JP2000197682A - Humid atmosphere supplying device and sauna device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humid atmosphere supplying device and a sauna device using it for enjoying a sauna bath at an optimal bathing temperature according to liking of a bathing person and at a place other than a bathroom. SOLUTION: The humid atmosphere supplying device A is formed of a heat exchanging part 5, a watering part 3 supplying hot water for the part 5, a hot water supplying part 7 supplying hot water for the part 3, a blowing out part blowing out humid atmosphere generated by watering to the part 5 from the part 3 and a blower 2 sucking humid atmosphere to supply for this blowing out part. Then, near the blowing out part, a humid atmosphere temperature detecting means 14 detecting the temperature of humid atmosphere blown out from the blowing out part is disposed and a control means 31 controlling the temperature of humid atmosphere to vary based on a temperature detected by the means 14 is provided in the case of an automatic operation mode.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humid atmosphere supply apparatus for generating and supplying a humid atmosphere such as a humid gas or fine liquid, and a sauna apparatus using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional sauna apparatus, for example, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-233804 is known.

[0003] In this apparatus, a spout pipe having a plurality of hot water spouts, a heat exchange promoting member, and a fan unit are arranged inside an exterior body in which a steam outlet and an air inlet are opened, and The spout hot water pipe is connected to a hot water supply piping system, and steam generated by dispersing hot water from the hot water spout to the heat exchange promoting member is blown out from the steam blowout port by operation of the fan unit. Things.

[0004]

However, in the conventional configuration, the apparatus is kept fixed in the bathroom, or the temperature of the steam blown out from the steam outlet is constant, and the steam is adjusted to the optimum bathing temperature of each bather. It did not create temperature.

[0005] Therefore, bathers can only take a bath in a place where a sauna device is installed, such as a bathroom, cannot create an optimum bathing temperature suitable for each bather, and also cannot start bathing at the beginning of bathing. In the latter half, the optimum temperature could be different and it was not possible to cope with this.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enjoy a sauna bath at an optimum bathing temperature according to a bather's preference and at a place other than the bathroom. To provide a humid atmosphere supply device and a sauna device using the same.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a humid atmosphere supplying means for generating and supplying a humid atmosphere such as a humid gas or a fine liquid; And a control means for adjusting the temperature of the liquid crystal.

With such a configuration, the temperature of the humid atmosphere supplied from the humid atmosphere supply means can be varied by the control means for adjusting the temperature. For example, if the humid atmosphere supply apparatus of the present invention is used in a sauna apparatus, In addition, you can enjoy the sauna bath at the optimal bathing temperature suitable for each bather.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the humid atmosphere supply means includes a heat exchange section, a water sprinkling section supplying hot water to the heat exchange section, a hot water supply section supplying hot water to the water sprinkling section,
It is characterized by comprising a blowing unit for blowing out a humid atmosphere generated by spraying water from the water spraying unit to the heat exchange unit, and a blower for sucking and supplying the humid atmosphere to the blowing unit.

With such a configuration, the temperature of the humid atmosphere blown out from the blowing section can be varied, and the humid atmosphere is generated by spraying warm water with the water spray section. This is effective when changing the temperature immediately.

The control means controls the amount of heat of the heating means for heating the hot water stored in the hot water supply section to change the temperature of the hot water, and controls the driving of a pump for sending the hot water to the sprinkling section to control the hot water. The amount is changed, and the hot water supply section is provided below the heat exchange section, and an outside air introduction port for introducing air outside the apparatus is provided, and the number of rotations of the blower is controlled to control the heat exchange section from the outside air introduction port. By changing the amount of outside air flowing into the air, the temperature of the humid atmosphere blown out from the blow-out section can be easily and appropriately varied by simple control.

Further, as another embodiment of the present invention, the humid atmosphere supply means includes a humid atmosphere generation means for generating the humid atmosphere by using ultrasonic waves. The humid atmosphere includes a blowing unit that sends a humid atmosphere generated by ultrasonic vibration, and a heating unit that heats the humid atmosphere. The control unit controls a temperature of the humid atmosphere by controlling a heating amount of the heating unit. I did it.

