JP2001033104A - Hot air heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve relaxation effect by permitting a relax mode control means to irregularly control a heating means or a blowing means at such a time interval that exerting influences upon an autonomic nerve of a human body. SOLUTION: A case is provided with a blowing means 1 consisting of a fan and a heating means 2 consisting of a heater or the like. A temperature sensor 3 for detecting temperature is disposed on the surface or in the vicinity of the heating means 2. Temperature signals detected by the temperature sensor 3 are transferred to a relax mode control means 4 which controls a current application rate or current application time of the blowing means 1 and the heating means 2. The relax mode control means 4 irregularly controls the heating means 2 or the blowing means 1 on the basis of the signals from an irregular signal generating means 5 and a timer 6 at such a time interval that exerting influences upon an autonomic nerve of a human body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warm air heater for performing heating with a relaxing effect by generating warm air having an irregular temperature in time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional technique will be described with reference to FIG. A conventional hot air heater includes a blower unit 1 configured by a fan motor or the like, a heating unit 2 configured by a heater or the like, and a temperature sensor 3 disposed near the heating unit 2 in a housing. Things. The detected temperature of the temperature sensor 3 is transmitted to a control device (not shown), and the control device controls the amount of electricity supplied to the heating means 2.

[0003]

The conventional hot air heater controls the difference between the set temperature and the current temperature to be zero, and the control process is uniform. Is what it is. That is, there is a problem that the heating effect cannot be expected so much with monotonous control.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a relaxing mode control means controls a heating means or a blowing means irregularly at time intervals affecting the autonomic nervous system of a human body to provide a warm air having a high relaxing effect. It has a heater.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the relaxing mode control means includes a heating means or a blowing means,
By controlling irregularly at time intervals that affect the autonomic nervous system of the human body, a warm air heater with a high relaxing effect is provided.

The invention described in claim 2 uses a chaotic signal as a temporally irregular signal, generates warm air according to chaos characterized by the piconet effect, and generates not only the body surface but also the whole body. The air temperature distribution is made more uniform and a warm air heater with a high relaxing effect is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the time average value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means is fixed at a predetermined value, and the amount of heat generated at each instant is irregularly determined at time intervals affecting the autonomic nerves of the human body. By controlling it, a warm air heater with a relaxing effect at the user's favorite temperature is obtained.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the instantaneous heat generation amount is controlled by the human body so that the time average value of the heat generation amount generated by the heating means becomes the time average value set in the average value input means. Control irregularly at time intervals affecting the nerves,
A hot air heater with a relaxing effect at the temperature desired by the user.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the instantaneous heat generation amount is irregularly adjusted at time intervals affecting the autonomic nerves of the human body so that the maximum value of the heat generation amount generated by the heating means is equal to or less than a predetermined value. And a warm air heater with a relaxing effect at the user's preferred temperature.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the hot air heater according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the minimum value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means is controlled to be equal to or more than a predetermined value. The minimum value of the temperature set in the heating means and the minimum value of the air flow rate set in the air blowing means are set to be equal to or more than a predetermined value, and the effect of heating is not reduced by the low heating amount while achieving the effect of chaos. It has a hot air heater.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a blower air amount change width setting means for setting a change width of the blower air amount of the blower means,
A heating width setting means for setting a variation width of the heating amount of the heating means is provided, and a blowing amount of the blowing means and a heating width of the heating means are set to the value set in the blowing amount setting means and the value set in the heating width setting means. In this way, a warm air heater is provided in which an inconvenient amount of heating other than a necessary variation in the amount of heating does not appear while realizing the effect of chaos.

