SAUNA AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN AUTOMATIC INFUSION CEREMONY FOR A SAUNA

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sauna with a sauna cabin and a sauna heater, which has at least one nozzle on or in a wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin and a compressed air supply. The nozzle and the compressed air supply are adapted such that compressed air from the compressed air supply can be blown into the sauna cabin via the at least one nozzle. In addition, the disclosure relates to a method for performing an automatic infusion ceremony for such a sauna.

Claims

1. A sauna with a sauna cabin and a sauna heater, which has at least one nozzle on or in a wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin and a compressed air supply, wherein the nozzle and the compressed air supply are adapted such that compressed air from the compressed air supply can be blown into the sauna cabin via the at least one nozzle.

2. The sauna according to claim 1, wherein the at least one nozzle is a pivot nozzle, wherein the sauna comprises a device which has the at least one pivot nozzle and which is arranged on or in a wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin, wherein the device and the compressed air supply are adapted such that a reciprocating pivot movement of the pivot nozzle about a pivot axis can be executed.

3. The sauna according to claim 2, wherein the device comprises a receptacle with at least two pivot nozzles which are connected to the compressed air supply, wherein the receptacle is attached to a mounting on or in the wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin such that the reciprocating pivot movement can be executed by the receptacle, wherein preferably a longitudinal axis of the receptacle lies parallel or congruent with the pivot axis.

4. The sauna according to claim 3, wherein the receptacle is connected to the compressed air supply via the mounting, wherein the mounting comprises an airflow drive which is configured such that it causes the reciprocating pivot movement of the receptacle when the mounting is supplied with compressed air.

5. The sauna according to claim 3, wherein the reciprocating pivot movement of the receptacle can be executed by an electric motor on the mounting.

6. The sauna according to claim 2, wherein the volume flow of compressed air per pivot nozzle is between 10 l/min and 50 l/min.

7. The sauna according to claim 3, wherein an alignment of the pivot nozzle relative to the receptacle is variable at least in the direction of the pivot axis.

8. The sauna according to claim 1, wherein the at least one nozzle is a ceiling nozzle, wherein the sauna comprises at least two ceiling nozzles which are connected to the compressed air supply, are arranged on the ceiling of the sauna and their fixed injection directions are configured such that they have an adjustable angle to the ceiling of 0 to 45 and a circular rotation of the air occurs on the ceiling when compressed air is blown through the at least two ceiling nozzles.

9. The sauna according to claim 8, further including at least one a pivot nozzle and wherein the device and the compressed air supply are adapted such that a reciprocating movement of the pivot nozzle about a pivot axis can be executed, and wherein the at least one ceiling nozzle is at least two ceiling nozzles.

10. The sauna according to claim 1, further including an automatic infusion device that distributes fluid on a stone bed of the sauna heater.

11. The sauna according to claim 10, further including a control system which is adapted such that the automatic infusion device first distributes fluid on a stone bed of the sauna heater and then the at least one nozzle blows air into the sauna cabin.

12. The sauna according to claim 9, wherein the control system is adapted to operate first the at least two ceiling nozzles, then the automatic infusion device and then the device.

13. A method of performing an automatic infusion ceremony for a sauna constructed according to claim 10, the method comprising the steps of: a) ventilating the sauna with fresh air, which has a higher oxygen content than the air currently present in the sauna cabin; b) pouring infusion fluid onto a stone bed of a sauna heater by means of the automatic infusion device; and c) distribution of humidified air rising above the sauna heater by means of at least one nozzle.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the sauna further comprises a device and wherein the distribution of the humidified air rising above the sauna heater is carried out by means of the at least one nozzle being a pivot nozzle which is arranged on or in a wall or ceiling of the sauna cabin and wherein the device and the compressed air supply are adapted such that a reciprocating pivot movement of the pivot nozzle about a pivot axis can be executed.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein during the ventilation of the sauna or between the ventilation and the infusion, the air is distributed on the ceiling by means of at least two ceiling nozzles, the ceiling nozzles being connected to the compressed air supply and being arranged on the ceiling of the sauna, the ceiling nozzles having fixed injection directions that are configured to have an adjustable angle to the ceiling of 0 to 45 and wherein a circular rotation of the air occurs on the ceiling when compressed air is blown through the at least two ceiling nozzles.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] In the following, an embodiment of the sauna according to the disclosure and a method according to the disclosure are explained in more detail with reference to drawings. In the drawings:

