JPH0663104A - Bathroom unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the set of design without giving a sense of oppression to a bathing person by making an outer trim body of a bath apron part of a bathtub body or a counter part of a washing spot body and installing a steam sauna unit body in the outer trim body while opening a steam blow-off port and air intake port in the surface of the installed outer trim body. CONSTITUTION:An outer trim body 61 is made of a counter part 6 of a washing spot body 4 in a bathroom unit 1 and provided in the inside with a steam sauna unit body 10, while an air intake port 63 and steam blow-off port 64 are formed to open in the surface 62 of the installed outer trim body 61 provided with steam sauna unit body 10. Thus, a bathroom space can effectively be utilized and the steam sauna unit is set in the bathroom with satisfactory design without needing another outer trim body so that the steam sauna unit body is miniaturized and cost is reduced by simplifying production processes. Also, only air intake port and steam blow-off port enter the field of view of a bathing person so that a sense of oppression is not given.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom unit in which a steam sauna device is installed, and more particularly, to effectively utilize the installation space of the steam sauna device in the bathroom,
In addition, the temperature distribution in the bathroom can be made uniform.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a steam sauna unit is installed in a bathroom unit in a condominium such as a condominium, and the bathroom is also used as a sauna room.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 6, a bathroom unit 1
Is adjacent to the bath body 2 and the lower end portion 3a of the bath apron portion 3 provided in the bath body 2, and the floor surface 5 of the washing body 4 is provided.
And a counter portion 6 is formed on the main body 4 of the washing place, and the peripheral surfaces of the bath body 2 and the main body 4 of the washing place are surrounded by the side wall surface 7 and the ceiling plate 8.

On the side wall surface 7 above the counter portion 6 of the washing room main body 4 forming the bathroom unit 1, a steam sauna unit main body 10 which is a steam sauna device is provided.
0 can be attached.

In such a conventional steam sauna unit body 100, as shown in FIG. 7, a steam outlet 111 is opened in the upper part of the front side of the exterior body 110 and an air intake port 112 is opened in the lower part thereof. The exterior body 110
Inside, the spouted hot water pipe 120 and a plate-like member having a large number of holes provided at the bottom of the spouted hot water pipe 120 are continuously bent back and forth in a zigzag shape at a predetermined angle along the vertical direction. A heat exchange promoting member 130 and a fan unit 140 arranged at corresponding positions of the steam outlet 111,
The hot water supply pipe 150 is connected to the spouted hot water pipe 120 by a constant flow valve 151.
And the steam S generated by causing the hot water H and W to be diffused from the upper portion to the heat exchange promoting member 130 and flowing down from the plural hot water outlets 121 provided in the hot water jet pipe 120. The fan unit 1
By the operation of 40, it is blown out from the steam outlet 111.

[0006]

However, in the bathroom unit 1 having the above-described conventional structure, the steam sauna unit main body 100 is installed on the side wall surface 7 above the counter portion 6 of the washbasin main body 4, and the steam outlet is provided. 111
Since it is opened to the upper front side of the exterior body 110, as shown by the solid line arrows in FIGS. 8 and 9, the air flow of the steam S ejected from the steam outlet 111 does not reach the lower part of the bathroom so much. Since the vicinity of the floor surface 5 of the washbasin body 4 does not become warm, the temperature distribution in the bathroom becomes uneven and the feet are cold.

When the steam outlet 111 is opened in the lower part of the front side of the exterior body 110, when the bather 200 is sitting, the steam S directly hits the face or head of the bather 200. As a result, not only does the face and head suddenly get hot and the user feels uncomfortable, but since all the devices are in the view of the bather 200, a feeling of pressure is felt in a small bathroom.

Further, conventionally, the counter section 6 of the washing room main body 4
The inside is only used as a piping space for hot water / water supply, let alone the inside of the bath apron part 3 of the bathtub body 2 is not used at all, and the bathroom space is not effectively used. Is.

