JP3051009U - Sauna equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a sauna device in which a slide fastener is provided with a plurality of sliders so that an upper cover body can be partially opened at an arbitrary position in the center in the width direction. SOLUTION: A left and right side wall body 2, 2, a front wall body 3, a back wall body and an upper cover body 5 connected to these wall bodies form a sauna room enough for one person to enter.
In a foldable sauna apparatus having an electric heater built in any of its walls, the upper cover 5 is vertically opened at the center in the left-right width direction, and a slide having a plurality of sliders 14a and 14b at the opening end. It is characterized by having a fastener 14 attached.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a sauna apparatus, and more particularly to a foldable household sauna apparatus having a sauna room large enough to accommodate one person.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 FIG. 6 shows a conventional sauna apparatus in which side walls 2 and 2 are respectively connected to the left and right front edges of a gate-shaped main body frame 1, and a front surface is provided between the lower front edges of the two side walls 2 and 2. A wall 3 is continuously provided, and a rear wall (not shown) is provided on the back of the gate-shaped main body frame 1, and an upper portion surrounded by the side walls 2 and 2, the front wall 3 and the gate-shaped main body frame 1. An upper cover body 5 is provided so as to cover the opening, and the gate-shaped main body frame 1, the side walls 2, 2, the front wall 3, and the back wall form a sauna room large enough for one person to slowly enter. doing. Each of the side walls 2, the front wall 3 and the rear wall has a built-in heat insulator and an electric heater inside thereof, and the built-in electric heater heats the sauna room to a required temperature. It has become. The upper cover body 5 is opened vertically at the center in the left-right width direction, and a slide fastener F is attached to the opening end so that it can be opened and closed. Each side wall body 2 is formed by two divided wall bodies 9, 9 which can be folded in a middle-fold manner at the bent portion 8.

When using the sauna apparatus, as shown in FIG. 7, by sliding the slider Fs of the slide fastener F upward, the upper cover body 5 is opened from its lower part, and the slider Fs is opened. When slid to the upper end, the opening is fully opened to form an entrance, and a bather can enter the sauna room from this entrance.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 In the above-mentioned conventional sauna apparatus, one slider Fs is provided on the slide fastener F attached to the opening of the upper cover body 5, and this one slider Fs is slid up and down to thereby allow the upper cover body 5 to slide. Therefore, the upper cover 5 could not be partially opened at an arbitrary position along the center in the width direction.

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a sauna in which a plurality of sliders are provided on a slide fastener so that an upper cover body can be partially opened at an arbitrary position at the center in the width direction. It is intended to provide a device.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the sauna apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the left and right side walls 2 and 2, the front wall 3, the back wall 4, and the upper cover 5 connected to the walls 2, 3 and 4 allow a person to enter. In a collapsible sauna apparatus having a sauna room 6 that can accommodate one person and an electric heater 11 built in one of the wall bodies 2, 3, and 4, the upper cover body 5 is vertically arranged at the center in the left-right width direction. And a slide fastener 14 having a plurality of sliders 14a and 14b is attached to the opening end.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the sauna apparatus according to the first aspect, the front wall 3 is formed so as to be openable and closable.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the sauna apparatus according to the second aspect, the front wall body 3 is vertically divided at a center portion in the left-right direction, and the divided end portions are joined to each other so as to be openable by a joint 7. It is characterized by becoming.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the sauna apparatus according to the third aspect, the connector 7 is made of a locking cloth.

[0010]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a sauna device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are a longitudinal side view and a cross-sectional plan view of the same. In this sauna apparatus, side wall bodies 2 and 2 are respectively connected to the left and right front edges of a main body frame 1 formed in a gate shape, and a front wall body 3 is provided between lower front edges of both side wall bodies 2 and 2. A rear wall 4 is disposed on the back of the gate-shaped main body frame 1, and the upper opening surrounded by the side walls 2, 2, the front wall 3 and the gate-shaped main body frame 1 is further formed. By connecting the upper cover body 5 so as to cover it, the sauna is large enough to allow one person to enter slowly by the gate-shaped main body frame 1, the side walls 2 and 2, the front wall 3 and the back wall 4. A chamber 6 is formed. The upper cover body 5 and the front wall body 3 are formed so as to be openable and closable so that the front side of the sauna room 6 can be completely opened.

