JP2015083098A - Shower bathroom system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower bathroom system capable of acquiring an excellent relaxation effect by warming up a body of a user efficiently while achieving water and energy saving by suppressing a consumption amount of hot water.SOLUTION: A shower bathroom system S includes: a seat part 2; a tub 3 for a footbath; and a shower device 4 capable of jetting hot water in a mist state or in a non-mist state. At least at one of the seat part 2 and the tub 3 for a footbath, a hot water flow passage 6 capable of heating at least one of a surface part of the seat part 2 and a hot water stored in the tub 3 for a footbath by hot water being supplied inside, is provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower bathroom system used for taking a hot water mist or non-mist shower.

There exists a thing of patent document 1 as an example of a shower bathroom system.
The shower / bathroom system described in the document includes a shower section, a tab for footbath, and a shower nozzle installed on the back of the seat section, and a hot water shower while a user is sitting on the seat section while taking a footbath. It is possible to take a bath.
In recent years, people's lifestyles have become diversified, and there is a tendency for an increasing number of people to have a lifestyle that only takes a shower without using a bathtub. The shower bathroom system described above corresponds to such a lifestyle.

  However, the prior art still has room for improvement as described below.

  That is, conventionally, in order to warm the body of a user (a bather), it is necessary to continue taking a hot water shower. When the hot water shower is stopped, the user's body cools. In addition, the hot water stored in the footbath tub is gradually cooled. For this reason, if you try to warm yourself up and relax as if you were bathed in the bathtub, you must take a hot shower for a long time or add hot water frequently to the footbath tub As a result, hot water consumption will increase. Therefore, there is still room for improvement from the viewpoint of saving water and saving energy. Further, even if a hot water shower is taken for a relatively long time while using a footbath, it is not enough to warm and relax the user's body. Therefore, there is room for improvement in this respect.

JP 2007-268161 A

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances as described above, and while suppressing water consumption and saving water and saving energy, it effectively warms the user's body and has an excellent relaxing effect. The problem is to provide a shower bathroom system that can be obtained.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  A shower bathroom system provided by the present invention is a shower bathroom system comprising a seat, a footbath tab, and a shower device capable of ejecting hot water in a mist or non-mist form. In addition, at least one of the seat part and the footbath tab is supplied with hot water inside, so that at least one of the surface part of the seat part and the hot water pooled in the footbath tab can be heated. The hot water flow passage is provided.

According to such a configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
First, since at least one of hot water stored in the surface portion of the seat portion and the footbath tab is heated using the hot water supplied and distributed in the hot water flow passage, the effect of warming the user is excellent. It will be a thing. More specifically, when the surface portion of the seat portion is heated with warm water, when the user is seated, the portion where the warm water shower is difficult to hit (such as the back, buttocks, or the back of the thigh) is efficiently performed. It is possible to warm well. In addition, when the hot water in the footbath tab is heated, it is possible to prevent the hot water in the footbath tab from cooling. Therefore, compared with patent document 1, the effect which warms a user's body and the effect which relaxes a user can be made excellent.
Secondly, according to the present invention, as described above, the effect of warming the user's body is excellent. As a result, it is necessary to continue taking a hot water shower for a long time or to frequently add hot water to the footbath tub. Disappears. Therefore, the amount of hot water consumption can be reduced. A usage mode in which the user sits on the seat while wearing clothes and warms and relaxes without taking a hot water shower is also possible. In the present invention, it is necessary to supply hot water to the hot water flow passage, but this hot water can be used repeatedly. Therefore, according to this invention, compared with patent document 1, the consumption of warm water can be decreased, and water saving and energy saving can be aimed at.

  In the present invention, preferably, the hot water flow passage is provided in both the seat portion and the footbath tab, and heats both the surface portion of the seat portion and the hot water stored in the footbath tab. It is possible.

  According to such a configuration, the hot water flowing through the hot water flow passage is used to warm the user's back or buttocks, and the hot water stored in the footbath tub is heated so that the hot water does not cool. Both can be realized.

  In the present invention, preferably, a portion of the hot water flow passage provided in the seat portion and a portion provided in the footbath tub are formed as hot water flow passages independent of each other, and the seat It is possible to switch between a state in which hot water is supplied to both the portion provided in the section and the portion provided in the tab for the footbath, and a state in which hot water is supplied only to one of the selected sides. Yes.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to accurately meet the user's desire for which part to warm, and to improve flexibility and comfort.

