JPH1128166A - Bath water purifying circulator of built-in type - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To widely and effectively utilize a bathroom space by arranging a bathroom purifying circulator consisting of a circulation pump, a heater, an ultraviolet sterilizer and a filtering tank in a space part constituted of the lower side of a bathtub, the upper side of a bathtub pan and the inner side of a side wall. SOLUTION: The bathroom purifying circulator consists of the circulation pump 1 circulating bath water, the heater 2 heating bath water, the ultraviolet sterilizer 3 sterilizing bath water, the filtering tank 4 filtering impurity from bath water and a circulation pipe 5, etc., for circulating bath water to be guided out from the bathtub 20 by the pump 1 and to return to the tub 20. In this case, the pump 1, the heater 2, the sterilizer 3, etc., make one block to be an electrical unit A to be fitted within a waterproof case 6 through a sealing member, etc., to be watertight. Then, this unit A is installed through a rack on the upper side of a bathtub pan 21 within the space part 23 constituted of the lower side of the bathtub 20, the upper side of the bathtub pan 21 and the inner side of the sidewall 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a built-in type bath water purifying and circulating apparatus in which a bath water purifying and circulating apparatus is disposed below a bathtub, above a bathtub pan, and inside a side wall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bath water purifying and circulating apparatus, that is, a bath water circulating unit for a so-called 24-hour bath, is either placed in a place where a bath room can be seen, or a circulating unit is placed outside a bathroom (outdoor place). It was. In addition, the mainstream of the filter medium of the filter device is generally pulled out in a vertical direction during maintenance.

[0003]

By the way, especially in a type installed in a bathroom, the bathroom space cannot be used effectively widely, or a supply / discharge unit or a hose in the bathtub obstructs the bathtub. In some cases, the design was spoiled, and there was a request for improvement of these problems.

[0004]

The inventor of the present invention has conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems. The above-mentioned problem is solved by arranging the above-mentioned space.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As an overview of the present invention,
A bath water purifying and circulating device capable of sterilizing and keeping heat is provided on the lower side of the bathtub 20, the upper side of the bathtub pan 21, and the space 23 inside the side wall 22.
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The bath water purifying and circulating apparatus includes a circulating pump 1 for circulating the bath water, a heater 2 such as a sheath heater for heating, and an ultraviolet sterilizing apparatus 3 for sterilizing the bath water by ultraviolet rays or the like.
And a filtration tank 4 for filtering fine dust and dirt impurities from the bath water.
And a circulating pipeline 5 that circulates back to the bathtub 20. The circulation line 5 is a line in which a circulation pump 1, a heater 2, an ultraviolet sterilizer 3, and a filtration tank 4 are arranged. The installation order of the circulation pump 1, the heater 2, the ultraviolet sterilizer 3, and the filtration tank 4 is provided in an appropriate order other than the embodiment.

The bath water purifying and circulating apparatus is provided in the space 23 and above the bathtub pan 21 via a stand 24. The circulating pump 1, heater 2, ultraviolet sterilizer 3 and the like of the bath water purifying and circulating apparatus are used as an electric unit A as one block, and the electric unit A is provided in a waterproof case 6 in a watertight manner via a sealing material or the like. ing. Another block of the bath water purification / circulation device is composed of only the filtration tank 4 irrespective of the electrical equipment, and one or more of these are provided on the gantry 24. In the drawings of the embodiment, the filtration tank 4 is installed as a horizontal type, and two with relatively small diameters are provided in parallel.

As a specific configuration, a jet solenoid valve 7, a pressure sensor 8, a hot water temperature sensor 9, an auxiliary hot water temperature sensor 10, and a control circuit 11 are also provided as the electrical unit A in the waterproof case 6 with a sealing material. It is provided in a watertight manner via the like. The jet solenoid valve 7 is a solenoid valve for jetting a jet to the jet nozzle portion of the bath water outlet 12 on the side flowing out to the bathtub 20 in the circulation pipe 5, and the pressure sensor 8 is connected to the circulation pipe 5. The circulation pump 1 is controlled so as to stop when the flow velocity pressure decreases by measuring the pressure of the flow in the inside. Further, a hot water temperature sensor 9 and an auxiliary hot water temperature sensor 10 are also provided at appropriate locations in the circulation pipeline 5. Further, the control circuit 11 has a built-in central processing unit, and is configured to control the circulation pump 1, the heater 2, and the like according to the hot water temperature.

The electrical unit A and the filtration tank 4 are
A movable rail 27 having a gate-shaped cross section is fixed to the lower surface of the movable platform 26. The movable frame 26 with the movable rail 27 is provided so as to slide on a fixed rail 25 provided on the frame 24 as appropriate. The sliding direction is along the side wall 22 and in the bathtub 2.
The movable pedestal 26 on which the end of a large detachable large apron 28 on the side of the washing station No. 0 protrudes toward the detachable small side apron 28a is located on the side of the side apron. By removing the lock 28a and removing the lock 29, it is possible to slide in parallel to the washing place side, whereby the electrical unit A is configured to be exposed to the washing place side. The filtration tank 4 is installed in a horizontal configuration, and the inside of the filtration tank 4 can be appropriately cleaned by removing the side apron 28a.

