other may be provided in another place.

The upper mounting portion 20 shown in FIG. 3 is installed in a region of about half of the inner circumference of the bathtub 1 (length enough to cover the entire arm when the arm is extended along the edge of the bathtub). It has a U-shape, and is provided with a spout 23 forming a part of the pouring water mechanism 2 at a plurality of locations along the inner peripheral surface. In addition, a depression 20A is formed in the upper portion 20 along the upper edge of the inner periphery, and a finger or a hand of a bather can be added to the depression 20A to keep the body in a stable state. In this embodiment, the recess 20A is used. In addition to this, for example, an elongated protrusion having a width that is suitable for holding by hand (for example, the tip of the upper portion of this embodiment).
May be formed.

The pouring hot water mechanism 2 has an inlet 2
1, a pump 22, an ejection port 23, an electromagnetic valve 24, and a communication passage 25 connecting these.
Also serves as the pump of the jet bath mechanism 3.

The suction port 21 is provided with a strainer (not shown) so as to separate and remove dust in the bathtub when hot water is taken in from the bathtub.

The solenoid valve 24 is provided with a changeover switch (S1, S2) 27 (see FIG. 3) provided at an appropriate position outside the bathtub (see FIG. 3) for a hot water mode (first mode), a hot water mode and a jet bath mode (second mode). (For example, a three-way valve may be used), and the communication path 25 is appropriately opened and closed according to the mode under the control of the control unit 26 shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 28 denotes a power switch (P).

The whirlpool mechanism 3 connects a pump 22, a hot water inlet 21 (both of which is a pouring hot water mechanism), an air inlet 31, a hot water and air jet port 32, and their respective members. It has an injection system composed of the circulation path 32, and is configured to inject hot water without air bubbles into the hot water in the bathtub 1.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, for example, the back is turned along the inner peripheral surface of the upper placing portion 20, and the elongated portion 20B on the distal end side of the upper placing portion 20 is grasped with the arm, or the depression 20A is formed.
When the body is supported by holding down with a hand, for example, one of the power switch 28 and the changeover switch 27 is selected and turned on with a finger.

For example, when the changeover switch (S1) 27 is selected, the first mode is set, and only the pouring water mechanism 2 operates. As a result, the high-pressure hot water is directly sprayed over the bather's neck, shoulder or arm, and further over the back of the bather beyond the hot water filled in the bathtub from the jet port 23, and a strong stimulating massage effect is obtained. As a result, the upper body part that is not immersed in the hot water in the bathtub hardly cools, and a sufficient heating effect can be obtained.

When the changeover switch (S2) 27 is selected, the second mode is set and the jet bath mechanism operates together with the pouring water mechanism 2. Thereby, the lower body immersed in hot water can obtain a massage effect by the jet jet, and the upper body not immersed in hot water can be stimulated by pouring hot water. Further, by alternately activating the changeover switches (S1, S2) 27, the pouring hot water effect and the massage effect can be enjoyed alternately.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the hot water in the bathtub is sucked by the circulation pump, and the hot water is discharged from the jet port toward the bather's body like a waterfall. It is a bath with a function, and the hot water discharged from the spout
The spout is configured to cover the upper body such as the neck, shoulders, and arms, excluding the face, so a greater bathing effect and a sense of relaxation can be obtained, and a luxury and fun bath time can be realized. be able to.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily switch to the whirlpool function by the switching operation of the switch or to use the whirlpool function together with the whirlpool function. , A greater massage effect and a more relaxing effect are obtained. In other words, a massage site is provided over the whole body of the bather, so that a larger bathing effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a bath with a pouring water function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram showing electrical connection.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 bath tub 2 tapping water mechanism 22 pump 23 jet port 24 solenoid valve 3 jet bath mechanism

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bath with a tapping water function for sucking hot water in a bathtub with a circulation pump and discharging hot water from a jet port toward a bather's body as a waterfall, wherein the hot water to be discharged is a neck. A bath with a pouring hot water function, characterized in that the spout is configured so as to cover all the shoulders and arms. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a depression or a protruding handle for extending the arm and grasping with a finger or a hand to stabilize the body when pouring hot water along the edge of the bathtub. Bath with hot water function as described. 3. A pump, an inlet for hot water, an outlet for hot water and air, and an injection system comprising a circulation path connecting these members, and the hot water in which air bubbles are mixed toward the hot water in the bathtub. 2. The bath with a pouring water function according to claim 1, further comprising a jet bath configured to jet the water, and a changeover switch for selecting a function of the pouring hot water and / or the jet bath. 3.