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EP0132797A2 - Bubble bath device - Google Patents

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EP0132797A2
EP0132797A2 EP84108574A EP84108574A EP0132797A2 EP 0132797 A2 EP0132797 A2 EP 0132797A2 EP 84108574 A EP84108574 A EP 84108574A EP 84108574 A EP84108574 A EP 84108574A EP 0132797 A2 EP0132797 A2 EP 0132797A2
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Michael Baumann
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/02—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths
    • A61H33/025—Aerating mats or frames, e.g. to be put in a bath-tub
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/12—Driving means
    • A61H2201/1253—Driving means driven by a human being, e.g. hand driven
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/16—Physical interface with patient
    • A61H2201/1602—Physical interface with patient kind of interface, e.g. head rest, knee support or lumbar support
    • A61H2201/164—Feet or leg, e.g. pedal

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  • the invention relates to an underwater whirlpool device, in particular for footbaths, with an upward-facing base surface which has a multiplicity of air outlet openings of one type for spraying with air and at least one additional switchable air outlet opening of another type for spraying with air.
  • Such bubbling devices are already known in a wide variety of embodiments, including those in which a larger number of fine air outlet openings is provided, the concentration of the bubbling effect on certain parts of the body being achieved by closing individual air outlet openings so that the air passes through at higher pressure the rest of the air outlet openings can flow out.
  • underwater whirlpool devices which have a valve to which additional elements can be connected, which can be used for the local treatment of certain parts of the body.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an underwater whirlpool device that is simple in its construction and allows concentrated bubbling of individual parts of the body without additional elements.
  • an underwater whirlpool device in which the various air outlet openings are assigned a common air supply and in which the air outlet opening of the other type is closed by a mechanically openable valve body, so that after actuation of this valve body, the air supplied to the air outlet openings together is also closed can flow out through the air outlet opening or the air outlet openings of the other type.
  • a plurality of air outlet openings of the other type can advantageously each have an independently actuable valve body, with the advantage that different parts of the body can optionally be exposed to more concentrated bubbling separately from one another.
  • valve body is preferably under spring pressure, so that it is ensured that it is automatically returned to its closed position after actuation. Regardless of this, provision can be made for the valve body to be lockable in its open position with which Advantage that, if desired, long-term concentrated bubbling of certain parts of the body can be carried out, despite the short-term actuation of the valve body.
  • the passage cross section of the at least one air outlet opening of the other type is preferably larger than the total passage cross section of the air outlet openings of the one type, with the advantage that the air supplied to the air outlet openings of the one and the other type jointly primarily through the air outlet opening (or the air outlet openings) emanates another type, whereby a targeted concentrated bubbling of certain parts of the body can be achieved.
  • Each air outlet opening of the other type is preferably designed as a valve, the valve body of which is preferably designed such that it protrudes from the air outlet opening and the valve can be opened by pressing in the valve body.
  • the outlet cross-section is preferably variable depending on the degree of depression of the valve body, with the advantage that the user can easily adjust the degree of more intensive spraying of certain parts of the body himself.
  • the aforementioned base area which is provided with the air outlet openings of one type and at least one additional switchable air outlet opening of the other type, can be formed from the top of the bottom of a tub, for example a conventional bathtub or foot tub.
  • a tub insert the top of which is the previous one. imagined base forms.
  • a tub can also be provided several such tray inserts, which together form a mat-shaped tray insert.
  • the tub insert 1 shown in the drawing is preferably made of plastic. It is hollow (see FIG. 2) and (see FIG. 1) is essentially rectangular in plan view, so that it can be used, for example, in a foot tub which is substantially rectangular in plan view. To support it against the bottom 2 of this trough 3, four support feet 4 are formed on its bottom 3. A centrally arranged squeegee 5 prevents the tub insert from slipping.
  • the upper wall 6 of the tray insert 1 facing away from the tray base 2 has protrusions 7 arranged in several rows and having a knob-like design, between which small air outlet openings 8 are provided, which form "air outlet openings of the one type".
  • a pipe socket 9 is formed on the upper wall 6 of the insert 1, through which air can be pumped into the interior of the tub insert 1.
  • an essentially square opening 10 which forms an “air outlet opening of a different type”.
  • This opening 10 is assigned an essentially hat-shaped valve body 11 in section (cf. FIG. 2), which is also essentially square in plan view (cf. FIG. 1) and in opening 10 by small spacers 12 at a distance from the edges thereof is led.
  • a spring 13 is supported against the valve body 10 from below and is supported against the bottom 3 of the tub insert 1.
  • the valve body 11 is dimensioned in such a way that in its closed position shown in FIG. 2 it extends over the projections 7 of the upper wall 6 of the Trough insert 1 protrudes.
  • a hose leading to a compressor can be connected to the pipe socket 9. If this compressor is switched on after the tub above the tub insert 1 is filled with water, it presses air through the hose and the pipe socket 9 into the interior of the tub insert 1. This air escapes through the numerous "between the individual projections 7" Air outlet openings of a kind "8 and generates numerous, more or less equal air bubbles, which on body parts immersed in the tub, z. B. two feet, have a massaging and invigorating effect.
  • valve body 11 is pressed more or less deeply against the spring 13 acting against it and between himself and the edges of the opening 10 a more or less wide gap through which air from the Inside the tub insert 1 can escape up into the water bath above.
  • the latter has the result that a comparatively strong effervescent effect occurs above the valve body 11, that is to say in the central region of the tub insert 1, the intensity of which depends on how far the valve body 11 has been pressed in.
  • valve body 11 In the embodiment shown, only one valve body 11 is provided, which is arranged essentially centrally. However, several such valve bodies can also be provided, each of which can be actuated independently of one another.
  • an essentially hemispherical valve body is provided, which is assigned to an essentially circular air outlet opening, which is provided in the upper region of a projection which tapers in the shape of a truncated cone.
  • comparable small spacers are provided with the spacers 12, which ensure that when the valve body is depressed, an air outlet gap that is essentially the same width is maintained between the valve body and the air outlet opening assigned to it.
  • the maximum achievable air outlet gap between the valve body and the edge of the air outlet opening assigned to it is preferably dimensioned such that more air can escape through it than through the air outlet openings 8 as a whole.

