EP2142160A1 - Procédé de chauffage de poêle de sauna et poêle - Google Patents

Procédé de chauffage de poêle de sauna et poêle

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EP2142160A1
EP2142160A1 EP08761633A EP08761633A EP2142160A1 EP 2142160 A1 EP2142160 A1 EP 2142160A1 EP 08761633 A EP08761633 A EP 08761633A EP 08761633 A EP08761633 A EP 08761633A EP 2142160 A1 EP2142160 A1 EP 2142160A1
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stove
sauna
sauna stove
heat radiation
reception
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Esa Pönkänen
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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

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  • the invention relates to a method for heating a sauna stove as claimed in the preamble of claim 1 , and a sauna stove according to the method.
  • a typical source of energy used by caravanners and sailors in cookers and grills is bottled gas, i.e. propane.
  • a gas-fired stove heating method would thus be the most natural solution in these purposes, but a working solution has not been found for heating a gas stove.
  • the biggest problem has been a typical characteristic of gas when it is burnt with a free flame.
  • a gas flame lacks almost entirely the free carbon particles, the glowing of which would produce flame radiation essential for forming infrared heat radiation.
  • the most common method of utilizing the heat energy of gas combustion is thus based on convection, i.e. heat transmission, as a hot low-density substance rises upwards in the gravitational field.
  • One of the most significant qualities of the invention is the high efficiency of the sauna stove. In few minutes the stove is heated and is ready for use, which significantly reduces the energy consumption. This is based, first of all, on infrared heat radiation produced in the stove by gas energy and its large area as well as on the quickly achieved temperature of 1000 degrees. Secondly, it is based on the large area of reception elements (vaporizer surface/sauna stones) and their good capability of infrared heat radiation absorption and, thirdly, on unrestricted infrared heat radiation as well as the distance between the infrared radiant heater and the reception elements.
  • the sauna stove according to the invention may be manufactured cost-efficiently from known components and raw materials that have been in use for a long time and, if required, it can be made lighter than the traditional stoves. It is thus clear that due to the above facts, economic benefit is achieved and that there is an obvious demand for such a stove.
  • a substantial advantage of the invention is also the ecological significance of the stove, when compared with other corresponding methods.
  • the ecological efficiency of natural gas is 65 to 70%, whereas that of electricity is 45 to 50% and that of oil 55 to 60%.
  • the new method for heating a sauna stove and the sauna stove of the method opens up entirely new markets for a new type of sauna solutions, the key factors of which are transportability, easy manageability and quick heating.
  • the invention creates new businesses and does not compete with already existing market players.
  • Figure 1 schematically shows an embodiment of the invention cut from the middle at the stage of heating a sauna stove
  • Figure 2 schematically shows an embodiment of the invention cut from the middle at the stage of using the sauna stove for bathing
  • Figure 3 schematically shows an embodiment of the invention cut from the middle at the heating and bathing stages of the sauna stove
  • Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the invention obliquely from behind.
  • FIG. 1 The figures show the following parts of a sauna stove: a reception element 2a, 2b as well a radiator 3a and a gas energy infrared heat radiation distance 3c between them.
  • a frame 6a provided with an operating means 10a, 10b, lifting means 16 and openings 7a, 7c, which, for their part, are provided with channels 5a, 5b and a closing flap 8.
  • a sauna furnace 4a at which there is an opening 7b with its edges 18, and a lid 4c arranged thereon as well as a cavity 12 and an inclined upper surface 6b.
  • Inside the frame 6a there are also an oxygen sensor 14 and a flame detector 15.
  • one or more reception elements 2a, 2b are heated by means of gas energy infrared heat radiation 3b.
  • the reception element 2a comprises at least one radiator 3a arranged essentially at a gas energy infrared heat radiation distance 3c from the reception element 2a, 2b.
  • Gas energy infrared heat radiation 3b is prior art, and is used most commonly in small local heaters and, for instance, in various processes of the paper industry because of its efficiency, easy controllability and non- polluting properties.
  • the burners of known gas energy infrared radiant heaters are most commonly based on utilization of a 3D ceramic tile mesh or catalytic wool in flameless gas combustion.
  • This prior art is also used in the present invention to produce gas energy infrared radiation 3b for the stove and to heat the reception elements 2a, 2b.
  • FIG 1 shows a structure solution of the invention schematically, in which the radiator 3a converts the energy contained in the gas into gas energy infrared heat radiation 3b.
  • the radiator 3a is arranged to radiate unrestrictedly at a gas energy infrared heat radiation distance 3c from the reception element 2a in order to heat it up as efficiently as possible.
