JP3207337B2 - Aroma generation and humidification device for sauna room and sauna bath device provided with the device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a comfortable and healthy sauna which is capable of supplying a certain amount of humidity and aroma such as medicinal herbs to a human body in an extremely dry and hot dry sauna room. The present invention relates to a bath apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a sauna which has been widely used in northern Europe and the like for a long time, water is applied to a heated sauna stone or the like to generate steam, thereby preventing the sauna room from being extremely dried artificially. However, in recent hot dry saunas, an electric stove is most often used as a heating device in the sauna room.However, since electric insulation measures such as a power supply connection portion are not sufficient, from the viewpoint of preventing electric leakage, etc. Sauna baths that cannot increase the relative humidity of the sauna room and are extremely dry at high temperatures are the most common. However, steam that generates a little steam outside the sauna room can be obtained by adding a little humidity compared to an extremely dry sauna bath, so that a softer bathing feeling can be obtained and the human body can be heated more quickly when the humidity is added. A sauna bath device provided with a generator and introducing the steam into a sauna room through a pipe to humidify the steam is gradually becoming known.

[0003] On the other hand, 50 ° C which is commonly called “low temperature sauna”
In a wet sauna bath device of a degree, a sauna bath device that steams herbs and the like to generate fragrance by steam in a steam generator provided in the steam bath room and supplies the fragrance to the bath room together with the steam in South Korea and the like. A sauna bath device for supplying aromatic steam to a dry sauna room at 70 ° C. or higher has not been known until now.

[0004]

However, since the relative humidity of the hot dry sauna room is very low at 5 to 10%, even if the relative humidity is slightly increased in order to promote the heating of the human body, It is easy to believe that poor insulation of electrical appliances due to water vapor in the air will not occur. However, during operation at a high temperature, even in a sauna room having a low relative humidity, if the heating is stopped and the room temperature is lowered, the relative humidity increases and a problem occurs. This problem is the first problem to be solved by the present invention. That is, for example, the heating of the sauna room at 80 ° C. and the relative humidity of 10% is stopped,
When the temperature of the sauna room drops to about 30 ° C, the dew point is reached. At this time, since the temperature of the electric appliance also decreases, when the relative humidity of the sauna room reaches the dew point, moisture may adhere to a part where electrical insulation is incomplete, such as a power supply connection portion of the electric appliance. Even if a sauna heating device such as an electric stove to which moisture is attached is started and the sauna room is to be heated again, the insulation is insufficient due to the moisture of the incompletely electrically insulated portion to cause a short circuit, causing a short circuit. become unable. Once the sauna heating device is activated and the temperature of the sauna room can be raised, the relative humidity decreases, the attached moisture evaporates, and the insulation failure is resolved, but the prerequisite heating device must be activated. For example, since the temperature does not rise and the sauna room remains unusable, it is difficult to humidify the dry sauna room after all. It is a first object of the present invention to solve this problem.

[0005] Next, in order to humidify the sauna room, a steam generator and a steam pipe such as a steam boiler are separately required to supply steam, so that there is a problem that the equipment is excessively large and expensive. Is a second object of the present invention.

[0006] Further, one of the main purposes of the sauna bath is to relieve the stress of the bather, but in order to enhance the effect, if an aroma containing a medicinal component having a tranquilizing effect is supplied to the sauna room, Although a more relaxed, comfortable and healthier sauna bath can be obtained, a device that generates aroma with a simple device and supplies it to a hot dry sauna room has not been known so far. Therefore, it is a third object of the present invention to develop and provide a device that generates fragrance by an inexpensive and simple method and safely supplies fragrance to a hot dry sauna room.

