JP3728587B2 - Shower equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a shower device provided in a bathroom or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems]
Conventionally, there have been many applications for shower devices provided with an arm having a plurality of watering nozzles. For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-122034, the device has a rotating shaft at the top and extends downward. There is a structure with a nozzle attached to the arm, but in such a structure there is no problem when sitting on a chair of a predetermined height and taking a shower all over the body, but standing or a low bath chair It was something that couldn't be used by sitting on.
[0003]
If you raise the arm upward, you can not use it while standing, but in that case the water spray from the water spray nozzle does not hit the body well, it is sprinkled in an irrelevant direction, There is a problem that the water does not get warm and water is wasted. Also, if the bathroom door is opened with the arm raised, the door may hit the arm or the door cannot be opened. There is a problem that a situation occurs.
[0004]
In addition, in the showering of a full body shower and normal hair washing or body washing, the body direction is opposite and it is troublesome to change the body direction, especially in the case of a wheelchair, it is difficult to change the direction at the washing place In addition, the whole body cannot be showered while looking in the mirror, it is necessary to twist the body to move the arm while sitting down, it is difficult to operate, and the operation part is located from the side of the body to the back side. Due to the range, there was a problem that it was very difficult to operate.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can take a good shower all over the body even when standing or sitting, and it is not necessary to change the direction and operation. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an easy shower device, the gist of which is that a rotary arm having a plurality of water spray nozzles is directed upward from a rotary shaft provided at a height of 500 mm to 1000 mm from the floor surface of a bathroom washing place. A fixed arm having a plurality of watering nozzles is vertically suspended from the rotating shaft and fixed to the wall surface downward from the rotating shaft, and the rotating arm is erected via the rotating shaft. from more forward can be rotated to any angle or stepwise angle, with the length of the rotary arm is set to 500Mm～1000mm, superimposed on the rotary arm the fixed arm In I state, the watering nozzle fixed arm is that the water spray nozzle of the rotating arm is set so as not to interfere.
[0006]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathroom in a state where a shower device is installed in the bathroom, and a shower device 5 is provided on a wall surface 4 on the side of a wash tub 3 on the side of a bathtub 2 provided in the bathroom 1. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 2, the shower device 5 is provided with a rotary shaft 7 in the lateral direction in recesses 6a and 6b formed in a notch shape in a base portion 6 fixed to the wall surface 4. The rotary arms 12 and 12 extend upward from the rotary shaft 7, and the fixed arms 11 and 11 are suspended from the recesses 6a and 6b while being fixed to the wall surface 4 downward. Water spray nozzles 11a and 11b are provided on the front surface of the arm 11, respectively.
[0007]
In addition, water spray nozzles 12a, 12b, and 12c are also provided on the rotary arms 12 and 12 that can be rotated up and down around the rotary shaft 7, respectively.
A mirror 13 is fixed to the wall surface 4 between the pair of rotating arms 12 and 12. Further, a temperature control handle 8 capable of adjusting the temperature and a switching handle 9 are provided on the front surface of the base unit 6, and the switching handle 9 can switch between the shower device 5 and a general hand shower 10. Is.
Note that the rotary arm 12 can be configured to be held at an arbitrary angular position, or to be able to hold the angular position of the rotary arm 12 in stages.
[0008]
In the shower device 5 of this example, the rotating shaft 7 is provided at a height position of 850 mm indicated by a in the figure from the floor surface of the washing place, and the dimension a is set within a range of 500 mm to 1000 mm. Is preferred.
The length of the rotary arm 12 is 750 mm indicated by b in the figure, and the dimension b is preferably set in the range of 500 mm to 1000 mm.
[0009]
The rotary arm 12 can be turned up and down with the rotary shaft 7 as a fulcrum, and as shown in FIG. 2, the water is sprayed from the water spray nozzles 12a, 12b, 12c and standing in a standing state. In addition, water can be sprayed from the water spray nozzles 11a and 11b of the fixed arm 11, and the lower body can be showered.
FIG. 3 is a side configuration diagram of a full body shower in a standing state.
[0010]
Also, when sitting on a chair and taking a full body shower on the washing place 3, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4 and the side view of FIG. 5, the rotary arms 12 and 12 are inclined downward. It is possible to hold the water at an appropriate inclination angle and to spray water well on the back side while sitting. That is, in the sitting state, the water spray nozzle 12a can spray water well toward the back to warm the back well.
In this case, since the rotary shaft 7 is located at a considerably high position, the rotary arms 12 and 12 do not approach the shoulder too much, and the rotary arm 12 is sufficiently tilted and the nozzles 12a, 12b and 12c are arranged at appropriate positions. And you can take a full shower while sitting.
[0011]
