JP2007307468A - Shower head - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pleasant shower head which can obtain the spray water uniform in water force is from a total shower faces with no incline in the water force in the same way the water spray from water spray openings in the vicinity of the tip end of the shower face as the water spray from the water spray openings of other positions. <P>SOLUTION: The total water spray openings 76 have a shower face 70 placed in a long narrow shape and is provided with a pipe 30 circulating warm water inside. In the shower head 1, an opening part 60 placed on the back side of the shower face 70 and communicating with the pipe 30 is formed in a long narrow shape the long direction of which coincides with the long direction of the total water spray openings 76. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower head provided in a shower apparatus.

  In recent years, the design needs of shower heads have been diversified, and accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9, the shape of the shower face 101 in plan view (and the distribution positions of a large number of water spray holes 102 established in the shower face 101). Are also diversifying. Specifically, in the past, there were many almost circular shapes, but elongated rectangular shapes towards the showerhead tip, and also elongated oblong / elliptical shapes are now used. ing. By the way, conventionally, even in a shower head having an elongated shower face 101 such as a rectangular shape or an oval shape, an opening formed on the back side of the shower face 101 to supply hot water to the back side of the shower face 101 104 has a shape that is almost a circle when viewed from the top, or a shape that does not sufficiently extend to the tip of the shower face and is nearly square (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

Special Table 2000-513987 Publication (FIG. 8)

  In the shower head as described above, it is difficult to supply a sufficient amount of water / water pressure to the sprinkling hole 102 near the tip of the elongated shower face 101. The sprinkling momentum from the water sprinkling hole 102 has dropped, and there has been a problem that uniform watering cannot be discharged from the entire shower face.

  The present invention solves the problems of the conventional shower head described above, and the water spray from the water spray hole near the tip of the shower face does not impair the water force in the same manner as the water spray from the water spray holes in other parts. An object of the present invention is to provide a comfortable shower head capable of obtaining uniform water spray from the entire shower face.

  Means taken by the present invention to solve the above problems will be described below. The shower head according to the present invention is “in a shower head having a shower face in which the entire sprinkling holes are arranged in an elongated shape and having an internal flow path member for circulating hot water therein, and is disposed on the back side of the shower face. A shower head characterized in that an opening communicating with the flow path member is formed in an elongated shape in which the longitudinal direction of the water spray hole coincides with the longitudinal direction of the entire water spray hole.

  Since the opening provided on the back side of the shower face is formed in an elongated shape along the arrangement of the entire water spray hole, a sufficient amount of hot water is supplied even at a portion near the tip of the water spray hole. The Therefore, the water force from the sprinkling holes in such a portion can obtain a sufficient water force in the same manner as water sprinkling from other portions (for example, a portion near the base end of the whole sprinkling hole).

  In this invention, the shape of an opening part should just be formed in the elongate shape according to the arrangement | positioning shape of the whole sprinkling hole, such as a rectangular shape, an ellipse shape, and an ellipse shape.

  Further, in the shower head described above, a partition wall formed so as to block a rear portion of the opening portion may be provided in a portion near the tip in the opening portion.

  By providing such a “partition wall”, it is possible to improve the water sealability in the opening, particularly near the tip. Therefore, dripping that occurs when watering from the watering hole is stopped can be suppressed.

  In the present invention, since the opening of the shower head is formed in an elongated shape in accordance with the arrangement shape of the entire water spray hole as described above, the water force from each water spray hole can be made uniform, which is comfortable for the user. It can be set as the shower head which can provide shower watering.

  Next, an embodiment of the shower head of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the shower head 1 of the present invention includes a shower face cover 80, a shower face 70, an inner 50, and a main body 2 of the shower head 1. Further, a pipe 30 for supplying hot water in the direction of the head part 4 of the main body 2 and a joint 10 for accommodating and fixing the pipe 30 in the base end side of the gripping part 3 are provided in the gripping part 3 of the main body 2. ing. A shower hose (not shown) is connected to the base end of the joint 10, and hot water is supplied to the shower head 1.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the entire shower head 1 is formed in a vertically long bottomed cylindrical shape in which the head portion 4 is slightly bent, and its cross section is formed in an oval shape and is flat as a whole. Is formed.