According to the present invention, the maximum value of the temperature and the flow rate of the hot air is set in the maximum value input means for the hot air, so that the user can set the maximum temperature and the maximum flow rate of the hot air according to his / her preference. A hot air heater that can set the value and achieve the effect of chaos.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the minimum value of the temperature and the flow rate of the hot air is set in the minimum value of the hot air input means so that the user can minimize the temperature and the flow rate of the hot air according to his / her preference. A hot air heater that can set the value and achieve the effect of chaos.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the change width of the temperature and the flow rate of the hot air is set in the hot air change width input means so that the user can change the temperature and the flow rate of the hot air according to his / her preference. It is a hot air heater that can set the width and achieve the effect of chaos.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, an infinitely continuous chaos signal can be easily obtained by successively calculating chaos signals calculated by a chaos operation formula, and the hot air heater has a high relaxing effect. I have.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the chaos signal generating means generates a signal determined based on the chaotic sequence, so that a microcomputer having a low computing ability can be used with a high relaxing effect. It has a hot air heater.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of types of chaotic signals are provided, and the relaxation mode control means selects one of the plurality of types of chaotic signals to control the heating means or the blowing means. It is a warm air heater that can heat in the optimal chaotic state according to the temperature and has a high relaxing effect.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the relax mode control means selects a chaos signal in accordance with the elapsed time after the operation is started, so that relatively strong heating is performed at the beginning of heating, and the surface of the human body is heated. After the temperature rises to a certain extent, relatively gentle heating can be performed, and the warm air heater is highly effective in relaxing.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the relaxation mode control means selects a chaos signal in accordance with a difference between a target temperature and a current temperature, and performs heating by an optimal chaos state according to the state. A warm air heater that can be used and has a high relaxing effect.

[0020]

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an internal transparent perspective view showing the configuration of the present embodiment. The hot-air heater of the present embodiment includes a blower unit 1 configured by a fan in a housing, and a heating unit 2 configured by a heater and the like. A temperature sensor 3 for detecting a temperature is disposed on or near the surface of the heating means 2. The temperature signal detected by the temperature sensor 3 is transmitted to a relax mode control means 4 for controlling the amount of current or the time of energization of the blowing means 1 and the heating means 2. The relaxation mode control means 4 controls the amount of current or the time of energization of the blowing means 1 and the heating means 2 based on the signals of the irregular signal generating means 5 and the timer 6 as described above. The irregular signal generating means 5 stores a temporally irregular signal, and outputs the irregular signal to the relaxation mode control means 4. In this embodiment, a microcomputer is used for the relaxation mode control means 4, the irregular signal generation means 5, and the timer 6.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below.
The following has been confirmed by thermophysiology. "Skin sympathetic nerves are suppressed by warm stimulation of the skin, and enhanced by cold stimulation." (Masami Iriki, "Mechanism of body temperature regulation"; Sangakudo 1995). That is, the skin sympathetic nerve, which is an autonomic nerve, is suppressed when warmed, and the human body becomes more relaxed when the skin sympathetic nerve is suppressed.
In other words, when the temperature is increased, the skin sympathetic nerve is suppressed, the blood flow in the skin is increased, and when the brain wave is measured, the α-wave is in an increased state compared to a certain case. At this time, the amount of change and the rate of change that can affect the autonomic nerve of the human body change about every minute, and the range of temperature change is about 100 ° C. at the maximum. In addition, a human body whose skin sympathetic nerve is enhanced by cold stimulation is nervous.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are characteristic diagrams showing changes in the temperature of the human body when the heating conditions tested by the inventors are changed. FIG. 2 shows a change in the surface temperature of the human body when the temperature of the outlet of the hot air heater is controlled to be constant,
9 shows changes in skin blood flow. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2A, when hot air is blown at a constant blowing temperature, the surface temperature of the skin gradually rises as shown in FIG. 2B. In addition, the amount of blood flow flowing near the surface of the skin gradually increases as shown in FIG. In other words, when constant heating is performed, the blood flow does not increase until the skin temperature rises considerably. At this time,
A feeling of tingling is generated on the skin to which the air blow by the heating is directly applied, and cold is felt in a part not hit by the air. In other words, there is a large difference in the feeling during heating depending on the part of the human body. As a result, under such a heating condition, a person cannot obtain a sense of relaxation in a relaxed manner.

FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in skin surface temperature and a change in skin blood flow when fluctuation is applied to heating. That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, the temperature of the outlet of the hot air heater is the same as that shown in FIG. 2A as an average value, but changes irregularly with time. In this case, the surface temperature of the human body changes as shown in FIG. 3 (b), and the blood flow rate of the skin changes as shown in FIG. 3 (c). That is, the surface temperature of the skin does not change much from the change shown in FIG.
This is dramatically increased as compared with that shown in FIG. As a result, there is no difference in the heating sensation felt by the part directly blown by heating and the part not blown directly by heating. In other words, under such a heating condition, a person can enjoy a relaxing feeling of relaxation.

In the present embodiment, in order to execute the heating that can provide the above-mentioned relaxing feeling, the relaxation mode control means 4 uses the irregular signal generated by the irregular signal generating means 5 to heat the heating means. 2 and the blowing means 1 are controlled. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control program provided in the relaxation mode control means 4. When the user presses a start button (not shown), the relaxation mode control means 4 starts operating. That is, in step 1, the current time is read from the timer 6 and stored as t1. Subsequently, at step 2, the irregular signal generating means 5 reads the irregular signals generated for the heating means 2 and the blowing means 1, and stores them as Pt and Ft, respectively. Relax mode control means 4 in step 3
Controls the heating means 2 and the blowing means 1 using the Pt and Ft stored in step 2. That is, if the hot air temperature is P
t, and the amount of air blown is controlled to be Ft. Then, in step 4, it waits for the predetermined time d to elapse, and in step 5, it is confirmed whether or not to end.
If not, the process returns to step 1 and repeats the operations from step 1 to step 5.

That is, the relaxation mode control means 4 changes the amount of current supplied to the heating means 2 to change the temperature of the hot air and changes the air flow rate of the blowing means 1 every time the predetermined time d elapses. is there. Of course, at this time, it is possible to change both the blast temperature and the blast volume at the same time, to change the blast volume only with the blast temperature constant, or to change the blast volume only with the blast volume constant. It is a good thing.

The predetermined time d in step 4 of FIG.
In this embodiment, the length is set to about one minute, which is an appropriate length that can affect the autonomic nerves of the human body. If the predetermined time d is set to, for example, 1 second, the autonomic nervous system of the human body cannot be affected, and the effect of causing a reaction of relaxation cannot be expected. If the predetermined time d is set to, for example, 10 minutes, the change is too slow to affect the autonomic nervous system of the human body, and the effect of causing a reaction of relaxation cannot be expected.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the temperature of the warm air or the amount of the warm air is changed irregularly with time, so that the blood flow on the skin surface is increased and the warm air having a high relaxation promoting effect is obtained. Heating can be realized.

(Embodiment 2) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is an internal transparent perspective view showing the configuration of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the chaotic signal generator 15 is used as the irregular signal generator described with reference to FIG. The chaotic signal generating means 15 generates a chaotic signal and transmits the generated chaotic signal to the relax mode control means 4. The relaxation mode control means 4 adjusts each control amount of the blowing means 1 and the heating means 2 by the chaos signal of the chaos signal generation means 15 and the time signal of the timer 6. In this embodiment, the relaxation mode control means 4 and the chaos signal calculation means 1
5. The timer 6 is realized by a microcomputer.

Chaos is a phenomenon that is abundantly found in the natural world.
It can be created with simple formulas. In nature, heat from charcoal and bonfires is chaotic,
Further, the change of the pulse wave of the human body also has chaos.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a chaotic signal is used as a temporally irregular signal. By performing hot air heating in accordance with a chaos signal, comfortable heating close to natural heating can be provided. The comfort of bonfires and sunflowers is due to the irregular and temporal irregularities in the heat supplied. Since the irregular signal is a chaotic sequence in particular, the degree of influence on the human body can be further increased, and these natural comforts can be reproduced. Further, by performing warm air heating in accordance with the chaos signal, the temperature distribution can be made uniform by the piconet effect, and the heating effect can be increased.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing a relationship between the chaos signal Xn and the combustion amount Pt. That is, when the chaotic signal generation means 15 generates the chaotic signal Xn at time n as shown in FIG. 6B, the heating means 2 has the heat generation characteristic as shown in FIG. Is what it is. This calorific value indicates the amount of kerosene combustion in the case of an oil hot air heater, and indicates the amount of electricity to the heater in the case of an electric hot air heater. That is,
The characteristic of the amount of heat generated by the heating means 2 matches the chaotic signal generated by the chaotic signal generating means 15.

