JP2010096421A - Circulation adapter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide compatibility between prevention of contact of a user to a jet hole and prevention of scattering of a jet while maintaining an effect of a bubble jet in a circulation adapter capable of jetting out a bubble jet. <P>SOLUTION: The circulation adapter is equipped with a splashing prevention plate 62 having a second jet opening 75 passing a bubble jet forward a predetermined distance from a front end of a bubble jet hole 24 in a substantially straight line, and a blocking part 72 covering an outer circumference side of the bubble jet. A housing space of an operation part 70 carrying out switching between a bubble jet passage and a reheating jet passage is used also as a passage space for a circulating flow. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a circulation adapter that is used by being attached to a bathtub in order to supply hot water from a bath water heater to the bathtub, and more particularly to a circulation adapter having a jet outlet that ejects a bubble jet to a user.

  Conventionally, a bath water heating system for a bathtub has a hot water operation mode in which new hot water is supplied from the bath water heater, a reheating operation mode in which the hot water in the bathtub is returned to the water heater again, and reheated. A variety of hot water supply modes are available to meet consumer needs such as a bubble operation mode in which bubbles are mixed in hot water and a bubble jet is ejected, and an ultrasonic operation mode in which ultrasonic vibration is applied to the hot water and ejected. ing.

  In a jet outlet attached to a bathtub, a so-called circulation adapter, it is necessary to make it possible to realize jets in a plurality of operation modes with a single adapter. For example, in the memorial operation mode, it is necessary to spray from the safety side to the lower side of the bathtub so that the high temperature jet does not face the user, while in the bubble operation mode, the jet flow needs to be concentrated and ejected forward toward the user. There is.

  Patent document 1 is a circulation adapter provided with a bubble jet outlet that faces in the horizontal direction and a memorial jet outlet that faces in the downward direction, and the jet flow path toward both of the outlets is switched by the operation of the shape memory alloy. A technology has been proposed in which a switching valve is provided so that the jet flow path is automatically directed to the memorial jet outlet when hot water is hot and directed to the bubble jet outlet at normal temperature.

  On the other hand, in the bubble operation mode, a predetermined bubble is mixed with the user and a bubble jet having a predetermined ejection pressure needs to be ejected. is there. Patent Document 2 proposes a nozzle cover that is longer in the axial direction by a predetermined distance than the nozzle length protruding from the bathtub wall in an adapter that applies a jet having a predetermined jet pressure to a part of the user's body. In Patent Document 2, it is possible to receive a jet of a predetermined jet pressure without directly touching the user's body and holding the affected part.

JP-A-8-290024 Japanese Utility Model Publication No.4-111030

  As described above, the jet outlet used to apply the jet to the user is installed in a substantially horizontal direction on the side wall of the bathtub, and the jet having a predetermined jet pressure is in the traveling direction from the jet outlet. And take a trajectory of radial diffusion. When the water level in the bathtub is high, hot water around the spout is resisted by the hot water around the spout, and radial splashing is suppressed. Resulting in.

  In particular, when forming a bubble jet, it is necessary to uniformly mix fine bubbles with hot water at a constant ratio, so it is effective to form a hot water flow such as a swirling flow. The jet flow having the swirl flow forms a hollow vortex flow, and the tendency to swell in the radial direction is stronger than when the swirl flow is not formed, and the scattering tendency is further expanded.

  An object of the present invention is to achieve both prevention of a user's contact with a jet outlet and prevention of scattering of a jet while maintaining the effect of a bubble jet hitting a user in a circulation adapter capable of jetting a bubble jet.

  The circulation adapter according to the present invention includes a bubble jet outlet for ejecting a bubble jet and a bubble jet flow path communicating with the bubble jet outlet.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a scattering prevention plate is provided in front of a predetermined distance from the front end of the bubble jet outlet, and the scattering prevention plate includes an opening that allows the bubble jet to pass substantially straight, and an outer peripheral side of the bubble jet. And a closing portion that covers.

