KR200433639Y1 - Apparatus for supplying aromatic water for aromatherapy - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fragrance water supply device for aromatherapy, it is possible to mix the water and aroma oil in a high degree of miscibility, and to supply it through a water supply pipe for bath or shower to improve the aromatherapy effect and reduce costs The purpose is to provide aromatherapy supply device for aromatherapy that can be, and can increase the ease of use.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, the body casing is provided with a water supply chamber is connected to the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe and the fragrance supply chamber is accommodated aroma oil; Vaporization means for vaporizing the aroma oil contained in the fragrance supply chamber; A circulation pump connected to the water inlet pipe and pumping water supplied from the outside to be discharged to the water outlet pipe through the water supply chamber; And one side is connected to the circulation pump and the other side is connected to the vaporization means is provided with aromatherapy aromatic water supply device comprising a mixing means for mixing the aroma oil vaporized by the vaporization means in water.

Aromatic oil, vaporization, aroma water, two phase nozzle, mixer, circulation pump

Description

Aromatherapy Aromatherapy Water Supply Device {APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING AROMATIC WATER FOR AROMATHERAPY}

1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the aromatherapy fragrance water supply device according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a two-phase nozzle which is a main part of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the mixer, which is another main part of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

101: main body casing 103: water supply chamber

105: fragrance supply chamber 107: controller chamber

109: cover 113: check valve

115: exit pipe 117: acquisition pipe

119: circulation pump 121: water supply pipe

123: two-phase nozzle 125: first passage

127: second passage 129: mixer

131: supply pipe 133: carburetor

135: controller

The present invention relates to a fragrance water supply device for aromatherapy, and more specifically, to supply the aroma water to the water to be supplied for bath or shower water, to increase the miscibility of the mixed water and aroma oil It relates to an aromatherapy fragrance water supply device that can improve aromatherapy efficacy and user satisfaction.

Aromatherapy, which is a compound word of Aroma and Therapy, prevents and treats diseases using aromatic essential oils (hereinafter referred to as “aroma oil”) extracted from flowers, leaves, stems, fruits, and roots of plants. As a form of natural medicine that promotes the maintenance and promotion of health, it is getting more attention as the interest in health therapy using natural products increases.

The aroma oil used in this aromatherapy can be easily absorbed by the human body through the respiratory system and skin, so that the aroma oil is sprayed or evaporated in the air to obtain the fragrance effect by absorption through the respiratory system. It is used in various ways, such as massage therapy that stimulates the skin by rubbing or rubbing the oil while applying oil directly, and aroma therapy while bathing by mixing aroma oil with the bath water.

However, in the conventional aromatherapy bath therapy, a predetermined amount of aroma oil is added to a bath containing water, and it is common to use the mixture by stirring by hand. However, this method is not only cumbersome to use, but because the aroma oil is not evenly mixed in the water but simply spreads widely, the absorption rate through the skin decreases, and the use effect of the aroma oil decreases, and a large amount of aroma oil Cost wasted and wasted, a mixture of water and aroma oil that was not mixed with the body was a problem that is not good.

In addition, as described above, since the aroma effect can be obtained only by soaking in a bath in the related art, there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to use easily at a time and place desired by the user due to time or environmental constraints.

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above, the object of the present invention is to mix the water and aroma oil in a high degree of miscibility and to supply it through a water supply pipe for bath or shower to enhance the aromatherapy effect To reduce the cost, and to provide aromatherapy supply device for aromatherapy to increase the ease of use.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned purposes, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, the body casing is provided with a water supply chamber is connected to the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe and the fragrance supply chamber is accommodated aroma oil; Vaporization means for vaporizing the aroma oil contained in the fragrance supply chamber; A circulation pump connected to the water inlet pipe and pumping water supplied from the outside to be discharged to the water outlet pipe through the water supply chamber; And one side is connected to the circulation pump and the other side is connected to the vaporization means is provided with aromatherapy aromatic water supply device comprising a mixing means for mixing the aroma oil vaporized by the vaporization means in water.

In the aromatherapy fragrance water supply device of the present invention, the vaporization means may be made of an ultrasonic vibrator to atomize the aroma oil into a fine droplet state by vibration.

In addition, the vaporization means may be made of a heat transfer heater for vaporizing the aroma oil to a vapor state by heat.

And, the mixing means is installed in the water supply chamber, the discharge side is provided with a first passage and a second passage in communication with each other, one side of the first passage and the second passage to the circulation pump through the water supply pipe , The other side may be composed of a two-phase nozzle connected to the fragrance supply chamber through an air supply pipe.