[0013] With such a configuration, the temperature of the humid atmosphere generated by using the ultrasonic vibration can be varied with an easy configuration, and the ultrasonic vibration is used. The device itself can be designed to be compact and noise can be reduced.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the humid atmosphere supply means includes a spray means for generating a humid atmosphere by a pressurizing means, and further comprises air or liquid pressurized by the pressurizing means. Heating means for heating the
The control means is configured to adjust the temperature of the humid atmosphere by controlling the heating amount of the heating means.

With this configuration, even in the case where the humid atmosphere is injected from the nozzle by pressurizing with a pump or the like, the temperature of the humid atmosphere injected from the spraying means can be varied with a simple configuration. In addition, it is effective particularly when the humidification amount is required to be very large or when the humidification amount needs to be frequently changed.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the humid atmosphere supplying means includes a steam generating means for boiling the liquid to generate the humid atmosphere, and further includes a humid atmosphere generated by the steam generating means. An outside air inlet for mixing outside air, and an outside air amount variable unit for changing the amount of outside air mixed from the outside air inlet are provided, and the control unit controls the outside air amount variable unit to control the temperature of the humid atmosphere. Was configured to be adjusted.

With such a configuration, even when steam (steam) is used, the temperature of the humid atmosphere generated from the steam generating means can be varied with a simple configuration, and the temperature rising performance can be improved. Because it uses excellent steam (steam), it is particularly effective when used in cold areas.

As a preferred embodiment, the outside air amount changing means changes the opening degree of the outside air introduction port or the opening / closing time of the outside air introduction port so that the temperature is lower than that in a humid atmosphere. Since the outside air is taken in and mixed into the humid atmosphere, the temperature of the humid atmosphere can be easily and appropriately varied with a simple structure and simple control.

Further, as another embodiment of the present invention, the humid atmosphere supply means includes a humid atmosphere generating means for generating a humid atmosphere by spraying a liquid at a high speed using a rotating means, and further comprising the humid atmosphere. Is provided, and the control means controls the temperature of the humid atmosphere by controlling the heating amount of the heating means.

With such a configuration, even in a system in which a humid atmosphere is generated by high-speed spraying with a rotating body, the temperature of the humid atmosphere can be changed with an easy configuration, and particularly, humidification is performed. If you need a very large amount or need to change the humidification amount,
It can be realized at relatively low cost.

As a preferred embodiment, a supply amount varying means for varying the amount of liquid supplied to the rotating means is provided, and the control means controls the supply amount varying means to reduce the temperature of the humid atmosphere. Since the adjustment is performed, the temperature of the humid atmosphere can be easily and appropriately varied by simple control.

An operation unit for sending a command signal to the control means is provided, and the operation unit is provided with an automatic setting unit and a manual setting unit for setting the temperature of the humid atmosphere. Can be set, so that usability is improved.

Furthermore, if the operation section is provided with a humid atmosphere temperature display section for displaying the temperature of the humid atmosphere, it is possible to freely change an appropriate temperature according to the application while monitoring the display temperature.

Conventionally, there has been known a sauna apparatus in which a humid atmosphere is supplied to a space, for example, a bathroom to enjoy a sauna bath. Further, a sauna device is also conceivable in which a body container that can be carried outside of the bathroom is prepared, and a humid atmosphere is supplied to the body container so that a bather can easily enjoy a sauna bath.

Therefore, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a sauna apparatus for supplying the humid atmosphere to a body containing a body by using the humid atmosphere supply apparatus is used, so that a bather, a caregiver, and an operator are optimal. The bathing temperature can be freely changed by setting the temperature of the humid atmosphere to be felt, so that a comfortable sauna bath can be enjoyed.

[0026]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a humid atmosphere supply device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of an operation section in the humid atmosphere supply device.

As shown in FIG. 1, a humid atmosphere supply device A
Is a heat exchange unit 5, a water sprinkling unit 3 that supplies hot water to the heat exchange unit 5, and a hot water supply unit 7 that supplies hot water to the water sprinkling unit 3.
And a blowing unit 1 for blowing out a humid atmosphere generated by spraying water from the water spraying unit 3 to the heat exchange unit 5, and a blower 2 for sucking and supplying the humid atmosphere to the blowing unit 1.

