JP2023134056A - Water discharging device - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To facilitate maintenance such as cleaning deep into a flow path.
A body 28 of a water discharging device 1A is attached to the edge of a bathtub. The flow path 90 is
Hot water is discharged toward the bathtub from a discharge port 93 formed inside the body 28 and serving as an end of the flow path on the downstream side. The lid body 50, which is separate from the body 28, is attached to the body 28 in such a manner that it can be removed from the body 28 while the body 28 is attached to the edge of the bathtub, and is attached to the body 28 to open a part of the flow path 90. It forms the wall of the section.
[Selection diagram] Figure 5

Description

The present disclosure relates to a water discharging device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique is known in which a water spouting device is provided at the upper edge of a bathtub and hot water is spouted toward a bather from a discharge port of the water spouting device.

JP 2019-13514 Publication

When cleaning the flow path of such a water discharging device, it is necessary to insert a brush or the like into the flow path through the discharge port. Therefore, it is difficult to clean deep inside the flow path.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to facilitate maintenance such as cleaning deep into the flow path.

This disclosure:
A body attached to the edge of the bathtub, a flow path formed inside the body and discharging hot water toward the bathtub from a discharge port serving as a downstream flow path end, and a lid separate from the body. has a body,
The lid body is attached to the body and forms a part of the wall of the flow path in a manner that the body can be removed from the body while the body is attached to the edge of the bathtub. do,
Regarding a water discharging device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a water discharging device and a bathtub according to the first embodiment. It is a side sectional view of a bathtub and its surroundings. It is a perspective view of a water discharging device. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the water discharging device. It is a block diagram of a water discharging device. It is a side sectional view of a water discharging device. It is a block diagram of the water discharging device of 2nd Embodiment. It is a side sectional view of a water discharging device. It is a perspective view of the water discharging device of 3rd Embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the water discharging device. It is a block diagram of a water discharging device. It is a side sectional view of a water discharging device. It is a block diagram of the water discharging apparatus of 4th Embodiment. It is a side sectional view of a water discharging device. It is a perspective view of the water discharging apparatus of 5th Embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the water discharging device. It is a side sectional view of a water discharging device. It is a side sectional view of the water discharging device of a 6th embodiment. It is a perspective view of the water discharging device of a modified form. It is a perspective view of the water discharge device of another modification.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the spirit of the present disclosure.

[First embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1, the bathtub 200 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above. The water discharging device 1A includes a body 28 attached to the upper edge 210 of the short side of the bathtub 200, a flow path 90 formed inside the body 28, and a separate body from the body 28. It has a lid body 50 attached to the body 28. Hereinafter, the horizontal direction perpendicular to the flow direction of hot water W in the flow path 90 will be referred to as a "lateral direction", and the shape extending in the horizontal direction will be referred to as a "horizontally long".

The water discharging device 1A is horizontally long and flat, and the downstream end of the flow path 90 constitutes a horizontally long discharge port 93. From the discharge port 93, hot water W is discharged in the form of a horizontally long film toward the bathtub 200, specifically toward the shoulders of the bather.

As shown in FIG. 2, a water supply system 300 for supplying hot water W from the bathtub 200 to the water spouting device 1A is provided between the bathtub 200 and the water spouting device 1A. The water supply system 300 includes, in order from the upstream side, an inlet 301, a first water supply pipe 302, a pump 303, and a second water supply pipe 304. The suction port 301 is provided on the inner surface of the lower part of the bathtub 200. The first water supply pipe 302 connects the suction port 301 and the pump 303. The second water supply pipe 304 connects the pump 303 and the water discharging device 1A. The pump 303 sucks hot water W from the bathtub 200 through the first water supply pipe 302 and pumps it through the second water supply pipe 304 to the water discharging device 1A.

As shown in FIG. 3, the body 28 is divided into a horizontally long first body 30 and a horizontally long second body 40. The lid body 50 has a horizontally long shape. The lid 50 is attached to the body 28 in such a manner that it can be removed from the body 28 while the body 28 is attached to the upper edge 210 of the bathtub 200. Specifically, the lid body 50 may be fixed to the body 28 from above, for example, by screws (not shown), or may be fixed to the body 28 by a snap fit (not shown), etc. good.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first body 30 has a cylindrical introduction part 31 that projects downward. In this embodiment, there are two introduction parts 31, but there may be one, three or more introduction parts. The inside of each cylindrical introduction portion 31 constitutes an introduction hole 90h. The downstream portion of the second water supply pipe 304 is branched into two, and the end of each downstream portion is connected to the introduction portion 31 via the cylindrical connecting member 10. Thereby, the water supply system 300 is connected to the introduction hole 90h.