[0007] Each of the above-mentioned problems is to keep the sauna room (1) at high temperature and low temperature.
Light generated from the sauna chamber heating device (2) for heating the humidity, the heat ray and / or heated hot air as a heat source, its
In a location that can efficiently receive the heat energy of the sauna room
Provided and water contained inside by the thermal energy
Water heating heat exchanger for evaporating (3) and a water supply port provided in the water heating heat exchanger (3-6) and the steam outlet (3-5)
And the space filled with steam in the water heating heat exchanger
The herbs or drugs (3-4) that generate fragrance can be freely taken in and out , and the herbs or drugs (3-4) can be used in the sauna room.
Hot (1), and herbal steamer for housing to touch directly the low humidity air (3-3), is composed of, steam generated in the water heating heat exchanger herbal steamer (3-3) By contacting the herbs or medicines inside , they are humidified and heated to generate a fragrance, and the vapor accompanying the fragrance is discharged into the vapor discharge port (3-
5) that it is configured to discharge more into the sauna room (1) ,
It can be achieved by a fragrance generating and humidifying device for a sauna room characterized by the following. The numbers in parentheses indicate the reference numbers in the drawings of the respective components in the illustrated embodiment.

[0008] Water inlet (3-6) of the heat exchanger (3) for water heating
It is recommended to provide a water supply control electric valve (4) at the outside of the sauna room of the water supply pipe (5) connected to the water supply pipe, and to provide a timer relay that can arbitrarily set the open / close time of the electric valve. In this specification, the term "electrically operated valve" refers to a valve that is widely opened and closed by electric means, and includes a so-called solenoid valve and a motor valve.

[0009] Each of the above-mentioned problems is a problem that a dry-type sauna room (1), which is insulated and partitioned so that the room temperature is maintained at about 70 ° C. or more, is provided with a water-resistant electrical insulation for an electric part exposed to the outside air. Heating equipment for the sauna room (2) housed in a shielding box (2-3) that shuts off the air flow in the sauna room is installed for the electrical parts that are treated and difficult to insulate. This can be achieved by a sauna bath apparatus characterized in that the above-mentioned aroma generating and humidifying device for a sauna room is attached to a position where light, heat rays and / or heated air generated from the apparatus (2) can reach.

In this case, the sauna room heating device (2)
Is a far-infrared radiation heater that generates and emits far-infrared rays using fuel or electric power as a heat source, and the far-infrared radiation tube (2-
1) The ceiling of the sauna room is
In order to prevent overheating, the far infrared radiation tube (2-1)
Instead of the upper reflector, the heat exchanger (3) for generating aroma and water for the humidifier for the sauna room is attached to the mounting portion of the upper reflector provided at the top, and the far-infrared radiation tube (2
-1) It is recommended to configure to generate steam by using far infrared rays and high temperature air radiated from the heat source.

Thus, if these configurations of the present invention are individually described in relation to the above-mentioned problems of the present invention, it is possible to solve the problem that when a sauna room is humidified, a heating device causes electrical insulation failure. As for the first problem to be solved, the electric part of the sauna room heating device that comes into contact with the outside air has a structure that is electrically insulated, and the air in the sauna room invades the electrically difficult parts such as the power supply connection part. The problem is solved by sealing so as not to touch the moist air in the sauna room.

In order to solve the problem that a steam boiler and a steam pipe are required to humidify the sauna room with steam and excessive facilities are required, the heat source of the humidifying steam generator is as follows. By generating steam using light such as far-infrared rays and high-temperature air generated from the sauna room heating device, a general steam generator and steam piping are not required, and water piping can be connected to the device of the present invention from outside the sauna room. The solution is to use a new means of supplying humidifying steam to the sauna room simply by connecting. The temperature near the ceiling of the dry sauna room, which is originally hot, has risen to almost 100 ° C or higher. In particular, the temperature in the upper part near the heating device for the sauna room is even higher. If a heat exchanger is provided in this high-temperature part and water is supplied inside, the heat energy of the high-temperature air in the sauna room
In addition, in the case of a heating device for a sauna room that radiates far-infrared rays, both the energy of the far-infrared rays radiated and the heat energy of the high-temperature air turn water inside into steam,
A particularly complicated device is not required, and a simple heat exchanger may be used. The heat exchanger can generate steam with a device that is merely a metal container.

On the other hand, if the supplied steam is too much, even if the temperature is the same, the bather feels hot and there is a risk of burns. Therefore, it is necessary to appropriately adjust the amount of supplied water. for that reason,
An electric valve is installed outside the sauna room of the water supply pipe sent to the heat exchanger,
An automatic control circuit with a built-in timer relay that can arbitrarily set the open time and the closed time of the motor-operated valve is provided, and by appropriately changing the setting time of the timer relay, the motor-operated valve is opened and closed. By adjusting the time, the amount of generated steam can be easily and arbitrarily adjusted.

