JP2001245809A - Shower apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a chilly air from being taken in from the jet flow from the shower in the shower apparatus and giving a chilly impact and an uncomfortable feeling on a bather's skin. SOLUTION: Hot water shower curtains I, II, IV with a flat and compact structure cover a shower bather's body under his neck forming a chilly air blocking space III, from the inside of which various kinds of hot shower are splashed. Therefore, an efficient hot bathing without catching chilly air and a comfortable and healthful hot shower bathing are realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower device for performing a shower warm bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of shower device is disclosed in
There was one as described in JP-A-28-656. As shown in FIG. 15, this shower device is provided with a certain spread (for example, the spray angle is set to a certain value) for a bather who sits and takes a shower warm bath in a shower device 70 installed in a bathroom inside or outside the house or a dedicated shower room. About 30 °
A plurality of spray nozzles 72 sprayed with the spray nozzles 72 facing the front and back of the bather are installed on the nozzle arm 73 or a part 71 of the shower device 70 at regular intervals. Was composed. The hot water spray shower sprayed from the plurality of spray nozzles 72 covers the lower and front and left and right sides of the lower body of the bather to take a shower bath.

[0003]

However, in the winter season and the middle season, the bathroom is generally arranged on the north side, and particularly, the bathroom is high in humidity and the room temperature is completely cold. In addition, even if bathing is performed sequentially, if the bathing interval is interrupted, the interior of the bathroom is easily cooled down immediately. Moreover, since the bather enters the bathroom naked, the perceived temperature is lower and more sensitive.

In such a situation, the conventional shower device 70 is configured to take a hot water shower with a plurality of spray nozzles 72 from the front-back direction of the lower body to the bather. For a while, that is, until the body warms, the spray air flow generated by the spray nozzles arranged at regular intervals entrains the cool air in the bathroom, and the cool air flows up, down, front, back, left and right on the body surface of the bather. It gives a discomfort to the healthy people, and the discomfort sensitivity is large for the elderly, the sickly ill, and those who need care, etc. There was a problem of giving.

[0005] Further, since the spray nozzle 72 is arranged at a higher position than the neck and has a certain spread, fine particles of the sprayed hot water are generated by spraying.
There was a problem that, although splashing on a part of the face and hair and hitting water droplets, and taking a hot shower, the person felt very uncomfortable.

[0006] In addition, while the place where the human body takes the warm bathing action and effects most is the shoulder, hips, buttocks and feet, particularly the buttocks and feet are very hard to hit, and the effects are weak at the beginning of bathing. There was a problem that. Further, when the main body of the shower device includes the nozzle arm 73, the width and the depth are large, and if the main body of the shower device is installed in a small bathroom, the washing place becomes narrow, giving a sense of discomfort to the entire bathroom.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, all the spray nozzles such as fan-shaped spray nozzles A, B, and C are arranged below a neck portion. The hot shower curtain is formed so as to cover the lower part of the lower part of the neck of the shower bather, and furthermore, the shower device body is made compact by a flat structure or a combination of a telescopic arm and components of a two-nozzle body. It is composed.

According to the above invention, the fan-shaped spray nozzles A and B
・ Water shower curtain from C like a fan like a fan,
By forming the cold air blocking area, the area of the front part and both side parts of the lower part of the lower body of the shower bather is cut off and covered by the cold air in the bathroom once cooled by the hot water shower curtain. A plurality of hot bath spray nozzles, stimulating spray nozzles, direct spray nozzles, mist nozzles and the like provided inside the hot water shower curtain spray a hot water shower tailored to each need. Therefore, there is no need to pre-heat the bathroom as compared with the related art, and the bather can easily and comfortably take a shower without direct contact of the cold air with the naked skin.

Further, since all the spray nozzles are arranged below the neck of the bather and the spray to the neck is regulated by the fan-shaped spray nozzle, the face and the hair are free from wetness caused by splashing of shower water drops and the like on the face and hair. Enjoy a hot shower.
Further, since the main body has a flat or compact configuration, there is almost no uncomfortable feeling due to the shower device installed in the narrow bathroom.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, hot water is sprayed on a part of a main body of a shower apparatus in a substantially horizontal plane direction from a rear portion of a posture axis of a standing person or a seated bather toward a front portion. And a plurality of fan-shaped spray nozzles B provided rotatably so that the hot water injected toward the front of the lower body part below the neck portion is arranged side by side, or both converge inward. The fan spray nozzle A and the fan spray nozzle B respectively spray hot water to form a cold air blocking space area by a hot water shower curtain, and spray hot water to the neck of a bather or less in the cold air blocking space area. is there.

