JP2007209438A - Sauna equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide sauna equipment which maintains a diameter of a spouted water drop without bedewing a heated and humidified air spouted from the equipment. <P>SOLUTION: The sauna equipment comprises a heating means 12 which heats air in a bathroom, a heated air-blowing means 21 which circularly blows the air heated by the heating means 12, a humidifying means 11 which humidifies the air, a bathroom temperature-sensing means 26 which senses the temperature in the bathroom, a humidified air temperature-sensing means 27 which senses the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means 11, a humidified air temperature-changing means which changes the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means 11. The water drop of the released, heated and humidified air is not bedewed by a humidified air temperature-controlling means, additionally, by controlling temperature difference between the temperature of the bathroom sensed by the bathroom temperature-sensing means 26 and the temperature of the humidified air sensed by the humidified air temperature-sensing means 27 to 20 K or less. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sauna apparatus used for making a sauna bath in a high temperature and high humidity atmosphere in a bathroom.

  Conventionally, as an example of this type of sauna apparatus, a mist apparatus that is installed on the ceiling of a bathroom and uses the bathroom as a sauna room is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  The sauna has a dry sauna that has a room temperature of about 100 ° C. and a relative humidity of about 10%, and a room temperature of about 40-50 ° C. and a relative humidity of about 70% or more. There is a steam sauna that provides a moist environment. In recent years, a sauna apparatus that is installed in a bathroom, a shower room, or the like and can be used as a sauna room attracts attention, and various steam-type apparatuses have been proposed.

  Hereinafter, the sauna apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing an outline of an internal structure of a conventional sauna apparatus.

As shown in the figure, a spout hot water pipe 105 having a plurality of hot water spouts 104 is arranged in the upper part inside the exterior body 101, and a plurality of thin plates 107 and pipe-shaped connecting members 106 are provided below the spout hot water pipe 105. A configured heat exchange promoting member 108 is disposed, and a fan unit 109 is disposed below the heat exchange promoting member 108. Water vapor generated by evaporation of a part of hot water ejected from the hot water jet 104 onto the heat exchange promoting member 108 is supplied to the air sucked from the air suction port 102 by the fan unit 109, and is supplied from the steam blowout port 103. The hot water sprayed into the bathroom and after heat exchange is collected in the drain pan 110 and drained to the outside.
JP-A-6-63103 (page 5, FIG. 3)

  In such a conventional sauna apparatus, in order to maintain the humidification amount, hot water ejected from the plurality of hot water outlets 104 through the hot water pipe 105 and air sucked from the air inlet 102 by the fan unit 109 Contact area, that is, the area of the thin plate 107 of the heat exchange promoting member 108 is required. For this reason, it is necessary to increase the number of the thin plates 107 or increase the area per thin plate 107. In addition, when the area of each thin plate 107 is large, it is necessary to take a long time to flow on the thin plate 107 of hot water ejected from the hot water outlet 104, and for this reason, heat having a shape that is long in the falling direction of the hot water. It becomes the exchange promoting member 108.

  From the above, since the hot water jetted from the hot water jet port 104 becomes steam when it touches the heat exchange promoting member 108, the humidified air jetted from the steam outlet 103 becomes considerably hot, while the temperature in the bathroom is 40 Since it is ˜50 ° C., there is a temperature difference from the blown humidified air, and condensation occurs when blown into the bathroom from the steam blowout port 103, resulting in large water droplets being blown into the bathroom. There was a problem that this was not preferable for touching the bather's body.

  This invention solves such a conventional subject, and it aims at providing the sauna apparatus which can be blown in in the bathroom in the state which maintained the particle size of the humidified air blown out from the sauna apparatus. Yes.

  In order to achieve the above object, the sauna apparatus of the present invention has heating means for heating the air in the bathroom, heated air blowing means for circulating the air heated by the heating means, and humidifying means for humidifying the air. A bathroom temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature in the bathroom, a humidified air temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means, and a humidifier for changing the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means. And a humidified air temperature control means for controlling a difference between the temperature of the bathroom detected by the bathroom temperature detecting means and the temperature of the humidified air detected by the humidified air temperature detecting means to 20K or less. Is.

  By this means, a sauna apparatus characterized by controlling the difference between the bathroom temperature and the humidified air temperature to 20K or less can be obtained.

  Further, the other means is a humidifying means provided with an injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water and a water supply means for supplying water or hot water to the injection means, and adjusts the temperature of the hot water in the water supply means. Supply temperature adjusting means is provided.

  By this means, the temperature of the supply water can be changed by the supply temperature adjusting means, that is, the injection temperature can be easily changed, so that it can be blown out with a certain temperature difference with respect to the temperature in the bathroom. A safe sauna device.

  In addition, the other means includes a water-water heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the hot water supplied from the heat source and water, and a control means for adjusting the flow rate or temperature of the hot water, thereby changing the supply temperature to the injection means. To do.

  By this means, it is possible to easily change the supply temperature to the injection means, and it is possible to obtain a sauna apparatus that can be blown out with a certain temperature difference with respect to the temperature in the bathroom.

