JPH06125855A - Bathtub shower equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute the equipment so that even a physically handicapped person having trouble in the leg or the waist can be bathed in a shower having the same effect as bathing in a bathtub, in a comfortable posture. CONSTITUTION:The equipment is provided with a shower tube 5 provided in a prescribed height position in the upper part of a bathtub 1, a hot water circulating system for supplying hot water contained in the bathtub 1 to this shower tube, and a bathtub cover 4. Also, the shower tube 5 is provided with holes 5a for jetting a shower toward the bathtub 1, and also, provided so as to be freely slidable in the roughly horizontal direction. Moreover, the bathtub cover 4 consists of such a structure as a bathing person can get on this cover in a state that it is placed on the bathtub 1, and also, holes 4a for allowing hot water to pass through are formed therein. According such a constitution, the bathing person can be bathed in a body shower by circulation of hot water in a state that he is lying sprawled on the bathtub cover, and as a result, the desired purpose can be attained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower device installed in a bath unit or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, some bath units have a wall-mounted hand shower or the like arranged in a washing room. Recently, a body shower has been attracting attention as a shower having a massage effect. As one of the body shower systems, a shower panel is arranged at the edge of a bathtub, and the shower is directed toward the human body from this shower panel. A system has been proposed (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-190593).

[0003]

By the way, according to the system proposed above, a bather can take a body shower while sitting in the bathtub, but the shower bath is intended for a healthy person. Therefore, there is no consideration for persons with physical disabilities, such as those with poor legs.

Further, when a physically handicapped person with poor legs and feet needs to take care of a bather when taking a bath, in the conventional general bathtub, the caregiver hugs or carries the physically handicapped person. He had to put it in and out of the bathtub while he was in a state, and it took a lot of effort and burden on the caregiver.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible for a physically handicapped person with poor legs and feet to have a comfortable posture,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a shower device of a system capable of taking a shower having the same effect as bathing in a bathtub.

[0006]

A structure for achieving the above-mentioned object will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 corresponding to an embodiment. The present invention is directed to a predetermined height position above a bath 1. Then, a shower pipe 5 extending to face the bathtub 1, a suction port 1a for circulating hot water provided inside the bathtub 1, a hot water inflow pipe 31 is connected to the suction port 1a, and a hot water outflow pipe 32 is provided. Hot water circulation unit 3 connected to shower tube 5, and bathtub lid 4
Is equipped with. The shower tube 5 is provided with holes 5a, ... 5a for ejecting the shower downward, and is arranged so as to be movable in a direction that is substantially horizontal and intersects the direction in which the shower tube 5 extends. . Furthermore, the bathtub lid 4
Even if a bather rides on the lid 4 with the bathtub 1 covered, a structure that can withstand the load, and a hole 4a for passing hot water discharged from the shower tube 5 into the bathtub 1
... characterized by the formation of 4a.

[0007]

When the hot water circulation unit 3 is driven while the bathtub 1 is filled with hot water, the hot water in the bathtub 1 is discharged into the hole 5a of the shower tube 5.
..Pour hot water from 5a. Here, the bathtub lid 4 can be laid on the bathtub 1 without being broken even if a bather rides on the bathtub 1, so that the bather can lie down on the bathtub lid 4, and in this state, the shower tube 5 discharges hot water. You can take a bath.
Moreover, by moving the shower tube 5, the bather can take a shower on the whole body without moving.

From the above, even if the bather is a physically handicapped person, the caregiver, for example, carries the bed for the handicapped person to the vicinity of the bathtub 1 and transfers the physically handicapped person from the bed to the bathtub lid 4. You can entertain a person with a disability with a body shower bath simply by performing such a task.

Since the hot water discharged from the shower tube 5 is collected in the bathtub 1 through the holes 4a ... 4a of the bathtub lid 4, the hot water is circulated even if the shower is tapped with the bathtub lid 4 covered. Is not particularly affected.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the embodiment.

A plurality of shower nozzles 2 are arranged on the ceiling wall 11 of the bathroom 10. Each of the shower nozzles 2 is located above the bathtub 1, and
··· The hot water discharged from 2 falls into the bathtub 1.