The hot water shower curtain sprayed by the fan-shaped spray nozzle A and the fan-shaped spray nozzle B wraps particularly around the neck of the bather and the upper, lower, left and right regions of the lower body, and forms a local cold air blocking space region. That is, the warm water shower curtain is formed in a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the bather's overhead plane direction. Therefore, since the action of entraining cool air in the bathroom due to the spray airflow generated by the conventional spray nozzle is suppressed by the hot water shower curtain, the "cool yat feeling" to the bather is extremely reduced. In addition, warm water spouted from the inside of the hot water shower curtain promotes a more effective shower hot bath, so there is no need to preheat the bathroom in advance, and it is easy and comfortable to take a shower, Since the arrangement and spray distribution of all spray nozzles are regulated below the neck, shower spray particles are not scattered and hit on the face or hair, so that shower bathing can be enjoyed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, hot water is sprayed in a substantially horizontal plane direction from a rear portion of a posture axis of a standing person or a seated bather toward a front portion of a flat body of a shower device. And a plurality of fan-shaped spray nozzles B provided rotatably so that hot water injected toward the front of the lower body portion below the neck portion is arranged side by side, or both converge inward. The fan-shaped spray nozzle A and the fan-shaped spray nozzle B respectively inject hot water to form a cold air blocking space region by a hot water shower curtain,
The shower device comprises a hot bath spray nozzle or a stimulating spray nozzle so that hot water is sprayed in the cold air blocking space area to stimulate the bather's both shoulders, waist, buttocks and the like.

The hot water shower curtain sprayed by the fan spray nozzle A and the fan spray nozzle B particularly wraps around the neck of the bather and the upper, lower, left and right regions of the lower body, and forms a local cold air blocking space region. That is, the warm water shower curtain is formed in a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the bather's overhead plane direction. Therefore, since the action of entraining cool air in the bathroom due to the spray airflow generated by the conventional spray nozzle is suppressed by the hot water shower curtain, the "cool yat feeling" to the bather is extremely reduced. In addition, a warm bath spray nozzle sprayed from the inside of the hot water shower curtain and a stimulating spray nozzle promote a more effective shower warm bath, so there is no need to pre-heat the bathroom in advance, easily and It is possible to take a comfortable shower bath, and since the arrangement and distribution of all spray nozzles are regulated below the neck, shower spray particles do not scatter and hit the face or hair. Since it can be enjoyed and the main body has a flat and compact structure, there is almost no uncomfortable feeling due to the installation of the shower device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect of the present invention, a fan-shaped spray nozzle B is provided at a part of a distal end of a telescopic arm B which extends and retracts left and right from above the main body. A shower device in which a warm bath spray nozzle or a stimulating spray nozzle is provided at least inside spray nozzle B, and the width of the main body is made smaller than the substantially average shoulder width of the bather.

Further, in addition to the invention described in claim 2, the configuration of the shower device can be made small and compact, and the shower device installed in a narrow bathroom does not give any uncomfortable feeling.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second or third aspect, a fan-shaped spray nozzle C is provided for spraying forward at the tip of a telescopic arm A provided at the bottom of the main body. And a warm bath spray nozzle A or a stimulating spray nozzle provided above the fan-shaped spray nozzle C.

Further, in addition to the invention described in claim 2 or 3, the floor of the washing room in the bathroom is easy to cool down, and especially when there is no snowboard or the like, there is cold radiation from the floor surface of the washing room. The hot water shower curtain or the hot bath shower sprayed by the spray nozzle absorbs or absorbs cold radiation, so that the bather is not given cold, and the warm bath shower effect can be doubled because the warm bath can be performed particularly from the back of the feet.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the second to fourth aspects, a telescopic arm A is provided.
The chair in which a bather sits is formed into a substantially concave shape, and a fan-shaped spray nozzle C provided at the tip of the telescopic arm A so as to penetrate from the back of the opening of the chair, a hot bath spray nozzle, or a stimulating spray. This is a shower device in which the back of both feet of a bather is warmed by a nozzle.

In addition to the invention described in any one of the second to fourth aspects, in particular, the seated bather does not feel cold because the bather warms both backs of the feet, and the bather does not feel cold. Can improve blood circulation and promote warming by a shower bath.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect of the present invention, a telescopic arm B is provided.
Is a shower device in which a direct spray nozzle that is directly sprayed on both foot surfaces is installed at the tip of the device.

In addition to the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 5, in addition to warm bathing from the back of both feet of the seated bather, the bather may be placed on the surface of both feet, that is, over the instep of the foot. By stimulating the direct spray of warm water from the upper part, it is possible to more effectively promote the warm bathing of the feet. Since the artery passes through the instep portion of the foot, the warm bath effect was particularly effective even in the sensory evaluation conducted experimentally.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to sixth aspects, a mist-like hot water is sprayed into a cold air blocking space region by a hot water shower curtain. This is a shower device including a main body and a mist nozzle provided on a part of the telescopic arm A or B.

Further, in addition to the invention described in any one of the first to sixth aspects, a cold air blocking area by a hot water shower curtain is formed in a more localized portion mainly by a bather, and a plurality of cold air blocking areas are provided inside the area. Since the simple mist sauna room is constituted by the warm water mist spouted from the mist nozzle, a more effective and efficient mist sauna can be enjoyed.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the third to seventh aspects, a fan-shaped spray nozzle A, a fan-shaped spray nozzle B provided on the main body, the telescopic arm A or B, and Inside the fan-shaped spray nozzle C, a two-nozzle body composed of a warm-bath spray nozzle, a stimulating spray nozzle, a direct spray nozzle, or a mist nozzle, each of which is a former and a latter, respectively, is formed as a pair, and the main body and the expandable and contractible This is a shower device which is detachably mounted on the arm A or the telescopic arm B.