Furthermore, in the conventional steam sauna apparatus, the contact area between the hot water H · W flowing down to the heat exchange promoting member 130 and the air A sucked from the air suction port 112 is increased to sufficiently perform heat exchange. In order to achieve this, the volume of the heat exchange promotion member 130, especially the volume in the height direction, must be increased, and the height dimension H (1250) of the exterior body 110 is inevitably inevitable.
mm), width dimension W (520 mm) and depth dimension T (120
mm) becomes large, and inevitably an increase in the size of the entire device.

As a result, the installation location of the steam sauna device is the side wall surface 7 on the bathtub body 2 side or the upper portion of the counter section 6.
However, if a window or the like is provided in these portions, the device cannot be attached.

Further, in order to effectively use the bathroom space, it is necessary to downsize the entire apparatus, but there is a problem that the downsizing of the apparatus causes a shortage of humidifying capacity.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to allow a steam sauna unit to be installed inside a bath apron part of a bathtub body or a counter part of a washroom body, so that a steam sauna can be provided without giving a feeling of pressure to a bather. An object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom unit in which the design of the unit is improved, the bathroom space is effectively used, and the temperature distribution in the bathroom is made uniform so that a comfortable sauna can be enjoyed.

[0013]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a bathroom comprising a bathtub main body having a bath apron portion and a washbasin main body having a counter portion provided adjacent to the bathtub main body. In the unit, the bath apron part of the bathtub body or the counter part of the washroom body is used as an exterior body, and the steam sauna unit body is installed inside the exterior body, and the exterior body is installed on which the steam sauna unit body is installed. A steam outlet and an air inlet are formed on the surface.

[0014]

That is, according to the present invention, by adopting the above configuration, the bath apron part of the bathtub body or the counter part of the washroom body is used as an exterior body, and the steam sauna unit body is installed inside the exterior body, Since the steam outlet and the air inlet are formed on the installation surface of the exterior body on which the steam sauna unit main body is installed, the bathroom space can be effectively used and the steam sauna unit can be installed in the bathroom. The design of the steam sauna unit is good, and the steam sauna unit itself does not require an exterior body. Therefore, the steam sauna unit main body can be downsized, and the manufacturing process can be simplified to reduce costs.

Further, since only the air intake port and the steam outlet are in the bather's field of view, the bather is not given a feeling of pressure.

Furthermore, since the steam outlet is located below the installation surface of the exterior body, which is the counter section of the main body of the washing room or the bath apron section of the main body of the bathtub, the face and head of the bather are as before. The steam is not directly applied to the bather, but when the steam is indirectly applied to the bather, the flow of steam is weakened, and the bather's face or head is not heated rapidly.

Further, since the steam outlet is provided with an air-direction adjusting means capable of adjusting the steam blowing direction, the steam blowing direction is adjusted to the wall surface adjacent to the installation surface of the exterior body on which the steam sauna unit is installed. By adjusting the wind direction toward the floor surface of the main body of the washroom, the airflow of steam is blown out so as to wrap around the bather, which makes the temperature distribution in the bathroom uniform and at the same time around the floor of the bather's feet and the surrounding area. The walls are warmed and you can get a comfortable bathing feeling.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS. In the illustrated embodiment according to the present invention, the configuration of the conventional bathroom unit 1 shown in FIG. 6 will be described using the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 in the drawing is a steam sauna unit main body which constitutes the steam sauna apparatus according to the present invention.
Counter part 6 formed on the main body 4 of the bathroom unit 1
Is installed inside.

That is, in the steam sauna unit body 10, as shown in FIG. 2, the counter portion 6 formed in the washing room body 4 is installed as an exterior body 61, and the installation surface 62 of the exterior body 61 has an external surface. An air intake port 63 for sucking the air A from and a steam outlet port 64 are formed, and the steam outlet port 64 is located below the air intake port 63.