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Abstract

This bubble bath device is particularly suitable for bathing the feet. It has an upwardly directed base surface, which has a plurality of air outlet openings of one type (8) for bubbling the water situated above them with air, and at least one additional connectable air outlet opening of another type (10) for bubbling the water situated above it. The different air outlet openings (8, 10) are allocated a common air supply, and the at least single air outlet opening of the other type (10) is allocated a mechanically openable valve body (11). The latter has the effect that the compressed air supplied to the individual air outlet openings (8, 10) can flow either through the air outlet openings of the one type (8) only, or simultaneously through the air outlet openings of the one type (8) and of the other type (10), so that a switch can be made from uniform bubbling to concentrated bubbling of quite specific body parts. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Unterwasser-Sprudelgerät, insbesondere für Fußbäder, mit einer nach oben weisenden Grundfläche, die eine Vielzahl von Luftaustrittsöffnungen der einen Art für die Besprudelung mit Luft und mindestens eine zusätzlich zuschaltbare Luftaustrittsöffnung einer anderen Art für die Besprudelung mit Luft aufweist.The invention relates to an underwater whirlpool device, in particular for footbaths, with an upward-facing base surface which has a multiplicity of air outlet openings of one type for spraying with air and at least one additional switchable air outlet opening of another type for spraying with air.

Derartige Sprudelgeräte sind in den verschiedensten Ausführungsformen bereits bekannt, darunter auch solche, bei denen eine größere Anzahl feiner Luftaustrittsöffnungen vorgesehen ist, wobei die Konzentration der Sprudelwirkung auf bestimmte Körperpartien dadurch erreicht wird, daß einzelne Luftaustrittsöffnungen geschlossen werden, so daß die Luft mit höherem Druck durch die Übrigen Luftaustrittsöffnungen ausströmen kann.Such bubbling devices are already known in a wide variety of embodiments, including those in which a larger number of fine air outlet openings is provided, the concentration of the bubbling effect on certain parts of the body being achieved by closing individual air outlet openings so that the air passes through at higher pressure the rest of the air outlet openings can flow out.

