JP2001299859A - Drug discharging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discharging device which allows the arbitrary adjustment of the amount of the drug to be slowly released. SOLUTION: This device has a drug container section in which the drug is housed, a valve element which is disposed on the periphery of the drug container and a drug leading-out port which is integrated with the drug container section or is formed separately therefrom.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a residual chlorine removing agent such as ascorbic acid, a bathing agent such as anhydrous sodium sulfate, sodium hydrogencarbonate and sodium sesquicarbonate, a hair washing agent such as shampoo and rinse, or a moisturizing agent and a whitening agent. The present invention relates to a discharge device for storing cosmetic components such as the like inside, mixing with hot water and jetting the mixture to a human body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 5-293053 discloses a medicine ejection shower device having the following structure. A drug container filled with a water-soluble drug having an opening also serving as an inlet and an outlet is attached to the outside of the shower head, and the opening of the drug container is formed inside the shower head through an opening formed in the surrounding wall of the shower head. It communicates with the channel. (FIG. 4,
7, 8) In addition, a drug container filled with a water-soluble drug having an opening also serving as an inflow port and an outflow port fits into an opening formed in the surrounding wall of the shower head, and the opening of the drug container is placed inside the shower head. In communication with the flow path. (FIGS. 5 and 6)

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in a conventional medicine ejection device having a medicine release function, since the shape of the medicine outlet is fixed, the amount of medicine release cannot be adjusted as necessary.
Excessive release of the drug into the water, regardless of taste or use, resulting in an unpleasant mood or shortening the life of the drug cartridge, or a problem that the drug release amount is too small to obtain a medicinal effect There is a point.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a medicine ejection device capable of adjusting a medicine release amount as needed.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a medicine deriving part for accommodating a medicine therein and releasing the medicine into tap water, and covering the medicine deriving part. It comprises a medicine container provided with a cover, and a discharge device main body for accommodating the medicine container.

According to the present invention, the release amount of the drug can be adjusted as needed, and problems such as unpleasant feeling, shortening of life of the drug cartridge, and inability to obtain a medicinal effect can be solved.

[0007] Further, the invention is characterized in that a mechanism for detecting and displaying a medicinal effect is provided downstream of the medicine container in the main body of the discharge device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to determine whether or not a required amount of a drug has been released, so that it is possible to always supply a suitable amount of the drug.

[0009] Further, the invention is characterized in that a cover for covering the medicine outlet is made operable from outside the ejection device.

According to the present invention, the amount of medicine released can be arbitrarily adjusted even during ejection, and the usability of the user is improved.

[0011] Further, the present invention is characterized in that it can be operated from the outside of the ejection device main body, and can switch between a state in which the medicine is released and a state in which the medicine is prohibited.

According to the present invention, it is possible to switch between the tap water and the water containing the medicine, to prevent the medicine in the medicine container from running out more quickly than necessary, and to remove the tap water when cleaning the bathtub or bathroom. Water can be discharged according to the use of the user, for example, by discharging the water and discharging the medicine-containing water in the case of discharging the water to the human body.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ejection device of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the medicine container, FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the medicine container, and FIG. 4 is a medicine container of the second embodiment. 5 is a side view of the medicine container, FIG. 6 is a side view of the medicine container, FIG. 7 is a top view of the medicine container, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section of the ejection device of the third embodiment. FIG. 9 and FIG. 9 are cross-sectional views of the main part of the discharge device of the fourth embodiment.

The first embodiment will be described. The shower device 1 of FIG. 1 is provided with a water supply port 2 at a lower end and a water sprinkling section 3 at an upper end,
The medicine container 4 is accommodated in a hollow portion formed inside in a state of being urged downward by a spring 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, the medicine container 4 has a cylindrical shape and is provided with an outlet 6 at a bottom portion 5. The outlet 6 has a dynamic pressure of supply water introduced into the shower device. A sustained release film 7 for receiving and releasing the drug in the drug container 4 is attached.

A cover 8 for covering the bottom 5 is provided on the bottom of the medicine container. An opening 9 is provided in the cover 8, and the cover 8 is rotatable around a screw 10 provided for connection with the bottom surface 5. By rotating the cover 8, the area 11 of the medicine outlet is reduced. It can be adjusted freely.

The medicine container 4 includes a lower part 1 of the shower head.
The shower head lower part 12 is attached to the shower head lower part 12 so as to be able to move up and down. This top can be moved up and down by the dynamic pressure of the supply water introduced into the shower device.

When hot water is introduced from the water supply port 2, the top 13 and the medicine container 4 are pushed up by the dynamic pressure of the hot water, and a dynamic pressure is applied to the sustained release film 7 of the medicine container 4. At this time, a drug, for example, ascorbic acid is released from the sustained-release film 7, mixed into the hot water, and sprinkled outside through the water sprinkling section 3 at the tip.

When changing the medicine release amount, the medicine container 4 is taken out of the shower device, and the cover 8 on the bottom surface of the medicine container is taken out.
Is moved, the area of the medicine outlet 4 of the medicine container 4 becomes 1
By changing 1, the amount of drug release can be freely adjusted. For example, as the cover 8 is rotated to reduce the opening area of the drug outlet, the amount of drug release decreases.

Further, the opening of the medicine outlet 6 is covered with a cover 8.
When the state is completely closed, water can be spouted without mixing the medicine, and it can be used for an action such as cleaning which does not require the mixing of the medicine.

