JPH0432103Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field The present invention relates to a bathtub chair suitable for use in a Japanese-style bathtub in a general household. This invention relates to a bathtub chair that can spray air bubbles into the anus and groin area.

In addition, the chairs of this invention can be stacked and used, raising the upper body and, in some cases, exposing the chest above the surface of the hot water, allowing people with weak hearts or the elderly to avoid putting pressure on their hearts. It can be suitably used as a stackable bathtub chair that allows you to take a bath with peace of mind.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In Japan, there are a considerable number of people suffering from hemorrhoids, and the most important thing for them is to clean the affected areas, that is, the anus and groin area, and to give them appropriate massage. It is known that mild hemorrhoids can be cured or the rate of healing can be accelerated by keeping the anus and groin area clean and giving a moderate amount of massage or exercise. Also, for people with hemorrhoids,
Washing the anus and groin area and giving appropriate massage or exercise to the anus and groin area is time-consuming and requires considerable effort.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in large communal baths and the like, there are bathtub equipment designed to spray air bubbles from the bottom or side wall of the bathtub and massage the entire body with the air bubbles. As mentioned above, the cutting equipment can be said to be very suitable for people suffering from hemorrhoids, but it is too large for general households and has problems in terms of equipment cost.

Furthermore, the Japanese-style bathtubs commonly used in households are deep and place a heavy burden on the heart. However, when taking a bath, for example, an elderly person, a person with a weak heart, or a person with high blood pressure, it is important to take a bath so as to place as little stress on the heart as possible.

Conventionally, for this reason, when an elderly person, a person with a weak heart, or a person with high blood pressure takes a bath, it is necessary to reduce the amount of water and adjust the amount of water so that it does not splash on the chest when the person sinks in the bathtub. It was hot.

However, it is not only uneconomical to drain a large amount of hot water to reduce the amount of hot water in the bathtub, but if the amount of hot water in the bathtub is small, the bathing posture will be unnatural, and the hands and feet will not be able to properly relax. I didn't feel like taking a leisurely, relaxing bath.
Even after taking a bath, I still feel unsatisfied.

Furthermore, if the amount of hot water in the bathtub is low, it will quickly become lukewarm, especially in the winter, leaving you feeling uncomfortable and requiring you to reheat the water or add more boiling water. Of course, since a certain amount of hot water in the bathtub is used when washing the body, it is necessary to increase the amount of hot water, and in this case, reheating, etc., is also required.

Such hot water volume adjustment work and reheating work are troublesome and troublesome, especially for the sickly and elderly, so it is preferable to avoid cutting work as much as possible.

Purpose of the invention Therefore, the purpose of the invention is to provide a foaming bathtub that can be used during daily bathing to cleanse the anus and groin area while bathing, provide appropriate massage or exercise, and be useful for the treatment of hemorrhoids. The idea is to provide chairs.

Another object of the present invention is that when not in use, they can be stacked near the bathtub, and when taking a bath, they can also be used as seats in the washing area, and when desired, they can be placed in the bathtub in desired numbers and stacked. To provide an inexpensive chair for a foaming bathtub that can be stacked freely and allows the user to sit on it and take a bath without putting pressure on the heart despite the abundant amount of hot water.

Means for Solving the Problems The above objects are achieved by the present invention. In summary, the present invention includes a seat having a recess approximately in the center, and legs integrally attached to the seat. This foaming type bathtub chair, which can be used and sat on in a bathtub, is characterized in that air flows out to the seat part through holes to generate bubbles. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an air chamber is formed below the recess by surrounding the recess in which the hole is formed, and an external air source is connected to the air chamber. Ru.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1-3, one embodiment of a foam bathtub chair according to the present invention is illustrated. According to this embodiment, a stacked mode is illustrated, and the chairs are of a two-tiered type, although not limited thereto, and are composed of an upper chair 1A and a lower chair 1B. According to this embodiment, the upper chair 1A is a chair for a foaming bathtub, but the lower chair 1B is not equipped with a foaming device. Of course, the lower chair can also have the same structure as the upper chair 1A.

First, the upper tier chair 1A will be explained. As can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper tier chair 1A has the following features:
It comprises a seat part 2 and a leg part 4 integrally attached to the seat part 2. The seat portion 2 has a recess 6 at its center. The recess 6 has such a depth that the buttocks of the bather do not come into contact with it when the bather sits on the seat 2.

A bottom wall 6a and both side walls 6b defining the recess 6
A large number of small holes 8 are bored in the hole. The arrangement of the small holes 8 may be varied as desired. The diameter of the hole 8 may be arbitrary, but is preferably about 0.2 to 1.0 mm, more preferably about 0.5 to 0.7 mm. Further, a partition wall 10 is provided surrounding the recess 6 in which the hole 8 is formed, and below and on the sides of the recess 6, that is, the chair 1
An air chamber 12 is formed inside A. The air chamber 1
2 is integrally attached with a connecting part 10a that forms an air inflow port, and an external air source (not shown) is connected to the connecting part 10a through an appropriate air tube T, and an appropriate air pressure is applied to the connecting part 10a. The air having the following characteristics is supplied to the air chamber 12. As the air source, commercially available air pumps, mini compressors, etc. may be suitably used.

