IP Library Granted Patent US 8,070,138
Granted Patent B2
US 8,070,138 · App. 12/278,302 · Granted Dec 6, 2011

Sauna apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,070,138
App. No.
12/278,302
Granted
Dec 6, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sauna apparatus includes an air blower, a blow channel and a humidifier. The air blower suctions and blows air. The blow channel conveys the suctioned air and humidified air. The humidifier has a sprayer that sprays humidifying water into the air passing through the blow channel for humidification, and a spray-water droplet splitter installed in a direction to which the sprayer sprays the water for humidification. By letting the sprayed water droplets collide with the splitter, the water droplets are split into much finer water droplets.

Claims (15)

1. A sauna apparatus comprising:

an air blower capable of suctioning and blowing air;

a blow channel configured to convey the suctioned air and humidified air; and

a humidifier including

a sprayer capable of spraying water for humidification into air passing through the blow channel for humidification, and

a spray-water droplet splitter installed in a direction to which the sprayer sprays the water for humidification, the splitter configured to make a sprayed water droplet much finer by colliding the sprayed water droplet with the splitter,

wherein the spray-water droplet splitter vibrates.

2. The sauna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the spray-water droplet splitter is constituted having a slope with regard to a horizontal plane.

3. The sauna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the spray-water droplet splitter is in a comb shape having teeth.

4. The sauna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the spray-water droplet splitter is constituted having protrusions raised from a flat board.

5. The sauna apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein a surface of the spray-water droplet splitter has water repellency.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022363/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2008
From: SAITOU, KAZUHIRO; NISHIZURU, YOSHIHIRO
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021577/0313 →