JPH05200079A - Bathtub shower device for massaging shoulder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a shower to be used with a jet flow kept at an angle suitable for giving a sufficient massaging effect to a person taking a bath, and further enable the shower to be so housed as not to hinder the person when the shower is not in use. CONSTITUTION:A body 28 is mounted on a seat 27 fitted to the flange 2 of a bathtub, in such a way as freely rotatable within horizontal plane. A horizontal cylindrical rotary shaft 31 is so coupled to the upper section of the body 28 as to be freely rotatable. Also, a shoulder massaging shower nozzle 3 to jet water toward a shoulder is mounted on the rotary shaft 31. In addition, a water passage leading from the seat 27 to the nozzle 3 via the body 28 and the shaft 31 is formed for feeding a hot bath to the nozzle 3. According to this construction, the nozzle 3 and the body 28 are rotatable together in a peripheral direction, and the nozzle 3 and the shaft 31 are rotatable together in a vertical direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shoulder rest shower device for a bathtub which is used to massage a shoulder by giving a strong jet of shower water to the shoulder while taking a bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a shoulder pad shower which gives a jet of shower water to the shoulder, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-141282. To do this, attach a pair of shoulder rest shower devices at a certain interval in the bathtub, and apply the shower to the shoulders in the bathing posture from the shoulder rest nozzle fixedly installed in the shoulder rest shower device. Has an aim.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned device, the shoulder rest nozzle of the shoulder rest shower device projects toward the inside of the bathtub because the jet of shower water is applied to the shoulder while in the bathing posture. There is a problem that it disturbs the bather when it is not used and is dangerous when entering and leaving the bathtub. In addition, in order to give a sufficient massage effect to the bather, it is necessary to apply a jet from the shoulder rest nozzle in a direction close to the vertical to the place where the bather's jet hits. For that purpose, the bather's head in a bathing posture There is a problem that a shoulder pad nozzle will be attached at a position close to, which will be an obstacle for bathers.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to use it while maintaining the angle of the jet flow which can give a sufficient massage effect to the bather, Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub which can be stored without disturbing a bather when not in use.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub according to the present invention has a main body 28 mounted on a pedestal 27 attached to a flange 2 of the bathtub 1 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. , A horizontal cylindrical rotary shaft 31 is rotatably mounted on the upper part of the main body 28, and a shoulder pad nozzle 3 for injecting shower water toward the shoulder is mounted on the rotary shaft 31 to rotate the base 27 from the main body 28. A water passage extending to the shoulder pad nozzle 3 through the shaft 31 was formed so that the bath water was supplied to the shoulder pad nozzle 3.

[0006]

According to the above construction, the main body 28 is attached to the pedestal 27.
Can rotate the shoulder rest nozzle 3 together with the main body 28 in the circumferential direction.
It is possible to rotate up and down together with the rotary shaft 31 with respect to 8. As a result, the shoulder pad nozzle 3 can be oriented in any direction, when used, it can be used in the optimal direction in which a sufficient massage effect can be obtained, and when it is not used, it can be stored in an unobtrusive position.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the whole bath 1, and FIG. 4 is a pipeline diagram showing the whole system. A circulation pump 8 is arranged on the side of the bathtub 1, and a suction port 9 and the circulation pump 8 in the bathtub 1 are connected by a suction pipe 10. The circulation pump 8 removes hot water in the bathtub 1. Can be inhaled.
A plurality of back jet nozzles 11 and foot jet nozzles 12 for jetting hot water mixed with bubbles into the bathtub 1 are provided on the inner wall surface of the bathtub 1. The jet nozzles 11 and 12 and the circulation pump 8 are provided. Are connected by nozzle water supply pipes 13 and 14,
Bath water can be supplied to the injection nozzles 11 and 12. The flange 2 of the bath tub 1 is provided with an air intake port 15, and the air intake port 15 and the injection nozzles 11 and 12 are connected by an air pipe 16, whereby the injection nozzle 1
Air can be supplied to 1 and 12. Bathtub 1
A pair of shower devices 17 for shoulder rests are arranged on the flange 2 at positions corresponding to the shoulders of the bather, and the shower device 17 for shoulder rests and the circulation pump 8 are connected by a shower water supply pipe 18 for shoulder rests. It is connected and the bath water is supplied to the shoulder shower device 17. The operation of the bathtub 1 is performed by the remote controller 20, so that each operation pattern can be selected, the strength of the flow rate can be adjusted, and the frequency of the jet flow change can be adjusted. The signal from the remote controller 20 is sent to the remote controller light receiving unit 21 and transmitted to the control unit 22 housed in the circulation pump 8.

