JPH06327583A - Body washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically wash a body by causing the reciprocating motion of a roll having length corresponding to the breadth of a body and a pair of right and left rolls projected forward at a gap equivalent to the breadth under rotation. CONSTITUTION:The first washing roll 2 vertically reciprocates along support frames 1 and 1, while being driven to rotate, due to the engagement of sprockets 8 and 10 with small holes 9 and 9, thereby washing the front or back of a body. Also, the second washing rolls 3 similarly reciprocate vertically, while being driven to rotate, due to the engagement of a sprocket 33 with the small holes 9 and 9. In this case, the second washing rolls 3 and 3 laid right and left at a gap corresponding to the breadth of a body wash both sides of the body. Furthermore, the second roll 3 at the center washes the inside of both legs. This center washing roll 3, upon arrival at a hip joint, undergoes the resistance of the joint, and is made to turn backward about the round shaft 36 of a lever 34 against a spring 49 and retreat. Also, the second washing rolls 3 and 3 positioned both right and left sides are caused to move right and left, depending upon the breadth of the body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a body washing apparatus for automatically washing the body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a body washing apparatus, there is one described in Japanese Examined Patent Publication (Kokoku) No. 3-15444, but these cannot be washed sufficiently because they are washed only by a shower apparatus. Is.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to provide a body washing apparatus which is far superior in washing power to the prior art.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problem] A first body which has a length substantially corresponding to the lateral width of the body and which is horizontally supported by supporting frames 1 and 1 and which reciprocates up and down while rotating to wash the front or back of the body. 1 cleaning roll 2 and a pair of left and right second cleaning rolls 3 projecting forward from the supporting frame 1 with a space corresponding to the lateral width of the body and reciprocating up and down while rotating to wash both side surfaces of the body ，
The body cleaning device is composed of 3 and 3.

[0005]

The operation and effect of the present invention is such that the front surface or the back surface of the body is lightly brought into contact with the first cleaning roll 2 and both side surfaces of the body are brought into contact with the pair of left and right second cleaning rolls 3 and 3, and the power switch is turned on. , The first cleaning roll 2 which has a length substantially corresponding to the width of the body and is laid across the supporting frames 1 and 1 reciprocates up and down while rotating, and also on the left and right sides of the body. The second cleaning rolls 3 and 3 located are also rotated and reciprocate up and down. Therefore, if the cleaning water is used at the same time, the frictional cleaning action of the rolls 2 and 3 can surely clean the whole body.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The supporting frames 1 and 1 are made of pipe material and are fixed to a floor surface of a bathroom or the like and stand upright along a wall surface. Reference numeral 4 denotes an upper moving body, which is formed in an inverted U shape in a plan view from transmission cases 5 and 5 projecting forward from both left and right ends and a connecting frame 6 connecting the rear portions of the transmission cases 5 and 5. , Vertical through holes 7, 7 provided on both sides of the upper moving body 4
The support frames 1 and 1 are inserted therethrough. M1 is a motor, which is mounted in the transmission case 5 on one side, has sprockets 8 attached to its output shaft, and small holes 9 and 9 are formed in the support frame 1 at predetermined intervals. The upper moving body 4 is vertically movable along the supporting frames 1 and 1 in accordance with the rotation of the motor M1. Further, the idle sprocket 10 is mounted on the other side of the transmission case 5,
Similarly, the support frame 1 on the other side is made to mesh with the small holes 9 formed therein so that the upper moving body 4 can be moved in synchronization with the left and right.

M2 is a motor for driving the first cleaning roll 2, which is internally provided in the front part of the transmission case 5 on one side, and an output shaft 11 thereof is provided with a driving body 12 for driving the first cleaning roll 2. There is. The driving body 12 is provided with an angular shaft portion 13 at the tip and a disc-shaped receiving portion 14 in the middle, and is slidably fitted to the output shaft 11. The rear portion of the driving body 12 is spring-loaded by a spring 15. Has been issued. Reference numeral 16 is a stopper for retaining. Reference numeral 17 denotes a support shaft of the first cleaning roll 2, which is rotatably mounted on the transmission case 5 on the other side through a bearing and protrudes inward. A disk-shaped receiving portion 14 is provided in the middle of the portion 13. Reference numeral 62 is a jet pipe of cleaning water or the like, which is inserted into the support shaft 17 via a 0 ring or the like.

The first cleaning roll 2 is made of a foamed resin material or the like having elasticity and good water permeability, and is formed into a cylindrical shape. The insertion hole 20 of the jet pipe 18 is provided in the central longitudinal direction of the first cleaning roll 2 and the intermediate portion thereof is provided. The insertion holes 22 and 22 of the raising rods 21 and 21 are provided. Reference numeral 23 is a flange on the side of the driving body 12, and the above-mentioned jet pipe 18 is inserted through a through hole 24 formed in the center thereof and fixed by welding. The inner peripheral surface of the jet pipe 18 is the driving body 12
And a plurality of ejection holes 2 are formed in the ejection pipe 18 while being formed in an angular hole 25 that can be fitted with the angular shaft portions 13 of the support shaft 17.
6, 26 are drilled. Further, two retaining rods 21 and 21 are fitted on the inner surface of the flange 23, and a screw is formed on the other end of the retaining rods 21 and 21. 27
Is a flange on the side of the support shaft 17, a through hole 28 for inserting the support shaft 17 is formed in the center, and through holes 29, 29 for inserting the pivot rods 21, 21 are formed on the outer periphery thereof. In order to assemble the first cleaning roll 2, the ejection pipe 18 and the detent rods 21 and 21 fixed to the flange 23 on the drive body 12 side are inserted into the insertion holes 20 and 22 of the first cleaning roll 2. Further, it is inserted into the through holes 28 and 29 of the flange 27 on the side of the support shaft 17, and further fixed by the nuts 30 and 30.

