JP2009089972A - Shower bathing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower bathing apparatus capable of surely applying a shower flow to the front surface of the body of a seating person from discharge outlets provided on a wall surface in the rear of a seat part. <P>SOLUTION: This shower bathing apparatus includes: the seat part, a first wall surface provided in the rear of the seat part; a second wall surface provided on the upper part of the first wall surface in the rear of the first wall surface so as to support the head part in the rear of the first wall surface with the back of a seating person, who seats on the seat part with his/her back to the first wall surface, supported by the first wall surface; a third wall surface provided on the upper part of the second wall surface in front of the second wall surface, and a plurality of water discharge outlets provided in the both sides of the center of the seat part at some interval apart from one another. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower bath device, and more particularly to a shower bath device that can receive a shower bath by a shower flow on the front surface of a body in a posture where a user is sitting.

  As a shower device that can receive a shower flow in a posture in which a user is sitting, for example, there are those disclosed in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2.

Patent Document 1 discloses a shower device in which a nozzle head is provided on arm means provided to move to the front of a human body. Patent Document 2 discloses a shower device in which a nozzle is provided on a semicircular, elliptical, or cylindrical wall surface that surrounds a seat.
JP 2003-52786 A JP 7-275150 A

  In order to apply a shower flow to the front part of the seated person's body, Patent Document 1 provides arm means that moves to the front of the human body, and Patent Document 2 provides a semicircular wall surface that surrounds the seat. The wall that surrounds the arm means and the seating part gives a tight and cramped feeling. The problem can be solved if the water discharge part is provided only behind the seated person, but in that case, it becomes difficult for the seated person to take a shower on the front part of the body, especially the chest.

  This invention is made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and provides the shower-bath apparatus which can shower a shower flow reliably on the front part of a seated person's body from the water discharge part provided in the wall surface behind a seat part.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a seat portion, a first wall surface provided behind the seat portion, and a seated person seated on the seat portion with the back facing the first wall surface face the first back. A second wall provided above the first wall and behind the first wall so that the head can be supported behind the first wall while being supported by the wall; and the second wall A plurality of water discharge portions provided on the third wall surface that are spaced apart from each other on both sides of the center of the seat portion, with a third wall surface provided above and further forward than the second wall surface. A shower bath device is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the shower-bath apparatus which can be made to take a shower flow reliably on the front part of a seated person's body from the water discharge part provided in the wall surface behind a seat part is provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Drawing 1 is a mimetic diagram which looked at the shower-bath apparatus concerning the embodiment of the present invention from the side.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the shower bath device.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the water discharge direction of the first to third water discharge units 51 to 53 viewed from the upper surface side in the shower bath device.

  The shower bath device according to the present embodiment includes a seat 10, a first wall surface 11, a second wall surface 12, a third wall surface 13, and a floor surface 9 provided above a floor surface 9 of an installation place (for example, a bathroom or a shower booth). A plurality of water dischargers 51 to 53 are provided.

  The first wall surface 11 is provided substantially perpendicular to the floor surface 9 and is seated so as to protrude substantially parallel to the floor surface 9 from the first wall surface 11 toward the inside of the bathroom (or shower booth). Part 10 is provided. In this specification, the side on which the seat portion 10 is provided with respect to the first wall surface 11 is defined as the front, and therefore the first wall surface 11 is provided behind the seat portion 10.

  The second wall surface 12 is provided above the first wall surface 11 following the first wall surface 11, and is inclined so as to fall backward from the first wall surface 11. That is, the second wall surface 12 is inclined so as to recede from the first wall surface 11 toward the upper part (retract deeper as viewed from the front side).

  A fourth wall surface 14 that is substantially parallel to the first wall surface 11 is provided above the second wall surface 12, and is directed downward below the fourth wall surface 14 and above the second wall surface 12. A third wall surface 13 is provided. The third wall surface 13 is provided in front of the second wall surface 12 and rearward of the fourth wall surface 14, and is inclined upward from the second wall surface 12 side toward the fourth wall surface 14 side.

