KR100841743B1 - Booth-type multi-function bath - Google Patents

Abstract

A booth shaped multifunctional bath tub is provided to allow taking a shower by water storing and spraying function and sauna effect by preserving steam and heat inside it, to generate fat degrading and exercising effect by vibrating finger pressure plate, and to save water through water recycling and re-spraying function. A booth shaped multifunctional bath tub comprises: a booth body (100) forming a booth shaped bath chamber(100a), which has multiple water spraying holes connected to water spraying nozzles; a main body to perform various functions as well as storing water, which is established in the lower part of the booth body; a main pipe; and auxiliary pipes(410,420); and various opening and closing valves.

Description

Booth-type Multi-Function Bath

1 is a view showing a state of use of the booth-type multifunctional bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a view briefly illustrating an internal structure of a booth-type multifunctional bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 and 4 are simplified views showing the connection structure of the main pipe and the auxiliary pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a schematic conceptual view of the internal cross-sectional shape of the main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

100: booth body 100a: bath chamber

130: injection hole 200: main body

210: foot bath chamber 220: storage chamber

230: shiatsu plate 231: vibration motor

260: suction pump 261: suction pipe

262: circulation pipe 263: circulation opening and closing valve

270: drain pipe 271: drain opening and closing valve

280: heater 300: booth cover

400: main pipe 401: first hinge pipe

402: second hinge pipe 410: first auxiliary pipe

420: second auxiliary pipe 421: injection nozzle

422: injection opening and closing valve 430: pipe sealing means

440: water supply pipe 441: water supply opening and closing valve

500: control unit 520: water temperature sensor

530: operation panel

The present invention relates to a booth-type multifunctional bathtub. More specifically, by allowing the water to be stored in the booth body capable of rotation opening and closing and water injection, the shower function sprays water evenly from all sides and the water can be stored soaking and preserving steam and heat. The bathtub function can be performed at the same time, it is equipped with a vibrating pressure plate to generate a lipolysis effect and exercise effect, by applying a circulation method of re-injecting the stored water using a pump, water-saving effect occurs, the water is everywhere The present invention relates to a booth-type multifunctional bathtub in which the injection and injection strength are controlled to have excellent blood circulation and lipolysis effects, and that a separate heater is provided to heat water in the bathtub.

Recently, due to the development of industrial society, multi-family housing has increased, and environmental pollution is also a serious problem due to the influence of rapidly developing industrial society as well as the form of housing. Consciousness is also emerging as a new topic.

Due to such environmental pollution, much effort is being made to keep one's body clean and healthy at all times, and as the number of these people increases, the bathing culture is changing rapidly, and the public baths are also used at homes. Showers and bathtubs are installed and used.

In accordance with this trend, bathtubs and showers used at home are also very convenient and varied. Recently, various bathtubs have been developed, such as a half-body bath that warms only the lower body and a bathtub that only warms local parts of the body, and showers have also been developed in various forms such as water-saving showers and body showers.

However, such a general bathtub and shower perform each function separately. The bathtub is limited to functions such as receiving water in the bathtub to warm the body or obtaining a massage effect through a spray nozzle installed in the bathtub. There was a problem that a separate shower is required to play a role of washing.

In addition, the general shower is limited to the ability to wash the body, because the water sprayed through the general shower is also delivered to the body locally there was a problem that you can not wash the whole body or expect a balanced massage effect on the body. Various types of body showers have been developed to solve the problem of the shower, but the body showers currently being developed are limited to the front of the bather, and the number of injection nozzles for spraying water is simply increased. There was a problem that the body can not spray water evenly throughout the body.

