CN205458375U - Hand dryer - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a hand dryer, including casing and fan, be formed with air intake and oval -shaped air outlet on the casing, the fan is established in the casing with the air with the casing outside from the air intake introduction casing in and see the follow of the air in casing air outlet off. According to the utility model discloses a hand dryer through setting up the air outlet into oval, can improve hand dryer's the air -out velocity of flow, enlarges the influence scope of gas shock gesture and facial expression, increases the tangential force that the wrist -watch face produced because of the gas shock, the garrulous gesture and facial expression of blowing off water stain to reducing the dry hand time, improving dry hand effect, in addition, the oval -shaped air outlet can reduce the aerodynamic noise of air outlet department effectively, thereby reduces the total bulk noise of hand dryer at the during operation. In brief, the utility model discloses hand dryer has short, advantage such as dry hand is effectual, air -out small in noise, the feature of environmental protection are good of dry hand time.
Description
Technical field
This utility model relates to hand dryer apparatus field, especially relates to a kind of hand dryer.
Background technology
Hand dryer is that one is widely used in public toilet, can be the device of the dry hands of people quickly and easily, and its work is former
Reason be utilize hand dryer to blow out thermal current accelerate user's gesture and facial expression moisture be dried, but, the hand dryer in correlation technique due to
Going out that wind velocity is relatively low or nozzle configuration arranges unreasonable, cause the dry hands time longer, dry hands effect is unsatisfactory.In order to contract
Short dry hands duration, points out in correlation technique, can properly increase the air-out wind speed of hand dryer, but, improve air-out wind speed again
The aerodynamic noise of hand dryer can be increased, cause environmental pollution.Go out it addition, the hand dryer in correlation technique the most only has one
Air port, needs both hands to rock to reach the purpose of dry hands the most back and forth, uses inconvenience during dry hands, and, singly go out
A large amount of wind of air port blowout fall in the position of both hands centre, cause the biggest energy waste.
Utility model content
This utility model is intended at least to solve one of technical problem present in prior art.To this end, this utility model is to carry
Going out a kind of hand dryer, the dry hands efficiency hands time high, dry of described hand dryer is short, go out that wind noise is little, environment protecting good, the energy
Utilization rate is high, easy to operate, practicality is good.
This utility model also proposes a kind of hand dryer.
According to the hand dryer of this utility model first aspect, including: housing, described housing is formed air inlet and ellipse
Air outlet;And blower fan, it is interior so that the air outside described housing is introduced institute from described air inlet that described blower fan is located at described housing
In stating housing and the air in described housing is sent from described air outlet.
According to hand dryer of the present utility model, by air outlet is set to ellipse, the air-out flow velocity of hand dryer can be improved,
Expand the coverage of gas shock gesture and facial expression, increase the tangential force that watch face produces because of gas shock, broken gesture and facial expression of blowing off
Water stain, thus reduce the dry hands time, improve dry hands effect, and, oval air outlet can be effectively reduced air outlet
The aerodynamic noise at place, thus reduce hand dryer global noise operationally.In short, the dry hands of this utility model embodiment
Machine, has the advantages such as hands short, dry of dry hands time is effective, it is little to go out wind noise, the feature of environmental protection is good.
In certain embodiments, described air outlet is multiple and the setting that is spaced apart from each other.
In certain embodiments, described air outlet is two and is opened in symmetrically on the same wall of described housing.
In certain embodiments, the centerline axis parallel of said two air outlet is arranged.
In certain embodiments, the distance between the center of said two air outlet is 90mm-200mm.
In certain embodiments, the bearing of trend of the major axis of each described air outlet all with the company at the center of said two air outlet
The bearing of trend of line is identical.
In certain embodiments, long axis length L1 of described air outlet is 8mm-40mm, the minor axis length of described air outlet
L2 is 5mm-16mm.
In certain embodiments, described air outlet is the air-out perforation of the wall running through described housing.
In certain embodiments, the axial length of described air-out perforation is 2.5mm-5mm.
In certain embodiments, described housing having the wind pipe extended towards hull outside, described wind pipe is formed
For waiting oval cross section straight tube or tapered oval cross section straight tube and free end to open wide to construct described air outlet.
In certain embodiments, the axial length of described wind pipe is 2.5mm-80mm.
According to the hand dryer of this utility model second aspect, including: housing, described housing is formed air inlet and two circles
The air outlet of shape, said two air outlet is opened on the same wall of described housing and towards identical direction air-out;And wind
Machine, it is interior to be introduced in described housing and by institute from described air inlet by the air outside described housing that described blower fan is located at described housing
The air stated in housing is sent from described air outlet.
