JP3980437B2 - Scalp washer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a scalp cleaning device that can be used for scalp / face cleaning, oral cleaning, showering, and the like. More specifically, the cleaning water temporarily stored in a tank is pressurized and pulsated to provide a hose. The present invention relates to a scalp washer that allows a head function to operate a cleaning function for discharging the nozzle head in a shower-like manner and cleaning the scalp and the like and a rinsing function using an existing shower head.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there is a scalp washer excellent in cleaning efficiency, massage effect, convenience and comfort. In general, such scalp scrubbers store in the tank a single wash of water used for scalp washing, take in the tank wash water with a pump, pressurize it, give pulsation, and pass through a hose as a pulsating water flow. Thus, water is supplied to the nozzle head and cleaning water is discharged from the nozzle head. Such a scalp washer is disclosed, for example, in “Head / Face Washing Device” of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-196925.
[0003]
By the way, such a scalp washer is usually used with an existing shower head in many cases. That is, hair is washed by flowing hot water from an existing shower head, and then the scalp is washed (massaged) with washing water using a scalp washer and rinsed again with a shower.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional scalp washer as shown above, it is necessary to wash the hair with a shower, then wash the scalp with a scalp washer and then rinse again with a shower. It was very troublesome work such as replacement.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is an object of the present invention to improve the operation work of both the scalp washer and the existing shower head, and to improve the feeling of cleaning due to the abundant amount of water that the existing shower has. And
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the scalp washing device according to claim 1 is used for washing the scalp and the like, and is used for washing water stored in a tank or washing water introduced from the outside. A scalp scrubber that applies pressure and pulsation to discharge in a shower-like manner is provided with a nozzle head that is detachably provided at the tip of an existing showerhead and that discharges the cleaning water.
[0007]
According to the present invention, by providing a nozzle head that is detachably attached to the tip portion of an existing shower head and discharges water for washing, hair washing using a shower head and scalp using a nozzle head of a scalp washer Operations such as washing and rinsing with a shower head can be easily and selectively performed by the user, and handling of an inherently abundant water flow from the shower head is easier than before.
[0008]
The scalp washer according to claim 2 is used when scalp etc. is washed, and applies a predetermined pressure and pulsation to the washing water stored in the tank or the washing water introduced from outside. In the scalp scrubber that discharges in a shape, a nozzle head having a plurality of nozzle tubes that are provided so as to be deformable along an existing shower head and each discharges the cleaning water from the tip portion, and the plurality of nozzle tubes And a fixing member that is fixed to the shower head.
[0009]
According to this invention, a plurality of nozzle tubes are deformed along the existing shower head, and are fixed by the fixing member, whereby the nozzle tube is made of a material that can be deformed along the outer shape of the shower head. Thus, the deformed shape can be maintained, and the fixing by the fixing member can be easily performed, or the fixing can be performed without the fixing member.
[0010]
In the scalp washer according to claim 3, at least a part of the nozzle head is formed of a shape memory alloy.
[0011]
According to the present invention, in claim 1 or 2, a part of the nozzle head is made of a shape memory alloy, so that it can be deformed along the outer shape of the shower head, and the shape can be maintained and used. Depending on the state, when the relative position of the nozzle head and the shower head shifts, it can be easily recovered by applying heat or the like.
[0012]
Moreover, in the scalp washing device concerning Claim 4, at least one part of the said nozzle head is formed with shape memory resin.
[0013]
According to the present invention, in claim 1 or 2, a part of the nozzle head is made of a shape memory resin, so that it can be deformed along the outer shape of the shower head, and the shape can be maintained and used. Thus, when the relative position of the nozzle head and the shower head is deviated, it can be easily recovered by applying heat or the like, the weight can be reduced, and corrosion resistance is further enhanced.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a scalp washer according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this invention takes this embodiment as an example and is not limited to this.
