JPH05261137A - Spray bath unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To optionally set a sprayed environment and a heated environment so as to enhance the convenient use of a spray bath unit without uncomfortability caused by hot air applied to a human body, by spraying water reformed by a reforming means, from a spraying means, and by radiating heat having a predetermined temperature, from a heat supply means so as to control the heated environment. CONSTITUTION:Water led into a reforming means 16 through a water supply pipe 15, is turned into reformed water in response to an operation signal from a remote control 29 and a reforming signal from a control means 28. Further, the reformed water is mixed with water flowing through a check valve 17 by a mixing and adjusting valve 18, and is then led into a heating means 20 so as to be heated up to a predetermined temperature. The water is pressurized by a pressure boost-up means 21, and is led into a spray water passage 22. Then, the water whose flow rate is adjusted by a flow adjusting valve 23 in response to a sprayed environment signal transmitted from the control means 28 is sprayed into a space 24 from sprays 25. Thus, the sprayed environment and the heated environment in the space 24 may be optionally set by the remote- control 29.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention produces water reformed by a reforming means, sprays reforming water into a space by a spraying means, and supplies heat to a space by a heat radiating means for bathing. This is a device for realizing a new bathing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 shows a conventional spray bathing apparatus.
As shown in (1), a mist generator 3 containing a cleaning agent 2 is provided downstream of the mineral ion generator 1 as a kind of reforming means, and is connected to a blowout chamber 5 by a mist duct 4. On the other hand, a steam generator 6 is provided in parallel with the generator 1, and is similarly connected to the blowing chamber 5 by a steam duct 7. A blow-out chamber 5 is opened in the mist chamber 8, and a suction chamber 9 for partially sucking the atmosphere is also opened below. A fan 10 is installed on the downstream side of the suction chamber 9, and is connected to the generator 3 and the blowing chamber 5 by a duct 12 on the downstream side thereof via a branch chamber 11. A temperature sensor 13 is installed in the suction chamber 9 and connected to the operation panel 14, and a signal line 14a is connected from the operation panel 14 to a predetermined component.

In the above spraying device, one of the supplied water is mineral-ionized by the generator 1 and the mist generator 3 is supplied.
Flows to. It is cleaned by the cleaning agent 2 therein, becomes mist by an ultrasonic device, etc., mixes with the moist air supplied from the duct 12 by the fan 10, reaches the blow-out chamber 5 through the mist duct 4, and is discharged into the mist chamber 8. To be done. On the other hand, the water that has entered the steam generator 6 is heated by the sheath heater, becomes steam, passes through the steam duct 7, and only saturated steam reaches the blowout chamber 5 and is supplied into the mist chamber 8. Here, the temperature of the mist chamber 8 is heated by steam, and the temperature control is detected by the temperature sensor 13, and the operation panel 1
The steam generator 6 is turned on and off so as to set the room temperature set in 4.

[0004]

However, since the above-mentioned conventional structure was originally conceived for a large mist room 8 in a hotel or gym, there were the following problems.

(1) The mist generated by the separately provided mist generator 3 is inevitably supplied from the mist duct 4 to the mist chamber 8 together with a large amount of moist air because of the transportation system in which the mist is supplied by the fan 10. The wind is hitting the body and the mist chamber is narrow.
Then, the flow velocity becomes large and it becomes uncomfortable.

(2) Since the temperature of the mist chamber 8 is adjusted by the sheath heater and the mist is first detected by the temperature sensor 13 in the suction chamber 9 which is a recirculation process, the response time is delayed. In addition, the steam generator 6
Since the amount of steam is indirectly controlled by hunting, hunting is also likely to occur, and the operation panel 14 is separately provided, so that the temperature cannot be directly controlled from the inside of the mist chamber 8.

(3) When the air volume is reduced, the steam is recombined during transportation and the steam particles become large, and when the steam particles adhere to the body, it feels uncomfortable.

