JP2018068418A - Bath dirt remover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily remove impurities filtered by a filter.SOLUTION: A flow passage from a water suction port to a primary filter is made conical, and a spiral step is provided to a wall surface of the flow passage so that bath hot water taken in from the water suction port heads for the primary filter while drawing spirals. Thereby, impurities filtered by the primary filter are collected into one spot so that the impurities can be removed easily without requiring rubbing with a brush or the like in maintenance. Furthermore, the water suction port is configured to form a nearly arc shape the same as a rotation track of the body so that more bath hot water can be taken in, and impurity collection performance can be improved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a bath decolorizer that is installed freely in bath water in a bathtub after use and removes impurities such as scale and hair floating on the hot water surface.

  Conventionally, a bath decolorizer that can be freely installed by floating in the bath water in the bathtub is configured for the purpose of removing scale and hair floating on the surface of the bath water (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

  5 and 6 show a conventional bath decontamination device, and the configuration thereof will be described below.

  The main body 101 of the bath decontaminator has a bottom case 103 fitted and fixed to the lower end of the substantially cylindrical main body case 102 in a watertight manner, and the upper case 104 is connected to the upper end of the main body case 102 in a watertight manner. Are fitted and fixed to each other to form a hollow container as a whole. A water suction port 105 for sucking bath water is opened on the right side in FIG. 5 of the upper case 104, and a water suction path 107 is provided from the water suction port 105 toward the left side in FIG. A water storage chamber 108 for dropping bath water flowing through the passage 107 is formed.

  Air chambers 113 and 114 configured by fitting the main body case 102 and the upper case 104 are disposed at the upper rear end and the upper front end of the main body 101.

  A water flow guide body 117 having a large number of water flow holes formed in a lattice pattern in plan view is installed at the bottom of a water storage chamber 108 having a circular cross section that is recessed with a relatively large drop with respect to the water absorption path 107. . A filter 118 for collecting scale or hair contained in bath water flowing into the water storage chamber 108 from the water absorption passage 107 is inserted into the water storage chamber 108 and is detachably mounted on the water flow guide body 117. Has been.

  A motor case 120 is disposed below the main body case 102. A motor 123 as a drive source is fixed inside the motor case 120, and a centrifugal pump 124 is connected to the output shaft of the motor 123 in an arrangement close to the water flow guide body 117.

  Next, the usage method and operation of the bath decontamination device will be described.

  A person who has finished using the bath presses a start switch (not shown) to float the bath decontamination device on which the motor 123 is driven on the hot water surface W.

  The main body 101 sucks the bath water in the bathtub from the water inlet 105 into the water absorption passage 107 and flows into the water storage chamber 108. The bath water flowing into the water storage chamber 108 is forcibly scraped downward through the filtration member 118b of the filter 118 and the water flow guide body 117 by the centrifugal pump 124 driven to rotate by the motor 123, and then the drain port 127. Released from. At this time, scale and hair contained in the bath water are collected by the filtration member 118b of the filter 118 with the flow blocked, and only the bath water is discharged into the hot water in the bathtub from the drain 127 of FIG. .

  By repeating the above operation, scales and hairs floating in the bath water can be collected.

JP 2001-17334 A

  However, in the conventional configuration, hair or scales crushed by the filter are evenly spread on the filter, and there is a problem that the entire surface of the filter must be rubbed with a brush or the like when maintaining the filter.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, the flow path of the bath dust collector is formed in a conical shape, and further, by providing a spiral step on the wall surface, the trapped impurities are combined into one, The purpose is to improve maintainability.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a bath dust collector of the present invention comprises a main body, an air chamber provided in the main body for floating the main body on a hot water surface in a bathtub, and bath water in the bathtub. A water inlet that absorbs water inside, a discharge outlet that discharges the bath water in the main body to the outside of the main body, and a channel that communicates the water inlet and the discharge port, the channel including the water inlet A water absorption channel communicating with the water absorption channel, a water storage chamber in which bath water flowing from the water absorption channel flows down by its own weight, a water storage chamber in communication with the water storage chamber and the discharge port, and the bath water flowing down into the water storage chamber A drainage channel that leads to the outlet, and a filter that is detachably provided in the water storage chamber and collects hair, scale, etc. contained in the bath water in the channel, and a discharge port for the bath water in the channel And a drainage means for causing a water flow to flow toward the Write with is formed in a substantially conical shape of the enlarged diameter, said the inner wall surface of the upstream side of the filter in the reservoir chamber is obtained by a structure having a spiral step.

