JPH0357228Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a bathtub device incorporating a hot water bath.

(Conventional technology) Utase-yu is a method in which hot water flows down like a waterfall from above one side of the bathtub, and by applying the utase-yu to the shoulders, etc., a pine surge effect can be expected. By doing so, you will feel luxurious, your mood will be relaxed, and you can expect benefits for your mental health.

By the way, there are no home bathtubs that incorporate such pouring hot water, and if I were to cite a conventional example, Utility Model Application No. 163638/1983 was proposed, which could be used as a shower by switching the jet stream of a jet-type bathtub. This is how it was done.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The above conventional technology merely switches the jet stream to a shower, and the shower water discharge has little pine surge effect, is not luxurious, and merely functions as a shower.

On the other hand, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 126826/1983 was disclosed as a water bath treatment device for rehabilitation, and this technology was
The water pipe for waterfall bathing and the water pipe for overflow generation can be switched.

The present invention was created in view of the above, and its purpose is to provide a bathtub device with built-in hot water that has a high pine surge effect, provides a luxurious feel, and is also effective for mental health during bathing. In addition, when using it as a cascading bath, the bathtub is moved to a bulging tank formed in a part of the bathtub and bathed in cascading water, and when it is not used as a cascading bath, it is installed in the bathtub. To provide a bathtub device with built-in hot water that allows you to enjoy the atmosphere of a waterfall.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Means for solving the above problems include a bathtub, a pouring hot water discharging means provided above the bathtub, and supplying a jet stream to the pouring hot water discharging means. It consists of a jet flow generating means and a swelling tank part provided in a part of the bathtub, and a pouring hot water discharging means is provided above the swelling tank part.

(Operation by the above means) According to the above means, hot water is discharged from above the bulging tank part of the bathtub like a waterfall, moves to the bulging tank part and can be used as hot water, and the bulging tank part can be used as hot water. By bathing away from the bathtub, a waterfall appears in the bathtub and you can enjoy the atmosphere.

(Embodiment) Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathtub device incorporating hot water, and as is clear from the plan view of FIG. 1a, and in the embodiment, the side and rear surfaces on the bulging side are surrounded by walls 3a, 3a in the bathroom 3. A discharge fitting 4 serving as a hot water discharge port is provided on the wall surface 3b above the swelling tank portion 1a, and a discharge port 4a of the discharge fitting 4 is opened toward the swelling tank portion 1a below.

An operation panel 5 is provided at a low position on the rear wall 3a of the bathtub 1, and a plurality of switch parts 5a of the operation panel 5
The operation panel 5 is buried in the wall surface 3a so that the surface including the pressing part is flush with the wall surface, and is waterproof. Use a structure.

Also, a side wall 2c that overlaps the wall surface 3b of the bathtub body 2.
A metal fitting 6 for blowing out a bubble jet is arranged in the middle part of the
It is configured so that a jet of air bubbles is ejected from the metal fitting 6 into the bathtub 1.

The generation of hot water and bubble jet in the bathtub 1 described above will be explained in detail based on FIG. are connected by a suction pipe 8, and a filter such as a wire mesh or a synthetic resin mesh is attached to the suction port of the suction pipe 8 as necessary. pump 7
The discharge side of is connected to the discharge pipe 9, and the discharge pipe 9 is connected to the bubble jet ejection metal fitting 6 described above.

The fitting 6 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, and has a nozzle 6c swingable with a protruding ball part 6b in the center of a fitting 6a which is fitted through the wall surface 2c of the bathtub. 6d is a hot water jet supply nozzle 6e that is connected in communication with the discharge pipe 9 described above.
A pressurized air supply passage 6g opens in a part of a space 6f surrounding the nozzle 6e, and the passage 6g is connected to a pressurized air source via a pipe 10. In this way, the hot water jet and the pressurized air are mixed in the space 6f, and are ejected from the nozzle 6c into the bathtub as a bubble jet.

A switching valve 11 such as a three-way valve is interposed in the discharge pipe 9 that connects the pump 7 and the metal fitting 6, and the hot water discharge fitting 4 provided above the wall surface 3b and the discharge pipe are connected via the switching valve 11. 9 with a branch pipe 12,
The switching valve 11 is connected to the controller of the operation panel 5 described above, and the switching valve 11 is connected to the switch section 5a of the operation panel 5...
By selectively pressing the button, only the bubble jet is turned on, only the hot water is turned on, and both are turned off.On the other hand, it is preferable that the pump 7 is equipped with a heater to provide an additional heating function. It is operated using an operation panel 5.

