JP2000271095A - Bathing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing system allowing a bathing person to enjoy bathing without anxiety. SOLUTION: The bathing system is formed of a bathing device A consisting of a sauna dome in the shape of a sleeping bag as a body housing body housing nearly the whole body except for the head of a user, a humid atmosphere supplying device 2 for supplying humid atmosphere such as humid gas, minute liquid into the dome 1 and a connecting part 3 communicating and connecting with the dome 1 and the device 2, a measuring instrument B measuring a physical health condition, and a remote controller 4 which is connected to the device 2 and the instrument B as an operation part for the bathing person or another person to remotely control the starting/stopping, etc., of the operation of the device 2 and the operation of the instrument B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing system having a bathing device for giving a warm bathing effect to a body, the bathing system including a measuring device for measuring the physical condition of the body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a bathing system for giving a warm bath effect to a body, for example, a bathing system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-15019 is known.

[0003] By supplying an appropriate temperature mist into the bathtub unit, a caregiver who cares for a sick person, a disabled person or a bedridden elderly person can easily take a bath.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional bathing system, it was not possible to measure or confirm the bather's own health during bathing or before and after bathing.
Therefore, there has always been a concern that the sick, disabled, bedridden elderly and the like may be in poor health during bathing or that an accident may occur.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathing system that enables a bather to enjoy a bath with ease.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a bathing system having a bathing device for giving a warm bath effect to a body, and a measuring device for measuring the physical condition of the body. Was provided.

Therefore, according to this configuration, the bather can grasp the physical condition of his or her body before or during bathing, and can enjoy bathing alone without worry.

[0008] Further, the measuring device may include a blood pressure of the body,
Since the pulse, temperature, and / or EEG can be measured, the bather always measures the normal or abnormal blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, and / or EEG of his / her body before or during bathing. You can figure out.

Further, since the display unit for displaying the measured value of the measuring device is provided, it is possible to immediately and visibly grasp the condition of the bather after measuring the bather's own health condition. It is possible to take a bath under bathing conditions (for example, a humid atmosphere temperature according to a bather's own health condition) according to the health condition of the bather.

[0010] Further, since the measuring device can measure the state of health of the body before, during and after bathing, the effect of bathing can be measured by comparing the state before and after bathing with the state during bathing. And you can enjoy bathing more.

Since the measuring device is provided with a transmission / reception unit for transmitting the measurement result of the measuring device to the outside, the measurement result is transmitted to a hospital or other health care institution to have a health condition diagnosed. be able to.

Further, since the measuring device is provided with a measured value managing section for storing and managing the measured values of the health condition, the measuring device compares the health condition at the time of previous bathing with the health condition at the time of the current bathing to check the health condition. Can be confirmed.

Further, the measured value management unit manages the values of blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature inputted by the external input means. The health condition at the time of bathing can be compared, and it can be recognized whether the health condition at the time of bathing is normal.

[0014] Further, the measuring device may include a value input by the external input means managed by the measured value managing unit,
Comprising a calculation unit for comparing the measured value of the health condition,
Since the control means for controlling the operation of the bathing apparatus according to the result of the comparison by the arithmetic unit is provided, the bathing conditions (for example, the bathing person's own Humid atmosphere temperature, etc.), and, for example, the bather's blood pressure during bathing was abnormally high, the pulse was abnormally low, or the body temperature was higher than normal temperature. If the operation of the bathing device is automatically stopped in such a case, it is possible to prevent an unexpected accident or the like from occurring, and even a single person can take a bath with peace of mind.

Further, if the result of comparison by the arithmetic unit exceeds a preset value, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, and if the abnormality is transmitted to the outside from the transmitting / receiving unit, the bather can take a bath alone. If you are enjoying a health condition, you will be automatically notified of any abnormal health conditions to hospitals and other external institutions that perform health care, so that you can immediately detect the occurrence of abnormal health conditions and prevent a serious accident. Can be prevented.

[0016] The bathing apparatus further includes a body accommodating body for accommodating a body, a humid atmosphere supply unit for supplying a humid atmosphere to the body accommodating body, and connecting the body accommodating body and the humid atmosphere supply unit in communication with each other. Since the connection portion is provided, the bather can easily enjoy the bath without putting a burden on the bather himself.

Further, since the operation unit for remotely controlling the operation of the measuring device is provided, it is possible to check the health condition of the bather at any time during bathing or before and after bathing, and enjoy bathing alone without worry. .