A horizontally long lighting device 60 and a horizontally long lighting cover 70 are attached to the second body 40 . The second body 40 is combined with the first body 30 from above and is coupled with a screw or the like. A horizontally long storage chamber 91, a horizontally long throttle channel 92, and a horizontally long discharge port 93 are formed between the first body 30 and the second body 40. An introduction hole 90h communicates with the bottom surface of the storage chamber 91. The first body 30 is provided with a protruding support 34 through which the above-mentioned screw is passed. The support column 34 passes through the storage chamber 91 . A throttle channel 92 communicates with the side surface of the storage chamber 91 on the bathtub 200 side. The throttle channel 92 has a smaller channel cross-sectional area than the storage chamber 91. A discharge port 93 communicates with the end of the throttle channel 92 on the bathtub 200 side.

In this embodiment, the lid body 50 is a molded product made of resin or the like, but it may be made of other materials. Specifically, for example, the lid body 50 may be formed by welding a plurality of divided bodies. Further, for example, the lid body 50 may be made of metal or the like. Similarly to these, the first body 30 and the second body 40 may be molded products of resin or the like, or may be made of other materials.

As shown in FIG. 5, the flow path 90 includes, in order from the upstream side, an introduction hole 90h, a storage chamber 91, a throttle flow path 92, and a discharge port 93. Hereinafter, the flow direction in the throttle channel 92 and the discharge port 93 will be referred to as "front", and the left side, right side, and rear side when facing forward will be referred to as "left," "right," and "rear," respectively.

In this embodiment, three members, the first body 30, the second body 40, and the lid 50, constitute the entire wall portion of the flow path 90. In other words, the three members constitute the entire wall of the introduction hole 90h, the entire wall of the storage chamber 91, the entire wall of the throttle channel 92, and the entire wall of the discharge port 93.

"The entire wall of the introduction hole 90h" refers to the entire circumference of the inner peripheral surface in the flow direction in the entire flow direction section of the introduction hole 90h. That is, since the flow direction of the introduction hole 90h is upward, the "entire wall portion of the introduction hole 90h" is the entire circumference of the inner peripheral surface in the vertical direction in the entire vertical section of the introduction hole 90h.

The "all walls of the storage chamber 91" refer to all of the bottom surface, ceiling surface, left inner surface, right inner surface, front inner surface, and rear inner surface of the storage chamber 91.

“The entire wall portion of the throttle channel 92” refers to the entire circumference of the inner circumferential surface of the throttle channel 92 in the flow direction over the entire section in the flow direction. In other words, since the flow direction of the throttle channel 92 is forward, "the entire wall of the throttle channel 92" refers to all of the bottom surface, left inner surface, ceiling surface, and right inner surface of the throttle channel 92. .

The "entire wall portion of the discharge port 93" refers to the entire circumference of the inner circumferential surface of the discharge port 93 in the flow direction over the entire section in the flow direction. That is, since the flow direction of the discharge port 93 is forward, "the entire wall of the discharge port 93" includes the bottom surface, the left inner surface, the ceiling surface, and the right inner surface of the discharge port 93.

The first body 30 of the three members includes the entire wall of the introduction hole 90h, the lower wall of the storage chamber 91, the lower wall of the throttle channel 92, and the lower wall of the discharge port 93. , constitutes. The second body 40 includes a portion of the upper wall of the storage chamber 91 other than the portion constituted by the lid 50, an upper wall of the throttle channel 92, and an upper wall of the discharge port 93. It consists of For example, "the lower wall of the storage chamber 91" includes the entire bottom surface of the storage chamber 91 and the lower portions of the left inner surface, right inner surface, front inner surface, and rear inner surface of the storage chamber 91. .

The lid 50 constitutes an upper wall portion of the storage chamber 91. Specifically, the lid 50 constitutes most of the ceiling wall of the storage chamber 91 and most of the side wall of the upper part of the storage chamber 91 on the side opposite to the bathtub side. The lateral dimension of the lid body 50 is preferably at least half, and 70% or more, of the lateral dimension of the flow path 90 in order to sufficiently improve the maintainability of the flow path 90. is even more preferable.

When hot water W is supplied from the water supply system 300 to the introduction hole 90h, the hot water W flows into the horizontally elongated storage chamber 91 from the introduction hole 90h and spreads laterally. Thereafter, the hot water W passes through the horizontally long throttle channel 92 and is discharged from the horizontally long discharge port 93 in the form of a horizontally long film.

As shown in FIG. 6, a water-stop packing P is provided between the first body 30 and the lid 50. Similarly, water-stop packing (not shown) is also provided between the first body 30 and the second body 40 and between the second body 40 and the lid 50. The lighting device 60 illuminates the hot water W discharged from the discharge port 93.

A through hole 211 is provided at the upper edge of the bathtub 200, passing through the bathtub 200 in the vertical direction. The connecting member 10 is inserted into the through hole 211 . A male screw 10a is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the connecting member 10, and by screwing a nut 11 onto the male screw 10a from below, the water discharging device 1A is fixed to the upper edge 210 of the bathtub 200. Ru.

