JP5210428B2 - Carbonated spring shower equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a carbonated spring shower device used in a bathroom using a mixed faucet.

Conventionally, when a bath shower is used, carbon dioxide gas is mixed with hot water and used. Mixing and bathing with carbon dioxide in hot water causes the blood vessels to dilate, increasing blood flow and allowing waste products to be easily excreted, which is beneficial for both health and beauty.
As this shower device, there is one in which one end of a hose drawn from a carbon dioxide gas cylinder is connected to a hot water supply port of a water faucet, and a switch for turning on and off the supply of carbon dioxide gas is provided in the middle of the hose.
In this apparatus, when the shower is used, the switch is turned on by being operated by itself, carbon dioxide gas is mixed with hot water to use the shower, and when the shower is not used, the switch is turned off. However, since this switch operation must be performed separately from the shower operation, when the shower is stopped and hot water does not come out, we often forget to turn off the carbon dioxide gas switch, and the carbon dioxide gas is emitted for a long time. It was uneconomical to leave.

In order to prevent such useless use of carbon dioxide, the invention described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

JP-A-8-173344

The carbonated spring bath shower device of the present invention comprises a mixing plug (1), a carbon dioxide supply device (2), a hose (3), an operation valve (4), and a shower head (5). The mixing plug is a cold water channel (13). Are connected to the faucet (16) and the hose selectively through the blocking position by the direction valve (15). The operation valve (4) has a structure in which a water passage (41) and a gas passage (42) pass through, and a valve portion (47) is interposed in the middle.

When in use, the valve (47) can be opened and closed at any time by operating the control valve (4) with the finger of the shower head (5), making it easy to switch between carbonated spring showers and normal showers. It is.

  However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the configuration of the shower head is complicated and the manufacturing cost is high, and there is also the trouble that the operation valve must be operated with a finger. .

The present invention solves the conventional problems, and it is possible to automatically supply water or hot water and carbon dioxide gas while having a simple structure, and can easily operate and prevent waste of carbon dioxide gas. The object is to provide a mixing faucet.

The invention according to claim 1 is provided with a discharge tap for supplying water or hot water and a shower head, a mixing faucet that selectively supplies water or hot water by a switching handle, and a carbonate connected to the mixing faucet by a hose. A gas cylinder, a pressing body that is operated by the switching handle, a switch mechanism that is operated by the pressing body and that supplies and stops carbon dioxide supplied from the carbon dioxide cylinder, and water supplied from the mixing faucet or It consists of a mixing unit that mixes hot water and carbon dioxide gas supplied from the carbon dioxide gas cylinder and sends it to the discharge port or shower head, and when supplying the water or hot water from the discharge port or shower head, A carbonated spring shower device capable of mixing and supplying carbon dioxide gas supplied from the carbon dioxide gas cylinder.

In the invention according to claim 2, the pressing body is formed in an arc shape along the surface of the rotating portion provided at the end of the mixing faucet, and is fixed to a part of the surface of the rotating portion. A carbonated spring shower device having a switch mechanism that includes an end of a hose that sends carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide cylinder and an end of a hose that sends carbon dioxide to a mixing unit, and an operating rod that operates by the pressing body. It is.

According to the carbonated spring shower device according to claim 1, since it comprises a mixing faucet that selectively supplies water or hot water from a discharge port and a shower head, and a carbon dioxide gas cylinder connected to the mixing faucet by a hose, Carbon dioxide gas can be mixed with hot water and automatically supplied from either the discharge port or the shower head.
Therefore, hair washing using hot water, shower bath, etc. can be performed, and water containing carbon dioxide gas can be supplied from the discharge port, so that carbon dioxide gas can be used effectively and health is enhanced and effective for beauty.
Furthermore, it has a pressing body operated by a switching handle of the mixing faucet, a switch mechanism for supplying and stopping the supply of carbon dioxide gas operated by this pressing body, and a mixing unit for mixing water or hot water and carbon dioxide gas. With a compact structure, water or hot water and carbon dioxide gas can be automatically supplied and stopped, so you can wash your hair and shower bath to your liking and effectively use carbon dioxide gas to improve your health and beauty. Is also effective. In addition, the operation is simple, there is no malfunction, and carbon dioxide waste can be prevented.