  • the thickness of the reception element 2a affects the heating properties of the sauna stove and its purpose of use.
  • the figures show a convection flow 9b caused by gas combustion and arranged in such a manner that the upper surface 6b of the frame part 6a is arranged to be inclined, the frame part 6a comprising one or more openings 7a, 7c, which are provided with a channel 5a, 5b with a closing flap 8 for closing the channel 5a, 5b.
  • the convection flow 9b may thus be utilized, firstly, for heating the reception elements 2b by leading the convection flow 9 b through the lower part 4b of the sauna furnace 4a into the channel 5a and from there to outside air 11 b and, secondly, for bringing in the outside air 11 b through the channel 5b.
  • FIG. 2 shows a structure solution of the invention schematically, in which the radiator 3a heats the reception elements 2b directly.
  • the hot radiating surfaces of the radiator 3a must be protected with some method in order to prevent harmful effects of splashes of sauna water. For instance, glass surfaces that tolerate heat variations may be used for this protection.
  • the frame part 6a is at the sauna furnace 4a provided with an opening 7b, to which sauna water is thrown. To speed up the heating, the opening 7b is provided with a lid 4c.
  • edges 18 of the opening 7b are arranged to extend substantially lower than the upper edge of the radiator 3a, and so exhaust gases 9a are not discharged from the opening 7b into a sauna room 11 a when the lid 4c is open.
  • Figure 3 shows a structure solution of the invention schematically, in which the reception element 2a comprises at least one radiator 3a arranged to radiate unrestrictedly substantially at a gas energy infrared heat radiation distance 3c from the reception element 2a in order to heat it up as efficiently as possible.
  • the convection flow 9b is arranged in such a manner that the upper surface 6b of the reception element 2a is inclined and the reception element 2a comprises one or more openings 7a provided with a channel 5a, through which exhaust gases 9a flow into the outside air 11 b.
  • the radiator 3a takes the air required for gas burning from the sauna room 11 a from below the lower edge of the reception element 2a.
  • This sauna stove model could be used most preferably in saunas where it is easy to arrange sufficient ventilation, such as in tent saunas.
  • FIG. 2a At the reception element 2a there is arranged a cavity 12 with reception elements 2b, and a bowl 13 with a lid for an odohzer, such as alder chips.
  • a warm steam flow 1 is shown in the figure by an arrow.
  • a flame detector 15 is arranged inside the reception element 2a.
  • Figure 4 shows a structure solution of the sauna stove of the invention, in which the frame part 6a comprises at least one radiator 3a arranged to radiate unrestrictedly substantially at a gas energy infrared heat radiation distance 3c from the reception element 2a in such a manner that it would heat up as efficiently as possible.
  • the outer surface of the frame part 6a is provided with an operating means 10a for gas flow and an operating means 10b for a spark igniter, which are used for switching the stove on and off and controlling the power of the stove.
  • the outer surface of the frame 6a is provided with lifting means 16, and inside the frame 6a there is an oxygen sensor 14, which turns off the gas supply if the oxygen level of the sauna room 11 a decreases too much.
  • the frame part 6a, the lid 4c, the channels 5a, 5b and the flap 8 are most preferably made of stainless steel or other metal and formed as solutions having a shape of a plate, a cylinder or a casing.
  • the reception element 2a is most preferably made of a heat-resistant stone-based or ceramic raw material, such as soapstone or a heat-resistant castable, and shaped as planar or like a cylinder, a casing or a bowl. Other shapes are also possible.
  • the reception elements 2b are most preferably previously known, typical sauna stones.
  • All parts of the sauna stove of the invention may be made of known raw materials and with known manufacturing methods and machines.
  • Other generally known fuels that are in liquid form at standard atmospheric pressure, such as paraffin oil, may also be used, whereby gassing occurs with known techniques by utilizing heat and pressure.
  • the method of the present invention mainly describes the sauna stove according to the method by means of a few structural alternatives only. It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not restricted to the above alternatives only, but many variations are feasible within the inventive idea defined by the appended claims.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un poêle de sauna et un procédé à utiliser pour produire la chaleur nécessaire au bain, le poêle de sauna comprenant un ou plusieurs éléments récepteurs (2a, 2b) à chauffer et une source de chaleur alimentée par gaz. La source de chaleur du poêle est disposée pour produire un rayonnement thermique infrarouge, le ou les éléments récepteurs (2a, 2b) étant proches de la source de chaleur pour que celle-ci chauffe les éléments récepteurs avec le rayonnement thermique infrarouge produit par le gaz.
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FI20070330A (fi) 2008-10-28
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