KR20030008504A - Shower apparatus capable of ejecting detergent and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A shower unit with a cleaning material discharge function and a discharging method thereof are provided to allow a user to continuously perform a shower action without stoppage, thus maximizing the convenience of use thereof. CONSTITUTION: The shower unit(10) comprises a shower handle provided with several buttons(40) for allowing a user to freely select a desired discharge mode among various modes for discharging shampoo, rinse, or body cleanser together with water through discharge holes(20) formed in a shower head.

Description

Shower apparatus having detergent discharge function and method thereof {Shower apparatus capable of ejecting detergent and method

The present invention relates to a shower device, and in particular, by installing a plurality of buttons on the shower handle and selectively pressing the button, the liquid detergent such as shampoo, rinse, body cleanser, etc. can be selectively discharged through the shower head through the shower head. The present invention relates to a shower device having a detergent discharge function and a method thereof.

Everyone wants to be clean in his environment. In particular, by washing your body contaminated with sweat or dust clean, you may also feel refreshed or refreshed. In order to wash your body, you will use a public bath or a bathroom in your home.

The shower is generally installed integrally with the water in the home, bathroom, or other washrooms, and the water supply control unit having the water supply direction control valve and the water supply control valve is connected to the water supply pipe, and the water supply and the shower branch branch from the water supply control unit. It has a shape.

In addition, the shower basically has a plurality of outlets through which water is discharged, and the handle is connected to the hose from the water supply control unit provided with a water supply control valve so that the amount of water supplied can be adjusted according to the user's will during the shower.

The user uses a detergent such as soap or shampoo to supply water to his body through the shower and to remove foreign substances in his body. At this time, it is common to use a shampoo, rinse, body cleanser, etc., with the shower supplied with water placed on the shower holder or on the floor.

Then, after applying the detergent to the body again holding the shower in your hand to rinse the body. Therefore, when using a shampoo, conditioner or body cleanser, it is not only cumbersome to use the shower every time, but if you leave the shower with water continuously supplied during the application of the detergent, a considerable amount of time is left. It also has the disadvantage of wasting water.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the installation of a plurality of buttons on the handle of the shower head used in the bathroom or bathroom, and optionally by pressing a button shampoo, rinse, body cleanser, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shower apparatus and a method having a detergent discharging function configured to be discharged.

According to an object of the present invention, a shower having a discharge pipe for discharging water and a detergent discharge pipe for discharging the liquid detergent, a button unit for generating a predetermined switching signal for discharging the liquid detergent by operating a plurality of buttons Power supply unit for supplying the power required for the overall operation, a signal receiving unit for receiving the switching signal sent from the button unit, a compressed discharge unit for compressing air and discharge the liquid detergent by using the compressed air, the signal receiving unit A switching unit for performing a switching operation for setting the path according to the switching signal received through the key input control unit for controlling the discharge of the liquid detergent discharged through the compressed discharge unit, and displays the exhausted state of the liquid detergent The liquid is discharged through the compressed discharge portion in accordance with the adjustment of the remaining amount display unit and the key input control unit A discharge control device configured to control an amount of the phase detergent and control the liquid detergent to be selectively discharged by executing a switching operation on the path setting through the switching unit according to the switching signal received through the signal receiving unit; And a plurality of liquid detergent containers each storing and storing liquid detergent by type, and a holder for accommodating the plurality of liquid detergent containers, respectively, wherein the switching unit of the discharge control device includes an inlet pipe for introducing water; A plurality of suction pipes for respectively sucking liquid detergent from the plurality of liquid detergent containers, and a shower hose for discharging general water is connected to the compression discharge part, and a detergent for discharging the liquid detergent in the shower hose. The discharge pipe is built in, and the switching unit, the compressed discharge unit and the shower Provided is a shower device having a detergent discharge function, characterized in that the discharge pipe is interconnected with a built-in shower hose.

According to another object of the present invention, a shower having a discharge pipe for discharging water and a detergent discharge pipe for discharging the liquid detergent, a button unit for generating a predetermined switching signal for discharging the liquid detergent by operating a plurality of buttons, A method for discharging a shampoo of a shower device, comprising: a discharge control device configured to discharge water from a general tap water or a liquid detergent to selectively discharge a liquid detergent according to a selective operation of the plurality of buttons. Discharging the water introduced into the shower only water introduced through the shower, compressing air for discharging the liquid detergent through the discharge control device, determining whether there is a selective button operation from the plurality of buttons, If there is the optional button input operation to stop the discharge of the introduced water Setting a discharge path such that the selected liquid detergent is discharged, determining whether there is a control of the discharge of compressed air for discharging the selected liquid detergent, and selecting the liquid selected through the detergent discharge pipe of the shower according to the controlled discharge of compressed air There is provided a detergent discharging method of the shower device, comprising the step of discharging the detergent.