  With the above configuration, the bath water taken from the water inlet into the main body moves toward the filter while drawing a spiral, and the trapped impurities are combined into one. Thus, impurities can be easily removed without having to rub with a brush or the like during maintenance of the filter.

  The bath decontamination device of the present invention can easily remove impurities trapped in the filter.

Side sectional view of the bath decolorizer of Embodiment 1 of the present invention Side sectional view of the bath decontamination device in use Top view of the bath dust remover (A) Schematic diagram when the bath decolorizer moves in translation, (b) Schematic diagram when the bath descaler rotates. Side cross-sectional view of a conventional bath decolorizer Side view of a conventional bath decolorizer

A first invention includes a main body, an air chamber provided in the main body for floating the main body on a hot water surface in a bathtub, a water inlet for absorbing bath water in the bathtub into the main body, and the inside of the main body A discharge port that discharges the bath water to the outside of the main body, and a flow path that connects the water suction port and the discharge port, the flow path includes a water absorption path that communicates with the water suction port, A water storage chamber in which bath water flowing from the water intake channel flows down by its own weight, and a drainage channel that communicates with the water storage chamber and the discharge port and guides the bath water flowing down to the water storage chamber to the discharge port, A filter that is detachably provided in the water storage chamber and collects hair and scale contained in bath water in the flow path, and drainage that generates a water flow for flowing the bath water in the flow path toward the discharge port. And the water storage chamber is formed in a substantially conical shape having an enlarged diameter on the upper side. Moni, the than the filter in the water chamber to an inner wall surface of the upstream side to have a spiral-shaped step, the unity in the one impurities strained to filter, easily removed is possible.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, the discharge port is provided at a place other than a straight line connecting the center of gravity of the main body and the water suction port, thereby preventing reaction caused by the discharge of bath water from the discharge port. By configuring the main body to rotate with power, the bathtub wall surface can be efficiently washed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the water absorption path is formed in a substantially arc shape having an inclination toward the rotation direction of the main body, so that more bath water can be taken in, and dust The recovery performance can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Further, the present invention is not limited by this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a bath decontamination device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the bath decontamination device in use, and FIG. 3 is a top view of the bath decontamination device.

[Configuration of bath decontamination device]
As shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface of the main body 1 is formed in a triangular shape of a rouleau, and a lid 14 is detachably provided at the approximate center of the upper surface of the main body 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the side surface of the main body 1 is formed in a mortar shape having an enlarged diameter on the upper side.

  An air chamber 2 for floating the main body 1 on the hot water surface of the bathtub is disposed inside the main body 1.

  The main body 1 is formed with a water inlet 3 for absorbing bath water in the bathtub into the main body 1. The discharge port 11 that discharges the bath water absorbed from the water suction port 3 is formed at a position higher than the bath surface of the bath water when the main body 1 floats on the surface of the bath. The main body 1 is provided with a water passage 10 that allows the water inlet 3 and the outlet 11 to communicate with each other.

  The water passage 10 has a water suction passage 10a provided from the water suction port 3 toward the right side of FIG. 2 and a water storage chamber in which the hot water flowing in through the water absorption passage 10a is dropped. 10b, and a drainage channel 10c that connects the vicinity of the bottom of the water storage chamber 10b and the discharge port 11.

  A primary filter 4a for filtering hair and the like in bath water is detachably mounted in the water storage chamber 10b. The primary filter 4a is provided in a state where a mesh-shaped filtration member (not shown) is stretched on a circular frame-like frame. A handle portion 15 is integrally provided on the upper portion of the primary filter 4a. On the downstream side of the primary filter 4a in the water storage chamber 10b, a secondary filter 4b for filtering oil and fat in bath water and the like is detachably mounted. The secondary filter 4b is configured by a cotton-like filtration member.

