JPH07194664A - Aromatic bubble generating bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide not only the effect of bubbles but also the effect of aroma in a bathtub, enabling a user to enjoy an aromatic environment. CONSTITUTION:In an aromatic bubble generating bathtub provided with a bubble discharge system 11 for discharging generated bubbles into a bathtub 10, an aroma generator 14 for generating aroma to accompany bubbles is installed in a bubble discharge piping 13 of the bubble discharge system 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aroma bubble generating bath capable of generating aroma in a bubble bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-46
There is one described in each of Japanese Patent No. 149 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-253860.

The one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 46149/1992 has fine air bubble ejecting means and ordinary air bubble ejecting means, and effects of ordinary air bubbles (massage effect, cleaning effect, etc.) and effects of fine air bubbles (blood pressure). And the effect of reducing the temperature rise, and the effect of lowering the sensible temperature).

The one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-253860 is to supply concentrated carbon dioxide and oxygen to the circulation route of hot water in the bathtub to generate bubbles, thereby enhancing the warm bath effect and oxygen content in the bath. It is intended to improve the fatigue recovery effect by bringing the pressure close to the atmosphere.

[0005]

However, the prior art focuses only on the effect of the bubbles (massage effect, cleaning effect, heating effect, etc.) in the bubble generation bath, and considers the bubble components associated with the bubble generation. There were few, and none utilized the effect of incense that stimulates human sense of smell.

That is, various effects of the scent (relaxing effect, wakefulness effect, sedative effect, etc.) have been proved, but when bathing, only a bathing agent is used, and this scent effect is positively scented. There was nothing to apply as an environment.

It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to apply not only the effect of bubbles but also the effect of scent in a bubble bath as a scent environment.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an aromatic bubble generating bath which comprises a bubble generating and discharging device for generating and discharging bubbles into a bath. It is provided with an aroma generator installed in the bubble generation and discharge path to generate an aroma, and to accompany the aroma with the bubble.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, the aroma generator is provided with an aroma switching unit, and the aroma switching unit is a type of aroma generated by the aroma generator. Is selectively switchable.

[0010]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the following effects are obtained. By providing an aroma generator in the bubble generation / discharge path of the bubble generation / discharge device, it is possible to generate scent along with the bubbles in the bubble bath. Therefore, in addition to the effect of bubbles (massage effect, cleaning effect, fatigue recovery effect, heating effect, etc.), by using an incense suitable for the purpose as the scent environment, various scent effects (relaxation effect, fatigue recovery) effect,
Awakening effect, sedative effect, amenity effect, etc.) can be obtained. That is, the effect of the bubbles and the effect of the scent are synergistically obtained to further deepen the effect of the bubble bath both physically and mentally.

Since the fragrance generator can be constructed by only incorporating the fragrance generator in the bubble generation / discharge path of the bubble generation / discharge device, the structure is simple and inexpensive compared with the case where another single fragrance generation / supply device is installed in the bathroom. .

Further, as compared with the case where another single aroma generating and supplying device is used, the incense is dissolved in the bath water or is diffused from the bath water into the bathroom together with the air bubbles, so that the influence of the air flow such as ventilation is reduced. It is possible to provide the bather with the incense effect without receiving it.

Unlike the bath agents, the bath water does not need to be polluted, and even a person whose bath agents do not suit the skin can obtain the scent effect. After bathing, the bath water can be used as washing water. It is also cheaper than bath salts.

The present invention according to claim 2 has the following effects. Since the fragrance generator is provided with the fragrance switching unit, the scent suitable for the purpose can be easily selected and used according to the user's purpose of using the fragrance at that time, and the fragrance performance can be diversified by a single device. .

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an aromatic bubble generation bath according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the aromatic bubble generation bath, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a control procedure of the aromatic bubble generation bath. Is.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bathtub 10 has a bubble generating / discharging device 11. The bubble generation and discharge device 11 generates bubbles and discharges them into the bath 10. Specifically, the bubble generating / discharging device 11 includes a blower 12 and a bubble discharging pipe 13, and a discharge port 13A of the bubble discharging pipe 13 is opened at the bottom (or side) of the bath 10. The blower 12 is a compressor or the like that takes in outside air and pressure-feeds it to the bubble discharge pipe 13, and an electromagnetic type or a motor type can be adopted.

At this time, in the bathtub 10, the aroma generator 14 is interposed in the bubble discharge pipe 13 of the bubble generator / discharger 11. The aroma generator 14 generates an aroma and causes the aroma to accompany the air bubbles. As the fragrance generator 14, a material such as cotton impregnated with a scent, a material such as porous beads impregnated with a scent, or a material that allows gas to pass through such as bubbling in an incense can be adopted.

