JPH0690991A - Clothing dryer using bathtub and sauna using bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily dry large sized articles such as a towelket and a blanket by forming a drying room between the bathtub and a space in the upper section of the bathtub while blowing up a hot air from the bottom of the bathtub. CONSTITUTION:A clothing drying room is formed by a bathtub 4 and a space 2 in the upper section of the bathtub. At the time of drying the clothes, a hot air generator 3 is hung on a wall surface 1 of a bathroom and a mat for feeding hot air is inserted into its ventilation port. A hot air blowing mat 6 is spread on the bottom of the bathtub 4. Then, hangers 8 are inserted into hanger mounting fittings 7 installed on the wall surface 1 of the bathroom and clothes 9 are hung. When the hot air generator 3 is turned on, the generated hot air passes through a mat 5 for feeding hot air, is blown up from many pores 10 on the mat 6 to pass through the clothes and discharged outside from a ventilation fan or ventilation hole 11 installed on the ceiling. Thus, clothes 9 can be effectively dried while being placed completely in the flow of the hot air formed by the bottom of the bathtub and the upper space of the bathtub.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a bath and a clothes dryer, and a bath and a sauna while maintaining the function of the bath.

[0002]

[Prior art]

1). In a conventional clothes dryer, clothes are put into a rotating drum and dried with warm air, or by blowing warm air from the ceiling of a bathroom to dry. Therefore, it is independent of the bathtub. 2). In the conventional sauna, a method of forming a sauna room in a box shape and heating it by electric heat is adopted. Therefore, it is independent of the bathtub.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

1). Conventional clothes dryers and saunas are installed independently of each other regardless of the bathtub. In view of this, the present invention keeps the function of the bath as it is and blows warm air from the bottom of the bath to heat the clothes and the human body in the flow. Therefore, the bath is effectively used and the heating efficiency is good. 2). In the conventional box-type sauna, the temperature difference between the upper and lower sides of the box is large, and the air temperature is high at the top and low at the bottom. For this,
The face is hot, but the legs are cold. In view of this, according to the present invention, a person can relax in the bathtub with his legs relaxed, and hot air is constantly blown up from the bottom of the bathtub and circulates. The face is outside. Therefore, there is no temperature difference in each part of the body and the body is heated uniformly, and the face does not become hot or stuffy.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

1). While maintaining the function of the bath, hot air is blown up from the bottom of the bath to form a drying room by the bath and the space above the bath. 2). While maintaining the function of the bath, hot air is blown from the bottom of the bath to form a sauna room by the bath and lid of the bath, and the hot air is circulated.

[0005]

[Action]

1). The function as a bath or bath is the same as before. 2). The hot air generator is hung on the wall surface in contact with the bathtub, and the hot air is blown evenly from the mat placed on the bottom of the bathtub and exhausted from the ventilation fan or ventilation hole at the top of the bathtub. Thus, a stream of rising warm air is created and clothes are suspended in it. Therefore, the heating efficiency is good. 3). A warm air generator is hung on the wall surface in contact with the bathtub, and hot air is blown up evenly from the slatto placed on the bottom of the bathtub to form a sauna room, and a person lays in it to make a sauna. The warm air blown up enters the recirculation duct from the duct insertion port provided in the middle of the lid and returns to the warm air generator. Thus, warm air circulates in the bathtub. 4). The inner wall of the bathtub is kept at about 40 ° C for clothes drying and 50 ° -70 ° C for sauna. Therefore, a large amount of long-wave infrared rays (far infrared rays) is radiated from the wall surface, which is absorbed by clothes and the human body and is combined with warm air to enhance the heating effect. 5). The warm air generator may be installed on the floor of the washroom or outside the bathroom.

[0006]

