JPH0546819B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides for easy operation and simplified piping by supplying hot water to a steam generator via a hot water tap installed in the steam chamber. Regarding sauna equipment that can be converted into

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, sauna baths have become popular as a second bath at home. Such a sauna bath is formed by a steam room and a steam generator that generates steam to be sent to the steam room, but the steam generator is often installed outside the steam room for security reasons.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in such sauna baths used at home, operations such as supplying water to the steam generator and starting and stopping heating must be performed by the bather himself. , feeding and stopping must be repeated frequently.

Therefore, conventionally, the water supply pipe that supplies water to the steam generator is provided with an on-off valve that can be operated by remote control from the steam room, or the water supply pipe is detoured into the steam room and an on-off valve is installed at the detour section to the room. The provision of valves complicates the water supply route and therefore increases the cost of the device.

On the other hand, a hot water tap is usually provided in the steam room for bathers to wash their faces and take a shower, but this hot water tap is rarely used during the steam bath and is not used before the steam bath. , because it was used later, its utilization rate was very low.

The present invention is based on guiding the hot water from the hot water tap to the steam generator, so that the piping route of the device can be easily formed, and the cost of the device can be reduced by effectively utilizing the hot water tap in the steam room. The purpose is to provide a sauna device that can measure the

[Means to solve the problem]

To achieve the above object, sauna device 1 of the present invention
In this case, the steam room includes a base having a vertical piece forming a downward wall on the side edge of a horizontal piece having a saucer part connected to the steam generator via a hot water pipe;
A long neck having a downward discharge port at its tip, capable of rotating in a substantially horizontal plane, and capable of moving the discharge port between an upper part of the saucer part and a position beyond the vertical piece by turning. A hot water supply faucet with a swinging faucet is arranged.

In addition to being supplied with city water, the hot water faucet can also be supplied with hot water that has been heated using a heating device.

[Effect]

By opening the hot water tap, hot water is discharged downward from the spout. By rotating the oscillating faucet and positioning the faucet beyond the vertical piece of the base, the hot water from the hot water faucet can fall onto the floor of the steam room, and the hot water can be used to wash your face and wash your face. You can do hot water baths.

Furthermore, by locating the spout of the oscillating faucet above the saucer, hot water from the hot water faucet can be injected from the saucer through the hot water pipe into the steam generator.

〔Example〕

An embodiment 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. 2a and the right side view in FIG.
The steam chamber 2 is formed inside the peripheral wall 3, which is connected to the left side wall 3b, the rear wall 3c, and the right side wall 3d.

The box body 7 has an upper frame 7 at approximately the center in the horizontal direction.
flanges 24 and 25 that can be separated into the upper and lower frames 7a and 7b and arranged along the separation line of the upper and lower frames 7a and 7b, respectively;
The integral box body 7 can be formed by bringing the flanges 24 and 25 into contact with each other and joining the flanges 24 and 25 using bolts or adhesive. In this embodiment, the upper frame 7a and the lower frame 7b are formed by molding using a synthetic resin material such as FRB.

Further, in this embodiment, the peripheral wall 3 is bent by vertically elongated rectangular raised portions 26, 26, 26, which are formed on the front wall 3a, the left side wall 3b, and the rear wall 3c and are raised toward the outside and have approximately the same dimensions. It is formed by In addition, by removing the face plate 27 of the raised portion 26, the raised portion 26
An opening A surrounded by a peripheral frame 27 is formed to which a door body 29 can be attached. In this embodiment, the front wall 3
The door body 29, which can be moved in and out of the box body 2 by cutting out the raised portion 26 of a, is attached. Also, in place of the front wall 3a, the respective raised parts 26, 2 of the left side wall 3b or the rear wall 3c
6 can also be used to attach the door body to the left side wall 3b or the rear wall 3c, respectively. Note that in FIG. 1, the respective raised portions of the above structure are omitted.