As shown in FIG. 3, each side wall 2 is composed of two divided walls 9, 9 interconnected by a flexible connecting portion 8, and at the connecting portion 8. It can be folded in the middle fold. The front wall 3 is composed of a pair of left and right divided walls 3a, 3a vertically divided into two parts at the center in the left and right width direction. The divided ends of the two divided walls 3a, 3a are opened by the joint 7. It is adapted to be joined.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper cover body 5 is opened vertically at the center in the left-right width direction with a slight upper end thereof left and right to form divided bodies 5a, 5a. The slide fastener 14 is attached to the opposite ends of the two divided bodies 5a, 5a. The slide fastener 14 is composed of an engaging tooth 14t formed on the opposite end of the divided bodies 5a, 5a and meshing from the left and right, and two upper and lower sliders 14a, 14b for opening and closing the engaging tooth 14t. .

In this case, the upper slider 14a opens the engagement teeth 14t when raised, and closes the engagement teeth 14t when lowered, and the lower slider 14b is opposite to the upper slider 14a. In addition, the locking teeth 14t are closed when the lifting gear is raised, and the locking teeth 14t are opened when the lifting gear is lowered. Therefore, when the upper and lower sliders 14a, 14b are at the upper and lower ends of the slide fastener 14, the opening of the upper cover body 5 is fully opened, and from this state, the upper and lower sliders 14a, 14b are moved in the opposite directions. As the size of the opening gradually decreases, a partial opening a is formed at the upper and lower middle portions as shown in FIG. When the sliders 14a and 14b are adjacent to each other, the opening is completely closed, and the sliders 14a and 14b are separated from each other at an arbitrary position to form a partial opening a at the arbitrary position. be able to. Although not shown, each of the sliders 14a and 14b is provided with two tabs inside and outside, respectively, so that the sliders 14a and 14b can be operated from inside and outside the sauna room 6.

Although not shown, the upper cover body 5 has a relatively thin heat-insulating material having flexibility attached to the inner surface thereof with an aluminum foil for heat reflection, which is covered with an inner cloth and an outer cloth. The upper cover body 5 is formed by quilting. The upper cover body 5 has upper and lower side walls 2 and 2 and a front wall 3 having upper and lower walls, respectively. It is integrally connected to the upper side of the body frame 1. In addition, windows 17 made of a transparent sheet are provided in each of the divided bodies 5a of the upper cover body 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, each of the divided wall 9 of the left and right side wall 2, the divided wall 3 a of the front wall 3, and the rear wall 4 correspond to their respective sizes. A heat insulating plate 10, a sheet heating element 11 (electric heater) appropriately attached to the inner surface of the heat insulating plate 10, an inner cloth 12 covering the sheet heating element 11 and the heat insulating plate 10 from both inside and outside, and an outside cloth 12; And the cloth 13 respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, each divided wall 3 a of the front wall 3 is connected to a front divided wall 9 of each side wall 2 via a flexible connecting portion 15. Thus, it can be opened and closed between a closed position indicated by a solid line and an open position indicated by a virtual line in FIG. Since each divided wall 3a is integrally connected to each divided body 5a of the upper cover body 5 by the connecting portion 16, the divided wall bodies 3a can be opened and closed integrally with each divided body 5a of the upper cover body 5. Become.