  In the present invention, preferably, the hot water flow passage provided in the seat portion is provided corresponding to each of the seat surface portion and the backrest portion of the seat portion, and both the seat surface portion and the backrest portion. It is possible to switch between a state in which one is heated and a state in which one is heated.

  According to such a configuration, it is more preferable to respond finely to the user's request.

  In the present invention, preferably, the seat portion and the footbath are provided with a box for a shower unit having a side wall portion surrounding the arrangement position of the footbath and the footbath tub, and an opening / closing door for user access. The tabs are assembled in the box and unitized.

  According to such a configuration, the unitization of the shower / bathroom system can facilitate the installation work and the cost reduction.

In the present invention, preferably, the footbath tab is provided with a drain outlet that can switch drainage on and off, and the left and right side edge portions and the rear edge portion of the upper surface portion of the seat portion are provided in the box. And the contact portion is a water-stop seal portion that prevents hot water from flowing down between the seat portion and the side wall portion, and is ejected from the shower device to the user, The hot water applied to the seat portion and the side wall portion can be allowed to flow into the footbath tab, and the operation of storing the hot water in the footbath tab and the drainage port of the footbath tab can be externally provided. It is possible to selectively perform the discharge operation.

  According to such a configuration, if the hot water shower is continuously used, the hot water can be inevitably stored in the footbath tub, which is reasonable. Further, the hot water drainage path used for the hot water shower and the hot water drainage path used for the footbath are unified, and the hot water drainage path is preferably simplified.

  In the present invention, preferably, a heating mode in which hot water heated by a heat source device is circulated through the hot water flow passage and a cooling mode in which water cooled by a cooling means is circulated through the hot water flow passage can be switched. ing.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to switch between a mode for warming the user's body using hot water and a mode for cooling the user's body using cooling water. It can respond appropriately. Further, if a mode for warming the user's body and a mode for cooling the body are repeatedly executed at appropriate time intervals, a kind of massage effect using a temperature difference can be obtained.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows an example of the shower bathroom system which concerns on this invention. It is a plane sectional view of the shower bathroom system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the example of the seat part which comprises the shower bathroom system shown in FIG. (A), (b) is sectional drawing of the seat part shown in FIG. It is principal part sectional drawing of the shower bathroom system shown in FIG. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows typically the valve | bulb shown by FIG. 5, (b) and (c) are the principal part sectional drawings, (b) is VIb-VIb of (c). It corresponds to a cross section. (A)-(d) is a perspective view which shows the switching state of heating areas, such as a seat part. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the other example of this invention. (A), (b) is a perspective view which shows the other example of this invention.

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

1 to 7 show an example of a shower bathroom system to which the present invention is applied and a configuration related thereto.
As clearly shown in FIG. 1, the shower bathroom system S of the present embodiment includes a seat unit 2, a footbath tab 3, a shower device 4, and a shower unit box 1 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and an internal cavity shape. The remote controller 90 is installed.

The shower unit box 1 includes a floor plate portion 11, a plurality of side wall portions 12 a to 12 c erected from the floor plate portion 11, and a ceiling portion 13 in addition to the opening / closing door 10 on the front surface portion.
These are made of resin.

  The shower device 4 has a configuration in which a shower head 41 is connected to a hot water tap 40 by a hose, and hot water can be supplied to the hot water tap 40 from a heat source device 50. The heat source device 50 is, for example, a gas hot water supply device, but the type is not limited. The shower head 41 may be either one that ejects hot water in the form of a mist or one that ejects in the form of a non-mist (normal water flow). By switching the shower head 41, switching between mist ejection and non-mist ejection may be performed. Moreover, it can also be set as the structure provided with two shower heads for mist and non-mist. Hooks 42 for shower heads are appropriately provided on the side wall portions 12a and 12b.

  The seat part 2 has a shape as shown in FIG. 3, for example, and has a seat surface part 20 and a backrest part 21. In the present embodiment, a footbath tab 3 is integrally provided on the front side of the seat portion 2. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the base portion 22 that forms the basic skeleton of the seat portion 2 and the footbath tab 3 are integrally molded with resin, and the base portion 22 of the seat portion 2. A cushion portion 23 is provided on the top. The skin of the cushion part 23 is non-permeable. The footbath tab 3 is a part capable of storing an appropriate amount of hot water, and is configured using an upright front wall portion 30, a pair of left and right side wall portions 31, and a front surface portion 24 of the seat portion 2. . However, the pair of side wall portions 31 of the footbath tab 3 may be eliminated, and the lower regions of the left and right side wall portions 12a and 12b of the shower unit box 1 may be used as an alternative portion of the pair of side wall portions 31.