The right side wall 3d near the rear wall 3c is connected to the steam chamber 2.
By bending inward and horizontally, the right side wall 3
A horizontal piece 31 extending from d is formed, and by bending the protruding end of the horizontal piece 31 downward toward the bottom plate 22, the horizontal piece 31 and the lower plate 22 are formed.
A hanging piece 32 is formed that connects the two. 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-like part 6 that forms the seating part 4 on which a person entering the room can sit, while the horizontal piece 31
A void space 5 is formed below, that is, below the seating portion 4.
Further, a backrest portion 33 is provided inside the right side wall 3d and extends along the right side wall 3d.

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. Further, the recess 35 is bent along the horizontal piece 31 at the upper end, and the lower plate 2
A relatively large hole 36 is transparently provided in the center of the box 2 to provide electrical continuity between the space 5 and the inside of the box body 7.

The recess 35 has a horizontal piece 39 along the horizontal piece 31.
An L-shaped working lid 41 having a vertical piece 40 along the hanging piece 32 is provided, and the working lid 41 has a sealing material 43 attached to the back side of each of the horizontal piece 39 and the vertical piece 40. By coming into contact with the recess 35, the hole 34 can be closed watertight, and by screwing the working lid 41 into the recess 35 using screws, the working lid 41 has its outer surface separated by the horizontal piece 31 and the vertical piece. 32
It is installed substantially flush with the surface facing the steam chamber 2. A recess 45 is formed in the work lid 41 by bending the vertical piece 40 toward the outside of the box body 7, located above the work lid 41, and an inspection hole 46 is provided in the center of the recess 45. Inside the recess 46, there is a sealing material 4 that fits into the recess and on the back surface.
An inspection lid 49 to which the inspection lid 7 is attached is attached to the peripheral edge of the recess 46 with screws.

A collar portion 5 is provided between the chair-shaped portion 5 and the front wall 3a.
0 is provided, and the collar portion 50 forms the base 17.

The collar part 50 is formed by bending the right side wall 3d in the same way as the chair-shaped part 5, and includes a horizontal piece 51 extending horizontally from the right side wall 3d at a higher place than the seating part 4, and the horizontal piece. The vertical piece 5 hangs down from the side edge of the indoor side of the box body 7 and forms a downward wall by connecting to the bottom plate 22 of the box body 7.
2. Further, the collar portion 50 is provided with a collar piece 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 collar part 50, there is a space 5 of the collar part 50 that is connected to the space 5 below the seat.
5 is formed.

The collar portion 50 also has a hot water faucet 62 provided on its horizontal piece 51 with an oscillating faucet 61 having a downward discharge port 61A at the tip of a long neck portion 61B, and a hot water supply faucet 62 provided with a oscillating faucet 61 having a downward outlet 61A at the tip of an elongated neck portion 61B. A container-shaped saucer portion 63 capable of receiving hot water is provided. The swinging faucet 61
The neck portion 61B can pivot in a substantially horizontal plane, and due to the rotation, the discharge port 61A can be moved upward from the saucer portion, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. You can move between different locations.

As shown in FIG. 8, the hot water tap 62 connects a hot water pipe 65 that can supply hot water from the hot water boiler B to a water supply pipe 66 that leads to city water, and supplies hot water at an appropriate temperature from the oscillating faucet 61. Can be spit out. Also hot water tap 62
A shower tool 67 is connected to the shower tool 67, 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 collar 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 that can blow out steam into the steam chamber 2 is fitted. Further, above the vertical piece 52 there is a hot water tap 62 and a removable cover 7 that allows inspection of the lower part of the saucer part 63.
The inspection window 74 is provided with an inspection window 74 covered by 3. The bottom plate 22 of the box body 7 is provided with a discharge port 76 for discharging the waste water in the steam chamber 2, and the ceiling plate 21 is provided with a lighting fixture 77.
and an exhaust duct 79 with a ventilation fan F interposed therebetween.