In this case, it may be configured to further include a mixer which is installed on the discharge side of the two-phase nozzle to change the flow direction of the water sprayed to cause confusion.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the embodiments of the present invention to make the disclosure of the present invention is complete and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the person having a scope of the invention, the invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

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

The present invention is to increase the miscibility of water and aroma oil to water evenly mixed aromatic water for bath or shower, primarily to increase the miscibility with water by vaporizing or atomizing aroma oil, Secondly, bubbles are formed through turbulence in the water to increase the degree of miscibility. One embodiment of the aromatherapy fragrance water supply device according to the present invention is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fragrance water supply device of the present invention includes a main body casing 101 having a fragrance supply chamber 105, a water supply chamber 103, and a controller chamber 107 therein, and the fragrance supply chamber. Aroma oil vaporizer 133 installed in the 105, the circulation pump 119, the two-phase nozzle 123 and the mixer 129 provided in the water supply chamber 103, and a controller installed in the controller chamber 107 ( 135).

The fragrance supply chamber 105 is a place where the aroma oil is accommodated therein, the inlet 111 is opened and closed by the cover 109 to inject the aroma oil, the vaporized aroma oil vapor or atomized therein A vent 114 is installed to prevent the discharged liquid droplets to the outside but the check valve 113 is installed to allow air to flow from the outside to the inside.

The vaporizer 133 is to vaporize the aroma oil contained in the fragrance supply chamber 105 in the form of a vapor or to atomize in the form of small droplets, in the exact sense is different from vaporization and atomization, but in this specification aroma oil is steam or It will be collectively referred to as 'vaporization', including all changes to droplet state.

The vaporizer 133 may be configured of a structure similar to a humidifier that is commonly used, for example, may be made of a heating type structure to vaporize in a vapor state by applying heat generated by the electrothermal heater to the aroma oil, ultrasonic The vibration force generated by the vibrator may be made of an ultrasonic vibration type structure to apply atomization to the aroma oil to atomize the droplets. In consideration of energy efficiency, there may be a risk of deterioration due to heat depending on the type of aroma oil, so that the ultrasonic vibrator method can be applied more widely.

The water supply chamber 103 is a place where water supplied from the outside and aroma oil vaporized in the fragrance supply chamber 105 are mixed, and an inlet pipe 117 connected to an external water source is connected to one side thereof, and the other side thereof. The outlet pipe 115 is connected to the shower or tap water.

Optionally, an electrothermal heater 137 may be installed inside the water supply chamber 103. The heat transfer heater 137 is for supplying water of a suitable temperature by heating the water in the water supply chamber 103, may be made of a convection type heater installed to conduct heat as a whole inside the water supply chamber 103, It is also provided along the wall of the pipe connected to the outlet pipe 115 may be made of an instantaneous heating type heater for heating the water discharged.

The circulation pump 119 has an inlet side connected to the inlet pipe 117, and the outlet side is connected to the two-phase nozzle 123 through a water supply pipe 121 and supplied from the outside through the inlet pipe 117. Water is sprayed through the two-phase nozzle 123.

The two-phase nozzle 123 is to spray the water supplied by the circulation pump 119 into the mixer 129 at high speed and to mix the aroma oil vaporized in the fragrance supply chamber 105 with the water sprayed. In the illustrated embodiment, a first passage 125 communicating with the inside of the fragrance supply chamber 105 through the air supply pipe 131 is formed along a central portion thereof, and the water supply pipe is formed at an outer circumference of the first passage 125. A second passage 127 connected to the circulation pump 119 is formed through the 121, and the discharge side of the first passage 125 and the second passage 127 is in communication with each other.

On the other hand, the structure of the two-phase nozzle 123 is not limited by the illustrated embodiment, any of the vaporized aroma oil may be inhaled and injected together when the water is supplied through the circulation pump 119 The first passage 125 and the second passage 127 may be formed in various forms at locations. For example, the shape is similar to that shown in Figure 1, but the first passage 125 of the central portion communicates with the circulation pump 119 side, the second passage 127 of the circumference is connected to the fragrance supply chamber 105 side As shown in (a) of FIG. 2, the first passage 125 and the second passage 127 are formed in parallel on both sides, or as shown in (b) of FIG. At least one side of the first passage 125 and the second passage 127 is divided into a plurality of narrow passages, or as shown in (c) of FIG. 2, among the first passage 125 and the second passage 127. At least one side may be made of a structure formed in the oblique direction.

The mixer 129 is to change the flow direction of the water injected through the two-phase nozzle 123 to promote the mixing of water, aroma oil and air by causing confusion, such as vortex or swirl, in the embodiment shown Although the surface facing the spraying direction of the upper nozzle 123 is formed in a closed tubular shape, the resistance is applied to the sprayed water in the opposite direction, but it is exemplified to cause confusion, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It can be in various other forms that can be formed. For example, as shown in (a) to (c) of FIG. 3, both sides are formed in an open tubular shape, and as shown in (a), protrusions 128 are formed at predetermined intervals on the inner wall surface, or (b) As shown in FIG. 1, a spiral vane 126 may be formed to generate a vortex or swirl due to a collision with the protrusion 128 or the vane 126, and further include a reflector 124 at the bottom of FIG. 1. It may be of a structure that generates fluid confusion in a manner similar to that in the illustrated embodiment.