  The seat portion 2 is assembled at the back of the shower unit box 1. In this assembly, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the right and left side edges 25 and the rear edge of the upper surface portion of the seat portion 2 are used. Portions 26 are in close contact with the side wall portions 12a to 12c of the shower unit box 1, and these close portions are located between the side wall portions 12a and 12b and the side edge portions 25, and between the side wall portion 12c and the rear edge portion. The water stop seal portion can be prevented from flowing in between the hot water and the water. As means for further ensuring the sealing performance of the water-stop seal portion, means such as bonding the left and right side edge portions 25 and the rear edge portion 26 of the upper surface portion of the seat portion 2 to the side wall portions 12a to 12c are adopted. May be. With such a configuration, in the present embodiment, most of the shower water applied to the side wall portions 12 a to 12 c flows down on the seat portion 2 or in the footbath tab 3. The shower water hung on the user or the seat portion 2 can flow down to the footbath tab 3. For this reason, most of the shower water can be collected in the footbath tab 3.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom of the footbath tab 3 is provided with a drain port 36 that can be switched on and off by using a plug 35. Preferably, as a means for preventing the water level of the footbath tab 3 from exceeding a certain level, a preliminary drainage port 37 is provided in the front surface portion 24 of the seat portion 2. The hot water that has passed through the drain port 36 and the preliminary drain port 37 is discharged to the outside of the shower unit box 1.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of hot water flow passages 6 are provided on the back side of the seat portion 2 and the footbath tab 3. The hot water flow passage 6 is a means for heating the hot water stored in the surface portion of the seat portion 2 and the footbath tab 3, and has a meandering shape, a straight shape, a curved shape or the like embedded in the base portion 22. A plurality of pipes 68 having an appropriate shape are used. As a means for embedding the pipe 68 in the base portion 22, as shown in the partial enlarged view of FIG. 4A, a concave portion 22a is formed on one surface of the base portion 22, and the pipe 68 is formed in the concave portion 22a. It is possible to adopt a means for entering. However, the pipe 68 may be simply brought into contact with one surface of the base portion 22 without adopting such means. A heat insulating sheet 67 that covers the lower side of the pipe 68 may be provided for the purpose of reducing heat dissipation loss from the pipe 68.

  Preferably, the resin constituting the base portion 22 is kneaded with ceramics having far-infrared radiation characteristics. Further, instead of or in addition to such means, ceramics having far-infrared radiation characteristics are mixed in the cushion part 23, or ceramics as described above are interposed between the cushion part 23 and the base part 22. The containing sheet and other members are interposed. According to such a configuration, it is possible to enhance the warm bath effect as compared with the case where the user's body is warmed by a simple heat dissipation action from the warm water flow passage 6.

  As the hot water flow passage 6, for example, first to fourth hot water flow passages 6 (6 a to 6 d) are provided, and the hot water sent from the heat source device 50 passes through the direction switching valve 7 to the first to fourth hot water flow passages 6. It is designed to be supplied to a selected portion of the fourth warm water flow passages 6a to 6d. The first hot water flow passage 6a is for heating the backrest portion 21 of the seat portion 2, and the second hot water flow passage 6b is for heating the boundary portion (corresponding to the waist portion) between the backrest portion 21 and the seat surface portion 20, The third hot water flow passage 6 c is for heating the seat surface portion 20. The fourth hot water flow passage 6d is for heating the hot water stored in the footbath tab 3. As shown to Fig.4 (a), the direction switching valve 7 is distribute | arranged inside the seat part 2, and is pipe-connected with each of the 1st thru | or 4th hot water flow channel | paths 6a-6d. Moreover, as shown in FIG.4 (b), the header 79 for making the warm water which passed the 1st thru | or 4th warm water flow path 6a-6d flow in into the inside of the seat part 2 is also provided. .

As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the direction switching valve 7 has one port P0 for inflowing hot water, four ports P1 to P4 for outflowing hot water, and the communication destination of the port P0 with ports P1 to P1. A rotatable valve body 70 for switching to any one of P4 is provided. Hot water supplied from the heat source device 50 flows into the port P0. The direction switching valve 7 is an electric valve, for example, and can be remotely operated using the remote controller 90. By switching the direction switching valve 7, the setting of the hot water supply destination can be changed as follows, for example.
When the ports P0 and P1 are communicated, the hot water flows through the first hot water flow passage 6a, and as shown in FIG. 7A, the backrest portion 21 is in the heating area A1 (cross-hatched portion, the same applies hereinafter). Become. When the ports P0 and P2 are communicated, hot water flows through the second hot water flow passage 6b, and as shown in FIG. 7B, the boundary region between the backrest portion 21 and the seat portion 2 is the heating region A2. Become. When the ports P0 and P3 are communicated and when the ports P0 and P4 are communicated, as shown in FIGS. 7C and 7D, the footbath tab 3 becomes the heating region A3. In addition to each of the areas A1 to A3, the seat surface portion 20 also becomes the heating area A4.

