JP3220073U - Function-added container for shower - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a function-added container for shower which can use an existing shower head as it is even when using a shower to which a function such as carbon dioxide gas or hydrogen water is added. A function-added container for shower 10 has a functional material chamber 66 for containing a carbonated bath tablet provided with a head connection portion 12 and a hose connection portion 14 at one end side and the other end side thereof, respectively. Since a water passage is formed between the functional material chamber 66 and the carbonated bath tablet is accommodated in the functional material chamber 66 and connected between the existing shower head and the shower hose, Cold and hot water containing carbon dioxide can be discharged from the shower head by the bath tablet. Therefore, there is an advantage that the carbonated water shower can be used while using the existing shower head as it is. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a container mounted between a shower head and a shower hose in order to discharge cold / hot water having a function added thereto.

  A shower is generally used for washing human hair and body or animal body using cold and hot water. At the tip of the shower head provided in the shower, a large number of small-diameter holes are formed in the discharge surface provided in a larger area than the hose, and cold and hot water to which the same pressure is applied from these many small-diameter holes Are dispersed and discharged. As a result, it is possible to obtain an effect such that the flooding range is widened and the hitting is soft, or the dirt can be efficiently removed by intermittent collision of a thin fluid. There are various types of showerheads depending on the purpose of use. For example, water-saving type with reduced discharge amount, stop function that stops hot water at hand, and one that is easy to hold by changing the thickness and shape can be raised. .

  By the way, a shower head that discharges cold / hot water containing carbon dioxide gas is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This shower head is used by being attached to the tip of a shower hose instead of a general shower head, and is provided with a carbon dioxide microbubble generator at a discharge portion or an intermediate portion. The carbon dioxide microbubble generator has a carbonated bath tablet storage unit that has an open / close mechanism to store a carbonated bath tablet, and the amount of water directly hitting the carbonated bath tablet is at least one of the cold / hot water inlet side and the discharge port side. A water flow restricting plate for adjustment is provided. According to such a carbon dioxide gas microbubble generator, the stored carbonated bath tablet is gradually dissolved in hot water flowing from the introduction port and discharged from the discharge port. In particular, since the amount of cold / hot water directly hitting the carbonated bath tablet can be adjusted by the water restriction plate, the carbon dioxide gas concentration can be easily adjusted. Therefore, there is an advantage that a shower with an appropriate carbon dioxide concentration can be used for a sufficiently long time by suppressing the carbonated bath tablet from dissolving too quickly.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-163785

  However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 replaces the shower head with a dedicated product. Therefore, even when a shower head is selected in consideration of water saving purpose, with a stop function, or ease of holding, there is a problem that these advantages are lost to obtain a cold / hot water shower containing carbon dioxide gas. there were. This is not limited to the case of obtaining a cold / hot water shower containing carbon dioxide gas, and similarly occurs when obtaining a cold / hot water shower to which various other functions are added.

  The present invention was made against the background of the above circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is to use an existing shower head as it is even when using a shower with functions such as carbon dioxide gas or hydrogen water. It is to provide a functional additional container for shower.

  In order to achieve such an object, the gist of the function-added container for shower according to the present invention is as follows: (a) a substantially cylindrical accommodating portion for accommodating a predetermined functional material; and (b) a hose for a shower head. A substantially cylindrical head connecting portion provided on one end side of the accommodating portion for connection to the side end portion; and (c) provided on the other end side of the accommodating portion for connection to the end portion of the shower hose. A substantially cylindrical hose connection portion, and a water passage that passes through the housing portion is formed between the hose connection portion and the head connection portion.

