JP2009055968A - Chair for steam sauna - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair for steam sauna, the chair capable of being safely used with no possibility of causing burns during the use. <P>SOLUTION: The chair for steam sauna is equipped with: a ceramic chair body 4 having peripheral side walls 12, 20 and a top wall 22; and a steam generating means 18 housed inside the chair body 4. Upper holes 24 are provided in a prescribed part of the top wall 22 of the chair body 4. A plurality of side holes 26 are provided with spaces apart in the circumferential direction in the peripheral side wall 20 of the chair body 4, and the steam generating means 18 is provided with a container 30 for putting in water and dried plants, and with a heating means 32 for heating this container 30. When the container 30 is heated by the heating means 32, the steam generated from the container 30 flows into the upper part of the chair body 4 through the upper holes 24 and also to the side of the chair body 4 through the plurality of side holes 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair used in a steam sauna that warms the whole body with steam.

  Steam saunas are known to boil dry plants such as dried wormwood, dried herbs, and dried harp to generate steam, warm the body with this steam to alleviate various symptoms, and promote beauty etc. Wooden chairs are known as chairs used in such steam saunas (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this chair, side plates are provided on both sides of the seat, and a steam opening is provided in the center of the seat. In addition, steam generating means for generating steam is disposed between both side plates of the chair. The steam generating means includes a pot for containing water, dried wormwood and dried herb, and a heating pot for heating the pot. It consists of an electric stove.

  To make a sauna using this steam sauna chair, put water, dry mugwort, and dried medicinal herbs in the pan, turn on the electric stove and heat the pan to generate water vapor. In addition, the user gets naked and wears a dedicated cloak to cover the whole body, and sits on a chair with the cloak on and sits on the steam. During this sitting bath, the steam from the pan flows upward through the steam hole in the seat of the chair, and flows upward from the front and rear sides through between both side plates of the chair, and the flowing steam fills the mantle. Thus, the desired steam sauna effect by medicinal herbs can be obtained.

JP 2004-249054 A

  However, the above-described steam sauna chair has the following problems to be solved. 1stly, since the chair itself is comprised from what has a both-sides board, the front side is open | released and there exists a possibility that a user may put a leg | foot inside through this open | released front surface. If you put your feet inadvertently, the steam generating means (electric stove and heated pan) will be placed inside the chair, so there is a risk of your feet touching the steam generating means and causing burns. There is a problem that sufficient safety in use is not ensured. In addition, the pan is merely placed on the electric stove, and therefore, the pan is easily turned over when hit with a foot or the like, and in this respect, sufficient safety in use is not ensured.

  Second, the steam from the steam generating means flows upward from the steam opening of the seat and the front side and the rear side of the chair and fills the mantle, so that the steam from the steam generating means is absorbed by the user's body. There is a problem in that the steam that does not flow upward from the entire circumference and does not act uniformly on the entire body.

  Thirdly, such a steam sauna chair is made of wood, and therefore a steam sauna effect by wormwood and medicinal herbs can be obtained, but other effects such as in vivo activation effect by blood, blood circulation promotion effect, etc. There is a problem that it is difficult to have such a chair.

An object of the present invention is to provide a steam sauna chair that can be used safely without the risk of burns during use.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a steam sauna chair capable of flowing steam generated from steam generating means upward from the entire circumference of the chair.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a steam sauna chair capable of obtaining a body activation effect, a blood circulation promotion effect, and the like.

The steam sauna chair according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a ceramic chair body having a peripheral side wall and a top wall, and steam generating means accommodated in the chair body, An upper hole is provided in a predetermined portion of the ceiling wall, a plurality of side holes are provided in the circumferential side wall of the chair body at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the steam generating means is used to put water and dried plants. A container and a heating means for heating the container;
When the container is heated by the heating means, the steam generated from the container flows to the upper side of the chair body through the upper hole and flows to the side of the chair body through the plurality of side holes. .