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a clothes dryer using a bath. The cross section which cut | disconnected the bathtub in the longitudinal direction is shown.
In the figure, (1) shows the wall surface of the bathroom, and (4) shows the bathtub. A clothes drying chamber is formed by (4) and (2) the space above the bath. When drying clothes, suspend (3) warm air generator in (1), insert (5) warm air blowing mat into the air outlet of (3), and (6) warm air blowing mat in the bathtub. Spread on the bottom. The mat is made of nylon or polyester cloth. (5) and (6) are integrally configured. Next, on the (7) hanger mounting bracket attached to (1), (8)
Insert a hanger and (9) hang clothes. Turn on (3)
Then, the generated warm air passes through (5) and (6) (6)
(10) It is blown up over a large number of small holes, passes through clothes, and (11) is discharged to the outside from a ventilation fan or ventilation holes attached to the ceiling. Thus, (9) is efficiently put into the hot air flow formed by the bottom and the upper space of the bath and dried efficiently. FIG. 2 shows a front view of the warm air generator used in the present invention. This is a clothes dryer,
Not only can it be used as a heat source for a sauna, it can also be used as a warm air heater or air purifier when placed on a parlor. In the figure, (12) a main body of the hot air generator, (13) an air intake port and a filter are attached.
(14) Operation panel, (15) It is a hand and is used when putting (3) on a wall or moving it with a hand.
Both (16) upper cover and (17) lower cover are removable. (18) A hot air outlet, which is attached to (17). Next, FIG. 3 shows a cross section taken along line A in FIG. In the figure, (19) fan motor and (20) fan. The air sucked from (13) passes around (19) and enters the fan through the suction port (21). (22) An outlet of a fan, (23) passes through an elbow, (24) is heated by a heating element to become warm air,
(25) From the hot air outlet, enter (18) and blow out. (2
4) is a P. T. C (ceramic heating element) is used. (26) is a duct insertion port, which is attached to (12) and is used for a sauna. (27) is a hanger, which is used when (12) is hung on the wall surface. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing details of the portions (3), (5), and (6) in FIG. In the figure, (28) is a hanger receiver, which is attached to the wall surface. (29) A mat insertion port, which is attached to the tip of (5). (29) to (25)
Insert and fix.

[Embodiment 2] FIG. 5 shows a state of use as a sauna of the present invention. The sectional view which cut | disconnected the bathtub in the longitudinal direction is shown. In the figure, (3) is a warm air generator suspended in (1), (16) and (17) of (3) are removed, and (30) one end of the warm air feeding mat is set to (25). Insert it through the (44) mat insertion opening, and insert it into the (32) insertion opening attached to the (31) sludge. Thus, the warm air sent from (3) passes through (30) and is blown into (31). A filter (34) is attached to (31), and the hot air is uniformly dispersed in (31) due to its resistance, and is blown up above the blowout hole (33). At the other end of (31), (4
3) There is a hot air blowout hole, and a part of the hot air filled in (31) blows up to heat the back of the human body. next,
Place the (35) foldable lid on top of (4). (3
5) One end has a pair of covers (36) on the left and right (42)
It is attached by a hinge. When you have a sauna (3
In 6), cover the human body to reduce the amount of air flowing in and out from around the neck. There is a (37) duct insertion port in the center of (35), and (38) a return duct is inserted here.
The other end of (38) is inserted into (26) of (3). Thus, the warm air blown up from (33) heats the human body (39), is sucked from (37), passes through (38) and is returned to (3). There is a space around the neck of the human body surrounded by (35) and (36), and the inside of (4) is a decompression limit, so the air outside (40) flows in although it is a small amount. On the other hand, (41) warm air also flows out. A little (3)
Air flows in from (13). Thus, the person (3
1) Put your legs on top and in a relaxed state, all of your body enters the warm air that circulates, and your neck goes out. For this reason, there is no difference in temperature between the parts of the human body, and the parts are warmed uniformly and efficiently, and there is no face. The air temperature in the sauna room can be easily adjusted by hand in the sauna by a controller (not shown) attached to (3) according to preference. FIG. 6 shows a cross section viewed from B in FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the hot air circulation path in FIG.

[Embodiment 3] FIG. 8 shows an embodiment in which a warm air generator is placed on the floor of the washing room of the clothes dryer using the bath according to the present invention.
In the figure, install (45) curtain rails (4
6) The curtain is attached. (46) is usually pulled to one side for storage, and only when clothes are dried is pulled out to partition the space above the bathtub. Thus, (47) clothes can be efficiently dried even when the bathroom door is open. (47) is shown in FIG. Next, FIG.
8 shows a cross section cut in the direction of C in FIG. In the figure, (3) is placed on the floor of the washroom in front of (4).
In the clothes dryer of the present invention, warm air is blown from the bottom surface of (4) and discharged from (11). Since the warm air has the property of rising, a chimney is formed by the space (2) above the (4), and (9) is hung in the flow of the chimney to dry, so the drying effect is great. . In addition to this, Example 3 further includes
Since (46) is hung on the front surface of (4), the stack effect is further increased. (47) There is no problem even if clothes are dried with the door open.

