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EP2720596B1
EP2720596B1 EP12734971.0A EP12734971A EP2720596B1 EP 2720596 B1 EP2720596 B1 EP 2720596B1 EP 12734971 A EP12734971 A EP 12734971A EP 2720596 B1 EP2720596 B1 EP 2720596B1
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a hand dryer device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • certain types of devices comprise (i) means for producing an air flow, as well as (ii) a drying zone comprising an opening for the passage of hands; and this opening is equipped with at least one slit-shaped nozzle providing the projection of at least one air knife adapted to remove the water present on the user's hands, by pushing phenomenon.
  • This technology is relatively efficient and interesting in that it is fast and consumes little energy.
  • the document GB-2 249 026 discloses a hand dryer device comprising (i) means for producing an air flow and (ii) a drying zone comprising an opening for the passage of the hands of the user which is equipped with a slot-shaped nozzle for the projection of an air knife able to eliminate the water.
  • This passage opening is delimited by an annular inner surface having two longitudinal portions connected by two lateral portions.
  • the slot-shaped nozzle is provided only along the length of the upper longitudinal portion of the annular inner surface.
  • the flow of air passing through this nozzle is oriented vertically downward.
  • This hand dryer device comprises (i) means for producing an air flow and (ii) a drying zone comprising an opening for the passage of the hands of the user who is equipped with at least one nozzle in the form of slot for the projection of at least one air knife capable of removing the water present on said hands; which passage opening of the drying zone is delimited by an annular inner surface having two longitudinal portions, one upper and the other lower, connected by two lateral portions.
  • the hand dryer device with corresponding air blade (s) is characterized in that said one or more slot-shaped nozzles are provided along the entire length, or at least approximately the entire length, of the two longitudinal portions of the annular inner surface, for generating two longitudinal air knives; and the nozzle or nozzles are arranged so that said longitudinal air blades are oriented towards each other and backward with respect to the passage opening, opposite the user.
  • said hand dryer device includes a duct for the flow of air flow, which duct comprises: an upstream chamber connected to the means for producing the air flow; and a downstream tubular portion which runs along the passage opening over at least a portion of its circumference, and which is connected to said at least one nozzle, said two-piece hand dryer device, one front and one rear, secured in airtight manner to delimit said duct for the air duct, which rear part is provided with at least one orifice connected to the means for producing the air flow, and which parts comprise complementary annular parts for together forming the annular inner surface associated with the downstream tubular portion of the conduit, which annular portions of the front and rear parts have complementary edges which are arranged close to each other to define said one or more nozzle slots.
  • Such a structure allows optimal positioning of the user's hands within the opening of the drying zone; it also allows an optimal arrangement of the nozzle or nozzles for the projection of drying air blades.
  • the drying air slats are generated simultaneously at the two longitudinal portions of the passage opening, and are oriented towards each other and towards the rear (opposite the user).
  • the slot-shaped nozzle or nozzles extending over the upper and lower longitudinal portions of the annular inner surface are arranged so that the two longitudinal air blades together define an outside angle of between 100 ° and 150 °. .
  • the slot-shaped nozzle or nozzles extending over the upper longitudinal portion define a plane forming an angle ( a ) whose value is between 20 ° and 30 ° relative to a vertical plane
  • the slot-shaped nozzle or nozzles extending over the lower longitudinal portion define a plane forming an angle ( b ) whose value is between 30 ° and 40 ° with respect to a vertical plane.
  • the passage opening and the slot-shaped nozzles extend in a general plane which is inclined backwards, from bottom to top, with respect to a vertical plane.
  • the air jet nozzle or nozzles are also advantageously provided on at least a portion of the length of the lateral portions of this annular inner surface, to project air also on the outer edge of the hands.
  • the hand dryer device advantageously comprises two nozzles which are each formed on one of the longitudinal portions of the annular inner surface, to each generate a longitudinal air gap.
  • the nozzle advantageously consists of an annular slot (continuous or discontinuous) which is provided along the entire length of the annular inner surface of the opening of the drying zone.
