PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide bathing corresponding to a demand of an individual bathing person by allowing easy selection of fresh hot water bathing and circulation bathing, and to perform automatic hot water storage simultaneously with drainage.SOLUTION: The bathing apparatus for care includes: a bathtub body 2 a hot water storage tank 3 storing hot water supplied to the bathtub body 2 and a transfer piping system 9 piping-connecting the bathtub body 2 and the hot water storage tank 3, and transferring the hot water inside the hot water storage tank 3 to the bathtub body 2. The fresh hot water bathing wherein the hot water is stored in the bathtub body 2 from the hot water storage tank 3 to supply the new hot water in each bathing and wherein the bathing is performed, and the circulation bathing utilized by circulating the hot water between the hot water storage tank 3 and the bathtub body 2 can be selected, and when having drained the hot water provided for the bathing, new hot water is automatically stored in the hot water storage tank.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】さら湯入浴と循環入浴の選択が簡単に行え、個々の入浴者の要望に応じた入浴が提供できるようにすると共に、排水と同時に自動貯湯できるようにすること。【解決手段】浴槽本体2と、浴槽本体2へ供給する湯水を貯湯する貯湯槽3と、浴槽本体2と貯湯槽3とを配管接続槽3内の湯水を浴槽本体2へ移送する移送配管系9とを備え、入浴の都度、貯湯槽3から浴槽本体2へし貯湯新たな湯水を供給し入浴を行うさら湯入浴と、湯水を貯湯槽3と浴槽本体2の間で循環させて利用する循環湯入浴の選択が行えると共に、入浴に供した湯水を排水すると貯湯槽に新たな湯水を自動貯湯する。【選択図】 図5
