JP2000107073A - Hand drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hand drier capable of drying hands while efficiently scattering water droplet on the hands and arms and being convenient and usable comfortably in drying the arms. SOLUTION: This hand drier is formed into a structure in which a hand slot 15 opens to the sides of the device, whereby the user can insert an arm into the hand slot 15 from the side of the device. The arm inserted crosses a deep outlet 45 and hot air passed through the deep outlet 45 comes in contact with the arm from the end of the arm, efficiently blowing away water droplet on the entire arm and drying the arm. The hot air passed through a front outlet 41 forms an air curtain to separate the slot 15 from the user. The hot air passed through the deep outlet 45 blows away water on the arm, and the water blown away is prevented from scattering toward the user (front) from the hand slot 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device, in which a hand insertion groove is recessed in a depth direction of the device main body, and when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove, blown air is blown out to the hand through a blower outlet. And a hand drying device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional hand drying apparatus, there is, for example, one shown in FIGS.

[0003] That is, it is installed close to a basin on a wall surface of a washroom or the like, and a hand insertion groove 2 is recessed in a depth direction of the apparatus main body 1, and an air blowing outlet 4 is connected to an upper groove wall 3 of the hand insertion groove 2. And is elongated in a direction parallel to the groove width direction.

[0004] For example, when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove 2 of the apparatus main body 1, the insertion of the hand is detected, and the warm air is passed through the air outlet 4 on the front side of the hand insertion groove 2 to insert the hand. It is sprayed on the hand from a direction perpendicular to the direction, and is dried while blowing off moisture attached to the hand.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 18 (a) to 18 (c), the hand is moved back and forth (from the front side to the back side of the hand insertion groove, or
By reciprocating from the back side to the front side, warm air is evenly blown to the entire hand, and the entire hand can be dried while blowing off moisture.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 17, if the hand insertion groove is configured to be opened to the side of the apparatus, when water splashes when washing hands and adheres to the arm, FIG. 19 and FIG. FIG.
As shown in, the user's arm was inserted into the hand insertion groove from the side of the device (the insertion direction substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the hand), and the hot air hit the arm so that it adhered to the arm. Drying can be performed while blowing off moisture, and the hand drying device can be used for drying the arms.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional hand drying apparatus, when the arm is inserted into the hand insertion groove from the insertion direction, for example, the arm corresponding to the near side of the hand insertion groove is inserted. Warm air intensively hits the front part, allowing it to dry while blowing off the moisture attached to the front part of the arm.However, the warm air hits the back part of the arm corresponding to the back side of the hand insertion groove. And the moisture adhering to the back part of the arm is hard to be blown off and hard to dry.

In order for the warm air to hit the entire arm, it is necessary to reciprocate the arm like a hand back and forth. When the arm is reciprocated not only in the insertion direction but also back and forth, It is troublesome and easy to get tired, and it is not convenient.

[0009] When drying the arm, the user must
The user must be closer to the device than the standing position to dry the fingers, and the moisture of the arms blown away by the warm air may blow off to the user's body, so it is not always comfortable to dry the arms There was a problem that it was not possible.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and it is possible to dry while efficiently blowing off moisture attached to hands and arms, and it is easy to use and dries arms. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hand-drying device that can be used comfortably at any time.

[0011]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object lies in the following inventions. [1] A hand insertion groove (15) is recessed in the apparatus body (11) in the depth direction of the apparatus body (11), and the hand insertion groove (15) is provided.
When a hand is inserted into the hand dryer, the blast air is blown out to the hand through the blast outlet (40).
The blower outlet (40) has a front outlet (41) and a rear outlet (45), and the front outlet (41) is a groove of the hand insertion groove (15). It is located on the front side of the wall (16) and is opened so as to proceed in a direction parallel to the groove width direction, and the inner side outlet (45) is provided with the groove wall (16) of the hand insertion groove (15). A) a hand drying device, which is set up so as to proceed in a direction parallel to the depth direction.

[2] The manual insertion groove (1) is inserted into the device body (11).
5) The hand is recessed in the depth direction of the apparatus body (11), and when the hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove (15), the blast air is blown out to the hand through the blast outlet (40). In the drying device, the blowing outlet (40) has a groove width direction component (141) and a depth direction component (145),
The groove width direction component (141) includes the hand insertion groove (15).
On the front side of the groove wall (16), and is elongated in a direction parallel to the groove width direction.
5) A hand drying device characterized in that it is elongated in a direction parallel to a depth direction on a groove wall (16) of the hand insertion groove (15).

