JP2005074177A - Shower system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower system which can eliminate devices such as a tank and a pump, and with which the oral cavity can be excellently cleaned in an existing bath room. <P>SOLUTION: A head part of a hand shower 7 connected to a thermostatic water plug in the bath room is detachably constituted. A head part 71 provided with a nozzle part 71c for oral cavity cleaning can be attached thereto instead of an ordinary head part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower device that can perform oral cleaning well.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an apparatus that can wash a mouth by ejecting a suspension in which abrasive grains are dispersed as a jet water stream.
JP-A-8-126651 JP-A-5-123264

  The conventional structure described above has a problem that a tank for suspending abrasive grains is required, and a pressure increasing device for generating pressure is required.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is intended to provide a shower apparatus that does not require a tank or a pump and that can perform oral cleaning well. The head portion of the hand shower connected to the thermostat faucet is configured to be detachable and replaceable, and the head portion including the oral cleaning nozzle is detachable.

  Further, according to claim 2, the hand shower connected to the thermostat faucet in the bathroom is provided with an oral cleaning nozzle, a flow path to the oral cleaning nozzle, and a flow for normal shower watering. That is, switching means capable of switching between the roads is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a polishing abrasive tank capable of injecting a polishing abrasive into the cleaning water ejected from the mouth cleaning nozzle is provided on the downstream side of the thermostat faucet. That is.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a storage case having a bactericidal action capable of storing a head portion provided with the oral cavity cleaning nozzle can be provided.

According to the present invention, the head portion provided with the oral cleaning nozzle can be attached to and detached from the hand shower in the bathroom, whereby the head portion of the hand shower is replaced with a head portion provided with the oral cleaning nozzle. Washing water can be blown out from the nozzle for washing, and the mouth can be washed well, and electrical equipment such as tanks and pumps can be omitted as before, and only water pressure in the home is good. The mouth can be cleaned.
In addition, oral cleaning can be performed in the bathroom, and even if water is scattered, it is in the bathroom, so that a good use state can be obtained.

  In addition, the hand shower in the bathroom is provided with a nozzle for oral cleaning, and provided with a switching means capable of switching between a flow path to the oral cleaning nozzle and a flow path for normal shower watering, By switching the hand shower switch, it is possible to wash the mouth well by blowing the washing water well from the mouth washing nozzle, and the mouth can be easily washed in the bathroom in the normal bathing action flow It becomes.

  Also, by providing a polishing abrasive bath on the downstream side of the thermostat faucet, polishing abrasives such as toothpaste can be suspended and used for oral cleaning, and more effective oral cleaning Is possible.

  In addition, it is possible to store a head part equipped with an oral cleaning nozzle, and a storage case with a bactericidal action can be installed side by side. The head portion can be sterilized satisfactorily using ultraviolet light, cleaning liquid, etc., and the head portion can be kept hygienic.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the interior of a bathroom. A wall 3 on the side of a washing place 2 in the bathroom 1 is provided with a thermostat faucet 5 below a mirror 4. And a hand shower 7 is provided at the tip of the hose 6.
The hand shower 7 is held by a shower hook 8 provided on the wall surface 3.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged configuration diagram of the faucet 5 and the hand shower 7, and the hand shower 7 is configured such that a detachable head portion 7 b is provided at the upper end of a grip portion 7 a that can be gripped by hand. Yes.
In addition, an activated carbon filter 9 is provided on the outlet side of the thermostat faucet 5, and by passing through the activated carbon filter 9, substances such as chlorine in tap water can be removed well, and water that is gentle to the human body can be obtained. The hand shower 7 can be supplied through the hose 6.
Note that tap water is supplied to the thermostat faucet 5 at a predetermined water pressure, and hot water can be mixed well through the thermostat in the thermostat faucet 5 to obtain hot water of an appropriate temperature. .

In this example, the head portion 7b of the hand shower 7 can be removed from the grip portion 7a and replaced with the head portion 71 as shown in FIG. 3, and the head portion 71 of FIG. 3 is attached to and detached from the grip portion 7a. Oral irrigation that extends upward from the removable base 71a and is integrally formed with an extended flow path 71b, and can flush the wash water linearly at the upper end of the extended flow path 71b. A nozzle 71c is provided.
In this way, by replacing the head portion 7b of the hand shower 7 with the head portion 71 as shown in FIG. 3 in the bathroom 1, the washing water is ejected from the oral cavity cleaning nozzle 71c of the head portion 71, The oral cavity can be cleaned well in the bathroom 1.

