JPH0871323A - Circulating hot water unit for bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To speak from the inside of a bathroom to the outside by setting a communication equipment provided with a transmission section and a receiver section in a case covering a circulating hot water unit of a bathtub. CONSTITUTION: A communication equipment storage section 40 is formed on a front wall 10aa in a case main body 10a covering the whole of a circulating hot water unit A of a bathtub, and a communication equipment 41 is disposed in the communication equipment storage section 40. The communication equipment 41 consists of a transmission section 42, an operation section 43 and a receiver section 44. The communication equipment 41 is provided with interphone function for communicating inside a house only in addition to the conventional telephone function. The communication equipment 41, therefore, can be actuated by operating the operation section 43 and telephone function can be switched over to interphone function or vice versa. In the case of actuating the communication equipment 41, the voices of a person taking bath can be transmitted to the transmission section 42 and the voice of a person speaking to can also be heard through the receiver section 44. Thus the communication with the outside can be performed in a bathroom.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circulating water heater for a bathtub, and more particularly to a circulating water heater for a bathtub having a telephone / intercom communication function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a normal bathroom, if a bather in the bathroom receives a telephone call from the outside, he / she must leave the bathroom and move to the location of the telephone installed in a separate room. Bathers may feel cold and wet the floor of the room. In addition, when the bather has a conversation with a person in another room, it is necessary to open the door of the bathroom and speak out loud.

In order to solve such a problem, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
There is provided a device provided with a communication device such as an intercom (Shokai 62-120655). That is, in the bathroom shown in these drawings, the communication device 11 is provided on the wall member 8 facing the boundary between the bathtub 6 and the washing room 7. The communication device 11 is attached to the wall member 8 with screws 12, and a signal cable 13 and a power cord 14 are wired on the back side of the wall member 8. Reference numeral 15 is a telephone receiver for communication, and 16 is a push button for calling a communication device outside the bathroom.

[0004]

By the way, in the above structure of the bathroom, when the communication device 11 is installed in the bathroom,
It was necessary to provide an opening for embedding the communication device 11 in the wall member 8. For this reason, it is indispensable to open a hole having a predetermined depth in the wall member 8. Particularly, when the communication device 11 is to be retrofitted (to be installed after completion, not in the building of the bathroom), large-scale work is required. Was needed.

Similarly, the wiring of the signal cable 13 and the power cord 14 also needs to be led to the power source outside the bathroom through the wall material 8, which requires a large-scale construction.

Further, even if the user desires a bathroom having the above structure, for example, in an apartment or a rental apartment, it is often prohibited to carry out large-scale construction on the wall material 8, and the bathroom having the above structure can be easily installed. There is a problem that communication devices such as telephones and intercoms cannot be used inside.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, has a good workability without requiring a large-scale work, and enables a telephone call in a bathroom by a communication device having a telephone or intercom function. It is intended to provide a circulating water heater for a bathtub.

[0008]

A circulating water heater for a bath according to claim 1 is a heater for heating water in the bath or hot water, and a circulation pump for forcibly circulating the water in the bath or hot water. Circulating hot water in a bath provided with a purifying unit that is connected to the circulating pump and filters and purifies water or hot water in the bath, and a case that houses the heater, the circulating pump, and the filtering unit therein. In the container, the case is provided with a communication device having a transmitter and a receiver.

A circulating water heater for a bath according to claim 2 is the circulating water heater for a bath according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is
The side wall of the case, which is disposed in the storage section inside the case and in which the storage section is located, has a transmission opening for introducing voice into the transmission section, and a voice guided to the reception section. It is characterized in that it has an opening for receiving a call for outgoing to the outside.

[0010]

A circulating water heater for a bath according to claim 1 is installed in a peripheral portion of the bath to purify water or hot water stored in the bath so that the water or hot water can be repeatedly used, and the water or hot water can be kept constant. Used as a device for keeping temperature. Further, in the circulating water heater of the present bathtub, since the case is provided with the communication device having the transmitter and the receiver, it is possible to communicate with the outside in the bathroom.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the circulating water heater of the bathtub, the communication device is arranged in a storage section inside the case, and a voice is transmitted to the transmitter section on a side wall of the case where the storage section is located. Since a transmission opening for taking in and a reception opening for emitting the voice guided to the reception part to the outside are formed, sound can be heard from the side wall without holding the handset by hand. Also, speak to the side wall. As a result, it becomes hands-free, and even when the user is washing his body in the washing room, he / she can still make a call even if he / she is still in the bathtub, and there is no risk that the receiver is accidentally dropped into the bathtub or the like.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a view showing an embodiment of the circulating water heater of the bath according to the present invention. In the figure, reference symbol A is a circulating water heater for the bathtub, and 10 is a case that covers the entire circulating water heater A for the bathtub. The case 10 includes a box-shaped main body 10a and a main body 10a.
The upper cover 10b is placed on the upper end surface of a and is roughly configured.