  The used hot water that has passed through any or all of the first to fourth hot water flow passages 6a to 6d flows into the header 79 and then flows out of the shower unit box 1. The outflow destination of this hot water is the hot water tank 51 shown in FIG. The hot water is supplied to the hot water flow passage 6 by driving the pump P1 to send the hot water in the tank 51 to the heat source device 50 for heating. The remote controller 90 has a plurality of operation switches and a display. In addition to turning on / off the hot water supply from the heat source device 50 to the hot water flow passage 6, the hot water supply destination is switched (control of the direction switching valve 7 described above). And an operation switch for changing and setting the heating temperature of the hot water by the heat source device 50. Of course, an operation switch for adjusting the temperature of hot water supplied to the hot water tap 40 is also provided.

  Next, the operation of the shower bathroom system S described above will be described.

First, the usage mode of the shower bathroom system S can be broadly divided into the following usage modes.
As a first mode of use, it is possible to use the space where the footbath tab 3 is installed as a so-called washing place and take a hot water shower while the user stands on the footbath tab 3. This mode is the same usage as a normal shower bathroom.
As a second usage mode, the user sits on the seat portion 2 and takes a hot water mist-like or non-mist-like shower as necessary while taking a footbath using the hot water stored in the footbath tab 3. Is possible. In this case, the hot water flowing in the hot water flow passage 6 can heat the surface portion of the seat portion 2 and the hot water in the footbath tab 3.
As a third usage mode, it is possible to heat the seat portion 2 by flowing warm water through the warm water passage 6 while the user sits on the seat portion 2 while wearing clothes and does not have footbath. is there.

  Since the first to third usage modes described above are possible, it is possible to meet a wide range of user demands. In particular, in the second and third usage modes, the user's body seated on the seat portion 2 can be efficiently warmed. More specifically, when warm water flows into the warm water flow passage 6 and the seat portion 2 is heated, among the seated user's body, the back, waist, and buttocks that are difficult to warm even when taking a warm water shower. Or the back side of the thigh can be efficiently warmed. The hot water in the footbath tab 3 can be warmed so that the hot water does not cool. Therefore, it is excellent in the effect of warming the user's body and the effect of relaxing the user. In the present embodiment, as described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, since the user can select the heating regions A1 to A4, it becomes more comfortable for the user.

  As described above, when the effect of warming the user's body is excellent, the user does not need to continue taking a hot water shower for a long time. Therefore, the effect of reducing the hot water consumption can also be obtained. On the other hand, as a means for heating the seat portion 2 and the like, it is necessary to circulate hot water through the hot water flow passage 6, but this hot water is returned to the tank 51 and reused. Therefore, according to the shower bathroom system S of this embodiment, the effect which can promote water saving and energy saving can also be expected.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the left and right side edge portions 25 and the rear edge portion 26 of the upper surface portion of the seat portion 2 are closely in contact with the side wall portions 12 a to 12 c of the shower unit box 1. Based on the fact that hot water does not flow between the seat portion 2 and the side wall portions 12 a to 12 c, most of the shower water spouted from the shower head 41 is collected in the footbath tab 3. Therefore, the hot water drainage path used for the hot water shower and the hot water drainage path used for the footbath are unified, and the drainage path can be simplified and rationalized. In addition, even if the surface part of the seat part 2 is wet when the shower bath is finished, the seat part 2 may be dried at an early stage using the heat (including residual heat) from the hot water flow passage 6. Is possible.

  In the present embodiment, since the seat portion 2 and the footbath tab 3 are assembled in the shower unit box 1 and these are united as a whole, it is easy to carry in and install the shower bathroom system S. Become. The shower / bathroom system S of the present embodiment is suitable for use in an apartment house such as a studio apartment, a hotel, a sports gym, etc., for example. In any case, the installation cost is relatively low. Is possible.

