WO2015199013A1 - Water-discharging device and bathtub device - Google Patents

Abstract

　The present invention is provided with a device body having a water-discharging member (15) in which is formed a water-discharging outlet for delivering water into a bathtub, and a lighting device (17) for illuminating the stream of discharged water delivered from the water discharge outlet. The lighting device (17) has a light-emitting member including a light source, and an accommodating case (49) for accommodating the light-emitting member. The housing case (49) has a load-supporting part (63) for supporting a load applied from above. The light-emitting member is attached to the load-supporting part (63).

Description

Water discharge device and bathtub device

This invention relates to the water discharging apparatus for discharging water, and a bathtub apparatus provided with the same.

Conventionally, a water discharge device is known that includes a water discharge member that discharges water into a bathtub and an illuminator that irradiates a water discharge flow (see Patent Document 1). In this water discharge device, while giving a massage effect on the shoulder and neck of the bather by giving a massage effect, it is possible to give a unique visual effect by illuminating the place where the water discharge flows, and give the bather a relaxing effect .

JP 2004-275625 A

In the water discharge device of Patent Document 1, a water discharge port is provided at a relatively higher position than the rim portion of the bathtub. For this reason, in order to bathe the discharged water flow discharged forward from the shoulder and the neck, the body is set up at a position away from the inner surface of the bathtub. In this case, it takes a mental burden to be aware that the posture can be maintained, and also a physical burden on the waist. The present inventor has come to recognize that there is room for improvement with respect to the structure of the conventional water discharge device in order to give a further relaxing effect.

This invention is made in view of such a subject, The objective is to provide the water discharging apparatus suitable for giving a relaxation effect.

In order to solve the above problems, a water discharge device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a water discharge member in which a water discharge port for discharging water into a bathtub is formed, and an illuminator for irradiating a water discharge flow discharged from the water discharge port The illuminator has a storage case for storing the light source, and the storage case has a load support portion for supporting a load applied from above.
According to this aspect, it can resist with respect to the load added to a storage case from upper direction with a load support part. Therefore, even when used in a posture where it is easy to obtain a relaxing effect, such as when the bather's head is placed on the main body of the apparatus, it is easy to ensure the strength and durability against the load applied to the storage case by the load support portion. . For this reason, the water discharging apparatus suitable for giving a relaxation effect can be provided.

The illuminator may further include a light emitting member including a light source, and the light emitting member may be attached to the load support portion.
According to this aspect, since the light emitting member is attached to the load support portion that is not easily deformed by the housing case, it is difficult to apply a load to the light emitting member.

The storage case has a back wall portion connecting the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion on the rear side opposite to the side facing the bathtub, and the back wall portion is shifted forward from the rear end of the upper wall portion. It may be connected to a position.
According to this aspect, it is possible to reduce the distance between the connecting portions of the upper wall portion and the other wall portions while keeping the overall size of the housing case, and to easily suppress the bending deformation of the upper wall portion.

The storage case has a long case body, and the cross-sectional shape of the case body may be determined so that the relative positional relationship with the water discharging member is maintained even when the case body is used upside down. Good.
According to this aspect, even when the case main body is inverted and used, the relative positional relationship of the case main body with respect to the water discharging member can be made the same, and a change in performance due to the change in the positional relationship can be suppressed.

The apparatus main body may further include an exterior cover that is detachably attached to the water discharging member, and the exterior cover may be disposed so as to cover the illuminator from the side facing the inside of the bathtub.
According to this aspect, even when the bather's head is placed on the apparatus main body, the load applied to the apparatus main body from the side facing the inside of the bathtub can be received by the exterior cover, and the load is hardly directly applied to the illuminator.

The apparatus main body may further include an exterior cover that is detachably attached to the water discharge member, the illuminator may be attached on the water discharge member, and the exterior cover may be disposed so as to cover the illuminator from above.
According to this aspect, even when the bather's head is placed on the apparatus main body, the load applied to the apparatus main body from the upper side can be received by the exterior cover, and the load is hardly directly applied to the illuminator.

The upper surface of the water discharging member and the upper surface of the exterior cover may be provided so as to be flush with each other.
According to this aspect, when these surfaces are wiped with a towel or the like, they do not stick to the boundary between them, so that the workability during cleaning is improved.