Further, in addition to the invention described in any one of claims 3 to 7, each of the different spray nozzles is formed into a two-nozzle body one by one, so that each of the spray nozzles can be used in accordance with the application and development of the shower device. The functions can be more easily rearranged, and the shower device can be configured to be smaller and more compact, so that there are more practical effects in terms of development of use, reduction in price, and maintenance.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the invention of any one of the first to eighth aspects, a hot water nozzle having a fan-shaped spray nozzle A, a fan-shaped spray nozzle B or a fan-shaped spray nozzle C, etc., respectively, is installed in parallel. This is a shower device in which a switching valve B switches between a circuit A and a hot water circuit in which a hot bath spray nozzle, a stimulating spray nozzle, a direct spray nozzle, a mist nozzle, and the like are respectively piped in parallel.

[0027] In addition to the invention described in any one of the first to eighth aspects, by switching between the hot water circuit A and the hot water circuit B, for example, it is possible to enjoy a relaxed mood with only a shower curtain, Since the user can enjoy the sauna, the mood of the sauna, diet, reduction of body fat, and the like, and can also enjoy only the warm bath stimulus bathing according to his / her physical condition, it is possible to sufficiently answer the user's various needs.

Further, since the shower conditions can be switched according to preference, there is an effect on energy saving and environmental improvement by saving water.

[0029]

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

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an external side view showing a spray state of a shower apparatus in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external plan view showing a spray state of the shower apparatus, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a hot water piping diagram showing a hot water circuit of the shower device, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a fan-shaped spray nozzle A or B of the shower device, and FIG. FIG. 6 and FIG. 6 are cross-sectional views of a main part showing a spray state of a stimulating spray nozzle of the shower apparatus.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a shower device having a flat structure. Above the main body, a bathing person 3 sitting on a chair 2 or a back of a neck in a standing state (not shown) has a posture axis substantially forward. One or more fan-shaped spray nozzles A5 provided so as to spray and form a shower curtain I extending in a horizontal direction in a fan shape over about 100 °, and a posture axial direction of the bather 3 toward the front of the lower body part below the neck. The hot water shower curtain I and the bather 3 are provided on the neck axis plane of the bather 3 by the fan-shaped spray nozzle B6 rotatably provided so that the left and right parallel or both jets converge inside. A substantially conical column-shaped cold air blocking space III formed by a shower curtain II is formed in the front part and both side parts of the body surface below the neck part, and locally blocks the lower body of the bather 3 from the cool air in the bathroom 12. Overturn It is formed so as.

The fan-shaped spray nozzle A5 and the fan-shaped spray nozzle B6 are squirted from at least the inside of the nozzles so as to reach the inside of the cool air blocking space region III. One or a plurality of warm bath spray nozzles 9 or stimulating spray nozzles 10 provided so as to stimulate or stimulate the following are arranged on a part of the front surface of the main body 1 to constitute a shower device.
In particular, the arrangement of the fan-shaped spray nozzle A5 and the fan-shaped spray nozzle B6 is arranged below the neck of the bather 3;
It is important that the ejection direction is regulated so as to be substantially horizontal with respect to the neck axis. Therefore, it is important to adjust the height of the main body 1 and the direction of the nozzles A5 and B6. However, these adjustment mechanisms are conventionally known techniques, that is, the main body 1 is a lifting mechanism using a pinion and a rack screw and the like, and the fan-shaped spray nozzle A
As for Nos. 5 and B6, it is a well-known technique that a rotation direction mechanism of a nozzle described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-28656 and other mechanisms may be used, and therefore, no particular description is given in this embodiment.

Next, the own weight of the main body 1 of the shower device is supported and arranged on a washing floor 13 of a bathroom 12 (or a shower room) by a support leg 11 at the bottom thereof. Further, the rear surface of the main body 1 is provided with a double-sided adhesive 15 or a screw (not shown) for moisture resistance and heat resistance on the bathroom wall 14 to prevent it from falling down.
Etc. are fixed. In addition, the pillar leg 11 is generally provided with a temperature control knob 18, a shutoff flow rate knob 19 of a hot and cold water mixing tap 17 with a switching valve 16 attached to a lower surface of the bathroom wall 14,
In addition, it has a rod-like or plate-like structure so as to straddle the switching knob 20 and the like, and is retrofitted. Note that the support leg 11 may be a long one corresponding to the standing posture in some cases.

In general, the switching valve 16 has two branch ports, and the one-way port is connected to the fan-shaped spray nozzle A5 and the fan-shaped spray nozzle on the side of a water discharge port (not shown) for discharging water to the washing place. A hot and cold water pipe 21 connected to the nozzle B6, the hot bath spray nozzle 9 and the stimulation spray nozzle 10 is provided. In addition, the mouth in the other direction is connected to a hose connected to the hand shower 22. A telescopic arm A23 protrudes from a lower portion inside the main body 1 of the shower device. A fan-shaped spray nozzle C24 is provided at a tip of the telescopic arm A23, and a warm bath spray nozzle 9 or a stimulating spray nozzle 10 is provided at an upper portion thereof. Are attached to the back surface of both feet of the bather 3 sitting on the chair 2.

