IP Library Granted Patent US 7,896,319
Granted Patent B2
US 7,896,319 · App. 11/617,229 · Granted Mar 1, 2011

Sauna apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,896,319
App. No.
11/617,229
Granted
Mar 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sauna apparatus includes a heating section for heating air to generate heated air, a heated-air-blowing section for sending the heated air, a humidifying section for humidifying air to generate humidified air, a humidified-air-blowing section for sending the humidified air, a merging chamber for mixing the sent heated air and the sent humidified air to generate heated and humidified air, and an outlet for blowing the heated and humidified air generated. This sauna apparatus provides air having uniform temperature distribution and uniform humidity distribution, and allows temperature and humidity to be controlled easily.

Claims (18)

1. A sauna apparatus comprising:

a heating section for heating air to generate heated air;

a heated-air-blowing section for sending the heated air in a first air flow path;

a heated-blow adjusting section for changing the amount of the sent heated air;

a humidifying section for humidifying air to generate humidified air;

a humidified-air-blowing section for sending the humidified air in a second air flow path separate from the first air flow path;

a humidified-blow adjusting section for changing the amount of the sent humidified air;

a merging chamber for mixing the first air flow path and the second air flow path to generate heated and humidified air; and

an outlet for blowing the heated and humidified air generated.

2. The sauna apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the humidifying section includes

a water-feeding section for supplying water,

an injecting section for injecting the supplied water,

a water-shattering section for shattering the injected water to generate waterdrops, and

a vapor-liquid separating section for separating the waterdrops into first waterdrops and second waterdrops smaller than the first waterdrops, and sending the second waterdrops.

3. The sauna apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the water-shattering section includes a rotatable collision fan having a plurality of collision boards to be collided with water.

4. The sauna apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sucked-air flow path for sending the air to the heating section and sending the air to the humidifying section; and

an inlet communicating with the sucked-air flow path.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2007
From: FUJII, SATOSHI; IKARI, YOSHIO
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019249/0235 →