JPH06133885A - Shower device for shoulder-pad for bath tub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use the shower device in the state of maintaining an angle of jets at which a bather is given a sufficient massage effect and to easily stow the device in a way as not to hinder the bather in the non-using state. CONSTITUTION:A cylinder 31 is hung downward from an inlet and outlet port 30 provided on a flange 2 of the bath tub. A shower implement 17 for a columnar shoulder-pad provided with a nozzle part 3 for the shoulder-pad in the upper part is freely vertically put into and out of the cylinder 31 from the inlet and outlet port 30.

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 rest 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, 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. The purpose of this is to mount the shower device for shoulder rest on the flange of the bathtub, and to apply the shower to the shoulder from the nozzle part for shoulder rest of the shower device for shoulder rest in the bathing posture.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned shoulder shower device is mounted so as to project onto the flange of the bathtub to apply the shower jet to the shoulder in the bathing position. It disturbs bathers when not in use, and is dangerous when entering and leaving the bathtub. In addition, in order to give a sufficient massage effect to the bather, it is necessary to give a jet from a direction close to the vertical to the place where the jet of the bather hits, and for that purpose, the position closer to the head of the bather in the bathing posture. There is a problem that the bather will get in the way more because it will be attached to the shoulder pad nozzle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to use it while maintaining the angle of the jet flow capable of giving a sufficient massage effect to a bather, Another object of the present invention is to provide a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub which can be easily stored so as not to disturb a bather when not in use.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a shower device for a shoulder pad of a bathtub according to the present invention has a cylinder 31 hanging downward from an inlet / outlet opening 30 provided in a flange 2 of the bathtub 1 and a shoulder pad placed on the upper portion. The column-shaped shoulder shower device 17 provided with the nozzle portion 3 for the cylinder 3 from the inlet / outlet port 30
It is characterized in that it can be freely taken in and out with respect to 1.

A motor 32 for driving the shower device 17 for shoulder rest up and down is preferably disposed below the flange 2.

[0007]

According to the above construction, when the shower for shoulder rest is used, the shower device for shoulder rest 17 is projected upward and the nozzle portion for shoulder rest 3 is positioned at a sufficiently high height for bathing. It can be used in a state where the angle of the jet stream can be maintained, which gives a sufficient massage effect to the person. When the shoulder rest shower is not used, the shower equipment for shoulder rest 17
Lower the shower device 17 for the shoulder rest to put in / out the mouth 3
It can be stored from 0 to under the flange 2 so as not to disturb the bather. Further, when the motor 32 for driving the shower device 17 for shoulder rest up and down is arranged below the flange 2, the shower device 17 for shoulder rest can be electrically driven to project upward or be stored under the flange 2. You can do it.

[0008]

EXAMPLES First, the examples shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the whole bath 1, and FIG. 4 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. Shoulder shower equipment 17
Can be used by protruding it upwards as described below,
It can be stored under the flange 2.
The operation of the bathtub 1 is performed by the remote controller 20, and the operation patterns can be selected, 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 receiver 21,
The information is transmitted to the control unit 22 housed in the circulation pump 8. Reference numeral 27 denotes an on / off switch attached to the flange 2 of the bath tub 1, which is used to turn on / off the injection nozzles 11 and 12. Reference numeral 28 denotes a drain plug switch for opening and closing the drain plug at the bottom of the bathtub 1.

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 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 part 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 injection nozzles 11, 12,
The strength and weakness of the jet flow jetted from the shoulder pad nozzle portion 3 of the shoulder pad shower device 17 and various jet flows can be obtained.

The pair of shoulder rest shower devices 17 are formed as shown in FIG. Shoulder shower equipment 17
Has a columnar appearance, and the main body 33 has a hollow portion 34 inside. The portion of the shower water supply pipe 18 for shoulder rest that is connected to the shower equipment 17 for shoulder rest is a flexible connection hose 18a, and the connection hose 18a is connected to the connection port 35 at the bottom of the main body 33. , Hollow part 3
The bath water can be supplied in the 4th room. The shoulder pad nozzle 3 is provided on the upper portion of the shoulder pad shower device 17. The shoulder pad nozzle portion 3 is mounted on the upper end of the main body portion 33 so as to be rotatable on a horizontal plane, and an O-ring 36 is interposed between the both to seal the nozzle portion. A pulse nozzle 37 using a fluid element such as an oscillation type fluid element is rotatably attached to a horizontal axis on the shoulder pad nozzle portion 3, and the pulse nozzle 37 has a structure that is vertically movable. . The hollow portion 34 of the main body portion 33 is communicated with the flow passage 38 of the shoulder pad nozzle portion 3, and the bath water can be supplied to the pulse nozzle 37 through the flow passage 38 to inject it.

