JPH06133884A - Shower device for shoulder-pad for bath tub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the clogging of the shower device with the foreign matter such as hairs and dust during taking a bath and to obtain a sufficient massage effect. CONSTITUTION:A shower implement 17 for a shoulder-pad mounted to the flange of a bath tub is provided with a nozzle 3 for the shoulder-pad which ejects shower water toward the shoulder of a bather. A flexible hose 35, such as rubber hose, to generate intermittent flow by oscillation in such a manner that the jets change over to the right and left is provided within the nozzle 3 for the shoulder-pad.

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. The present invention relates to a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub which is adapted to be applied to the shoulder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-141282. This is designed so that a jet flow of shower water is ejected from a shoulder rest nozzle of a shower implement for shoulder rest attached to a flange of a bathtub and applied to the shoulder. A water wheel is provided in the shoulder pad nozzle, and the water wheel rotates due to water pressure, whereby the flow path is switched to generate an intermittent flow, and a massage effect is obtained.

[0003]

However, when the shower for shoulder rest is used by circulating the bath water by the circulation pump, hair and dust in the bath water are also circulated, but in the above-mentioned conventional example, the shoulder pad is used. There is a problem that foreign matters are likely to be clogged because there is a moving part such as a water turbine in the nozzle part for use. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent foreign matters such as hair and dust in the bath water from being clogged, and to obtain a sufficient massage effect on the shoulder of the bathtub. There is a shower device for use.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bath tub according to the present invention has a shower device 17 for a shoulder rest mounted on a flange 2 of a bath tub 1, and shower water is directed toward the shoulder of a bather. A shoulder hose nozzle 3 for injecting the water is provided, and a flexible hose 35 such as a rubber hose that oscillates so that the jet flow is switched between right and left to generate an intermittent flow is provided in the shoulder hose nozzle 3. And

A shoulder rest shower device 17 attached to the flange 2 of the bath tub 1 is provided with a shoulder rest nozzle 3 for spraying shower water toward the shoulder of the bather, and the shoulder rest shower device 17 is supplied with hot water. Shoulder shower water pipe 18
It is also preferable that a jet pump 37 having a movable valve 36 is provided on the air intake side to generate an intermittent flow in which a water flow and a gas-liquid mixed flow alternate.

Further, a shoulder rest shower device 17 attached to the flange 2 of the bathtub 1 is provided with a shoulder rest nozzle 3 for spraying shower water toward the shoulder of the bather, and the shoulder rest shower device 17 is provided with a shoulder rest shower. When the bath water is supplied through the water supply pipe 18, it is also preferable that a diaphragm pump 38 having a large flow rate variation is used as a pump for supplying the bath water.

[0007]

The flexible hose 35 such as a rubber hose that oscillates so as to switch the jet flow to the left and right to generate an intermittent flow as described above is provided in the shoulder pad nozzle 3.
The flexible hose 35 vibrates due to the turbulence of the jet flowing through the flexible hose 35, and the intermittent flow is jetted by this vibration, so that a massage effect can be provided. At this time, since the shoulder pad nozzle 3 does not have a movable part or a rotating part unlike a conventional water wheel, hair, dust, etc. in the bath water do not get clogged.

Further, as described above, the shower device 1 for shoulder rests
A jet pump 37 with a movable valve 36 on the air intake side is attached to a shoulder shower water supply pipe 18 for supplying bath water to
In the case where the intermittent flow is generated by providing the water flow and the gas-liquid mixed flow alternately with each other, the jet pump 37 generates the intermittent flow and supplies the intermittent flow to the shoulder pad nozzle 3 to inject the intermittent flow. Can give a massage effect. At this time as well, since the moving parts and rotating parts of the conventional water wheel are not in the flow of the bath water, hair, dust, etc. in the bath water do not get clogged.

Further, when the bath water is supplied to the shower device 17 for shoulder rest by the shower water supply pipe 18 for shoulder rest,
In the case where the diaphragm pump 38 having a large flow rate fluctuation is used as a pump for supplying the hot water, an intermittent flow is generated by the pulsation generated by the diaphragm pump 38 and is supplied to the shoulder resting nozzle 3 to inject the intermittent flow. Can give a massage effect. At this time as well, since the moving parts and rotating parts of the conventional water wheel are not in the flow of the bath water, hair, dust, etc. in the bath water do not get clogged.