  The other means is a heated air blowing means for circulating air heated by the heating means, and the heating means is an air heat exchanger using hot water as a heat source, and is supplied from the heat source to the air heat exchanger. Provided with heating flow rate adjusting means for controlling the amount of hot water to be produced.

  This means that the temperature on the heating side can be easily controlled, that is, the temperature in the bathroom can be easily adjusted, and the sauna apparatus can be blown out with a certain temperature difference between the humidified air temperature and the temperature in the bathroom. Is obtained.

  The other means is that the humidifying means is a water supply means for supplying water or hot water, an injection means for injecting water or hot water supplied from the water supply means, and water or hot water injected by the injection means. The water crushing means for crushing and the water droplet group supplied by the water crushing means are separated into large water droplets and fine water droplets, and gas-liquid separation means for collecting the large water droplets.

  By this means, the humidified air blown out from the outlet becomes a collection of water droplets with a fine particle size, while it is possible to blow water droplets with a fine particle size with a certain temperature difference from the temperature in the bathroom. A safe sauna device.

  In addition, the other means includes a humidity detecting means for detecting the humidity in the bathroom and a bathroom temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature in the bathroom, and the required humidification from the humidity in the bathroom and the temperature in the bathroom detected by the humidity detecting means. A control means for setting and controlling the quantity is provided.

  By this means, a sauna apparatus can be obtained in which the required humidification amount can be set and controlled from the humidity in the bathroom and the temperature in the bathroom detected by the humidity detection means.

  Further, the other means includes an injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water, and an aroma means in a pipe line for guiding the hot water or water to the injection means.

  By this means, a sauna device that blows out humidified air containing a scent from the outlet is obtained.

  Further, the other means includes an injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water, a hot water supply means for supplying hot water to the injection means, a cold water supply means for supplying cold water to the injection means, and an injection for detecting an injection temperature. Humidification means comprising temperature detection means, comprising cold water mixing means for adjusting the ratio of the hot water supply means and the cold water supply means, the bathroom temperature detected by the bathroom temperature detection means and the jet temperature The temperature difference is 20 K or less.

  By this means, a sauna device can be obtained in which the temperature difference between the bathroom temperature detected by the bathroom temperature detection means and the jetting temperature can be 20K or less.

  Another means uses a heat source of the hot water supply means as a heater.

  By this means, a sauna apparatus that can easily vary the supply temperature from the heat source is obtained.

  Further, the other means includes heating means for heating air, heated air blowing means for blowing air heated by the heating means, humidifying means for humidifying air, and humidified air humidified by the humidifying means. A humidified air blowing means for blowing air, a suction port and an outlet, and the heated air from the heated air blowing means and the humidified air from the humidified air blowing means merge before the outlet, and the outlet The sauna apparatus is configured to blow out heated humidified air, and the heated air has a higher temperature than the humidified air.

  By this means, the sauna apparatus which can suppress dew condensation of the humidified air which blows off from a blower outlet by making heated air temperature higher than humidified air is obtained.

  According to the present invention, the heating means for heating the air in the bathroom, the heated air blowing means for circulating and blowing the air heated by the heating means, the humidifying means for humidifying the air, and the temperature in the bathroom are detected. A temperature detecting means in the bathroom, a humidified air temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means, and a humidified air temperature variable means for changing the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means, By providing humidified air temperature control means for controlling the temperature difference between the bathroom temperature detected by the bathroom temperature detection means and the humidified air temperature detected by the humidified air temperature detection means to 20K or less, the air is blown out from the outlet. A sauna device that has the effect of reducing the difference between the temperature of the water droplets in the humidified air and the temperature in the bathroom and preventing the sprayed water droplets from condensing, that is, spreading in the bathroom while maintaining the spray particle size. It can do today.

  Further, there is provided a supply means for adjusting the temperature of the hot water of the water supply means, the humidifying means comprising an injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water, and a water supply means for supplying water or hot water to the injection means. By providing, since the humidification amount, that is, the humidified air temperature can be increased with the temperature rise in the bathroom, a sauna device that can cope with a linear temperature change can be provided.

  In addition, by providing a water-water heat exchanger that exchanges heat between hot water supplied from a heat source and water, and a control unit that adjusts the flow rate or temperature of the hot water, the supply temperature to the injection unit is variable, Since the humidified air temperature can be changed by adjusting the flow rate of the hot water supply, the humidification amount can be changed even when the injection amount is constant, especially in the case of a type that is injected directly into the bathroom, which is noticed by the user. It is possible to provide a sauna apparatus that provides a certain space without any problems.

  Moreover, the heating air blowing means for circulating and blowing the air heated by the heating means, and the heating means is an air heat exchanger using hot water as a heat source, and the amount of hot water supplied from the heat source to the air heat exchanger Since the heating air temperature can be changed according to the humidified air by providing the heating flow rate adjusting means for controlling the temperature, it is possible to provide a sauna device having an effect of enabling linear temperature and humidity control.

