JPH01259862A - Sauna apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To arrange a steam generator within the projection area of a box body forming a steam room and to reduce the installation area of a sauna apparatus without lowering user's convenience, by arranging the steam generator in the space below the seat part of the steam room. CONSTITUTION:By horizontally folding the right-hand wall 3d in the vicinity of a rear wall toward a steam room 2, the horizontal piece 31 extending from the right-hand wall 3d is formed and the end part of the horizontal piece 31 on the protruding side thereof is further folded downwardly toward a bottom plate 22 to form a suspension piece 31. By both of the horizontal piece 31 and the suspension piece 32, the horizontal piece 31 forms a chair like part 6 forming a seat part 4 on which an entry person can sit and a space 5 is formed below the horizontal piece 31, that is, below the seat part 4. A steam generator 9 is provided in the space 5 using L-shaped metal fittings 86 so that a surface plate 82 is opposed to the hole part provided on the chair like part 6. The steam generated from the steam generator 9 guided to a steam blow-out jig 15 from an emitting port 10 through a steam pipe 121 forming a connection pipe 11 to be injected downwardly therein.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a sauna device that occupies a small space by accommodating a steam room and a steam generator in a small space, thereby making it possible to make effective use of a residence. [Prior Art] In recent years, sauna baths have become popular as second baths in homes. On the other hand, in small houses such as those for single people, it is often difficult to install a bathroom with a bathtub due to the limited space. The emergence of bathrooms with a small footprint is expected. [Problem to be solved by the invention] In response to the above-mentioned demand, a small sauna bath unit has appeared for home use, but this one has a steam chamber and a steam generator that sends steam to the steam chamber, each of which is installed separately on the floor. This required a large area for installation, which hindered its widespread use. The present invention is based on the fact that a chair-shaped part is formed by bending the peripheral wall of a box that forms a steam room, and a steam generator is disposed in a space below the chair-shaped part, so that it can be used in a narrow space. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sauna device that can be installed even in a small space, can make effective use of the living area, and can satisfy the above requirements. C! ! i! Means for Solving B] In order to achieve the above object, in the sauna device 1 of the present invention, the peripheral wall 3 surrounding the steam chamber 2 is bent so as to protrude inwardly so that the steam chamber 2 can be entered. It consists of a box 7 having a seat 4 on which a person sits, and a chair-shaped part 6 with a space 5 below the seat 4, and a steam generator 9 disposed in the space 5. Discharge port 10 of generator 9
and the inside of the steam chamber 2 are connected by a connecting pipe 11. [Function] The hot water stored in the steam generator 9 is heated and turned into steam, and the steam enters the steam chamber 2 through the connecting pipe 11 and fills the steam chamber 2. A high-temperature, high-humidity steam sauna atmosphere is created inside. By entering the steam room 2 in such an atmosphere, the bather can take a sauna bath. In addition, in the sauna equipment y11 of the present invention, since the steam generator 9 is arranged in the empty space 5 below the seating part 4 of the steam chamber 2, the steam generator can be placed within the projected area of the box 2 forming the steam chamber 2. 9, the installation area of the sauna device 1 can be reduced without reducing usability. [Example] An example of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. In the figure, a sauna device 1 includes a box 7 that forms a steam chamber 2 and a steam generator 9 that supplies water vapor to the steam chamber 2. As shown in the front view in FIG. 2(a) and the right side view in FIG. The steam chamber 2 is formed inside the peripheral wall 3, which is connected by a peripheral wall 3 consisting of a wall 3a, a left side wall 3b, a rear wall 3C1, and a right side wall 3d. The box body 7 can be separated into an upper frame 7a and a lower frame 7b in a horizontal direction substantially in the middle, and has flanges 24 and 25 arranged along the vertical line of the upper and lower frames 7a and 7b, respectively, in contact with each other. The integral box body 7 can be formed by joining both flanges 24, 25 with bolts or adhesive. By dividing the box body 7 into two in this way, the box body 7
It can be easily molded, increasing production efficiency in factories and making transportation easier. Note that the upper frame 7a and the lower frame 7
In this embodiment, b is formed by molding using a synthetic resin material such as FRB. In addition, in this embodiment, the peripheral wall 3 is bent by vertically elongated rectangular raised portions 26, 26, 26 that are formed on the front wall 3a, the left side wall 3b, and the rear wall 3C and have substantially the same dimensions and are raised toward the outside. It is formed by In addition, by removing the face plate 27 of the raised part 26, the door body 2 surrounded by the peripheral frame 27 of the raised part 26 can be removed.
In this embodiment, an opening A is formed in which the holder 9 can be attached.