In addition, cylindrical support cylinders 11 and 12 are respectively inserted into the main body 10a from above, and the support cylinders 11 and 12 each have a bottomed cylindrical shape provided at the upper end thereof. It can be opened and closed by the lids 11c and 12c.

At the center of the lower end surface of the support cylinder 11, a cylindrical outlet 11a coaxial with the support cylinder 11 is provided.
It is provided integrally with. A filter 13 having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the support tube 11 is detachably attached to the support tube 11 through the space S1 in a state where the lower end of the filter 13 is fitted into the outlet 11a. It is erected. In this embodiment, a wound filter having a cylindrical shape and having a hollow portion 13a at the center is used as the filter 13, and the filter 13 has a hollow portion 1a.
3a is erected in the support cylinder 11 in a state where the lower end thereof is fitted into the outflow port 11a. In addition, the filter 13
Mainly collects micron-order suspended matter.

The upper end of the filter 13 is closed by a holding plate 14 which is fitted into the hollow portion 13a from above,
A disc-shaped pre-filter 15 is detachably mounted above the pressing plate 14. Here, the outer diameter of the pre-filter 15 is set to be the same as the inner surface of the support cylinder 11, so that the support cylinder 11 is closed by the pre-filter 15 at the upper end portion thereof. Also, pre-filter 1
No. 5 has a floating object larger than the collection target of the filter 13 as the collection target.

Further, the pre-filter 15 of the support cylinder 11
An inflow port 11b is integrally provided on the upper side of the support cylinder 11, and the support cylinder 11 is connected to a water inlet pipe 16 extending from a water inlet (not shown) via the inflow port 11b. Then, the support cylinder 11, the filter 13, and the pre-filter 15 constitute a first purifying means (purifying means) 17.

On the other hand, a cylindrical connecting portion 12a is provided coaxially and integrally with the support tube 12 at the center of the lower end surface of the support tube 12. In addition, a cylindrical container 18 having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the support cylinder 12 is provided in the support cylinder 12 with a space S2 interposed therebetween in a state where an inflow port 18a provided at a central portion of the lower end of the container 18 is fitted to the connecting portion. And is erected so as to be coaxial with the support cylinder 12.

Further, disc-shaped straightening vanes 30 and 31 are horizontally arranged at the lower end and the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the container 18, so that the container 18 is made up of the upper chamber 32 and the lower chamber by the straightening vane 31. It is divided into two 33 compartments. The current plate 31 is for uniformly leaching water or warm water (hereinafter referred to as bath water) in the bathtub that has flowed in from the inflow port 18a side upward. In addition, a large number of fine holes are formed on the surface of the upper chamber 32 and the lower chamber 33, and, for example, a porous material for adsorbing impurities such as ammonia in the bath water that cannot be filtered by the filter 13 and the prefilter 15 into the holes. The adsorbent and the sterilizing means for sterilizing bacteria in the bath water are housed individually or in a mixed state.

In the case of this embodiment, the upper chamber 32 is filled with the sterilizing means, and the lower chamber 33 is filled with the porous adsorbent and housed therein. Then, the container 18, the porous adsorbent, and the sterilizing means constitute a second purifying means (purifying means).
34 is generally configured. Here, as the porous adsorbent, at least one mineral selected from zeolite, pumice, diatomaceous earth, and allophane is used.

An outlet 18b is formed at the upper end of the container 18 and opens laterally, and the connecting portion 1 at the lower end surface of the support cylinder 12 is formed.
A cylindrical connecting portion 12b is provided integrally with the support cylinder 12 at a position adjacent to 2a. And the support cylinder 1
2 is connected to a water outlet pipe 19 extending to a water outlet (not shown) via the connecting portion 12b. A heater 20 having a heating element such as a heating wire embedded in a block made of an aluminum alloy is installed in the water discharge pipe 19, and the bath water is inserted into the heater 20 to heat the bath water to a predetermined temperature. Can be kept warm.