In addition, the two divided walls 3a of the front wall 3 are joined to each other at the closed position as shown by the solid line in FIG. As this joining tool 7, a locking cloth (which is attached to the divided end of one divided wall 3a and is detachably locked to the divided end of the other divided wall 3a, "Magic Tape" (known under the registered trademark name)) is used. In this case, since the inner and outer cloths 12 and 13 forming the outer skin of each divided wall 3a are made of fiber, the locking cloth is locked to the fiber. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the connector 7 is provided inside the front wall 3 so that it can be operated in the sauna room 6. However, the connector 7 is provided outside the front wall 3 and outside the sauna room 6. It may be possible to operate with. According to the connector 7 made of such a locking cloth, the cost of the connector is reduced and the attachment is simple.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, at the lower end of the gate-shaped body frame 1, a rear end of a base frame 23, which is disposed on the floor of the sauna room 6 and has a U-shape in plan view, is a pin 24. The U-shaped base frame 23 has a horizontal position (a position shown by a solid line in FIG. 2) fitted to the lower end inner peripheral portions of the left and right side walls 2, 2 and the front wall 3, and a gate-shaped main body. It is rotatable between a vertical position folded in the frame 1 (a position indicated by a phantom line in the figure). A folding chair 20 is attached to the U-shaped base frame 23. In this chair 20, the rear ends of both sides of the seat frame 20a are pivotally attached to the side plates 1a, 1a of the gate-shaped main body frame 1. The upper ends of the pair of leg members 20b, 20b are pivotally connected to the front ends of both sides of the frame 20a, and the lower ends are pivotally connected to the longitudinally intermediate portions of the side plates 23a, 23a of the U-shaped base frame 23. When the U-shaped base frame 23 is folded, it is folded as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2 and can be stored together with the U-shaped base frame 23 in the gate-shaped main body frame 1. ing.

2 and 4, reference numeral 25 denotes a ladder-shaped backrest frame, which is attached via upper and lower underframe members 26 provided on both side plates 1a, 1a of the gate-shaped main body frame 1. Reference numeral 27 denotes an operation box of an electric heater provided on the inner side of the side plate 1a of the gate-shaped main body frame 1.

Each of the planar heating elements 11 as electric heaters for heating the inside of the sauna room 6 has a well-known structure that emits far-infrared rays. For example, a mixture of carbon powder and a binder such as polyethylene is applied to the substrate of an electrically defective conductor to form a resistive film having the required electrical resistance, a conductor is attached over the entire length, and the surface of the electrically defective conductor is heat resistant. It is preferable to apply a waterproof film because it emits far infrared rays. The temperature of the sheet heating element 11 is controlled by a well-known temperature controller.

In using the sauna apparatus having the above-described configuration, the upper slider 14a of the slide fastener 14 is pulled up to the upper end and the lower slider 14b is pulled down to the lower end, so that the opening of the upper cover body 5 is fully opened and By opening the divided walls 3a, 3a of the front wall 3 to the left and right sides, the front side of the sounder chamber 6 can be completely opened as shown in FIG. Since the front side of the sauna room 6 can be completely opened in this way, the elderly person, the physically or physically handicapped or the person with weak physical strength can easily open the sauna room without any obstacles at the feet from the front side opening. You can enter the room 6, and you can easily enter a wheelchair in the sauna room 6 so that you can take a bath while sitting in a wheelchair.

After the bather enters the sauna room 6, the folding chair 20 may be pulled out from the folding position as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2 to the use position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2. In the case of the elderly, people with physical or mental disabilities or people with weak physical strength, a healthy person such as an attendant may be set to the use position in advance. During bathing, as shown in FIG. 1, the sliders 14a and 14b of the slide fastener 14 are separated from each other at arbitrary positions, so that the partial opening a can be positioned at any required position. Can be formed, the neck and hands can be put out of the sauna room 6 through the partial opening a, and more comfortable bathing can be performed. During bathing, the front wall 3 is closed by joining the divided walls 3a, 3a of the front wall 3 with the joint 7 as shown by the solid line in FIG.

When the sauna device is not used, the U-shaped base frame 23 and the chair 20 are folded, and the left and right side walls 2, 2 are connected to each other as shown by phantom lines in FIG. The whole sauna device can be folded to approximately the size of the gate-shaped main body frame 1 by pressing the rear side together with the front wall body 3 while folding it in the middle folding manner from the connecting portion 8 of the divided wall bodies 9, 9. .

