JPS6143500Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Conventionally, as an alpha ion spring or artificial land spring, an alpha ion supply pipe is introduced from an ion generator into the bath water of a bathtub in a large bathroom, and alpha ions are supplied to the pipe using a blower. Alpha ions are pumped into the bath water through the bath water, bubbled into the bath water, and dissolved in the bath water.The alpha ions that fill the bath water are absorbed into the body through the breath and skin of the bather.
Some health benefits are sought from ionization within the body, but the ions dissolved in bath water account for approximately
The drawback is that most of it is only 15 to 20%, and most of it is scattered into the air in the bathroom with the air during foaming, so it is hardly used. However, the applicant has focused on the fact that the higher the humidity and temperature in the room, the more alpha ions in the air are transferred to water vapor particles, and the more efficiently they are used, and the applicant has satisfied this fact. Moreover, it is desired to realize a small-scale device of this kind that can be easily used for home use. Therefore, supplying alpha ions into the large space of a bathroom not only requires a large-scale supply device, but also increases equipment costs.
There are disadvantages such as the presence of alpha ions in the high temperature and high humidity air and the inability to efficiently transfer them to water vapor particles. As a result of experimental research from this perspective, the present invention aims to prevent the wasteful release of alpha ions into the air as much as possible,
To provide an alpha ion bathtub device that can efficiently promote health by alpha ions using a small-scale, inexpensive alpha ion generating device, using a home bathtub. The inner space of the cover 3, the bath water surface 9 formed in the bathtub 1, and the periphery of the bathtub 1 are covered by a cover 3 having a suction hole 4 on the side surface.
A cover 3 is formed in an enclosed space 2 separated by a
The alpha ion generator 7 and the sealed space 2 are connected through a supply pipe 8 led out from an alpha ion generator 7 connected to a communication hole 6 provided in the alpha ion generator 7 .

Next, one example of implementing the present invention will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawing, 1 shows a normal bathtub installed in a bathroom at home, and about half of the open upper surface of the bathtub 1 is a three-dimensional, for example, box-shaped frame with a frame that holds an appropriate internal space. , a cover 3 made of synthetic resin or the like having a semi-cylindrical shape is placed, and the internal space of the cover 3 is separated by a bath water surface 9 formed in the bathtub 1 and a part of the periphery of the bathtub 1. Space 2 is formed. The ceiling height of the illustrated kamaboko-shaped cover 3 was approximately 35 to 40 cm at the top. Thus, the open surface 1a of the bathtub 1 on one side of the semicylindrical cover 3 is used as a bathing section. The cover 3 can be installed on the upper edge of the bathtub 1 by simply placing it thereon. cover 3
may be a three-dimensional fixed object, but it may also be constructed so that it can be disassembled, assembled, and transported. A suction hole 4 is provided on the side wall surface of the cover 3 on the bathing part 1a side at a height corresponding to the bather's face. It is preferable to have a transparent window shape of an appropriate size. Furthermore, the through hole 4
A hanging lid 5 that can be opened and closed is attached to the outer surface. Furthermore, a communication hole 6 is provided at a suitable location on the cover 3, for example, on its upper surface, through which a supply pipe 8 led out from a small-sized alpha ion generator 7, for example, can be freely inserted and removed. In this case, the opening end 8a at the tip may be inserted so that its insertion portion reaches below the bath water surface 9 in the bathtub 1, as shown in the figure, or within the internal space 2 of the cover 3 above the bath water surface 9 (not shown). Thus, the generator 7 and the closed space 2 are communicated directly through the supply pipe 8 or indirectly through the bath water.

Incidentally, in the case where the open end 8a and the communication hole 6 are removably connected without the distal end of the supply pipe 8 being inserted through the communication hole 6, the supply The distal end of the tube 8 may be detachably connected by any known connecting means such as screws. In the illustrated example, as clearly shown in FIG. 2, the supply pipe 8 extends below the bath water surface 9 in the bathtub 1, and the open end 8a extends below the bath water surface 9 at the tip of the supply pipe. In contrast, a longitudinal slit 8a extending vertically is provided so that alpha ions from the generator 7 are directly emitted into the bath water and the space above the bath water surface 9 at the same time. The diameter of the supply pipe 8 is, for example, 1 cm, and the communication hole 6
The diameter of the tube 8 is also approximately the same as the one into which the tube 8 is slidably inserted. Incidentally, the alpha ion generator 7 is usually provided outside the bathroom. Although the blower is not shown, it is installed in one part of the alpha ion generator 7, but it may be separated from this and intervened in the middle of the supply pipe 8. Note that an on-off valve may be interposed in the supply pipe 8. The supply pipe 8 is constructed in advance into two parts so that the insertion part 8a of the supply pipe inserted into the communication hole 6 can be removed when not in use, and these parts are separated from each other at the flange connection part 10 with bolts and nuts. Preferably, they are linked together.