A pillow mounting portion on which a pillow member can be mounted may be provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body.
According to this aspect, the bather can take a relaxed posture with his head on the pillow member. In this posture, a water discharge flows on the neck and shoulders, and a pleasant stimulation is obtained by the water discharge. Moreover, since the water discharge is irradiated, a unique visual effect can be enjoyed. Together, these can give the bather a further relaxing effect.

Another aspect of the present invention is a bathtub device. This bathtub apparatus is provided with the above-mentioned water discharging apparatus and the bathtub to which the water discharging apparatus is attached.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a water discharger suitable for giving a relaxing effect.

It is side surface sectional drawing which shows roughly the use condition of the water discharging apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the water discharging apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the pillow member from the apparatus main body which concerns on embodiment. Fig.4 (a) is a front view which shows the state which combined the pillow member with the apparatus main body which concerns on embodiment, FIG.4 (b) is the exploded view. It is side surface sectional drawing of the apparatus main body which concerns on embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the apparatus main body which concerns on embodiment. Fig.7 (a) is a top view of the water discharging member which concerns on embodiment, FIG.7 (b) is the front view. It is side surface sectional drawing of the illuminator which concerns on embodiment. It is a partial abbreviation top view which shows the state which attached the illuminator which concerns on embodiment to the water discharging member. It is a perspective view of the apparatus main body which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view of the apparatus main body concerning an embodiment. Fig.12 (a) is a plane sectional view which shows the structure of the projecting side part and cover side part which concern on embodiment, FIG.12 (b) is a figure which shows the state which combined these. It is a figure which shows schematically the electric cable and cable hole of the illuminator which concern on embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing a usage state of a water discharge device 10 according to the present embodiment. The following description is based on the XYZ rectangular coordinate system. Each of the directions X to Z corresponds to a left-right direction parallel to a lateral width direction of the discharge port 31 to be described later, a horizontal front-rear direction perpendicular thereto, and a vertical up-down direction.
The water discharge device 10 is used in the bathtub device 200. The bathtub device 200 includes a bathtub 210 in addition to the water discharge device 10. A back side surface 213 inclined with respect to the tank bottom surface 211 is provided on the inner side surface of the bathtub 210, and a mounting surface 217 is provided on the rim portion 215 on the upper side of the back side surface 213.

The water discharge device 10 includes a device main body 11 attached to the attachment surface 217, and a pillow member 101 placed on a pillow placement portion 13 (described later) of the device main body 11. The pillow member 101 is used to receive and support the head of a bather entering the bathtub 210. The pillow member 101 is used as a dedicated product for the apparatus main body 11, but a general-purpose product may be used. The pillow member 101 is mainly composed of a water-resistant and elastic material. This material is a soft synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or urethane foam, but is not limited thereto. The pillow member 101 has an appropriate thickness for receiving the bather's head, and is attached to the attachment surface 217 together with the apparatus main body 11.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the water discharge device 10, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the pillow member 101 is removed from the device main body 11.
The apparatus main body 11 is formed in a horizontally long flat shape, and a film-like horizontally long water discharge flow W is discharged from the discharge port 31 toward the inside of the bathtub 210 on the front side. The lower part of the pillow member 101 is provided with a fitting recess 103 that is recessed upward. The fitting recess 103 is provided with an opening 105 that opens to the front surface of the pillow member 101, and the water discharge W and the light of the illuminator 17 (described later) are led through the opening 105.

FIG. 4A is a front view showing a state in which the pillow body 101 is combined with the apparatus main body 11, and FIG. 4B is an exploded view thereof.
The concave side surface 107 facing the left and right direction X of the fitting concave portion 103 is formed in a so-called dovetail shape. That is, the gap is formed so as to increase as it approaches the upper bottom surface 109. The lateral side surface 11a in the left-right direction X of the apparatus main body 11 is formed such that the lateral width dimension of the apparatus main body 11 increases as it approaches the upper surface 11b. The fitting recess 103 and the apparatus main body 11 have shapes that match, and the apparatus main body 11 is fitted into the fitting recess 103. The pillow member 101 is provided so as to surround the apparatus main body 11 from the three sides of the left and right direction X and the rear side and to cover the upper side thereof.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the apparatus main body 11.
A pillow placing portion 13 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11. The pillow mounting portion 13 is provided over the entire range in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11, but may be provided over a partial range from the front end on the front side facing the bathtub 210 to the rear side. The pillow mounting unit 13 is set at an angle in the range of 0 ° to 30 ° with respect to the horizontal plane, for example, so that the bather's head and the pillow member 101 can be stably supported. Moreover, the pillow mounting part 13 is formed so that it may continue smoothly in the front-back direction Y without a level | step difference in the angle range.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus main body 11.
The apparatus main body 11 includes a water discharge member 15, an illuminator 17, a gap filling member 19, and an exterior cover 21.

