JPH05184638A - Control of bubble bath with filtration equipment for clarifying - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To prevent noise during the filtration operation of a bubble bath device with a filtration device. [Structure] When the jet switch 64 is turned on, the water in the bathtub 10 is circulated in the order of the suction nozzle 12, the pipe 16, the pump 22, the pipe 18, and the bubble jet nozzle 14,
It is jetted into the bathtub 10 together with the air from the air pipe 58. A part of this circulating water flows through the pipes 24, 26, 36, the filter 38, and the pipes 48, 56 in this order and is filtered. When the filter switch 66 is pressed, water flows through the same flow path, but the jet valve 60 is closed, and bubble ejection is not performed. During this filtering operation, the jet valve 60 is temporarily opened, and air bubbles are temporarily ejected into the bathtub 10. As a result, the water in the bathtub 10 is agitated. [Effect] By temporarily agitating the water in the bathtub 10 during the filtration operation, it is possible to draw in the water surface suspended matter and the water bottom sediment from the nozzle 12 and perform the filtration process.
This agitation is performed temporarily and can protect the quietness of the surrounding environment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is equipped with a filtering device capable of switching between a filtering operation for filtering water in a bath (hot water or normal temperature water) and a bubble operation for supplying air bubbles into the bath. The present invention relates to a control method of a bubble bath device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional method of controlling a bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device of this type, there is one described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-60940. The same publication relates to a "bath system", and is capable of switching between a bubble ejection operation (jet mode) and a filtration mode in which only filtration is performed.

In the column of "Prior Art" of the same publication, there is described a control method of a bubble bath device with a filtering device which performs filtration without fail during bubble ejection operation.

[0004]

In the method of performing the filtration without fail when the jet mode is executed, the jet mode is generally used for a short period of time.
Inadequate purification of bath water. If the jet mode is performed for a long time, the filtration is sufficiently performed, but there is a problem in that the noise associated with the jet ejection is noisy.

If the jet mode and the filtration mode can be executed independently as in the bath system of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-60940, the filtration time can be prolonged.
Moreover, the effect that there is no jet noise during the execution of the filtration mode is obtained. However, in this case, there is a serious drawback that the suspended matter on the water surface in the bathtub and the sediment on the bottom surface of the bathtub cannot be filtered. That is, when performing only the filtration operation,
Since the water in the bathtub is hardly agitated, the floating substances and precipitates on the water surface in the bathtub are not sucked into the filter and remain in the bathtub without being filtered.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a bubble bath device with a filter device, which comprises a filter device for filtering water in the bath and a bubble supply device for supplying bubbles into the bath. A method of controlling a bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device, comprising a filtering operation mode in which only a filtering operation and a bubble operation mode in which bubbles are supplied are selectable, wherein the filtering operation mode is selected. In this state, the bubbles are temporarily supplied to the bath to agitate the water in the bath with the bubbles.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a bubble bath device with a filter device, wherein the bubble bath device with a filter device is controlled to intermittently supply bubbles to the bath. It is characterized by that.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a bubble bath device with a filtering device, wherein when the filtration operation mode is selected, bubbles are supplied to the bathtub for a predetermined time after that to perform the stirring. It is characterized by having done.

[0009]

According to the method of controlling the bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device of the present invention, the bubbles are temporarily supplied into the bath during the filtration operation to agitate the water in the bath. Therefore, the suspended matter on the water surface in the bathtub and the sediment in the bathtub are also sent from the bathtub to the filter and filtered. Of course, the supply of the bubbles is performed temporarily, and the noise generation time associated with the supply of the bubbles is short, so that it is possible to protect the quiet surrounding environment.

[0010]

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall system diagram of a bubble bath apparatus with a filtration device to which a method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

A suction nozzle 12 for sucking water in the bathtub 10 and a bubble jet nozzle 14 for jetting bubbles in the bathtub 10 are provided on the side wall surface of the bathtub 10. These nozzles 12, 14 are provided. The pipes 16 and 18 are connected to the circulation pump 22 of the filtration jet unit 20, respectively.

The pipe 18 has a pipe 24 branched from the middle thereof, and the pipe 24 is branched into a pipe 26 and a pipe 28. The pipe 26 is connected to the first port 30a of the three-way valve 30.

In this three-way valve 30, a valve body 32 is moved forward and backward by a solenoid 34, and a first port 30a and a second port 30b are provided.
And the communication state of the third port 30c is switched.

The second port 30b is in communication with the introduction port 38a of the filter 38 via the pipe 36. The third port 30c communicates with the drain port 42 via the pipe 40.

The filter 38 has a filter element 44 built therein, and is constructed so as to filter the water introduced from the introduction port 38a and flow it out from the outflow port 38b.

The outflow port 38b is connected to the first port 50a of the three-way valve 50 via a pipe 48. The three-way valve 50 moves the valve body 52 forward and backward by the solenoid 54,
The communication state of the port 50a, the second port 50b, and the third port 50c is switched. The pipe 28 is connected to the third port 50c. The second port 50b is connected to the middle of the pipe 16 via the pipe 56.

An air pipe 58 is attached to the bubble jet nozzle 14.
And a jet valve 60 for interrupting the introduction of air is provided at the tip of the air pipe 58. The jet valve 60 is opened and closed by a solenoid 62.

A remote controller 70 having a jet switch 64, a filtration switch 66, and a backwash switch 68 is installed in the bathroom in order to control the bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device. Output to the controller 72 in the filtration jet unit 20, and the circulation pump 22, the solenoids 34, 54, 62.
Is controlled.

