JPH09122204A - Oil-heated artificial sand bath - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To handily enjoy the atmosphere and effect of a natural sand bath and provide an aesthetic effect by heating a packed bed of a granular object provided in a bathtub and irradiating infrared rays with the oil heated to the prescribed temperature effective for the beauty of the skin. SOLUTION: When a person bathes in this sand bath like in a natural sand bath, the body is warmed to the center by the infrared rays irradiated from the granular object 5 filled in a bathtub 4 and the oil 2 stuck to the granular object 5. The residual oil 2 stuck to the granular object 5 is stuck to the body, the body is coated with the oil 2 when the body is wiped with a bath towel after bathing, and skin care and body care can be naturally applied. A granular object packed bed 5A is heated via the circulation of the oil 2 heated to the prescribed temperature effective for the beauty of the skin, the time required for heating can be shortened, the oil 2 in the bathtub 4 can be quickly discharged when a valve 9 is opened, and the time required for preparation can be shortened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an oil-heated artificial sand bath in which the atmosphere and effects of a natural sand bath can be easily enjoyed and which is good for the beauty of the skin, even if it is not a hot spring area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a substitute for natural sand, a granular material such as ceramic particles is filled in a bath, and the granular material is heated with, for example, warm water, and then the warm water is drained from the bath. If so, the bath can be warmed to the same specifications as the sand bath, and during this warm bath, infrared rays emitted from the particulate matter can warm up to the core of the body as in the natural sand bath.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made for the purpose of providing an artificial sand bath which is not only easy to enjoy the atmosphere and effects of a natural sand bath but also good for the beauty of the body.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a filling layer of a granular material that emits infrared rays by heating is provided in a bath, and the filling layer is heated to a predetermined temperature effective for beauty of the skin. The present invention relates to an oil-heated artificial sand bath characterized by being heated using oil.

In the present invention, as the granular material to be filled in the bathtub, infrared rays can be radiated with a relatively high radiant intensity and emissivity by heating at about 35 to 70 ° C., preferably 45 to 55 ° C. Any material may be used, for example, various known synthetic or natural ceramic materials capable of emitting infrared rays of about 3 to 50 μm can be used. In addition, glass, plastics (eg polypropylene, polyethylene, urea resin, etc.), pearls (artificial pearls, cultured pearls, natural pearls), etc. can withstand heating at 35 to 70 ° C, preferably 45 to 55 ° C. Various materials can be used.

As the oil used as the heating medium, various known liquid oils used at room temperature which are used as raw materials for cosmetics can be used. Examples of such oils are animal oils such as lanolin and beef tallow, vegetable oils made from palm, olive, wheat germ, sesame, sunflower, avocado, coconut, camellia, herbs, and minerals such as paraffin. Oils can be exemplified, and olive oil and sesame oil are particularly preferable because they are free from deterioration in quality due to oxidation, can be used for a long period of time, and are inexpensive.

The above oil contains various additives used for cosmetics, such as proteins such as collagen, vitamins A and B groups, vitamins such as C, D and E, and antioxidants such as BHA (butyl). Hydroxyanisole), vitamin E, etc.], perspiration agents, herbal extracts, blood circulation promoters, fragrances, bactericides (riboflavin), etc. can be added.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

The artificial sand bath of the present invention is provided with a storage tank 1 as is apparent from FIG.
Oil 2 is stored inside. The oil 2 is the storage tank 1
The heater 3 having a temperature control function provided in the
The temperature is maintained at about 70 to 70 ° C., preferably 45 to 55 ° C.

The bathtubs 4 are installed on the storage tank 1 so as to be two-tiered. In the bathtub 4, a granular material 5 having a particle size of, for example, 3 to 6 mm, such as ceramic particles or glass particles that radiate infrared rays when heated, has a predetermined height in the tank, for example, half the total height of the bathtub. It is filled to a height of just over.

At the bottom of the bath 4, a packed layer 5 of the granular material 5 is provided.
A porous insole 6 for supporting A from below and a liquid sump portion 7 below the insole 6 are provided, and the lower wall of the liquid sump portion 7 is provided with a gentle slope in order to improve drainage. .

A drain port 8 is provided at the lower end of the slant of the liquid sump portion 7,
A valve 9 for opening and closing the drainage port 8 is provided.

The pump 10 is operated in the liquid sump portion 7 of the bath 4 so that the heated oil 2 in the storage tank 1 is supplied from the suction port 11 through the conduit 12. The suction port 11 can be provided with a filter for removing the dirt component in the oil 2. The one side wall 4a of the bathtub 4 is provided with an overflow-type outlet 13 that opens into the bathtub 4 at a position above the granular material packed layer 5A.
Communicate with the inside of the storage tank 1 through the flow path 14 formed in the side wall 4a.

The storage tank 1 may be provided with incidental equipment such as a sterilizing device by ultraviolet irradiation or ozone injection, a filtering device and a liquid supplying device having a float valve.

