JPH1038278A - Sunken leg warmer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sunken leg warmer, which is quite effective to prevent feet from being sweaty or to inhibit uncomfortable odor from being emitted and which is highly effective in heating by providing an air layer between a heating panel and a carpet which is placed on the panel and providing a fan in an air passage which communicates the air layer with the outside. SOLUTION: A sunken leg warmer main body 12 or is provided with an opening on the upper part and shaped up basically like a box with a bottom and side surfaces. A heating panel 3 and a carpet 1 are laid out on the bottom of the sunken leg warmer main body 12 where an air layer 2 is provided between the heating panel 3 and the carpet 1 which is placed on the heating panel 3. An air passage 13 is provided so as to communicate the air layer 2 with the outside while a fan 9 is provide on the air passage 13, thereby constituting the basic structure of the sunken kotatsu according to this invention. A large number of short posts 18 are projectingly provided on the rear surface of the carpet 1. The posts 18 support the carpet 1 on the heating panel 3, thereby forming the air layer 2 between both members. In addition, a large number of vent holes 5 are bored in the carpet 1. This construction makes to possible to prevent the emission of uncomfortable odor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a moat kotatsu.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a moat kotatsu has an infrared heater installed on a bottom surface of a moat body which is formed in a substantially box shape, a table is erected thereon, and a futon is hung thereon. However, with changes in lifestyle in recent years, Hori Kotatsu that does not use futons has been developed in consideration of the Western style such as flooring. That is, a planar heating element is installed on the bottom and side surfaces of the main body of the moat kotatsu, on the floor of a room, on the top of a table, and the like, and is heated with a comfortable temperature balance.

[0003]

The aforementioned Kotatsu Hori is
Warm the contact area between the sheet heating element and the human body evenly. However, the heat-generating part and the human body may come into close contact with each other, which may cause stuffiness and unpleasant odor. Further, only the contact portion with the planar heating element can be heated, and especially when no futon is used, the knees and the like may be cold without an auxiliary heating device such as a stove or an air conditioner.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a moat kotatsu having a high effect of preventing foot stuffiness, unpleasant odor and the like and having a high heating effect.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a moat kotatsu having an opening at an upper portion and formed substantially in a box shape with a bottom surface and side surfaces. In the moat kotatsu provided with the heat generating panel 3 and the carpet 1 on the bottom surface of the moat kotatsu main body 12, an air layer 2 is provided between the heat generating panel 3 and the carpet 1 arranged thereon, and the air layer 2 is connected to the outside. An air passage 13 to be connected is provided, and a blower 9 is provided in the air passage 13.

[0006] The formation of the air layer 12 between the carpet 1 and the heat generating panel 13 can be easily achieved by simply stacking them by interposing a cage between them.

The outside connected by the air passage 13 may be any as long as it can release the air inside the digging kotatsu and consequently introduce fresh air, such as an outdoor unit, a dehumidifier, and an air purification device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a moat kotatsu is provided by replacing the air layer 2 according to the first aspect with a heat generating panel 3 or a carpet 1.
Are formed by a large number of columns 18 fixed to at least one of them. That is, the support 18 supports the carpet 1 on the heat generating panel 3 to facilitate forming the air layer 2 between the two.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a moat kotatsu comprises a plurality of small holes 11 provided on the carpet 3 side.
And the air bag 10 provided with a pipe 24 connected to the air passage 13.

That is, an air bag 10 is interposed between the carpet 1 and the heat generating panel 3 instead of the cage and the support 18 as described above, and a small hole serving as a vent hole is formed on the upper surface of the air bag 10 or the like. 11 and also connect to the outside.

The moat kotatsu according to the fourth aspect has a configuration in which the air intake 8 of the air passage according to the first aspect is provided inside the moat kotatsu main body 12.

The air intake preferably extends around the entire inner wall of the moat kotatsu main body 12 in order to increase the ventilation efficiency of the interior.

A moat kotatsu according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is mounted above the main body 12 of the moat kotatsu according to the first aspect, and is a substantially flat top plate 15 disposed substantially parallel to the bottom surface. And a leg body 16 suspended from the top plate 15.
An air inlet 20 is provided on the lower surface of the top plate 15, an air gap 21 is provided therein, and an air passage 22 communicating with the air gap 21 is provided in at least one of the legs so that the air path 13 and the air inlet 8 are connected. Is configured.

Therefore, the air below the top plate 15 also flows into the air intake 8 through the air intake 20, the gap 21, and the air passage 22, thereby further improving the connection between the air inside the main body 12 and the outside. You can do it.

The moat kotatsu according to the sixth aspect has a configuration in which the deodorizer 6 is disposed in the air passage 13 according to the first aspect.

The moat kotatsu according to the seventh aspect is configured such that the dehumidifier 7 is arranged in the air passage 13 according to the first aspect.

The moat kotatsu according to the eighth aspect has a configuration in which a rubber frame 4 for carpet positioning is provided below the inner side of the moat kotatsu main body 12 according to the first aspect.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a moat kotatsu of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

This moat kotatsu has an opening at the top and is formed in a substantially box-like shape with a bottom surface and side surfaces, and a heating panel 3 and a carpet 1 on the bottom surface of the moat kotatsu body 12. The air layer 2 is provided between the heat generating panel 3 and the carpet 1 disposed thereon.
An air passage 13 connecting the air passage to the outside and a blower 9 provided in the air passage 13 is a basic structure.

