Sauna Pivot Nozzle Air Distribution System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Commercial saunas face high personnel requirements due to the need for sauna masters to perform infusion ceremonies, which is costly and inefficient, as existing automatic solutions do not adequately improve air distribution and sauna experience.
Innovation Solution
A sauna system with pivot nozzles and a compressed air supply integrated into the cabin walls or ceiling, allowing for targeted air blasts that mimic the air manipulation by a sauna master, combined with an automatic infusion device to reduce personnel needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a sauna master manually performs air manipulation during infusion ceremonies, then the sauna experience is improved, but the personnel requirements and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by using compressed air to automatically perform air manipulation functions that traditionally required a sauna master. The compressed air supply system autonomously distributes air throughout the sauna cabin, eliminating the need for manual intervention while maintaining the therapeutic effects of proper air circulation during infusion ceremonies.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical action of a sauna master manually manipulating air (through body movement, towel waving, etc.) with a compressed air delivery system. This substitution uses pressurized gas to achieve the desired air flow patterns and thermal distribution that previously required human physical action.
2Extent of automation
If existing automatic infusion devices are used to distribute infusion liquid, then some automation is achieved, but air distribution after infusion remains insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges two previously separate functions into one integrated solution: automatic infusion liquid distribution and compressed air delivery. By combining these functions, the system achieves complete automation of the infusion ceremony process, including both the liquid application phase and the subsequent air distribution phase, eliminating the need for manual air manipulation after infusion.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system reduces personnel requirements while maintaining or improving the sauna experience by providing efficient and customizable air distribution and infusion ceremonies without the need for a sauna master to enter the sauna.
Implementation Method 1
a compressed air supply (5), wherein the nozzle (6, 8) and the compressed air supply (5) are adapted such that compressed air from the compressed air supply (5) can be blown into the sauna cabin (2) via the at least one nozzle (6, 8)
Implementation Method 2
the at least one nozzle is a pivot nozzle (8), wherein the sauna (1) comprises a device (7) which comprises the at least one pivot nozzle (8) and which is arranged on or in a wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin (2), wherein the device (7) and the compressed air supply (5) are adapted such that a reciprocating pivot movement of the pivot nozzle (8) about a pivot axis (11) can be executed
Implementation Method 3
the mounting (9) comprises an airflow drive configured such that it causes the reciprocating pivot movement of the receptacle (10) when the mounting (9) is supplied with compressed air
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a sauna with a sauna cabin and a sauna heater, which has at least one nozzle on or in a wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin and a compressed air supply. The nozzle and the compressed air supply are adapted such that compressed air from the compressed air supply can be blown into the sauna cabin via the at least one nozzle. In addition, the disclosure relates to a method for performing an automatic infusion ceremony for such a sauna.