JP2008168076A - Foot bath vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foot bath vessel capable of quickly performing drying. <P>SOLUTION: The foot bath vessel includes a storage chamber 28 for storing feet to be inserted. A blower 36 for blowing, a heater 38 for heating air from the blower 36, and a humidifier 40 for humidifying are arranged, thereby supplying humidified warm blow to the storage chamber 28. Foot rests 30, 32 to place the feet are arranged in the storage chamber 28 and an electric heater 34 for heating the foot rests 30, 32 is arranged. A bath tube chamber 22 is divided into a generation chamber 26 and the storage chamber 28 with the use of an erected partitioning board 24, which is formed by bending and enclosing the toe sides of the foot rests 30, 32. The foot bath vessel also includes supply flow passages 54, 56 for supplying the warm blow by blowing from the blower 36 to the storage chamber 28 along side walls from the generation chamber 26. The humidifier 40 performs humidification by generating steam. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a foot bath device in which feet are stored in a storage chamber and warmed by humidified warm air supplied to the storage chamber.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a foot bath device has been proposed in which a foot is inserted and warm bathed by steam from a steam generator. In such a foot bath, a heater is provided to generate steam and a sensor for detecting the temperature in the foot bath is provided. When the temperature detected by the sensor exceeds a set temperature, the heating by the heater is stopped to generate steam. Like to stop.
JP 2005-13721 A

  However, in such conventional ones, since the foot is exposed to steam, moisture adheres to the surface of the foot. When the hot bath is finished and the foot is pulled out of the foot bath, there is a problem that if the foot is not immediately wiped with a towel or the like, the heel droops and wets the foot bath and the surroundings. Similarly, since water adheres to the foot bath as well, there is a problem that if it is not dried after use, it may cause mold generation or propagation of various bacteria.

  The subject of this invention is providing the foot bath device which can be dried rapidly.

In order to achieve this problem, the present invention has taken the following measures in order to solve the problem. That is,
In a foot bath that has a storage chamber for storing a foot to be inserted,
A footbath is provided with a blower that blows air, a heater that heats air from the blower, and a humidifier that humidifies, and supplies humidified warm air to the storage chamber.

  A footrest on which the foot is placed may be provided in the storage chamber, and a heater for heating the footrest may be provided. Further, a supply channel for partitioning the bathtub chamber into the generation chamber and the storage chamber by a standing partition plate and supplying the warm air from the generation chamber along the side wall to the storage chamber is provided. It is good also as the formed structure.

  Alternatively, a footrest on which the foot is placed is provided in the storage chamber, a heater for heating the footrest is provided, and the bathtub chamber is partitioned into a generation chamber and the storage chamber by a standing partition plate, The partition plate is formed to be curved so as to surround a toe side of the footrest, and further, a supply flow for supplying the warm air by the air blown from the blower from the generation chamber along the side wall to the storage chamber. It is good also as a structure which provided the path. The humidifier may be configured to generate steam and humidify.

  Since the foot bath of the present invention includes a blower, a heater, and a humidifier, it can send air only by the blower without humidification, and sends warm air by the blower and the heater. The foot and the storage room can be quickly dried after the warm bath is completed. Further, by providing a heater for heating the footrest, it is possible to warm the bath without unevenness of the sole. Furthermore, by partitioning the generation chamber and the storage chamber with a partition plate and providing a supply channel for supplying warm air from the generation chamber along the side wall to the storage chamber, the hot air and steam directly hit the feet and are heated excessively. Can be prevented.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body. The main body 1 is stretched over a bottom plate 2, a pair of side plates 4 and 6 erected on the left and right sides of the bottom plate 2, and upper ends of the pair of side plates 4 and 6. The top plate 8 is provided. A plurality of casters 10 are attached to the bottom of the bottom plate 2, and a handle member 12 is attached to the top plate 8.

