JP2009034135A - Hand dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a hand dryer capable of easily confirming the amount of drainage to be drained from a drain container with a configuration having a small number of parts and low cost, and capable of reliably performing drainage treatment without overflowing water in the drain container. The purpose is to provide.
A drying chamber in which a hand can be inserted and removed from an insertion opening opened toward the outside, a water receiving portion provided with a drain container 12 at the bottom of the drying chamber, and a nozzle for sending air toward the water receiving portion And a fan dryer that sends out air from the nozzle unit, and the drain container 14 is provided with a concave drainage display unit 14 that displays the position of full water inside the drain container. Thus, the amount of water to be drained can be easily confirmed, and a hand dryer capable of reliably performing drainage treatment without overflowing the water in the drain container 12 can be provided.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a hand drying device that dries a wet hand after washing a hand in a washroom or a toilet.

  As an apparatus for drying a wet hand after washing, a hand drying apparatus that blows off water droplets adhering to the hand with high-speed air and dries it is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  Hereinafter, the hand dryer will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the air intake passage 102 is connected to the upper casing 101 and the jaw portion 103 is connected to the air intake passage 102. The upper casing 101 has an air supply means 104 and an end of the air supply passage 105 communicated from the air supply means 104. The upper nozzle 101 is provided with a blow nozzle 106 projecting near the front lower portion of the upper casing 101, and a wind receiving surface 108 for receiving the wind from the blow nozzle 106 near the front end via the drying space 107 below the blow nozzle 106 is provided on the upper surface. The hand drying apparatus provided with the jaw part 103, wherein the drying space 107 reaches the jaw part 103 from the lower part of the upper casing 101 via the intake passage 102 while smoothly hanging down, curves and rises to the lower front side, It is formed by a wind swirling surface 109 having a substantially C shape in a side view, and rising portions 110 are provided at both left and right ends of the wind swirling surface 109. In addition, a drain hole 111 is provided at the bottom of the wind swirling surface 109 in the vicinity of the rising portions 110 on the left and right side ends, and a water receiving cup 112 that receives water droplets from the drain hole 111 is detachably provided on the main body 113. A flow sensor 114 is provided in 112, a full water position is set, and when the water is full, a display unit (LED) 115 is provided on the front surface of the upper casing 101 for receiving the signal and displaying the full water state.

In the above configuration, when the water receiving cup 112 is full, the display unit 115 displays that it is full.
Japanese Patent No. 3488066

  In such a conventional hand dryer, in order to detect and display that the water is full, it is necessary to provide a flow sensor and a display unit, and there is a problem that the number of parts increases and costs increase.

  The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and can easily confirm the amount of drainage to be drained from the drain container with a configuration having a small number of parts and low cost, and overflowing the water in the drain container. An object of the present invention is to provide a hand-drying device capable of reliably performing wastewater treatment.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the hand drying device of the present invention has a drying chamber in which a hand can be inserted and removed from an insertion port that opens toward the outside, a water receiving portion provided with a drain container at the bottom of the drying chamber, A hand-drying device having a nozzle part for sending air toward the water receiving part and a fan motor for sending air from the nozzle part, wherein the drainage has a concave shape and displays the position of full water inside the drain container. A display unit is provided.

  In another means, the drainage display unit is a linear straight drainage display unit.

  Another means is that the straight drainage display unit is a broken straight drainage display unit.

  Further, another means is a projection linear drainage display unit in which a projection is provided on the linear drainage display unit.

  Another means is that the broken straight drainage display portion is a polygonal broken polygonal straight drainage display portion.

  Another means is that the periphery of the drainage display portion is convex on the front side.

  According to the present invention, a drying chamber in which a hand can be inserted / removed from an insertion port opened toward the outside, a water receiving portion in which a drain container is provided at the bottom of the drying chamber, and air is sent toward the water receiving portion. A hand-drying device having a nozzle part and a fan motor that sends out air from the nozzle part, and by providing a concave drainage display part that displays the position of full water inside the drain container, the number of parts The present invention provides a hand-drying device that can easily confirm the amount to be drained of a drain container with a configuration that is less costly and that can be reliably drained without overflowing the drain container. be able to.