  In the first aspect of the invention, the opening of the anti-scattering plate can be formed a predetermined distance forward from the front end of the bubble jet outlet, and the bubble jet can be passed substantially straight. And the obstruction | occlusion part of a scattering prevention board can interrupt | block the progress of scattering of the outer peripheral component of a bubble jet.

  The invention of claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the bubble jet is a swirling flow, and the opening has a size that does not hinder the forward movement of the swirling flow. To do.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, a predetermined gap is formed between the front surface of the circulation adapter body or the front surface of the filter member attached to the front surface of the circulation adapter body and the scattering prevention plate. It is characterized by being.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the lower portion of the gap is formed larger than the upper portion.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, a memorial jet outlet that ejects a memorial jet in the memorial operation mode, and a memorial jet flow passage that communicates with the memorial jet outlet. And a manual operation member capable of switching between the bubble jet flow path and the memorial jet flow path by a manual operation is provided in the gap portion.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the scattering prevention plate is fixed to a circulation adapter body.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the anti-scattering plate is provided in front of a predetermined distance from the front end of the bubble jet outlet, and the anti-scatter plate includes an opening that allows the bubble jet to pass substantially straight, and the bubble jet. Since it has the obstruction | occlusion part which covers an outer peripheral side, the contact prevention to a user's jet nozzle and the prevention of scattering of a jet can be made compatible, maintaining the effect of a bubble jet.

  In other words, the opening is formed a predetermined distance forward from the front end of the bubble jet outlet and allows the bubble jet to pass substantially straight, so that the jet pressure of the bubble jet is not weakened and the user exits the jet outlet. Contact prevention can be achieved. Furthermore, since the blocking portion blocks the progress of the outer peripheral component of the bubble jet, the jet can be prevented from scattering even when the water level of the bathtub is low.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the bubble jet is a swirling flow, and the opening has a size that does not inhibit the forward flow of the swirling flow. A uniformly mixed bubble jet can be obtained.

  According to the invention of claim 3, a predetermined gap is formed between the front surface of the circulation adapter main body or the front surface of the filter member attached to the front surface of the circulation adapter main body and the scattering prevention plate. Can be obtained from the surface direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the jet, and the bubble jet can be prevented from being attenuated.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the lower side portion of the gap is formed larger than the upper side portion, the outer peripheral side component of the bubble jet, particularly, the upper component not recovered in the bathtub is actively scattered. In addition to blocking, the bubble jet can be prevented from being attenuated.

  According to invention of Claim 5, it has a memorial jet outlet which ejects memorial jet in memorial operation mode, and a memorial jet channel connected with this memorial jet outlet, The above-mentioned crevice part Since the manual operation member capable of switching between the bubble jet flow channel and the memorial jet flow channel by manual operation is provided, the gap can be used as the operation space for the manual operation member.

  According to invention of Claim 6, since the said scattering prevention board is fixed to the circulation adapter main body, even if it is a case where a user removes a filter member, while maintaining the effect of a bubble jet, a user's It is possible to achieve both prevention of contact with the jet outlet and prevention of scattering of the jet.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described based on the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bath supply system of the embodiment includes a bathtub 1, a bath water heater 2, a circulation circuit 3, and a circulation adapter 4. The bath water heater 2 includes a first heat supply unit 5 for hot water supply composed of a combustion unit for gas and the like, a heat exchange unit, a second heat supply unit 6 for bath bathing, and a pump 7 for circulating water and hot water. Each device is controlled by a controller 8. In addition, the controller 8 is electrically connected to the operation panel 9, and the user presses a push button provided for each operation mode installed on the operation panel 9, so that a hot water bath instruction and various modes are provided. The selection signal is transmitted to the controller 8 and the operation of the bath water heater 2 is started.

  A water and hot water distribution circuit related to the first heat supply unit 5 for hot water supply will be described. The water introduced into the introduction path 10 is supplied to the first heat supply unit 5 through the first flow sensor 11 and is supplied to the bathtub 1 and other hot water supply system devices through the discharge path 12.

