KR101967285B1 - Automatic shower apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic shower apparatus having a skin scrubbing function. The apparatus comprises: a frame (110) having a plurality of water spraying nozzles (111) for spraying water; at least two guide members (121) vertically fixated to the frame; a ball screw (122) disposed in parallel with the guide members and rotated by a first drive unit (123); a first ascending block (130) guided by the guide members (121) wherein the height of the first ascending block is adjusted by rotation of the ball screw (122); a first cleaning unit (160) formed on the first ascending block (130) to be able to horizontally slide, and elastically supported by an operation plate (150) which linearly reciprocates by a second drive unit (140) provided on the first ascending block (130); a second ascending block (170) formed separately on a lower end of the first ascending block (130), and guided by the guide members (121) such that the height of the second ascending block is adjusted by rotation of the ball screw (122); a second cleaning unit (180) formed at the front of the second ascending block (170) to rotate; and a third drive unit (190) provided on the second ascending block (170) to rotate the second cleaning unit (180).

Description

[0001] Automatic shower apparatus [0002]

The present invention relates to an automatic shower apparatus having a compact function.

Generally, a shower is installed on a wall surface of a bathroom or a bathroom and supplies cold and hot water, and a user directly operates the shower to wash or bathe.

On the other hand, in the case of using bathtubs during bathing, areas where the hands are not directly contacted often end up in a bath that is not satisfactory enough for the user, and many people are often assisted by others during the bathing process. Some limited showers are available, but they are cumbersome to use, and some automatic showers are primarily designed for the severely ill or handicapped, allowing the user to bathe in a tub-shaped bed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0001774 (Publication date: 2016.01.07.)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic shower device in which a user can easily carry out a task for a whole body without the help of another person.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic shower apparatus comprising: a frame having a plurality of spray nozzles for spraying water; At least two guide members vertically fixed to the frame; A ball screw disposed in parallel to the guide member and rotationally driven by the first driving unit; A first lift block guided by the guide member and adjustable in height by the rotation of the ball screw; A first cleaner slidable in a horizontal direction to the first lift block and elastically supported by a movable plate which is linearly reciprocated by a second drive unit provided to the first lift block; A second lift block spaced apart from a lower end of the first lift block, the second lift block being guided by the guide member and adjusting the height of the ball by rotation of the ball screw; A second cleaner disposed in front of the second lift block and rotatably driven; And a third driving unit provided in the second lift block to rotate the second washing unit.

Preferably, the second driving unit includes: a driving motor; A rotary plate that is rotationally driven by the drive motor; And a movable rod having one end connected to the movable plate and the other end eccentrically connected to the rotating plate.

Preferably, the third driving unit includes: a driving motor; An eccentric rotator having the second cleaner fixed to a tip thereof on a rotation axis C on which rotation is performed and rotating and reciprocating within a predetermined angle? By rotation of the third drive; And a crank arm for transmitting the rotational driving force of the driving motor to the eccentric rotator at a position eccentric from the rotational axis (C) of the eccentric rotator.

More preferably, the eccentric rotor includes a rotor body rotating on a fixed rotation axis (C); And an operating lever extending from the rotor body perpendicularly to the rotational axis C of the rotor body and transmitting rotational motion by the crank arm.

The automatic shower apparatus according to the present invention includes two washing units that can separate the upper body and the lower body of the human body and perform the washing process on each of the washing units. The user is able to perform the self-propelling operation effectively and conveniently without the help of the surroundings.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic shower apparatus according to the present invention,
2 is a front view of the automatic shower apparatus according to the present invention,
3 (a) and 3 (b) are plan views showing an operation example of the first lift block and the first cleaner of the automatic shower apparatus according to the present invention,
4 is an exploded perspective view of a third driving unit in the automatic shower apparatus according to the present invention,
5 is a view showing an example of operation of the second cleaner by the third driving unit in the automatic shower apparatus according to the present invention.

The specific structure or functional description presented in the embodiment of the present invention is merely illustrative for the purpose of illustrating an embodiment according to the concept of the present invention, and embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can be implemented in various forms. And should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described herein, but should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the terms first and / or second etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited to the terms. The terms may be referred to as a second element only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another, for example, to the extent that it does not depart from the scope of the invention in accordance with the concept of the present invention, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

Whenever an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but it should be understood that other elements may be present in between something to do. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that an element is "directly connected" or "directly contacted" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions for describing the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to" should also be interpreted.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms " comprises ", or "having ", and the like in the specification are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, But do not preclude the presence or addition of steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic shower apparatus according to the present invention.