Returning to FIG. 5, the water discharge member 15 is a resin molded product, and is configured by assembling the lower divided member 23 and the upper divided member 25 with a fixing tool (not shown) such as a screw. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a plurality of water guide portions 27 projecting downward are provided in the lower portion of the water discharge member 15 at intervals in the left-right direction X. The water guide portion 27 is inserted through the bathtub 210, and a conduit 223 is connected to the tip portion thereof. A water guide channel 29 is formed inside the water guide unit 27, and bathtub water is pumped from a pump (not shown) through a conduit 223. A fixing member 231 such as a nut is screwed into the water guide portion 27, and the apparatus main body 11 is fixed to the bathtub 210.

The water discharge member 15 has a horizontally long slit-shaped discharge port 31 formed in the front portion, and a discharge passage 33 that communicates the water conduit 29 and the discharge port 31 is formed therein. The discharge passage 33 is formed in a horizontally long shape so that its transverse cross section (not shown) has a passage width larger than the passage height. The discharge passage 33 is formed by a storage chamber 35 and a throttle channel 37. In the storage chamber 35, water flowing from the water conduit 29 is temporarily stored as stored water. The throttle passage 37 is formed so that the passage height of the discharge passage 33 is smaller than the storage chamber 35. The stored water is squeezed when it passes through the throttle channel 37, so that the flow velocity increases, and the discharged water flow W is discharged from the discharge port 31 vigorously.

Fig.7 (a) is a top view of the water discharging member 15, FIG.7 (b) is the front view.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7A, the water discharge member 15 includes a front part 39 in which the discharge port 31 is formed and a rear part 41 provided on the rear side of the front part 39. The front portion 39 is smaller in height in the vertical direction Z than the rear portion 41, and the lateral width in the left-right direction X is slightly smaller than that in the rear portion 41. An illumination platform 43 is provided on the front portion 39, and the illuminator 17 is attached to the illumination platform 43.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the illuminator 17.
The illuminator 17 includes a light emitting member 47 including a light source 45 and a housing case 49 that houses the light emitting member 47. In addition to the light source 45, the light emitting member 47 includes a circuit board 51 that is horizontally long in the left-right direction X on which the light source 45 is mounted. The light source 45 is a point light source such as an LED (light-emitting diodes), and a plurality of light sources 45 are mounted on the circuit board 51 at intervals in the left-right direction X. The light source 45 emits white light, but may emit colored light other than white light. The light emitting member 47 may include a plurality of light sources 45 that emit colored light or white light of different colors.

The housing case 49 has a long case body 53. The case main body 53 includes a lower wall portion 55 and an upper wall portion 57, and a front wall portion 59 and a back wall portion 61. Each wall part 55,57,59,61 extends in the left-right direction X. Each wall part 55,57,59,61 is integrally molded, and is comprised with translucent materials, such as transparent resin.

The lower wall portion 55 and the upper wall portion 57 are arranged above and below the light emitting member 47. The lower wall portion 55 is placed on the illumination placement portion 43 of the water discharge member 15. The front wall portion 59 connects the lower wall portion 55 and the upper wall portion 57 on the front side facing the bathtub 210, and the back wall portion 61 connects the lower wall portion 55 and the upper wall portion 57 on the rear side opposite to the front side. Connecting. The front wall portion 59 and the back wall portion 61 are disposed in front of and behind the light emitting member 47 and constitute a load support portion 63 that supports a load applied to the housing case 49 from above.

