JP2002112913A - Shower apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower apparatus with which the direction of shower nozzles can be changed to control the shower position according to posture and body shape. SOLUTION: This shower apparatus has a vertically rotatable arm 5 having two or more shower nozzle 6, 6 and 6. Each shower nozzle 6 comprises a body portion 7 and a nozzle portion 8 at the top. The body portion 7 is connected with a rotation axis 9, which is rotatable in the vertical direction to the direction of the arm 5, and, therefore, is rotatable against the arm 5. The body position is connected with an arm water passage 5b in the arm 5 through an axis water passage 9a in the rotation axis 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower device installed in a bathroom or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a shower apparatus provided with an arm which can be rotated in a vertical direction is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-1220.
No. 34, this shower device is
It is configured so that elderly people etc. can take a shower on the whole body while sitting in a wheelchair, etc. Shower water is spouted in unrelated directions, and when used in low bath chairs, etc., shower water does not hit shoulders etc., and nozzle position adjustment according to posture and body type is insufficient And
There was a problem that it was difficult to use for healthy people.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it has been found that a shower of the whole body can be obtained by satisfactorily applying shower water to a body even when standing or sitting. The first gist of the present invention is to provide a shower device capable of performing a spraying operation, and a first gist of the present invention is to provide a shower device having a plurality of watering nozzles and an arm that can rotate in a vertical direction, wherein each of the watering nozzles is A body portion and a nozzle portion on the tip end side, the body portion being connected to a rotation shaft provided rotatably perpendicular to the direction in which the arm extends, being rotatable with respect to the arm, and That is, it is communicated with the water channel in the arm through the water channel in the shaft. A second gist is that the nozzle portion is rotatably connected to the body portion via a ball joint.

[0004]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective configuration diagram of a shower device. The shower device 1 has a pair of fixed arms that hang down from a base 2 fixed to a wall surface W of a bathroom along the wall surface W in a downward direction. The base portion 2 is provided with a rotating shaft 4 in a horizontal direction, and a pair of rotating arms 5 and 5 are provided so as to rise from the rotating shaft 4 and be rotatable. The rotary arm 5 and the fixed arm 3 are provided with nozzle storage portions 5a, 3a at predetermined intervals in an opening shape, and are rotatable in the nozzle storage portions 5a, 3a. Are provided with watering nozzles 6, 6, 6.

Each of the watering nozzles 6 has a structure as shown in an enlarged side view of a main part in FIG. 2 and a cross-sectional view in FIG. The body part 7 is connected to a watertight horizontal rotating shaft 9 via O-rings 10 and 10 so as to be rotatable perpendicular to the direction in which the arms 5 and 3 extend. An axial water passage 9a is formed in the shaft 9 in the axial direction, and the right end side of the axial water passage 9a in the figure is opened to communicate with an arm water passage 5b formed in the direction in which the arm extends. Further, the inside of the body portion 7 is also a water passage 7a, and is communicated with the shaft water passage 9a.

A ball joint 11 is provided at the tip of the body 7 by tightening a nut 12. A nozzle 8 is screwed to the tip of the ball joint 11, and a water passage inside the ball joint 11 is provided. 11a
Are communicated with the nozzle portion 8. In such a configuration,
A water supply pipe is passed through the base portion 2 from the back side of the wall surface W, and water supplied from the water supply pipe flows from the arm water passage 5b to the shaft water passage 9a.
Through the water passages 7a and 11a, and is ejected from the nozzle portion 8 as shower water. Each sprinkling nozzle 6 can be rotated in the vertical direction via a rotating shaft 9, and the nozzle portion 8 can be rotated in an appropriate angle range with respect to the body portion 7 via a ball joint 11.

