JP2007260181A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub capable of correctly discharging spray water flow from nozzle parts toward arms and hands so as to effectively perform massage to promote venous return from a peripheral side to a heart side. <P>SOLUTION: Support parts 7 for supporting the arms of the bathing person A, who is bathing by positioning the head on one end side of a bathtub body 1a in the longitudinal direction and the legs on the other end side, are arranged on long-side walls 3a in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular bathtub body 1a in plane view. The nozzle parts 9 are provided by which the water flow is sprayed along the long-side walls 3a from the end sides of the arms supported by the support parts 7 toward the base end sides. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathtub capable of applying massage to a bather by spraying water.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bathtub that can be massaged by applying a jet of water to a bather is known as Patent Document 1, for example. In the bathtub of Patent Document 1, a plurality of nozzles for jetting water flow are provided on the bottom wall of the bathtub, and correspond to each part of the body of the bather who takes a bath in a bathing posture in which the waist is placed on the bottom wall of the bathtub It is made to be able to apply the jet water flow from each nozzle part. The water flow from each nozzle is ejected from the distal end of the body toward the proximal end (from the elimination side to the heart side) and applied to the bather. A massage that promotes venous return can be applied.

However, the body part located in the vicinity of the bottom wall, such as the bather's waist, in this bathtub, can be subjected to the water flow from the corresponding nozzle provided on the bottom wall substantially accurately. In the above bathing posture, the person's hand and arm are not only relatively distant from the bottom wall provided with the corresponding nozzle part, but are not particularly restricted and can be freely positioned. Therefore, it is difficult to accurately apply the water flow ejected from the nozzle part. Therefore, it is effective to massage the hands and arms to the bather to promote venous return from the peripheral side to the heart side. I couldn't.
JP 2005-342491 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is effective in applying a massage that promotes venous return from the peripheral side to the heart side by accurately applying the water flow from the nozzle part to the arm or hand. It is an object to provide a bathtub that can be applied automatically.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the bathtub according to claim 1 of the present invention has a head on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub body 1a on the long side wall 3a extending in the longitudinal direction of the long bathtub body 1a in plan view. A support portion 7 is provided to support the arm of the bather A who is in a bathing posture with the foot positioned on the other end side, and is directed from the distal end side of the arm supported by the support portion 7 toward the proximal end side. The nozzle part 9 which ejects a water flow along the long side wall 3a is provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. According to this, with respect to the hand and arm of the bather A who is supported and positioned by the support portion 7, the water flow from the nozzle portion 9 is accurately directed from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the hand or arm. Therefore, it is possible to effectively massage the arms and hands so as to promote venous return from the peripheral side to the heart side.

  The bathtub according to claim 2 is characterized in that in claim 1, the support portion 7 is constituted by a handrail 8 that supports the arm of the bather A by holding the supporter 7 in the hand of the bather A. According to this, the supporter 7 can be used also by the handrail 8 which the bather A grasps when leaving the bathtub 1, and the bathtub 1 can be simplified.

  A bathtub according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 1 or 2, the support portion 7 is provided with a nozzle portion 9. According to this, it is possible to eliminate the nozzle portion 9 from being independently projected from the long side wall 3a of the bathtub 1, and it is possible to increase the safety by reducing the protrusions in the bathtub 1.

  Moreover, the bathtub which concerns on Claim 4 is provided in multiple numbers from the front end side of the arm which supported the nozzle part 9 in the support part 7 to the base end side in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3, and the nozzle part located in the front end side of an arm The control part which controls so that a water flow may be ejected in order from 9 was provided. According to this, it is possible to apply a squirting water flow to the arm part gradually from the distal end side toward the proximal end part in order, and massage that promotes venous return to the heart side from the peripheral side to the arm or hand. It can be applied more effectively.