In the artificial sand bath of the present invention having the above structure, the heating of the granular material filling layer 5A is carried out as follows.

That is, the heating oil 2 which is heated and held at a temperature of, for example, 45 to 55 ° C. in the storage tank 1 by the operation of the heater 3 is operated by the pump 10 from the suction port 11 through the conduit 12 to the bathtub. It is continuously supplied into the liquid sump 7 of No. 4.

Heating oil 2 supplied into the sump 7
Gradually rises from inside the liquid sump portion 7 through the porous inner bottom 6 into the granular material packed bed 5A, and the liquid surface is discharged from the outlet 1.
After reaching the same level as in No. 3, it is returned to the inside of the storage tank 1 through the flow path 14 while overflowing the outflow port 13, and by continuing such a circulation supply of the oil 2 for a while. The packed bed 5A can be heated to almost the same temperature as the heating oil 2, for example, 45 to 55 ° C.

After heating the granular material filling layer 5A to a predetermined temperature, the valve 9 is opened, and the warming oil 2 remaining in the bath 4 is discharged from the drain port 8 into the storage tank 1 by its own weight. The sand bath warm bath is ready.

After the preparation of the sand bath warm bath, the bath is warmed to the same specifications as the natural sand bath so that the infrared rays emitted from the particulate matter 5 filled in the bath and the oil adhering to the particulate matter will cause the body to lose its heat. You can warm up to the core.

Further, the heating oil 2 remains attached to the granular material 5 filled in the tank, and the oil 2 adheres to the body during the warm bath. Thus, when the body is warmed up and then wiped with a towel or the like after the warm bath, the oil is applied to the body, so that skin care and further body care can be performed naturally.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, since the granular material packed bed 5A is heated by circulating heated oil, heat transfer efficiency is improved. The time required for heating can be shortened, and after the heating, the valve 9 can be opened to drain the water from the bath 4 quickly, and the time required for preparing the sand bath can be shortened.

Further, during the heating operation of the granular material packed bed 5A, the heating oil circulates in the packed bed, so that the granular material 5 constituting the packed bed is circulated with the circulating oil during the circulation of the oil. To be washed. Therefore, the trouble of cleaning the packed bed after each warm bath is eliminated. In order to enhance the cleaning effect, the bubble generator 15 can be installed in the lower part of the packed bed.

Further, when the oil is discharged from the bathtub 4, if a part of the oil is stored in the liquid sump portion 7, a warming effect like underfloor heating can be obtained. Such a heat retaining effect can also be obtained by installing the bathtubs 4 on the storage tank 1 in a two-tiered state, as shown in FIG.

In the present invention, the heating oil circulated between the storage tank 1 and the bath 4 does not necessarily have to pass through the liquid sump portion 7 and the porous insole 6 of the bath 4, and FIG. It may be supplied to the lower part of the inside of the bath 4 directly or through a multi-hole supply pipe (not shown) as shown by the arrow. In the type shown in FIG. 2, since the liquid sump portion 7 and the perforated insole 6 can be omitted, the overall height of the device can be kept low.

The oil may be supplied from the storage tank 1 to the bathtub 4 by a shower method.

FIG. 3 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the inside of the bath 4 communicates with the inside of the storage tank 1 through the porous bottom plate 16. In this case, it is necessary to use, as the pump 10, one having a liquid supply capacity that exceeds the amount of liquid drained from the porous bottom plate 16, and while the pump 10 is being driven, oil flows between the storage tank 1 and the bathtub 4 via the outlet 13. However, when the drive of the pump 10 is stopped, the oil in the bath 4 is returned to the storage tank 1 through the perforated bottom plate 16. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the type shown in FIGS.

In the present invention, it is desirable to circulate the oil as shown in the figure, but it may be used only once. In addition, a regenerator for removing lipid peroxides generated in the oil due to warming oxidation can be installed in the middle of the oil circulation system.

[0028]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the artificial sand bath according to the present invention, it is possible to easily enjoy the atmosphere and effects of the natural sand bath even if it is not a hot spring area, and use an oil particularly good for body beauty as a heat medium. Therefore, so-called beauty treatment effects such as skin care and body care can be obtained, and it is possible to be slim by applying massage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Storage Tank 2 Oil 3 Heater 4 Bath 5 Granular Material 6 Porous Inner Bottom 7 Liquid Reservoir 8 Drainage Port 9 Valve 10 Pump 11 Suction Port 12 Conduit 13 Outlet 14 Flow Path 15 Bubble Generator 16 Perforated Bottom Plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A filling layer for a granular substance that emits infrared rays by heating is provided in a bath, and the filling layer is heated by using oil heated to a predetermined temperature which is effective for beauty of the skin. An oil-heated artificial sand bath characterized by. 2. The artificial sand bath according to claim 1, wherein sesame oil and olive oil are used alone or as a mixture as the oil. 3. The oil is used for heating the packed bed.
The artificial sand bath according to claim 1, which is circulated and used while being heated to 5 to 70 ° C.