KR20090101711A - A functional bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A functional bath tub is provided, which enables to purify water before the reservoir water space is filled with water and makes maintenance and repair easy. CONSTITUTION: A functional bath tub includes a main body and a purification unit. The main body(10) has the reservoir water space which can store the bath water. The purification unit(20) is built in the main body and is formed to make bath water cleaned and supplied to the reservoir water space. The purification unit includes a housing, an opening and closing member, and a purification part. The housing(21) built in the main body is formed to make the opening of the internal space exposed to the reservoir water space of the main body. The opening and closing member(30) opens and closes an opening. The purification unit(40) purifies the water which flows into the reservoir water space.

Description

Functional bathtub

The present invention relates to a functional bathtub, and more particularly, to a functional bathtub equipped with a purifying unit for purifying and improving functionality of the bath water.

In addition to the original purpose of cleansing the body, the bath has recently been practiced for the purpose of healing or stabilizing the mind and body, hot water at 37-44 ℃ is known to loosen the muscles and expand the skin vessels Blood circulation is accelerated and toxins from the skin are easily released. Warm water at 32-36 ° C relieves tension, and cold water at 24 ° C or lower can help reduce body swelling.

In addition, baths are often used in bath water to increase the effect of bathing. Mugwort has many effects in restoring the health of the skin and has been used as a bathing agent since ancient times.

However, these wormwood and other various bathing agents are usually put in a pot with water and boiled and then mixed with hot water for use as bath water, or filled with a hot water in a bath, and a bag containing the bathing agent is filled with water. It is supposed to be.

This conventional method has been mainly used in public baths, but it is not easy to take a bath with such a bath at home because it is very cumbersome to add such a bath for one or two baths at home.

In addition, the bath water used in the home flows through the pipes, and if the pipes are rusted or the hot water itself contains contaminants, these pollutants could have a harmful effect on the skin during the bath. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a functional bath including a constituent that is beneficial to water filled in the bath and is equipped with a filtration unit to filter contaminants.

The functional bath according to the present invention includes a main body having a water storage space capable of storing bath water, and a purification unit installed in the main body and configured to be supplied to the water storage space after being deodorized and purified. do.

The purification unit is installed in the main body, the housing is formed so that the opening of the inner space is exposed to the storage space side of the main body, the opening and closing member is installed in the housing rotatably to open and close the opening, and installed in the inner space of the housing It is preferred to have a purifying unit for purifying the water flowing into the reservoir.

In addition, it may be further provided with a discharge pipe for connecting the inner space of the housing and the main body to introduce the bath water passed through the purification unit into the water storage space.

The purifying part includes charcoal and dried mugwort, and is preferably formed to be replaceable through an opening of a housing that is opened through the opening and closing member.

The functional bath according to the present invention can be purified before the bath water is filled in the reservoir, can add the functionality of the bath water, provides a simple structure and easy to manufacture and maintain.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a functional bathtub according to the present invention,

2 is a partial perspective view of the extract of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

4 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of a functional bath,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the functional bath of FIG. 4 with bath water filled in a reservoir. FIG.

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

100; Functional bathtub

10; main body

20; Purification Unit

21; housing

30; Opening and closing member

40; Purifier

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

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a functional bath 100 according to the invention.

Referring to the drawings, the functional bath 100 includes a main body 10 and a purifying unit 20 mounted to the main body 10.

The main body 10 is formed of a synthetic resin and has a predetermined reservoir space for storing bath water. One side of the main body 10 is formed with a drain port 11 for draining the stored bath water, and the mounting hole 12 is formed on the wall side on which the faucet 14 for supplying the bath water is installed. In addition, a water supply hole 13 is provided below the mounting hole 12 to supply purified water from the mounting unit.

The purification unit 20 is installed in the main body 10 so that the bath water discharged from the faucet 14 is purified and then stored in the storage space.

The purification unit 20 includes a housing 21 installed in the main body 10, an opening and closing member 30, and a purification unit 40.

