JP3122953U - Bathtub equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

To circulate hot water so that it can be maintained at a temperature that can be bathed for 24 hours, to sterilize and sterilize the circulating hot water using copper, and to prevent the occurrence of slime on the inner wall surface of the tank. In order to maximize the effect of the above, there is provided a bathtub apparatus that eliminates the transition of the copper fiber base material while using the copper fiber.
SOLUTION: A bathtub device according to the present invention has a tightly woven cloth in a hot water circulation system of a 24-hour bath facility that performs necessary treatment on hot water pumped from the tank and re-injects the hot water into the tank. Or install copper fiber lump or silver fiber lump stored in non-woven bag to prevent the migration of copper (or silver) fiber base material, improve the disinfection and sterilization power of circulating hot water, and adhere to slime over a long period of time There was no configuration.
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Description

  The present invention is a bathtub apparatus in which hot water is circulated so as to be maintained at a temperature at which bathing is possible for 24 hours, and the circulating hot water is sterilized and sterilized using copper so as not to cause slime on the inner wall surface of the tank. It is about.

Conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-47058 has been disclosed as an apparatus for enhancing the sterilizing and sterilizing effects of circulating hot water, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-223738 has been disclosed as a technique for increasing the sterilizing and sterilizing effects of copper fibers. It was disclosed. The former describes a 24-hour bath in which copper fibers are accommodated in a copper plate cartrich having a water flow portion installed in the vessel body. In the latter case, the copper-like fiber increases the antibacterial power, bactericidal power and residual chlorine removal effect.
JP 2001-47058 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-223738

  However, in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-47058, the diameter of the water passage portion of the copper plate cartrich is at least several times the thickness of the fiber of the accommodated copper fiber, and the copper fiber scraps from the water passage portion. There was a possibility of shifting into the hot water in which the (copper fiber base material) circulates. If the copper fiber base material is mixed into the hot water in this tank, it not only impedes the functions of various valves such as the three-way valve used in the 24-hour bath circulation system, but also pierces the skin of the bather and makes it uncomfortable. There were various problems such as giving.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned various problems at once. The purpose of the present invention is to maximize the effect of copper fiber, and to be applied to a bath for 24 hours without the migration of copper fiber base material. Therefore, it is to provide a bathtub device that does not cause slimming on the inner wall surface of the tank.

  In order to achieve the above object, the bathtub device according to the present invention is configured so that the hot water pumped from the inside of the tank is subjected to a necessary treatment and re-spouted into the same tank in the hot water circulation system of a 24-hour bath facility. It is characterized by having a copper fiber lump or silver fiber lump stored in a simple woven or non-woven bag to prevent migration of the copper (or silver) fiber substrate and to disinfect and sterilize circulating hot water It was constructed so that there was no adhesion of slime.

  Moreover, the bathtub apparatus which concerns on the device of Claim 2 was provided with the bubble generation facility in which the said 24 hour bath facility generate | occur | produces an ultrafine bubble, and copper (or silver) without the transition of a fiber base material ) Combining the effect of the fiber lump and the cleaning effect by the ultrafine bubbles (microbubbles), it was constructed so as to eliminate further slime adhesion.