FIG. 7 shows the chaos signal generating means 1 of this embodiment.
5 shows a graph of a chaos operation expression included in 5. In the present embodiment, the equation shown in (Equation 1) is used as the chaos operation equation.

F (X) = 1− | 2X−1 | (0 ≦ X ≦ 1) (Equation 1) FIG. 8 shows a case where the control amount is calculated using the arithmetic expression shown in the above (Equation 1). It is a graph which shows a state where it is. FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a control program for generating a chaotic signal possessed by the chaotic signal generating means 15 of the present embodiment. The chaos signal generating means 15 sets the parameter n representing time in step 121 to 0, and
At 22, the initial value of the chaos function F (Xn) is set to X0. In step 123, F (Xn) is calculated, and the result is calculated as the next n
The value is stored by substituting it into the (+1) th value _{Xn + 1} . Next, at step 124, 1 is added to n, and at step 125, it is checked whether or not heating is completed. If the check result is NO, steps 123 and 124 are repeated. If the result of the check in step 125 is YES, the process ends at that point.

The relaxing mode control means 4 receives the chaotic signal as described above from the chaotic signal generating means 15 and
A signal indicating the heating amount Pt corresponding to this is created, and the heating means 2 is driven. Similarly, a signal indicating the air volume Ft is output to the air blowing means 1.

Pt = Xn * P0 + P1 (Equation 2) As described above, according to the present embodiment, the amount of heating is controlled according to the chaos signal abundantly found in the natural world, so that the influence on the autonomic nervous system is increased, and natural heating is performed. It can provide a warm air heater with a relaxing effect that feels comfortable and warm.

In addition, efficient heating can be realized by the piconet effect. Further, in the case of using a petroleum hot air heater, it is possible to generate temporally irregular hot air with a simple configuration by changing the generated hot air by controlling the amount of combustion.

Further, by having a chaotic operation expression, it is possible to continuously generate a chaotic signal indefinitely, that is, it is possible to continuously generate different temporally irregular hot air forever.

Further, by generating warm air according to the magnitude of the chaos signal, the heating effect can be enhanced by continuously changing warm air.

In this embodiment, the chaos signal generating means 1
5 uses the polygonal line function shown in (Equation 1), but it is also possible to use a logistic function as shown in (Equation 3).

F (X) = 4 · X · (1−X) (0 ≦ X ≦ 1) (Equation 3) Also, a Henon function or the like can be used.

(Embodiment 3) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is an internal perspective view showing the configuration of the present embodiment. In this embodiment, the signal generation control means 16 and the chaotic signal storage means 17 are used as the irregular signal generation means shown in FIG. The chaos signal storage unit 17 stores the sequence of chaos signals described in the second embodiment. The signal generation control means 16 generates a temporally irregular signal from the contents stored in the chaotic signal storage means 17.
In this embodiment, the functions of the chaos signal storage means 17 and the signal generation control means 16 are realized by a microcomputer.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. The chaos signal storage means 17 stores N chaos sequences in advance. When the warm air heating is started, the signal generation control unit 16 reads the first chaos signal X1 and compares it with a predetermined threshold value X0. If the chaos signal X1 is larger than the threshold X0, the generation is turned on, and the chaos signal X1 is set to the threshold X0.
In the following cases, generation is turned off. Next, the second chaos signal X2 is read, and a control signal is output by the same process. After repeating this process up to the number N of the stored chaotic sequence, the process returns to X1 and repeats the same operation.
As described above, the ON / OFF of the generation of the chaos signal is repeated until the heating is completed. Therefore, the signal generation control means 16 simply transmits a control signal corresponding to the size of the chaotic sequence to the relaxation mode control means 4. The relaxation mode control means 4 controls the blowing means 1 or the heating means 2 by creating a signal indicating the control amount shown in (Equation 2) by the chaos signal.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to generate temporally irregular hot air with a very simple configuration. Furthermore, since a sequence of chaos is stored and used, even a low-function microcomputer that cannot perform chaos operation can be used in the apparatus of this embodiment. Also,
Simple control can be achieved by converting the chaotic signal into a binary value of on / off by comparing the chaotic signal with a threshold value and using the converted value for control.