At the time of stopping water, the valve body 14 is attached to the base of the shower head.
Is attached to seal the medicine outlet 6, so that the medicine inside the medicine container is not discharged wastefully.

The second embodiment will be described. The shower device of FIG. 4 is provided with a water supply port 2 at a lower end and a water sprinkling section 3 at an upper end,
A medicine container is housed in a hollow formed inside.

As shown in FIG. 5, the medicine container 4 has a cylindrical shape and is provided with an inlet 15 on a side surface thereof, and is supplied to the inside of the medicine container by receiving the dynamic pressure of the supply water introduced into the shower device. An infiltration membrane 16 for infiltrating water is attached.

On the upper surface of the medicine container, as shown in FIG.
Outlet 1 through which hot and cold water mixed with medicine is discharged out of the medicine container
7 is provided, and a release film 18 for releasing the drug-mixed water to the outside of the drug container upon receiving the dynamic pressure of the drug-mixed water inside the drug container is attached.

A cover 19 is attached to the outside of the medicine container as shown in FIGS.
Openings corresponding to the entrance 15 and the outlet 17 of the medicine container 4 are provided. By rotating the cover, the area of the entrance 20 and the outlet 20 formed by the entrance 15 and the outlet 17 and the opening is reduced. It can be adjusted freely.

The medicine container 4 is provided at the lower part 1 of the shower head.
2 and inserted into the lower part of the shower head.

When hot water is introduced from the water supply port 2, the hot water enters the medicine container through the invasion film 15 on the side surface of the medicine container.
The intruded supply water is mixed with a chemical and discharged from the outlet port 18 on the upper surface, and is sprinkled outside through the sprinkler 3 at the tip.

When changing the medicine mixing amount, the medicine container is taken out of the shower device and the cover 1 on the side surface of the medicine container 4 is removed.
9, the medicine inlet 15 of the medicine container 4,
By changing the area 20 of the outlet 17, it is possible to freely adjust the amount of medicine mixed. For example, when the cover 19 is rotated to reduce the opening areas of the medicine inlet 15 and the outlet 17, the amount of drug release decreases.

Further, when the openings of the medicine inlet 15 and the outlet 17 are completely closed by the cover 19, it is possible to discharge hot and cold water containing no medicine, as in the first embodiment. For example, it can be used for an action such as cleaning, which does not require mixing of water.

At the time of stopping the water, if the medicine inlet 15 and the outlet 17 are completely covered by the cover 19, it is possible to prevent the medicine from being wasted.

A third embodiment will be described. The shower apparatus of FIG. 8 has the same basic structure as that of the first embodiment, but differs in that the sprinkling section 3 is provided with a mechanism for detecting and displaying a medicinal effect.

In the present embodiment, the released drug is ascorbic acid for removing chlorine, and the medicinal effect detecting and displaying mechanism is based on the cloth 21 impregnated with a pigment which changes color by reacting with chlorine.

If the concentration of the drug mixed into the hot water becomes low or the drug in the drug container runs out by adjusting the amount of the drug mixed, the chlorine is not sufficiently removed. Change.

Thus, the user of the shower device can check whether or not the medicinal effect is exerted by observing the change in color of the medicinal effect detecting mechanism. The timing of replenishment can be accurately determined. Further, the medicinal effect can be confirmed by the user by displaying the amount of released medicine.

A fourth embodiment will be described. The shower device of FIG. 9 has the same basic structure as that of the first embodiment, except that a part of the medicine mixing amount adjusting cover 22 projects outside the shower device and the cover can be adjusted from the outside of the shower device.

Since a part of the medicine mixing amount adjusting cover 22 projects outside the shower device, the cover 22 can be operated from the outside of the shower device.

By providing this mechanism, it is not necessary to take out the medicine container 4 from the inside of the shower device each time the medicine mixing amount is desired to be changed, and the medicine mixing amount can be adjusted from the outside of the shower device.

[0038]

As described above, the present invention is configured as described above, so that the amount of drug release can be adjusted as required, which causes problems such as unpleasant mood, shortening of life of the drug cartridge, and inability to obtain a drug effect. Can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a discharge device showing a first embodiment of the discharge device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the medicine container of the ejection device.

FIG. 3 shows a medicine outlet provided on the bottom surface of the medicine container of the ejection device.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a discharge device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the medicine container of the ejection device.

FIG. 6 is a side external view of the medicine container of the ejection device.

FIG. 7 shows a medicine outlet provided on the upper surface of the medicine container of the ejection device.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a discharge device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a discharge device according to a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Shower device 2. Water supply port 3. Sprinkling part 4. Drug container 5. Spring 6. Outlet 7. Slow release membrane 8. Cover 9. Opening 10. Screw 11. Area 12 Lower part of shower head 13 Top 14 Valve 15 Inlet 16 Ingress membrane 17 Outlet 18 Emission membrane 19 Cover 20 Area 21 Cloth 22 ·cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A medicine ejection device comprising: an ejection device main body; and a medicine container housed in the main body, filled with a medicine therein, and discharging the medicine into a spout from a medicine outlet. A medicine ejection device characterized in that a cover for covering the is provided, and a medicine release amount can be adjusted by adjusting a position of the cover. 2. The medicine ejection device according to claim 1, wherein said ejection device includes means for detecting and displaying a medicinal effect downstream of said medicine container. 3. The medicine ejection device according to claim 1, wherein the cover is operable from outside the ejection device main body. 4. The medicine ejection device according to claim 3, wherein a state in which the medicine is released and a state in which the medicine is prohibited are switchable.