JPH0481398A - Shower device for weightless space - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To certainly dissolve fear of an impediment in breathing at the time of taking a shower by arranging a water jetting part for jetting out shower water to the inside of a shower chamber while arranging a high speed air flow blowing out means for blowing out high speed air flow toward a human face taking a shower. CONSTITUTION:A water jetting part 35 for jetting out, in relatively low pressure, hot water or cold water supplied from a shower water supplying device 33 is arranged on the inner peripheral surface of a shower chamber 31 consisting of a nearly cylindrical chamber formed with watertightness being maintained while a fan 41 is installed on the ceiling part of the shower chamber 31, and an air blowing port 43 of the fan 41 is opened in the center part of the ceiling surface of the shower chamber 31. Moreover, a suction port 51 is opened to the bottom surface of the shower chamber 31, and the suction port 51 and a suction device 53 are connected together through a communicating pipe 55. In this case, a high speed air flow blowing out means 57 for blowing out high speed air flow toward a human face taking a shower is arranged inside the shower chamber 31, and a blowing out part 59 thereof is detachably fixed to the human head part with a moving member 67 and a head band 69.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a shower device used for washing the human body, and particularly to a shower device for zero gravity space used in zero gravity space such as outer space.

[Conventional technology]

Nowadays, advances in space engineering have made it possible for humans to stay in outer space for long periods of time in a zero-gravity state. , shower equipment 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.
We have developed and applied for a "shower device that can be used in zero gravity."

As shown in FIG. 2, this shower device used in a zero-gravity state has a shower water spouting section 13 and a floating floor 15 made of a perforated plate installed inside a shower room 11 that is constructed in a watertight manner. A blower 17 that blows air toward the floating floor 15 is installed on the ceiling of the shower room 11, and a suction port that sucks the air that has passed through the holes in the floating floor 15 and shower water is installed on the bottom of the shower room 11. 19.

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.

Furthermore, 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 ll, thereby creating 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, in such a conventional shower device that is used in zero gravity, a part of the water spouted from the water spouting part 13 does not hit the body but bounces back as it is, and also the body movement while washing the body. This causes water to separate from the body, causing the water to float in the air and, depending on the size of the water droplets, be sucked into the respiratory system, causing tremors that can cause breathing problems.

In addition, in a zero-gravity state, water droplets attached to the body do not flow down like they do on the ground, but instead adhere to the body in the form of a water film due to surface tension, and it is extremely difficult to separate this water film from the body. If this water film forms on your face, it will be like putting your face on a washbasin, and in the worst case scenario, you may suffocate.

The present invention has been made to solve such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shower device for use in a zero gravity space that can reliably eliminate the risk of breathing problems during a shower.

[Means to solve the problem]

The shower device for zero-gravity space of the present invention has a water spouting part for spouting shower water disposed inside the shower room, and a high-speed airflow jetting means for jetting high-speed airflow toward the face of a person taking a shower. This is what happens.

[For production]

In the zero-gravity shower device of the present invention, the high-speed air jetting means jets a high-speed airflow toward the face of a person taking a shower, and this high-speed airflow prevents water droplets from moving toward the face. , the water film attached to the face is removed.

〔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 washing 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.

Accordingly, in this embodiment, a high-speed airflow jetting means 57 is disposed inside the shower room 31 for jetting high-speed airflow toward the face of a person taking a shower.

This high-speed airflow jetting means 57 has a jetting part 59 that jets a high-speed airflow toward the face, and an air supply duct 61 that guides the high-speed airflow to this jetting part 59. are connected to each other via a bellows portion 63.

Further, the air supply duct 61 is connected to a high-speed air flow supply device 65 that supplies high-speed air at a predetermined temperature.

In this embodiment, one end of a moving member 67 for moving the position of the ejecting part 59 in the vertical direction is fixed to the ejecting part 59, and the other end of this moving member 67 is fixed to the ejecting part 59, for example.
The headband 69 can be detachably fixed to the head of a person taking a shower.

Generally, high-speed airflow gives the human body an unpleasant draft feeling, but this is because the temperature of high-speed airflow is, for example, 20 to 4
This can be prevented by maintaining the temperature at about 0°C.

Moreover, the flow velocity of the jet water stream ejected from the ejection part 59 is desirably a flow velocity that does not cause discomfort to the human body, for example, a flow velocity of about 2 to 10 m/s is desirable.

In the zero-gravity space shower 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 is directed from the air hole 47 of the ventilation plate 45 to the floating floor 37. It is squirted.

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.

Then, in the shower bath, the control panel 73 is operated to eject high-speed airflow toward the face from the ejection part 59 of the high-speed airflow ejection means 57, and in this state, the body surface is washed with water spouted from the water spouting part 35. It is done by doing.

In the zero-gravity space shower device configured as described above, a water spouting section 35 for spouting shower water is disposed inside the shower room 31, and a high-speed airflow is directed toward the face of a person taking a shower. Since the high-speed airflow jetting means 57 is disposed, when taking a shower, the high-speed airflow jetting means 57 jets a high-speed airflow toward the face of the person taking a shower, and this high-speed airflow causes water droplets to flow toward the face. Movement is prevented and the water film adhering to the face is removed, reliably eliminating the risk of breathing problems during showering.

In other words, in the zero-gravity space shower device configured as described above, water droplets suspended in the air are blocked by high-speed airflow and do not reach the respiratory system, so there is a risk that they will be sucked into the respiratory system and cause breathing problems. can be reliably resolved.

Furthermore, there is no tremor that causes a water film to form on the face, and the risk of suffocation can be reliably eliminated.

In the embodiment described above, the jetting part 59 of the high-speed air jetting means 57 is moved by the moving member 67 fixed to the head.
Although an example has been described in which the face is configured to move in synchronization with the movement of the face, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. Of course, the ejection part 59 may be configured to be automatically moved based on this detection signal.

[Invention effect]

As described above, in the shower device for zero-gravity space of the present invention, a water spouting part for spouting shower water is disposed inside the shower room, and a high-speed airflow is spouted toward the face of a person taking a shower. Since the airflow jetting means is arranged, when taking a shower, the high-speed airflow jetting means jets a high-speed airflow toward the face of the person taking a shower, and this high-speed airflow prevents water droplets from moving toward the face. In addition, the water film attached to the face will be removed,
This has the advantage of reliably eliminating the risk of breathing problems when taking a shower.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of the shower device for zero gravity space according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a conventional shower device for zero gravity space. [Explanation of symbols of main parts] 31...Shower room/water spouting part 57... High-speed air jetting means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A water spouting section for spouting shower water is disposed inside the shower room, and a high-speed air jetting means for jetting high-speed airflow toward the face of a person taking a shower is arranged. Shower equipment for zero gravity space.