EP1630324A1 - Saunavorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1630324A1
EP1630324A1 EP04255096A EP04255096A EP1630324A1 EP 1630324 A1 EP1630324 A1 EP 1630324A1 EP 04255096 A EP04255096 A EP 04255096A EP 04255096 A EP04255096 A EP 04255096A EP 1630324 A1 EP1630324 A1 EP 1630324A1
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sauna apparatus
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Ching-Song Chen
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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
    • A61H33/06—Artificial hot-air or cold-air baths; Steam or gas baths or douches, e.g. sauna or Finnish baths
    • 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
    • A61H33/06—Artificial hot-air or cold-air baths; Steam or gas baths or douches, e.g. sauna or Finnish baths
    • A61H33/063—Heaters specifically designed therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H1/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys
    • E04H1/12—Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
    • E04H1/125—Small buildings, arranged in other buildings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H1/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys
    • E04H1/12—Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
    • E04H2001/1288—Sauna cabins

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  • This invention relates to a sauna apparatus, more particularly to a sauna apparatus including a housing and a heating unit that has sheet-type heating elements attached respectively to walls of the housing.
  • a conventional sauna apparatus 1 as shown in Fig. 1, defines a chamber 10, and includes left, right, front and rear walls 12, 13, 11, 14, a ceiling (not shown), and a floor 16.
  • the front wall 11 is provided with a door 18.
  • a seat 17 is mounted in the chamber 10 proximate to the floor 16.
  • a plurality of heating devices 19 are mounted respectively on the left, right, and front walls 12, 13, 11, and on the rear wall 14 above and below the seat 17 in the chamber 10.
  • Each of the heating devices 19 includes a heating element 191, such as a ceramic heating plate or a heating tube, a grid element 192 serving as a first partition for separating users from the heating element 191, and a casing 193 that serves as a second partition for separating the users from the heating element 191 and the grid element 192 and that is available to be leaned against by the users.
  • a heating element 191 such as a ceramic heating plate or a heating tube
  • a grid element 192 serving as a first partition for separating users from the heating element 191
  • a casing 193 that serves as a second partition for separating the users from the heating element 191 and the grid element 192 and that is available to be leaned against by the users.
  • the heating elements 19 When power to the heating devices 19 is turned on, the heating elements 191, such as the ceramic heating plates or the heating tubes, radiate heat so as to elevate the temperature of the chamber 10 of the sauna apparatus 1 to a range of 104°F to 170°F (40 °C to 77°C) and so as to help the users in enhancing metabolism, expelling poisonous substances from their bodies, keeping healthy, and combating fatigue.
  • the heating devices 19 of the conventional sauna apparatus 1 are capable of elevating the temperature of the chamber 10, how to further improve the heating devices 19 is a pressing need because of the following drawbacks:
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a sauna apparatus that can overcome the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art.
  • a sauna apparatus includes: a housing that defines a chamber therein and that has left and right walls, front and rear walls interconnecting the left and right walls, a floor interconnecting the left, right, front and rear walls, and a ceiling interconnecting the left, right, front and rear walls; and a heating unit including at least one sheet-type heating element disposed in the chamber and attached to one of the left and right walls, the front and rear walls, the floor, and the ceiling.
  • the sheet-type heating element includes an assembly of first and second insulative sheets and a graphite film. The first and second insulative sheets are connected to each other and are stacked one above the other. The graphite film is coated on one of the first and second insulative sheets and is sandwiched between the first and second insulative sheets.
  • the first preferred embodiment of a sauna apparatus 2 includes a housing that has a plurality of walls and that defines a chamber 20 therein.
  • the sauna apparatus 2 further includes a plurality of sheet-type heating elements 3 disposed in the chamber 20 and attached respectively to the walls.
  • the walls include left and right walls 22, 23, front and rear walls 21, 24 interconnecting the left and right walls 22, 23, and a ceiling 25 and a floor 26 interconnecting the left, right, front and rear walls, 22, 23, 21, 24.
  • the front wall 21 is provided with a door 28.
  • the sauna apparatus 2 further includes a seat 27 that is disposed in the chamber 20 above the floor 26.
  • the sheet-type heating elements 3 include left and right sheet-type heating elements 322, 323, and upper and lower sheet-type heating elements 324.
  • each of the sheet-type heating elements 3 includes an assembly of first and second insulative sheets 32 and a graphite film 31, and has a thickness less than 1/25 inch (1 mm).
  • the first and second insulative sheets 32 are connected to each other and are stacked one above the other.
  • the graphite film 31 is coated on one of the first and second insulative sheets 32, and is sandwiched between the first and second insulative sheets 32.
  • the graphite film 31 is enclosed in the first and second insulative sheets 32 through hot pressing techniques.
  • the graphite film 31 is a type of electro-thermal material.
  • the first and second insulative sheets 32 are a type of electrically insulative and heat-conducting material for insulating the graphite film 31, and preferably are made from thermo-resistant, pressure-resistant, acid-base resistant, and impact-resistant glass fiber materials.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a preferred arrangement of the sheet-type heating elements 3 in the sauna apparatus 2 according to this invention.
  • the left and right sheet-type heating elements 322, 323 are attached to the left and right walls 22, 23, respectively, and are disposed above the seat 27.
  • the upper and lower sheet-type heating elements 324 are attached to the rear wall 24 and are disposed above and below the seat 27, respectively.
  • each graphite film 3 is relatively thin, the area of each of the sheet-type heating elements 3 can be relatively large without significantly reducing the volume of the chamber 20 or changing the design of the chamber 20. A lower temperature for each of the sheet-type heating elements 3 as compared to that of the conventional heating device can be achieved. Therefore, the user is able to touch and contact the sheet-type heating elements 3 without being injured. The safety of the sauna apparatus 2 is thus enhanced.
  • the sheet-type heating elements 3 can be attached anywhere on the left, right and rear walls 22, 23, 24, the ceiling 25 and the floor 26. As shown in Fig. 5, the sheet-type heating elements 3 further include a bottom sheet-type heating element 326 that is attached to the floor 26. The bottom sheet-type heating element 326 is covered by a towel in such a manner that the user can put his feet on the bottom sheet-type heating element 326.
  • this invention can be embodied in a sauna apparatus for multiple users, although the sauna apparatus 2 shown in the drawings is for a single user.
  • each of the sheet-type heating elements 3 is relatively thin, the size of the sauna apparatus 2 can be reduced to avoid occupying too much space.
  • the sheet-type heating elements 3 can be directly mounted on the walls of the sauna apparatus 2 without the need for the casing 193 as required in the conventional sauna apparatus. Therefore, use of the heating elements 3 is more convenient and economical as compared to the conventional heating devices 19.
  • Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate the second preferred embodiment of a sauna apparatus according to this invention.
  • This preferred embodiment is similar to the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, except that the sheet-type heating element 3 can be modif iedby further including a frame 4 for framing the assembly of the first and second insulative sheets 32 and the graphite film 31.
  • the frame 4 is formed with a slot 43 along the perimeter 42 of the frame 4 for engaging a periphery of the assembly of the first and second insulative sheets 32 and the graphite film 31.
  • the assembly of the first and second insulative sheets 32 and the graphite film 31 may be directly nailed on the frame 4 without the need for formation of the slot 43.
  • the sheet-type heating elements 3 that include the frame 4 and the assembly of the graphite film 31 and the first and second insulative sheets 32 can be randomly assembled depending upon the size of the sauna apparatus 2 and the required heating area.
  • the sheet-type heating elements 3 further include front sheet-type heating elements 321 attached to the front wall 21 of the sauna apparatus 2, in addition to the left and right sheet-type heating elements 322, 323 that are attached to the left and right walls 22, 23, respectively, the upper and lower sheet-type heating elements 324 that are attached to the rear wall 24, and the bottom sheet-type heating elements 326 that are attached to the floor 26.
  • the sheet-type heating elements 3 have a relatively thin thickness and a relatively light weight
  • the front, upper and lower, left, right and bottom sheet-type heating elements 321, 324, 322, 323, 326 can be attached to the front, rear, left and right walls 21, 24, 22, 23, and the floor 26 through hanging or magnetic means.

