JPH02309956A - Structure for fitting air leading-in part of bubble generating bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent hot water for bathing from flowing from the gap of a fitting hole and lowering projecting parts by placing a flange part, which is formed in the upper edge part of a sucking case, on an edge part in the main body of a bathtub, fixing the flange part through a sealing member with an inserting bolt, further, overlapping and fitting a console panel part in an upper direction. CONSTITUTION:A flange part 21 is provided on the sucking case 20 of an air leading-in part 5 and the sucking case 20 is inserted from the upper direction to a fixing hole 35 which is bored in the edge part of the main body of the bathtub. Then, the flange part 21 is overlapped with the surrounding edge part of the fitting hole 35 and between the flange part and fitting hole, a sealing member 39 or an edge frame 36 is interposed. Afterwards, an inserting bolt 37 is fastened and fixed by a nut 38 which is inserted from the upper direction. Thus, sealing ability is improved and there is no danger that the hot water for bathing flows from the gap of the fitting hole 35. Then, since the surrounding edge part of an outside case 19 in the console panel part 12 is fitted to the outer circumferential surface of the edge frame 36, the flange part 21 can be made thin as much as possible and the width of the flange part 21 can be shortened as well. Further, the height of the console panel part 12 can be made low.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to an air intake part mounting structure for a bubble-generating bathtub.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 59-135058, bubble generating bathtubs have a bathtub between the bathtub body and a circulation pump installed outside the body of 1-11. A bath water circulation flow path consisting of a hot water suction vibrator and a bath water forced feed vibrator is provided, and an air intake part is provided in the middle of the bath IL5 bullet feed pipe, and the circulation pump is operated to circulate water through the bath water circulation flow path. There is a system in which bath water is ejected from a nozzle into the bathtub body, and at the same time, air sucked in from an air intake part is prevented from being mixed, so that bath water mixed with bubbles can be ejected.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention As described above, a bubble-generating bathtub always requires an air intake part, and the air intake part is opened at a predetermined location so that air can be inhaled. In order to make effective use of the space around the bathtub, a structure in which the intake part is attached to the edge of the bathtub body reliably prevents bath water from entering through this attachment part and flowing out to the outside of the bathtub body. Otherwise, there is a risk that bath water may flow into the embedded wall around the bathtub and cause rot or damage the bathroom wall surface.

Furthermore, if the edge of the intake case for air intake is attached to the attachment hole of the bathtub body overlappingly, a sealing member is interposed between them and the edge is made thicker, making it stronger and more reliable. However, with such a structure, if the air intake section is provided with 1.I panel sections, the overall height of the 1.'i: 4'I panel sections will be reduced. Further, it became difficult to reduce the width t1 of the edge, and the edge of the bathtub body was formed with a high protrusion, which was disadvantageous in terms of design and handling.

(D) Steps for solving the problem In this invention, a bath consisting of a bath 1'U suction vibrator and a bath water forced vibrator is installed between the bathtub body and a ring pump installed outside the bathtub body. A hot water circulation IO flow path is provided, and the end of the forced bath water pipe is opened into several M pieces into the bathtub body to serve as a spout nozzle, and an air intake part is connected to the forced bath water vibrator. , the above-mentioned spout nozzle can spout bath water mixed with bubbles into the bathtub body (in the bubble-generating bathtub formed in I to 1,
By forming a flange on the upper edge of the intake case that constitutes the air intake section, and placing the flange on the periphery of the mounting hole drilled in the edge of the bathtub body, the suction case can be attached to the mounting hole. The flange of the intake case, which is disposed vertically on the tonneau and whose periphery is bordered by a thin metal plate edge frame, and the edge of the bathtub body are fastened with an insertion bolt through a sealing member. This invention proposes an air intake part mounting structure for a bubble-generating bathtub, in which the air intake part is fixed to the bathtub body, and the operation panel part is mounted above it in an overlapping manner. It is something.