A wind direction adjusting plate 65 is provided at the steam outlet 64, and the wind direction adjusting plate 65 is capable of adjusting the direction of the steam S blown out from the steam sauna unit body 10 described later. There is something.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the steam sauna unit main body 10 has a spouted hot water pipe 20 disposed at an upper position, and a heat exchange promoting member 30 is provided at a lower portion of the spouted hot water pipe 20. A fan unit 40 driven by a motor is arranged on the rear surface of the lower portion of the heat exchange promotion member 30.

The heat exchange accelerating member 30 is inclined so that the upper portion 30a is located rearward in the exterior body 61, and the fan is provided on the back side of the lower portion 30b located forward in the exterior body 61. The unit 40 is arranged.

Reference numeral 50 in the figure denotes the heat exchange promoting member 30.
A drain pan 51 provided below the drain pan for receiving hot water is a hot water outlet provided in the drain pan 50.

A plurality of hot water jets 2 are provided in the hot water jet pipe 20.
1 are provided at a predetermined interval in the pipe axis direction, and these hot water outlets 21 are connected from a hot water supply port 22 connected to a hot water supply piping system (not shown) via a constant flow valve 23 and a solenoid valve 24. The hot water H / W sent to the spouted hot water pipe 20 is diffused to the upper portion of the heat exchange promoting member 30, and a part of the hot water H / W flowing down to the heat exchange promoting member 30 is The steam S generated by the heat exchange is evaporated, and the steam S generated by this evaporation is generated by the operation of the fan unit 40.
It is designed to be blown out from.

Further, the heat exchange promoting member 30 includes a thin plate 31 composed of a plurality of flat plates and a connecting member 32 for connecting and arranging the thin plates 31 at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.
And a pair of left and right support members 3 that support the connecting member 32.
3, 33, and each thin plate 31 is arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the air flow path A inside the exterior body 61.

However, according to the above configuration, the solenoid valve 2
4 is opened, the hot water H is discharged from the hot water outlet 21 of the hot water pipe 20.
The hot water H and W that is dissipated to the upper part of the heat exchange promotion member 30 and flows down to the heat exchange promotion member 30 humidifies the air A from the air intake ports 63 passing between the thin plates 31 to raise the temperature. Then, the vapor pressure difference is generated as the temperature of the air A rises, and a part of the hot water H and W is evaporated.

At this time, since the heat exchange promotion member 30 is composed of a plurality of thin plates 31 connected at a predetermined interval, the surface area of the heat exchange promotion member 30 can be increased, and the heat exchange can be performed. The hot water H · W flowing down to the accelerating member 30 and the air A sucked through the air suction port 63 can be brought into contact with each other over a large area.

Further, each thin plate 3 of the heat exchange promoting member 30.
1 is arranged substantially parallel to the air flow path A inside the exterior body 61 which is the counter section 6 of the washing place main body 4, so that it is possible to reduce the flow path resistance. Since heat can be smoothly exchanged and the fan unit 40 can be used with a fan having a low capacity and the fan can be driven with a low load, the same amount of steam as in the conventional device as shown in FIG. 7 is generated. When operated as described above, a noise reduction of about 7 dB can be achieved.

Further, the upper portion 30a of the heat exchange promoting member 30
Is inclined so as to be located in the rear of the exterior body 61, and the fan unit 40 is arranged on the back side of the lower portion 30b located in the front of the exterior body 61. It is possible to reduce the height, that is, the height dimension H (310 mm) of the outer package 11, and thus the height dimension H (310 mm) and the width dimension W of the entire device.
(520 mm) and the depth dimension T (180 mm), further downsizing can be achieved, so that the bathroom unit 1 can be installed in the counter section 6 of the washing room main body 4.

On the other hand, since the steam outlet 64 is located under the exterior body 61, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the steam S does not directly hit the face or head of the bather 200. When the steam S indirectly hits the bather 200, the air flow of the steam S is weakened.
Your face and head will not heat up rapidly.