  In this way, the function-added container for shower is provided with a substantially cylindrical accommodating portion for accommodating a predetermined functional material, with a head connecting portion and a hose connecting portion on one end side and the other end side, respectively, and a hose. Since a water passage that passes through the housing portion is formed between the connection portion and the head connection portion, a predetermined functional material is housed in the housing portion and connected between the existing shower head and the shower hose. For example, cold / hot water having a function added by the functional material can be discharged from the shower head. Therefore, there is an advantage that cold / hot water to which a function corresponding to the functional material housed in the housing portion is added can be used while using an existing shower head as it is. Moreover, when using it without accommodating a functional material, normal cold / hot water can be discharged.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole additional function container for showers of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the additional function container for showers of FIG. 1 from the lower accommodating part side. It is a perspective view which divides | segments the additional function container for showers of FIG. 1 into an upper accommodating part and a lower accommodating part. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the upper accommodating portion of FIG. 3 at a different angle. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the lower housing part of FIG. 3 at different angles. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the additional function container for showers of FIG. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining a combined state of an upper housing part and a lower housing part in the shower function-added container of FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the whole shower to which the additional function container for showers of FIG. 1 is applied. FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining a method of connecting an upper housing portion to a shower head when the shower additional function container of FIG. 1 is attached to the shower of FIG. 8. FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a method of connecting a lower housing portion to a shower hose when the shower additional function container of FIG. 1 is attached to the shower of FIG. 8. It is a perspective view which shows the whole shower of FIG. 8 with which the additional function container for showers of FIG. 1 was attached. It is a perspective view explaining the method of loading a carbonated bath tablet to the additional function container for showers of FIG. 1 attached to the shower of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the hydrogen water ceramic ball cartridge with which the function addition container for showers of FIG. 1 is loaded instead of a carbonic acid bath tablet. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the lid | cover of the hydrogen water ceramic ball cartridge of FIG.

  In an embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating portion includes a separable upper accommodating portion on the head connecting portion side and a lower accommodating portion on the hose connecting portion side, and is coupled to the upper accommodating portion and the lower accommodating portion. Is released to accommodate the predetermined functional material. In this way, the functional material can be accommodated between the upper housing part and the lower housing part by simply releasing the connection between the upper housing part and the lower housing part while keeping the shower function additional container connected to the shower head and the shower hose. can do. It is preferable that these upper accommodating part and lower accommodating part can be couple | bonded and divided | segmented simply, for example, can be comprised so that it may screw together.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating portion has a larger outer diameter than the head connecting portion and the hose connecting portion. In this way, a functional material that is sufficiently larger than the inner diameter of the shower hose can be accommodated.

  In an embodiment of the present invention, the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion are one of an end portion of the upper housing portion on the lower housing portion side and an end portion of the lower housing portion on the upper housing portion side. The engagement convex portion extending along the circumferential direction formed on the inner peripheral surface of the inner surface and the engagement groove extending along the circumferential direction formed on the other outer peripheral surface are coupled by engagement, An annular elastic member fitted to the outer peripheral surface at the time of coupling is tightened with the inner peripheral surface. In this way, the upper accommodating portion and the lower accommodating portion can be easily coupled simply by engaging the engaging convex portion and the engaging groove, and the annular elastic member is attached to the outer periphery during the coupling. By tightening between the surface and the inner peripheral surface, a load is applied between them to increase the coupling force, so that the coupling is prevented from being inadvertently released.

  Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the housing portion includes at least one pair of concave grooves extending along a water flow direction from the hose connection portion toward the head connection portion and facing each other on the inner peripheral surface. is there. If it does in this way, the disk-shaped or cylindrical thing provided with the thickness dimension which fits into the ditch | groove of an internal peripheral surface and the diameter which substantially corresponds to the mutual space | interval of a ditch | groove pair is used as the said functional material. Thus, the functional material can be held by the pair of concave grooves, so that the functional material can be prevented from freely moving in the housing portion. For this reason, for example, the disk-shaped functional material is held so that the radial direction thereof is the water flow direction, the increase in the flow resistance of the cold / hot water is suppressed, and when the functional material is soluble, the functional material is dissolved. Speed can be suppressed.

  Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the pair of concave grooves is formed between a plurality of ridges extending along the water flow direction provided on the inner peripheral surface of the accommodating portion, These ridges are provided at the same position in the water passage direction at an intermediate position in the housing portion, thereby forming a functional material receiving surface for receiving the functional material at their end portions. In this way, in the case where a disk-shaped or columnar functional material is used, not only the direction in which the radial direction becomes the water flow direction as described above, but also the direction in which the axial direction becomes the water flow direction. It can also be arranged and used.

  Moreover, in the embodiment of the present invention, the shower function-added container is provided with a water flow groove extending along the water flow direction between the pair of concave grooves. In this way, even in a state where the functional material is accommodated, the water flow groove assists the circulation of the cold / hot water, so that a shower with a sufficient amount of cold / hot water can be obtained.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the pair of concave grooves is provided with two pairs so as to be equally spaced in the circumferential direction of the housing portion. In this way, since the pair of concave grooves is provided in the accommodating portion in the accommodating portion, compared with the case where only one pair is provided, when accommodating the disc-shaped functional material, There is an advantage that it is easy to adjust the direction.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating portion is made of a transparent resin. In this way, since the functional material accommodated in the interior can be easily visually confirmed, it can be easily confirmed whether or not the functional material according to the purpose of use is contained, and when a water-soluble functional material is used. The remaining amount can be easily confirmed before use or during use.

  Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the function-added container for shower is a plurality of protrusions provided on at least one of the one end and the other end of the housing portion toward the opposite end and spaced apart from each other. A functional material support unit including a column of books and a base unit that connects the tops of the columns of columns is provided. In this way, the cold / hot water supplied from the hose connection part side can pass between the plurality of struts that are protruded apart from each other, but the functional material accommodated in the accommodation part is functional. By being supported by the material support part, it is held in the accommodating part. Therefore, it is suppressed that a functional material flows into a shower head or a shower hose through a head connection part or a hose connection part from an accommodating part, and it is further suppressed that passage of cold / hot water is prevented.

  Moreover, in the embodiment of the present invention, the support column is composed of four columns provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and the platform portion has a cross shape. If it does in this way, there exists an advantage which can support a functional material reliably while ensuring sufficient water flow path.

  Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the housing portion is such that the generatrix of the outer peripheral surface is curved so that the outer diameter dimension becomes smaller as the boundary portion with the head connection portion moves toward the head connection portion. In this way, since the portion of the accommodating portion on the head connecting portion side is configured by a curved surface, a natural grip feeling can be obtained even when the accommodating portion has a larger outer diameter than the grip portion of the shower head. There are advantages.

  Moreover, in the embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating portion is formed with irregularities on the outer peripheral surface. If it does in this way, when attaching to a shower and using it, there exists an advantage by which a hand slip is suppressed by the unevenness | corrugation of an outer peripheral surface. The unevenness may be a circumferential projection formed along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the housing part, or may be a ridge formed along the axial direction on the outer circumferential surface of the housing part.

  Moreover, in the embodiment of the present invention, the housing portion includes an elastic holding material on the inner peripheral surface for elastically holding the functional material. In this way, since the functional material is elastically held, even when the functional material is dissolved and becomes smaller during use, the period during which the functional material is held at the initial position becomes longer, and the smaller functional material is showered. The flow to the head side is suppressed.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the functional material is a disc-shaped or columnar carbonated bath tablet. If it does in this way, the cold / hot water shower containing a carbon dioxide gas will be obtained. Carbonated bath tablets, for example, contain bicarbonates such as sodium bicarbonate, which are gradually dissolved in cold and hot water, carbonates such as sodium carbonate, organic acids such as citric acid and DL-malic acid, and other ingredients. Can be dissolved, or can be dissolved leaving a water-insoluble solid content. When the whole dissolves, there is an advantage that no residue is generated. When the water-insoluble solid forms the skeleton of the functional material, the functional material is kept in the container until the components such as bicarbonate are completely dissolved. There is an advantage of staying with certainty.

  Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the functional material is a disk-shaped or cylindrical shape in which a number of hydrogen water ceramic balls are accommodated in a ball container through which cold / hot water can pass. In this way, the hot and cold water that has touched the ceramic ball contains hydrogen, so a hydrogen water shower can be obtained. Effects such as negative ions, far infrared rays, and addition of minerals can also be obtained. The ball container has, for example, a disk-shaped or columnar upper and lower surfaces with a large number of water passage holes, and is accommodated in the function-added container so that the axial direction is the water passage direction. As the hydrogen water ceramic balls, for example, those made of zeolite or those obtained by adding various additives to zeolite are used. As described above, the functional material used in the function-added container for shower according to the present invention is such that the whole or most of the carbonated bath tablet dissolves in cold / warm water and the one containing hydrogen water ceramic balls. Those that add functions to cold and hot water without dissolving are included.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the functional material may be a solidified vitamin preparation for the purpose of removing chlorine and removing chlorine.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, the drawings are appropriately simplified or modified, and the dimensional ratios, shapes, and the like of the respective parts are not necessarily drawn accurately.

  1 and 2 are perspective views showing the entire function-added container 10 for shower according to an embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, the shower function-added container 10 has a substantially cylindrical shape (that is, a spindle-shaped cylinder) whose outer diameter increases toward the middle portion, and is entirely composed of a transparent resin such as an acrylic resin. The internal state can be easily seen from the outside.