1 is a view showing the external appearance of the shower device having a detergent discharge function according to the invention,

2 is a view schematically showing the internal configuration of the button unit 40 of FIG.

3 is a view schematically showing the internal configuration of the emission control device 100 of FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a detergent discharging method of the shower device;

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of the discharge control apparatus 200 connected to the button portion 40 in a wired manner.

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

10: shower 20: detergent outlet

25: shower hose 30: detergent discharge pipe

40: button portion 410: first button portion

420: second button portion 430: third button portion

440: fourth button unit 450: wireless signal generator

460: battery 42: shampoo button

44: rinse button 46: body cleanser button

48: treatment button 50: inlet pipe

70: shampoo container 72: rinse container

74: body cleanser container 76: treatment container

80: shampoo suction pipe 82: rinse suction pipe

84: body cleanser suction pipe 86: treatment suction pipe

90: holder 92: support

94: spring 100, 200: discharge control device

110: power supply unit 120: wireless receiver

130: compression discharge unit 140: switching unit

150: discharge amount control unit 160: remaining amount display unit

170: control unit

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

1 is a view showing the external appearance of the shower device having a detergent discharge function according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a shower for discharging water through a plurality of outlets, and has a detergent discharge pipe 30 for discharging liquid detergent such as shampoo, rinse, body cleanser, etc. in the form of a thin plastic hose. And a button portion 40 for selectively discharging the liquid detergent through the detergent discharge pipe 30 and a discharge port 20 for discharging the liquid detergent through the detergent discharge pipe 30 in the center of the plurality of discharge ports. Equipped.

The shower 10 is a liquid detergent selected through the detergent discharge pipe 30 is moved as the user selectively presses the button of the button unit 40, a predetermined amount of the liquid detergent is discharged through the discharge port 20 .

The button unit 40 includes a shampoo button 42 for inputting a command for discharging the shampoo, a rinse button 44 for discharging the rinse, a body cleanser button 46 for discharging the body cleanser, and a treatment. Treatment button 48 for ejecting.

In addition, the shower 10 is connected to the discharge control device 100 to be described later through the shower hose 25, the detergent discharge pipe 30 is provided in the shower hose 25 is extended. Water is moved through the shower hose 25, the liquid detergent is moved through the detergent discharge pipe 30 provided in the shower hose (25).

In addition, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 50 is an inflow pipe for introducing water from a general tap water, reference numeral 70 is a shampoo container for storing and storing a liquid shampoo, and reference numeral 72 is a rinse for storing and containing a liquid rinse. Container, reference numeral 74 denotes a body cleanser container for storing and containing a liquid body cleanser, reference numeral 76 denotes a treatment container for storing and containing a liquid state treatment.

In Fig. 1, reference numeral 80 denotes a shampoo suction tube for sucking liquid shampoo from a shampoo container 70, and reference numeral 82 denotes a rinse suction tube for sucking an rinse of an access state from the rinse container 72, reference numeral 84 Is a body cleanser suction tube for sucking liquid body cleanser from the body cleanser container 74, reference numeral 86 is a treatment suction tube for suctioning an access treatment from the treatment container 76, and reference numeral 90 is a shampoo It is a holder for storing the container 70, the rinse container 72, the body cleanser container 74, the treatment container 76, and the like.

The support table 90 is provided with a support 92 using a spring 94 for each cradle storage space so that the support table 92 may be spring-loaded when each container is accommodated, regardless of the size of the liquid detergent container. The container to be stored is tightly fixed.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes an emission control device for selectively discharging water or liquid detergent, etc. according to a button operation of the button unit 40 by introducing water or liquid detergent into the general tap water.

The internal configuration of the button unit 40 is illustrated in FIG. 2, wherein the first button unit 410 for switching the shampoo discharge, the second button unit 420 for switching the rinse discharge, and the body cleanser discharge A third button unit 430 for switching, a fourth button unit 440 for switching treatment discharge, a wireless signal generator 450 for generating a wireless switching signal according to each button unit switching, and each button The battery 460 is configured to supply power for negative switching operation and wireless signal generation.

As described above, the button portion 40 may be installed in the shower 10, but in consideration of the user's convenience, the discharge control device 100 or the faucet portion or the separation from them may be installed on the wall of the shower room. Do.

The internal configuration of the emission control device 100 is schematically shown through FIG.

