JPH0212124B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention provides heating of bath water that allows you to take a bath at any time of the day without changing the bath water, and that cleanses your body just by taking a bath. , relates to a circulation purification device.

[Prior art and its problems]

The amount of water used by ordinary households continues to increase year by year, but because it is not easy to construct dams to secure water, the current water shortage in urban areas is becoming a serious problem year by year. .
However, in the amount of water used in a general household, baths use a huge amount because they are replaced every day.However, since it is unsanitary if this is not replaced, water conservation has not been done in the past. has not been considered much. That is, simply filtering the bath water cannot remove bacteria, organic matter, etc. dissolved in the bath water.

On the other hand, if the amount of bath water is always maintained at an appropriate level without replacing it, there is no need to worry about boiling water again, and there is an advantage that you can take a bath at any time without boiling the water.

In addition, it can be used indoors in homes where there are elderly people living in a society where people live longer, especially elderly people who are bedridden, and it also has a cleaning power that is more suitable for elderly people than soap, even if they do not wash their bodies with soap. If you have a bathtub,
Needless to say, it is extremely convenient.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention includes a removable filtration means for pumping and filtering bath water from a bathtub, a means for heating the pumped bath water, a temperature sensor for controlling the heating means, and a filter for filtering and heating the bath water together with air bubbles. and a means for ejecting into the bathtub, the bathwater contains an organic substance containing as a main component various metal salts and non-metal salts obtained by dissolving vermiculite, which is weathered mica-based mineral, in an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution. It is characterized in that it contains a bath water purifying mineral agent that has the effect of controlling the precipitation and coagulation, sterilization, deodorization, and steam generation.

The reason for the effects of the present invention is that, first of all, by mixing the bathwater purifying mineral agent with sterilization and precipitation and coagulation ability, the bathwater is not only purified, but also has a temperature that is easy for bacteria to propagate. First, it completely suppresses the proliferation of bacteria, and furthermore, the effect of mixing mineral agents suppresses the generation of steam and odor, and as a result, it can be installed indoors. Furthermore, not only does the generation of ultrasonic waves impart cleansing power to the body, but due to the synergistic effect with the addition of mineral agents, it provides benefits such as better bathing, increased blood circulation, and warming the body to prevent hot water. It has more benefits than natural hot springs.

Furthermore, since the bath water purifying mineral agent of the present invention is based on hydrochloric acid, compared to similar agents based on sulfuric acid, sludge caused by calcium sulfate adheres firmly to the heater, weakening thermal conductivity. Otherwise, problems such as bath water being absorbed by the human body and combining with calcium in the human body to form stones will not occur at all.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The figure is a schematic partial sectional view of the heating and circulating purification device of the present invention.

The heating and circulating purification device 1 of the present invention includes a pump 4 that pumps bath water from a bathtub 2 through a suction pipe 3;
A removable filter cylinder 5 that filters the pumped bath water.
5', a heater 6 that heats the filtered bath water in the heating chamber 16, and pressure from the pump 4 after heating.
A spout pipe 8 that spews bath water into the bathtub along with air bubbles
and an injector 9 for injecting a bath water purifying mineral agent,
It is equipped with a pot 30 for selecting whether to send the pumped bath water to the filtration means or directly to the heating means, and these are housed in a rectangular case 22 with a lid 24 on the top end. . In the figure, numeral 31 is a kettle, which is open when the bath water passes through the filtering means, closed when the bath water is sent directly to the heating means, and closed when the bath water is sent directly to the heating means through the bypass pipe 36. This prevents backflow through the filter cylinder.

The filter tubes 5 and 5' are removably housed in a cylindrical filter container 10, with the filter tube 5 forming a primary filtration section and the filter tube 5' forming a secondary filtration section. A lid 26 is tightly pressed onto the opening of the filtration container 10 via a packing 11. A threaded rod 13 is erected at the center of the screw of the lid 26, and a knob 14 is screwed onto the threaded rod 13 via an arch-shaped band 12. By tightening the knob 14, both ends of the strip 12 are attached to the filter container 10.
The lid 26 firmly contacts the supporting metal fitting 15 fixed to the lid 26.
It is configured to elastically press. It goes without saying that the lid 26 may be secured by a conventional method for securing the lid of a high-pressure container, such as by tightening bolts through packing.

