JPH10155867A - Intra-chamber environment control method in sauna chamber with bloodstream promotion device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To be in a sauna for a long time and to improve comfortableness and a bloodstream promotion effect by controlling a setting temperature level inside a sauna chamber for each age range of a user, measuring the blood pressure of the user and controlling an intra-chamber environment through interaction with a helper at the outside of the chamber. SOLUTION: An automatically or manually operated intra-chamber environment controller 11 for centralizedly controlling a steam heater, a blower, an air purifier, an exhauster and a heater, etc., is provided. Also, an automatic blood pressure measuring device is provided inside the sauna chamber 1. An environment level inside the sauna chamber 1 is provided for each age range of the user of the sauna chamber 1 and a sauna chamber temperature is set so as to be matched with the level in the intra-chamber environment controller 11. Also, the environment of an intra-chamber air pressure and an air back flow, etc., is controlled. Also, the user periodically measures the blood pressure by himself/herself and controls the environment by the interaction with the helper at the outside of the chamber. Thus, the sauna is comfortable enjoyed and the bloodstream promotion effect is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for controlling an indoor environment in a sauna room equipped with a blood flow promoting device, which can provide a sauna effect for an elderly person or a sick person in a comfortable indoor environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of simple unit type sauna rooms generally installed in homes.
JP 61-196744, JP-A 61-188740, JP-A 49
No. 115239, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-2351, and the like.

[0003] In these general conventional sauna rooms, steam is supplied from a steam heater installed inside or outside to a sauna room main body provided with a door that can be opened and closed, so that the inside of the main body is in a so-called sauna state. Then, the user enters the main body, sits on a chair or the like, and enjoys the sauna effect.

[0004]

However, in a conventional sauna room, it is impossible to provide an indoor environment that matches the physical condition of each user. It is comfortable, but for the elderly and the sick, entering the sauna room feels stuffy, and like a healthy person, a long time (usually 2,30 minutes, a healthy person up to around 50 minutes) could not. In particular, people with heart disease or hypertension were in danger of physical illness and could not use the conventional sauna room.

[0005] The present invention has been developed in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to control the indoor environment of a sauna to an environment suitable for everyone, such as an elderly person or a sick person. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling the indoor environment in a sauna room with a therapeutic blood flow promoting device, which allows the user to stay in the sauna for a long time and comfortably and surely enhance the blood flow promoting effect. .

[0006]

The present invention has the following configuration in order to effectively achieve the above object. That is, the indoor environment control method in the sauna room with the therapeutic blood flow promoting device of the present invention supplies steam at a predetermined temperature by a steam heater or the like to a sauna room provided with an openable / closable closed door at an entrance and maintains the room temperature. And
In addition, an air duct and an exhaust duct are provided in the sauna room, an air blower is provided in the air duct, and an air purifier / exhaust device is provided in the exhaust duct. Further, in the sauna room, both armrests and footrests are provided. Equipped with a blood flow promoting device in the form of a double armchair that forms a liquid storage tank, and a heater that heats and heats the liquid filled in the liquid storage tank. In the sauna room, the sauna room set temperature of a predetermined width is set for each predetermined age range of the sauna room user who is an elderly or sick person or a person corresponding to the health condition of the old or sick person or a healthy person. Then, a level is set for each sauna room set temperature of a predetermined width set for each age range, and the indoor environment provided in the sauna room is set according to each level of the sauna room user at that time. Via control device The steam heater, blower, air purifier, exhaust fan, and heater are controlled to automatically or manually control the indoor environment such as the room temperature of the sauna room, and the user's physical condition during use of the sauna room. The user periodically measures the indoor environment with the blood pressure measurement device, and the user operates the indoor environment control device from outside the room or in the room by interacting with the user in the sauna room and the outdoor assistant, thereby controlling the indoor environment. This configuration is characterized in that control is performed so as to provide an optimal environment for the user.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. First, an example of a sauna room with a therapeutic blood flow promoting device according to the present invention will be described. The sauna room 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, an outer peripheral portion surrounded by a wooden board, and one side opened and closed. An access door 2 is provided for freely closing the sauna room 1. An intake hole 3 is opened on one side of the sauna room 1 other than the door 2.
An intake duct 4 is connected to the inside of the sauna room from outside.
The distal end of the intake duct 4 is located at the upper center position in the sauna room. The other end of the intake duct 4 is connected to a blower (not shown) so that fresh air can be supplied to the sauna room.

An exhaust hole 5 is opened in the upper part of the sauna room 1, and an exhaust duct 6 is connected to the exhaust hole 5 from outside. The other end of the exhaust duct 6 has an air purifier
An exhaust fan (not shown) is connected so that the air in the sauna room 1 can be automatically exhausted. In addition, sauna room 1
Is provided with a steam heater (not shown) installed inside (may be installed outside) so that steam at a desired temperature can be supplied into the room.

Further, in the sauna room 1, a blood flow promoting device 7 in the form of a double armchair is installed, and both the armrests 8 and the footrests 9 of the blood flow promoting device 7 store liquid, respectively. Tank 1
0 is formed. A heater (not shown) is provided in the blood flow promoting device 7 for heating and keeping the liquid filled in the liquid storage tank 10 warm.