  In addition, the drainage display unit is a straight linear drainage display unit, so that the amount of drainage to be drained can be confirmed accurately and easily, and drainage treatment is ensured without overflowing the drainage container. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hand drying device having an effect that it can be performed.

  In addition, the straight drainage display unit is a broken straight drainage display unit, so that the amount of drainage to be drained can be confirmed more easily and reliably without overflowing the drainage container. It is possible to provide a hand-drying device having an effect of being able to perform wastewater treatment.

  In addition, the straight drainage display part has a protruding straight drainage display part with protrusions, so the amount of drainage to be drained can be more easily confirmed, and the drainage container can be reliably discharged without overflowing. It is possible to provide a hand-drying device having an effect of being able to perform wastewater treatment.

  In addition, since the broken straight drainage display section is a polygonal broken polygonal straight drainage display section, the amount of drainage to be drained can be more easily confirmed, and the drainage container can be reliably discharged without overflowing. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hand-drying device having an effect of being able to perform wastewater treatment.

  In addition, by making the periphery of the drainage display part convex toward the front side, it is possible to easily check the amount of drainage that should be drained, and to ensure that the drainage is drained without overflowing. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hand-drying device having an effect of being able to perform.

  The hand drying apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a drying chamber in which a hand can be inserted and removed from an insertion port opened toward the outside, a water receiving portion provided with a drain container at the bottom of the drying chamber, and the water receiving portion. A hand-drying device having a nozzle portion for sending air toward the air and a fan motor for sending air from the nozzle portion, and a concave drainage display portion for displaying a full water position inside the drain container. It has been provided, and has the effect that water enters the concave shape portion of the drainage display portion, the light is refracted, and the drainage display portion is clearly displayed.

  In addition, the drainage display unit is a straight linear drainage display unit. Water enters the linear concave shape of the drainage display unit, light is refracted, and the drainage display unit is straight. It has the effect of being displayed clearly in a shape.

  In addition, the straight drainage display portion is a ruptured broken linear drainage display portion, and water enters each of the linear fractured concave shape portions of the drainage display portion, and each concave shape The portions are refracted by light, and the drainage display portion is displayed in a straight line.

  In addition, the straight drainage display unit is a projection linear drainage display unit provided with projections, and water enters the polygonal concave part of the drainage display unit, causing light to be refracted by each vertex. The drainage display section is clearly displayed.

  In addition, the broken straight drainage display portion is a polygonal broken polygonal straight drainage display portion, and water enters each of the polygonal fractured concave shape portions of the drainage display portion, The concave portion is further refracted by light, so that the drainage display portion is displayed more clearly in a straight line.

  Further, the periphery of the drainage display portion is formed in a convex shape on the front side, and the drainage display portion has an effect that the hue of the drainage display portion is different from that of the surroundings and appears to float.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, a drying chamber 2 is formed in the lower part of the main body 1, and the drying chamber 2 is formed in a concave space having an insertion port 3 opened outward so that wet hands can be inserted and removed. Yes. A nozzle portion 4 is formed above the drying chamber 2, the main body 1 is covered with a main body case 5, and a high-pressure air generator 6 is installed inside. An air inlet 8 having a detachable air filter 7 is provided on the back side of the upper surface of the drying chamber 2, and the air in the drying chamber 2 sucked from the air inlet 8 by the fan motor 9 of the high-pressure air generator 6 is Then, it passes through the air filter 7, passes through the fan motor 9 of the high-pressure air generator 6, and is blown out from the nozzle portion 4 toward the drying chamber 2. The high-pressure air blown out blows off water droplets adhering to the hand and dries the hand. The bottom of the drying chamber 2 is provided with a water receiving part 10 for receiving water droplets attached to the blown hands, and the water receiving part 10 is provided with a draining part 11 for draining water drops attached to the water receiving part 10. A drain container 12 that receives water droplets is detachably provided at a lower portion of the drainage unit 11. The high-pressure air sent from the high-pressure airflow generator 6 passes through the heater 13 provided in front of the nozzle unit 4 and is heated, and then blows out from the nozzle unit 4 to the drying chamber 2.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the water receiving part 10 is comprised by 2 components which consist of the water receiving bottom part 10a and the water receiving return part 10b. The water catching part 10b is composed of a water catching front face part 10c constituting the front face and a water catching side face part 10d constituting the side face. The water catching bottom part 10a and the water catching return part 10b are connected to the water catching side face part 10d. As a result, the water receiving bottom portion 10a and the water receiving return portion 10b can be easily attached and detached by hand without using a tool or the like.