  In the steam sauna chair according to claim 2 of the present invention, the upper hole of the chair body is provided in a front portion of the upper wall, and the steam generation is performed in a rear portion of the peripheral side wall of the chair body. An insertion / removal opening for taking the container of the means into and out of the chair body is provided.

  In the steam sauna chair according to claim 3 of the present invention, the steam generating means further includes a support body for supporting the container, and the support body includes a support frame having an open upper surface. And an upper wall that covers the upper surface opening of the support frame; and a support member for supporting the container, wherein the upper wall is provided with a mounting opening for mounting the container, and the container has the upper wall It is supported by the support member through the mounting opening.

In the steam sauna chair according to claim 4 of the present invention, the dried plant is wormwood.
In the steam sauna chair according to claim 5 of the present invention, at least a part of the chair main body contains a fine powder of radiation-generating ore.

  Furthermore, in the steam sauna chair according to claim 6 of the present invention, the ceiling wall of the chair body contains fine silver powder.

  According to the steam sauna chair according to claim 1 of the present invention, the chair body is made of earthenware, the chair body has a peripheral side wall and a ceiling wall, and the steam generating means is accommodated in the chair body. Therefore, the steam generator is covered by the chair body, and the user's foot does not touch the steam generator from the outside, and can be used as a very safe steam sauna chair. Further, the top wall of the chair body is provided with upper holes, and the peripheral side walls thereof are provided with a plurality of side holes at intervals in the circumferential direction. Since the steam flows to the outside of the chair body through the hole, the steam blows out from the entire circumference of the chair body and flows upward, and thus the steam flows almost uniformly over the entire circumference of the user's body, and almost the whole body. A uniform steam sauna effect can be obtained. The dried plant may be wormwood, medicinal herb, etc. In this case, the steam sauna effect by wormwood, medicinal herb can be obtained, for example, blood circulation promotion effect, waste discharge effect can be obtained, and the dried plant can be obtained by harp etc. Well, at this time, the steam sauna effect by the harp is obtained, and the steam sauna has a scented harp.

  Further, according to the steam sauna chair according to claim 2 of the present invention, the upper hole is provided in the front portion of the upper wall of the chair body. As a result, the steam from the steam generating means directly hits the user's female genital through the upper hole, and the female genital can be sterilized by the steam. Can relieve symptoms such as menstrual pain, lower abdominal pain. Moreover, since the insertion / extraction opening is provided in the rear part of the peripheral side wall of the chair main body, the container of the steam generating means can be inserted into the chair main body through the insertion / extraction opening and can be taken out from the chair main body. The insertion / removal opening also functions as a side hole, and the steam from the steam generating means flows outside through the insertion / removal opening.

  According to the steam sauna chair according to claim 3 of the present invention, the support body of the steam generating means includes a support frame having an open upper surface, an upper wall covering the upper surface opening of the support frame, and a container. A support member for supporting the container, and the container is supported by the support member through the mounting opening of the upper wall, so that the lateral movement of the container is prevented by the upper wall, and the container can be supported very safely. it can.

  According to the steam sauna chair according to claim 4 of the present invention, since the dried plant is wormwood, the steam sauna effect due to wormwood, for example, blood circulation promotion effect, extracorporeal discharge effect of waste products, etc. Also, it can relieve symptoms such as menstrual pain and lower abdominal pain.

  Further, according to the steam sauna chair according to claim 5 of the present invention, at least a part of the chair main body contains the fine powder of the radiation generating ore, so the radiation energy emitted from the radiation generating ore is used. An in vivo activation effect, a blood circulation promotion effect, and the like can be obtained, and a radiation energy effect can be obtained in addition to the steam sauna effect. The radiation-generating ore may be mixed with porcelain and fired, or may be mixed with a glaze and fired.

  Furthermore, according to the steam sauna chair according to claim 6 of the present invention, since the top wall of the chair body contains silver fine powder, the antibacterial action of silver causes the ceiling wall on which the user sits. An antibacterial effect against various germs can be imparted, whereby the steam sauna chair can be used with a sense of hygiene.