The filter cylinders 5, 5' have a structure in which a suitable filler 18, 18' is housed inside and is sandwiched between metal nets 20, 20' via filter cloths 19, 19'.
In the above embodiment, the filter tubes 5 and 5' are made of plastic and are of a cartridge type in which a filler is integrally housed inside. It is now available for use.

As the filler, for example, one or more of granular rock, granular activated carbon, vermi ion, silica, alumina, zeolite, acid clay, bentonite, kaolin, rice hull smoked charcoal, etc. can be used.

The heating chamber 16 made of a cylindrical container is equipped with a thermostat (temperature switch) as an example of a temperature sensor.
17 is provided, and the operation of the heater 6 is controlled in conjunction with a switch operation accompanying a temperature change around a desired set temperature.
Incidentally, the lid on the upper part of the heating chamber 16 is also closed in the same way as the filtration container 10.

At the upper end of the cylindrical aeration chamber 21, a syringe 9 for injection into a normal high-pressure chamber made of a pressure-resistant material is attached. This is for injecting the bathwater purifying mineral agent into the bathwater, and is not necessary when the bathwater purifying mineral agent is directly injected into the bathtub.

The bath water purifying mineral agent of the present invention is an acidic additive containing various metal salts and non-metal salts as main components obtained by dissolving vermiculite in which mica-based minerals (preferably black clouds) have weathered in an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution. It is a thing. According to this additive, removal of precipitation of organic matter dissolved in bath water, sterilization, replenishment of minerals, and removal of agglomeration of insoluble matter can be achieved all at once.

The bath water flowing into the aerating chamber 21 is pressurized by the pressure from the pump 4, and together with the sucked air,
The air flows down the jet pipe 8 to form bubbles and is jetted into the bathtub.

The ejection pipe 8 is equipped with a well-known ejector amount adjusting device that rotates the tip of the ejection pipe 8, for example, so that the generation of bubbles can be stopped and the amount of bubbles generated can be adjusted.

A rectangular blow plate 23 located at the bottom of the bathtub can be connected to the tip of the blow pipe 8 as an attachment. In this way, since a large amount of air bubbles are ejected from below, the body can be washed simply by placing the body on the fume plate 23, which is particularly suitable for elderly people. Instead of a plate-like attachment, an elongated tube-like attachment may be placed on the side of the bathtub, and air bubbles may be ejected from the side. Further, as an attachment, a blow tube which can be bent and/or expanded and contracted can be connected so as to freely change the position and direction of the bubble ejecting part. In this way, the bubble can be applied to a desired part of the body.

A cylindrical net 25 is attached to the lower end opening of the suction pipe 6, and relatively large debris can be removed from the net 25.
It is now possible to remove it with

In order to fully exhibit the functions of the present invention in the heating and circulating purification apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, an instantaneous water heater 32 is installed in the above-described embodiment. The instantaneous water heater 32 is composed of a cold water supply port 33 connected to a faucet, a tubular heater 34 that heats the sucked water, and a hot water supply port 35 that supplies heated water to the bathtub 2. . The water supply port 33 and the hot water supply port 35 are provided with a water supply tap and a hot water supply valve, respectively, and both are configured to operate in conjunction with each other at the same time by an interlocking mechanism. Further, although the configuration of the instantaneous water heater 32 is not particularly limited, it is preferable to use a heater made of a sheathed tube wrapped with heating wire, as in the above embodiment. Further, the hot water supply port 35 may also be provided so as to directly mix the hot water into the circulating hot water.

Although the shape of the device of the present invention is not particularly limited,
Since considerable pressure is applied to the filtration container 10, the heating chamber 16, and the aerating chamber 21, these need to be pressure resistant.

The device of the present invention itself, the bathtub to which the device of the present invention is attached, and the lid of the bathtub are preferably thermally insulated.
If you do this, even though you are boiling water all day long, your fuel costs will not change much compared to boiling water once a day.

In the above embodiment, the suction pipe 3 and the ejection pipe 8
is fixed to the bathtub lid 27' through a packing 26.

The bathtub lids 27 and 27' are separable, and the bathtub lid 27 in the above embodiment is configured to be foldable into three parts.