  The third wall surface 13 is provided with a plurality of water discharge portions 51 to 53. The third wall surface 13 is longer in the lateral width direction (direction passing through the paper surface in FIG. 1) than the length in the front-rear direction (depth direction) or the length along the tilt direction, and a plurality of water discharge portions 51-51 are arranged in the longitudinal direction. 53 are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the plurality of water dischargers 51 to 53 are, for example, two paired first pairs that are spaced apart from each other on both sides of the center of the seat 10. A pair of second water discharger 52 paired with the water discharger 51, two spaced apart from each other on both sides of the center of the seat 10, and the center of the seat 10. And a pair of third water spouting portions 53 that are paired and provided on both sides of the center. Here, the “center” of the seat portion 10 is a center that bisects the seat portion 10 in the lateral width direction (the direction in which the first to third water discharge portions 51 to 53 are arranged). The vertical center line C1 passing through the center is indicated by a one-dot chain line, and in FIG. 3, the horizontal center line C2 passing through the center is indicated by a one-dot chain line.

  The pair of first water discharge portions 51 is provided on the inner side closest to the center (center lines C1 and C2) of the seat portion 10, and is farther from the center of the seat portion 10 than the pair of first water discharge portions 51. A pair of second water discharge parts 52 are provided on the outside, and a pair of third water discharge parts 53 are provided on the outer side that is farther from the center of the seat part 10 than the pair of second water discharge parts 52 (that is, farthest). Is provided.

  In the shower bath apparatus according to the present embodiment, a seated person 100 sitting on the seat 10 with the back facing the first wall 11 and facing the front of the body forward, has the back supported by the first wall 11. The seat portion 10 and the first to first portions so that the head can be supported by the second wall 12 behind the first wall 11 in the state and the head does not hit the third wall 13 in that state. The mutual positional relationship between the three wall surfaces 11 to 13 is devised. Each water discharging part 51-53 is provided in the substantially same height from the floor surface 9 or the seat part 10, and is located upwards rather than the head of the seated person 100 in the state mentioned above.

  Next, the operation of the shower bath device according to the present embodiment will be described.

  A plurality of water discharge holes are formed in each of the first to third water discharge portions 51 to 53 provided on the third wall surface 13, and the seat surface of the seat portion 10 or the front of the seat portion 10 from these water discharge holes. The shower flow of hot water or water is discharged obliquely downward.

  From the first water discharger 51, a shower flow is discharged near the base of the neck of the seated person 100 or toward the shoulder. A part of the shower flow that hits these parts flows through the front part and the side part of the torso from the chest to the abdomen of the seated person 100, and also wraps around the back to warm each part. Moreover, the massage effect by the shower flow can be applied to the vicinity of the base of the neck and the shoulder.

  The shower flow discharged from the second water discharger 52 falls to the lower limbs of the seated person 100 seated on the seat 10, particularly the thighs, and warms those parts.

  From the third water discharge portion 53, a shower flow is discharged to the front portion of the torso of the seated person 100, particularly the chest. Here, since the mutual positional relationship between the seat portion 10, the first wall surface 11, and the second wall surface 12 is devised as described above, the seated person 100 sits on the seat portion 10 and supports the back on the first wall surface 11. Then, the head is positioned at a height facing the second wall surface 12, and the second wall surface 12 is provided behind the first wall surface 11. Naturally, the part from the chest to the head is warped backward, and the chest is oriented so as to protrude obliquely upward.

  As a result, the shower flow discharged from the third water discharger 53 is provided to the head while the water discharger (third water discharger 53) is provided on the wall surface behind the seat 10 so as not to disturb the user. It is easy to be surely applied to the front part of the body, especially the chest and abdomen, without being blocked by the shoulders, arms and the like. In addition, a shower can be taken with the head supported and reclining backward.

  According to the present embodiment, by receiving the shower flow discharged from each of the water discharge portions 51 to 53 described above on the whole body, it is possible to obtain a feeling of bathing in hot water as well as bathing in a bathtub (bath feeling), High thermal effect can be obtained even though it is a shower bath. And compared with the case where it is immersed in a bathtub, water pressure is not applied to a body and there are few burdens to a body. Moreover, since the operation | movement which goes in / out of a bathtub is unnecessary and it can be used in the seated state, even the user who has an obstacle especially in an elderly person or a body movement can acquire a high thermal effect easily. Also, instead of taking a shower for each part of the body, the whole body can be showered at the same time, so the body can be warmed by taking a shower while saving water in a short time.