  The shower function-added container 10 is provided at the other end for connecting to a substantially cylindrical head connecting portion 12 provided at one end for connecting to a shower head 72 described later and a shower hose 74 described later. And a substantially cylindrical hose connection portion 14. The head connection portion 12 is formed with an outlet 16 and an internal thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface, and the hose connection portion 14 is formed with an inlet 18 and an external thread. The shower function-added container 10 is a hollow container as a whole, and a water passage is formed between the inlet 18 and the outlet 16 through the inside of the container.

  The shower function-added container 10 is composed of an upper housing part 20 having the head connecting part 12 and a lower housing part 22 having the hose connecting part 14. FIG. 3 shows these in a separated state. The upper accommodating portion 20 includes an annular lower accommodating portion connecting portion 24 for connection to the lower accommodating portion 22 on the side opposite to the outlet 16, and the lower accommodating portion 22 is an upper portion for being connected to the upper accommodating portion 20. The accommodating portion connecting portion 26 is provided on the side opposite to the inflow port 18.

  In the vicinity of the lower accommodating portion connecting portion 24 on the outer peripheral surface of the upper accommodating portion 20, a circumferential protrusion 27 is provided along the circumferential direction. The circumferential protrusion 27 has small irregularities on the outer peripheral surface, and fulfills a function of preventing slippage when using a shower.

  The lower accommodating portion 22 has an outer diameter dimension of the upper accommodating portion connecting portion 26 that is slightly smaller than an inner diameter dimension of the lower accommodating portion connecting portion 24, and is smaller than the opening end on the upper accommodating portion connecting portion 26 side. At a position away from the inlet 18 by a predetermined distance, a flange portion 28 is provided that projects radially from the outer peripheral surface. The flange portion 28 is formed to have an outer diameter that is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the lower housing portion connecting portion 24. On the outer peripheral surface on the hose connecting portion 14 side with respect to the flange portion 28, the protrusions 29 extending along the water flow direction are formed, so that the entire outer peripheral surface is uneven. Further, on the opening end side with respect to the flange portion 28, a protrusion 30 extending along the circumferential direction is formed at a position slightly separated from the flange portion 28, so that the protrusion 30 and the flange portion 28 are formed. An engagement groove 32 is formed between the two. The ridges 30 and the engagement grooves 32 have a length dimension of about ¼ in the circumferential direction, and are provided at two locations opposite to each other. Further, a circumferential groove 34 is formed on the outer peripheral surface on the opening end side of the ridge 30, and an O-ring 36 made of a rubber-based material can be fitted into the circumferential groove 34. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 38 denotes a hose connection O-ring fitted to the hose connection portion 14.

  On the inner peripheral surface of the lower accommodating portion 22, four concave grooves 42 extending along the water passing direction from the inlet 18 toward the lower accommodating portion outlet 40 which is the opening end thereof are equally spaced in the circumferential direction. Is provided. That is, the four concave grooves 42 are composed of two concave groove pairs facing each other. Eight ridges 44 extending along the water flow direction are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lower housing portion 22 in the same range in the water flow direction, but the distance between them in the circumferential direction is relatively large. The intervals and the relatively small small intervals are alternately arranged. The concave grooves 42 are formed between the ridges 44 having a large interval. In addition, four water passage grooves 46 extending along the water passage direction are formed between the ridges 44 that form a small interval.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper accommodating portion inlet 48, which is the opening end opposite to the outlet 16 of the upper accommodating portion 20, has a circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the upper accommodating portion connecting portion 26. Are provided with two engaging projections 50 extending along the line. The engaging protrusions 50 are approximately ¼ length in the circumferential direction, and are provided at two locations opposite to each other. The width dimension of the engaging convex portion 50 in the water passing direction is slightly smaller than the width dimension of the engaging groove 32.