The door body 29, which can be moved in and out of the notched box body 2, is attached to the raised portion 26 of the front wall 3a. Further, the door body can be attached to the left side wall 3b or the rear wall 3C by using the raised portions 26, 26 of the left side wall 3b or the rear wall 3c, respectively, instead of the front wall 3a. Note that in FIG. 1, the respective raised portions of the above structure are omitted. By horizontally bending the right side wall 3d near the rear wall 3C toward the inside of the steam chamber 2, a horizontal piece 31 extending from the right side wall 3d is formed, and the protruding end of the horizontal piece 31 is further attached to the bottom plate 22. By bending it downward, a hanging piece 32 connecting the horizontal piece 31 and the lower plate 22 is formed. Note that the hanging piece 32 is provided in an oblique direction with the rear wall 3C side slightly advanced. The horizontal piece 31 and the hanging piece 32 form a chair-shaped part 6 that forms the seating part 4 on which a person entering the room can sit, while a space 5 is formed below the horizontal piece 31, that is, below the seating part 4. is formed. Also, inside the right side wall 3d, there is a backrest part 3 along the right side wall 3d.
3 is attached. As shown in FIG. 5, the hanging piece 32 is formed with a recess 35 extending over its entire width from the end connected to the horizontal piece 31 to the vicinity of the bottom plate 22 and having a recess facing inward. The recess 35 is bent along the horizontal piece 31 at the upper end, and the hollow space 5 and the box body 7 are formed in the center of the lower plate 22.
A relatively large hole 36 is transparently provided to provide electrical continuity between the insides. The recess 35 has an L-shaped work '1141 having a horizontal piece 39 along the horizontal piece 31 and a vertical piece 40 along the hanging piece 32.
is arranged, and the work 1 [41 is the horizontal piece 39, the vertical piece 4
By abutting the sealing material 43 attached to each back surface of the 0 into the recess 35, the hole 34 can be closed watertightly, and by screwing the working lid 41 into the recess 35 using screws. The working lid 41 has its outer surface attached to the surfaces of the horizontal piece 31 and the vertical piece 32 facing the steam chamber 2 and the road surface. In the work M41, a recess 45 is formed by bending the vertical piece 40 toward the outside of the box 7 located above the work M41, and an inspection hole 46 is provided in the center of the recess 45. An inspection lid 49 that fits into the recess and has a sealing material 47 attached to the back surface is attached to the inner side of the recess 46 by screws at the peripheral edge of the recess 46 . A hakama part 50 is provided between the chair-like part 5 and the front wall 3a. The hakama part 50 is attached to the right side wall 3 in the same way as the chair-shaped part 5.
a horizontal piece 51 that is formed by bending d and extends horizontally from the right side wall 3d at a higher location than the seating portion 4;
A vertical piece 52 is provided which hangs down from the indoor end of the horizontal piece 51 and is connected to the bottom plate 22 of the box body 7. Further, the hakama portion 50 is provided with a collar portion 53 that covers a stepped portion formed between the horizontal piece 51 and the seating portion 4. Therefore, below the horizontal piece 51 of the hakama part 50, a hollow space 55 of the hakama part is formed which is connected to the hollow space 5 below the seat. Further, the hakama part 50 is provided with a hot water faucet 62 having a neck tap 61 on its horizontal piece 51, and a container-shaped saucer part 63 capable of receiving hot water discharged from the neck tap 61. . The hot water supply faucet 62 connects a hot water supply pipe 65 that can supply hot water from the hot water boiler B with a water supply pipe 66 that leads to city water, and can discharge hot water at an appropriate temperature from the oscillating faucet 61. Further, a shower tool 67 is connected to the hot water supply faucet 62, and hot water and cold water can be spouted from the shower tool 67 by a switching operation. The saucer portion 63 has a hole 69 formed in its bottom plate, and is provided with a lid 70 that can cover the upwardly opening opening. One end of the 11 body 70 is hinged, and while the opening of the saucer portion 63 is normally closed, the opening can be opened by external force such as manual operation. Further, the hakama part 50 is provided with a square through hole 72 located at the lower part of the vertical piece 51 and into which a steam blowing tool 15 which can blow out steam into the steam chamber 2 is fitted. The bottom plate 22 of the zero-box body 7 has a hot water tap 62 above the vertical piece 51 and an inspection window 74 that allows inspection of the lower part of the saucer part 63 and is covered by a removable cover 73. A drainage lower part for discharging sewage inside the room, a lighting fixture, and an exhaust duct 79 with a ventilation fan F are installed on the ceiling board 21, respectively. The steam generator 9 has a container-shaped case body 8 with a front opening.
A boiler body 85 for steam generation is housed inside an outer box 83 whose opening portion of the boiler 1 is covered with a face plate 82. In addition, the steam generator 9 uses an L-shaped mounting bracket 86 and the surface trfi 82 is provided in the hole 3 in the chair-shaped part 6.
It is installed in the empty space 5 facing 6. Note that the size of the hole 36 is determined based on the face plate 8 of the steam generator 9.