  In addition, since the water discharged from each of the water discharge portions 51 to 53 is not a spray but a shower flow made of a continuous water flow, the surrounding space is not in a high-temperature and high-humidity atmosphere as in the case of spraying the spray. You can prevent the rise. Furthermore, since the temperature drop of the discharged water due to the heat of vaporization is small, it is not necessary to set the set temperature of the shower flow higher than necessary, which is economical. In the present specification, the “shower flow” includes a case where water is discharged in the form of a line at the moment when water is discharged from the water discharge portion, and a case where water is discharged in the form of a droplet (mist flow).

  Further, since the shower flow discharged from the second water discharge unit 52 goes to the lower limbs beyond the upper body of the seated person 100, the flight distance in the space is different from the other water discharge units (the first water discharge unit 51 and the third water discharge unit 51). The water discharge unit 53) is longer than the flight distance of the shower flow discharged from the water discharge unit 53), and the temperature is easily lowered accordingly. Therefore, the average particle diameter (diameter of the water discharge hole) of the shower flow discharged from the second water discharge unit 52 is used as the shower discharged from the other water discharge units (the first water discharge unit 51 and the third water discharge unit 53). It is desirable to make it larger than the average particle size of the flow (the diameter of the water discharge holes) to suppress the temperature drop during the flight. In addition, excessive stimulation of the water flow to the front part of the torso may be burdensome or uncomfortable for the cardiopulmonary, but for the lower limbs, the massage effect can be increased by increasing the particle size of the shower flow and increasing the stimulation. Can be increased.

  In addition, for Patent Document 1 in which the nozzle head is provided on the arm means provided to move to the front of the human body and Patent Document 2 in which the nozzle is provided on the semicircular wall surface surrounding the seat, In the embodiment, since the first to third wall surfaces 11 to 13 and the water discharge portions 51 to 53 are provided behind the seat portion 10 and do not protrude to the use space side, in a bathroom or a shower booth in a limited space. The installation space can be saved, and the compact and clean structure eliminates the annoyance in the bathroom or shower booth, and does not impair the design. Moreover, in this embodiment, since there is no arm means protruding to the use space side or the wall surface surrounding the seat part, for example, the operation of transferring the user from the wheelchair to the seat part 10 can be performed safely and easily, and the usability is good. Moreover, in this embodiment, since there is no wall surface surrounding the arm means and the seat, they do not interfere with the operation of washing the body and hair while sitting on the seat 10 or near the shower bath device. .

  By properly setting the water discharge direction of the shower flow from the first to third water discharge parts 51 to 53, it is provided behind the seated person 100 without providing a water discharge part in front or side of the seated person 100. A shower bath that efficiently warms the entire body of the seated person 100 can be realized with only the water discharge portions 51 to 53.

  In order to efficiently take a shower flow on the whole body of the seated person 100, in the side view of the seat portion 10 shown in FIG. 1, the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow discharged from the seat surface of the seat portion 10 and the first water discharge portion 51. Is the angle formed by θa, the angle formed by the seating surface of the seat portion 10 and the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow discharged from the second water discharge portion 52 is θb, and the seat surface of the seat portion 10 and the third water discharge portion 53 When the angle formed by the water discharge direction of the discharged water flow is θc, it is desirable to make θa the largest, and more desirably θb <θc <θa.

  Further, when a shower flow is applied to the chest of the seated person 100, the third water discharger 53 provided at the farthest position from the center of the seat 10 among the first to third water dischargers 51 to 53. However, it is easy to apply the shower style to the chest without being obstructed by the shoulders and arms of the seated person 100. Further, from the viewpoint of preventing temperature drop during the flight of the shower flow, it is necessary to make the flight distance as short as possible, and the shower flow discharged near the base of the neck or toward the shoulder is the first water discharge closest to those portions. It is desirable to discharge water from the part 51. As a result, the remaining second water discharger 52 is provided between the first water discharger 51 and the third water discharger 53.

  Therefore, in consideration of such circumstances, in the top view of the seat shown in FIG. 3, the center line C2 that divides the seat into two equal parts in the direction in which the first to third water dischargers 51 to 53 are arranged and the second The angle formed by the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow discharged from one water discharge unit 51 is θ1, the angle formed by the center line C2 and the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow discharged from the second water discharge unit 52 is θ2, and the center line C2 When the angle formed by the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow discharged from the third water discharge unit 53 is θ3, it is desirable to make θ3 the largest.

