PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sauna apparatus excellent in sanitation, regarding the sauna apparatus for supplying fine droplets and negative ions into a sauna room.SOLUTION: The sauna apparatus includes a heating means 9 for heating water in a water storage part 6, a water discharge valve 13 provided in the middle of a water discharge pipe 12 for discharging the water inside the water storage part 6, water crushing means 24 and 29 for pumping up and crushing hot water stored in the water storage part 6 by rotation and generating the fine droplets and the negative ions, a blower 35 for supplying the generated fine droplets and negative ions into the sauna room 2, and an air heating means 43 for heating air inside the sauna room 2 circulated by the blower 35, and performs the sauna operation of supplying the fine droplets and the negative ions into the sauna room 2. Before the start of the sauna operation and after the end of the sauna operation, the hot water inside the water storage part 6 is heated and the water crushing means 24 and 29 are driven to execute a sterilization mode of heating the hot water inside the water storage part 6 for prescribed time at a temperature capable of sterilization. When the sterilization mode after the end of the sauna operation is ended, the water discharge valve 13 is opened and then the drying mode of driving the blower 35 and an air heating means 43 is executed.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】衛生性に優れたサウナ装置を提供する。【解決手段】貯水部6の水を加熱する加熱手段9と、貯水部6内の水を排水する排水管12の途中に設けた排水弁13と、貯水部6に貯留された温水を回転により汲み上げ破砕し微細水滴及びマイナスイオンを生成する水破砕手段24、29と、生成された微細水滴及びマイナスイオンをサウナ室2内に供給する送風機35と、送風機35により循環されるサウナ室2内の空気を加熱する空気加熱手段43とを備え、微細水滴及びマイナスイオンをサウナ室2内に供給するサウナ運転を行うものであって、サウナ運転開始前及びサウナ運転終了後には、貯水部6内の温水を加熱すると共に水破砕手段24、29を駆動して、貯水部6内の温水を殺菌可能な温度で所定時間加熱する除菌モードを行い、サウナ運転終了後の除菌モード終了時に排水弁13を開弁後、送風機35及び空気加熱手段43を駆動させる乾燥モードを行うようにした。【選択図】 図7