  The present invention has the advantage that it can accurately apply the water flow from the nozzle part to the arm or hand, and can effectively massage the arm or hand to promote venous return from the peripheral side to the heart side. Have.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention. The bathtub 1 of this example has the elongate bathtub main body 1a by planar view like Fig.1 (a). The bathtub body 1 a is formed by raising a side wall 3 from four rounds of a long rectangular bottom wall 2 in a plan view and providing a tank portion 4 surrounded by the bottom wall 2 and the side wall 3. Of each of the four side walls 3 of the bottom wall 2, the pair of side walls 3 extending in the longitudinal direction of the long bathtub 1 is referred to as a long side wall 3 a, and the rest located at the longitudinal end of the long bathtub 1. The pair of side walls 3 is referred to as a short side wall 3b. The bather A bathes in the tub portion 4 of the bathtub 1 so that the body is along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the bather A places his head on the head position portion 5 provided on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1, positions his foot on the foot position portion 6 provided on the other end side, and the bottom wall of the bathtub 1. 2 bathes in the tub portion 4 of the bathtub 1 in a bathing posture in which the heel portion is placed on the heel portion placement portion provided near the head position portion 5 in FIG.

The pair of long side walls 3a of the bathtub 1 are provided with support portions 7 for supporting the arms and hands of the bather A who takes a bath in the bathing posture. The support portion 7 of this example is configured by a trapezoidal handrail 8a that protrudes inward from the tank toward the top. The handrail 8a is substantially horizontal upper surface portion 8a ₁ bather A of the bathing posture have been to be able to grasp by placing a hand in our extended arms, bathing in the bath position As well as being able to support the hand and arm of the person A, the bather A also has a function of supporting the person A when the bather A leaves the bathtub 1. That is, the support portion 7 also serves as a handrail 8 that the bather A grips when leaving the bathtub 1, thereby simplifying the bathtub 1. The supporter 7 supports the left and right hands and arms of the bather A, thereby positioning the hands and arms of the bather A in the bathing posture.

  Further, the bathtub 1 is provided with a nozzle portion 9 for jetting a water flow from the distal end side to the proximal end side (from the peripheral side to the heart side) of the positioned bather A's hand and arm. That is, the nozzle portion 9 is provided at a water discharge port of a device for ejecting water attached to the bathtub 1, and is not particularly illustrated as a device for ejecting water, but at the bath water intake port of the bathtub 1. In addition to the configuration of the jet bath apparatus, which includes a pressure feed pump in the circulation flow path connected to one end and an aeration unit, and a nozzle section 9 serving as a discharge port at the other end of the circulation flow path. Thus, it is possible to suitably use a fine bubble jetting device that includes a fine bubble generation unit that refines the air mixed in the downstream portion of the air mixing portion of the circulation channel.

In this example, two nozzle portions 9 are disposed on each long side wall 3a from the distal end side of the arm to the proximal end side, specifically, from the distal end side of the bather A's forearm to the proximal end side. It has the front end side nozzle part 9a which applies a squirting water flow toward, and the base end side nozzle part 9b which applies a squirting water flow toward the base end side from the front end side of the upper arm of the bather A. Specifically, the distal end side nozzle portion 9a is furnished so as to open to the side surface 8a ₂ of the head position portion 5 side of the tub 1 at the top of the support part 7, the proximal nozzle portion 9b supporting the long-side side wall 3a It protrudes at a position on the head position portion 5 side of the bathtub 1 near the portion 7 and opens toward the head position portion 5 side of the bathtub 1. In addition, since the forearm of the bather A in the bathing posture is positioned substantially horizontally, the water jet direction of the tip side nozzle portion 9a is set along the long side wall 3a and in a substantially horizontal direction. Moreover, since the upper arm of the bather A in the bathing posture is positioned so as to gradually fall from the shoulder, the water flow jet direction of the base end side nozzle portion 9b is set along the long side wall 3a and slightly obliquely upward. Yes. Here, when providing the nozzle part 9, in this example, since the nozzle part 9 is provided in the support part 7 as mentioned above, the number of the nozzle parts 9 projected from the long side wall 3a of the bathtub 1 is reduced as much as possible. And the device which reduces the protrusion in the bathtub 1 and raises safety is given.

  A plurality of nozzle portions 9 provided from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the arm are controllable so that a water flow is ejected in order from the nozzle portion 9 located on the distal end side of the arm. Specifically, according to the control unit, it is possible to control the jet water flow to be ejected from the base end side nozzle portion 9b after the jet water flow is stopped from the tip side nozzle portion 9a. According to this, it is possible to apply a squirting water flow to the arm or hand in order from the distal end portion toward the proximal end portion in order, and promote venous return to the arm or hand from the peripheral side to the heart side. A massage can be applied more effectively.

