JP2003126211A - Shower for hip bath - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a device capable of being operated by a bathing person to prevent the temperature drop of the upper half of the body at the time of a hip bath and not allowing the bathing person to cause any trouble at the time of a usual bath using a simple tool, and to provide a shower for the hip bath easy to handle and having large healthy effect. SOLUTION: The shower for the hip bath is constituted by forming a flexible pipe into an annular shape and suspending a suction pipe from the lower end of the pipe through a one-way valve and a positive displacement manual pump and forming a plurality of jet orifices to the annular pipe in the vicinity of the upper part thereof. By this shower hot water can be always applied to the upper half of the body of the bathing person of the hip bath. For example, this shower can be simply manufactured by the blow molding of a polypropylene resin.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower tool for use in a so-called half-body bath in which only the lower half of the body is immersed in warm water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is said that a normal bathing in which the shoulders are soaked in hot water exerts a strain on the lungs and heart due to water pressure, and even a healthy person feels fatigue in 10 to 15 minutes. The burden is even greater for the elderly and sick. Recently, as a bathing method that is less burdensome, only the lower half of the body can be heated in hot water at a slightly lower temperature.
The so-called "half-body bath", which is soaked for about a minute, has attracted attention, and is used for the purpose of maintaining the health of the elderly and the sick, as well as gaining a slimming effect even in the healthy.

However, since the upper body of the half-body bath is exposed without entering the hot water, the bathroom is cold, and especially in winter, the body is too cold to achieve the initial purpose, and on the contrary, the physical condition is impaired. Results can also occur. Therefore, when you feel cold in the upper body, "Kakeyu" is intermittently applied.
However, it is a complicated work to pump up hot water from the bath and apply it to the left and right shoulders repeatedly. For the purpose of eliminating such complexity, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-
The device of 139,752 is known. With this device,
The shower device integrally installed in the bathtub body is controlled by a signal from the heart rate measuring device or the like, and "bath water" is appropriately performed at a timing that does not cause a physical burden.

[0004]

The device as described above is
Convenient but expensive. In addition, it is an inconvenience when it comes to normal bathing that does not require a half-body bath, which is rather inconvenient. The present invention prevents the lowering of the temperature of the upper half of the body by operating the bather at will, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that does not cause any trouble during normal bathing because a simple device is used.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is to form a flexible pipe in an annular shape, and through a one-way valve and a positive displacement type manual pump at the lower end. Provided is a shower device for a half-body bath, which is characterized in that a suction pipe is hung down and a plurality of ejection holes are formed in the vicinity of an upper portion of the annular pipe. In addition to the first invention, the second invention,
(EN) Provided is a shower for half-body bath, which has manual pumps on the left and right sides and is connected to the left and right lower ends of an annular pipe, respectively.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment as an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Figure 1
In the figure, 1 is an annular pipe having a minor axis of about 200 to 2
It is formed in a substantially elliptical shape with a length of 50 mm and a major axis of about 250 to 300 mm. 2 and 2 are positive displacement manual pumps, which are connected to the lower end of the annular pipe 1. Three and three
Are connected by suction pipes to the lower ends of the manual pumps 2, 2, respectively. The tube has a diameter of about 15 to 25 mm, and is preferably a blow molded product of polypropylene, for example, a bellows-shaped product. As shown in FIG. 1, the bellows-shaped portion may be in the range of the upper half of the elliptical ring, or the entire elliptical ring may be bellows-shaped. Furthermore, if a soft material such as synthetic rubber, natural rubber, or thermoplastic is used, the elliptical annular portion does not necessarily have to have a bellows shape.
The point is that when using it, it can be easily operated so that it passes the head of the bather and hangs on the shoulder.

2 and 2 are positive displacement type manual pumps, which are formed into a lantern shape when manufactured by polypropylene blow molding, and by changing the volume by repeating "grip" and "release" with one hand. It is a structure that pumps hot water in a pulsating manner. Reference numerals 4 and 4 denote discharge one-way valves, which are provided between the annular pipe 1 and the manual pumps 2 and 2. 5,
A one-way valve 5 for suction is provided between the suction pipes 3 and 3 and the manual pumps 2 and 2, respectively. The one-way valve has the same structure for both discharge and suction. A wall 4 for partitioning the passage, as shown in the cross section in FIG.
An opening is provided in a, and a butterfly valve 4c pivotally mounted by a soft hinge 4b so as to open and close the opening is provided. (Each element of these structures is very similar to that of a household kerosene pump.)

A large number of ejection holes are provided near the upper portion of the annular pipe 1. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in the range A, a plurality of ejection holes 6 are provided inside the annular pipe 1. Further, if necessary, ejection holes 8 are provided on the front surface side and the rear surface side in the range B, and ejection holes 7 are also provided on the outer side in the range C. (Refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) The spout hole 6 is designed so as to flow over the entire upper body of the bather, the spout hole 8 mainly for the chest and the back, and the spout hole 7 mainly for flowing from the shoulder to the upper arm. The diameter of the ejection hole should be 1.0 to 3.0 mm. In the case of forming only the ejection holes 8, the balance was good by increasing the diameter or increasing the number in the vicinity of the top and decreasing the diameter or decreasing the number in the lower portion. As shown in Fig. 3, the outside of the top has a diameter of 1.0 to 1.5.
A millimeter drain hole 9 is provided. If this shower device is hung upside down after being used for bathing, the warm water remaining inside will be discharged from this drain hole 7, and the inside of the pipe will be kept dry and clean.