The third problem of the present invention, namely, the development of an apparatus for generating aroma by an inexpensive and simple method is as follows. In the heat exchanger for generating steam by utilizing the heat in the above-mentioned sauna room, the inside of the heat exchanger is dried. A basket-shaped herbal steamer for storing herbs is provided, and while the steam generated in the heat exchanger passes through the herbal steamer, the herbs are heated and humidified to generate a fragrance, and the steam with the fragrance is generated. This can be achieved by adopting a structure that discharges into the sauna room. Thus, it is possible to develop a fragrance generating and humidifying device for a sauna room that adds fragrance to a dry high-temperature sauna room and simultaneously humidifies it appropriately.

[0015]

When the apparatus of the present invention is installed in a hot sauna room, extremely dry air is added with a little humidity and aroma that contributes to health and is released into the sauna room. A comfortable sauna bath that can be mentally relaxed can be provided. In terms of equipment, there is no need for a steam boiler or steam piping.The only energy required to drive the device is a small amount of electric power for opening and closing the electric valve, and the energy for evaporating water is high-temperature air generated from a sauna room heating device. Or far infrared rays, it is possible to obtain a highly safe and inexpensive device despite a very simple device.

The amount of steam for humidifying a general commercial dry sauna room is a small amount of about 0.5 to 3 liters / h, and the energy for generating this amount of steam is one of the energy of the heater for heating the sauna room. Parts are enough. If a large amount of humidity is given to a hot sauna room, it will be too hot to take a bath. For example, if you take a bath in a sauna room at 80 ° C and 50% humidity, the air near the skin of the bather is cooled by the human body, and when the air temperature falls, the relative humidity rises and the temperature rises to about 64 ° C. When the temperature drops, the dew point is reached and the vapor condenses, and the human body is heated by both the heat of condensation and the hot water of 64 ° C. Normal
If you take hot water at 64 ° C, you will burn yourself, but if steam condenses, the volume will be reduced to about 1/1000, so it is not hot as in bathing at 64 ° C, but a lot of condensation The influence of heat is so great that you cannot take a bath. Considering the above, the humidity of the dry sauna room is desirably at a temperature of 36 ° C., which is the temperature of a human body, at a temperature of hot water that can be bathed, and at a degree such that the dew point is reached at about 45 ° C. Temperature 80 ° C and relative humidity 20
% Air reaches a dew point at about 45 ° C, so the maximum humidification limit for a dry sauna room is 20% relative humidity (64.0 g / kg absolute humidity)
Can be estimated.

The actual amount of humidified steam varies depending on various conditions such as the size of the room, the amount of natural ventilation, the original humidity of the bathroom, the number of bathers, etc., but considering these conditions, about 5 to 30 m ² It is estimated that about 0.5 to 3 liters / h is sufficient for a general commercial dry sauna. With this amount of steam, the energy required for steam generation can be covered by about 1/30 of the energy generated by the installed heating device for the sauna room, and the energy of hot air and light generated by the heating device for the sauna room is provided. Is sufficient, and there is no need to separately provide a heat source for generating steam.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of an embodiment of an aroma generating and humidifying device for a sauna room and a sauna bath apparatus provided with the same according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the herb steamer in the above embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a time chart showing the operation of the water supply control solenoid valve in the above embodiment. Note that, in each figure, a portion indicated by oblique lines indicates a cross section.

