JPH0142777Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement of a towel steamer used in barber shops and the like.

(Prior art) Conventional towel steamers used in barber shops, etc. have a towel storage section with a large number of through holes in the upper part of the case, which has a water tank at the bottom for steam generation, and the water in the tank is drained. The towel was steamed using steam generated by heating with a heater.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) However, the conventional towel steamer has the disadvantage that it takes a long time to start up because it is necessary to heat a large amount of water stored in the water tank to the steam generation temperature.
In addition, there was a common problem that the towels tend to have a strange odor. Accordingly, there has been a need for a towel steamer that can be started in a short time and does not give off unpleasant odors to towels.

(Means for solving the problems) The present invention was completed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology. A small compartment is formed that communicates with the water tank through the water tank, a heater is installed inside the small compartment, and an ultraviolet lamp is installed at a position facing the water surface in the small compartment and the space above the water tank. It is characterized by:

(Embodiment) Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment. Reference numeral 1 is a case with sliding doors 3a and 3b that house a heat insulating material 2 inside. A towel storage section 5 is provided with a large number of through holes 4 formed therethrough. The inside of the towel storage section 5 is divided into two parts by a partition plate 6, and is used for storing towels,
It makes it easy to take out. 8 is towel storage section 5
A water tank is provided below the entire lower part of the case 1, and a part of the water tank 8 has a bottomed or bottomless cylinder 9 made of heat-resistant glass, ceramics, etc. whose upper end reaches above the water surface. A small section 10 is thus formed. This small section 10 has a communication hole 11 formed at the lower end of the cylinder 9.
The water supplied into the water tank 8 from the water supply port 12 flows through the communication hole 11 to the small compartment 10.
It is something that can flow into the interior of the body. A heater 13, such as a sheathed heater, is attached to the part below the water surface inside the small compartment 10, and the temperature measured by the temperature measuring terminal 14 installed in the space above the water tank 8 reaches the set temperature. , heats the water in the compartment 10 under the control of the controller 15. In this embodiment, a metal fitting 33 consisting of two leg plates 30 that straddle the heater 13 and a disc 32 with a plurality of through holes 31 on the upper surface thereof is provided above the heater 13 in the small compartment 10. , this metal fitting 33 can also be omitted. 16 is an ultraviolet lamp installed at a position facing the water surface in the small compartment 10 and the space above the aquarium 8;
As in the example shown in FIG. Alternatively, as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a window frame may be formed on the lid plate 18 with a small hole that covers the top surface of the small compartment 10, and a window frame may be formed above the window frame. An ultraviolet lamp 16 may be attached to irradiate the water surface in the subdivision 10 with ultraviolet rays through the window frame, and also to irradiate the space above the aquarium 8 with ultraviolet rays. In the present invention, the ultraviolet lamp 16 is of course meant in a broad sense, including ordinary ultraviolet lamps, ion generating lamps, ozone generating lamps, and the like. In addition, 19 is the main switch for the heater 13 and the ultraviolet lamp 16, and 20 is the main switch for the heater 1 only when the water level in the aquarium 8 rises above a certain level.
21 is a valve for dispensing hot water, 22 is a valve for draining water in the water tank 8, 23 is a water level gauge, 24 is a hot water temperature gauge, and 25 is a small compartment 10. This is a cover plate that covers the top surface of the water tank 8 other than the above. In addition, in the above embodiment, the cylinder 9 and the heater 13 were fixed types, but
If these are made removable, the inside of the water tank 8 can be easily cleaned, and it is effective to prevent the occurrence of strange odors due to adhesion of limescale and the like.

(Function) The towel storage section 5 configured in this manner
Fold and store the drying towel, and then supply water from the water supply port 12 into the water tank 8 until the float switch 20 is activated, and then turn on the main switch 19.
When turned on, the water in the water tank 8 flows into the small compartment 10 through the communication hole 11 and is heated by the heater 13 attached to the area below the water surface inside the small compartment 10 to generate steam. At this time, only the water inside the small compartment 10 needs to be heated to the steam generation temperature, so the time required from turning on the main switch 19 to generating steam is a fraction of that of conventional towel steamers. Moreover, since the amount of water equal to the amount of evaporation flows into the small compartment 10 through the communication hole 11, towel steaming can be performed continuously for a long time. In addition, the water surface in the small section 10 and the water tank 8
Since the space above is irradiated by the ultraviolet lamp 16 installed facing these parts, the water in the small compartment 10 is ionized by the ultraviolet rays, and the air in the space above the water tank 8 is also ionized. It exhibits strong oxidizing and sterilizing power, and completely prevents unpleasant odor from towels. Incidentally, if the inside of the small compartment 10 is further divided by the metal fittings 33 as in the first embodiment, the starting time will be further shortened. Furthermore, if the cylinder 9 and the heater 13 are removable, the interior of the water tank 8 can be cleaned very easily by removing them, and the generation of abnormal odors can be more completely prevented.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above explanation, the invention can shorten the startup time from turning on the main switch to generating steam to a fraction of that of conventional towel steamers. Moreover, the oxidizing and sterilizing power of the ultraviolet lamp can completely prevent the unpleasant odors that tend to stick to towels, so it has great practical value as it eliminates the problems of conventional towel steamers. It is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing a second embodiment. 5...Towel storage section, 8...Aquarium, 10...Small compartment, 11...Communication hole, 13...Heater, 16
...UV lamp.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A small section 10 that communicates with the water tank 8 through a communication hole 11 is formed in a part of the water tank 8 provided below the towel storage section 5, and a heater 13 is installed inside the small section 10. This towel steamer is characterized in that an ultraviolet lamp 16 is installed at a position facing the water surface in the small compartment 10 and the space above the water tank 8.