[3] The manual insertion groove (1) is inserted into the apparatus body (11).
5) The hand is recessed in the depth direction of the apparatus body (11), and when the hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove (15), the blast air is blown out to the hand through the blast outlet (40). In the drying device, the blowing outlet (40) has a substantially T-shape or a substantially T-shaped configuration formed by combining elongated grooves of a front outlet (41) and elongated grooves of a rear outlet (45) so as to be orthogonal to each other. It has an L-shape, and the front outlet (41)
Is located on the front side of the groove wall (16) of the hand insertion groove (15) and extends in a direction parallel to the groove width direction, and the inner outlet (45) is provided with the hand insertion groove (15). ) Groove wall (16)
A hand drying device extending in a direction parallel to the depth direction.

[4] The manual insertion groove (1) is inserted into the device body (11).
5) The hand is recessed in the depth direction of the apparatus body (11), and when the hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove (15), the blast air is blown out to the hand through the blast outlet (40). In the drying device, the blowing outlet (40) is composed of a large number of small holes (241), and each of the small holes (241) is parallel to the groove width direction of the manual insertion groove (15). A hand drying device, wherein the hand drying device is scattered so as to spread in a desired direction and in a depth direction of the hand insertion groove (15).

[5] The manual insertion groove (1) is inserted into the apparatus body (11).
5) The hand is recessed in the depth direction of the apparatus body (11), and when the hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove (15), the blast air is blown out to the hand through the blast outlet (40). In the drying device, the blowing outlet (40) includes a plurality of blowing slits (341), and each of the blowing slits (341) is parallel to a groove width direction of the manual insertion groove (15). A hand drying device which extends in a predetermined direction and is disposed at a predetermined interval so as to extend from the near side to the far side of the groove wall (16) of the hand insertion groove (15).

Next, the operation of the invention described in each of the above items will be described. In one configuration of the present invention, when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove (15), it is detected and warm air is passed through the front outlet (41) and the inner outlet (45). It is blown out toward the hand. The moisture adhering to the back side of the inserted hand is dried while being blown off by the warm air passing through the back side outlet (45). Further, the moisture attached to the near side of the inserted hand is dried while being blown off by the warm air passing through the front outlet (41).

That is, even if the user does not move his / her hand back and forth inside the hand insertion groove (15), the warm air can evenly hit the entire hand and can be dried while efficiently blowing off moisture in a short time.

On the other hand, if the structure is such that the hand insertion groove (15) is opened to the side of the apparatus, the user's arm can be moved from the side of the apparatus (a direction substantially perpendicular to the hand insertion direction). When the arm can be inserted into the hand insertion groove (15) and the arm is inserted, the arm particularly crosses the rear outlet (45), and the warm air passing through the rear outlet (45) It comes into contact with the arm in order from the tip, and it is possible to dry while efficiently blowing off moisture attached to the entire arm.

The warm air that has passed through the back air outlet (45) blows off moisture adhering to the arm, and the blown water scatters toward the user side (front) through the hand insertion groove (15). However, the warm air that has passed through the front outlet (41) forms a so-called air curtain, shuts off the insertion groove side and the user side, and moisture is processed in the hand insertion groove (15) side. Does not fly to the user side.

In another configuration of the present invention, the hand insertion groove (15) is similarly opened to the side of the apparatus, and the user's arm is moved to the side of the apparatus (the direction of hand insertion is different). (In a direction substantially orthogonal to), if it is inserted, particularly, the warm air that has passed through the depth direction component (145) of the blower outlet (40)
It comes into contact with the arm in order from the tip, and it is possible to dry while efficiently blowing off moisture attached to the entire arm.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention,
If the structure is such that the hand insertion groove (15) is opened to the side of the device, and the user's arm is inserted from the side of the device (a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the hand), especially when the user inserts The warm air passing through the elongated groove of the deeper outlet (45), which forms a substantially T-shape or a substantially L-shape of the wind outlet (40), comes in order from the tip of the arm and adheres to the entire arm. Drying can be performed while efficiently blowing off moisture.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention,
The structure is such that the hand insertion groove (15) is open to the side of the device, and if the user's arm is inserted from the side of the device (a direction substantially perpendicular to the hand insertion direction), the user's arm can be inserted. The arm crosses the plurality of outlets (241) extending in the depth direction of the hand insertion groove (15), and warm air passing through the outlets (241) traversed by the user's arm receives the warm air. , And can be dried while efficiently blowing off moisture attached to the entire arm.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention,
The structure is such that the hand insertion groove (15) is open to the side of the device, and if the user's arm is inserted from the side of the device (a direction substantially perpendicular to the hand insertion direction), the user's arm can be inserted. The arm crosses the blowing slit (341) extending in the depth direction of the hand insertion groove (15), and warm air passing through the blowing slit (341) crossed by the user's arm flows in order from the tip of the arm. , And can be dried while efficiently blowing off moisture attached to the entire arm.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 12 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand drying device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing an attached state of the hand drying device, and FIG. It is the arrow view seen from.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
The main body 11 has a hand insertion groove 15 recessed in the depth direction from the front. Both sides of the hand insertion groove 15 are opened so that an arm can be inserted into the hand insertion groove 15 from the side.