  Note that only the water pressure coming to the thermostat faucet 5 can be used to jet the washing water linearly from the mouth washing nozzle 71c, and the conventional tank and pump facilities are omitted. It is possible to wash the mouth well in the bathroom using the conventional equipment in the bathroom 1, and since there is no problem even if water scatters in the bathroom.

In FIG. 3, a polishing abrasive bath 10 can be provided between the upper end of the grip portion 7 a and the detachable base 71 a of the head portion 71, and such a polishing abrasive bath 10. If, for example, a polishing abrasive such as toothpaste is suspended, the toothpaste etc. can be injected well into the washing water flowing into the head part 71, and the washing water containing toothpaste etc. Is ejected from the mouth cleaning nozzle 71c, so that more effective mouth cleaning is possible.
It should be noted that such a polishing abrasive tank 10 can be provided at any position in the flow path downstream of the thermostat faucet 5.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a modified example. In the hand shower 7 shown in FIG. 4, a shower sprinkling part 7c and a mouth washing nozzle 7d are provided at the center, and a changeover switch is provided on the upper surface. 7e is provided.
In this hand shower 7, normal shower watering can be performed from the shower watering part 7c, and by switching the changeover switch 7e to the mouth washing nozzle 7d side, linear washing water from the mouth washing nozzle 7d. Can be ejected.

  If such a hand shower 7 is connected to the thermostat faucet 5 in the bathroom 1, shower water can be ejected from the shower sprinkling part 7c, and hair can be washed in the bathroom. The switch 7e is switched, the washing water is ejected from the mouth washing nozzle 7d, the mouth washing can be performed well, and the mouth washing can be easily performed in the flow of bathing activities in a normal bathroom. Become.

5 is a perspective view of the storage case installed on the wall surface 3 of the bathroom 1. The storage case 11 includes an upper surface portion 11a and a bottom surface portion 11b, and the front and rear doors can be opened and closed in the lateral direction. 11c is provided, and an ultraviolet lamp 12 is provided inside.
On the bottom surface portion 11b of the storage case 11, for example, a plurality of individual head portions 71, 71 for each individual of the family can be stored, and in the stored state, the plurality of head portions are sterilized by the sterilization action by the ultraviolet lamp 12. 71, 71 can be always kept hygienic, and the opening / closing door 11c of the storage case 11 is opened as necessary to take out the head portion 71 and attached to the hand shower 7 as shown in FIG. It can be used.
In addition, the storage case 11 can be configured such that the inside thereof can be sterilized using a cleaning liquid or the like in addition to the ultraviolet lamp 12.

It is a perspective block diagram in a bathroom. It is an expansion schematic perspective view of a thermostat faucet and a hand shower. It is a perspective block diagram of the hand shower which attached the head part provided with the nozzle for oral cavity washing | cleaning. It is a perspective view block diagram of the shower watering part and the hand shower provided with the mouth washing nozzle in the center part. It is a perspective block diagram of the accommodation state of the storage case installed in a bathroom.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom 2 Washing place 3 Wall surface 5 Thermostat faucet 6 Hose 7 Hand shower 7a Grip part 7b Head part 7c Shower watering part 7d Oral cleaning nozzle 7e Changeover switch 9 Activated carbon filter 10 Polishing abrasive tank 11 Storage case 11a Upper surface part 11b Bottom face part 11c Open / close door 12 Ultraviolet lamp 71 Head part 71a Detachable base part 71b Extension flow path part 71c Oral cleaning nozzle

Claims (4)

  A shower apparatus characterized in that a head portion of a hand shower connected to a thermostat faucet in a bathroom is detachable and replaceable, and a head portion having an oral cleaning nozzle is detachable.   The hand shower connected to the thermostat faucet in the bathroom is provided with an oral cleaning nozzle and can be switched between a flow path to the oral cleaning nozzle and a normal shower sprinkling flow path. A shower apparatus characterized in that means is provided.   A polishing abrasive tank capable of injecting abrasive grains into the cleaning water ejected from the mouth cleaning nozzle is provided on the downstream side of the thermostat faucet. The shower apparatus of Claim 1 or Claim 2.   The shower apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a storage case having a bactericidal action capable of storing a head portion provided with the oral cavity cleaning nozzle can be provided.

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