The spray state of the hot water from the fan spray nozzle C24, the warm bath spray nozzle 9, and the stimulating spray nozzle 10 is the same as that of the shower curtains IV and IV in the spray state similar to the shower curtains I and II on the washing floor 13. Spray or irritant spray state is formed and the cold air blocking space area for bather 3 II
Promotes the formation of I or the warm bath effect or stimulating warm bath effect on both soles. Reference numeral 26 denotes a connecting portion that connects the telescopic arm A23 and the hot and cold water pipe 21.

The basic principle and spray distribution of the fan spray nozzle A5, fan spray nozzle B6, warm bath spray nozzle 9, and stimulating spray nozzle 10 will be briefly described. First, in FIG. 4, the fan spray nozzle A5, The fan spray nozzle B6 and the fan spray nozzle C24 are connected to the inlet 27.
The hot and cold water coming in from one end passes through an inclined orifice 28, and then a fan-shaped film-shaped shower curtain is formed at an outlet hole 29 having a flared cross section.
It is sprayed in the form of I, II or IV, the spray angle is spread over about 100 ° or more, and the spray distribution is a wide wing spray V.

In FIG. 5, the hot bath spray nozzle 9 is
A nozzle equivalent to the nozzle described in JP-A-10-28656 is used. In particular, the nozzle interlocks with the ejection hole 31 at the tip of the nozzle in order to spray the spray particle diameter uniformly and at a wide angle. Swivel tip 3 arranged on swivel chamber 32
By changing the number of swirling holes 34 provided on the outer periphery of 3 to three instead of two in the past, a part of the hot water that has entered through the inflow hole 35 is provided in the center of the turning tip 33. The hole 36 and the other remaining amount flow into the swirl hole 34, the high swirl energy is enhanced, and the above characteristics are secured. The spray distribution characteristic is such that the spray angle is about 30 ° to 50 °. It becomes filled cone VI.

In FIG. 6, the stimulating spray nozzle 10
Uses an equivalent nozzle described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-34849. In particular, a spray hole 38 is provided at the tip of the stimulating spray nozzle 10, and an inner wall 39 is formed on the spray hole 38. A mist generating core 41 is mounted at a constant interval 40, and a straight hole 42 corresponding to the spray hole 38 is provided in the center of the core 41, and a plurality of An inflow chamber 44 is provided above the core 41, an upper portion of the inflow chamber 44 has an inclined portion 45, and an inflow swivel port 46 is provided at the upper portion thereof. I have. And the hot and cold water enters the swirl 4
6, the core 4 passes through the inclined portion 45 and the inflow chamber 44.
1 and a part thereof flows through the straight hole 42, and the rest of the whole becomes mist-like when hot and cold water vigorously applied to the inner wall 39 in the outer knurled groove 43 collides with the inner wall 39.
Re-collision with hot and cold water from the straight hole 42 causes complete atomization, and the swirling flow is divided by multiplying the number of the knurled grooves 43 by the knurling groove 43 so that spray particles continuously form a dense / dense state while a pulsating swirling flow. VII is sprayed from the spray holes 38 into an atomized state, that is, a mist form, and the spray distribution characteristic is slightly hollow cone form VIII.

The hot and cold water was supplied from a hot water supply device (not shown) and a city water pipe, and the hot water and water supplied from the hot water mixing tap 17 were controlled by the temperature control knob 1.
8, a connecting portion 26 connected to a spout plug (not shown) for discharging water to the washing floor 13 side through a dead water knob 19 and a switching knob 20 of the switching valve 16, and a hot water pipe 2
1 and are sprayed from the fan-shaped spray nozzles A5, B6, C24, the warm bath spray nozzle 9, the stimulating spray nozzle 10, and the like.

Next, the operation and operation will be described. First, the temperature control knob 18 of the hot and cold water mixing tap 17 is set to the shower hot bath temperature (for example, about 40 ° C.), and then the switching knob 20 of the switching valve 16 is set to the water outlet side. When the dead water flow control knob 19 is opened, the hot water heater (not shown) is activated, and hot water and water are mixed from the city water pipe, and the hot and cold water at the set temperature (about 40 ° C.) is supplied to the main body of the shower device. 1, a connection portion 26 disposed on
To the bather 3 seated on the chair 2 as the hot water shower fine particles from the fan spray nozzle A5, the fan spray nozzle B6, the fan spray nozzle C24, the warm bath spray nozzle 9, the stimulating spray nozzle 10 and the like via the hot water pipe 21. In particular, in this embodiment, as soon as the shower starts to come out from the main body 1, the bather 3 can sit on the chair 2 and take a shower warm bath.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fan spray nozzle A5, the fan spray nozzle B6, and the fan spray nozzle C24 cover almost the entire area from the neck to the lower body and the feet of the bather 3. , Hot water shower curtain
I, shower curtain II, and shower curtain IV are formed to form a cold air blocking space region III having a triangular pyramid shape. Therefore, the bather 3 is in a state where a local greenhouse space is formed in a part of the bathroom 12 in which the cold air has drifted, and the bather 3 is inside the bathroom.