  • the downstream tubular portion of the duct has, in association with the upstream chamber, advantageously an annular shape surrounding the passage opening over its entire circumference; which downstream tubular portion and which upstream chamber are partially defined by the annular inner surface provided with said nozzle or nozzles.
  • the device comprises two structural parts, one at the front and the other rear, secured in an airtight manner to delimit the conduit for the air path, which rear part is provided with at least one orifice connected to the means for producing the air flow; in addition, these two structural parts comprise complementary annular parts to form together the annular inner surface associated with the downstream tubular portion of the duct, which annular portions of the front and rear pieces have complementary edges which are arranged close to one another to define one or more slots forming said projection nozzles; 'air.
  • the device comprises a lower portion extended by two lateral arms connected by an upper longitudinal arm, together forming the annular inner surface defining the opening for the passage of the hands of the user.
  • downstream tubular portion of the duct advantageously comprises two lateral sections integrated in the lateral arms and connected by a downstream longitudinal section integrated in said upper longitudinal arm.
  • the hand dryer device 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 , operates on electrical energy and uses air-blade technology to mechanically remove water from a user's wet / wet hands (thrust removal and sliding on the skin, possibly associated with an evaporation phenomenon).
  • This hand dryer device 1 comprises a body 2 of generally parallelepiped shape, having - a rear two face intended to abut and to be fixed to a vertical support (e.g., a wall), - a front face 2b, facing which is placed the user, - two side faces 2 c , - a lower face 2 d , intended to be oriented towards the ground, and - an upper face 2 e , intended to be oriented upwards.
  • a vertical support e.g., a wall
  • a front face 2b facing which is placed the user
  • - two side faces 2 c - two side faces 2 c , - a lower face 2 d , intended to be oriented towards the ground
  • - an upper face 2 e intended to be oriented upwards.
  • the body 2 incorporates means 3 for producing a flow of air for supplying the drying air knife or blades; these means 3, represented very schematically on the figures 2 and 4 , advantageously consist of at least one electric fan.
  • the body 2 comprises a drying zone 4 in which the user places his hands for drying under the action of the aforementioned air blade (s).
  • This drying zone 4 comprises a housing 5 provided at the upper part of the body 2, delimited by the upper face 2 e and by the upper portions of the front faces 2 b , rear 2 a and side 2 c .
  • the front opening 6 is delimited by an annular inner surface 10 comprising two longitudinal portions 11, one upper 11a and one lower 11b, connected by two side portions 12.
  • the upper portion 11a of the annular inner surface 10 extends here in a horizontal plane, or at least approximately horizontal.
  • the lower portion 11b of the annular inner surface 10 extends for its part in a plane inclined at a descending slope, from the front side 2b to the rear face 2a of the body 2.
  • the front opening 6 is dimensioned for the introduction of hands in a juxtaposed manner and in the same plane, relative to each other.
  • This front opening 6 is equipped with a nozzle 15 connected to the fan means 3 by a duct 16 (shown very schematically on the figure 2 ).
  • the nozzle 15 is arranged and structured for the projection of an air gap L in the space defined by the annular inner surface 10 of the front opening 6, in order to progressively eliminate the water present on the hands of the when withdrawing from the dwelling 5.
  • this nozzle 15 advantageously consists of a continuous slot, which is formed along the entire length of the annular inner surface 10, on the side of the front edge 13 of the front opening 6.
  • This nozzle 15, in the form of a slot thus comprises several sections represented very schematically on the figure 2 , Namely - two longitudinal sections 15 a and 15 b which extend, respectively, over the length of the longitudinal upper portions 11a and lower 11b, and - two lateral sections 15 c, each extending over the length of the one of the two lateral portions 12.
  • the nozzle 15 generates an annular air gap L composed of two longitudinal air waves, diffused in the direction of one another through the two longitudinal sections 15 a and 15 b, and - two lateral air gaps, also run towards one another through the two lateral sections 15 c.