Further, the floor of the entrance / exit 12 of the bathroom 10 has no steps so that there is no hindrance to the carrying-in or carrying-out work of the bed for the physically handicapped person, which will be described later.

A suction port 1a for circulating hot water is provided in the lower part of the side wall of the bathtub 1, and a jet nozzle 1b is provided in the upper part of the side wall. The hot water circulation unit 3 is provided with a circulation pump 33, and the pump suction port thereof is the hot water inflow pipe 3
1 to the bathtub suction port 1a. The hot water outflow pipe 32 on the discharge port side of the circulation pump 33 is branched into two via a three-way valve 34, one of which is connected to the jet nozzle 1 b of the bath 1. The other pipe of the branch is further branched into two, one of the branch pipes is connected to the shower nozzles 2 and 2, and the other of the branch pipes is a heat-resistant hose connected to the shower pipe 5 described later. It is connected via 5c. Therefore, in the above circulation piping system,
By switching the three-way valve 34, it is possible to arbitrarily select either discharge of the jet flow into the bathtub 1 or discharge of hot water from the shower nozzles 2 ... 2 on the ceiling and the shower tube 5.

Shower valves 35 and 36 are connected to the respective branch pipes, respectively. The valves are opened / closed, the circulation pump 33 of the hot water circulation unit 3 is driven / stopped, and the three-way valve 34 is connected. Switching and the like can be controlled by operating a remote controller (not shown) installed in the bathroom, for example. In addition to the circulation pump 33, the hot water circulation unit 3 includes a filter (not shown) and the like.

The bathtub lid 4 is manufactured in such a structure that even if a bather rides on the bathtub lid 4 when the bathtub lid 1 is covered with the bathtub lid 4, the bathtub lid 4 will not be easily broken by such a load. Also, bathtub lid 4
There are slit holes 4a ... 4a for passing hot water.

With the above structure, a bather can ride on the lid 4 while the bathtub 1 is covered with the lid 4, whereby the bather can lie face down on the lid 4, for example. While lying on his back, he can take a shower from the bathroom ceiling 11 with a high effect of boiling water. Moreover, even when the shower is heated with the bath lid 4 covered in this way, the shower water is collected in the bath 1 through the slit holes 4a ... There will be no problems.

By the way, the shower tube 5 has a shape spanning between the back side and the upper edge of the foot side of the bathtub 1 and bridging along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub, and a large number of shower tubes 5 are provided below the horizontal portion. The shower holes 5a ... 5a are opened. The roots of both ends of the shower tube 5 are supported by moving stands 6 and 7 installed on the upper edge of the bathtub 1, respectively. Also,
The height of the horizontal portion of the shower tube 5 is such that the bather lies slightly above the body of the bather when lying down on the bathtub lid 4.

The structure of the periphery of the movable table 6 on the back side of the bath 1 among the movable tables 6 and 7 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
First, the upper edge 1c on the back side of the bathtub 1 is expanded,
A groove 8 is provided in the expanded portion. The groove 8 has a shape extending in parallel to the short side of the bathtub 1 and over substantially the entire widthwise direction of the bathtub 1, and guide rails 81 and 82 are provided at positions facing each other on the inner side surface thereof. There is. The movable table 6 is slidably fitted into the guide rails 81 and 82.

The moving table 6 includes a motor 61 and a drive unit 6 for the motor 61.
2 and are built in. A gear 61a meshing with a rack 81a formed on a guide rail 81 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor 61. Therefore, the normal rotation of the motor 61
By the reverse drive, the movable table 6 reciprocates along the groove 8 in the width direction of the bathtub 1. Then, the control unit 62 controls the forward / reverse rotation of the motor 61 so as to repeat the reciprocating movement of the moving table 6 at a predetermined cycle, and the command to the control unit 62 is also given by operating the remote controller installed in the bathroom. You can do it.

The moving table 6 and the interior of the shower pipe 5 are watertightly partitioned by a partition plate 5b, and a heat-resistant hose 5c connected to the hot water outlet pipe 32 of the hot water circulation unit 3 separates the partition plate 5b. It penetrates and communicates with the inside of the shower tube 5. The heat-resistant hose 5c has a length with some allowance so as not to hinder the movement of the moving table 6.

