JPH03224650A

JPH03224650A - Shower bath

Info

Publication number: JPH03224650A
Application number: JP1770290A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Noriyasu Shimizu; 徳泰清水; Takeo Toriyama; 鳥山　建夫; Makoto Sugita; 杉田　信; Masayoshi Okabe; 岡部　正義; Hajime Takei; 一武井
Original assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Current assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Priority date: 1990-01-30
Filing date: 1990-01-30
Publication date: 1991-10-03

Abstract

PURPOSE:To freely adjust the amount of water discharged from a shower at a hand by the required amount by rotating a drainage head to adjust the flow rate of the shower. CONSTITUTION:When a movable member 11 is energized with a spring 16 and positioned to the lowest position, the valve part 15 of a rubber valve 14 touches the valve seat 10 of a pipe 7. Since the interval between a first flow path 17 and a second flow path 18 is interrupted, water is not discharged from a drainage head 5. Then when this head 5 is rotated, the pipe 7 fitted to the head 5 follows the rotation thereof and is rotated. The movable member 11 which is slidably touched to the cams 8a, 8b of the pipe 7 via arms 12a, 12b resists elasticity of the spring 16 and is raised. Therefor the valve 14 is elevated and a gap is caused between the valve part 15 and the valve seat 10 of the pipe 7. The interrupted interval between the flow pathes 17, 18 is released. Therefore, water in the flow path 17 is allowed to flow to the direction of the flow path 18 and passed through a third flow path 19 and discharged as shower from the small holes 6 of the head 5.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】［産業上の利用分野］本発明は、排出量を手元で自在に調節できるシャワー装
置に関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a shower device whose discharge amount can be freely adjusted at hand.

［従来の技術］シャワーの排出水量を調節する場合、従来はシャワー本
体とは別の位置に設けた電磁弁により流路の開閉をおこ
なって水の伝送と遮断を切り替えたり、電気的スイッチ
によりマイコン回路に信号を与えてマイコンによりポン
プの回転数を制御して流量を変えたり、あるいはシャワ
ー本体以外の部分に流量調節バルブを設けたりしておこ
なっていた。[Conventional technology] Conventionally, when adjusting the amount of water discharged from a shower, a solenoid valve installed in a separate location from the shower body was used to open and close the flow path to switch between transmitting and shutting off the water, and an electric switch was used to control the flow of water using a microcomputer. This was done by sending a signal to the circuit and controlling the rotation speed of the pump with a microcomputer to change the flow rate, or by installing a flow rate adjustment valve in a part other than the shower body.

［発明が解決しようとする課題］上記のような従来のシャワー装置においては、シャワー
装置からの排出水量を手元で自在に調節できないので、
不便であった。[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional shower device as described above, it is not possible to freely adjust the amount of water discharged from the shower device at hand.
It was inconvenient.

本発明は上記の課題を解決するためになされたもので、
排出水量を手元で自在に調節できるシャワー装置を得る
ことを目的とする。The present invention was made to solve the above problems,
To provide a shower device that allows the amount of discharged water to be freely adjusted at hand.

［課題を解決するための手段］本発明に係るシャワー装置は、ホースに接続される連結
部と少なくとも一方に開口部を有するヘッド部とからな
る中空のシャワーケースと、複数の小孔を有しシャワー
ケースの開口部に回転自在に装着された排水ヘッドと、
カムと弁座を有し排水ヘッドに結合されてシャワーケー
スの中空部に配設されたバイブと、弁を有しカムに摺接
して上下に移動する可動部材とからなるものである。[Means for Solving the Problems] A shower device according to the present invention includes a hollow shower case including a connecting portion connected to a hose and a head portion having an opening on at least one side, and a plurality of small holes. A drain head rotatably attached to the opening of the shower case,
It consists of a vibrator that has a cam and a valve seat and is connected to a drainage head and is disposed in a hollow part of the shower case, and a movable member that has a valve and slides on the cam and moves up and down.

［作　用］シャワーヘッドを回転するとこれに結合されたバイブの
カムによって可動部材が上下に移動し、弁を開閉する。[Operation] When the shower head is rotated, the movable member moves up and down by the cam of the vibrator connected to it, opening and closing the valve.

これによりホースに連通ずる流路が開閉され、シャワー
ヘッドの小孔から水を排出し、又は停止する。また、シ
ャワーヘッドの回転角を調整することにより排水量を調
節することができる。This opens and closes the flow path leading to the hose, draining or stopping water from the small hole in the shower head. Furthermore, the amount of drainage can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation angle of the shower head.