The back wall portion 61 is connected to these at a position shifted forward from the rear end 65 of the upper wall portion 57 and the lower wall portion 55. A heat radiation space 67 is formed between the upper wall portion 57 and the lower wall portion 55 behind the back wall portion 61. A pair of groove portions 71 are provided in the inner portion of the back wall portion 61 with a space in the vertical direction. Each groove portion 71 is formed to be recessed in a direction away from the other groove portions 71 and extend in the left-right direction X. In each groove part 71, the side part 51a of the circuit board 51 is disposed, and the light emitting member 47 is attached to the back wall part 61 by the engagement of the groove part 71 and the side part 51a.

When the apparatus main body 11 is attached to the bathtub 210, the upper wall part 57 is inclined so as to have a downward slope toward the front side. Similarly, the illumination platform 43 is slightly inclined so as to have a downward slope toward the front side. Thereby, even if water adheres on the upper wall part 57 or the illumination mounting part 43, water flows along its gradient by its own weight and can be drained to the mounting surface 217 of the bathtub 210.

The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the case main body 53, that is, the cross-sectional shape of the case main body 53 is line-symmetric with respect to the center line L1 passing through the midpoint P1 of the front wall portion 59 and the back wall portion 61. It is formed. Here, the midpoint P <b> 1 is a midpoint between the connection portions of the front wall portion 59 and the back wall portion 61 with the lower wall portion 55 and the upper wall portion 57. In other words, the cross-sectional shape of the case main body 53 is relative to the water discharge member 15 even when the case main body 53 is turned upside down with the front portion facing the bathtub 210 facing forward. It is determined so that the positional relationship is maintained.

FIG. 9 is a partially omitted plan view showing a state in which the illuminator 17 is attached to the water discharge member 15.
Insertion openings 73 are formed at both ends in the left-right direction X of the case body 53. When the illuminator 17 is assembled, the circuit board 51 is inserted into the pair of grooves 71 (see FIG. 8) through the insertion port 73. A lid 75 that closes the insertion port 73 is provided at the end of the case body 53. The lid 75 is configured separately from the case main body 53. The internal space of the case body 53 is sealed by the lid portion 75.

The lid portion 75 is provided with an illumination fixing portion 77 that protrudes from the rear edge of the lid portion 75 to the outside in the longitudinal direction of the case body 53. The illumination fixing portions 77 are provided on both sides of the case body 53 in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIGS. 7B and 9, a back surface portion 79 extending upward from the light mounting portion 43 of the water discharge member 15 is provided on the back surface side of the illumination fixing portion 77, and the back surface portion 79 has screw holes. A fixed part 81 is formed. A fixing tool 83 such as a screw is inserted into the illumination fixing part 77, and the tip of the fixing tool 83 is fastened to the fixed part 81 by screwing or the like. The illuminator 17 is fixed to the water discharge member 15 by a fixture 83.

In the above illuminator 17, as shown in FIG. 5, when the light source 45 emits light, the light passes through the front wall portion 59, and the front surface thereof becomes a light emitting surface 85 that emits light. The illuminator 17 irradiates the discharged water flow W discharged from the discharge port 31 by the light emission of the light emitting surface 85. The irradiation range S1 of the illuminator 17 is adjusted to include a predetermined range. In this example, as shown in FIG. 1, the irradiation range S <b> 1 has an apex P <b> 2 of the discharged water flow W discharged like a parabola as an upper end, and a landing position P <b> 3 of the discharged water flow W in the bath water as a lower end. It is adjusted to include the range. Here, the landing position P3 refers to the landing position of the water discharge flow W when the bathtub water in the bathtub 210 is at a predetermined water level. The adjustment of the irradiation range S1 is realized by adjusting the size of a lead-out port 97 (described later) of the exterior cover 21, the relative position of the light emitting member 47 with respect to the case body 53, the relative position of the illuminator 17 with respect to the water discharging member 15, and the like.