[0010]

EXAMPLES First, the examples shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the whole bath 1, and FIG. 5 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 the hot water in the bathtub 1. Can be inhaled. On the inner wall surface of the bathtub 1, a plurality of back jet nozzles 11 and jet feet 12 for jetting hot water containing air bubbles are provided in 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, 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,
The air intake port 15 and the injection nozzles 11 and 12 are connected to the air pipe 1.
6 are connected to each other, whereby the injection nozzles 11 and 12 are connected.
The air can be supplied to. On the flange 2 of the bathtub 1, a pair of shower fittings 17 for shoulder rests are arranged at positions corresponding to the shoulders of the bather, and the shower fittings 17 for shoulder rests and the circulation pump 8 are connected to the shower water supply pipe 18 for shoulder rests. The bath water is supplied to the shower device 17 for shoulder rest. Operation of bathtub 1 is remote control 2
The operation is performed at 0, and it is possible to select each operation pattern, adjust the strength of the flow rate, and adjust the frequency of the jet flow change. 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 the flow 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 shoulder flow path switching valve 26
The bath water circulated through 8 is supplied to the shower device 17 for shoulder rests, and is sprayed from the nozzle 3 for shoulder rests of the shower implement 17 for shoulder rests. 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 jet strength of the jets jetted from the jet nozzles 11 and 12 and the shoulder pad nozzle 3 of the shoulder pad shower device 17 and various jet streams can be obtained.

The pair of shoulder shower devices 17 are 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 interposed 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 the injection port 3 at the tip of the shoulder pad nozzle 3 is attached.
It is possible to jet a jet of shower water from 3. In this shoulder pad shower device 17, by rotating the main body 28, the shoulder pad nozzle 3 can be rotated in a horizontal plane, the shoulder pad nozzle 3 can be rotated up and down by the rotating shaft 31, and the direction of the shoulder pad nozzle 3 can be changed. The jet direction can be changed freely, and the jet stream can be applied to the bather's favorite position.

