JPH0678960A - Method for controlling bubble bath device with filter device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently filter a bubble bath device with filter device. CONSTITUTION:When a jet switch 64 is ON, water in a bathtub 10 is circulated in the order of a suction nozzle 12, a piping 16, a pump 22, a piping 18, and a bubble injection nozzle 14, and blown out into the bathtub 10 together with the air from an air piping 58. A part of the circulating water is carried in the order of pipings 24, 26, 36, a filter 3, and pipings 48, 56, and filtered. Although water is carried in the same passage when a filter switch 66 is pushed, a jet valve 60 is closed, and no bubble injection is conducted. During this filtering operation, an air pump 11b is operated, and bubbles are discharged into the bathtub 10 through an air nozzle 11. Thus, the water in the bathtub 10 is stirred. By stirring the water in the bathtub 10 during the filtering operation, floating materials on water surface and sediments on water bottom are also pulled through the suction nozzle 12, and filtering treatment can be performed. This stirring is conducted by the discharge of bubbles from the air nozzle 11, and the noise is extremely small.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bubble bath equipped with a filtration device capable of performing a filtering operation for filtering water in a bath (whether hot water or normal temperature water) and a bubble operation for supplying bubbles into the bath. The present invention relates to a method for controlling a device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional method for controlling a bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device of this type, there is one described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-60940. The same publication relates to a "bath system", and is capable of switching between a bubble ejection operation (jet mode) and a filtration mode in which only filtration is performed.

In the column of "Prior Art" of the same publication, there is described a control method of a bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device which performs filtration without fail during bubble ejection operation.

[0004]

In the method of performing the filtration without fail when the jet mode is executed, since the jet mode is generally used for a short time,
Inadequate purification of bath water. If the jet mode is carried out for a long time, the filtration is sufficiently performed, but there is a problem that the noise associated with jet jet is noisy.

If the jet mode and the filtration mode can be executed independently as in the bath system of Japanese Utility Model No. 3-60940, the filtration time can be extended,
Moreover, the effect that there is no jet noise during execution of the filtration mode can be obtained. However, in this case, there is a serious drawback that the suspended matter on the water surface in the bathtub and the sediment on the bottom surface of the bathtub cannot be filtered. That is, when performing only the filtration operation,
Since the water in the bathtub is hardly agitated, the floating substances and precipitates on the water surface in the bathtub are not sucked into the filter and remain in the bathtub without being filtered.

[0006]

A method of controlling a bubble bath device with a filtering device according to the present invention includes a filtering device for filtering water in a bath and a bubble ejecting device for injecting a steam-jet containing air bubbles into the bath. A method for controlling a bubble bath device with a filtering device having a bubble supply device for supplying bubbles into the bath from a bubble outlet on the bottom of the bath, wherein the filter device is intermittently or continuously operated when the filtering device is operated. It is characterized in that the bubbles are supplied to the bathtub from the bubble discharge port so that the water in the bathtub is stirred by the bubbles.

[0007]

According to the method of controlling the bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device of the present invention, bubbles are intermittently or continuously supplied into the bath during the filtration operation to agitate the water in the bath. Therefore, the suspended matter on the water surface in the bathtub and the sediment in the bathtub are also sent from the bathtub to the filter and filtered. This bubble supply is performed by a bubble supply device that discharges bubbles from the discharge port at the bottom of the bathtub, the noise accompanying the bubble supply is extremely small, and it is possible to protect the quiet surrounding environment.

[0008]

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall system diagram of a bubble bath apparatus with a filtration device to which a method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

An air nozzle (bubble nozzle) 11 for discharging bubbles into the bathtub is provided on the bottom surface of the bathtub 10. Air can be supplied to the air nozzle 11 from an air pump 11b via an air pipe 11a. There is. The side wall surface of the bathtub 10 is provided with a suction nozzle 12 for sucking water in the bathtub 10 and a bubble jet nozzle 14 for jetting bubbles in the bathtub 10.
2 and 14 are connected to the circulation pump 22 of the filtration bubble unit 20 by pipes 16 and 18, respectively.

The pipe 18 has a pipe 24 branched from the middle thereof, and the pipe 24 is branched into a pipe 26 and a pipe 28. The pipe 26 is connected to the first port 30a of the three-way valve 30.

In this three-way valve 30, a valve body 32 is advanced and retracted by a solenoid 34, and a first port 30a and a second port 30b are provided.
And the communication state of the third port 30c is switched.

The second port 30b is in communication with the introduction port 38a of the filter 38 via a pipe 36. The third port 30c communicates with the drain port 42 via the pipe 40.

The filter 38 has a filter element 44 built therein, and is constructed so as to filter the water introduced from the introduction port 38a and flow it out from the outflow port 38b.

The outflow port 38b is connected to the first port 50a of the three-way valve 50 via a pipe 48. The three-way valve 50 moves the valve body 52 forward and backward by the solenoid 54,
The communication state of the port 50a, the second port 50b, and the third port 50c is switched. The pipe 28 is connected to the third port 50c. The second port 50b is connected to the middle of the pipe 16 via the pipe 56.

