An integrated valve and manifold assembly includes a water valve configured to control water flow from one or two valve outlets. At least one of the outlets is coupled to a manifold. In some examples, the manifold is a dual-extrusion manifold having at least one air channel and at least one water conduit, and the water valve has a pair of air channels attached to a periphery of the water valve and configured to couple to the manifold air channels. In examples wherein at least one of the manifolds is a dual-extrusion manifold, a top portion of the assembly includes an air valve configured to control flow of air to air channel(s) of the dual-extrusion manifold. In other examples, the assembly includes a one-outlet or two-outlet water valve configured to couple to water manifolds, with no attached air channels or air valves.

The present invention relates to a device for manipulating core body temperature of a human subject by convection and conduction, the device comprising: an open topped liquid carrier vessel adapted to receive a liquid, the liquid carrier vessel having an inlet and an outlet in the base thereof; a removable splash guard for covering the majority of the liquid carrier vessel opening and for resting thereon of a human extremity having an exposed glabrous skin surface; chiller means for cooling liquid received in the vessel and for maintaining the liquid at a predetermined temperature; a jet in the vessel inlet for discharging liquid, or a combination of liquid and air into the liquid carrier vessel; an air valve for controlling the amount of air flowing through the jet; a pump configured to suck liquid from the liquid carrier vessel via the vessel outlet into a suction side of the pump and propel liquid out of a pressure side of the pump into the liquid carrier vessel through the vessel inlet via the chiller means to create a jet stream within the liquid carrier vessel at the predetermined temperature; first conduit means interconnecting the vessel outlet with the suction side of the pump; second conduit means interconnecting the chiller means with the pressure side of the pump; third conduit means interconnecting the chiller means with the jet; and fourth conduit means interconnecting the jet with the air valve; wherein the splash guard is provided with an aperture to allow the jet stream to contact the exposed glabrous skin surface of the subject during operation of the device; and wherein when the splash guard is in place, the aperture is located directly above the jet.

A bathing device for thermotherapy includes, attached to a bathtub, a magnetized hot water production device through which hot water is passed so as to be magnetized and an aeration device that aerates said magnetized hot water.

A whirlpool bathtub system includes a basin having a plurality of nozzles, a water feed line connected to the plurality of nozzles, an air feed line connected to the plurality of nozzles, a pump configured to circulate water to the basin through the water feed line, and a blower having an off condition and an on condition, the blower being configured to provide air to the basin through the air feed line. When the blower is in the off condition, the blower is configured to allow air to flow into the air feed line. When the blower is in the on condition, the blower is configured to increase the flow of air flowing into the air feed line.

A method and a control panel are described for facilitating the control of a bathing unit system so that the bathing unit system is caused to transition between operating in accordance with a first operational mode to operating in accordance with a second operational mode. A control signal is generated in response to a unitary user input event performed by a user at a control panel of the bathing unit system, the control signal conveying an ambiance activation command associated with a specific ambience setting, the generation of the control signal comprising selecting the specific ambience setting from a set of ambience settings stored in a memory device. The control signal is then transmitted from the control panel to the controller over a communication link where it is processed to cause the bathing unit system to transition from being in the rest mode to operating in accordance with the specific ambience setting. The method and a control panel may allow simplifying the control of the bathing unit system in order to achieve a desired total effect by allowing a user to cause the bathing unit to operate in accordance with an ambience setting by way of a unitary user input event performed at the control panel.

A control box of a massage pool is provided and includes: a filtering water pump unit, including a filtering pump body, a filtering water inlet pipe connected between the massage pool and the filtering pump body, and a filtering output pipe. The control box further includes a massage pump unit, including a massage pump body, a massage inlet pipe connected between the massage pool and the massage pump body, and a massage output pipe. The control box further includes a water outlet pipe configured to output water to the massage pool, and a three- way connecting pipe fitting. The three-way connecting pipe fitting includes: a first branch pipe having a distal end connected to the filtering output pipe, a second branch pipe having a distal end connected to the massage output pipe, and a third branch pipe having a distal end connected to the water outlet pipe At least one valve is configured to alternately open and close a first flow path from the filtering output pipe through the first branch pipe.

Disclosed is a control box. The control box is internally provided with a first chamber, and the first chamber is used for accommodating a control component. The control box is also internally provided with an air supply system for supplying air to a water pool body. The air supply system comprises an air suction part having a housing, the housing is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, and the air inlet is communicated with the first chamber; the air suction part further comprises an air pump provided in the housing, and when the air pump is started, air in the first chamber can be suctioned into the housing by means of the air inlet. The air supply system further comprises a valve part provided with a pipeline, the pipeline is provided with an air intake port and an air supply port, the air intake port is communicated with the air outlet of the housing, and the air supply port is used for being communicated with the water pool body; when the valve part is opened, the air suctioned into the housing can flow into the water pool body along the pipeline. According to the present invention, the working environment in the first chamber can be kept dry, so that the service life of the control component is prolonged. The present invention further provides a massage water pool.

The present invention provides a device that can generate a pulsatile flow or intermittent flow from a continuously flowing of the water tap by pressure of the water tap without using an electrical activation part. The device for generating a pulsatile fluid or intermittent fluid comprises an injection mechanism 110 for injecting fluid, which is a liquid or gas; an air cavity 120 which includes an airtight space, a draining portion 150 disposed in the lower part; an air intake ventilation hole 141 connected to the ventilation pass 140. The injection point of the injection mechanism 110 is around the air intake ventilation hole 141, and the injected flow is formed so that a part of the injected flow runs downward for covering the surface of the side wall in which the air intake ventilation hole 141 is included. The air intake ventilation hole 141 is partially covered or brushed by the running flow, so the fluctuation rhythm of the air blow is generated, wherein the temporary air pressure decrease in the air cavity 120 given by the downward flowing of the injected flow and temporary air pressure recovery in the air cavity 120 given by the air blowing form the outer air are repeatedly. Therefore, the pulsatile flow or the intermittent flow is generated.

An integrated valve and manifold assembly includes a water valve configured to control water flow from one or two valve outlets. At least one of the outlets is coupled to a manifold. In some examples, the manifold is a dual-extrusion manifold having at least one air channel and at least one water conduit, and the water valve has a pair of air channels attached to a periphery of the water valve and configured to couple to the manifold air channels. In examples wherein at least one of the manifolds is a dual-extrusion manifold, a top portion of the assembly includes an air valve configured to control flow of air to air channel(s) of the dual-extrusion manifold. In other examples, the assembly includes a one-outlet or two-outlet water valve configured to couple to water manifolds, with no attached air channels or air valves.

A microbubble device controller includes a box, and a first water pipe, a gas pipe and a bypass pipe installed in the box. The first water pipe is connected to a pump and has a first electromagnetic control valve to open or close the first water pipe. The gas pipe is connected to a gas source and the pump, and has a second electromagnetic control valve to open or close the gas pipe. The bypass pipe is connected to the first water pipe and has a pressure switch in telecommunication connection with the second electromagnetic control valve. The first electromagnetic control valve controls the first water pipe to be in the high flow state or a closed state to affect the bypass pipe. When the bypass pipe is in a high pressure state, the second electromagnetic control valve opens the gas pipe, or closes the gas pipe otherwise.