Therefore, the present invention has been invented to solve this problem, by allowing the water to be stored in the booth body capable of rotation opening and closing and water injection, soaking body by storing the shower function and water spraying evenly in all directions Bath tub function to perform the sauna by preserving steam and heat is performed at the same time, the vibration pressure plate is equipped with lipolysis effect and exercise effect occurs, by applying a circulation method to re-inject the stored water using a pump The water-saving effect is generated, and the water is sprayed from all sides and the spraying intensity is controlled to improve blood circulation and lipolysis effects, and a separate heater is provided for the booth-type multifunctional bathtub that can heat the water itself in the bathtub. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of first and second hinge pipes, each main pipe being alternately axially rotatably coupled by a pipe sealing means; Curved first and second auxiliary pipes each coupled to and in communication with each of the first and second hinge pipes, and having a plurality of injection nozzles formed at one side thereof; An injection opening / closing valve mounted to the first and second auxiliary pipes to open and close the water supply to the first and second auxiliary pipes from the main pipe; Respectively coupled to the first and second hinge pipes to pivot about the main pipe to form a cylindrical bath chamber, wherein the first and second auxiliary pipes are circumferentially formed therein, Hollow semi-cylindrical first and second booth bodies having a plurality of injection holes formed at positions corresponding to the injection nozzles; A main body having an upper open hollow cylindrical body having a foot bath chamber capable of storing water up to a predetermined height (h1) in an inner space, and fixedly coupled to a lower portion of the first booth body; A water supply opening / closing valve mounted to the water supply pipe for supplying water to the foot bath chamber and the water supply pipe to open / close the water supply to the foot bath chamber; And a drain pipe for discharging water from the foot bath chamber and a drain opening / closing valve mounted to the drain pipe to open and close the drain, wherein the main pipe is connected to the foot bath chamber to receive water from the foot bath chamber, and from the main pipe. It provides a booth-type multifunctional bathtub characterized in that the water is injected into the bath chamber through the injection nozzle.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a view showing a state of use of the booth-type multifunctional bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the booth-type multifunctional bathtub according to the present invention is a mixture of functions of a conventional shower and a bathtub, and after a person enters an internal space in a cylindrical shape, water is uniformly distributed from all four sides of the cylindrical wall. The whole body shower function of the spraying method and the function as a foot bath which can bathe a foot by storing water in an internal space are performed simultaneously. In addition, the booth cover 300 is detachably attached to the upper surface to prevent the outflow of steam and heat generated by water injection or water storage, and thus may function as a bath capable of a sauna.

2 is a view schematically showing the internal structure of the booth-type multifunctional bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 3 and 4 is a simplified view of the connection structure of the main pipe and the auxiliary pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an internal cross-sectional shape of the main body according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The booth-type multifunctional bathtub according to the present invention has a booth body 100 that largely forms a booth-type bath chamber 100a, and is located below the booth body 100 and has a main body 200 for storing water and performing various functions. And main and auxiliary pipes 400, 410, and 420 to which water is supplied so as to spray water into the bath chamber 100a, and various on / off valves 441, 422 and 271 to open and close water supply and drainage.

The main pipe 400 is formed by alternately coupling the plurality of first and second hinge pipes 401 and 402 so as to be rotatable, respectively, wherein the sealing portions of the coupling portions of the first and second hinge pipes 401 and 402 are rotated. Pipe sealing means 430 is provided for. As shown in FIG. 4, the pipe sealing means 430 is a sealing pipe 431 having a protrusion 432 formed at the center in a pipe shape, and an O-ring attached to outer peripheral surfaces of both ends of the sealing pipe 431. 433. Accordingly, the first and second hinge pipes 401 and 402 are rotatably coupled to each other to form a main pipe 400 and water flowing through the main pipe 400 does not leak out. In addition, curved first and second auxiliary pipes 410 and 420 are respectively connected to and attached to the first and second hinge pipes 401 and 402, respectively, with predetermined intervals on one side of the first and second auxiliary pipes 410 and 420, respectively. A plurality of injection nozzles 421 are formed to be spaced apart in a row.

The first and second booth bodies 110 and 120 are coupled to the first and second hinge pipes 401 and 402, respectively, so that the first and second booth bodies 110 and 120 are rotatably coupled around the main pipe 400. do. The first and second booth bodies 110 and 120 are hollow semi-cylindrical shapes, and the first and second auxiliary pipes 410 and 420 are curved in the circumferential direction, respectively, and the first and second auxiliary pipes are formed on the inner surface thereof. A plurality of injection holes 130 are formed at positions corresponding to the injection nozzles 421 formed at 410 and 420, passing through the injection holes 130, and water is injected into the bath chamber 100a by the injection nozzles 421. . On the other hand, when using the booth-type multi-function bath according to the present invention, the user is located in the bath chamber (100a) for the convenience of the user as shown in Figure 2 on the inner surface of the first and second booth body (110,120) It is desirable to attach a separate handle 140.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower part of the booth body 100 is provided with an upper open hollow cylindrical main body 200, the main body 200 being coupled to and fixed to the lower part of the first booth body 110. Accordingly, the first booth body 110 is fixed and the second booth body 120 is rotated around the main pipe 400. In the inner space of the main body 200 is preferably a foot bath chamber 220 that can store water up to a predetermined height (h1). A water supply pipe 440 for supplying water to the main body 200 is coupled to the lower portion of the main body 200, and a drain pipe 270 for discharging water from the foot bath chamber 220 is coupled to the main body 200. The bottom surface of the main body 200 is preferably inclined from the side in which the water supply pipe 440 is formed to the side in which the drain pipe 270 is formed for smooth drainage. The water supply pipe 440 and the drain pipe 270 are mounted to the water supply opening and closing valve 441 and the drain opening and closing valve 271, respectively, to open and close the water supply and drainage.

