JPH05163846A - Bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enjoy the atmosphere with a sense of liberation by projecting different types of light from an illumination box to atomization from a mist shower furnished on the side wall, and making the ceiling and floor movable. CONSTITUTION:The side wall 4 of a bathroom is provided with a number of jets of a mist shower 11, and a cold or wam water at any desired temp. is atomized. An illumination box 12 is installed right over or under the jets, and light in different colors is cast continuously or intermittently. A space which is beautifully bright with various colors is obtained by applying this light to the atomization. The ceiling is constructed movable vertically and is fitted with a skylight capable of being opened and shut. Part or the whole of the wash place 3 is fitted with a movable floor 23 vertically.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a comfortable bathroom for home use or business use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Bathing not only keeps the human body clean but also relaxes the mind and body,
It is well known that it is indispensable for maintaining a person's physical and mental health. Particularly in recent years, attention has been paid to the latter effect, and bathrooms having various functions for that purpose have been proposed.

To date, bathrooms equipped with various appliances for relaxing the mind and body have been proposed. For example, a so-called ultrasonic bath that uses a massage effect of ultrasonic waves that are generated when bubbles are blown by blowing a jet of fine air into a bathtub, and the size of water droplets from large particles such as squall to mist Many of them have already been put to practical use, such as shower devices that can be changed in various sizes, waterproof bathroom TVs and videos, and so on.

However, even though these conventional bathrooms have been devised to be comfortable indoors, they are somewhat unsatisfactory from the viewpoint of actively enjoying life in the bathroom. ..

Looking at the windows of bathrooms for home use, recently, many of them take up a large area, and bathrooms with bay windows have been proposed. By providing a wide glass window, the feeling of pressure from the bathroom wall can be eased, the outside scenery can be seen, and the window can be opened to open the bathroom to the outside air, giving a sense of spiritual openness. However, the only way to reduce the feeling of pressure from the ceiling of the bathroom is to raise the ceiling slightly. In that case, the space volume in the bathroom becomes large, and combined with the large window of the bathroom such as a bay window, the bathroom is easily affected by the outside temperature through a thin glass window, and the temperature inside the bathroom is sufficiently raised especially in winter. Another drawback was that it was not there.

Further, it goes without saying that the bathroom must be used not only for a healthy adult, but also for the elderly, children, and persons with disabilities, with equal convenience and convenience. However, the conventional bathroom has a problem that the height from the floor of the washing room to the edge of the bathtub is quite large, which is inconvenient for the elderly and young children to take a bath and is dangerous. For this reason, the bathtub is embedded so that its position is lowered relatively, and the height from the floor of the washroom to the edge of the bathtub is lowered,
It was thought that it would be convenient for the elderly and children to take a bath, but in this case, the hygiene drawback is that hot water and soap splashes in the washroom tend to enter the bathtub. In addition, such a bathtub has another problem that it is rather difficult to use for an adult.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to positively enjoy the life in the bathroom and to prevent the elderly, children or It provides a bathroom that is equally convenient for people with disabilities without any inconvenience.

[0008]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a bathroom provided with a fog shower and a lighting box capable of emitting various colors continuously or intermittently. Preferably, the fog shower is provided. Many spray ports are attached to the wall surface of the bathroom, and the lighting box is attached directly above or below.
If necessary, the ceiling is a movable ceiling that can be moved up or down, or has a skylight that can be opened and closed. Furthermore, if necessary, part or all of the floor of the washing room is a movable floor that can be moved up and down.

[0009]

In accordance with the present invention, when fog is sprayed in the bathroom by the fog shower, and at the same time, illumination of various colors is appropriately or intermittently emitted from the illumination box, the contrast between the fog and the bright and bright illumination is beautiful in the bathroom. The space is created, and at the same time, each fine particle of the fog reflects the lighting and shines in seven colors, making the interior of the bathroom a beautiful and colorful space. If the fog condition and lighting can be adjusted freely by the control panel at hand, various atmospheres can be enjoyed freely.