The housing 21 has a predetermined inner space 22 and is installed to protrude outward from the inner circumferential surface of the main body 10 through the mounting hole 12. The interior of the housing 21 is provided with a predetermined internal space 22 in which the purification unit 40 can be mounted.

One side of the housing 21 is opened, and the housing 21 is mounted to the main body 10 so that the opening is exposed toward the storage space of the main body 10. On the contact surface between the housing 21 and the inner circumferential surface of the main body 10, a separate sealing part 24 for preventing water stored in the main body 10 from leaking out of the main body 10 through the mounting hole 12. Is provided.

A discharge port 23 is also formed in the bottom surface of the housing 21, and the purified water is discharged to the outside of the housing 21 through the discharge port 23. In addition, guide grooves 25 for guiding the opening and closing sections of the opening and closing member 30 to be described later are formed on both inner surfaces of the housing 21 to extend along the arc direction.

Since the housing 21 is mounted inside a humid bathroom and exposed to moisture during the bath, it is preferable that the housing 21 is made of stainless steel or synthetic resin having corrosion resistance.

The opening and closing member 30 is rotatably installed in the housing 21 to selectively expose the opening, and includes a blocking plate 31, a hinge portion 33, and a guide plate 35.

The hinge portion 33 is rotatably coupled to the hinge shaft 34 protruding from the inner side of the housing 21, and the blocking plate 31 extends from the hinge portion 33 to close the opening of the housing 21. It is formed to be possible.

When the blocking plate 31 is rotated about the hinge portion 33, the blocking plate 31 closes or opens the opening. The blocking plate 31 is provided with a handle that can be gripped by the user, the handle is formed of a flexible material so that the user does not cause any physical damage even if the user touches or crashes during the bath, this embodiment Unlike the example, two or more gripping grooves may be formed on the outer surface of the blocking plate 31 so that the handle does not protrude outward from the outer circumferential surface of the blocking plate 31.

The guide plate 35 is formed to extend toward both the inner space 22 of the housing 21 from both side ends of the blocking plate 31, the upper end of the opening and closing member 30 around the hinge portion (33) Extends along the arc direction of the turning radius.

The guide plate 35 guides the bath water supplied from the faucet 14 to flow into the inner space 22 of the housing 21, and is inserted into the guide groove 25 on the outer surface of the guide plate 35. The guide protrusion 36 is formed, and the rotation region of the opening / closing member 30 is limited to the extension section of the guide groove 25 by the guide protrusion 36 inserted into the guide groove 25. Therefore, the opening and closing member 30 is rotated only until the guide protrusion 36 is caught on the upper end of the guide groove 25, and thus, when the opening and closing member 30 is opened, the blocking plate 31 and the guide plate ( It is possible for the bath water to flow into the inner space 22 of the housing 21 by the 35.

The purifying unit 40 is mounted in the inner space 22 of the housing 21 to purify the bath water introduced into the housing 21.

In general, the water supplied through the faucet 14 often contains corrosive substances or contaminants contained in the pipes, and these contaminants cause skin allergies and problems when they come into contact with the body.

Such skin problems are especially common in women with sensitive skin or in young children. Therefore, if the bath water goes through the purification step before it is supplied to the reservoir, the possibility of skin problems is significantly reduced.

Purification part 40 of the present embodiment is formed of a porous filter containing char and wormwood.

Charcoal is one of the representative filter media. Charcoal has a fine porous structure, so that bath water passes through the charcoal to filter out contaminants. In addition, charcoal has an antibacterial and deodorizing effect, so it is effective in removing the smell of harmful bacteria and disinfectants contained in bath water.

Moreover, charcoal contains a large amount of minerals, especially minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium, magnesium and iron, which are stored four to five times more concentrated than wood. Charcoal is also known to have excellent emissivity of anions and far infrared rays.

In addition, mugwort is known to be excellent in warming effect, so in the past, the mugwort was mixed with decoction during bathing, or the bag with dried mugwort was bathed in the bath.

Since the mugwort has the effect of turning the warmth of the body during the bath can be expected the effect of the mugwort bath by passing through the purifying unit 40 containing the mugwort.

