JPH0481396A - Human body washing device for weightless space - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to certainly remove water stuck to a human body like a water film from the body at the time of washing the human body by providing, a shower chamber and the like a jet water stream blowing out means which blows out jet water stream toward the water film from the human body in the process washing and removes the water film from the human body. CONSTITUTION:Water jetting parts 35 for jetting out in relativrly low pressure hot water or cold water supplied from a shower water supplying device 33, are provided on the inner peripheral surface of a shower chamber 31 consisting of a nearly cylindrical chamber forced with watertightness being maintained while a fan 41 is installed above the ceiling part of the shower chamber 31, and an air blow port 43 thereof is opened in the center part of the ceiling surface of the shower chamber 31. Moreover, a suction port 51 opened to the bottom surface of the shower chamber 31, and this suction port 51 and a suction device 53 are connected to each other through a communicating pipe 55. In this case, a jet water stream blowing out means 57 for blowing out jet water stream in relatively high pressure toward a water film stuck to a human body and removing the wafer film from the human body is arranged inside the shower chamber 31, and a flexible tube 59 thereof is connected to a jet water supply device 63.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a human body cleaning device used for cleaning the human body, and particularly relates to a human body cleaning device for zero gravity space used in a zero gravity space such as outer space. .

[Conventional technology] Currently, advances in space engineering have made it possible for humans to stay in space without gravity for long periods of time. To maintain hygiene, a shower system that can be used in zero gravity will be required.

However, in space, where there is no gravity, the user's body floats, and the shower water becomes droplets and scatters all over the room, making it difficult to drain water because it does not flow down to one place. be.

In order to solve such problems, the present applicant et al.
Developed and filed an application for a shower device that can be used in zero gravity.

As shown in FIG. 3, this shower device used in a zero-gravity state includes a shower water spouting section 13 and a floating floor 15 made of a perforated plate inside a shower room 11 configured to maintain watertightness. A blower 17 that blows air toward the floating floor 15 is installed on the ceiling of the shower room 1, and a suction device is installed on the bottom of the shower room 11 that sucks the air that has passed through the holes in the floating floor 15 and the shower water. A port 19 is provided.

In such a shower device used in a zero-gravity state, the user is pressed against the floating floor 15 by the airflow generated in the shower room 11 even in the zero-gravity state, and the user is pushed against the floating floor 15 moderately as if gravity were acting. Fixed.

In addition, after the shower water spouted from the water spouting section 13 cleanses the user's body, it can be collected at the suction port 19 and drained together with the airflow without floating in the shower room 11, resulting in a zero gravity state. It becomes possible to take a shower at the bottom without any trouble.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, such conventional shower devices used in zero gravity have a problem in that it is very difficult to remove shower water that has adhered to the body during a shower bath from the body.

That is, as a result of intensive research into the behavior of shower water on the body in a zero-gravity state, the present inventors found that in a zero-gravity state, water droplets adhering to the body adhere to the body in the form of a water film;
It has been found that it is extremely difficult to separate this water abdomen from the body.

The present invention was made based on this knowledge, and an object of the present invention is to provide a human body washing device for use in a zero gravity space that can reliably remove water attached to the body in the form of a water film when washing the human body. do.

[Means to solve the problem]

The human body cleaning device for zero gravity space according to claim 1 is a human body cleaning device for zero gravity space for cleaning all or a part of the human body in zero gravity space, which jets a jet of water toward a water film attached to the human body due to cleaning. , which has a jet water ejecting means for removing the water film from the human body.

The human body cleaning device for a zero gravity space according to claim 2 is provided with a water spouting section disposed inside the shower room for spouting shower water at a relatively low pressure, and a water spouting section that spouts shower water at a relatively low pressure, and a water film attached to the human body due to the shower water spout. The device is equipped with a jet water jet ejecting means that ejects a high-pressure jet water flow to remove the water film from the human body.

[For production]

In the human body cleaning device for zero gravity space according to claim 1, when the jet water jet ejecting means is activated, the jet water jet is ejected from the jet water jet ejecting means toward the water film attached to the human body due to washing, and the water film is peeled off from the human body. removed.

In the human body washing device for zero gravity space according to claim 2, first, shower water is spouted from the water spouting portion toward the human body at a relatively low pressure,
This shower water cleanses the human body, and after that,
The jet water jet ejection means is activated, and the jet water jet is ejected toward the water film attached to the human body due to washing, and the water film is peeled off and removed from the human body.

〔Example〕

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the human body cleaning device for zero-gravity space according to the present invention, and in the figure, reference numeral 31 indicates a shower room.

This shower room 31 consists of a substantially cylindrical chamber formed to be watertight, and a door (not shown) through which a user can enter and exit is arranged on the circumferential surface of the shower room 31 .

A shower water supply device 33 is installed on the inner peripheral surface of the shower room 31.
A water spouting section 35 is disposed to spout hot water or water supplied from the tank at a relatively low pressure.

Further, a floating floor 37 is arranged at the bottom of the shower room 31, and a large number of small holes 39 are formed in the floating floor 37.

A blower 41 is installed on the ceiling of the shower room 31,
An air outlet 43 of this blower 41 is provided at the center of the ceiling of the shower room 31, and a ventilation plate 45 is installed to cover the ceiling.
is located.

A large number of ventilation holes 47 are formed in the ventilation plate 45, and the ventilation plate 45 is arranged at a predetermined interval from the ceiling surface to form an air supply path 49.

A suction port 51 is provided at the bottom of the shower room 31, and the suction port 51 and a suction device 53 are connected by a communication pipe 55.

In this embodiment, a jet water jet is provided inside the shower room 31 to eject a relatively high-pressure jet water stream toward the water film attached to the human body due to the discharge of shower water, and to remove the water film from the human body. Means 57 are arranged.

