JPH0663103A - Steam sauna apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To utilize effectively an installation place of a steam sauna apparatus in a bathroom while using the apparatus as a heater only for heating but not for humidifying by miniaturizing the apparatus without degrading the humidifying and heating capacities. CONSTITUTION:In an outer trim body 11 having a steam blow-off port 13 and an air intake port 12 opened are respectively disposed a hot water jetting pipe 20 having a plurality of hot water jets connected to a hot water supply piping system, a heat exchange promoting member 30 and a fan unit 40. Respective thin plates 31 of the heat exchange promoting member 30 are interconnected through a pipe-like connecting member 32 at predetermined intervals so that hot water H.W in the hot water supply piping system can be supplied into the connecting member 32.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam sauna apparatus installed in, for example, a bathroom of a general household,
This is intended to be miniaturized without lowering the humidifying capacity and the heating capacity, and also to be used for heating in the bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a steam sauna unit is installed in a unit bathroom of a condominium such as an apartment, and the bathroom is also used as a sauna room.

As shown in FIG. 5, a unit bathroom 1 forming a conventional bathroom has a bathtub body 2 and a washing room body 3.
Is surrounded by a ceiling plate 4 and a side wall surface 5, and a counter portion 6 is formed stepwise between the lower end portion of the side wall surface 5 and the upper end portion of the washing place body 3, and the side Some have a structure in which the steam sauna unit main body 100 is attached to the wall surface 5.

In such a conventional steam sauna unit body 100, as shown in FIG. 6, a steam outlet 111 is opened in the upper part of the front side of the exterior body 110 and an air intake port 112 is opened in the lower part thereof. The exterior body 110
Inside, the spouted hot water pipe 120 and a plate-like member having a large number of holes provided at the bottom of the spouted hot water pipe 120 are continuously bent back and forth in a zigzag shape at a predetermined angle along the vertical direction. A heat exchange promoting member 130 and a fan unit 140 arranged at corresponding positions of the steam outlet 111,
The hot water supply pipe 150 is connected to the spouted hot water pipe 120 by a constant flow valve 151.
And the steam S generated by causing the hot water H and W to be diffused from the upper portion to the heat exchange promoting member 130 and flowing down from the plural hot water outlets 121 provided in the hot water jet pipe 120. The fan unit 1
By the operation of 40, it is blown out from the steam outlet 111.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional steam sauna apparatus, the contact area between the hot water H · W flowing down to the heat exchange promoting member 130 and the air A drawn from the air intake 112 is increased. In order to sufficiently perform heat exchange, the volume of the heat exchange promotion member 130, particularly the volume in the height direction, must be increased, and the height dimension H (1250 mm) of the exterior body 110 is inevitably, Width W (5
20mm) and the depth dimension T (120mm) become large,
Increasing the size of the entire device is inevitable.

Accordingly, the installation location of the steam sauna device is limited to the side wall surface 5 on the upper side of the bathtub body 2 side or the counter portion 6 side, and if windows or the like are provided at these parts, the device cannot be attached. .

Further, in order to effectively use the bathroom space, it is necessary to downsize the entire apparatus, but due to the downsizing of such an apparatus, the humidifying ability and the heating ability are reduced and insufficient.

Further, such a conventional steam sauna apparatus cannot perform only heating without humidification, and when it is used for heating in the bathroom, it is heated by blowing out steam, so that the bathroom is not heated. Not only will the humidity inside become too high and you will feel discomfort, but after using the sauna,
Although it is necessary to dehumidify the inside of the bathroom, complete dehumidification cannot be achieved only by dehumidifying with the ventilation fan 7 installed on the ceiling of the bathroom, and thus the maintenance of the bathroom was not sufficient.

Therefore, in order to comfortably heat the bathroom, it is necessary to separately install a heating device in addition to the steam sauna device, which increases the cost and considers the installation space in the bathroom. And there was a problem of low feasibility.

[0010]

It is an object of the present invention to achieve miniaturization without deteriorating the humidifying capacity and the heating capacity, enabling effective use of the place of installation in the bathroom, and heating the bathroom. It is to provide a steam sauna device that can be comfortably operated.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a spouted hot water pipe having a plurality of hot water spouts inside an exterior body in which a steam outlet and an air suction port are opened. A heat exchange promoting member and a fan unit are respectively arranged, and the jetted hot water pipe is connected to a hot water supply piping system, and steam generated by radiating hot water from the hot water jet to the heat exchange promoting member, In a steam sauna device in which the steam is blown out from the steam outlet by the operation of the fan unit, the heat exchange promoting member is
It consists of a plurality of thin plates, and these thin plates are connected with a pipe-shaped connecting member at a predetermined interval, and this connecting member is connected to the hot water supply piping system to supply hot water into the connecting member. This is a configuration that makes it possible.

