JP3717966B2 - Shower equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a shower device, and more particularly to a device that uses a shower in a sitting position.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This type of conventional shower device has a chair fixed in the bathroom, and has a hot water jet nozzle such as a body shower around the bather sitting in this chair, and can take a shower bath so as to wrap up the body in a sitting posture A device has been devised (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-76459). Further, a shower nozzle that can be fixed or variable in nozzle angle has been devised (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-26591). Various types of nozzles have been devised. For hair washing, a hand shower or a hair shower head provided near the ceiling is used.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When taking a bath using such a shower device, the following problems occur. That is, the bather cannot change the nozzle position according to the body.
[0004]
Moreover, since the nozzle position and jet form at the time of performing a water massage etc. partially differ from the nozzle position and jet form at the time of washing the whole body, a change is required. However, in the conventional shower apparatus, these changes have been made manually. In some cases, the nozzle position is above the shoulder or below the knee, and these changing operations are not easy, such as it is difficult for the elderly to raise their hands and requires a crouching posture.
[0005]
Moreover, since the nozzle position and the ejection form for hair washing differ from the body nozzle position and the ejection form, a change is required. However, in the conventional shower apparatus, these changes have been made manually.
[0006]
An object of this invention is to provide the shower bath of the comfortable seating posture which can use the shower adapted to the bathing action by solving said subject.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, as a first configuration, a nozzle is fixed and arranged around a seated bather with a nozzle support pipe, and the support pipe can be rotated around the bather.
[0008]
In addition, as a second configuration, the hot water jet nozzle includes a conical nozzle that jets water droplets in a conical shape and a linear nozzle that jets water droplets, which can be automatically switched according to the support pipe angle. It was decided.
[0009]
Further, as a third configuration, a hair washing nozzle provided so as to wrap the head apart from the body nozzle is provided, and this is automatically switched depending on the support pipe angle.
[0010]
[Action]
According to the first configuration of the present invention, it is possible to adjust the way the hot water flows to the body by rotating the nozzle support pipe.
[0011]
According to the 2nd structure, according to the angle of a nozzle support pipe, it can switch to the ejection water flow from an appropriate nozzle kind automatically.
[0012]
According to the third configuration, the nozzle support pipe can be moved to a position that does not interfere with the body when washing the head, and the body nozzle can be automatically switched to the hair washing nozzle in accordance with this movement.
[0013]
【Example】
Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is an elevational view of one embodiment of the present invention. A sitting chair 3 is installed in a bathroom 1 provided with a bathtub 2. Along with the body of the bather sitting on the chair, the nozzle support pipe 4 which is the hot water jetting means 6 and the nozzle 5 fixed to the pipe are supported by the rotating means 7. The nozzle support pipe 4 can be rotated manually or electrically by the rotating means 7.
[0015]
Hereinafter, the operation of the above configuration will be described. The bather sits on the chair 3 when taking a shower in a sitting position, and takes a shower with warm water ejected from the nozzle 5. At the time of seating, the nozzle support pipe 4 is rotated to a position that does not interfere with the seating action. In addition, the position and direction of the shower ejection direction can be adjusted mainly to the side of the body or to the front of the body by rotating the nozzle support pipe 4 in the same manner.
[0016]
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is an elevation view. A nozzle support pipe 4 is supported by a rotating means 7 along the body of the bather seated on the seating chair 3. A conical nozzle 5 for ejecting water droplets in a conical shape and a filament nozzle 8 for ejecting water droplets to the filaments are fixed to the nozzle support pipe 4.
[0017]
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a control configuration. The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to this figure. The rotation angle at the time of rotation by the rotation means 7 is detected by the angle detection means 9 and a detection signal is output. Based on this signal, the microcomputer 10 as the ejection control means applies the control signal to the electric three-way valve 11 as the ejection operation means, and the electric three-way valve 11 is sent to the conical nozzle 5 and the filament nozzle 8 according to the control signal. Switch the hot water flow.
[0018]
Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an elevational view. The nozzle support pipe 4 is supported by the rotating means 7 along the body of the bather seated on the sitting chair 3. A body nozzle 5 and a hair washing nozzle 12 are fixed to the nozzle support pipe 4.
[0019]
FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a control configuration. The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to this figure. The rotation angle at the time of rotation by the rotation means 7 is detected by the angle detection means 9 and a detection signal is output. Based on this signal, the microcomputer 10 as the ejection control means outputs a control signal to the electric three-way valve 11 as the ejection operation means, and the electric three-way valve 11 responds to the control signal with the body nozzle 5 and the hair washing nozzle. Switch hot water to 12.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
[0021]
(1) By rotating the nozzle support pipe, it is possible to adjust the way the hot water flows to the body, so that a shower bath according to the preference of the bather can be realized.
[0022]
(2) According to the angle of the nozzle support pipe, since it can be automatically switched to a jetted hot water flow from an appropriate nozzle type, it does not bother manpower.
[0023]
(3) The nozzle support pipe is moved to a position that does not interfere with the body when washing the head, and it can be automatically switched from the body nozzle to the hair washing nozzle in accordance with this movement, so it is suitable for bathing activities. A comfortable shower bath can be realized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an elevation view of a shower apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an elevation view of a shower apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. ] Elevated view of shower apparatus in the third embodiment of the present invention [FIG. 5] Control configuration diagram of the shower apparatus [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom 3 Seating means 4 Nozzle support pipe 5 Body nozzle (conical nozzle)
6 Hot water jetting means 7 Rotating means 8 Body nozzle (wire nozzle)
9 Angle detection means 10 Ejection control means 11 Ejection operation means (electric three-way valve)
12 hair washing nozzles

Claims (3)

A seating means, a hot water jet means provided with a plurality of nozzles having different jet shapes along the body of the bather sitting on the seat means, a rotating means for rotating the hot water jet means, and an angle for detecting a rotation angle shower device, comprising: a detecting means, the ejection operating means changing cutting nozzles ejecting. A hot water jetting hand stages provided along the body of the seated bather, comprises a conical nozzle for spouting water droplets into a conical shape, a linear nozzles out injection linearly by the rotation means of hot water jetting means An angle detection means for detecting a rotation angle when rotating, an ejection control means for outputting an ejection control signal based on a detection signal from the angle detection means, an ejection from the conical nozzle in response to the ejection control signal shower device according to claim 1, further comprising a jetting operating means changing turn off the ejection from the linear nozzle. The hot water jetting means provided along the body of the bather who is seated shall be equipped with a nozzle for washing the hair in addition to a body nozzle for washing the bather's body. An angle detection means for detecting a rotation angle when the means is rotated by the rotation means, an ejection control means for outputting an ejection control signal based on a detection signal from the angle detection means, and the body receiving the ejection control signal, The shower apparatus of Claim 1 provided with the ejection operation means which switches the ejection from the nozzle for hair, and the ejection from the nozzle for hair washing.

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