  With the above configuration, when the hand is dried, the splashed water droplets adhere to the water receiving portion 10 composed of two parts including the water receiving bottom portion 10a and the water receiving return portion 10b, and can be easily removed and cleaned by washing with water or the like. Therefore, the beauty of the water receiver 10 can be maintained.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the drain which stores the water droplet drained from the water receiving part 10 in the water receiving return part 10b among the two parts of the water receiving part 10, the water receiving bottom part 10a and the water receiving return part 10b. A container 12 is provided. The drain container 12 is structured to be fitted with the water receiving part 8b.

  With the above configuration, the water splashed when the hand is dried adheres to the water receiving part 10 composed of two parts, and the water droplets attached to the water receiving part 10 are stored in the drain container 12 through the drainage part 11. When cleaning, the water receiving front surface portion 10c is pulled by hand, and the drain container 12 attached to the water receiving return portion 10b is removed together. The drain container 12 can be washed together with the water receiving part 10b in a washroom or the like. The water receiving bottom portion 10a can be easily wiped with a cloth or the like, and dirt such as water accumulated between the two parts of the water receiving bottom portion 8a and the water receiving return portion 8b can be easily wiped off. The drain vessel 12 can also be provided while maintaining the aesthetic appearance.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a drainage display unit 14 formed in a concave shape for displaying the position of full water is provided on the inner side of the drain container 12 where water droplets accumulate, and the drainage display unit 14 is displayed as a straight linear drainage display. It is set as the part 15, and it is set as the structure which made the circumference | surroundings of the linear drainage display part 15 convex from the inner side where a water drop accumulates to the outer side, ie, a convex shape to the front side.

  With the above configuration, water droplets accumulated in the drain container 12, that is, water enters the concave drainage display unit 14, sunlight or illumination light outside the main body 1 enters the entering water, and light is emitted in the water in the drainage display unit 14. Although it is refracted and comes out of the drainage display unit 14, since the manner of refraction is different from the surroundings of the drainage display unit 14, only the drainage display unit is displayed clearly distinguished from the surroundings.

  Moreover, since the drainage display unit 14 is displayed in a straight line as compared with the surroundings by making the drainage display unit 14 a straight drainage display unit 15 having a linear concave shape 16, the drain container 12 becomes full. Thus, the amount that should be drained can be confirmed accurately and easily, and the drainage treatment can be reliably performed without overflowing the water in the drain container 12.

  In addition, although it described that the drainage display part 14 or the linear drainage display part 15 was displayed clearly compared with the circumference | surroundings, as an example, depending on how sunlight or the illumination light outside the main body 1 hits the water that entered, it is almost from the front. When it hits, it emits bright gray (for example, white) when it hits dark gray and when it hits from the periphery such as the side and back.

  Further, since the periphery of the straight drainage display unit 15 is concave with respect to the inner side where water droplets accumulate, the drainage display unit 15 has a different hue from the surroundings and appears to float.

  As described above, according to the manual drying apparatus of the first embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily confirm the amount to be drained from the drain container with a configuration that has a small number of parts and does not cost, and the drain container overflows. Thus, the waste water can be reliably treated without any problems.

(Embodiment 2)
In FIG. 6, the point different from the first embodiment is that the straight drainage display unit is a broken straight drainage display unit 17 having a broken shape.

  With the above configuration, water enters each of the concave shaped portions 18 of the broken linear drainage display unit 17, sunlight or illumination light outside the main body enters the entered water, and light is refracted in the water in the broken linear drainage display unit 17. However, each concave-shaped portion 18 is refracted by light mutually or adjacent to each other, and the way of refraction differs from the periphery of the broken straight drainage display portion 17. For this reason, only the broken straight drainage display portion 17 is displayed in a straight line in a straight line compared with the surroundings.