In addition, the lower end of the main pipe 400 is in communication with the foot bath chamber 220 is supplied water to the main pipe 400 from the foot bath chamber 220, the first and second auxiliary pipe (connected from the main pipe 400 ( 410 and 420 are equipped with an injection opening and closing valve 422 for opening and closing the water supply from the main pipe 400 to the first and second auxiliary pipes 410 and 420, and the injection nozzle 421 according to the opening and closing operation of the injection opening and closing valve 422. Water is sprayed or spraying is blocked.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the storage chamber 210 is formed to communicate with each other inside the side walls of the first and second booth bodies 110 and 120 and the inside of the side walls of the main body 200, the storage chamber 210 is a predetermined height ( Water can be stored up to h2), and the lower portion is formed to communicate with the foot bath chamber 220 so that water is stored at the same time as the foot bath chamber 220. 2 and 5, the height h2 of the water stored in the storage chamber 210 is higher than the height h1 of the water stored in the footbath chamber 220, which is the footbath chamber 220. This is because the water supplied through the water supply pipe 440 after the water having the predetermined height h1 is stored only in the storage chamber 210 by water pressure.

In addition, in the inner space of the main body 200 as shown in Figure 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the foot tub chamber 220 through the suction pipe 261 and the suction pipe 261 in communication with the foot bath chamber 220 Suction pump 260 for sucking the water stored in the), the circulation pipe 262 for supplying the water sucked by the suction pump 260 to the main pipe 400, and the circulation opening and closing for opening and closing the circulation pipe 262 Preferably, the valve 263 is provided.

On the other hand, the booth-type multi-function bath according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits a control signal of various functions according to the operation signal generated from the operation panel 530 and the operation panel 530 for generating an operation signal according to the user's operation It is preferable that the control unit 500 is provided. Therefore, the water supply opening / closing valve 441, the drain opening / closing valve 271, the injection opening / closing valve 422, and the circulation opening / closing valve 263 are controlled by the control unit 500, and the operation of the suction pump 260 is also performed. The controller 500 is controlled by the controller 500, and the controller 500 receives an operation signal generated from the operation panel 530 operated by a user and performs control on various operations.

Looking at the operation of the booth-type multi-function bath according to the present invention having such a structure, the water supply pipe in accordance with the opening of the water supply opening and closing valve 441 in the state in which the first and second booth body (110,120) is rotated to form a cylindrical bath chamber. Water is stored in the foot bath chamber 220 and the storage chamber 210 from the 440 is supplied to the main pipe 400, the auxiliary pipe (410, 420) from the main pipe 400 in accordance with the opening of the injection opening and closing valve 422 Water is supplied to the water flowing through the auxiliary pipes (410, 420) is injected into the bath chamber (100a) by the injection nozzle (421). At this time, since the injection nozzle 421 is evenly distributed along the first and second booth bodies 110 and 120, the spraying direction of water to the bath chamber 100a is evenly formed in all directions, thereby obtaining a fat decomposition effect. In addition, by controlling the opening and closing state of the injection opening and closing valve 422 to be configured to variously control the injection strength by the injection nozzle 421, thereby improving blood circulation and lipolysis can be obtained. On the other hand, the booth-type multifunctional bathtub according to the present invention is protected by the water at the same time since the water is sprayed from all directions to protect the female breast or the male genital circumference, etc. at the same time to protect the site It is desirable to ensure that the lipolytic effect on is eliminated.

As described above, the water injected by the injection nozzle 421 flows down and is stored in the foot bath chamber 210 of the main body 200, and the water stored in this way is supplied to the main pipe 400 again to supply the injection nozzle ( 421 is operated in a cyclic manner that is injected again.