An embodiment of a fragrance generating and humidifying device for a sauna room and a sauna bath device provided with the device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 shows a sauna bath apparatus in which the sauna room fragrance generating and humidifying device according to the present invention is attached to a sauna room heating device using electric power as a heat source. The sauna room heating device 2 used in the present embodiment is a sauna far-infrared radiation heater using electric power as a heat source.
A known device already disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 40 can be suitably used. Above the far-infrared radiation heater 2 provided in the sauna room 1, a metal box-shaped heat exchanger 3 is attached in the form of a lid or a top plate of the far-infrared radiation heater. 3 has a water tank shape, and the bottom plate 3-1 of the water tank has a far-infrared radiation tube 2-1.
The water 3-2 in the water tank boils by being heated by both the far infrared rays radiated further and the high-temperature air heated by the far infrared ray radiating tube 2-1 and generates steam actively. The figure
In the embodiment shown, the heat exchanger 3 is a far-infrared radiation heater.
It is attached to the upper part of the table 2 in a lid shape or a top plate shape
However, this part of the far-infrared radiation heater 2 usually has
Sauna by far infrared rays emitted from infrared radiation tube 2-1
Upper reflector to prevent the ceiling of Room 1 from overheating
Is attached. In the illustrated embodiment,
Heat exchanger 3 in place of the upper reflector
Heats far-infrared rays and high-temperature air radiated from the
It is configured to generate steam as a source.

The vapor generated in the heat exchanger 3 enters the herbal steamer 3-3 at the top of the pull-out of the heat exchanger 3. The drawer-type herbal steamer 3-3 is configured so as to be freely inserted into and removed from the heat exchanger 3, and the bottom plate of the steamer 3-3 is formed of a perforated plate as shown in FIG. 3-
3 flows into and comes into contact with the stored herbs 3-4, which rises while heating and humidifying. At that time, the scent generated from the herb 3-4 when heated causes the steam
5 Blow out into sauna room 1

The bather in the sauna room in which the apparatus of the present invention is installed is comfortably heated by the appropriately humidified high-temperature air and the far-infrared rays, and while being inhaled with a pleasant fragrance, is kept healthy and healthy. You can enjoy a comfortable sauna bath.

In the present invention, the sauna room is humidified, but the relative humidity does not always increase more than necessary. The air in the bathroom where the sauna bath equipment is installed flows into the sauna room by opening and closing the vent and the door by the bather, but the air in the bathroom before heating is generally around 25-30 ° C and the humidity is 80%. Often around. When this 25 ° C air with a relative humidity of 80% is heated and rises to 80 ° C, the relative humidity becomes 5.4% and becomes very dry air, which lowers the relative humidity of the sauna room. The relative humidity of the sauna room targeted by the present invention is a temperature of 80.
It is 10 to 20% at ° C, and about 15% is most desirable. On the other hand, the temperature of the incoming air is only about 5.4% at a temperature of 80 ° C, so it is desirable to humidify this difference.

Thus, if the water 3-2 in the water tank continues to evaporate, the water in the water tank runs out after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the evaporation stops. Predetermined time elapses, time when reaching the a time chart of FIG. 4, the timer T ₁ is excited the relay. That is, the timer T ₁ is a timer relay to determine the closure time of the water supply control solenoid valve 4 provided in the sauna room outside, this is configured to allow easy change the setting time, generally conventionally A widely used timer relay can be used. When the timer T ₁ is excited, the closing time of the water supply control solenoid valve 4 ends, the water supply control solenoid valve 4 opens, and water supply is started, and the water passes through the sauna room wall 6 by the water supply pipe 5. It enters the sauna room 1 and is supplied into the heat exchanger 3. Timer T ₁ is at the same time as the opening is excited water control solenoid valve 4, power is applied to the timer T _2. The timer T ₂ are, similar to the timer relay T _1, is arbitrary changeable timer relay set time, a timer relay for determining the opening time of the water supply control solenoid valve 4, 4 has passed the set time When reaching the point b, the timer T ₂ is excited, the water supply control solenoid valve 4 which was open until then closed, water supply to the heat exchanger 3 is stopped.

At the same time as the water supply control solenoid valve 4 is closed,
Power is applied to the timer T _1. As described above, the timer T ₁ is a timer relay that determines the closing time of the water supply control solenoid valve 4, so that the water supply control solenoid valve 4 remains closed until the timer T ₁ is energized. Water 3-2 in 3 continues to decrease. When the set time of the timer T ₁ is passed, i.e., when reaching the point c of FIG. 4, the water supply starts water supply control solenoid valve 4 is opened again, takes power to the timer T ₂ simultaneously, the setting time is elapsed Then, at point d, the water supply control solenoid valve 4 closes and water supply stops. Similarly, the above operation is repeated for each timer T ₁ and setting the timer T ₂ times, the sauna room is maintained at a moderate humidity. In the above description, two timers T ₁ and T
_{Although the} opening / closing control of the water supply control electromagnetic valve 4 is performed by using ₂ , the same control can of course be performed using the closing time and the opening time of one timer.