(e) Functions and Effects In this invention, when attaching the air intake part to the bathtub body, mounting holes are bored at required locations on the edge of the bathtub body, and the air intake part is inserted from the top Jj of the mounting hole. By inserting the air intake case and placing the flange formed on the upper edge of the air intake case on the peripheral edge of the mounting hole, the air intake case is suspended from the edge of the bathtub body. It is hidden on the outside of the case, and can be removed by pulling it out from the mounting hole to the top when maintenance is required.Furthermore, when fixing the intake case, it is especially important to remove it from the flange of the intake case. The rim frame is made of a thin metal plate, and a sealing member is interposed between the flange and the edge of the bathtub body, and the flange of the intake case and the edge of the bathtub body are sealed. The air intake part is fixed to the bathtub body by aligning the member and the frame and tightening them with insertion bolts, thus fixing the air intake case to the mounting hole in a completely sealed state. As a result, there is no fear that the bath lL'i will flow in through the gap in the mounting hole, the intake case is prevented from being eroded, and the mounting work can be carried out inside the cylinder.

Furthermore, since the edge frame frames the edge of the intake case with a thin metal plate, the flange can be made as thin as possible, the width of the flange can be shortened, and sufficient strength can be ensured. The mounting structure of the bathtub can be made into a compact structure with thin walls and a narrow width. Therefore, the operation panel part mounted above the bathtub can be made lower accordingly, the edge of the bathtub body can be simplified, and the protruding part can be reduced as much as possible. It has the effect of being able to be configured in such a way that it can be configured and used without causing any trouble.

(f) Example First, the overall structure of the bubble-generating bathtub according to the present invention will be explained.

(A) shown in FIG.
i tank, and the bubble generating bathtub (A) is 1. The front and rear walls and left and right side walls of the box-shaped bathtub body (1) with an L-curve length 11 are equipped with foot, dorsal, and ventral jet nozzles (2) (2) (2) (3) with automatic jetting amount. (3) (4) (4
) are provided for a total of 16.

The bathtub body (1) has a flange-like edge (1a) of a constant width formed on the periphery, and an air intake portion (5) on the edge (1a).
), and a vertically elongated recess (Ib) (lb) in the shape of a transversal square is formed approximately at the center of the left and right side walls, and the same portal (11+) is formed.
The ventral side jet nozzle (4) (4) is attached to the inclined surface of the side facing the rear wall (dorsal side), facing toward the center of the rear wall.

Moreover, the ventral side jet nozzle (4) is installed at a higher position than the other leg side and dorsal side jet nozzles (2) and (3) to ensure that the bath water reaches the ventral side, chest side, and other parts of the human body. I'm trying to make it possible to do that.

In addition, a pump protection case (6) is arranged outside the bubble generating bath ffl (A), and inside the case (6) there is a circulation pump (1)) that circulates the bath water. A filter (1) filters the bath water circulated by the pump (1)).
'), a pump drive motor (M) that drives the same pump (1)), a motor for opening and closing the valve body for the same motor (M) and the nozzle, a motor for opening and closing the valve body for adjusting the amount of bubbles, and a motor for l1JJ. A shift control section (C) is provided to control the drive of the electric motor: )j valve (45).

Further, a bath water circulation channel is interposed between the circulation pump (1)) and the bubble generating bathtub (A).

That is, the bath water circulation flow path includes a bath water suction pipe (
7), and a bath water force-feeding vibrator (8) for sending bath water from the circulation pump (P) to the bathtub (A).

The bath water suction pipe (7) has one end connected to the suction port (9) opened in the F section of the bathtub body (1), and the other end connected to the water suction port of the circulation pump (11). While the bath water is sucked into the circulation pump (1), one end of the bath water force-feeding vibe (8) communicates with the spout of the circulation pump (P), and the spout nozzles (2), (3) ( 4), the other ends of which are connected to each other.

Further, the above-described suction port (9) is provided at a lower position than the foot side/dorsal side jet nozzles (2) and (3).

In addition, an inverter is interposed between the pump drive motor (M) that drives the circulation pump (1)) and the control unit (C), and the output frequency of the inverter is changed to control the circulation pump (1). ) By controlling the rotation speed of the bubble jet, the strength and speed of the jet can be changed, creating many variations of jet shapes and increasing the enjoyment of bubble jets.

