Patent Application
20250009187
This is a U. S. patent application which claims the priority and benefit of Chinese Patent Application Number 202310819311. X, filed on Jul. 5, 2023, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The disclosure relates to the technical field of bathtubs, in particular to a bathtub assembly.
A bathtub is generally used for bathing. In existing bathing processes, water in the bathtub is easy to cool down over time. In order to have better experience, it is necessary to continuously replace water in the bathtub to keep the water in the bathtub at a certain temperature, which results in substantial water waste.
A bathtub assembly is provided in the disclosure, which can keep the water in the bathtub at a certain water temperature without replacing the water continuously, and can be used for drying ground and hair.
The disclosure is realized as follows.
A bathtub assembly is provided in this disclosure, which includes:
In a possible embodiment, the drawable blowing mechanism includes a blowing head and a drawable hose, one end of the drawable hose being communicated with the ventilation pipeline from the air outlet on the upper surface of the bathtub body and the other end of the drawable hose being hermetically connected with the blowing head, the blowing head being used for discharging air, and the end of the blowing head connected with the drawable hose being detachably connected with the ventilation pipeline.
In a possible embodiment, the end of the blowing head connected with the drawable hose is provided with a first magnetic attractable piece, and a magnetic attractable piece is installed at the air outlet on the upper surface of the bathtub body, and the first magnetic attractable piece and the second magnetic attractable piece can be magnetically attracted to each other.
In a possible embodiment, the first magnetic attractable piece is provided with a clamping groove, and the second magnetic attractable piece is provided with a bump matched with the clamping groove.
In a possible embodiment, the clamping groove is annularly arranged, and the bump is configured to slide in the clamping groove.
In a possible embodiment, the blowing head includes a blowing body, an air outlet plate and a wind deflector. The air outlet plate is arranged in the blowing body and is provided with an air outlet for discharging air. The wind deflector is detachably connected with the blowing body and can shield the air outlet to prevent the blowing head from blowing air.
In a possible embodiment, a valve is provided inside the drawable hose, and the blowing head is provided with a controller, and the controller is configured to control the valve to open when the blowing head is separated from the ventilation pipeline, and to control the valve to close when the blowing head is connected with the ventilation pipeline.
In a possible embodiment, a contact-type position sensor is installed at an end of the ventilation pipe connected with the blowing head, and the contact-type position sensor is in signal connection with the controller, and the contact-type position sensor can transmit signals when the blowing head is connected with the ventilation pipe or separated from the ventilation pipe to the controller, so as to control the valve to be closed or opened.
In a possible embodiment, the ventilation pipeline includes a main pipeline and two branch pipelines, both of the two branch pipelines are communicated with the main pipeline; the air inlet is located in the main pipeline and the air outlet is located in the branch pipelines; a branch pipeline located at the lower part of the side of the bathtub body is provided with a plurality of air outlet holes, which form the air outlet, and the air outlet holes are configured to be inclined to discharge air downward.
In a possible embodiment, the hot-air device includes a fan, a heating resistance wire and an air supply pipeline. The air supply pipeline is detachably connected with the air inlet of the ventilation pipeline, and the fan is configured for blowing air and sending heat of the heating resistance wire to the ventilation pipeline via the air supply pipeline.
The disclosure at least has following beneficial effects.
In the bathtub assembly according to the disclosure, the ventilation pipeline and the hot-air device are provided, and the hot-air device supplies hot air to the ventilation pipeline through the air inlet, and the ventilation pipeline is spirally arranged around the concave part, so that the bathtub body can be well insulated; and since the hot-air device is arranged independently of the bathtub body, it is not easy to cause electric shock due to contacting water in the bathtub body, with good safety. In addition, the ventilation pipeline is provided with the air outlet located at the lower part of the side of the bathtub body, and the air outlet is configured for blowing air to the ground, so that the ground can be dried by the hot air in the ventilation pipeline, and easy slipping can be avoided due to water on the ground. Another air outlet of the ventilation pipeline is located on the upper surface of the bathtub body, and the drawable blowing mechanism is installed at the air outlet on the upper surface of the bathtub body and can be drawn relative to the ventilation pipeline, so that when needed, the drawable blower can be placed at different positions by drawing to blow air, so that the hair can be dried while bathing, and the hot air in the ventilation pipeline can be reused.
In order to illustrate technical schemes of embodiments of this disclosure more clearly, the following drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced; it should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this disclosure, therefore they should not be regarded as a limiting of the protection scope; and other related drawings can be obtained according to these ones without creative effort for ordinary skilled in the art.