When the automatic operation is performed for a long time in this manner, the herbs 3-3 stored in the drawer-type herbal steamer 3-3.
The medicinal properties of 4 fade and the fragrance begins to decrease. Therefore, hold the handle 3-3 'of the drawer-type herbal steamer 3-3, pull out the steamer 3-3 to the outside, replace the old herbal 3-4 with a new herb, or add a herb or medicinal herb, and then add the herb again. Insert the steamer 3-3 into the heat exchanger 3.

As described above, the heating device 2 for a sauna room used in the illustrated embodiment is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 6-134040.
Is a known far-infrared radiation heater disclosed in
The far-infrared radiation heater 2 accommodates a sheathed heater 2-2 inside a far-infrared radiation tube 2-1, and the sheathed heater 2-2.
Is heated by the electric power to generate light mainly composed of near-infrared light, which is radiated to the inner surface of the far-infrared radiation tube 2-1 to emit light.
The heating device is configured to heat to about ° C. and radiate far-infrared rays into the sauna room from the outer surface of the far-infrared radiation tube 2-1 to heat a human body or the like. The lower part of the sheath heater 2-2
The lower end is supported by a flange 2-2 ', is inserted into a power supply connection part shielding box 2-3, and is connected to a power supply line 2-4. The sheathed heater 2-2 is almost completely sealed and insulated except for the power supply connection terminal at the lower end thereof, and the power supply connection shield box 2-3 houses the power supply connection terminal at the leading end where insulation is incomplete. Is sealed by a flange 2-2 'and a maintenance lid 2-5 to prevent infiltration of humid air in the sauna room. Since the air in the sauna room does not enter the non-insulated part in this way, the heating of the sauna room is stopped, the temperature of the sauna room decreases, and even when the relative humidity reaches the dew point, the power supply connection portion of the electric appliance, etc. The first problem of the present invention can be solved by preventing moisture from adhering to a part where electrical insulation is incomplete and causing insulation failure.

The amount of steam to be humidified per unit time depends on the size of the room.
Species such as ventilation volume, number of bathers, humidity of bath air for ventilation
It is determined by various conditions, and that day or day
It changes every moment, and it is necessary to determine optimal conditions in advance.
Therefore, the amount of generated steam, that is, heat exchange in this embodiment, is not possible.
The amount of water supplied to the exchanger 3 can be easily adjusted artificially.
Must be configured. The humidity of the high-temperature sauna indoor air,
There are no known inexpensive devices that automatically and safely detect
Therefore, it is necessary to adjust it artificially. The amount of water supply is
Calculate assuming various conditions or extrapolate from past experience
Then, as mentioned above, a small amount of about 0.5 to 3 liters / h
Was. 0.5 liter per hour, 0.14cc per second
Automatically flushing and adjusting the amount of water is
At the fiss, the holes are too small, causing problems such as clogging of dust.
It is very difficult because it occurs. Therefore, in this embodiment, the water supply
Control solenoid valve 4 and timer T₁And T_TwoAnd T ₁
And T_TwoBy changing the setting time of small amount of water easily
The amount can be adjusted freely. For example, 0.5 hours per hour
In case of running water, turn on the water supply control solenoid valve 4 for 10 minutes.
Timer T to close and open for 5 seconds₁, T_TwoDetermined
For example, with water flowing at a flow rate of about 60 liters / h and 16.7 cc / sec.
The same is very easy. Increase or decrease of water volume
Marker T₁, T_TwoBy changing the setting time of
It is possible freely. For example, T₁10 minutes to 5 minutes, T
_TwoIf you change 5 seconds to 20 seconds, 3.75 l / h and 0.5
It can be increased to 7.5 times of liter / h. T₁time
Delay, T_TwoIf you shorten the time, you can freely lose weight.