A humid gas temperature detecting means 14 for detecting the temperature of the humid atmosphere blown out from the blow section 1 is provided near the blow section 1. In the case of an automatic operation mode described later, this humid gas temperature detecting means 14 is provided. Control means 31 is provided for controlling the temperature of the humid atmosphere to be variable based on the temperature detected by the means 14.

The hot water supply section 7 is disposed below the heat exchange section 5 to store hot water sprinkled from the water spray section 3 and passed through the heat exchange section 5. Is provided.

A hot water outlet 8 is provided on a side wall of the hot water supply unit 7, and the hot water outlet 8 is connected to the sprinkling unit 3 via a hot water supply channel 15. A pump 9 for supplying the hot water of the supply unit 7 to the sprinkling unit 3 is provided. The hot water outlet 8 may be provided on the bottom wall of the hot water supply unit 7.

The hot water supply section 7 is provided with an outside air inlet 6 for introducing air outside the apparatus A. As shown by an arrow, the air taken in from the outside air inlet 6 is:
The heat flows into the heat exchange unit 5 along the surface of the hot water stored in the hot water supply unit 7, and is sucked by the operation of the blower 2.

The hot water supply section 7 has a water temperature detecting means 10 for detecting the temperature of the stored water, and an abnormal temperature rise preventing means 12.
When the temperature of the stored water becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature by the water temperature detecting means 10, the abnormal temperature rise preventing means 12 is operated to cut off the power supply to the heating means 13. Also, a water level detecting means 1 for detecting the level of the stored water
1, the lowering of the water level by the water level detecting means 11 is notified by a buzzer (not shown), blinking of a display lamp, or the like. Therefore, the user may supply water or hot water from the outside air inlet 6 based on the notification.

In the above configuration, the operation unit 30 described later
When the humid atmosphere supply device A is operated by operating the operation switch 17 of the above, the hot water heated to the high set temperature by the heating means 13 in the hot water supply unit 7 is driven by the pump 9 via the hot water supply path 15. The water is supplied to the watering section 3 and the watering section 3
Is sprayed to the heat exchange unit 5 from the plurality of water spray holes 4 opened in the first place.

Then, when high-temperature hot water is sprayed on the heat exchange unit 5, a part of the hot water is exchanged with heat to become steam, and the rising steam is used for the air exchanged in the heat exchange unit 5. With the blower 2 and the outlet 1
It is blown out into a sauna bathing space, for example, as a humid atmosphere of higher temperature. The sauna bathing space is a bathroom or a sleeping bag-shaped body container for housing a body described later.

On the other hand, most of the high-temperature hot water sprinkled in the heat exchange section 5 is stored in the hot water supply section 7 below the heat exchange section 5, and the stored hot water is heated again to the set temperature by the heating means 13. Then, a series of operations of supplying the water to the water spraying unit 3 by driving the pump 9 and spraying water from the water spraying unit 3 to the heat exchange unit 5 are repeated.

As shown in FIG. 2, the humid atmosphere supply device A
The operation unit 30 for operating the operation of the hot water or the water supplied to the hot water supply unit 7 is heated by the heating unit 13 to the preparation switch 16 for heating to the set temperature, the operation switch 17 for starting the operation of the device A, A stop switch 18 for stopping the operation of the device A, an operation mode changeover switch 19 for automatically or manually changing the temperature setting of the humid atmosphere, a humid atmosphere temperature display section 20 for displaying the temperature of the humid atmosphere, and setting of the humid atmosphere by the automatic operation mode. An automatic set temperature display section 21 for displaying the temperature, an outlet temperature setting switch 22 for increasing and decreasing the set temperature of the humid atmosphere in the automatic operation mode, a hot water temperature display section 24 for displaying the temperature of the hot water stored in the hot water supply section 7, and the hot water Hot water temperature increase / decrease switch 2 to increase / decrease the temperature
3, a hot water supply amount display unit 25 for displaying the supply amount of hot water from the hot water supply unit 7 by driving the pump 9, a hot water supply amount increasing / decreasing switch 26 for increasing / decreasing the supply amount of the hot water, and an outside air inlet by driving the blower 2. An air supply amount display unit 27 for displaying the amount of air taken in from 6 as an air supply amount, and an air supply amount increase / decrease switch 28 for increasing or decreasing the air supply amount are provided.

