JP2572549Y2 - Shower room equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Industrial application] The present invention uses various shower nozzles provided on a shower panel to provide a body shower,
The present invention relates to a shower room device capable of using various showers such as a hand shower and a mist shower.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 9, various shower nozzles 2 (2A to 2A)
2D) and an operation unit 3. The nozzle 2 includes a body shower nozzle 2A, a hand shower nozzle 2B, a mist shower nozzle 2C, and a pouring hot water nozzle 2D. Of these, the pouring water nozzle 2D is provided on the ceiling of the shower panel 1 and discharges water directly below. The operation unit 3 is capable of performing operations such as selection of a shower, instructions for starting and stopping the use of the shower, setting of jetting strength and hot water temperature. Reference numeral 4 denotes a washing pan on the front of the shower panel 1.

[0003] The internal configuration of the above shower room apparatus is as shown in FIG. 10, wherein reference numeral 5 denotes a water supply channel, 6 denotes a water temperature sensor, 7 denotes a water heater, and 8 denotes a hot water supply from a water heater 7. 9 is a hot water temperature sensor, 10 is a hot water mixing valve that mixes water from the water supply path 5 with hot water from the water heater 7, and 11 is hot water supply that supplies hot water from the hot water mixing valve 10 to each nozzle 2. 12 is a tap water temperature sensor, 13 is a main control valve in the hot and cold water supply path 11, 14 is a front control valve in front of each nozzle 2 (14A, 14B, 14C, 14D), 15 is a drainage path, 16 is a drain valve, 17 is a control unit. The control unit 17 controls the operation unit 3
In response to the output signal from the control valve, a required control signal is output to the corresponding valve such as the original control valve 13 to control the operation of these valves.

In the above configuration, when one of the showers, for example, a body shower, is turned on by the operation unit 3, the control unit 17 first opens the drain valve 16 and allows hot water to flow through the drain passage 15 to supply hot water. The operation of the vessel 7 is started. Thereafter, when the temperature of the hot water detected by the hot water temperature sensor 12 becomes equal to or higher than the set temperature, the main control valve 13 and the front control valve 14A for the body shower are opened, and the drain valve 16 is closed. As a result, hot water at the set temperature is ejected from the body shower nozzle 2A.

[0005]

By the way, the shower room apparatus as described above can use various showers without taking up a relatively large space, and can easily be used in a place where there is not enough space. Although it can be installed, there is a demand for further obtaining a warm bath effect where only this device is installed alone.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above demands, an object of the present invention is to provide a shower room device that can perform a warm bath by the same operation as in the related art without complicating the internal structure of piping and the like.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a shower panel provided with a plurality of shower nozzles having different hot and cold water discharge modes is connected to each of the shower nozzles via a control valve. A hot and cold water supply path, a hot and cold water mixing valve for supplying hot and cold water to the shower nozzle through the hot and cold water supply path, an operation unit provided on a shower panel for selecting a shower and setting its temperature, and an output signal from the operation unit In the shower room device having a control unit that controls the operation of the corresponding valve in accordance with the above, a bathtub installed on the floor in front of the shower panel, branched from the hot water supply path and connected to the hot water drop opening of the bathtub And a branch supply path.

[0008]

In the above arrangement, in the case of a warm bath, the corresponding switch on the operation section of the shower panel may be operated, and the hot water from the hot water mixing valve is supplied to the bathtub through the hot water supply path and the branch supply path. It is dropped and a warm bath in a bathtub becomes possible.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external appearance of a shower room apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part thereof, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration such as piping.

The shower room apparatus according to this embodiment has
This is basically the same as the shower room apparatus described in the conventional example, and the shower panel 1 is provided with various nozzles 2 (a body shower nozzle 2A, a hand shower nozzle 2B, and a mist shower nozzle 2C). Further, an operation unit 3 is provided for performing operations such as selection of a shower, instructions for starting and stopping the use of the shower, setting of a jetting intensity and a temperature of hot and cold water. Note that a hot water nozzle 2D and a speaker SP such as a stereo or radio are provided on the ceiling of the shower room. The internal configuration is the same, and each of the shower nozzles 2 (2A, 2B, 2C,
2D), a source control valve 13 and a destination control valve 14 (14A, 1
4B, 14C, 14D), and a shower nozzle 2 through the hot water supply path 11.
Mixing valve 10 for supplying hot and cold water to the water, and control unit 17 for controlling the operation of a corresponding valve in accordance with an output signal from operation unit 3
And In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions as the respective portions of the conventional shower room device, and the detailed description is omitted.

