JP4308793B2 - Shower equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower device used in a bathroom.

  Conventionally, this type of shower device has a configuration in which arms are provided on both sides of the main body, spray nozzles are provided on the human body direction surface of the arm, and the human body is wrapped in sprayed hot water to enjoy a shower (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 6 shows a conventional shower apparatus described in Patent Document 1. In FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the arm 2 is provided on both sides of the main body 1, the spray nozzle 3 is provided on the surface of the arm facing the bather, and the bather's body 4 is wrapped with spray hot water to enjoy a shower.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-155860

  However, the conventional configuration has a problem that the bathroom is cold when it first enters the bathroom in winter.

  This invention solves the said conventional subject, and it aims at providing the shower apparatus carrying a preheating function.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the shower device of the present invention is provided with arms on both sides of the main body, and a first spray nozzle that sprays on one surface of the arm so as to wrap with hot water toward the user's body, By providing a second spray nozzle that sprays hot water toward the bathroom space on the other surface, spraying hot water toward the bathroom space from the second nozzle can preheat the entire bathroom space. It can be done.

  The shower apparatus of the present invention can enjoy shower bathing warmly and comfortably even when entering the bathroom for the first time in winter.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, an arm is provided on both sides of the main body, a first spray nozzle is provided on one surface of the arm for spraying so as to wrap it in hot water toward the user's body, and a bathroom is provided on the other surface of the arm. By providing the second spray nozzle that sprays hot water toward the space, spraying the hot water toward the bathroom space from the second nozzle enables preliminary heating of the entire bathroom space. Can comfortably take a shower without feeling cold.

  In particular, the second invention preheats the bathroom space in a short time and uniformly by adopting a configuration in which the arm of the first invention automatically rotates up and down when spraying from the second spray nozzle. be able to.

  In the third invention, in particular, by spraying for a certain period of time from the first spray nozzle after spraying from the second spray nozzle in the first or second invention, the first spray nozzle of the first spray nozzle is started at the start of the shower bath. Since the cold water staying in the vicinity is not taken, the shower bath can be comfortably performed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the flow control water is supplied via the hot water mixing section for mixing water and hot water from the water supply and hot water supply pipes and the main solenoid valve for controlling the supply of the mixed hot water. A valve and a drain solenoid valve are connected in parallel, and a first spray nozzle and a second spray nozzle are connected in parallel from the flow regulating water valve through the first shower solenoid valve. When the spray is switched from the second spray nozzle to the first spray nozzle immediately after spraying the high-temperature water from the second spray nozzle, the high-temperature water is drained from the drain solenoid valve. After that, it is safe because the user does not bathe in the high temperature water by the configuration in which spraying is started from the first spray nozzle.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a shower device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, shows a state where an arm is raised when a user sits down and takes a shower, and FIG. 2 shows a case of preheating a bathroom. 3 shows a state in which the arm is housed, FIG. 3 shows a state in which the arm is raised when the bathroom is preheated, FIG. 4 shows a drive mechanism that rotates the arm up and down, and FIG. 5 shows a water circuit of the shower device. A block diagram is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 1, arms 6 are provided on both sides of the main body 5 of the shower device so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. It has become.

  A plurality of first spray nozzles 9 are arranged on the back surface of the arm 6 facing the body of the bather seated on the seating means 8. The sprayed hot water 10 can be sprayed so as to wrap the body of the bather by rotating the arm 6 up and down in accordance with the body size of the bather. Moreover, since the 1st spray nozzle 9 also moves separately, it can adjust to a user's favorite position.

  The first spray nozzle 9 is configured to have a hole diameter smaller than that of a general shower nozzle and swirl and eject, so that the sprayed hot water 10 with small particles can be sprayed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of second spray nozzles 11 are arranged on the surface of the arm 6 facing the bathroom space, and the hot and warm water 12 can be sprayed toward the bathroom space. When spraying the high temperature hot water 12 into the bathroom space, the arm 6 can be automatically rotated up and down by rotating the arm shaft 7 with the stepping motor 13 and the gear 14 shown in FIG. The operation of spraying the high-temperature hot water 12 into the bathroom space can be performed from the vicinity of the bathroom door with the remote controller 15.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a water circuit in the present embodiment. Hot water mixed with a hot water mixing portion 18 for mixing water and hot water from a water supply pipe 16 and a hot water supply pipe 17 is passed through a main solenoid valve 19. Connected to the flow regulating water valve 20 and connected to the drain electromagnetic valve 21, connected from the flow regulating water valve 20 to the first spray nozzle 9 via the first shower electromagnetic valve 22 and second shower. The second spray nozzle 11 is connected via the electromagnetic valve 23. The flow control stop water valve 20 has a structure that controls the rotation of the valve from the stop water position to the full flow position.

