System and method for generating steam for a steam bath
US7113696B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF22B1/284
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steam generator for use with a steam bath has a storage tank for holding a quantity of water from which steam is to be made, means for permitting the ingress of water and the egress of steam from the tank, first heating means for controllably maintaining the water at a temperature that is elevated from the ambient temperature but below its boiling point, and second heating means for selectively heating the water from its elevated temperature to produce steam upon demand.
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