JP4778260B2 - Carbonated spring manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to an apparatus for producing carbonated springs for bathing.

Since carbonated springs have an excellent heat retention effect, they have long been used in bathhouses that use hot springs. The warming action of carbonated spring is considered to be because the body environment is basically improved by the peripheral vasodilatory action of carbon dioxide contained. In addition, it is thought that the percutaneous approach of carbon dioxide gas increases and dilates the capillary bed, improving the blood circulation of the skin.
Therefore, heretofore, a carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus having a circulation pump that forcibly circulates hot water in a bathtub outside the bathtub and a circulation channel therefor, the filter and filter in the circulation channel A sterilizer, a heater, and a carbon dioxide dissolver, and the carbon dioxide dissolver contains a three-layer composite hollow fiber membrane in which both sides of a thin non-porous layer are sandwiched between porous layers. A carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus characterized by this is considered.

However, the carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus configured as described above is used with a high concentration of 1000 ppm to 1400 ppm having the above-described effect, so that it is used at a high concentration. If the bathroom in which the room is located is not ventilated reliably, it will become deficient.
JP 2001-104439 A JP 2003-66023 A

  In view of the conventional drawbacks as described above, the present invention can increase the concentration of carbon dioxide gas, and prevents the supply of carbon dioxide gas that is not dissolved in hot water to the bathtub so that the carbonated spring can be safely used. An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing apparatus.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
However, the drawings are for explanation only and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a circulation path provided with a circulation pump for circulating hot water in a bathtub, a carbon dioxide supply apparatus for supplying carbon dioxide to a circulation path downstream of the circulation pump, and the carbon dioxide gas. A mixing mixer that mixes carbon dioxide gas and hot water interposed in the circulation path downstream of the portion to which carbon dioxide gas is supplied by the supply device, and outside air interposed in the circulation path downstream of the mixing mixer In the carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus comprising the bubble removing device to be discharged, the mixing mixer has a mixer tank whose inner diameter is larger than the inner diameter of the circulation path and whose upper and lower ends are connected to the circulation path, and the mixer tank and at least two or more partition walls partitioning so as to be at least three or more of the mixing chamber in the flow direction, respectively formed on the at least two partition walls, into the mixing chamber The carbon dioxide gas supply device includes a carbon dioxide gas cylinder, and the carbon dioxide gas supply device is configured with a through hole having a smaller diameter than the inner diameter size of the circulation path, which is located at different portions serving as inlet / outlet holes and generates a vortex in the mixing chamber. A carbon dioxide gas supply path for guiding the carbon dioxide gas filled in the carbon dioxide gas cylinder to a circulation path between the circulation pump and the mixing mixer, and a parallel supply so that the supply amount of the carbon dioxide gas can be adjusted to the carbon dioxide gas supply path. A carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus comprising: a plurality of carbon dioxide gas branch passages equipped with mounted on-off valves; and an operation panel for controlling the on-off valves of the plurality of carbon dioxide gas branch passages. ing.

  As will be apparent from the following description, the present invention has the following effects.

(1) A circulation path provided with a circulation pump for circulating hot water in the bathtub, a carbon dioxide supply apparatus for supplying carbon dioxide to a circulation path downstream of the circulation pump, and carbon dioxide gas is supplied by the carbon dioxide supply apparatus. A mixing mixer that mixes the carbon dioxide gas and the hot water interposed in the circulation path downstream from the part, and a bubble removal device that is discharged to the outside air interposed in the circulation path downstream of the mixing mixer In the carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus, the mixing mixer has an inner diameter dimension larger than the inner diameter dimension of the circulation path, and a mixer tank whose upper and lower ends are connected to the circulation path, and at least three mixer tanks in the flow direction. at least two or more partition walls partitioning to the mixing chamber, the respectively formed on at least two partition walls, flows into the mixing chamber, different sites as the outlet hole And a through hole having a smaller diameter than the inner diameter of the circulation path that generates a vortex in the mixing chamber, and the carbon dioxide supply device includes a carbon dioxide gas cylinder and a carbon dioxide filled in the carbon dioxide gas cylinder. A plurality of carbon dioxide gas supply paths for guiding gas to a circulation path between the circulation pump and the mixing mixer, and a plurality of on-off valves provided in parallel in the carbon dioxide gas supply path so that the supply amount of carbon dioxide gas can be adjusted. The carbon dioxide gas branch that is not dissolved in the hot water by the mixing mixer is discharged to the outside air by the bubble removal device. Can do.
Therefore, since carbon dioxide dissolved in hot water is supplied to the bathtub, the carbon dioxide that has not been dissolved in the upper portion of the bathtub is not discharged as in the prior art, and bathing can be performed safely.