According to hand dryer of the present utility model, can dry both hands, good drying effect, energy utilization rate is high simultaneously.
Additional aspect of the present utility model and advantage will part be given in the following description, and part will become from the following description
Obtain substantially, or recognized by practice of the present utility model.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the hand dryer according to one embodiment of this utility model;
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of the hand dryer shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the hand dryer according to another embodiment of this utility model.
Reference:
Hand dryer 100;
Housing 1;Main casing 11;Air outlet 111;Shell block 12;Air inlet 121;Blower fan 2;Wind pipe 3.
Detailed description of the invention
Of the present utility model embodiment is described below in detail, and the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, the most from start to finish
Same or similar label represents same or similar element or has the element of same or like function.Below with reference to attached
The embodiment that figure describes is exemplary, it is intended to be used for explaining this utility model, and it is not intended that to limit of the present utility model
System.
Following disclosure provides many different embodiments or example for realizing different structure of the present utility model.For letter
Changing disclosure of the present utility model, hereinafter parts and setting to specific examples are described.Certainly, they are the most merely illustrative,
And it is not intended to limit this utility model.Additionally, this utility model can in different examples repeat reference numerals and/or
Letter.This repetition is for purposes of simplicity and clarity, between itself not indicating discussed various embodiment and/or arranging
Relation.Additionally, the various specific technique that provides of this utility model and the example of material, but ordinary skill
Personnel are it can be appreciated that the property of can be applicable to of other techniques and/or the use of other materials.
Below with reference to Fig. 1-Fig. 3, the hand dryer 100 according to this utility model embodiment is described.
As it is shown in figure 1, according to the hand dryer 100 of this utility model embodiment, including: housing 1 and blower fan 2, on housing 1
Be formed with air inlet 121 and air outlet 111, blower fan 2 be located in housing 1 with by the air outside housing 1 from air inlet 121
In introducing housing 1 and the air in housing 1 is sent from air outlet 111.Specifically, after starting blower fan 2, housing 1
Outside air-flow is inhaled into blower fan 2 through air inlet 121, is then expelled to air outlet 111 by blower fan 2, carries to air outlet 111
Air supply source.
Specifically, as it is shown in figure 1, air outlet 111 is oval.Thus, the air of blower fan 2 output flows through ellipse
During air outlet 111, air-flow forms the injection of high velocity air post to user's hands through the convergence acceleration of oval air outlet 111
Face, takes away the moisture of user's gesture and facial expression, reaches to be dried the effect of gesture and facial expression.It is understood that hand dryer 100 can play dry hands
Effect, mainly relies on the air-flow of blowout and the impact of gesture and facial expression, forms tangential force in gesture and facial expression and takes away the water droplet of gesture and facial expression, therefore,
The size of the tangential force that air-flow produces when gesture and facial expression is impacted and sphere of action can embody the quality of dry hands effect.
It is permissible by the blower effect of oval air outlet 111 and slit shape air outlet is carried out numbered analog simulation contrast experiment
Finding, after in gas shock to gesture and facial expression, the air-flow of the blowout of slit shape air outlet mainly flows backward along the back of the hand, and oval
The air-flow of shape air outlet 111 blowout then spreads to surrounding on the back of the hand, it follows that blown by oval air outlet 111 on the back of the hand
The region of the airflow influence gone out is bigger, and, after in gas shock to gesture and facial expression, the air-flow of oval air outlet 111 blowout
The tangential force produced in gesture and facial expression is bigger than the tangential force that the air-flow that slit shape air outlet blows out produces in gesture and facial expression.Meanwhile, through experiment
Test, under equal flow, it is pneumatic that aerodynamic noise slit the to be less than shape air outlet that oval air outlet 111 produces produces
Noise.Therefore, in sum, oval air outlet 111 is more preferable than the dry hands effect of slit shape air outlet, goes out wind noise more
Little.
Hand dryer 100 according to this utility model embodiment, by air outlet 111 is set to ellipse, can improve dry hands
The air-out flow velocity of machine 100, expands the coverage of gas shock gesture and facial expression, and it is tangential that increase watch face produces because of gas shock
Power, the water stain of broken gesture and facial expression of blowing off, thus reduce the dry hands time, improve dry hands effect, and, oval air outlet 111
The aerodynamic noise at air outlet 111 can be effectively reduced, thus reduce hand dryer 100 global noise operationally.Letter
Yan Zhi, the hand dryer 100 of this utility model embodiment, have that hands short, dry of dry hands time is effective, little a, ring that goes out wind noise
The advantages such as guarantor property is good.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, as it is shown in figure 1, housing 1 can include main casing 11 and shell block 12, main casing
11 may be mounted at the tops of shell block 12 jointly to limit receiving space with shell block 12, blower fan 2 include fan and motor and
Being arranged in housing 1, air inlet 121 can be formed on shell block 12, and air outlet 111 can be formed on main casing 11,
Limiting air channel between housing 1 and blower fan 2, air channel is for guiding the air outside housing 1 to blower fan from air inlet 121
2, and the air that blower fan 2 is discharged guides to air outlet 111 from blower fan 2 rectification, makes air-flow equably along oval air outlet
The axial ejection of 111.