[0036] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of the sauna from an oblique top view,

[0037] FIG. 2 shows a side view of the front side wall of the embodiment of the sauna without the front side wall,

[0038] FIG. 3 shows a side view of the right side wall of the embodiment of the sauna without the right side wall,

[0039] FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of the device of the embodiment of the sauna and the compressed air supply,

[0040] FIG. 5 shows a view of the ceiling of the sauna cabin of the embodiment of the sauna, and

[0041] FIG. 6 shows a flow diagram of the method according to the disclosure.

[0042] In the following Figures, identical parts are identified by the same reference signs. In so far as a Figure contains reference signs which are not explicitly referred to in the associated Figure description, reference is made to preceding or subsequent Figure descriptions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ENABLING EMBODIMENT

[0043] The embodiment of the sauna 1 according to the disclosure has a sauna cabin 2 with a sauna heater 3 and two sauna benches 4 arranged one above the other and a compressed air supply 5.

[0044] The compressed air supply 5 is connected to three ceiling nozzles 6 which are arranged on the ceiling of the sauna cabin 2 and to two devices 7 which are attached to a side wall of the sauna cabin 2 and each have four pivot nozzles 8.

[0045] The devices 7 comprise two mountings 9, which are attached to the side wall of the sauna cabin 2 and between which a receptacle 10 is arranged, on which the pivot nozzles 8 are arranged. The device 7 is thereby connected to the compressed air supply 5 via one of the mountings 9, wherein an airflow drive is contained in this mounting 9, which allows the receptacle 10 to perform a reciprocating pivot movement 12 about a pivot axis 11. In this context, the individual pivot nozzles 8 arranged on the receptacle 10 are each aligned at a different and adjustable angle with respect to the pivot axis 11 so that compressed air, which is fed to the devices from the compressed air supply 5, is blown over areas above the sauna benches 4 in a reciprocating pivot movement. By using the two devices 7, the entire area above the benches 4 can thus be blown over.

[0046] The three ceiling nozzles 6 arranged on the ceiling of the sauna cabin are aligned and connected to the compressed air supply 5 such that their injection direction, see FIG. 5, forms an airflow circuit on the ceiling. An angle of the injection direction of the ceiling nozzles 6 to the ceiling can be set between 0 and 45.

[0047] In addition, the sauna 1 has an automatic infusion device 13, which is arranged above a stone bed 14 of the sauna heater 3 and can distribute infusion fluid over the stone bed 14.

[0048] With such a sauna 1, a variant of the method according to the disclosure as shown in FIG. 6 can be carried out, wherein the sauna 1 has a corresponding control system for this purpose, which in particular automatically carries out steps two to four. In the variant of the method according to the disclosure, as a first step the sauna cabin is ventilated with fresh air, wherein fresh air has a higher oxygen content than the air currently present in the sauna cabin 2. For this purpose, for example, the door 15 of the sauna cabin 2 can be opened and air can be introduced into the sauna cabin 2 by means of a towel. In the second step, the fresh air is moved via the ceiling nozzles 6 and distributed in the sauna cabin. Then, as the third step, the infusion is performed by means of the automatic infusion device 13, and lastly, as the fourth step, the heated humid air is distributed to the areas above the sauna benches 4 by the devices 7.

[0049] In the method, the individual steps, in particular steps two to four, can be set via the control system so that, for example, a more intensive turbulence with the ceiling nozzles 6, an infusion with more infusion fluid or a higher volume flow through the pivot nozzles 8 of the devices 7 can be set. Accordingly, different infusion ceremonies can be performed in an automated manner by the embodiment of the sauna 1 according to the disclosure without the need for a sauna master to enter the interior of the sauna cabin 2.