JP6008146B2 - Shower head mechanism - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower head mechanism of a bath shower apparatus.

  In response to demands for beauty, health, and relaxation, showerheads for shower devices for bathing at home and the like have already been marketed. These shower head products are not only for new installations, but also for replacing the shower heads of existing shower devices, so that consumers can easily select and obtain them at retail stores close to them.

  As the functionality to be given to the shower head, one that imparts ultrasonic waves to running water (for example, see Patent Document 1), one that generates fine water droplets / water mist (for example, see Patent Document 2), microbubble (fine (For example, refer to Patent Document 3), or to interpolate a water quality adjusting member such as a replaceable dechlorination member or beauty component addition member (for example, refer to Patent Document 4), etc. Patent application technology is known.

  However, all of the above-mentioned technologies for imparting functionality to the shower head provide an additional function to the conventional shower head body, and the basic structure of the shower head body, that is, the hand-held part, is integrated. In accordance with the structure consisting of a shower head main body and a shower discharge portion from a single porous portion (porous plate member) at the end of the main body, a complicated mechanism is built in the shower head main body. .

On the other hand, products for making the shower discharge direction and the like movable are also marketed in the same manner as the basic structure of the conventional shower head body. This includes a movable mechanism between the handheld part and the shower discharge part, and a movable part of the bathroom wall holder (holder) that fits the shower body to adjust the shower discharge direction. (For example, see Patent Document 5).
JP 2003-174978 A Special table 2007-500595 gazette International Publication WO2010 / 055702/05570 2A1
JP 2007-29902 A JP 2007-255176 A

  Although these known techniques for attaching various functions to the shower head body give functions to the shower water (hereinafter referred to as a shower) according to the respective purposes, the directionality of the shower is the movable part in the shower body. It is possible to change the shower that is discharged from the perforated part of the shower head. Or move the hand or the like holding the shower body holding part.

  In other words, even if the directionality of the shower released from the porous portion can be made variable, the shower bathing sensation that human skin feels (the sensation of flowing water, hereinafter referred to as bathing sensation) can be variously changed. It was impossible. Naturally, a mechanism that adjusts the size of water droplets and the amount of water is known in the mechanism of the porous part, but the direction of the shower ejection is such that the direction of the entire shower is variable and is constant. The water pressure and the shower water flux (the water flow of the entire shower formed by bundling the water flow of each line released from the hole) were fixed, and the bath feeling was single.

Means to solve the problem

  In addition to the shower water pressure and temperature, the shape of the water droplets, the inventors of the present application have grasped from the experience that the shower water flux has a great influence on the bath feeling, and not only the shower direction but also the shower water flow. After earnestly researching how to change the bundle in a variety of ways, the inventors have succeeded in the realization of the present invention by creating a technical idea that does not exist in the known art.

  The prior art has determined the discharge direction of water droplets from the perforated part, and the ejection trajectory of the shower after discharge is left to the physical law by the action of water pressure and gravity in that direction. The direction and angle of the shower water flow ejected from the hole in the perforated part is complicated in a three-dimensional manner, and the positional relationship between the shower head and the body is changed while keeping the direction of the whole water flux in a certain range. It was found that the shower bath feeling can be changed in various ways.

  In the case of shower ejection from a single porous portion, at most the fixed adjustment in the curvature of the plate surface of the porous portion and the opening direction of the hole is limited to two or more porous portions where the shower is ejected. By making the direction of each shower water flux from the plate surface of the porous portion different, the synthesized shower water flux gives a very different bath feeling depending on the positional relationship between the body and the shower head.

The invention of claim 1 is a showerhead mechanism bath shower apparatus, introducing water flow path inside the head body portion is branched to the left and right, is introduced into the branching head portion protruding to the left and right from the head main body portion, the branch head The part further has a sub-branching head part that is branched, and a shower head mechanism is provided in which a shower is ejected from a porous part installed in the sub-branching head .

The invention according to claim 2 of the present application provides the shower head mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the branch head portion is rotatable with the center line of the branch head portion as a rotation axis direction.

Effect of the invention

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a complex shower feeling that is not found in a conventional shower head, and it is possible to make the use of showers corresponding to beauty, health, and relaxation at home more diverse and rich.

Appearance front view of the shower head mechanism of the present invention (the sub-branching head portion is not shown) Appearance right side view of shower head mechanism of the present invention (sub-branching head portion not shown) External plan view of the shower head mechanism of the present invention (top view , sub-branching head portion not shown)

  FIG. 1 shows an external front view of an embodiment of the shower head mechanism of the present invention. In the shower head mechanism of the present application, branch heads are provided so as to project left and right symmetrically from the left and right of the shower head body.