According to the carbonated spring shower device of claim 2, the pressing body is formed in an arc shape and fixed so as to cover a part of the surface of the rotating portion, and the switch mechanism is configured to connect the hose and carbon dioxide gas from the carbon dioxide gas cylinder. Since the hose to be sent to the mixing unit is connected and equipped with an operating rod, water or hot water and carbon dioxide can be supplied and stopped at the same time by moving the pressing body, and carbon dioxide is automatically generated only when using the shower. It is supplied and does not impose a burden on the use of the shower, and more comfortable hair washing or shower bathing can be performed.

System flow diagram of the present invention The top view which abbreviate | omitted a part of this invention The side view which shows the operation state of this invention, and its partial enlarged view The side view which shows the operation state of this invention, and its partial enlarged view The perspective view which abbreviate | omitted a part of this invention Partial enlarged view of the main part of the present invention Side view showing another example of the pressing body of the present invention

A configuration of one embodiment of the carbonated spring shower device will be described with reference to the drawings.
The mixing faucet 1 is fixed to the mounting plate 29 by fixing members 45 and 45 containing a water or hot water passage, and the mixing unit 20 is fixed to the mounting plate 29 below. Thus, in this embodiment, the entire apparatus is fixed on the mounting plate 29, and the mounting plate 29 is fixed to the wall surface 50.
A rotating part 11a that can rotate with the central axis common to the main body 11 is attached to one end of a cylindrical main body 11 of the mixing faucet 1, and a switching handle 13 is fixed to the rotating part 11a.
A temperature adjustment handle 12 is rotatably provided at the other end of the main body 11.

The mixing unit 20 is connected to the mixing faucet 1 by a hose 16. A shower hose 22 is attached to the side of the mixing unit 20, and a shower head 23 is provided at the tip of the shower hose 22. This configuration will be described in detail below.

The mixing faucet 1 can supply water or hot water from the discharge port 15 by rotating the switching handle 13 downward, and can supply water or hot water from the shower head 23 by rotating upward. The temperature of the hot water can be freely set by the temperature control handle 12.

A pressing body 14 is fixed in the vicinity of the switching handle 13 of the rotating portion 11a of the mixing faucet 1. The pressing body 14 is an arc-shaped strip having a constant width and a uniform thickness, covering about a quarter of the circumferential surface of the rotating portion 11a, ) The end constitutes an end face 14b defined by the outer peripheral tangent of the main body 11.

The carbon dioxide cylinder 30 is provided separately, and is connected to a switch mechanism 25 provided in the vicinity of the mixing tap 1 by a hose 31. Reference numeral 33 in the figure denotes a pressure regulator.

The switch mechanism 25 is fixed to a fixing plate 27 provided on the back surface of the mixing faucet 1, and is connected to the end of the hose 31 together with the end of a hose 32 that sends carbon dioxide to the mixing unit 20. The supply to the mixing unit 20 and the supply stop, that is, the supply is turned on and off.
An operating rod 26 is attached to the switch mechanism 25. The operating rod 26 is always urged forward (leftward in FIG. 3) by the elastic force of an elastic body (not shown) inside the switch mechanism 25, and the valve (see FIG. The switch mechanism 25 is turned on or off by opening and closing.

The mixing unit 20 mixes the carbon dioxide gas sent from the carbon dioxide cylinder 30 by the hoses 31 and 32 and the hot water sent from the hose 16, and sends the mixed hot water to the shower head 23 by the shower hose 22. do.

The operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.
In the initial state before the start of use in FIG. 3, the switching handle 13 is substantially horizontal, and the pressing body 14 is located above the rotating portion 11 a of the mixing faucet 1, so that the curved surface 14 a and the end surface 14 b are None of them is in contact with the operating rod 26 of the switch mechanism 25. In this state, water, hot water and carbon dioxide are not emitted.

Thereafter, when the switching handle 13 is turned upward, the turning portion 11a is also turned simultaneously. Therefore, the pressing body 14 fixed to the turning portion 11a moves downward and rearward, and finally the figure. 4 state is obtained.

In the state of FIG. 4, the pressing body 14 is in a substantially vertical state, and the curved surface 14 a of the pressing body 14 presses the operating rod 26. As a result, the operating rod 26 moves backward (to the right in FIG. 4) against the elastic force, so that the valve in the switch mechanism 25 is opened and turned on, and the carbon dioxide gas sent from the hose 31 is turned on. It is supplied to the mixing unit 20 via 32.