If the ceiling is a movable ceiling, the ceiling is lowered in winter to reduce the space volume in the bathroom and the temperature inside the bathroom is easily raised, while in other seasons the ceiling is raised to give a feeling of pressure in the bathroom. Can be relieved. When the ceiling is provided with a skylight that can be opened and closed, it is possible to obtain a large open feeling that cannot be enjoyed only by the windows provided on the side surface and the like.

Further, according to the present invention, when an adult takes a bath, the movable floor of the washroom is always lowered so that the elderly, children,
When a physically handicapped person takes a bath, by raising the movable floor to an appropriate height in advance only when entering or leaving the bathtub from the washroom, everyone can enjoy the atmosphere of the bathroom without any discomfort. You can do it.

[0012]

1 is a vertical sectional view of a bathroom showing an embodiment of the present invention. This bathroom is configured as an independent compartment by an outer wall 1, has a bathtub 2 and a washing room 3 on the floor, has side walls 4 and bay windows 5 made of artificial marble etc. on the side, and is vertically movable on the ceiling. A movable ceiling 6 is arranged. or,
This bathroom is provided with a faucet 7, showers 8 and 9, and a water pipe 10 is laid under the floor. Further, needless to say, a water heater and a hot water box (not shown) are installed outside the bathroom outer wall 1 as needed, and hot water is supplied into the bathroom by a pump or the like.

A plurality of small holes are formed in the side wall 4 made of artificial marble, and a mist shower 11 is embedded in the small holes. From the bathroom, only the spray port of the mist shower 11 can be seen in the small hole of the side wall 4. Fog shower 11
An illumination box 12 capable of emitting various colors continuously or intermittently is attached to the upper side of the side wall by a suitable means. In addition, the side wall 4 has a wall panel 13
A stereo speaker 14 and a touch-type control panel 15 are fitted into the wall panel 13. In addition, 16 is a ventilation fan and 17 is a mirror.
Although not shown, cold water and hot water from a water heater are supplied to the pipe of the mist shower 11, and cold water or hot water having a desired temperature is sprayed as mist from the mist shower 11.
The fog shower 11 has a built-in mechanism for appropriately adjusting the size of fog particles.

The amount of water supplied to the fog shower 11, the water pressure, the water temperature, the size of fog particles, and the color and illuminance emitted by the illumination box 12 can all be controlled by simply touching the control panel 15. It is light. Of course, the control of the stereo speaker 14 is also performed by touching the control panel 15. In the present embodiment, the control panel 15 is provided on the side of the washing room 3, but by providing the control panel 15 on the side of the bathtub 2, the bather can adjust the contrast between fog and lighting while staying in the bathtub 2. it can.

The main role of the fog shower is to form a beautiful and colorful space in the bathroom together with the lighting box. If this is sprayed as cold water on the body, it gently lowers the body surface temperature and makes it cool. You can get a very refreshing feeling.

The movable ceiling 6 which moves up and down is fixed to a support frame 18 fixed to the outer wall 1, a telescopic member 19 having a driving mechanism such as a screw jack supported by the support frame 18, and a tip of the telescopic member 19. The movable plate 20 moves up and down as the elastic member 19 expands and contracts. There is a slight gap between the outer periphery of the movable plate 20 and the side wall 4 as shown in the drawing, and since it is vertically guided by an appropriate guide member (not shown), the vertical movement of the movable plate 20 is smooth. Done. The expansion and contraction of the elastic member 19 is controlled by the control panel 15.

However, if the movable plate 20 is raised (the solid line position in the figure) and the ceiling is kept high by shrinking the expansion / contraction member 19 to the full extent, it is possible to obtain a feeling of openness in the bathroom.
When it is difficult to raise the temperature of the bathroom such as in winter, the elastic member 19 is appropriately extended to lower the movable plate 20 (the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in the drawing) to lower the ceiling, thereby reducing the volume of the bathroom space and preventing the bathroom temperature from dropping. ..

