PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dry the interior of an apparatus in a minimum required period by detecting the degree of dryness of a water storage part and preventing over-dry in a liquid atomizer and a sauna apparatus using the same.SOLUTION: A liquid atomizer includes a heat exchanger 7 and a fan motor 8 provided in an air duct connecting an air inlet 4 and an air outlet 5, liquid atomizing means 9 provided between the fan motor 8 and the air outlet 5, and control means which controls the liquid atomizing means, the heat exchanger 7 and the fan motor 8. Rotation means 13 of the liquid atomizing means 9 includes a rotation shaft 19 and a reverse-conical lifting pipe 22 integrally formed with a plurality of rotation plates 20a, 20b rotating around the rotation shaft 19 in an axial direction of the rotation shaft 19. The control means includes a control part 29 which controls water supply to the rotation means 13 and the operation of the rotation means 13, the heat exchanger 7 and the fan motor 8. The control part 29 determines the presence of residual water with a low position thermistor 26 and a high position thermistor 27 provided in a water storage part 25.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、液体微細化装置とそれを用いたサウナ装置に関するもので、貯水部の乾燥度合いを検知できるので、過乾燥を防ぎ、必要最短時間で装置内を乾燥させ得ることを目的とする。【解決手段】吸込口4と排気口5を結ぶ風路に設けた熱交換器7およびファンモータ8と、このファンモータ8と排気口5間に設けた液体微細化手段9と、この液体微細化手段と熱交換器7およびファンモータ8を制御する制御手段を備え、液体微細化手段9の回転手段13は、回転軸19と、この回転軸19の軸方向に、回転軸19を中心として回動する複数の回転板20a,20bと一体に形成された、逆円錐状の揚水管22を備え、前記制御手段は、回転手段13への水供給と回転手段13と熱交換器7およびファンモータ8の運転とを制御する制御部29を備え、この制御部29は、貯水部25に設けた低位置サーミスタ26と高位置サーミスタ27で残水の有無を判断する。【選択図】図2