When the bather or caregiver switches to the automatic operation mode by the operation mode changeover switch 19, the temperature of the humid atmosphere blown into the sauna bathing space is set to the desired temperature by the blowout temperature setting switch 22. Then, the amount of heat of the heating means 13 is controlled by the control means 31 so that the set temperature matches the temperature detected by the humid atmosphere temperature detecting means 14, and the humid atmosphere of the set temperature is blown out to the sauna bathing space.

When the operation mode is switched to the manual operation mode, for example, when the bather feels that the temperature in the sauna bathing space is hot, the control means 31 operates the minus switch of the hot water temperature increase / decrease switch 24 by operating the minus switch. The amount of heat of the heating means 13 is controlled to lower the temperature of the hot water stored in the hot water supply unit 7 so as to blow out a humid atmosphere of a desired temperature into the sauna bathing space. Conversely, if the temperature in the sauna bathing space is felt to be warm,
By operating the plus switch of the control means 31
By controlling the amount of heat of the heating means 13 to increase the temperature of the hot water stored in the hot water supply unit 7, a humid atmosphere of a desired temperature may be blown out to the sauna bathing space.

The temperature of the humid atmosphere can also be changed by changing the supply amount of hot water sprinkled on the heat exchange section 5. That is, when the bather feels that the temperature in the sauna bathing space is hot, the controller 31 controls the driving of the pump 9 by operating the minus switch of the hot water supply increasing / decreasing switch 26 to control the heat exchange unit 5. Reduce the amount of hot water sprayed on the sauna and blow out the humid atmosphere of the desired temperature into the sauna bathing space. Conversely, if the temperature in the sauna bathing space is felt to be warm,
By operating the plus switch of the control means 31
By controlling the operation of the pump 9, the amount of warm water sprinkled on the heat exchange unit 5 may be increased so as to blow out a humid atmosphere of a desired temperature into the sauna bathing space.

Similarly, the temperature of the humid atmosphere can be changed by changing the amount of air blown by driving the blower 2. That is, when the bather feels that the temperature in the sauna bathing space is hot, the rotation of the blower 2 is controlled by the control means 31 by operating the plus switch of the blower air amount increase / decrease switch 28 to control the outside air inlet 6. The amount of outside air having a lower temperature than the temperature in the sauna bath space flowing into the heat exchange section 5 from above is increased so as to blow out a humid atmosphere of a desired temperature into the sauna bath space. On the other hand, when the temperature in the sauna bathing space is felt to be warm, the controller 31 is operated by operating the minus switch of the blower volume increase / decrease switch 28.
By controlling the rotation speed of the blower 2 to reduce the amount of outside air having a temperature lower than the temperature in the sauna bath space flowing into the heat exchange section 5 from the outside air inlet 6 to the sauna bath space, The atmosphere should be blown out.

When the temperature of the humid gas blown out in the manual operation mode is changed, if the above-described operation is performed while monitoring the temperature of the humid atmosphere displayed on the humid atmosphere temperature display section 20, bathing can be performed. The bathing temperature suitable for the elderly can be freely changed, and a comfortable sauna bath can be enjoyed. Further, when the preparation is completed by operating the preparation switch 16, a notification may be given by lighting or blinking of a buzzer or a display lamp.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a sauna apparatus F using the humid atmosphere supply apparatus A.

The humid atmosphere generated by the humid atmosphere supply device A is supplied to the body container 50 formed in a sleeping bag via the connecting portion 40. The bather in the body container 50
The temperature of the humid atmosphere supplied by the operation unit 30 can be easily set, and the sauna bath can be enjoyed at an optimum bathing temperature suitable for each bather.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment of the humid atmosphere supply device.

As shown in FIG. 4, the humid atmosphere supply device B
Are provided with an opening / closing valve 103 in the middle, a supply path 104 for supplying water or hot water to a storage unit 107, and ultrasonic vibrators 115 and 116 for applying ultrasonic vibration to the water or hot water 108 stored in the storage unit 107. Ultrasonic vibrators 105, 10 provided with
6 is provided at the bottom of the storage unit 107.