  According to the bathtub device according to the present invention, a close-woven woven fabric or non-woven fabric is provided in the hot water circulation system of a 24-hour bath facility that performs the necessary treatment on the hot water pumped out of the bath and re-spouts the same into the bath. Since the copper fiber mass or silver fiber mass housed in the bag is installed, the copper (or silver) fiber base material does not move into the hot water through the eyes of the non-woven bag, and therefore the 24-hour bath circulation Not only does it impede the function of various valves such as the three-way valve used in the system, but it also does not give a sense of incongruity to the bather's skin. In addition, due to the high sterilization and bactericidal power of the fiber mass of copper (or silver) that does not migrate into the hot water of the fiber base material, for example, the cause of slime that occurs on the inner wall of the bathtub, such as Legionella spp. It has various excellent effects such as being able to regulate.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, since the 24-hour bath facility is provided with a bubble generating facility for generating ultrafine bubbles, the effect of the copper (or silver) fiber mass and the super Combined with the cleaning effect by the micro bubbles, the excellent effect that the slime on the inner wall surface of the bathtub can be wiped more completely is achieved.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the bathtub device of the present application, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of a 24-hour bath facility and a bubble generating facility, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a casing in which a copper fiber lump is installed, 4 is a perspective view of a copper fiber lump accommodated in a non-woven bag.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bathtub apparatus 1 of the present application includes a bathtub 2 and a 24-hour bath facility 5 that performs necessary processing on the hot water 3 pumped from the tank 2 and re-injects the same into the tank 2 from the re-jet 4. Consists of. In FIG. 2, the 24-hour bath facility 5 used in the bathtub device 1 of the present application includes a pump 41 for pumping hot water 3 from the bathtub 2, a filter 42 for filtering the pumped hot water 3, and hot water after filtration. UV irradiator 43 for sterilization (sterilization), heater 44 for heating hot water after sterilization (sterilization), electrolyzed water generator 45 for further sterilization (sterilization) of hot water and ozone generation And is configured to return to the bathtub 2. Of course, the configuration of the 24-hour bath facility 5 is not limited to the above.

  As the pump 41, a positive displacement rotary pump or a turbo pump is used. These have the ability to circulate hot water at a flow rate suitable for each part of the 24-hour bath facility 5 (filter 42, ultraviolet irradiator 43, heater 44, electrolyzed water generator 45 and ozone generator 46). . The input side of the pump 41 is provided with a primary filter 47 that traps contaminants in the hot water, such as relatively rough hair and sand.

  A casing 6 is provided in a circulation system of the bathtub apparatus 1 of the present application, for example, at a location S indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 2, or, as shown in FIG. ″ Is used as a casing 6 as it is, and a copper (or silver) fiber lump 8 housed in a woven fabric or a non-woven bag 7 in which synthetic fibers are densely woven is loaded in the casing 6 as shown in FIG. The eyes of this woven fabric or non-woven fabric are denser than the diameter of the copper (or silver) fiber, and the copper (or silver) fiber base material is not transferred, but hot water can be passed easily.

  A trace amount of copper or silver that elutes into the hot water from the copper (or silver) fiber lump 8 placed in the woven or non-woven bag 7 is a necessary component for the human body and has excellent antibacterial (sterilizing) properties. ing. It has been recognized that this bactericidal effect of copper or silver is effective against Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, pathogenic Escherichia coli, and Legionella. Moreover, it is said that it is substantially the same also with respect to other microbes, for example, Tybus bacteria and Vibrio cholerae.

  The copper (or silver) fiber lump 8 can be expected to have a high sterilization and bactericidal effect because copper ions have moved to the fiber surface. In other words, it is known that microorganisms attached to the copper (or silver) fiber mass destroy the cell walls and cell membranes and kill the microorganisms.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the 24-hour bath facility 5 includes a bubble generating facility 9 that generates ultrafine bubbles. In the illustrated case, the bubble generating device 9 is provided with a dedicated pump 51 different from the pump 41 of the 24-hour bath facility 5, and the pump 51 pumps up the hot water 3 in the bathtub 2, The bubble generator 52 is used to form ultrafine bubbles (microbubbles) and re-spout into the bathtub 2. Ultra fine bubbles (microbubbles) generated here adhere to (adsorb) and float on dirt particles in the hot water, and the human epidermis (skin) is generated by the ultrasonic waves generated when each bubble particle of microbubbles pops. It has been recognized so far that it exhibits great detergency such as emulsifying and exfoliating the oil and fat adhering to the surface, and microbubbles finer than the pores invading the narrow part and scraping off the dirt behind it.

