JP6530127B2 - Water discharge device and bathtub device - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water discharger for discharging water and a bathtub apparatus including the same.

  BACKGROUND Conventionally, there is known a water discharger provided with an illuminator for irradiating a water discharge flow together with a water discharge member for discharging water into a bath (see Patent Document 1). In this water discharge device, while providing a massage effect by applying a spouting flow to the bather's shoulders and neck, a distinctive visual effect can be given by lighting up the portion where the spouting flow is applied, and a relaxing effect can be given to the bather .

JP 2004-275625 A

  The water discharger of Patent Document 1 is provided with a water discharge port at a position relatively higher than the rim portion of the bath. For this reason, in order to have the shoulder and neck receive the flow of water discharged forward from there, the body is taken at a position away from the inner surface of the bathtub. In this case, being conscious to be able to maintain the posture causes a mental burden and also places a physical burden on the waist. The present inventor has recognized that there is room for improvement with regard to the structure of the conventional water discharge device in order to provide a further relaxing effect.

  This invention is made in view of such a subject, The objective is to provide the water discharging apparatus suitable for providing a relaxation effect.

In order to solve the above problems, a water discharger according to an aspect of the present invention includes a water discharge member having a water discharge port for discharging water in a bath and an illuminator for irradiating a water discharge flow discharged from the water discharge port. And, the illuminator has a receiving case for receiving the light source, and the receiving case has a load support portion for supporting a load applied from above.
According to this aspect, the load support portion can resist the load applied to the storage case from above. Therefore, even in the case where it is easy to obtain a relaxing effect as in the case where the bather's head is placed on the main body of the apparatus, the load support portion can easily ensure the strength and durability against the load applied to the storage case. . Therefore, it is possible to provide a water discharge device suitable for giving a relaxing effect.

The illuminator further comprises a light emitting member comprising a light source, which may be attached to the load support.
According to this aspect, since the light emitting member is attached to the load supporting portion which is difficult to deform in the storage case, it becomes difficult for the light emitting member to be loaded.

The storage case has a back wall connecting the upper wall and the lower wall on the rear side opposite to the side facing the inside of the bathtub, and the back wall is shifted forward from the rear end of the upper wall It may be connected to the position.
According to this aspect, it is possible to reduce the distance between the connecting portion of the upper wall and the other wall while keeping the entire size of the storage case as it is, and it becomes easy to suppress the bending deformation of the upper wall.

The storage case has an elongated case main body, and the cross-sectional shape of the case main body is determined so that the relative positional relationship to the water discharging member is maintained even when used upside down. Good.
According to this aspect, even when the case main body is inverted and used, the relative positional relationship of the case main body to the water discharge member can be made the same, and the change in performance due to the change in the positional relationship can be suppressed.

The device body may further include an exterior cover removably attached to the water discharge member, and the exterior cover may be arranged to cover the illuminator from the side facing the inside of the bathtub.
According to this aspect, even when the bather's head is placed on the device body, the load applied from the side facing the inside of the bathtub can be received by the exterior cover on the device body, and the load can not be directly applied to the illuminator.

The device body may further include an exterior cover removably attached to the water discharge member, the illuminator mounted on the water discharge member, and the exterior cover disposed to cover the illuminator from the upper side.
According to this aspect, even when the bather's head is placed on the device body, the load applied from the upper side to the device body is received by the exterior cover, and the load is not easily applied directly to the illuminator.

The upper surface of the water discharge member and the upper surface of the exterior cover may be provided to be flush with each other.
According to this aspect, when these surfaces are wiped with a towel or the like, the boundaries between the surfaces do not get stuck, so that the workability at the time of cleaning is improved.

A pillow placing part on which the pillow member can be placed may be provided on the upper surface of the device body.
According to this aspect, the bather can rest on his / her head on the pillow member. In this posture, the spouting flow hits the neck and shoulders, and the spouting flow provides comfortable stimulation. In addition, since the spouting flow is irradiated, you can enjoy unique visual effects. Together these make it possible to give the bather a further relaxing effect.