A blower 102 for supplying a humid atmosphere 109 generated by the vibrations of the ultrasonic vibrators 105 and 106 from the discharge path 101 to the outside of the humid atmosphere supply device B;
A heater 113 is provided as a heating unit that heats the blown air from the blower 102 to generate hot air.

Further, the number of rotations of the blower 102 and the heater 1
13 heating amount, opening and closing of the on-off valve 103, the ultrasonic vibrating body 10
A control means 131 for controlling the vibrations of the fifth and 106 is provided.

In the configuration shown in FIG.
Will be described below.

The control means 131 controls the opening and closing of the on-off valve 103 so that the water or hot water stored in the storage section 107 becomes a predetermined water level based on a detection signal from a water level detection means (not shown). . When a command to generate a humid atmosphere is issued when the water level of the storage unit 107 is a predetermined water level, the control unit 13
1 transmits a signal to the ultrasonic vibrators 105 and 106, and the ultrasonic vibrators 115 and 116 vibrate. The water or warm water 108 stored in the storage unit 107 is
The humid atmosphere 109 is generated from the liquid surface by the action of the vibration energy given by 6. At this time, the control means 13
1 is to operate the blower 102 and the heater 113 to apply hot air to the generated humid atmosphere 109 so that the discharge path 10
A humid atmosphere 109 of 1 to medium and high temperature is supplied.

Here, when the temperature of the humid atmosphere 109 supplied from the discharge path 101 is changed, the control means 131
By changing the amount of electricity supplied to the heater 113 as the heating means, the temperature of the hot air from the blower 102 can be changed, and the temperature of the humid atmosphere 109 supplied from the discharge path 101 can be changed. The humid atmosphere 109
When reducing the generation amount of the ultrasonic transducers 115 and 1
The adjustment can be made by vibrating only one of the sixteen. In the present embodiment, two ultrasonic vibrators have been described, but one or three or more ultrasonic vibrators may be used.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of the humid atmosphere supply device.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the humid atmosphere supply device C includes a pressurizing means 203 (for example, a pump) for pressurizing water or hot water supplied through a water supply path 201, and a pressurizing means 203. Pressurized water or hot water is transferred to the heat exchange unit 2
A heating means 213 for heating at 05 is provided, and a nozzle 207 as a spraying means for spraying the hot water heated by the heat exchanging unit 205 by the heating means 213 as a medium-high-temperature humid atmosphere.

Also, a fuel (eg, gas) for heating
A fuel supply passage 211 provided with a fuel supply proportional valve 209 for adjusting the pressure is connected to the heating means 213,
Further, a control unit 231 for controlling the operation of the pressurizing unit 203 and the opening of the fuel supply proportional valve 209 is provided.

The control operation of the control means 231 in the configuration of FIG. 5A will be described below.

When there is a command to generate a humid atmosphere, the control means 231 operates the pressurizing means 203 to
The water or hot water pressurized by the pressurizing means 203 is supplied to the heat exchange section 205 by opening the fuel supply proportional valve 209 and starting heating by the heating means 213 at the same time as pressurizing the water or hot water supplied from the Heating means 21
The nozzle 20 is turned into a humid atmosphere of medium and high temperature
Inject from 7

Here, when changing the temperature of the humid atmosphere sprayed from the nozzle 207, the control means 231 adjusts the valve opening of the fuel supply proportional valve 209 and
By adjusting the heating amount of No. 3, the temperature of the humid atmosphere sprayed from the nozzle 207 can be changed.

As still another embodiment, FIG.
A humid atmosphere supply device C ′ as shown in FIG. That is, the humid atmosphere supply device C ′ includes a compressor 204 as a pressurizing unit that sends out air in the air supply passage 202, a heater 214 for heating water stored in the storage unit 212, and a hot water heated by the heater 214. And a pump 210 for pressurizing hot water in the supply path 208.

The nozzle 20 sprays the humid atmosphere generated at the junction 206 where the air sent by the compressor 204 and the hot water pressurized by the pump 210 join.
7 are provided.

Further, a control means 231 for controlling the operation of the compressor 204, the heating amount of the heater 214, and the operation of the pump 210 is provided.