  The best mode of a steam sauna chair according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a steam sauna chair according to the present invention as seen from the front side, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the steam sauna chair of FIG. 1 as seen from the back side. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the steam sauna chair of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the steam sauna chair of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a simplified view showing the state of use of the steam sauna chair of FIG. FIG.

  1 to 4, the illustrated steam sauna chair 2 includes a ceramic chair body 4. The chair body 4 includes a lower member 6 and an upper member 8, and the lower member 8 is placed on a placement member 10 installed on the floor surface. The mounting member 10 is made of, for example, wood and is formed in a circular plate shape. Note that the placing member 10 may be omitted, and the chair body 4 may be placed directly on the floor surface.

  The lower member 6 has a hollow cylindrical lower peripheral side wall 12, and a flange portion 14 protruding radially inward is provided at a lower end portion of the lower peripheral side wall 12. Placed on top. An annular protrusion 16 is provided at the upper end of the lower peripheral side wall 12 and extends upward from the radial inner side. Inside the lower member 6, a steam generating means 18 described later is accommodated.

  The upper member 8 has a hollow cylindrical upper peripheral side wall 20 and a top wall 22 that closes the upper surface side of the upper peripheral side wall 20, and a lower end portion of the upper member 8 is radially outward of the annular protrusion 16. Is placed on the upper end of the lower member 6. In such a state, the lower peripheral side wall 12 of the lower member 6 and the upper peripheral side wall 20 of the upper member 8 constitute a substantially continuous peripheral side wall of the chair body 4, and the top wall 22 of the upper member 8 It functions as a seat of the chair body 4. Further, in this mounted state, the lower end portion of the upper peripheral side wall 20 of the upper member 8 is located on the radially outer side of the annular protrusion 16 of the lower member 6 (see FIG. 4). The relative movement between 6 and the upper member 8 is prevented.

  The chair body 4 is provided with an upper hole 24, a side hole 26, and an insertion / extraction opening 28. A plurality of upper holes 24 are provided at a predetermined portion of the ceiling wall 22 of the chair body 4, in this embodiment, at the front portion of the ceiling wall 22. When the user is a woman, the user sits on the top wall 22 so that the female genitalia is located in the region of the upper hole 24. The insertion / extraction opening 28 is provided at the rear part of the peripheral side wall of the chair body 4, specifically, at the rear part of the upper peripheral side wall 20 of the upper member 8. The insertion / removal opening 28 is opened to a certain extent in the vertical direction and the circumferential direction, and a container 30 (described later) of the steam generation means 18 is inserted and removed through the insertion / removal opening 28. Further, a plurality of side holes 26 are provided at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction around the peripheral side wall of the chair body 4 (specifically, the upper peripheral side wall 20) excluding the insertion / extraction opening 28. . In this embodiment, the side holes 26 are provided in two steps at intervals in the vertical direction, but may be provided in three or more steps in the vertical direction or one step in the vertical direction. As will be understood from the following description, the insertion / extraction opening 28 also functions as a side hole.

  Next, the steam generating means 18 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The illustrated steam generation means 18 includes a container 30 for containing water and dried plants, a heating means 32 for heating the container 30, and a support body 34 for supporting the container 30. The support body 34 includes a support frame 36 that supports the container 30, and the support frame 36 is placed on the surface of the placement member 10 via four support legs 38. The support frame 36 has a rectangular box shape, and an upper surface thereof is opened. An upper wall 40 is provided so as to cover the opened upper surface. The upper wall 40 is provided with a circular mounting opening 42 corresponding to the outer shape of the container 30, and the inner surface of the upper wall 40 has both bent end portions of the supporting member 44 extending below the mounting opening 42 (this The bent end portion extends upward), but is fixed by means such as welding, and a heating means 32 composed of, for example, an electric heater is attached to the support member 44 thus fixed. The container 30 is placed on the support member 44 through the mounting opening 42 of the upper wall 40. In the mounted state, the bottom surface of the container 30 is supported by the support member 44 and the heating means 32, and the peripheral side surface is the upper side. Located on the inner side of the mounting opening 42 of the wall 40, the upper wall 40 prevents lateral movement, and the container 30 is securely held by the support member 44, the heating means 32, and the upper wall 40. The support member 44 may be fixed to the support frame 36.