The emission control apparatus 100 compresses air by compressing air and a power supply unit 110 for supplying power required for operation of the entire apparatus, a radio receiver 120 for receiving a radio signal transmitted from the button unit 40, and compressed air. Compressed discharge unit 130 for discharging the liquid detergent using air, discharged through the switching unit 140, the compression discharge unit 130 for performing a switching operation according to the wireless switching signal received through the wireless receiving unit 120 Residual amount display unit 160 and the discharge control unit for displaying the remaining amount of the state, such as the discharge control unit 150, the shampoo container 70 or the rinse container 72, the body cleanser container 74 for controlling the discharge of the liquid detergent to be The amount of the liquid detergent discharged through the compression discharge unit 130 is adjusted according to the adjustment of 150, and the switching operation through the switching unit 140 is executed according to the wireless switching signal received through the wireless receiver 120. Liquid detergent It is configured to include a control unit 170 for controlling so as to be discharged to the enemy.

The remaining amount display unit 160 not only indicates that the contents of the container is exhausted by using a liquid crystal display, but also displays the status of key input or device operation related to discharge control.

Next, the operation of the device having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the emission control device 100 according to the present invention is supplied with a commercial AC power of 110V or 220V to the power supply 110 to convert to DC power such as 6V or 12V to supply to each device.

Therefore, the power supply unit 110 includes a rectifier for converting alternating current into direct current. This stop may be a conventional rectifier but may be applied to a switching mode power supply.

The controller 170 of the emission control device 100 controls the entire apparatus as power is supplied, and the power is also supplied to the wireless receiver 120 to be in a standby state for receiving a wireless signal.

In addition, the switching unit 140 sets the switching path such that only the water introduced through the shower hose 25 is discharged through the inlet pipe 50 until the switching signal is applied from the wireless receiver 120. (ST2 stage).

Compression discharge unit 130 is introduced into the water or liquid detergent in accordance with the setting path of the switching unit 140 through a pipe connected to the switching unit 140, and compresses the air to discharge the water or liquid detergent introduced Is executed (ST4 step). Thus, it is possible to discharge the detergent using air pressure, but it is also possible to use hydraulic pressure.

The compressed discharge unit 130 adjusts the discharge amount of the compressed air so that the discharge amount according to the control signal applied from the controller 170 is discharged by the control amount.

The user using the shower 10 opens the valve of the faucet in the state holding the shower 10 in hand, and thus water is supplied from the general tap water to be discharged through the shower 10.

The water supplied from the tap water is applied to the switching unit 140 through the inlet pipe 50, and is discharged to the shower hose 25 via the compression discharge unit 130 according to the set path of the switching unit 140. It is discharged to many outlets of (10).

Water discharged from the plurality of outlets of the shower 10 is sprayed on the user's body.

As described above, when the user presses the shampoo button 42 through the button part 40 of the shower 10 in a state in which water is completely sprayed on the user, the first button part of the button part 40 ( The 410 is operated to generate a switching signal related to the discharge of the shampoo through the wireless signal generator 450, for example, a wireless signal having a predetermined frequency.

The wireless switching signal related to the discharge of the shampoo generated in the button unit 40 is received through the wireless receiving unit 120 of the discharge control device 100 (step ST6), and the received wireless switching signal is applied to the switching unit 140. do.

When the wireless switching signal is applied to the switching unit 140, the switching unit 140 stops the flow of water through the previously set path, that is, the inlet pipe 50, the liquid shampoo is the shampoo suction tube ( The discharge path is switched to be set so as to be sucked through the 80 and transferred to the compression discharge unit 130 (step ST8).

Subsequently, the controller 170 determines whether there is an input of an emission control signal through the emission control unit 150, and if an emission control signal is input by a user's operation through the emission control unit 150 (step ST10), The compressed discharge unit 130 is controlled to adjust the amount of compressed air for discharging the inhaled shampoo.

Then, the liquid shampoo sucked from the shampoo container 70 to the compression discharge unit 130 through the shampoo suction pipe 80 is discharged through the detergent discharge pipe 30 by a predetermined amount according to the controlled amount of compressed air (ST12 step). ).

In step ST10, if there is no input of the discharge control signal, the controller 170 controls the shampoo to be discharged through the detergent discharge pipe 30 according to the amount of compressed air previously set (step ST14).

When the user presses the shampoo button 40 again, the liquid shampoo is discharged through the detergent outlet 20 by the amount of compressed air adjusted by repeating the above-described process.

Similarly, the rinse, body cleanser, treatment, etc., by pressing a corresponding user button, the corresponding liquid detergent is discharged through the detergent outlet 20.