Further, the support tube 11 at the bottom of the main body 10a,
A pump (circulation pump) 21 is installed at a position sandwiched between 12. A suction port 21a and a discharge port 21b are formed at the lower end of the pump 21, respectively.
The outlet 11a of the support cylinder 11 and the connecting portion 12a of the support cylinder 12 are connected to the discharge port 21b and the discharge port 21b via conduits 22 and 23, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, at the upper part of the front wall (side wall) 10aa of the main body 10a, an operating portion 2 for circulating hot water function is provided.
4 are provided. In addition, a communication device storage section (storage section) 40 (details will be described later) is provided inside the case 10 located on the substantially right side of the front wall 10aa in a front view, and the communication device storage section 40 is provided with a communication unit. A device (communication device) 41 is provided. The communication device 41 includes a transmitter 42 and an operation unit 43.
And a receiving section 44. In addition to the normal telephone function, the communication device 41 also has an intercom function capable of making a call only indoors.

Next, the attached state of the communication device 41 will be described with reference to FIG. The communication device storage section 4
Below the front wall 10aa where 0 is located, the transmitter 42
Are formed with a plurality of slits (sending openings) 45, 45 ... For taking in sound. These slits 4
A waterproof packing 46 is arranged on the front wall 10aa so as to surround the slits 45, 45, ... In addition, a waterproof / moisture-proof sheet 47 is provided inside.
Is arranged, and further inside thereof, the transmitter main body 4
8 is arranged, and the flange portion 49 of the transmitter main body 48 is fixed to the front wall 10aa by screws 50, 50 ...

An opening 51 is provided near the center of the front wall 10aa in which the communication device housing 40 is located, and an operating portion 43 for operating the communication device 41 is provided in the opening 51. Is installed. In this case, the opening 5
A waterproof packing 52 is arranged on the inner side of the peripheral portion of 1.
Further, a flexible synthetic resin waterproof / moisture-proof sheet 53 is arranged inside thereof. Furthermore, an operation unit 54 that constitutes the operation unit 43 is arranged inside thereof, and mounting wall portions 55, 55 of the operation unit 54 are fixed to the front wall 10aa by screws 56, 56, .... The operation section 43 has an operation button section 43 on its front surface.
a, 43a, and the operation button portions 43a, 4
Reference numeral 3a includes a power switch of the communication device, an operation button portion, a telephone function / intercom function switching button portion, a telephone number display portion, a volume adjusting button portion, and the like.

Further, above the front wall 10aa where the communication device housing 40 is located, small holes (opening for receiving) 57, 5 for emitting the voice guided to the receiving section 44 to the outside.
A plurality of 7 ... Is formed. Inside the small holes 57, 57 ... Group, a waterproof packing 58 is arranged on the front wall 10aa so as to surround the small holes 57, 57. Also,
A waterproof / moisture-proof sheet 59 is arranged inside thereof, and further, an earpiece main body 60 is arranged inside thereof, and a flange portion 61 of the earpiece main body 60 is provided with a screw 6
It is fixed to the front wall 10aa by 2, 62, ....

The transmitting section 42, the operating section 43, and the receiving section 44 are wired to each other by unillustrated lead wires. Also, the power cord and antenna wire not shown are
It is pulled out from the case 10 and connected to an external power source and an outdoor antenna.

Next, how to use the circulating water heater A in the bathtub
The operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the circulating water heater A for the bathtub has a mounting table 65 installed on the edge 64 of the bathtub, and is installed thereon. When the operating portion 24 is operated to activate the circulating water heater A of the bathtub, the bathtub water flows into the support cylinder 11 via the water inlet pipe 16 and the inflow port 11b, and the prefilter 15 compares the water. Large floating material is collected and filtered.

The bath water leached from the pre-filter 15 fills the space S1, moves radially inward from the outer peripheral surface of the filter 13, and flows into the hollow portion 13a. As a result, the filter 13 collects even suspended matter of micron order, and the bath water containing almost no suspended matter flows into the hollow portion 13a.

The bath water flowing into the hollow portion 13a passes through the outflow port 11a, the pipe line 22 and the suction port 21a, and then the pump 21.
Inside, and further, the discharge port 21b, the pipe line 23, the connecting portion 1
It flows into the container 18 through 2a and the inflow port 18a.
Then, while being subjected to the rectifying action by the rectifying plates 30 and 31, and being purified in the lower chamber 33 and the upper chamber 32, clean bath water overflows from the outlet 18b into the space S2. Then, after flowing into the water outlet pipe 19 from the connecting portion 12b and being heated and kept at a constant temperature by the heater 20, the water is collected from the water outlet into the bath.

