EP0454029B1 - Device for cleaning a mouth for hydromassage - Google Patents

Device for cleaning a mouth for hydromassage Download PDF

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EP0454029B1
EP0454029B1 EP91106444A EP91106444A EP0454029B1 EP 0454029 B1 EP0454029 B1 EP 0454029B1 EP 91106444 A EP91106444 A EP 91106444A EP 91106444 A EP91106444 A EP 91106444A EP 0454029 B1 EP0454029 B1 EP 0454029B1
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hydromassage
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Carmelo Ianni
Livio Furlan
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Jacuzzi Europe SpA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/02—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths
    • A61H33/027—Gas-water mixing nozzles therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/60—Components specifically designed for the therapeutic baths of groups A61H33/00
    • A61H33/601—Inlet to the bath
    • A61H33/6021—Nozzles
    • A61H33/6063—Specifically adapted for fitting in bathtub walls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H2033/0008—Arrangement for cleaning the installation before or after use
    • A61H2033/0016—Arrangement for cleaning the installation before or after use using cleansing products
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/02—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths
    • A61H2033/023—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths with means in the air supply lines to prevent back-feed of water, e.g. anti-backflow valves, draining devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/12—Driving means
    • A61H2201/1207—Driving means with electric or magnetic drive
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/60—Components specifically designed for the therapeutic baths of groups A61H33/00

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  • the present invention relates to an improved mouth of hydromassage.
  • the hydromassage consists in striking the body of the customer, plunged in a bath, with a water jet under pressure mixed with air, delivered from one or more mouths mounted in the bath.
  • a particularly important requirement is the possibility to clean and/or to disinfect the mouth after finishing the hydromassage, especially but not exclusively for community installations, with simple means and with the least waste of water and necessary additives. It is an object of the present invention to propose a new mouth for hydromassage adapted to solve the problem of cleaning and disinfection of said mouth.
  • a mouth for hydromassage including a hollow sleeve to direct a water jet, a nozzle to convey an air flow in the same direction of the water jet, said sleeve and said nozzle being contained in a hollow chamber and being connected respectively with a water duct and an air duct, characterized in that it includes at least a pipe which, through an aperture driven by an actuator, connects the hollow chamber with an output service mouth including a plurality of small pipes directed to the wall of a bath whereto the mouth for hydromassage is applied.
  • the actuator is selected among a hydraulic, a pneumatic one or an electric valve.
  • the pipe is situated in the lower part of the mouth and among said pipe and the small pipes is interposed an annular manifold.
  • the small pipes are radially arranged in a fanwise configuration toward the inside wall of the bath forming an acute angle, preferably greater than 10 degrees, therewith.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view of a mouth with the device of cleaning/disinfection according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front view, partially in cross-section, of the mouth according to the present invention where it is shown the diffusion of the deterging/disinfecting liquid into the bath.
  • the fitting or mouth for hydromassage 10 presents an outer envelope 11 which incorporates the water duct 12 connected with a pump (not shown) and an air duct 13.
  • the envelope 11 is fixed to the wall 14 of a bath (not shown) by means of a flange 15 and a ring nut 16, being the whole helped by suitable seal cleaners.
  • the hollow spherical body 17 which is integral with the nozzle 18 connected with the air duct 13 and extending for a certain distance along the symmetry axis XX of the mouth for hydromassage.
  • the spherical body 17 may assume many angularly different positions both with respect to the axis XX and with respect to an orthogonal axis or other axes included among the first two ones.
  • valve 21 which may assume a "closed” position when the mouth does not deliver water, and an “open” position when the mouth, delivering water, causes a depression which draws the valve 21 allowing the air passage, which is mixed with the water delivered from the mouth.
  • the sleeve 31 Aligned with the nozzle 18, connected with the spherical body 17 there is the sleeve 31 which may slide along the axis XX and has an internal cavity shaped as a Venturi tube having a restriction in 32 located near the end of the nozzle 18.
  • the water pumped through the duct 12 is introduced in the cavity 24 of the spherical body 17 and causes a forward displacement of the sleeve 31 which comes off from the nozzle 18 carrying out an aperture wherethrough water penetrates to get out therefore from the mouth.
  • the water input into the above said aperture causes a depression at the level of the head of the nozzle 18 which opens the valve 21 allowing an air drawing from the pipe 13 which is mixed with the water delivered from the mouth.
  • the outer envelope 11 is provided with a duct 35, communicating with the cavity 24 of the spherical body 17 and with the pipe 36.
  • the pipe 36 communicates with the outside of the mouth or, better, with the inside of the bath by means of a service mouth comprising the annular connection 38 and a plurality of small pipes 39 fanwise arranged (figure 2) and directed downwards and forming an acute angle, preferably greater that 10 degrees with the wall 14 of the bathtub.
  • connection 41 On the connection 41 it is screwed an actuator 42 of hydraulic or pneumatic type or preferably an electric valve, which makes completely free the passage from the duct 35 to the pipe 36 plugging the hole in corrispondence to the connection 41; in such way it is allowed the cleaning and/or disinfection of the mouth and the bathtub.
  • actuator 42 of hydraulic or pneumatic type or preferably an electric valve, which makes completely free the passage from the duct 35 to the pipe 36 plugging the hole in corrispondence to the connection 41; in such way it is allowed the cleaning and/or disinfection of the mouth and the bathtub.
  • the water containing detergents and/or disinfectants is pumped in the duct 12 wherefrom arrives to the cavity 24 of the spherical body 17 flowing therefor through the duct 35 into the pipe 36 and subsequently into the connection 38 to reach the small pipes 39 into the inside of the bath and finally go out according to the direction indicated by the arrows F and F′ to strike the walls of said bathtub.
  • the mouth 10 may carry out again its normal function of hydromassage.

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IT2105490U 1990-04-23
IT02105490U IT219491Z2 (it) 1990-04-23 1990-04-23 Dispositivo per lavaggio bocchetta per idormassaggio

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AT (1) ATE109346T1 (it)
DE (2) DE454029T1 (it)
ES (1) ES2027214T3 (it)
IT (1) IT219491Z2 (it)

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US5920924A (en) * 1997-11-10 1999-07-13 Pinciaro; John Hydrotherapy jet and fixtures for spa tubs and pools and a method of installation
DE60205577D1 (de) * 2002-02-13 2005-09-22 Clearwater Collection Ltd Sprudelwanne

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DE8307973U1 (de) * 1983-03-18 1983-06-16 Viegener II, Franz, 5952 Attendorn Mischgehaeuse mit kugelfoermiger einlassduese fuer whirlpool-wannen
DE3768870D1 (de) * 1986-07-07 1991-05-02 Thomas Kurt Fraenninge Verfahren und geraet zur reinigung der rohrleitungen einer badeanlage.
ATE116537T1 (de) * 1989-05-03 1995-01-15 Mariani Rubinetterie Düse für hydromassagewanne.

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DE69103194T2 (de) 1995-05-04
IT219491Z2 (it) 1993-03-17
IT9021054U1 (it) 1991-10-23
IT9021054V0 (it) 1990-04-23
DE454029T1 (de) 1992-04-09
ATE109346T1 (de) 1994-08-15
ES2027214T1 (es) 1992-06-01

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