Fourth Embodiment FIG. 10 shows a fourth embodiment. The figure which saw a part at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the bathtub is shown. In this example, (3) is placed outside the bathroom (49). In this case, since (3) is placed outside the bathroom (48), the warm air box was placed on the floor and the (50) warm air feeding mat connected to (3) was connected to (5). is doing. Also in this case, (4
If (5) and (46) are applied, the drying efficiency is improved due to the stack effect, and (47) may be opened.

Fifth Embodiment FIG. 11 shows a fifth embodiment. A part of the bathtub is shown in a cutaway view in the longitudinal direction. This example is
This is a case where (3) is placed in (49), and (51) the warm air box is embedded in the wall to connect (50) and (5). Also in this case, the efficiency can be improved by applying (45) and (46), and (47) may be opened.

Sixth Embodiment FIG. 12 shows a sixth embodiment. The figure which saw the bathtub in the longitudinal direction and cut a part is shown. This example is
It is carried out when a house is newly built or remodeled. A duct (52) connecting (50) and (5) is embedded in the wall from the beginning. Other structures and functions are exactly the same as in the fifth embodiment.

[0007]

【The invention's effect】

1. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can exhibit many new functions such as clothes drying and a sauna by retaining the bath function and adding a few parts as additional options. Therefore, it is very effective and convenient in a place such as an apartment where there is not enough space. Further, since the structure is simple and the number of parts is small, this can be provided at low cost. 2. When you use a bathtub to dry clothes and perform a sauna in the bathroom, the inner surface of the bathtub is heated by warm air, causing a large amount of infrared rays (far infrared rays) with a long wavelength to be emitted from the bathtub surface. It is absorbed by clothing and the human body, increasing the heating effect together with warm air. Warm air temperature is 40 ° C for clothes drying
Position, and therefore the peak wavelength of infrared radiation emitted from the bath surface (wavelength that emits the most infrared rays at that temperature)
Is 9.3 μm, while in the case of a sauna the warm air temperature is 50
It is about 70 ° C to 70 ° C. Therefore, if the average temperature is 60 ° C., the peak wavelength is 8.7 μm. As shown in FIG. 13, when using a bath made of FR, F,
The relationship between the infrared emissivity (emissivity) of R and P and the wavelength is shown. In the figure, the infrared emissivity of FRP is about 67% when the peak wavelength is 9.3 μm (clothes dry), and about 73% when the peak wavelength is 8.7 μm (sauna). Therefore, in this temperature range, F / R / P emits a large amount of infrared rays. In addition, even if the bathtub is made of wood such as cypress, the infrared emissivity of wood in that temperature range is as high as about 80%, and a large amount of infrared rays can be emitted regardless of which bathtub is used, and an infrared heating effect can be expected. High drying efficiency can be obtained by the synergistic effect of warm air in clothes drying and sauna. 3. In a commercially available clothes dryer, clothes are put in a rotating drum and dried with warm air. Further, a clothes dryer having a structure in which hot air generated from a heat exchanger for hot water installed in the ceiling of a bathroom is blown downward from the ceiling and at the same time exhausted by an adjacent ventilation hole or fan is also commercially available. In this case, hot water from a water heater installed in the house or outside of the house is supplied to the heat exchanger by piping. Compared with these commercially available clothes dryers, the clothes dryer of the present invention has the following major features. 1). Compared with warm air drying by putting clothes in a rotating drum, (1). Since I put clothes in the drum, only small clothes such as underwear can be dried. Also, the amount per serving is small.
On the other hand, the present invention can hang and dry large items such as clothes, kimonos, towels, and blankets. (2). Commercial dryers only dry with warm air,
In the present invention, due to the synergistic effect of warm air and infrared rays, the drying efficiency is high and the drying time is short. (3). Midnight power can be utilized in the clothes dryer of the present invention. If you wash it at night and set the dryer in it, the drying will finish the next morning. Therefore, it is especially convenient for double-income households and can be dried at low cost. (4). While commercial drum rotating clothes dryers are expensive, the clothes dryer of the present invention is only a bath option and is very inexpensive. 2). Next, a comparison is made with a hot water dryer installed in the ceiling of the bathroom. (1). FIG. 14 shows a dryer installed behind the ceiling.
In the figure, (53) hot water is supplied (returned) to a heat exchanger (57) through a pipe (54) from a water heater installed inside or outside the house. (55) The fan sucks the air in the upper part of the bathroom through the (56) suction port, part of which is discharged into the room through the (58) exhaust port, and part of it is outdoors by the (60) fan through the (61) exhaust port. Is discharged to. Thus, some air in the bathroom (59) creates a stream of warm air and circulates. In this case, hang (9) on (8) mounted near the ceiling of the bathroom to dry. This drying method has the following major drawbacks. I. Because cold air has the property of being down and warm air rising, this method causes the reverse chimney of the air flow. For this reason, (59) does not reach the lower part, but returns to the upper part of the bathroom. B. Therefore, as shown in the figure, the long clothes do not dry easily at the bottom, and the drying efficiency is extremely poor. C. Further, since the clothes are hung on the upper part close to the ceiling, the hanger is too expensive to attach and detach the clothes, and the workability is very poor. D. Due to poor drying efficiency, it is necessary to increase the heat capacity of the heat exchanger more than necessary. In the case of the present invention, 770-1,
030Kcal / hr, 0.9-1.2K in electric capacity
w. On the other hand, the dryer installed above the ceiling is 280
It is 0 to 3,500 Kcal / hr and 3.3 to 4.1 Kw in terms of electric capacity. Therefore, it is uneconomical. E. The dryer installed on the ceiling is complicated in structure and very expensive as compared with the present invention. Also, a water heater and indoor piping are required. F. It can be installed only when a house is newly built or modified, and adjustment and maintenance are complicated. (2). As shown above, the clothes dryer of the present invention is superior in all respects to the dryer installed on the ceiling. 4. The sauna of the present invention has the following major features as compared with commercial products. 1). Despite the low sauna temperature of 50 ° to 70 ° C., the sauna effect is large due to the warm air circulation and the large amount of infrared rays emitted. 2). In the commercial sauna, sit on the stool installed in the room. Therefore, the temperature difference between the top and bottom of the sauna room is large. Because of this, his face was hot and his legs were cold, and there was a large difference in body temperature. For this reason, the indoor temperature is raised more than necessary for sweating. On the other hand, the sauna of the present invention is a sauna in which the body is lying down and the legs are extended, and since the body is in the warm air and infrared rays, there is no temperature difference between the body and it is sufficient at low temperature. Get sweating. The legs are extended so you can fully relax. 3). In the present invention, the face is always outside the sauna room.
Therefore, it is comfortable without the face becoming hot or stuffy like a commercial sauna. 4). A commercial sauna cannot be used if the indoor temperature is low during bathing. Therefore, it takes 20 to 30 minutes to be able to take a bath in winter. Especially in a Finnish sauna, it takes about one hour to take a bath. On the other hand, in the sauna of the present invention, since the human body is always receiving warm air from the back and bottom and entering the inside thereof, it is possible to take a bath directly if the warm air circulates. You can take a bath in about 3 minutes even in winter. 5). While commercially available box-type saunas are expensive, the sauna of the present invention is a bath option and is extremely inexpensive. 5. The warm air generator used in the clothes drying and sauna of the present invention is small and lightweight and easy to carry, and can be used for various purposes other than clothes drying and sauna. For example, the bathroom can be dried by placing it on the wash floor of the bathroom and discharging hot air into the bathroom. If you move to the room, you can also heat the room and clean the air.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows Example 1 of the present invention. The cross section which cut | disconnected the bathtub in the longitudinal direction is shown.

