JP2005304926A - Stove device for sauna bath - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent breakage and failure of a heater caused by the spray of water and to prevent an accidental burn caused by the scattering of heated water in a stove device for a sauna bath for generating hot air with steam by directly spraying water on a sauna stone heated by the heater. <P>SOLUTION: A waterproofed heater box 2 is attached in such a way as surrounding the periphery of sauna stones SN stacked on an upper opening 1K of a stove box 1, and the heater 3 for heating the sauna stones SN is mounted in the interior of the heater box 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a sauna bath stove device (a sauna bath steam heat generating device) capable of generating steamy hot air suitable for sauna bathing.

  For example, as shown in Patent Document 1 and FIG. 3, a conventional general stove apparatus for a sauna bath is configured such that a large number of sauna stones are stacked in a pile on a heater for heating, and the sauna stone heated by the heater is used. It is configured to generate high-temperature hot air with steam by applying water with a hand-claw or the like.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the conventional sauna bath stove device. In the figure, 10 is a stove body, 11... Is a heating heater provided in the stove body 10, and 12 is an upper side of the stove body 10. The stones SN mounted on and inside the stone box 12 are heated by the heaters 11 for heating, and the heated sauna stones SN are directly subjected to water WT by using hand tools or the like. By applying ..., it is structured to generate high-temperature steam heat suitable for sauna bathing.

Further, 12X is a water receiving box provided so as to surround the periphery and bottom surface of the stone box 12, and the water WT hung by a handbag or the like is received by the water receiving box 12K, and then heated by the heat of the heater 11, Evaporated.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-147524

  However, since the conventional sauna bath stove device has a structure in which the sauna stone SN is loaded on the heaters 11 as shown in FIG. 3, the water WT hung by using a handrail or the like is directly heated. As a result, the heater 11 may be damaged or damaged, and the life of the heater 11 may be shortened, or a leakage current may occur due to water applied to the heater 11. There was a problem such as.

  Further, although the above-mentioned problem of damage to the heater 11 can be solved to some extent by providing a water receiving box 12X as shown in FIG. 3, a considerable amount of water WT is applied to the heater 11, The water receiving box 12X alone cannot receive this, and the spilled water WT directly hits the heater 11, or the water WT hung in from the gap between the stove box 10 and the water receiving box 12X or the stone box 12 enters. Since it may adhere to the heated heater 11, it could not be completely protected from the water WT on which the heater 11 was applied.

  Furthermore, since the water WT hung on the sauna stone SN is heated and splashes around, the accidents in which the bather or the person hung the water WT is burned by the heated water (hot water) splashing are always traced. It was.

  Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that in the sauna bath stove device that generates steamed hot air by directly spraying water on the sauna stone heated by the heater, damage or failure of the heater due to water spraying. It is to prevent the occurrence of burn accidents due to the scattering of heated water.

(1) In order to solve the above technical problem, a stove apparatus for a sauna bath according to claim 1 of the present invention loads a sauna stone on the upper surface of a sauna stove box and heats the sauna stone with a heater. And a stove device for sauna bath configured to generate steamed hot air suitable for sauna bathing by applying water to the heated sauna stone, which is loaded on the upper surface of the stove box. A heater box with a waterproof structure is provided to surround the periphery of the sauna stone, and a heater that heats the sauna stone is installed inside the heater box so that the hung water is not directly applied to the heater. It is characterized by the construction.

(2) Further, in the sauna bath stove device according to claim 2 of the present invention, a reflector for reflecting the heat of the heater toward the loaded sauna stone is provided in the heater box, and the heater It is characterized in that the front opening of the box is covered with a transparent waterproof and heat insulating glass plate so that the splashed water is not directly applied to the heater.

(3) Moreover, the stove apparatus for sauna baths according to claim 3 of the present invention is hung on the upper side inside the stove box in which the sauna stone is loaded on the upper surface portion, and the upper surface portion is the loading surface of the sauna stone. A waterproof partition plate with a communication hole that serves both as a drain for hot water and ventilation of hot air is installed. By attaching a heater to the heater, it is configured so that the water hung is not directly applied to the heater, and the bottom portion of the stove box is provided with a vent hole that serves both as intake and drainage of outside air. .