A circular inlet / outlet opening 30 is provided on the flange 2 of the bathtub 1, and a bottomed cylindrical cylinder 31 for closing the lower end is attached below the inlet / outlet opening 30. The shower device 17 for shoulder rests is inserted into and removed from the cylinder 30 through the access port 30.
1, and the shower device 17 for shoulder rest is vertically movable in and out of the cylinder 31. An O-ring 39 is attached to the inner circumference of the cylinder 31, and the inner circumference of the O-ring 39 is elastically contacted with the outer peripheral surface of the shoulder rest shower device 17, and when the shoulder rest shower device 17 is moved up and down. The shoulder shower device 17 can be stopped at an arbitrary position by elastically contacting the O-ring 39. The cylinder 31 is provided with an insertion slit 40 in the vertical direction, and the connection hose 18 a is inserted into the insertion slit 40. A concave groove 41 is provided in the vertical direction on the inner surface of the cylinder 31, and a locking groove 42 and a return groove 43 are provided at the lower end of the concave groove 41 so as to be continuous with the concave groove 41. A protrusion 45 provided at the lower portion of 17 is slidably inserted. The concave groove 41, the locking groove 42, the return groove 43, and the protrusion 45 constitute a latching mechanism. Cylinder 3
A spring 46 is installed at the bottom of the unit 1. FIG. 2A shows a state in which the shower device 17 for shoulder rest projects above the flange 2. In this state, the upper end of the shoulder rest shower device 17 is pressed to store the shoulder rest shower device 17 in the cylinder 31 as shown in FIG. 2C, and the upper end surface of the shoulder rest shower device 17 and the upper surface of the flange 2 are held. And become the same. At this time, the projection 45 descends along the concave groove 41, compresses and compresses the spring 46, and slightly rotates the shower device 17 for shoulder rest, so that the projection 45 enters the locking groove 42 and is locked. When the upper surface of the shoulder rest shower device 17 is pushed downward from this stored state, the protrusion 45 disengages from the locking groove 42, the protrusion 45 enters the return groove 43, and the upper portion of the shoulder rest shower device 17 is pushed by the force of the spring 46. It projects a little upward from the flange 2 and is in a hop-up state as shown in FIG. 2 (b) so that the upper portion of the shoulder rest shower device 17 can be grasped by hand. From this state, the shoulder rest shower device 17 is raised. It can be pulled and used.

Next, another embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described. In the case of the present embodiment, the cylinder 31 has a tubular shape that opens at the top and bottom, and the length of the cylinder 31 in the vertical direction is short. A motor 32 is arranged below the flange 2 of the bath tub 1, and a roller 47 driven by the motor 32 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the shoulder shower device 17. Then, by driving the motor 32, the roller 47 can drive the shoulder rest shower device 17 to move up and down, and the shoulder rest shower device 17 can be moved up and down by electric signals. There is. Figure 6
(A) is a use state, (b) is a storage state. At this time, pump operation / stop in the shoulder shower mode,
It is more effective to interlock with the raising and lowering of the shoulder shower device 17.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, a columnar shoulder rest shower device having a cylinder hanging downward from the inlet / outlet opening provided on the flange of the bathtub and having a shoulder rest nozzle portion at the upper portion is used as the cylinder. Since it can be put in and taken out up and down with respect to the shower, when using the shower for shoulder rest, project the shower equipment for shoulder rest upward, position the nozzle portion for shoulder rest at a sufficiently high position, and take a bath. It can be used with the jet angle maintained so that it gives a sufficient massage effect to the person, and when the shoulder rest shower is not used, the shoulder rest shower equipment is lowered to put the shoulder rest shower equipment in and out. It can be stored under the flange from the mouth so that it does not get in the way of bathers.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the motor for driving the shower device for shoulder rest up and down is arranged below the flange, the shower device for shoulder rest is moved up and down by the motor. It can be raised and lowered and can be conveniently used.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view for explaining the operation of the above, FIG.
Shows a state when used, (b) shows a hop-up state, and (c) shows a state when stored.

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

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

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the above.

6A and 6B are cross-sectional views showing the same operation, in which FIG. 6A shows a state in use and FIG. 6B shows a state in storage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 2 Flange 3 Nozzle part for shoulder rest 17 Shower device for shoulder rest 30 Inlet / outlet port 31 Cylinder 32 Motor

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Junichi Ikeuchi 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A columnar shoulder shower device having a cylinder hanging downward from an inlet / outlet opening provided on a flange of a bathtub and having a shoulder pad nozzle portion at an upper portion can be freely inserted into and removed from the cylinder up and down through the inlet / outlet opening. A shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub, characterized in that 2. A column-shaped shoulder rest shower device having a shoulder hanging nozzle portion at the upper part thereof can be vertically slid into and out of the cylinder by suspending the cylinder downward from the stowage outlet provided in the flange of the bathtub. A shower device for a shoulder pad of a bathtub, characterized in that a motor for driving the shower device for a shoulder pad up and down is arranged below the flange.