Bathtub system

JP2026097176APending Publication Date: 2026-06-16TOTO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
TOTO LTD
Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2026-06-16

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【0013】 本発明の態様によれば、浴槽の汚れの付着を抑制可能な浴槽システムが提供される。

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Abstract

The objective is to provide a bathtub system that can suppress the accumulation of dirt in the bathtub. [Solution] A bathtub system is provided, comprising a bathtub with a drain outlet, a vibrating unit installed against the side wall of the bathtub and vibrating the bathtub, and a control unit that controls the vibrating unit, wherein the control unit can control the vibration of the bathtub by the vibrating unit when water is drained from the bathtub through the drain outlet.
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Claims

1. A bathtub with a drain, A vibrating unit is installed on the side wall of the bathtub and vibrates the bathtub, A control unit that controls the vibrating section, Equipped with, The bathtub system is characterized in that the control unit can control the vibration of the bathtub by the vibration unit when water is discharged from the drain port in the bathtub.

2. A bathtub with a drain, A drive unit that drives the drain plug to open and close the drain port, A vibrating unit is installed on the side wall of the bathtub and vibrates the bathtub, A control unit that controls the drive unit and the vibration unit, Equipped with, The bathtub system is characterized in that the control unit can control the drain plug to open the drain when the bathtub is vibrated by the vibrating unit.

3. The bathtub system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the control unit stops the vibration of the bathtub by the vibrating unit when it detects the completion of the drainage of water from the bathtub through the drain.

4. The control unit controls the vibrating part so that the sound produced by the vibration of the vibrating part during the drainage of water from the bathtub is at a low sound pressure level. The aforementioned low sound pressure level sound is At more than half of the multiple predetermined frequencies, the sound pressure level is below the minimum audible value on the equal-loudness contour. The bathtub system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at each of the plurality of predetermined frequencies, the sound pressure level is less than twice the minimum audible value on the equal-loudness curve.