  A circulation circuit of water and hot water related to the second heat supply unit 6 for bath remedy will be described. The circulation circuit 3 includes a return path 13 and a forward path 14. The hot water of the bathtub 1 sucked from the circulation adapter 4 by the operation of the pump 7 is heated by the second heat supply unit 6 through the return path 13 and is supplied to the bathtub 1 from the circulation adapter 4 through the forward path 14. . A second flow rate sensor 15 is provided in the return path 13 downstream of the pump 7, and the heating operation of the second heat supply unit 6 is not performed unless there is a flow rate of 3.5 L / min or more from the viewpoint of safety. The discharge path 12 and the return path 13 are connected by a branch discharge path 16, and the communication is controlled by an electromagnetic valve 17.

Next, the circulation adapter 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.
2 is a front view of the circulation adapter 4, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

  The circulation adapter 4 is a first tubular body 18 disposed outside the bathtub 1 and a first tubular body 18 which is disposed through the bathtub wall from the inner side of the bathtub 1 and is screwed into the first tubular body 18. It has two cylindrical bodies 19. The first and second cylindrical bodies 18 and 19 have a first flange portion 18a and a second flange portion 19a, respectively, and the sealing properties between the bathtub wall and the flange portions 18a and 19a are secured by the annular packings 20 and 21. is doing.

  On the inner peripheral side of the second cylindrical body 19, a switching valve case 23 fixed to the second flange portion 19a with a bolt 22 is disposed. The surface of the switching valve case 23 is directed horizontally toward the bathtub. In addition, a tapered bubble jet outlet 24 and a suction opening 25 are provided, and a lateral hole-shaped follow-up jet outlet 26 described later is formed in the tank bottom direction. A detachable filter member 27 is mounted on the bathtub-side surface portion of the circulation adapter 4 so as to cover the second flange portion 19 a and the switching valve case 23.

  The end wall portion 28 of the first cylindrical body 18 is formed with three port portions of a suction pipe 29, a discharge pipe 30 and an intake pipe 31. The suction pipe 29 is a forward path 14, and the discharge pipe 30 is a return path 13. Are connected to each other. The intake pipe 31 is connected to an intake unit (not shown) having a filter, an orifice, a check valve and the like via an intake pipe.

  The switching valve case 23 includes an outer cylinder part 32 fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the second cylindrical body 19 and an inner cylinder part 33 that forms a plurality of functional spaces in cooperation with the outer cylinder part 32. In other words, the outer cylindrical portion 32 and the inner cylindrical portion 33 have a cylindrical swirl chamber 34 provided with a bubble jet outlet 24 and a suction chamber 35 provided with a suction port 25 inside the switching valve case 23, and will be described later. As described above, the swirl reserve chamber 37 that is provided in parallel with the swirl chamber 34 and connected by the communication path 36, the supply chamber 38 that is provided in parallel with the swirl reserve chamber 37 and that can communicate with the memorial jet outlet 26, and the swirl reserve There are five functional spaces of a suction chamber 39 arranged in series on the side opposite to the bathtub with respect to the chamber 37 and the supply chamber 38.

  The swirl chamber 34 is provided with an intake nozzle 40 having a conical shape at the end on the bathtub side. An intake hole 41 that communicates with the intake pipe 31 is provided inside the intake nozzle 40, and the air introduced from the intake hole 41 is directed toward a communication passage opening 42 provided at a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the swirl chamber 34. Configured to supply.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the communication path 36 communicates with the cylindrical swirl chamber 34 so that the connection direction is a tangential direction. With this configuration, hot water introduced from the swirl preliminary chamber 37 swirls at a high speed along the inner peripheral shape of the swirl chamber 34, and is suitable for air suction, bubble miniaturization, generation of ultrasonic waves of a predetermined frequency, and the like. It is possible to obtain a hollow vortex-shaped jet having a different rotational speed. The circulation adapter 4 is configured to have a rotational speed of 30,000 to 40,000 revolutions / minute. A check valve (not shown) is installed in the swirl preliminary chamber 37 on the upstream side of the communication passage opening 42, and only the flow of hot water from the suction chamber 39 is allowed.