At the same time, hot water is sent to the mixing unit 20 through the hose 16 by turning the switching handle 13 upward. Used for hair washing etc. The carbon dioxide concentration at this time is as high as 1000 ppm.

When the use of the shower is finished, if the switching handle 13 is rotated downward to return to the initial state of FIG. 3, the operating rod 26 moves forward, so that the switch mechanism 25 is turned off and hot water flows out from the shower. At the same time, the supply of carbon dioxide gas is also stopped. Therefore, there is no need to stop the shower and forget to stop only the carbon dioxide gas as in the prior art.

Further, if the switching handle 13 is rotated downward, water or hot water comes out from the discharge port 15, but the curved surface 14 a of the pressing body 14 does not press the operating rod 26, so that the switch mechanism 25 is turned off. The carbon dioxide gas is not sent to the hose 32.
That is, carbon dioxide does not come out when the shower is not used, and carbon dioxide comes out only when the shower is used.

As another method of using the carbonated spring shower device of this embodiment, a full-body bath of carbon dioxide gas can be performed in a bathtub.
In this case, the shower head 23 is fixed in a bathtub (not shown) and hot water mixed with carbon dioxide gas is discharged from the shower head 23. In this case, in order to prevent the carbon dioxide from escaping when hot water is supplied, the shower head 23 is fixed to the bottom of the bathtub by a fixing means such as a suction cup or a heavy object.
As a result, hot water containing carbon dioxide is filled in the bathtub, so that the whole body bath of carbon dioxide can be enjoyed simply by taking a bath.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the entire apparatus is fixed to the mounting plate, so that the compactness can be achieved and the mounting work can be easily performed. In addition, high-capacity and large-capacity carbon dioxide can be effectively and quickly taken in from the scalp or skin with a simple operation, which is effective for health promotion and beauty, and can enjoy a whole body bath of carbon dioxide.
Further, since the water or hot water supply operation and the carbon dioxide gas supply operation are automatically performed in conjunction with each other, there is no malfunction such as forgetting to stop the carbon dioxide gas supply, and the waste of carbon dioxide gas can be suppressed.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing another example of the pressing body.
In this example, in addition to the pressing body 14, a pressing body 19 that covers about a quarter of the circumferential surface below the rotating portion 11 a is attached.
The pressing body 19 has the same shape and size as the pressing body 14, and forms a curved surface 19a and an end surface 19b.

In use, if the switching handle 13 is rotated downward, water or hot water comes out from the discharge port 15, but at this time, the curved surface 19 a of the pressing body 19 presses the operating rod 26. The carbon dioxide gas is turned on and sent from the hose 32 to the mixing unit 20.
The water or hot water mixed with carbon dioxide gas is sent from the mixing unit 20 to the discharge port 15 by a hose (not shown) and supplied from the discharge port 15.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mixing faucet 11 Main body 11a of mixing faucet Rotating part 12 Temperature control handle 13 Switching handle 14 Pressing body 14a Curved surface 14b of pressing body End surface 16 of a pressing body Hose 20 Mixing unit 22 Shower hose 23 Shower head 25 Switch mechanism 26 Operating rod 29 Mounting plate 30 Carbon dioxide cylinder 31 Hose 32 Hose 45 Fixing member

Claims (2)

A mixing faucet comprising a discharge port for supplying water or hot water and a shower head, selectively supplying water or hot water by a switching handle, and a carbon dioxide gas cylinder connected to the mixing faucet by a hose;
A pressing body that is operated by the switching handle, a switch mechanism that is operated by the pressing body to supply and stop carbon dioxide supplied from the carbon dioxide cylinder, water or hot water supplied from the mixing tap, and It consists of a mixing unit that mixes carbon dioxide gas supplied from a carbon dioxide cylinder and sends it to the discharge port or shower head,
A carbonated spring shower apparatus, wherein when supplying the water or hot water from a discharge port or a shower head, carbon dioxide gas supplied from the carbon dioxide gas cylinder can be mixed and supplied to the water or hot water. The pressing body is formed in an arc shape along the surface of the rotating portion provided at the end of the mixing faucet, and is fixed to a part of the surface of the rotating portion. 2. The carbonated spring shower according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the hose that sends the carbon dioxide and an end of the hose that sends the carbon dioxide gas to the mixing unit are connected to each other and an operating rod that is operated by the pressing body is provided. apparatus.

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