In addition, in the middle of the bathtub forced vibrator (8), the same vibrator (
8) Install a pressure detection sensor that detects the pressure of the bath water being pumped inside, and send the detection results from the sensor to the control unit (C).
The controller (C) controls each jet nozzle (2) (3).
) (4), the rotation speed of the pump drive motor (M) and each spout nozzle (2) (:(
) (4) The control is performed by controlling the opening/closing amount of (4).

In addition, in the middle of the bath water suction vibrator (8), the same vibrator (
8) Install a bath water temperature detection sensor that detects the temperature of the bath water being pumped inside, and send the detection result from the sensor to the control unit (C
), and the control unit (C) controls the pump drive motor (M) and each jet nozzle (2), (3), and (4).

In addition, the above-mentioned air intake part (5) and each jet nozzle (2)
(3) As shown in Figure 1, an intake pipe (10) is interposed between the intake pipe (10) and (4).
A branch pipe (11) is formed from the middle part toward each jet nozzle (2), (3), and (4), and each branch pipe (I
1) to each jet nozzle (2) (3) (
4).

Then, by using the negative pressure of each blowout nozzle (2), (3), and (4) at the time of blowing out bath water, the air taken in from the air intake part (5) is transferred to each branch of the above-mentioned intake pipe (lO). Each jet nozzle (2) (3) (4) passes through the pipe (I1).
) into each jet nozzle (2) (3) (4)
The bath water mixed with air bubbles is spouted into the bathtub body (1) ・11
It is called Noh.

In addition, on the edge (1a) of the bathtub body (1), as shown in FIG. ' The operation panel section (12) enables the operation of the bubbling cow bath 16 (A).

In the above configuration, the gist of the present invention is to form a flange (21) on the upper edge of the intake case (20) constituting the air intake part (5), and to attach the flange (21) to the bathtub. Main body (1)
By placing the suction case (20) on the peripheral edge of the attachment hole (35) drilled in the edge (1a) of the
5) The flange of the intake case (20) is disposed vertically above the intake case (20) and has a peripheral edge framed by a thin metal plate edge frame (36).
21) and the edge (la) of the bathtub body (1) are tightened and fixed with the insertion bolt (37) via the sealing member (39), and the air intake part (5) is fixed to the edge (la) of the bathtub body (1). ), and furthermore, an operation panel part (I2) is attached above the air intake part by screwing the air intake part of a bubble generating bathtub.

Therefore, first of all, we will introduce a
'1 Panel part (12) is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and the top surface is similar to the bathtub body (12).
1) is formed in an inwardly downward slope, and the top surface of the operation panel section (12) is marked with an opening/closing color (+4) with the operation display section (+2-1) ) is provided at the opening/closing opening (r) facing the outside no.

(15) indicates the axis of opening/closing i(+,1). It's soil.
1.Y.Table holder (+2-1) is made of synthetic resin i11
It is composed of a flexible thin plate, and a suppression switch mechanism (16) is provided above it.
The switch mechanism (16) above the switch mechanism (16) is turned ON/OFF by pressing the finger (2-1), and the desired driving operation is performed.

In addition, a connector (16°) is provided vertically at the side end of the 1/Y drawing table holder (12-1), and the connector (16°) is configured to protrude into the tonneau j, and is also attached to the switch case (17 )
It is cased together with the suppression switch tM (18), and the lead wire (18) is connected to the same connector (1G').
The lead wire (18) is connected to the control section (C).

Also, on the outside of the switch case (17), the same 'J'-
An outer case (19) is provided to surround the switch case (17), and a certain distance (S
) is held, and the periphery of the outer case (+9) is
The air intake part (5), which will be described later, is configured to be able to fit into the upper edge of the intake case (20). An intake hole (4a) is provided for taking in air.

Next, the air intake section (5) will be explained.

The air intake part (5) is mainly composed of an intake case (20) formed in a substantially rectangular box J (l).In other words, the intake case (20) is open at the top, and the upper part is filled with air. A discharge hole is provided to form an air flow passage (I,) inside;
The upper edge of the intake case (20) is folded back outward to form a flange (21), and the upper part is open.
The air flow passage (1,) which is the interior of 0) is connected to the vertical bulkhead (22)
It is divided into three independent rooms, which are designated as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd intake chambers (23), (24), and (2!l).