(2) A mixing mixer in which three or more mixing chambers are formed by at least two or more partition walls can efficiently dissolve carbon dioxide gas in hot water in a short time, and has a three-layer structure as in the past. Compared with those using hollow fiber membranes, there is no clogging or exchange of composite hollow fiber membranes, and maintenance costs can be significantly reduced.

(3) A carbon dioxide supply device equipped with a plurality of carbon dioxide branch channels supplies a large amount of carbon dioxide in the case of hot water, and maintains a preset carbon dioxide concentration in the case of remaining hot water and save. Carbon dioxide gas can be supplied.
Therefore, it is possible to make the carbonated spring with a higher concentration in a shorter time than before, and at a predetermined concentration, the supply amount of carbon dioxide gas can be reduced and used economically.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the best mode for carrying out the invention shown in the drawings.

  In the best mode for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention. The carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus 1 circulates hot water 3 in a bathtub 2. A circulation path 5 intervening in the pump 4, a filter 6 for removing hair and dust intervening in the circulation path 5 upstream of the circulation pump 4, and a flow meter 7 in the circulation path 5 downstream of the circulation pump 4. A mixing mixer 8 that mixes hot water and carbon dioxide gas interposed via a carbon dioxide gas supply device 9 that supplies carbon dioxide gas to the circulation path 5 between the mixing mixer 8 and the flow meter 7; It is comprised with the bubble removal apparatus 10 which discharge | releases the carbon dioxide gas used as the bubble which was not melt | dissolved in the warm water intervened in the said circulation path 5 downstream of the said mixing mixer 8 to external air.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the mixing mixer 8 has an inner diameter dimension larger than the inner diameter dimension of the circulation path 5 and is erected by leg members 11, 11, 11 connected to the circulation path 5 at the upper and lower portions. And at least three mixing chambers 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13 in the embodiment of the present invention. Two or more partition walls 16, 16, 16, 16, 16 fixed by four four spindles 14, 14, 14, 14 and the spacing tube 15 in the embodiment for carrying out the present invention, Located in different parts to be the inflow and outflow holes into the mixing chambers 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13 formed in the five partition walls 16, 16, 16, 16, 16 respectively. The mixing chamber 13, 13, 13, 13, 1 Produces a vortex in the 13, and a through hole 17,17,17,17,17 of smaller diameter dimension than the inner diameter of the circulation path 5.

  The carbon dioxide supply device 9 includes a plurality of carbon dioxide cylinders 18, a carbon dioxide supply passage 20 that guides carbon dioxide filled in the carbon dioxide cylinder 18 to the circulation passage 5 via a pressure regulator 19, and the carbon dioxide supply. A plurality of carbon dioxide gas branch paths 23, 23, 23, each having a plurality of open / close valves 21 and needle valves 22 interposed in parallel so that the supply amount of carbon dioxide gas can be adjusted to the path 20, in the embodiment of the present invention. And an operation panel 24 for controlling opening / closing of the on-off valves 21, 21, 21 of the three carbon dioxide branch passages 23, 23, 23 and the pressure regulator 19, and for turning on / off the circulation pump 4, It consists of

The carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus 1 configured as described above puts hot water into the bathtub 2, circulates this hot water through the circulation path 5 using the circulation pump 4, and supplies carbon dioxide gas to the circulation path 5 using the carbon dioxide supply device 9. The carbon dioxide gas is dissolved in the warm water, and the carbon dioxide gas that has not been dissolved is discharged to the outside air by the bubble removing device 10.
At this time, if the hot water is smelting hot water, a large amount of carbon dioxide gas is supplied from the three carbon dioxide gas branch passages 23, 23, 23 of the carbon dioxide gas supply device 9 to form a high concentration carbonated spring in a short time, and the remaining hot water and save Sometimes carbon dioxide gas is supplied from one or two carbon dioxide gas branch passages 23 and 23 to supply carbon dioxide gas sufficient to maintain the set concentration, and carbon dioxide gas is used economically.
The carbonated spring returned to the bathtub 2 by the bubble removing device 10 is supplied with only the carbon dioxide dissolved in the warm water since the carbon dioxide not dissolved in the warm water is discharged to the outside air. It is possible to efficiently prevent a problem that the carbon dioxide gas that has not been discharged is discharged onto the hot water surface of the bathtub 2 and is in an oxygen deficient state.
[Different forms for carrying out the invention]

  Next, different modes for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 to 11 will be described. In the description of these different modes for carrying out the present invention, the same components as those in the best mode for carrying out the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted. To do.