More specifically, the fan-shaped shower curtains I, II, and IV, which enclose the bather 3, come into contact with the cool air in the bathroom 12, absorb the cool air, and absorb the cool air.
Runs down, while shower curtains I, II, IV
Since the warm hot water shower by the warm bath spray nozzle 9 and the stimulating spray nozzle 10 arranged inside is sprayed uniformly on both shoulders, waist, buttocks and feet of the bather 3,
You can enjoy a comfortable shower bath. In particular, unlike bathing in which the bather 3 enters the bathtub (bathtub) (bathtub bathing is soaked in the whole body, so heat absorption is absorbed uniformly throughout the body). For this reason, the body should not be cooled by the cold air in the bathroom 12 as much as possible. In addition, the hot water shower can easily cool the body surface (both shoulders, waist, buttocks and feet, that is, the arterial network of the body is It is important that the shower hot bath and the shower stimulating hot bath are particularly concentrated on a portion close to the surface portion or a portion where a large amount of heat is dissipated, or a portion where fatigue is gathered.

In order to meet at least this condition, the hot bath spray nozzles 9 are provided at both shoulders to allow a relatively large amount of hot water to flow, and the stimulating spray nozzles 10 are provided at the waist and the buttocks for swirling and intermittent dense and dense spraying. Irritant spray shower, and the warm bath spray nozzle 9 is placed at the foot of the foot, so that the amount of warm water is slightly increased so that the shower can be warm bathed. It is shorter than before.

Further, the nozzles such as the fan-shaped spray nozzle A5 and the fan-shaped spray nozzle B6 are formed into a fan-shaped spray, and the spray position is set to be equal to or less than the neck of the bather 3. The shower water bath generated by the above arrangement scatters and hits the face and hair, causing the discomfort of the shower warm bath. However, these problems are completely solved and a comfortable shower warm bath can be performed. Furthermore, since the main body 1 has a flat configuration in which only the hot water pipe 21 and various nozzles are arranged, even if the main body 1 is installed on the washing floor 13 in a narrow bathroom 12 in Japan, the user will never feel uncomfortable. The more you give, the smaller it gets.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 7 is an external side view showing a spray state of a shower device in Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is an external plan view showing a spray state of the shower device.
The components having the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment have the same structure, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Reference numeral 49 denotes a main body which is different from the flat main body 1 of Embodiment 1 in that the width of the main body 1 is small and the depth dimension b is slightly larger, but the main body is compact. At the center of the telescopic arm 49, there is a telescopic arm B51 which can be telescopically moved into and out of the telescopic tube 50 by an automatic or manual mechanism operated by the water pressure or power of the hot and cold water, and a stopper 52 (details). Although not shown, the outline is a nozzle body 53 provided via a detachable tool 53 (for example, a configuration of a pipe click joint or the like) with a mechanism capable of fixing expansion and contraction with a spring-type pin or the like (that is, FIG. 2). A fan spray nozzle B6 provided at the left and right ends of the uppermost stage of the main body 1 shown, and a warm bath spray nozzle 9 and the like are arranged inside the fan spray nozzle B6).

In particular, when the telescopic arm B51 housed in the telescopic tube 50 is pushed out by receiving water pressure, the telescopic tube 50 spreads over the bather 3 in a C-shape and spreads out. The position is defined so as to face the front part IX of the chest (in FIG. 8, the area indicated by the dotted line 56), and is arranged in a curved shape. In addition, the nozzles other than those described above for the bather 3 arranged in the first embodiment, that is, the warm bath spray nozzle 9, the stimulating spray nozzle 10, and the telescopic arm A23 and the fan-shaped spray nozzle C24 and the warm bath spray nozzle 9 arranged on the portion thereof or The arrangement of the stimulating spray nozzles 10 and the like are all arranged at the same size position.

Next, the operation and operation will be described. The hot and cold water described in the first embodiment is the same as the hot and cold mixing tap 17, the switching valve 16,
Via the connection part 26, it is supplied and sprayed to various spray nozzles. In particular, when hot water is supplied to the storage pipe 54, water pressure is applied to the telescopic arm B51 in the telescopic pipe 50 by water pressure.
The telescopic arm B51 straddles the bather 3 or the like with the telescopic tube 50 as a guide, spreads in a U-shape, faces toward the chest front region IX of the bather 3, and the fan-shaped spray nozzle A5,
And the hot bath spray nozzle 9 is extended and fixed at the position.
The left and right fan spray nozzles A5, warm bath spray nozzles 9, and fan spray nozzles C24 first provide left and right shower curtains I on a horizontal plane below the neck, and shower curtains II on the left and right below the lower body. A shower curtain IV is formed at the foot portion to form a cold air blocking space region III similar to that of the first embodiment, and the lower body part of the bather 3 and below the neck is shielded from the cold air floating in the bathroom 12 and wrapped. .

Then, the fan spray nozzle A5 and the warm bath shower sprayed by the warm bath spray nozzle 9, the stimulating spray nozzle 10 installed inside the fan spray nozzle B6 and the fan spray nozzle C24, and the like, are used for the above-mentioned operation. Example 1
A comfortable shower warm bath action and effect that is the same as that obtained can be obtained. Particularly, unlike the first embodiment, the telescopic arm B5
The hot-bath spray nozzle 9 of the first embodiment sprays a hot-bath shower toward the front of the chest of the bather 3, and the shoulders, waist,
A warm bath shower can be performed on the front chest region IX in addition to the buttocks and feet, so that the shower warm bath effect is further improved and comfortable. Furthermore, although the configuration of the main body 1 is narrower than that of the first embodiment and the user is traveling a little forward, the whole body is configured to be compact.
Even if you install the main body 1 on the 3,
It does not become narrow.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 9 is an external side view showing a spray state of a shower device in Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
0 is an external side view showing another spray state of the shower device.