[0012]

That is, according to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned configuration, the heat exchange promoting member is composed of a plurality of thin plates connected at a predetermined interval, so that the surface area of the heat exchanging promoting member is large. The hot water flowing down to the heat exchange promoting member and the air sucked in through the air intake port come into contact with each other over a large area, the steam generating capability is enhanced, and the height dimension of the heat exchanging promoting member can be reduced. As a result, the height of the outer package is reduced, and the overall size of the device can be further reduced.
For example, the bathroom space can be effectively used because it can be installed in the counter section of the bathroom.

Further, each thin plate of the heat exchange promoting member is connected by a pipe-shaped connecting member at a predetermined interval, and this connecting member is connected to a hot water supply piping system so that hot water can be supplied into the connecting member. Therefore, the hot water is supplied from the hot water outlet of the spouted hot water pipe into the connecting member without being dissipated, and the fan unit is operated to heat and heat the bathroom without humidifying it. This makes it possible to dehumidify the bathroom efficiently after using the sauna.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. In the illustrated embodiment according to the present invention, the same reference numerals are used in the configuration of the unit bathroom 1 forming the conventional bathroom shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 in the drawing is a steam sauna unit main body which constitutes the steam sauna apparatus according to the present invention.
Counter part 6 of the unit bathroom 1 forming the bathroom
It is installed inside.

The steam sauna unit body 10 is
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, an exterior body 11 is provided, an air inlet 12 for taking in air A from the outside is provided in the center of the front surface of the exterior body 11, and a steam outlet 13 is provided below the exterior. The steam outlet 13 is provided with a wind direction adjusting plate 14 for adjusting the blowing direction of the steam S.

Further, the spouted hot water pipe 20 is arranged at an upper position inside the exterior body 11, and a heat exchange promoting member 30 is arranged at a lower part of the spouted hot water pipe 20 and the heat exchange is performed. A motor-driven fan unit 40 is arranged on the lower rear surface of the promotion member 30.

The heat exchange accelerating member 30 is inclined so that the upper portion 30a is located rearward in the exterior body 11, and the fan is provided on the rear side of the lower portion 30b located forward in the exterior body 11. The unit 40 is arranged.

In the figure, 50 is the heat exchange promoting member 30.
A drain pan 51 provided below the drain pan for receiving hot water is a hot water outlet provided in the drain pan 50.

The spouted hot water pipe 20 has a plurality of hot water spouts 2
1 are provided at a predetermined interval in the pipe axis direction, and these hot water outlets 21 are connected from a hot water supply port 22 connected to a hot water supply piping system (not shown) via a constant flow valve 23 and a main solenoid valve 24. The hot water H / W sent to the spouted hot water pipe 20 is diffused to the upper part of the heat exchange promoting member 30, and a part of the hot water H / W flowing down to the heat exchange promoting member 30 is , The steam S generated by the heat exchange is evaporated, and the steam S generated by this evaporation is generated by the operation of the fan unit 40.
It is designed to blow out from 3.

The heat exchange promoting member 30 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a thin plate 31 formed of a plurality of flat plates, a pipe-shaped connecting member 32 that connects and connects the thin plates 31 with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction, and a left-right pair that supports the connecting member 32. And the supporting members 33, 33 of FIG.

The connecting member 32 is formed by folding one pipe material continuously from the lower part to the upper part in a meandering shape, and its lower opening end serves as a hot water supply port 32A and its upper opening end serves as a drainage port 32B. In addition, the hot water supply port 32A is connected to the hot water supply branch pipe 25 branched from the hot water supply port 22 connected to the hot water supply piping system (not shown) via the constant flow valve 23 via the auxiliary electromagnetic valve 26. While being
The drainage port 32B is connected to a drainage pipe system (not shown),
By opening the auxiliary solenoid valve 26 when the main solenoid valve 24 is closed, the hot water H / W from the hot water supply pipe system can be supplied into the connecting member 32.

Further, each thin plate 31 forming the heat exchange promoting member 30 is arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the air flow path A inside the exterior body 11.

According to the above construction, however, when the present apparatus is used as a steam sauna, the auxiliary solenoid valve 2
6 is maintained in the closed state, and the main solenoid valve 24 is opened.

When the main solenoid valve 24 is opened, the hot water H and W are transferred from the hot water outlet 21 of the hot water jet pipe 20 to the heat exchange promoting member 3
The hot water H and W that is diffused to the upper part of 0 and flows down to the heat exchange promoting member 30 passes between the thin plates 31 and the air suction port 12
The temperature of the air A is increased by increasing the temperature of the air A, and a vapor pressure difference is generated with the temperature increase of the air A, so that a part of the hot water H · W is evaporated.