  In addition, each water discharge is in a posture in which the user is seated on the seat 10 and the back is supported by the first wall 11 and the head is supported by the second wall 12 and the portion from the chest to the head is warped backward. The height from the floor surface 9 of the seat surface of the seat portion 10 is 350 to 500 (mm), more preferably 400 to 500 mm so that the portions 51 to 53 can reliably take a shower flow. The height from the floor surface 9 of the third wall surface 13 provided with the first to third water dischargers 51 to 53 is preferably 1300 to 1900 (mm), more preferably 1500. It is good to set it to -1700 (mm).

  Further, the second wall surface 12 can be surely supported by the second wall surface 12 even with respect to variations in the height of the user and differences in sitting methods such as sitting on the seat portion 10 or sitting on the seat portion 10 shallowly. It is desirable that the length along the height direction of 12 or the length along the inclination direction has a relatively large margin. For example, a short user such as a child or a user who sits shallowly can support the head under the second wall surface 12 in a seated state, and a tall user such as an adult or a user who sits deeply secondly. The head portion can be supported on a portion of the wall surface 12 above the lower portion. No matter where the head is supported on the second wall 12, the portion is located behind the first wall 11, so the seated person 100 naturally takes a posture in which the part from the chest to the head is warped backward. be able to.

  Next, FIG. 4 is the schematic diagram which looked at the shower-bath apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention from the side surface direction. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the structure similar to embodiment mentioned above, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the first wall surface 21 that can support the back of the seated person 100 includes a lower portion 21a and an inclined portion 21b that is provided continuously above the lower portion 21a and is inclined so as to fall backward. Have. A second wall surface 22 is provided above the inclined portion 21b and behind the inclined portion 21b so as to be continuous with the inclined portion 21b.

  The lower portion 21a of the first wall surface 21 is substantially parallel to the vertical direction, and the seated person 100 seated on the seat portion 10 can support the lower back portion 21a of the first wall surface 21 with the waist or the vicinity thereof. . The inclined portion 21b of the first wall surface 21 can support the back of the seated person 100, particularly above the waist. The second wall surface 22 is substantially parallel to the vertical direction and can support the head of the seated person 100 with the back supported by the inclined portion 21 b of the first wall surface 21.

  Also in the present embodiment, when the seated person 100 is seated on the seat portion 10 and the back is supported by the first wall surface 21, the head is positioned at a height facing the second wall surface 22, and the second wall surface 22 is the first wall surface. Since the head is supported by the second wall surface 22 because it is provided behind the seat 21, the seated person 100 can naturally take a posture in which the part from the chest to the head is warped backward, and the third wall surface The shower flow discharged from the water discharge portion (third water discharge portion 53) provided in FIG.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the back can be supported by the inclined portion 21b that is inclined so as to fall backward, the upper body tends to bend more backward, and a shower is widely applied to the front portion of the trunk such as the chest and abdomen. It becomes easy to apply the flow.

  Moreover, when the shower flow discharged from each of the water discharge parts 51 to 53 falls on the inclined part 21b of the first wall surface 21, the inclined part 21b flows downward along the inclination of the inclined part 21b, and flows into the inclined part 21b. It is possible to warm the back of the seated person 100 that is supported by contacting the back.

  In addition, the seated person 100 can approach the posture of lying down with the upper body lying backwards, can relax, and can further enhance the comfort and satisfaction felt in the shower bath.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a shower bath device according to still another embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the side. In addition, about the structure similar to embodiment mentioned above, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the first wall surface 31 and the second wall surface 32 provided continuously above the first wall surface 31 are integrally inclined so as to fall backward. That is, the first wall surface 31 and the second wall surface 32 are formed as a continuous inclined surface that is tilted backward, and the second wall surface 32 is provided above and behind the first wall surface 31. This is the same as the above-described embodiment.

