JP2001046455A - Hot water ejection type massage device for use in bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce wasting of hot water by controlling, by means of closing members, ejection from ejecting members which eject hot water within a bathtub to stimulate meridian points on a user's back or soles. SOLUTION: This hot water ejection type massaging device A for use in a bathtub includes: a hose 2 connected to a device body 1; a connecting member 3 for connection to a hot water outlet at the end of the hose 2; ejecting members 4 which eject hot water from the device body 1 to stimulate meridian points on a user's soles; closing members 5 for opening and closing ejection from the ejecting members 4; and attaching means such as a sucking board 8 attached to the device body 1. The device body 1 is fixed to the wall of the bathtub or the floor of a bathroom, and when the closing members 5 are pressed by the user's back or feet, hot water is ejected from the ejecting members 4. When the pressing on the closing members 5 is canceled, the ejection stops.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage device that stimulates acupoints on the soles or the back by using hot water jets in a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art To stimulate acupoints on the soles of the feet, such as between the arches and the toes of the soles of the feet, there are treads having a plurality of projections, sandals having a large number of projections, and a rolling massage machine. I do. Further, there has been proposed a hot water jet type massage device which is installed in a unit bath provided with a water pump and a heating means and jets hot water to the soles of the feet to stimulate acupoints.

[0003]

The conventional hot water jet type massage device is integrated with a unit bath, and cannot be directly connected to a shower or faucet of an existing bath. Further, since the opening and closing mechanism for controlling the ejection of water is not attached to the body of the massage device, there is a disadvantage that the hot water is wastefully used.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to use a shower or faucet provided in a bathtub to stimulate the soles or back of the foot by jetting hot water in the bathtub.
An object of the present invention is to provide a hot water jet type massage device in a bathtub that can reduce wasteful use of hot water by incorporating a mechanism for controlling hot water jet into a main body of the massage device.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following constitution. (1) a main body of the massage device, a jetting member installed on the main body and jetting out hot water to stimulate acupoints on the soles or the back, and a hot water supply path connecting the jetting member and a hot water supply source. An opening / closing valve provided in the hot water supply path, an opening / closing member installed in the main body for opening / closing the opening / closing valve, and mounting means such as a suction cup for detachably mounting the main body inside the bathtub; When a load is applied to the opening / closing member by the back, the hot water is ejected from the ejection member, and the ejection is stopped when the load is removed from the opening / closing member.

(2) In the configuration described in (1) above,
The opening / closing member for opening / closing the opening / closing valve is omitted, the opening / closing valve is incorporated in the ejection member, the hot water is ejected when a load is applied to the ejection member by foot or back, and the ejection is performed when the load is removed from the ejection member. Is stopped.

(3) In the configuration described in (2) above, the ejection member has a plurality of uneven portions formed on a surface to which a load is applied. (4) In the configuration described in the above (1) to (3), the hot water supply path is detachably connected to a hot water supply source in which hot water supplied from the water supply and heated by the heating means is supplied at the water pressure of the water supply. It is characterized by the following.

[0008]

The opening / closing member installed in the body of the massage device opens when a load is applied to the opening / closing member by the foot or the back in the bathtub, and the opening / closing valve is opened and hot water is ejected from the ejection member. Then, when the load is removed from the opening / closing member, the opening / closing valve closes and the ejection stops. For this reason, wasteful use of hot water is eliminated, water is saved, and manual operation is unnecessary and handling is easy. In the massage device of the present invention, the main body is fixed to the bathroom floor by attaching means such as a suction cup,
It can also be used to massage the acupoints on the soles of the feet.

[0009] [Claim 2] Since the on-off valve is incorporated in the ejection member, the structure of the massage device is simplified. Hot water is spouted when a load is applied to the spouting member by the foot or the back, and spouting is stopped when the load is removed from the spouting member. Is easy.

[0010] [Claim 3] Since the ejection member is formed with a plurality of irregularities on the surface (nozzle surface) to which a load is applied, a gap is generated between the sole of the foot or the back and the nozzle surface. Is efficiently performed, and the effect of pressing the sole or the back of the foot or the pressure of those acupoints can be sufficiently enhanced.