  Now, let the empty part of the chamber which accommodates the filtering material 42 'of the filter 42 installed in the circulation system of the bath equipment 5 for 24 hours be the casing 6, and a copper fiber lump of 0.03 mm diameter and 50 g of copper fiber is 0.1 mm thick. Wrapped in a nylon non-woven fabric, loaded, turned on a power switch (not shown), activated the pump 41 to suck in the hot water 3 in the bathtub 2, pressurized the hot water and sent it to the filter 42 through the copper fiber lump. After passing through the ultraviolet irradiator 43, the hot water temperature (40 ° C.) set from the beginning was set by the heater 44, and was re-injected into the bathtub 2 through the electrolyzed water generator 45 and the ozone generator 46. As a result, the hot water 3 in the bathtub 2 is always kept at a preset temperature for 24 hours and can be bathed at any time, so four families (two men and women in their 50s and two men and women in their 20s) once a day. After bathing, it was confirmed every day whether or not slime occurred on the inner wall surface of the bathtub, but no slime occurred until 20 days had passed. Although no slime seems to occur after the 21st day, the experiment was stopped after 20 days.

  The reason why no slime occurred on the 20th was that the circulating hot water contacted the copper fiber mass, the cell wall and cell membrane of the microorganism were destroyed by the action of copper ions, the organic matter in the microorganism was decomposed, and the microorganism was killed. Can be estimated. Moreover, it turned out that the fiber base material of a copper fiber lump did not transfer in hot water during the said experiment (20th). This is due to the fact that the bathtub apparatus of the present application was operating without any trouble during the experiment and that there was no sense of incongruity that a copper fiber was stuck in the skin of a bather. That is, the copper fiber mass is wrapped in a nylon nonwoven fabric having a thickness of 0.1 mm.

  As in Example 1, a 0.03 mm diameter and 50 g copper fiber lump accommodated in a 0.1 mm thick nylon nonwoven fabric bag was placed in the circulation system of a 24-hour bath facility 5 equipped with a bubble generating facility 9. The time bath facility 5 and the bubble generating facility 9 were operated simultaneously, and ultrafine bubbles (microbubbles) of about 0.5 μm were jetted into the bathtub 2. It was confirmed by the fact that the hot water 3 became cloudy that it was an ultrafine bubble. With the combined use of this 24-hour bath facility and bubble generation facility, can four family members (two men and women in their 50s and two men and women in their 20s) take a bath once a day in the same manner as described above to cause slime on the inner wall of the bathtub? It was confirmed every day, but no slime occurred until 30 days had passed.

  This is due to the effect of the copper fiber mass and the dead bodies of bacteria, fine debris and emulsified sebum that cause slime in the hot water due to the mixing of microbubbles. Since it overflows from the upper edge of 3 and flows out of the tank, it can be estimated that no slime adheres to the inner wall of the bathtub 2 for 30 days. In addition, during this experiment (30 days), the fact that the fiber base material of the copper fiber lump did not move into the hot water, the bath facilities and bubble generators were operated without trouble, and the bather This is because there was no sense of incongruity that the copper fiber was stuck in the skin. That is, the copper fiber mass is wrapped in a nylon nonwoven fabric having a thickness of 0.1 mm.

  The bathtub apparatus 1 of the present application is a bathtub apparatus that can effectively remove the slimy feeling generated on the inner wall surface of the bathtub where a hot water temperature capable of bathing for 24 hours is maintained, and particularly, in the aging era, the effectiveness is considered to be tremendous. .

It is a schematic perspective view of this application bathtub apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a structure of a 24-hour bath and a bubble generator. It is a figure which shows an example of the casing which installs a copper fiber lump. It is a perspective view of the copper fiber lump accommodated in the nonwoven fabric bag.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 This application bathtub apparatus 2 Bathtub 3 Hot water 4 Re-outlet 5 24 hour bath equipment 6 Casing 7 Woven cloth or nonwoven fabric bag 8 Copper (or silver) fiber lump 9 Bubble generation equipment 41 Pump 42 Filter 43 Ultraviolet irradiation device 44 Heater 45 Electrolysis Water generator 46 Ozone generator 47 Primary filter 51 Pump 52 Bubble generator

Claims (2)

Copper fiber lump or silver fiber stored in a tightly woven or non-woven bag in the hot water circulation system of a 24-hour bath facility that performs the necessary treatment on the hot water pumped from the tank and re-spouts into the tank The bathtub apparatus characterized by installing a lump. The bathtub apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the 24-hour bath facility includes a bubble generating facility for generating ultrafine bubbles.

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