  • the air gap L generated by the nozzle 15 is oriented rearward with respect to the front opening 6, that is to say the opposite of the user and slightly towards the rear face 2 a .
  • intersection area Z of the jets produced by each of the sections 15 a, 15 b and 15 c of the nozzle 15 is located behind a general plane P passing through the latter.
  • This intersection zone Z is as advantageously in the form of a line of intersection of the longitudinal air spaces, distributed in the direction from each other through the two longitudinal sections 15 a and 15 b.
  • This feature aims to optimize the thrust action exerted by the air knife on the water wetting the hands of the user (the direction of the air gap is slightly opposite to the direction of withdrawal of the hands of the user. 'user).
  • These two longitudinal air gaps have between them an outside angle (the side of the user and the front face 2b of the body 2) of between 100 ° and 150 °, more preferably between 110 ° and 130 °.
  • This air gap L advantageously has a thickness of the order of 0.3 to 0.7 mm (preferably 0.5 mm), for a speed of the order of 300 to 350 km / h.
  • the water collecting member 7 consists of a kind of bowl.
  • It comprises a lower port 7a which allows the evacuation of liquid removed from the hands by the air gap L.
  • the upper opening 8 extends through the upper face 2 e and part of the height of the side walls 2 c .
  • the front opening 6, with its nozzle 15 and its duct 16, is constituted by a front structure 20 which is attached to the body 2.
  • This structure before 20, illustrated on Figures 3 to 6 Comprises - an upper part 20a, provided with said front opening 6 associated with the nozzle 15, and - a lower part 20 b, forming a base for fixing to the body 2.
  • the upper part 20 a is provided with the front opening 6 which is bounded by the inner annular surface 10 in which is provided, near its front edge 13, the nozzle 15 in a continuous annular slot.
  • the two lateral arms 20 a1 and the upper longitudinal arm 20 a2 together form a generally loop-shaped element extending in the extension of the lower part 20b .
  • the width of the nozzle 15 is advantageously between 0.3 and 0.7 mm, preferably 0.5 mm.
  • the sections 15 a, 15 b and 15 c of nozzle 15 in question each define a plane inclined relative to a vertical plane V and directed towards the rear.
  • the upper longitudinal section 15 a defines a plane 15 is here forming a counterclockwise angle with respect to a vertical plane V, the value of which is advantageously between 20 ° and 30 ° (preferably between 20 ° and 25 ° ).
  • the bottom longitudinal portion 15 b extends in turn in a plane 15 b 'here forms a schedule angle b with respect to a vertical plane V, the value of which is advantageously between 30 ° and 40 ° (preferably between 35 ° and 40 °).
  • the angles a and b extend in opposite directions relative to each other.
  • the planes 15 a 'and 15 b' of the longitudinal sections 15 a and 15 b define the inclination of the respective longitudinal air spaces.
  • the front structure 20 further integrates the conduit 16 for the flow of air flow from the fan means 3 to the nozzle 15.
  • This conduit 16 has - an upstream chamber 21 formed in the lower portion 20 b of the front structure 20 and connected to means fans 3, and - a downstream tubular part 22, arranged in the upper part 20 a of the front structure 20, along the front opening 6 on its circumference and connected to the nozzle 15.
  • the downstream tubular portion 22 of the duct 16 defines a generally annular shape in combination with the upstream chamber 21, to surround the front opening 6 over its entire circumference.
  • the upstream chamber 21 is delimited here, in the upper part, by the lower longitudinal portion 11b of the annular inner surface 10.
  • This upstream chamber 21 and supplies air to the lower longitudinal portion 15 b of the nozzle 15.
  • the downstream tubular portion 22 of the conduit 16, here U-shaped, comprises two lateral portions 22 has (not shown, but designated the figure 3 as an indication) integrated in the tubular-shaped lateral arms 20 a1 .