By making it larger than 2, it becomes possible to feed the steam generator 9 from the steam chamber 2 side. In the boiler body 85, the other end of a hot water pipe 89, one end of which is connected to the hole 69 of the saucer part 63, opens above the boiler body 85. A joint pipe 90 made of a flexible pipe body is interposed in the middle of the hot water pipe 89 to facilitate connection and disconnection between the box body 7 and the steam generator 9. Therefore, hot water passing through the hot water tap 62 can be fed into the boiler body 85 via the saucer portion 63 and the hot water pipe 89 . The boiler body 85 also includes an electric heater 92 located below to further heat the hot water stored inside the boiler body 85 and generate steam, the discharge port 10 which discharges steam from above, and an electric heater 92 located near the bottom thereof. A hot water outlet 93 is provided to discharge waste hot water after use. Further, a hot water amount detection sensor 94 is attached to the boiler body 85, which can detect the amount of hot water and take out the detection as an electrical output. A drain pipe 97 made of a heat-resistant metal pipe, for example, and having an on-off valve 96 is connected to the drain port 93 . Mechanical actuators such as flexible wires 9
9. Therefore, the on-off valve 96 can be opened and closed from inside the steam chamber 2, and by opening it, the boiler body 8
5. Waste hot water inside can be discharged. Electric power sent to the electric heater 92 is received via a controller 101 provided in the outer box 83. The controller 101 has a built-in changeover switch that can change the output of the electric heater 92 into three stages, and a hot water amount detection sensor 94.
The detection outputs for each of the low water level, standard water level, and full water level of the hot water amount are input. The controller 101 is an operating tool 1 installed in the steam chamber 2.
02 by a cable wire 102a that transmits the instruction to switch the strength of the electric heater 92 and the water level display of the amount of hot water.
You can adjust the heating and check the amount of hot water. In this embodiment, the operating tools 102 include, as shown in FIG. 8, a power switch 103, a hot water level display lamp 104, an on/off switch 105 for the electric heater 92, a switch 106 for changing the input strength of the electric heater 92 into three levels, A lamp 107 is provided to indicate the switching. Note that the controller 101 is equipped with a safety circuit that stops power transmission to the electric heater 92 when the hot water level is low, below the standard value, but when the hot water level inside the boiler body 85 is high, exceeding the standard value. When the temperature rises to above, a buzzer 109 provided on the operating tool 102 issues an alarm. By using a low-voltage control line of 25 V or less for the cable cotton 102a connecting the operating tool 102 and the controller 101, danger to the human body in the event of electrical leakage can be eliminated. In addition, the power is automatically cut off after one hour of continuous operation to prevent forgetting to turn off the power, and the electric heater 92 is automatically turned on 10 minutes after water vapor is generated in cooperation with the temperature sensor 110. This prevents overheating in the steam chamber 2 due to continuous discharge of water vapor. As described above, in this embodiment, the steam generator 9 is provided with various safety devices. The steam blowing tool 15 is attached to a hakama part 50 as shown in Fig. 5.6.
A flange portion 113 protrudes in all directions from the inner edge of a cylindrical peripheral wall 112 that is inserted through the hole 72 provided in the hole 72, and a main body portion 115 whose outer edge is covered with a lid 114; The ventilation cover 117 is attached to the front surface of the main body part 115 by fitting into the flange part 113 of the main body part 115. The main body portion 115 has a vertical piece 5 on the back side of the flange portion 113.
By fixing the sealing material 119 to the inner surface of the hole 72, the main body 115 is secured to the peripheral wall 112 in the hole 72.
It is attached by protruding outward from the box body 7. Further, in the main body part 115 , a steam pipe 121 that connects one end of the peripheral wall 112 to the discharge port IO of the steam generator 9 passes through the peripheral wall 112 airtightly, and the tip of the steam pipe 121 is inserted into the main body part 115 . By bending at this point, it opens diagonally downward toward the steam chamber 2. In this way, the so-called trachea 121 forms a connecting pipe 11 that connects the outlet 11 of the steam generator 9 and the inside of the steam chamber 2. The steam pipe 121 can preferably be made of a heat-resistant synthetic resin pipe such as chlorinated butyl, and the intermediate part thereof is connected to the steam pipe 121 in the same way as the joint pipe 90 provided in the liquid sending pipe 89. A tube 122 is provided. A heat-resistant tile plate 123 is laid on the lower surface of the peripheral wall 112 facing the opening of the steam pipe 121 to protect the peripheral wall 112 from heat radiation caused by the steam flow. The ventilation cover 117 has edge pieces 127a, 127b, and 127c extending outward in the circumferential direction from the upper edge and both side edges of a face plate 126 having a ventilation hole 125 in the center, and edge pieces 127b on both side edges. 127c has a pair of locking pieces 129 that engage with the flange portion 113 of the main body portion 115.
129 is attached. Furthermore, an edge piece 130 extending outward from the periphery of the vent hole 125 is wound around the zero ventilation force bar 117, which prevents water droplets and ice particles scattered in the steam chamber from scattering to the outside. 129 is engaged with the flange portion 113 located on the side of the main body portion 115, and the edge piece 127a extending from the upper edge is brought into contact with the flange portion 113 located above the main body portion 115. It is attached to the main body part 115. However, by opening the lid 70 of the saucer section 63 and opening the hot water tap 62, hot water from the hot water boiler B is injected into the saucer section 63.
