JP3214318U - Heating humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

A warming / humidifying device capable of generating pseudo steam quickly and heating and humidifying a body part without waiting time is provided. SOLUTION: A hot air generating means 21 for generating warm air by warming air, a hot air sending hole 31 for sending out hot air, a mist generating means 41 for generating mist without heating such as ultrasonic vibration, A mist ejection hole 51 for ejecting the mist in the direction of the warm air sent out, and by warming the mist with the warm air, the warm mist is generated as pseudo steam, and the body part of the user is heated and humidified. To do. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating and humidifying device used for a body part of a user.

  In recent years, various devices for warming and humidifying the body have been provided for the purpose of promoting beauty or health.

  For example, it is a foot bath device that inserts a foot into the foot pocket in the main body that covers the foot and warms it, and can circulate steam generated by the steam generator to the foot pocket to comfortably warm the bath. A foot bath is provided (Patent Document 1).

  In addition, it has a steam generation unit that generates steam by heating the liquid, and a cold mist generation unit that generates cold mist from the liquid, and by alternately applying steam and cold mist to the body part, There has been provided a skin care device that promotes blood circulation by repeating stimulation and can improve the skin care effect comfortably and efficiently in a short time (Patent Document 2).

JP 2005-013721 A JP 2008-289543 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since steam is generated by heating the water in the water storage tank with the steam generator, it takes approximately several minutes to several tens of minutes from when the power is turned on until the steam is spouted. There was a problem that the user had to wait for a while after turning on the power to obtain a comfortable bathing effect.

  In the technique described in Patent Document 2, cold mist is immediately generated from the liquid stored by the ultrasonic vibrator of the cold mist generating unit when the power is turned on. Similar to the described technology, it takes time to generate steam in the steam generation unit, and there is a problem that the user has to wait until the warming effect on the skin surface by the warm steam is obtained.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a warming / humidifying device that can quickly generate pseudo steam without any waiting time, and can heat and humidify a body part.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, the heating / humidifying device according to the present invention includes a warm air generating means for warming air to generate warm air, a warm air delivery hole for delivering the warm air, a mist generating means for generating mist, and the mist. And a mist ejection hole for ejecting in the direction of the warm air sent out.

  Moreover, the warming / humidifying device of the present invention is preferably characterized in that the mist ejection hole ejects mist in a direction crossing a direction of the warm air sent from the warm air delivery hole.

  The warming / humidifying device is a warming / humidifying device that places the feet of the body to heat and humidify, and a pair of left and right foot placement units for placing the left and right feet, and warms the air to warm. A hot air generating means for generating wind, a hot air sending hole for sending the hot air, a mist generating means for generating mist, and a mist ejection hole for jetting the mist in the direction of the sent hot air. It is characterized by providing.

  The warming / humidifying device preferably has a warm air generating means for generating warm air by warming air between the pair of left and right foot placement units, and at least in the direction of the pair of left and right foot placement units. Each is characterized by comprising a hot air delivery hole for delivering warm air, a mist generating means for generating mist, and a mist ejection hole for ejecting the mist in the direction of the sent hot air.

  The warming / humidifying device preferably has a warm air generating means for generating warm air by warming air between the pair of left and right foot placement units, and at least in the direction of the pair of left and right foot placement units. Each of the mist ejection holes is provided with a pair of left and right warm air delivery holes for delivering warm air, mist generation means for generating mist, and mist ejection holes for ejecting the mist in the direction of the delivered warm air. A pair of mist ejection holes for ejecting mist in the direction of the foot placement section, respectively, one mist ejection hole for ejecting mist in the direction of warm air sent in the direction of the left foot placement section; The other mist ejection hole which ejects mist in the direction of the warm air sent in the direction of the right foot mounting part is characterized.

  In the warming / humidifying device, preferably, the warm air delivery hole is formed on a toe side of the pair of left and right foot placement portions, and the mist ejection hole is a pair of left and right feet than the warm air delivery hole. It is formed on the heel side of the placement portion, and is characterized by injecting mist in the toe direction of the pair of left and right foot placement portions.

  Moreover, the warming / humidifying device is preferably characterized in that the hot air sending hole sends hot air in a direction other than the direction of the pair of left and right foot rests.

  In the warming / humidifying device, preferably, the hot air generating means includes heating means for heating air, and the heating means is a PTC heater.

  The warming / humidifying device is preferably characterized in that the mist generating means is an ultrasonic transducer.