  Further, the humidifying means includes water supply means for supplying water or hot water, water injection means for injecting water or hot water supplied from the water supply means, and water to be crushed by impacting the water or hot water injected by the injection means The humidified air is a fine water droplet by comprising a crushing means and a gas-liquid separation means for separating the water droplet group supplied by the water crushing means into large water droplets and fine water droplets and collecting the large water droplets. Therefore, it is possible to provide a very clear space, and thus it is possible to provide a sauna device that is effective in reading and watching TV while taking a sauna bath in the bathroom.

  In addition, a humidity detection means for detecting the humidity in the bathroom and a bathroom temperature detection means for detecting the temperature in the bathroom are provided, and the required humidification amount is set and controlled from the bathroom humidity and the bathroom temperature detected by the humidity detection means. By providing the control means, it is possible to avoid excessive humidification by detecting the humidity in the bathroom, and to provide a sauna apparatus that fills the bathroom with constant humidified air.

  In addition, by providing an injecting means for injecting or supplying water or hot water and an aroma means in a pipe that guides the injecting means to the hot water or water, the sauna has an increased relaxation function and can further enjoy the sauna space. An apparatus can be provided.

  Also provided is an injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water, a hot water supply means for supplying hot water to the injection means, a cold water supply means for supplying cold water to the injection means, and an injection temperature detection means for detecting the injection temperature. The temperature difference between the bathroom temperature detected by the bathroom temperature detecting means and the jetting temperature is 20K by providing a humidifying means for adjusting the ratio of the hot water supplying means and the cold water supplying means. By making the following, the temperature difference between the bathroom temperature detected by the bathroom temperature detection means and the jetting temperature is set to 20K or less, and by changing the mixing ratio of the hot water supply means and the cold water supply means Since the blowing temperature is changed, it is possible to provide a sauna device that is effective in that the blowing temperature can be rapidly changed.

  Further, by using a heater as the heat source of the hot water supply means, it is possible to provide a sauna apparatus that can be easily installed because the supply temperature can be changed linearly even when the heat source supply temperature is constant, or the heat source supply means is not required. .

  Also, heating means for heating air, heated air blowing means for blowing air heated by the heating means, humidifying means for humidifying air, and humidified air blowing for blowing humidified air humidified by the humidifying means Means, a suction port and an outlet, and the heated air from the heated air blowing means and the humidified air from the humidified air blowing means are merged before the outlet, and the heated humidified air is supplied from the outlet. In the sauna apparatus configured to blow out, the heated air has a temperature higher than that of the humidified air, so that the humidified air is mixed with heated air having a low relative humidity, and water droplets contained in the humidified air are evaporated to have a particle size. By reducing the relative humidity and the relative humidity, it is possible to provide a sauna device that is effective in generating a clear space.

  The sauna apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a heating means for heating the air in the bathroom, a heated air blowing means for circulating and blowing the air heated by the heating means, a humidifying means for humidifying the air, and the bathroom. Bathroom temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature inside, humidified air temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means, and humidified air temperature for changing the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means And a humidifying air temperature control means for controlling the difference between the temperature of the bathroom detected by the bathroom temperature detecting means and the temperature of the humidified air detected by the humidified air temperature detecting means to 20K or less. There is an effect that condensation of the blown air can be prevented by reducing the temperature difference between the bathroom temperature and the humidified air temperature.

  The sauna apparatus according to claim 2 is a humidifying means comprising jetting means for jetting or supplying water or hot water and water supply means for supplying water or hot water to the jetting means, wherein the hot water of the water supply means is provided. It is provided with supply temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature, and has the effect that the injection temperature can be changed by changing the temperature of the water supply means.

  The sauna apparatus according to claim 3 is provided with a water-water heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the hot water supplied from the heat source and water, and a control means for adjusting the flow rate or temperature of the hot water. The supply temperature is variable, and has an effect that the supply temperature to the injection means can be easily changed by the control means.

  Further, the sauna device according to claim 4 is a heated air blowing unit that circulates and blows air heated by the heating unit, and the heating unit is an air heat exchanger using hot water as a heat source, to the air heat exchanger. It is equipped with a heating flow rate adjusting means for controlling the amount of hot water supplied from the heat source, and since the heating air temperature can be changed according to the humidified air, linear temperature and humidity control is possible. Has an effect.

  The sauna apparatus according to claim 5 is characterized in that the humidifying means includes a water supply means for supplying water or hot water, an injection means for injecting water or hot water supplied from the water supply means, and water injected by the injection means. Alternatively, it is composed of a water crushing means for crushing by impacting hot water and a gas-liquid separation means for separating the water droplet group supplied by the water crushing means into large water droplets and fine water droplets and collecting the large water droplets. And since humidified air is a fine water droplet, it has the effect | action that a very clear space can be provided.

  The sauna apparatus according to claim 6 includes humidity detection means for detecting humidity in the bathroom and bathroom temperature detection means for detecting the temperature in the bathroom, and the humidity in the bathroom detected by the humidity detection means and in the bathroom. It is equipped with a control means to set and control the required humidification amount from the temperature, and it can avoid excessive humidification by detecting the humidity in the bathroom, and has the effect of filling the bathroom with constant humidified air .

  In addition, the sauna device according to claim 7 includes an injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water, and an aroma means in a pipe line for guiding the hot water or water to the injection means, and the relaxation function is increased. It has the action.