[Claim 4] A water pump and its driving mechanism are not required because it can be directly connected to a shower or faucet of an existing bath and can use the water pressure of tap water.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described specifically with reference to examples. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. Hot water jet type massage device A in bathtub
As shown in FIG. 1, a flat rectangular main body 1 made of a synthetic resin (ABS, AES, polypropylene, etc.)
A hose 2 made of vinyl resin, which is a part of a hot water supply passage connected to the main body 1, and an outlet of the hot water provided in the bathtub, for example, a cap for shower hose connection, a faucet, etc. Connecting member (connection joint) 3 connected to the main body 1, two ejection members 4, 4 for ejecting hot water through the hose 2 in the main body 1, and opening and closing provided between the ejection members 4, 4 and the hose 2. Opening and closing members 5 and 5 for performing the operation.

As shown in FIG. 2, the jetting member 4 comprises a cylindrical nozzle 41 made of synthetic resin (such as ABS resin), and has a shaft hole 42 for forming a water passage therein. Nozzle hole 43 and an enlarged flange portion 44.
A recess 101 is provided in the main body 1 and a female screw 102 is provided at an end thereof.
At the lower end, a hot water supply passage 12 communicating with an outlet 105 of the opening / closing member 5 described later is provided. The nozzle 41 is inserted and fitted via a rubber packing 45 made of EPR disposed on the bottom of the concave portion 101 of the main body 1 and a spacer 46, and has a flange portion 44 formed by a bag-like fastening member 47 having a male screw on a tip side surface. Has been concluded.

The opening / closing member 5 is, as shown in FIGS.
It consists of cylindrical valve rods 51, 51 made of synthetic resin such as substantially U-shaped ABS protruding from the main body 1, with an enlarged flange 52 on the upper side, a trunk 53, and an intermediate part smaller in diameter than the trunk. 5
4. A small diameter portion 55 smaller in diameter than the intermediate portion 54, a valve portion 56 having substantially the same diameter as the intermediate portion 54, and a small tip diameter portion 57 are formed.

On the other hand, the main body 1 is provided with a recess 103 into which the valve rod 51 is inserted, and an on-off valve 50 is formed. The on-off valve 50 has an annular valve seat 104 made of FPR rubber that opens and closes hot water through a hot water supply path 11 guided from the hose 2 at the lower end, and hot water communicating with an outlet 105 of hot water around the small diameter portion 55. The supply path 12, a cylindrical part 106 made of EPR rubber for maintaining the liquid tightness with the intermediate part 54, and a female screw 107 at an end part are provided.

A rubber O-ring 151 is attached to the valve portion 56 of the valve stem 51, and is held in a liquid-tight manner between the valve seat 104 and the rubber O-ring 152 at the intermediate portion 54. Is attached, and the space between the cylindrical portion 106 and the cylindrical portion 106 is similarly kept liquid-tight. Further, a spring 153 is interposed between the enlarged flange portion 52 and the body portion 53, and presses the enlarged flange portion 52 by tightening a bag-shaped fastening member 154 having a male screw on a tip side surface, and constantly biases the spring 153. This shuts off hot water in the hot water supply passage 11 between the O-ring 151 of the valve section 56 and the valve seat 104. At the same time, the space between the O-ring 152 of the intermediate portion 54 and the cylindrical portion 106 is also kept liquid-tight.

The left side of the valve stem 51 of the opening / closing member 5 in FIG. 1 has an enlarged flange portion 58 and a body portion 59 as shown in FIG.
And a small diameter tip portion 60 is formed. Meanwhile, body 1
Is provided with a recess 108 for accommodating the lower end of the valve stem 51, a housing 109 into which the distal end 60 is inserted, and a female screw 110 at the end. 1 is inserted into the recess 108, a spring 155 is interposed between the enlarged flange portion 58 and the body portion 59, and the bag-shaped fastening member 156 having a male thread on the tip side surface is tightened. Is pressed by. The valve stem 51 is fixed so as to be constantly pushed upward by the bias of the spring 155.

The valve rods 51 of the opening / closing members 5, 5 are urged upward by springs 153, 155.
The valve stem 51 on the right side of FIG. 1 is held between the O-ring 151 of the valve portion 56 and the valve seat 104 in a liquid-tight manner. By pressing the valve rods 51, 51 with feet, the valve portion 56 moves downward, a gap is created between the O-ring 151 and the valve seat 104, and hot water passes through the outlet 105 from the hot water supply passage 11 through the outlet 105. It flows to the hot water supply path 12 and is ejected from the nozzle 41 of the ejection member 4. Further, when the pressing of the valve rods 51 and 51 is removed, the O-ring 151 and the valve seat 104 in the original state are closed, and the ejection of the warm water from the ejection member 4 is stopped.

