JPH0622449Y2 - shower head - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] << Industrial Application Field >> The present invention relates to a shower head used when bathing,
It is particularly suitable for taking care of an elderly person or a physically handicapped person and taking a bath.

《Prior Art》 The conventional shower head simply flows out the introduced hot water from its sprinkling hole, and when it is desired to stop this outflow, the base end side of the water supply hose connected to the shower head It is necessary to operate various open / close cocks installed on the walls of bathrooms.

Therefore, if you use a shower for those who can take a bath,
Although it does not cause much trouble, when the caregiver puts the physically handicapped person in the bathtub and takes a bath with the shower, go to the opening and closing cock away from the shower head each time, or reach out considerably. As a result, not only is the caregiver burdened, but also the bather has to wait each time before being given a shower of hot and cold water.

<Problems to be solved by the present invention> As a result of studying the problems of the above-mentioned conventional technology, the present invention allows the caregiver to hold the head body of the shower head in one hand, while the caregiver can hold the shower head forward and backward. The shower can be started immediately and the hot water can be stopped immediately, reducing the labor of the caregiver, eliminating the waiting time for the bather, and allowing the caregiver to use the other hand. The purpose is to make it possible to control hot water supply with one hand on the gripping side while washing the bather so that the bather can enjoy a comfortable shower.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a head main body having a large number of water sprinkling holes and formed to be grippable, and a water supply hose is connected to one side wall of the head main body. A port is opened, and a water inlet that communicates with the connection port and a water outlet that communicates with the water supply inner chamber that is provided in the water sprinkle hole are provided with a through hole having openings at both ends. Each of the first O-rings, which internally fits through the opening push-in portion and the closing push-in portion, and slidably abuts the inner peripheral wall of the through-hole.
A second O-ring is provided, the both pushing portions are continuously provided by a thin shaft portion, and the opening pushing portion is in a state of heading out from the passage, and the second O-ring is Between the water supply outlet and the water supply inlet, the first O-ring is located closer to the first opening side of the through-hole than the water supply inlet, and the above-mentioned opening portion is pushed in to close the second opening portion of the through-hole. The second O-ring is located closer to the second opening side of the passage than the water supply outlet in the state where the first O-ring is located closer to the first opening than the water supply inlet. An object of the present invention is to provide a shower head in which a water supply inlet and a water supply outlet are formed so as to be communicable with each other through a communication space formed on the peripheral side of the thin shaft portion.

<Operation> According to the present invention, when the operating rod is pushed into the passage by holding the head main body and pushing the opening pushing portion protruding from the passage with the thumb or the like, As the first O-ring approaches the water supply inlet, the second O-ring of the closing push-in portion moves from the front side of the water supply outlet to the second opening side through the water supply outlet. The inlet and the water supply outlet are in the thin shaft portion of the operating rod, and are connected by the communication space formed on the peripheral side of the operation rod, and the hot water or water that has flowed in is supplied from the water supply outlet of the head body. Water will be sprinkled through the sprinkling holes after passing through the inner chamber, and as long as this operating rod pushing state is left immobile, sprinkling of hot water will continue, and during the above operation, the first Stop the operating rod at an appropriate position where the O-ring passes through the water supply outlet. By doing so, the amount of hot water supplied can also be adjusted.

Next, when the closing push-in portion which has been in the above-mentioned head-out state is pushed by the index finger or the like and the operation rod is pushed back in the opposite direction to the above, the second O-ring passes through the water supply outlet. Then, since the water is moved to the first opening side, the water inlet is opened to the communication void, but the water outlet is not opened to the communication void, and the flow of hot water or water is blocked.

<< Embodiment >> The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a large number of water sprinkling holes 2a are formed on the lower surface of the head body 1 as is known. The water supply inner chamber 3 which has the water sprinkling part 2 and which is in communication with the water sprinkling part 2 is provided with the running water channel 4.
Is connected to the water supply outlet 5 via a wall, and a connecting port 7 of the water supply hose 6 is opened on one side wall of the head body 1 formed in a thick disk shape. 8 in succession.

The head body 1 is not limited to the disk-shaped one as shown in the drawings as long as it has a shape that can be easily gripped, and the head body 1 is provided between the water supply outlet 5 and the water supply inlet 8 communicating with the connecting port 7. Has
A through-hole 9 extending from the first opening 9a to the second opening 9b is opened on the side wall, and the axes of the water supply inlet 8 and the water supply outlet 5 are displaced from each other in the radial direction of the showerhead body 1. It is arranged.

