JPH0549589A - Bath tub cleaning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To clean an internal surface of a bath tub automatically while facilitating the draining residual hot water. CONSTITUTION:This apparatus is made up of a plurality of nozzles 2 which jets a cleaning water to clean an internal surface 12 of a bath tub, a rotor 1 which is equipped with the nozzles and turns by a reaction of the jetting of the cleaning water, a holder 4 for holding the rotor 1, a part 3 movable vertically having a water supply port 9 connected to the holder 4 and an apparatus body 5 which has a water supply port 10 and a drain port 13 to form a drain path from the mobile part 3. The apparatus is set and fixed on the internal surface of the bath tub.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub cleaning device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a new bathtub cleaning device capable of automatically cleaning the inner surface of the bathtub and discharging the remaining hot water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a bathroom such as a house, a bathtub (a) having various structures and designs as shown in FIG. 10, for example, has been installed, and the inner surface of the bathtub (a) is installed. Since the dirt, oil and the like of the body adhere to the body as it is used in the bath, it is manually cleaned with a detergent, sponge, brush or the like after the bath.

[0003]

However, the cleaning work of the inner surface of the bathtub is very time-consuming, and there is also a problem that the cleaning water splashes on the body during cleaning and is uncomfortable. Therefore, it has been desired to realize a measure capable of easily and easily cleaning the inner surface of the bathtub.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional cleaning of the inner surface of the bathtub, automatically cleans the inner surface of the bathtub, and discharges the remaining hot water. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new bathtub cleaning device that can be used.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a plurality of nozzles for injecting cleaning water for cleaning the inner surface of a bathtub and mounting these nozzles to prevent the cleaning water from being sprayed. A rotating body that rotates by force, a holder that holds the rotating body, a vertically movable movable unit that has a water supply port connected to the retaining unit, a water supply port and a drain port, and drainage between the movable unit and the movable unit. Provided is a bathtub cleaning device for installation on the inner surface of a bathtub, which comprises a device body that forms a passage.

The present invention also provides a bathtub cleaning device in which the above bathtub cleaning device is provided with a rotating body and a lifting means for the nozzle, and a pump for pressurizing the remaining hot water in the bathtub and sending it to the nozzle. is there.

[0007]

In the bathtub cleaning apparatus of the present invention, the jet nozzle that can be rotated by the rotating body is mounted on the vertically movable movable portion, and the drainage path is formed between the movable portion and the apparatus body. Therefore, the inner surface of the bathtub can be automatically cleaned, and the remaining hot water can be easily drained, and the drain plug can be drained without necessarily having to be installed in the bathtub.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The bathtub cleaning apparatus according to the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views showing an embodiment of a bathtub cleaning apparatus of the present invention in a used state and a non-used state, respectively.

For example, in the examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of nozzles (2) for injecting cleaning water are arranged on a rotating body (1) which rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in the drawing. There is. This rotating body (1) also serves as a lid and is supported by a holder (4) connected and fixed to the movable portion (3). The movable part (3) is vertically slidable along a partition wall (6) provided inside the device body (5), and the movable part (3) is slidable in the device body (5). It can be carried out via a lifting means (7) provided at the bottom of the. By sliding the movable part (3) in the vertical direction, the rotating body (1) can be moved up and down freely. A packing (8) for sealing water is also provided on the back surface of the rotating body (1).

The movable part (3) and the bottom of the apparatus body (5) are respectively provided with water inlets (9) (1) for supplying washing water.
0) is provided. A water supply passage is formed by the water supply ports (9) and (10) and the partition wall portion (6) of the apparatus body (5), and the cleaning water supplied from the water supply port (10) of the apparatus body (5) is moved to the movable part (3). ) Nozzle (2) via water inlet (9)
Can be made to flow out and be jetted. By this injection, the rotating body (1) automatically rotates. An example of this mechanism is shown in FIG.