  Another aspect of the present invention is a bathtub apparatus. This bathtub apparatus comprises the above-described water discharge device and a bathtub to which the water discharge device is attached.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a water discharger suitable for providing a relaxing effect.

It is a side cross-sectional view which shows roughly the use condition of the water discharging apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the water discharging apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the pillow member from the apparatus main body which concerns on embodiment. Fig.4 (a) is a front view which shows the state which combined the pillow member with the apparatus main body which concerns on embodiment, and FIG.4 (b) is the exploded view. It is side surface sectional drawing of the apparatus main body which concerns on embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view of the device main part concerning an embodiment. Fig.7 (a) is a top view of the water discharging member which concerns on embodiment, FIG.7 (b) is the front view. It is a side sectional view of the lighting equipment concerning an embodiment. It is the partially-omission top view which shows the state which attached the illuminating device which concerns on embodiment to the water discharging member. It is a perspective view of the device main part concerning an embodiment. It is a front view of the device main part concerning an embodiment. Fig.12 (a) is a plane sectional view which shows the structure of the projecting side part and cover side part which concern on embodiment, FIG.12 (b) is a figure which shows the state which combined these. It is a figure showing roughly an electric cable and cable hole of a lighting installation concerning an embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the usage state of the water discharger 10 according to the present embodiment. The following description will be made based on the XYZ orthogonal coordinate system. Each of the directions X to Z corresponds to a lateral direction parallel to the lateral width direction of the ejection port 31 described later, a horizontal longitudinal direction orthogonal to the lateral direction, and a vertical vertical direction.
The water discharging device 10 is used for the bathtub device 200. The bathtub device 200 includes a bathtub 210 in addition to the water discharger 10. An inner side surface of the bath 210 is provided with a back side surface 213 which is inclined with respect to the tank bottom surface 211, and an upper rim portion 215 of the back side surface 213 is provided with a mounting surface 217.

  The water discharging apparatus 10 includes an apparatus main body 11 attached to the attachment surface 217, and a pillow member 101 mounted on a pillow placing portion 13 (described later) of the apparatus main body 11. The pillow member 101 is used to receive and support the bather's head entering the bathtub 210. The pillow member 101 is used as a dedicated item for the apparatus main body 11, but a general-purpose item may be used. The pillow member 101 is mainly made of a water resistant and elastic material. This material is a soft synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride and urethane foam, but is not limited thereto. The pillow member 101 has an appropriate thickness for receiving the bather's head, and is attached so as to be stacked on the attachment surface 217 together with the device body 11.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state of use of the water discharger 10, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pillow member 101 is removed from the main body 11 of the apparatus.
The apparatus main body 11 is formed in a horizontally long flat shape, and a film-like horizontally long water discharge flow W is discharged from the discharge port 31 toward the inside of the bathtub 210 on the front side. At the lower part of the pillow member 101, a fitting recess 103 that is recessed upward is provided. The fitting recess 103 is provided with an open port 105 that opens on the front surface of the pillow member 101, and the water spouting flow W and the light of the illuminator 17 (to be described later) are led out through the open port 105.

