JPH0237779B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a prefabricated electric sauna.

[Background technology]

In recent years, it has become popular to enjoy sauna bathing at home, and various box-type home electric saunas have been provided. Such electric saunas are usually assembled at a factory and then transported and installed at a desired home. By the way, this electric sauna is quite large even if it is for home use, so it takes a lot of effort to transport it, and sometimes it is impossible to transport it into houses with narrow entrances and exits.

Therefore, a prefabricated electric sauna that can be assembled at home has been devised and is now available on the market. When this device is assembled at home, electrical connection between the heater, which is the heat source, and the power cord is made by coupling the connector. In this case, if the connectors are not connected securely, poor contact will occur and the connectors will generate heat, and in extreme cases,
Smoke and ignition may occur.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and its purpose is to easily connect a heater and a power cord to a connector reliably, thereby preventing smoke generation due to poor contact. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric sauna that can reduce troubles such as ignition.

[Disclosure of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.

The main components of this electric sauna include a floor panel 1, a plurality of (four in this embodiment) wall panels 10, 10, . . . , a door 2, an operation panel 4, and a ceiling panel 5.

The floor panel 1 is formed in a pentagonal shape, and the other four sides except for one side on the front side are provided with wall panels 10,
It has connection parts 1a, 1a, . . . into which the numerals 10, . . . can be fitted and erected. A closed door 2 is located on one side of the front side.

Each wall panel 10 has a double wall structure with an inner wall and an outer wall, as shown in FIG. 6, in order to form a heat insulating air layer. A first connector 17a is connected to the inner surface of this inner wall via a lead wire 13a of a predetermined length.
A planar heater 3 to which is connected is provided.
Specifically, the heater 3 is attached to an inner wall by a mounting frame 11 having a drainboard 12. Each wall panel 10 also has a connecting portion (not shown) that engages with the floor panel 1 on its lower end surface, and a lead wire 13 on its inner wall.
a through hole 22 on the upper end surface of the first connector 17a.
Each has a hole 23 for drawing out the lead wire 13a to the upper end surface.

The door 2 also has a double wall structure with an inner wall and an outer wall to form a heat insulating air layer. It is attached to one adjacent wall panel 10 via a hinge 30 so as to be openable and closable, and is located on one side of the front side of the floor panel 1.

The operation panel 4 includes a casing 40 sandwiched between a pair of adjacent wall panels 10 at the top of the door 2.
, an electrical device built into the casing 40, and a second connector 17b connected to the electrical device via a lead wire 13b of a predetermined length. As shown in FIG. 11, this casing 40 is divided into two spaces by a partition wall 37 made of a heat insulating material. Among the electrical devices described above, the breaker 31,
Timer 32, temperature controller 33, power lamp 34
The interior light 3 is installed in one space of the casing 40.
The five sockets 36 are respectively housed in the other space. The upper end surface is provided with a draw-out hole 23 for the lead wire 13b and a ventilation hole 43 for dissipating hot air due to heat generated by the electrical equipment.
8. A heat insulating member formed by a heat insulating material 39 and a back cover 41 is provided. This back cover 41 is provided with a hole 42 through which the interior light 35 for knowing the operating state can be viewed and which can be attached and detached.

The ceiling panel 5 is formed by pasting plate materials 29, 29 on both sides of a pentagonal frame 28, and has a power cord take-out part 6 which is opened in a triangular shape by cutting out the member 29 at the corner of the upper surface, and a frame 28. A storage section 19 having recesses 20 (to be described later) formed on each side of the body 28 is provided, and a receptacle outlet 21 for detachably attaching the power cord 7 is attached to the power cord take-out section 6. A third connector 18b for power supply coupled to the second connector 17b is connected to this socket outlet 21 via a lead wire 14b of a predetermined length, and from this third connector 18b, a third connector 18b coupled to the first connector 17a is connected. 3 connector 18a has a predetermined length of lead wire 14a
connected via. These lead wires 14
a, 14b are pulled out through the pull-out holes 25 provided on each side of the frame 28, and are therefore pulled out from the ceiling panel 5.
It is now possible to move against. Plate material 2 on the bottom side
9 is provided with a vent hole 44 that communicates with the vent hole 43 and allows hot air inside the operation panel 4 to escape. A spacer 46 is provided near the ventilation hole 44 to prevent dust from entering the operation panel 4.