In addition to the far-infrared radiation heater using electric power as a heat source in the present embodiment, a heating device for a sauna room in which the apparatus of the present invention can be optimally installed is a device that generates far-infrared rays using gas as fuel to heat the sauna room. Gas-fired infrared radiation heater (see JP-A-59-21913) and an infrared radiation sauna bath device using combustion heat as a heat source (Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-7097).
It is also possible to use an already known gas-fired sauna heater such as that disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 3 (1994) -301. In any of these gas-fired sauna heaters, a member for driving and controlling the radiation device is provided outside the sauna room, so that all electric appliances are installed outside the sauna room, and the air in the sauna room does not touch the electric appliances. In addition, there is an advantage that the electric appliance does not cause insulation failure due to the air in the sauna room.

The so-called Finnish-type electric sauna stove, which has been widely used in the past, generally has a structure in which air in the sauna room flows through a power supply connection portion of the sheathed heater, and therefore is not suitable for the present invention as it is. Appropriate. However, if the power supply connection part is hermetically sealed so that the air in the sauna room does not enter, it is also possible to use this.

[0030]

According to the present invention, a softer bathing feeling can be obtained by adding a little humidity than in an extremely dry sauna bath, and the human body can be heated more quickly by adding the humidity. In other words, it is possible to sufficiently heat the human body even when the temperature of the sauna room is lowered compared to the conventional case so that the user can take a bath more easily. If the air has a dew point slightly higher than the human body temperature, it will reach the dew point when the temperature drops by touching the human body, the water vapor in the air will condense, and the latent heat generated at this time will further heat the human body, Even in a dry sauna, the higher the relative humidity, the faster the human body can be heated. Paying attention to this, some persons concerned have begun to know an example in which a steam generator for generating a small amount of steam is provided outside the sauna room, and the steam is introduced into the sauna room by piping and humidified. For example, air reaching a dew point at 40 ° C has a relative humidity of 15.5% at a temperature of 80 ° C, and this level of air heats up the human body by both convection of air and heat of condensation of steam. Heated comfortably. On the other hand, when inhaling extremely dry high-temperature air, the mucous membrane of the throat and nose dries and irritates.However, if the air reaches the dew point at about the human body temperature, the throat and nose are condensed by the condensed water. Is supplied, and an effect similar to that obtained when the steam of the wet sauna is inhaled can be given. Further, when used in combination with the far-infrared radiation heater as in this embodiment, a sauna bath device that can easily and quickly heat the human body at a lower temperature than a conventional Finnish sauna can be obtained due to both the far-infrared radiation effect and the humidification effect.

The air flowing into the sauna room has a temperature of 25 ° C.
The relative humidity is often about 80%, but when this air is heated to 80 ° C, the relative humidity becomes 5.4%, and the relative humidity of the dry sauna room becomes about 5-6% at the temperature of about 80 ° C. There are many. Just because the higher the relative humidity is, the faster the heating can be.
It is heated in a manner similar to bathing in hot water at ℃, so it is too hot and, in some cases, burns. Therefore,
It is most desirable to humidify the inflow air, whose relative humidity is about 5 to 6% when the temperature is raised to about 80 ° C., to the above-mentioned about 15.5%. 15.5% air with a temperature of 80 ° C and a relative humidity of 5-6%
In order to increase the extent, necessary air 1 m ³ per 25~30g about steam, if size 10 m ² about the sauna room, it is necessary to replenish the 600~700g about steam case without ventilation . Calculate assuming various conditions such as ventilation volume by opening and closing the door by bathers and estimate the required humidification amount,
Need humidification amount of 10m ² about the sauna room is 0.5 to 1.0 liters
/ h, and the amount of heat that generates this amount of steam is 300
In ~600Kcal / h, the quantity of heat 80 ° C. the sauna room of about 10 m ²
It is about 1/20 of the amount of heat required to maintain the temperature by heating to about. Therefore, the heat source required for humidification is sufficient as a part of the heat source for the heater for heating the sauna room, and according to the present invention, there is no need for a separate device for generating steam using electric power or fuel, which is safe. There is an effect that the dry sauna room can be humidified with a cheap and simple device.