  When spraying hot water 10 from the first spray nozzle 9, the first shower solenoid valve 22 is turned on, the flow control water valve 20 is rotated to the open side, and the main solenoid valve 19 is turned on. When spraying the high temperature hot water 12 from the second spray nozzle 11, the second shower solenoid valve 23 is turned on, the flow regulating water valve 20 is rotated to the open side, and the main solenoid valve 19 is turned on.

  About the shower apparatus comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  First, the second shower solenoid valve 23 is turned on and the flow regulating water valve 20 is opened by operating the remote controller 15 to obtain a comfortable bathroom space by preheating the bathroom before starting the shower bath. When the main solenoid valve 19 is turned on and the high temperature hot water 12 starts to spray from the second spray nozzle 11 to the bathroom space, the arm 6 automatically starts to rotate up and down at the same time. The whole bathroom space is raised to a comfortable temperature by spraying the hot water 12 on the whole. The temperature of the high-temperature hot water 12 is about 60 ° C., and the bathroom can be heated in a short time.

  When the spraying of the high-temperature hot water 12 is stopped by remote control operation when the preheating is finished, the sprayed hot water 10 automatically starts spraying from the first spray nozzle 9 and automatically stops after spraying for a certain time. By this operation, cold residual water remaining in the flow path of the first spray nozzle 9 is sprayed and discharged, and warm hot water is sprayed from the first spray nozzle 9, so that the main body 5 and the seating means of the shower device 8 is also warmed and can be used comfortably from the beginning of the shower bath using the first spray nozzle 9.

  After completion of the preliminary heating, the bather sits on the seating means 8 and adjusts the angle of the arm 6 so that the sprayed hot water 10 sprayed from the first spray nozzle 9 mainly hits the lower part from the shoulder of the user, and shower bath. I do. Since the arm 6 is provided with a plurality of first spray nozzles 9, the sprayed hot water 10 at about 37 to 48 ° C. is sprayed so as to wrap almost the whole body from the neck of the bather, so the thermal effect is improved And relax.

Further, as in the preheating, the bathroom can be used as a mist sauna by spraying the hot water 12 from the second spray nozzle 11 into the bathroom. Since the temperature of the hot water 7 is about 60 ° C., a sufficient sauna effect is obtained. After the sauna bath, a cool feeling can be obtained by setting the temperature of the sprayed hot water 5 from the spray nozzle 3 to be lower. When spraying is switched from the second spray nozzle 11 to the first spray nozzle 9 after enjoying the mist sauna, there is a risk that hot water will be discharged at the beginning of spraying because hot water has accumulated in the piping. By switching to the spray hot water 10 from the first spray nozzle 9 after draining the high temperature water from the drain electromagnetic valve 21, it is possible to take a safe and comfortable bath when switching from the mist sauna bath to the shower bath.

  As described above, the shower device according to the present invention can automatically perform preheating of a bathroom, and therefore can be applied to uses such as a cleaning device for animals in addition to a bathroom used by humans.

The perspective view of the shower apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention The perspective view of the shower apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention The perspective view of the shower apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Front view of driving shaft of arm of shower device in embodiment 1 of the present invention The block diagram of the water circuit of the shower apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view of a conventional shower device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Main body 6 Arm 9 1st spray nozzle 11 2nd spray nozzle 16 Water supply piping 17 Hot water supply piping 18 Hot water mixing part 19 Main solenoid valve 20 Flow control water valve 21 Drainage solenoid valve 22 1st shower solenoid valve 23 2nd Shower solenoid valve

Claims (4)

Arms are provided on both sides of the main body, and a first spray nozzle is provided on one surface of the arm for spraying so as to wrap with hot water toward the user's body, and hot water is directed toward the bathroom space on the other surface of the arm. A shower apparatus provided with a second spray nozzle for spraying. The shower device according to claim 1, wherein the arm automatically rotates up and down when spraying from the second spray nozzle. The shower apparatus of Claim 1 or 2 which sprays for a fixed time from the 1st spray nozzle after spraying from the 2nd spray nozzle. A flow control water valve and a drain solenoid valve are connected in parallel via a hot water mixing section that mixes water and hot water from the water supply and hot water supply pipes, and a main solenoid valve that controls the supply of mixed hot water. The first spray nozzle and the second spray nozzle are connected in parallel from the valve via the first shower solenoid valve, and hot water is supplied from the second spray nozzle. When spraying is switched from the second spray nozzle to the first spray nozzle immediately after spraying, the spray is started from the first spray nozzle after high-temperature water is drained from the drain electromagnetic valve. Item 3. A shower device according to item 1 or 2.

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