JPH06133887A - Shower device for shoulder-pad for bath tub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily install the shower device by post mounting to an existing bath tub without large-scale work. CONSTITUTION:A guide rail 6 is mounted to a bath room wall 5 existing in the upper part on the rear side of the bath tub 3. The shower implement 2 for a shoulder-pad having a nozzle 1 for the shoulder-pad which injects the jets of the bath tub water toward the shoulder is freely attachably and detachably mounted to the guide rails 6. One end of a water feed hose 7 for supplying the bath tub water is connected to the shower implement 2 and the other end of this water feed hose 7 is introduced into the bath tub 3. A pump 8 is connected to the water feed hose 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the structure of 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 In a conventional shoulder shower device, as shown in FIG. 7, a shoulder shower device 2 having a shoulder nozzle 1 for jetting a jet of hot water toward the shoulder is attached to a bathtub 3 Is attached to the flange 4 so as to penetrate the flange 4, and a pipe a is provided below the flange 4 of the bathtub 3 so as to surround the bathtub 3. The circulation pump b for circulating the bath water in the bathtub 3 is connected to the pipe a. I am doing it. Then, by driving the circulation pump b, the shower device 2 for shoulder rest is passed through the pipe a.
Bath water is supplied to the shoulder contact nozzle 1, and a jet of the bath water is jetted from the shoulder contact nozzle 1 to be applied to the shoulder.

[0003]

In the above conventional example, when a shoulder shower device is to be attached to a normal bathtub, a mounting hole is made in the flange 4 of the bathtub 3 and the bathtub 3 is placed under the flange 4. It is necessary to attach a pipe a to the periphery of the above and connect it to the circulation pump b, and there is a problem that it cannot be attached to or removed from the shoulder shower device unless the bathtub is replaced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub which can be easily attached to an existing bathtub after the construction without a large amount of work. To provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a shower device for a shoulder rest of a bathtub according to the present invention has a guide rail 6 attached to a bathroom wall 5 located above the back side of the bathtub 3 and attached to the shoulder. A shower device 2 for shoulder pads having a nozzle 1 for shoulder pads for ejecting a jet of hot water is detachably attached to a guide rail 6 and one end of a water supply hose 7 for supplying bath water is attached to the shower device 2 for shoulder pads. It is characterized in that the pump 8 is connected to the water supply hose 7 by introducing the other end side of the water supply hose 7 into the bathtub 3.

Further, a shower device 2 for a shoulder pad having a nozzle 1 for a shoulder pad for injecting a jet of hot water toward the shoulder is attached to a bathtub 3
The shower device 2 for shoulder rest is detachably attached to the flange with a suction cup 9,
One end of a water supply hose 7 for supplying hot water is connected to the shower device 2 for shoulder rest, and the other end of the water supply hose 7 is connected to the bathtub 3
It is characterized in that it is introduced inside and a pump 8 is connected to the water supply hose 7.

[0007]

According to the former configuration described above, the shoulder shower device 2 is attached to the bathroom wall 5 using the guide rails 6,
The bath water can be supplied from the pump 8 via the water supply hose 7 that passes through the bathtub 3, and can be easily attached to the existing bathtub 3 by retrofitting.

According to the latter configuration, the shoulder shower device 2 is attached to the flange 4 of the bathtub 3 with the suction cup 9.
The bath water can be supplied from the pump 8 via the water supply hose 7 that passes through the bathtub 3, and can be easily attached to the existing bathtub 3 by retrofitting.

[0009]

