JPH0420439Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an easily foldable sauna bath device suitable primarily for home sauna facilities.

[Conventional technology]

Sauna bathing helps to lose weight through sweating, removes waste products from the body, activates sweat glands and sebaceous glands, improves skin beauty, and lowers the blood concentration of lactic acid, which is thought to cause fatigue. There is,
Since it is also useful for recovering from fatigue, its use is increasing in recent years among men and women of all ages. Conventionally, sauna baths include the so-called Finnish method, which heats sauna stones placed on an electric stove and heats the airtight room to a high temperature of 80 to 110 degrees Celsius, and the so-called Finnish method, which uses far infrared rays. Various methods have been proposed, including far-infrared (low-temperature) saunas that allow heat to penetrate deep into the body, and even saunas that use ceramic heaters as the heat source.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Most conventional sauna facilities, especially the full-fledged ones such as the Finnish method, are commercial and large-scale equipment, and far-infrared type saunas are becoming mainstream in home saunas, but still. The problem was that these devices were fixed, such as those installed in a special sauna room or a part of a bathroom, and that they could not be easily folded and stored.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, the present invention allows for easy assembly and disassembly of each frame covered with bathroom sheets.
Specifically, a fastening part 5 is formed in the center of the fixed disk 1 so as to protrude upward, a framework resting groove 6 is formed in a radial shape on the upper surface of the outer periphery, and a framework resting groove 6 is formed on the outer periphery of the fastening part 5. A large number of U-shaped holes 7 are drilled radially so as to be linearly connected to the U-shaped holes 7.
A fastening groove 9 is formed on both inner walls of the inner surface of the frame 3, reaching near the top thereof, and a hooking jaw 8 is provided in the middle of the fastening groove 9. Fasten the pin 4 with the hooking jaw 8 of the groove 9
A semicircular extension piece 11 is attached to the outer end of the connecting pipe 10 provided at the end of the frame 3 on one side, which is inserted beyond the frame 3 and pivotably attached to the frame 3 in a detachable manner.
A spring 13 and a slider socket pipe 14 are inserted into the outer periphery of a connecting pipe 12 provided at the end of the frame 3 on the other side, and the other side of the spring 13 is provided at the end of the connecting pipe 12. When the slider socket pipe 14 is received by the protruding body 15 and pushed out, the front end of the socket pipe 14 is expanded to form a ring-shaped extension 16, and a bathroom sheet is stretched, a half-length is formed in the ring-shaped extension 16. It has a structure in which the circular extension piece 11 is inserted, and the center part of the torsion spring 18 is wound around the support shaft 17 inside the joint part of the frame 3, and both ends of the torsion spring 18 are connected to the connecting pipes 10, 12 on both sides.
The sauna bath device is constructed as an easy-to-fold sauna bath device characterized by elastic contact with the sauna bath device.

[Effect]

With the above configuration, the frame 3 on which the bathroom sheet is to be stretched is placed in the frame placement groove 6 formed radially on the upper surface of the outer circumference of the fixed disk 1 , and the end portion of the frame 3 is placed on the inner surface of each U-shaped hole 7. The fastening pins 4 are pivotally connected to the fastening grooves 9 formed on both side walls of the frame 3 for easy assembly, and the joints of the frame 3 are connected to the semicircular extension piece 11 formed at the outer end of the connecting pipe 10 on one side. , a spring 1 inserted through the outer periphery of the connecting pipe 12 on the other side.
3 and a slider socket tube 14 with an enlarged front end, it can be firmly supported.
As a result, a force is applied to the framework 3 so that it always tries to expand.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, a fastening portion 5 is formed in the center of a fixed disk 1 molded from a synthetic resin material so as to protrude upward, and a radial frame resting groove 6 is formed on the upper surface of the outer periphery. do. A large number of U-shaped holes 7 are drilled on the outer periphery of the fastening part 5 so as to match each frame resting groove 6, and fastening grooves reaching near the top are formed on both side walls of the inner surface of each U-shaped hole 7. 9, and a hooking jaw 8 is provided in the middle. Fastening pins 4 are integrally formed on both sides of the end portion of the frame 3, and the fastening pins 4 are inserted into each U-shaped hole 7 of the fixed disk 1 .
The fastening pins 4
can rotate above the fastening groove 9. That is, the fastening pin 4 at the end of the frame 3 is inserted into the U-shaped hole 7 of the fastening part 5 of the fixed disk 1 (see Fig. 4a), the inserted frame 3 is rotated 90 degrees, and the fastening pin 4 of the frame 3 is inserted. is located at the lower end of both fastening grooves 9, and then the frame 3 is pushed upward (see b in the same figure), and the fastening pin 4 moves up along the fastening groove 9 and is pulled into the hook jaw 8. When the frame 3 is pushed in the direction of the arrow with the frame 3 face down (see c in the same figure), the front end of the frame 3 is lifted using the frame placement groove 6 as a support point, and the fastening pin 4 is hooked. It is inserted into the fastening groove 9 beyond the jaw 8 (see Fig. 3).