The configuration and effects of this embodiment are summarized below.

The lid 50 is attached to the body 28 in such a manner that it can be removed from the body 28 while the body 28 is attached to the edge, and forms a part of the wall of the flow path 90 . Therefore, by removing the lid 50 from the body 28, an opening communicating with the flow path 90 can be formed while the body 28 remains attached to the upper edge 210 of the bathtub 200. Therefore, it becomes easier to perform maintenance such as cleaning deep into the flow path 90.

The lid body 50 constitutes a wall portion of a portion of the flow path 90 other than the discharge port 93, and does not constitute a wall portion of the discharge port 93. Therefore, depending on the attachment of the lid 50 to the body 28, there is no fear that the dimensions and shape of the discharge port 93 will change and the water discharge state will deviate from the intended state.

The flow path 90 includes, in order from the upstream side, a storage chamber 91 into which hot water W flows, a throttle flow path 92 whose cross-sectional area is smaller than that of the storage chamber 91, and a discharge port 93 through which hot water W is discharged toward the bathtub 200. , has. Therefore, the hot water W can be discharged from the discharge port 93 after being horizontally leveled in the storage chamber 91, and it is easy to form a film-like hot water W neatly.

The lid 50 constitutes a wall of the storage chamber 91. Therefore, the storage chamber 91, which is farthest from the discharge port 93 and would normally be the most difficult to maintain, can be made easier to maintain. Specifically, the lid 50 constitutes a ceiling wall of the storage chamber 91. Therefore, the storage chamber 91 can be maintained from the ceiling side of the storage chamber 91. Further, the lid 50 constitutes a side wall of the storage chamber 91 on the side opposite to the bathtub 200 side. Therefore, the storage chamber 91 can be maintained from the side opposite to the bathtub 200 side.

The lid body 50 extends laterally. Therefore, by removing the lid 50 from the body 28, the horizontally long flow path 90 can be efficiently maintained.

The body 28 is divided into a plurality of parts. Therefore, it is easy to mold the body 28 even if the flow path 90 has a complicated shape.

Other embodiments will be described below. The following embodiments will be described based on the specified embodiment, focusing on points different from the specified embodiment, and descriptions of points that are the same as or similar to the specified embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

[Second embodiment]
A water discharging device 1B according to the second embodiment will be described based on the first embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the body 28 is not divided into a first body 30 and a second body 40. That is, the body 28 is a single integral member, and the two members, the body 28 and the lid 50, constitute the entire wall portion of the flow path 90. In this embodiment, a portion of the body 28 in the first embodiment belongs to the lid 50. Specifically, a portion of the lower part of the storage chamber 91 that constitutes the side wall on the side opposite to the bathtub 200 side belongs to the lid body 50.

According to this embodiment, since the body 28 is one member, the number of parts of the water discharging device 1B can be reduced compared to a case where the body 28 is two members. In this way, even if the body 28 is one member, in this embodiment, the lid body 50 includes a part of the body 28 in the first embodiment, so it does not become extremely difficult to mold the body 28. . Since the body 28 is one member, there is no need to connect the first body 30 and the second body 40 with screws or the like, and the support 34 shown in FIG. 4 can be omitted. Therefore, the configuration of the body 28 can be simplified.

[Third embodiment]
A water discharging device 2A of the third embodiment will be described based on the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, which is an exploded view of the water discharging device 2A of FIG. 9, the water discharging device 2A includes a horizontally long base plate 20 and a horizontally long rectifying piece 35. Note that in this embodiment, there is one introduction section 31, but there may be two or more introduction sections 31.

The base plate 20 is interposed between the upper edge 210 of the bathtub 200 and the first body 30. The base plate 20 has a cylindrical base protrusion 21 that is fitted onto the introduction part 31 of the first body 30 . The downstream end of the second water supply pipe 304 is connected to the base protrusion 21 via the connection member 10 . Thereby, the water supply system 300 is connected to the introduction hole 90h via the base plate 20 and the connection member 10.

The rectifier top 35 is installed in the storage chamber 91. Hereinafter, the portion of the storage chamber 91 located below the rectifying top 35 will be referred to as the "lower chamber of the storage chamber 91", and the portion of the storage chamber 91 located above the rectifying top 35 will be referred to as the "lower chamber of the storage chamber 91". It is called the upper chamber. The rectifying block 35 has rectifying holes 36 that are vertically penetrated and arranged in a horizontal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, an introduction hole 90h communicates with the lower chamber of the storage chamber 91, and a throttle channel 92 communicates with the upper chamber of the storage chamber 91. The hot water W supplied from the introduction hole 90h to the lower chamber of the storage chamber 91 spreads laterally and passes through the rectifying holes 36 arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, so that the hot water W is rectified and flows into the upper chamber of the storage chamber 91. supplied to As a result, in this embodiment, the hot water W can more easily spread in the lateral direction than in the first embodiment.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, the water discharging device 2B of the fourth embodiment will be described based on the previous third embodiment. As in the case of the second embodiment, the body 28 is one member, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. According to this embodiment, in addition to the configuration and effects of the third embodiment, such as making it easier for hot water W to spread laterally, it is possible to realize the configuration and effects of the second embodiment, such as being able to reduce the number of parts.