Daneben sind auch Unterwasser-Sprudelgeräte bekannt, die ein Ventil aufweisen, an dem Zusatzelemente angeschlossen werden können, die zur lokalen Behandlung bestimmter Körperpartien eingesetzt werden können.In addition, underwater whirlpool devices are also known which have a valve to which additional elements can be connected, which can be used for the local treatment of certain parts of the body.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Unterwasser-Sprudelgerät zu schaffen, das einfach in seinem Aufbau ist und ohne Zusatzelemente eine konzentrierte Besprudelung einzelner Körperpartien ermöglicht.The invention has for its object to provide an underwater whirlpool device that is simple in its construction and allows concentrated bubbling of individual parts of the body without additional elements.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch ein Unterwasser-Sprudelgerät gelöst, bei dem den verschiedenen Luftaustrittsöffnungen eine gemeinsame Luftzuführung zugeordnet ist und bei dem die Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art durch einen mechanisch öffenbaren Ventilkörper verschlossen ist, so daß nach Betätigung dieses Ventilkörpers die den Luftaustrittsöffnungen gemeinsam zugefUhrte Luft auch durch die Luftaustrittsöffnung bzw. die.Luftaustrittsöffnungen der anderen Art ausströmen kann.This object is achieved according to the invention by an underwater whirlpool device in which the various air outlet openings are assigned a common air supply and in which the air outlet opening of the other type is closed by a mechanically openable valve body, so that after actuation of this valve body, the air supplied to the air outlet openings together is also closed can flow out through the air outlet opening or the air outlet openings of the other type.

Sind mehrere Luftaustrittsöffnungen der anderen Art vorgesehen, so können diese mit Vorteil jeweils einen unabhängig betätigbaren Ventilkörper aufweisen, mit dem Vorteil, daß verschiedene Körperpartien wahlweise getrennt voneinander einer konzentrierteren Besprudelung ausgesetzt werden können.If a plurality of air outlet openings of the other type are provided, these can advantageously each have an independently actuable valve body, with the advantage that different parts of the body can optionally be exposed to more concentrated bubbling separately from one another.

Der Ventilkörper steht vorzugsweise unter Federdruck, so daß sichergestellt ist, daß er nach Betätigung automatisch in seine Schließstellung zurückgeführt wird. Unabhängig davon kann dafür Vorsorge getroffen werden, daß der Ventilkörper in seiner Offenstellung verriegelbar ist, mit dem Vorteil, daß gewünschtenfalls trotz kurzfristiger Ventilkörperbetätigung eine langfristigere konzentrierte Besprudelung bestimmter Körperpartien durchgeführt werden kann.The valve body is preferably under spring pressure, so that it is ensured that it is automatically returned to its closed position after actuation. Regardless of this, provision can be made for the valve body to be lockable in its open position with which Advantage that, if desired, long-term concentrated bubbling of certain parts of the body can be carried out, despite the short-term actuation of the valve body.

Der Durchtrittsquerschnitt der mindestens einen Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art ist vorzugsweise größer, als der Gesamtdurchtrittsquerschnitt der Luftaustrittsöffnungen der einen Art, mit dem Vorteil, daß die den Luftaustrittsöffnungen der einen und der anderen Art gemeinsam zugefUhrte Luft vorrangig durch die Luftaustrittsöffnung (bzw. die Luftaustrittsöffnungen) der anderen Art auströmt, wodurch eine gezielte konzentrierte Besprudelung bestimmter Körperpartien erzielbar ist.The passage cross section of the at least one air outlet opening of the other type is preferably larger than the total passage cross section of the air outlet openings of the one type, with the advantage that the air supplied to the air outlet openings of the one and the other type jointly primarily through the air outlet opening (or the air outlet openings) emanates another type, whereby a targeted concentrated bubbling of certain parts of the body can be achieved.

Jede Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art ist vorzugsweise als Ventil ausgebildet, dessen Ventilkörper vorzugsweise so ausgebildet ist, daß er aus der Luftaustrittsöffnung herausragt und das Ventil durch Eindrücken des Ventilkörpers öffenbar ist. Der Austrittsquerschnitt ist dabei vorzugsweise in Abhängigkeit von dem Grad des Niederdrückens des Ventilkörpers veränderbar, mit dem Vorteil, daß der Benutzer den Grad der intensiveren Besprudelung bestimmter Körperpartien problemlos selbst einstellen kann.Each air outlet opening of the other type is preferably designed as a valve, the valve body of which is preferably designed such that it protrudes from the air outlet opening and the valve can be opened by pressing in the valve body. The outlet cross-section is preferably variable depending on the degree of depression of the valve body, with the advantage that the user can easily adjust the degree of more intensive spraying of certain parts of the body himself.