The massage device A of the present invention is attached and used as follows. As shown in the schematic diagram of the mounting state in FIG. 5, the massage device A includes two substantially U-shaped mounting portions 15 spaced apart in the longitudinal direction (horizontal direction) of the back surface 14 of the main body 1. Large diameter head 8 of suction cup 8 in 15
1 is detachably attached.

Next, the suction device 8 is attached to a position of an appropriate height inside the bathtub 9 of the main body 1 of the massage device A with the suction cups 8 interposed therebetween. Then, the connection member 3 of the main body 1 is connected to the connection portion (cap nut), for example, by removing the shower portion of the shower hose. It is preferable to adjust the hot water and the water pressure before connecting to the shower hose.

Then, the user sits down in the bathtub 9 in the direction of the main body 1 and bends or extends both feet so that the feet are placed on the valve rods 51, 51 of the opening / closing members 5, 5 of the main body 1. When a load is applied by placing it, warm water spouts from the spouting members 4 and 4 to obtain a massage effect of stimulating acupoints on the soles of the feet. Also, the stimulating position of the acupoint of the foot can be changed by sliding the position of the foot back and forth, and when stimulating the toe, the foot may be slid on the lower valve stem 51 in FIG. In order to stimulate the heel of the foot, the arch of the foot may be positioned on the valve stem 51 in the upper part of FIG. Further, when the load is removed by lifting or removing the feet from the valve rods 51, 51 of the opening / closing members 5, 5, the ejection of the warm water from the ejection members 4, 4 is stopped.

When the user sits down in the bathtub 9 in the opposite direction to the main body 1 and pushes the back of the main body 1 so as to apply a load to the valve rods 51 of the main body 1, Warm water is spouted from the spouting members 4 and 4, and a massage effect for stimulating the acupoint on the back is similarly obtained. Further, when the back is separated from the valve rods 51, 51 and the load is removed, the ejection member 4,
From 4 the hot water jetting stops.

The massage device A includes opening and closing members 5, 5
4 is not provided with a hot water opening / closing mechanism as shown in FIG. 4, but a valve stem having a hot water opening / closing mechanism shown in FIG. 3 may also be used on the left side. In this case, the ejection members 4, 4
The outflow of warm water to the valve may be interlocked with one of the valve stems 51, 51.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a hot water jet type massage device B in a bathtub according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
This massage device B is installed in a bathtub at the end of the hose 2 made of a synthetic resin such as an ABS resin, a vinyl resin hose 2 connected to the body 21, as in the first embodiment. Connecting member 3 connected to a shower hose or a faucet which is an outlet of hot water,
And two squirt members 6, 6 for squirting warm water through and stimulating a foot or a back.

As shown in FIG. 7, the ejection member 6 comprises a cylindrical nozzle 61 made of synthetic resin such as ABS, a shaft hole 62 communicating with the inside, a plurality of injection ports 63 at the head, and an enlarged flange. A body portion 65 is formed at the portion 64 and the tip side, and the body portion 6 is formed.
An O-ring 68 made of rubber is disposed on the side of the tip end of the No. 5. A groove 67 is provided on the surface of the head of the nozzle 61 forming the injection port 63 in order to form an uneven portion 66. The uneven portion 66 may be provided with a number of protrusions not shown in the figure instead of the grooves. In this case, the projection can stimulate acupoints on the feet and the back in the same manner as those conventionally used.

The on-off valve 7 is provided at the tip of the nozzle 61 with a space between the nozzle 61 and the tip of the body 65 of the nozzle 61. The on-off valve 7 has an enlarged portion 71 in the center and a rubber O-ring 72 on the side surface thereof, and cross-shaped projecting portions 73 and 74 are provided on the upper and lower portions.