  The switching valve case 23 is provided with an outlet switching member 43 that passes through the inner cylinder portion 33 and controls the hot water outlet to be switched between the bubble jet outlet 24 and the memorial jet outlet 26. The spout switching member 43 is attached to a valve shaft 45 that is slidably supported by a receiving portion 44 formed in the inner cylinder portion 33 at the center portion, and a countertub-side end portion that is one end side of the valve shaft 45. The first switching valve 46, the second switching valve 47 installed on the other end side across the first switching valve 46 and the receiving portion 44, the bathtub side end of the valve shaft 45 that is the other end side from the second switching valve 47. It comprises a hemispherical bearing member 48 fixed to the part.

  The first switching valve 46 includes a blocking portion 49 that controls the communication state between the swirling preliminary chamber 37 and the suction chamber 39, and a communication portion that is provided in parallel with the blocking portion 49 and that allows the suction chamber 39 and the supply chamber 38 to always communicate with each other. And 50. The second switching valve 47 communicates with the supply chamber 38 and is formed in the inner cylinder portion 33 so that the first concave portion 51 having a smaller diameter and a cylindrical shape than the second switching valve 47 can be opened and closed. A second recess 52 having a larger diameter than the first recess 51 is integrally formed on the bathtub side of the first recess 51. The valve shaft 45 includes a first support portion 53 and a second support portion 54 formed on the suction chamber 39 side.

  A bias spring 57 is disposed between the first receiving seat 55 and the first supporting portion 53 provided in the receiving portion 44, and the second supporting portion 54 and the second receiving seat 56 fixed to the inner cylinder portion 33 are arranged. A shape memory alloy spring 58 is disposed between them. The tension between the bias spring 57 and the shape memory alloy spring 58 is balanced, and the position of the outlet switching member 43, that is, the state of the so-called first switching valve 46 and second switching valve 47 is the shape memory alloy spring. As long as the tension of 58 does not change, it does not change. The positional relationship between the first switching valve 46 and the second switching valve 47 is such that when the second switching valve 47 closes the first recess 51, the blocking portion 49 of the first switching valve 46 opens, and conversely The second switching valve 47 is configured to open when the shut-off portion 49 closes the swivel reserve chamber 37.

  More specifically, when the hot and cold water is at a low temperature or normal temperature, the shape memory alloy spring 58 is in a contracted state. At this time, since the second switching valve 47 closes the first recess 51 and the blocking portion 49 is open, hot water is supplied to the swirl chamber 34 via the swirl preliminary chamber 37 and the communication path 36. Next, when high-temperature hot water, for example, 50 ° C. hot water is supplied into the circulation adapter 4, the shape memory alloy spring 58 expands in response to the temperature change, and the bias spring 57 is compressed and the second switching valve is compressed. 47 opens and the shut-off part 49 closes.

  Next, the manual operation member which switches a jet flow path by a user's manual operation is demonstrated. On the inner side of the filter member 27 and on the end face on the bathtub side of the switching valve case 23, a resin inner cover member 58 constituting the circulation adapter main body side wall is fixed to the switching valve case 23 by the bolt 22.

  The inner cover member 58 includes a first jet opening 59 provided on the outer periphery of the bubble jet outlet 24, and a tapered portion having a circular shape in front view and formed in a tapered shape in cross section that expands from the first jet opening 59 toward the bathtub side. 60, an arc-shaped groove portion 61 formed along a partial lower region of the taper portion 60, a first engagement hole 63 formed at an upper position of the taper portion 60 and engageable with the scattering prevention plate 62, and the arc-shaped groove portion 61 A second engagement hole 64 formed at a lower position and engageable with the anti-scattering plate 62, a slide member 65 described later and a first protrusion 66 engageable at the first operation position, the slide member 65 and the first It is comprised from the 2nd projection part 67 which can be engaged in two operation positions.