Looking at this operation in more detail according to an embodiment of the present invention, the water supply opening and closing valve 441 is opened and the drain opening and closing valve 271 is closed to store the water in the storage chamber 210 and the foot bath chamber 220 After the water supply opening and closing valve 441 is closed, the water stored in the storage chamber 210 and the foot bath chamber 220 is opened through the suction pump 260 and the circulation opening and closing valve 263 through the main pipe 400. After being supplied to the injection by the injection nozzle 421 and flows back to the foot bath chamber 210 is stored in a circulation manner. That is, the water is continuously sprayed by circulating using a predetermined amount of water stored through the initial water supply pipe without additional water supply through the water supply pipe 440 while the water is injected. At this time, when the water is first circulated, that is, when the water stored in the foot bath chamber 220 is supplied to the main pipe 400 by the suction pump 260, the water is filled in the main pipe 400 and the auxiliary pipe (410, 420) During the temporary period, the amount of water stored in the footbath chamber 220 is reduced. At this time, the water stored in the storage chamber 210 is supplementally supplied to the footbath chamber 220 and the water height h1 of the footbath chamber 220 is constant. Is maintained. This is because the water height h2 of the storage chamber 210 is formed higher than the water height h1 of the footbath chamber 220, and if the water height h1 of the footbath chamber 220 decreases, of course, the storage chamber is caused by a hydraulic pressure difference. It is a principle that water is replenished from 210 to the foot bath chamber 220.

According to the structure and principle as described above, while the booth-type multifunction bathtub according to the present invention is operated, a certain amount of water is stored in the footbath chamber 220, so that the footbath function is performed and the sauna function is performed. In order to perform the sauna function, it is preferable to prevent the outflow of steam and heat generated in the bathtub by the booth cover 300, the booth cover 300 is integrally formed in a circular plate shape having a steam groove 310 in the center. It can be manufactured and hinged or detachably coupled to the first booth body 110, the hinge coupling to be symmetrical as a semi-circular plate on the upper surface of the first and second booth body (110,120) as shown in FIG. Or may be combined in a removable manner.

When the use of the booth-type multifunctional bathtub according to the present invention is completed by this process, the water stored in the footbath chamber 220 and the storage chamber 210 is drained through the drain pipe 270 by opening the drain opening / closing valve 271.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the internal pressure of the main body 200, the predetermined height (h3) is preferably mounted to the pressure plate 230 is formed with a plurality of projections in the central portion, the position where the pressure plate 230 is mounted Is preferably mounted to be adjustable height in the vertical direction, but the mounting height (h3) of the pressure plate 230 is to be formed lower than the water height (h1) stored in the foot bath chamber (220). In addition, the inner space of the main body 200 is provided with a vibration motor 231 operating under the control of the control unit 500, the pressure plate 230 is preferably mounted to vibrate by the vibration motor 231. At this time, the vibration direction of the pressure plate 230 may be configured such that both sides of the pressure plate 230 is up and down oscillating or rotates in a predetermined range and oscillates left and right, and may be configured to simultaneously generate up and down and left and right vibrations. The acupressure effect and lipolysis effect are generated by the vibration of the acupressure plate 230 mounted and mounted on the acupressure plate 230, and the exercise effect can also be obtained.

In addition, between the inner circumferential surface of the main body 200 and the outer surface of the pressure plate 230 is equipped with a strainer 250 is preferably configured to filter foreign matter, such as hair and dust.

In addition, the main body 200 may be provided with a heater 280 that can heat the water stored in a predetermined position of the foot bath chamber 220, in addition to the water temperature detection for sensing the temperature of the water stored in the foot bath chamber 210 The sensor 520 may be attached, and the controller 500 may be configured to control the operation of the heater 280 according to the water temperature detection signal of the water temperature sensor 520.

On the other hand, as described above, the control unit 500 for controlling various valves and motors, etc. according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided in the main body 200 or provided separately, the operation signal according to the user's operation It is preferable that the operation panel 530 for generating and transmitting to the control unit 500 is attached to the handle 140 formed on the inner surface of the first booth body 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, by allowing the water to be stored in the booth body capable of rotation opening and closing and water injection, the shower function to spray water evenly in all directions and the water can be stored soaking body steam and heat Bath tub function to preserve the sauna is performed at the same time, the vibration pressure plate is provided with a lipolysis effect and exercise effect, and a water-saving effect is generated by applying a circulation method to re-inject the stored water using a pump In addition, the water is sprayed from all sides and the spraying intensity is controlled to have excellent blood circulation and lipolysis effects, and a separate heater is provided to heat the water itself in the bathtub.