FIG. 4A is a front view showing a state in which the pillow member 101 is combined with the apparatus main body 11, and FIG. 4B is an exploded view thereof.
The concave side surface 107 opposed in the left-right direction X of the fitting concave portion 103 is formed in a so-called dovetail shape. That is, the gap is formed to increase as it approaches the upper bottom surface 109. The lateral side surface 11a in the left-right direction X of the apparatus main body 11 is formed such that the lateral width dimension of the apparatus main body 11 becomes larger as it approaches the upper surface 11b. The fitting recess 103 and the device body 11 have a shape that matches, and the device body 11 is fitted into the fitting recess 103. The pillow member 101 is provided so as to surround the device body 11 from both sides in the left-right direction X and the rear side, and to cover the upper side thereof.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the apparatus main body 11.
A pillow placement unit 13 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11. The pillow placing portion 13 is provided over the entire range in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11, but may be provided over a partial range from the front end facing the inside of the bathtub 210 to the rear side. The pillow placement unit 13 is set, for example, at an angle in the range of 0 ° to 30 ° with respect to the horizontal surface so that the head of the bather and the pillow member 101 can be stably supported. In addition, the pillow placing portion 13 is formed so as to be smoothly connected in the front-rear direction Y without any step within the angle range.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus main body 11.
The device body 11 includes a water discharge member 15, an illuminator 17, a gap filling member 19, and an exterior cover 21.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the water discharger 15 is a resin molded product, and is configured by assembling the lower divided member 23 and the upper divided member 25 with a fixing tool (not shown) such as a screw. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a plurality of water conveyance portions 27 protruding downward are provided at a lower portion of the water discharge member 15 at intervals in the left-right direction X. The water conveyance part 27 is inserted through the bathtub 210, and the conduit 223 is connected to the tip of the water conveyance part 27. A water conduit 29 is formed inside the water conduit 27, and bath water is pumped from a pump (not shown) through a conduit 223. A fixing member 231 such as a nut is screwed into the water conveying portion 27, and the device main body 11 is fixed to the bath 210.

  The water discharge member 15 has a slit-like discharge port 31 formed in a laterally long front part, and a discharge passage 33 communicating the water conduit 29 and the discharge port 31 is formed in the inside thereof. The discharge passage 33 is formed to be horizontally long such that the cross section (not shown) has a passage width larger than the passage height. The discharge passage 33 is formed by the storage chamber 35 and the throttle passage 37. In the storage chamber 35, water flowing in from the water conduit 29 is temporarily stored as stored water. The throttle passage 37 is formed such that the height of the discharge passage 33 is smaller than that of the storage chamber 35. The stored water is squeezed when passing through the throttling channel 37, whereby the flow velocity is increased, and the spouting flow W is vigorously discharged from the discharge port 31.

FIG. 7 (a) is a plan view of the water discharger 15, and FIG. 7 (b) is a front view thereof.
The water discharge member 15 is comprised by the front side part 39 in which the discharge port 31 is formed, and the rear side part 41 provided in the rear side from the front side part 39, as shown to FIG. 5, FIG. 7 (a). The front portion 39 has a smaller height dimension in the vertical direction Z than the rear portion 41 and a slightly smaller lateral width dimension in the horizontal direction X than the rear portion 41. A lighting unit 43 is provided on the front portion 39, and the lighting unit 17 is attached to the lighting unit 17.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the illuminator 17.
The illuminator 17 has a light emitting member 47 including a light source 45 and a housing case 49 for housing the light emitting member 47. In addition to the light source 45, the light emitting member 47 is configured to include a circuit board 51 which is horizontally long in the left-right direction X in which the light source 45 is mounted. The light sources 45 are point light sources such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and are mounted on the circuit board 51 at intervals in the left-right direction X. The light source 45 emits white light, but may emit colored light other than white light. The light emitting member 47 may include a plurality of light sources 45 that emit colored light and white light of different colors.

  The storage case 49 has a long case main body 53. The case main body 53 includes a lower wall 55 and an upper wall 57, and a front wall 59 and a back wall 61. Each wall 55, 57, 59, 61 extends in the lateral direction X. Each wall 55, 57, 59, 61 is integrally molded and made of a translucent material such as a transparent resin.

  The lower wall 55 and the upper wall 57 are disposed above and below the light emitting member 47. The lower wall portion 55 is mounted on the illumination mounting portion 43 of the water discharge member 15. The front wall portion 59 connects the lower wall portion 55 and the upper wall portion 57 at the front side facing the inside of the bathtub 210, and the back wall portion 61 at the rear side opposite to the front side. Connecting. The front wall portion 59 and the back wall portion 61 are disposed in front of and behind the light emitting member 47, and constitute a load support portion 63 for supporting a load applied from above to the storage case 49.