The water jet ejecting means 57 includes a flexible tube 59 and a nozzle 61 disposed at the tip of the flexible tube 59.

The flexible tube 59 is connected to a jet water supply device 63 that supplies hot water or water at a relatively high pressure.

Note that the flow velocity of the jet water stream ejected from the tip of the nozzle 61 is desirably such that it does not cause discomfort such as pain to the human body, and for example, a flow velocity of about 4 to 5 m/s is desirable.

In the zero-gravity space human body cleaning device configured as described above, the air supplied from the blower 41 flows from the air outlet 43 into the air passage 49 and is diffused, and then flows from the air hole 47 of the ventilation plate 45 to the floating floor 37. It is ejected towards.

Further, the airflow flows inside the shower room 31 from the ceiling toward the floating floor 37, passes through the porous holes 39 of the floating floor 37, and passes through the suction port 51.
is attracted to.

In the shower bath, a water film is formed on the body surface by the water spouted from the water spouting part 35, the body is washed with this water film, and then water is spouted from the water spouting part 35 again to remove dirt. The water film is replaced with a new water film, and in this state, the control panel 65 is operated to
This is done by ejecting jet water from the nozzle 6e of No. 7 toward the body to remove the water film on the body surface.

Therefore, in the human body cleaning device for zero-gravity space configured as described above, a jet water jet ejecting means 57 is disposed for ejecting a jet water stream toward the water film attached to the human body due to washing and removing the water film from the human body. Therefore, when the jet water jet ejecting means 57 is activated, the jet water flow is ejected from the jet water jet ejecting means 57 toward the water film attached to the human body due to washing, and the water film is peeled off and removed from the human body, thereby cleaning the human body. At times, water that has adhered to the body in the form of a water film can be reliably removed from the body.

In addition, in the human body washing device for zero gravity space configured as described above, a water spouting section 35 that spouts shower water at a relatively low pressure is arranged inside the shower room 31, and the water spouting section 35 that spews shower water at a relatively low pressure is disposed inside the shower room 31. Since the jet water jet ejecting means 57 is arranged to eject a relatively high-pressure jet water stream toward the water film and remove the water film from the human body, shower water is first sprayed from the water spouting part 35 toward the human body at a relatively low pressure. The human body is washed with this shower water, and then the jet water jet ejection means 57 is activated, and the jet water jet is jetted toward the water film that has adhered to the human body due to the washing,
Since the water film is peeled off and removed from the human body, the water attached to the body in the form of a water film can be reliably removed from the body during showering.

In addition, in the embodiment described above, the jet water jet ejecting means 5
Although an example has been described in which one end of the flexible tube 59 of No. 7 is fixed and the ejection direction of the nozzle 61 is changed manually or the like, the present invention is not limited to such an example. Of course, the nozzle 59 may be made sufficiently long so that the tip of the nozzle can be moved to the desired position, as in a home shower.

In addition, in the embodiment described above, the flexible tube 5
Although an example has been described in which one end of the flexible tube 59 is fixed, the present invention is not limited to this example, and it goes without saying that, for example, the flexible tube 59 may be configured to be automatically movable in the vertical direction. It is.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, an example was described in which the jet water jet ejection means 57 was provided independently of the water spouting part 35, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment.
For example, it goes without saying that the water spouting section 35 may be configured to have high-pressure and low-pressure water spouting functions, thereby providing the function of a jet water jet spouting means.

Further, in the embodiments described above, an example was described in which the present invention was applied to a whole-body shower bath, but the present invention is not limited to such embodiments. For example, as shown in FIG. The present invention can be similarly applied to a case where only the head 69 is taken out from the shower room 67 to wash the body, and furthermore, it can be similarly applied to a device for partially washing hands, feet, etc. Of course.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the human body cleaning device for zero gravity space according to claim 1 is provided with a jet water jet ejecting means for ejecting a jet water stream toward the water film attached to the human body due to washing and removing the water film from the human body. When the jet water jet ejecting means is activated, a jet water flow is ejected from the shared water jet ejecting means toward the water film attached to the human body during washing, and the water film is peeled off and removed from the human body. Water attached in the form of a water film can be reliably removed from the body.

In the human body washing device for zero gravity space according to claim 2, a water spouting section for spouting shower water at a relatively low pressure is disposed inside the shower room, and a water spouting part for spouting shower water at a relatively low pressure is disposed at a relatively low pressure. It emits a high-pressure jet stream of water,
Since a jet water jet ejecting means for removing a water film from the human body is provided, shower water is first jetted from the water spouting part toward the human body at a relatively low pressure, the human body is washed with this shower water, and then the jet water jet the ejection means is actuated;
A jet of water is ejected towards the water film that has adhered to the human body during washing, and the water film is removed from the human body, making it possible to reliably remove the water film that has adhered to the body from the body during showering. It has the advantage of being possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the human body cleaning device for zero gravity space according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing another embodiment of the human body cleaning device for zero gravity space according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional shower device for use in zero gravity space. [Explanation of symbols of main parts] 31...Shower room 35...Water spouting section 57...Jet water jet spouting means. Patent applicant: Takenaka Corporation

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a zero-gravity space human body cleaning device for cleaning all or part of a human body in a zero-gravity space, a jet water stream is ejected toward a water film attached to the human body during cleaning to remove the water film from the human body. A human body washing device for zero gravity space, characterized by having a jet water jet ejection means. (2) disposing inside the shower room a water spouting unit that spews shower water at a relatively low pressure, and jetting a relatively high-pressure jet water stream toward the water film attached to the human body by the jetting of the shower water; A human body cleaning device for use in a zero-gravity space, characterized in that a jet water ejecting means for removing the water film from the human body is disposed.