In this way, the device of the present invention can be easily installed in an existing bathtub at home as needed.

To explain the operation of the illustrated device of the present invention, when taking a bath, steam generated from the bath water in the bathtub 1 is captured and accumulated in the closed space 2 in the cover 3, and the inside of the closed space 2 is relatively small. A hot and humid atmosphere is created. In this state, the alpha ion generator 7 is operated to supply alpha ions through the supply pipe 8 by the blower, and the slit-shaped open end 8
Directly from a, one part is ejected into the bath water and the other part is ejected into the closed space 2. Approximately 15 to 20% of the alpha ions released into the bath water dissolve, but the remainder rises. It escapes into the closed space 2 above the bath water level and is gradually accumulated in the space 2. Therefore, alpha ions accumulate in the space 2 in a concentrated manner and come into contact with the accumulated warm, high-humidity water vapor, so that the highly concentrated alpha ions are transferred into water vapor particles easily. A highly concentrated effective ionized water vapor is generated in the closed space 2. In this state, the bather opens the lid 5 on the side of the cover 3 and turns his/her face toward the inhalation hole 4, whereupon the bather receives a jet of the water vapor atmosphere containing the concentrated alpha ions in the closed space 2. Therefore, bathers can inhale this concentrated alpha ion vapor. In this way, the bather can efficiently receive the alpha ion effect. Inhalation for a few minutes is usually sufficient. On the one hand, bathers can absorb the effective alpha ions dissolved in the bath water through their skin. After that, as before, the steam and heat from the bath water are always trapped in the closed space 2, and the alpha ions that enter the closed space 2 are trapped in the high humidity and high temperature, resulting in a high concentration of alpha. Since it generates water vapor in which ions are transferred, the scattering of alpha ions released into the air in the bathroom as in the past can be prevented as much as possible, and its effective utilization can be increased. The ion generator 7 can be made small.

As is clear from the above, the open end 8 of the supply pipe 8
Even if a is not particularly slit-shaped as above,
Whether it is a simple open end that opens into the bath water, or a type where the open end 8a does not reach below the water bath surface and opens directly into the closed space 2,
Part of the alpha ions supplied from the alpha ion generator 7 dissolves in the bath water, while it is trapped and accumulated in the closed space, where good ion transfer into high temperature, high concentration water vapor takes place. The same good results as above can be obtained. Incidentally, before taking a bath, the water level in the bathtub generally remains slightly below the upper edge of the periphery of the bathtub, but during bathing, the water level rises and almost reaches the upper surface of the periphery of the bathtub 1.
Generally, in the closed space 2, the upper space within the bathtub surrounded by the bath water surface and the periphery of the bathtub substantially disappears.

In this way, according to the present invention, a part of the upper surface of the bathtub 1 is covered with the cover 3, and the interior space thereof, the bath water surface 9 formed in the bathtub 1, and a part of the periphery of the bathtub 1 are separated. When a closed space 2 is provided and this space 2 is connected to the alpha ion generator 7 through the communication hole 6 and the supply pipe 8, the humidity level of 100% due to high temperature water vapor is created in the closed space 2 during bathing. % atmosphere is generated, and therefore a high concentration of alpha ion transport vapor can be accumulated, and its wasteful scattering into the bathroom space can be prevented as much as possible. An alpha ion generator is sufficient, and bathers can inhale the concentrated alpha ion transfer steam, which is advantageous, and health promotion by alpha ions can be easily and inexpensively provided at home. bring about.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view cut along the line 1-2. 1...bathtub, 2...closed space, 3...cover,
4... Suction hole, 5... Open/close lid, 6... Communication hole, 7... Alpha ion generator, 8... Supply pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A part of the open upper surface of the bathtub 1 is covered with a cover 3 having a suction hole 4 on the side surface, and the interior space of the cover 3, the bath water surface 9 formed in the bathtub 1, and the bathtub 1 are separated. The alpha ion generator 7 is formed in a sealed space 2 demarcated by a part of the periphery and connected to a communication hole 6 provided in the cover 3 through a supply pipe 8 led out from the alpha ion generator 7. and the closed space 2
An alpha ion bathtub device that is connected to the