  In this embodiment, a steam guide plate 46 is provided for guiding the steam generated by the steam generating means 18 upward. The steam guide plate 46 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape, is fixed around the opening of the support frame 36, and extends upward and inclined upward. As is understood from FIG. 4, these steam guide plates 46 direct the steam from the steam generating means 18 toward the upper member 8, specifically, the upper hole 24 and the side hole 26 (in addition to the side holes 26). Guide toward the insertion / extraction opening 28) which functions as a hole.

  The steam sauna chair 2 is configured as follows so that in addition to the steam sauna effect, an in vivo activation effect by radiation energy, a blood circulation promotion effect, and the like can be obtained. That is, fine powder of radiation generating ore is contained in the top wall 22 as a seat portion of the chair body 4. This radiation generating ore may be contained in a part of the top wall 22 or may be contained in a peripheral side wall other than the top wall 22 (at least a part of the lower peripheral side wall 12 and / or the upper peripheral side wall 20). .

  As radiation-generating ores, well-known materials existing in nature such as tourmaline (tourmaline stone), commonly called medicinal stones (multi-element coexisting ores), etc. can be used. Powder is used. This radiation-generating ore may be mixed with porcelain to make the chair body 4 and then applied or sprayed with glaze, or mixed into the glaze and applied or sprayed onto the chair body 4 made with porcelain clay. The chair body 4 containing the radiation generating ore can be manufactured by firing in this manner.

  The steam sauna chair 2 is preferably configured as follows so that at least the top wall 22 functioning as a seat has antibacterial properties. That is, the top wall 22 of the chair body 4 contains fine silver powder. The fine silver powder may be contained in the peripheral side wall (the lower peripheral side wall 12 and / or the upper peripheral side wall 20) in addition to the substantially entire region of the top wall 22. This silver fine powder may be mixed with porcelain to make the chair body 4 after spraying, or sprayed with glaze, like the radiation-generating ore, or the chair body made with porcelain by mixing in glaze. The chair body 4 containing silver can be manufactured by firing or spraying in this manner. In addition, although both a radiation generation ore and silver may be contained like this embodiment, you may make it contain only any one of a radiation generation ore and silver.

  Such a steam sauna chair 2 is used as follows. Referring mainly to FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, first, the container 30 is taken out through the insertion / removal opening 28 of the chair body 4, and water and dried plants are put into the container 30. For example, when dried wormwood is used as a dried plant, a steam sauna effect is obtained by wormwood, and when a dried medicinal herb is used, a steam sauna effect is obtained by using the medicinal herb, and when a harp is used as a dried plant, for example. The steam sauna effect is obtained by the scent of harp.

  After water and dried plants are thus placed in the container 30, the container 30 is placed on the support body 34 through the insertion / removal opening 28. Then, electricity is supplied to the heating means 32 to heat the container 30 from the bottom side, thus preparing for use.

  After making preparations in this way, the user P becomes naked and wears a gown 50, and the gown 50 covers the chair body 2 with the gown 50 as shown in FIG. sit. When the user is a woman, the female genitalia is seated so as to be positioned in the upper hole 24 of the top wall 22.