Next, in a state in which the driving body 12 is retracted along the output shaft 11 against the spring 15, the square holes 25, 25 of the ejection pipes 18 located at both ends of the first cleaning roll 2 are pivotally supported. 17 and the angular shaft portions 13 of the drive body 12 may be fitted. Next, the second cleaning rolls 3, 3 will be described. Reference numeral 31 is a lower moving body, which is horizontally long and formed in a box shape with a central portion protruding upward, and vertical through holes 32, 32 provided on both left and right sides thereof. The support rods 1 and 1 are inserted through the.

M3 is a motor, which is mounted on one side of the lower moving body 31 and has a sprocket 33 on its output shaft.
, And the sprocket 33 is meshed with the small holes 9, 9 formed in the support frame 1 at predetermined intervals, and the lower moving body 31 is moved along the support frames 1, 1 as the motor M3 rotates. It is configured to move up and down. Also, on the other side of the lower moving body 31, like the upper moving body 4, an idle sprocket (not shown).
Is vertically mounted to engage with the small holes 9, 9 of the support frame 1 to ensure vertical movement thereof.

A supporting rod 34 is laterally fixed to the lower part of the lower moving body 31, and the left and right sides of the supporting rod 34 are square shafts 35, 3.
5, the central portion is formed as a round shaft 36. Mounting bodies 37, 37 fitted to the square shaft 35 and slidable in the left-right direction are attached to both side square shaft portions 35, 35 of the support rod 34, and a round shaft 36 is provided in the round shaft portion 36. Is provided with a rotatable mounting body 38 that is fitted to the corner mounting body 37, and a through hole 39 in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper portions of the corner mounting bodies 37, 38, and a large number of ejection holes 40 are formed in the periphery. The pipe 41 is rotatably held via bearings. Further, the jet pipes 41, 41 are fitted with second cleaning rolls 3, 3 which are formed of a foamed resin material having elasticity and good water permeability and which are formed in a taper-like diameter from the front to the rear. . As shown in FIG. 5, the stop fins 42 may be projected in the radial direction from the outer circumference of the jet pipe 41 to fit the second cleaning rolls 3, 3.

A timing gear 43 is attached to the rear portion of each of the jet pipes 41, 41, and a timing belt is provided between the timing gear 44 attached to the output shaft of the motor M4 installed in the upper part of the lower moving body 31. The second cleaning rolls 3, 3 are wound around 45 to be rotatable. Further, the mounting plate 46 of the motor M4 is attached to the lower moving body 31 so as to be rotatable about a pivot shaft 47 on one side of the upper portion thereof, and is elastically urged in the direction of arrow A by a spring 48.
Normally, the spring force of the spring 48 causes the motor M4
Rotates upward about the pivot shaft 47 and pulls up the timing gear 44 attached to its output shaft upward, so that the timing gears 43, 4 on both sides are connected via the timing belt 45.
3, tension is applied inwardly, and the mounting bodies 37, 37 are moved inward along the angular shaft portion 35 of the supporting rod 34, so that the round shaft portion 3
It is held at the contact position with 6. Reference numeral 58 is a long hole for left and right movement of the ejection pipe 41, which is provided in the moving body 31.

The mounting body 38 located at the center is elastically bulged upward by a spring 49 and kept horizontal by a stopper (not shown). Reference numeral 59 is a long hole for moving the ejection pipe 41 at the center. Each spout pipe 4
At the rear end of 1, 41, a water supply pipe 5 via a 0 ring or the like.
0s are connected.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a hot water temperature adjusting unit, which sends hot water of appropriate temperature to the hot water sending pipe 52 by adjusting the hot water temperature adjusting solenoid valve SV1 and the water amount adjusting solenoid valve SV2. The hot water temperature is adjusted by operating the operation panel 54 provided on the operation box 53 attached to the upper portions of the supporting frames 1 and 1. SV3 is a solenoid valve for taking out the sample, and the hot water flowing through the hot water supply pipe 52 is taken out as a sample in the bathroom to directly check the hot water temperature. SV4 is a solenoid valve for the shower, operating box 5
3 Adjust the hot water supply to the shower 55 attached to the upper part.
The shower 55 may be a take-out type. SV
Reference numeral 5 is a solenoid valve for adjusting the body shampoo, and water is branched from the water supply pipe 56 to the water supply pipes 19 and 50 by operation of the operation panel 54, and further, water is supplied to the ejection pipes 18 and 41 to be ejected to the ejection holes 26. , 40
Permeate into each of the cleaning rolls 2 and 3.