Next, the washing space 3 is fixed to the fixed floor 21, the elastic member 22 having a driving mechanism such as a screw jack supported by the fixed floor 21, and fixed to the tip of the elastic member 22.
It is composed of a movable floor 23 that moves up and down as the elastic member 22 expands and contracts. There is a slight gap between the outer periphery of the movable floor 23 and the side wall 4 and the bathtub 2 as shown in the figure, and since it is vertically guided by an appropriate guide member (not shown), the movable floor 2
The vertical movement of 3 is performed smoothly. Further, the hot water flowing on the movable floor 23 falls through the gap to the fixed floor 21 and flows to the water pipe 10. The expansion and contraction of the elastic member 22 is controlled by the control panel 15. still,
In the present embodiment, the movable floor 23 occupies the entire floor surface of the washing area 3, but only a part of the floor surface may be the movable floor 23.

However, normally, the retractable member 22 is contracted to lower the movable floor 23 (indicated by the solid line in the figure),
When a physically handicapped person takes a bath, the movable floor 23 is raised to a suitable height in advance only when the bath 3 enters and leaves the washroom 3 (indicated by a dashed line in the figure), and the movable floor 23 is moved to the upper edge of the bath 2. If you lower the height, it is also convenient for bathing,
It is also safe. Furthermore, since the height between the movable floor 23 and the upper edge of the bathtub 2 is usually maintained, there is no sanitary defect that splashes of hot water or soap at the washing place easily enter the bathtub.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which only the ceiling portion is shown. Here, a skylight 24 is attached instead of the movable ceiling 6. A glass window 25 is attached to the skylight 24, and the glass window 25 slides (in this example, in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface) by a drive mechanism (not shown),
The windows can be opened appropriately. The drive mechanism is controlled by the control panel 15.
With such a skylight 24, a further sense of openness can be obtained, and in combination with an atmosphere in which the contrast between fog and lighting creates a positive effect, it is possible to positively enjoy the bathroom life.

By the way, in the above embodiment, the shower 8 is used.
Although 9 and 9 are normal showers, one of them may be a mist shower. It is also possible to adjust the temperature of the bathroom with an air conditioner, which not only makes it more comfortable, but also changes the fog condition depending on the temperature, which makes the contrast of fog and lighting rich. There is. Further, the temperature of the cold water or the hot water used for the mist shower 11 can be adjusted by appropriately mixing hot water from the water heater and cold water of the tap water, as is usually done. If a cooling / heating temperature adjusting device is attached to a position close to, for example, the inner wall 4 and / or the outer wall 1, the water temperature can be adjusted near the spray port, and more precise adjustment can be performed. In any case, the control of the water temperature is controlled by the control panel 15.

Although the embodiments have been mainly described with the domestic bathroom in mind, it goes without saying that the present invention may be applied to various commercial bathrooms.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, fog is sprayed in the bathroom by the fog shower, and various colored lights are appropriately continuously or intermittently applied to the bathroom. You can create a shining space. Furthermore, by appropriately combining movable ceilings, skylights, movable floors, etc., anyone can enjoy the atmosphere with a sense of openness.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a bathroom.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view near the ceiling of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Movable ceiling 11 Fog shower 12 Lighting box 15 Control panel 20 Movable plate 23 Movable floor 24 Skylight

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification code Office reference number FI technical display location B05B 1/18 101 E04B 9/00 E04D 13/035 J 7416-2E E04F 15/00 F 7805-2E F21P 3 / 00 Z 9032-3K

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom comprising a fog shower and a lighting box capable of emitting various colors continuously or intermittently. 2. The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein a large number of mist shower spray ports are mounted on the wall surface of the bathroom, and the lighting box is mounted directly above or below the lighting box. 3. The bathroom according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ceiling is a movable ceiling that can be moved up and down. 4. The bathroom according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ceiling has a skylight that can be opened and closed. 5. The bathroom according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a part or all of the floor of the washing room is a movable floor that can be moved up and down.