1, the automatic shower device of the present embodiment includes a frame 110, two or more guide members 121 and 122 vertically fixed to the frame 110, guide members 121 and 122, The first and second lifting blocks 130 and 130 are lifted and lowered by a ball screw 123 that is rotatably driven in parallel with the first lifting block 130. The lifting and lowering of the lifting block 130 is performed by the user, The second lift block 170 is lifted and lowered in the lower end section L2 and the second lift block 170 is lifted and lowered to perform the cleaning of the lower body of the user And a second taxonomy 180.

The first cleaning part 160 is moved up and down by the first lifting block 130 to perform the occasional cleaning of the user's upper body while performing effective occlusion cleaning on the upper body having a relatively large area as compared with the lower body The first cleaning part 160 is linearly reciprocated in the left-right direction.

The second cleaning part 180 moves up and down by the second lifting block 170 to perform a washing operation on the lower body of the user while the lower body part has a curved surface in a human body structure, Rotation in the axial direction is performed for effective occasional cleaning.

As described above, the first washing unit 160 and the second washing unit 180 perform the washing of the upper and lower parts of the human body, respectively, and in particular, in consideration of the structural characteristics of the upper body and the lower body, 180 perform the hourly cleaning by linear reciprocating motion and rotational motion. In the present embodiment, the first and second cleaning units 160 and 180 are illustrated as being circular, but the shape and number of the first and the second cleaning units 160 and 180 are not limited thereto. For example, the first taxane may be a rectangular shape having a long length in the moving direction.

The frame 110 has a door structure including a horizontal beam and a vertical beam for supporting the horizontal beam, and can be installed and supported on a wall of a bathroom or a shower booth.

The frame 110 is provided with a plurality of spray nozzles 111 for spraying shower water and an air outlet 112 through which air for drying (hot air) is sprayed after a shower. The shower water and the air can be supplied with the piping installed inside the frame 110. The water supply equipment for supplying the shower water and the auxiliary equipment for supplying the drying air (hot air) are installed inside the frame 110 And can be disposed in the inner space A of the wall surface. On the other hand, some of the spray nozzles 111 can be discharged together with cleaning foam.

On one side of the frame 110, a controller 113 for operating various driving units is provided. The user can directly set a shower process through the controller 113 or select a programmed shower course.

The guide member 121 is fixed to the frame 110 so as to guide the first and second lift blocks 130 and 170 so that the vertical movement of the first and second lift blocks 170 can be stabilized.

The ball screw 122 is rotatably supported on the frame 110 so as to be parallel to the guide member 121 and rotatably driven by a second driving unit 123 mounted on the frame 110.

The first lift block 130 and the second lift block 170 that are screwed to the ball screw 122 are vertically lifted and lowered by the forward or reverse rotation of the ball screw 122 to adjust the height.

The first lift block 130 includes a plurality of fixed horizontal bars 131. The movable plate 150 is assembled to the horizontal bar 131 such that the movable plate 150 is slidable in the horizontal direction. The movable plate 150 is linearly reciprocated at a constant stroke by the second driving unit 140 provided at the first lift block 130.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the automatic shower device according to the present invention. FIGS. 3A and 3B are plan views showing an operation example of the first lift block and the first cleaner of the automatic shower device according to the present invention, .

2, the second driving unit 140 is installed in one side of the first lift block 130 and includes a driving motor 141, a rotary plate 142 rotatably driven by the driving motor 141, And a movable rod 143 having one end connected to the movable plate 150 and the other end eccentrically connected to the rotating plate 142.

3, the rotary motion of the rotary plate 142 is converted by the movable rod 143 into a linear reciprocating motion of the movable plate 150, so that the movable plate 150 is moved horizontally Reciprocating.

The movable plate 150 is provided such that a plurality of first cleansing portions 160 are elastically supported forward.

The first cleaning unit 160 includes a cleaning head 162 having a cleaning member 161 for cleaning the front surface of the cleaning member 162 and a guide 162 fixed to the rear end of the cleaning head 162, A stopper 164 protruding from the rear end of the guide rod 163 and an elastic body 165 inserted into the guide rod 163 to elastically support the cleaning head 162 and the movable plate 150, .

The cleaning member 161 can be provided by a cleaning cloth, a brush or a sponge and can be integrally fixed to the front surface of the cleaning head 162 or can be detachably attached to the cleaning head 162, ) Can be used separately.

In this way, the movable plate 150 is linearly reciprocated by a predetermined stroke along the horizontal bar 131 by the second driving unit 140, and the user moves the first washing unit 160 At this time, when the user presses the first cleaning part 160 with a constant force F, the cleaning head 161 is pressed while compressing the elastic body 165 You can control the strength of the stamp.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the first cleaning part 160 exemplifies a circular cleaning head, but the shape thereof can be variously modified. For example, the first cleaning part has a length in the horizontal direction It has a long rectangular shape and is contacted with the upper body in a large area, so that effective occasional cleaning can be achieved.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a third driving unit in the automatic shower apparatus according to the present invention.

