KR20110072061A

KR20110072061A - Massage bathtub with vibrating massage function

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Publication number: KR20110072061A
Application number: KR1020090128834A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 한상현
Original assignee: 한상현
Priority date: 2009-12-22
Filing date: 2009-12-22
Publication date: 2011-06-29

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bath tub having an open space for accommodating bath water for bathing. In particular, when one side of the space portion has a predetermined inclination, the back of the user bathing is supported and the backrest slope and the hip portion are connected to the inclined surface. A tub formed with a seating portion formed therein, and having a back portion having a reverse inclined surface on which the thigh portion is mounted at a predetermined angle and a mounting surface on which the calf portion is mounted; A bath support formed on a bottom of the bath to form a specific space on the bottom of the bath; Located in the space portion of the bottom surface of the bath formed by the bath support, and is provided in any one or more of the backrest inclined surface or reverse inclined surface or the mounting surface or the bottom surface of the bathtub, to give a vibration stimulation to the human body in contact Vibration motor; Human body detecting means provided at an arbitrary position on the bottom surface of the bath and for determining whether a user bathing is present; And a control unit for driving the vibration motor to provide a vibration massage to the user when it is determined that the user bathing through the human body detecting means is present in a comfortable posture. You can enjoy bathing and massage while reducing the volume of the space inside the bathtub so that you can perform water-saving functions in times of lack of water resources.

Description

Massage bathtub with vibrating massage function

The present invention relates to a bathtub, and in particular, the bottom surface of the bathtub is formed in a plurality of steps to form a staircase and at the same time a person is bathed in contact with the bottom surface of the bathtub using a vibration means as in a massage chair. The present invention relates to a massage bath having a vibrating massage function for performing a water saving function in an age of insufficient water resources while reducing the volume of space inside the bathtub while providing a massage function to a human body to enjoy a bath and massage in a comfortable posture.

In general, the bath promotes metabolism to facilitate the secretion of hormones, as well as to relieve accumulated stress and fatigue, to give health and elasticity to the skin, and to increase the body's temperature and sweating to release waste products with sweat. By retaining moisture, not only it moisturizes, but also relaxes the rigid body by relaxing the muscles, which is very helpful for mental stability.

A tool for performing such a bath in a general home is a tub, which is made of a tubular shape having a constant volume, and is a structure in which water is bathed.

These bathtubs are basically made of earthenware or synthetic resin because they have to have waterproof characteristics except drain.

Recently, with increasing interest in health, bathtubs that perform massage functions by air pressure or water pressure have emerged. These massage bathtubs have a large amount of nozzles to which high-pressure air or high-pressure water is sprayed. There is a limit in performing the massage operation because it is not provided in the required portion, and because a lot of pipes must be made from the pump to each nozzle part, the piping cost is high and there is a problem in that manpower and labor costs are wasted during the piping work.

Moreover, the conventional bathtub has a disadvantage that it is not suitable for the water resource shortage period because the inner space is large but the bottom surface is formed horizontally and the water consumption is very high.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to form a plurality of steps of the bottom surface of the bathtub in a stepped shape and at the same time a person bathes using the vibration means as in the massage chair in the bottom surface of the bathtub By providing a massage function to the human body in contact with the massager, you can enjoy bathing and massage in a comfortable posture while reducing the volume of the inside of the bathtub to provide a massage bath with a vibrating massage function to perform water-saving functions in times of lack of water resources. There is.