That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the injection port (11) of the nozzle (2) is eccentric with respect to the radial direction of the rotating body (1) by an angle (α). Therefore, a reaction force is generated by the injection of cleaning water from the injection port (11), and the rotating body (1) equipped with the nozzle (2) rotates. Regarding the eccentric angle (α) of the injection port (11),
It is not always necessary to unify the plurality of nozzles (2), and it can be arbitrary. Further, the spraying range and spraying area of the wash water from the nozzle (2) can be set arbitrarily, and a wide range of the inner surface of the bathtub can be washed by the plurality of nozzles (2).

For example, the bathtub cleaning device having the above structure can be installed and fixed on the inner surface (12) of the bathtub as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Further, in the bathtub cleaning device, a drain port (13) is provided at the bottom of the device body (5), and the drain port (13), the movable part (3) and the device body partition part (6) form a drainage channel. Is forming. As illustrated in FIG. 1, when the movable part (3) is moved upward by the elevating means (7) to raise the rotating body (1) and the nozzle (2), the movable part (3) is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body (5). The opening (14) opens and the drainage channel communicates. The rest of the hot water in the bathtub goes through this drainage channel to the device body (5).
It flows out from the drain port (13) provided in the. For example, the remaining hot water can be discharged while cleaning the inner surface (12) of the bathtub. Of course, it is also possible to discharge only the remaining hot water. On the other hand, as illustrated in FIG. 2, when the movable part (3) is lowered when not in use, the opening (14) is closed by the rotating body (1) also serving as a lid, and the rotating body (1) is The opening (14) is sealed by the water sealing packing (8) provided on the back surface of the. , Hot water stored in the bathtub does not leak.

As described above, the bathtub cleaning apparatus of the present invention can also serve as the drain plug of the bathtub. Therefore, the conventional drain plug can be omitted, the external appearance of the bathtub can be improved, the projections on the inner surface (12) of the bathtub can be reduced, and the bath feeling can be improved. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another example of the present invention.

In this example, the vertical movement of the movable part (3) is different from that of the sliding system illustrated in FIG. 1 and is independent of the apparatus main body (5), and the vertical movement is directly performed by the elevating means (7). A flexible system is adopted. Further, the water supply port (9) provided at the bottom of the movable part (3) and the water supply port (10) provided at the bottom of the apparatus body (5) are connected by a water supply pipe (15). The water supply pipe (15) can be a flexible pipe, for example, and can follow the vertical movement of the movable part (3).

For example, when the rotating body (1) and the nozzle (2) are raised through the movable part (3) at the time of cleaning,
The opening (14) on the upper surface of the device body (5) is opened, and the remaining hot water can be discharged from the drainage port (13) by using this opening (14) and the inside of the device body (5) as a drainage channel. On the other hand, the cleaning water for cleaning the inner surface (12) of the bathtub is supplied from the water supply port (10) at the bottom of the apparatus body (5) to the water supply pipe (1).
5), water inlet (9) of movable part (3) and movable part (3)
The inside can flow in as a water supply channel and can be jetted from the nozzle (2). In this way, for example, the remaining hot water can be discharged simultaneously with the cleaning of the inner surface (12) of the bathtub, or only the remaining hot water can be discharged. Since the water supply pipe (15) can easily follow the vertical movement of the movable part (3), the vertical movement of the movable part (3) does not hinder the supply of wash water and the drainage of the remaining hot water. ..