  The sauna apparatus according to claim 8 is an injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water, a hot water supply means for supplying hot water to the injection means, a cold water supply means for supplying cold water to the injection means, and an injection temperature. The humidifying means provided with the jet temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature in the bathroom detected by the temperature detecting means in the bathroom by including the cold / hot water blending means for adjusting the ratio of the hot water supply means and the cold water supply means The temperature difference between the jet temperature and the jet temperature is 20K or less, and the temperature difference between the bath temperature detected by the bath temperature detecting means and the jet temperature is 20K or less.

  The sauna device according to claim 9 uses the heat source of the hot water supply means as a heater, and has an effect of easily changing the supply temperature from the heat source.

  The sauna apparatus according to claim 10 is humidified by the heating means for heating the air, the heated air blowing means for blowing the air heated by the heating means, the humidifying means for humidifying the air, and the humidifying means. A humidified air blowing means for blowing the humidified air, a suction port and an outlet, and the heated air from the heated air blowing means and the humidified air from the humidified air blowing means are merged before the outlet. The sauna apparatus is configured to blow out the heated humidified air from the outlet, and the heated air is higher in temperature than the humidified air, and the heated air is higher in temperature than the humidified air, so that the heated air is blown out from the outlet. The humidified air itself has a relatively low relative humidity, and has the effect that the humidified air is blown out in a state where condensation is difficult to occur.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a device body 3 for forming a sauna device is provided in a ceiling space 2 of a sauna target room 1 composed of a bathroom or the like, and an opening 4 formed on the lower surface of the device body 3 is a ceiling opening. 5 is connected to the sauna target room 1 through 5. Further, a water supply pipe 6 for supplying water or hot water to the apparatus main body 3 and a drain pipe 7 for draining water discharged from the apparatus main body 3 are connected to the apparatus main body 3, while a water heater 8 as a heat source is connected to the heat source side. When the circulating hot water circuit forward pipe 9 and the circulating hot water circuit backward pipe 10 are connected as the hot water circulation circuit and the inside of the sauna target room 1 or the apparatus body 3 is heated and humidified, the hot water is supplied from the hot water heater 8 to the circulating hot water circuit. In addition to being sent to the apparatus main body 3 through the pipe 9, city water is supplied to the apparatus main body 3 through the water supply pipe 6, and the circulating hot water from the heat source is heat-exchanged inside the apparatus main body 3 and then returned to the circulating hot water circuit. A part of city water returned to the water heater 8 through the pipe 10 and supplied from the water supply pipe 6 is used as humidification, and water that has not been used for humidification is drained from the drain pipe 7.

  Moreover, the apparatus main body 3 is a box shape with one opening surface, and the heating means 12 which has the heating air ventilation means 21 which heats the air of the humidification means 11 and the sauna object chamber 1 inside the apparatus main body 3, and circulates and blows it inside. And a control means 13 having a humidified air temperature control means are built in. The humidifying means 11 is a humidified air blowing means 14, a water crushing means 15, a gas-liquid separating means 16, and a humidified air temperature varying means 17a. The air sucked from the sauna target chamber 1 into the humidification inlet 22 by the humidified air blowing means 14 passes through the water crushing means 15. It passes through the gas-liquid separation means 16 and is blown out from the humidification outlet 23. On the other hand, the water crushing means 15 is supplied by the water supply means 18 with hot water fed from the water heater 8 through the circulating hot water circuit forward pipe 9 through the circulating hot water circuit inlet connection portion to the water-water heat exchanger 24 as a heat source. Heat is exchanged with the city water and is injected from the injection means 25 which is a component of the water crushing means 15 communicating with the water supply means 18.

  Further, the surface of the apparatus body 3 that is in contact with the bathroom, which is the sauna target room 1, detects the temperature in the bathroom, and the humidifying outlet 23 detects the temperature immediately below the humidifying outlet 23. The humidified air temperature detecting means 27 is provided.

  Then, the hot water jetted from the jetting means 25 collides with a collision means 29 comprising a collision fan 28 provided in the water crushing means 15 and is crushed into fine water droplets. The crushed water droplets are converted into an air flow by the humidified air blowing means 14. Passing through the gas-liquid separation means 16, when the humidified air passes through the gas-liquid separation means 16, it is separated into large water droplets and fine water droplets, and only fine water droplets are blown out from the humidification outlet 23.

  The water crushing means 15 includes an injection means 25 and a collision means 29, and a water supply means 18 for supplying water or hot water having pressure is connected to a nozzle which is the injection means 25, and water or hot water having pressure is supplied to the nozzle. The humidified air blowing means 14 includes a humidifying air blowing motor 30 and a collision fan 28 connected to the shaft of the humidifying air blowing motor 30. The fan 28 is formed by a centrifugal fan such as a sirocco fan.

  Further, the collision means 29 has a function of making water or hot water collide to make fine water droplets and an air blowing function, and is formed by a collision fan 28 that operates itself, and water or hot water jetted from a nozzle that is the jetting means 25. Is provided so as to collide with the blades of the collision fan 28 rotated by the humidifying blower electric motor 30, that is, the plurality of collision plates 31, and water or hot water that has been refined to some extent by the injection from the nozzle is further supplied to the impact fan 28 that is a rotating body It is configured to form fine water droplets by collision.