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a use state of one embodiment of a bathing system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a bathing system of the present invention. Is a front view showing an operation unit according to the bathing system of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing one embodiment of the bathing system of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, this bathing system comprises:
A sleeping bag-shaped sauna dome 1 as a body container for housing substantially the whole body other than the user's head, a humid atmosphere supply device 2 for supplying a humid atmosphere such as humid gas or fine liquid into the sauna dome 1, and a sauna dome 1 and humid atmosphere supply device 2
Bathing device A, which is composed of a connecting unit 3 that communicates and connects with the above, a measuring device B that measures the physical condition of the body, a humid atmosphere supply device 2 and a measuring device B, and are connected to a bather or a bather. And a remote controller 4 as an operation unit for remote operation of the humid atmosphere supply device 2 such as start / stop of operation and operation of the measurement device B. The remote controller 4 has a waterproof structure so that it can be used both inside and outside the sauna dome 1. The connection between the remote controller 4 and the humid atmosphere supply device 2 and the measurement device B is wireless,
The connection may be made by any of wired methods.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sauna dome 1 includes a humid atmosphere intake 31 and opening / closing means 17 (for example, a fastener or the like) which can be opened and closed from inside and outside of the body container 1. The sauna dome 1 is made of a light transmissive (for example, vinyl and colorless and transparent) material, so that the inside of the sauna dome 1 can be seen from the outside. Furthermore, since the sauna dome 1 is configured so as not to leak humid gas or fine liquid from the inside, it can be used on a bed, a tatami mat, or a futon.
The shape of the sauna dome 1 may be a sleeping bag shape that allows bathing while lying down, as shown in FIG. 1, or a shape that allows bathing while sitting on a chair or the like.

Further, as shown in FIG.
It comprises a blood pressure / pulse measuring means 8, a body temperature measuring means 9, an electroencephalogram measuring means 10, and a display section 15 for displaying the values measured by the respective means 8, 9, 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the humid atmosphere supply device 2 includes a heat exchanging unit 23, a water sprinkling unit 22 for supplying hot water to the heat exchanging unit 23, and a hot water supplying unit for supplying hot water to the water sprinkling unit 22. A supply unit 27 and a blowing unit 3 that blows out humid gas generated by spraying water from the water spraying unit 22 to the heat exchange unit 23.
2 and a blower 20 for sucking and supplying the humid gas to the blowout section 32 by driving a motor M.
A humid gas temperature detecting means 21 for detecting the temperature of the humid gas blown out from the blow portion 32 is provided near the blow portion 32.

The hot water supply section 27 is provided below the heat exchange section 23 and has a plurality of water spray holes 3 opened in the water spray section 22.
The hot water that has been sprinkled from 3 and passed through the heat exchange unit 23 is stored, and a heater 26 is provided as a heating unit for heating the stored water.

A hot water outlet 34 is provided on the side wall of the hot water supply unit 27, and the hot water outlet 34 and the water sprinkling unit 22 are connected by a hot water supply channel 30. A pump 28 for supplying the hot water of the supply unit 27 to the sprinkling unit 22 is provided. The hot water outlet 34 may be provided on the bottom wall of the hot water supply unit 27.

The hot water supply section 27 is provided with an outside air inlet 35 for introducing air outside the humid atmosphere supply device 2, and as shown by an arrow, the air taken in from the outside air inlet 35 is The heat flows into the heat exchange section 23 along the surface of the hot water stored in the hot water supply section 27, and is sucked by the operation of the blower 20.

Further, the hot water supply section 27 is provided with a water temperature detecting means 29 for detecting the temperature of the stored water and an abnormal temperature rise preventing means 25. The temperature of the stored water is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature by the water temperature detecting means 29. Then, the abnormal temperature rise prevention means 25 is operated to cut off the power supply to the heater 26. Further, a water level detecting means 24 for detecting the water level of the stored water is provided, and a decrease in the water level by the water level detecting means 24 is notified by a buzzer (not shown) or blinking of a lamp. Therefore, the user may supply water or hot water from the outside air inlet 35 based on the notification.

The humid atmosphere supply device 2 receives signals from the water temperature detecting means 29, the water level detecting means 24, and the humid gas temperature detecting means 21, and receives a motor M, a pump 28, an abnormal temperature rise preventing means 25, and a heater. The control means 5 for controlling the control unit 26 is provided.

The control means 5 is provided with an abnormality detection sequence to stop the operations of the motor M, the pump 28, the heater 26 and the like when any abnormality or failure occurs in the humid atmosphere supply device 2. I have. For example, if the temperature detected by the water temperature detecting means 29 is higher than a preset temperature, the abnormal temperature rise preventing means 25 may cut off the power supply to the heater 26 in order to prevent the heater 26 from overheating, or If the detected temperature of the water temperature detecting means 29 does not rise even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the energization, it is determined that the energization of the heater 26 is defective or the heater 26 has failed, and the energization is interrupted.