The controller 135 controls the operation of the circulation pump 119 and the carburetor 133 and, in some cases, the electric heater 137 according to the input signal, a power controller and a microcomputer, an operation command input button, and input information. And an operation status display and the like.

Referring to the operation of the fragrance water supply device of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

When the circulation pump 119 is operated, the water obtained through the water inlet pipe 117 is supplied to the two-phase nozzle 123 through the water supply pipe 121 to the inside of the mixer 129 through the second passage 127. Strongly sprayed In addition, the vaporizer 133 is operated so that the aroma oil inside the fragrance supply chamber 105 is mixed with air in a vaporized or atomized state, and vaporized aroma oil according to the injection of water through the second passage 127. And air is uniformly mixed while being transported through the first passage 125 and sprayed with water. Water mixed with air and vaporized aroma oil is supplied to the shower head or faucet of the bathroom through the water outlet pipe 115 after the mixing is promoted while passing through the inside of the mixer 129. The heater 137 may be heated to an appropriate temperature.

As such, since water and aroma oil are mixed and supplied to the user, it is possible to avoid the hassle of directly mixing the aroma oil by receiving water in a bathtub as in the prior art, and supplying water containing aroma oil to the shower to provide a place and time. It is possible to use aromatherapy simply with less restrictions, and in particular, since the aroma oil vaporized in the water sprayed through the spraying by the two-phase nozzle 123 is mixed uniformly, while increasing the user's feeling and the efficiency of using the aroma oil. And the treatment effect can be significantly improved, and the use of more than aroma oil can be prevented can be reduced in terms of cost.

In addition, since the air drawn into the two-phase nozzle 123 together with the aroma oil is dispersed or dissolved in water as fine air bubbles, dissolved oxygen-rich water can be supplied to further enhance user satisfaction and treatment effect. Can be.

Furthermore, since the water sprayed through the mixer 129 is disrupted to promote the mixing of the aroma oil and the oxygen in the air, the degree of miscibility and dissolved oxygen of the aroma oil is further increased to further increase the above effects.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, the one incense supply chamber 105 is illustrated, but a plurality of incense supply chambers 105 are provided to accommodate various kinds of aroma oils individually, according to a user's selection. Aroma oils of the required type may be mixed in water. In this case, a valve may be installed on each fragrance supply chamber or its connecting pipe so that the aromatic oil mixed with any one or two or more thereof may be mixed with water through on / off control of each valve.

In addition, for the convenience of use, the fragrance supply chamber 105 may be made of a removable cartridge form, in this case, may be made of a structure in which the vaporizer 133 is integrally installed in each cartridge.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may realize the present invention in other specific forms without changing its technical spirit or essential features. I can understand that. Therefore, the embodiments described above are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.

As described above, according to the present invention, the aroma oil is vaporized to be configured to supply the user with the aromatic water evenly mixed with water, so that the aromatherapy using the aroma oil can be relatively free and convenient for the constraints of time and place. In particular, by mixing the aroma oil and oxygen in the water sprayed through the two-phase nozzle, there is an effect that can improve the absorption and working efficiency of the aroma oil and dissolved oxygen to provide improved treatment and health promotion functions. .

In addition, the confusion caused by the mixer in the water sprayed through the two-phase nozzle to increase the miscibility of aroma oil and the amount of dissolved oxygen, it is possible to further improve the treatment and health promotion function using aroma oil. There is also an effect.

Claims (5)

A main body casing having a water supply chamber to which the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are connected and a fragrance supply chamber to accommodate the aroma oil; Vaporization means for vaporizing the aroma oil contained in the fragrance supply chamber; A circulation pump connected to the water inlet pipe and pumping water supplied from the outside to be discharged to the water outlet pipe through the water supply chamber; And One side is connected to the circulation pump and the other side is connected to the vaporization means, aromatherapy fragrance water supply device comprising a mixing means for mixing the aroma oil vaporized by the vaporization means into water. The method of claim 1, The vaporization means is aromatherapy fragrance water supply device characterized in that consisting of an ultrasonic vibrator to atomize the aroma oil to a fine droplet state by vibration. The method of claim 1, The vaporizing means is aromatherapy fragrance water supply device characterized in that consisting of a heat heater for vaporizing the aroma oil to a vapor state by heat. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The mixing means is installed in the water supply chamber, the discharge side has a first passage and a second passage in communication with each other, one side of the first passage and the second passage through the water supply pipe to the circulation pump, The side is an aromatherapy fragrance water supply device characterized in that consisting of a two-phase nozzle connected to the fragrance supply chamber through an air supply pipe. The method of claim 4, wherein The aromatherapy fragrance water supply device further comprises a mixer which is installed on the discharge side of the two-phase nozzle to change the flow direction of the sprayed water to cause confusion.

Images