Further, a flexible hose 35 such as a rubber hose is provided inside the shoulder pad nozzle 3 of the shoulder pad shower device 17, and one end of the flexible hose 35 is connected to the rotary shaft 31 and rotated. The other end of the shaft hose 35 is made to face the injection port 33 as a free end. Then, the flexible hose 35 vibrates as shown in FIG. 3 due to the turbulence of the jet flowing through the flexible hose 35, and the intermittent flow is generated by this vibration, and the intermittent flow is jetted from the jet port 33 to provide a sufficient massage effect. Is given. At this time, an oval ring 40 is attached in the shoulder pad nozzle 3 so as to surround the flexible hose 35,
The ring 40 narrows the vibration range of the flexible hose 35 so that the flexible hose 35 vibrates left and right.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 will be described. In the case of this embodiment, the jet pump 37 is arranged in the shower water supply pipe 18 for shoulder rest. This jet pump 37 is provided with an air inlet 42 in the middle of a main body pipe 41 through which the bath water flows so as to be orthogonal to the main body pipe 41, and a movable valve 36 is arranged in a valve hole 42 a provided in the air inlet 42. is there. This movable valve 36 has a valve hole 42 in the movable valve 36.
It is biased by a spring 43 so as to close a. The movable valve 36 is closed when there is no water flow in the main body pipe 41. A negative pressure is generated by the water flow passing through the main pipe 41 of the jet pump 37. Since the valve hole 42a of the air inlet 42 is closed by the movable valve 36 biased by the spring 43, the negative pressure in the main body pipe 41 increases. In this state, only the water flow is jetted from the jet pump 37.
The spring coefficient of the spring 43 is set to a value such that the movable valve 36 opens at a position slightly lower than the maximum negative pressure when the air inlet 42 is closed. Then, jet pump 3
The movable valve 36 opens just before the negative pressure in the main body pipe 41 of No. 7 becomes maximum. As a result, the gas-liquid mixed flow is jetted from the jet pump 37. As a result, the negative pressure in the main pipe 41 of the jet pump 37 is weakened, and the movable valve 36 is closed again. By repeating the above phenomenon, the water flow and the gas-liquid mixed flow are alternately switched, and an intermittent flow is generated. By generating the intermittent flow in this way, the intermittent flow of the bath water is caused by the shoulder pad nozzle 3 of the shoulder pad shower device 17.
It is sprayed from and a sufficient massage effect is obtained.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 will be described.
The water inlet 45 of the bathtub 1 and the shower device 17 for shoulder rest are connected by a shower water supply pipe 18 for shoulder rest, and a diaphragm pump 38 is inserted into the shower water supply pipe 18 for shoulder rest as a pump for sending hot water. is there. The diaphragm pump 38 has a large flow rate fluctuation and pulsation, and an intermittent flow is generated to supply the intermittent flow of bath water to the shoulder rest shower nozzle 3, and the intermittent flow is jetted from the shoulder rest shower nozzle 3 A massage effect is obtained.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, a flexible hose such as a rubber hose that oscillates so that the jet flow is switched to the left and right to generate an intermittent flow is provided in the shoulder pad nozzle. The flexible hose oscillates due to the turbulence of the jet flowing through it, and the intermittent flow is jetted by this vibration to give a massage effect.Moreover, the shoulder pad nozzle can move and rotate like a conventional water wheel. Since there is no part, hair and dust in the bath water do not get clogged, so even if hair and dust circulate, the function is not impaired and a sufficient massage effect can be given to the bather. is there.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a shower pump for supplying water to the shoulder shower device is provided with a jet pump having a movable valve on the air intake side. Since an intermittent flow in which water flow and gas-liquid mixed flow alternate is generated, an intermittent flow is generated by a jet pump and supplied to the shoulder rest nozzle, and the intermittent flow is jetted to give a massage effect. In addition, since the moving parts and rotating parts of the conventional water wheel are not in the flow of the bath water, it is possible to prevent hair, dust, etc. in the bath water from becoming clogged.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention, when the bath water is supplied to the shower device for the shoulder rest by the shower water supply pipe for the shoulder rest, the pump for supplying the hot bath has a large flow rate fluctuation. Since a diaphragm pump is used, an intermittent flow is generated by the pulsation generated by the diaphragm pump and supplied to the shoulder pad nozzle, and the intermittent flow can be injected to give a massage effect. Since moving parts and rotating parts like those are not in the flow of the bath water, hair and dust in the bath water do not get clogged.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating vibration of the above flexible hose.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a flexible hose of the above shoulder shower device is vibrating.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the entire bathtub of the above.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the entire system of the above.

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the above jet pump.

FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view of still another embodiment of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 2 Flange 3 Nozzle for shoulder rest 17 Shower device for shoulder rest 18 Shower water pipe for shoulder rest 35 Flexible hose 36 Movable valve 37 Jet pump 38 Diaphragm pump

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor, Masato Suzuki, 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. (72) Inventor, Kazumasa Mushima, 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A shoulder pad shower device attached to a flange of a bathtub is provided with a shoulder pad nozzle for injecting shower water toward the shoulder of a bather, and the jet flow is oscillated so as to switch between left and right to generate an intermittent flow. A shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub, characterized in that a flexible hose such as a rubber hose to be generated is provided in a shoulder rest nozzle. 2. A shoulder pad for showering, which is attached to a flange of a bathtub, is provided with a nozzle for jetting shower water toward the shoulder of a bather, and the shower pad for shoulder pad supplies hot water to the shoulder pad. A shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub, characterized in that a jet pump having a movable valve on the air intake side is provided in a shower water supply pipe to generate an intermittent flow in which a water flow and a gas-liquid mixed flow alternate. . 3. A shoulder pad shower device attached to a flange of a bathtub is provided with a shoulder pad nozzle for injecting shower water toward the shoulder of a bather, and the shoulder pad shower device is provided with a shoulder shower water supply pipe. A shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub, which uses a diaphragm pump having a large flow rate fluctuation as a pump for supplying the bath water.