This electric sauna is assembled as follows. First, at each connecting portion 1a, 1a,... of the floor panel 1,
The two wall panels 10 are engaged and connected, then the door 2 is attached to the wall panel 10, the operation panel 4 is sandwiched between the wall panels 10, 10, and the ceiling panel 5
are placed on the wall panels 10, 10, . . . and the operation panel 4. At this time, each wall panel 10, 10,
The first connectors 17a, 17a, . . . and the second connector 17b of the operation panel 4 are pulled out to the upper side of the ceiling panel 5 through the through hole 24 formed in the plate material 29 on the lower surface side of the ceiling panel 5. Then, the third
Connectors 18a, 18a, ... and third connector 18
b are coupled to the first connectors 17a, 17a... and the second connector 17b, respectively. Thereby, the heaters 3, 3, . . . of each wall panel 10, 10, . . . and the power cord 7 of the ceiling panel 5 are electrically connected via the operation panel 4. The first connectors 17a, 17a,... and the third connector 1 connected in this way
8a, 18a, ... and the second connector 17b and the third
The connectors 18b are stored in storage portions 19, 19, . . . having recesses 20, 20, . The storage portions 19, 19, . . . are provided near each side to facilitate the above-described connector connection work.

The recesses 20, 20, ... are the first connectors 17a,
17a,... and third connectors 18a, 18a,...
The second connector 17b and the third connector 18b are each formed to have an internal dimension that is approximately equal to at least an external dimension in the coupling direction in a well coupled state. Then, the combined connector is
The reliability of the connection can be confirmed by fitting into the recesses 20, 20, . . . or by aligning it against a gauge.

Note that the depth of the recesses 20, 20, . . . may be such that the coupled connector is sunk therein, or may be as deep as a mark. Furthermore, the dimensions may be set to be approximately the same as the overall external dimensions of the connected connectors, and only those that are in a good connection state may be assembled in a fitted state to maintain a good connection state.

A plate 8 has a shape that covers the upper surface of the ceiling panel 5 except for the power cord outlet 6 of the ceiling panel 5. This plate 8 has holes corresponding to the ventilation holes 44 of the plate material 29 on the lower side of the ceiling panel 5.
In addition, a ventilation hole 45 is provided at a position offset from the ventilation hole 44.
is provided. Then, it is attached to the wall panel 10 and the operation panel 4 with screws together with the ceiling panel 5. This plate 8 is designed to prevent the plate 8 from fitting into the ceiling panel 5 if the connector described above is stored in the storage portions 19, 19, ... without fitting into the recesses 20, 20, ... with poor connection. It may also be possible to recognize poor connection of the connector.

In the embodiment, the recesses 20, 20, ... were provided in the ceiling panel 5, but the wall panel 1
It may be provided at 0, 10, . . . . Also, wall panel 1
0, 10, . . . may be formed integrally or may be formed in a semi-cylindrical shape.

〔Effect of the invention〕

In the electric sauna of the present invention, it is possible to check whether the connected state is good or not by fitting the connected connector into the recess of the storage part or by placing it against the gauge, so it is easy to connect the connector that connects the heater and the power cord reliably. Therefore, smoke due to poor contact,
Troubles such as ignition can be reduced, and reliability can therefore be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a plate, FIG. 3 is a perspective view, and FIG. 4 is a main part of a connector connection. Similarly, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the main part of the connector connection, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the main part of the connector connection, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the main part of the heater section. 9 is a perspective view of the main part showing the relationship between the operation panel and the ceiling panel, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the main part of the ceiling panel, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the main part of the operation panel. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the operation panel. 1...Floor panel, 2...Door, 4...Operation panel, 13b...Lead wire, 17b...Second connector, 5...Ceiling panel, 14a, 14b...Lead wire, 18a, 18b...Second connector 3 connectors, 7...
Power cord, 10...Wall panel, 3...Heater,
13a... Lead wire, 17a... First connector,
20... recess.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A floor panel, a wall panel provided with a heater to which a first connector is connected via a lead wire, and an operation panel incorporating an electrical device to which a second connector is connected via a lead wire. an electric sauna comprising: a ceiling panel provided with a third connector for power supply to supply power to the first and second connectors; and a door, the third connector being provided on the ceiling panel via a lead wire. A recess is provided in the ceiling panel or wall panel, the recess being movable relative to the connector, and having an internal dimension at least equal to an external dimension in the coupling direction when the connector and the first or second connector are coupled. An electric sauna featuring the following features: