Sauna facility, heat wave generating device for sauna, and heat wave generating device for high-temperature room

Abstract

To provide a sauna facility that enables a user to receive a heat wave at appropriate timing in response to the user's request, even without a heat wave master being present in a sauna room.SOLUTION: A sauna facility includes a heat wave generating device 3 that is detachably provided inside a sauna room 2. The heat wave generating device 3 has a hollow shape, an airflow outlet 32 that communicates between the inside and the outside is opened on one surface 31, the other surface 33 is configured to be able to vibrate in the thickness direction, hot air inside the sauna room 2 is introduced into the interior 34 through the airflow outlet 32, and the hot air in the interior 34 is released from the airflow outlet 32 with external force that is applied to the other surface 33 and deformed inward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to sauna equipment including a sauna room in which a user in the room can take a sauna bath by hot air inside, a heat wave generator for sauna, and a heat wave generator for a high-temperature room.

Background Art

[0002] In sauna equipment, recently, people (such as sauna employees) who have come to be called "heat wave masters" perform a service of sending a heat wave, which is a strong flow of hot air, to users of the sauna equipment by fanning the hot air in the sauna room with a towel or the like. By receiving this heat wave, the user can take a sauna bath with satisfaction, for example, by promoting sweating. Patent Document 1 relates to a steam generator installed in a sauna room and mentions the heat wave.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, conventionally, users could only receive a heat wave when the heat wave master was present in the sauna room.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide sauna equipment, a heat wave generator for sauna, and a heat wave generator for a high-temperature room that allow users to receive a heat wave in a timely manner according to their requests even when the heat wave master is not present in the sauna room.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The present invention includes a sauna room in which an occupant can take a sauna bath with hot air inside, and a heat wave generator detachably provided inside the sauna room. The heat wave generator has a hollow shape, an air flow outlet communicating the inside and outside is opened on one surface, and the other surface is capable of vibrating in the thickness direction. Hot air inside the sauna room is introduced into the heat wave generator through the air flow outlet, and the hot air inside is discharged from the air flow outlet by an external force applied to the other surface that deforms inward. It is a sauna facility.

[0007] According to this configuration, the user can use the heat wave generator at a preferred time and take a bath with the discharged hot air.

[0008] Also, the heat wave generator can be provided with a handle that the user can hold.

[0009] According to this configuration, the handle makes it easy for the user to move the heat wave generator.

[0010] Also, at least a part of the other surface can be connected to a telescopic member that deforms by the external force.

[0011] According to this configuration, by greatly deforming the side surface connected to the telescopic member, hot air can be discharged more strongly from the air flow outlet.

[0012] The present invention is also a heat wave generator for saunas used in saunas. It has a hollow shape, an air flow outlet communicating the inside and outside is opened on one surface, and the other surface is capable of vibrating in the thickness direction. Hot air inside the sauna room is introduced into the heat wave generator through the air flow outlet, and the hot air inside is discharged from the air flow outlet by an external force applied to the other surface that deforms inward. It is a heat wave generator for saunas.

[0013] According to this configuration, sauna users can use the heat wave generator for saunas at a preferred time and take a bath with the discharged hot air.

[0014] The present invention also relates to a heat wave generator for a high-temperature room used in a high-temperature room, which has a hollow shape, and an air flow outlet communicating the inside and outside is opened on one surface, and the other surface is capable of vibrating in the thickness direction. The hot air in the room is introduced into the interior through the air flow outlet, and the hot air inside is discharged from the air flow outlet by an external force applied to the other surface and deformed inward, which is a heat wave generator for a high-temperature room.

[0015] According to this configuration, a user of a high-temperature room (such as a sauna room) can use the heat wave generator for the high-temperature room at a preferred time and take a bath in the discharged hot air.

Advantages of the Invention

[0016] According to the present invention, a user can use the heat wave generator at a preferred time and take a bath in the discharged hot air. Therefore, it is possible to provide sauna equipment that allows a user to take a heat wave bath in a timely manner according to the user's request without a heat wave master being present in the sauna room.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0018] Next, the sauna facility 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The sauna facility 1 of the present embodiment includes a sauna room 2 as a high-temperature room where the user present takes a sauna bath by hot air filled inside, and a heat wave generator 3 detachably provided inside the sauna room 2.