4, the third driving unit 190 includes a driving motor 191 and a second cleaning unit 180 which is fixed to the front end on the rotation axis C on which the rotation is performed and rotatably driven by the third driving unit 190 And an eccentric rotary shaft 192 that rotates and reciprocates within a predetermined angle range of the eccentric rotary shaft 192. The rotary driving force of the driving motor 191 is transmitted to the eccentric rotary shaft 192 at a position eccentric from the rotary shaft C of the eccentric rotary shaft 192 And a crank arm 193 for transmitting the crank arm 193 to the crank arm 193.

The eccentric rotator 192 has a rotor body 192a that rotates on a fixed rotational axis C and a rotor body 192b that extends from the rotor body 192a perpendicular to the rotational axis C of the rotor body 192a, And an operation lever 192b having a long slot 192c formed in the longitudinal direction.

The operation lever 192b is formed with a slot 192c in the direction of the rotation axis C of the rotor body 192a and the projection 193 of the crank arm 193 is inserted into the slot 192c.

The crank arm 193 is assembled with the driving shaft of the driving motor 191 and the projection 193a is provided so that the projection 193a is rotated by a rotational driving force of the driving motor 191 over a predetermined radius of rotation.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of operation of the second washing part by the third driving part in the automatic shower device according to the present invention.

5, the crank arm 193 rotates with a predetermined radius of rotation by the drive motor. At this time, the protrusion 193a of the crank arm 193 and the operation lever 192b are interlocked with each other, .

On the other hand, the operation lever 192b is rotated only within a predetermined angle? By the rotor body 192a having the fixed rotation axis, so that the second rotation part 180 is also rotated only within a certain angle range The back and forth rotational movement is performed, and the lower body is cleaned with time.

Referring again to FIG. 1, it is possible to shower the function of the compact unit by operating the controller 113 while the user is in front of the shower unit. The shower process can be directly selected individually to separately specify the upper body or lower body, , A user's physical condition (e.g., key, weight, etc.).

According to the input condition of the user, the control unit (not shown) controls the first driving unit 123 to adjust the height of the first lift block 130 and the second lift block 170, 160 and / or the second clevis 190 may be actuated to tighten the upper body and / or the lower body.

On the other hand, the shower water can be sprayed through the spray nozzle 111 at the beginning of the shower or in the middle. After the shower is finished, the hot air can be discharged through the air outlet 112 and dried automatically.

Although not shown, various detection means capable of detecting the user's body condition are added, so that even if the user does not input the body condition directly to the controller, the operation of the various driving parts, the cleaning time, The control on the cleaning position may be automatically performed.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.

110: frame 121: guide member
122: ball screw 123: first driving part
130: first lift block 140: second drive part
150: movable plate 160:
161: cleaning member 162: cleaning cleaning head
163: guide rod 164: stopper
165: elastic body 170: second lift block
180: Secondary government 190: Third drive
191: Driving motor 192: Eccentric actuator
192a: Rotor body 192b: Operation lever
192c: Slot 193: Crank arm
193a; spin

Claims (4)

A frame having a plurality of spray nozzles for spraying water;
At least two guide members vertically fixed to the frame;
A ball screw disposed in parallel to the guide member and rotationally driven by the first driving unit;
A first lift block guided by the guide member and adjustable in height by the rotation of the ball screw;
A first cleaner slidable in a horizontal direction to the first lift block and elastically supported by a movable plate which is linearly reciprocated by a second drive unit provided to the first lift block;
A second lift block spaced apart from a lower end of the first lift block, the second lift block being guided by the guide member and adjusting the height of the ball by rotation of the ball screw;
A second cleaner disposed in front of the second lift block and rotatably driven;
And a third driving unit provided in the second lift block to rotationally drive the second cleaner,
The third driver may include:
A drive motor;
An eccentric rotator having the second cleaner fixed to a tip thereof on a rotation axis C on which rotation is performed and rotating and reciprocating within a predetermined angle? By rotation of the third drive;
And a crank arm for transmitting a rotational driving force of the driving motor to the eccentric rotary element at a position eccentric from the rotational axis (C) of the eccentric rotary element. 2. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1,
A drive motor;
A rotary plate that is rotationally driven by the drive motor;
And a movable rod having one end connected to the movable plate and the other end eccentrically connected to the rotating plate. delete 2. The apparatus according to claim 1,
A rotor body rotatable on a fixed rotational axis (C);
And an operating lever extending from the rotor body perpendicularly to the rotational axis (C) of the rotor body and transmitting rotational motion by the crank arm.

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