(4) The ion water produced by the generator 1 has a constant pH value and cannot be adjusted.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to adjust the property of reforming water to a predetermined state, control the spraying state of reforming water, and arbitrarily control the thermal environment of space. It has the first purpose.

Further, the property of the reforming water, the spraying condition such as the particle size, flow rate and position of the sprayed reforming water, and the thermal environment such as the temperature in the space and the heat radiation condition can be remotely controlled according to the preference of the bather. The second purpose is to improve usability in this way.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above first object, the present invention provides a reforming means for reforming water quality, a spraying means for atomizing reformed water supplied and spraying it into a space, A heat supply unit that supplies heat to the space is provided, and a control unit that controls a reforming state of the reforming water, a spray environment of the spray in the space, and a thermal environment of the space is provided. It is a thing.

In order to achieve the second object, the present invention provides a reforming means for reforming water quality, a spraying means for atomizing reforming water supplied and spraying the reformed water into a space, and a heat generating means for heating the space. And a remote controller for remotely controlling the heat supply means.

[0013]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the reforming water reformed to a predetermined state by the reforming means by the control means is sprayed into the space by the spraying means at a predetermined particle size and flow rate. At the same time, a predetermined amount of heat is radiated into the space by the heat supply means, so that the thermal environment in the space can be controlled.

Further, in order to make the environment in the space a preferred state for the bather, the reforming state is changed by the reforming means, and the spraying environment such as the flow rate and pressure of the reforming water sprayed by the spraying means is further set. The heat supply means can operate the thermal environment in the space with a remote control.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, the water pipe 15 is branched along the way to a water passage leading to the reforming means 10 and the check valve 17, and then joined again by a mixing control valve 18 as a mixing control means and connected to a heating means 20. ing. A pressure increasing means 21 is provided on the downstream side of the heating means 20, and a spray water channel 22 is branched on the downstream side thereof. A flow rate control valve 23 is provided in each branch water passage 22, and is connected to a sprayer 25 that is arranged in a vertical direction facing a space 24 that is a bathroom. Further, in the space 24, a plurality of heat supply means 26 are independently mounted at the portion where the bather sits. A ventilation fan 27 is provided above the space 24.
Reforming means 15, mixing control valve 18, heating means 20, pressurizing means 21, flow rate control valve 23, atomizer 25, heat supply means 26.
And the fan 27 is a remote control 29 via the control means 28.
It can be operated with.

In FIG. 2, the remote control 29 has a reforming means 1
6, the operating switch 30, the operating state and the mixing adjusting means 1
A reforming state setting unit 32 having a setting unit 31 for setting the property of the reforming water in 8 is provided. Further, a spray environment setting unit 36 having an operation switch 33 of the sprayer 25, a pressure increasing unit 34 for setting a discharge pressure and a flow rate sprayed from the sprayer 25, and a flow rate adjusting unit 35 is provided. Further, a thermal environment setting unit 40 having a hot water unit 37 for setting the temperature of the reformed water to be sprayed, a heat radiating unit 38 for setting the amount of heat radiated from the heat supply unit 26, and an air flow unit 39 for setting the air flow in the space 24. And are provided.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.
The water introduced from the water pipe 15 is guided to the reforming means 16,
By the reforming signal of the control means 28 based on the operation signal and the reforming water setting signal transmitted from the remote controller 29, the reforming means 16
To produce the specified reforming water. Then, the water that has passed through the check valve 17 is mixed by the mixing control valve 18, and the properties of the reformed water and the flow rate are finally set, and then the water is introduced to the heating means 20. Here, the reforming water is heated to a predetermined temperature by the heating means 20 by the heating signal and the pressurizing signal of the control means 28 based on the hot water signal and the pressure rising signal transmitted from the remote controller 29, and then the predetermined pressure is applied by the pressure raising means 21. And is guided to a plurality of spray water channels 22. Next, the flow rate of the reforming water supplied to each spray water channel 22 is adjusted by the flow rate adjusting valve 23 in accordance with the spray environment signal transmitted from the control means 28, and sprayed from the sprayer 25 into the space 24.

