JPH0546820B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention allows a generator that generates steam or shower to be moved in and out of a steam room or a shower room, increasing the degree of freedom in the installation location of the entire device. The present invention relates to a structure of a steam room or a shower room in which the generator can be easily maintained and inspected from within the room.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, sauna rooms are often installed as second baths in homes, and shower rooms are often installed in small homes that do not have space for a bathroom.

For sauna rooms and shower rooms like this,
In addition to the box forming the bathroom, a generator for delivering steam or bath water to the room is required.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Conventionally, such a box and a generator have been installed separately on the floor, which requires a relatively large area for installation, making it difficult to employ them. Therefore, it has been expected that a device for residential use with a structure that can be installed even in a narrow space will emerge.

Furthermore, since the generator is a heavy object and requires constant inspection and adjustment, it is necessary to secure a passageway for transporting it to the installation site and for inspection. However, in a house, in order to make effective use of the living space, the boxes forming the sauna room and shower room are usually placed with their backs to the wall of the house, and the generator is placed against the wall. It is often installed in a small space between the sauna room or shower room.

Therefore, when loading and unloading the generator,
The box body must be moved, and installation and replacement thereof requires time and effort. In addition, since such generators require constant inspection and adjustment, it is necessary to be able to carry out inspections and adjustments without moving the box or constantly securing a dedicated passage. .

The present invention forms a protrusion that protrudes inward on the box body, stores the generator in the protrusion, provides a hole in the protrusion through which the generator can be taken in and taken out, and provides a checker that can close the hole. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a structure for a steel room or a shower room, which is basically covered with a working lid having a hole, so that the generator can be housed within the installation surface of the box body, and it is convenient to take the generator in and take it out and inspect it.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, in the structure of the steam chamber or shower chamber of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as structure), the peripheral wall of the box forming the steam chamber or shower chamber is bent to form a protrusion that protrudes inward of the box. In addition, the protruding part accommodates the generator that generates the steam or shower, and the protruding part is cut out to provide a hole through which the generator can be taken in and taken out, and the hole is closed with a removable inspection lid. It is covered by a removable working lid with a hole.

[Effect]

Since the generator is housed in the protrusion formed in the box, the generator can be installed within the installation surface of the box that forms the steam room or the shower room, and the installation area of the entire device can be reduced.

Furthermore, by removing the work lid, the generator can be taken in and out from the box provided in the protrusion through the hole, making it easy to install and replace the generator.

Furthermore, by removing the inspection cover, the generator can be inspected from inside the box through the inspection hole.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the structure of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings, taking as an example a case where the steam room or shower room is a sauna device equipped with a shower as shown in FIG. 1, and the generator is formed as a steam generator. explain.

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 are arranged along the separation line of the upper and upper 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-shaped part 6 that forms the seating part 4 on which a person entering the room can sit, and the chair-shaped part 6 folds the peripheral wall of the box 7. A protrusion 8 is formed by bending and protrudes inward from the box body 7. Also horizontal piece 3
1, that is, below the seating portion 4, a space 5 is formed. 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 provided in the center of the housing 2 so that the space 5 and the inside of the box body 7 can be electrically connected and the steam generator 9 can pass therethrough.

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 an outer surface that is connected to the horizontal piece 31 and the hanging piece. 32
It is removably attached 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 .
An inspection hole 46 is provided in the central part of. An inspection lid 49 that fits into the recess and has a sealing material 47 attached to the back surface is removably attached to the inside of the recess 46 by screwing around the periphery of the recess 46 .

A collar portion 5 is provided between the chair-shaped portion 5 and the front wall 3a.
0 is set.

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. 51 and a vertical piece 52 that is connected to the bottom plate 22 of the box body 7. In addition, the collar portion 50 has a horizontal piece 51.
Collar piece 53 that covers the stepped portion that occurs between the seat portion 4 and the seat portion 4
is provided. Therefore, below the horizontal piece 51 of the collar 50, a cavity 55 of the collar is formed which is connected to the cavity 5 below the seat.