In the present embodiment, the purifier 40 is formed by mixing wormwood and charcoal, but alternatively, herbal materials that can be used as a porous material and a bathing agent can remove contaminants contained in the bath water.

The purifying part 40 is seated in the inner space 22 of the housing 21. If the use is repeated, the purifying function of the purifying part 40 may be reduced, so that the purifying part 40 may be replaced with a new purifying part 40. Formed.

The discharge pipe 41 is for introducing the purified bath water discharged through the discharge port 23 of the housing 21 into the reservoir space. One end of the discharge pipe 41 is coupled to the lower end of the housing 21 to communicate with the interior of the housing 21 through the discharge port 23, the other end of the discharge pipe 41 is formed in the main body 10 It is connected to the insertion member 15 inserted into the water supply hole (13). The insertion water 15 and the discharge pipe 41 are fitted into the bath water moved through the discharge pipe 41 is discharged into the reservoir through the hollow 16 of the insertion member 15, it is filled in the reservoir space.

As described above, in the functional bath 100 according to the present invention, the purification unit 20 is mounted on the main body 10 so that the water supplied to the bath water is purified by the purification unit 20 and then filled in the reservoir space. In particular, since the purification unit 20 is directly installed in the main body 10, and there is no need to install a separate filter in the faucet 14 or the pipe, there is an advantage that all the installation is completed only by installing the main body 10.

4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the functional bath 100.

The functional bath 100 of this embodiment includes a main body 10 and a purifying unit 110 mounted on the main body 10, which is the same as the main body 10 of the first embodiment.

The housing 111 of the purification unit 110 of the present embodiment is installed to protrude to the outside of the main body 10 through the mounting hole 12 formed in the main body 10 and an installation space is formed therein.

The discharge port 23 for drainage is not formed in the housing 111 of this embodiment.

The opening and closing member 130 includes a hinge part 136 rotatably coupled to the hinge shaft 137 protruding from the housing 111 at the end of the blocking plate 131 and the blocking plate 131, and the blocking plate 131. And a support plate 133 and a guide plate 134 integrally formed with the hinge part 136 and extending inwardly of the housing 111.

The opening and closing member 130 of the present embodiment is also limited to the rotation region of the opening and closing member 130 by inserting the guide protrusion 135 provided in the guide plate 134 into the guide groove 112 formed inside the housing 111.

The purification unit 120 is supported by the support plate 133. Since the support plate 133 rotates together as the blocking plate 131 rotates, when the blocking plate 131 is rotated to expose the opening, the purification unit 120 is supported by the support plate 133 to the outside through the opening. Exposed.

Bath water supplied from the faucet 14 passes directly through the purification unit 120 and flows into the reservoir through the through-hole 132 formed in the blocking plate 131.

Since the purification unit 110 of the present embodiment does not need to be equipped with a separate discharge pipe for moving the purified bath water to the storage space, it is easier to mount the purification unit 110 to the main body 10.

In addition, even after the bath water is filled in the reservoir as shown in FIG. 5, if the water level of the bath water is higher than the through hole 132 of the blocking plate 131, the purification unit 120 is continuously passed through the through hole 132. It is possible to further improve the functionality of the bath water.

Claims (4)

A main body having a storage space capable of storing bath water; And a purifying unit installed on the main body and configured to supply the bath water to be deodorized and purified and then supplied to the water storage space. The method of claim 1, The purification unit is installed in the main body and the housing is formed so that the opening of the inner space is exposed to the reservoir side of the main body; An opening and closing member rotatably installed in the housing to open and close the opening; And a purification unit installed in the inner space of the housing to purify the water flowing into the water storage space. The method of claim 2, Functional tub characterized in that it further comprises a discharge pipe for connecting the inner space of the housing and the main body and the bath water passed through the purification unit into the water storage space. The method according to claim 2 or 3, The purifying unit includes a charcoal, dried mugwort, and a functional bathtub, characterized in that it is formed to be replaced through the opening of the housing opening through the opening and closing member.