A massage bath having a vibrating massage function according to the present invention for achieving the above object is characterized in that, in a bath having an open space in which bath water for bathing is stored: having a predetermined inclination on one side of the space to bathe Supporting the back of the user to form a back inclined surface, and a bent portion connected to the inclined surface seating the hip portion is seated, and a forward inclined surface and trough portion is mounted in a predetermined angle to the front and a mounting surface on which the calf portion is mounted An additionally formed bath; A bath support formed on a bottom of the bath to form a specific space on the bottom of the bath; Located in the space portion of the bottom surface of the bath formed by the bath support, and is provided in any one or more of the backrest inclined surface or reverse inclined surface or the mounting surface or the bottom surface of the bathtub, to give a vibration stimulation to the human body in contact Vibration motor; Human body detecting means which is provided at an arbitrary position on the bottom surface of the bath and determines whether a user bathing is present; And a controller configured to provide a vibration massage to the user by driving the vibration motor when it is determined that the user bathing through the human body detecting means exists.

As an additional feature of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the human body in contact with any one or more of the back surface inclined surface or the reverse slope or the mounting surface or the bottom surface of the bathtub. The embossed surface for giving a stimulus is formed on the exposed surface.

In addition to the additional feature of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the tub support is cushioned to mitigate the impact of the load changes of the bath water and the user stored in the space portion To have the means.

In another additional feature of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the buffer means is to use a spring or a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder.

As another additional feature of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the human body detecting means is to use an infrared extraction sensor or a piezoelectric sensor.

Further additional features of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, further comprising a waterproof membrane for preventing the vibration motor, the human body detecting means and the control unit is exposed to moisture. There is.

An additional feature of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to expose to one side of the backrest inclined surface to massage the neck of the user under the control of the controller It further includes a vibration motor dedicated to massage the neck area which is waterproof.

As expected effects due to the above-described features of the present invention, the bottom surface of the bathtub is formed in a plurality of stepped steps and at the same time a person is bathed by using a vibration means as in a massage chair while a person is bathing. By providing a massage function to the human body in contact with the bottom surface of the body, you can enjoy a bath and massage in a comfortable posture while reducing the volume of the space inside the bathtub to perform a water-saving function in times of lack of water resources.

In addition, since the piping structure is simple compared to the conventional air injection method, it is possible to reduce the production cost.

The above object and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by those skilled in the art.

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

1 is a perspective view showing the exposure configuration of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention, Figure 2 and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention. .

As shown, the massage bath having a vibrating massage function according to the present invention is largely composed of a tub 100 and the tub support 200, looking at each configuration and operation characteristics in detail as follows.

First of all, the bathtub 100 has an open space for accommodating bath water for bathing, and having a predetermined inclination on one side of the space supports the back of the user who is bathing and has a backrest inclined surface and a hip portion connected to the inclined surface. This seating portion is formed, and has a supporting portion having a reverse inclined surface on which the thigh portion is mounted and a mounting surface on which the calf portion is mounted.

At this time, the embossed surface 111 for stimulating the human body in contact with any one or more of the back inclined surface or the reverse inclined surface or the mounting surface of the bathtub 100 or the bottom surface of the bathtub is formed on the exposed surface.

In addition, the vibration motor 120 for providing a vibration stimulation to the human body that is provided at any one or more of the back inclined surface or the reverse inclined surface or the mounting surface of the bathtub 100 or the bottom surface of the bathtub; The human body detecting sensor 130 is provided at an arbitrary position on the bottom surface of the bathtub 100 to determine whether the user bathing exists, and the user bathing through the human body detecting sensor 130 exists. If it is determined that the vibration motor 120 is provided with a control unit 140 for providing a vibration massage to the user.

At this time, the vibration motor 120, the human body detection sensor and the control unit 140 is located in the space portion of the bottom surface of the tub 100 formed by the tub support 200, the components are exposed to moisture because they are vulnerable to moisture. It is covered with a waterproof membrane 150 to prevent it.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a vibration-only neck massage vibration motor 120A which is exposed to one side of the backrest inclined surface and massages the neck part of the user under the control of the controller 140. ) May be further included.

The bath support 200 is formed on the bottom of the bath 100 to form a specific space on the bottom of the bath 100, and further, the load changes of the bath water and the user stored in the space of the bath 100 And shock absorbing means for mitigating an impact for suppressing vibration noise caused by driving of the vibration motor.