  Also in the present embodiment, when the seated person 100 is seated on the seat portion 10 and the back is supported by the first wall surface 31, the head is positioned at a height facing the second wall surface 32, and the second wall surface 32 is the first wall surface. Since the head is supported by the second wall surface 32 because it is provided behind the seat 31, the seated person 100 can naturally take a posture in which the portion from the chest to the head is warped backward, and the third wall surface The shower flow discharged from the water discharge portion (third water discharge portion 53) provided in FIG.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the first wall surface 31 and the second wall surface 32 that are inclined so as to fall backward can support the portion from the waist to the head, so that the embodiment described above with reference to FIG. However, the posture of the upper body tends to warp more backward, and it becomes easier to apply a shower style widely to the front part of the trunk, such as the chest and abdomen.

  Also in the present embodiment, the shower flow discharged from each of the water discharge portions 51 to 53 flows downward along the slopes of the second wall surface 32 and the first wall surface 31, and the waist of the seated person 100, It is possible to warm a wide area such as the back and shoulders. Furthermore, also in the present embodiment, the seated person 100 can approach the posture of lying down with the upper body lying backwards, can relax, and can further enhance the comfort and satisfaction felt in the shower bath.

  In addition, each water discharge part 51-53 is provided so that each water discharge direction can be adjusted, and the water discharge direction of each water discharge part 51-53 is provided according to a user's physique, the place where he wants to apply a shower flow to the body, etc. It can be adjusted as appropriate. In addition, the number of water discharge units is not limited to the number shown in the above embodiment. For example, a water discharge unit is provided directly above the head of the seated person 100 to wash the head and face of the seated person. It may be configured.

The schematic diagram which looked at the shower-bath apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the side surface direction. The model perspective view of the shower bath apparatus. The schematic diagram which shows the water discharging direction of the 1st-3rd water discharging part seen from the upper surface side in the shower bath apparatus. The schematic diagram which looked at the shower-bath apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention from the side surface direction. The schematic diagram which looked at the shower-bath apparatus which concerns on further another embodiment of this invention from the side surface direction.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Seat part, 11 ... 1st wall surface, 12 ... 2nd wall surface, 13 ... 3rd wall surface, 21 ... 1st wall surface, 21b ... Inclined part, 22 ... 2nd wall surface, 31 ... 1st wall surface, 32 ... 1st 2 wall surfaces, 51 ... 1st water discharging part, 52 ... 2nd water discharging part, 53 ... 3rd water discharging part

Claims (4)

A seat,
A first wall surface provided behind the seat;
A seated person sitting on the seat with the back facing the first wall surface can support the head behind the first wall surface with the back supported by the first wall surface, above the first wall surface. And a second wall surface provided behind the first wall surface;
A third wall surface provided above the second wall surface and in front of the second wall surface;
A plurality of water discharge portions provided on the third wall surface and spaced apart from each other on both sides of the center of the seat portion;
A shower bath device characterized by comprising:   The shower bath device according to claim 1, wherein the first wall surface includes an inclined portion that is provided continuously with the second wall surface and is inclined so as to fall backward. The plurality of water discharge portions include at least a pair of first water discharge portions provided across the center of the seat portion, and the seat on the outer side farther from the center of the seat portion than the first water discharge portion. At least a pair of second water discharge portions provided across the center of the portion, and on the outer side farther from the center of the seat portion than the second water discharge portion, provided between the center of the seat portion Having at least a pair of third water discharge parts,
In a top view of the seat portion, a center line that bisects the seat portion in the direction in which the first to third water discharge portions are arranged, and a water discharge direction of a water discharge flow discharged from the first water discharge portion, Is the angle formed by θ1, the angle formed by the center line and the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow discharged from the second water discharge portion, and the water discharge of the water discharge flow discharged from the center line and the third water discharge portion. The shower bath device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein θ3 is the largest when the angle formed by the direction is θ3. The plurality of water discharge portions include at least a pair of first water discharge portions provided across the center of the seat portion, and the seat on the outer side farther from the center of the seat portion than the first water discharge portion. At least a pair of second water discharge portions provided across the center of the portion, and on the outer side farther from the center of the seat portion than the second water discharge portion, provided between the center of the seat portion Having at least a pair of third water discharge parts,
In a side view of the seat portion, an angle formed by the seat surface of the seat portion and the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow discharged from the first water discharge portion is θa, and water is discharged from the seat surface and the second water discharge portion. Θa is the largest when θb is the angle formed by the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow and θc is the angle formed by the water discharge direction of the water discharge flow discharged from the third water discharge portion. The shower bath device according to claim 1 or 2.

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