(4) Moreover, the sauna bath stove device according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that a reflector for reflecting upwardly the heat of the heater attached in the stove box is provided on the inner bottom surface of the stove box. It is said.

  According to the means according to claim 1 described in the above (1), since the heater for heating the sauna stone is provided inside the waterproof heater box, the water applied to the sauna stone is directly applied to the heater. The heater box provided to surround the periphery of the loaded sauna stone can be used to prevent the heater from being damaged and prolonging the life of the heater by preventing damage and failure of the heater. Since it exhibits a guard function that prevents it from scattering to the peripheral part, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of burn accidents.

  According to the means according to claim 2 described in the above (2), the heater attached in the heater box can irradiate the heat of the heater intensively toward the sauna stone by the reflecting plate. It can be heated to a suitable temperature, and the water splashed on the sauna stone hits the transparent waterproof / insulating glass to prevent direct adhesion to the heater. Can be prevented.

  According to the means according to claim 3 described in the above (3), after the outside air introduced into the stove box through the vent hole is heated by the heater in the stove box, it forms an ascending air current and forms a partition plate. Since it rises toward the sauna stone loaded through the provided communication hole, the sauna stone can be heated efficiently and effectively in combination with the heating by the heater in the heater box. The plate prevents the splashed water from directly touching the heater in the stove box, and the partition plate receives the heat from the heater from the bottom (bottom surface) and is heated. It can be heated and evaporated to prevent adhesion to the heater.

  According to the means according to claim 4 described in (4) above, since the reflector reflects the heat of the heater provided in the stove box upward, the outside air introduced into the stove box through the vent hole is effectively used. In addition, the partition plate can be heated as an updraft and can be used for heating the sauna stone loaded on top.

  As described above, according to the stove device for a sauna bath according to the present invention, hot water with steam suitable for sauna bathing can be generated by applying water to the sauna stone heated by the heater. However, in the present invention, in particular, since water can be prevented from adhering to the heater, the heater can be prevented from being damaged or broken, and the product life can be extended. It is possible to demonstrate the advantage of being able to enjoy sauna bathing safely, and in combination with the simple structure and easy implementation, both sauna baths for home use and business use In addition, it has features that can be easily used at low cost.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a sauna bath stove device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating the internal structure of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof. 1 is a stove box configured to be installed in a sauna room (not shown), and 1A and 1A support the stove box 1 at a predetermined height from the floor surface. Support legs, 1S denotes an internal heater chamber of the stove box 1, SN... Denotes sauna stones stacked on the open upper surface opening 1K of the stove box 1 in a substantially pile shape.

  As the sauna stone SN, for example, pericalite is used, and a large number of the stacked sauna stones SN are maintained in a substantially piled state by the metal mesh support member 4 provided on the upper surface opening 1K. The structure is made.

  5 is a waterproof partition plate horizontally provided at a position slightly below the upper surface opening 1K of the stove box 1, and the inside of the stove box 1 is a sauna whose upper surface opening 1K is opened by the partition plate 5. The stone stone SN is partitioned into two upper and lower chambers of a large internal heater chamber 1S on the lower side, and the sauna stone SN is stacked on the upper surface of the partition plate 5.

  5H is a communication hole that is greatly opened at the center of the partition plate 5, 6 and 6 are heaters (heating wire heaters) on the stove box 1 provided in the internal heater chamber 1S, and these heaters 6 and 6 The position is removed from the lower side of the communication hole 5H. In addition, 7... Is a heater heat reflecting plate provided on the bottom surface of the internal heater chamber 1 S, 8... Is a vent hole that serves as an intake and drainage of the open air that is open to the bottom surface. As described above, the outside air introduced into the internal heater chamber 1S is heated by the heaters 6 and 6 to form an ascending air current, and rises toward the sauna stone SN loaded above the communication hole 5H provided in the partition plate 5. The sauna stone SN is heated.