  The back wall 61 is connected to the upper wall 57 and the lower wall 55 at positions shifted forward from the rear end 65 thereof. A heat dissipation space 67 is formed between the upper wall portion 57 and the lower wall portion 55 at the rear of the back wall portion 61. A pair of groove portions 71 is provided on the inner side of the back wall portion 61 with a space between the upper and lower sides. Each groove 71 is recessed in a direction away from the other grooves 71 and formed to extend in the left-right direction X. The side 51 a of the circuit board 51 is disposed in each groove 71, and the light emitting member 47 is attached to the back wall 61 by the engagement of the groove 71 and the side 51 a.

  When the apparatus main body 11 is attached to the bathtub 210, the upper wall portion 57 inclines downward toward the front side. Similarly, the light mounting portion 43 is slightly inclined so as to have a downward slope toward the front side. Thus, even if water adheres to the upper wall portion 57 or the light mounting portion 43, the water flows by its own weight along the gradient and can be drained to the mounting surface 217 of the bathtub 210.

  The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the case main body 53, that is, the cross-sectional shape of the case main body 53 is line symmetrical with respect to the center line L1 passing through the middle point P1 of the front wall portion 59 and the back wall portion 61. It is formed. Here, the middle point P1 means a middle point between the front wall portion 59 and the lower wall portion 55 of the back wall portion 61 and the connection portion with the upper wall portion 57. In other words, the cross-sectional shape of the case main body 53 is also relative to the water discharge member 15 even when the case main body 53 is used upside down with the front facing the inside of the bathtub 210 directed to the front side. It is determined that the positional relationship is maintained.

FIG. 9 is a partially omitted plan view showing a state in which the illuminator 17 is attached to the water discharge member 15. As shown in FIG.
Insertion openings 73 are formed at both ends in the left-right direction X of the case main body 53. When assembling the illuminator 17, the circuit board 51 is inserted into the pair of grooves 71 (see FIG. 8) through the insertion port 73. At the end of the case main body 53, a lid 75 for closing the insertion port 73 is provided. The lid 75 is configured separately from the case main body 53. The lid 75 seals the internal space of the case body 53.

  The lid portion 75 is provided with a lighting fixing portion 77 which protrudes outward in the longitudinal direction of the case main body 53 from the end edge thereof. The illumination fixing portions 77 are provided on both sides of the case main body 53 in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 7B and FIG. 9, on the back side of the illumination fixing portion 77, a back surface portion 79 extending upward from the illumination mounting portion 43 of the water discharge member 15 is provided. A certain fixed portion 81 is formed. A fixing tool 83 such as a screw is inserted into the illumination fixing section 77, and the tip end of the fixing tool 83 is screwed to the fixed section 81 or the like. The illuminator 17 is fixed to the water discharge member 15 by the fixture 83.

