JPH05317372A - Shoulder beating shower device of bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide sufficient massaging effects by effectively applying shower water to pressure points on the user shoulders without disturbing the head. CONSTITUTION:A pair of shoulder beating shower devices 4 are disposed on the flange of a bathtub 1 at an interval much broader than the human head breadth. The shoulder beating shower devices 4 are each provided with shoulder beating nozzles 3 for injecting shower water toward the shoulders of the bather and the pair of shoulder beating nozzles 3 is oriented such that it points inward toward its end so that the shower water is applied to pressure points on the human shoulders.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower device for a shoulder pad of 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 for giving a jet of shower water to the shoulder, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-141282. This is because the shower device for shoulder rests is attached to the flange of the bathtub at regular intervals, and shower water is sprayed in parallel from the nozzles for shoulder rests that are fixedly provided on each of the shower devices for shoulder rest to take a bathing posture. Shower water is applied to the shoulders.

[0003]

However, a pair of shower devices for shoulder rests are mounted with a spacing sufficiently wider than the shoulder width of a person, and showers are sprayed in parallel from the shoulder rest nozzles of the shower device for shoulder rests. Although water hits the shoulders on both sides, it hits the outside of the shoulders and does not effectively hit the shoulder well (which has a distance of about 200 mm on both shoulders), which is a point of the shoulder, and a sufficient massage effect cannot be obtained. There's a problem. Further, if the interval between the pair of shower devices for shoulder rests is narrowed, there is a problem that it may interfere with the head or shower water may splash on the head.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to sufficiently apply shower water to the shoulder pots effectively without disturbing the head. It is to provide a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub that can obtain a proper massage effect.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub according to the present invention has a pair of shoulder shower devices 4 on a flange 2 of a bathtub 1, which are sufficiently wider than the width of a human head. And each of the shoulder pad shower devices 4 is provided with a shoulder pad nozzle 3 for injecting shower water toward the shoulder of the bather, and the pair of shoulder pad nozzles 3 are oriented so that their tips are inward. It is characterized in that it is formed so that shower water hits the urn of the human shoulder.

[0006]

According to the above construction, even if the shoulder shower device 4 is arranged at a distance larger than the width of the head so as not to interfere with the head, the shoulder-contact nozzle 3 is inclined inward.
Effectively apply shower water to the well of the shoulder pot to obtain a sufficient massage effect.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a plan view of the whole bathtub 1, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the whole bathtub, FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining the piping of the bathtub, and FIG. 4 shows the entire system of the bathtub. It is a pipeline diagram. 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. Further, on the inner wall surface of the bathtub 1, a plurality of back jet nozzles 11 and jet feet 12 for jetting hot water mixed with bubbles are provided in the bathtub 1, and the jet nozzles 11 and 12 and the circulation pump 8 are provided. Is the nozzle water supply pipe 13,1
4 are connected to each other so that hot water can be supplied to the injection nozzles 11 and 12. The flange 2 of the bathtub 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 air can be supplied to the injection nozzles 11 and 12. It is like this. A pair of shoulder rest shower devices 4 are arranged on the flange 2 of the bath tub 1 at positions corresponding to the shoulders of the bather. The shoulder rest shower device 4 and the circulation pump 8 are connected to the shoulder rest shower water supply pipe 18. The bath water is supplied to the shoulder shower device 4. 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 through 8 is supplied to the shoulder rest shower device 4, and is sprayed from the shoulder rest nozzle 3 of the shoulder rest shower device 4. The flow rate of the bath water circulated and supplied to the spray nozzles 11 and 12 and the shoulder rest shower device 4 is controlled by the control unit 22.
Then, the circulation flow rate can be adjusted by controlling the flow rate control valve 23 capable of controlling the flow rate by the valve opening degree using the stepping motor, and the injection nozzles 11 and 12 and the shoulder rest of the shower device 4 for shoulder rest can be adjusted. It is possible to control the strength of the jet flow ejected from the nozzle 3 and to obtain various variations of the jet flow.

A pair of shoulder rest shower devices 4 are installed on the flanges 2 of the bathtub 1 so as to correspond to both shoulders of a human, and the pair of shoulder rest shower devices 4 are arranged as shown in FIG. It is installed at a distance sufficiently wider than the width of the head. Specifically, the distance a between the centers of the pair of shoulder rest shower devices 4 is 362 mm. The pair of shoulder rest shower devices 4 includes a shoulder rest nozzle 3 for injecting shower water.
The shoulder pad nozzle 3 is inclined so as to face inward as it goes to the tip, so that shower water sprayed from the shoulder pad nozzle 3 is concentrated on the shoulder well, which is the shoulder pot. It has become. In FIG. 1, a portion indicated by reference numeral b is an approximate position where a shoulder well of a person's shoulder comes when sitting in the bathtub 1 and this interval c is specifically 200 mm. The shoulder pad nozzle 3 is inclined toward the inside by an angle α, and this angle is specifically 17 °. Further, the shoulder pad nozzle 3 is also tilted downward in the vertical direction so that shower water is sprayed toward the well of the shoulder pot. The angle β at which the shoulder pad nozzle 3 is inclined obliquely downward is specifically 44 °. Further, the distance d from the tip of the shoulder pad nozzle 3 to the upper surface of the flange 2 in FIG. 2 is specifically 72.3 mm. With this configuration, shower water sprayed from the shoulder pad nozzle 3 is concentrated on the shoulder well, which is a shoulder pot, and an effective massage is performed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an oscillation type pure fluid element 27 such as a feedback oscillation type pure fluid element is provided in the shoulder pad nozzle 3, and a jet flow is generated by the oscillation of the oscillation type pure fluid element 27. The direction of is switched alternately. That is, the jet flow jetted from the main nozzle 28 of the oscillation type pure fluid element 27 is switched by the negative pressure of the feedback conduit 29, and jetted alternately in the directions A and B in FIG. As a result, shower water is jetted alternately from the shoulder pad nozzle 3 in a pulsed manner, and a further massage effect is obtained.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, a pair of shower devices for shoulder pads are arranged on the flange of the bathtub with a space sufficiently wider than the width of the human head, and each shower device for shoulder pads holds the shoulders of the bather. A shoulder pad nozzle that sprays shower water toward the user is provided, and the shower water is directed toward the inside of the tip of the pair of shoulder pad nozzles so that the shower water hits the acupuncture point of a human shoulder. The shower device can be concentrated on the acupressure well, which is the human shoulder pot, while the shower device for the human head is placed so as not to disturb the human head, and the shoulder pot is effectively massaged. It is possible to improve the massage effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an entire bath according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the entire bathtub of the above.

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

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

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an internal structure of a shoulder pad nozzle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 2 Flange 3 Nozzle for shoulder rest 4 Shower device for shoulder rest

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Teruo Masuda 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of shower devices for shoulder pads are arranged on a flange of a bathtub with a space sufficiently wider than the width of a human head, and shower water is sprayed toward each shoulder shower device toward the shoulder of a bather. A shower for a shoulder rest of a bathtub, characterized in that a shower water is provided so that the shower water hits the pot of a human shoulder by directing the pair of shoulder rest nozzles toward the inside toward the tips. apparatus.