The left and right suction pipes 3 may be integrally formed on the left and right sides as shown in the sectional shape of FIG. 5, but for convenience of manufacture, the left and right suction pipes 3 are separately formed, and then adhered, welded and snapped. They may be integrally formed by connecting with each other by means such as fitting.

FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The point that the annular pipe is formed into a substantially elliptical shape is similar to the case of the first embodiment, but the lower ends of the pipe 1 are merged 11 at the left and right, and a manual pump 21 and a suction pipe 31 are provided below them, respectively.
Provide each one. The one shown in this figure uses a material such as a soft thermoplastic, a synthetic rubber, or a natural rubber, and does not have a bellows shape but uses a simple tube (hose). It may be manufactured by joining long hoses at the junction.

Reference numeral 41 is a one-way valve for discharge, which is provided on the upper side (downstream side) of the manual pump 21. Reference numeral 51 is a suction one-way valve, which is provided on the lower side (upstream side) of the manual pump 21. Both of the one-way valves have the same detailed structure for discharge and suction as in the first embodiment. (See FIG. 6) In FIG. 8, a large number of ejection holes 6 are provided only on the inner surface side near the upper portion of the annular pipe 1. However, also in the second embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, the ejection holes 8 are ejected on the front surface side and the rear surface side in the range B, and the ejection holes 8 are also ejected outside in the range C, if necessary. The holes 7 may be provided. The drainage hole 7 on the outer side of the top is necessary as in the case of the first embodiment.

[0012]

The operation of taking a bath using the shower device for a half body bath of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Make the water in the bathtub shallow, or use a chair to bathe with the upper body exposed. The shower device of the first embodiment is hung on the shoulder of the bather, the tip of the suction pipe 3 is put in hot water, and the hot water stored in the bathtub is sucked up by the manual pumps 2 and 2 with both hands. Warm hot water is jetted toward the upper half of the body of the bather from a plurality of jet holes 6, 7, 8 and the like provided in the vicinity of the upper part and flows on the surface of the body. As long as you continue to operate the manual pump, the hot water of the bath will continue to circulate and spout. Therefore, even if the bathroom is cold, the upper body of the bather is constantly warmed and never cooled. When the second embodiment is used, the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the manual pump 21 is operated with one hand.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, as shown in the embodiments, it is possible to provide an inexpensive half-body shower device with a simple structure. With this shower device, it is not necessary to perform complicated operations such as repeatedly pumping hot water from the bath and hanging it from the shoulder, and because of its simple structure, it is easy to handle, especially for elderly people and machines unfamiliar. It can be used easily by people. As a result, remarkable effects such as maintaining the health of sick persons and obtaining a slimming effect for healthy persons can be obtained.

In the first embodiment, one manual pump is provided on each of the left and right sides. Therefore, when only one side is operated, it is possible to operate so that a large amount of hot water can be poured on one side of the body. , Can respond to the bather's taste to some extent. Repeated "grip" and "release" operations of the manual pump with both hands result in hand and finger movements that act synergistically with the effect of a half-body bath, and are particularly effective for recovering the health of the elderly and sick. .
Since the second embodiment has only one manual pump, it has a simpler structure and can be manufactured at a lower cost than the first embodiment, and it can be operated with one hand. Then it can be said that it is suitable for healthy people.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a shower for half body bath showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in a range B in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line ZZ in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a one-way valve of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the suction pipe according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a shower for half body bath according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the shower device for a half-body bath of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 annular pipe 2 Manual pump 3 suction pipe 4 One-way valve for discharge 5 One-way valve for suction 6, 7, 8 ejection holes 9 drainage holes

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] January 30, 2002 (2002.1.3
0)

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be amended] Title of invention

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Title of Invention] Shower for half body bath

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0008

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

A large number of ejection holes are provided near the upper portion of the annular pipe 1. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in the range A, a plurality of ejection holes 6 are provided inside the annular pipe 1. Further, if necessary, ejection holes 8 are provided on the front surface side and the rear surface side in the range B, and ejection holes 7 are also provided on the outer side in the range C. (See FIGS. 2 and 3) The jet holes 6 are designed so that they flow over the entire upper body of the bather, the jet holes 8 mainly through the chest and the back, and the jet holes 7 mainly flow from the shoulder toward the upper arm.
The diameter of the ejection hole should be 1.0 to 3.0 mm. Spout hole 8
In the case of forming only by, the balance was good by increasing the diameter or increasing the number near the top and decreasing the diameter or decreasing the number toward the bottom. On the outside of the top,
A drain hole 9 having a diameter of 1.0 to 1.5 mm is provided as shown in FIG. If this shower device is hung upside down after use for bathing, the warm water remaining inside is discharged from this drain hole 9, and the inside of the pipe is kept dry and clean.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0009

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

The left and right suction pipes 3 may be integrally formed on the left and right sides as shown in FIG. 7, but for convenience of manufacture, the left and right suction pipes 3 are separately formed, and then adhered, welded and snapped. They may be integrally formed by connecting with each other by means such as fitting.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A flexible pipe is formed in an annular shape, and a suction pipe is hung at the lower end through a one-way valve and a positive displacement manual pump, and a plurality of ejection holes are provided in the vicinity of the upper portion of the annular pipe. A shower for half-body bath characterized by being formed. 2. The shower for half body bath according to claim 1, which has manual pumps on the left and right sides and is connected to the left and right lower ends of an annular pipe, respectively.