  The arc-shaped groove 61 has a recess that is substantially U-shaped in cross section consisting of a bottom side, an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall that are substantially parallel to the side wall of the adapter body on the side opposite to the bathtub. A through-hole 61a that supports the other end portion of the valve shaft 45 and allows the valve shaft 45 to pass through in an axially slidable manner is formed. The lower region of the arc-shaped groove 61 is configured to cover the front of the suction port 25 when viewed from the front, and hot water sucked into the suction port 25 is sucked from the opening portion of the lower end portion of the circulation adapter.

  The substantially arc-shaped sliding member 65 long in the left-right direction includes an arc-shaped through-hole 68 formed in a substantially arc shape that penetrates the other end side portion of the valve shaft 45 so that the sliding member 65 can move in the left-right direction. An inclined portion 69 formed around the arcuate through-hole 68, slidable to the bearing member 48 and inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the valve shaft 45, and in contact with the bearing member 48 in a semicircular cross section; The operation part 70 extended toward the bathtub side at the left end of the sliding member 65 is configured.

  The inclined portion 69 is configured such that the height from the inner cover member 58 becomes higher toward the right side. That is, when the operation unit 70 is manually operated to the right end position (first operation position), the sliding member 65 slides rightward in the arc-shaped groove 61 and the bias spring 57 is a shape memory alloy spring 58. When the tension is higher than the above-described tension, the bearing member 48 that is in sliding contact with the inclined portion 69 moves along the inclined portion 69 toward the opposite side of the bathtub. On the other hand, when the operation unit 70 is manually operated to the left end position (second operation position), the sliding member 65 slides leftward in the arc-shaped groove 61, and the bias spring 57 is a shape memory alloy spring 58. When it is stronger than the tension, the bearing member 48 slidably contacting the inclined portion 69 moves to the bathtub side along the inclined portion 69.

  Therefore, when the bearing member 48 is in sliding contact with the inclined portion 69, the height of the inclined portion 69 from the inner cover member 58 with respect to the bathtub side is the valve shaft 45 when the operating portion 70 is manually operated to the right end position. When the second switching valve 47 is closed and the shut-off portion 49 is opened, and the operating portion 70 is manually operated to the left end position, the second switching valve 47 is opened and the shut-off portion is opened. 49 is set to a position where the valve is closed.

  Even when the operation unit 70 is manually operated to the right end position, when the hot water temperature becomes high, the shape memory alloy spring 58 expands in response to the temperature change and the bias spring 57 is compressed. Therefore, the bearing member 48 moves away from the inclined portion 69 and slides and moves toward the bathtub side, so that the valve shaft 45 is provided with a safety device function where the second switching valve 47 is opened and the blocking portion 49 is closed. .

  A recess 71 that can be engaged with the first projection 66 and the second projection 67 is formed on the bottom surface of the operation unit 70 on the adapter body side. The operation unit 70 is manually moved to the first operation position or the second operation position. When operated, the sliding member 65 can be positioned and a predetermined moderation feeling is given to the user.

  The scattering prevention plate 62 includes a substantially disc-shaped blocking portion 72, a first engagement portion 73 that is provided at an upper end portion of the blocking portion 72, and engages with the first engagement hole 63, and a lower end of the blocking portion 72. And a second engagement portion 74 that is provided in the portion and engages with the second engagement hole 64.

  Corresponding to the central portion of the adapter body side wall, the blocking portion 72 is configured to partially cover the front of the suction port 25 when viewed from the front, and is spaced apart from the inner cover member 58 by a predetermined distance on the front side of the bathtub. Has been. The blocking portion 72 includes a second jet opening 75 (opening) having the same diameter as the first jet opening 59 and a crescent-shaped operation opening 76 that accommodates the operation portion 70 so as to be operable in the left-right direction. Yes. The second jet opening 75 is formed corresponding to an extension of the tapered surface of the bubble jet outlet 24 and allows the bubble jet to pass substantially straight.