Die vorerwähnte, mit den Luftaustrittsöffnungen der einen Art und wenigstens einer zusätzlich zuschaltbaren Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art versehene Grundfläche kann von der Oberseite des Bodens einer Wanne, beispielsweise einer Ublichen Bade- oder Fußwanne gebildet sein. Es ist jedoch auch möglich und in bestimmten Fällen auch von Vorteil, einen Wanneneinsatz vorzusehen, dessen Oberseite die vorer-. wähnte Grundfläche bildet. Statt eines solchen Wanneneinsatzes können auch mehrere solcher Wanneneinsätze vorgesehen seih, die zusammen einen mattenartig ausgebildeten Wanneneinsatz bilden.The aforementioned base area, which is provided with the air outlet openings of one type and at least one additional switchable air outlet opening of the other type, can be formed from the top of the bottom of a tub, for example a conventional bathtub or foot tub. However, it is also possible and, in certain cases, also advantageous to provide a tub insert, the top of which is the previous one. imagined base forms. Instead of such a tub can also be provided several such tray inserts, which together form a mat-shaped tray insert.

Weitere Einzelheiten, Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Ansprüchen und der nachfolgenden Beschreibung einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform im Zusammenhang mit der Zeichnung.Further details, features and advantages of the invention result from the claims and the following description of a preferred embodiment in connection with the drawing.

In der Zeichnung zeigen jeweils schematisch

  • Fig. 1 eine Draufsicht auf einen ein Unterwasser-Sprudelgerät bildenden Wanneneinsatz und
  • Fig. 2 eine geschnittene Seitenansicht des in Fig. 1 dargestellten Wanneneinsatzes.
In the drawing each show schematically
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of a tub insert forming an underwater whirlpool device and
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional side view of the tub insert shown in Fig. 1.

Der in der Zeichnung dargestellte Wanneneinsatz 1 ist vorzugsweise aus Kunststoff gefertigt. Er ist (vgl. Fig. 2) hohl und (vgl. Fig. 1) in Draufsicht im wesentlichen rechteckig ausgebildet, so daß er beispielsweise in eine in Draufsicht im wesentlichen rechteckig ausgebildete Fußwanne eingesetzt werden kann. Zu seiner AbstUtzung gegen den Boden 2 dieser Wanne sind an seinem Boden 3 vier Stützfüße 4 angeformt. Ein zentral angeordneter Saugfuß 5 verhindert ein Verrutschen des Wanneneinsatzes. Die vom Wannenboden 2 abgewandte obere Wandung 6 des Wanneneinsatzes 1 weist in mehreren Reihen angeordnete, noppenartig ausgebildete Vorsprünge 7 auf, zwischen denen kleine Luftaustrittsöffnungen 8 vorgesehen sind, die "Luftaustrittsöffnungen der einen Art" bilden. Außerdem ist an die obere Wandung 6 des Einsatzes 1 ein Rohrstutzen 9 angeformt, über den Luft in das Innere des Wanneneinsatzes 1 gepumpt werden kann.The tub insert 1 shown in the drawing is preferably made of plastic. It is hollow (see FIG. 2) and (see FIG. 1) is essentially rectangular in plan view, so that it can be used, for example, in a foot tub which is substantially rectangular in plan view. To support it against the bottom 2 of this trough 3, four support feet 4 are formed on its bottom 3. A centrally arranged squeegee 5 prevents the tub insert from slipping. The upper wall 6 of the tray insert 1 facing away from the tray base 2 has protrusions 7 arranged in several rows and having a knob-like design, between which small air outlet openings 8 are provided, which form "air outlet openings of the one type". In addition, a pipe socket 9 is formed on the upper wall 6 of the insert 1, through which air can be pumped into the interior of the tub insert 1.

Im Mittelbereich der oberen Wandung 6 des Wanneneinsatzes 1 ist eine im wesentlichen quadratische öffnung 10 vorgesehen, die eine "Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art" bildet. Dieser öffnung 10 ist ein im Schnitt (vgl. Fig. 2) im wesentlichen hutförmiger Ventilkörper 11 zugeordnet, der in Draufsicht (vgl. Fig. 1) ebenfalls im wesentlichen quadratisch ausgebildet und in der öffnung 10 durch kleine Abstandhalter 12 mit Abstand von deren Rändern geführt ist. Gegen den Ventilkörper 10 drückt von unten her eine sich gegen den Boden 3 des Wanneneinsatzes 1 abstützende Feder 13. Der Ventilkörper 11 ist in seiner Höhe so bemessen, daß er in seiner in Fig. 2 dargestellten Schließstellung über die Vorsprünge 7 der oberen Wandung 6 des Wanneneinsatzes 1 hinausragt.In the central region of the upper wall 6 of the tub insert 1 there is an essentially square opening 10 which forms an “air outlet opening of a different type”. This opening 10 is assigned an essentially hat-shaped valve body 11 in section (cf. FIG. 2), which is also essentially square in plan view (cf. FIG. 1) and in opening 10 by small spacers 12 at a distance from the edges thereof is led. A spring 13 is supported against the valve body 10 from below and is supported against the bottom 3 of the tub insert 1. The valve body 11 is dimensioned in such a way that in its closed position shown in FIG. 2 it extends over the projections 7 of the upper wall 6 of the Trough insert 1 protrudes.