On the other hand, the circulating water heater A of the bathtub has an operating section 43.
By operating, the communication device can be operated and the telephone function or the intercom function can be switched and used. When the communication device 41 is operated, the voice of the bather can be sent from the transmitter 42 and the voice of the other party can be heard from the receiver 44.

In this case, the front wall 10aa of the case 10 in which the communication device housing 40 is located has slits 45, 45, ... For taking in voice to the transmitter 42, and voice guided to the receiver 44 to the outside. Since the small holes 57, 57, ... for emitting to the telephone are formed, without holding the handset by hand,
A sound is heard from the front wall 10aa, and the front wall 10a
All you have to do is speak to a. As a result, it becomes hands-free, and even when the user is washing his body in the washing room or when he / she is still in the bathtub, he / she can make a call as it is, and there is no fear that the handset is accidentally dropped into the bathtub or the like.

In the present embodiment described above, the circulating water heater A of the bathtub is provided with the communication device 41 having the telephone function and the intercom function, so that the bather makes a telephone call by the telephone or the intercom in the bathroom. be able to. As a result, it is possible to respond to a telephone call received from the other party while taking a bath without leaving the bathroom, and to talk with a person outside the bathroom. In this case, unlike the above-mentioned conventional example, in this embodiment, since the circulating water heater of the bathtub that can be easily retrofitted in the bathroom is provided with the communication device 41, a large-scale construction is required on the wall surface of the bathroom. You can easily use the telephone or the intercom without performing the call.

Further, regarding the wiring of the power cord and the antenna wire, without making a large-scale construction inside the wall of the bathroom,
Since it can be led to the outside of the bathroom together with the power cord or the like for activating the circulating hot water function of the circulating water heater A of the bathtub, the effect of good workability can be obtained.

In this embodiment, the communication device has both a telephone function and an intercom function.
The present invention is not limited to this, and may be configured to have either a telephone function or an intercom function.

[0035]

According to the circulating water heater for a bathtub according to claim 1, a heater for heating water in the bathtub or the hot water, a circulation pump for forcibly circulating the water in the bathtub or the hot water, and In a circulating water heater for a bathtub, which is connected to a circulation pump and comprises a purifying means for filtering and purifying water or hot water in the bathtub, and a case for accommodating the heater, the circulation pump and the filtering means therein. Since the case is provided with the communication device having the transmitter and the receiver, the workability is good without requiring a large-scale work on the wall surface of the bathroom, and the communication device can be easily used in the bathroom. The effect of being able to make a call is obtained.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the bathtub circulation water heater, the communication device is arranged in a storage portion inside the case, and the transmitter is provided on a side wall of the case where the storage portion is located. Since a voice-transmitting opening for taking in voice and a voice-receiving opening for emitting voice guided to the outside to the outside are formed, the voice is heard from the side wall, and
All you have to do is talk to the side wall, and you can talk in a so-called hands-free state. As a result, it is possible to obtain the effect that, even when the user is washing his body in the washing room, he / she can still make a call even when he / she is still in the bathtub, and there is no risk of dropping the receiver by mistake into the bathtub or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a circulating water heater of a bath according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the circulating water heater of the bathtub of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example in which the circulating water heater for a bathtub according to the present embodiment is installed in a bathroom.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a bathroom in which a conventional communication device is installed.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing the main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Case 10aa Front Wall (Side Wall) 17 First Purification Means (Purification Means) 20 Heater 21 Pump (Circulation Pump) 34 Second Purification Means (Purification Means) 40 Communication Device Storage (Storage) 41 Communication Device (Communication) 42) Transmitting part 44 Receiving part 45 Slit (opening for transmitting) 57 Small hole (opening for receiving)

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A heater for heating water or hot water in the bathtub, a circulation pump for forcibly circulating the water or hot water in the bathtub, and a circulation pump connected to the circulation pump for heating the water or hot water in the bathtub. In a circulating water heater of a bathtub comprising a purifying means for filtering and purifying, and a case accommodating the heater, the circulation pump and the filtering means therein, the case includes a transmitter and a receiver. A circulating water heater for a bathtub, which is provided with a communication device. 2. The bathtub circulating water heater according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is disposed in a storage portion inside the case, and the transmitter is provided on a side wall of the case where the storage portion is located. A circulating water heater for a bathtub, characterized in that an opening portion for transmitting voice for taking in voice and an opening portion for receiving voice for emitting the voice guided to the receiving portion to the outside are formed.