The hot water passing through the saucer portion 63 passes through a hot water pipe 89 and is stored inside the boiler body 89 of the steam generator 9. The amount of hot water injected into the boiler body 89 is detected by the hot water amount detection sensor 94, and can be confirmed inside the steam chamber 2 by blinking the hot water level display lamp 104 of the operating tool 102 based on the detection output. By confirming that the standard amount of hot water is stored in the boiler body 89, the hot water tap 62 is closed and the lid body 7 is closed.
Close 0. Note that if hot water is supplied in excess of the standard amount, a warning sound from the buzzer 109 will notify you. Note that city water may be directly injected into the boiler body 89 from the hot water tap 62. Thereafter, by operating the power switch 103 and the open/close switch 105 to energize the electric heater 92, the hot water in the boiler body 85 is heated and steam is generated. ! The switching of the power to the air heater 92 between strong and weak is appropriately selected depending on the seasons and the temperature of the hot water. The steam generated from the steam generator 9 passes through the steam pipe 121 forming the connecting pipe 11 from the discharge port 10 to the steam blowing tool 1
5, and is sprayed downward inside the steam chamber, scattering and becoming atomized, and being discharged from the ventilation hole 125 into the steam chamber 2, filling the steam chamber 2 with water vapor. A person entering the room can take a steam bath while sitting on the chair-shaped portion 6. Note that the discharge of water vapor into the steam chamber is automatically stopped 10 minutes after the start of discharge to prevent overheating in the steam chamber 2. In addition, in the steam generator 9 of this embodiment, since the steam is generated under normal pressure,
Abnormally high-temperature water vapor is not discharged into the steam chamber 2, and bathers can safely take a bath. Also steam pipe 1
Even if the release of steam from the boiler body 85 is stopped due to blockage in the boiler body 85 or the like, the increase in pressure within the boiler body 85 is propagated through the lid body 70 of the saucer part 63 via the hot water pipe 89. The lid body 70 is pushed up by the pressure of water vapor,
Due to the pushing up, the water vapor inside the boiler body 85 is transferred to the saucer part 63.
By discharging the steam into the steam chamber 2, overheating of the steam can be prevented and the risk of damage due to high pressure inside the steam generator 9 can be eliminated. In addition, if you take a shower with hot or cold water, please use the hot water tap 6.
2, hot water or cold water is discharged from the shower tool 67. As described above, in this embodiment, the steam bath and the shower bath can be performed selectively or even alternately. After bathing, the on-off valve 9 installed in the hot water drain pipe 97 is operated by operating the operating handle 98 that can be operated from inside the steam room 2.
6 is opened, and the waste hot water in the boiler body 85 can be discharged from the drain port 93. Furthermore, since the steam generator 9 is installed in the empty space 5 below the seating part 4 of the box 7, the empty space 5 can be installed within the occupied area of the box 2 without protruding from the box 2. It can be used effectively. Also, the work lI4 provided on the chair-shaped portion 6
1, the steam generator 9 can be removed from its hole 36 by removing the steam generator 9.
Therefore, even if the sauna device 1 is placed close to the wall of the house along the right side wall 3d of the box body 7 as shown in FIG. Since maintenance and inspection can be performed from inside the room 2, the degree of freedom in selecting the installation location of the sauna device 1 increases. Further, since normal inspection can be carried out by removing the work lid 41, the inspection is further simplified. Since the steam blowing tool 15 is attached inside the steam chamber 2 as in the embodiment at the end of this paper, the steam blowing tool 15 can be easily maintained and inspected like the steam generator 9. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the sauna device of the present invention, the peripheral wall of the box forming the steam room is made to protrude toward the steam room, and is bent to form a chair-like part having a seating part, and also to form a chair-like part with a seating part below the seating part. Because the steam generator is placed in the empty space of the box, the steam generator does not protrude from the box body like conventional ones.
It can be installed within a small occupied area, and therefore the limited living area can be used effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2(a)
is a front view showing the box, FIG. 2(b) is a right side view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG.
