JPH0331464B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a bath using arame, a type of seaweed. [Prior Art] It has been known that the natural mineral components contained in hot springs have various effects on the body, and tourists who visit hot springs for recreation and relaxation have been
There are many vacationers. However, because hot springs are closely related to the geology of volcanic zones, they may not exist everywhere in the country.
In recreational areas where there are no hot springs, it would be good for both health and attracting customers if a more effective alternative to hot springs could be devised. [Problem to be solved by the invention] Therefore, the inventor focused on seaweed that is easily available in recreational areas located on the coast, and investigated the usefulness of baths using this seaweed, and specifically extracted the components of various seaweeds. As a result of various studies on the ease of extraction, efficacy of extracted components, etc., the inventors discovered that Arame is useful and completed the present invention. That is, the present invention aims to provide a bath that is beneficial to the body and can be obtained using inexpensive raw materials and simple equipment. [Means for Solving the Problems] However, the Arame bath of the present invention includes a storage tank, an Arame storage basket removably placed in the storage tank through which hot water can pass, and a hot water outlet connected to the storage tank. A system characterized by comprising: a hot water generator that supplies hot water of 60 to 100°C into the storage tank; and a filtrate supply pipe whose one end is connected to the storage tank and whose other end opens into the bathtub. It's a bath. In the present invention, Arame, a seaweed belonging to the Laminaceae family, is soaked in hot water of 60 to 100°C supplied by a hot water generator, but at temperatures below 60°C, it takes time to extract the components, which is not preferable. Note that it is particularly preferable to set the temperature of the hot water to 70 to 90°C, as this allows efficient extraction. [Function] In this invention, the boiling water supply device can
Hot water at a temperature of 100°C is supplied into the storage tank, and the arame stored in the arame storage basket is immersed in this hot water. By immersing the arame in this hot water, mineral components such as chlorine, potassium, and sodium are extracted from the arame, and the hot water turns light brown and exhibits weak acidity with a pH of less than 7. The Arame main body is held in the Arame storage basket, and the filtrate excluding the Arame main body is supplied into the bathtub via the filtrate supply pipe, so if this filtrate is used for bathing, it will be used just like a saline spring. It warms the body well, keeps you from getting too hot, and promotes metabolism, which is effective against rheumatoid arthritis, neuralgia, skin diseases, trauma, etc. [Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a hot water generator consisting of a boiler equipped with a heavy oil burner 2, which is connected to a cold water pipe 3 such as a water supply. A hot water pipe 4 connected to a hot water outlet of the hot water generator 1 is connected to a user side such as an in-house heating facility as a hot water main pipe 4a, and a branch pipe 4b thereof is connected to a rice cooker 5. 6 is a pump for hot water supply, and 7 is an on-off valve. Arame pot 5 is
A storm storage basket 9 is removably placed in a cylindrical storage tank 8 made of stainless steel plate. The Arame storage basket 9 has a basket 11 made of stainless steel wire mesh (mesh coarseness: 2 mm) bent into an octagonal cylinder shape with a bottom fixed to the bottom surface of an upper plate 10 made of a stainless steel plate, so that hot water can pass through it. An opening 10a in the center of the top plate 10 is opened and closed by attaching and detaching a screw-type cover plate 12. 13 is a handle, and 14 is a storm. Reference numeral 15 denotes an airtight lid that opens and closes an opening 8a at the top of the storage tank 8, and the opening 8a has a size that allows the storage basket 9 to be put in and taken out. Reference numeral 16 denotes a filtrate supply pipe, and hot water taps 17a and 17b provided at the tips thereof open into a bathtub 18a in the men's bath and a bathtub 18b in the women's bath. 19 is a cold water supply pipe branched from the cold water pipe 3, and 20a and 20b are cold water taps provided at the tips of the cold water supply pipes 1 and 2, respectively.
It opens into 8a and 18b. On the other hand, 21 is a heating device for reheating, and the bathtubs 18a and 18
b is connected to the circulation pump 22 and the filter 23.
A hot water discharge pipe 24 equipped with a hot water discharge pipe 24 is connected to a small boiler 25, and a return pipe 26 connected to a hot water outlet of this boiler 25 is communicated with each bathtub 18a and 18b. 18
This is a known temperature raising device that automatically performs reheating when the water temperature in water a and 18b falls below a predetermined temperature. In the bath device having the above configuration, 1 kg of dry Arame 14 is placed in the Arame storage basket 9, and
The on-off valve 7 was opened while the boiler was placed in the container, and hot water of about 80° C., which was supplied from the hot water generator 1 by the pump 6, was continuously supplied to the Arame pot 5 at a rate of 70°C per minute. The internal volume of the storage tank 8 is approximately 1 m ³ , and the hot water passes through the Arame pot 5 in an average of approximately 17 minutes, and is filled in each bathtub 18a,
The filtrate (arame-yu) 27 is supplied to 18b. In each bathtub, the amount and temperature of hot water are adjusted by opening and closing the hot water faucets 17a, 17b and the cold water faucets 20a, 20b, and when a predetermined filling state is achieved, the on-off valve 7 is closed and the hot water 28 is used for bathing. When the temperature of the bath water 28 decreases, the temperature raising device 21 performs reheating. In addition, depending on the use, the bath water 28
If the amount of water decreases, replenish it by supplying cold water and reheating, or use the same method as above.
According to the inventor's experiments, the filtrate 27 is added to each bathtub from
When the total capacity of bathtubs 8a and 18b is about 10,000 m ³ , the bathwater 28 that is newly filled and adjusted once in both bathtubs using the above-mentioned capacity boiler 5 can be used for 3 to 4 days without being replaced. In order to find out the components of the above filtrate 27, we immersed 100g of dried aram in boiling water at 80°C for 10 minutes and analyzed the filtrate as a test water.The analysis results were as follows. As shown in Table 1, the pH of the filtrate was 6.13, indicating weak acidity.

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〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a bath that is beneficial for the body can be obtained using a simple structure of equipment using Arame, which is available at low cost, and can be used as a substitute for hot springs in areas where there are no natural hot springs. ,
It can be used not only at inns and hotels, but also at home.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an equipment system diagram of a bath apparatus showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the storm storage basket shown in FIG. 1. 1... Hot water generator, 4... Hot water pipe, 5... Arame pot, 6... Pump, 8... Storage tank, 9... Arame storage basket, 14... Arame, 16... Filtrate supply Pipe, 17a... Hot water tap, 17b... Hot water tap, 18
a... Bathtub, 18b... Bathtub, 27... Filtrate, 2
8...Bath bath.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage tank, a storage basket removably placed in the storage tank through which hot water can pass, and a hot water generator having a hot water outlet connected to the storage tank and supplying hot water of 60 to 100°C into the storage tank. and a filtrate supply pipe having one end connected to the storage tank and the other end opening into the bathtub.