In particular, with respect to the third embodiment, the cold air blocking space region III is not required, but the foot portion is necessary because it is easy to cool down.
The telescopic arm A23 has a fan-shaped spray nozzle A5 and a hot-bath spray nozzle 9 or a fan-shaped spray nozzle A5 and a stimulating spray nozzle 1 on the telescopic arm A23.
Furthermore, the warm bath spray nozzle 9 and the stimulating spray nozzle 10 can be combined as needed. Similarly, the nozzle body 54 provided on the telescopic arm B51 includes:
The hot bath spray nozzle 9 or the stimulating spray nozzle 10 is single or plural, or the hot bath spray nozzle 9 and the stimulating spray nozzle 10
Can be selected. Further, the detachable device 5
3 is provided with the stopper 52, so that the telescopic arm B51 is provided.
Is such that the telescopic position can fix the stopper 52 at an arbitrary position by hand operation.

Next, the operation will be described.
The stopper 5
2, the telescopic arm B51 is stored in the telescopic tube 50,
Further, the telescopic arm B51 can be fixed at an arbitrary position at the intermediate portion thereof, so that the user can comfortably enjoy a warm bath shower suited to various needs and conditions such as the body condition, physical condition, bathing conditions, etc. of the bather 3, and the telescopic arm A23. Since the shower curtain I and the warm bath shower by the fan spray nozzle A5 and the warm bath spray nozzle 9 or the stimulating spray nozzle 10 or the like warm the feet of the bather 3 intensively, it can be said that a part of the body never cools down. Almost none. In particular, when the telescopic arm B51 is stored and the body is washed with a towel or the like, the face is washed, and the hair is washed, the telescopic arm A23 and the like can be freely used to enjoy the warm bath shower without disturbing.

(Embodiment 4) Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The components having the same reference numerals as those of the first to third embodiments have the same structure, and the description is omitted.

The chair 2 is formed in a substantially inverted concave shape, and forms a so-called tunnel portion 57. At both legs of the chair 2, an adjusting member 58 for adjusting the height of at least a plurality of chairs 2 (for example, a screw portion and a Height adjustment mechanism such as a bolt type) is mounted. The chair 2 is disposed on the front surface of the main body 1 or the main body 49, and the bather 3 sits on the chair 2.

Next, the operation and function will be described. The basic operation is that the hot water shower is applied to the bather 3 by being sprayed from the hot water mixing tap 17 and the various spray nozzles as described above. In the example, the telescopic arm A2
Various hot bath showers sprayed from the fan-shaped spray nozzle A5, the warm bath spray nozzle 9, or the stimulating spray nozzle 10 provided in the bath 3 pass through the tunnel portion 57 of the chair 2 and the feet of the bather 3 and the knee. The warm bath is promoted by hitting the back surface. However, bathroom chairs that are generally commercially available have various shapes, and in particular, those that are not tunnel-shaped such as inverted concaves (ie, cylindrical ones) are not applied to the present invention. This is because various warm bath showers sprayed from various nozzles strike the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder of the chair and are dispersed, and do not reach the back of the foot. In some cases, if a heat insulating mat or the like is arranged on the washing floor 13, it is possible to block cold radiation from the washing floor 13, so that the warm bath effect on the feet can be further improved.

(Embodiment 5) FIG. 10 shows Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
, FIG. 11 is an external plan view showing a spray state of the shower apparatus, and FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a main part showing a spray state of a direct injection nozzle of the shower apparatus.

At the tip of the nozzle body 54, a direct injection nozzle 5
The hot bath injection nozzle 9 or the stimulating spray nozzle 10 is provided inside the direct injection nozzle 59, and when hot water is applied to the telescopic tube 50 and the telescopic arm 51, the telescopic arm 51 extends. Over the head, from the direct injection nozzle 59, the surface of both feet of the bather (that is, the upper part of the foot)
A foot surface area X directly sprayed is formed and a warm bath is performed. In particular, as shown in FIG.
The hot and cold water flowing from the nozzle 1 is provided with a plurality of straight holes 62 (a straight hole having a diameter of about 0.2Φ or more) which are slightly inclined forward at the nozzle tip. When hot and cold water is sprayed from 59, the water spreads slightly to form the foot surface area X, and the hot water spray nozzle 9 is formed on both foot surfaces.

Next, the operation and function will be described. The basic operation is as follows. The hot water shower is applied to the bather 3 by being sprayed from the hot-water mixer tap 17 and the various spray nozzles as described above. When the seated bather 3 slightly raises both feet forward, the telescopic arm 51 is extended, and the direct injection hot bath shower jetted from the direct injection nozzle 59 provided at the tip warms both feet surface areas X, so that it is comfortable. You can enjoy a comfortable shower bath. In addition, as described above, the warm bath shower hits the lower chest lower body part evenly by the above-described various nozzles on the front chest region IX, both shoulders, waist, buttocks and the backs of both feet, so that it is completely cold. You can do a very comfortable shower hot bath without knowing. In particular, since the artery protrudes near the skin surface in the foot surface region, the warm bath effect is good, and shower bathing can give a degree of satisfaction close to bathtub bathing conditions.