Next, an operating rod 10 is internally provided in the above-mentioned tunnel 9, and the operating rod 10 has an opening pushing portion 10a and a closing pushing portion 10b having large diameters in the illustrated example. , A first O-ring 10c and a second O-ring 10d fitted respectively on the outer circumferences thereof are provided, and between the both parts 10a, 10b are continuously provided by a thin shaft part 10e, Therefore, a communication space E is formed between the first and second O-rings 10c, 10d on the inner peripheral surface side of the thin shaft portion 10e and the passage 9.

Reference numerals 11a and 11b in the figure denote first and second recesses provided in the side wall of the head body 1 so that the opening pushing-in portion 10a and the closing pushing-in portion 10b are housed, respectively. Is a plug for forming the running water channel 4.

Here, the relative relationship positions of the first and second O-rings 10c, 10d and the water supply inlet 8 and the water supply outlet 5 are shown in FIG. 1 (b).
When the opening pushing-in portion 10a is projected from the first opening 9a as shown in FIG. 2, the second O-ring 10d exists between the water supply outlet 5 and the water supply inlet 8, and the first O-ring 10d Ring 10c
Is located closer to the first opening 9a side than the water supply inlet 8. Therefore, in this case, the water supply inlet 8 and the water supply outlet 5 are blocked by the second O-ring 10d. Has become.

On the other hand, by pushing the opening push-in portion 10a,
In the state of (c), the second O-ring 10d is located closer to the second opening 9b side than the water supply outlet 5, and the first O-ring 10d.
Since c is located closer to the first opening 9a than the water supply inlet 8, the water supply inlet 8 and the water supply outlet 5 are in communication with each other through the communication space E.

In order to use the shower head according to the above embodiment, a water supply hose 6 for supplying water or hot water is connected to the connection port 7, the head body 1 is grasped, and the operating rod 10 is operated with a thumb or the like.
The opening push-in portion 10a may be pushed into the cavity 9 and then the closing push-in portion 10b may be pushed back with an index finger or the like. By this operation, the water spouted from the water sprinkling holes of the head body 1 is It can be drained or blocked at any time.

<Effect of device> According to the device of the present invention, sprinkling water from the shower head at any time can be performed only by one hand holding the head body and pushing in the forward and reverse directions with the fingertips. Since it can be stopped, it is possible for the caregiver who is bathing a physically handicapped person to take a lot of effort, and the bather can receive hot water promptly without waiting. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a), (b) and (c) are plan views showing an embodiment of a shower head according to the present invention, a cross-sectional plan view in a sprinkling state, a cross-sectional plan view in a sprinkling stopped state, and FIG. The same front view and FIG. 3 are vertical front views of the same. 1 ... Head body 2a ... Sprinkling through hole 3 ... Water supply inner room 5 ... Water supply outlet 6 ... Water supply hose 7 ... Connection port 8 ... Water supply inlet 9 ... Through hole 10 ... Operation rod 10a. Push-in section 10b ...... Closing push-in section 10c ...... First O-ring 10d ...... Second O-ring 10e ...... Fine shaft section E ...... Communication space

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A head main body having a large number of water sprinkling holes and formed so as to be grippable, and a connecting port for a water supply hose is formed in one side wall of the head main body. Between the water supply hole and the water supply outlet that communicates with the water supply passage, there is a through hole with openings at both ends, and the operating rod is internally pierced through the through hole. A first O-ring and a second O-ring are provided, which are fitted to the closing push-in portion and come into slidable contact with the inner peripheral wall of the passage, and both push-in portions are provided. With the thin shaft portion continuously provided, the opening push-in portion is in a state of being headed out from the passage,
The second O-ring is between the water supply outlet and the water supply inlet,
The first O-ring is located closer to the first opening side of the passage than the water supply inlet, and the second opening is pushed into the second opening when the closing pushing portion is pushed out from the second opening of the passage. The O-ring is located closer to the second opening side of the passage than the water supply outlet, and the first
The O-ring is located closer to the first opening than the water supply inlet, so that the water supply inlet and the water supply outlet are formed so as to be able to communicate with each other by the communication space formed on the circumferential side of the thin shaft portion. Become a shower head.