  Further, in the heating / humidifying device, preferably, the mist ejection hole and the warm air delivery hole are in a space partitioned by a cover, and the cover has an insertion hole for inserting a body part into the space. It is characterized by comprising.

  According to the heating and humidifying device according to the present invention, when the power is turned on, the mist can be generated from the liquid such as water faster than the water is generated by heating the water by the mist generating means, and By heating the mist by applying the warm air, the warm mist can be generated and supplied quickly with no waiting time and with no waiting time. Thus, the user can immediately heat and humidify the body part without waiting for a few minutes to several tens of minutes for the generation of steam as in the prior art.

  Further, by crossing the warm air that has been sent out and the mist that has been ejected, the hot air and the mist collide with each other, thereby suppressing the mist's momentum from being ejected. As steam, it can be supplied in the direction of the user's body part to be heated and humidified accurately.

  Further, according to the warming / humidifying device according to the present invention, by providing a pair of left and right foot placement portions together with the mist generation means, the hot air generation means, etc., the left and right foot placement portions are respectively left and right. Can be used to heat and humidify the left and right feet as a so-called foot bath, using the pseudo steam.

  Moreover, the said warm air production | generation means etc. are provided between a pair of right-and-left foot mounting parts, each sends out warm air to the direction of the said pair of foot mounting part, and spouts mist in the direction of the said warm air Thus, in addition to the above effects, pseudo steam can be supplied in the left-right direction without deviation from between the pair of left and right foot placement portions, and the left and right feet of the user can be heated and humidified. In general, in order for the user to place the left and right feet naturally, the left and right feet are usually opened to the shoulder width, and a gap is generated between the pair of left and right foot placement portions. Therefore, by providing warm air generating means or the like in the gap, the gap space can be used effectively and the entire apparatus can be configured compactly.

  In addition, since the mist ejection holes are paired, mist can be accurately supplied in the direction of the pair of left and right foot placement portions.

  In addition, by spraying mist from the heel-side mist delivery hole toward the toe of the foot placement portion against the warm air sent from the toe side, the warm mist is simulated on the toes of the left and right feet of the user. It can be supplied as steam, and can be heated and humidified on the toe of the user's foot as a measure for cooling.

  In addition, by sending warm air in directions other than the direction of the pair of left and right foot placement portions, it is possible to suppress the local overheating by dispersing the warm air delivery, and the warm air is delivered. Since the range to be spread is widened, the range in which the ejected mist can be warmed can be widened.

  In addition, since the heating means is a PTC heater, warm air can be generated quickly, the heating temperature for warming the air can be kept constant, and power consumption can be suppressed.

  In addition, since the mist generating means is an ultrasonic vibrator, mist can be generated immediately.

  Further, by providing the insertion hole partitioned by the cover, the heating and humidifying device according to the present invention can be used as a so-called foot bath, and the pseudo steam is quickly generated in the space partitioned by the cover without waiting time. By doing so, the user can immediately perform heating and humidification, and more effective heating and humidification are performed by circulating the mist and warm air in the space partitioned by the cover. be able to.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the heating humidification apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is an expansion | deployment perspective view which shows the structure of a heating humidification apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of a heating humidification apparatus. It is a top view which shows a heating humidification apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of a heating humidification apparatus. It is a figure which shows the use condition of a heating humidification apparatus.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a warming / humidifying device 1 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective development view showing the structure of the warming / humidifying device 1, and FIG. 3 is a warming / humidifying device. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the device 1. The heating / humidifying device 1 has, as a basic configuration, a warm air generating means 21 that generates warm air by warming air, a warm air delivery hole 31 that transmits the warm air, and a mist generating means 41 that generates mist. And a mist ejection hole 51 for ejecting the mist in the direction of the warm air sent out.

  Further, these components and a pair of left and right foot placement portions 61 are attached to the housing 71 and housed in a space partitioned by a cover 81 having an insertion hole 82 for inserting a body part. Further, reference numeral 91 in FIG. 1 denotes a remote control operation unit 91 that operates the heating / humidifying device 1 and is detachable from the housing 71. In addition, description of the control part which controls the operation | movement of the power cord which supplies electricity to the heating humidification apparatus 1 and the heating humidification apparatus 1 is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hot air generating means 21 includes a heating means 22 and an air blowing means 23. The heating means 22 is a PTC heater, and warms the air taken in from the intake hole by conducting. Below the heating means 21, a blower fan connected to the electric motor 24 is provided as the blower means 23, and the air heated by the heating means 22 is circulated upward by the blower fan as warm air. By using a PTC heater as the heating means 22 in this way, air can be instantaneously heated by conduction, and the heating temperature can be kept constant, so that the body part of the user is overheated. It is possible to prevent burns and the like by sending warm air.