[Effect]

Next, the overall operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, the pot 30 is communicated with the filtration container 10, and the pot 31 is opened. Then, when the switch is turned on, the pump 4 is activated and the heater 6 is activated. By starting the pump 4, the bathtub is pumped up into the filter container 10 through the suction pipe 3, and the filter tube 1 is pumped up into the filter container 10.
0 and is filtered. At this time, large garbage should be
It is filtered through a screen 25 at the lower end of the suction pipe. The filtered bath water is introduced into the heating chamber 16 and heated by the heater 6. Heating by the heater 6 continues until the temperature of the bath water in the heating chamber 16 reaches a preset temperature. When the temperature of the bath water reaches the set temperature, the thermostat 17 opens and electricity to the heater 6 is stopped. When the temperature drops below the set temperature, the heater 6 continues heating. The heater operates in the same manner as in conventional temperature control of this type. After being heated in this manner, the bath water is introduced into the aerating chamber 21, and several cc of the bath water purifying mineral agent are dropped into the bath water from the syringe 9. In this way, organic substances dissolved in the bath water are precipitated and aggregated, and the bath water is sterilized. It is sufficient to drop the bath water purifying mineral agent once every three days, depending on the number of people taking the bath or how dirty the bath water is. Next, the bath water flows down the spout pipe 8 in a pressurized state, sucks in air from an intake pipe (not shown), turns the sucked air into bubbles, and squirts them into the bathtub along with the water stream.

In addition, when adding bath additives such as hot spring ingredients, the hot water is kept in the filter container 10 until the bath water becomes dirty.
It is better not to pass through. In this case, Kotoku 30
It is sufficient to communicate with the bypass pipe 36 and keep the pot 31 closed.

In addition, if you use bath water for body washing and the amount becomes insufficient, simply open the hot water tap using the operation knob, and the interlocking mechanism will open the water tap as well.
At the same time, the heater is also energized and hot water flows out from the hot water supply opening.

The bath water of the present invention can be used repeatedly. However, since it is used repeatedly, the concentration of the bath water purifying mineral agent depends on how dirty the bath water is.
There is a need to adjust it appropriately. In addition, if a large amount of precipitated aggregates from the bath water purifying mineral agent accumulates in the filter cylinder and the circulation of the bath water becomes poor,
It is best to remove the filter cylinder from the filter container, clean the inside of the filter cylinder, and reuse it. To remove the filter tube, first turn off the switch to return the filter container to normal pressure, then turn the knob 14 to engage the band 12 and the support fitting 14, and remove the lid 13.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, two filter cylinders 5, 5' are stacked one on top of the other. In this way, most of the dirt is removed by the upper filter cylinder 5, so normally only the upper filter cylinder 5 needs to be cleaned, and the lower filter cylinder 5' only needs to be washed occasionally.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the heating and circulation purification device of the present invention, a bath water purification mineral agent is used.
It not only prevents dirt in the bath water, but also the survival and growth of bacteria, and also prevents the generation of odors, so you can use it all day long without changing the water, and it uses less fuel. Since the cost is low,
This not only saves water resources, but also saves fuel resources, and is consistent with the social benefit of saving resources. In addition, since the bath water purifying mineral agent of the present invention is based on hydrochloric acid, sludge caused by calcium sulfate adheres firmly to the heater, weakening thermal conductivity, compared to similar agents based on sulfuric acid. Or, there are no problems such as bath water being absorbed by the human body and combining with calcium in the human body to form stones.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic partial sectional view of the heating and circulation purification device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a blow plate is attached to a blow pipe. In the figure, 1... heating, circulation purification device, 2... bathtub, 3
...Suction pipe, 4...Pump, 5...Filter tube, 6...Heater, 7...Air pump, 8...Ejection pipe, 9...Injector,
22...Case, 30, 31...Kotuku, 32...Instant water heater, 36...Bypass pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A removable filtration means for pumping and filtering bath water from a bathtub, a means for heating the pumped bath water, a temperature sensor for controlling the heating means, filtration,
means for spouting the heated bath water together with air bubbles into the bathtub, and the bath water contains various metal salts and non-metal salts obtained by dissolving vermiculite, which is weathered mica-based minerals, in an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution. A bath water heating and circulation purification device characterized by being equipped with an injector for mixing a bath water purifying mineral agent having the effects of suppressing the precipitation and aggregation of organic matter containing salt as a main component, sterilization, deodorization, and steam generation. . 2. The bath water heating and circulation purification device according to claim 1, comprising means for selecting whether to send the pumped bath water to the filtering means or directly to the heating means. 3. An instant water heater for hot water supply is installed, which is equipped with a cold water supply port connected to a faucet, a serpentine tubular heater that heats the sucked water, and a hot water supply port that supplies the heated water to the bathtub. A bath water heating and circulation purification device according to claim 1.