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view showing an example of the elevating means (7) illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4. In this example, a pop-up mechanism is adopted as a method for moving the rotating body (1) and the nozzle (2) up and down. A pop-up device (16) is arranged at the bottom of the device body (5), and this is connected to a hand operation part (18) via a wire (17). By operating the push button (19) provided on the hand operation unit (18), the pop-up device (1
6) are interlocked and the rotating body (1) moves up and down. Thus, when the bathtub cleaning device is used, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the rotating body (1) is attached to the inner surface of the bathtub (1).
2) It can be made to project further than 2), and when it is not used, the rotating body (1) can be housed in the apparatus main body (5). Therefore, the appearance when not in use is good,
Also, do not get in the way while taking a bath. Of course, there is no particular limitation on the method of raising and lowering the rotating body (1), and an appropriate method can be arbitrarily adopted.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of mounting the bathtub cleaning device. This example shows a bathtub cleaning device (20)
It shows the case where is installed and fixed on the bottom surface of the inner surface (12) of the bathtub. Of course, there is no particular limitation on the installation location, and it may be a side surface portion of the inner surface (12) of the bathtub. The bathtub cleaning device of the present invention is
When cleaning the inner surface (12) of the bathtub, the nozzle (2) rotates together with the rotating body (1) while spraying the cleaning water onto the inner surface (12) of the bathtub, so that the inner surface (12) of the bathtub is reliably cleaned. It is also possible to perform automatic cleaning. Cleaning of the bathtub (12) is extremely simple and easy.

As the cleaning water sprayed from the nozzle (2), tap water, warm water, or a liquid containing detergent can be used. Alternatively, it is possible to use the remaining hot water in the bathtub after bathing. In this case,
Since it is necessary to pressurize the remaining hot water when cleaning the inner surface (12) of the bathtub, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a water supply port (21) is provided at the bottom of the inner surface (12) of the bathtub, and A pump (22) for pressurizing the remaining hot water flowing from the water supply port (21) is provided. The remaining hot water is pressurized by the pump (22) and is vigorously sprayed from the nozzle (2) of the bathtub cleaning device (20) to clean the inner surface (12) of the bathtub.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the hot water remaining in the bathtub is temporarily stored in a spare tank (23) provided outside the bathtub through the water supply port (21), and then the pump (2
It is also possible to adopt a method in which the pressure is applied in 2) and the cleaning device (20) ejects the liquid. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, the auxiliary tank (23) may be provided as a part of the inner surface (12) of the bathtub.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above examples. It goes without saying that various details are possible.

[0021]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the inner surface of the bathtub can be automatically cleaned,
In addition, a new bathtub cleaning device capable of draining the remaining hot water is provided. Cleaning of the inner surface of the bathtub is simple and easy. In addition, it is possible to use the drain plug of the bathtub as well.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a bathtub cleaning device according to the present invention in its usage state.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state when the bathtub cleaning device illustrated in FIG. 1 is not used.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the present invention when it is used.

5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an example of the elevating means illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing an example of attachment of a bathtub cleaning device.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram illustrating the configuration of a bathtub cleaning device when the remaining hot water is used as cleaning water.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing another example of the configuration of the bathtub cleaning device when the remaining hot water is used as cleaning water.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing still another example of the configuration of the bathtub cleaning device when the remaining hot water is used as cleaning water.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a bathtub provided in a bathroom together with the bathroom.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rotating body 2 Nozzle 3 Movable part 4 Holding device 5 Device body 6 Partition part 7 Lifting means 8 Sealing water seal 9,10 Water supply port 11 Injection port 12 Bathtub inner surface 13 Drainage port 14 Opening part 15 Water supply pipe 16 Pop-up device 17 Wire 18 Hand operation part 19 Push button 20 Bathtub cleaning device 21 Water inlet 22 Pump 23 Spare tank

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of nozzles for injecting cleaning water for cleaning the inner surface of a bathtub, a rotating body equipped with these nozzles and rotated by a reaction force of the cleaning water injection, and a holder for holding the rotating body. An inner surface of a bathtub, which comprises a vertically movable movable part having a water supply port connected to a holder, and a device body having a water supply port and a drainage port and forming a drainage path between the movable part and the movable part. Bathtub cleaning device for installation. 2. The bathtub cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein an elevating means for projecting the rotating body and the nozzle when cleaning the inner surface of the bathtub is connected to the movable part. 3. The bathtub cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pump for pressurizing the remaining hot water in the bathtub and sending it to the nozzle.