An den Rohrstutzen 9 ist ein zu einem Kompressor führender Schlauch anschließbar. Wird dieser Kompressor, nachdem die Wanne oberhalb des Wanneneinsatzes 1 mit Wasser gefüllt ist, eingeschaltet, so drückt er Luft über den Schlauch und den Rohrstutzen 9 in das Innere des Wanneneinsatzes 1. Diese Luft entweicht über die zahlreichen, zwischen den einzelnen Vorsprüngen 7 vorhandenen "Luftaustrittsöffnungen der einen Art" 8 und erzeugt zahlreiche, mehr oder weniger gleich große Luftblasen, die auf in die Wanne eingetauchte Körperteile, z. B. zwei Füße, eine massierende und belebende Wirkung ausüben.A hose leading to a compressor can be connected to the pipe socket 9. If this compressor is switched on after the tub above the tub insert 1 is filled with water, it presses air through the hose and the pipe socket 9 into the interior of the tub insert 1. This air escapes through the numerous "between the individual projections 7" Air outlet openings of a kind "8 and generates numerous, more or less equal air bubbles, which on body parts immersed in the tub, z. B. two feet, have a massaging and invigorating effect.

Drückt der Benutzer jetzt beispielsweise mit einem seiner Zehen von oben her auf den Ventilkegel 11, so hat dies zur Folge, daß der Ventilkörper 11 entgegen der gegen ihn wirkenden Feder 13 mehr oder weniger tief nach unten gedrückt wird und zwischen sich und den Rändern der öffnung 10 einen mehr oder weniger breiten Spalt freigibt, durch den Luft aus dem Inneren des Wanneneinsatzes 1 nach oben in das darüber befindliche Wasserbad entweichen kann. Letzteres hat zur Folge, daß oberhalb des Ventilkörpers 11, also im Mittelbereich des Wanneneinsatzes 1 eine vergleichsweise starke Sprudelwirkung einsetzt, deren Intensität davon abhängt, wie weit der Ventilkörper 11 eingedrückt worden ist.If, for example, the user presses the valve cone 11 from above with one of his toes, this has the consequence that the valve body 11 is pressed more or less deeply against the spring 13 acting against it and between himself and the edges of the opening 10 a more or less wide gap through which air from the Inside the tub insert 1 can escape up into the water bath above. The latter has the result that a comparatively strong effervescent effect occurs above the valve body 11, that is to say in the central region of the tub insert 1, the intensity of which depends on how far the valve body 11 has been pressed in.

Bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform ist nur ein Ventilkörper 11 vorgesehen, der im wesentlichen zentral angeordnet ist. Es können jedoch auch mehrere derartige Ventilkörper vorgesehen sein, die jeweils unabhängig voneinander betätigt werden können. Bei einer nicht dargestellten Ausführungsform ist ein im wesentlichen halbkugelförmiger VentilKörper vorgesehen, der einer im wesentlichen kreisförmigen Luftaustrittsöffnung zugeordnet ist, die im oberen Bereich eines sich nach oben kegelstumpfförmig verjüngenden Vorsprunges vorgesehen ist. Auch bei dieser Ausführungsform sind mit den Abstandhaltern 12 vergleichbare kleine Abstandhalter vorgesehen, die sicherstellen, daß bei niedergedrücktem Ventilkörper zwischen dem Ventilkörper und der ihm zugeordneten Luftaustrittsöffnung ein rundum im wesentlichen gleich breiter Luftaustrittsspalt erhalten bleibt.In the embodiment shown, only one valve body 11 is provided, which is arranged essentially centrally. However, several such valve bodies can also be provided, each of which can be actuated independently of one another. In one embodiment, not shown, an essentially hemispherical valve body is provided, which is assigned to an essentially circular air outlet opening, which is provided in the upper region of a projection which tapers in the shape of a truncated cone. In this embodiment as well, comparable small spacers are provided with the spacers 12, which ensure that when the valve body is depressed, an air outlet gap that is essentially the same width is maintained between the valve body and the air outlet opening assigned to it.