A tray 19 is formed in the lower groove wall of the hand insertion groove 15. The receiving pan 19 is provided with the blowing outlet 4
0, protrudes forward from a wall surface as an attachment portion, and is formed in a dish shape so as to receive water droplets.

The groove wall 16 on the upper side of the hand insertion groove 15 has a blower outlet 40 serving as a blower nozzle, a finger detection sensor 51 such as an ultrasonic detector and an infrared sensor, and an air flow sensor introduced into the main body 11. A filter 52 for removing dust,
An air volume changeover switch 53 and a start switch 54 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, when the finger detection sensor 51 detects a finger or the like inserted into the hand insertion groove 15, the detection output of the finger detection sensor 51 turns on,
The fan 17 and the heater 18 are operated, and the air introduced into the main body 11 through the filter 52 is heated by the fan 17 and the heater 18 and the like into the manual insertion groove 15 from above through the blowing outlet 40 and into the manual insertion groove 15. Is blown out as

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the blower outlet 40 comprises a front outlet 41 and a rear outlet 45. The front outlet 41 is provided on the groove wall 16 above the hand insertion groove 15.
Is formed in an elongated groove extending in a direction parallel to the groove width direction. The rear outlet 45 is provided with the hand insertion groove 15.
The upper groove wall 16 is formed in an elongated groove extending in a direction parallel to the depth direction.

The elongated groove of the front outlet 41 and the inner outlet 45
Is substantially T-shaped at right angles to the center in the groove width direction. The elongated groove of the inner outlet 45 extends to the front of the filter 52 disposed on the inner side of the tray 19. The filter 52 may be separated to the left and right at its center, and the elongated groove of the back outlet 45 may further extend to the back of the tray 19 through the space formed by the separation. The elongated groove of the front outlet 41 and the elongated groove of the inner outlet 45 are:
Although it is constituted by one outlet, as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 4, it may be constituted as a whole elongated by a large number of outlet holes.

Although the front outlet 41 is combined with one deep outlet 45, as shown in FIG. 5, two deep outlets 45 are substantially connected to the front outlet 41 as shown in FIG. You may make it combine in a character shape.

Further, two front outlets 41 may be combined with two rear outlets 45 in a substantially rectangular shape, and one front outlet 41 may be connected to one rear outlet 45 with a substantially D-shape. It may be combined with the shape.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the hand dryer. As shown in FIG. 8, the control means (CPU) constantly determines whether the detection output of the finger detection sensor 51 is on (step S80).
1). When a finger is inserted into the hand insertion groove 15 of the hand dryer 10, the finger detection means 51 detects the finger, the detection output is turned on, and the detection output is turned on (step S80).
1: ON), as shown in FIG. 7, the fan 17 and the heater 18 are turned on and each is driven (step S).
802).

When the fan 17 and the heater 18 are driven, the air taken into the main body 11 through the filter 52 is turned into warm air, and the front air outlet 4 of the blower air outlet 40 is formed.
1 and blows out through the inner outlet 45 to dry while blowing off moisture attached to the fingers.

The warm air that has passed through the front outlet 41 blows away moisture adhering to the near side of the inserted hand, and
The warm air that has passed through 5 blows away the attached moisture from the center to the back of the inserted hand.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show the operation of the finger when the finger is dried. That is, when the user slightly moves the hand back and forth or left and right inside the hand insertion groove 15, the warm air passing through the front outlet 41 or the back outlet 45 evenly hits the entire finger and efficiently adheres. Moisture can be blown off.