The steam generator 9 houses a boiler body 85 for generating steam inside an outer box 83 formed by a case body 81 having a container shape with a front opening and a face plate 82 covering the opening.

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. By making the size of the hole 36 larger than the face plate 82 of the steam generator 9, 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. Discharge port 93 for discharging waste hot water after use
and.

In addition, the boiler body 85 is equipped with a hot water amount detection sensor 9 that can detect the amount of hot water and take out the detection as an electrical output.
4 is attached.

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, and the on-off valve 96 is connected to an operating handle 98 attached to the interior surface of the vertical piece 52 of the collar portion 50. is connected via a mechanical actuator 99 such as a flexible wire. Therefore, the on-off valve 96 can be opened and closed from inside the steam chamber 2, and by opening it, the waste hot water inside the boiler body 85 can be discharged.

The electric power sent to the electric heater 92 is transmitted to the outer box 8.
Power is received via a controller 101 provided at 3.

The controller 101 has a built-in changeover switch that can change the output of the electric heater 92 into three stages, while also controlling the low water level, standard water level, and
Detection outputs for each full water level are input.

The controller 101 is connected to an operating tool 102 installed in the steam chamber 2 by a cable wire 102a that transmits instructions for switching the strength of the electric heater 92 and a water level display of the amount of hot water. It is possible to adjust the heating of the steam generator 9 and check the amount of hot water from inside the steam generator 2.

In this embodiment, the operating tools 102 include a power switch 103 and a hot water level indicator lamp 10, as shown in FIG.
4. 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, and a lamp 107 for indicating the switching are provided. 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. If the temperature rises to 1, the buzzer 10 provided on the operating tool
9 is formed as if to issue 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.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the steam blowing device 15 includes a flange portion 113 projecting in all directions from the inner end edge of a cylindrical peripheral wall 112 that passes through the hole 72 provided in the collar portion 50, and a flange portion 113 extending from the outer end thereof. The main body part 115 whose edge is covered by the lid 114 and the main body part 1 are fitted into the flange part 113 of the main body part 115.
15 is provided with a ventilation cover 117 attached to the front side.
By fixing the back surface of the flange portion 113 to the inner surface of the vertical piece 52 with the sealing material 119 in between, the main body portion 115 allows the peripheral wall 112 to protrude outward from the box body 7 at the hole portion 72. be installed.

Further, in the main body part 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 tip of the steam pipe 121 is connected to the main body part 115. By bending inside, it opens diagonally downward toward the steam chamber 2. In this way, the steam pipe 12
1 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.

The peripheral wall 112 has a heat-resistant tile plate 12 on its lower surface facing the opening of the steam pipe 121.
3 to protect the surrounding 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 also be achieved by placing them side by side.

The ventilation cover 117 includes edge pieces 127a, 127b, 1 that extend outward in the circumferential direction from the upper edge and both side edges of the face plate 126, which has a ventilation hole 125 in the center.
27c and edge pieces 127b on both sides,
127c includes the flange portion 11 of the main body portion 115.
A pair of locking pieces 129, 129 that engage with 3 are attached. Further, 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 water droplets scattered within the steam chamber 2 from scattering to the outside. The ventilation cover 117 connects the locking piece 129 to the flange portion 113 located on the side of the main body portion 115.
By engaging the edge piece 127a extending from the upper edge with the flange portion 113 located above the main body portion 115, the front surface of the vertical piece 52
It is attached to 15.