On the other hand, the control unit 170 has a function of counting a predetermined time, the wireless receiver receives a signal to return to the original state of discharging only water after a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds after the liquid detergent is discharged Applied to the switching unit 140 via the 120, and controls the compression discharge unit 130 to release the compressed air, and stops the operation of compressing the air.

Therefore, the switching unit 140 switches the discharge path through which the liquid detergent is discharged through the detergent discharge pipe 30, so that water introduced through the inlet pipe 50 passes through the compressed discharge unit 130, and the shower hose 25. To be discharged.

Unlike the configuration of FIG. 2, the button unit 40 includes only each button switch, and each button switch is turned on when the user presses it once, and a toggle switch that is turned off when the user presses it again. It can be configured as.

In addition, the button switch may be turned on only while the user is pressed, and may be turned off when the button switch is released.

Therefore, when the user selects and presses a desired button switch among a plurality of wired button switches, the liquid selected through the detergent discharge pipe 30 provided in the shower hose 25 connected to the discharge control device 100 is selected. The detergent is discharged, and the liquid detergent is stopped when the button switch is released or pressed again.

In addition, the controller 170 when the liquid detergent is introduced through each of the suction pipes (80 to 86), the container is empty through the remaining amount display unit 160 when there is no further inflow due to the inflow operation by the compressed air For example, the LED may be notified by a light emitting diode (LED).

On the other hand, the method of transmitting the switching signal according to the button operation of the button unit 40 to the emission control device 100 has been described by the method of wireless communication, but also considering the reliability, such as a communication error wired communication method Can be considered

5 shows the internal configuration of the discharge control device 200 when the button portion 40 and the discharge control device 100 are wired.

In FIG. 5, the same parts as in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the signal according to the selective button input operation of the button unit 40 is input, the emission control apparatus 200 of FIG. 5 receives a signal receiver 210 for applying the signal to the switching unit 140 and the signal receiver 210. In accordance with the wired signal input through the control unit 220 and the key input unit 230 consisting of a button for adjusting the amount of compressed air for discharging the liquid detergent and setting the count time of the control unit 220, etc. Done.

The discharge control device 200 is connected to the shower 10 through the shower hose 25, the connection line for transmitting the button input of the button unit 40 provided in the shower 10 to the discharge control device 200 (not shown) C) is embedded in the shower hose 25 and is connected to the signal receiver 210 to transmit the button input signal.

That is, when the user operates the button unit 40 of the shower 10 and presses a detergent button, a signal corresponding to the input of the button connects the button unit 40 of the shower 10 to the discharge control device 100. Is applied to the signal receiving unit 210 through the connection line.

The switching signal applied to the signal receiving unit 210 is transferred to the switching unit 140 to perform an operation for setting the switching path of the switching unit 140.

When the switching path of the switching unit 140 is set, the controller 220 checks whether there is a key input related to the emission control from the key input unit 230, and if there is a key input related to the emission control, the control unit 220 performs the compression discharge unit 130. By adjusting the amount of compressed air to suck the liquid detergent, it is to be controlled to be discharged through the detergent discharge pipe (30).

That is, according to the above embodiment, the user can selectively discharge the shampoo, rinse, body cleanser, treatment, etc. by selectively pressing a button installed in the shower while taking a shower.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be variously modified and changed without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

As described in detail above, the present invention can be used to temporarily stop discharging water while using the shower, and to discharge the shampoo, rinse, body cleanser, etc. through the shower to prevent waste of water, as well as shower, shampoo and rinse. To solve the hassle of using a separate body cleanser, the convenience is greatly increased.

Claims (19)