Preferably, air outlet 111 is the multiple and setting that is spaced apart from each other, say, that have multiple spaced apart on housing 1
The oval air outlet 111 arranged.Thus, every hands in two handss of a user or many handss of multiple user, all
Can individually utilize an oval air outlet 111 to blow dry, thus improve dry hands effect further, keep away
Exempt from air outlet 111 to dry to unwanted position (such as between both hands), reduce energy waste.
Such as in a concrete example of the present utility model, air outlet 111 is two and is opened in the same wall of housing 1
On, two air outlets 111 are arranged symmetrically with about the centrage of this wall.Such as, two oval air outlets 111 are permissible
It is opened in symmetrically on the top wall surface of housing 1, or is opened in symmetrically on certain side wall surface of housing 1 simultaneously.Thus,
The two air outlet 111 can be separately dried the right-hand man of user, thus improves dry hands effect further, reduces energy waste.
Preferably, the distance between the center of two air outlets 111 is 90mm-200mm.Thus, human engineering is more conformed to
Design, the dry hands of convenient user.
Preferably, the centerline axis parallel of two air outlets 111 is arranged.It is to say, two air outlets 111 can be towards
Identical direction blowout air-flow, thus, further facilitates the dry hands of user.Certainly, this utility model is not limited to this, and two go out
The central axis in air port 111 can also have certain angle.
The most in the example depicted in fig. 1, the side wall surface of housing 1 is provided with two oval air outlets 111, two air outlets
111 are symmetrical set about this side wall surface longitudinal centre line in the lateral direction, and thus, user can dry a left side easily
The right hand.Preferably, the bearing of trend of the major axis of each air outlet 111 all with the prolonging of the line at the center of two air outlets 111
Stretching direction identical, the most in the example depicted in fig. 1, two air outlets 111 are the most spaced apart, and each go out
The major axis in air port 111 extends the most in left-right direction.Further, long axis length L1 of the air outlet 111 of each ellipse can
Think that 8mm-40mm, minor axis length L2 can be 5mm-16mm.Thus, drying area more greatly, blowing tangential force is more
By force, dry hands effect is more preferable.
Thus, when hand dryer 100 uses double air outlet 111 to design, high speed winds can be made to blow to both hands with larger area
In gesture and facial expression or the back of the hand, reduce the action of both hands during dry hands, add rapid-curing cutback hands speed, promote Consumer's Experience.
In embodiments more of the present utility model, air outlet 111 can be the air-out perforation of the wall running through housing 1, by
This, it is simple to processing and manufacturing.Preferably, the axial length of air-out perforation is 2.5mm-5mm, say, that the shape of housing 1
Becoming to have the wall thickness at air outlet 111 is 2.5mm-5mm, thus, it is possible to ensure air-out effect, improves dry hands efficiency.
In other embodiment of the present utility model, air outlet 111 can be configured to by the wind pipe 3 on housing 1,
Specifically, housing 1 having towards the outside wind pipe 3 extended of housing 1, wind pipe 3 is formed as waiting ellipse
Cross section straight tube or tapered oval cross section straight tube and free end open wide to construct air outlet 111, thus, work as hand dryer
100 installation sites are by limited time, and air outlet 111 can extend to the place that user needs, thus improves space availability ratio, improve
The suitability of hand dryer 100.Preferably, the axial length of wind pipe 3 is 2.5mm-80mm, thus, it is possible to ensure
Air-out effect.
Hand dryer (not shown) according to another embodiment of the present utility model, including housing and blower fan, shape on housing
Become to have air inlet and two circular air outlets, two air outlets be opened on the same wall of housing and towards identical (as
Broadly understood, be substantially the same) direction air-out, blower fan be located in housing with by the air outside housing from air inlet introducing
In housing and the air in housing is sent from air outlet.It is to say, the hand dryer of the present embodiment and above-described embodiment is dry
Mobile phone 100 structure is substantially the same, and the difference is that only that air outlet is circular, rather than oval, through experimentation, through circle
Gesture and facial expression is impacted the air-flow of sense more oval air outlet ejection to the impact sense of gesture and facial expression more by the air-flow that shape air outlet ejects
Strong.By the blower effect of circular air outlet and slit shape air outlet is carried out numbered analog simulation contrast experiment it is found that
After in gas shock to gesture and facial expression, the air-flow of circular air outlet blowout then spreads to surrounding on the back of the hand, it follows that on the back of the hand
The region of the airflow influence blown out by circular air outlet is bigger, and, after in gas shock to gesture and facial expression, circular air outlet blows
The tangential force that the air-flow gone out produces in gesture and facial expression is bigger than the tangential force that the air-flow that slit shape air outlet blows out produces in gesture and facial expression, and
Compared with slit shape air outlet, jet noise is less.