  The outer edge side portion of the closing portion 72 is connected and fixed to the inner cover member 58 by the first engagement portion 73 and the second engagement portion 74, and in particular, other than the first engagement portion 73 in the upper outer edge side portion. This side portion forms a gap 77 that is separated from the inner cover member 58 by a predetermined distance. Due to the space between the gap 77 and the operation opening 76, in the bubble operation mode, a circulation flow necessary for jet formation can be obtained from the outside of the scattering prevention plate 62, and attenuation of the bubble jet can be prevented. In addition, the blocking portion 72 blocks the outer peripheral component of the bubble jet traveling outward from the region connecting the second jet opening 75 and the tapered surface of the bubble jet outlet 24, and also blocks in the atmosphere. The hot and cold water adhering to is guided downward.

Next, the effect of the circulation adapter 4 according to the first embodiment will be described.
Since the anti-scattering plate 62 having the second jet opening 75 that allows the bubble jet to pass substantially straight forward from the front end of the bubble jet outlet 24 and the closed portion 72 that covers the outer peripheral side of the bubble jet is provided, the bubble jet It is possible to prevent the user from coming into contact with the bubble jet outlet 24 without weakening the jet pressure.

  Moreover, since the obstruction | occlusion part 72 interrupts | blocks the spreading | diffusion progress of the outer peripheral side component of a bubble jet, even when the water level of a bathtub is low, scattering of a jet can be prevented. And since the 2nd jet opening 75 has a magnitude | size which does not inhibit the advance of a swirling bubble jet, the bubble jet which mixed the fine bubble uniformly by a fixed ratio can be obtained.

  Since the gap 77 is formed between the front surface of the filter member 27 attached to the circulation adapter 4 and the anti-scattering plate 62, a circulation flow necessary for the formation of the jet can be obtained, and attenuation of the bubble jet can be prevented. . In addition, since the storage space of the operation unit 70 for switching between the bubble jet flow path and the memorial jet flow path can be used in combination with the circulation flow passage space, a compact design can be achieved.

  Since the anti-scattering plate 62 is fixed to the inner cover member 58 of the circulation adapter 4, as shown in FIG. 5, even if the user removes the filter member 27, the effect of the bubble jet flow is maintained. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from coming into contact with the jet port 24 and to prevent the jet from scattering. Further, since the lower region of the arc-shaped groove 61 of the inner cover member 58 is configured to cover the front of the suction port 25, it is possible to prevent suction of the bubble jet ejected from the ejection port 24, and attenuation of the jet flow. Can be prevented.

  Based on FIGS. 6-8, the circulation adapter 4 which concerns on Example 2 is demonstrated. 6 shows a front view of the circulation adapter 4, FIG. 7 shows a side view of the circulation adapter 4 viewed from the left, and FIG. 8 shows a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the member similar to Example 1. FIG.

  The difference from the first embodiment is that, in the first embodiment, the scattering prevention plate 62 is fixed to the inner cover member 58 of the circulation adapter 4, whereas in this second embodiment, the scattering prevention plate 62 is the filter member 27. This is a fixed point.

  The filter member 27 is detachable so as to cover the second flange portion 19 a and the switching valve case 23, and includes a resin nozzle part 78 around the bubble jet nozzle 24. The nozzle part 78 includes a first jet opening 79 and a tapered part 80 that expands toward the bathtub. The nozzle part 78 is attached to an opening provided in the filter member 27 by an outer peripheral flange.

  The scattering prevention plate 81 includes a substantially disc-shaped blocking portion 82 and mounting portions 83, 83,... Formed at four locations on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the outer edge of the blocking portion 82 and having screw holes therein. The scattering prevention plate 81 is fixed to the filter member 27 from the inside of the filter member 27 by bolts 84, 84,.