Note that the rear portion 41 of the water discharge member 15 is provided with an edge surface 87 facing the inside of the bathtub 210 at the boundary position between the front portion 39 and the rear portion 41 as shown in FIGS. The edge surface 87 is provided on both sides in the left-right direction X and the upper side of the rear portion 41. As shown in FIG. 8, the upper edge surface 87 is provided with an eaves portion 89 protruding forward. The eaves part 89 is provided so as to cover a part from the rear end 65 to the front side of the upper wall part 57 of the case main body 53. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the eaves portion 89 is provided so as to protrude outward from the insertion openings 73 at both ends in the left-right direction of the case main body 53.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the apparatus main body 11.
The exterior cover 21 includes a cover front part 91 that constitutes the front surface of the apparatus main body 11, a cover side part 93 that constitutes a part of the side surface, and a cover upper part 95 that constitutes a part of the upper surface of the apparatus body 11. Have.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the apparatus main body 11.
An outlet 97 is formed in the cover front portion 91. The outlet 97 is arranged in front of the outlet 31 of the water discharge member 15 and the light emitting surface 85 of the illuminator 17. The outlet 97 is formed so as to spread from the outlet 31 to both sides in the left-right direction X so as not to interfere with the discharged water flow W discharged from the outlet 31. The cover front portion 91 is arranged so as to cover the left and right direction X both end portions 15 a of the water discharging member 15 together with a part of the illuminator 17 from the front side facing the bathtub 210.

The cover upper part 95 is arrange | positioned so that the illuminator 17 whole may be covered from the upper side with the front side part 39 of the water discharging member 15 as shown in FIG. The upper surface 41a of the rear portion 41 of the water discharge member 15 and the upper surface 95a of the cover upper portion 95 are provided so as to be flush with each other. Although not shown, the cover side portion 93 is arranged so as to cover the entire illuminator 17 together with the front portion 39 of the water discharging member 15 from the lateral side.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the exterior cover 21 and the water discharge member 15 are provided with mating surfaces 111 and 113 that face each other in the front-rear direction Y. A mating surface 111 (hereinafter referred to as a first mating surface 111) of the exterior cover 21 is configured by a cover side portion 93 and a rear end surface of the cover upper portion 95. The mating surface 113 (hereinafter referred to as the second mating surface 113) of the water discharging member 15 is constituted by the edge surface 87 of the rear portion 41 of the water discharging member 15. The exterior cover 21 and the water discharge member 15 are assembled in a state where the mating surfaces 111 and 113 are abutted.

As shown in FIG. 8, a fixing groove 117 recessed forward is formed in the rear end portion 115 including the first mating surface 111 of the cover upper portion 95. An eaves portion 89 of the water discharge member 15 is inserted into the fixed groove portion 117. By inserting the eaves portion 89 into the fixing groove portion 117, the degree of fixing between them increases.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the side portion of the front portion 39 is provided with a projecting side portion 119 protruding outward in the left-right direction X. FIG. 12A is a plan sectional view showing the configuration of the projecting side portion 119 and the cover side portion 93, and FIG. 12B is a view showing a state in which these are combined. An engaged portion 121 is provided at a midway position in the front-rear direction Y of the projecting side portion 119. The engaged portion 121 is constituted by a recess. Inside the cover side portion 93 of the exterior cover 21, a fitting groove portion 123 is provided at a position facing the protruding side portion 119, and an engaging portion 125 is provided at a position facing the engaged portion 121. The engaging part 125 is constituted by a convex part. A projecting side portion 119 is fitted in the fitting groove portion 123, and an engaging portion 125 is fitted in the engaged portion 121, and the exterior cover 21 is fixed to the water discharging member 15 by these engagements.

When the exterior cover 21 is assembled, the engaging portion 125 of the cover side portion 93 is disposed by snap fitting at an engaging position where the engaging portion 125 engages with the engaged portion 121 of the water discharging member 15. That is, at the time of this assembly, the pair of cover side portions 93 are elastically deformed by the engagement of the projecting side portion 119 and the engagement portion 125 so that the engagement portion 125 of the cover side portion 93 reaches the engagement position. Then, the engaging portion 125 is displaced by the restoring force so as to be accommodated in the engaged portion 121. The exterior cover 21 is detachably attached to the water discharge member 15.

Although not shown in the figure, the gap filling member 19 (see FIG. 6) is provided to fill the gap 127 between the illumination mounting portion 43 of the water discharge member 15 and the exterior cover 21. Thereby, it becomes difficult for water to collect between the illumination mounting part 43 and the exterior cover 21, and it can keep there hygienically.