[0019] The sauna room 2 of the present embodiment has the same configuration as a general sauna room. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, there are provided an entrance / exit door 21 through which the user passes when entering and leaving the room, a box 22 for storing the sauna stones S, a heater (not shown) for heating the sauna stones S, a pedestal-shaped seat 23 on which the user sits, etc. (not limited to this). And the sauna room 2 of the present embodiment, as a characteristic part different from a general sauna room, is provided with a support portion 25 for detachably supporting the heat wave generator 3 inside the sauna room 2 (for example, the inner wall 24 or the back portion of the seat 23). As shown in FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b), the support portion 25 is a shelf-shaped portion on which the box-shaped heat wave generator 3 described later can be placed, and it protrudes from the inner wall of the sauna room 2 into the sauna room 2, and the heat wave generator 3 can be placed on the upper surface of the support portion 25. The support portion 25 is composed of, for example, two protruding pieces 25a facing each other in the horizontal direction, and each protruding piece 25a has a horizontal portion 251 whose upper surface is a horizontal plane, and a standing portion 252 that rises upward from the edge on the side opposite to the facing direction in the horizontal portion 251. By the contact on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 251 of the support portion 25 and the surface of the standing portion 252 facing the facing direction, the heat wave generator 3 can be supported while suppressing lateral displacement.

[0020] Moreover, since the heat wave generator 3 is only placed on the support portion 25, the user can easily pick up the heat wave generator 3 without resistance. Then the user can carry the heat wave generator 3 to the position where he / she wants to use it inside the sauna room 2. Of course, the user can also pick up and use the heat wave generator 3 while sitting on the seat 23. The support portion 25 is preferably provided at a position within the reach of the user sitting on the seat 23 in the sitting posture. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the support portion 25 can be provided on the inner wall 24 behind the seat 23 with reference to the user.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 3(a), the heat wave generator 3 is a device that can generate heat waves by being removed from the support portion 25 provided in the sauna room 2 by the user of the sauna facility 1, picked up by hand, and operated. It should be noted that it is also possible to use the heat wave generator 3 while it is attached to the support portion 25. The heat wave generator 3 of the present embodiment can utilize the principle of the "air cannon" generally known through scientific experiments and the like. The shape of the heat wave generator 3 is a hollow shape, for example, box-shaped. In the present embodiment, it is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. However, the shape is not limited to this, and in addition to the rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example, cylindrical (square cylindrical, circular cylindrical), spherical, droplet-shaped, etc., various shapes are possible. The size of the box-shaped body is preferably such that the user can easily hold it. The material of the heat wave generator 3 is preferably one that does not easily deteriorate even in an environment where it is hot and may be hit by steam, and that the user can use comfortably. For this reason, a material with a low thermal conductivity and water resistance can be adopted compared to metals that become hot and are difficult to hold, for example, it can be made of resin or paper with waterproof processing. Also, since it is used by unspecified users, it is preferably at least surface antibacterial processed. The heat wave generator 3 can be provided singly or in plurality in one sauna room 2. Providing a plurality is advantageous because a plurality of users can each use the heat wave generator 3.

[0022] One surface 31 (the front surface) of the box-shaped body of the heat wave generator 3 has an air flow outlet 32 that communicates the inside and outside. The air flow outlet 32 can have various shapes, for example, it can be a circular (perfectly circular in front view) through-hole. Also, other surfaces of this box-shaped body other than the surface 31 (the side surface 33 in this embodiment) are made to be vibratable in the thickness direction of the portion including the side surface 33. The vibration is generated according to the relationship between an external force P (see Fig. 3(b)) that deforms the side surface 33 inward, which is applied to the side surface 33 when the user taps the side surface 33 with, for example, the palm or pushes it inward, and the rigidity of the portion including the side surface 33. Regarding this vibratable side surface 33, it is sufficient that at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the box-shaped body is vibratable. Also, in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, two opposing surfaces can be made vibratable. This vibratable surface functions as a diaphragm for compressing the air (hot air) located inside 34 of the heat wave generator 3.

[0023] In this heat wave generator 3, by placing the heat wave generator 3 in the sauna room 2, the hot air inside the sauna room 2 is introduced into the inside 34 of the box-shaped body (naturally enters) through the air flow outlet 32. Due to the external force that deforms the side surface 33 inward applied to the side surface 33, as shown in Fig. 3(b), the hot air inside this inside 34 is discharged from the air flow outlet 32 as a heat wave A. The discharge of the hot air is in a form such that the hot air exits the box-shaped body through the air flow outlet 32 as one "mass", so to speak, a "pneumatic cannon"-like discharge. For this reason, the user can use the heat wave generator 3 at a preferred time and enjoy the discharged hot air. Also, the user can enjoy a heat wave bath together with the sauna by operating the heat wave generator 3 while pouring water on the sauna stones.