(Embodiment 4) Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 11 is an internal transparent perspective view showing the configuration of the present embodiment. In this embodiment, the average value input means 20
And a change width input means 21 and a second relaxation mode control means 23. The average value input means 20 is for setting a desired time average of a continuation time during which the user continuously generates hot air. The change width input means 21 sets a desired change width of the temperature of the generated hot air or the duration. Mean value input means 20 and change width input means 21
Is set in the second relax mode control means 2
3 is transmitted. The second relaxation mode control means 23 calculates the chaos signal generation means 15, the timer 6, the average value input means 20 and the change width input means 21 from the signals.
The heating unit 2 or the blowing unit 1 is controlled.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. FIG. 12 shows the second relax mode control means 2 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a characteristic diagram illustrating the operation of FIG. The second relaxing mode control means 23 sets the change width of the heat value Pt according to the chaos signal Xn to the change width W set in the change width input means 21 and sets the average value Pc of the heat value Pt. Is the average value Pc set in the average value input means 20. That is, the chaotic signal received from the chaotic signal generating means 15 is converted so as to have the variation width W and the average value Pc. That is, the heating value Pt is determined as shown in (Equation 4).

Pt = Pc + W * (Xn−0.5) (Equation 4) As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the user can set the desired time average, the heating can be performed according to the user's preference. The effect of chaos can be realized while performing warm air heating with strength. Further, since the user can set the change width of the preference, the effect of chaos can be realized while performing the hot air heating with the change width of the hot air heating according to the user's preference.

(Embodiment 5) Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 13 is an internal perspective view showing the configuration of this embodiment. In this embodiment, the maximum value input means 24
And minimum value input means 25. Maximum value input means 2
Reference numeral 4 sets the maximum value of the temperature of the hot air generated by the user or the maximum value of the duration of the hot air. The minimum value input means 25 sets the minimum value of the temperature of the hot air generated by the user or the minimum value of the duration of the hot air. The values set in the maximum value input means 24 and the minimum value input means 25 are transmitted to the third relaxation mode control means 26. The third relaxing mode control means 23 includes a chaos signal generation means 15, a maximum value input means 24, a minimum value input means 25, and a heating means 2 based on a signal from the timer 6.
Alternatively, it controls the blowing means 1.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. FIG. 14 shows the third relax mode control means 2 of the present embodiment.
6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. When the third relaxation mode control means 26 receives the chaos signal Xn shown in FIG. 14B, the value of the heat generation amount Pt becomes the maximum value Pmax as shown in FIG. When it exceeds, the maximum value is set to Pmax, when the minimum value is below Pmin, the minimum value is set to Pmin, and in other cases, it is set to the value Pt according to the chaos signal. The maximum value Pmax is a value set in the maximum value input means 24. The minimum value Pmin is a value set in the minimum value input means 25.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to define the maximum value of the calorific value of the heating means 2 or the blowing means 1 or the continuation time of the blowing, and the user sets the desired maximum value. Therefore, the effect of chaos can be realized while suppressing the generation of excessively strong warm air that is equal to or greater than the maximum value of heating according to the user's preference. Also,
Similarly, since the minimum value can be set, the effect of chaos can be realized while suppressing the generation of weak warm air below the minimum value of heating according to the user's preference.

