JP2001149252A - Foaming shower device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems of a conventional showerhead which uneconomically consumes a large amount of water because a large amount of hot water is required since the amount of the water has to be increased always in order to improve water pressure and which splashes water a lot when the amount of water is increased. SOLUTION: This foaming shower has a showerhead which releases water or hot water in the state of sprinkling when it is supplied, and the shower is provided with a means for feeding compressed air into the showerhead.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foaming shower apparatus in which hot water and compressed air are mixed from a shower head for washing hair to discharge high-pressure water with a small amount of hot water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional shower heads used in bathrooms such as hairdressing salons and homes have a wide discharge port, and a metal plate having a large number of holes is attached to the discharge port. The hot water is drained from the water to spread the hot water and sprinkle water to wash the hair and the body.

[0003]

In order to increase the washing efficiency, the amount of water and the water pressure are mainly affected. However, in order to increase the water pressure in the conventional shower head, the amount of water is increased. Because of this, a large amount of warm water is required, and the uneconomic problem of consuming a large amount of water occurs.
In addition, there is a problem that as the amount of water increases, the water scatters around.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to improve the cleaning power by performing cleaning with a large water pressure without using a large amount of water as in the prior art. And a foam shower device capable of saving water.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The foam shower apparatus of the present invention achieves the above-mentioned object, and the means is a shower head for discharging water in a sprinkling state when water or hot water is supplied, A means for supplying compressed air to the inside of the shower head is provided.

Further, the means for supplying compressed air into the shower head is a foam such as a metal net or open-cell synthetic resin.

Further, an air hose for supplying compressed air to the foam is desirably inserted concentrically into a water hose for supplying water or hot water, and the compressed air is supplied to the foam. An air hose may be externally connected to a connection port of the foam protruding outside the shower head.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a foam shower device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
1 is a water pressure gauge connected to a water pipe or a water heater, 2 is an AA pump for generating compressed air, 3 is an air hose connected to an output pipe 21 of the air pump 2 via a pressure regulating valve 22, and 4 is A water hose 5 connected to the water pressure gauge 1, a connector 5 for inserting the air hose 3 into the water hose 4, a shower hose 6 with the air hose 3 inserted into the water hose 4, 7 Is a shower head connected to the tip of the water hose 4, the tip of the air hose 3 faces the inside of the shower head 7, and the foam 8 made of metal such as stainless steel is attached to the tip of the air hose 3. Have been.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment. In the above-described first embodiment, an air hose 3 is connected to a water hose 4.
In this embodiment, the foam 8 is inserted.
Is the same as that in which the air hose 3 is inserted into the shower head 7 except that the connection port of the foam 8 with the air hose 3 is protruded to the upper surface side of the shower head 7 and the air hose 3 is connected to this connection port. is there. That is, the air hose 3 is not inserted into the water hose 4 but is connected to the foam 8 from the outside.

In the foaming shower of the present invention configured as described above, when an appropriate amount of hot water or water is supplied into the water hose 4 via the water pressure gauge 1 and the connector 5, the same as in the conventional shower. Hot water is discharged from the shower head 7 by tap water or water pressure from a water heater.

In this state, when it is desired to increase the water pressure to improve the cleaning power, the air pump 2 is driven, and the air pressurized by the air pump 2 is supplied from the foaming net 8 through the air hose 3 to the compressed air. Is supplied into the shower head 7. Thus, the water or hot water supplied into the shower head 7 and the compressed air are mixed, and the pressurized water or hot water is discharged.

That is, even if the amount of hot water is small or the water pressure is low, high-pressure water or hot water can be discharged.
The detergency can be enhanced by strong water or hot water, and since the amount of water or hot water is small, the generation of dirt due to the scattering of water can be prevented. Moreover, the sense of the shower water hitting the body can be changed only by changing the amount of the compressed air by the pressure adjusting valve 22 without changing the amount of water, and therefore, it can be applied to uses other than washing such as massage.

In the above-described embodiment, the foam 8 is made of a metal net. However, the foam 8 is not limited to the metal net, and the foam 8 is made of a pressurized open-cell synthetic resin or the like. Any device that generates air from all directions by supplying air may be used.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the compressed air is supplied into the shower head and the pressure is applied to the water or hot water supplied into the shower head. Since the water or hot water of pressure can be discharged,
Detergency can be improved with a small amount of water, water can be saved and water can be prevented from scattering, and by adjusting the pressure of pressurized air, the amount of water can be drained at least the desired pressure water or hot water it can.

Further, as a means for supplying compressed air into the showerhead, a foam made of a synthetic resin such as a metal net or open cells is mounted in the showerhead. It can drain hot water and hot water.

The air hose for supplying compressed air to the foam is concentrically inserted into the water hose for supplying water to the shower head, so that the appearance of the hose is not discomfort. It has an effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a foam shower device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a shower head part according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a shower head according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 water pressure gauge 2 air pump 22 pressure regulating valve 3 air hose 4 water hose 5 connector 6 shower hose 7 shower head 8 foam

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A foaming shower, comprising: a shower head for discharging water in a sprinkling state when water or hot water is supplied, wherein a means for supplying compressed air is provided in the shower head. 2. The foam shower apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for supplying compressed air into the shower head is a foam such as a metal net or open-cell synthetic resin. 3. The foam shower device according to claim 2, wherein an air hose for supplying compressed air to the foam is concentrically inserted into a water hose for supplying water or hot water. 4. The foam shower according to claim 2, wherein an air hose for supplying compressed air to the foam is externally connected to a connection port of the foam protruding outside the shower head. apparatus.