Then, the lid 70 of the saucer 63 is opened, the hot water tap 62 is opened, and the neck 61B of the oscillating faucet 61 is opened.
The hot water from the hot water boiler B is transferred to the saucer part 6 by rotating it and positioning its discharge port 61A on the saucer part 63.
3, and the hot water in the saucer portion 63 is stored inside the boiler body 85 of the steam generator 9 via a hot water 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. After 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 70 is closed. 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 is guided from the discharge port 10 through the steam pipe 121 forming the connecting pipe 11 to the steam blowing tool 15, and is sprayed downward inside the steam blowing tool 15, thereby being scattered and atomized. The steam is discharged from the vent hole 125 into the steam chamber 2, and the steam chamber 2 is filled 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 approximately 10 minutes after the start of discharge to prevent overheating in the steam chamber 2. In addition, since the steam generator 9 of this embodiment generates steam under normal pressure, abnormally high temperature steam 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, 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 the steam, and the steam in the boiler body 85 is released from the saucer portion 63 into the steam chamber 2 due to the pressure of the steam, thereby preventing the steam from overheating. The risk of damage due to high pressure inside the steam generator 9 can be eliminated.

Also, when taking a shower bath with hot or cold water,
By switching the hot water tap 62, hot water or cold water is discharged from the shower tool 67. In this way, in this embodiment, the steam bath and the shower bath can be performed selectively or alternatively.

Furthermore, by rotating the oscillating faucet 61 of the hot water tap 62 and positioning its discharge port 61A at a position beyond the vertical piece 52 of the base 17, the hot water tap 6
The hot water from 2 is discharged into the steam room 2 and can be used for face washing and hot water.

After bathing, by operating the operating handle 98 that can be operated from inside the steam room 2, the on-off valve 96 provided in the hot water drain pipe 97 can be opened, and the waste hot water in the boiler body 85 can be discharged from the hot water drain port 93. .

Further, the steam generator 9 is connected to the seating portion 4 of the box body 7.
Since the space 5 is provided in the lower space 5, the space 5 can be installed within the occupied area of the box 2 without protruding from the box 2, so that the living space can be used effectively. In addition, by removing the work lid 41 provided on the chair-shaped portion 6, maintenance and inspection of the steam generator 9 can be performed through the hole 36. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. Even if the sauna device 1 is placed close to the wall of the house, the steam generator 9
Since the sauna device 1 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 increases. In addition, since normal inspection can be performed by removing the inspection lid 49, inspection becomes even easier.

In addition, since the steam blowing device 15 is installed inside the steam chamber 2 as in this embodiment, the steam blowing device 15
As with the steam generator 9, maintenance and inspection can be easily performed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

In this way, the sauna device of the present invention has a base in which a steam chamber is provided with a vertical piece that forms a downward wall from the side edge of a horizontal piece that is provided with a saucer part that is continuous to the steam generator via a hot water pipe. A hot water faucet with an oscillating faucet that pivots to move the outlet between the upper part of the saucer part and the position beyond the vertical piece is arranged, so hot water from the hot water faucet can be used in the steam room. The hot water from the hot water faucet can be sent to the steam generator using a hot water faucet to wash your face and take a bath. Piping is simpler in comparison. In addition, the steam generator can be supplied to the steam generator by opening and closing the hot water tap provided in the room and by turning the oscillating faucet, so that the steam generator can be easily operated. Moreover, since hot water can be sent to the steam generator using the idle time of the hot water tap, it is possible to increase the utilization of the hot water tap and reduce the cost of the device by reducing the number of component parts.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure a is a front view of the steam chamber, Figure 2b is a right side view of the steam chamber, Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line B-B, and Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of Figure 1. The figure 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 is a sectional view schematically showing the structure of the steam generator and its connections. . 2...Steam room, 9...Steam generator, 1
7... Base, 61... Swing faucet, 61A... Outlet, 61B... Neck, 62... Hot water faucet, 63...
...Saucer part, 89...Hot water pipe.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 The steam room has a base with a vertical piece forming a downward wall on the side edge of a horizontal piece that has a saucer part connected to the steam generator via a hot water pipe, and a downward discharge port at the tip. and a swinging faucet having an elongated neck that can rotate in a substantially horizontal plane and that can move the discharge port between an upper part of the saucer part and a position beyond the vertical piece. A sauna device equipped with a hot water tap.