5 is a perspective view showing the working lid, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the steam blowing tool, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 8 shows the structure of the steam generator and its connections. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view; 2--Steam room, 3--peripheral wall, 4--seating area, 5--empty space, 6--chair-shaped part, 7-
- Box body, 9 - Steam generator, 10 - Discharge port, 11 - Connection pipe. Patent applicant Tadashi Naemura, agent of National Housing Industry Co., Ltd. Patent attorney Figure 6 Figure 2 (a) Figure 2 (b) Figure 4 Relationship between the person who makes the 3° correction and Myogyu Patent Address: 1-1-12-4 Shinsenri Nishimachi, Toyonaka-shi Address: 4-2-26-5 Nishinakajima, Yodoyou-ku, Osaka Subject of amendment (1) Full text of the specification Correct as shown in the attached sheet. (No changes to the contents other than the items listed as subject to amendment) (2) Figures 1.3.4.5 of the drawings will be amended as shown in the attached sheet (no changes will be made to the drawings to correct typographical errors). 7. List of attached documents (1) Specification (full text amended)... 1 copy (2 copies)
) Figures 1.3.4.5 of the corrected drawings... 1 Specification (full text correction) 1. Title of the invention: Sauna device 2, Claim 1 A peripheral wall surrounding a steam room is bent so as to protrude toward the inside of the steam room to provide a seating section on which a person entering the room sits, and a space is formed below the seating section. 1. A sauna device comprising a box having a chair-like part formed therein, and a steam generator disposed in the space, and a discharge port of the steam generator and the inside of the steam chamber are connected by a connecting pipe. 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a sauna device that accommodates a steam room and a steam generator in a small space, thereby reducing the occupied area and making effective use of the residence. . [Prior Art] In recent years, sauna baths are becoming increasingly popular as second baths in homes. On the other hand, in small houses such as those for single people, it is often difficult to install a bathroom with a bathtub due to the limited space. The emergence of bathrooms with a small footprint is expected. [Problem to be solved by the invention] In response to the above-mentioned request, a small sauna bath unit for home use has appeared, but this one has a steam chamber and a steam generator that sends steam to the steam chamber, each separately mounted on the floor. Because we wanted to install it, the area occupied for installation became large, which was a hindrance to this. The present invention is based on the fact that a chair-shaped part is formed by bending the peripheral wall of a box that forms a steam room, and a steam generator is disposed in a space below the chair-shaped part, so that it can be used in a narrow space. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sauna device that can be installed even in a small space, can make effective use of the living area, and can satisfy the above requirements. [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the sauna device 1 of the present invention has the following features: by bending the peripheral wall 3 surrounding the steam chamber 2 so as to protrude inwardly from the steam chamber 2; It consists of a box body 7 having a seating part 4 on which a person who enters the room is seated, and a chair-shaped part 6 forming a space 5 below the seating part 4, and a steam generator 9 disposed in the space 5. Discharge port 10 of steam generator 9
and the inside of the steam chamber 2 are connected by a connecting pipe 11. [Function] The hot water stored in the steam generator 9 is heated and turned into steam, and the steam enters the steam chamber 2 through the connecting pipe 11 and fills the steam chamber 2. A high-temperature, high-temperature steam sauna atmosphere is formed inside. By entering the steam room 2 in such an atmosphere, the bather can take a sauna bath. In addition, in the sauna device 1 of the present invention, the steam generator 9 is arranged in the empty space 5 below the seating portion 4 of the steam chamber 2.
The steam generator 9 can be installed within the projected area of the box 2 forming the steam room 2, and the installation area of the sauna device 1 can be reduced without reducing usability. [Example] An example of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. In the figure, a sauna device 1 includes a box 7 that forms a steam chamber 2 and a steam generator 9 that supplies water vapor to the steam chamber 2. As shown in the front view in FIG. 2(a) and the right side view in FIG. The steam chamber 2 is formed inside the peripheral wall 3, which is connected by a peripheral wall 3 consisting of a wall 3a, a left side wall 3b, a rear wall 3c, and a right side wall 3d. The box body 7 can be separated into an upper frame 7a and a lower frame 7b at approximately the center in the horizontal direction, and has flanges 24 and 25 arranged along the separation line of the upper and lower frames 7a and 7b in contact with each other. The flanges 24, 25 can be joined together using bolts or adhesive to form the integral box body 7. By dividing the box body 7 into two in this way, the box body 7
It can be easily molded, increasing production efficiency in factories and making transportation easier. Note that the upper frame 7a and the lower frame 7
In this embodiment, b is formed by molding using a synthetic resin material such as FRB. In addition, in this embodiment, the peripheral wall 3 is bent by vertically elongated rectangular raised portions 26, 26, 26 that are formed on the front wall 3a, the left side wall 3b, and the rear wall 3C and have substantially the same dimensions and are raised toward the outside. It is formed by In addition, by removing the face plate 27 of the raised part 26, the door body 2 surrounded by the peripheral frame 27 of the raised part 26 can be removed.
An opening A is formed in which 9 can be attached. In this example,
The door body 29, which can be moved in and out of the notched box body 2, is attached to the raised portion 26 of the front wall 3a. Further, the door body can be attached to the left side wall 3b or the rear wall 3C by using the raised portions 26, 26 of the left side wall 3b or the rear wall 3C, respectively, instead of the front wall 3a. Note that in FIG. 1, the respective raised portions of the above structure are omitted. By horizontally bending the right side wall 3d near the rear wall 3C toward the inside of the steam chamber 2, a horizontal piece 31 extending from the right side wall 3d is formed, and the protruding end of the horizontal piece 31 is further attached to the bottom plate 22. By bending it downward, a hanging piece 32 connecting the horizontal piece 31 and the lower plate 22 is formed. Note that the hanging piece 32 is provided in an oblique direction with the rear wall 3C side slightly advanced. The horizontal piece 31 and the hanging piece 32 form a chair-shaped part 6 that forms the seating part 4 on which a person entering the room can sit, while a space 5 is formed below the horizontal piece 31, that is, below the seating part 4. is formed. Also, inside the right side wall 3d, there is a backrest part 3 along the right side wall 3d.