  • the two lateral sections 22 a are connected, on the upstream side, to the upstream chamber 21 and the downstream side, by a downstream longitudinal portion 22 b of the downstream tubular portion 22 which is integrated into the trailing arm 20 also a2 tubular .
  • the front edge 13 of the front opening 6, and the nozzle 15, extend in a general plane P which is inclined towards the rear, from bottom to top, with respect to the vertical plane V ( figure 5 ).
  • the angle c defined by this general plane P consists here of a time angle, the value of which is advantageously between 15 ° and 25 ° (preferably of the order of 20 °).
  • the front structure 20 is constituted here by two parts, one before 25 and the other rear 26, secured in an airtight manner to define the duct 16 for the air flow.
  • the rear part 26 is provided with an orifice 27 for the passage of air generated by the fan means 3.
  • annular upper portions 25a and 26a of these two parts 25 and 26 comprise complementary annular edges 25 a 'and 26 a' which are intended to come opposite and close to each other, for delimit between them the nozzle slot 15 ( Figures 5 and 6 ).
  • the distance between these two complementary annular edges 25 a 'and 26 a' is advantageously between 0.3 and 0.7 mm, preferably of the order of 0.5 mm.
  • this hand dryer device 1 comprises appropriate electronic means (not shown) to control its operation, including proximity detection means for detecting the introduction of the user's hands through the front opening 6 and means for controlling the operation of the fan means 3.
  • the user introduces his wet hands through the front opening 6, next to each other and approximately in the same plane.
  • the fan means 3 When the hands of the user are fully introduced through the front opening 6 and reach the housing 5, the fan means 3 are operated so as to generate the air flow through the nozzle 15.
  • This air flow circulates in the duct 16, formed by the upstream chamber 21 and the downstream tubular part 22, and is projected through the nozzle 15 whose shape assures its ring air configuration and its orientation towards the rear (slightly towards the rear face 2 a ).
  • the air knife L When the user moves his hands in translation through the front opening 6 to remove them from the drying zone 4, the air knife L then acts to eliminate the water by phenomena combining push, barrier to water and evaporation.
  • the water flowing from the hands is here recovered by the collector 7.
  • the user can proceed one or more other round trips through the front opening 6.
  • This drying device is particularly effective, because its drying air blade provides action on the top and bottom of the hands, but also on the sides.
  • two separate slot-shaped nozzles are each formed along the length of one of the two longitudinal portions 11 of the annular inner surface 10, each to generate a longitudinal air gap.
  • the lateral portions 12 of the annular inner surface 10 may be devoid of air jet nozzles; they may also be each equipped with a secondary nozzle, in the form of a slot to form together a discontinuous slot, for the projection of a side air plate in addition to the two longitudinal air blades mentioned above.

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  1. Händetrockner, umfassend (i) Mittel (3) zum Erzeugen eines Luftstroms und (ii) einen Trocknungsbereich (4), der eine Eintrittsöffnung (6) für das Einführen der Hände des Benutzers aufweist, die mit mindestens einer schlitzförmigen Düse (15) für das Ausblasen von mindestens einer Luftströmung (L) ausgestattet ist, die geeignet ist, das Wasser zu entfernen, das auf diesen Händen vorhanden ist, wobei die Eintrittsöffnung (6) des Trocknungsbereichs (4) durch eine ringförmige innere Fläche (10) abgegrenzt ist, die zwei längsverlaufende Abschnitte (11) aufweist, einen oberen (11a) und einen unteren (11b), die durch zwei seitliche Abschnitte (12) verbunden sind,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die schlitzförmige Düse oder die schlitzförmigen Düsen (15) über die gesamte Länge oder mindestens annähernd über die gesamte Länge der zwei längsverlaufenden Abschnitte (11) der ringförmigen inneren Fläche (10) angeordnet ist/sind, um zwei längsverlaufende Luftströmungen zu erzeugen, und dadurch, dass die Düse oder die Düsen (15) derart angeordnet ist/sind, dass die längsverlaufenden Luftströmungen zueinander und nach hinten gegenüber der Eintrittsöffnung (6) vom Benutzer weg gerichtet sind,