  The pair of side plates 4 and 6 and the top plate 8 are formed to be about half the width of the bottom plate 2, half of the bottom plate 2 is covered by the pair of side plates 4 and 6 and the top plate 8, and the other half is It has been released. A back plate 14 is arranged in a hollow interior surrounded by the bottom plate 2, the side plates 4, 6 and the top plate 8.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the back plate 14 extends along the inside of the pair of side plates 4, 6 to the inside surrounded by the bottom plate 2, the side plates 4, 6 and the top plate 8. The side is covered with a back plate 14. Further, the back plate 14 is erected from the bottom plate 2 and extended to the vicinity of the inside of the top plate 8, and then pulled out to the front side along the inside of the top plate 8. Is attached.

  On the bottom plate 2 that is not covered by the pair of side plates 4 and 6 and the top plate 8, a double door 16 is provided. The door 16 includes a left door member 18 and a right door member 20, and when the left and right door members 18, 20 are opened, the left and right door members 18, 20 are bent in the middle and greatly opened to the left and right. It is configured as follows. In the present embodiment, the door 16 side is the front side.

  Thereby, the bathtub room 22 is formed surrounded by the bottom plate 2, the back plate 14, and the left and right door members 18 and 20. The bathtub chamber 22 is configured to be able to close the left and right door members 18 and 20 in a state where a part of the bathtub chamber 22 is opened and a foot is inserted into the bathtub chamber 22.

  A partition plate 24 is erected on the bottom plate 2 in the bathtub chamber 22, and the upper end of the partition plate 24 is connected to the back plate 14 as shown in FIG. 5. The partition chamber 24 partitions the bathtub chamber 22 into a generation chamber 26 and a storage chamber 28. The generation chamber 26 is surrounded by the back plate 14 and the partition plate 24, and the storage chamber 28 is formed by being surrounded by the left and right door members 18, 20 and the partition plate 24.

  A pair of left and right footrests 30 and 32 are arranged on the bottom plate 2 in the storage chamber 28. An electric heater 34 (see FIG. 5; only one is shown) is incorporated in the footrests 30 and 32, and the footrests 30 and 32 can be heated by the electric heater 34. ing.

  A blower 36, a heater 38, and a humidifier 40 are disposed in the generation chamber 26. The blower 36 is a well-known device that blows air by rotating a fan by a motor. The blower 36 sucks air in the generation chamber 26 and blows it to the heater 38.

  The heater 38 heats the air blown by the blower 36 by the heater 42, and discharge nozzles 44 and 45 are provided on both the left and right sides. The heater 38 and the blower 36 are assembled together.

  The humidifier 40 heats water by a heater 46 to generate steam and humidifies the humidifier 40. The humidifier 40 is disposed on the bottom plate 2 and partly exposed from the back plate 14 to the outside of the generation chamber 26. Has been. The humidifier 40 is provided with a water supply nozzle 48 so that water can be supplied through the water supply nozzle 48.

  The steam generated in the humidifier 40 is configured to be discharged from a pair of discharge nozzles 52 and 53 disposed in the generation chamber 26 via a pair of supply pipes 50 and 51. The humidifier 40 is not limited to one that generates steam, but may be one that generates mist by ultrasonic vibration or the like. Further, a medicinal material, a fragrance, or the like may be arranged in the humidifier 40 or the heater 38 so as to be included in steam or hot air for discharging medicinal components or aroma.

  The generation chamber 26 and the storage chamber 28 communicate with each other through supply channels 54 and 56 provided on the left and right. The supply channels 54 and 56 are separated from the back plate 14 as shown in FIGS. The plate 24 is formed. The partition plate 24 is curved so as to surround the toe side of the pair of footrests 30 and 32, and a gap is formed between the rear plate 14 and the supply flow paths 54 and 56. Has been placed.

  Thereby, the supply flow paths 54 and 56 are formed from the generation chamber 26 along the left and right side walls of the back plate 14, and the supply flow paths 54 and 56 are opened forward in the storage chamber 28. In addition, the discharge nozzles 44 and 45 of the heater 38 and the discharge nozzles 52 and 53 of the humidifier 40 are disposed so as to be discharged forward from the generation chamber 26 toward the supply flow paths 54 and 56.

Next, the operation of the foot bath device of the present embodiment described above will be described.
First, the left and right door members 18 and 20 are opened to the left and right, and the left and right feet are placed on the pair of footrests 30 and 32. Then, after closing the left and right door members 18 and 20 and storing the feet in the storage chamber 28, the blower 36, the heater 38 and the humidifier 40 are driven, and the electric heaters 34 of the footrests 30 and 32 are turned on. Drive.