  8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, elements that are the same as or similar to those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals as in the above embodiment.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the cooling device 55 and the pump P <b> 2 are connected via a three-way valve 56 to the hot water supply path from the heat source device 50 into the shower unit box 1. Accordingly, it is possible to switch between supply of hot water from the heat source unit 50 to a predetermined location in the shower unit box 1 and supply of water cooled using the cooling device 55.

  According to such a configuration, for example, by repeating a heating mode in which warm water flows through the warm water flow passage 6 of the seat portion 2 and a cooling mode in which cold water flows through at appropriate time intervals (intervals of several minutes or the like) A temperature change can be given to a user's body and a kind of massage effect can be produced. Further, in summer and the like, it is possible to use the body in such a manner that the body cools down by sitting in a state in which cold water flows in the hot water flow passage 6 of the seat portion 2.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the footbath tab 3 </ b> A is formed in a box shape separate from the seat portion 2 </ b> A, and is housed in a drawer manner in the opening 29 formed in the front portion of the seat portion 2 </ b> A. Is possible. As understood from the present embodiment, the footbath tab may be provided separately from the seat portion. Of course, the footbath tab may not be accommodated in the seat portion.

  The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above-described embodiment. The specific configuration of each part of the shower bathroom system according to the present invention can be variously modified within the scope intended by the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, the hot water flow passage is provided in both the seat portion and the footbath tab, but instead, the hot water flow passage is provided in only one of the seat portion and the footbath tab. A configuration is also possible. In the case where the warm water flow passage is provided in the seat portion, it is not always necessary to heat substantially the entire surface portion of the seat portion. For example, only a part of the surface portion may be heated.

  The specific shape, size, and material of the seat part are not limited. For example, a seat part that can adjust the angle of the backrest can be used. As described above, the footbath tab may be formed separately from the seat portion, and its specific shape and size are not limited. The hot water flow passage may be configured by using a tube different from the metal pipe, or by providing a hole for circulating hot water in the seat portion. The shower device referred to in the present invention may be of a type in which a shower head or a shower nozzle is fixed at a predetermined position instead of or in addition to the hand shower type.

S Shower bathroom system 1 Shower unit box 2, 2A Seat part 3, 3A Footbath tab 4 Shower device 6 Hot water flow passages 12a to 12c Side wall part (of shower unit box)
20 Seat part (seat part)
21 Backrest (seat)
36 Drain outlet

Claims (7)

A seat part;
A tab for footbaths,
A shower device capable of ejecting hot water in a mist or non-mist form;
A shower bathroom system comprising:
At least one of the seat part and the footbath tab is supplied with hot water inside, so that at least one of the surface part of the seat part and the hot water stored in the footbath tab can be heated. A shower bathroom system, characterized in that a hot water flow passage is provided. It is a shower bathroom system according to claim 1,
The hot water flow passage is provided in both the seat portion and the footbath tub, and is capable of heating both the surface portion of the seat portion and the hot water stored in the footbath tub. Bathroom system. It is a shower bathroom system according to claim 2,
Of the hot water flow passage, the portion provided in the seat portion and the portion provided in the footbath tub are formed as mutually independent hot water flow passages,
It is possible to switch between a state in which hot water is supplied to both the portion provided in the seat portion and the portion provided in the tab for the footbath, and a state in which hot water is supplied only to one selected side. Being a shower bathroom system. The shower bathroom system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The hot water flow passage provided in the seat portion is provided corresponding to each of the seat surface portion and the backrest portion of the seat portion, and the state where both the seat surface portion and the backrest portion are heated, The shower bathroom system can be switched between the heated state. The shower bathroom system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A side wall that surrounds the seat portion and the footbath locating portion, and a shower unit box having a user doorway,
The shower bathroom system, wherein the seat portion and the footbath tab are assembled in the box and unitized. The shower bathroom system according to claim 5,
The tab for the footbath is provided with a drain outlet that can switch drainage on and off,
The left and right side edges and the rear edge of the upper surface part of the seat part are in contact with the side wall part of the box, and this contact part prevents hot water from flowing down between the seat part and the side wall part. It is a water seal part,
The hot water sprayed from the shower device and applied to the user, the seat portion, and the side wall portion can be allowed to flow into the footbath tab, and the operation of storing the hot water in the footbath tab; and A shower bathroom system capable of selectively performing the operation of discharging to the outside through the drain of the footbath tab. The shower bathroom system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A shower bathroom system capable of switching between a heating mode in which hot water heated by a heat source device is circulated in the hot water flow passage and a cooling mode in which water cooled by a cooling means is circulated in the hot water flow passage.

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