The second embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 is mainly different from the best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention in that it circulates in the male sockets 25 and 25 having different diameters. Such a mixing mixer 8A is used in which a nozzle 27 connected to the carbon dioxide gas supply path 20 is attached to a male vent 26 connected to the upstream diameter-reducing male socket 25 while being interposed in the path 5. Even in the carbonated spring manufacturing apparatus 1A configured using the mixing mixer 8A, the same effects as those of the best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention can be obtained.
In the embodiment for carrying out the present invention, the mixing mixer 8A is vertically arranged and used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same function and effect can be obtained even if it is arranged horizontally.

  The third embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is mainly different from the best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention in that hot water is supplied from the most downstream mixing chamber 13A. By using a mixing mixer 8B provided with a gas vent pipe 29 provided with a safety valve 28 for discharging undissolved carbon dioxide gas to the outside air, by using such a mixing mixer 8B, the mixing mixer 8B and bubbles The carbon dioxide gas that has not been dissolved in the hot water by the removal device 10 can be discharged to the outside air and can be reliably prevented from being supplied into the bathtub 2.

  The present invention is used in industries for manufacturing carbonated spring manufacturing equipment.

The block diagram of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The schematic explanatory drawing of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the mixing mixer of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. The lower part expanded sectional view of the mixing mixer of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the attachment state of the partition wall of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. The block diagram of the 2nd form for implementing this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the mixing mixer of the 2nd form for implementing this invention. The lower expanded sectional view of the mixing mixer of the 2nd form for carrying out the present invention. The block diagram of the 3rd form for implementing this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the mixing mixer of the 3rd form for implementing this invention. The upper part expanded sectional view of the mixing mixer of the 3rd form for carrying out the present invention.

1, 1A, 1B: carbonated spring manufacturing equipment,
2: bathtub, 3: hot water,
4: Circulation pump, 5: Circulation path,
6: Filter, 7: Flow meter,
8, 8A, 8B: mixing mixer,
9: Carbon dioxide supply device, 10: Bubble removal device,
11: Leg member, 12: Mixer tank,
13, 13A: mixing chamber, 14: mandrel,
15: Spacing tube 16: Partition wall
17: through-hole, 18: carbon dioxide gas cylinder,
19: Pressure regulator, 20: Carbon dioxide supply path,
21: On-off valve, 22: Needle valve,
23: Carbon dioxide branch, 24: Operation panel,
25: Male socket of different diameter,
26: Male vent, 27: Nozzle,
28: Safety valve, 29: Gas vent pipe.

Claims (1)

From a circulation path provided with a circulation pump for circulating hot water in the bathtub, a carbon dioxide supply apparatus for supplying carbon dioxide to a circulation path downstream of the circulation pump, and a portion where carbon dioxide is supplied by the carbon dioxide supply apparatus A carbonate mixer comprising a mixing mixer that mixes carbon dioxide gas and hot water intervened in the circulation path downstream, and a bubble removal device that discharges to the outside air intervened in the circulation path downstream of the mixing mixer. In the manufacturing apparatus, the mixing mixer has an inner diameter dimension larger than the inner diameter dimension of the circulation path, and a mixer tank whose upstream and downstream ends are connected to the circulation path, and at least three mixing chambers in the mixer tank in the flow direction. at least two or more partition walls partitioning as a, the respectively formed on at least two partition walls, flows into the mixing chamber, located at a different site as the outlet hole And a carbon dioxide gas cylinder, and a carbon dioxide gas filled in the carbon dioxide gas cylinder. A plurality of carbon dioxide having a carbon dioxide supply path leading to a circulation path between the circulation pump and the mixing mixer, and an open / close valve interposed in parallel so that the supply amount of the carbon dioxide gas can be adjusted in the carbon dioxide supply path. An apparatus for producing a carbonated spring comprising a gas branch path and an operation panel for controlling the on-off valves of the plurality of carbon dioxide gas branch paths.

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