Further, the above-mentioned steam heater, blower,
An indoor environment control device 11 is provided so that an air purifier, an exhaust fan, a heater, and the like can be centrally controlled. The indoor environment control device 11 can be controlled automatically or manually. An automatic blood pressure measurement device (not shown) is installed in the sauna room 1 so that a user of the sauna room can measure the blood pressure by himself.

By using the indoor environment control method of the present invention using the sauna room with a blood flow promoting device constructed as described above, not only healthy people but also especially elderly people and sick people can be comfortable. A blood flow promoting effect can be obtained effectively.

That is, as a method of controlling the indoor environment of the present invention, a sauna room according to the above-mentioned sauna room user who is a healthy person or a healthy person or an elderly person or a sick person. In order to control the environment, the environment is classified for each predetermined age range, for example, as in Level 1 to Level 7 described below. Then, the temperature in the sauna room having a predetermined width is set according to the levels 1 to 7.

(Setting Level) Level 1 Full 3 years old to 10 years old and their corresponding physical age and healthy person Level 2 Full 11 years old to 20 years old and their physical age and healthy person level 3 Persons aged 21 to 40 years old and persons corresponding to their physical ages and healthy persons Level 4 Persons aged 41 to 60 years old and persons corresponding to their physical ages and healthy persons Level 5 61 to 80 years old People and their physical age and healthy people Level 6 81 to 100 years old and their physical age and healthy people Level 7 Age of 6 or more and their physical age and healthy (Initial temperature) (Maximum temperature) Level 1 38.0 to 43.5 ° C Level 2 38.0 to 43.4 ° C Level 3 37.5 to 43.0 ° C Level 4 37.0 to 42 ° C .5 ℃ Level 5 37.0 ° C to 42.0 ° C Level 6 36.5 ° C to 41.5 ° C Level 7 36.0 ° C to 40.0 ° C

Thus, the age of the sauna room user,
Blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, etc. are measured in advance by a sauna room user or by another person (assistant) to grasp the health condition of the person, and set levels 1 to 7 are set by the indoor environment control device. Then, the environment (indoor temperature, indoor air pressure, indoor air recirculation, temperature of the liquid storage tank 9 of the blood flow promoting device, etc.) in the sauna room is adjusted to suit each user, and the user enjoys the so-called sauna. do that for me.

In this way, while the user is using the sauna room, the assistant asks the user of the sauna room the physical condition of the sauna room user from outside and interactively measures the blood pressure at predetermined time intervals. do that for me. By operating the indoor environment control device 11, the sauna room environment suitable for the user's physical condition at that time obtained by the dialogue between the blood pressure measurement value and the user is controlled and adjusted.

By doing so, any sick person can enjoy the sauna comfortably for a long time like a young person without feeling stuffy. In addition, the effect of promoting blood flow can be dramatically improved.

The above-mentioned age range and temperature range of level 1 to level 7 are merely examples, and may be further subdivided or numerical values may be changed.

[0018]

As described above, according to the method for controlling the indoor environment in the sauna room with a blood flow promoting device according to the present invention as described above, the optimal condition suitable for the health condition of not only healthy persons but also elderly persons and sick persons. It is possible to enter the sauna for a long time in the sauna indoor environment, and the blood flow promoting effect can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified front view of an example sauna room according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a blood flow promoting device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sauna room 7 Blood flow promotion device 8 Both armrests 9 Footrest 10 Liquid storage tank 11 Indoor environment control device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A steam heater or the like is used to supply steam at a predetermined temperature into a sauna room having a closed door that can be opened and closed at the entrance, to maintain the room temperature, and to provide an air supply duct and an exhaust duct in the sauna room. An air duct is provided with a blower, and an exhaust duct is provided with an air purifier / exhaust fan. In this sauna room, a liquid storage tank is formed in both armrests and footrests. In a sauna room equipped with a blood flow promoting device, in which a blood flow promoting device is provided with a heater for heating and keeping the liquid filled in the liquid storage tank installed, as well as a flow promoting device, an elderly person or a sick person or the elderly person or a sick person For each predetermined age range of the above-mentioned sauna room user who is a healthy person or a healthy person corresponding to a healthy state, a sauna room set temperature of a predetermined width is set, and the predetermined width set for each age range is set. of A level is set for each sauna room set temperature, and according to each level of the sauna room user at that time, the steam heater, the blower, the air purifier, and the like through the indoor environment control device provided in the sauna room. Automatically or manually control the indoor environment such as the room temperature of the sauna room by controlling the exhaust fan and heater,
While using the sauna room, the user periodically measures the physical condition of the user with the blood pressure measurement device, and the user inside the sauna room and the outdoor assistant through dialogue between the user in the sauna room and the outdoor assistant An indoor environment control method in a sauna room with a blood flow promoting device, wherein the indoor environment control device is operated to control the indoor environment to be an optimum environment for a user.