When water is applied to the arm while the fingers are being washed with water, the hand insertion groove 15 is opened to the side of the device, so that the user can hold the arm from the side of the device. It can be inserted into the hand insertion groove 15 to dry moisture attached to the arm.

FIGS. 11 and 12 show the operation of the arm when drying the arm. That is, if the arm is inserted into the hand insertion groove 15 from the side of the device, in particular, the arm crosses below the inner outlet 45 in order from the arm tip, and passes through the inner outlet 45. The hot air can be dried while efficiently blowing off moisture attached to the entire arm.

The warm air that has passed through the inner outlet 45 blows off the moisture adhering to the arm.
While trying to scatter to the user side (front) through the hand insertion groove 15, the warm air passing through the front outlet 41 becomes a so-called air curtain, and shuts off the insertion groove side and the user side. ,
The water is dropped into the lower receiving portion 19, processed, and does not scatter to the user side.

During the operation of the apparatus, the control means constantly determines whether or not the detection output of the finger detection sensor 51 is ON (step S803). When the drying of the finger or the arm is completed and the finger or the arm is pulled forward or outward from the hand insertion groove 15, the detection output of the finger detection sensor 51 is turned off (step S803: OFF), and as shown in FIG. , The fan 17 and the heater 18 are turned off, and each stops (step S804).

FIGS. 13 and 14 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the configuration of the blower outlet 40 according to the first embodiment is changed, and the other configuration is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 13, a groove width direction component 141 which is a narrow groove which is located on the front side of the groove wall 16 above the hand insertion groove 15 and extends in a direction parallel to the groove width direction, and a groove width direction. The component 141 has a depth direction component 145 that is an elongated groove that extends in a curve in the depth direction and that is continuous with both ends of the component 141.

The curved portion of the elongated groove has both a component 141 in the groove width direction and a component 145 in the depth direction.

As shown in FIG. 14, the blowing outlet 40 is
An elongated groove is formed in a substantially V shape. The elongated groove is on the front side of the groove wall 16 above the hand insertion groove 15 and is obliquely inclined from the center in the groove width direction in the depth direction. The slanted portion of the elongated groove also has a groove width direction component 141 and
It has both components with the depth direction component 145.

In the hand dryer shown in FIGS. 13 and 14,
The arm crosses below the depth direction component 145 in order from the tip of the arm, and the warm air that has passed through the depth direction component 145 can dry while efficiently blowing off moisture attached to the entire arm.

In the above embodiment, the front outlet 4
1, the depth outlet 45, the groove width direction component 141, and the depth direction component 145 are shown as being formed by elongated grooves. However, as shown in FIG. 241, and the plurality of outlet holes 241 may be scattered so as to spread in a direction parallel to the width direction of the hand insertion groove 15 and in the depth direction of the hand insertion groove 15.

Further, as shown in FIG.
0 is composed of a plurality of blowing slits 341, and the blowing slits 341 extend in a direction parallel to the groove width direction of the manual insertion groove 15, and extend from the near side of the upper groove wall 16 of the manual insertion groove 15 to the rear. It may be arranged at predetermined intervals so as to spread to the side.

[0048]