  As described above, according to the hand drying device of Embodiment 2 of the present invention, the amount of drainage to be drained from the drain container can be confirmed more easily and accurately, and the drainage treatment is reliably performed without overflowing the water in the drainage container. Will be able to.

(Embodiment 3)
In FIG. 7, the difference from Embodiment 1 is that the straight drainage display unit 19 is provided with a projection linear drainage display unit 19 provided with a projection.

  With the above configuration, water enters the concave shape of the projection linear drainage display unit 19 provided with projections, sunlight or illumination light outside the main body enters the entered water, and light is refracted in the water in the projection linear drainage display unit 19 However, the protrusions 20 corresponding to the protrusions of the protrusion linear drainage display unit 19 are refracted by themselves or adjacent to each other. Since the way of refraction is different from the surroundings, only the protrusion linear drainage display portion 19 is displayed in a clearly distinguished manner from the surroundings.

  Thus, according to the hand drying apparatus of Embodiment 3 of the present invention, it is possible to more easily confirm the amount to be drained from the drain container, and reliably perform drainage treatment without overflowing the drain container water. Will be able to.

(Embodiment 4)
In FIG. 8, the difference from the second embodiment is that the broken straight drainage display portion is a polygonal broken polygonal straight drainage display portion 21.

  With the above configuration, water enters the concave shape of the broken polygonal drainage display unit 21, sunlight or illumination light outside the main body enters the entered water, and light is refracted in the water in the broken polygonal drainage display unit 21 to break. The polygonal straight line drainage display unit 21 comes out of the polygonal straight line drainage display unit 21, but the polygon of the broken polygonal straight line drainage display unit 21, that is, the polygonal part 22 refracts light either by itself or next to each other, Since the surroundings of the drainage display unit 21 and the manner of refraction are different from each other, only the broken polygonal linear drainage display unit 21 is displayed in a clearly distinguished manner from the surroundings.

  The polygonal portion may be any shape as long as it has a round shape or a shape having a vertex such as a triangle or a rectangle.

  As described above, according to the hand-drying apparatus of Embodiment 4 of the present invention, the amount to be drained from the drain container can be more easily confirmed, and the drainage treatment is surely performed without overflowing the water in the drain container. Will be able to.

  The hand-drying apparatus of the present invention is installed in a bathroom or toilet such as a restaurant or hotel, and can also be applied in a hospital, an operating room, or a kitchen.

Side surface sectional drawing of the hand-drying apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view of the same hand dryer Side sectional view of the hand dryer Back side perspective view of the drain container of the same hand dryer Configuration diagram of drain container of the same hand dryer The enlarged front view of the drainage display part of the hand dryer of Embodiment 2 of this invention The enlarged front view of the drainage display part of the hand dryer of Embodiment 3 of this invention The enlarged front view of the drainage display part of the hand dryer of Embodiment 4 of this invention Side view of a conventional hand dryer

Explanation of symbols

2 .. Drying room 3 .. Insertion port 4 .. Nozzle part 9 .. Fan motor 10 .. Water receiving part 12 .. Drain container 14 .. Drainage display part 15 .. Straight drainage display part 16 .. Concave shape 17・ ・ Breakage straight drainage display part 19 ・ ・ Protrusion straight drainage display part 21

Claims (6)

A drying chamber in which a hand can be inserted and removed from an insertion port opened toward the outside, a water receiving portion provided with a drain container at the bottom of the drying chamber, a nozzle portion for sending air toward the water receiving portion, and the nozzle A hand-drying device comprising a fan motor for sending air from a portion, wherein a concave drainage display portion for displaying a full water position is provided inside the drain container. 2. The hand dryer according to claim 1, wherein the drainage display unit is a linear straight drainage display unit. 3. The hand dryer according to claim 2, wherein the straight drainage display portion is a broken straight drainage display portion. The hand dryer according to claim 2, wherein the straight drainage display unit is a projection linear drainage display unit provided with a projection. The hand dryer according to claim 3, wherein the broken straight drainage display portion is a polygonal broken polygonal straight drainage display portion. The hand dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the periphery of the drainage display portion is convex on the front side.

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