The control operation of the control means 231 in the configuration of FIG. 5B will be described below.

The control means 231 controls the amount of heating (the amount of electricity) of the heater 214 so that the stored water in the storage section 212 has a predetermined temperature. Also, when a command to generate a humid atmosphere is issued when the water level of the storage unit 212 is at a predetermined water level according to a detection signal of a water level detection unit (not shown), the compressor 204 and the pump 210 are operated, and the air in the air supply passage 202 is turned on. Then, the hot water supplied from the hot water supply path 208 is pressurized, and the hot water joins at the junction 206 due to the negative pressure action of the air, and is sprayed from the nozzle 207 as a humid atmosphere of medium to high temperature.

Here, when changing the temperature of the humid atmosphere sprayed from the nozzle 207, the control means 231 adjusts the heating amount (electricity amount) of the heater 214 to adjust the temperature of the humid atmosphere sprayed from the nozzle 207. Can be varied. A heating means is provided in the air supply passage 202 to heat the air in the air supply passage 202, and the temperature of the humid atmosphere sprayed from the nozzle 207 can be changed by adjusting the heating amount (electricity amount). You may comprise.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing still another embodiment of the humid atmosphere supply device.

As shown in FIG. 6, the humid atmosphere supply device D
Is a storage unit 307 provided with an opening 311 opened to the outside of the device D, and water or hot water 3 stored in the storage unit 307.
A heater 303 for heating and boiling the air-conditioning apparatus 05, and further, a blower 302 for sucking a high-temperature humid atmosphere generated by the heater 303 and supplying the humid atmosphere to the outside of the humid atmosphere supply device D from the discharge path 301; A heater 313 is provided as a heating means for heating the humid atmosphere once cooled before the heat treatment reaches.

An outside air inlet 3 for mixing outside air into a high-temperature and high-humidity atmosphere generated by boiling by the heater 303.
11 and a damper 309 as an outside air amount changing means for changing the amount of outside air mixed from the outside air inlet 311.

Further, the number of rotations of the blower 302 and the heater 3
Control means 331 for controlling the amount of heating of 03 and 313 and the opening of the damper 309 are provided.

In the configuration shown in FIG.
Will be described below.

When the water level of the storage section 307 is at a predetermined level according to the detection signal of the water level detecting means (not shown), the control section 331 controls the heater 303
To boil the water or the hot water 305 stored in the storage unit 307 to generate a high-temperature and high-humidity atmosphere. At the same time, the control means 331 activates the blower 302 and the heater 313 to suck the humid atmosphere and
By heating the cooled humid atmosphere once again until the temperature reaches 2, the humid atmosphere of medium to high temperature is supplied from the discharge path 301 to the outside of the humid atmosphere supply device D. It should be noted that the power supply to the heater 303 may be controlled so that the temperature is always near the boiling point of water so that a humid atmosphere can be immediately generated.

Here, when changing the temperature of the humid atmosphere supplied from the discharge path 301, the control means 331
The amount of outside air mixed from the outside air inlet 311 is determined by the damper 30.
The temperature of the humid atmosphere is adjusted by adjusting the opening degree of the ninth variable. At this time, the opening of the damper 309 may be controlled proportionally, or as shown in FIG. 7, the opening and closing time may be changed to control the opening. Note that the control unit 331 varies the amount of current supplied to the heater 313 serving as a heating unit, thereby varying the temperature of the warm air from the blower 302 and varying the temperature of the humid atmosphere supplied from the discharge path 301. It may be.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing still another embodiment of the humid atmosphere supply device.

As shown in FIG. 8, the humid atmosphere supply device E
The heater 403 heats the water or hot water 405 stored in the storage unit 407, and pressurizes the hot water in the hot water supply pipe 408 heated by the heater 403,
And a water sprinkling section 404.
A plurality of water holes 409 for supplying hot water to the rotating body 401 are provided at the upper part.

A motor 402 for high-speed rotation is connected to the rotating body 401, and a humid atmosphere generated when the motor 402 rotates at high speed collides with the collision plate 413 on the side of the rotating body 411. Multiple injection holes 411
Is provided.

Further, a control means 431 for controlling the number of rotations of the motor 402, the heating amount of the heater 403, and the operation of the pump 410 is provided.