  The control means 13 as the humidified air temperature control means is electrically connected to the humidified air temperature variable means 17a, the bathroom temperature detecting means 26, and the humidified air temperature detecting means 27.

  In the above configuration, the water fed from the water supply pipe 6 flows into the water-water heat exchanger 24. On the other hand, the water-water heat exchanger 24 receives warm water from the water heater 8 as a heat source, and the inside. The water fed from the water supply pipe 6 is warmed by the passage of the warm water. The warming of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 6 depends on the temperature and flow rate of the hot water supplied from the water heater 8. The water supply that has passed through the water-water heat exchanger 24 is injected from the water supply means 18 that supplies water or hot water from the water supply means 18 that injects water or hot water, and the water or hot water that is injected by the injection means 25 is used. The water is crushed into fine water droplets by the water crushing means 15 to be crushed by collision, separated into large water droplets and fine water droplets by the gas-liquid separation means 16, and humidified air containing only fine water droplets is blown out from the humidification outlet 23. The Rukoto.

  Further, by providing the rotating collision fan 28 in the water crushing means 15, the collision fan 28 combines the functions of the humidified air blowing means 14 and the collision means 29, so that the cost performance is good and the space is effectively utilized. Since the water crushing means 15 can be configured and the power to crush water depends on the number of revolutions of the collision fan 28, the amount of humidification depends on the water pressure if the water droplets are made finer only by the nozzle. A constant humidification amount can be supplied without depending on the water pressure of the tap water or warm water.

  On the other hand, a humidified air temperature detecting means 27 is provided immediately below the humidifying outlet 23, and a bathroom temperature detecting means 26 is provided on the bathroom side, and the temperature of the humidifying outlet 23 and the temperature in the bathroom are determined. Compared with the control means 13, the flow rate or temperature from the water heater 8 is adjusted by the electrically connected humidified air temperature variable means 17a so that the temperature of the humidification outlet 23 is within 20K with respect to the temperature in the bathroom. adjust. As a result, fine water droplets ejected from the humidification outlet 23 are diffused into the bathroom in a state in which dew condensation is suppressed. It is possible to provide a sauna target room 1 that is a space that does not give the troublesomeness of reading, making it possible to read in the sauna target room 1, expanding the usage range of the sauna target room 1, and water crushing means 15 The water containing fine negative ions can be blown into the sauna target room 1 by the Leonard effect by refining the water by the collision of the water.

  In the present invention, the humidified air temperature detecting means 27 is installed at a position directly below the outlet 23, but the temperature of the injection means 25 may be detected and converted, and there is no difference in the effect.

(Embodiment 2)
A second embodiment will be described. Note that portions that are the same as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same symbols, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the apparatus main body 3 is connected with a circulating hot water circuit forward pipe 9 and a circulating hot water circuit return pipe 10 as a heat source side hot water circulation circuit from a water heater 8 as a heat source, and the sauna target room 1 Alternatively, when heating the inside of the apparatus main body 3, hot water is sent from the water heater 8 to the apparatus main body 3 via the circulating hot water circuit forward pipe 9, and air heat exchange is performed by the circulating hot water circuit 20 via the heating flow rate adjusting means 32. Pass through vessel 34. At this time, when the heated air blowing means 21 is driven, the air in the sauna target chamber 1 is sucked from the heated air suction port 35, heated through the air heat exchanger 34, and blown into the sauna target chamber 1 from the heated air outlet 36. Will be issued. On the other hand, the hot water that has passed through the air heat exchanger 34 is heat-exchanged to become cold water, and is returned to the water heater 8 through the circulating hot water circuit return pipe 10.

  In the above configuration, the humidified air temperature detecting means 27 is provided immediately below the humidifying outlet 23, and the bathroom temperature detecting means 26 and the humidity detecting means 33 are provided on the bathroom side. The required humidification amount is estimated by comparing the temperature and the temperature / humidity in the bathroom by the control means 13, and the flow rate or temperature from the water heater 8 by the electrically connected humidified air temperature variable means 17 a and the heating flow rate adjusting means 32. And adjusting the temperature difference between the humidifying air outlet 23 and the heated air outlet 36 to be within 20K so that each becomes the optimum flow rate. Fine water droplets ejected from the outlet 23 are diffused into the bathroom in a state where condensation is suppressed, and the sauna target room 1 can be efficiently made into a sauna space.