Bei dieser und der zuvor beschriebenen Ausführungsform ist der maximal erzielbare Luftaustrittsspalt zwischen dem Ventilkörper und dem Rand der ihm zugeordneten Luftaustrittsöffnung vorzugsweise jeweils so bemessen, daß durch ihn mehr Luft austreten kann, als durch die Luftaustrittsöffnungen 8 insgesamt.In this and the embodiment described above, the maximum achievable air outlet gap between the valve body and the edge of the air outlet opening assigned to it is preferably dimensioned such that more air can escape through it than through the air outlet openings 8 as a whole.

Die aus der Beschreibung und Zeichnung sowie den Ansprüchen hervorgehenden einzelnen Merkmale können jeweils für sich allein oder zu mehreren z.B. in Form von Unterkombinationen vorteilhafte und für sich schutzfähige Ausführungen darstellen, für die hier Schutz beansprucht wird.The individual features resulting from the description and drawing as well as from the claims can each be used individually or in groups e.g. in the form of sub-combinations represent advantageous and protectable versions for which protection is claimed here.

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1. Unterwasser-Sprudelgerät, insbesondere für Fußbäder, mit einer nach oben weisenden Grundfläche,die eine Vielzahl von Luftaustrittsöffnungen der einen Art (8) für die gesprudelung mit Luft und mindestens eine zusätzlich zuschaltbare Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art (10) für die Besprudelung mit Luft aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß den verschiedenen Luftaustrittsöffnungen (8, 10) eine gemeinsame LuftzufUhrung (9) zugeordnet ist und daß die Luftaustrittsöff- nung der anderen Art (10) durch einen mechanisch öffenbaren Ventilkörper (11) verschlossen ist.1. Underwater whirlpool device, in particular for foot baths, with an upward-facing base surface which has a multiplicity of air outlet openings of one type (8) for bubbling with air and at least one additional switchable air outlet opening of the other type (10) for bubbling with air characterized in that the various air outlet openings (8, 10) are assigned a common air supply (9) and in that the air outlet opening g of the other type (10) is closed by a mechanically openable valve body (11). 2. Sprudelgerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art (10) einen unabhängig betätigbaren Ventilkörper (11) aufweist.2. Whirlpool device according to claim 1, characterized in that each air outlet opening of the other type (10) has an independently operable valve body (11). 3. Sprudelgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden AnsprUche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Ventilkörper (11) gegen Federbelastung öffenbar ist.3. whirlpool device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the valve body (11) can be opened against spring loading. 4. Sprudelgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Ventilkörper (11) in der Offenstellung verriegelbar ist.4. whirlpool device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the valve body (11) can be locked in the open position. 5. Sprudelgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Durchtrittsquerschnitt der mindestens einen Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art (10) größer ist;als die Summe der Durchtrittsquerschnitte der Luftaustrittsöffnungen der einen Art (8).5. A bubbler according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the passage cross section of the at least one air outlet opening of the other type (10) is larger than the sum of the passage cross sections of the air outlet openings of the one type (8). 6. Sprudelgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede Luftaustrittsöffnung der anderen Art (10) als Ventil ausgebildet ist.6. bubbler according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each air outlet opening of the other type (10) is designed as a valve. 7. Sprudelgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Ventilkörper (11) über den Rand der zugehörigen Luftaustrittsöffnung (10) herausragt und das Ventil durch Eindrücken des Ventilkörpers (11) öffenbar ist.7. whirlpool device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the valve body (11) protrudes over the edge of the associated air outlet opening (10) and the valve can be opened by pressing in the valve body (11). 8. Sprudelgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Austrittsquerschnitt in Abhängigkeit von dem Grad der Niederdrückung des Ventilkörpers (11) veränderbar ist.8. whirlpool device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outlet cross-section is variable as a function of the degree of depression of the valve body (11). 9. Sprudelgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden AnsprUche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Grundfläche von der Oberseite eines Wannenbodens (2) gebildet wird.9. whirlpool device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base surface is formed by the top of a trough base (2). 10. Sprudelgerät nach einem der AnsprUche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Grundfläche von der Oberseite (6) mindestens eines im wesentlichen plattenförmigen Wanneneinsatzes (1) gebildet wird.10. whirlpool device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the base surface of the top (6) of at least one substantially plate-shaped tub insert (1) is formed.
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