  The hot air generating means 21 is not limited to this, and any method can be used as long as the warm air can be circulated as hot air faster than the conventional method of generating steam by heating water or the like. It may be a simple means. The temperature of the warm air can be adjusted by the remote controller 91.

  A plurality of the hot air delivery holes 31 are provided on the side surface of the hollow hot air delivery unit 32 protruding from the lid portion 72 of the casing 71, and the warm air delivery unit 32 supplies the warm air delivery unit 32. The warm air circulated upward along the flow passage formed to communicate with the hollow portion is sent in the direction of the mist ejection hole 51 and the pair of left and right foot placement portions 61. In the present embodiment, a plurality of the hot air delivery holes 31 are formed in a portion facing the mist ejection hole 51 of the warm air delivery part 32, and on both upper and upper surfaces, respectively, and the delivery of the warm air is dispersed. In addition to suppressing local overheating, the range in which the warm air is sent out is widened, so that the range in which the ejected mist can be heated can be widened to efficiently heat the mist.

  The mist generating means 41 is composed of an ultrasonic transducer. Therefore, the water sent to the mist generating means 41 can be instantly misted by operating the ultrasonic transducer. The water is supplied to the mist generating means 41 through a water supply hole 44 opened above the mist generating means 41 through a tube 43 from a water storage tank 42 provided on the heel side of the mist generating means 41. The water storage tank 42 is detachable, and is attached after water is filled by the user.

  In addition, although the communication part with the water supply tank 42 is not displayed, the tube 43 shown in FIG. 3 is connected with the downward direction of the water supply tank 42 in the near side rather than the cross section in the figure. Further, the mist generating means 41 is not limited to the ultrasonic transducer, and any type of mist can be generated from the supplied water faster than the conventional method of generating steam by heating water or the like. It may be a configuration.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the mist ejection hole 51 is a side surface of a hollow mist ejection portion 52 that protrudes from the lid portion 72 of the casing 71 on the heel side with respect to the warm air delivery portion 31. A pair of mists are provided at a portion opposite to the wind sending part 31, and the mist circulated upward along a flow passage formed in communication from the mist generating means 4 to the hollow part of the mist ejecting part 52 is used as the warm air. In the direction of the warm air delivered from the delivery hole 31 and in the toe direction of the pair of left and right foot placement portions 61, the mist is warmed to generate the warm mist as pseudo steam. In FIG. 4, the display of the pair of left and right foot placement units 61 is omitted for convenience of illustration.

  The pair of left and right foot placement portions 61 are composed of a foot placement portion 62 for placing the left foot and a foot placement portion 63 for placing the right foot, and place the left and right feet of the user, respectively. . In the warming / humidifying device 1 of the present embodiment, a mechanism for generating pseudo steam such as the warm air generating means 21 is disposed between the pair of footrests 61, and the pair of footrests. The warm air generating means 21 and the warm air delivery hole 31 are provided on the toe side of the placing portion 61, and the mist generating means 41 and the mist ejection hole 51 are provided on the heel side of the hot air generating means 21 and the like.

  In general, when the user places the left and right feet on such a pair of foot placement portions 61, it is a natural and relaxed posture that the left and right feet are usually placed about the shoulder width. . For this reason, when the pair of foot placement portions 61 is arranged so that the user can relax and warm and humidify the body part, a gap is generated between the pair of left and right foot placement portions. By providing the hot air generating means 21 and the like in the gap, the gap space can be used effectively and the entire apparatus can be configured compactly. In addition, the pair of foot placement portions 61 has numerous protrusions formed on the surface thereof, and can massage the soles of the user.

  The casing 71 is made of a hard synthetic resin, houses the hot air generating means 21 and the mist generating means 41, and generates hot air generated by the hot air generating means 21 and generated by the mist generating means 41. A communication hole for circulating the water filled in the mist and the water storage tank 42 is closed by an open lid portion 72. And from the surface of the said cover part 72, the said warm air sending part 32, the mist ejection part 52, and the water storage tank 42 protrude and are formed, and the said left-right paired foot mounting part 61 is attached to the right-and-left both sides. .