When a bather sits on the chair, air bubbles ejected from the recess 6 collide with the bather's anus and groin area, cleaning the anus and groin area and giving appropriate pine surge or exercise. can. Furthermore, by providing a recess in the seat 2 in this manner, the anus of a person suffering from hemorrhoids is not connected to the seat of the chair, which is comfortable, and also prevents contact with the buttocks of a person suffering from hemorrhoids. It is hygienic as it prevents skin infections and avoids direct contact with the anus and genitals of each bather.

The legs 4 can be provided all around the seat 2 as in this embodiment, but they can also be provided only at a plurality of locations.

The lower chair 1B can have the same configuration as the upper chair 1A, but in this embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3, the recess 6 is not provided with the small hole 8, and the Thus, no air chamber 12 is formed, but instead an air escape hole 14 is formed in the bottom wall 6a of the recess 6. The air escape hole 14 allows the air remaining inside the chair to escape when the lower chair 1B is submerged in the bathtub.
Place B stably in the bathtub. Also, lower chair 1
The only difference is that the seat part 2 of B is formed with an engaging part 16 that engages with the leg part 4 of the upper chair 1A when the upper chairs 1A are stacked. However, it is also possible to form the engaging portion 16 on the upper chair 1A as well as on the lower chair 1B, thereby eliminating the difference in structure between the upper and lower chairs.

As described above, by forming the engaging portion 6, when the chairs 1A and 1B are stacked, the upper chair 1
The lower end of the leg portion 4 of the chair 1A fits into a portion of the seat portion 4 of the lower chair 1B, so that it is configured not to shift in the front-back and left-right directions.

Further, it is preferable that the chairs 1, 1A, and 1B according to the present invention are configured to have a specific gravity greater than 1 so as not to generate buoyancy.

Furthermore, the heights of the chairs 1A and 1B are relatively low so that they can be conveniently used by people of various sitting heights, and the necessary number of chairs can be stacked and used, or chairs of various heights can be prepared and used to adjust the seating height. It is preferable to use the necessary ones singly or in combination.

Since the chairs 1, 1A, and 1B can be stacked next to the bathtub, they do not take up much space even when not in use, and there is no need to worry about where to put them.
When in use, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the chair 1 is placed in the bathtub 20, and the required number of chairs (in the illustrated example, one or two chairs) are stacked and used. Also, if necessary, when the tube T from the air source is connected to the connecting part 10a of the air chamber protruding from the side of the chair, air bubbles are ejected from the numerous holes 8 of the recess 6, and the anus of the bather, Air bubbles collide with the groin area to further cleanse the anus and groin area and provide appropriate pine surge or exercise.

Effects of the invention Since the bathtub chair according to the invention is constructed and functions as described above, it can be easily used during daily bathing, cleans the anus and groin area, and provides appropriate pine surge or exercise while bathing. This has the effect of improving blood circulation and can be useful in treating hemorrhoids. Furthermore, in the present invention, a normal bather can take a bath in the normal bathing mode as shown in FIG. 4, while a person with a weak heart,
An elderly person or a person with high blood pressure can take a bath by placing the chairs 1 stacked next to the bathtub into the bathtub, stacking them to a desired height, and sitting down. Therefore, even if there is a sufficient amount of hot water in the bathtub, people with weak hearts may sit on a chair and lean back (Figure 6) to keep their chest above the hot water. It can be tightened without putting pressure on the heart. Therefore, even people with weak hearts, the elderly, or people with high blood pressure can enjoy the abundant amount of hot water with peace of mind.

In addition, the amount of hot water is abundant and you can sit and lean backwards to take a bath, so you can feel relaxed and relaxed, and you will feel very refreshed after taking a bath, which will have excellent psychological effects.

Furthermore, since the amount of hot water is abundant, the water does not cool down quickly even when the ambient temperature is low, such as in winter, and even if you use hot water to wash your body, the hot water does not decrease by that much, so reheating is rarely necessary. There is no.

In addition, even people who do not have a weak heart can use this chair and take a bath while lying down, immersed up to their necks in hot water, feeling relaxed and relaxed.

It should be noted that the above embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention, and it goes without saying that various modifications and changes can be made as necessary. For example, the shape of chair 1,
The structure, dimensions, or the structure, shape, dimensions, etc. of the engaging portion 6 are not limited to the illustrated example.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a bathtub chair according to the present invention. Figures 2 and 3 are
FIG. 2 is a plan view of upper and lower chairs that constitute the chair shown in the figure. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a bathing state in a normal mode. FIGS. 5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams showing how the chair of the present invention is used. 1...Chair, 1A...Upper chair, 1B...Lower chair, 2...Seat, 4...Legs, 6...Recess, 8
... hole, 12 ... air chamber, 14 ... air escape hole,
16... Engagement portion, 20... Bathtub.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A chair comprising a seat having a recess in the approximate center with a depth such that the buttocks do not come in contact with each other, and legs integrally attached to the seat, the chair defining the recess. A large number of holes were bored in the bottom wall and both side walls, and the hole area formed in the recess was surrounded by a partition wall to form an air chamber inside the chair, and the air chamber was installed outside. A foaming bathtub that can be used and sat in a bathtub, characterized in that air is supplied from an air source and the air flows out toward the seat through the hole to generate bubbles. chair.