3 is attached. As shown in FIG. 5, the hanging piece 32 is formed with a recess 35 extending over its entire width from the end connected to the horizontal piece 31 to the vicinity of the bottom plate 22 and having a recess facing inward. The recess 35 is bent along the horizontal piece 31 at the upper end, and the hollow space 5 and the box body 7 are formed in the center of the lower plate 22.
A relatively large hole 36 is transparently provided to provide electrical continuity between the insides. An L-shaped work 141 having a horizontal piece 39 along the horizontal piece 31 and a vertical piece 40 along the hanging piece 32 is disposed in the recess 35. By abutting the sealing material 43 attached to each back surface of the piece 40 against the recess 35, the hole 34 can be closed watertight and the above operation can be completed! 41 into the recess 35 using screws, the work lid 41 has an outer surface that is connected to the horizontal piece 31 and the vertical piece 32.
The recess 45 is formed by bending the vertical piece 40 toward the outside of the box body 7 located above the work M41. An inspection hole 46 is provided in the center of the recess 45. An inspection lid 49 that fits into the recess and has a sealing material 47 attached to the back surface is provided inside the recess 46 at the periphery of the recess 46. It is attached with screws. A hakama part 50 is provided between the chair-like part 5 and the front wall 3a. Like the chair-like part 5, the hakama part 50 is attached to the right side wall 3.
a horizontal piece 51 that is formed by bending d and extends horizontally from the right side wall 3d at a higher location than the seating portion 4;
A vertical piece 52 is provided which hangs down from the indoor end of the horizontal piece 51 and is connected to the bottom plate 22 of the box body 7. Further, the hakama portion 50 is provided with a collar portion 53 that covers a stepped portion formed between the horizontal piece 51 and the seating portion 4. Therefore, below the horizontal piece 51 of the hakama part 50, a hollow space 55 of the hakama part is formed which is connected to the hollow space 5 below the seat. Further, the hakama part 50 is provided with a hot water faucet 62 having an oscillating faucet 61 on its horizontal piece 51, and a container-shaped saucer part 63 capable of receiving hot water discharged from the oscillating faucet 61. As shown in FIG. 8, the hot water tap 62 has a hot water pipe 65 that can supply hot water from the hot water boiler B, and a water pipe 66 that leads to city water.
Hot water at an appropriate temperature can be discharged from the oscillating faucet 61. Further, a shower tool 67 is connected to the hot water supply faucet 62, and hot water and cold water can be spouted from the shower tool 67 by a switching operation. The saucer portion 63 has a hole 69 formed in its bottom plate, and is provided with a lid 70 that opens upward and can cover the opening. The lid body 70 is hinged at one end and normally closes the opening of the saucer portion 63, but can be opened by external force such as manual operation. Further, the hakama part 50 is provided with a square through hole 72 located at the lower part of the vertical piece 52 and into which a steam blowing tool 15 which can blow out steam into the steam chamber 2 is fitted. Further, above the vertical piece 52, there is provided an inspection window 74 through which the lower part of the hot water tap 62 and the saucer part 63 can be inspected and which is covered by a removable cover 73. A drainage lower G for discharging sewage in the steam chamber 2 is attached to the bottom plate 22 of the box body 7, and a lighting fixture 77 and an exhaust duct 79 with a ventilation fan F are attached to the ceiling vi, 21, respectively. The steam generator 9 has a container-shaped case body 8 with a front opening.
A boiler body 85 for steam generation is housed inside an outer box 83 whose opening portion of the boiler 1 is covered with a face plate 82. Further, the steam generator 9 is mounted in the cavity 5 using an L-shaped mounting bracket 86 and with the face plate 82 facing the hole 36 provided in the chair-shaped part 6. Note that the size of the hole 36 is determined based on the face plate 8 of the steam generator 9.
