JPS6090523A - Foam bathing method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to the accumulation of soap bubbles in a bathtub (hereinafter referred to as a lather).
The present invention relates to a bubble bath method 1 in which the bubble bath is bathed by forming bubbles.

Conventional Structure and Problems Conventionally, there has been no concept of bathing in a molten pool formed of 100% soap aqueous foam. For example, in conventional Western-style baths, hot water is once stored in the bathtub to a depth of several tens of ohms, and then soap is poured into the warm water by the bather, and the soap foams on the surface of the hot water due to the mechanical force applied by the bather. Basically, like a Japanese-style bath, hot water is required to sufficiently immerse the bather's body, and since 2007, hot water of 40 to 45 degrees Celsius has been used in general baths, which generates a huge amount of thermal energy. and the amount of water was being consumed.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a new bubble bath method in which a bathtub is filled with soap bubbles.
This is an attempt to drastically reduce the enormous amounts of heat energy and water consumed in conventional bathing, ie, to save energy.

Structure of the Invention In the bubble bath method of the present invention, bubbles are generated by a bubble generator that foams an aqueous soap solution, the bubbles are stored in a bathtub to form a melt pool consisting of numerous bubbles, and This design was designed to reduce the amount of heat energy and water used when taking a bath.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure shows an example in which a bubble generator is fixed to a bathtub. In FIG. 1, a soap aqueous solution 3, which is an undiluted solution, is stored in a bubble generator installed on the side wall of a bathtub 1. By stirring, the soap aqueous solution 3 foams continuously, and the generated soap bubbles pass through the oil supply port 6 provided in a part of the bathtub 1 and are stored in the bathtub 1, and eventually become countless soap bubbles. (hereinafter referred to as a molten pool), i.e., a molten pool 4
form. Further, on the upper part of the bubble generating device 2, there is provided an aqueous soap solution inlet 6 and a lid 7 for preventing generated bubbles from flowing out through the inlet 6.

The melt pool 4 is maintained at a temperature of 40° C. to 60° C. by appropriate means, such as by supplying an aqueous soap solution 3 that is originally at a high temperature or by providing a heater in the bubble generator 2, as shown in the figure. Bathers immerse their bodies in this warm molten pool. After washing the body in the hot bath bubbles and taking a suitable bath time, the bather rinses off the bubbles adhering to the body using the shower equipment provided as ancillary equipment. Further, the foam forming the melt pool 4 is defoamed and the oil is drained by using a shower from the shower device or by using a suitable defoaming means. bathtub 1
Since it is also possible to store hot water using a suitable hot water supply means and form a hot water bath, it is possible for the bather to take a conventional bath depending on his or her preference.

FIG. 2 shows an example in which the foam generator 2 is configured to be detachable from the bathtub 1, or is installed at a location apart from the bathtub 1. 6 is provided with a removable bubble pipe 8 that communicates with it. In this example, the names and numbers of the parts other than the bubble tube 8, as well as their structure and function, are the same as in the example shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the foam generating device 2 is separable from the bathtub 1, so that the weld pool 4 can be formed relatively easily even in an existing bathtub. The energy saving effect of this bubble bath method is that the bubble generator 2 is equipped with means for heating (preheating) the air or soap solution that forms the bubbles, and generates soap bubbles with an appropriate particle size (density). Assuming that a bubble generation mechanism is constructed, that is,
The melt temperature is set to 40°C to 5°C, and the melt density is set to 1/10 to 1/100 of the density of the raw soap aqueous solution.
If it is set to level 1, the required amount of heat and amount of water will be far smaller than the amount of heat and amount of water required for a hot water bath of the same volume. Now, for example, if the room temperature water and air temperature are 20℃, the bath temperature is 40℃ and the bath volume is 200A! (') Let's simply compare the amount of heat and water required for foam and hot water baths. The specific gravity and specific heat of water are each 9/yyl' to 1000.

1 to 2I! /Kg℃, the specific gravity and specific heat of air are each 1
．． 1Kg/rrl, 211/Kf℃ at 0.24, and the melt density is 0.05, that is, the foaming rate is 20 times.Assuming there is no loss, the amount of water required for the hot water bath is 200/rrl,
The required amount of heat is 40001 cal. Also, the amount of water required for the lava is 107, and the amount of heat required is 2oOk2I for heating the water.
l, if the amount of air required for heating the air is 200/, then 1
．． 061 cal, and there is almost no need to heat the air.

Therefore 2001! Density 0.05 with the same volume as a hot water bath
The conclusion of the comparison of the required energy with a bubble bath is that the amount of water is 20:
Even with a heating value of 1°, the ratio is 2o:1, so a bath can be formed with an energy consumption that is 1/20th of that required for a conventional hot water bath. Furthermore, even if the amount of heat absorbed by the bathing person's body is added, the energy consumption can be reduced to one-tenth of the conventional energy consumption.

Next is the problem of the bathing window in the lava.
By selecting an appropriate value within the range of 0°C to 50°C,
The perceived temperature of the bather is sensually the same as that of a conventional hot water bath. In addition, since the density (specific gravity) of lava is much lower than that of conventional hot water baths, bathers experience less pressure from the water pressure, and cleaning operations in the bath can be easily performed, making it easier to clean water than in conventional hot water baths. I hardly feel the fatigue that occurs in

Effects of the invention ■ Compared to conventional bathing methods, the required thermal energy and amount of water are extremely small, making it possible to take a very economical bath.

■ The density of the lava pool itself is very small and there is almost no pressure from water pressure on bathers, so fatigue caused by long bathing or exercise while bathing is extremely low.

■ Unlike bathing in a conventional Western-style bath, the bather does not have to generate soap bubbles by his/her own exercise, which saves labor.

■ Since the melt pool is formed from an aggregate of soap bubbles, the heat retention effect of the melt pool itself is extremely large, and heat loss due to heat radiation is extremely small. Also, even if you bathe in a lava pool whose temperature is lower than the bather's body temperature, a heat-retaining layer forms around your body so you don't feel cold.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are sectional views of a bathtub unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Bathtub, 2...Bubble generator, 3.
... Soap solution, 4 ... Bubble bath.

Claims (1)

[Claims] With a foam generator that foams the soap solution! A bubble bath method in which J bubbles are generated, the bubbles are stored in a bathtub to form a lava pool consisting of countless bubbles, and the bather takes a bath in this lava pool.