FIG. 2 shows a front view of a warm air generator used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a cross section cut from A in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing details of portions (3), (5), and (6) in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows Example 2 of the present invention. The cross section which cut | disconnected the bathtub in the longitudinal direction is shown.

FIG. 6 shows a cross section viewed from B in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a hot air circulation path in FIG.

FIG. 8 shows Example 3 of the present invention. The figure which saw a bathtub in the longitudinal direction and cut a part is shown.

FIG. 9 shows a cross section viewed from C in Example 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows Example 4 of the present invention. The figure which saw a bathtub in the longitudinal direction and cut a part is shown.

FIG. 11 shows Example 5 of the present invention. The figure which saw a bathtub in the longitudinal direction and cut a part is shown.

FIG. 12 shows Example 6 of the present invention. The figure which saw a bathtub in the longitudinal direction and cut a part is shown.

[Fig. 13] When using a bath made of FR
-It shows the relationship between the infrared emissivity (emissivity) of P and the wavelength.

FIG. 14 shows a commercial drier installed in the ceiling. The cross section cut along the longitudinal direction of the bath is shown.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A clothes dryer using a bathtub, which retains the function of the bath and blows warm air from the bottom of the bathtub to form a drying chamber by the bath and the space above the bath. 2. A sauna using a bathtub, which retains the function of the bath, blows warm air from the bottom of the bathtub to form a sauna room by the bathtub and the lid of the bath, and circulates the hot air.