  In such a use state, for example, the steam containing the mugwort component generated from the container 30 by heating by the heating means 32 flows upward through the upper hole 24 of the upper wall 22. It directly hits the genitals and can relieve symptoms such as coldness, menstrual pain, and lower abdominal pain. Further, the steam containing the wormwood component from the container 30 flows upward after flowing laterally outward through the plurality of side holes 26 and the insertion / removal opening 28 of the chair body 4, and in particular, these side holes 26 and the insertion / removal thereof. Since the opening 28 is provided on the entire circumference of the chair body 4, the opening 28 flows upward so as to wrap the body of the user P, and the blood circulation promotion effect by the wormwood vapor, the waste discharge effect of the waste products, and the like are effectively obtained. In addition, a desired effect is acquired by performing the steam sauna by such wormwood steam for 20 to 30 minutes.

  Moreover, in this steam sauna chair 2, since the top wall 22 contains fine powder of radiation generating ore, weak radiation energy acts on the user's body, and in addition to the steam sauna effect by wormwood steam. Moreover, the body activation effect by a radiation energy, the blood circulation promotion effect, etc. can be acquired.

  Furthermore, in this steam sauna chair 2, since the fine particles of silver are contained in the top wall 22, it is possible to suppress the propagation of germs by the antibacterial action of silver, and the steam sauna chair 2 is excellent in hygiene. It can be used while keeping it in a proper state.

  6 and 7 show another embodiment of the steam sauna chair. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a steam sauna chair according to another embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a partial section of the steam sauna chair of FIG. 6 and 7, members substantially the same as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  6 and 7, in the steam sauna chair 2A of this other embodiment, the rear outer peripheral portion of the ceiling wall 22 of the chair body 4A, for example, an arc-shaped protruding portion that protrudes upward over an angle range of about 120 to 160 degrees. 62 is provided. The arcuate protrusion 62 functions as a backrest, and by placing the upper part of the waist on the arcuate protrusion 62, the seating posture at the time of use becomes easy, and a steam sauna can be received with an easy posture.

The perspective view which looked at one Embodiment of the chair for steam saunas according to this invention from the front side. The perspective view which looked at the chair for steam saunas of FIG. 1 from the back side. The top view which shows the chair for steam saunas of FIG. Sectional drawing of the chair for steam saunas of FIG. The simplified view which shows the use condition of the chair for steam saunas of FIG. The top view which shows the chair for steam saunas of other embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows the chair for steam saunas of FIG. 6 in a partial cross section.

Explanation of symbols

2,2A Chair for steam sauna 4,4A Chair body 6 Lower member 8, 8A Upper member 12 Lower peripheral side wall 18 Steam generating means 20 Upper peripheral side wall 22 Top wall 24 Upper hole 26 Side hole 28 Insertion / extraction opening 30 Container 32 Heating Means 34 Support body

Claims (6)

A ceramic chair body having a peripheral side wall and a ceiling wall; and a steam generating means accommodated in the chair body, wherein an upper hole is provided in a predetermined portion of the ceiling wall of the chair body, and the chair A plurality of side holes are provided in the peripheral side wall of the main body at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the steam generating means includes a container for containing water and a dried plant, and a heating means for heating the container. ,
When the container is heated by the heating means, the steam generated from the container flows to the upper side of the chair body through the upper hole and flows to the side of the chair body through the plurality of side holes. Chair for steam sauna.   The upper hole of the chair body is provided in the front part of the upper wall, and the rear part of the peripheral side wall of the chair body is inserted / removed for taking the container of the steam generating means into and out of the chair body. The steam sauna chair according to claim 1, wherein an opening is provided.   The steam generation means further includes a support body for supporting the container, and the support body supports the container, a support frame having an open upper surface, an upper wall covering an upper surface opening of the support frame, and the container. A mounting opening for mounting the container on the upper wall, and the container is supported by the support member through the mounting opening on the upper wall. The chair for steam saunas of Claim 1 or 2.   The chair for a steam sauna according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dried plant is wormwood.   The steam sauna chair according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least a part of the chair main body contains fine powder of radiation-generating ore.   The steam sauna chair according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the top wall of the chair body contains silver fine powder.

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