In the configuration shown in FIG.
Will be described below.

When the water level of the storage section 407 is at a predetermined level according to the detection signal of the water level detecting means (not shown), the control section 431 controls the heater 403
To control the temperature of the water or hot water 405 stored in the storage unit 407 to a predetermined temperature. At the same time,
The control means 331 operates the pump 410 and the motor 402 to pressurize the hot water in the hot water supply pipe 408 and
04, and the rotating body 401 is rotated at high speed. At this time, the hot water 405 having a predetermined temperature reaches the inside of the sprinkling section 404 from the hot water supply pipe 408 by the pump 410, and
The water is supplied to the rotating body 401 in the form of a shower from a sprinkling hole 409 provided at the upper part. The diameter of the sprinkling hole 409 can be opened and closed, and the amount of shower-like hot water supplied from the sprinkling hole 409 can be changed by a signal from the control unit 431.

The high-speed rotation of the rotating body 401 generates a humid atmosphere from the plurality of injection holes 411 provided on the side, and the humid atmosphere is further miniaturized by colliding with the collision plate 413. The miniaturized humid atmosphere is blown out of the apparatus E as indicated by the dashed arrow.

Here, when changing the temperature of the generated humid atmosphere, the control means 431 adjusts the amount of heating (the amount of electricity) of the heater 403 to adjust the temperature of the plurality of The temperature of the humid atmosphere generated from the injection holes 411 can be varied. Control means 4
31 controls the driving of the pump 410 as a supply amount varying means, and adjusts the opening and closing of the water sprinkling hole 409 to adjust the water sprinkling hole 40
By changing the amount of shower-like hot water supplied from the nozzle 9, a plurality of injection holes 41 provided on the side of the rotating body 401 are provided.
The temperature of the humid atmosphere generated from step 1 can also be varied.

Although the embodiments of the humid atmosphere supply apparatus have been described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8, the humid atmosphere supply apparatuses B, C, C ', D, and E shown in FIGS. 2, the user can easily change the temperature of the generated humid atmosphere, and as shown in FIG. 3, the humid atmosphere supply devices B and C can be used. ,
It is also possible to connect C ′, D, and E to the body container 50 via the connecting portion 40 so as to be used as the sauna device F.

The above description relates only to one embodiment of the present invention, and does not mean that the present invention is limited only to the above content. For example, in the automatic operation mode, when changing the temperature of the humid atmosphere blown out to the sauna bathing space, the temperature is controlled by controlling the amount of heat of the heating means 13. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Of the hot air to be sprinkled to the heat exchange section 5 by controlling the driving of the
By changing the amount of outside air flowing into the heat exchange unit 5 from the air, or by controlling the amount of heat of the heating means 13, controlling the driving of the pump 9, and controlling the number of rotations of the blower 2 in combination with the sauna. You may make it change the temperature of the humid atmosphere which blows out to a bathing space.

Further, it has been described that the water level detecting means 11 for detecting the level of the stored water is provided in the hot water supply section 7 to notify the decrease in the water level. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A water level confirmation window may be provided so that the water level can be visually recognized, and is optional.

Further, the description has been given of the supply of water or hot water from the outside air inlet 6. However, a separate supply port may be provided to supply water or hot water therefrom.

The operation section 30 has a hot water temperature display section 23,
Although the hot water supply amount display unit 25 and the air supply amount display unit 27 are provided, they are not necessarily provided and are optional.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing one embodiment of a humid atmosphere supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of an operation unit in the humid atmosphere supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which the humid atmosphere supply device of the present invention is used in a sauna device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of the humid atmosphere supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of the humid atmosphere supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing still another embodiment of the humid atmosphere supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a control operation diagram showing an embodiment of the control means of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing still another embodiment of the humid atmosphere supply device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B, C, C ', D, E: Humid atmosphere supply device F: Sauna device 1: Blow-out unit 2, 102: Blower unit 3: Sprinkler unit 5: Heat exchange unit 6, 311: External air inlet 7: Hot water supply Unit 9, 210, 410 Pump 13, 213 Heating unit 19 Operation mode changeover switch 20 Humid atmosphere temperature display unit 21 Automatic setting temperature display unit 30 Operation unit 31, 131, 231, 331, 431 Control unit Reference numeral 40: connecting portion 50: body container 105, 106 ... ultrasonic vibrator 203 ... pressing means 207 ... nozzles 214, 303, 403 ... heater 309 ... damper 401 ... rotating body