The bath water sucked from the suction port 9 is supplied from the circulation pump 8 to the nozzle water supply pipes 13 and 14 via a flow rate control valve 23 which controls the circulation flow rate inside the pump unit.
The water is supplied to the shoulder shower water supply pipe 18. The nozzle water supply pipes 13 and 14 and the shoulder pad shower water supply pipe 18 are provided with a back flow path switching valve 24 such as a motor valve, a foot flow path switching valve 25, and a shoulder flow path switching valve 26, respectively. The supply of bath water can be switched. The bath water that has circulated through the nozzle water supply pipes 13 and 14 through the back flow path switching valve 24 and the foot flow path switching valve 25 is mixed with the air from the air pipe 16 at the injection nozzles 11 and 12. A jet stream containing bubbles is jetted into the bathtub 1.
Shower water supply pipe for shoulder 1 through the flow path switching valve 26 for shoulder
The bath water circulated via 8 is supplied to the shoulder rest shower device 17 and sprayed from the shoulder rest nozzle 3 of the shoulder rest shower device 17. The flow rate of the bath water circulated and supplied to the injection nozzles 11 and 12 and the shower device 17 for shoulder rest is circulated by controlling the flow rate control valve 23 that can control the flow rate by the valve opening degree using a stepping motor. The flow rate can be adjusted, and the strength and weakness of the jet flow jetted from the jet nozzles 11 and 12 and the shoulder pad nozzle 3 of the shoulder pad shower device 17 can be adjusted, and various jet streams can be obtained.

The shower device for a shoulder pad 17 is formed as shown in FIG. A pedestal 27 is attached to the flange 2, and a main body 28 is rotatably attached to the pedestal 27. An O-ring 29 is interposed in a portion that rotatably connects the pedestal 27 and the main body 28, and is water-tightly connected by the O-ring 29. A strainer 30 for removing dust is interposed between the pedestal 27 and the main body 28. On the upper part of the main body 28, a cylindrical rotary shaft 31 is horizontally arranged and rotatably mounted. An O-ring 32 is also provided in a watertight manner at a portion where the rotary shaft 31 is rotatably connected. A shoulder pad nozzle 3 is attached to the rotary shaft 31, and a jet of shower water can be jetted from an jet port 33 at the tip of the shoulder pad nozzle 3. A pulse generating fluid element 34 such as a feedback oscillation type pure fluid element is installed in the shoulder pad nozzle 3.
It is possible to jet a pulsed jet. The shoulder pad shower device 17 can rotate the shoulder pad nozzle 3 in a horizontal plane by rotating the main body 28 as shown by the arrow A in FIG. 2, and the shoulder pad nozzle 3 can be rotated by the arrow B in FIG. It can be rotated up and down, and the direction of the shoulder pad nozzle 3 can be freely changed. Therefore, when the shoulder rest shower device 17 attached to the bathtub 1 is not used, the shoulder rest nozzle 3 can be stored so as not to get in the way of the bather 40 as shown in FIG. Rotate the shoulder pad nozzle 3 and apply a jet of shower water as shown by an arrow C in a state in which the jet of the bather 40 who is in a bathing position hits the jet almost vertically to give a sufficient massage effect to the bather 40. Can be given. Also, because the range of adjusting the direction of the jet is large,
In any bathing posture, the bathing person 40 can be sufficiently massaged.

[0010]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, by rotating the main body with respect to the pedestal, the shoulder pad nozzle can be rotated in the circumferential direction together with the main body and the shoulder pad nozzle can be mounted on the main body. On the other hand, it can be rotated up and down together with the rotation axis, and the shoulder pad nozzle can be oriented in any direction, and when used, it should be oriented in an optimal direction that provides a sufficient massage effect. It can be used and can be stored in a position where it does not get in the way when it is not used, and moreover, an optimal massage effect can be obtained by orienting the shoulder pad nozzle in an optimal direction according to the bather's body shape and bathing posture.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a shower device for a shoulder pad according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the above shoulder shower device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the entire bathtub of the above.

FIG. 4 is a pipeline diagram of the entire system of the above.

5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a usage state of the above shoulder shower device, FIG. 5A is a plan view, and FIG. 5B is a partially cutaway front view.

6A and 6B are views for explaining a stored state of the above shoulder shower device, wherein FIG. 6A is a plan view and FIG. 6B is a partially cutaway front view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 2 Flange 3 Nozzle for shoulder rest 17 Shower device for shoulder rest 27 Pedestal 28 Main body 31 Rotating shaft

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A body attached to a pedestal attached to a flange of a bath tub so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane, and a horizontal cylindrical rotary shaft is rotatably attached to an upper portion of the body, and shower water is directed toward a shoulder Attach the shoulder pad nozzle that injects to the rotating shaft,
A shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub, characterized in that a water path is formed from the base to the shoulder rest nozzle via the main body and the rotating shaft to supply hot water to the shoulder rest nozzle.