Reference numbers: 10—Bathtub Assembly; 11—Bathtub Body; 111—Concave Part; 112—Air Outlet; 1121—Air Hole; 113—Air Inlet; 12—Ventilation Pipeline; 13—Drawable Blowing Mechanism; 131—Blowing Head; 1311—Blowing Body; 1312—Air Outlet Plate; 1313—Wind Deflector; 1314—Controller; 1315—Contact—type Position Sensor; 132—Drawable Hose; 1321—Valve; 133—First Magnetic Attractable Piece; 1331—Clamping Groove; 134—Second Magnetic Attractable Piece; 1341—Bump; 14—Hot Air Device; 141—Fan; 143—Air Supply Pipeline.
In order to make the purposes, technical schemes and advantages of embodiments of this disclosure more clear, the technical schemes in the embodiments of this disclosure will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of this disclosure; and it is obvious that the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this disclosure, but not all of them. Generally, components of the embodiments of the present disclosure described and illustrated in the drawings herein may be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the disclosure provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the claimed scope of the disclosure, but only shows selected embodiments of the disclosure. On a basis of the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skilled in the art without any creative effort are within the protection scope of this disclosure.
It should be noted that similar reference numbers and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, it is not necessary to further define and explain it in the following figures.
In the description of this disclosure, it should be noted that the orientation or position relationships indicated by the terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “inner” and “outer” are based on the orientation or position relationships shown in the drawings, or the generally adopted orientation or position relationships when the products of this disclosure are used are only for convenience of describing this disclosure and for simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of this disclosure. In addition, the terms “first”, “second”, “third”, etc. are only used to distinguish descriptions, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying a relative importance.
In the description of this disclosure, it should also be noted that unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms “providing”, “installing” and “connecting” should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be “fixedly connecting”, or “detachably connecting” or “integrally connecting”, or it can be “directly connecting” or “indirectly connecting through an intermediate medium”, or it can be “communicating within two elements”. For a person of ordinary skill in the art, specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to specific situations.
A bathtub assembly 10 is provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, and referring to
The bathtub body 11 has a concave part 111 for containing water, and a ventilation pipeline 12 is provided inside the bathtub body 11, and the ventilation pipeline 12 is spirally arranged around the concave part 111, and an air inlet 113 of the ventilation pipeline 12 is located on the upper surface of the bathtub body 11. The hot-air device 14 is arranged independently of the bathtub body 11, and an air outlet 112 of the hot-air device 14 is communicated with the air inlet 113 of the ventilation pipeline 12.
With the ventilation pipeline 12 and the hot-air device 14 being provided, the hot-air device 14 supplies hot air to the ventilation pipeline 12 through the air inlet 113, and the ventilation pipeline 12 is spirally arranged around the concave part 111, so that the bathtub body 11 can be well insulated; and since the hot-air device 14 is arranged independently of the bathtub body 11, it is not easy to cause electric shock due to contacting water in the bathtub body 11, with good safety. The ventilation pipeline 12 can be embedded in a blank when the bathtub body 11 is manufactured, and then fired to be obtained.
The hot-air device 14 can be installed and fixed to a bathroom wall. Illustratively, the hot-air device 14 includes a fan 141, a heating resistance wire and an air supply pipeline 143. The air supply pipeline 143 is detachably connected with the air inlet 113 of the ventilation pipeline 12. The fan 141 is configured for blowing air and sending heat of the heating resistance wire to the ventilation pipeline 12 through the air supply pipeline 143.
When the fan 141 operates, it can supply air to the air supply pipeline 143. When the heating resistance wire is heated, it can generate heat to heat the air to generate hot air. Then, the hot air can be sent to the air supply pipeline 143 by the fan 141 and then to the ventilation pipeline 12 to keep the water in the bathtub body 11 to be insulated.
There are at least two air outlets 112 in the ventilation pipeline 12, one of which is located at a lower part of a side of the bathtub body 11 for blowing air to the ground. The air outlet 112 is configured for blowing air to the ground, so that the ground can be dried by the hot air in the ventilation pipeline 12, and easy slipping can be avoided due to water on the ground.
Another air outlet 112 is located on the upper surface of the bathtub body 11, and the drawable blowing mechanism 13 is installed at the air outlet 112 on the upper surface of the bathtub body 11 and can be drawn relative to the ventilation pipeline 12. When needed, the drawable blower 141 can be placed at different positions by drawing to blow air, so that the hair can be dried while bathing, and the hot air in the ventilation pipeline 12 can be reused. It should be noted that when the air outlet 112 is located above the bathtub body 11, the ventilation pipeline 12 extends out of a surface of the bathtub body 11.