SV6 is a solenoid valve for adjusting water, which is supplied to each washing roll through the same path as the body shampoo. Reference numeral 61 denotes a cleaning cover, which is divided at the center of the front surface and is configured to allow double-sided opening.
57 is a power supply line of each motor.

Next, an example of the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7. When the power switch of the operation panel 53 is turned on and the shower temperature and height are input, the solenoid valves SV1 and SV2 are operated. The temperature of the hot water is adjusted, and the solenoid valve SV3 is opened to release the hot water of the sample, and the first and second cleaning rolls 2,
3 is a start position according to the height, that is, the first washing roll 2 is moved to the height of the shoulder of the body, and the second washing roll 3 is moved to the foot position.

The operator confirms the hot water temperature, further confirms the positions of the respective cleaning rolls 2 and 3, and if it is unsuitable, re-correction is input. If appropriate, the start switch is pushed to start cleaning. . At this time, the cleaning action may be started after the photoelectric sensor or the like detects the closing of the cleaning cover 61 and the movement of the body to a predetermined position. When the start switch is operated, first, the solenoid valve SV4 is opened and hot water is discharged from the shower 55 for about 30 seconds, then the solenoid valve SV5 is opened and the body shampoo is ejected through the sending pipes 56, 19, 50. It is supplied to the pipes 18, 41, and further, the ejection holes 26,
It permeates into the 1st, 2nd washing rolls 2 and 3 via 40.

In this state, the motors M1 to M4 are driven,
While being driven and rotated, the first cleaning roll 2 moves up and down along the support frames 1 and 1 due to the engagement between the sprockets 8 and 10 and the small holes 9 and 9 to clean the front surface or the back surface of the body.
Similarly, while the second cleaning roll 3 is also driven and rotated, the sprocket 33 and the small holes 9 and 9 reciprocate up and down, and are arranged on both the left and right sides with an interval corresponding to the lateral width of the body. The two cleaning rolls 3 and 3 clean both sides of the body, and the second cleaning roll 3 located in the center cleans the inner surfaces of both feet. When the second cleaning roll 3 located in the center reaches the crotch, it receives the resistance,
It is rotated rearward around the round shaft 36 of the supporting rod 34 against the spring 49 and retracts.

The left and right second cleaning rolls 3, 3 located on both sides are moved left and right according to the width on both sides of the body. That is, when resistance is applied to the cleaning rolls 3, 3, the tension of the timing belt 45 is increased, and the motor M4 is rotated downward about the pivot shaft 47 against the elastic force of the spring 48, and the timing gears 43, 43. The mounting bodies 37, 37 provided with are moved outward along the angular shaft portion 35 of the supporting rod 34. vice versa,
When the resistance decreases, it is moved inward by the action of the spring 48.

The timing of the vertical reciprocation of the first cleaning roll 2 and the second cleaning rolls 3, 3 is as follows: first, the first cleaning roll 2 descends and approaches the second cleaning rolls 3, 3. Although the vertical movements are performed substantially in synchronization, the second cleaning rolls 3 and 3 may be configured to be vertically reciprocable only in the lower body portion. When each of the washing rolls 2 and 3 reciprocates up and down for three strokes, the motors M1 to M4 are stopped, the front and rear positions of the body are changed, and the same washing is performed again. Next, the solenoid valve SV4 is opened, and about 5
Hot water is released for a minute and the cleaning is completed.

Next, when the washing person leaves the washing chamber, the motors M1 and M3 are driven to move the washing rolls 2 and 3 to the upper and lower central positions of the washing chamber. In this state, the solenoid valve SV6 is opened and water is discharged. Is each water pipe 56,19,5
It is supplied to the ejection pipes 18 and 41 via 0, and is further ejected from the ejection holes 26 and 40 to clean the cleaning rolls 2 and 3. Subsequently, the motors M2 and M4 are driven to rotate the cleaning rolls 2 and 3 at a high speed of about 1000 rotations for dehydration, and when this is completed, the motors M1 and M3 are driven to set the cleaning rolls 2 and 3 to predetermined positions. It is returned to the position and the process is completed.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the first cleaning roll 2 and the second cleaning rolls 3 and 3 are assembled into an integral moving body 60, and the drive mechanism and control mechanism can be simplified. Is. The first cleaning roll 2 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 1 is provided with recesses on both sides thereof to enhance the cleaning ability of the arm part of the body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a main part.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second cleaning roll.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 7 is a time chart diagram showing an operation procedure.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Support frame 2 1st washing roll 3 2nd washing roll

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first cleaning device having a length substantially corresponding to a lateral width of the body and being capable of cleaning the front or back of the body by being vertically supported by the supporting frames (1) and (1) and reciprocating up and down while rotating. 1 cleaning roll (2) and a pair of left and right first and second cleaning rolls (2) having a space corresponding to the lateral width of the body and projecting forward from the supporting frame (1) and reciprocating up and down while rotating to wash both side surfaces of the body A body washing device comprising two washing rolls (3) and (3).