Here, the other moving table 7 is basically similar in structure to the moving table 6 side and is movable along the groove 9 provided at the upper edge of the bath 1. A rack and pinion mechanism such as the movable table 6 described above is not particularly necessary. If it is desired to move the shower tube 5 more smoothly, the mechanism may be provided.

According to the above-described embodiment, the bather takes a shower from the shower tube 5 while lying down on the bathtub lid 4, in addition to the jet bath and the shower bath that gives the effect of boiling water from the ceiling. You can take a bath. Moreover, when the hot water is discharged from the shower tube 5, the shower tube 5 automatically moves back and forth, so that the bather can take a shower on the whole body by lying on the lid 4, and the warm bath effect can be obtained. You can enjoy a high shower bath. The shower tube 5 is arranged near the wall so as not to get in the way when the bathtub 1 is bathed.

As described above, since the person can take a shower while lying on the bathtub 1, even a physically handicapped person who has difficulty in taking a normal bath can enjoy a hot water shower or a body shower. Moreover, since the body shower or the like can be taken for a long period of time while lying down, it is possible to enjoy the same degree of satisfaction as taking a bath without being immersed in the bathtub 1. This eliminates the need for the caregiver to hold the physically handicapped person in the bathtub 1 and allows the caregiver to carry the physically handicapped person to the vicinity of the bathtub 1 while still on the bed, and from the bed to the bathtub lid. No. 4, it is possible to entertain the bath with a handicapped person without much effort by simply moving it up.

Incidentally, the reciprocating movement of the shower tube 5 may be continuous, or if it is an intermittent movement,
It can be expected to obtain a higher massage effect. Further, the shower tube 5 may be configured to be moved manually.

[0025]

As described above, according to the shower device of the present invention, the hot water in the bathtub is guided to the shower tube disposed above the bathtub, and the shower is discharged toward the bathtub. Since the shower tube is movable and the bather can ride on the lid that covers the bathtub, the bather can take a body shower with a high warm bath effect while lying down. be able to. Moreover, even if such a body shower is taken for a long time, the amount of hot water required for the shower is economical because it is about the amount of hot water in the bathtub.

Further, since the body shower is taken in a lying posture, even if the bather is a physically handicapped person who has a bad leg, he / she can enjoy the shower bath. Moreover, since the body shower with a high warm bath effect can be taken for a long time, it is possible to enjoy the same level of satisfaction as taking a bath without soaking in the bathtub, which allows the caregiver to embrace the physically handicapped person. The burden on the caregiver is lightened because there is no need to hold it and put it in the bathtub.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main structure of a shower tube moving table 6 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the structure of the main part of the shower tube moving base 6.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Bathroom 11 ... Ceiling 12 ... Doorway 1 ... Bathtub 1a ... Suction port 1b ... Jet nozzle 2 ... 2 Shower nozzle 3 ...・ ・ ・ Hot water circulation unit 31 ・ ・ ・ Hot water inflow pipe 32 ・ ・ ・ ・ Hot water outflow pipe 33 ・ ・ ・ ・ Circulation pump 4 ・ ・ ・ Bath lid 4a ・ ・ ・ 4a ・ ・ ・ Slit hole 5 ・ ・ ・・ Shower pipe 5a ・ ・ 5a ・ ・ ・ ・ Shower ejection hole 6,7 ・ ・ ・ ・ Movable table 61 ・ ・ ・ ・ Motor 61a ・ ・ ・ ・ Gear 62 ・ ・ ・ ・ Control section 8,9 ・ ・ ・ ・Grooves 81, 82 ... Guide rail 81a ... Rack

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shower pipe extending at a predetermined height above a bathtub so as to face the bathtub, a suction port for circulating hot water provided inside the bathtub, and a hot water inflow pipe connected to the suction port. And a hot water circulation unit having a hot water outlet pipe connected to the shower pipe, and a bathtub lid. The shower pipe is provided with a hole for ejecting a shower downward, and the shower pipe is substantially horizontal. Is so arranged as to be movable in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the bathtub, and the bathtub lid is capable of withstanding the load of a bather even if the bathtub rides on the lid in a state of covering the bathtub. And a bathtub shower device in which a hole for passing hot water discharged from the shower tube into the bathtub is formed.