At this time, since the heat exchange promotion member 30 is composed of a plurality of thin plates 31 connected at a predetermined interval, the surface area of the heat exchange promotion member 30 can be increased, and the heat exchange can be performed. The hot water H · W flowing down to the accelerating member 30 and the air A sucked from the air suction port 12 can be brought into contact with each other over a large area.

Further, each thin plate 3 of the heat exchange promoting member 30.
1 is arranged substantially parallel to the air flow path A inside the exterior body 11 forming the steam sauna unit main body 10, so that the flow path resistance can be reduced, and as a result, the heat resistance can be reduced. Since the replacement can be performed smoothly and the fan unit 40 can be used with a fan having a low capacity and the fan can be driven with a low load, the same amount of steam as the conventional device as shown in FIG. 6 is generated. When the operation is carried out, the noise reduction of about 7 dB can be achieved.

Further, the upper portion 30a of the heat exchange promoting member 30
Is inclined so as to be located in the rear of the exterior body 11, and the fan unit 40 is arranged on the back side of the lower portion 30b located in the front of the exterior body 11. It is possible to reduce the height, that is, the height dimension H (310 mm) of the outer package 11, and thus the height dimension H (310 mm) and the width dimension W of the entire device.
(520 mm) and the depth dimension T (180 mm), the size can be further reduced, so that the bathroom 1 can be installed in the counter section 6.

On the other hand, when the apparatus is used for heating without humidification, the main electromagnetic valve 24 is kept closed and the auxiliary electromagnetic valve 26 is opened.

When the auxiliary solenoid valve 26 is opened, the hot water H and W from the hot water supply port 22 is supplied into the meandering connecting member 32 to heat each thin plate 31 of the heat exchange promoting member 30. The operation of the fan unit 40 heats the interior of the bathroom only by heating it without humidifying it and blowing dry hot air from the steam outlet 13.

At the same time as the heating operation, the ventilation fan 7 can be interlocked to use the bathroom as a drying room for clothes and the like.

In the above embodiment, each component of the heat exchange promoting member 30, that is, the thin plate 31, the connecting member 32 or the supporting member 33 has a high thermal conductivity such as stainless steel, aluminum or copper. It is preferable to use materials.

[0033]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, since the heat exchange promoting member is composed of a plurality of thin plates connected at a predetermined interval, the surface area of the heat exchange promoting member is increased. Since the hot water flowing down to the heat exchange promotion member and the air taken in from the air intake port can be brought into contact with each other over a large area, the steam generation capacity can be increased and the height of the heat exchange promotion member can be increased. The size can be reduced.

Further, since the height of the exterior body can be reduced, the overall size of the apparatus can be further reduced. For example, it can be installed in the counter section of the bathroom, and the bathroom space can be reduced. It can be used effectively.

Further, each thin plate of the heat exchange promoting member is connected by a pipe-shaped connecting member at a predetermined interval, and this connecting member is connected to a hot water supply piping system so that hot water can be supplied into the connecting member. Therefore, by supplying the hot water into the connecting member without dissipating the hot water from the hot water outlet of the spouted hot water pipe and operating the fan unit, the bathroom is heated without being humidified and comfortable. It is possible to perform efficient heating and efficiently dehumidify the bathroom after using the sauna.

By interlocking the ventilation fan with the heating operation, the bathroom can be used as a drying room for clothes and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing an embodiment of a steam sauna device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of the bathroom.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the steam sauna unit body.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing the configuration of a heat exchange promotion member.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a bathroom equipped with a conventional steam sauna unit body.

FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory view showing the overall configuration of a conventional steam sauna unit body.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Steam sauna unit body, 11 ... Exterior body, 12 ... Air inlet, 13 ... Steam outlet, 2
0: Hot water outlet, 21: Hot water outlet, 22: Hot water supply port,
24 ... Main solenoid valve, 25 ... Hot water supply branch pipe, 26 ... Auxiliary solenoid valve, 30 ... Heat exchange promoting member, 31 ... Thin plate, 32
...... Connecting member, 33 ...... Supporting member, 40 ...... Fan unit, HW ... Hot water, A ... Air, S ... Steam.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A spouted hot water pipe having a plurality of hot water spouts, a heat exchange promoting member, and a fan unit are arranged inside an exterior body in which a steam outlet and an air suction port are opened,
Moreover, the steam generated by discharging the hot water from the hot water outlet to the heat exchange promoting member is discharged from the steam outlet by operating the fan unit while connecting the hot water outlet pipe to the hot water supply piping system. In the steam sauna apparatus, the heat exchange promoting member is composed of a plurality of thin plates, and the thin plates are connected with a pipe-like connecting member at a predetermined interval, and the connecting member is connected to the hot water supply piping system. A steam sauna device, characterized in that it can be connected to a hot water supply port to supply hot water into the connecting member.