[0007] For example, the nozzle section 8 is connected to the body section 7 through the ball joint 11 by 60 ° in the left, right, up and down directions.
It can be set so as to be rotatable, and the body part 7 can be configured to be able to rotate 90 ° in the vertical direction via the rotating shaft 9. Furthermore, the rotating shaft 9
Can be set so that it can be rotated within a range of 360 °. Accordingly, the vertical shower water jetting angle can be appropriately changed via the rotating shaft 9, and the horizontal angle of the nozzle portion 8 can be appropriately changed via the ball joint 11. The user can adjust the jetting angle of the shower water spouted from the nozzle portion 8 to a desired angle so that the shower water can be satisfactorily applied to an arbitrary position on the body. Therefore, the angle of each watering nozzle 6 can be appropriately adjusted according to the case where children and adults of different heights are used, or the body shape and posture, and the shower can be applied to a desired position.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a pair of rotating arms 5 are set upright and a whole body is showered while standing as shown in FIG. 4. In this case, the rotating arms 5 The shower water is applied to an appropriate position of the upper body from the watering nozzle 6 of the above, and the shower water is applied to the lower body from the watering nozzle 6 of the fixed arm 3 so that the whole body can be warmed well and the whole body can be showered. is there. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, while sitting on a short bath chair 17,
Tilt the rotating arms 5 and 5 forward, and spray water well
By changing the angle, the shower water is spouted on the back, shoulders, chest and waist, so that the whole body can be showered well while sitting.

It is to be noted that, even when the apparatus is used in a standing state or a sitting state, it can be used with the face facing the wall surface W, so that the operation is easy and the mirror is provided on the wall surface W. The user can use the shower while looking at the mirror, and as shown in FIG. 1, easily reach the temperature control handle 15 provided on the base portion 2 while using the shower. In addition, the temperature can be adjusted by adjusting the temperature, and the switching handle 16 can be switched to switch to the hand shower 14, so that the normal hair washing action can be easily performed. Does not need to be inverted, and is extremely easy to use.

If the rotation shaft 9 is set so as to be able to rotate within a range of 360 °, when it is not used,
Each of the watering nozzles 6 can be stored in each of the nozzle storage sections 3a, 5a, and the rotating arm 5 is rotated downward to be suspended from the front of the fixed arm 3 and stored. It can also be. Further, the rotating shaft 9
Is rotated so that the cold water spouted at the initial stage of using the whole-body shower is spouted toward the wall side, and then, in the state of hot water, the rotating shaft 9 is rotated to discharge the hot water from the nozzle portion 8 to the body. The initial cold water can be appropriately adjusted so as not to splash on the body. Further, it is possible to wash the wall well by rotating the rotating shaft 9 toward the wall.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided a shower apparatus having a plurality of watering nozzles and having a vertically rotatable arm, wherein each watering nozzle comprises a body portion and a nozzle portion on a tip end side. The body portion is connected to a rotation shaft provided rotatably perpendicular to the direction in which the arm extends, is rotatable with respect to the arm, and is in communication with a water passage in the arm through a water passage in the rotation shaft. Can greatly change the watering direction of the watering nozzle, so that the watering area can be adjusted appropriately according to various postures and body types, and the whole body can be well watered even when standing or sitting It will be.

Further, since the nozzle portion is rotatably connected to the body portion via a ball joint, the nozzle portion at the distal end is further rotated via the ball joint to adjust the position, and the body portion can be adjusted to a desired one. The shower water can be reliably applied to the portion to be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a shower device.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of a main part of a rotating arm of the shower device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a use state in which the user is standing.

FIG. 5 is a use state diagram in a sitting state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shower apparatus 2 Base part 3 Fixed arm 3a, 5a Nozzle accommodating part 4 Rotating axis 5 Rotating arm 5b Arm waterway 6 Sprinkling nozzle 7 Body part 7a Waterway 8 Nozzle part 9 Rotating shaft 9a Axis waterway 10 O-ring 11 Ball joint 11a Waterway 12 Nut 15 Temperature control handle 16 Switching handle

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A shower apparatus having a plurality of watering nozzles and an arm which can be rotated in a vertical direction, wherein each of the watering nozzles comprises a body portion and a nozzle portion on a tip side, Is connected to a rotation shaft provided rotatably perpendicular to the direction in which the arm extends, and is rotatable with respect to the arm, and is connected to a water passage in the arm via a water passage in the rotation shaft. A shower device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The shower device according to claim 1, wherein the nozzle portion is rotatably connected to the body portion via a ball joint.