EXAMPLES First, the examples shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described. A guide rail 6 having a U-shaped cross section is vertically mounted on an upper bathroom wall 5 on the back side of the bathtub 3, and stoppers 10 are vertically arranged on both inner surfaces of the guide rail 6 at appropriate intervals. It is projected. A shoulder pad nozzle 1 is attached to the shoulder pad shower device 2, and the shoulder pad nozzle 1 is attached to the shoulder pad shower device 2 via an O-ring. It can be rotated left and right. Shower device 2 for shoulder rest is water supply hose 7
, One end of which is connected, and the water supply hose 7 is communicated with the shoulder rest nozzle 1 through a flow path provided in the shoulder rest shower device 2. A pair of elastic plates 11 are provided inside the shoulder rest shower device 2, and a fixed claw 12 integrally provided on the elastic piece 11 is projected from the back of the shoulder rest shower device 2. The elastic piece 11 is provided with an operation button 13 for operating the elastic piece 11, and the operation button 13 is exposed on both sides of the shoulder rest shower device 2. By operating the operation button 13, the pair of fixed claws 12 can be brought close to and separated from each other, and the fixed claws 12 can be locked or unlocked by the stopper 10 of the guide rail 6. Guide rail 6
The shower device 2 for shoulder rests is arranged in front of, and the shower device 2 for shoulder rests can be attached to the guide rail 6 by locking the fixed claw 12 to the stopper 10 at an appropriate height. At this time, by changing the position of the stopper 10 for attaching and detaching the shower device 2 for shoulder rest, the height at which the shower device 2 for shoulder rest is attached can be changed. Bathtub 3
A submersible pump 8a as a pump 8 is installed in a position where it does not interfere with bathing.
The other end of the water supply hose 7 connected to is introduced into the bathtub 3, and the other end of the water supply hose 7 is connected to the submersible pump 8a. Then, when the submersible pump 8a is driven, the bath water is supplied to the shoulder rest nozzle 1 via the water supply hose 7, and the jet of the bath bath is applied to the shoulder from the shoulder rest nozzle 1 to be massaged. At this time, change the direction of the shoulder pad nozzle 1,
By changing the height of the shoulder rest shower device 2, it is possible to change the position and angle of the jet flow. By changing the height of the shower device 2 for shoulder rest, the strength of the jet flow applied to the shoulder can be adjusted. Further, as described above, the guide rail 6 is attached to the bath wall 5, the shower device 2 for shoulder rest is attached to the guide rail 6, the submersible pump 8a is installed in the bathtub 3, and the submersible pump 8a and the shower device 2 for shoulder rest are provided. Since it can be constructed by connecting and with the water supply hose 7, the existing bathtub 3 can be easily constructed by retrofitting.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment. In the case of the present embodiment, the shower device 2 for shoulder rest is arranged on the flange 4 on the back side of the bathtub 3, and the shower device 2 for shoulder rest is attached by the suction cup 9. A shoulder rest nozzle 1 is rotatably attached to the shoulder rest shower device 2.
A submersible pump 8a installed in the bathtub 3 and the shower device 2 for shoulder rest are connected by a water supply hose 7. Also in this case, the hot water can be supplied by the submersible pump 8a to jet the jet from the shoulder pad nozzle 1. The shoulder shower device 2 is attached to the flange 4 with a suction cup 9, and the submersible pump 8 is installed in the bathtub 3.
a, shower device 2 for shoulder rest and submersible pump 8a
Since it can be installed by connecting to the existing bathtub 3
However, it can be easily installed afterwards.

FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment. In this case, the pump 8 is a normal pump 8b, and the pump 8b is installed outside the bathtub 3 so that the hot water in the bathtub 3 can be pumped up by the pump 8b. The water supply pipe 14 of the pump 8b is introduced into the bathtub 3, and the end of the water supply pipe 14 and the end of the water supply hose 7 are connected in the bathtub 3. A locking portion 15 is provided at the end of the water supply pipe 14, and a fitting portion 17 provided at the other end of the water supply hose 7 is fitted and locked at the end of the water supply pipe 14. This prevents the pipe from coming off due to water pressure. At this time, the fitting portion 17 is provided with the projection 16 so that the projection 16 can be applied to the bather to apply acupressure.

FIG. 6 shows still another embodiment. In the case of this embodiment, the water supply hose 7 is composed of a supply side hose 7a and a suction side hose 7b. One end of the supply hose 7a is connected to the shoulder rest shower device 2, and the other end of the supply hose 7a is connected to the pump 8b. One end of the suction side hose 7b is connected to the pump, and the suction side hose 7b
The other end of the suction hose 7b is introduced into the bath 3 and the strainer 18 is attached to the other end of the suction hose 7b.

[0013]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is constructed as described above, a shower device for shoulder rests is attached to a bathroom wall by using a guide rail, and hot water is supplied from a pump through a water supply hose passing through a bathtub. This is something that can be done, and it is possible to easily attach a shoulder shower by retrofitting it to an existing bathtub.

Also in the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, the shower equipment for shoulder support is attached to the flange of the bathtub by the suction cup, and the hot water can be supplied from the pump through the water supply hose passing through the bathtub. In addition, the shoulder shower can be easily installed by retrofitting the existing bathtub.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the above shoulder shower device is attached.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the above guide rail.

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 5 (a) is a schematic sectional view of another embodiment of the above.
(B) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of (a).

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of still another embodiment of the same.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Nozzle for shoulder rest 2 Shower device for shoulder rest 3 Bathtub 4 Flange 5 Bathroom wall 6 Guide rail 7 Water supply hose 8 Pump 9 Sucker

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

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A shower device for a shoulder pad having a guide rail attached to a bathroom wall located above the back of a bathtub and jetting a jet of hot water toward the shoulder. Removably attached, one end of a water supply hose for supplying hot water is connected to a shower device for shoulder rest, and the other end of the water supply hose is introduced into the bathtub and a pump is connected to the water supply hose. Shoulder pad shower device. 2. A shoulder rest shower device having a shoulder rest nozzle for injecting a jet of bath water toward the shoulder is arranged on a flange on the back side of the bathtub, and the shoulder rest shower device is attached to the flange by a suction cup. Removably attached, one end of a water supply hose for supplying hot water is connected to a shower device for shoulder rest, and the other end of the water supply hose is introduced into the bathtub and a pump is connected to the water supply hose. Shoulder pad shower device.