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Cited By (3)

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EP2453061A1 (de) * 2010-11-16 2012-05-16 Starpool S.r.l. Professionelle Kabine für Wohlbefinden-Behandlungen, wie türkische Bäder, Saunen und dergleichen und Verfahren zur Herstellung der Kabinen
FR3014127A1 (fr) * 2013-12-03 2015-06-05 Fabre Pierre Dermo Cosmetique Dispositif pour la creation d’une zone de confidentialite
CN109356404A (zh) * 2018-09-25 2019-02-19 舒行军 一种负氧离子汗蒸房

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US3313916A (en) * 1963-12-12 1967-04-11 Achner Martin Portable perspiration apparatus
US4773105A (en) * 1986-11-17 1988-09-27 Japan Home Sauna Co., Ltd. Collapsible sauna box
US5255399A (en) * 1990-12-31 1993-10-26 Park Hun C Far infrared rays sauna bath assembly
US20020046422A1 (en) * 2000-08-21 2002-04-25 Vladimir Perett Portable sauna
US20040030371A1 (en) * 1999-10-07 2004-02-12 Si Barghelame Sauna with phototherapy lighting

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US3313916A (en) * 1963-12-12 1967-04-11 Achner Martin Portable perspiration apparatus
US4773105A (en) * 1986-11-17 1988-09-27 Japan Home Sauna Co., Ltd. Collapsible sauna box
US5255399A (en) * 1990-12-31 1993-10-26 Park Hun C Far infrared rays sauna bath assembly
US20040030371A1 (en) * 1999-10-07 2004-02-12 Si Barghelame Sauna with phototherapy lighting
US20020046422A1 (en) * 2000-08-21 2002-04-25 Vladimir Perett Portable sauna

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2453061A1 (de) * 2010-11-16 2012-05-16 Starpool S.r.l. Professionelle Kabine für Wohlbefinden-Behandlungen, wie türkische Bäder, Saunen und dergleichen und Verfahren zur Herstellung der Kabinen
ITVR20100214A1 (it) * 2010-11-16 2012-05-17 Starpool S R L Cabina professionale per trattamenti benessere, quali bagni turchi, saune e simili nonché metodo per realizzare tali cabine
FR3014127A1 (fr) * 2013-12-03 2015-06-05 Fabre Pierre Dermo Cosmetique Dispositif pour la creation d’une zone de confidentialite
CN109356404A (zh) * 2018-09-25 2019-02-19 舒行军 一种负氧离子汗蒸房

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