EP1250878A3 - A hand dryer - Google Patents

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EP1250878A3
EP1250878A3 EP02380069A EP02380069A EP1250878A3 EP 1250878 A3 EP1250878 A3 EP 1250878A3 EP 02380069 A EP02380069 A EP 02380069A EP 02380069 A EP02380069 A EP 02380069A EP 1250878 A3 EP1250878 A3 EP 1250878A3
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air
motor
blower
resistance assembly
assembly
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Eduard c/o Mediclinics S.A. Egusquiza Estevez
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Mediclinics SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/48—Drying by means of hot air

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Abstract

A hand dryer of the type having installed inside its body (1) a motor-blower-resistance assembly (5) suctioning ambient air from an inlet (6, 11') being provided in said body and expelling said air once heated to the outside through an outlet (11'', 7) also being provided in said body. With respect to the known dryers of the same type this dryer is characterized in that said motor-blower-resistance assembly (5) is arranged in a slanted arrangement inside the body (1), and the air outlet duct (8) has a tapered configuration and is provided with fences (22) thus bringing about an improved air suction and discharge by minimizing the air pressure losses and aerodynamically and fluidly optimizing the air flow path. The slanted arrangement of the motor-blower-resistance assembly (5) does as well facilitate its placement inside the body (1) thereby allowing to make the most of the physical dimensions of said assembly and to selectively install in it two different types of electric motor (12).
EP02380069A 2001-04-20 2002-03-27 A hand dryer Expired - Lifetime EP1250878B1 (en)

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ES200101027A ES2217895B1 (en) 2001-04-20 2001-04-20 HAND DRYER.
ES200101027 2001-04-20

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EP1250878A2 EP1250878A2 (en) 2002-10-23
EP1250878A3 true EP1250878A3 (en) 2003-11-12
EP1250878B1 EP1250878B1 (en) 2010-05-05

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AT (1) ATE466512T1 (en)
DE (1) DE60236236D1 (en)
ES (2) ES2217895B1 (en)

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DE8610579U1 (en) * 1986-04-15 1986-07-24 Kurt Baege GmbH, 13509 Berlin Device for drying hands or hair
DE29601368U1 (en) * 1996-01-27 1996-03-14 Stiebel Eltron Gmbh & Co Kg, 37603 Holzminden Housing of a wall-mountable device

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DE8610579U1 (en) * 1986-04-15 1986-07-24 Kurt Baege GmbH, 13509 Berlin Device for drying hands or hair
DE29601368U1 (en) * 1996-01-27 1996-03-14 Stiebel Eltron Gmbh & Co Kg, 37603 Holzminden Housing of a wall-mountable device

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ES2345481T3 (en) 2010-09-24
EP1250878B1 (en) 2010-05-05
ES2217895A1 (en) 2004-11-01
ATE466512T1 (en) 2010-05-15
ES2217895B1 (en) 2005-11-01
EP1250878A2 (en) 2002-10-23
DE60236236D1 (en) 2010-06-17

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