  A water hose or pipe is connected to the bottom of the shower head body, and water or hot water is introduced from the outside. A flow path for water introduced from the outside is formed inside the head main body, and the water flow path is branched to the left and right in the vicinity of the branch head, and the water is supplied to the left and right branch heads, respectively. It has come to be.

Each of the sub-branching head parts further branched from the branch head part is provided with a porous part, and a shower is ejected from the right and left porous parts. The porous part may be formed integrally with the sub-branching head part , or the member may be fitted into the branching head. Of course, the same material as that of the sub-branching head portion or a different material may be used.

The shower ejection hole formed in the porous portion may have the same mechanism as that of a known shower device. For example, the metal member may be provided with a through hole, or may be provided with a smiling jet nozzle that mixes air. Further, the porous portion may have a substantially planar shape, or may have, for example, an aspect corresponding to the shape of the sub-branching head portion .

Further, the arrangement pattern of the holes formed in the porous part may be geometrically arranged with reference to the center line of the shower head main body, or may be arranged with reference to the center line of the sub-branching head part . Furthermore, it may be arranged not only at regular intervals on the XY axis with respect to the reference axis but also as points of a complicated curve or a free curve. As long as a sufficient amount of water is ejected as a commonly used shower, an arbitrary pattern can be adopted for the arrangement of the holes in the porous portion.

The material of the shower head main body, the branch head part , and the sub branch head part may be made of ABS resin or metal. The material of the main body, the branch head portion , and the sub branch head portion may be the same or different.

Since the branch head portion is movable or detachable as in the invention of claim 2 of the present application, the shower head main body and the branch head portion are formed as separate bodies, and the fitting portion of the branch head is watertight via a packing or the like. It will be joined. However, when the branch head portion is not movable or detachable, it may be formed integrally.

Further, the branch head part is detachable, and not only the porous part etc. can be easily cleaned, but also a known water quality adjusting member may be inserted into the branch head part for use . Since the branch head portions are arranged on the left and right, the water quality adjusting members inserted into the branch head portions may be the same, or water quality adjusting members having different functionalities may be used.

The sub-branch head part further branched from the left and right branch head parts is branched from the branch head part, for example, in a Y shape, and shower-spouted from the sub-branch head part.

In the present invention, the shower water flux can be made more diverse by performing shower ejection from the sub-branching head section. Therefore, the shower ejection direction from the sub-branching head section is the installation angle of the branch head section. And more complicated water flux can be obtained with the axial rotation direction of a branch head part. For this reason, the center line of the shower head body and the center line of the branch head portion may be joined with various crossing angles in the XYZ axis directions.

  Mainly, as shown in FIG. 3, by giving a V-shaped groove angle of 90 to 180 degrees from the center line of the upper surface of the head main body, the left and right sour water flow sides intersect at a predetermined distance from the main body. A shower bath feeling completely different depending on the positional relationship between the body and the shower head device can be obtained. Moreover, when the shower water flow collides with the intersection, fine water droplets (mist) are generated, and when the shower head is separated from the body more than the water flow intersection, the mist shower can be bathed.

As a result, it is possible to expect the effect as shown in FIG. 3 of Patent Document 2 and, due to the shower jet of the sub-branch head part further branched from the left and right branch head parts, A feeling of wind pressure involving the surrounding air can also be given to the shower, and an unprecedented shower bath feeling can be obtained.

  Further, in addition to the forward tilt angle of the branch head shown in FIG. 2, the branch head portion can be pivoted so that the shower ejection angle can be maintained when the head body portion is held by hand or placed on the shower head holder on the wall. Since it can be easily adjusted, it can be used at any desired angle even during hair washing or when there is a difference in height such as a child.

In addition, the shower head mechanism of the present application can have a known functionality as disclosed in Patent Document 1 or 3 in the head body , the branch head portion, or the sub-branch head portion . Moreover, what added the decorating property by LED electrical decoration to the structure of the main building invention, for example, and what added the designability in shape design do not affect the technical idea of this invention.

Further, not limited to hand-held shower head, but it is also naturally assumed to be used in the shower head portion such as to fixedly installed bath shower apparatus wall, branching head and the sub-branch head of any invention Needless to say, this is only a partial use of the present invention as long as the above configuration is the basis.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head main-body part 2 Branch head part (Sub branch head part is not shown in figure)
3 Porous part 4 Branch angle 5 V-shaped groove angle 6 Forward angle

Claims (2)

A shower head mechanism for a bath shower apparatus, wherein the introduction water flow path inside the head main body is branched to the left and right, introduced into the branch head that protrudes left and right from the head main body, and the branch head is further branched A shower head mechanism having a head part and having a shower ejected from a porous part installed in a sub-branching head The shower head mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the branch head portion is rotatable with the center line of the branch head portion as a rotation axis direction.

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