Claims (14)

A main pipe having a plurality of first and second hinge pipes alternately axially rotatably coupled to each other by pipe sealing means; Curved first and second auxiliary pipes each coupled to and in communication with each of the first and second hinge pipes, and having a plurality of injection nozzles formed at one side thereof; An injection opening / closing valve mounted to the first and second auxiliary pipes to open and close the water supply to the first and second auxiliary pipes from the main pipe; Respectively coupled to the first and second hinge pipes to pivot about the main pipe to form a cylindrical bath chamber, wherein the first and second auxiliary pipes are circumferentially formed therein, Hollow semi-cylindrical first and second booth bodies having a plurality of injection holes formed at positions corresponding to the injection nozzles; A main body having an upper open hollow cylindrical body having a foot bath chamber capable of storing water up to a predetermined height (h1) in an inner space, and fixedly coupled to a lower portion of the first booth body; A water supply opening / closing valve mounted to the water supply pipe for supplying water to the foot bath chamber and the water supply pipe to open / close the water supply to the foot bath chamber; And A drain pipe for discharging water from the foot bath chamber and a drain opening / closing valve mounted to the drain pipe to open / close the drain And the main pipe communicates with the foot bath chamber to receive water from the foot bath chamber, and water is sprayed from the main pipe to the bath chamber through the spray nozzle. The method of claim 1, It is formed to communicate with each other inside the side wall of the first and second booth body and the side wall of the main body can store water up to a predetermined height (h2), the lower portion further comprises a storage chamber in communication with the foot bath chamber Booth-type multifunctional bathtub, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, The inner space of the main body has a suction pipe communicating with the foot bath chamber, a suction pump for sucking water stored in the foot bath chamber through the suction pipe, and a circulation pipe for supplying water sucked by the suction pump to the main pipe. And, booth type multifunctional bathtub characterized in that the circulation opening and closing valve for opening and closing the circulation pipe is provided. The method of claim 3, wherein An operation panel for generating an operation signal according to a user's operation; And And a control unit for controlling the operation of the injection, water supply, drainage and circulation valves and the suction pump according to the operation signal. The method according to claim 3 or 4, When the water supply opening and closing valve is opened and the drain opening and closing valve is closed to store water in the storage chamber and the foot bath chamber, and the water supply opening and closing valve is closed, the water stored in the storage chamber and the foot bath chamber is stored in the suction pump. And circulating in a manner that is supplied to the main pipe through the circulation opening and closing valve and injected by the injection nozzle and then stored in the foot bath chamber again. The method of claim 5, wherein And the storage chamber replenishes water in the foot bath chamber when the water stored in the foot bath chamber is reduced by circulation. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Booth-type multi-function bathtub, characterized in that the acupressure plate formed with a plurality of projections in the central portion is mounted at a predetermined height (h3) of the main body. The method of claim 7, wherein The shiatsu plate is a booth-type multifunctional bathtub, characterized in that the mounting position is mounted to be adjustable height in the vertical direction. The method of claim 7, wherein The interior space of the main body is provided with a vibration motor that operates under the control of the control unit, the shiatsu plate is a multi-functional booth, characterized in that the vibration motor vibrates by the vibration motor. The method of claim 7, wherein Booth-type multifunctional bathtub, characterized in that the strainer is mounted between the inner peripheral surface of the main body and the outer surface of the pressure plate. The method of claim 7, wherein Booth type multi-functional bathtub, characterized in that the booth cover of the semi-circular plate is formed detachably on the upper surface of the first and second booth body respectively. The method of claim 7, wherein The main body is a booth-type multifunctional bathtub, characterized in that the heater is provided for heating the water stored in a predetermined position of the foot bath chamber. The method of claim 12, The main body is attached to the water temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the water stored in the foot bath chamber, the control unit is a booth-type multi-function bathtub, characterized in that for controlling the operation of the heater in accordance with the water temperature detection signal of the water temperature sensor. The method of claim 7, wherein The control unit is a booth-type multi-function bathtub, characterized in that for controlling the injection strength of the water injected by the injection nozzle by controlling the opening and closing state of the injection opening and closing valve.

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