In description of the present utility model, it is to be understood that term " " center ", " longitudinally ", " laterally ", " length
Degree ", " width ", " thickness ", " on ", D score, "front", "rear", "left", "right", " perpendicular
Directly ", " level ", " top ", " end ", " interior ", " outward ", " axially ", " radially ", " circumferential " etc.
Orientation or the position relationship of instruction are based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, are for only for ease of description this utility model
Describe rather than indicate or imply that the device of indication or element must have specific orientation, with specific orientation structure with simplifying
Make and operate, therefore it is not intended that to restriction of the present utility model.
In this utility model, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " install ", " being connected ", " connection ",
The term such as " fix " should be interpreted broadly, connect for example, it may be fixing, it is also possible to be to removably connect, or integral;
Can be to be joined directly together, it is also possible to be indirectly connected to by intermediary, can be the connection of two element internals or two elements
Interaction relationship.For the ordinary skill in the art, can understand that above-mentioned term is at this as the case may be
Concrete meaning in utility model.
In this utility model, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, fisrt feature second feature " on " or D score
Can be that the first and second features directly contact, or the first and second features are by intermediary mediate contact.And, first
Feature second feature " on ", " top " and " above " but fisrt feature directly over second feature or oblique upper,
Or it is merely representative of fisrt feature level height higher than second feature.Fisrt feature second feature " under ", " lower section " and
" below " can be fisrt feature immediately below second feature or obliquely downward, or be merely representative of fisrt feature level height and be less than
Second feature.
In the description of this specification, reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " example ", " tool
Body example " or the description of " some examples " etc. means to combine this embodiment or example describes specific features, structure, material
Material or feature are contained at least one embodiment of the present utility model or example.In this manual, to above-mentioned term
Schematic representation is necessarily directed to identical embodiment or example.And, the specific features of description, structure, material or
Person's feature can be to combine in one or more embodiments in office or example in an appropriate manner.Additionally, in the most conflicting feelings
Under condition, those skilled in the art can be by the different embodiments described in this specification or example and different embodiment or show
The feature of example is combined and combines.
Embodiment the most of the present utility model, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: not
These embodiments can be carried out multiple change in the case of departing from principle of the present utility model and objective, revise, replace and become
Type, scope of the present utility model is limited by claim and equivalent thereof.
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1. a hand dryer, it is characterised in that including:
Housing, described housing is formed air inlet and oval air outlet;With
Blower fan, it is interior to introduce in described housing by the air outside described housing from described air inlet and to be sent from described air outlet by the air in described housing that described blower fan is located at described housing.
Hand dryer the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described air outlet is multiple and the setting that is spaced apart from each other.
Hand dryer the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that described air outlet is two and is opened in symmetrically on the same wall of described housing.
Hand dryer the most according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the centerline axis parallel of two described air outlets is arranged.
Hand dryer the most according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the distance between the center of two described air outlets is 90mm-200mm.
Hand dryer the most according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the bearing of trend of the major axis of each described air outlet is all identical with the bearing of trend of the line at the center of said two air outlet.
7., according to the hand dryer according to any one of claim 1-6, it is characterised in that long axis length L1 of described air outlet is 8mm-40mm, minor axis length L2 of described air outlet is 5mm-16mm.
Hand dryer the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described air outlet is the air-out perforation of the wall running through described housing.
Hand dryer the most according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the axial length of described air-out perforation is 2.5mm-5mm.
Hand dryer the most according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, having the wind pipe extended towards hull outside on described housing, described wind pipe is formed as waiting oval cross section straight tube or tapered oval cross section straight tube and free end to open wide to construct described air outlet.
11. hand dryers according to claim 10, it is characterised in that the axial length of described wind pipe is 2.5mm-80mm.
12. 1 kinds of hand dryers, it is characterised in that including:
Housing, described housing is formed air inlet and two circular air outlets, and said two air outlet is opened on the same wall of described housing and towards identical direction air-out;With
Blower fan, it is interior to introduce in described housing by the air outside described housing from described air inlet and to be sent from described air outlet by the air in described housing that described blower fan is located at described housing.
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