(Embodiment 6) Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 15 is an internal transparent perspective view showing the configuration of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, a fourth relaxation mode control unit 27, a chaos signal 1 storage unit 28, and a chaos signal 2 storage unit 29 are provided. The chaos signal 1 storage means 28 stores a first chaos signal, and the chaos signal 2 storage means 29 stores a second chaos signal. Has communicated. Of course, chaotic signal 2 is chaotic signal 1
Is a different chaotic signal. The fourth relax mode control means 27 controls the chaos signal 1 and the chaos signal 2 by the chaos signal 1 storage means 28 according to the information from the timer 6.
The chaos signal 2 stored in the storage unit 29 is selected, and the heating unit 2 or the blowing unit 1 is controlled by the selected chaos signal.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a relationship between the chaos signal Xn and the heat value Pn. FIG. 16B shows the chaotic signal selected by the fourth relax mode control means 27.
(A) shows the amount of heat generated by the heating means 2 at each instant. When returning from cold outdoors to start warm air heating, there is a demand that the body surface temperature should be raised quickly by strong heating and then slowly warmed. Therefore,
At the start of heating, a chaotic sequence 1 showing a relatively large average value is used so that the time average of the heat value becomes large at the start of heating. After the appropriate time tc has passed, the chaotic sequence 2 showing a relatively small average value is used.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fourth relax mode control means 27. After the start of the operation, in step 231, the fourth relaxation mode control means 27 reads the time from the timer 6 and stores it as t1. In step 232, the fourth relaxation mode control means 27 reads the first chaos sequence stored in the chaos signal 1 storage means 28 and sets it as P1t. Step 2
At 33, the fourth relaxation mode control means 27 controls the amount of warm air to P1t. In step 234, the elapse of the predetermined time d is waited, and in step 235, it is confirmed whether or not the time tc has elapsed. The steps 231 to 235 are repeated until the elapse of tc, and the amount of hot air is controlled while sequentially reading the chaos signal 1. . When the time tc elapses, the same operation is repeated by the chaos signal from the chaos signal 2 storage means 29.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of chaotic signals can be selectively used as needed. In addition, by selecting the chaotic state to be used according to the time from the start of operation, relatively strong heating can be performed at the beginning of heating, and relatively slow heating can be performed after the surface temperature of the human body rises to some extent, and the effect of relaxation This realizes a high-temperature hot air heater.

(Embodiment 7) Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 18 is an internal transparent perspective view showing the configuration of this embodiment. In this embodiment, in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 15, a room temperature sensor 30 disposed on the surface of the housing is provided. Information indicating the room temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 30 is transmitted to the fifth relaxing mode control means 31. The fifth relaxing mode control unit 31 is configured to control the chaos signal 1 stored in the chaos signal 1 storage unit 28 and the chaos signal 2 stored in the chaos signal 2 storage unit 29 according to the temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 30. Is selected, and the heating amount of the heating means 2 is controlled based on the selected chaos signal.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between the chaos signal Xn and the heat generation amount Pn according to the present embodiment. FIG. 19B shows a chaos signal selected by the fifth relaxing mode control means 31, and FIG. 19A shows the amount of heat generated by the heating means 2 at each instant. When warm air heating is started in a state where the room temperature is low, while the difference between the target temperature and the current temperature is large, the temperature is quickly increased by strong heating, and then the warm air heating is performed slowly. Therefore, in the present embodiment, while the room temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 30 is lower than the target temperature, the fifth relaxing mode control means 31 performs the chaos sequence 1 indicating a relatively large average value so that the time average of the calorific value becomes large. Is selected.
After the room temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 30 reaches the target value, the chaotic sequence 2 indicating a relatively small average value is selected.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fifth relaxing mode control means 31 of this embodiment.
When the operation is started, the fifth relax mode control means 31 reads the time from the timer 6 in step 251 and
Stored as 1. In step 252, the fifth relaxation mode control unit 31 reads the first chaos sequence stored in the chaos signal 1 storage unit 28 and sets it as P1t. Subsequently, at step 253, the fifth relaxation mode control means 31 controls the heat generation amount to P1t. In step 254, the elapse of the predetermined time d is waited, and in step 255, it is confirmed whether or not the room temperature Ta has reached the target temperature Tm. While the result of the check at step 255 is NO, T
Steps 251 to 25 until a reaches Tm
5 is repeated. That is, the heating value of the heating means 2 is controlled while sequentially reading the chaos signals 1 stored in the chaos signal 1 storage means 28. When the room temperature Ta reaches the target temperature Tm, the same operation is repeated by the chaos signal from the chaos signal 2 storage means 29.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the fifth relaxing mode control means 31 selects the chaos signal in accordance with the difference between the target temperature and the current temperature, and optimizes according to the state. It is possible to realize a warm air heater with a high relaxing effect, which can be controlled according to a chaotic state.