The waterproof case 6 that covers the electrical unit A is provided with an intake opening 30 at a part thereof. A relay box 32 having a built-in terminal block 33 is mounted in a watertight manner at 31 places of wall intake openings formed in the side wall 22. Specifically, the relay box 32 is configured to cover the wall intake opening 31. Between the outlet 32a of the relay box 32 and the inlet opening 30 of the waterproof case 6, a flexible electric wire protection tube 34 is provided at both ends thereof in a watertight manner with a sealing material. As a result, the air outside the bathroom side wall 22, that is, the low-humidity air outside the bathroom, causes the wall intake opening 31, the relay box 32, and the electric wire protection tube 3.
4 is configured to flow into the waterproof case 6 through
The humid air in the bathroom does not enter the waterproof case 6. For this reason, the air used for the air jet ejected from the bath water outlet 12 by the jet solenoid valve 7 is configured to be air having a low humidity outside the bathroom that flows into the waterproof case 6.

With the above-described electric wire protection tube 34, a cable having a special coating material (a cable having a special coating material having a waterproof function, such as a chloroprene cabtire cable) can be eliminated. The electrical unit A and the relay box 32 are connected to the electric wire protection tube 3.
Since no stress is applied directly to the power cable, signal line, and the like, troubles such as disconnection of the connecting portion and poor contact can be extremely reduced.

In the figure, 35 is a main body cable, 36 is an insulation transformer, 37 is a power cable with a ground wire, 38 is a switchboard, 39 is a control panel, and 40 is an inspection port of a bathroom.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a circulation pump 1 for circulating bath water and a heater 2 for heating bath water are provided.
A bath water purifying and circulating device comprising an ultraviolet sterilizer 3 for sterilizing bath water and a filtration tank 4 for purifying bath water is a bathtub 2.
First, a built-in type bath water purifying and circulating device arranged in a space 23 between the bottom of the bathtub 21, the upper side of the bathtub pan 21, and the inside of the side wall 22 makes it possible to first provide a supply / discharge unit and a hose in the bathtub 20. And the bathroom space can be used widely and effectively, and furthermore, the design of the bathroom can be kept intact. Secondly, the filtration tank 4 and the ultraviolet disinfection device beside the bathtub 20 can be used. By placing 3, there is an effect that the heat retaining effect of the bath water can be increased.

In particular, the filtration tank 4 is located immediately beside the bathtub 20.
In addition, since the apparatus is heated by the bath water in the bathtub 20 by placing the ultraviolet sterilizer 3, there is an advantage that the heat retaining effect of the bath water can be increased.

Further, since it is housed in the bathtub 20, external parts are not required, the cost of the mold is not required, and the external parts can be largely saved. In addition, the bath water purification circulation device
Since the treatment can be performed in the bathroom, the floor plan of the bathroom has an advantage that it can be sufficiently accommodated at any place in the house (extremely, in the middle of the room).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect,
A circulating pump 1, a heater 2 for heating bath water, and an ultraviolet sterilizer 3 for sterilizing bath water are housed in a waterproof case 6 to provide a built-in type bath water purifying and circulating device as an electrical unit A. Since the electrical component is covered with a single waterproof cover, it is safe against electric leakage, and waterproof measures can be easily performed without cost.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the electric unit A and the filtration tank 4 are provided on a movable pedestal 26, and the movable pedestal 26 is slid with respect to the pedestal 24 toward a washing room side of a bathroom. By using a built-in type bath water purifying and circulating device that is movable, the electric unit A
In the event of a failure, etc., it can be easily pulled out to the washing side of the bathroom and repaired easily.

Further, in the invention of claim 4, in claim 2, the waterproof case 6 of the exterior of the electrical component unit A includes:
By providing an air intake opening 30 and a built-in type bath water purification and circulation device capable of supplying low-humidity air outside the bathroom, when the jet solenoid valve 7 is provided in the waterproof case 6, According to the present invention, the jet air can supply the air to the waterproof case from outside the dry bathroom through the wire protection tube. As a result, it is possible to improve the durability and the reliability of the electrical parts in the waterproof case that are sensitive to humidity.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the present invention provided in a bathroom.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a bathroom location.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view and an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a partial cross section of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a partial cross section of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a partial cross section of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a system diagram showing an outline of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a gantry according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A ... Electrical unit 1 ... Circulation pump 2 ... Heater 3 ... Ultraviolet sterilizer 4 ... Filtration tank 6 ... Waterproof case 20 ... Bath 21 ... Bath pan 22 ... Side wall 23 ... Space 24 ... Stand 26 ... Movable stand 30 ... Intake opening

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Kodama Chodai 3-1-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo within Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Seiji Amano 3-1-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Janome Sewing Machine Industry Stock In company

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A circulation pump for circulating bath water, a heater for heating the bath water, an ultraviolet sterilizer for sterilizing the bath water,
A built-in type bath water purifier characterized in that a bath water purifying and circulating device comprising a filter tank for purifying bath water is arranged in a space below the bath tub, above the bath tub pan, and inside the side wall. Circulation device. 2. A built-in type according to claim 1, wherein a circulation pump, a heater for heating the bath water, and an ultraviolet sterilizer for sterilizing the bath water are housed in a waterproof case to form an electric unit. Bath water purification circulation device. 3. The built-in type according to claim 2, wherein the electrical unit and the filtration tank are provided on a movable gantry, and the movable gantry is slidable with respect to the gantry toward a washing place in a bathroom. Bath water purification circulation device. 4. The air conditioning unit according to claim 2, wherein an air intake opening is formed in a waterproof case on the exterior of the electrical component unit.
A built-in type bath water purifying and circulating device characterized in that low humidity air outside the bathroom can be supplied.