[0015]
The scalp scrubber of the present invention can fix a nozzle head that gives a predetermined pressure and pulsation to the cleaning water and discharges it like a shower to a shower head part attached to a water heater in a general household, and is stored in a tank. The head portion can be operated with a function of cleaning the scalp and the like that discharges the cleaning water in a shower-like shape at a predetermined pressure and a rinsing function from an existing shower head. Moreover, the structure which can mount | wear with respect to the existing shower head easily is implement | achieved. Hereinafter, these will be described in detail.
[0016]
FIG. 1 shows an external view of a scalp washer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside scalp washer 100 in FIG.
[0017]
As shown in these drawings, this scalp washer 100 includes a tank 101 for storing cleaning water, a pump unit 102 that takes in the cleaning water from the tank 101, pressurizes it, applies pulsation, and supplies it as a pulsating water flow, A pipe 103 that guides the cleaning water sent from the section 102, a cleaning hose 104 that guides the cleaning water guided by the pipe 103, a nozzle head 105 that discharges the cleaning water guided by the cleaning hose 104, A discharge control unit 106 that drives the pump unit 102 to control the discharge of cleaning water.
[0018]
In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 104b denotes a hose attachment portion that allows the nozzle head to be replaced. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 107 denotes a pipe that is a flow path between the tank 101 and the pump unit 102, and reference numeral 110 denotes a battery that supplies power to the entire apparatus.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2, the pipe 103 has a coupling portion 103 a with the cleaning device hose 104. The hose 104 for the cleaning device has a connecting portion 104 a with the pipe 103. The nozzle head 105 can be replaced as a standard product, for example.
[0020]
Next, the basic operation of scalp washer 100 configured as described above will be described. When cleaning is performed using the scalp washer 100 of the present invention, the user turns on the power by operating a power switch (not shown). When the power is turned on, the discharge control unit 106 supplies power from the battery 110 to the pump unit 102 and drives the pump unit 102. The pump unit 102 pressurizes the cleaning water supplied from the tank 101 with a predetermined pressure, and sends the cleaning water to the nozzle head 105 via the cleaning device hose 104. Cleaning water is discharged from the nozzle head 105 in the form of a shower, and the user cleans the scalp.
[0021]
Next, in the scalp washer 100 described above, the configuration of the second nozzle head of the scalp washer 100, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described.
[0022]
3 and 4 are explanatory views showing a configuration example of the second nozzle head according to the embodiment of the present invention. This second nozzle head will be described as a nozzle head 110 unless otherwise hindered.
[0023]
In these drawings, reference numeral 111 denotes a nozzle tube having a hollow hole, reference numeral 111a denotes a water inlet mounting portion of the nozzle head 110, reference numeral 111b denotes a nozzle discharge hole provided in the nozzle tube 111, and reference numeral 112 denotes a nozzle head. A ring-shaped fixture for fixing to 120, a reference numeral 120 is an existing shower head attached to a water heater in a general household, a reference numeral 120a is a shower hole provided on the front end surface of the shower head 120, a reference numeral 121 is a shower hose for attaching hot water (or water) from a water heater or the like with a shower head 120 attached to the tip.
[0024]
As shown in the drawing, the nozzle tube 111 is made of a material that is deformed along a part of the outer shape of the shower head 120. By moving the fixture 112 to the tip side of the head appropriately by hand, the nozzle tube 111 becomes a tapered portion. Tighten and fix. Further, if a part of the nozzle tube 111 can be maintained in a shape along the outer shape of the shower head 120 by using, for example, a shape memory alloy or a shape memory resin, the fixture 112 is not necessary. In this embodiment, four nozzle tubes 111 are shown as an example. However, the number of nozzle tubes 111 is not limited to this, and may be five or more, for example.
[0025]
The use state of the nozzle head configured as described above is shown in FIG. The basic operation of scalp washer 100 is as described above. Prior to the cleaning operation, the nozzle head 105 is replaced with a nozzle head 110. Washing water that has been pressurized and pulsating by the pump unit 102 of the scalp washer 100 is fed to the nozzle head 110 via the washer hose 104 and discharged as a thin stream from the nozzle outlet 111b. Is applied to the scalp and so on. In addition, depending on the use situation (hair washing, washing, rinsing, etc.), the user can cause the shower water flow discharged from the shower hole 120a and the water flow from the scalp washer 100 to flow simultaneously or independently. Can do.