The ejection member 6 and the opening / closing valve 7 are provided with a recess 111 in the main body 21 and an internal thread 112 and a nozzle 61 at the end thereof.
A cylindrical rubber seal member 113 is provided to maintain liquid tightness between the O-ring 68 and the O-ring 68 disposed on the body 65 of the body.
The nozzle 61 is urged upward by tightening the flange portion 64 of the spring 69 with the bag-shaped fastening member 70 having a male screw on the tip side surface. On the other hand, a rubber valve seat 114 is provided between the O-ring 72 and the rubber O-ring 72 disposed on the enlarged portion 71 of the on-off valve 7, and is formed so as to maintain liquid tightness between the O-ring 72 and the valve seat 114. Have been.

At the tip of the projection 74 at the lower part of the on-off valve 7,
A hot water supply path 13 is provided from the connection member 3 through the hose 2. Then, the pressure of the hot water is changed to the protrusion 7 of the on-off valve 7.
Since the opening / closing valve 7 is pushed upward from the position 4, the opening and closing valve 7 is pushed upward, so that the space between the O-ring 72 and the valve seat 114 is sealed to form a closed circuit.

Here, when the main body 21 is mounted in a bathtub in the same manner as in FIG. 5, when a load is applied to the nozzle 61 of the jetting member 6 by a foot or a back, the nozzle 61 moves downward, and the body 65 of the nozzle 61 moves. The O-ring 72 moves downward, and the hot water flows from the gap between the valve seat 114 and the nozzle 6.
It flows into one shaft hole 62 and spouts from the spout 63 to stimulate acupoints on the feet or the back. When the foot or the back is separated from the nozzle 61, the ejection of the warm water stops.

In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the nozzle 61 of the jetting member 6 and the on-off valve 7 are formed separately, but they are formed integrally and the elastic force of the spring 69 is increased. The jetting member 6 may be used together with a hot water opening / closing function.

The ejection members 4 and 6 are provided with flange portions 44 and 64, and the nozzles 41 and 61 are fastened using the bag-like fastening members 47 and 70, but instead of the bag-like fastening members. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the projections of the internal projections are released by one-touch operation by utilizing the swelling of the internal projections when fitted, and the urging of the projections is released when the projections are removed.

Connection member (joint) at end of hose 2
3 can also be attached via a commercially available one-touch connection member to a connection nut of a shower hose or a hot water faucet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hot water jet type massage device in a bathtub according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an attached state of a hot water jet type massage device in a bathtub.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hot water jet type massage device in a bathtub according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B Hot water jetting massage device in bathtub 1, 21 Main body 2 Hose 3 Connecting member 4, 6 Jetting member 5 Opening / closing member 7, 50 Opening / closing valve 8 Sucker (attaching means) 9 Bathtub 11, 12, 13 Hot water supply path 41 , 61 Nozzle 51 Valve stem 66 Uneven part

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hikaru Kubota 2-26, Fukuzumi-cho, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya Rinnai F-term (reference) 4C074 MM01 NN04 QQ15 QQ21 QQ38 RR04 4C100 AC03 AC06 BA07 BB10 BC14 CA17 DA05 DA06 DA11 4C101 BA01 BB02 BB05 BB06 BC18 BD09 BD17 BE10

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main body of a massage device, a jetting member installed on the main body and jetting out hot water to stimulate a sole or a back acupoint, and a hot water supply connecting the jetting member and a hot water supply source. A path, an open / close valve provided in the hot water supply path, and an open / close member installed in the main body for opening and closing the open / close valve,
Mounting means for detachably attaching the main body to the inside of the bathtub, wherein when a load is applied to the opening / closing member by a foot or a back, the hot water is jetted from the jetting member, and the load is jetted when the load is removed from the opening / closing member. A hot water jet type massage device in a bathtub characterized by stopping the operation. 2. The hot water jet type massage device in a bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the on-off valve is incorporated in the jetting member, and the hot water is jetted when a load is applied to the jetting member by a foot or a back. A hot water jet type massage device in a bathtub, wherein jetting is stopped when a load is removed from the jetting member. 3. The hot water jet type massage device in a bathtub according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of uneven portions are formed on a surface of the jet member to which a load is applied. 4. The hot water jet type massage apparatus in a bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the hot water supply path is supplied with hot water supplied from a water supply and heated by a heating means at a water pressure of the water supply. A hot water jet type massage device in a bath tub, which is detachably connected to a hot water supply source.