Further, since all of the heat of the heaters 6 and 6 is reflected upward by the reflecting plate 7 on the bottom surface side, the partition plate 5 is heated to a high temperature, and the rising airflow heated to the high temperature is separated from the partition plate 5. It is possible to effectively heat the sauna stones SN... Loaded in the upper layer from the lower side by intensively feeding toward the communication hole 5H.

  Further, in the figure, 2... Is a waterproof heater box attached on the four sides of the open upper surface opening 1K of the stove box 1 so as to surround the four sides of the sauna stone SN. 3 is a heater (for example, an infrared heater or a near-infrared heater or a gas heater) provided in each of these heater boxes 2, 2R is concentrated toward the sauna stone SN in which the heat generated from each heater 3 is piled up. Is a transparent glass plate for waterproofing and heat insulation (for protection), which is attached so as to block the front opening of each heater box 2. It is possible to prevent the water WT from being directly applied to the heater 3 by the plate 2W.

  Since the stove box 1 shown in the drawing has a square shape in plan view, a total of four heater boxes 2 are attached to the upper surface opening 1K, and the sauna stone SN stacked in the center on all sides. However, this is an example of implementation. For example, when the planar shape of the sauna stove 1 is circular, one or a plurality of heater boxes 2... The whole shape of 2 is made into a circular shape, and the sauna stone SN stacked in the center is heated from its surroundings.

  Further, when the amount of heating by the heater box 2 is small, it is possible to increase the amount of heating by configuring the heater box 2 in two or more stages as shown by dotted lines in FIG. .

  Since the stove device for a sauna bath according to the present invention has the configuration described above, the sauna stone SN ... stacked in a substantially pile shape on the upper surface opening 1K of the stove box 1 is arranged on the four sides of the sauna stone SN ... The heater 3 in the heater box 2 provided in the heater is directly heated, and the sauna stone SN is also heated by the hot air flow heated by the heater 6 provided in the stove box 1, so that the sauna bathing can be performed. Suitable hot air can be generated.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 1, by applying water WT to the heated sauna stone SN using a hand or the like, steam-like hot air suitable for bathing in the sauna is generated. It can be wrapped with mellow hot air.

The front view explaining the whole stove apparatus for sauna baths and internal structure which concern on this invention. The top view of the stove apparatus for sauna baths which concerns on this invention. The block diagram of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

1 Stove box 1K Upper surface port 1S Heater room 2 Heater box 2R Reflector plate 2W Glass plate 3 Heater 5 Partition plate 5H Communication hole 6 Heater 7 Reflector plate 8 Ventilation hole SN Sauna stone WT Water

Claims (4)

A sauna stone is loaded on the upper surface of the stove box for the sauna, and the sauna stone is heated with a heater, and water is applied to the heated sauna stone to generate steamy hot air suitable for sauna bathing. A sauna bath stove device configured as follows:
A waterproof heater box is provided so as to surround the periphery of the sauna stone loaded on the upper surface of the stove box, and a heater for heating the sauna stone is attached to the inside of the heater box. A stove device for a sauna bath, characterized in that it does not directly touch the heater.   Provided inside the heater box is a reflector that reflects the heat of the heater toward the loaded sauna stone, and the front opening of the heater box is covered with a transparent glass plate for waterproof and heat insulation. The stove apparatus for a sauna bath according to claim 1, wherein the generated water is not directly applied to the heater.   A waterproof partition with an upper upper part of the stove box loaded with sauna stone on the upper surface, the upper surface of the stove box is used as a loading surface for sauna stone, and a communication hole that serves as a drainage of hot water and ventilation of hot air is opened. A heater is attached to the lower inside of the stove box partitioned by the partition plate at a position deviated from the opening position of the communication hole so that the water hung is not directly applied to the heater. The sauna bath stove device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stove box has a vent hole that serves as both an outside air intake and a drain in the bottom portion of the stove box.   The stove device for a sauna bath according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a reflection plate for reflecting heat of a heater attached in the stove box upward is provided on an inner bottom surface of the stove box.

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