(Embodiment 6) A sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

Although the description on the drawings is particularly sufficient in the description of the first and second embodiments, in particular, the hot bath injection nozzle 9
Regarding the stimulating spray nozzle 10, the orifice diameter of the nozzle orifice provided at the tip of the nozzle is made smaller so that the hot and cold water jetted from the nozzle orifice becomes more atomized, that is, mist-shaped. The mist nozzle is used. In addition, in general city water pressure, the average minimum pressure is about 0.5 kg / cm ² , so a pressure booster (pressure booster) is provided before and after the water heater (not shown), and atomized from the mist nozzle. A hot water mist is sprayed.

Next, the operation and the operation will be described. The basic operation is as follows. The hot water shower is applied to the bather 3 by being sprayed from the hot water mixing tap 17 and the various spray nozzles as described above. As described above, the seated bather 3 uses the fan spray nozzle A5, the fan spray nozzle B6, and the fan spray nozzle C24 to form the shower curtain.
I, II, and IV are formed, thereby constituting the cold air blocking region III. In addition, various nozzles, that is, a hot bath injection nozzle 9 and a stimulating spray nozzle 10 may be used. However, if these nozzles are replaced with mist nozzles, the hot water shower sprayed from the mist nozzle becomes a complete hot water mist and the cold air shutoff area. The inside of III becomes a mist sauna atmosphere. That is, the bather 3 can enjoy the comfortable mist sauna by completing the mist sauna locally even in the cold bathroom 12.

(Embodiment 7) FIG. 13 shows Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
It is an external appearance side view explaining the 2 nozzle body explaining the shower apparatus of FIG.

Reference numeral 64 denotes the fan-shaped spray nozzle A5, the fan-shaped spray nozzle B6, or the fan-shaped spray nozzle C24 at the tip, the hot bath spray nozzle 9, the stimulating spray nozzle 10,
A mechanism for freely adjusting the direction angle of the direct injection nozzle 59 or the mist nozzle 63 inside (in particular, a generally known hemispherical connection shaft, not shown, and a hemispherical bearing configured to cover the connection shaft) ), And a two-nozzle body 64 in which the former and the latter are combined in pairs. Of course, the former and the latter nozzle combinations can be freely changed as needed. The two-nozzle body 64 is connected to a detachable tool 53, and a part of the detachable tool 53 is also provided with a stopper 52. Therefore, the main body 1, the main body 49, the telescopic arm 51 and the like can be freely attached. It is removable and can be replaced as needed.

Next, the operation and function will be described. The basic operation is as described above. The hot water shower is applied to the bather 3 by being sprayed from the hot and cold water mixing tap 17 and the various spray nozzles and the like to enjoy the respective hot bath showers. As described above, the two-nozzle body 64 can cope with the condition, necessity, preference, health maintenance, how to enjoy, energy saving, diet, etc. of the bather 3, and the practical effect is great.

(Embodiment 8) FIG. 14 shows Embodiment 8 of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a hot water piping diagram illustrating a hot water circuit of the shower device in FIG.

As compared with the hot and cold water piping diagram described with reference to FIG. 3, another switching valve 65 is provided downstream of the connection portion 26, and the downstream of the fan spray nozzle A5, the fan spray nozzle B6, the fan spray nozzle C24, and the A group in which the group of the injection nozzles 59 and the like, and a group in which the hot bath injection nozzle 9, the stimulating spray nozzle 10 and the mist nozzle 63 are grouped are respectively separated into the former group as the pipe A, and the latter group as the pipe B. It is. Therefore, by switching the switching valve 65, hot and cold water is switched between the pipe A and the pipe B by the operation of the bather 3.

Next, the operation and function will be described. The basic operation is that the hot water shower is applied to the bather 3 by being sprayed from the hot-water mixer tap 17 and the various spray nozzles as described above. The hot water shower can be freely and comfortably enjoyed freely according to the three conditions, necessity, preference, health maintenance, how to enjoy, energy saving, use of diet, and the like.

It should be noted that the bather 3 is in good health for both young and old,
Since there are various living conditions, preferences, ways of enjoying, and bathing conditions, a hot-bath shower device with various considerations is provided as in the present invention so as to be able to cope with the above-mentioned various conditions. It is.

[0069]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the action of entraining cool air in the bathroom due to the spray airflow generated by the spray nozzle is absorbed by the hot water shower curtain, so Very little "chilly feeling" is given.

In addition, since the more effective shower hot bath is promoted by the hot water jetted from the inside of the hot water shower curtain, there is no need to preheat the bathroom in advance.
You can easily and comfortably take a shower bath, and since the arrangement and spray distribution of all spray nozzles are regulated below the neck, shower spray particles do not scatter and hit the face and hair. No discomfort.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the action of entraining cool air in the bathroom due to the spray airflow generated by the spray nozzle is absorbed by the hot water shower curtain, so that a "cool yat feeling" to the bather is obtained. Give very little.

In addition, a more effective shower hot bath is promoted by a hot bath spray nozzle and a stimulating spray nozzle which are jetted from the inside of the hot water shower curtain.
There is no need to preheat the bathroom in advance, so you can easily and comfortably take a shower bath.Also, since the arrangement and distribution of all spray nozzles are regulated below the neck, shower spray is applied to the face and hair. There is no discomfort because the particles do not scatter and hit.

