JPH0716282A - Portable sauna - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a sauna of simple construction usable for both of lying posture and sitting posture by providing the sauna with two such heating sections as capable of being assembled into a longitudinally long half-split cylinder or a short cylinder at the time of use, and as internally fitted with a heating means. CONSTITUTION:This sauna 1 is constituted of a pair of heating sections 2 and 3, each having half-split cylindrical form and movable. The sections 2 and 3 have a plurality of engagement sections 4 and 5 coupled to each other along the corresponding side edges thereof for assembly into short cylindrical form to use the sauna 1 for sitting posture. In addition, a plurality of engagement sections 6 and 7 coupled to each other are formed on the corresponding side edges for assemble into a longitudinally long half-split cylinder to use the sauna 1 for lying posture. Also, the end of the heating section 2 is fitted with a cover 8, while the end of the heating section 3 is fitted with a cover 9 having a cutout for exposing a user's head. In this case, a heating effect is generated via the supply of power to electric heaters buried in the walls of the heating sections 2 and 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sauna which warms a human body for maintaining health and treating illness, and more particularly to a sauna which can be moved or carried.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a sauna bath used for maintaining health and treating illness, it is known that hot air produced by a heating means is sent to a heat-insulated small chamber.

However, such a sauna bath requires a large-scale facility as is known from the fact that it is installed in a bathhouse, etc., and is a fixed facility, so that the person who intends to use it will install the facility. It is necessary to go to a special place and use it, it is not easy to use regardless of age or sex, and it requires a large amount of money and place to install it at home etc. .

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to obtain a sauna which is easy to carry and carry, can be easily used anywhere, and can be easily stored.

[0005]

Means for achieving the above-mentioned object are, as described in the above-mentioned claims, two heating parts which maintain a semi-cylindrical shape at least in use and are provided with heating means inside. And a portable sauna having engaging members that can be locked to each other at the respective semi-cylindrical ends of the two heating units.

[0006]

With the above structure, at the time of use, the engaging portions at the side portions of the heating portions are locked to form a cylindrical shape, and the heating means heats the inside of the cylindrical shape so that the user sits down. It can be used as a sauna, and if the engaging parts between the upper and lower bottoms of the heating part are locked to form a semi-cylindrical shape and the inside is heated by the heating means, it can be used as a sauna while the user is lying down. Can be used immediately regardless of. When not in use, it can be made compact by overlapping heating parts, etc. It is easy to move and transport, and it does not take up much space for storage.

[0007]

1 to 3 are views showing an embodiment of a portable sauna according to the basic structure of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the portable sauna 1, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another usage mode, and FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a heating section (heater) of the same portable sauna 1.

1 to 3, reference numerals 2 and 3 are heating portions, and the heating portions 2 and 3 are paired to constitute a sauna 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the heating unit 2 and the heating unit 3 which house heating means each have a semi-cylindrical shape. However, the heating units 2 and 3 of this example can be used as described later with reference to FIG. Since it is made of a flexible material, it can be made into a flat plate shape.
In addition, it can be rolled up into a small size, which is convenient because it does not take up much space for storage. The heating part does not necessarily have to be flexible as in this example, and is configured to always hold a semi-cylindrical shape by inserting a metal frame or enclosing a synthetic resin core material as needed. May be. 1 and 2, reference numerals 4 and 4 denote engaging portions provided at the vertical end portion of the heating portion 2, and reference numerals 6 and 6 denote engaging portions provided at the bottom surface portion of the heating portion 2. Reference numerals 5 and 5 denote engaging portions provided on the vertical end portion of the heating portion 3, and reference numerals 7 and 7 denote engaging portions provided on the bottom surface portion of the heating portion 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the engaging portions 4 and 4 and the engaging portions 5 and 5 are opposed to each other and locked, a cylindrical sauna 1 is formed. Reference numerals 8 and 9 denote covers provided on the heating units 2 and 3, respectively, and electric heaters provided on the heating units 2 and 3 in which the user sits with the head out of the notch of the cover 9. By energizing the heating means by
Can be used as a sauna. The engaging portions in this example are magnets that are attracted to each other so that they engage with each other. However, as long as they can be engaged with each other, they are not limited to magnets, and metal fittings, velcro, etc. Any means can be adopted.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example in which the sauna 1 of the same embodiment is used in different usage patterns. By engaging the engaging portions 6 and 6 provided in the heating portion 2 and the engaging portions 7 and 7 provided in the heating portion 3, a steam room type sauna is formed as shown in FIG. . The cover 9 can be used by the user with his / her head pulled out from the notch and lying inside.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view showing the construction of an embodiment of the heating section. The right side of FIG. 3 is the user side, and is configured to efficiently radiate far infrared rays in the right direction.
Reference numeral 11 is an electric heater having a planar heating element, an aluminum vapor deposition cloth 13 for reflecting far infrared rays is provided behind the electric heater 11, and ceramics for efficiently holding and emitting far infrared rays are provided on the front surface of the electric heater 11. There is a face 16 that is retained. 14 is a porous flexible synthetic resin for heat retention, and 1
8 is a pile cloth holding the ceramic surface 16. 1
5 is made of a suede cloth in this example, and is configured to have flexibility as a whole. For example, if the material 15 of this example is made of a hard synthetic resin or the like, it is possible to keep the whole shape in a constant shape.

In the sauna 1 thus obtained, far infrared rays are efficiently radiated inside by energizing the heater 11 to generate heat, and the inside is kept at a constant temperature by the temperature adjusting means (not shown). Therefore, it can be used as a low temperature sauna very easily by the user. Further, since the heating portion is made of a semi-cylindrical member, there is an advantage that the heating portion can be used in either a sitting or lying shape by vertically or horizontally combining them. Moreover, it is very convenient for storage and transportation by stacking the heating parts, folding them, or extending them into a flat plate shape.

[0013]

According to the present invention, as described in detail in the above embodiment, the sauna, which has conventionally required a large amount of equipment, can be obtained in an extremely compact shape, and heat can be generated inside the heating section to efficiently generate heat inside. Since far infrared rays are well radiated, it can be used as a low temperature sauna very easily by the user. Also, since the heating part consists of a semi-cylindrical member, it can be used in either a sitting or lying form by combining it vertically or horizontally, and the heating parts can be stacked or folded. In addition, it has the advantage that it can be stored and transported very conveniently and can be used in any place by using a method such as stretching it flat.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a sauna configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a usage pattern of a sauna according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a heating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Sauna 2 Heating Part 3 Heating Part 4 Engaging Part 5 Engaging Part 6 Engaging Part 7 Engaging Part 8 Cover 9 Cover 11 Heater 13 Metal (Aluminum) Reflecting Surface 14 Porous Synthetic Resin Layer 15 Cloth 16 Ceramics Surface 18 Pile cloth

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. At least a semi-cylindrical shape at least in use, which is provided with two heating portions having heating means provided therein, and engagements capable of interlocking with the respective semi-cylindrical ends of the two heating portions. Mobile sauna with components. 2. The portable sauna according to claim 1, wherein the heating portion is flexible. 3. The portable sauna according to claim 1, wherein the heating means comprises an electric heater, a ceramic for emitting far infrared rays, and a far infrared reflecting metal layer.