The pouring hot water discharge fitting 4 is as shown in FIG. 4, for example, and the base 4c of the curved downward main body 4b is mounted and supported by a fitting 4d so that the base 4c faces the through hole 3c formed in the wall surface 3b. The branch pipe 1 described above is inserted into the hole 3c.
2 facing the tip 12a, this part is the metal fitting 12b
Attach and hold on the back side of wall 3b.

In the above, the pump 7 which is in the OFF state is operated by selecting the switch part 5a... of the operation panel 5, additional heating is performed as necessary, and the position of the switching valve 11 is selected by operating the switch part 5a... This supplies a jet of bubbles into the bathtub. The selector valve 11 is switched by selecting hot water at the switch part 5a..., and the jet generated by the pump 7 flows into the branch pipe 12, the jet is discharged downward from the discharge fitting 4, and it bulges out from the metal fitting 4 on the wall surface 3b. The water flows down into the tank 1a like a waterfall. By positioning the bather directly under the bulging tank 1a, the bather applies the cascading water to his/her shoulders and performs pine surge. You can admire the utaseyu by standing in front of it.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
The bathtub body 102 has a rectangular shape that is long from side to side, and has a concave portion 102e that bulges downward from the wall 103a in the middle of the rear wall 102d, and this portion is used as the bulging tank portion 101.
a, a vertically elongated recess 103d is formed in the wall 103a from immediately above the expansion tank 101a, and a hot water discharge part 104 is provided on the ceiling 103e or the upper part of the recess 103d, and the main body 102 is provided in the same manner as described above.
At the lower part of one side wall 102c, there is a bubble jet ejection part 1.
06, and 105 provided on the wall 103b is an operation panel.

6 and 7 show a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the bathtub body 202 is a rectangle long from side to side, and the rear wall 202
A concave portion 202e that extends backward is formed in the center of d to form a bulging tank portion 201a for hot water, and the left and right stages (upper end surfaces) 202f, 20 of this portion
2g is formed long in the front and back, shelves 213 and 214 with large dimensions in the height direction are installed on the left and right in this part, and a unit 215 equipped with a discharge port 204 for pouring hot water is constructed above between the shelves. It is something.

In FIG. 8, instead of the shelf, the bathtub main body 302 is made convex in plan view, and the left and right sides of the concave portion 202e are not long in the front and rear. A unit 315 having a spout 304 for pouring hot water is provided.

Incidentally, the pouring hot water discharge fitting 4 may be provided with a shower function to switch between jet discharge and shower discharge, and FIG. 9 shows an example of this.

The metal fitting 40 is fixed to the wall and consists of a base 41 connected to the branch pipe 12 and a rotatable tip 42,
The tip portion 42 is rotatably fixed to the base 41 by a support shaft 43 provided diagonally. A through hole 45 is provided in a part of the hot water passage 44 of the base 41, while the tip 4
The inside of 2 is divided into two chambers by a wall 46, and through holes 47 and 48 are provided in each chamber to match the through hole 45 at a predetermined rotation position,
One chamber 49 communicates with a large diameter opening 50, and the other chamber 51 communicates with a shower fitting 53 having a large number of small holes 52.
By rotating the tip 42, the jet flow can be switched between a hot water flow and a shower flow, and the figure shows the hot water state.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above, according to the invention, the swelling tank is provided in a part of the bathtub, and the means for discharging hot water is provided above this. When discharging utase-yu and taking a bath,
By moving the hot water to the swelling tank and using it, you can perform pine surge and obtain a bathtub that is excellent for your health. By taking a bath, you can take a bath while enjoying the atmosphere of the waterfall, and the luxurious atmosphere increases the interest of bathing, and is expected to have positive effects on mental health. It can be used as a bath or as a waterfall to enhance the atmosphere, and is extremely effective for health and enjoyment of bathing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the first embodiment.
The figure is an explanatory diagram of the hot water and bubble jet generation switching means,
Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the hot water discharge part, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the second embodiment, Fig. 6 is a front view of the third embodiment, Fig. 7 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the second embodiment. A front view of the embodiment,
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a modified example of the hot water discharge part, and FIG. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the bubble jet generating part. In the drawings, 1 is a bathtub, 3a and 3b are wall surfaces, 4 is a hot water outlet, 6 is a bubble jet outlet, 7 is a jet generating means, and 11 is a switching valve.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It consists of a bathtub, a hot water discharging means provided above the bathtub, a jet generating means for supplying a jet of hot water to the hot water discharging means, and a swelling tank portion provided in a part of the bathtub. . A bathtub device with built-in pouring hot water, characterized in that the pouring hot water discharging means is provided above the bulging tank portion.