Since the main body has a flat structure,
There is an effect that there is almost no sense of incongruity in the volume of the bathroom or the washing place due to the installation of the shower device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external side view showing a spray state of a shower device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external plan view showing a spray state of the shower device.

FIG. 3 is a hot water piping diagram showing a hot water circuit of the shower device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing a spray state of a fan-shaped spray nozzle of the shower apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an essential part cross-sectional view showing a spray state of a hot bath spray nozzle of the shower device.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a spray state of a stimulating spray nozzle of the shower apparatus.

FIG. 7 is an external side view showing a spray state of a shower device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an external plan view showing a spray state of the shower device.

FIG. 9 is an external side view showing a spray state of a shower device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an external side view showing a spray state of a shower device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an external plan view showing a spray state of the shower device.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a main part showing a spray state of a direct injection nozzle of the shower device.

FIG. 13 shows a second embodiment of the shower device according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
Main part sectional view of the nozzle body

FIG. 14 is a hot water piping diagram showing a hot water circuit of a shower device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an external side view of a conventional shower device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Chair 3 Bather 5 Fan spray nozzle A 6 Fan spray nozzle B 9 Hot bath spray nozzle 10 Stimulation spray nozzle 23 Telescopic arm A 24 Fan spray nozzle C 51 Telescopic arm B 59 Direct spray nozzle 65 Switching valve BI, II, IV Shower curtain III Cold air blocking space area

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Makoto Oyama 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shigeru Shiraishi 1006 Okadoma Kadoma, Kadoma City Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 72) Inventor Masaaki Kawaguri 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture F-term in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. CA02 DA05

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A part of a body of a shower device, wherein a standing leg or a seated bather's posture axis is directed forward from the back of the neck to the front.
A fan-shaped spray nozzle A provided to inject hot water in a substantially horizontal plane direction, and a plurality of hot water sprayed toward the front of the lower body portion below the neck portion are provided side by side or in a rotatable manner so that both converge inward. A plurality of fan-shaped spray nozzles B, each of which sprays hot water from the fan-shaped spray nozzle A and the fan-shaped spray nozzle B to form a cold air blocking space region by a hot water shower curtain, and a neck of a bather in the cold air blocking space region. Shower device that sprays hot water below. 2. A fan-shaped spray provided on a part of a main body of a flat shower device so as to inject hot water in a substantially horizontal plane direction from the back of a neck portion of a posture axis of a standing person or a seated bather toward the front. A nozzle A, and a plurality of fan-shaped spray nozzles B provided rotatably so that hot water injected toward the front of the lower body portion below the neck portion is arranged side by side, or both converge inward; A and a fan-shaped spray nozzle B respectively inject hot water to form a cold air blocking space region by a hot water shower curtain, and inject hot water in the cold air blocking space region to obtain a bather's shoulders, waist, and buttocks. A shower device provided with a hot bath spray nozzle or a stimulating spray nozzle so as to stimulate the following in a hot bath. 3. A fan-shaped spray nozzle B is provided at a part of a distal end of a telescopic arm B which extends and retracts left and right from above the main body, and a warm bath spray nozzle or a stimulating spray nozzle is provided at least inside the fan-shaped spray nozzle B. 3. The shower device according to claim 2, wherein the width of the main body is smaller than a substantially average shoulder width of the bather. 4. A fan-shaped spray nozzle C provided at the tip of a telescopic arm A provided at the bottom of the main body so as to spray forward.
And a hot bath spray nozzle A or a stimulating spray nozzle provided above the fan-shaped spray nozzle C.
The shower device as described. 5. A chair provided with a telescopic arm A, in which a bather sits, has a substantially concave shape, and has a fan-shaped spray nozzle C provided at the tip of said telescopic arm A so as to penetrate from the back of the opening of said chair. The shower device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the back surface of both feet of the bather is warm-bathed by a hot bath spray nozzle or a stimulating spray nozzle. 6. A direct spray nozzle, which is directly sprayed on both foot surfaces, is provided at the tip of the telescopic arm B.
The shower device according to any one of the preceding claims. 7. A mist nozzle provided on a part of a main body and a telescopic arm A or B so as to spray mist-like hot water into a cold air blocking space region by a hot water shower curtain. A shower device according to any one of the preceding claims. 8. A warm bath spray nozzle, a stimulating spray nozzle, a direct spray nozzle or a mist nozzle inside the fan spray nozzle A, fan spray nozzle B and fan spray nozzle C provided on the main body, the telescopic arm A or B, respectively. 8. A two-nozzle body constituted by combining the former and the latter one by one as a pair, and is detachably disposed on the main body, the telescopic arm A or the telescopic arm B.
The shower device according to the item. 9. A hot water circuit A in which a fan-shaped spray nozzle A, a fan-shaped spray nozzle B, a fan-shaped spray nozzle C and the like are respectively piped in parallel.
9. A switching valve B for switching between a hot water spray nozzle, a stimulating spray nozzle, a direct spray nozzle, a mist nozzle, etc., and a hot water circuit B in parallel with each other by a switching valve B. The shower device as described.