Bathroom Sauna Temperature and Humidity Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bathroom sauna devices primarily focus on inducing sweating by heating the air to high temperatures, which impairs the skin's natural moisture-keeping mechanism, failing to meet the modern requirement of beauty promotion through effective humidity preservation.
Innovation Solution
A bathroom sauna device that controls air temperature and humidity to a level just before sweating occurs, using a heating device and humidifying device to maintain a temperature of approximately 35°C and 80% relative humidity, suppressing sweating and allowing the skin to absorb moisture without losing essential lipids and moisture-keeping components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the air temperature is raised to high levels (approximately 40°C) to induce sweating, then the sweating function is improved, but the skin's moisture-keeping mechanism is impaired
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the temperature parameter from conventional high levels (40°C) to a controlled range (35-38°C) that is high enough to induce sweating but not excessively high to damage the skin's moisture-keeping mechanism. This parameter optimization allows the system to achieve the desired sweating effect while preserving skin health and moisture retention.
2Reliability
If the air temperature is raised to high levels to cause sweating, then the health promotion effect is improved, but the beauty promotion effect (skin moisture preservation) deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the temperature parameter to a specific range (35-38°C) that balances health promotion through sweating with beauty preservation by avoiding excessive temperature that would strip skin moisture. This refined parameter control enables simultaneous achievement of both health and beauty benefits.
3Productivity
If the air temperature is raised to high levels, then the sweating effect is improved, but the skin surface lipids and moisture-keeping components are removed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent controls the temperature parameter within 35-38°C, which is sufficient to produce sweating for health benefits but not high enough to cause excessive loss of skin surface lipids and moisture-keeping components. This parameter optimization prevents substance loss while maintaining the desired sweating effect.
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 device effectively maintains skin moisture, allowing the skin to absorb humidity and maintain its natural moisture-keeping mechanism, enhancing the effectiveness of cosmetic lotions and providing a more comfortable and moisturized skin experience.
Implementation Method 1
a heating device for heating air of a bathroom chamber
Implementation Method 2
a humidifying device for humidifying the air of the bathroom chamber
Data Source
AI summary
A bathroom sauna device having a heating device for heating air in a bathroom, a humidifying device for humidifying the air in the bathroom, and an airflow path for sending the air, which is adjusted in temperature and humidity by the heating device and humidifying device, to the bathroom. The temperature and humidity of the air in the bathroom are controlled by the heating device and humidifying device to a temperature and humidity immediately before which a human body starts sweating.