As shown in FIG. 9, an electric cable 129 for supplying power to the light emitting member 47 is drawn from the back wall portion 61 of the case body 53 from a position near one end in the longitudinal direction. A cable hole 131 for passing the electric cable 129 is formed in the rear portion 41 of the water discharge member 15. As shown in FIG. 7, the cable holes 131 are formed on both sides of the water discharging member 15 in the left-right direction X.

FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically showing the electric cable 129 and the cable hole 131.
The cable hole 131 opens to the lower surface of the water discharge member 15, and a drawing hole 133 is formed on the mounting surface 217 of the bathtub 210 at a location facing the opening position of the cable hole 131. A cylindrical cable bush 135 is inserted into the cable hole 131 of the water discharge member 15 and the drawing hole 133 of the bathtub 210. The electric cable 129 drawn out from the case body 53 is drawn out from the drawing hole 133 to the back surface of the bathtub 210 through the cable bush 135. The electric cable 129 is connected to a control device (not shown), and the light emitting member 47 is controlled by the control device.

Operation | movement and the effect of the water discharging apparatus 10 which concern on the above embodiment are demonstrated.
In the water discharge member 15, as shown in FIG. 5, water having a predetermined flow rate is pumped from the pump, the water is sent to the discharge port 31, and discharged from the discharge port 31 as a film-like water discharge flow W. The discharged water flow W is irradiated with illumination light from the illuminator 17.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the bather can take a relaxed posture by placing his head on the pillow member 101 with his / her back on the back side 213 of the bathtub 210. In this posture, a water discharge W hits the shoulders and neck, and a pleasant stimulus similar to the hot water poured by the water discharge W is obtained. In addition, since the water discharge flow W is irradiated, a part of the body such as a hand on which the water discharge flow W is applied, a water landing location, etc. shine, and a unique visual effect can be enjoyed. Therefore, these can be combined to give a bather a further relaxing effect. In particular, since the bather can leave the weight of the head to the pillow member 101, the bather can take a bath in a state where the power of the whole body including the head is removed, and the mental and physical burdens are suppressed, which is effective. A relaxing effect. Moreover, since the film-like water discharge flow W excellent in beauty is discharged from the discharge port 31, a further relaxing effect is given through the visual effect.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the storage case 49 is provided with a front wall portion 59 and a back wall portion 61 as a load support portion 63 that supports a load applied from above, and against the load applied to the storage case 49 from above. Thus, the load support portion 63 can effectively resist. Therefore, even when used in a posture where it is easy to obtain a relaxing effect, such as when the bather's head is placed on the apparatus main body 11 with the pillow member 101 interposed therebetween, the strength and durability against the load applied to the housing case 49 are improved. It becomes easy to ensure by the load support part 63. For this reason, the water discharging apparatus 10 suitable for giving the further relaxing effect can be provided.

Further, the light emitting member 47 is attached to the back wall portion 61 as the load supporting portion 63 that is difficult to deform in the housing case 49. Therefore, a load is less likely to be applied to the light emitting member 47 than when it is attached to other parts, and the life of the illuminator 17 can be extended.

Further, since the back wall portion 61 of the case body 53 is connected to these at positions shifted forward from the rear ends 65 of the upper wall portion 57 and the lower wall portion 55, the entire size of the housing case 49 remains unchanged, The distance between the connection parts with the other wall parts 59 and 61 of the upper wall part 57 can be made small. Therefore, it becomes easy to suppress the bending deformation of the upper wall portion 57, and the strength and durability of the case body 53 are further improved. Moreover, since heat dissipation is enhanced by the heat dissipation space 67 on the back side of the case main body 53, it is not necessary to increase the size of the water discharging device 10 in order to ensure heat dissipation, and the overall size of the device can be reduced. In addition, since the light emitting member 47 is attached to the back wall portion 61, the light source 45 can be brought close to the light emitting surface 85 while keeping the overall size of the housing case 49, and stronger light can be irradiated to the water discharge flow W.