[0026]
As described above, the nozzle head 110 is configured to be attached along a part of the existing shower head 120, so that the hair washing using the shower head 120, the scalp washing using the nozzle head 110 of the scalp washer 100, and the shower are performed. The rinsing operation by the head 120 can be easily performed. Moreover, handling of an abundant water flow from the shower head 120 is simplified, and as a result, an operation state that improves the feeling of cleaning can be obtained.
[0027]
Further, by configuring the nozzle tube 111 with a material that can be deformed along the outer shape of the shower head 120, the deformed shape can be maintained, and the fixing with the fixture 112 can be easily performed. Alternatively, it can be fixed without the fixing tool 112.
[0028]
Further, by forming a part of the nozzle tube 111 with a shape memory alloy (Ti-Ni, Cu-Al-Zn, etc.) having a shape memory effect, the nozzle tube 111 is deformed along the outer shape of the shower head 120. The shape of the nozzle head 110 and the shower head 120 can be easily recovered by applying heat even if the relative positions of the nozzle head 110 and the shower head 120 are shifted. Further, by constituting a part of the nozzle tube 111 with a shape memory resin containing a polymer material having a shape memory effect, in addition to the above, there is an effect that the weight is excellent and the corrosion resistance is enhanced.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the scalp washer according to the present invention (Claim 1), since the nozzle head that is detachably provided at the tip of the existing shower head and discharges the cleaning water is provided, The user can easily and selectively carry out operations such as washing the hair used, scalp washing using the nozzle head of the scalp washer, and rinsing with the shower head, and the original abundant water flow from the shower head. Since handling becomes simpler than before, the feeling of cleaning is improved.
[0030]
According to the scalp washer according to the present invention (Claim 2), since the plurality of nozzle tubes are made of a material that can be deformed along the outer shape of the shower head, the deformed shape can be maintained. At the same time, the fixing by the fixing member can be easily performed, or the fixing can be performed without the fixing member.
[0031]
In addition, according to the scalp washer according to the present invention (Claim 3), in claim 1 or 2, since a part of the nozzle head is made of a shape memory alloy, it is deformed along the outer shape of the shower head, The shape can be maintained, and can be easily recovered by applying heat or the like when the relative position of the nozzle head and the shower head shifts.
[0032]
Further, according to the scalp washer according to the present invention (claim 4), in claim 1 or 2, since a part of the nozzle head is made of shape memory resin, it is deformed along the outer shape of the shower head, The shape can be maintained, and when used, the nozzle head and the shower head can be easily restored by applying heat when the relative position of the nozzle head and the shower head shifts, and the weight of the head can be reduced. Further, the corrosion resistance is improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an external configuration of a scalp washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a scalp washer in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a configuration example of a second nozzle head according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a configuration example of a second nozzle head according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the second nozzle head according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on an existing shower head.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Scalp washer 102 Pump part 104 Washer hose 110 Nozzle head 111 Nozzle tube 111b Nozzle discharge hole 112 Fixing tool 120 Shower head

Claims (4)

In scalp scrubber that is used when scalp etc. is washed, and applies a predetermined pressure and pulsation to the washing water stored in the tank or the washing water introduced from the outside, and discharges in a shower form,
A scalp scrubber comprising a nozzle head that is detachably provided at a distal end portion of an existing showerhead and that discharges the cleaning water. In scalp scrubber that is used when scalp etc. is washed, and applies a predetermined pressure and pulsation to the washing water stored in the tank or the washing water introduced from the outside, and discharges in a shower form,
A nozzle head that is provided so as to be deformable along an existing shower head, and that has a plurality of nozzle tubes that discharge the cleaning water from the tip portion;
A fixing member for fixing the plurality of nozzle tubes to the existing shower head;
A scalp washer characterized by comprising: The scalp washer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a part of the nozzle head is made of a shape memory alloy. The scalp washer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a part of the nozzle head is formed of a shape memory resin.

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