  In addition, a functional material support portion 52 is provided inside the upper housing portion 20. The functional material support portion 52 includes four struts 54 projecting from the head connecting portion 12 side toward the upper accommodating portion inlet 48 side, and a cross-shaped base portion 56 that connects the top portions of the struts 54 to each other. It consists of and. Note that a large number of protrusions 58 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper housing portion 20 to prevent slipping when the upper housing portion 20 is rotated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower accommodating portion 22 is shown from an angle different from that in FIG. 3, and a functional material support portion 60 is provided in the inside thereof, like the upper accommodating portion 20. The functional material support 58 also includes four support columns 62 projecting from the hose connection portion 14 side toward the lower housing portion outlet 40 side, and a cross-shaped base portion that connects the top portions of the support columns 62 to each other. 64.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a cross-sectional structure of the shower function-added container 10. A substantially cylindrical functional material chamber 66 for accommodating a functional material is formed between the upper housing portion 20 and the lower housing portion 22. In the present embodiment, the functional material chamber 66 corresponds to a housing portion in the claims. The functional material chamber 66 is provided with the concave groove 42 and the water flow groove 46 described above, and functional material support portions 52 and 60 on the head connection portion 12 side and the hose connection portion 14 side, respectively. A carbonated bath tablet 90 and a hydrogen water cartridge 92 to be described later are held in the functional material chamber 66.

  The shower additional function container 10 configured as described above is configured by fitting the upper accommodating portion connecting portion 26 of the lower accommodating portion 22 into the lower accommodating portion connecting portion 24 of the upper accommodating portion 20 and twisting them in opposite directions. While the O-ring 36 is slightly crushed between the two, the engaging convex portion 50 enters the engaging groove 32, so that the upper accommodating portion 20 and the lower accommodating portion 22 are liquidated by the repulsive force of the compressed O-ring 36. Closely connected. That is, a cold / hot water flow path is formed in which the cold / hot water flowing in through the inlet 18 flows out of the outlet 16 via the functional material chamber 66.

  FIG. 7 shows an enlarged connection portion between the upper housing portion 20 and the lower housing portion 22. The engaging convex portion 50 of the upper accommodating portion 20 is fitted in an engaging groove 32 formed between the flange portion 28 of the lower accommodating portion 22 and the ridge 30 so that the left and right directions in the drawing, that is, the water flow direction. The movement in the radial direction is limited. The O-ring 36 fitted in the circumferential groove 34 provided adjacent to the ridge 30 is pressed between the inner circumferential surface of the upper accommodating portion 20 and the circumferential groove 34, and the repulsive force The upper accommodating portion 20 and the lower accommodating portion 22 are firmly engaged with each other and are liquid-tightly connected.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the entire shower 70 to which the shower additional function container 10 is applied. The shower 70 includes a shower head 72 and a shower hose 74 connected to the shower head 72. A nozzle 76 having a number of holes is provided at one end of the shower head 72, and the shower hose 74 is connected to the other end on the opposite side. The shower hose 74 is connected to a male threaded portion 78 (see FIG. 9 described later) of the shower head 72 by screwing a connection fitting 80, and one end (not shown) is a water pipe or water for supplying cold / hot water. The hot / cold water supplied through the shower hose 74 is discharged from the nozzle 76 of the shower head 72.

  A method for attaching the shower function-added container 10 of the present embodiment to the shower 70 will be described. The shower hose 74 is removed from the shower head 72, and the upper housing portion 20 is screwed into the male threaded portion 78 of the shower head 72 at the head connecting portion 12 as shown in FIG. 72. The upper housing portion 20 has a smooth outer peripheral surface because the outer peripheral surface of the upper accommodating portion 20 is curved so that the outer diameter dimension becomes smaller toward the head connecting portion 12 side. Even if a hand holding the shower head 72 hits, a sense of incongruity does not occur. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, the lower housing portion 22 is attached to the shower hose 74 by screwing the lower housing portion 22 into the connection fitting 80 of the shower hose 74 at the hose connection portion 14. In this way, the upper housing part 20 and the lower housing part 22 attached to the shower head 72 and the shower hose 74, respectively, and the upper housing part connecting part 26 in the lower housing part connecting part 24 as described above are fitted. When they are connected by twisting in opposite directions, the attachment is completed. FIG. 11 shows the completed state.

  A method of using a carbonated shower in the shower 70 with the shower function-added container 10 attached as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, first, the upper housing portion 20 and the lower housing portion 22 are twisted in the opposite direction to that during connection to release the connection, and the functional material chamber 66 is opened. Next, the carbonated bath tablet 90 is loaded into the lower container 22. The carbonated bath tablet 90 is a water-soluble tablet containing, for example, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, citric acid, DL-malic acid and a small amount of other additives, and is a disc having a diameter of about 30 mm and a thickness of about 10 mm. Shape. Such a carbonated bath tablet 90 is fitted into the concave grooves 42, 42 in a direction in which the radial direction is the water flow direction, for example. The concave groove 42 is formed with a width that is slightly larger than the thickness of the carbonated bath tablet 90 that is normally used, and the carbonated bath tablet 90 is generally accommodated in the lower housing portion 22. Two pairs (four) of the concave grooves 42 are provided, but they may be fitted in any of them. The ridges 44 forming the concave grooves 42 function as a guide when the carbonated bath tablet 90 is loaded in this way.