[0058]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a heating means for generating heat, a blowing means for blowing air, and a relaxation mode control means for controlling the heating means or the blowing means irregularly with time are provided. The relaxing mode control means controls the heating means or the air blowing means at time intervals that affect the autonomic nerves of the human body, thereby realizing a warm air heater having a high relaxing effect.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a configuration is adopted in which a signal irregular in time is used as a chaotic signal, and a hot air is generated in accordance with chaos characterized by the piconet effect, so that it is generated not only on the surface of the body but also on the surface. It is intended to realize a warm air heater having a high relaxation effect by making the temperature distribution of the whole body more uniform.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the time average value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means is controlled to a predetermined value, so that a temperature that is high in the relaxing effect at a temperature desired by the user. It realizes a wind heater.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an average value input means for setting a time average value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means, and the amount of heat generated by the heating means is set to the time average set in the average value input means. This is performed according to the value, thereby realizing a warm air heater having a high relaxing effect at the temperature desired by the user.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the maximum value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means is controlled so as to be equal to or less than a predetermined value. Machine.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the minimum value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means is controlled so as to be equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Machine.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a configuration in which the range of change in the amount of heat generated by the heating means is controlled to be equal to or less than a predetermined value. Machine.

The invention according to claim 8 is provided with maximum value input means for setting the maximum value of the heat value generated by the heating means, and the heat value of the heating means is set to the maximum value set in the maximum value input means. As a configuration adapted to be performed accordingly, a user can set the maximum value of the temperature and the amount of hot air according to his / her preference, thereby realizing a hot air heater capable of achieving the effect of chaos.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a minimum value input means for setting a minimum value of a heat value generated by the heating means, and the heat value of the heating means is set to the lowest value set in the minimum value input means. As a configuration adapted to be performed in response to this, a user can set the minimum value of the temperature and the flow rate of the hot air according to his / her preference, thereby realizing a hot air heater capable of achieving the effect of chaos.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a change width input means for setting a change width of the amount of heat generated by the heating means, and the heat generation amount of the heating means is set to the change width set in the change width input means. As a configuration adapted to be performed in response to this, a user can set the temperature of the hot air and the variation range of the air volume according to his / her preference, thereby realizing a hot air heater capable of achieving the effect of chaos.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, the chaos signal generation means is configured to generate a chaos signal calculated by a chaos operation expression, and the chaos signals calculated by the chaos operation expression are successively calculated to continue indefinitely. A chaotic signal can be easily obtained, and a hot air heater with a high relaxing effect can be realized.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the chaos signal generating means is a hot air heater with a high relaxing effect that can be used even with a microcomputer having a low computing ability for generating a signal determined based on a chaotic sequence. Is realized.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of types of chaos signals are provided, and the relaxation mode control means selects one of the plurality of types of chaos signals to control the heating means or the blowing means. Heating can be performed in an optimum chaotic state according to the situation, and a warm air heater with a high relaxing effect can be realized.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the relax mode control means selects a chaos signal in accordance with the elapsed time after the start of the operation. After the temperature rises to a certain extent, relatively gentle heating can be performed, thereby realizing a warm air heater with a high relaxing effect.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the relaxation mode control means selects a chaos signal in accordance with a difference between the target temperature and the current temperature, so that heating in an optimal chaos state according to the state is performed. It is possible to realize a warm air heater with a high relaxing effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal transparent perspective view showing a configuration of a hot air heater according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram for explaining heating characteristics during steady-state heating. (A) A characteristic diagram showing a blow-out temperature. (B) A characteristic diagram showing a change in temperature of the skin surface. (C) A characteristic showing a change in blood flow on the skin surface. Figure

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a change in blood flow rate during unsteady heating. (A) A characteristic diagram showing a blowing temperature. (B) A characteristic diagram showing a temperature change on the surface of the skin. (C) A characteristic showing a change in the blood flow on the skin surface. Figure

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an internal transparent perspective view showing a configuration of a hot air heater according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing a relationship between a chaos signal and a combustion amount, (a) a characteristic diagram showing a change in a calorific value, and (b) an explanatory diagram for explaining a chaos signal.

FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating an example of a chaotic signal.

FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating a method of calculating a chaotic signal.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation.

FIG. 10 is an internal transparent perspective view showing a configuration of a hot air heater according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an internal transparent perspective view showing a configuration of a hot air heater according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in the amount of generated heat.

FIG. 13 is an internal transparent perspective view showing a configuration of a hot air heater according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in the amount of generated heat, (a) a characteristic diagram showing a change in the generated amount of heat, and (b) an explanatory diagram for explaining a chaos signal.

FIG. 15 is an internal perspective view showing the configuration of a hot air heater according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in the amount of generated heat. FIG. 16 (a) is a characteristic diagram showing a change in the generated amount of heat.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation.

FIG. 18 is an internal transparent perspective view showing a configuration of a hot air heater according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in the amount of generated heat. FIG. 19 (a) is a characteristic diagram showing a change in the generated amount of heat.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the operation.

FIG. 21 is an internal transparent perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional hot air heater.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Blowing means 2 Heating means 3 Temperature sensor 4 Relax mode control means 5 Irregular signal generation means 6 Timer 15 Chaos signal generation means 16 Signal generation control means 17 Chaos signal storage means 20 Average value input means 21 Change width input means 23 Second Relax mode control means 24 Maximum value input means 25 Minimum value input means 26 Third relax mode control means 27 Fourth relax mode control means 28 Chaos signal 1 storage means 29 Chaos signal 2 storage means 30 Room temperature sensor 31 Fifth Relax mode control means

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hideki Omori 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3L028 EB01 EB02 EC02 FB01 FB02 FC02

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A heating means for generating heat, a blowing means for blowing air, and a relaxation mode control means for controlling the heating means or the blowing means irregularly with time, the relaxation mode control means comprising: A warm air heater that controls heating means or air blowing means at time intervals that affect the autonomic nerves of the human body. 2. The hot air heater according to claim 1, wherein the temporally irregular signal is a chaotic signal. 3. The hot air heater according to claim 1, wherein a time average value of a heat value generated by the heating means is controlled to a predetermined value. 4. An average value input means for setting a time average value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means, wherein the amount of heat generated by the heating means is set in accordance with the time average value set in the average value input means. The hot air heater according to claim 3. 5. The maximum value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means is:
The hot-air heater according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein control is performed so as to be equal to or less than a predetermined value. 6. The minimum value of the amount of heat generated by the heating means is:
The hot-air heater according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein control is performed so as to be equal to or more than a predetermined value. 7. The range of change in the amount of heat generated by the heating means is:
The hot-air heater according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein control is performed so as to be equal to or less than a predetermined value. 8. A method according to claim 1, further comprising a maximum value input means for setting a maximum value of a heat value generated by the heating means, wherein the heat value of the heating means is set according to the maximum value set in the maximum value input means. Item 5. A warm air heater according to item 5. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a minimum value input unit for setting a minimum value of a heat value generated by the heating unit, wherein the heat value of the heating unit is set according to the minimum value set in the minimum value input unit. Item 6. A warm air heater according to Item 6. 10. A method according to claim 1, further comprising a change width input means for setting a change width of a heat value generated by the heating means, wherein the heat value of the heating means is set according to the change width set in the change width input means. Item 7. A warm air heater according to Item 7. 11. A chaos signal generating means for generating a chaos signal calculated by a chaos operation formula.
0. The warm air heater according to any one of 0. 12. The hot air heater according to claim 1, wherein the chaos signal generating means generates a signal determined based on a chaotic sequence. 13. A plurality of types of chaos signals, and the relaxation mode control means selects one of the plurality of types of chaos signals to control the heating means or the blowing means.
13. The hot air heater according to any one of items 1 to 12. 14. The warm air heater according to claim 13, wherein the relaxation mode control means selects the chaos signal in accordance with an elapsed time after the start of the operation. 15. The hot air heater according to claim 13, wherein the relaxation mode control means selects the chaos signal in accordance with a difference between the target temperature and the current temperature.