The amount of steam to be humidified is determined by the ventilation volume of the sauna room, that is, the amount of air flowing into the sauna room, the humidity of the inflowing air, the moisture brought in by the bather, and the like. And the humidity of the outside air constantly changes, so that the desired humidification amount always changes. Originally, it is desirable to automatically detect the relative humidity of the sauna room and automatically adjust the amount of water to be humidified based on the detected amount.However, a sensor that measures the relative humidity of high-temperature air above 70 ° C with a simple device is Since it is not known at this time, it is difficult to automatically adjust the humidification amount. Therefore, it is necessary to artificially determine the humidification amount based on the number of bathers, the weather, and the like, and adjust the humidification amount. However, since the amount of water to be humidified is as small as about 0.5 to 3 liters / h, it is very difficult to control the amount of water. For example, at a speed of 1 m / s, 0.5
The water channel area when flowing liter / h of water is 0.00139cm
^{In 2} , fine holes having a diameter of 0.421 mm are formed, and dust is easily clogged, and it is very difficult to further fine-tune the amount of water.

[0033] For the problem, as described in claim 2 in the present invention, a water supply control electromagnetic valve 4, the provided timer T ₁ and timer -T _2, by changing the setting time of T ₁ and T ₂ In addition, a small amount of water can be easily and freely adjusted.

On the other hand, the present invention not only humidifies by generating the above-mentioned steam, but also steams a herb that generates fragrance with the generated steam to efficiently generate fragrance. It also achieves the effect of releasing water into the bath and relaxing the bather. The herb preferably used in the present invention is a dried Chinese herb, such as touki, senkyu, and clove, all of which have an sedative, analgesic, or blood-supplementating effect on the aromatic components. Dried herbs such as lavender are used,
These are steamed with humidifying steam to generate a fragrance, sooth the bather mentally, relax and enhance the effect of the sauna bath. The so-called Kampo Sauna, which steams dried herbs with steam and sends it to a wet sauna along with the steam, has been installed in Korea in large numbers and its utility has been known for a long time, and recently it has begun to be known to some concerned parties in Japan. However, as in the embodiment of the present invention, a sauna bath device that generates steam using a heating device for a sauna room as a heat source, slightly increases the relative humidity of the sauna room, and adds aroma using the steam is completely known. Absent.

The effects of the fragrance generating and humidifying device for a sauna room according to the present invention described above can be summarized as follows. Similarly, a healthy sauna bath device that can warm the human body faster, moisturizes the throat and nose, and also has the effect of inhaling the aromatic ingredients of herbs, can be relaxed mentally and physically, It can be provided by an extremely simple device.

The aroma generation and humidification device for a sauna room and the sauna bath device provided with the device according to the present invention are not necessarily limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, (1) A paint that absorbs and emits far-infrared rays, that is, a material close to a perfect black body, is applied to the surface of the bottom plate 3-1 of the heat exchanger 3 to increase the heat exchange capacity of the heat exchanger 3. It is possible to increase.

(2) In the above embodiment, the heat exchanger 3 is provided in place of the upper reflector of the electric far-infrared radiation heating device, but a far-infrared radiation heater is provided near the upper part of the existing far-infrared radiation heater. It is possible to separately provide a heat exchanger 3 and generate steam using light generated from the far-infrared radiation heater or high-temperature air as a heat source to humidify the sauna room.

(3) In the above embodiment, a far-infrared radiation heater that generates far-infrared rays by using electric power is used, but it is widely known in JP-A-59-21913, JP-A-1-130754, and the like. It is also possible to install the heat exchanger 3 of the present invention in a sauna room provided with a far-infrared radiation heater using gas as a heat source. In that case, the gas far-infrared radiation heater is provided with the radiator portion in the sauna room, and all the members using electric power such as the electromagnetic valve and the blower that drive and control the gas burner inside the radiator are provided outside the sauna room. Since the temperature of the sauna room decreases and the air of the dewed sauna room comes into contact, there is no problem that insulation failure occurs.