On the other hand, the bather turns on the operation switch 30 of the reforming state setting unit 32 of the remote controller 29 installed in the space 29, and the setting unit 31 sets the property of the reforming water to his or her preference. be able to. Then, the location and direction of the sprayer 25 to be operated are selected by the operation switch 33 of the spray environment setting unit 36, and the ejection speed of the reforming water to be sprayed is increased by the pressure increasing unit 34.
In addition, the spray flow rate can be set by the flow rate adjusting unit 35. Furthermore, the temperature of the reforming water is set in the hot water part 37 of the thermal environment setting part 40, and the amount of heat released into the space 24 of the heat supply means 26 is set in the heat dissipation part 38.
Further, the air flow portion 39 can operate the fan 27 to adjust the ventilation amount in the space 24. Remote control 2
9 shows the properties of the reformed water to be sprayed in the space 24, the spray environment such as the flow velocity, particle size, flow rate and location of the spray, and the thermal environment such as the temperature of the reformed water and the amount of heat released into the space 24. You can freely set it to suit your taste. Therefore, for example, in the case of producing expensive reformed water, since it is supplied in the form of spray, even a small amount can efficiently adhere to the human body and be absorbed from hair roots and the like to obtain a bathing effect. It is said that the modified water is easily absorbed from the hair roots into the body at about 34 ° C., and the heating means 20
When the temperature is set to around this temperature, the bather cannot obtain a warm feeling as it is because it is in the so-called dead temperature range. In such a case, the bather can operate the respective heat supply means 26 by the plurality of heat radiating portions 38 to obtain a warm feeling. That is, the heat is radiated from each heat supply means 26 into the space 24 and the temperature in the space 24 is raised, and the heat is directly supplied to the deep part of the human body by the infrared radiation heat. As a result, a warm feeling can be obtained even if the amount of energy supplied from the heat supply means 26 is small. In this way, the bather can obtain a warm feeling even at a lower temperature, so that hot flashes do not occur, there is no burden on the body due to water pressure, and there is no discomfort that hot air directly hits the body. Also, people who are not in good health can take a bath safely. When the reforming means 16 is not operated, it can be used as a normal shower.

The space 24 is not limited to a space for accommodating the entire human body, and may be a part of the human body, for example, a capsule type, which covers only a part of the human body. In this case, the remote controller does not necessarily have to be installed inside the space 24 depending on the size of the capsule type space and convenience.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments, the bathing device of the present invention has the following effects.

(1) The effect of bathing can be obtained with a small amount of reforming water and a small amount of heating energy because of the method of spraying the reforming water heated moderately and supplying heat to the space by the heat supply means. , It becomes an energy-saving and resource-saving bathing device.

(2) Since it is a bathing system in a warm environment by spraying warm water and radiating heat into the space, there is no discomfort when hot air hits the human body, and there is no burden on the body due to hot flashes or water pressure. It becomes a safe bathing device.

(3) Due to the method of spraying into the space, the response before the start-up and the temperature control becomes quick.

(4) The property of the reforming water and the spray environment and the thermal environment in the space can be arbitrarily set by the remote controller according to the preference of the bather, so that the usability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a bathing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a setting operation unit of the remote control unit of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional bathing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 16 reforming means 24 space 25 atomizer 26 heat supply means 28 control means 29 remote control 32 reforming state setting section 36 spraying state setting section 40 thermal environment setting section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A reforming means for reforming water quality, a spraying means for atomizing reforming water to be supplied and spraying the reformed water into a space, and a heat supply means for supplying heat into the space. A spray bathing apparatus having control means for controlling a reformed state of quality water, a spray environment of the spray in the space, and a thermal environment of the space. 2. A reforming means for reforming water quality, a spraying means for atomizing reforming water to be supplied and spraying the reformed water into a space, and a heat supply means for supplying heat into the space. Quality means,
A spray bathing apparatus having the spray means and a remote controller for remotely controlling the heat supply means.