In the embodiment described above, the slide fastener 14 for opening and closing the upper cover body 5 has two upper and lower sliders 14a and 14b. FIG. 5 shows the slide fastener 14 for opening and closing the upper cover body 5. Shows an embodiment in which three upper, middle, and lower sliders 14a, 14b, 14c are provided. In this embodiment, two partial openings a and b can be formed as shown in the figure by arranging the three sliders 14a, 14b and 14c separately at arbitrary positions. Therefore, in this case, it is possible to use such that the head is taken out from the upper partial opening a during bathing and the hand is put out from the lower partial opening b. The upper slider 14a and the lower slider 14b open the working teeth 14t when raising, and close it when lowering, and the middle slider 14c holds the working teeth 14t when raising, contrary to the upper and lower sliders 14a, 14b. It closes and opens when it is lowered. In addition, the three sliders 14a, 14b, and 14c can be fully opened at the upper end by pulling up the sliders 14a, 14b, and 14c, and can be fully closed at the lower end by pulling them down. can do.

Although the embodiments in the case where two sliders of the slide fastener 14 are provided and the case where three sliders are provided are described above, it is needless to say that four or more sliders may be provided. In the above embodiment, the front wall 3 can be opened and closed. However, the front wall 3 may be always closed and cannot be opened.

[0026]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the sauna device of the first aspect of the present invention, the upper cover body is vertically opened at the center in the left-right width direction, and a slide fastener having a plurality of sliders is attached to the opening end. By sliding the slider to an appropriate position spaced apart from each other, the upper cover body can be formed with one or more partial openings at the required position in the center in the width direction, so that the upper cover body can be formed while bathing. The head and feet can be protruded from the opening to allow more comfortable bathing. In addition, by combining a plurality of sliders at the upper and lower ends or at one of the upper and lower ends of the fastener, the opening of the upper cover body can be fully opened or completely closed.

If the front wall is formed to be openable and closable as described in claim 2, the front side of the sauna room can be completely opened. Therefore, when taking a bath, the upper cover body and the upper cover body can be opened. By opening each of the front walls connected to each other, elderly people, people with physical or mental disabilities or people with weak physical abilities can easily enter the sauna room from this front opening, and wheelchairs can be used. You can easily enter the sauna room and take a bath in a wheelchair.

[0028] As described in claim 3, the front wall body is vertically divided at the center part in the left-right direction, and the divided end parts are releasably joined to each other with a joint so that the upper cover body and the front wall body are separated. Opening / closing work becomes easier.

[0029] As described in the fourth aspect, if a locking cloth is employed as a connector for the front wall, the cost of the connector is reduced and the mounting thereof is simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing one embodiment of a sauna device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of the sauna apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the sauna device.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the sauna apparatus with an upper cover body and a front wall body opened.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing another embodiment of the sauna device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a conventional sauna device.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the conventional sauna apparatus, showing a state where an opening of an upper cover body is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Side wall 3 Front wall 4 Back wall 5 Upper cover 6 Sauna room 7 Joiner (locking cloth) for joining the divided walls of the front wall 10 Insulating plate 11 Planar heating element (electric heater) 14 Slide fastener for opening and closing the opening of the upper cover body 14a Upper slider of the slide fastener 14b Lower slider of the slide fastener 14c Middle slider of the slide fastener 14t Working teeth of the slide fastener a, b Partial openings of the upper cover body

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A left and right side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and an upper cover connected to these walls form a sauna room that can accommodate one person, and can be attached to any of the walls. In a foldable sauna apparatus incorporating an electric heater, the upper cover body is vertically opened at a central portion in the left-right width direction, and a slide fastener having a plurality of sliders is attached to an opening end thereof. Sauna equipment. 2. The sauna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the front wall is formed so as to be openable and closable. 3. The sauna apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the front wall is vertically divided at a center portion in the left-right direction, and the divided ends are releasably joined by a joining tool. . 4. The sauna device according to claim 3, wherein the connector comprises a locking cloth.