  In the state where the carbonated bath tablet 90 is loaded as described above, a passage of cold / warm water is sufficiently secured on the side, but the shower function-added container 10 of the present embodiment further has a convexity. Since the water passage groove 46 is formed between the strips 44, 44, the water passage groove 46 also functions as a cold / warm water passage. This function is particularly effective at the beginning of use when the carbonated bath tablet 90 is large. Therefore, it is suppressed that the amount of shower water is reduced by attaching the shower function addition container 10 and loading the carbonated bath tablet 90.

  Further, when the carbonated bath tablet 90 is loaded as described above, it is supported by the functional material support portion 60, and in the state in which the upper storage portion 20 is fitted, the functional material support portion 52 is also the upper storage portion 20. It will be supported from the side. Therefore, since the movement of the carbonated bath tablet 90 is limited, it is suppressed that the carbonated bath tablet 90 moves and breaks during use and is quickly dissolved. Moreover, since the functional material support portions 52 and 60 have a shape in which the cross-shaped base portions 56 and 64 are provided on the support columns 54 and 62 as described above, a sufficient water passage is ensured. That is, the carbonated bath tablet 90 can be held without impeding water permeability.

  Further, the carbonated bath tablet 90 can be loaded not in the direction in which the radial direction is the water flow direction as shown in FIG. 12 but in the direction in which the thickness direction is the water flow direction. As described above, since the four ridges 44 are formed in the same range in the water passage direction, the end portions on the upper accommodating portion connecting portion 26 side are at the same position in the water passage direction. Therefore, if the thickness direction is loaded in the direction of the water flow direction, the carbonated bath tablet 90 can be received by the four ridges 44. In this embodiment, the end of the ridge 44 constitutes a functional material receiving surface. When the diameter dimension of the carbonated bath tablet 90 is sufficiently smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the upper accommodating portion connecting portion 26 of the lower accommodating portion 22, the cold and hot water can sufficiently pass even if loaded in this manner. There is no obstacle to use. Therefore, the carbonated bath tablet 90 that can be loaded into the shower function-added container 10 has an advantage of a relatively wide range of dimensions and shapes.

  When the carbonated bath tablet 90 is loaded into the shower function-added container 10 as described above and the shower 70 is used in the same manner as usual, the carbonated bath tablet 90 is gradually moved by the cold / hot water supplied through the shower hose 74. Dissolved and carbon dioxide gas is generated. Thus, cold / hot water containing carbon dioxide gas is sent to the shower head 72 and discharged from the nozzle 76. In this way, a carbonated water shower can be obtained using the present shower head 72 as it is. The shower function-added container 10 can be easily separated by simply twisting the upper housing part 20 and the lower housing part 22 and the functional material chamber 66 inside thereof can be opened, so that the carbonated bath tablet 90 can be easily loaded. There are advantages you can do.

  FIG. 13 is a view showing a hydrogen water cartridge 92 that can be loaded in the shower function-added container 10 of the embodiment instead of the carbonated bath tablet 90. In FIG. 13, the hydrogen water cartridge 92 has a stepped cylindrical shape having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion following the large diameter portion, and a large number of hydrogen water ceramic balls 96 are filled inside the container 94. As shown in FIG. 14, a lid 98 is detachably fitted to one end of the container 94 opposite to the small diameter portion of the large diameter portion. Each of the container 94 and the lid 96 is made of a translucent or transparent acrylic resin or the like, but can be made of an opaque material.

  The hydrogen water ceramic ball 96 is made of, for example, zeolite or the like, and cold / hot water touching the ball is reduced to generate hydrogen, or negative ions, far-infrared rays, etc. are generated, and further, mineral content, etc. Will also be included.