Further, the bathtub 10 has an aroma generator 14 provided with an aroma switching unit 15. The aroma switching unit 15 can selectively switch the type of aroma generated by the aroma generator 14. The fragrance switching unit 15 switches the air flow path communicating with the bubble discharge pipe 13 to any of a plurality of types of fragrance generating chambers partitioned in the fragrance generator 14, or the bubble discharge pipe 1
In contrast to the above, it is possible to employ one in which any one of a plurality of types of aroma cassettes provided in the aroma generator 14 is rotated and positioned.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bathtub 10 has a control device 16 for driving and controlling the blower 12 and the aroma switching unit 15, and the user controls the control device 16 in the bathroom. It has an operation unit 17 for operating. That is,
The user can turn on the blower 12 by the bubble generation operation applied to the operation unit 17 to discharge the bubbles into the bath water. Moreover, the user can generate a desired fragrance in the bubble bath by switching and setting the fragrance switching unit 15 by a fragrance selection operation applied to the operation unit 17.

Next, a procedure for generating aromatic bubbles in the bathtub 10 will be described (FIG. 3). (1) Whether or not to use incense is set by the operation unit 17.

(2) When the incense is used, the incense selection switch of the operation unit 17 is operated to select a desired incense by the operation unit 17. As a result, the fragrance switching unit 15 is driven and a desired scent generation mode is set.

Then, the blower 12 is turned off by the operation unit 17.
N is operated. As a result, air bubbles with aroma are generated in the bath water.

(3) When no incense is used, the operation unit 17 simply turns on the blower 12. As a result, air bubbles without fragrance are generated in the bath water.

(4) When it is desired to stop the generation of bubbles during the generation of bubbles in (2) and (3) above, the blower 12 is turned off by the operation unit 17.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. By providing the aroma generator 14 in the bubble generating / discharging path (the bubble discharging pipe 13) of the bubble generating / discharging device 11, the scent can be generated along with the bubbles in the bubble bath. Therefore, in addition to the effect of bubbles (massage effect, cleaning effect, fatigue recovery effect, heat effect, etc.), by using an incense suitable for the purpose as the scent environment, various scent effects (relaxation effect, fatigue recovery) Effect, awakening effect, sedative effect, amenity effect, etc.) can be obtained. That is, the effect of the bubbles and the effect of the scent are synergistically obtained to further deepen the effect of the bubble bath both physically and mentally.

Since it can be constructed by only incorporating the aroma generator 14 in the bubble generating / discharging path of the bubble generating / discharging device 11, the structure is simple and inexpensive compared to the case where another single aroma generating / supplying device is installed in the bathroom. Becomes

Further, as compared with the case where another single aroma generating and supplying device is used, the incense is dissolved in the bath water or is diffused from the bath water into the bathroom together with the air bubbles, so that the influence of the air flow such as ventilation is exerted. It is possible to provide the bather with the incense effect without receiving it.

Unlike the bath agent, the bath water does not need to be polluted, and even a person whose bath agent does not suit the skin can obtain the scent effect. After bathing, the bath water can be used as selective water. It is also cheaper than bath salts.

Since the fragrance generator 14 is provided with the fragrance switching section 15, the scent suitable for the purpose can be easily selected and used according to the purpose of the scent used by the user, and the fragrance performance can be diversified by a single device. Can be achieved.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific structure of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and changes in design within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention can be made. Even if it exists, it is included in the present invention. For example, the operation unit 17
Can be installed not only in the bathroom but also in the bathroom.
In addition, the operation unit 17 is configured by newly adding a function to a conventional controller for bathroom equipment (for example, a controller for a ventilation fan, a controller for an electric water heater, a controller for a water heater, a controller for a ventilation fan, a water heater, etc.). It may be. Further, the bubble generating / discharging device may be capable of selectively discharging fine bubbles and normal bubbles having a larger bubble diameter than the fine bubbles, and causing both of these bubbles to be accompanied by aroma.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, not only the effect of bubbles but also the effect of scent can be applied as a scent environment in a bubble bath.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an aromatic bubble generation bath according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of an aromatic bubble generation bath.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of an aromatic bubble generation bath.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Bathtub 11 Bubble generating and discharging device 13 Bubble discharging pipe (bubble generating and discharging path) 14 Aroma generator 15 Aroma switching unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An aroma bubble generating bath having a bubble generating and discharging device for generating bubbles and discharging them into a bath, wherein the aroma generating and discharging device is installed in a bubble generating and discharging path of the bubble generating and discharging device to generate aroma. An aroma bubble generating bath, comprising an aroma generator that causes aroma to accompany air bubbles. 2. The aroma bubble generating bath according to claim 1, wherein the aroma generator includes an aroma switching unit, and the aroma switching unit is capable of selectively switching the type of aroma generated by the aroma generator.