  Therefore, the blower 36 sucks air in the generation chamber 26 and blows it from the blower 36 to the heater 38, and the heater 38 heats the air by the heater 42, and supplies the supply flow channel 54 from the discharge nozzles 44 and 45. , 56 to discharge hot air. Further, the humidifier 40 generates steam and discharges it from the pair of discharge nozzles 52 and 53 to the supply flow paths 54 and 56.

  The warm air and steam discharged to the supply channels 54 and 56 are mixed and supplied from the supply channels 54 and 56 to the storage chamber 28 to heat and humidify the storage chamber 28. The inside of the storage room 28 to which hot air and steam are supplied is in a high temperature and high humidity state, and the feet inserted in the storage room 28 are warmed to obtain a warm bath effect.

  Moreover, the footrests 30 and 32 are heated by the electric heater 34 to heat the soles on the footrests 30 and 32. As a result, even if the soles are placed on the footrests 30 and 32, not only the front side of the feet is warmed by the warm air and steam, but also the soles are warmed. The bathing can be done evenly and the bathing effect can be enhanced.

  The left and right supply channels 54 and 56 guide the warm air and steam to the storage chamber 28 along the side wall of the back plate 14, so that it is possible to suppress excessive contact between the foot and the foot and the excessive heating. it can. Moreover, since the partition plate 24 is provided so as to surround the toe, similarly, it is possible to suppress the toe from being excessively heated.

  Since the air blower 36, the heater 38, and the humidifier 40 are provided separately, they can be driven individually, so that the air is blown only by the air blower 36 without driving the humidifier 40. In addition, warm air can be sent by the blower 36 and the heater 38.

  Therefore, after the warm bath is completed, for example, warm air can be sent by the blower 36 and the heater 38 to quickly dry the feet. In addition, after the legs are pulled out from the storage chamber 28, only the blower 36 is driven, or the blower 36 and the heater 38 are driven to quickly dry the storage chamber 28. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of mold | fungi, propagation of miscellaneous bacteria, etc. can be prevented.

  The present invention is not limited to such embodiments as described above, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a front view of the foot bath as one embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the foot bath device of this embodiment. It is a top view of the footbath device of this embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 2 which shows a partition plate with a dashed-two dotted line. A blower, a heater, and a humidifier are BB sectional views of Drawing 1 showing an outline. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body 2 ... Bottom plate 4, 6 ... Side plate 8 ... Top plate 10 ... Caster 12 ... Handle member 14 ... Back plate 16 ... Door 18 ... Left door member 20 ... Right door member 22 ... Bath room 24 ... Partition plate 26 ... Occurrence Chamber 28 ... Storage chamber 30, 32 ... Footrest 34 ... Electric heater 36 ... Blower 38 ... Heater 40 ... Humidifier 42 ... Heater 44, 45 ... Discharge nozzle 46 ... Heater 48 ... Water supply nozzle 50, 51 ... Supply pipe 52, 53 ... discharge nozzle 54, 56 ... supply flow path

Claims (5)

In a foot bath that has a storage chamber for storing a foot to be inserted,
A footbath provided with a blower that blows air, a heater that heats air from the blower, and a humidifier that humidifies and supplies humidified warm air to the storage chamber.   The footbath according to claim 1, wherein a footrest on which the foot is placed is provided in the storage chamber, and a heater for heating the footrest is provided.   A bathtub chamber is partitioned into a generation chamber and the storage chamber by a standing partition plate, and a supply flow path for supplying the warm air from the generation chamber along the side wall to the storage chamber is formed. The footbath according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above. A footrest on which the foot is placed is provided in the storage chamber, and a heater for heating the footrest is provided.
Moreover, the bathtub room is divided into the generation room and the storage room by a standing partition plate, and the partition plate is formed to be curved so as to surround the toe side of the footrest, and further, air is blown from the blower. The footbath according to claim 1, further comprising a supply flow path for supplying the warm air from the generation chamber along the side wall to the storage chamber.   The footbath according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the humidifier humidifies by generating steam.

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