Shower head having a discharge pipe for discharging water and a detergent discharge pipe for discharging the liquid detergent, A button unit for generating a predetermined switching signal for discharging the liquid detergent by operating a plurality of buttons, A power supply for supplying the power required for the operation of the overall device, a signal receiving unit for receiving the switching signal sent from the button unit, a compressed discharge unit for compressing air to discharge the liquid detergent by using the compressed air, the signal A switching unit for performing a switching operation for setting the path according to the switching signal received through the receiving unit, a key input control unit for adjusting the discharge of the liquid detergent discharged through the compression discharge unit, the exhausted state of the liquid detergent The amount of liquid detergent discharged through the compressed discharge unit is adjusted according to the adjustment of the remaining amount display unit and the key input control unit, and the switching operation on the path setting through the switching unit is executed according to the switching signal received through the signal receiving unit. By controlling the liquid detergent to be discharged selectively. An emission control device, A plurality of liquid detergent containers for storing the liquid detergent for each type, It is configured to include a cradle for receiving each of the plurality of liquid detergent containers, The switching unit of the discharge control device includes an inlet pipe for introducing water and a plurality of suction pipes for respectively sucking the liquid detergent from the plurality of liquid detergent containers, The compressed discharge portion is connected to the shower hose for discharging the general water, the shower hose inside the detergent discharge pipe for discharging the liquid detergent, And the switching unit, the compression discharge unit, and the shower unit are connected to each other by a shower hose having a detergent discharge pipe. The method of claim 1, The button unit is a shower device having a detergent discharge function, characterized in that installed in the discharge control device. The method of claim 1, The button unit and the discharge control device is a shower device having a detergent discharge function, characterized in that connected to the wire through the inside of the shower hose. The method of claim 1, And a switching signal transmitted from the button unit is a wireless switching signal, and the signal receiving unit of the discharge control device receives the wireless switching signal. The method of claim 1, The button unit comprises: a first button unit for switching the detergent discharge, a second button unit for switching the rinse discharge, a third button unit for switching the body cleanser discharge, a fourth button unit for switching the treatment discharge, The shower device having a detergent discharging function, comprising a signal generator for generating a switching signal according to the switching of each button unit, and a battery for supplying power for switching operation and generation of a switching signal of each button unit. The method of claim 1, The plurality of buttons of the shower shower device having a detergent discharge function, characterized in that the shampoo button, rinse button, body cleanser button, treatment button. The method according to claim 1 and 6, And the plurality of buttons of the shower head are turned on when pressed once, and turned off when pressed again. The method according to claim 1 and 6, And the plurality of buttons of the shower unit are turned on only while they are pressed to generate a switching signal. The method of claim 1, The liquid detergent is a shower device having a detergent discharge function, characterized in that the shampoo and rinse, body cleanser, treatment. The method of claim 1, The plurality of liquid detergent container is a shower device having a detergent discharge function, characterized in that the shampoo container, rinse container, body cleanser container, treatment container. The method of claim 1, The plurality of suction tubes include a shampoo suction tube for sucking liquid shampoo, a rinse suction tube for sucking liquid rinse, a body cleanser suction tube for sucking liquid body cleanser, and a treatment for sucking liquid treatment. A shower device having a detergent discharge function, characterized in that the treatment suction pipe. The method of claim 1, The cradle is configured to install a support using a spring for each cradle storage space so that the cradle is accommodated regardless of the size of the liquid detergent container, and when the container is stored, the cradle is tightly fixed to the container in which the support is stored by the spring action. Shower device which has a detergent discharge function. The method of claim 1, When the switching signal is received from the button through the signal receiving unit, the control unit of the discharge control device counts a predetermined time, and when the elapsed time, applies a turn off signal to the switching unit to discharge the liquid detergent through the detergent discharge pipe of the compressed discharge unit. A showerhead device having a detergent discharging function, characterized in that for stopping. A shower having a discharge pipe for discharging water and a detergent discharge pipe for discharging the liquid detergent, a button unit for generating a predetermined switching signal for discharging the liquid detergent by operating a plurality of buttons; In the detergent discharge method of the shower device having a discharge control device for introducing a liquid detergent and selectively discharge the liquid detergent in accordance with the selective operation of the plurality of buttons, Discharging the water introduced into the discharge control device from the general water only through the shower; Compressing air for discharging the liquid detergent through the discharge control device; Determining whether there is a selective button operation from the plurality of buttons, Setting a discharge path to suspend discharge of the introduced water and discharge the selected liquid detergent when the selective button input operation is performed; Determining whether there is a control of the discharge amount of compressed air for discharging the selected liquid detergent; And discharging the selected liquid detergent through the detergent discharge pipe of the shower according to the discharge amount of the compressed air. The method of claim 14, The various types of liquid detergents are shampoo and rinse, body cleanser, treatment, detergent discharge method of the shower device, characterized in that the treatment. The method of claim 14, The plurality of buttons of the shower is a detergent discharge method of the shower device, characterized in that the shampoo button, rinse button, body cleanser button, treatment button. The method of claim 14, The button operation of the shower is a detergent discharge method of the shower device, characterized in that operated by a wireless switching signal for selectively discharging the liquid detergent. The method of claim 14, The button and the discharge control device of the shower is connected by wire, the discharge control device for discharging the detergent of the shower device, characterized in that for controlling the discharge of the liquid detergent based on the switching signal generated according to the selective operation of the shower button. The method of claim 14, Detergent discharge method of the shower device, characterized in that to return to the original operation to discharge only the water introduced after the discharge operation of the selected liquid detergent