On the back of the carpet 1, a number of short columns 18 are protrudingly provided. The columns 11 support the carpet 1 on the heat generating panel 3 to form an air layer 2 therebetween. ing.

The carpet 1 is provided with a number of small air holes 5. This is so that the air in the air layer 2 can easily escape from the surface of the carpet 1. Therefore, when the carpet 1 is rich in air permeability, the air holes 5 are not necessarily required.

A blower 9 communicating with the air layer 2 through a ventilation hole 14 is arranged on the lower inner surface of the moat kotatsu body 12. Further, an air inlet 8 is opened on the upper inner side surface of the moat kotatsu main body 12. Blower 9 and air intake 8
Are connected by an air passage 13 formed of a pipe. The air passage 13 is provided with a deodorizer 6 and a dehumidifier 7 interposed therebetween.

The carpet 1 disposed on the bottom of the moat kotatsu main body 12 and the thin air layer 2 between the heat generating panel 3 disposed thereunder communicate with each other through a number of small air holes 5 provided on the surface of the carpet 1. The air layer 2 and the inside of the moat kotatsu main body 12 are ventilated.

The air in the moat kotatsu main body 12 is sucked into an air passage 13 from an air inlet 8 provided on the upper inner side surface, and this air passes through a deodorizer 6 and a dehumidifier 7 and is blown again by a blower 9. Sent out to layer 2. In this manner, purified and dehumidified air circulates in the carpet 1 and the moat kotatsu main body 12 on the heating panel 3.

It is preferable that the air inlet 8 extends around the entire inner wall of the moat kotatsu main body 12, as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the moat kotatsu main body 1
A top body 15 comprising a substantially flat top plate 15 placed substantially parallel to the bottom surface and a leg 16 suspended from the top plate 15, which is placed above the bottom 2. 15, an air inlet 20 is provided on the lower surface, a gap 21 connected to the air inlet 20 therein, and an air passage 22 communicating with the gap 2 in at least one of the legs. Are configured to be connected.

Therefore, the air below the top plate 15 also flows through the air inlet 20, the gap 21, and the air passage 22 to the air inlet 8, further improving the connection of the air inside the moat kotatsu main body 12 to the outside. You can do it. In addition, warm air spreads from above the carpet 1 to below the top plate 15 without any bias.

The bottom carpet 1 is detachable so that it can be cleaned, and is fixed by a rubber frame 4 for positioning the carpet. The moat kotatsu main body 12 has a rubber frame 4 disposed around an inner surface of a substantially square shape, and the rubber frame 4 abuts on the outer peripheral edge of the carpet 1 so that positioning and displacement prevention are performed.

As a different example of the air layer 2, as shown in FIG. 3, the air layer 2 can be formed by a thin mat-shaped air bag 10. The air bag 10 has a number of small holes 11 on the side on which the carpet 1 is placed, and air is sent from the small holes 11 to the carpet 1. Further, the pipe 24 connected to the carpet 1 is connected to the air passage 18.
Connect to use. Therefore, if the air bag 10 is mounted on the heat generating panel 3 and the carpet 1 is mounted thereon, the air layer 2 can be formed.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the carpet is ventilated by the above-described structure, the contact portion of the human body is not stuffy. Further, in the case where the air in the refrigerator is collected, dehumidified, deodorized and circulated, unpleasant odor can be prevented. Further, since the air intake is installed on the side portion, the back of the top plate, or both, the warm air heated by the heat generating panel rises to the knee height, and the entire lower body is warmed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bird's-eye view of a main part of a different embodiment of the present invention as viewed from directly above.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of another different embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carpet 2 Air layer 3 Heat generation panel 4 Rubber frame 5 Ventilation hole 6 Deodorizer 7 Dehumidifier 8 Air intake 9 Blower 10 Air bag 11 Small hole 12 Hori kotatsu main body 13 Air passage 14 Vent hole 15 Top plate 17 Yagura body 18 Prop 20 Air intake 21 Void 22 Air passage 24 Pipe

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A moat kotatsu having an opening at an upper portion and formed in a substantially box shape with a bottom surface and a side surface, and a heat generating panel and a carpet on a bottom surface of the moat kotatsu body. A moat kotatsu comprising an air layer provided between a heating panel and a carpet, an air path connecting the air layer to the outside air, and a blower provided in the air path. 2. The moat kotatsu according to claim 1, wherein the air layer is provided with a plurality of columns fixed to at least one of a panel and a carpet. 3. The moat kotatsu according to claim 1, wherein the air layer is formed by an air bag provided with a number of small holes on a carpet side and a communication port in an air passage. 4. The moat kotatsu according to claim 1, wherein an air inlet of the air passage is provided inside the moat kotatsu main body. 5. A substantially flat top plate, which is placed above the moat kotatsu main body and is disposed substantially in parallel with the bottom surface of the moat kotatsu main body, and legs vertically suspended from the top plate A body composed of a body and an air intake below the top plate, a gap portion connected to the air intake portion in a thickness portion, and an air passage communicating with the gap portion in at least one of the legs; The moat kotatsu according to claim 1, wherein the road and the air intake of the main body are connected. 6. The moat kotatsu according to claim 1, wherein a deodorizer is provided in the air passage. 7. The moat kotatsu according to claim 1, wherein a dehumidifier is provided in the air passage. 8. The moat kotatsu according to claim 1, wherein a rubber frame for carpet positioning is provided below the inside of the moat kotatsu main body.