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[Claims] 1. A humid atmosphere supply device comprising: humid atmosphere supply means for generating and supplying a humid atmosphere such as humid gas or fine liquid; and control means for adjusting the temperature of the humid atmosphere. 2. The humid atmosphere supply means includes: a heat exchange section; a water spray section for supplying hot water to the heat exchange section; a hot water supply section for supplying hot water to the water spray section; 2. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 1, further comprising: a blow-out unit for blowing out a humid atmosphere generated by spraying water on the unit, and a blower for sucking and supplying the humid atmosphere to the blow-out unit. 3. The temperature of the humid atmosphere is varied by controlling the amount of heat of heating means for heating the hot water stored in the hot water supply unit and changing the temperature of the hot water. Item 3. A humid atmosphere supply device according to Item 2. 4. The temperature control device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a drive of a pump that sends hot water from the hot water supply unit to the water sprinkling unit to change the amount of hot water to change the temperature of the humid atmosphere. Item 3. A humid atmosphere supply device according to Item 2. 5. The hot water supply section is provided below the heat exchange section, and an outside air inlet for introducing air outside the apparatus is provided. The control means controls the rotation speed of the blower to introduce the outside air. 3. The humid atmosphere apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the temperature of the humid atmosphere is varied by changing the amount of outside air flowing into the heat exchange section from a mouth. 6. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 1, wherein said humid atmosphere supply means includes humid atmosphere generation means for generating said humid atmosphere by ultrasonic vibration. 7. The humid atmosphere generating means according to claim 6, wherein said humid atmosphere generating means includes a blowing means for sending a humid atmosphere generated by ultrasonic vibration to outside, and a heating means for heating said humid atmosphere. Humid atmosphere supply device. 8. The humid atmosphere apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the control means controls the temperature of the humid atmosphere by controlling a heating amount of the heating means. 9. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 1, wherein the humid atmosphere supply means includes a spray means for generating the humid atmosphere using a pressurizing means. 10. A heating means for heating air or liquid pressurized by said pressurizing means, and said control means adjusts a temperature of said humid atmosphere by controlling a heating amount of said heating means. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 9, characterized in that: 11. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 1, wherein the humid atmosphere supply means includes a steam generation means for boiling the liquid to generate the humid atmosphere. 12. An outside air inlet for mixing outside air into the humid atmosphere generated by the steam generating means, and an outside air amount changing means for changing the amount of outside air mixed from the outside air introduction port, wherein the control means comprises: The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 11, wherein the temperature of the humid atmosphere is adjusted by controlling the outside air amount changing means. 13. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 12, wherein the outside air amount changing means adjusts the outside air amount by changing an opening degree of the outside air introduction port. 14. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 12, wherein the outside air amount changing means adjusts the outside air amount by changing an opening / closing time of the outside air introduction port. 15. The humid atmosphere supply unit according to claim 1, wherein said humid atmosphere supply unit includes a humid atmosphere generation unit that generates said humid atmosphere by spraying a liquid at a high speed using a rotation unit. apparatus. 16. A heating means for heating the liquid,
16. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 15, wherein the control unit adjusts the temperature of the humid atmosphere by controlling a heating amount of the heating unit. 17. A supply amount varying means for varying an amount of liquid supplied to the rotating means, wherein the control means adjusts the temperature of the humid atmosphere by controlling the supply amount varying means. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 15, wherein 18. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an operation unit for sending a command signal to said control unit, wherein said operation unit is provided with an automatic setting unit for setting a temperature of said humid atmosphere and a manual setting unit. 18. The humid atmosphere supply device according to 17. 19. The humid atmosphere supply device according to claim 18, wherein the operation section is provided with a humid atmosphere temperature display section for displaying the temperature of the humid atmosphere. 20. A sauna apparatus using the humid atmosphere supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein the humid atmosphere is supplied to a body accommodating body for accommodating a body.