JP2008125899A - Bedrock sauna bath system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bedrock sauna bath system capable of killing germs in a bathroom perfectly. <P>SOLUTION: The bedrock sauna bath system 10 includes a frame 12 which comes into a surrounded state by closing a door 16, a ceramic plate 26 arranged in this frame 12, a ceramic heater 28 heating this ceramic plate 26, and an ultraviolet sterilization lamp 38. A chair part 22 is mounted in the frame 12 to be sat by a user, and the ceramic plate 26 is mounted on a position contacting the sole of the user, a position contacting the back of the user, and a position contacted from the thigh to the hip of the user respectively. A viewing glass 40 of the door 16 is stuck with a polarizing film 42. A door proximity sensor 56 for detecting the opening and closing movement of the door 16 and a control part 50 are installed, and when the door 16 is opened, power dispatching to the ultraviolet sterilization lamp 38 is stopped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a private room-type rock bath sauna apparatus, and more particularly to a sanitary sauna that completely sterilizes the interior using a germicidal lamp.

As shown in Patent Documents 1 to 3, by heating a rock plate that has been placed in the bathroom so far, the bedrock with the far-infrared thermal effect, negative ion effect, and radiation hormesis effect equivalent to natural rock bath hot springs Various bath sauna devices have been proposed and sold as products.
Utility Model Registration No. 3121542 JP-A-2005-87724 JP 2006-230427 A

  However, the conventional rock bath sauna tends to be a hotbed of various bacteria, and has a problem in terms of hygiene. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for incorporating an antibacterial agent into a color steel plate, but it is not considered that a sufficient sterilization effect can be obtained just because an antibacterial material is used in a part of the bathroom. I have to say that it's just a restfulness.

  The present invention has been devised in order to solve the above-described problems of conventional rock bath sauna devices, and provides a rock bath sauna device capable of completely killing germs in the bathroom. The purpose is that.

  In order to achieve the above object, a rock bath sauna apparatus according to claim 1 includes a casing that is closed by closing a door, a ceramic plate disposed in the casing, and a heater that heats the ceramic plate. And a germicidal lamp.

  The rock bath sauna apparatus according to claim 2 is the apparatus according to claim 1, and further includes a chair portion for a user to sit in the housing and at least three ceramic plates. The first ceramic plate is at the position where the user's sole touches the floor of the chassis, the second ceramic plate is at the position where the user's back is in contact with the back of the chassis, and the third ceramic plate is between the thigh and buttocks of the user. It is characterized by being arranged at a position where each touches.

  The rock bath sauna apparatus according to claim 3 is the apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, and further, a peep glass is fitted in the door, and a polarizing film is attached to the surface thereof. It is characterized by.

  The rock bath sauna apparatus according to claim 4 is the apparatus according to claims 1 to 3, further comprising a switch for switching on / off of the germicidal lamp, a control unit for controlling power feeding to the germicidal lamp, A sensor that outputs the opening / closing information of the door to the control unit, and a timer that outputs a lighting time of the germicidal lamp to the control unit, the control unit: (1) the door is open In this case, power is not supplied to the germicidal lamp even when the switch is ON. (2) When the lighting time of the germicidal lamp reaches the set time, power supply to the germicidal lamp is stopped. (3) When the door is opened while the germicidal lamp is turned on, the power supply to the germicidal lamp is stopped, and the above processes (1) to (3) are executed.

  In the case of the rock bath sauna apparatus according to claim 1, since a germicidal lamp is provided in the enclosure which is a closed space, it is possible to completely kill germs inside by lighting it for a predetermined time after use. It is hygienic.

  In the case of the rock bath sauna apparatus according to claim 2, the ceramic plate comes into contact with the soles, thighs to buttocks, and back of the user sitting on the chair at the same time. Since the number of contact sites increases, and in particular, the sole called the second heart can be warmed, the user can enjoy an effective thermal effect accordingly.

  In the case of the rock bath sauna device according to claim 3, since a polarizing film is attached to the peeping glass of the door, even when the germicidal lamp is turned on, ultraviolet rays do not leak outside, and safety is ensured. It can be secured.

  In the case of the rock bath sauna apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the function of the control unit is provided with a mechanism in which the germicidal lamp is always turned off when the door is opened, so that high safety can be ensured.

FIG. 1 shows an appearance (front) of a rock bath sauna apparatus 10 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AA.
This bedrock sauna device 10 includes a rectangular parallelepiped housing 12, and has a door 16 attached to the front thereof by a hinge 14 so as to be opened and closed.
An operation panel 18 is attached to the front upper portion of the housing 12. Although not shown, a similar operation panel is provided on the inner wall surface of the housing 12 so that it can be operated from outside and inside the apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 2, a chair 20 for sitting is provided in the bathroom 20 in the housing 12, and a ceramic plate (rock plate) 26 is fitted on the top plate 24 of the chair 22. . On the back surface of the ceramic plate 26, a ceramic heater 28 for heating the plate is disposed.
Further, on the floor surface 30 of the bathroom 20, a ceramic plate 26 is fitted at a position where the sole of the user sitting on the chair portion 22 contacts, and a ceramic heater 28 for heating the plate is embedded on the back surface thereof. Yes.
Furthermore, a ceramic plate 26 is fitted on the back surface 34 of the bathroom 20 at a position where the back of the user sitting on the chair portion 22 contacts, and a ceramic heater 28 for heating the plate is disposed on the back surface.
Although not shown, a ceramic heater for directly heating the inside of the bathroom is embedded in the back surface 34 in addition to the ceramic heater 28 for heating the plate.