  The cover 81 includes a first cover portion 83 formed of a hard synthetic resin similar to the casing 71 and a second cover portion 84 formed of a towel cloth. The first cover part 83 covers each component arranged on the lid part 72, forms a space partitioned by the lid part 72 and the first cover part 83, and is attached above the lid part 72. ing. In addition, the first cover portion 83 has an opening 85 for attaching the second cover portion 84. The second cover portion 84 is attached in communication with the opening portion 85, and a pair of insertion holes 82 for inserting the left and right feet are formed on the distal end side of the other end. The first cover portion 83 and the second cover portion 84 can be easily attached and detached by a magnet 86 provided at the attachment portion. The attachment of the first cover portion 83 and the second cover portion 84 is not limited to the magnet 86, and any other push button or hook-and-loop fastener may be used as long as both can be attached and detached.

  In this way, the space partitioned by the cover 81 is substantially sealed by inserting a body part such as a user's foot from the second insertion hole 84, and sends warm air into the space. If the mist is sent in the direction of the warm air, the warm air and the mist circulate in the space, and the body part such as the user's foot is more effectively heated and humidified like a so-called foot bath. can do. In addition, according to a user preference, it is also possible to use the heating / humidifying device 1 by inserting a body part such as a foot through the opening 84 without attaching the second cover 83.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the warming / humidifying device 1 with the foot placement portion 61 and the cover 81 removed, in which the broken line arrows indicate the flow of hot air sent from the hot air sending hole 31. The solid arrow indicates the flow of the mist ejected from the mist ejection hole 51.

  As shown in the drawing, the hot air ejection holes 31 are formed with a plurality of openings on the upper surface, the upper surface, and the back surface of each side in addition to the surface facing the mist ejection holes 51 of the warm air delivery section 32. Warm air is sent out in the direction. The mist ejection holes 51 are formed on the upper part of the mist ejection 52 on the opposite side to the warm air ejection part 32, and eject mist in the toe side direction of the pair of left and right foot placement parts 61, respectively. doing. The mist ejected in this way is warmed by the hot air sent to the respective directions and circulates in the partitioned space as pseudo steam.

  As described above, since the hot air and the mist are instantly generated by operating the hot air generating means 21 and the mist generating means 41, the user generates steam several times as in the past. Without waiting for minutes to tens of minutes, the body part can be immediately warmed and humidified by pseudo steam.

  Further, by ejecting mist in a direction intersecting with the warm air, the ejected mist collides with the warm air sending unit 32 or the sent warm air and inhibits the momentum of the mist ejected. The heated mist can be supplied as a pseudo steam toward the body part of the user to be heated and humidified accurately. The mist ejection direction is not limited to this, and may be any direction as long as the mist can be ejected in the direction of the sent warm air and the mist can be warmed.

  In addition, by spraying the mist in the direction of the toes of the foot on which the mist is placed, pseudo steam can be appropriately supplied to the toes of the left and right feet of the user. Can be heated and humidified.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the warming / humidifying device 1. As described above, the pseudo steam circulating in the partitioned space condenses into water droplets when the temperature is lowered during or after use of the warming / humidifying device 1. The water droplets circulate through the drainage pipe 102 shown in FIG. 5 from the drainage hole 101 shown in FIG. 4 and are stored in the drainage tray 103. The user only has to remove the drain tray 103 from the casing 71 and discard the drainage accumulated in the drain tray 103.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the warming / humidifying device 1. The user of the warming / humidifying device 1 first puts water into the water supply tank 42 and then inserts the left and right feet through the insertion hole 82 while sitting on a chair or the like as shown in the figure, Each foot is placed on the part 61. Since the second cover 84 in which the insertion hole 82 is formed as described above is made of a towel cloth with a length up to the user's knee, the cover 81 covers the user's knee. In addition, the space partitioned by the lid portion 72 can be made substantially sealed.

  Next, the user presses the power button of the remote control operation unit 91 to turn on the power. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the hot air is immediately sent out from the hot air sending hole 31, and the mist is sent out from the mist sending hole 51 in the direction of the hot air. Is generated as The pseudo steam collides with the inner surface of the first cover portion 83 that is gently curved together with the warm air, and circulates in the space. Since the temperature in the space is warmed by the pseudo steam and warm air circulating in the space in this way, the mists sequentially ejected are more efficiently warmed.

  The user can heat and humidify the left and right feet by the artificial steam, and it has a moisturizing effect on the user's feet and also warms the whole body temperature of the user due to the footbath as a foot bath. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, the warming / humidifying device 1 is used like a so-called foot bath, but the mist is sprayed in the direction of the sent warm air to generate the warm mist as pseudo steam, Various other applications are possible by spouting out an appropriate steam.