Moreover, at the top of each intake chamber (23) (24) (25),
The upper cutting plate (26) and the partition plate (27) are provided horizontally with a constant interval, and the partition plate (2B) (2
7), an upper muffling pipe (28) and a lower muffling pipe (29) are vertically installed, and the upper and lower sides thereof are communicated via the same vibrator.

In other words, 6 intake chambers have 1 partition plate (26) and 1.
Due to IJ treatment (27), upper chamber (23') (24°) (2
5°) and an upper chamber (23") (24°') (25°°).Furthermore, the upper chamber (23")
8) above the intake case (2o) and the upper chamber (23').
) (24') (25°), and upper chamber (23') (24°) (25
This means that the upper chambers (23°') (24") (25°°) are in communication with each other, and each sound deadening pipe (
28) and (29) extend upward and are located at the lower end or halfway between each upper and lower chamber.

In other words, each of the muffling vibrations (211) and (28) is interposed in the middle of the airflow passage (1,), and the upper muffling pipe (28) and the lower muffling pipe (29) are naturally connected to each block. It is formed with a smaller diameter than the chamber (23) (24) (25), so it can hold each eraser & vibrator (2g) (29)
The noise z′1 comes out from the large volume intake chamber (23) (24)
(25) The a wave flows into the phase t7 and resonates. They interfere with each other and cancel each other out to perform a silencing function.

In this embodiment, each intake chamber is divided into upper and lower chambers, one chamber and an upper chamber, and upper and upper extinguisher pipes (2+1) (29) are provided in each upper and upper chamber. Of course, even a single sound-muffling pipe can provide a sound-muffling function.

Furthermore, first intake chambers (2) on both sides of the intake case (20) are provided.
3) and the upper end of the '3rd intake chamber (25) are provided with first and 'th air vents (30) (31) toward the outside J, and there are also first and 'th' air vent holes (30) (31) provided in the lower middle part of the intake case. is the second intake chamber (
24) is extended to a lower position than the first and third intake chambers (23) and (25), and left and right air exhaust holes (32) and (33) are provided on both sides of the upper end thereof, and therefore, The upper F positional relationship between the first and third air exhaust holes (30) (31) and the left and right air exhaust holes (32) (33) is such that the latter is located 1.degree. further than the former.

This is because the intake pipes (!0) that communicate with each air exhaust hole are not located on the same side, but are located above and below to avoid overlapping.

Furthermore, the first and third air exhaust holes (30) and (31) have
The dorsal side and foot side intake pipes (10-1) (10-2) are connected, and the same vibe (10-1) (Ifl-2) has dorsal side and IN side jet nozzles (3) (2). They are connected to each other, and air is sucked and supplied by the esection function of forming a negative pressure by the jet of bath water.

In addition, the left and right air IJI outlets (32) (33) are equipped with ventral intake pipes (10) that are piped on both sides of the bathtub body (1).
-3), and the same vibe (Nl-3) is connected to the ventral jet nostle (4) (4), which inhales and supplies air through the ejection function of the bath 1 jet from the nostle. I try to do that.

In addition, (20") is a mold case that stores the mold part (16°), and (34) is a seal. (+6-1)
indicates a connector, and (1B-2) indicates a protective case.

In the configuration of the air intake part as described above, the gist of the present invention is that the flange (
21) is placed on the periphery of the attachment hole (35) formed in the edge (1a) of the bathtub body (1), so that the air intake case (20) of the air intake part (5) is attached to the bathtub body (1). An insertion bolt (37) is installed vertically above the edge (1a) of the main body (1).
The purpose is to fix the collar portion (21) and the edge portion (1a) together.

That is, a stainless steel edge frame (36) with an abbreviated cross-section is attached from the upper end surface to the outer end surface of this collar portion (21), and this edge frame (36), the collar portion (21),
The seal member (39), the edge (1a) of the bathtub body (1), etc. are fixedly connected to each other by bolts (37) and nuts (38). (39) is the tsuba part (two and the edge part)
1a), and (21a) indicates a bolt hole drilled in the flange (21).