If the temperature detected by the humid gas temperature detecting means 21 is higher than a preset temperature, the motor M
The operation of the pump 28 and the heater 26 is stopped to prevent the humid gas having an abnormally high temperature from being supplied into the sauna dome 1, or the water level detected by the water level detecting means 24 when the heater 26 is energized is set to a predetermined water level. If it is lower than
The energization of the heater 26 is cut off to prevent idling.

Further, when the actual rotation speed is smaller than a predetermined value than the command rotation speed to the motor M, the heat exchange unit 23 is determined to be in a closed state, and the operations of the motor M, the pump 28 and the heater 26 are stopped. If the rotation speed of the pump 28 does not reach the predetermined rotation speed, or if the water level detected by the water level detection means 24 does not change during the operation of the pump 28,
It is determined that a failure has occurred, and the operations of the motor M, the pump 28, and the heater 26 are stopped. Furthermore, if the water level detected by the water level detection means 24 decreases while the pump 28 is stopped, it is determined that water has leaked to the hot water supply unit 27, and a buzzer or indicator lamp (not shown) blinks to notify the user of the fact. And so on.

The control means 5 is connected to the remote controller 4 which is remotely operated by a bather or a person other than the bather, and transmits a signal to the motor M, the pump 28 and the like based on information obtained from the remote controller 4 to control the humid gas. The temperature information and the like obtained from the temperature detecting means 21 are transmitted to the remote controller 4.

In the above configuration, when the operation start information is transmitted to the control means 5 by operating the remote controller 4, the hot water heated to the high set temperature by the heater 26 in the hot water supply unit 27 is supplied to the pump 28. The water is supplied to the water sprinkling section 22 via the hot water supply path 30 by driving, and water is sprinkled to the heat exchange section 23 from a plurality of water sprinkling holes 33 opened in the water sprinkling section 22.

When the high-temperature hot water is sprayed on the heat exchange section 23, a part of the hot water is exchanged with heat to become steam and rise, and the rising steam is the air which has been heat-exchanged in the heat exchange section 23. At the same time, the air is sucked by the blower 20, and is blown out from the blow-out portion 32 through the connecting portion 3 into the sauna dome 1 as a humid gas of a medium and high temperature.

On the other hand, most of the high-temperature hot water sprinkled in the heat exchange section 23 is stored in a hot water supply section 27 below the heat exchange section 23, and the stored hot water is heated again by the heater 26 to a set temperature. The sprinkler 2 is driven by the pump 28.
2, and a series of operations of sprinkling water from the sprinkling unit 22 to the heat exchanging unit 23 is repeated.

The temperature of the humid gas blown from the blow-out section 32 can be varied by changing the amount of hot water circulated in the hot water supply passage 30 by the pump 28.
That is, when it is desired to increase the temperature of the humid gas to be blown out, the amount of circulation by the pump 28 is increased, and when it is desired to decrease the temperature, the amount of circulation by the pump 28 is reduced.

As shown in FIG. 3, the remote controller 4
An operation start switch 6 for starting the operation of the humid atmosphere supply device 2, a stop switch 7 for stopping the operation of the humid atmosphere supply device 2, and a humid gas temperature display for digitally displaying the temperature of the humid gas supplied into the sauna dome 1. Unit 40, blowout temperature control switch 41 for increasing or decreasing the set temperature of the humid gas supplied into sauna dome 1, blood pressure measurement switch 11 for measuring blood pressure before, during or after bathing, and measuring pulse A pulse measurement switch 12, a body temperature measurement switch 13 for measuring body temperature, an electroencephalogram measurement switch 14 for measuring brain waves, and these measurement switches 11, 12, 1
A measurement value transmission switch 4 for transmitting the measurement values measured by 3 and 14 to an external organization such as an external health care center or a hospital.
2 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a computer 16 is provided.
The display unit 15 automatically displays the measurement values measured by the measurement switches 11, 12, 13, and 14, and the measurement value management unit (database) that stores and manages the measured data and the input values by the external input unit 48. 43) To transmit the data managed by the measurement value management unit (database) 43 to an external institution such as an external health care center or a hospital at predetermined intervals (for example, weekly or monthly) at the request of the bather. Is provided.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the bather wears the blood pressure / pulse measuring means 8, the body temperature measuring means 9, and the electroencephalogram measuring means 10 in the sauna dome 1 and takes a bath. By operating 11, 12, 13, and 14, the user's own health condition can be grasped on the display unit 15. For example, if the blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature are higher than usual, the temperature control switch 41 is operated to operate the sauna dome. By setting the set temperature of the humid gas to be supplied to the inside low, or by operating the stop switch 7 to stop the operation of the humid atmosphere supply device 2, unexpected accidents can be prevented beforehand. But you can enjoy the bath with confidence.