In addition, since the position of the rotating shaft 7 is high and there is no interference between the rotating arm 12 and the knee, it is possible to take a full-body shower close to the wall surface 4, and the rotating arm 12 can be sprayed well on the back even if it is not as long as the difference. It is possible to reduce the weight because it is not necessary to lengthen the rotating arm 12, and it is possible to avoid interference with the bathroom door, so that the bathroom door does not collide with the rotating arm 12 when entering or leaving the bathroom. . Moreover, when the rotary arm 12 is rotated, it can be used satisfactorily without colliding with the floor surface or ceiling surface of the washing place 3.
[0012]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rotary arm 12 can also be stored in a downwardly hanging manner. In the storage state of FIGS. 6 and 7, the rotary arm 12 is on the front side of the fixed arm 11. The water spray nozzles 11a and 11b of the fixed arm 11 and the water spray nozzles 12a, 12b and 12c of the rotary arm 12 are set so as not to interfere with each other. If this is done, a better storage state can be obtained.
In this storage state, since all the watering nozzles 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, and 12c are concealed, the interior of the bathroom is clean, and the watering nozzles 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, and 12c are dirty. And the damage can be prevented well.
[0013]
In addition, in the shower device 5 of this example, while looking at the mirror 13, it is possible to take a whole body shower even when standing or sitting, and also when performing a hair washing action or washing the body with the hand shower 10, Since the temperature control handle 8 and the switching handle 9 exist within the reach of the hands, there is no need to change the direction one by one, the operation can be performed very easily, and even when entering the bathroom with a wheelchair, the wheelchair can be satisfactorily It is possible to take a full-body shower while sitting on the chair, and it is easy to operate.
[0014]
If the pipe is passed through the fixed arm 11 up to the position of the watering nozzle 11b on the lower side of the fixed arm 11 so that water can be drained at the position of the watering nozzle 11b, The water in the shower device 5 can be satisfactorily extracted from the watering nozzle 11b.
[0015]
【The invention's effect】
In the shower device of the present invention, a rotary arm having a plurality of watering nozzles extends upward from a rotary shaft provided at a height of 500 mm to 1000 mm from the floor surface of the bathroom washer, and downward from the rotary shaft. A fixed arm having a plurality of watering nozzles in a state of being fixed to a wall surface is vertically suspended, and the rotary arm is tilted forward from the standing state via the rotary shaft at an arbitrary angle or step. The rotation arm can be rotated at an appropriate angle, the length of the rotation arm is set to 500 mm to 1000 mm, and the water spray nozzle of the fixed arm and the water spray nozzle of the rotation arm in a state where the rotation arm is superimposed on the fixed arm. but by being set so as not to interfere, it is possible to take a whole-body shower in a state of standing, also, it defeated the rotation arm to the front, attitude Toka height By holding the rotating arm in an appropriate position, you can take a full-body shower even when sitting on a chair, and you can take a full-body shower with peace of mind towards the mirror. It is not necessary to change the direction of the body when switching to a hand shower, etc., the handle can be operated easily, and the operation is easy without twisting the body. Moreover, since the height of the rotating shaft and the length of the rotating arm are appropriate, the arm does not get too close to the shoulder even when sitting on a chair, and the sprinkling nozzle is placed at an appropriate position by tilting the rotating arm sufficiently In addition, since the knee does not interfere with the rotating arm, the knee can be used close to the wall and can be sprayed well on the back.
In addition, the lower body can be sufficiently sprinkled and the whole body can be warmed well.
Further, when the rotating arm is superimposed on the fixed arm, it is possible to satisfactorily prevent the sprinkling nozzles from colliding and being damaged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective configuration diagram of a bathroom provided with a shower device.
FIG. 2 is a perspective configuration diagram in which the shower device is used in a standing state.
FIG. 3 is a side configuration diagram of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective configuration diagram in which the shower device is used in a sitting state.
FIG. 5 is a side configuration diagram of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a perspective configuration diagram of a state in which the rotary arm of the shower device is housed on the lower side.
FIG. 7 is a side configuration diagram of a state of being stored in the lower side.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom 3 Washing place 4 Wall surface 5 Shower apparatus 6 Base part 6a, 6b Recessed part 7 Rotating shaft 8 Temperature control handle 9 Switching handle 10 Hand shower 11 Fixed arm 11a, 11b Watering nozzle 12 Rotating arm 12a, 12b, 12c Watering nozzle 13 Mirror

Claims (1)

A rotary arm having a plurality of water spray nozzles extends upward from a rotary shaft provided at a height of 500 mm to 1000 mm from the floor surface of the bathroom washer, and is fixed to the wall surface downward from the rotary shaft. A fixed arm having a plurality of watering nozzles in a suspended state is configured,
The rotating arm can be rotated to an arbitrary angle or a stepped angle by tilting forward from the standing state via the rotating shaft, and the length of the rotating arm is set to 500 mm to 1000 mm ,
The shower device, wherein the water spray nozzle of the fixed arm and the water spray nozzle of the rotary arm are set so as not to interfere with each other when the rotary arm is superimposed on the fixed arm .

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