  In the illuminator 17 described above, as shown in FIG. 5, when the light source 45 emits light, the light passes through the front wall portion 59, and the front surface thereof becomes the light emitting surface 85 that emits light. The illuminator 17 emits the water discharge flow W discharged from the discharge port 31 by the light emission of the light emitting surface 85. The illumination range S1 of the illuminator 17 is adjusted to include a predetermined range. In this example, as shown in FIG. 1, the irradiation range S1 has the apex P2 of the spouted flow W discharged as a parabola as the upper end and the landing position P3 of the spouted flow W to the bath water as the lower end. Is adjusted to include the range of Here, the landing position P3 refers to the landing position of the spouting flow W when the bath water in the bath 210 is at a predetermined water level. The adjustment of the irradiation range S1 is realized by adjusting the dimensions of the outlet 97 (described later) of the exterior cover 21, the relative position of the light emitting member 47 to the case main body 53, the relative position of the illuminator 17 to the water discharging member 15, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rear end 41 of the water discharger 15 is provided with an edge 87 facing the inside of the bathtub 210 at the boundary between the front 39 and rear 41 portions. The end face 87 is provided on both sides in the left-right direction X of the rear portion 41 and on the upper side. As shown in FIG. 8, the upper edge face 87 is provided with an eaves 89 projecting forward. The eaves portion 89 is provided to cover a part from the rear end 65 to the front side of the upper wall 57 of the case main body 53. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the eaves portion 89 is provided so as to protrude outside from the insertion openings 73 at both ends in the left-right direction of the case main body 53.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the apparatus main body 11.
The exterior cover 21 includes a cover front portion 91 constituting the front surface of the device body 11, a cover side portion 93 constituting a part of the side surface, and a cover upper portion 95 constituting a portion of the upper surface of the device body 11. Have.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the apparatus main body 11.
An outlet 97 is formed in the cover front portion 91. The outlet 97 is disposed in front of the outlet 31 of the water discharger 15 and the light emitting surface 85 of the illuminator 17. The outlet 97 is formed so as to spread from the outlet 31 in the lateral direction X so as not to interfere with the water discharge flow W discharged from the outlet 31. The cover front portion 91 is arranged so as to cover the left and right direction X end portions 15 a of the water discharge member 15 from the front side facing the inside of the bathtub 210 together with a part of the illuminator 17.

  The cover upper portion 95 is disposed so as to cover the entire illuminator 17 from the upper side together with the front portion 39 of the water discharge member 15, as shown in FIG. The upper surface 41 a of the rear side portion 41 of the water discharge member 15 and the upper surface 95 a of the cover upper portion 95 are provided to be flush with each other. Although not shown, the cover side portion 93 is disposed along with the front portion 39 of the water discharge member 15 so as to cover the entire illuminator 17 from the side.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the exterior cover 21 and the water discharge member 15 are provided with mating surfaces 111 and 113 facing in the front-rear direction Y, respectively. The mating surface 111 (hereinafter referred to as the first mating surface 111) of the exterior cover 21 is constituted by the cover side portion 93 and the rear end surface of the cover upper portion 95. The mating surface 113 (hereinafter referred to as the second mating surface 113) of the water discharge member 15 is constituted by the end face 87 of the rear side portion 41 of the water discharge member 15. The exterior cover 21 and the water discharger 15 are assembled in a state where the mating surfaces 111 and 113 are in contact with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 8, at a rear end portion 115 including the first mating surface 111 of the cover upper portion 95, a fixing groove portion 117 which is recessed forward is formed. The eaves portion 89 of the water discharging member 15 is inserted into the fixing groove portion 117. By inserting the ridge portion 89 into the fixing groove portion 117, the degree of fixation between them increases.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the side portion of the front side portion 39 is provided with a projecting side 119 that protrudes outward in the left-right direction X. FIG. 12 (a) is a plan sectional view showing the configuration of the projecting side 119 and the cover side 93, and FIG. 12 (b) is a view showing a state in which these are combined. An engaged portion 121 is provided at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction Y of the projecting side portion 119. The engaged portion 121 is formed of a recess. Inside the cover side portion 93 of the exterior cover 21, a fitting groove portion 123 is provided at a position facing the protruding side portion 119, and an engaging portion 125 is provided at a position facing the engaged portion 121. The engaging portion 125 is formed of a convex portion. The projecting side portion 119 is fitted in the fitting groove portion 123, the engaging portion 125 is fitted in the engaged portion 121, and the exterior cover 21 is fixed to the water discharging member 15 by these engagements.

  When the exterior cover 21 is assembled, the engagement portion 125 of the cover side portion 93 is disposed by snap fitting at an engagement position where it engages with the engaged portion 121 of the water discharge member 15. That is, at the time of this assembly, the pair of cover side portions 93 are elastically deformed so as to be spread by the engagement of the projecting side portions 119 and the engaging portions 125, and the engaging portions 125 of the cover side portions 93 reach the engagement position Then, the engaging portion 125 is displaced so as to be accommodated in the engaged portion 121 by the restoring force. The exterior cover 21 is detachably attached to the water discharge member 15.