  The joint 10 is formed in a cylindrical shape having an oval cross section, is formed in a shape that is slidably fitted into the grip portion 3 of the main body 2 of the shower head 1, and is provided so as to be accommodated and held in the grip portion 3. It has been. On the base end side of the joint 10, a circumferential groove 12 formed with a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the main body of the joint 10 is provided. Moreover, the recessed part 13 in which the protrusion 40 of the pipe 30 mentioned later is fitted is provided in the edge part at the front end side. Two recesses 13 are provided along the axial center direction of the joint 10 at positions facing each other in the cross-sectional short direction of the joint 10.

  In addition, a connection port 14 in which a base end portion 32 of the pipe 30 is provided so as to be inserted and connected is formed inside the joint 10 slightly on the distal end side than the portion where the circumferential groove 12 is provided. A protrusion 16 projecting inward is provided on the inner peripheral surface on the back side of the connection port 14, and when the pipe 30 is inserted and connected to the connection port 14, the end surface on the proximal end side of the pipe 30 is The pipe 30 is positioned in the connection port 14 by being locked by the protrusion 16. Further, a locking projection 17 protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the joint 10 on the base end side with respect to the circumferential groove 12, and when the joint 10 is inserted into the grip portion 3, the locking projection 16 is formed. The joint 10 is positioned with respect to the grip portion 3 by being locked to the step portion 8 on the base end side of the grip portion 3. Further, on the base end side of the joint 10, a connection port 18 provided with a shower hose connection fitting (not shown) is provided.

  The pipe 30 is an example of an “internal flow path member” according to the present invention, and is formed in a cylindrical shape with a slightly bent tip, and the connection port 14 of the joint 10 described above is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the base end. A seal member 33 for watertightness is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the tip end, and a seal member 33 for watertightness with a connecting portion 52 of an inner 50 to be described later is attached. Further, on the outer peripheral surface of the proximal end of the bent portion 34, a ridge 36 that can contact the end surface of the connecting portion 52 is provided around the connecting portion 52 to which the bent portion 34 is inserted and connected. Yes. Also, on the upper and lower sides of the outer peripheral surface near the center of the straight portion 38 of the pipe 30, protrusions 40 that fit into the concave portions 13 of the joint 10 described above are respectively provided along the axial direction of the straight portion 38. Yes.

  As described above, the joint 10 and the pipe 30 configured as described above have the base end portion 32 of the pipe 30 inserted and connected to the connection port 14 of the joint 10, and the protrusion 40 is fitted to the recess 13. Accordingly, the pipe 30 and the joint 10 are fixed while the pipe 30 is positioned in the direction around the axis of the pipe 30. The pipe 30 and the joint 10 thus fixed are inserted into the grip portion 3 from the opening 7 on the base end side of the grip portion 3 of the shower head 1 from the tip end side of the pipe 30. The joint 10 is housed and held on the back side of the opening 7. At this time, the bush 11 is fitted and attached to the circumferential groove 12 from the attachment hole 5 of the grip 3, and the joint 10 is prevented from coming off from the grip 3. I do.

  Further, the head portion 4 on the distal end side of the main body 2 of the shower head 1 is slightly bent with respect to the grip portion 3, and an inner 50 or the like is provided on the inner side surface of the bent portion of the head portion 4. A storage chamber 6 is opened. Next, the inner 50 accommodated in the accommodation chamber 6 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inner 50 is formed in an overall cylindrical shape having a substantially elliptical cross section, and a connecting portion 52 into which the tip side of the pipe 30 is inserted and connected to the lower surface thereof. Is protruding. In addition, a seal member 54 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface around the axis of the inner 50 near the connecting portion 52 for watertightness with the shower face 70 that covers the inner 50.

  In addition, a rectangular recess 58 that is slightly recessed for mounting and fixing the strainer 56 is formed on the side surface of the inner 50. An opening 60 is opened near the center of the recess 58. The opening 60 is formed in a vertically long, substantially rectangular shape toward the outer side of the inner 50, and is formed with a width of about 13 mm and a length of about 40.9 mm. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the opening 60 is communicated with a connecting portion 52 to which the pipe 30 is connected and an inflow chamber 62 formed in a cylindrical shape at the center of the inner 50. Yes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, from the upper end surface of the inflow chamber 62 near the opening 60, a partition wall 64 that is suspended by about 10 mm so as to face the opening 60 is provided. The partition wall 64 is formed so as to block a rear part near the upper side of the opening 60, and can improve the water sealability of hot water near the tip in the opening 60, and stops water spraying from the water spray hole 76. It suppresses dripping that occurs when