Further, since the cross-sectional shape of the case body 53 is formed to be line symmetric, the following advantages are obtained. In order to easily cope with the layout of the electrical wiring in the bathroom, it is preferable that the position where the electrical cable 129 is drawn from the apparatus main body 11 can be changed. In the water discharging member 15 according to this embodiment, the cable drawing position can be changed by passing the electric cable 129 through one of the left and right cable holes 131 (see FIG. 7). That is, it is possible to select either the case of the left hand with the cable drawing position on the left side or the case of the right hand on the right side. At this time, in the illuminator 17 according to the present embodiment, the case main body 53 can be used by inverting the case main body 53 around the direction axis in the front-rear direction Y, and can handle both left-handed and right-handed cases. Moreover, even when using it by inverting like this, the relative positional relationship of the case main body 53 with respect to the water discharging member 15 can be made the same, and the change in performance due to the change in the positional relationship can be suppressed. Here, the change in performance refers to an irradiation range S1 by the illuminator 17, a change in drainage due to a change in the gradient of the upper wall portion 57, and the like.

Also, the cover front portion 91 of the exterior cover 21 is arranged so as to cover the illuminator 17 from the front side. Therefore, when the bather's head is placed on the apparatus main body 11 with the pillow member 101 in between, the load applied from the front side can be received by the cover front portion 91 of the exterior cover 21. For this reason, it becomes difficult to apply a load directly to the illuminator 17, and the life of the illuminator 17 can be extended. At this time, the load applied to the cover front portion 91 from the front side is mainly transmitted from the first mating surface 111 of the exterior cover 21 through the second mating surface 113 of the water discharging member 15 to the rear side portion 41 of the water discharging member 15. .

Further, the cover upper portion 95 of the exterior cover 21 is disposed so as to cover the illuminator 17 from above. Therefore, when the bather's head is placed on the apparatus main body 11 with the pillow member 101 interposed therebetween, the load applied from the upper side can be received by the cover upper portion 95 of the exterior cover 21. For this reason, it becomes difficult to apply a load directly to the illuminator 17, and the life of the illuminator 17 can be extended. At this time, the load applied to the cover upper portion 95 is mainly transmitted from the cover upper portion 95 to the rear portion 41 of the water discharge member 15 through the eaves portion 89 of the water discharge member 15.

Further, when the exterior cover 21 is not provided, the boundary between the illuminator 17 and the water discharge member 15 and the boundary between these and the gap filling member 19 are exposed, which affects the design. In this respect, in this embodiment, since these boundaries can be covered by the cover front portion 91 and the cover upper portion 95 of the exterior cover 21, the appearance of the apparatus main body 11 becomes clean and the design is improved.

In addition, when an impact load is applied to the apparatus main body 11 and the discharge port 31 of the water discharge member 15 is momentarily deformed, the shape of the water discharge flow W discharged from the discharge port 31 is disturbed, which may impair the appearance. Absent. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the illuminator 17 is attached on the water discharge member 15, so that the impact load can be absorbed by the illuminator 17. Therefore, even if such an impact load is applied to the apparatus main body 11, a clean water discharge flow W can be continuously discharged.

Further, the upper surface of the water discharge member 15 and the upper surface of the exterior cover 21 are provided flush with each other. Therefore, when the surface of the apparatus main body 11 is wiped with a towel or the like, it does not stick to the boundary between them, so that the workability during cleaning is improved.

Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the embodiments only show the principle and application of the present invention. In the embodiment, many modifications and arrangements can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention defined in the claims.

Although the pillow member 101 has been described with the example in which the fitting recess 103 is formed, the shape is not particularly limited, and the fitting recess 103 may not be provided. Although the apparatus main body 11 demonstrated the example in which the pillow mounting part 13 is provided in the upper part, the pillow mounting part 13 does not need to be in the upper part. In this case, the bather's head may be placed directly on the apparatus main body 11. Even at this time, the bather can take a relaxed posture by placing his head on the apparatus main body 11 and can give the bather a further relaxing effect. In any case, it can be said that a mounting portion for mounting the bather's head is provided on the upper portion of the apparatus main body 11. Further, it can be said that the load support portion 63 of the housing case 49 supports a load applied to the housing case 49 from above, that is, a load applied from the placement portion of the apparatus main body 11.

The water discharge member 15 may be constituted by an integrally molded product without being constituted by a plurality of divided members. Although the water discharging member 15 has been described as an example of a resin molded product, other metal castings may be used. The discharge port 31 was formed in a horizontally long slit shape, and the discharge passage 33 was formed horizontally in the extending direction of the discharge port 31. These shapes are not limited to this, and may be formed in a circular shape, for example.