  The lid 98 is provided with a large number of holes 100 penetrating in the thickness direction as a whole, and the hydrogen water ceramic ball 96 cannot pass through, but cold and hot water can pass through easily. Although not shown, the bottom of the container 94 is similarly provided with a large number of through-holes, and the cold / hot water flowing from the bottom through-hole is allowed to flow out of the hole 100 of the lid 98 through the inside of the container 94. .

  The thus configured hydrogen water cartridge 92 is loaded into the lower housing portion 22 from the small diameter portion side in a direction in which the axial direction is the water passing direction. The outer diameter dimension of the small diameter portion is smaller than the interval between the protruding ridges 44, 44 of the lower accommodating portion 22, and the large diameter portion is smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the lower accommodating portion outlet 40 of the lower accommodating portion 22. The entire small-diameter portion and most of the large-diameter portion are accommodated in the lower housing portion 22. When the upper container 20 is fitted and the shower 70 is used in the same manner as when the carbonated bath tablet 90 is loaded in the state of being housed in this manner, a hydrogen water shower can be easily obtained.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings, this invention can be implemented in another aspect, and various changes can be added in the range which does not deviate from the main point.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Shower function addition container, 12 Head connection part, 14 Hose connection part, 16 Outlet, 18 Inlet, 20 Upper accommodating part, 22 Lower accommodating part, 40 Lower accommodating part Outlet, 48 Upper accommodating part Inlet, 66 Functional material room, 70 showers, 72 shower heads, 74 shower hoses, 76 nozzles, 90 carbonated bath tablets

Claims (15)

  A substantially cylindrical housing portion for housing a predetermined functional material; a substantially cylindrical head connecting portion provided at one end of the housing portion for connection to a hose side end portion of the shower head; and a shower hose A substantially cylindrical hose connection portion provided on the other end side of the housing portion for connection to the end portion of the housing portion, and a passage through the housing portion between the hose connection portion and the head connection portion. A function-added container for shower, characterized in that a water channel is formed.   The accommodating portion includes a separable upper accommodating portion on the head connecting portion side and a lower accommodating portion on the hose connecting portion side, and releases the coupling between the upper accommodating portion and the lower accommodating portion to achieve the predetermined function. The function-added container for shower according to claim 1, which contains a material.   The function-added container for shower according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing portion has a larger outer diameter than the head connection portion and the hose connection portion.   The upper housing portion and the lower housing portion are formed on one inner peripheral surface of an end portion of the upper housing portion on the lower housing portion side and an end portion of the lower housing portion on the upper housing portion side. The engagement convex portion extending along the direction and the engagement groove extending along the circumferential direction formed on the other outer peripheral surface are engaged to engage with each other, and are fitted to the outer peripheral surface when they are combined. The function-added container for shower according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the attached annular elastic member is fastened between the inner peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface.   The said accommodating part equips an inner peripheral surface with 1 or more pairs of the ditch | grooves which extend along the water flow direction which goes to the said head connection part from the said hose connection part, and opposes each other. The shower function addition container of any one of Claims 1.   The concave groove pair is formed between a plurality of ridges extending along the water flow direction provided on the inner peripheral surface of the housing portion, and the ridges are intermediate in the housing portion. The function-added container for shower according to claim 5, wherein the functional material receiving surface for receiving the functional material is formed at the end portion by being provided at the same position in the water flow direction at the position.   The shower function-added container according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a water flow groove extending along the water flow direction is provided between the pair of concave grooves.   The shower function-added container according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein two pairs of the concave grooves are provided so as to be equally spaced in a circumferential direction of the accommodating portion.   The shower function-added container according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the housing portion is made of a transparent resin.   At least one of the one end and the other end of the accommodating portion, a plurality of struts projecting toward the opposite end and spaced apart from each other, and a base portion connecting the tops of the plurality of struts The function addition container for showers of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 9 with which the functional material support part which consists of these is provided.   The shower function-added container according to claim 10, wherein the support column includes four columns provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and the platform portion has a cross shape.   12. The housing portion according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a bus line on an outer peripheral surface forms a curve so that an outer diameter dimension thereof decreases as a boundary portion with the head connection portion moves toward the head connection portion. The function-added container for shower according to item 1.   The additional function container for a shower according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the accommodating portion has an unevenness formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof.   The additional functional container for shower according to claim 13, wherein the unevenness is a circumferential protrusion formed along a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the housing portion.   The additional functional container for shower according to claim 13, wherein the irregularities are ridges formed along the axial direction on the outer peripheral surface of the housing portion.