JPH09192043A - Purified water shower - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shower to remove residual chlorine in rawwater like city water and suppress the propagation of bacterium and mold invading from the shower. SOLUTION: In a shower having a shower head 2 from which water or warm water is jetted, a cartridge 3 filled with a dechlorination agent 4 and an antibacterial agent 5 or the cartridge 3 filled with the dechlorination agent 4 is attached to a water flow path of a shower head support 8. At least one of the shower head 2, the shower head support 8 and a cartridge case is constituted of a resin kneaded with the antibacterial agent.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower used for washing the body in a bathroom or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Showers installed in bathrooms, washrooms and the like have been widely used as an efficient and effective washing apparatus for washing the whole body or hair for necessary parts of the body. However, showers generally used at home use tap water as raw water, but chlorine for sterilization is dissolved as residual chlorine in tap water, and this residual chlorine causes damage to the hair and discoloration. Or, it is harmful such as having an adverse effect on atopic dermatitis.

In order to solve the problem due to such residual chlorine, it is necessary to mount a cartridge filled with a dechlorinating agent such as calcium sulfite in the shower to remove the residual chlorine, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-19596 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-50152. It is proposed in Japanese Patent Publication. However, after the use of the shower, when the water after passing through the dechlorinating agent-packed layer stays in the water passage including the inside of the cartridge, even a small amount of water retains chlorine having a bactericidal action. Since it is in the removed state, bacteria and mold invade from the shower head, and in combination with the environment in which it easily propagates in the installation atmosphere of the shower, the invading bacteria and mold grow, new water, and shower It causes the problem of becoming a pollution source of.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a purified water shower which removes residual chlorine in raw water such as tap water and suppresses the growth of bacteria and mold that enter from the shower head.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in a shower in which water or warm water is jetted from a shower head, a cartridge filled with a dechlorinating agent and an antibacterial agent is detachably attached to a water passage of a shower head support. A clean water shower characterized by being attached to, and

In a shower in which water or warm water is ejected from a shower head, a water-filling passage of the shower head support is detachably mounted with a cartridge filled with a dechlorinating agent, and the shower head, the shower head support, and A purified water shower characterized in that at least one of the cartridge cases is made of a resin in which an antibacterial agent is kneaded.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an example of the purified water shower of the present invention. 1 is a raw water inlet, 2 is a shower head, 3
Is a cartridge, 4 is a dechlorinating agent, 5 is a pellet-shaped antibacterial agent, 6 is a switching cock, 7 is a water passage for raw water, and 8 is a shower head support.

In FIG. 1, a cartridge 3 filled with a dechlorinating agent 4 and a pelletized antibacterial agent 5 is mounted in a water passage of a shower head support 8, and a raw water inlet 1 connected to a water supply hose or the like. From the raw water such as tap water that has entered from the inside, residual chlorine in the raw water is removed by the packed layer of the dechlorinating agent 4 of the cartridge 3. The passing water that has passed through the packed layer of the dechlorinating agent 4 is ejected from the shower head 2 as purified water.

In the present invention, calcium sulfite is preferably used as the dechlorinating agent, and more preferably granular calcium sulfite is used. The dechlorinating agent is filled in a cartridge case and used in the form of a cartridge.
In addition to the dechlorinating agent, the cartridge case may be filled with another adsorbent such as an activator. The cartridge is removably installed in the water passage for easy handling and replacement.

Since the cartridge filled with the dechlorinating agent does not necessarily need to purify the raw water or the warm water when the shower is used, the water passage in the shower head support is filled with the dechlorinating agent or the antibacterial agent. A water passage with a cartridge installed and a water passage for raw water that allows raw water to flow through, and a means for switching water flow between the cartridge filled with the dechlorinating agent and the raw water. Is preferred. In FIG. 1, a switching cock is used as the water passage switching means, but any other means such as a switching plug may be used. By providing the water passage switching means, raw water and purified water can be provided depending on the purpose of use of the shower. The proper use can be selected as appropriate.

In the purified water shower of the present invention, the cartridge filled with the dechlorinating agent is filled with the antibacterial agent, or at least one of the shower head, the shower head support and the cartridge case is made of a resin in which the antibacterial agent is kneaded. Consists of The antibacterial agent used may be an organic or inorganic antibacterial agent, and may be an antibacterial metal-supported agent as long as it has antibacterial properties and is safe for the human body. The antibacterial agent to be filled in the cartridge is preferably a granular or pelletized antibacterial agent, or a granular or pelletized resin material in which the antibacterial agent is kneaded, from the viewpoint of easy filling and prevention of washout.

The antibacterial agent kneaded into the resin constituting at least one of the showerhead, the showerhead support and the cartridge case preferably has heat resistance in addition to antibacterial properties and safety. . Also,
When the cartridge is filled with the antibacterial agent, the shower head, the shower head support and the cartridge case are
Although it may be composed of any material, when it is composed of a resin in which an antibacterial agent is kneaded, the resin should be at least heat-resistant so that it can be molded into these members, and heat-resistant to withstand the temperature of hot water. There is no particular limitation.

When the cartridge is filled with the antibacterial agent, the antibacterial agent suppresses the growth of bacteria and mold that enter the showerhead in the cartridge, and at least one of the showerhead, the showerhead support and the cartridge case. When one is made of a resin mixed with an antibacterial agent, it suppresses the growth of bacteria and mold that have invaded from the showerhead, and prevents the contamination of purified water.

[0014]

EXAMPLE An example of the purified water shower of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. In the water passage of the shower head support, there is provided a cartridge-equipped water passage filled with granular dechlorinating agent and pelletized antibacterial agent. , A water passage for raw water is provided, and one of the water passages is provided with a water passage switching cock for switching the passage of raw water.

[0015]

In the purified water shower of the present invention, the residual chlorine in the raw water is removed by mounting the cartridge filled with the dechlorinating agent such as calcium sulfite in the water passage of the shower head support, and the shower head is The bacteria and mold that invade from the inside can be prevented from breeding, and the shower itself can be prevented from becoming dirty, so that it can be used more comfortably and safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of a shower head support of an example of the purified water shower of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Raw water inflow port 2 Shower head 3 Cartridge 4 Dechlorinating agent 5 Pelletized antibacterial agent 6 Water flow switching cock 7 Raw water flow channel 8 Shower head support

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In a shower in which water or warm water is ejected from a shower head, a cartridge filled with a dechlorinating agent and an antibacterial agent is detachably attached to a water passage of a shower head support. Clean water shower. 2. In a shower in which water or warm water is jetted from a shower head, a water tank of a shower head support is detachably mounted with a cartridge filled with a dechlorinating agent, and a shower head and a shower head support are provided. A purified water shower characterized in that at least one of a body and a cartridge case is made of a resin in which an antibacterial agent is kneaded. 3. The water passage provided with a cartridge-equipped water passage filled with a dechlorinating agent and a raw water water passage.
Alternatively, the purified water shower according to claim 2. 4. The clean water shower according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a water flow switching means for water flow to a cartridge filled with a dechlorinating agent and water flow as raw water. 5. The clean water shower according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the dechlorinating agent is granular calcium sulfite.