Further, since the steam outlet 64 is provided with the wind direction adjusting plate 65, the blowing direction of the steam S is adjacent to the installation surface 62 of the exterior body 61 on which the steam sauna unit body 10 is installed. By adjusting the wind direction toward the wall surface to be washed or the floor surface 5 of the main body 4 of the washroom, the air flow of the steam S is blown out so as to enclose the bather, whereby the temperature distribution in the bathroom can be made uniform and the bather 200 The floor underneath and the surrounding wall are warmed.

In the above embodiment, the steam sauna unit main body 10 is replaced with the counter section 6 of the washing place main body 4.
Although the example has been described as being installed inside, as another example, it is also possible to install inside the bath apron part 3 of the bath body 2.

Each component of the heat exchange promoting member 30,
That is, the thin plate 31, the connecting member 32, or the supporting member 3
As 3, it is preferable to use a material having a high thermal conductivity such as stainless steel, aluminum or copper.

[0035]

As is clear from the above description, the present invention uses the bath apron portion of the bathtub body or the counter portion of the washroom body as an exterior body, and installs the steam sauna unit body inside the exterior body. Since the steam outlet and the air inlet are formed on the installation surface of the exterior body on which the main body of the steam sauna unit is installed, the bathroom space can be effectively used, and the inside of the bathroom of the steam sauna unit can be effectively used. Since the steam sauna unit itself does not require an exterior body, the steam sauna unit body can be downsized, and the manufacturing process can be simplified to reduce costs.

Further, since the bather's field of view includes only the air intake port and the steam outlet, the bather does not feel a sense of pressure.

Further, in claim 2, since the steam outlet is located below the installation surface of the exterior body, which is the counter portion of the main body of the washing room or the bath apron portion of the main body of the bathtub, the bather does not have the same structure as before. When the steam does not directly hit the face or the head of the bather and the steam indirectly hits the bather, the bather's face or head is not suddenly heated because the steam flow is weakened.

Furthermore, in claim 3, since the steam outlet is provided with an air-direction adjusting means capable of adjusting the direction of the steam blowout, the direction of the steam blowout is set on the installation surface of the exterior body on which the steam sauna unit is installed. By adjusting the wind direction toward the wall surface adjacent to and the floor surface of the main body of the washroom, the steam flow is blown out to wrap around the bather,
As a result, the temperature distribution in the bathroom can be made uniform, and the floor surface around the foot of the bather and the surrounding wall surface can be warmed, and a comfortable bathing feeling can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing an embodiment of a bathroom unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the steam sauna unit body.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a steam sauna unit body.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view seen from a side showing a state of steam flow in a bathroom.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view seen from a plane showing a state of steam flow in the bathroom.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of a bathroom unit including a conventional steam sauna unit body.

FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory view showing the overall configuration of a conventional steam sauna unit main body.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view seen from a side, showing a conventional air flow state of steam in a bathroom.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view seen from a plane showing a conventional air flow state of steam in a bathroom.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 ... Bathroom unit, 2 ... Bathtub body, 3 ... Bath apron section, 4 ... Washing room body, 5 ... Floor surface, 6 ... Counter section, 10 ... Steam sauna unit body, 61 ……
Exterior body, 62 ... Installation surface, 63 ... Air inlet, 64 ...
… Steam outlet, 65 …… Wind direction adjusting plate, H ・ W ……
Hot water, A ... Air, S ... Steam.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom unit comprising a bathtub main body provided with a bath apron part and a washroom main body provided with a counter part provided adjacent to the bathtub main body, wherein the bath apron part of the bathtub main body or the counter part of the washroom main body is provided. As an exterior body, a steam sauna unit body is installed inside the exterior body, and a steam outlet and an air intake port are formed on the installation surface of the exterior body on which the steam sauna unit body is installed. The bathroom unit to be. 2. The bathroom unit according to claim 1, wherein the steam outlet is located below the installation surface of the exterior body. 3. The bathroom unit according to claim 1, wherein the steam outlet is provided with an air-direction adjusting means capable of adjusting the direction in which steam is blown out.