(Embodiment 3)
A third embodiment will be described. Note that portions that are the same as those in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same symbols, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 7-11, the apparatus main body 3 which forms a sauna apparatus is provided in the ceiling back space 2 of the sauna object room 1 which consists of a bathroom etc., and the opening part 4 formed in the lower surface of the apparatus main body 3 is a ceiling opening. 5 is connected to the sauna target room 1 through 5. Further, a water supply pipe 6 for supplying water or hot water to the apparatus main body 3 and a drain pipe 7 for draining water discharged from the apparatus main body 3 are connected to the apparatus main body 3, while a water heater 8 as a heat source is connected to the heat source side. A circulating hot water circuit forward pipe 9 and a circulating hot water circuit backward pipe 10 are connected as a hot water circulation circuit, and when heating the sauna target chamber 1 and the inside of the apparatus body 3, hot water is supplied from the water heater 8 through the circulating hot water circuit forward pipe 9. Then, after the heat is exchanged in the apparatus main body 3 and heat is exchanged inside the apparatus main body 3, the operation returns to the hot water heater 8 as the heat source via the circulating hot water circuit return pipe 10, while the sauna target room 1 or the apparatus main body 3 When the water is humidified, city water is sent to the apparatus main body 3 through the water supply pipe 6, a part is used as humidification, and the remaining water is drained through the drain pipe 7.

  When heating or humidifying the sauna target room 1 or the inside of the apparatus main body 3, hot water is sent from the water heater 8 to the apparatus main body 3 through the circulating hot water circuit forward pipe 9 and through the water supply pipe 6. Water is sent to the apparatus main body 3, and the circulating hot water from the heat source is heat-exchanged inside the apparatus main body 3, and then returns to the hot water heater 8 through the circulating hot water circuit return pipe 10 and supplied from the water supply pipe 6. Some are used as humidification, and water that has not been used for humidification is drained from the drain pipe 7.

  The apparatus main body 3 has a box shape with one opening surface, and includes a humidifying means 11, a heating means 12 and a control means 13 inside, and a ventilation means 37 is provided on the side surface of the apparatus main body 3 so as to communicate with the inside. The control means 13 electrically connects the humidifying means 11, the heating means 12 and the exhaust means 38. The humidifying inlet 22, the heated air inlet 35, the humidifying outlet 23, and the heated air blower are connected to the opening surface. An inner panel 39 provided with an outlet 36 and an outer panel 41 provided with an intake air flow path 40 communicating with the humidification inlet 22 and the heated air inlet 35 are provided between the inner panel 39 and the ceiling surface. While forming the opening | mouth 42, the outer side panel 41 is provided with the blower outlet 43 which blows off heating humidification air to the sauna object chamber 1, and the humidified air blown from the humidification blower outlet 23 in the front side of this blower outlet 43, and heating From air outlet 36 The merging chamber 44 to join as can heat air to be issued to mix provided.

  The humidifying means 11 includes a humidified air blowing means 14, a water crushing means 15, a gas-liquid separating means 16, a water supply means 18, a draining means 19, and a circulating hot water circuit 20. The air sucked into the humidification inlet 22 from 1 passes through the water crushing means 15, passes through the gas-liquid separation means 16, and is blown out from the humidification outlet 23 to the merge chamber 44. On the other hand, the water crushing means 15 is fed by the water supply means 18 with hot water sent from the water heater 8 through the circulating hot water circuit forward pipe 9 through the circulating hot water circuit inlet connection portion to the water-water heat exchanger 24 as a heat source. Heat is exchanged with the city water and is injected from the injection means 25 which is a component of the water crushing means 15 communicating with the water supply means 18.

  Then, the hot water jetted from the jetting means 25 collides with a collision means 29 comprising a collision fan 28 provided in the water crushing means 15 and is crushed into fine water droplets. The crushed water droplets are converted into an air flow by the humidified air blowing means 14. Passing through the gas-liquid separator 16, when the humidified air passes through the gas-liquid separator 16, it is separated into large water droplets and fine water droplets, and only the fine water droplets are sent from the humidification outlet 23 to the junction chamber 44.

  The heating unit 12 includes an air heat exchanger 34 and a heated air blowing unit 21. When the heated air blowing unit 21 is driven, the heating unit 12 is sent from the sauna target chamber 1 to the heating unit 12 through the heated air suction port 35. The air heat exchanger 34 provided in the heating means 12 passes through the heating flow rate adjusting means 32 that opens and closes the circulation of water from the water heater 8 through the circulating hot water circuit outgoing pipe 9 through the circulating hot water circuit inlet connection portion. Hot water is supplied to the air heat exchanger 34 to perform air-water heat exchange, and the air sucked from the sauna target room 1 and the hot water sent from the heat source are heat-exchanged by the air heat exchanger 34 and heated air as heated air. It passes through the blowing means 21 and is sent from the heated air outlet 36 to the merging chamber 44 and merged with the humidified air blown out from the humidifying outlet 23 into the merging chamber 44, and the heated humidified air passes from the outlet 43 to the sauna object 1. It sent.

  In the above configuration, when the sauna apparatus provided on the ceiling surface 45 of the sauna target room 1 is operated, the sauna target room is connected to the intake port 22 for humidification communicating with the suction air flow path 40 formed between the inner panel 39 and the outer panel 41. 1 is sucked into the apparatus main body 3 through the humidification suction port 22 and the heated air suction port 35 provided in the inner panel 39 and is sucked through the humidification suction port 22. Is humidified by the humidifying means 11, and the humidified air is sent via the humidified air blowing means 14 from the humidifying outlet 23 provided in the inner panel 39 to the junction chamber 44 provided in front of the outlet 43.