  Although not shown in the drawing, the gap filling member 19 (see FIG. 6) is provided to fill the gap 127 between the illumination mounting portion 43 of the water discharge member 15 and the exterior cover 21. This makes it difficult for water to be accumulated between the light mounting portion 43 and the exterior cover 21 and can be kept hygienic.

  As shown in FIG. 9, an electric cable 129 for feeding power to the light emitting member 47 is pulled out from the back wall portion 61 of the case main body 53 from a location near one end in the longitudinal direction. The rear portion 41 of the water discharger 15 is formed with a cable hole 131 for passing the electric cable 129 therethrough. The cable holes 131 are formed on both sides in the left-right direction X of the water discharge member 15, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a view schematically showing the electric cable 129 and the cable hole 131. As shown in FIG.
The cable hole 131 opens in the lower surface of the water discharge member 15, and the attachment surface 217 of the bath 210 is formed with a lead-out hole 133 at a position opposite to the opening position of the cable hole 131. A cylindrical cable bush 135 is inserted into the cable hole 131 of the water discharge member 15 and the extraction hole 133 of the bath 210. The electric cable 129 drawn out of the case body 53 is drawn out of the drawing hole 133 through the cable bush 135 to the back of the bath 210. The electric cable 129 is connected to a controller (not shown), and the light emitting member 47 is controlled by the controller.

The operation and effects of the water discharger 10 according to the above embodiment will be described.
In the water discharging member 15, as shown in FIG. 5, water of a predetermined flow rate is pumped from a pump, the water is sent out to the discharge port 31, and discharged as a film-like water discharge flow W from the discharge port 31. Illumination light is emitted from the illuminator 17 to the water discharge flow W.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the bather can rest on the pillow member 101 with his / her head placed on the back surface 213 of the bathtub 210 in a relaxed state. In this posture, the spouting flow W strikes the shoulder and the neck, and the spouting flow W provides a comfortable stimulus similar to that of the hot water. In addition, since the spouting flow W is irradiated, a part of the body such as a hand or the like on which the spouting flow W is applied, a point of landing on the water, and the like are illuminated, and a unique visual effect can be enjoyed. Therefore, these can be combined to provide the bather with a further relaxing effect. In particular, since the bather can give the weight of the head to the pillow member 101, it can bathe in a state where the whole body including the head is relieved, and the mental and physical burden is suppressed, which is effective. Give you a relaxing effect. Moreover, since the film-like water discharge flow W excellent in beauty is expelled from the discharge port 31, a further relaxing effect can be given through the visual effect.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a front wall 59 and a back wall 61 are provided in the housing case 49 as load supporting portions 63 for supporting the load applied from above, and the load applied to the housing case 49 from above is provided. Thus, the load support portion 63 can effectively resist. Therefore, even when using in a posture in which it is easy to obtain a relaxation effect, as in the case of using the head of the bather with the pillow member 101 sandwiched between the main body 11 of the apparatus, strength and durability against load applied to the storage case 49 The load support portion 63 facilitates securing. For this reason, it is possible to provide the water discharger 10 suitable for giving a further relaxing effect.

  In addition, the light emitting member 47 is attached to the back wall portion 61 as the load supporting portion 63 which is difficult to deform the housing case 49. Therefore, load is less likely to be applied to the light emitting member 47 than when it is attached to another part, and the life of the illuminator 17 can be extended.

  Further, since the back wall 61 of the case main body 53 is connected to the upper wall 57 and the rear end 65 of the lower wall 55 at a position shifted forward, the entire size of the storage case 49 remains as it is. The distance between the upper wall portion 57 and the other wall portions 59 and 61 can be reduced. Therefore, the bending deformation of the upper wall portion 57 can be easily suppressed, and the strength and the durability of the case main body 53 are further improved. In addition, since the heat radiation is enhanced by the heat radiation space 67 on the back side of the case main body 53, it is not necessary to enlarge the entire water discharger 10 in order to ensure the heat radiation, and the entire apparatus can be miniaturized. In addition, since the light emitting member 47 is attached to the back wall portion 61, the light source 45 can be brought close to the light emitting surface 85 while the entire size of the storage case 49 is kept as it is.