The mechanism for assembling the frame 3 by fastening it to the fixed disk 1 is as described above, but on the other hand, when separating it, by standing the frame 3 vertically and applying a slight downward force, the fastening pins 4 passes over the hook jaws 8 of the fastening groove 9, reaches the lower end of the fastening groove 9, leaves the fastening groove 9, and is easily separated.

Next, a mechanism for assembling and folding the joints of the frame 3 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

A connecting tube 10 is attached to the end of the frame 3, and a connecting tube 12 is attached to the end of the frame 3 which is overlapped and engaged with the connecting tube 10, and is pivotally connected at the center by a support shaft 17. At the outer end of the connecting pipe 10 on one side,
A semicircular extension piece 11 inclined inward is integrally formed. A spring 13 and a slider socket pipe 14 are inserted into the outer periphery of the connecting pipe 12 on the other side.
One side of the spring 13 is received by a protruding strip 15 provided at the end of the connecting pipe 12 so as to push out the slider socket pipe 14. The front end of the slider socket pipe 14 is enlarged to form a ring-shaped extension 16, so that when the frame 3 is opened, the semicircular extension piece 11 of the opposite connecting pipe 10 is clamped therebetween. In addition, the center part of a torsion spring 18 is wound around the support shaft 17 of the joint part of the frame 3, and both ends of the torsion spring 18 are brought into elastic contact with the connecting pipes 10 and 12, so that both sides of the joint part can be expanded at any time. I have to. The torsion spring 18 may be installed either inside or outside the joint. When the bathroom seat is unfolded with the fastening pins 4 pivotally mounted in the fastening grooves 9, the connecting pipes 12 on the other side are connected to the connecting pipes 10 on the one side forming the joints of each folded frame 3. , torsion spring 18
, the semicircular extension piece 11 presses the slider socket pipe 14 against the spring 13, retreats away from the support shaft 17 (rearward), and moves to the other side. When the connecting pipe 12 is aligned with the one side connecting pipe 10, the pushed socket pipe 14 is pushed forward again by the restoring force of the spring 13, and the ring-shaped extension part 16 is inserted onto the semicircular extension piece 11. Ru. In this way, the connecting pipes 10 and 12 on both sides can be fixed in an expanded state, and at this time, since the spring 13 is pushing, the slider socket pipe 14 does not come off on its own and maintains its cohesive force. be.

Contrary to the above, when folding the bathroom seat, the slider socket tube 14 is connected to the spring 13.
The connecting tube 12 can be easily folded by simply bending the connecting tube 12 using the support shaft 17 as a fulcrum while pushing it backwards against the force.