As shown in FIG. 4, the values measured by operating the measurement switches 11, 12, 13, and 14 are
The measured value transmission switch 42 immediately transmits the data to an external institution such as an external health care center or a hospital to ask for a doctor's instruction, and transmits the data managed by the measured value management unit (database) 43 to an external health care center or hospital. By transmitting the information to an external organization through the transmission / reception unit 46, it is possible to frequently manage one's own health while staying at home.

Further, the external health condition of the bather's personal health (for example,
Blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, etc.)
It also includes a calculation unit 47 for comparing and calculating values measured by the pulse measurement unit 8, the body temperature measurement unit 9, and the electroencephalogram measurement unit 10, a humid atmosphere temperature calculation unit 44, and a bathing time setting unit 45. The optimal humid atmosphere temperature for the bather is calculated by the humid atmosphere temperature calculating section 44 based on the above. Then, in order to achieve the optimum humid atmosphere temperature, the control unit 5 outputs the temperature to the heater 26 or the pump 28 or the motor M, and controls the heating amount of the heater 26 or the rotation speed of the pump 28 or the rotation speed of the motor M.
Note that the heater 26, the pump 28, and the motor M may be controlled at the same time so that the optimum humid atmosphere temperature is obtained.

Similarly, an optimal bathing time for a bather is set by a bathing time setting unit 45 based on the comparison result by the arithmetic unit 47, and the operation time of the heater 26, the pump 28, and the motor M is controlled by the control unit 5. It can also be controlled.

Further, if the comparison result by the arithmetic unit 47 exceeds a value preset in the measured value management unit (database) 43, it is determined that the abnormality is abnormal. And so on.

As described above, it is possible to automatically take a bath under the bathing conditions according to the current bather's own health condition. If there is an abnormality in the bather's health condition during bathing, the bather is automatically turned on immediately. Since an external health care center or a hospital or other external organization is informed, unexpected accidents and the like can be prevented beforehand, and even a single person can take a bath with peace of mind.

The above description relates only to one embodiment of the present invention, and does not mean that the present invention is limited to only the above content. For example, although a bathing device for supplying a humid atmosphere to the sauna dome 1 has been described, the bathing device is not limited to this, and may be a bathing device that fills a bathtub with hot water like a general bathing bath.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a use state of an embodiment according to a bathing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a bathing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an operation unit according to the bathing system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing one embodiment of a bathing system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Bathing device B: Measuring device 1: Sauna dome (body container) 2: Humid atmosphere supply device 3: Connection unit 4: Remote control (operation unit) 5: Control means 6: Start switch 7: Stop switch 8: Blood pressure / Pulse measuring means 9 ... Body temperature measuring means 10 ... Brain wave measuring means 11 ... Blood pressure measuring switch 12 ... Pulse measuring switch 13 ... Body temperature measuring switch 14 ... Brain wave measuring switch 15 ... Display section 16 ... Computer 40 ... Temperature display section 41 ... Temperature control switch 42: Measurement value transmission switch 43: Measurement value management unit (database) 44: Humid atmosphere temperature calculation unit 45: Bathing time setting unit 46: Transmission / reception unit 47: Calculation unit 48: External input means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Ogami 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Inside Totoki Equipment Co., Ltd. (1-1) Toyo Kiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kunihide Shigematsu 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A bathing system having a bathing device for giving a warm bath effect to a body, the bathing system further comprising a measuring device for measuring the physical condition of the body. 2. The bathing system according to claim 1, wherein the measuring device measures at least one of a blood pressure, a pulse, a body temperature, and an electroencephalogram of the body. 3. The bathing system according to claim 2, wherein the measuring device includes a display unit for displaying the measured value. 4. The bathing system according to claim 1, wherein the measuring device measures a health state of the body before, during, and after the bathing. 5. The bathing system according to claim 4, wherein the measuring device includes a transmission / reception unit that transmits the measurement result of the health condition to the outside. 6. The bathing system according to claim 1, wherein the measurement device includes a measurement value management unit that stores and manages the measurement value of the health condition. 7. The bathing system according to claim 6, wherein the measurement value management unit manages values of blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature input by external input means. 8. The measurement device further includes a calculation unit that compares and calculates a value input by the external input unit managed by the measurement value management unit and the measurement value of the health condition. The bathing system according to claim 7, further comprising control means for controlling the operation of the bathing device according to the comparison result. 9. The bathing system according to claim 8, wherein if the result of the comparison by the arithmetic unit exceeds a preset value, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, and the abnormality is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit to the outside. . 10. The bathing apparatus includes a body container for housing a body, a humid atmosphere supply unit for supplying a humid atmosphere such as a humid gas or a fine liquid to the body container, the body container and the humid body. The bathing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising: a connecting portion that communicates with and connects the atmosphere supply portion. 11. The bathing system according to claim 1, further comprising an operation unit for remotely controlling the operation of the measuring device.