  Next, the shower face 70 will be described. The shower face 70 is formed in an overall cylindrical shape having a substantially elliptical cross section, and has a bottomed cylindrical shape in which the inner 50 can be inserted from the bottom opening 72 so that the inner 50 can be accommodated and held therein. Is formed. On the front side of the shower face 70, an oval face portion 74 having a width of about 31.6 mm and a length of about 51.6 mm is projected from the front side. 65 sprinkling holes 76 are arranged substantially uniformly in the face portion 74, and the whole sprinkling holes 76 are also arranged in an elongated oval shape. Further, on the left and right sides of the main body of the shower face 70 with the face portion 74 interposed therebetween, there are provided locking projections 78 that are locked on locking holes 82 of a shower face cover 80 described later. And the inner 50 to which the strainer 56 is attached is inserted into the shower face 70, and these are integrated into the accommodating chamber 6 through the opening 7 of the head portion 4, while the connecting portion of the inner 50. The distal end portion of the pipe 30 is inserted and connected in 52.

  Next, the shower face cover 80 will be described. The shower face cover 80 is formed in an overall shape in which a cylinder having a substantially oval cross section is divided in half in the vertical direction, and is provided in a shape that can be covered on the face portion 74 side of the shower face 70 described above. . In the center of the front side of the shower face cover 80, an oval opening 84 is formed so that the face 74 can be fitted and exposed.

  In addition, on the left and right side portions of the shower face cover 80, there are provided locking holes 82 that are locked on the above-described locking protrusions 78 of the shower face 70. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a tongue piece 86 protrudes from the upper end surface of the shower face cover 80 toward the rear of the shower face cover 80, and the tongue piece 86 has a housing chamber 6 of the shower head 1. A locking hole 88 is formed in which the locking protrusion 9 protruding from the upper wall surface in the vicinity of the opening 7 is locked. In addition, two locking projections 90 that are locked to the lower portion of the opening 7 of the storage chamber 6 are provided on the inner side of the lower end of the shower face cover 80. The shower face cover 80 is fixed to the shower head 1 by the locking hole 82 being locked to the shower face 70 and the locking hole 88 and the locking projection 90 being locked to the head portion 4.

  In the shower head 1 configured as described above, hot water is discharged to the face portion 74 in accordance with the arrangement of the face portions 74 of the shower face 70, or more precisely, the water spray holes 76 provided in the face portion 74. Since the shape of the opening 60 of the inner 50 is formed in an elongated rectangular shape, sufficient hot water is also supplied to the front end side of the face portion 74. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, sufficient water spray can be obtained from each of the water spray holes 76 of the face portion 74, including the water spray holes 76 on the tip side of the face portion 74. Further, the pressure loss can be reduced by the partition wall 64, and the water force on the front end side of the face portion 74 can be obtained more reliably.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, the shape of the opening 60 of the inner 50 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be formed in an elongated elliptical shape as shown in FIG. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, it is good also as an elongate ellipse shape. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 8, it is good also as providing a long drum shape up and down.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the shower head of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of a shower face cover, a shower face, a strainer, and an inner. It is a side view longitudinal cross-sectional view of an inner. It is a front view longitudinal cross-sectional view of an inner. It is a partial perspective view of the shower head which shows a watering state. It is a front view of another inner. It is a front view of another inner. It is a front view of another inner. It is a disassembled perspective view of a part of component of the conventional shower head.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Shower head, 2; Main body, 3; Holding part, 4; Head part, 5; Mounting hole, 6; Accommodating chamber, 7: Opening part, 8; Bush, 12; circumferential groove, 13; recess, 14; connection port, 16; projection, 17; locking projection, 18; connection port, 30; pipe, 32; proximal end portion, 33; Ridge, 38; straight portion, 40; ridge, 50; inner, 52; connection portion, 54; seal member, 56; strainer, 58; recess, 60; opening, 62; Partition, 70; shower face, 72; bottom opening, 74; face part, 76; sprinkling hole, 78; locking projection, 80; shower face cover, 82; locking hole, 84; Piece 88; locking hole 90; locking projection.

Claims (2)

  In the shower head having an internal flow path member that circulates hot water in the shower head, the entire spray hole having an elongated shape, and an opening that is disposed on the back side of the shower face and communicates with the internal flow path member The shower head is characterized in that the portion is formed in an elongated shape in which the longitudinal direction coincides with the longitudinal direction of the entire water spray hole.   The shower head according to claim 1, wherein a partition wall formed so as to block a rear portion of the opening is provided in a portion near the tip in the opening.

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