  The closing part 82 is a semicircular disk-shaped first closing part 82a constituting the upper part, and constitutes a lower part, and the outer edge side part is thinner than the outer edge side part of the first closing part 82a. The anti-scattering plate 81 has a first jet opening 79 and a second jet opening 85 (opening) having the same diameter. The second jet opening 85 is formed corresponding to an extension of the tapered surface of the bubble jet outlet 24 and allows the bubble jet to pass substantially straight.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a gap B is formed as a gap between the second closing part 82 b and the filter member 27, and is narrower than the gap B between the first closing part 82 a and the filter member 27. An interval A is formed.

  Due to the gap between the gap A and the gap B, in the bubble operation mode, a circulation flow necessary for jet formation can be obtained from the outside of the scattering prevention plate 81, and attenuation of the bubble jet can be prevented. Further, the blocking portion 82 blocks the outer peripheral component of the bubble jet traveling outward from the region connecting the second jet opening 85 and the tapered surface of the bubble jet outlet 24, and blocks in the atmosphere. The hot and cold water adhering to is guided downward.

Next, the effect of the circulation adapter 4 according to the second embodiment will be described.
As in the first embodiment, the anti-scattering plate includes a second jet opening 85 that allows the bubble jet to pass substantially straight forward from the front end of the bubble jet outlet 24 and a closed portion 82 that covers the outer peripheral side of the bubble jet. Since 81 is provided, the user can be prevented from coming into contact with the bubble jet outlet 24 without weakening the jet pressure of the bubble jet.

  In order to form the interval A by the first closing portion 82a and the interval B by the second closing portion 82b wider than the interval A, the outer peripheral component of the bubble jet, in particular, the scattering of the upper component that is not collected in the bathtub is actively blocked. At the same time, attenuation of the bubble jet can be prevented.

Next, a modification in which the above embodiment is partially changed will be described.
1) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which three operation modes can be realized has been described. However, it is sufficient that at least the bubble operation mode is provided, and the circulation adapter of the present invention can be applied to those having more operation modes. .

2] In addition, those skilled in the art can implement the present invention in various forms added with various modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the present invention includes such modifications. is there.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is whole explanatory drawing of the bath hot-water supply system of Example 1. FIG. 1 is a front view of a circulation adapter according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the III-III line cross section in FIG. It is a figure which shows the IV-IV sectional view in FIG. It is the figure which removed the filter member from the circulation adapter which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 6 is a front view of a circulation adapter according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a side view of the circulation adapter which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathtub 4 Circulation adapter 24 Bubble jet outlet 26 Remembrance jet outlet 43 Outlet switching member 58 Inner cover member 62, 81 Scatter prevention plate 70 Operation part 72, 82 Closure part 75, 85 2nd jet opening

Claims (6)

In a circulation adapter having a bubble jet outlet for ejecting a bubble jet and a bubble jet flow path communicating with the bubble jet outlet,
A scattering prevention plate is provided in front of a predetermined distance from the front end of the bubble jet outlet,
The anti-scattering plate has an opening for allowing the bubble jet to pass substantially straight and a closing portion for covering an outer peripheral side of the bubble jet.   2. The circulation adapter according to claim 1, wherein the bubble jet is a swirl flow, and the opening has a size that does not inhibit the forward flow of the swirl flow.   The circulation adapter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a predetermined gap is formed between the front surface of the circulation adapter main body or the front surface of a filter member attached to the front surface of the circulation adapter main body and the scattering prevention plate.   The circulation adapter according to claim 3, wherein a lower side portion of the gap is formed larger than an upper side portion. A memorial jet outlet that ejects a memorial jet in the memorial operation mode, and a memorial jet flow passage that communicates with the memorial jet outlet,
The circulation adapter according to claim 4, wherein a manual operation member capable of switching between the bubble jet flow path and the memorial jet flow path by manual operation is provided in the gap portion. The circulation adapter according to claim 1, wherein the scattering prevention plate is fixed to a circulation adapter body.