  Hereinafter, other examples of the embodiment of the present invention will be listed. The same parts as those of the previous example are denoted by reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted, and different parts are described.

FIG. 2 shows another example of the embodiment of the present invention. In this example, a U-shaped bar-shaped handrail 8b that can be grasped when the bather A leaves the bathtub 1 as the support portion 7 is employed. Specifically, the U-shaped bar-shaped handrail 8b has upper and lower horizontal bar portions 8b ₁ and 8b ₂ protruding substantially horizontally from the long side wall 3a into the tank and the protruding tips of the horizontal bar portions 8b ₁ and 8b _2. It is formed by connecting in a vertical bar portion 8b _3. The bather A in the bathing posture grips the substantially central portion of the vertical bar portion 8b ₃ with his / her hand so that his / her hand and arm are supported by the support portion 7. Moreover, in this example, the front end side nozzle part 9a is arrange | positioned in the site | part by the side of the foot position part 6 of the bathtub 1 near the support part 7 in the long side wall 3a. Also in this example, as in the previous example, the water jetted from the nozzle portion 9 is caused to flow from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the hand or arm with respect to the bather A's hand or arm supported by the support portion 7 and positioned. It is possible to apply the massage accurately to the arm and hand from the peripheral side to the heart side, and to the arm and hand via the control unit. A massage that promotes venous return from the peripheral side to the heart side can be effectively performed.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the embodiment of the present invention. Similarly precedents in this example, although handrail 8b of U-bar-like is employed as the support 7, the nozzle portion 9 toward the head position portion 5 side in the lateral bar portion 8b ₂ of the lower side of the handrail 8b The interior is open. This nozzle portion 9 has a long side wall in the direction of jetting the water flow, like the tip side nozzle portion 9a, so that the jet water flow can be applied to the forearm of the bather A from the tip side toward the base side. It is set in a substantially horizontal direction along 3a. Also in this example, as in the previous example, the water jetted from the nozzle portion 9 is caused to flow from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the hand or arm with respect to the bather A's hand or arm supported by the support portion 7 and positioned. Since it can be accurately applied to the arm and hand, it is possible to perform massage to promote venous return from the peripheral side to the heart side on the arm and hand, and the support portion 7 is provided with the nozzle portion 9. The idea of reducing the protrusions in the bathtub 1 to increase safety is provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, one or two nozzle portions 9 are arranged side by side from the distal end side of the arm to the proximal end side. However, the number of nozzle portions 9 arranged in parallel from the distal end side of the arm to the proximal end side is as follows. It is not restricted to this, Arbitrary numbers can be provided. Also in this case, the control unit controls the nozzle 9 located on the distal end side of the arm in order to eject water flow in order, and the massage that promotes venous return from the peripheral side to the heart side on the hand and arm is effective. Can be applied automatically. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although only the nozzle part 9 for performing the massage which accelerates | stimulates venous return from the peripheral side to the heart side was illustrated to the hand and the arm, the leg of the bather A who is in a bathing posture, a waist, It is possible and preferable to use a nozzle portion 9 for applying massage that promotes venous return to each part of the body such as the back at an appropriate location such as the bottom wall 2 of the bathtub 1.

It is a bathtub of the example of embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a see-through | perspective side view of the state which the bather took a bath. It is the bathtub of the other example of embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a see-through | perspective side view of the state which the bather took a bath. It is the bathtub of the further another example of embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a see-through | perspective side view of the state which the bather took a bath.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 1a Bathtub main body 2 Bottom wall 3 Side wall 3a Long side wall 4 Tank part 5 Head position part 6 Foot position part 7 Support part 8 Handrail 9 Nozzle part 9a Front end side nozzle part 9b Base end side nozzle part

Claims (4)

  The bather's hand in a bathing posture in which the head is located on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub body and the foot is located on the other end side on the long side wall in the longitudinal direction of the long bathtub body in plan view A support portion for supporting the arm is provided, and a nozzle portion for ejecting a water flow along the long side wall is provided so as to be directed from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the arm supported by the support portion. Bathtub.   The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is configured by a handrail that supports a bather's arm by holding the bather's hand.   The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein a nozzle portion is provided on the support portion. A plurality of nozzle portions are provided from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the arm supported by the support portion, and a control unit is provided for controlling the water flow in order from the nozzle portion located on the distal end side of the arm. The bathtub according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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