[0024] In addition, the heat wave generator 3 is provided with a handle 35 that can be held by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of handles 35 are formed so as to protrude upward outside the box-shaped portion. The handle 35 is preferably made of resin or the like so as to avoid getting too hot to the extent that it becomes difficult to hold due to the influence of the hot air in the sauna room 2. The handle 35 can be composed of a belt-like body or a string-like body. Further, a recess provided on the side surface 33 of the heat wave generator 3 can be used as the handle 35. With the handle 35 formed in this way, it is easy for the user to hold and move the heat wave generator 3.

[0025] As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0026] For example, in the above embodiment, the high-temperature chamber is the sauna room 2, but it is not limited to this. All environments where the interior becomes high temperature fall within the scope of the high-temperature chamber, and for example, it may be a bathroom or a drying room.

[0027] Also, as shown in FIG. 4(a), at least a part of the side surface 33 of the heat wave generator 3 may be connected to an elastic member 36 that deforms by an external force. In this configuration, since the connected side surface 33 can be largely moved by the elastic member 36, the diaphragm function of the side surface 33 can be enhanced. When an external force P is applied to the side surface 33 of the heat wave generator 3 as shown in FIG. 4(b), hot air can be released more strongly from the air flow outlet 32. When the external force P disappears, the elastic member 36 returns to the form shown in FIG. 4(a) by its own restoring force. The elastic member 36 may be, for example, a material itself having elasticity (such as a rubber plate), or a member having elasticity due to its shape (such as a bellows). As shown in FIG. 4, by providing a belt-like elastic member 36 at the end of the surface having the air flow outlet 32, the side surface 33 to which this elastic member 36 is connected can be vibrated largely. Although not shown in detail, it is preferable to connect the side surface 33 and the other side surface 33 without the elastic member 36 so as to be displaceable without inhibiting the vibration.

[0028] In addition, since the humidity inside the sauna room 2 may increase during the operation of the low-temperature drying process or the like, the surface of the heat wave generator 3 may be provided with an anti-slip structure formed by unevenness.

[0029] Also, although not shown, the interior 34 of the heat wave generator 3 may be provided with a diaphragm and a mechanism for vibrating the diaphragm by an electromagnet, and may be configured such that heat waves are automatically emitted by a switch operation triggered by a user tapping the side surface 33.

[0030] Also, a spring or the like may be connected to the side surface 33 and configured to amplify the vibration of the side surface 33 and transmit it to the hot air inside the interior 34.

[0031] Also, a holding portion for essential oil or the like may be provided inside the interior 34 of the heat wave generator 3, and a scent having a relaxing effect, for example, may be added to the emitted heat waves.

[0032] Also, regarding the support portion 25, it suffices that the heat wave generator 3 can be detachably provided in the sauna room 2, and thus it is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment and can have various configurations. For example, it may be a hook for hanging the heat wave generator 3. Also, a hook-and-loop fastener may be used.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0033] 1 Sauna facility 2 Sauna room 24 Inner wall of the sauna room 25 Support portion 3 Heat wave generator, heat wave generator for sauna, heat wave generator for high-temperature room 31 One surface 32 Airflow outlet 33 Other surface, side surface 34 Interior 35 Handle A Heat wave

Claims

1. A sauna room in which a user present inside can take a sauna bath by hot air inside, and a heat wave generator detachably provided inside the sauna room, comprising: The heat wave generator has a hollow shape, an air flow outlet communicating the inside and the outside is opened on one surface, the other surface is vibratable in the thickness direction, hot air inside the sauna room is introduced into the inside through the air flow outlet, and the hot air inside is discharged from the air flow outlet by an external force applied to the other surface and deformed inward. A sauna facility.

2. The sauna facility according to claim 1, wherein the heat wave generator includes a handle that a user can hold.

3. The sauna facility according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a part of the other surface is connected to an elastic member that is deformed by the external force.

4. A heat wave generator for sauna used in a sauna, which has a hollow shape, an air flow outlet communicating the inside and the outside is opened on one surface, the other surface is vibratable in the thickness direction, hot air inside the sauna room is introduced into the inside through the air flow outlet, and the hot air inside is discharged from the air flow outlet by an external force applied to the other surface and deformed inward. A heat wave generator for sauna.

5. A heat wave generator for a high-temperature room used in a high-temperature room, which has a hollow shape, an air flow outlet communicating the inside and the outside is opened on one surface, the other surface is vibratable in the thickness direction, hot air in the room is introduced into the inside through the air flow outlet, and the hot air inside is discharged from the air flow outlet by an external force applied to the other surface and deformed inward. A heat wave generator for a high-temperature room.

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