[Embodiments of the invention]

第１図は本発明実施例の縦断面図、第２図はその要部の
分解斜視図である。図において、（Ｌ）はホース、（２
）はホース（１）に連結される連結部（２ａ）と、上下
に開口部を有するヘッド部（２ｂ）とからなる中空のシ
ャワーケース、（３）はシャワーケース（２）の一方の
開口部にねじ（２３）により取付けられた蓋、（４）は
蓋（３）の内面に設けられた角、穴である。（５）はシ
ャワーケース（２）に回転自在に取り付けられたダイヤ
ル状の排水ヘッド、（Ｂ）は排水ヘッド（５）に設けら
れ、水を排出する複数の小孔である。（７）は小径部と
大径部とからなり大径部の上縁に互いに反対方向に傾斜
したカム（８ａ）。FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts thereof. In the figure, (L) is a hose, (2
) is a hollow shower case consisting of a connecting part (2a) connected to the hose (1) and a head part (2b) having openings at the top and bottom, and (3) is one opening of the shower case (2). The lid is attached to the lid with screws (23), and (4) are corners and holes provided on the inner surface of the lid (3). (5) is a dial-shaped drainage head rotatably attached to the shower case (2), and (B) is a plurality of small holes provided in the drainage head (5) for discharging water. (7) is a cam (8a) consisting of a small diameter part and a large diameter part, and the upper edge of the large diameter part is inclined in opposite directions.

（８ｂ）が形成され、カム（８ａ）　、　（８ｂ）の両
端部には対向してストッパ（９ａ）、（９ｂ）が設けら
れたバイブで、小径部と大径部との間には弁座（１０）
が形成されている。このバイブ（７）はねじ（２４）に
より排水ヘッド（５）に一体的に結合され、シャワーケ
ース（２）の中空部内に配設されている。(8b) is formed, stoppers (9a) and (9b) are provided oppositely at both ends of the cams (8a) and (8b), and a valve is provided between the small diameter part and the large diameter part. seat (10)
is formed. This vibrator (7) is integrally connected to the drain head (5) by a screw (24) and is disposed within the hollow part of the shower case (2).

（１１）はシャワーケース（２）の中空部内に配設され
た円板状の可動部材で、両側にはバイブ（７）のカム（
８ａ）　、（８ｂ）に摺接する腕（１２ａ）　、　（１
２ｂ）が設けられており、上部にはＭ（３）の角穴（４
）に嵌入する柱（１３）が設けられ、また、下部にはバ
イブ（７）の弁座（１１）に接触する弁部（１５）を有
するゴムバルブ（１４）が結合されている。（１Ｂ）は
蓋（３）と可動部材（１１）との間に介装され、可動部
材（１１）を上下に付勢するばねである。(11) is a disc-shaped movable member arranged inside the hollow part of the shower case (2), and the cam (11) of the vibrator (7) is located on both sides.
The arms (12a) and (1
2b) is provided, and an M(3) square hole (4
), and a rubber valve (14) having a valve portion (15) that contacts the valve seat (11) of the vibrator (7) is coupled to the lower part. (1B) is a spring that is interposed between the lid (3) and the movable member (11) and biases the movable member (11) up and down.

（１７）は！（３）と可動部材（１１）との間に形成さ
れた第１の流路、（１ｇ）はバイブ（７）内に設けられ
た第２の流路、（１９）は排水ヘッド（５）の内部に設
けられた第３の流路である。（２０）は蓋（３）とシャ
ワーケース（２）との間に介装されたＯリング、（２２
）はシャワーケース（２）と排水ヘッド（５）との間に
介装されたＯリング、（２２）は排水ヘッド（５）とバ
イブ（７）との間に介装されたＯリングで、シャワーケ
ース（２）　、！！Ｅ（３）　、排水部（５）及びバイ
ブ（７）は、これらＯリング（２０）、（２１）、（２
２）及びねじ（２３）、　（２４）により水密に結合さ
れている。(17) Ha! (3) and the movable member (11), (1g) is the second flow path provided in the vibrator (7), and (19) is the drainage head (5). This is the third flow path provided inside the. (20) is an O-ring inserted between the lid (3) and the shower case (2);
) is an O-ring interposed between the shower case (2) and the drain head (5), (22) is an O-ring interposed between the drain head (5) and the vibrator (7), Shower case (2),! ! E (3), drainage part (5) and vibrator (7) are connected to these O-rings (20), (21), (2
2) and are watertightly connected by screws (23) and (24).

次に、上記のように構成した本発明の詳細な説明する。Next, the present invention configured as described above will be explained in detail.

先ず、第１図に示すように可動部材（１１）かばね（１
１３）に付勢されて最下位にあるときは、ゴムバルブ（
１４）の弁部（１５）がバイブ（７）の弁座（１０）に
接し、第１の流路（１７）と第２の流路（１８）との間
を遮断している。このため、排水ヘッド（５）から水は
排出されない。この状態で排水ヘッド（５）を回転する
と・排水ヘッド（５）に取り付けられたバイブ（７）が
排水ヘッド（５）の回転に追従して回転し、腕（１２ａ
）、　（１２ｂ）を介してバイブ（７）のカム（８ａ）
　、　（８ｂ）に摺接した可動部材（１１）は、ばね（
ＩＢ）の弾性に抗して上方に持ち上げられる。このため
、ゴムバルブ（１４）も上昇し、弁部（１５）とバイブ
（７）の弁座（１０）との間に隙間が生じ、遮断されて
いた第１の流路（１７）と第２の流路（１８）との間が
解放される。これにより、第１の流路（１７）内の水が
第２の流路（１８）方向に流れ、第３の流路（１９）を
通って排水ヘッド（５）の小孔（６）からシャワーとし
て排水される。このとき、排水ヘッド（５）゛の回転量
に対応して、可動部材（１１）の腕（１２ａ）　、　（
１２ｂ）が摺接するカム（８ａ）　、　（８ｂ）の高さ
が変化するので、ゴムバルブ（１４）の弁部（１５）と
バイブ（７）の弁座（１０）間の隙間が変化し、排水ヘ
ッド（５）の回転量の変化に対応してシャワーの流出量
を調節することができる。なお、排水ヘッド（５）を反
対方向に回転すれば、シャワーから排出する水は減少し
、あるいは停止する。First, as shown in Fig. 1, the movable member (11) and the spring (1
13) and is in the lowest position, the rubber valve (
The valve part (15) of 14) contacts the valve seat (10) of the vibrator (7) and blocks the first flow path (17) and the second flow path (18). Therefore, water is not discharged from the drainage head (5). When the drainage head (5) is rotated in this state, the vibrator (7) attached to the drainage head (5) rotates following the rotation of the drainage head (5), and the arm (12a
), cam (8a) of vibe (7) via (12b)
, (8b), the movable member (11) is in sliding contact with the spring (
is lifted upward against the elasticity of IB). As a result, the rubber valve (14) also rises, creating a gap between the valve part (15) and the valve seat (10) of the vibrator (7). The flow path (18) is opened. As a result, the water in the first flow path (17) flows in the direction of the second flow path (18), passes through the third flow path (19), and exits from the small hole (6) of the drainage head (5). Drained as a shower. At this time, the arms (12a) of the movable member (11), (
Since the height of the cams (8a) and (8b) that the cams (8a) and (8b) that the cams (12b) slide against change, the gap between the valve part (15) of the rubber valve (14) and the valve seat (10) of the vibrator (7) changes, and the drainage The outflow amount of the shower can be adjusted in response to changes in the amount of rotation of the head (5). Note that if the drain head (5) is rotated in the opposite direction, the water drained from the shower will be reduced or stopped.

なお、上記の実施例では、シャワーケース（２）のヘッ
ド部（２ｂ）の上下に開口部を設けた場合を示したが、
排水ベツド（５）が装着される側にだけ開口部を設け、
！（３）を省略、してもよい。また、その他各部の構成
も上記実施例に限定するものではなく、適宜変更するこ
とができる。In addition, in the above-mentioned example, the case where openings were provided above and below the head part (2b) of the shower case (2) was shown.
An opening is provided only on the side where the drainage bed (5) is installed,
! (3) may be omitted. Furthermore, the configurations of other parts are not limited to the above embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate.

【発明の効果］以上の説明から明らかなように、本発明は、排水ヘッド
を回転することによりシャワーの流量を調節するように
したので、シャワーからの排出水量を手元でしかも所望
の量だけ自在に調節することができ、きわめて便利であ
る。[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the present invention adjusts the flow rate of the shower by rotating the drain head, so the amount of water discharged from the shower can be controlled at hand and at the desired amount. It is extremely convenient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図は本発明実施例の断面図、第２図は第１図の要部
を拡大した分解斜視図である。図において、（１）はホース、（２）はシャワーケース
、（３）は蓋、（５）は排水ヘッド、（８）は小孔、（
７）はバイブ、（８ａ）　、　（８ｂ）はカム、（９ａ
）　、　（９ｂ）はストッパ、（ｌＯ）は弁座、（１１
）は可動部材、（１２ａ）。（１２ｂ）は腕、（１４）はゴムバルブ、（１５）は弁
部、（１Ｂ）はばね、（１７〉は第１の流路、（１８）
は第２の流路、（１９）は第３の流路である。なお、図中同一符号は同一、又は相当部分を示す。FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of FIG. 1 on an enlarged scale. In the figure, (1) is the hose, (2) is the shower case, (3) is the lid, (5) is the drain head, (8) is the small hole, (
7) is a vibrator, (8a), (8b) is a cam, (9a
), (9b) is a stopper, (lO) is a valve seat, (11
) is a movable member, (12a). (12b) is the arm, (14) is the rubber valve, (15) is the valve part, (1B) is the spring, (17> is the first flow path, (18)
(19) is the second flow path, and (19) is the third flow path. In addition, the same symbols in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims

[Scope of Claims] A hollow shower case consisting of a connecting part connected to a hose and a head part having an opening on at least one side, the shower case having a plurality of small holes and being rotatably connected to the opening of the shower case. an attached drain head; a pipe having a cam at one end and a valve seat formed therein; the other end connected to the drain head and disposed in the hollow portion of the shower case; and the valve seat of the pipe. A shower device comprising a movable member having a valve corresponding to the cam and moving up and down in sliding contact with the cam.