  In addition, since the cross-sectional shape of the case main body 53 is formed to be line symmetrical, there are the following advantages. In order to make it easy to correspond to the layout of the electrical wiring in the bathroom, it is preferable that the drawing position of the electrical cable 129 from the device main body 11 be changed. In the water discharging member 15 according to the present embodiment, the cable drawing position can be changed by passing the electric cable 129 through any of the left and right cable holes 131 (see FIG. 7). That is, it is possible to select one of the left handed case where the cable drawing position is on the left side and the right handed case where the cable drawing position is on the right side. At this time, in the illuminator 17 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to cope with any of the left hand and the right hand only by inverting the case body 53 around the direction axis in the front-rear direction Y. Further, even in the case of using in such a reversed manner, the relative positional relationship of the case main body 53 with respect to the water discharge member 15 can be made the same, and the change in performance due to the change in the positional relationship can be suppressed. Here, the change in performance is, for example, a change in drainage characteristics due to a change in the irradiation range S1 by the illuminator 17 and a change in the gradient of the upper wall portion 57.

  Further, the cover front portion 91 of the exterior cover 21 is disposed to cover the illuminator 17 from the front side. Therefore, when the head of the bather is placed on the device body 11 with the pillow member 101 interposed therebetween, the load applied from the front side is received by the cover front portion 91 of the exterior cover 21. For this reason, it becomes difficult to directly apply a load to the illuminator 17, and the lifetime of the illuminator 17 can be extended. At this time, the load applied to the cover front portion 91 from the front side is mainly transmitted from the first mating surface 111 of the exterior cover 21 to the rear portion 41 of the water discharging member 15 through the second mating surface 113 of the water discharging member 15. .

  Moreover, the cover upper part 95 of the exterior cover 21 is arrange | positioned so that the illuminating device 17 may be covered from upper direction. Therefore, when the head of the bather is placed on the device body 11 with the pillow member 101 interposed therebetween, the load applied from the upper side is received by the cover upper portion 95 of the exterior cover 21. For this reason, it becomes difficult to directly apply a load to the illuminator 17, and the lifetime of the illuminator 17 can be extended. At this time, the load applied to the cover upper portion 95 is mainly transmitted from the cover upper portion 95 to the rear side portion 41 of the water discharging member 15 through the eaves portion 89 of the water discharging member 15.

  Further, when the exterior cover 21 is not provided, the boundary between the illuminator 17 and the water discharge member 15 and the boundary between these and the gap filling member 19 are exposed, which affects the design. In this respect, in the present embodiment, since these boundaries can be covered by the cover front part 91 and the cover upper part 95 of the exterior cover 21, the appearance of the apparatus main body 11 becomes clear, and the design thereof becomes good.

  In addition, if an impact load is applied to the apparatus main body 11 and the discharge port 31 of the water discharge member 15 is deformed instantaneously, the shape of the water discharge flow W discharged from the discharge port 31 may be disturbed and the appearance may be impaired. Absent. In this respect, in the present embodiment, since the illuminator 17 is mounted on the water discharge member 15, the impact load can be absorbed by the illuminator 17. Therefore, even if such an impact load is applied to the device main body 11, it is possible to continue discharging the clean water discharge flow W.

  Further, the upper surface of the water discharger 15 and the upper surface of the exterior cover 21 are provided flush with each other. Therefore, when the surface of the apparatus main body 11 is wiped with a towel or the like, the interface between them does not get stuck, and the workability at the time of cleaning becomes good.

  Although the present invention has been described above based on the embodiment, the embodiment only shows the principle and application of the present invention. In addition, many modifications and changes in arrangement can be made to the embodiment without departing from the concept of the present invention defined in the claims.