When the jet switch 64 is pressed, the three-way valve 3
0 and 50 are the flow path selections shown in FIG. In this state, the pump 22 is started and the jet valve 60 is opened. Then, the water in the bathtub 10 is jetted from the bubble jetting nozzle 14 via the suction nozzle 12, the pipe 16, the circulation pump 22, and the pipe 18, and at this nozzle 14, air is entrained in the jet water flow from the air pipe 58. Then, bubbles are ejected into the bathtub 10. Pump 22
A part of the water discharged from the pipe 18 to the pipe 24, 2
6, flow in the order of the three-way valve 30, the pipe 36, the filter 38, the pipe 48, the three-way valve 50, the pipe 56, and the pipe 16, and then return to the circulation pump 22 again.

In this way, the jet switch 64 is turned on.
Then, as shown in the left half of FIG. 2, jetting (bubble ejection) and filtration are performed in parallel.

When the filtration switch 66 is turned on,
The water in the bathtub 10 is circulated in the same route as when the jet switch 64 is turned on. However, in this case, the jet valve 60 is normally closed, and bubble ejection is not performed. Then, only a filtering operation is performed in which a part of the water discharged from the pump 22 to the pipe 18 is filtered by the filter 38.

However, in the present embodiment, when the filtration switch 66 is turned on, the jet valve 60 is intermittently opened for a short time as shown in the right half of FIG.
Bubble ejection operation is performed, and the bathtub 1 is accompanied by this bubble ejection.
The water in 0 is vigorously stirred. With this strong agitation,
As the floating material on the water surface is drawn into the water, the sediment on the bottom of the water is rolled up, and the floating material and the sediment are also sucked from the suction nozzle 12, sent to the filter 38, and filtered.

As described above, when the jet is operating, the bathtub 1
There are various noises such as the sound of bubbles being blown out in 0 and the sound of bubbles bursting on the water surface, but the stirring shown in the right half of Fig. 2 is performed for a very short time. Yes,
It can protect the quietness of the surrounding environment.

In the present embodiment, the agitation is intermittently performed when the filtration operation is performed with the filtration switch 66 turned on. In the present invention, however, the filtration switch 66 is turned on as shown in FIG. After that, stirring may be performed for a predetermined time. That is, the filtration switch 66 is turned on.
The pump 22 is started in accordance with the operation, and the jet valve 60 is opened for a predetermined time to perform stirring.

Note that the example of setting the stirring timing in FIGS. 3 and 4 is an example of the present invention, and the present invention may perform stirring at a timing other than the above. For example, in FIG. 2, the first stirring is performed at the same time as the pump is started, but the first stirring may be performed some time after the pump is started as shown in FIG. Also in the case of FIG.
The stirring may be carried out after a while after starting No. 2.

The bubble bath apparatus with a filter device shown in FIG. 1 is constructed so that the filter 38 can be backwashed. That is, the backwash switch 68 is turned on.
Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the second port 30b and the third port 30c of the three-way valve 30 are communicated with each other, and the first port 50a and the third port 50c of the three-way valve 50 are communicated with each other. In this state, the pump 22 is started, the water in the bathtub 10 is circulated through the pipes 16 and 18, and the pipe 1
A part of the water in 8 flows in the order of the pipes 24, 28, the three-way valve 50, the pipe 48, the filter 38, the pipe 36, the three-way valve 30, and the pipe 40, is discharged from the drain port 42, and is returned to the filter 38. The filter 38 is backwashed by passing water in the direction.

When performing this backwash, the jet valve 60 may be opened or closed. In order to eject air weakly into the bathtub 10 during backwashing, a variable throttle may be provided in the air pipe 58 or the jet valve 60 may be a valve whose opening can be adjusted.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the bubble bath is adopted in which the water in the bath 10 is jetted from the bubble jet nozzle 14 and air is entrained in this jet of water to jet bubbles into the bath 10. The present invention is also applicable to a bubble bath apparatus in which only air is injected into the bath 10 by a pump.

[0029]

As described above, according to the control method of the bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device of the present invention, it is possible to select an operation mode in which only filtration is performed without ejecting bubbles in the bath, and the operation mode during the filtration operation can be selected. It can protect the calmness of the surrounding environment.
Also, during this filtration operation, by temporarily supplying air bubbles to the bathtub to stir the water in the bathtub, it is possible to filter the suspended matter near the water surface and the sediment on the water bottom. it can. Since this stirring is temporarily performed in the filtration operation state, it is possible to protect the quietness of the surrounding environment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device.

FIG. 2 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the embodiment apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a time chart showing a setting example of a stirring mode.

FIG. 4 is a time chart showing a setting example of another stirring mode.

FIG. 5 is a system diagram illustrating a backwash operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Bathtub 12 Suction Nozzle 14 Bubble Jet Nozzle 20 Filtration Jet Unit 22 Circulation Pump 30, 50 Three Way Valve 38 Filter 60 Jet Valve 70 Remote Control 72 Controller

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 16, 1992

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 5

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for controlling a bubble bath device with a filtering device, comprising: a filtration device for filtering water in a bathtub; and a bubble supply device for supplying bubbles to the bathtub, the filtration operation mode performing only filtration. In the control method in which the bubble operation mode for supplying bubbles is selectable, in the state where the filtration operation mode is selected, the bubbles are temporarily supplied to the bath and the water in the bath is bubbled. A method for controlling a bubble bath device with a filtering device, characterized in that stirring is performed. 2. The control method of a bubble bath apparatus with a filter according to claim 1, wherein bubbles are intermittently supplied to the bath to perform the stirring. Method. 3. The bubble bath apparatus with a filtering device according to claim 1, wherein when the filtration operation mode is selected, bubbles are supplied to the bath for a predetermined time from then to perform the stirring. Control method.