In this way, the air intake case (20) of the air intake part (5) is provided with a flange (21), and the air intake case (20) has a mounting hole drilled in the edge (1a) of the bathtub body (1). (35) from above, overlap the flange (21) and the peripheral edge of the mounting hole (35), and place the sealing member (39) and the edge frame (35) in between.
6), the insertion bolt (37) is inserted from above and the nut (38) is used for tightening and fixing, so the installation is easy and the sealing performance is good, so the bathtub is There is no risk of the air flowing through the gap between the mounting holes (35), and deformation of the air intake case (20) can be prevented.

Furthermore, the outer periphery of the outer case (19) of the operation panel section (+2)' is fitted onto the outer circumferential surface of the edge frame (36), so that the upper end of the air intake section (5) and,
The upper end of the panel part (12) is fitted in this way and is configured to be integrally connected to the upper end of the panel part (12).

Further, on both sides of the flange (21) of the intake case (20), there are braces (41) erected, and on both sides of the outer side (19) of the operation panel section (12). is four parts (4
2), and screw the Pol I- (43) onto the bracket (41) from the same gate (42) to form a mounting case (20);
By connecting and fixing the outer case (19) together, the air intake part (5) and the operation panel part (12) are integrated as much as possible, and (44) covers the recess (42). The seal function is integrated into the fourth part (42).

Moreover, the rear surface of the outer case (19) of the operation panel section (2), that is, the elevated vertical rear surface of the operation panel section (12) with an inclined upper surface, has a large number of air intake holes for inhaling air. (40) is installed, and the same intake hole (40)
is communicated with the space between the outer case (19) of the I/N panel part (12) and the switch case (7),
Therefore, the intake case (2+1) of the air intake part (5)
) from the open end of the upper part of the pipe (28), the upper chamber (23°) (24°) (25"), and the lower part of the muffler vibrator (
29), lower chamber (23°°) (24°') (25°°),
The air sequentially drawn into the intake pipes (1, 0) is configured to be ejected from each ejection nozzle (2), (3), and (4) together with the jet bath: audience 1. Midway through this air flow path (L), noise is muted by the /rI row pipe.

In addition, the operation panel section (12) and the air intake section (5
) is located at one corner of the foot side of the bathtub body (1), and the intake hole (40) for air intake opens toward the wall, so it is located near the edge of the bathtub. It is placed at a certain level above the surface. This is to prevent bath water from flowing in as much as possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory diagram of the sound deadening structure in the air intake section of the bubble generating bathtub of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional front view of the silencing structure of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of the same. FIG. 4 is an explanatory cross-sectional view taken along line 1-1 in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the air intake case of the air intake section in the noise reduction structure of the present invention. (1): Bathtub body (la): Edge (5): Air intake section (12): Panel section (20): Intake case (21): Flange section (21a): Bolt hole (37): Bolt (39) ): Seal member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A bath water suction pipe (7) and a bath water forced delivery pipe (8) are connected between the bathtub body (1) and a circulation pump (P) installed outside the bathtub body (1). ), and a plurality of terminal ends of the forced bath water pipe (8) are opened into the bathtub body to form spout nozzles (2), (3), and (4). The air intake part (5) is connected to the bath water forced-feeding pipe (8), and the bath water mixed with bubbles is sent from the above-mentioned spout nozzle to the bathtub body (
1) In the bubble generating bathtub (A) configured to be able to blow air into the air, a flange (21) is formed at the upper edge of the air intake case (20) constituting the air intake part (5). ) on the periphery of the mounting hole (35) drilled in the edge (1a) of the bathtub body (1), the suction case (20) is suspended below the mounting hole (35). A sealing member (39) connects the flange (21) of the intake case (20), which is arranged in The air intake part (5) is fixed to the bathtub body (1) by tightening and fixing it with an insertion bolt (37) through the air intake part, and the operation panel part (12) is mounted on top of the air intake part (5). Air intake mounting structure for bubble-generating bathtubs.