  A spiral step is provided on the inner wall surface upstream of the primary filter 4a of the water storage chamber 10b.

  A motor case (not shown) is disposed below the water storage chamber 10b, and a motor 7 serving as a drive source is fixed inside the motor case. A rotary fan 6 is provided on the output shaft of the motor 7 on the downstream side of the primary filter 4 a and the secondary filter 4 b in the water passage 10. The rotary fan 6 uses a centrifugal fan such as a sirocco fan or a turbo fan.

  The motor case, the motor 7 and the rotary fan 6 constitute a drainage means.

  Inside the main body 1, a battery 8 that drives the motor 7 is provided, and a control device 9 that controls the motor 7, the battery 8, and the like is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an ON / OFF switch 13 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1.

[Operation, action]
The operation and action of the bath decontamination device configured as described above will be described.

  The user sets the main body 1 of the bath decoloring device in the bath water remaining in the bathtub after bathing. The main body 1 can be floated on the surface of the bath water by the buoyancy of the air chamber 2.

  When the main body 1 is floated on the hot water surface, the bath water flows into the water absorption passage 10a from the water inlet 3 of the main body 1 (in the direction of arrow A in FIGS. 2 and 3).

  The operation of the main body 1 is started by turning on the ON / OFF switch 13. When the operation of the main body 1 starts, the motor 7 is driven to rotate the rotary fan 6. Bath water supplied into the water passage 10 flows downward while passing through the filtering members of the primary filter 4a and the secondary filter 4b by the centrifugal force of the rotary fan 6, and passes through the drainage passage 10c from the discharge port 11 as shown in FIG. 2. Discharge in the direction of arrow B in FIG. Since hair, scale, etc. contained in the bath water are filtered by the filtering members of the primary filter 4a and the secondary filter 4b, the filtered bath water is discharged from the discharge port 11.

  The motor 7 uses a battery 8 as a power source, and the rotation of the motor 7 is controlled by a control device 9.

  The water storage chamber 10b is formed in a substantially conical shape having an enlarged diameter on the upper side, and a spiral step is provided on the inner wall surface upstream of the primary filter 4a of the water storage chamber 10b. With the above configuration, the bath water flowing in from the water inlet 3 flows down in the water storage chamber 10b while drawing a spiral, and travels toward the primary filter 4a. For this reason, impurities can be easily removed without the need for rubbing with a brush or the like during maintenance of the primary filter 4a.

  In addition, the main body 1 has a discharge port 11 formed at a position higher than the surface of the bath water in a state of floating on the surface of the bath. For this reason, the bath water in the main body 1 is discharged toward the bathtub wall surface higher than the hot water surface, and the scale and hair adhering to the bathtub wall surface can be washed away. Moreover, since scales and hair washed away from the bathtub wall surface float on the surface of the bath water, they can be filtered by the primary filter 4a and the secondary filter 4b of the main body 1.

  By repeating the above-described operation, the scale and hair adhering to the bathtub wall surface can be collected together with the scale and hair floating in the bath water, so that the bathtub and bath water can be washed.

[Filter maintenance method]
Next, a maintenance method for the primary filter 4a and the secondary filter 4b of the main body 1 will be described.

  The primary filter 4 a can be taken out by opening the lid 14 of the main body 1, putting a hand through the opening 16, and picking and pulling the handle 15. The secondary filter 4b placed on the downstream side of the primary filter can also be taken out by picking and pulling by hand. After washing away the scales and hair adhering to the filtration members of the primary filter 4a and the secondary filter 4b, the primary filter 4a and the secondary filter 4b are stored again in the water storage chamber 10b, and the lid 14 is applied. By covering, the main body 1 becomes ready for use.

  A plurality of foreign matter mixing prevention walls (not shown) may be provided in the discharge port 11. By providing the foreign matter mixing prevention wall portion, it is possible to prevent the discharge port 11 from being clogged with soap or the like due to a child's mischief or the like.