By making it larger than 2, it becomes possible to feed the steam generator 9 from the steam chamber 2 side. In the boiler body 85, the other end of a hot water pipe 89, one end of which is connected to the hole 69 of the saucer part 63, opens above the boiler body 85. A joint pipe 90 made of a flexible pipe body is interposed in the middle of the hot water pipe 89 to facilitate connection and disconnection between the box body 7 and the steam generator 9. Therefore, hot water passing through the hot water tap 62 can be fed into the boiler body 85 via the saucer portion 63 and the hot water pipe 89 . The boiler body 85 also includes an electric heater 92 located below to further heat the hot water stored inside the boiler body 85 and generate steam, the discharge port 10 which discharges steam from above, and an electric heater 92 located near the bottom thereof. A hot water outlet 93 is provided to discharge waste hot water after use. Further, a hot water amount detection sensor 94 is attached to the boiler body 85, which can detect the amount of hot water and take out the detection as an electrical output. A drain pipe 97 made of a heat-resistant metal pipe, for example, is connected to the drain port 93 and has an on-off valve 96 interposed therebetween. Mechanical actuators such as flexible wires 9
9. Therefore, the on-off valve 96 can be opened and closed from inside the steam chamber 2, and by opening it, the boiler body 8
5. Waste hot water inside can be discharged. Electric power sent to the electric heater 92 is received via a controller 101 provided in the outer box 83. The controller 101 has a built-in changeover switch that can change the output of the electric heater 92 into three stages, and a hot water amount detection sensor 94.
The detection outputs for each of the low water level, standard water level, and full water level of the hot water amount are input. The controller 101 is an operating tool 1 installed in the steam chamber 2.
A cable jffA 102 that transmits an instruction to switch the strength of the electric heater 92 and a water level display of the amount of hot water between the cable jffA 102 and the
Therefore, it is possible to adjust the heating of the steam generator 9 and check the amount of hot water from inside the steam chamber 2. In this embodiment, the operating tools 102 include, as shown in FIG. 8, a power switch 103, a hot water level display lamp 104, an on/off switch 105 for the electric heater 92, and a switch 106 for changing the input strength of the electric heater 92 into three stages. , a lamp 107 is provided to indicate the switching. Note that the controller 101 is equipped with a safety circuit that stops power transmission to the electric heater 92 when the hot water level is low, below the standard value, but when the hot water level inside the boiler body 85 is high, exceeding the standard value. When the temperature rises to above, a buzzer 109 provided on the operating tool 102 issues an alarm. By using a low-voltage control line of 25 V or less as the cable line 102a connecting the operating tool 102 and the controller 101, danger to the human body in the event of electrical leakage can be eliminated. In addition, the power is automatically cut off after one hour of continuous operation to prevent forgetting to turn off the power, and the electric heater 92 is automatically turned on 10 minutes after water vapor is generated in cooperation with the temperature sensor 110. This prevents overheating in the steam chamber 2 due to continuous discharge of water vapor. As described above, in this embodiment, the steam generator 9 is provided with various safety devices. The steam blowout 2 tool 15 is attached to the hakama part 5 as shown in Fig. 5.6.
A cylindrical peripheral wall 112 that passes through the hole 72 provided at
A main body part 115 is formed by a flange part 113 that protrudes in all directions from the inner edge of the main body part 113 and a cover body 114 covers the outer edge of the flange part 113. A ventilation cover 117 is provided. The main body portion 115 has a vertical piece 5 on the back side of the flange portion 113.
By fixing the sealing material 119 to the inner surface of the hole 72, the main body 115 is secured to the peripheral wall 112 in the hole 72.
It is attached by protruding outward from the box body 7. Further, in the main body portion 115, a steam pipe 121 which connects one end of the peripheral wall 112 to the discharge port 10 of the steam generator 9 passes through the peripheral wall 112 airtightly, and the steam pipe 121
The distal end thereof is bent within the main body 115 to open obliquely downward toward the steam chamber 2 . In this way, the steam pipe 121 forms a connecting pipe 11 that connects the discharge port 10 of the steam generator 9 and the inside of the steam chamber 2. The steam pipe 121 can preferably be made of a heat-resistant synthetic resin pipe such as chlorinated butyl, and the intermediate portion thereof is connected to the steam pipe 121 in the same way as the joint pipe 90 provided in the water supply pipe 89. A tube 122 is provided. A heat-resistant tile plate 123 is laid on the lower surface of the peripheral wall 112 facing the opening of the steam pipe 121 to protect the peripheral wall 112 from heat radiation caused by the steam flow. As the tile board 123, in addition to so-called plate-shaped tiles, various heat-resistant materials such as sauna stone can be used as long as they are heat-resistant and can protect against heat radiation.Furthermore, various heat-resistant blocks can be used. It is obvious that heat radiation protection can be achieved by placing the scales side by side. The ventilation cover 117 has edge pieces 127a, 127b, and 127c extending outward in the circumferential direction from the upper edge and both side edges of a face plate 126 having a ventilation hole 125 in the center, and edge pieces 127b on both side edges. 127c has a pair of locking pieces 129 that engage with the flange portion 113 of the main body portion 115.
129 is attached. An edge piece 130 extending outward from the periphery of the vent hole 125 is wound around the vent hole 125 to prevent water droplets and ice particles scattered within the steam chamber 2 from scattering to the outside. The ventilation cover 117 connects the locking piece 129 to the main body 115.
The front surface of the vertical piece 52 is attached to the main body part 115 by engaging the flange part 113 located on the side of the vertical piece 52 and bringing the edge piece 127a extending from the upper edge into contact with the flange part 113 located above the main body part 115. It will be done. However, by opening the lid 70 of the saucer section 63 and opening the hot water tap 62, hot water from the hot water boiler B is injected into the saucer section 63.