  Although the pillow member 101 has described the example in which the fitting recess 103 is formed, the shape is not particularly limited, and the fitting recess 103 may not be provided. Although the apparatus main body 11 demonstrated the example in which the pillow mounting part 13 is provided in the upper part, the pillow mounting part 13 does not need to be in the upper part. In this case, the head of the bather may be placed directly on the device body 11. Even at this time, the bather can rest his / her head on the main body 11 of the apparatus to give the bather a further relaxing effect.

  The water discharging member 15 may be formed by an integral molded product without being formed by a plurality of divided members. Although the example in which the water discharging member 15 is a resin molded product has been described, another metal cast product or the like may be used. The discharge port 31 is formed in a laterally long slit shape, and the discharge passage 33 is formed in a horizontally long direction in the direction in which the discharge port 31 extends. These shapes are not limited to this, and may be formed, for example, in a circular shape or the like.

  Although the illuminator 17 has been described as being mounted on the water discharger 15, the illuminator 17 may be mounted on the lower portion of the water discharger 15. In any case, the illuminator 17 is attached to the upper or lower side of the water discharge member 15 with respect to the discharge port 31. In addition to this, the illuminator 17 may be attached to one or both of the discharge port 31 in the left-right direction.

  The light emitting member 47 has been described as an example including the circuit board 51 in addition to the light source 45, but may be configured by only the light source 45. The example in which the light emitting member 47 is attached to the back wall 61 by the engagement between the pair of grooves 71 and the side 51 a of the circuit board 51 has been described. The means for attaching the light emitting member 47 to the back wall 61 is not limited to this, and may be attached by screws, adhesion or the like.

  The case main body 53 may be formed in an elongated shape, and the shape is not particularly limited. For example, the case main body 53 may be formed in a triangular shape by omitting the front wall portion 59. Also, the back wall 61 is connected to the lower wall 55 and the upper wall 57 at a position shifted forward with respect to the rear end 65, but at a position shifted forward with respect to the rear end 65 of the upper wall 57. It may be connected to the rear end 65 of the lower wall 55 while being connected.

  The first mating surface 111 of the exterior cover 21 has been described by way of an example constituted by the cover side portion 93 and the rear end face of the cover upper portion 95. Alternatively, the first mating surface 111 may be configured by the back surface of the cover front portion 91, for example. In this case, the second mating surface 113 of the water discharger 15 opposed to the first mating surface 111 in the front-rear direction is constituted by the front surface of the front side portion 39.

  The exterior cover 21 has been described by way of example in which the exterior cover 21 is detachably attached to the water discharge member 15 by the engagement between the engaging portion 125 formed by the convex portion and the engaged portion 121 formed by the concave portion. The engaging portion 125 and the engaged portion 121 may be engaged with each other, and the engaging portion 125 may be configured by a concave portion and the engaged portion 121 may be configured by a convex portion, or both may be configured by a convex portion May be Moreover, the exterior cover 21 does not become an essential component in the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Water discharging apparatus, 11 Device main body, 13 Pillow mounting part, 15 Water discharging member, 17 Illuminator, 21 Exterior cover, 45 Light source, 47 Light emitting member, 49 Storage case, 53 Case main body, 55 Lower wall part, 57 Upper wall part , 63 load bearing, 65 rear end, 101 pillow block, 200 bathtub device, 210 bathtub.

Claims (4)

The apparatus body includes: a water discharge member in which a water discharge port for discharging water in the bath is formed; an illuminator for irradiating a water discharge flow discharged from the water discharge port; and an outer cover attached to the water discharge member.
The water discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the exterior cover covers a part of the light emitting surface of the illuminator and the other part of the light emitting surface is exposed as viewed from the front.   The water discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the exterior cover is disposed so as to cover a range extending from an upper end of the light emitting surface to a part in the vertical direction when viewed from the front. When viewed from the front, the spout is formed in the shape of a long slit,
The water discharge device according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting surface extends in the width direction of the water discharge port when viewed from the front. The water discharger according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A bathtub to which the water discharger is attached.

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