_{[Exercise of bath decontamination equipment]}
FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram when the bath decolorizer moves in translation, and FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram when the bath descaler rotates.

  The main body 1 receives a propulsive force due to a reaction when the bath water is discharged from the discharge port 11.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, if the center of gravity of the main body 1 is positioned on the straight line of bath water discharged from the discharge port 11, the main body 1 translates in the direction of arrow C.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the water passage 10 and the discharge port 11 are formed so that the center of gravity of the main body 1 is not positioned on the discharge line of bath water discharged from the main body 1, the main body 1 is Propulsive force and turning force can be obtained at the same time by discharging bath water, and it can be moved while turning in the direction of arrow D on the hot water surface.

  By discharging bath water while the main body 1 is swiveling, the entire bathtub wall surface can be efficiently cleaned.

  Here, the rotational moment force received by the main body 1 when discharging the bath water includes the distance L from the center of gravity position of the main body 1 to the discharge trajectory of the bath water and the reaction force F received when the main body 1 discharges the bath water. And L × F.

  As the distance L between the center of gravity of the main body 1 and the discharge straight line from the discharge port 11 increases, the turning moment force increases, so that the main body 1 can turn vigorously.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the water absorption path 10 a of the main body 1 is formed in an arc shape having an inclination toward the rotation direction of the main body 1.

  By adopting the above configuration, the bath water can be absorbed by the rotation of the main body 1 so as to be sucked into the water absorption passage 10a from the water inlet 3, so that a large amount of bath water can be taken in. For this reason, the collection | recovery performance of impurities, such as hair and scale, can be improved.

  In addition, the main body 1 is formed in a triangular shape as viewed from above, so that the main body 1 can perform a turning motion so as to draw an elliptical locus by the reaction force of the bath water discharge from the discharge port 11.

In general, since the bathtub has a quadrangular or elliptical shape, when the turning trajectory of the main body 1 draws an ellipse, the discharge port 11 can turn along the bathtub wall surface, and the bathtub wall surface can be efficiently cleaned.

  The main body 1 of the present embodiment is formed so as to have a Reuleaux triangle when viewed from above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is formed in other shapes. Also good.

  As described above, the bath decontamination device according to the present invention is useful as a bath decontamination device and the like excellent not only in removing impurities in bath water but also in maintainability for removing the removed impurities from the filter.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Air chamber 3 Water inlet 4a Primary filter 4b Secondary filter 6 Rotating fan 7 Motor 8 Battery 9 Control device 10 Water flow path 10a Water absorption path 10b Water storage chamber 10c Drain path 11 Discharge port 13 ON / OFF switch 14 Cover 15 Handle Part 16 Opening

Claims (3)

A bath duster,
The body,
An air chamber provided in the main body for floating the main body on a hot water surface in a bathtub;
A water inlet for absorbing bath water in the bathtub into the main body,
A discharge port for discharging the bath water in the main body to the outside of the main body;
A flow path that connects the water suction port and the discharge port,
The flow path includes a water absorption path communicating with the water absorption port,
A water storage chamber that communicates with the water absorption channel and the bath water flowing from the water absorption channel flows down by its own weight;
A drainage channel that communicates with the water storage chamber and the discharge port and guides the bath water flowing down to the water storage chamber to the discharge port;
A filter that is detachably provided in the water storage chamber and collects hair and scales contained in the bath water in the flow path;
A drainage means for generating a water flow for causing the bath water in the flow path to flow toward the discharge port, and
The water reservoir is formed in a substantially conical shape having an enlarged diameter on the upper side, and has a spiral step on the inner wall surface upstream of the filter of the water reservoir. By providing the discharge port at a place other than the straight line connecting the center of gravity of the main body and the water suction port, the main body is configured to rotate by reaction force due to the discharge of bath water from the discharge port. The bath decoloring device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The bath dust collector according to claim 2, wherein the water absorption path is formed in a substantially arc shape having an inclination in a rotation direction of the main body.

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