Further, the hot water passing through the saucer portion 63 is stored inside the boiler body 85 of the steam generator 9 via a hot water supply pipe 89. The amount of hot water injected into the boiler body 85 is detected by the hot water amount detection sensor 94, and can be confirmed inside the steam chamber 2 by blinking the hot water level display lamp 104 of the operating tool 102 based on the detection output thereof. By confirming that the standard amount of hot water is stored in the boiler body 85, the hot water tap 62 is closed and the lid body 7 is closed.
Close 0. Note that if hot water is supplied in excess of the standard amount, a warning sound from the buzzer 109 will notify you. Note that city water may be directly injected into the boiler body 85 from the hot water tap 62. Thereafter, by operating the power switch 103 and the open/close switch 105 to energize the electric heater 92, the hot water in the boiler body 85 is heated and steam is generated. Switching between high and low power to the electric heater 92 is appropriately selected depending on the seasons and the temperature of the hot water. The steam generated from the steam generator 9 passes through the steam pipe 121 forming the connecting pipe 11 from the discharge port IO to the steam blowing tool 1
5, and is sprayed downward inside the steam chamber, scattering and becoming atomized, and being discharged from the ventilation hole 125 into the steam chamber 2, filling the steam chamber 2 with water vapor. A person entering the room can take a steam bath while sitting on the chair-shaped portion 6. Note that the discharge of water vapor into the steam chamber is automatically stopped 10 minutes after the start of discharge to prevent overheating in the steam chamber 2. In addition, in the steam generator 9 of this embodiment, since the steam is generated under normal pressure,
Abnormally high-temperature water vapor is not discharged into the steam chamber 2, and bathers can safely take a bath. Also steam pipe 1
Even if the release of steam from the boiler body 85 is stopped due to blockage in the boiler body 85 or the like, the increase in pressure within the boiler body 85 is propagated to the lid body 70 of the saucer part 63 via the hot water pipe 89, The lid body 70 is pushed up by the pressure of water vapor,
Due to the pushing up, the water vapor inside the boiler body 85 is transferred to the saucer part 63.
By discharging the steam into the steam chamber 2, overheating of the steam can be stopped and the risk of damage due to high pressure inside the steam generator 9 can be eliminated. In addition, if you take a shower with hot or cold water, please use the hot water tap 6.
2, hot water or cold water is discharged from the shower tool 67. As described above, in this embodiment, the steam bath and the shower bath can be performed selectively or even alternately. The bath is filled by operating an operating handle 98 that can be operated from inside the steam chamber 2 using an on-off valve 9 provided in the hot water discharge pipe 97.
6 is opened, and the waste hot water in the boiler body 85 can be discharged from the drain port 93. Furthermore, since the steam generator 9 is installed in the empty space 5 below the seating part 4 of the box 7, the empty space 5 can be installed within the occupied area of the box 2 without protruding from the box 2. Measure effective use. Also, work M41 provided on the chair-shaped portion 6
By removing the steam generator 9, the steam generator 9 can be maintained and inspected through the hole 36. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. Even in such a case, since the steam generator 9 can be maintained and inspected from inside the steam room 2, the degree of freedom in selecting the installation location of the sauna device 1 is increased. In addition, normal inspection can be performed by removing the work 1141, which further simplifies the inspection. Further, since the steam blowing tool 15 is attached inside the steam chamber 2 as in this embodiment, the steam blowing tool 15 can be easily maintained and inspected like the steam generator 9. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, the sauna device of the present invention forms a chair-shaped portion having a seating portion by bending the peripheral wall of the box forming the steam chamber so as to protrude toward the steam chamber. Because the steam generator is placed in the empty space on the side, it can be installed within a small footprint without protruding from the box like in conventional models, making it possible to effectively utilize the limited living space. .

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Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2(a)
is a front view showing the box, FIG. 2(b) is a right side view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG.
5 is a perspective view showing the working lid, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the steam blowing tool, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 8 shows the structure of the steam generator and its connections. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view; 2-Steam chamber, 3--Surrounding wall, 4--Seating section, 5--Vacancy, 6--Chair-like section, 7-Box body, 9--Steam generator, 10--Discharge Outlet, 11...Connecting pipe. Figure 4 Figure 3. Relationship with Meigyu, the person making the amendment Patent applicant address: 1-1-12-4 Shinsenri Nishimachi, Toyonaka-shi, agent address: 4-chome Nishinakajima, Yodoyo-ku, Osaka City No. 2, No. 26, Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A box body which has a seating part on which a person who enters the room sits by bending the peripheral wall surrounding the steam room so as to protrude toward the inside of the steam room, and forms a chair-shaped part with an empty space below the seat; A sauna device comprising a steam generator arranged in the space, and a discharge port of the steam generator and the inside of the steam chamber are connected by a connecting pipe.