[Fifth embodiment]
A water discharging device 3A of the fifth embodiment will be described based on the third embodiment, which is the second embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the water discharging device 3A has two neck bath members 80 arranged side by side in the left-right direction. Each neck bath member 80 has a second flow path 89 inside and a cylindrical second introduction portion that projects downward. The second connecting member 18 is fitted onto the second introduction part. The inside of the second introduction section constitutes an upstream portion of the second flow path 89. The downstream portion of the second water supply pipe 304 branches into three parts, two of which are connected to the second introduction part via the second connection member 18. Thereby, the water supply system 300 is connected to each second flow path 89. The downstream end of the second flow path 89 constitutes a second discharge port. When hot water is supplied to the second inlet, which is the upstream end of the second channel 89, it is directed toward the neck of the bather from the second outlet, which is the downstream end of the second channel 89. Hot water W is then discharged.

As shown in FIG. 17, in this embodiment, the rectifier top 35 is configured to guide the hot water W to the upper part of the upper chamber of the storage chamber 91. Thereby, the hot water W is configured to be guided to the upper part of the upper chamber at one end and then returned to the lower part of the upper chamber. Thereby, the flow path 90 is lengthened to improve rectification performance, and interference between the flow path 90 and the second flow path 89 is avoided.

According to this embodiment, in addition to improving rectification performance, hot water can be discharged to the neck of the bather.

[Sixth embodiment]
The water discharging device 3B of the sixth embodiment will be described based on the previous fifth embodiment. As in the case of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, the body 28 is one member. According to the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration and effects of the fifth embodiment, such as being able to discharge hot water W towards the neck of the bather, the configuration and effects of the second embodiment, such as being able to reduce the number of parts, are achieved. realizable.

[Change form]
The embodiment described above can be implemented with the following modifications, for example. As shown in FIG. 19, the size of the lid 50 may be reduced so that the lid 50 forms only the ceiling wall of the storage chamber 91. In this case, the body 28 constitutes the entire side wall of the storage chamber 91 on the side opposite to the bathtub 200 side. As shown in FIG. 20, the lateral dimension of the lid 50 may be less than half the lateral dimension of the flow path 90. These aspects can be suitably adopted when it is desired to place more importance on keeping the size of the lid body 50 small than on the maintainability of the flow path 90.

1A Water discharging device of the first embodiment, 1B Water discharging device of the second embodiment, 2A Water discharging device of the third embodiment, 2B Water discharging device of the fourth embodiment, 3A Water discharging device of the fifth embodiment, 3B Sixth embodiment water discharging device, 28 body, 30 first body, 40 second body, 50 lid, 90 channel, 91 storage chamber, 92 throttle channel, 93 outlet, 200 bathtub, 210 upper edge of bathtub, W hot water

Claims (10)

A body attached to the edge of the bathtub, a flow path formed inside the body and discharging hot water toward the bathtub from a discharge port serving as a downstream flow path end, and a lid separate from the body. has a body,
The lid body is attached to the body and forms a part of the wall of the flow path in a manner that the body can be removed from the body while the body is attached to the edge of the bathtub. do,
Water discharging device. The water discharging device according to claim 1, wherein the lid constitutes a wall portion of a portion of the flow path other than the discharge port, and does not constitute a wall portion of the discharge port. The flow path includes, in order from the upstream side, a storage chamber into which hot water flows, a throttle flow path having a flow channel cross-sectional area smaller than that of the storage chamber, and the discharge port.
The water discharging device according to claim 1 or 2. The water discharging device according to claim 3, wherein the lid constitutes at least a part of the wall of the storage chamber. The water discharging device according to claim 4, wherein the lid constitutes at least a part of a ceiling wall of the storage chamber. The water discharging device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the lid constitutes at least a part of a side wall of the storage chamber on the side opposite to the bathtub side. The flow path extends in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the flow direction of hot water,
The lid body extends in the lateral direction,
The water discharging device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The water discharging device according to claim 7, wherein the lateral dimension of the lid is half or more of the lateral dimension of the flow path. The water discharging device according to claim 1, wherein the body is divided into a plurality of parts. According to any one of claims 1 to 9, the body is a single integral member, and the body and the lid constitute the entire wall of the flow path. water discharging device.

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