In this case, the cushioning means may use an elastic body such as a coil spring, or use a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder or a dustproof rubber, thereby additionally preventing a safety accident (a user falling inside the bathtub) during a water bath. You can expect it.

In addition, the human body detection sensor 130 may use an infrared extraction sensor or a piezoelectric sensor or a push switch without a lock function, and the electrical wiring, that is, the wire EW, is inside the body 110 that forms the bathtub 100. Built in.

In addition, the connector is referred to as reference numerals 113 and 113A and the connection tube is referred to as reference 114 is the space portion of the tub 100 to discharge the remaining bath water after the end of the water bath through the drain hole is referred to as reference 112 It is for easily inducing the bath water remaining in the hip seating space of the relatively high position of the existing step toward the drain 112.

That is, in the case of the highest water level (full body water level) or the middle water level (half body water level) of the water level shown in Fig. 2 or 3 to prevent the bath water from remaining in the short portion supporting the hips when the bath is finished and the bath water is to be discharged It is to.

Therefore, except for the lowest water level (foot bath water level), the bath water is in communication with each other through the connection pipe 114 and the connection (113, 113A).

In addition, the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention described above can be moved by the wheel (not given reference number) located below the tub support 200 to provide the convenience of use, the water level Through the control of the foot bath, half body bath, it will be able to selectively perform a body bath.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to the specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Anyone with it will know easily.

1 is a perspective view showing the exposure configuration of the massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention

2 and 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a massage bath having a vibration massage function according to the present invention

100: bathtub 110: body

111: embossed surface 112: drain

113, 113A: connector 114: connector

120: vibration motor 120A: neck massage vibration only motor

130: human body detection sensor 140: control unit

150: waterproof membrane 200: bathtub support

300: housing EW: electric wire

Claims

A bath having an open space for accommodating bath water for bathing:

If one side of the space portion has a certain inclination to support the back of the user bathing and forms a back inclined surface, and a bent portion connected to the inclined surface to seat the butt portion, the thigh portion is mounted in front of the predetermined angle A bath formed with a support having a mounting surface on which an inclined surface and a calf are mounted;

A bath support formed on a bottom of the bath to form a specific space on the bottom of the bath;

Located in the space portion of the bottom surface of the bath formed by the bath support, and is provided in any one or more of the backrest inclined surface or reverse inclined surface or the mounting surface or the bottom surface of the bathtub, to give a vibration stimulation to the human body in contact Vibration motor;

Human body detecting means provided at an arbitrary position on the bottom surface of the bath and for determining whether a user bathing is present; And

And a controller configured to provide a vibration massage to the user by driving the vibration motor when it is determined that a user bathing through the human body detecting means is present.

The method of claim 1,

Massage bath having a vibrating massage function, characterized in that the embossed treatment surface for stimulating the human body in contact with any one or more of the back inclined surface or the inclined surface or the fermented surface of the bathtub or the bottom surface of the bathtub is formed on the exposed surface .

The method of claim 1,

The bath support is a massage bath having a vibration massage function characterized in that it has a shock absorbing means for mitigating the impact of the bath water and the user load changes and the vibration motor accommodated in the space portion.

The method of claim 3,

The shock absorbing means is a massage bath having a vibration massage function, characterized in that using a spring or pneumatic cylinder or hydraulic cylinder or dust-proof rubber.

The method of claim 1,

The human body detecting means is a massage bath having a vibration massage function, characterized in that using an infrared extraction sensor or a piezoelectric sensor or a push switch (without the lock function).

The method of claim 1,

Massage bath having a vibration massage function further comprises a waterproof membrane for preventing the vibration motor, the human body detecting means and the control unit from being exposed to moisture.

The method of claim 1,

A massage bath having a vibration massage function further comprising a vibration motor for neck massage that is exposed to one side of the backrest inclined surface and is waterproofed to massage the neck of the user under the control of the controller.