An air pipe 58 is installed in the bubble jet nozzle 14.
And a jet valve 60 for interrupting the introduction of air is provided at the tip of the air pipe 58. The jet valve 60 is opened and closed by a solenoid 62.

A remote control 70 having a bubble switch 63, a jet switch 64, a filtration switch 66 and a backwash switch 68 is installed in the bathroom in order to control the bubble bath apparatus with a filtration device. The signal of the switch is output to the controller 72 in the filtration jet unit 20, and the air pump 11b, the circulation pump 22, and the solenoids 34, 54, 62 are controlled.

When the bubble switch 63 is pressed, the air pump 11b is operated and air bubbles are generated from the air nozzle 11 in the bathtub 10.
Is discharged inside.

When the jet switch 64 is pressed, the three-way valve 3
0 and 50 are the flow path selections shown in FIG. In this state, the pump 22 is started and the jet valve 60 is opened. Then, the water in the bathtub 10 is jetted from the bubble jetting nozzle 14 via the suction nozzle 12, the pipe 16, the circulation pump 22, and the pipe 18, and at this nozzle 14, air is entrained in the jet water flow from the air pipe 58. Then, bubbles are ejected into the bathtub 10. Pump 22
Part of the water discharged from the pipe 18 to the pipe 24,
6, flow in the order of the three-way valve 30, the pipe 36, the filter 38, the pipe 48, the three-way valve 50, the pipe 56, and the pipe 16, and then return to the circulation pump 22 again.

In this way, the jet switch 64 is turned on.
Then, jetting (bubble ejection) and filtration are performed in parallel.

When the filtration switch 66 is turned on,
The water in the bathtub 10 is circulated in the same path as when the jet switch 64 is turned on. However, in this case, the jet valve 60 is normally closed, and bubble ejection is not performed. Then, only a filtering operation is performed in which a part of the water discharged from the pump 22 to the pipe 18 is filtered by the filter 38.

In this embodiment, however, when the filtration switch 66 is turned on, the air pump 11b is operated continuously or intermittently, and air bubbles are discharged from the air nozzle 11 into the bath 10. Bath 1 is accompanied by this bubble discharge
The water in 0 is stirred. By this agitation, the floating material on the water surface is drawn into the water, and the sediment on the bottom of the water is rolled up. The floating material and the sediment are also sucked from the suction nozzle 12, sent to the filter 38, and filtered.

As described above, when the jet is operating, the bathtub 1
Although various noises such as the sound of bubbles ejected in 0 are generated, the noise associated with the discharge of bubbles from the air nozzle 11 is relatively small, so the quietness of the surrounding environment can be protected.

In the present invention, the filter switch 66 is turned off.
After setting to N, bubbles may be discharged from the air nozzle 11 for a predetermined time to perform stirring. That is, the pump 22 is started according to the ON operation of the filtration switch 66, and the air pump 11b is operated for a predetermined time to discharge the bubbles.

The above example of setting the stirring timing is an example of the present invention, and the present invention may perform stirring at a timing other than the above. For example, the first stirring (bubble discharge) may be performed some time after starting the circulation pump 22.

The bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device shown in FIG. 1 is constructed so that the filter 38 can be backwashed. That is, the backwash switch 68 is turned on.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the second port 30b and the third port 30c of the three-way valve 30 communicate with each other, and the first port 50a and the third port 50c of the three-way valve 50 communicate with each other. In this state, the pump 22 is started, the water in the bathtub 10 is circulated through the pipes 16 and 18, and the pipe 1
A part of the water in 8 flows in the order of the pipes 24, 28, the three-way valve 50, the pipe 48, the filter 38, the pipe 36, the three-way valve 30, and the pipe 40, and is discharged from the drainage port 42 and is returned to the filter 38. The filter 38 is backwashed by passing water in the direction.

[0026]

As described above, according to the method of controlling the bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device of the present invention, it is possible to select the operation mode in which only the filtration is performed without ejecting bubbles in the bath, and the operation mode during the filtration operation is selected. It can protect the calmness of the surrounding environment.
In addition, during this filtration operation, air bubbles are discharged into the bathtub to agitate the water in the bathtub, so that the suspended matter near the water surface and the sediment on the water bottom can also be filtered. This agitation is performed by discharging bubbles from the bottom of the bath into the bath, noise is extremely low, and the quietness of the surrounding environment can be protected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram illustrating a backwash operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Bathtub 11 Air Nozzle 11b Air Pump 12 Suction Nozzle 14 Bubble Jet Nozzle 20 Filtration Jet Unit 22 Circulation Pump 30, 50 Three-way Valve 38 Filter 60 Jet Valve 63 Bubble Switch 70 Remote Control 72 Controller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A filter device for filtering water in a bathtub, and a bubble jet device for jetting air-jet jets containing air bubbles into the bathtub.
A method for controlling a bubble bath device with a filtering device, comprising a bubble supply device for supplying bubbles into a bath from a bubble outlet at the bottom of the bath, wherein the bubbles are intermittently or continuously when the filtering device is operated. A method for controlling a bubble bath device with a filtering device, characterized in that bubbles are supplied from a discharge port to the bath to agitate the water in the bath with the bubbles.