A feature of the shower room apparatus of this embodiment is that, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a bathtub is integrally formed on the floor in front of the shower panel 1 and installed. The hot water supply port 11 is provided with hot water from the shower hot water supply path 11. The bathtub 18
It has a relatively shallow bottom and is installed vertically long along the front direction of the shower panel 1. The hot water drop opening 19 of the bathtub 18 is installed on the shower panel side flange of the bathtub 18 so as to face both shoulders of the user in a state where the user is immersed in the bathtub 18, so that it can be used as a so-called shoulder fall. Is set to

As shown in FIG. 3, a branch supply path 20 branched from the hot water supply path 11 downstream of the main control valve 13 is connected to the hot water supply port 19. A tip control valve 21 is interposed. The operation of the tip adjustment valve 21 is controlled by the control unit 17.
Therefore, the dropping of hot water into the bathtub 18 can be controlled by operating the operation unit 3. In response to this, the operation unit 3 is provided with a switch (not shown) for instructing start and stop of dropping hot water into the bathtub 18 and the like.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 22 denotes a bathtub 18.
The overflow hole 23 is a drain port. The overflow hole 22 is provided so as to open toward the upper side of the flange of the bathtub 18. The overflow hole 22 is substantially horizontally opened by covering the overflow hole 22 with a cover 24. Has become.

In the above configuration, when one of the showers, for example, the body shower is turned on by the operation unit 3, the control unit 17 controls the drain valve 16, the main control valve 13, and the front control valve 14A for the body shower. By controlling the operation, hot water at the set temperature is jetted from the body shower nozzle 2A. In this case, the bathtub 18 serves as a shower washing place, and the user may stand in the bathtub 18 and use the shower.

Next, when the switch for dropping hot water into the bathtub 18 is turned on by the operation unit 3, the control unit 17 first opens the drain valve 16 and starts the operation of the water heater 7 with this.
When the detection temperature of the hot water temperature sensor 12 becomes equal to or higher than the set temperature,
The main control valve 13 and the front control valve 21 in the branch supply path diagram 20 are opened, and the drain valve 16 is closed. Thus, hot water of the set temperature is dropped into the bathtub 18 through the hot and cold water supply path 11, the branch supply path 20, and the drop opening 19. At this time, if the user sits in the bathtub 18 with the shower panel 1 as a back, the hot water spouting from the drop 19 hits both shoulders of the user, so that a massage effect can be obtained. Further, the user can soak in the hot water in the bathtub 18 to take a warm bath.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the water in the form of a waterfall discharged from the pouring water nozzle 2D can be taken while the user is standing or sitting on the bathtub 18. In particular, in this example, the pouring water nozzle 2D is installed on the shower panel 1 side on the ceiling of the shower room, and when the user is sitting in the bathtub 18, the body hardly moves and the shoulder or head is moved. The section is set so that it can receive the water in the form of a waterfall. in this case,
In a state where the user is standing, the hot and cold water discharged from the pouring water nozzle 2D draws a parabola like a virtual line in the figure,
The body is tilted forward by approaching the shower panel 1 in accordance with the discharged hot water, and the shoulder or the head receives the hot water in the form of a waterfall. In this case, when the user is standing, it is necessary to move the body closer to the shower panel 1, and in some cases, the toe of the user may contact the wall surface of the bathtub 18 on the side of the shower panel 1. It can be. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, if the tapping water nozzle 2 </ b> D is set at a position distant from the shower panel 1 so as to discharge hot water toward the shower panel 1, the user can use the bathtub. The hot water discharged from the hot water nozzle 2D, which draws a parabola only by standing at the center of the bath 18, is used by the user almost regardless of whether the user is sitting in the bathtub 18 or standing. There is no need to move it, and there is no need to worry about the toes becoming cramped as in the previous example.

In the present embodiment, the operation of the operation unit 3 in the shower panel 1 enables the dropping of hot water into the bathtub 18 and the setting of the hot water temperature. It is easy to use, such as simple operation. However, the operation unit for the warm bath may be provided on the wall surface near the bathtub.

[0018]

[Effect of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
In addition to various showers, you can bathe in hot water in the bathtub.

In this case, the hot water supply to the bathtub shares the existing internal configuration such as the piping for the shower and the control unit. Therefore, the internal configuration is not complicated and the cost is increased despite the increased functions. Is suppressed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a shower room apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view schematically showing an example of using pouring water in a standing state.

FIG. 5 is a side view schematically showing an example of using the pouring water in a sitting state.

FIG. 6 is a front view schematically showing a use state of the pouring water in a standing state and a sitting state.

FIG. 7 is a side view schematically showing an example of using pouring water in a standing state.

FIG. 8 is a side view schematically showing a usage example of the pouring water in a sitting state.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing the appearance of a conventional shower room device.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shower panel 2 (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D) Nozzle 3 Operation part 10 Hot water mixing valve 11 Hot water supply path 13 Source control valve 14 (14A, 14B, 14C, 14D) Point control valve 17 Control part 18 Bathtub 19 Dropping hot water Mouth 20 Branch supply path

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A shower panel provided with a plurality of shower nozzles having different hot water discharge modes, a hot water supply path connected to each shower nozzle via a control valve, and hot water supplied to the shower nozzle through the hot water supply path. A shower having a hot / water mixing valve to be supplied, an operation unit provided on a shower panel for selecting a shower and setting its temperature, and a control unit for controlling the operation of a corresponding valve according to an output signal from the operation unit. A room apparatus, comprising: a bathtub provided on a floor in front of a shower panel; and a branch supply path branched from the hot water supply path and connected to a hot water drop opening of the bathtub. apparatus.