[0039] Using (4) System Zuhita, therein heater
Heating the air passing through the "Finland Storm"
Electric sauna stove generally referred to the part (s) ", low at high temperatures
Most widely used as a heating device for sauna baths with humidity
However, since the power supply connection portion of the sheathed heater comes into contact with air in the sauna room and causes insulation failure, the device of the present invention cannot be directly attached to this . Therefore, the apparatus of the present invention can be installed by, for example, sealing the power supply connection portion so that the air in the sauna room does not touch the non-insulated portion. For example, the upper part of the electric stove where the normal sauna stone is placed , that is, the hottest air flows out
A heat exchanger 3 is provided at a location separated from the stove, and steam and aroma can be generated using air heated to a high temperature in the sauna stove as a heat source.

(5) The herbs to be stored in the drawer-type herbal steamer 3-3 are not necessarily limited to the herbs, but they use cypress sawdust to generate hinokitiol, or steam, such as tangerine or citron peel, which is not a grass. If it is an aromatic material that emits fragrance when steamed,
Various types can be used, and in some cases, such components as concentrated and solidified fragrances may be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of an embodiment of a fragrance generating and humidifying device for a sauna room and a sauna bath device provided with the same according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the herb steamer in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a time chart showing the operation of the water supply control solenoid valve in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Sauna room 2 Heating device for sauna room (far-infrared radiation heater) 2-1 Far-infrared radiation tube 2-2 Seed heater 2-2 'flange 2-3 Power supply connection box shielding box 2-4 Power supply line 2-5 Maintenance use the lid 3 heat exchanger 3-1 water 3-3 pull-out of the herbal steamer 3-3 of the bottom plate 3-2 in the aquarium 'handle 3-4 herb 3-5 steam blowoff pipes 4 feed water control solenoid valve T ₁ timer T ₂ Timer 5 Water pipe 6 Sauna room wall

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A light source, a heating wire and / or heated high-temperature air generated from a heating device for a sauna room ( 2) for heating a sauna room (1) to a high temperature and a low humidity, as a heat source . Heat energy
It is installed at a position where it can be efficiently received in the
Water heating heat exchanger for evaporating the water contained therein by energy (3) and a water supply port provided in the water heating heat exchanger (3-6) and steam <br/> air outlet (3 -5), and in the space filled with steam in the water heating heat exchanger,
The herbs or drugs (3-4) that generate fragrance can be freely taken in and out , and the herbs or drugs (3-4) can be used in the sauna room (1).
Hot, the herb is housed not directly touch the low-humidity air steamer (3-3), it is composed of the steam generated in the water heating heat exchanger herbal steamer (3-3)
By contacting the herbs or drugs inside , they are humidified and heated to generate fragrance, and the vapor with this fragrance is released into the sauna room (1) from the vapor discharge port (3-5). It was possible, scenting and humidifier for sauna room, characterized in. 2. A water supply port (3-6) of said water heating heat exchanger (3).
The sauna according to claim 1, further comprising a water supply control electric valve (4) provided outside the sauna room of the water supply pipe (5) connected to the water supply pipe, and a timer relay capable of arbitrarily setting the opening and closing time of the electric valve. Room fragrance generator and humidifier. 3. In a dry-type sauna room (1) insulated and kept at a room temperature of about 70 ° C. or higher, a water-resistant electrical insulation treatment is applied to an electric part that is exposed to the outside air. Electric parts that are difficult to process are provided with a sauna room heating device (2) housed in a shielding box (2-3) that shuts off the air flow in the sauna room, and are generated from the sauna room heating device (2). A sauna bath apparatus, comprising the fragrance generating and humidifying device for a sauna room according to claim 1 or 2 installed at a position where light, heat rays and / or heated air reach. 4. The sauna room heating device (2) is a far-infrared radiation heater for generating and radiating far-infrared rays using fuel or electric power as a heat source, and is radiated from the far-infrared radiation tube (2-1).
Prevents the ceiling of the sauna room from overheating due to far infrared rays.
Installed above the far-infrared radiation tube (2-1).
Instead of the upper reflector, the heat exchanger (3) for aroma generation and humidifier for the sauna room is attached to the mounting part of the upper reflector, which radiates from the far-infrared radiation tube (2-1). The sauna bath apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the steam is generated by using the far infrared rays and the high-temperature air as heat sources.