JPH01242115A - Hybrid circulation bathtub system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the sanitary efficient bathtub system of high thermal efficiency by connecting a bath-kettle with a filter, a vessel of activated medical stones, and a circulation bath device having an ozone generator in series through two pipings of bathtub side. CONSTITUTION:The bath-kettle 4 is ignited by a controller 11 and a circulation pump 9 is put in operation to circulate the bath water in the circulation passage consisting of the bath. kettle 4 and the circulation bath device 6. In this case, the bath water is filtrated by the filter 7 and activated by passing through the vessel T of activated medical stones, and moreover, sterilized by the ozone generator 10 to be kept clean. By using Toggoal stone as the activated chemical stones, the eluted minerals and the suitable quantity of radioactive rays are effective for 1 symptomatic treatment. Moreover, as the bath water passes through with high speed in the heat exchanging part 12 of the bath-kettle 4 by the action of the circulation pump 9, the heat transfer rate is improved..

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a circulation bath device for a household bathtub, which uses an existing gas bath pot as a heat source and is equipped with a filter, a medicinal activated stone, a pump, and an ozone generator. It is placed within the circulation route.

(Prior art) A circulating bath system that allows bathing 24 hours a day is composed of a filter that circulates the bath water, an activated stone such as maifan stone, a pump, and an ozone generator.The heat source is an electric heater (IKW). ) is built-in.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) Circulating bath devices are advertised as water-saving and energy-saving, but the actual running costs (electricity costs) are high and the pump needs to be operated constantly. In order to use gas as a heat source, many attempts have been made to incorporate a heat exchanger into a circulation system, but problems with the structure of the gas combustion chamber (particularly corrosion and heat conduction to other parts) have prevented practical use. It hasn't arrived yet.

In addition, considering the current situation where gas bath pots have a high penetration rate of over 80%, it was wasteful to dispose of gas bath pots in order to install circulating bath devices with built-in electric heaters. The present invention
To provide a hybrid circulation bathtub system that uses gas or kerosene with low running costs as a heat source and can reuse an existing bathtub as much as possible.

(Means) A circulation system consisting of a bath pot that uses gas or kerosene as a heat source (hereinafter referred to as a gas bath pot), a circulation pump, a filter that treats medicinal activated stones and bath water, and an ozone generator that sterilizes the bath water. The bath equipment is connected in series, and this unit is placed in two pipe paths on the bathtub side. A feature of the present invention is that a circulation bath device is interposed in either the suction pipe or the discharge pipe that connects the bathtub and the gas bath kettle in order to use the existing gas bath kettle as a heat source. It is. Another feature of the present invention is that Togorite is used as the medicinal activated stone. Togor stone, which is mainly composed of silicic acid and aluminum, contains trace amounts of radium, and elutes minerals such as iron ions, keeps the water quality soft and is suitable for artificial hot springs, as it has a moderate amount of radiation and divalent iron ions. It has been recognized as a quasi-drug (No. 45D-283) for its remarkable medicinal effects due to its oxidizing components.

(Function) When the gas bath pot is ignited by the controller and the circulation pump is activated, bath water circulates within the circulation path consisting of the gas bath pot and the circulation bath device. Since the bathtub water is filtered by the filter and sterilized by the ozone generator, the bathtub water is kept clean for a long period of time. In addition, the bath water is always maintained in an active state by the Togor stones, and the eluted minerals and appropriate amount of radiation have a pharmacological effect on the human body, making it particularly suitable for treating symptoms such as neuralgia, rheumatism, heat rash, and sensitivity to cold. If you use a gas bath kettle with automatic ignition, the controller will repeatedly turn on and off the ignition based on instructions from the temperature sensor, allowing you to maintain the bath water temperature at a set value. In addition, because the bath water passes through the heat exchange section of the gas bath pot at high speed due to the action of the pump, the heat exchange efficiency is improved compared to the case where only the gas bath pot is used.

(Example) As shown in Fig. 1, extend the suction pipe (21) and the discharge pipe (3) from the side of the bathtub (11), connect the suction pipe (2) to the existing gas bath pot (4), A connecting pipe (5) extending from the gas bath pot (4) is connected to a circulating bath device (6), and the other outlet of this circulating bath device (6) is connected to a discharge pipe (3) extending from the bathtub (11). The circulation bath device (6) includes a filter (7) with pores of about 50 μm, a medicinal active 6suri (8) filled with Togorite stones, a circulation pump (9), and an ozone generator that sterilizes the bath water. α1 are sequentially installed (Fig. 2), and Fig. 3 explains the continuous state of these element groups and the heat exchange part Q3.Ignition of the gas bath pot (4) and circulation pump The operation in (9) is performed by controller 〇υ, and the outputs of various sensors such as a temperature sensor, dry firing prevention sensor, and water level sensor are supplied to this controller 〇〇.

When the circulation pump (9) is activated, the bathtub water passes in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Since bath water is forcibly fed into the heat exchange section U of the gas bath pot (4), many turbulent flows occur within the heat exchange section 02, increasing the heat transfer coefficient. The heated bath water is filtered (filtered by force, with medicinal active 6suri (8)
The ozone is activated by the ozone generator αQ, which supplies ozone with strong sterilizing power.

In the above embodiment, the circulation bath device (6) is placed after the gas bath pot (4), but the arrangement may be reversed.In short, the circulation bath device (6) is placed in series with the existing gas bath pot (4). ) and connect the suction pipe (2) and discharge pipe (3) extending from the bathtub (ri).
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(Effect) Two communicating pipes are extended from the bathtub side, and a gas bath pot (
4) Use the conventional bathtub system that connects as is,
The present invention, which only requires a circulating bath device (6) to be installed in series with the gas bath pot (4), is more effective than a system in which a gas heat exchanger is incorporated into the circulating bath device (6). The gas bath pot (4) and circulation bath device (6), which are reliable only when they are independent, can be used without deteriorating their functions.

In addition, the conventional circulating bath device (6) uses an electric heater, but the present invention can use gas or kerosene, which is low cost and has high instantaneous energy. The load on the bonder (9) is reduced. Furthermore, since ozone with strong oxidizing power circulates in the path, the interior of the heat exchange section θ is always kept clean and the heat exchange efficiency is maintained at a high level.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an example of the implementation of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the circulating bath device, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the state of connection of each element.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A circulation bath device that includes a circulation pump, medicinal activated stones, and a filter is connected in series with a bath pot that uses gas or kerosene as a heat source, and this hybrid unit is installed in two pipe paths on the bathtub side. A hybrid circulation bathtub system. (2) A circulating bath device equipped with a pump, a filter, and an ozone generator is interposed in either the suction pipe or the discharge pipe that connects the existing gas bath pot and bathtub.
Hybrid circulation bathtub system. (3) The hybrid circulation bathtub according to claim 1 or 2, wherein Togor stone, which is mainly composed of silicic acid and aluminum, contains a small amount of radium, and elutes minerals such as iron ions, is placed in the circulation bath device as a medicinal activated stone. system. (4) A gas bath pot that is automatically ignited by a controller, and a filter that filters bath water passing through the pipes.
Togor stones that elute minerals, a pump that is activated by the controller when the bath kettle is ignited, and an ozone generator that sends sterilizing ozone into the pipes according to instructions from the controller are sequentially installed in the circulation path. It becomes,
Hybrid circulation bathtub system.