Illustratively, the ventilation pipeline 12 includes a main pipeline and two branch pipelines, both of the two branch pipelines are communicated with the main pipeline; the air inlet 113 is located in the main pipeline and the air outlet 112 is located in the branch pipelines; a branch pipeline located at the lower part of the side of the bathtub body 11 is provided with a plurality of air outlet holes 1121, which form the air outlet 112, and the air outlet holes 1121 are configured to be inclined to discharge air downward. The air is discharged through a plurality of air outlet holes 1121, and the air outlet holes 1121 are configured to be inclined to discharge air downward, so that the ground can be dried better.
Further, referring to
When in use, the blowing head 131 is separated from the ventilation pipeline 12 by drawing the drawable hose 132. Since an end of the drawable hose 132 is communicated with the ventilation pipeline 12 from the air outlet 112 on the upper surface of the bathtub body 11 and the other end of the drawable hose 132 is hermetically connected with the blowing head 131, hot air of the ventilation pipeline 12 can flow to the blowing head 131 through the drawable hose 132, so that the blowing head 131 can be used for drying hair.
Illustratively, the end of the blowing head 131 connected with the drawable hose 132 is provided with a first magnetic attractable piece 133, and a magnetic attractable piece 134 is installed at the air outlet 112 on the upper surface of the bathtub body 11, and the first magnetic attractable piece 133 and the second magnetic attractable piece 134 can be magnetically attracted to each other. Since the first magnetic attractable piece 133 and the second magnetic attractable piece 134 can be magnetically attracted to each other, it is not easy to be dislocated and resetting can be facilitated when the blowing head 131 is reset to be connected with the branch pipeline of the ventilation pipeline 12.
Optionally, the first magnetic attractable piece 133 is provided with a clamping groove 1331 (referring to
Further, the clamping groove 1331 is annularly arranged, and the bump 1341 can slide in the clamping groove 1331. Then the blowing head 131 can rotate relative to the ventilation pipeline 12, so that the blowing head 131 can be facilitated to be used at different positions, and the bump 1341 can be matched with the clamping groove 1331 at different positions, which is more convenient for resetting.
In an embodiment, a valve 1321 is provided inside the drawable hose 132, and a controller 1314 is installed on the blowing head 131. The controller 1314 is configured to control the valve 1321 to open when the blowing head 131 is separated from the ventilation pipeline 12, and to close when the blowing head 131 is connected with the ventilation pipeline 12 (referring to
Optionally, a contact-type position sensor 1315 is installed at an end of the ventilation pipe 12 connected with the blowing head 131, and the contact-type position sensor 1315 is in signal connection with the controller 1314, and the contact-type position sensor 1315 can transmit signals when the blowing head 131 is connected with the ventilation pipe 12 or separated from the ventilation pipe to the controller 1314, so as to control the valve 1321 to be closed or opened. When the second magnetic attractable piece 134 is provided, the contact-type position sensor 1315 may also be provided at the second magnetic attractable piece 134.
Referring to
When the blowing head 131 needs to be used, the wind deflector 1313 can be detached from the blowing body 1311. When the blowing head 131 is not needed to blow air, the wind deflector 1313 is connected with the blowing body 1311 to shield the air outlet to prevent the blowing head 131 from blowing air. The wind deflector 1313 is detachably connected with the blowing body 1311 through threads. In other embodiments, an edge of the wind deflector 1313 may be provided with a hook, and the blowing body 1311 may be provided with a groove, so that the wind deflector 1313 and the blowing body 1311 can be detachably connected through cooperation of the hook and the groove.
To sum up, in the bathtub assembly 10 according to embodiments of this disclosure, the ventilation pipeline 12 and the hot-air device 14 are provided, the hot-air device 14 supplies hot air to the ventilation pipeline 12 through the air inlet, and the ventilation pipeline 12 is spirally arranged around the concave part 111, so that the bathtub body 11 can be well insulated; and since the hot-air device 14 is arranged independently of the bathtub body 11, it is not easy to cause electric shock due to contacting water in the bathtub body 11, with good safety. In addition, the ventilation pipeline 12 is provided with the air outlet 112 located at the lower part of the side of the bathtub body 11, and the air outlet 112 is configured for blowing air to the ground, so that the ground can be dried by the hot air in the ventilation pipeline 12, and easy slipping can be avoided due to water on the ground. Another air outlet 112 of the ventilation pipeline 12 is located on the upper surface of the bathtub body 11, and the drawable blowing mechanism 13 is installed at the air outlet 112 on the upper surface of the bathtub body 11 and can be drawn relative to the ventilation pipeline 12, so that when needed, the drawable blower 141 can be placed at different positions to blow air, so that the hair can be dried while bathing, and the hot air in the ventilation pipeline 12 can be reused.
The above is only specific embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit this disclosure, and modifications and variations can be made in this disclosure for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent substitution, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of this disclosure shall be encompassed within the protection scope of this disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202310819311.X | Jul 2023 | CN | national |