Further, the collar portion 50 has a hot water supply faucet 62 equipped with a swinging faucet 61 on its horizontal piece 51, and a container-shaped saucer portion 63 capable of receiving hot water discharged from the swinging faucet 61.
and.

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 has a drain port 76 for discharging the waste water in the steam room 2, and the ceiling plate 21 has 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 steam generation 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.

The steam generator 9 is mounted on the protrusion 8 of the box body 7 using an L-shaped mounting bracket 86 and with the face plate 82 facing the hole 36 provided in the chair-shaped part 6.
It is attached to the outer cavity 5. Note that the hole 36
Since the size of the steam generator 9 is made larger than the face plate 82 of the steam generator 9, the steam generator 9 can be connected to the steam chamber 2.
It can be taken in and out from the 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, is connected to the drain port 93 and has an on-off valve 96 interposed therebetween. 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. 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 enough to exceed 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 circuit of 25 V or less for 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 heating 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.

By opening the lid 70 of the saucer section 63 and opening the hot water tap 62, the hot water from the hot water boiler B is poured into the saucer section 63, and the hot water in the saucer section 63 is fed to the hot water pipe 89.
The steam is then stored inside the boiler body 85 of the steam generator 9. 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 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 12
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 inside 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 as a result of this pushing up, the steam in the boiler body 85 flows from the saucer portion 63 to the steam chamber 2.
This prevents the steam from overheating and eliminates the risk of damage due to high pressure inside the steam generator 9.

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.

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 protrusion 8 of the box body 7.
Since it is provided in the lower empty space 5, it can be installed within the installation surface of the box body 2 without protruding from the box body 2, so that the living space can be used effectively. Also, the work lid 41
By removing the steam generator 9, the steam generator 9 can be put in and taken out, maintained, and inspected through the hole 36. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. Even when the device according to the structure of the present invention is installed, the steam generator 9 can be maintained and inspected from inside the box body 7, so the sauna device 1
The degree of freedom in selecting the installation location increases. In addition, normal inspection can be performed by removing the inspection lid 49, which further simplifies inspection.

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.

Note that by replacing the generator with a steam generator and providing a hot water generator capable of supplying bath water to the shower equipment, the inside of the box can be formed as a shower chamber, and the present invention can be modified into various embodiments. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

In this way, in the structure of the present invention, the peripheral wall of the box forming the steam room or sauna room is bent to form a protrusion that protrudes inward, and the generator is housed in the protrusion, so that the generator protrudes from the box. The installation area of the sauna or shower device can be reduced.

In addition, by providing a hole in the protruding part through which the generator can be taken in and out, the generator can be carried in and out from inside the box, and the box can be placed close to the wall of the house, making it possible to There is no need to move the box when putting in and taking out the generator. Furthermore, since an inspection hole that is closed by a removable inspection lid is provided in the working lid that covers the hole, daily maintenance and inspection can be performed from inside the box, eliminating the need to always secure a passage for inspection.

Therefore, in the structure of the present invention, the installation area required for the device can be reduced to a minimum, and as a result,
The living area can be used effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure a is a front view of the box, Figure 2 b is its right side view, Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 1, and Figure 4
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line B-B, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the working lid, Figure 6 is a sectional view showing the steam blowing tool, Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and Figure 8 is the steam generator. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure and its connections. 2... Steam room, 3... Peripheral wall, 7... Box body,
8...Protrusion part, 9...Steam generator, 36...
Hole portion, 41... Working lid, 46... Inspection hole, 49...
...Inspection lid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The peripheral wall of a box constituting a steam room or a shower room is bent to form a protruding part that protrudes inward of the box, and the protruding part accommodates the generator that generates the steam or shower, and the protruding part is cut out. A structure of a steam room or a shower room, which is provided with a hole through which the generator can be put in and taken out, and covered with a removable working lid having an inspection hole that is closed by a removable inspection lid.