Although the illuminator 17 has been described as being mounted on the water discharging member 15, it may be mounted on the lower portion of the water discharging member 15. In any case, the illuminator 17 is attached to the upper side or the lower side of the water discharge member 15 with respect to the discharge port 31. In addition, the illuminator 17 may be attached to one or both of the water discharge member 15 in the left-right direction with respect to the discharge port 31.

Although the light emitting member 47 has been described as including the circuit board 51 in addition to the light source 45, it may be configured by only the light source 45. The example in which the light emitting member 47 is attached to the back wall portion 61 by the engagement between the pair of groove portions 71 and the side portion 51a of the circuit board 51 has been described. The means for attaching the light emitting member 47 to the back wall portion 61 is not limited to this, and it may be attached by screws, adhesion or the like.

The case body 53 may be formed in a long shape, and the shape is not particularly limited. The case main body 53 may be formed in a triangular shape by omitting the front wall portion 59, for example. The back wall portion 61 is connected to the lower wall portion 55 and the upper wall portion 57 at a position shifted forward from the rear end 65, but the back wall portion 61 is shifted to the front side from the rear end 65 of the upper wall portion 57. You may connect to the rear end 65 of the lower wall part 55, connecting.

The example in which the first mating surface 111 of the exterior cover 21 is configured by the cover side portion 93 and the rear end surface of the cover upper portion 95 has been described. In addition, the 1st mating surface 111 may be comprised by the back surface of the cover front part 91, for example. In this case, the second mating surface 113 of the water discharging member 15 facing the first mating surface 111 in the front-rear direction is constituted by the front surface of the front portion 39.

The exterior cover 21 demonstrated the example attached to the water discharging member 15 so that attachment or detachment is possible by engagement with the engaging part 125 comprised by a convex part, and the to-be-engaged part 121 comprised by the recessed part. The engaging part 125 and the engaged part 121 need only be able to engage with each other. The engaging part 125 may be constituted by a concave part and the engaged part 121 may be constituted by a convex part, or both may be constituted by a convex part. May be. Further, the exterior cover 21 is not an essential component in the present invention.

10 water discharge device, 11 device main body, 13 pillow mounting portion, 15 water discharge member, 17 illuminator, 21 exterior cover, 45 light source, 47 light emitting member, 49 housing case, 53 case main body, 55 lower wall portion, 57 upper wall portion , 63 Load supporting part, 65 rear end, 101 pillow member, 200 bathtub device, 210 bathtub.

The present invention relates to a water discharge device for discharging water.

Claims (10)

1. An apparatus body having a water discharge member for forming a water discharge port for discharging water into the bathtub, and an illuminator for irradiating a water discharge flow discharged from the water discharge port;
   The illuminator has a housing case for housing a light source,
   The water discharge apparatus, wherein the housing case has a load support portion for supporting a load applied from above.
2. The illuminator further includes a light emitting member including a light source,
   The water discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting member is attached to the load support portion.
3. The housing case has a back wall portion connecting the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion on the rear side opposite to the side facing the bathtub,
   The water discharge device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the back wall portion is connected to a position shifted forward from a rear end of the upper wall portion.
4. The housing case has a long case body,
   The cross-sectional shape of the case body is determined so that a relative positional relationship with the water discharge member is maintained even when the case body is used upside down. The water discharge apparatus of description.
5. The apparatus body further includes an exterior cover that is detachably attached to the water discharge member,
   The water discharge device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the exterior cover is disposed so as to cover the illuminator from a side facing the inside of the bathtub.
6. The apparatus body further includes an exterior cover that is detachably attached to the water discharge member,
   The illuminator is mounted on the water discharge member,
   The water discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the exterior cover is disposed so as to cover the illuminator from above.
7. The water discharging device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein an upper surface of the water discharging member and an upper surface of the exterior cover are provided so as to be flush with each other.
8. The water discharging device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a pillow placing portion on which a pillow member can be placed is provided on the upper surface of the device main body.
9. The apparatus main body is provided with a mounting portion for mounting the bather's head, and is attached to the bathtub.
   The water discharge device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the load support portion supports a load applied from the placement portion.
10. A water discharge device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
    A bathtub apparatus, comprising: a bathtub to which the water discharging apparatus is attached.

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