In addition, the other side connecting pipe 12 of each joint part of the frame 3
A hook 19 is integrally formed at the lower end of the hook 19, a band 20 is fixed to the seat located directly below the hook 19, and the band 20 is engaged with the hook 19.
As a result, when the bathroom sheet is folded, it is possible to prevent the sheet from flowing freely, and it is possible to avoid situations in which the sheet slides downward and gets tangled or moves in position.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, in the present invention, a fastening groove 9 is formed on both side walls of the inner surface of the U-shaped hole 7 of the fixed disk 1 , and the fastening pin 4 provided at the end of the frame 3 is pivotally connected to the fastening groove 9. The joint part of the frame 3 is formed by a semicircular extension piece 11 formed at the outer end of the connecting pipe 10 on one side and the connecting pipe 1 on the other side.
Due to the action of the spring 13 inserted through the outer periphery of 2 and the slider socket pipe 14 whose front end is enlarged,
The frame 3 can be folded and unfolded by moving the slider socket 14 of the joint forward and backward and pressing and releasing the semicircular extension piece 11. Furthermore, a torsion spring 1 provided on the support shaft 17 of each joint part
By the action of 8, a force is constantly applied to the frame 3 to spread it, and when the frame 3 is released from the tied state, each joint can be automatically spread. Therefore, the handling operation can be easily carried out without having to acquire special skills, and the frame 3 will not come off except by intentionally retracting the slider socket pipe 14, and it will be ensured and solid. It can be a combination.

As mentioned above, the sauna bath device according to the present invention can fold the stretched bathroom sheet with an extremely simple operation, and there is no need to provide a special sauna room as in the past, and the folded device can be stored in a small space. It can be easily expanded in any space. It should be noted that although far-infrared type sauna facilities are most suitable, it is of course possible to use the conventional Finnish method or those using a ceramic heater as a heat source.

As an effect associated with the present invention, since the fastening pin 4 is integrally formed with the frame 3, the frame 3 can be firmly attached to the frame 3 without being bent or damaged. Since it is stored on the inner surface of the fixed disk 1 , there are advantages such as being able to maintain an elegant appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the sauna bath apparatus according to the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a frame fixing disk, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the state in which the fixing disk and the frame are connected. , Fig. 4 a, b, and c are cross-sectional views showing the order in which the frame is assembled on the fixed disk, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the state in which a bathroom sheet is stretched over the frame, and Fig. 6 is a joint part of the frame. FIGS. 7 and 8 are partially sectional side views showing the joints of the skeleton and their operating states. 1 ... Fixed disk, 3... Frame, 4... Fastening pin, 5... Fastening section, 6... Frame resting groove, 7...
U-shaped hole, 8...Hook private tongue, 9...Tightening groove, 1
0,12... Connecting pipe, 11... Semicircular extension piece, 1
3...Spring, 14...Slider socket tube, 15...Protruding strip, 16...Ring-shaped extension part,
17... Support shaft, 18... Torsion spring,
19...Hook hook, 20...Seat band.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A fastening portion 5 is formed in the center of the fixed disk 1 so as to protrude upward, and a radial frame resting groove 6 is formed on the upper surface of the outer periphery, and on the outer periphery of the fastening portion 5, A large number of U-shaped holes 7 are drilled radially so as to be linearly connected to the frame resting groove 6, and fastening grooves 9 are formed on both side walls of the inner surface of each U-shaped hole 7 to reach near the top. A hooking jaw 8 is provided in the middle, and a fastening pin 4 provided at the end of the frame 3 having a joint and on which a bathroom seat is to be stretched is inserted beyond the hooking jaw 8 of the fastening groove 9, and is detachably pivoted. At the same time, a semicircular extension piece 11 is formed at the outer end of the connecting pipe 10 provided at the end of the frame 3 on one side forming the joint part of the frame 3, and a semicircular extension piece 11 is formed at the end of the frame 3 on the other side. A spring 1 is attached to the outer periphery of the connecting pipe 12.
3 and the slider socket pipe 14, the other side of the spring 13 is received by the protruding strip 15 provided at the end of the connecting pipe 12, and the slider socket pipe 14 is pushed out.
enlarging the front end to form a ring-shaped extension 16;
When the bathroom seat is stretched, the semicircular extension piece 11 is inserted into the ring-shaped extension part 16, and the center part of the torsion spring 18 is wound around the support shaft 17 inside the joint part of the frame 3. ,
An easy-to-fold sauna bath device characterized in that both ends of the sauna bath device are elastically contacted with connecting pipes 10 and 12 on both sides. 2. A hook 19 is integrally formed at the lower end of the connecting pipe 12 provided at the end of the other frame 3 forming the joint of each frame 3.
An easy-to-fold sauna bath device according to claim 1 of the registered utility model claim, wherein the seat band 20 attached to the bathroom seat located directly below the seat band 20 is tied to prevent the bathroom seat from moving. .