  On the other hand, the air sucked into the apparatus main body 3 from the heated air suction port 35 provided in the inner panel 39 is heated by the heating means 12, and the heated air is heated in the inner panel 39 via the heated air blowing means 21. It is sent from the air outlet 36 to the merging chamber 44 provided in front of the outlet 43, and the humidified air and the heated air are merged and mixed in the merging chamber 44, and the mixed heated and humidified air is provided in the outer panel 41 for humidification. It is sent to the sauna target room 1 from the outlet 23, and the sauna target room 1 has a sauna function.

  Thus, the heated and humidified air blown into the sauna target room 1 has a uniform temperature and humidity, and a sauna apparatus is obtained in which the uniform sauna target room 1 without unevenness is obtained.

  Further, the humidifying means 11 is caused to collide with water supply means 18 for supplying water or hot water, injection means 25 for injecting water or hot water supplied from the water supply means 18, and water or hot water injected by the injection means 25. By providing the water crushing means 15 for crushing and the gas-liquid separation means 16 for separating large water droplets and fine water droplets by the gas-liquid separation means 16 and collecting the large water droplets, the humidified air contains only fine water droplets. The heated air is merged in the merge chamber 44, the relative humidity is reduced, the temperature and humidity distribution in the blown air blown out from the humidification outlet 23 is improved, and the sauna target chamber 1 having no water droplet feeling can be obtained. it can. As a result, it is possible to provide the sauna target room 1 which is a space that does not give the user troublesomeness due to water droplets, so that it is possible to read in the sauna target room 1 and to expand the range of use of the sauna target room 1. In addition, by making the water fine by collision of water by the water crushing means 15, air containing a large amount of negative ions can be blown into the sauna target room 1 due to the Leonard effect.

  Further, the heating air blowing means 21 is provided with the heating air blowing variable means 46 for varying the heating air blowing amount, and the humidifying air blowing means 14 is provided with the humidifying air blowing variable means 47 for varying the humid air blowing air amount, so that the humidification amount is within a certain range. Therefore, the humidification amount can be easily controlled, and the temperature and humidity can be easily controlled from the low temperature and low humidity space to the high temperature and high humidity space together with the temperature control.

(Embodiment 4)
A fourth embodiment will be described. In addition, the part which overlaps with Embodiment 1-3 is the same symbol, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the apparatus main body 3 is connected to a water supply pipe 6 having a fragrance means 48 which is a liquid fragrance, and the water flowing through the water supply pipe 6 is scented by the fragrance means 48. Added. The fragrance means 48 is formed from a fragrance and activated carbon, and is configured to add a fragrance with the fragrance after removing the odor of tap water from the activated carbon. The scented water passes through the heater 49a as a heat source, becomes warm water, is guided to the water crushing means 15, and is ejected from the ejection means 25.

  On the other hand, the heating means 12 is formed by the heated air blowing means 21 and the heater 49b, and is blown out from the sauna target chamber 1 through the heater 49b when the heated air blowing means 21 is driven.

  Further, the heater 49 a of the humidifying means 11, the heater 49 b of the heating means 12, the bathroom temperature detecting means 26, and the humidified air temperature detecting means 27 are electrically connected to the control means 13.

  In the above configuration, the water introduced from the water supply pipe 6 is removed from the odor of tap water by activated carbon by the fragrance means 48, then added with fragrance with the fragrance, guided to the heater 49a, heated, and injected from the spray means 25 of the humidification means 11. By injecting the scented hot water into the water crushing means 15, the heated humidified air to which the scent is added is blown out from the humidifying outlet 23 into the sauna target room 1.

  Further, the temperature of the sauna target room 1 is detected by the bathroom temperature detecting means 26, while the humidified air temperature is detected by the humidified air temperature detecting means 27 provided immediately below the humidifying outlet 23, so that the bathroom temperature and the blowout are detected. Since the heater 49a and the heater 49b are controlled by the control means 13 so that the difference in the humidified air temperature is within 20K, the sauna target room 1 is filled with water droplets with a thermal sensation to which a fine fragrance has been added. , Create a space where you can relax with a wet feeling and negative ions.

(Embodiment 5)
A fifth embodiment will be described. In addition, the part which overlaps with Embodiment 1-4 is the same symbol, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the water supply pipe 6 branches at the inlet of the apparatus body 3, and one side is led to the water-water heat exchanger 24 through the hot water supply means 50, while the other side is the cold water supply means 51. And is joined to the flow path from the hot water supply means 50 and led to the injection means 25. An injection temperature detection means 52 is provided upstream of the injection means 25 and is electrically connected to the control means 13 which is a cold / hot water mixing means, while the hot water supply means 50 and the cold water supply means 51 are electrically connected to the cold / hot water mixing means. Is connected to the control means 13. The hot water jetted from the jetting means 25 is finely crushed by the water crushing means 15, the large liquid droplets are collected by the gas-liquid separation means 16, and only the fine water droplets are blown from the humidification outlet 23 to the sauna target chamber 1. . The sauna target room 1 is provided with bathroom temperature detection means 26 for detecting the temperature, and the bathroom temperature detection means is electrically connected to a control means which is a cold / hot water blending means.