  For example, a facial steamer that jets steam for the purpose of facial skin care has been conventionally provided, but the steam is generated by jetting the warm mist as pseudo steam as an alternative to the steam. There is no waiting time, and the user's face can be heated and humidified more quickly. At this time, the warm air delivery hole 31 and the mist ejection hole 41 may be opposed to cause the mist to be ejected to the delivered warm air. For example, the flow path of the warm air and the mist is Y-shaped, T-shaped. It is formed in a cylindrical shape such as a mold or an X-shape, warm air and mist are poured from two ends of the flow passage, respectively, and the warm air and mist are crossed at the intersection of the flow passage to simulate the warm mist. It may be configured to generate as a natural steam and to eject the warm mist from the other end. As described above, the same applies to the above-described embodiment. However, if the mist is ejected from the warm air and the steam is formed in a pseudo manner by warming the mist, the mist injection direction and the flow path in the direction of the warm air are provided. The shape of is not limited.

  Further, the heating / humidifying device 1 is useful not only for the user's foot or the face of the embodiment but also for heating and humidifying other body parts. That is, a warm air delivery hole 31 for delivering the warm air generated by the warm air generation means 21 and a mist ejection hole 51 for ejecting the mist generated by the mist generation means 41 in the direction of the warm air are provided. When the warm mist is generated as pseudo steam by mixing the mist and the mist, the body part can be heated and humidified by applying the pseudo steam to the body part of the user.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Warming / humidifying device 21 Hot air generating means 22 Heating means 23 Air blowing means 24 Electric motor 31 Hot air sending hole 32 Hot air sending part 41 Mist generating means 42 Water storage tank 43 Tube 51 Mist blowing hole 52 Mist blowing part 61 A pair of legs Placement part 62 Foot placement part 63 Foot placement part 71 Case 72 Cover part 81 Cover 82 Insertion hole 83 First cover part 84 Second cover part 85 Opening part 86 Magnet 91 Remote control operation part

Claims (10)

Hot air generating means for generating warm air by warming air, hot air delivery holes for delivering the hot air, mist generating means for producing mist, and jetting the mist in the direction of the delivered hot air A heating and humidifying device comprising a mist ejection hole.
The heating / humidifying device according to claim 2, wherein the mist ejection hole ejects mist in a direction intersecting a direction of the warm air sent from the warm air delivery hole.
A heating / humidifying device that heats and humidifies the body's feet,
A pair of left and right foot placement units for placing the left and right feet, warm air generating means for generating warm air by warming air, hot air delivery holes for delivering the warm air, and mist generating means for generating mist And a mist ejection device for ejecting the mist in the direction of the warm air sent out.
A warm air generating means for generating warm air by warming air between the pair of left and right foot placement portions, and a hot air delivery hole for sending warm air at least in the direction of the pair of left and right foot placement portions, respectively. The heating / humidifying device according to claim 3, further comprising: a mist generating means for generating mist; and a mist ejection hole for ejecting the mist in the direction of the warm air sent out.
A warm air generating means for generating warm air by warming air between the pair of left and right foot placement portions, and a hot air delivery hole for sending warm air at least in the direction of the pair of left and right foot placement portions, respectively. Mist generating means for generating mist, and a mist ejection hole for ejecting the mist in the direction of the warm air sent out. The mist ejection holes eject mist in the direction of the pair of left and right foot placement portions, respectively. A pair of mist ejection holes, one mist ejection hole for ejecting mist in the direction of warm air sent in the direction of the left foot placement portion, and delivery in the direction of the right foot placement portion The heating / humidifying device according to claim 3, further comprising: another mist ejection hole for ejecting mist in the direction of the warm air.
The warm air delivery hole is formed on the toe side of the pair of left and right foot placement portions,
The said mist ejection hole is formed in the heel side of a pair of right and left foot mounting parts rather than the said warm air delivery hole, and mist is injected in the toe | tip direction of a pair of left and right foot mounting parts. The heating / humidifying device according to any one of 5 to 5.
The warming / humidifying device according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the warm air delivery hole causes warm air to be delivered in a direction other than the direction of the pair of left and right foot placement portions.
The heating and humidifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the warm air generating means includes heating means for warming air, and the heating means is a PTC heater.
The heating / humidifying device according to claim 1, wherein the mist generating unit is an ultrasonic vibrator.
  The mist ejection hole and the hot air delivery hole are in a space partitioned by a cover, and the cover includes an insertion hole for inserting a body part into the space. The heating and humidifying device according to any one of 1 to 9.

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