As will be understood from the embodiments of the present invention described above, in one configuration of the present invention, if the structure is such that the hand insertion groove is opened to the side of the device, the arm of the user can be used. Can be inserted into the hand insertion groove from the side of the device, and if the arm is inserted, in particular, the arm will cross the deep air outlet, so that warm air passing through the deep air outlet will , And can be dried while efficiently blowing off moisture attached to the entire arm. In addition, the warm air passing through the front outlet becomes a so-called air curtain, so that the insertion groove side and the user side are shut off, and the warm air passing through the rear outlet blows off moisture adhering to the arm, The blown water is prevented from being scattered to the user side (forward) through the hand insertion groove.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention, similarly, a structure in which the hand insertion groove is opened to the side of the apparatus, and if the user's arm is inserted from the side of the apparatus, particularly, The warm air that has passed through the depth direction component of the wind outlet comes into contact with the arm in order from the tip of the arm, so that it is possible to dry while efficiently blowing off the moisture attached to the entire arm.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention,
If the hand insertion groove is configured to be opened to the side of the device, and the user's arm is inserted from the side of the device, particularly, a substantially T-shaped or substantially L-shaped air outlet is formed. The warm air that has passed through the elongated groove at the back outlet blows from the tip of the arm in order, so that it is possible to dry while efficiently blowing off the moisture attached to the entire arm.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention,
If the user's arm is inserted from the side of the device and the user's arm is inserted into the side of the device, the user's arm will be opened in the depth direction of the hand insertion groove. As the warm air that passes through the holes and passes through the multiple small holes that the user's arm traverses hits in order from the tip of the arm, it is necessary to dry while efficiently blowing off the moisture attached to the entire arm. Can be.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention,
If the user's arm is inserted from the side of the device and the user's arm is inserted from the side of the device, the user's arm will have a blowing slit that spreads in the depth direction of the hand insertion groove. Since the warm air that has passed through the air outlet slit crossed by the user's arm hits the arm in order from the tip of the arm, it is possible to dry while efficiently blowing off the moisture attached to the entire arm.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand drying device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an attached state of the hand dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an arrow view of the blower outlet according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from below.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged bottom view of a blower outlet according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged bottom view of a blower outlet according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a hand dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a time chart of the hand dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a hand drying device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of the hand drying device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view of the hand drying device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view of the hand drying device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory view of the hand drying device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory view of the hand drying device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory view of the hand drying device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged bottom view of a blower outlet according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged bottom view of a blower outlet according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an operation explanatory view of a conventional hand drying device.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating the operation of a conventional hand drying apparatus.

FIG. 19 is an operation explanatory view of a conventional hand drying device.

FIG. 20 is an operation explanatory view of a conventional hand drying device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Hand drying device 11 ... Main body 15 ... Hand insertion groove 16 ... Upper groove wall 17 ... Fan 18 ... Heater 19 ... Receiving part 40 ... Ventilation outlet 41 ... Front outlet 45 ... Deep outlet 51 ... Finger detection Sensor 52 ... Filter 53 ... Air volume changeover switch 54 ... Start switch 141 ... Front outlet 145 ... Depth direction component 241 ... Outlet small hole 341 ... Outlet slit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A hand in which a hand insertion groove is formed in the apparatus main body in a depth direction of the apparatus main body, and when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove, the blast air is blown out to the hand through a blast outlet. In the drying device, the blowing outlet has a front outlet and a rear outlet, and the front outlet is located on a front side of a groove wall of the manual insertion groove, and has a groove width direction. Characterized in that it is opened to advance in a direction parallel to the depth direction on the groove wall of the hand insertion groove. Hand drying equipment. 2. A hand in which a hand insertion groove is recessed in the apparatus main body in the depth direction of the apparatus main body, and when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove, blast air is blown out to the hand through a blast outlet. In the drying device, the blowing outlet has a groove width direction component and a depth direction component, and the groove width direction component is on the front side of the groove wall of the manual insertion groove and is parallel to the groove width direction. A hand drying device, wherein the component in the depth direction is elongated in a direction parallel to the depth direction on the groove wall of the hand insertion groove. 3. A hand in which a hand insertion groove is recessed in the apparatus main body in the depth direction of the apparatus main body, and when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove, blast air is blown out to the hand through a blast outlet. In the drying device, the blowing outlet has a substantially T-shaped or substantially L-shaped configuration formed by combining elongated grooves of a front outlet and elongated grooves of a rear outlet so as to be orthogonal to each other, The front outlet is located on the front side of the groove wall of the hand insertion groove, and extends in a direction parallel to the groove width direction. The depth outlet is located in a depth direction on the groove wall of the hand insertion groove. A hand drying device, which extends in a direction parallel to the hand dryer. 4. A hand in which a hand insertion groove is recessed in the apparatus main body in the depth direction of the apparatus main body, and when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove, blast air is blown out to the hand through a blast outlet. In the drying device, the blowing outlet is formed of a number of small holes, and each of the outlets is arranged in a direction parallel to a width direction of the manual insertion groove and a depth of the manual insertion groove. A hand drying device characterized by being scattered so as to spread in a direction. 5. A hand in which a hand insertion groove is recessed in the apparatus main body in the depth direction of the apparatus main body, and when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion groove, a blown air is blown out to the hand through a blowing air outlet. In the drying device, the blowing outlet is configured by a plurality of blowing slits, and each of the blowing slits extends in a direction parallel to a groove width direction of the manual insertion groove, A hand drying device, which is provided at predetermined intervals so as to extend from the near side to the far side of the groove wall.