  Each ceramic plate 26 is composed of a high-quality tourmaline ore produced from Guangxi Minority Autonomous Region in China and mixed with antibacterial substances such as titanium oxide, and exhibits high far-infrared thermal effect and antibacterial action. .

A pair of ultraviolet germicidal lamps 38 and 38 are arranged in a column on the right side of the front surface in the bathroom 20.
A safety polarizing film 42 is attached to the surface of the peeping glass 40 fitted into the door 16.

When the switch provided on the operation panel 18 is turned on, power is supplied to each ceramic heater 28 in the bathroom 20 to heat the ceramic plate 26 and the bathroom 20.
As a result, the user's body is warmed by the far-infrared rays radiated from the ceramic plate 26 and promotes sweating.
A temperature sensor is attached to the surface of the ceramic plate 26 so that the temperature can be freely set in the range of 30 to 50 degrees Celsius via the operation panel 18. Then, by adjusting the temperature to about 42 to 45 degrees, the user can use for a relatively long time without feeling uncomfortable.
In addition, the three ceramic plates 26 can efficiently warm the user's back, thighs, buttocks, and soles, improving coldness, slimming, improving natural healing power, improving metabolism, toxin excretion (detox), Effects such as relaxation can be expected.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the rock bath sauna device 10.
The bedrock sauna device 10 includes a control unit 50 including a programmable controller (PLC), a relay type sequence control panel, and the like.
The control unit 50 is connected to a power supply unit 52, a timer 54, a door proximity sensor 56, a germicidal lamp SW (switch) 58, a pair of germicidal lamps 38, and a germicidal lamp SW lamp 60.

FIG. 4 is a state transition diagram showing the control procedure of the rock bath sauna device 10.
First, when the user turns on the germicidal lamp SW58 of the operation panel 18 (S10), the control unit 50 confirms that the door 16 is closed based on the output from the door proximity sensor 56 (S12).
Next, the control unit 50 supplies power to each sterilization lamp 38 to light it, and simultaneously turns on the sterilization lamp SW lamp 60 on the operation panel 18 (S14, S16). Also, the timer 54 is activated (S18), and the countdown for 5 minutes is started.
When 5 minutes have elapsed (S20), the control unit 50 turns off the germicidal lamp 38 and the germicidal lamp SW lamp 60 (S22, S24).
If the door 16 is opened for some reason during the process (S26), the control unit 50 detects this by the output from the door proximity sensor 56, and turns off the germicidal lamp 38 and the germicidal lamp SW lamp 60 to ensure safety. (S22, S24).

As described above, since the device 10 can completely sterilize the closed bathroom 20 by turning on the ultraviolet germicidal lamp 38 after use, it is possible to effectively suppress the propagation of various germs, Is. Odor generation is also suppressed.
Further, when the door 16 is opened, the ultraviolet germicidal lamp 38 is not turned on even when the germicidal lamp SW58 is turned on. Since the polarizing film 42 is also attached to the peeping glass 40, high safety can be ensured.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the bedrock sauna apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is an AA schematic sectional drawing of FIG. 1 which shows the internal structure of this bedrock bath sauna apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this bedrock bath sauna apparatus. It is a state transition diagram which shows the control procedure of this bedrock bath sauna apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

10 bedrock sauna equipment
12 body
14 Hinge
16 door
18 Control panel
20 bathroom
22 Chair
24 Top plate
26 Ceramic plate
28 Ceramic heater
30 Floor
34 Rear
38 UV germicidal lamp
40 Peeping glass
42 Polarizing film
50 Control unit
52 Power supply unit
54 timer
56 Door proximity sensor
58 germicidal lamp SW
60 germicidal lamp SW lamp

Claims (4)

  A rock bath sauna apparatus comprising: a casing that is closed by closing a door; a ceramic plate disposed in the casing; a heater that heats the ceramic plate; and a germicidal lamp. In the housing, a chair part for a user to sit down and at least three ceramic plates are provided,
The first ceramic plate is at a position where the sole of the user touches the floor of the chassis, the second ceramic plate is at the position where the back of the user contacts the back of the chassis, and the third ceramic plate is the user's thigh. 2. The rock bath sauna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rock bath sauna apparatus is disposed at a position where the buttocks contact each other.   The rock bath sauna apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a peeping glass is fitted into the door, and a polarizing film is attached to a surface of the peeping glass. A switch for switching on / off the germicidal lamp;
A control unit for controlling power supply to the germicidal lamp;
A sensor for outputting the door opening / closing information to the control unit;
A timer for outputting the lighting time of the germicidal lamp to the control unit;
The bedrock sauna device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit performs the following processing.
(1) When the door is open, no power is supplied to the germicidal lamp even if the switch is ON.
(2) When the lighting time of the germicidal lamp reaches the set time, the power supply to the germicidal lamp is stopped.
(3) If the door opens while the germicidal lamp is lit, immediately stop supplying power to the germicidal lamp.

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