  In the above configuration, the temperature of the sauna target room 1 and the temperature upstream of the jetting means 25 are detected, and the temperature of the humidified heated air blown from the humidifying outlet 23 is within 20K with respect to the temperature of the sauna target room 1 by the cold / hot water mixing means. A certain control means 13 controls the hot water supply means 50 and the cold water supply means 51, so that the heated humidified air blown from the humidifying outlet 23 is diffused into the sauna target room 1 as a clear fine water droplet without condensation. Will be.

  The sauna device according to the present invention can be adapted to the field of growing and storing animals and plants that require temperature / humidity control, or an air conditioner in which a heating device and a humidifying device are integrally provided, by a structure that blows out high-humidity hot air. .

The perspective view which shows the state which installed the sauna apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention Side view of the sauna equipment Side structure diagram showing the inside of the humidifying means of the sauna apparatus The perspective view which shows the state which installed the sauna apparatus of Embodiment 2 of this invention Side structure diagram showing the inside of the humidifying means of the sauna apparatus Side view of the sauna equipment The perspective view which shows the state which installed the sauna apparatus of Embodiment 3 of this invention. Side structure diagram showing the inside of the humidifying means of the sauna apparatus Side view of the sauna equipment Side view showing the installed state of the sauna equipment Bottom view of the sauna device The perspective view which shows the state which installed the sauna apparatus of Embodiment 4 of this invention Side structure diagram showing the inside of the humidifying means of the sauna apparatus Side view of the sauna equipment The perspective view which shows the state which installed the sauna apparatus of Embodiment 5 of this invention Side structure diagram showing the inside of the humidifying means of the sauna apparatus Side view of the sauna equipment Structure diagram of conventional sauna equipment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Humidification means 12 Heating means 13 Control means 14 Humidified air blowing means 16 Gas-liquid separation means 17a Humidified air temperature variable means 18 Water supply means 21 Heating air blowing means 24 Water-water heat exchanger 25 Injection means 26 Bathroom temperature detection means 27 Humidified air temperature detection means 33 Humidity detection means 34 Air heat exchanger 43 Air outlet 48 Aroma means 49a Heater 49b Heater 50 Hot water supply means 51 Cold water supply means 52 Injection temperature detection means

Claims (10)

Heating means for heating the air in the bathroom, heated air blowing means for circulating and blowing the air heated by the heating means, humidifying means for humidifying the air, and bathroom temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature in the bathroom A humidified air temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means, and a humidified air temperature varying means for changing the temperature of the humidified air generated by the humidifying means, and the bathroom temperature detecting means A sauna apparatus comprising humidified air temperature control means for controlling a difference between the detected bathroom temperature and the humidified air temperature detected by the humidified air temperature detecting means to 20K or less. Humidification means comprising water injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water and water supply means for supplying water or hot water to the injection means, comprising supply temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature of the hot water in the water supply means The sauna apparatus according to claim 1. The water-water heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the hot water supplied from the heat source and water, and a control means for adjusting the flow rate or temperature of the hot water are provided to vary the supply temperature to the injection means. Item 3. The sauna apparatus according to item 2. Heated air blowing means for circulating and blowing air heated by the heating means, and the heating means is an air heat exchanger using hot water as a heat source, and controls the amount of hot water supplied from the heat source to the air heat exchanger The sauna apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a heating flow rate adjusting means. The humidifying means includes water supply means for supplying water or hot water, spray means for injecting water or hot water supplied from the water supply means, and water crushing means for impacting and crushing water or hot water jetted by the jet means The sauna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the water droplet group supplied by the water crushing means is separated into large water droplets and fine water droplets, and gas-liquid separation means for collecting the large water droplets. Control comprising humidity detection means for detecting the humidity in the bathroom and bathroom temperature detection means for detecting the temperature in the bathroom, and setting and controlling the required humidification amount based on the humidity in the bathroom and the temperature in the bathroom detected by the humidity detection means The sauna apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means. 2. The sauna apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an injecting means for injecting or supplying water or hot water; and an aroma means in a pipe line for guiding the hot water or water to the injecting means. Humidification provided with injection means for injecting or supplying water or hot water, hot water supply means for supplying hot water to the injection means, cold water supply means for supplying cold water to the injection means, and injection temperature detection means for detecting the injection temperature A temperature difference between the in-bath temperature detected by the in-bath temperature detecting unit and the jetting temperature is 20K or less by including a cold / hot water blending unit that adjusts a ratio of the hot water supplying unit to the cold water supplying unit. The sauna apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The sauna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heat source of the hot water supply means is a heater. Heating means for heating air; heated air blowing means for blowing air heated by the heating means; humidifying means for humidifying air; humidified air blowing means for blowing humidified air humidified by the humidifying means; A structure including a suction port and a blowout port, where the heated air from the heated air blowing unit and the humidified air from the humidified air blowing unit are merged before the blowout port, and the heated humidified air is blown out from the blowout port. The sauna apparatus, wherein the heated air has a temperature higher than that of the humidified air.

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