    wobei der Händetrockner eine Leitung (16) für die Führung des Luftstroms integriert, wobei die Leitung (16) - eine vorgelagerte Kammer (21), die mit den Mitteln (3) zur Erzeugung des Luftstroms verbunden ist, und - einen nachgelagerten röhrenförmigen Abschnitt (22) aufweist, der entlang der Eintrittsöffnung (6) auf mindestens einem Teil ihres Umfangs verläuft und der mit der Düse oder den Düsen (15) verbunden ist,
    wobei der Händetrockner zwei Teile, ein vorderes (25) und ein hinteres (26), aufweist, die luftdicht verbunden sind, um die Leitung (16) für die Führung des Luftstroms zu begrenzen, wobei das hintere Teil (26) mit mindestens einer Öffnung (27) versehen ist, das mit den Mitteln (3) zum Erzeugen des Luftstroms verbunden ist, und wobei die Teile (25, 26) zusätzliche ringförmige Abschnitte (25a, 26a) aufweisen, um zusammen die ringförmige innere Fläche (10) zu bilden, die mit dem nachgelagerten röhrenförmigen Abschnitt (22) der Leitung (16) verbunden ist, wobei die ringförmigen Abschnitte (25a, 26a) des vorderen Teils (25) und des hinteren Teils (26) zusätzliche Ränder (25a', 26a') aufweisen, die nahe zueinander angeordnet sind, um die schlitzförmige Düse oder die schlitzförmigen Düsen (15) abzugrenzen.
  2. Händetrockner nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die schlitzförmige Düse oder die schlitzförmigen Düsen (15), die sich über den oberen (11a) und unteren (11b) längsverlaufenden Abschnitt der ringförmigen inneren Fläche (10) erstreckt oder erstrecken, derart angeordnet ist/sind, dass die zwei längsverlaufenden Luftströmungen zusammen einen äußeren Winkel zwischen 100 ° und 150 ° definieren.
  3. Händetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die schlitzförmige Düse oder die schlitzförmigen Düsen (15), die sich über dem oberen längsverlaufenden Abschnitt (11a) erstrecken, eine Ebene (15a') definieren, der einen Winkel (a) bildet, dessen Wert zwischen 20 ° und 30 ° relativ zu einer vertikalen Ebene (V) beträgt, und dass die schlitzförmige Düse oder die schlitzförmigen Düsen (15), die sich über dem unteren längsverlaufenden Abschnitt (11b) erstrecken, eine Ebene (15b') definieren, die einen Winkel (b) bildet, dessen Wert zwischen 30 ° und 40 ° relativ zu einer vertikalen Ebene (V) beträgt.
  4. Händetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Eintrittsöffnung (6) und die schlitzförmige Düse oder die schlitzförmigen Düsen (15) in einer allgemeinen Ebene (P) erstrecken, die nach hinten von unten nach oben zu einer vertikalen Ebene (V) geneigt ist.
  5. Händetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Düse oder die Düsen (15) ebenfalls auf einem Abschnitt von mindestens der Länge der seitlichen Abschnitte (12) der ringförmigen inneren Fläche (10) angeordnet ist/sind.
  6. Händetrockner nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Düse (15) aus einem ringförmigen Schlitz besteht, der über die gesamte Länge der ringförmigen inneren Fläche (10) angeordnet ist.
  7. Händetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er zwei Düsen (15) aufweist, die jeweils auf einem der längsverlaufenden Abschnitte (11) der ringförmigen inneren Fläche (10) angeordnet sind.
  8. Händetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er ein Wasserauffangelement (7) aufweist, das genau hinter der Eintrittsöffnung (6) angeordnet ist.
  9. Händetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der nachgelagerte röhrenförmige Abschnitt (22) der Leitung (16) in Verbindung mit der vorgelagerten Kammer (21) eine ringförmige Form aufweist, die die Eintrittsöffnung (6) über ihren gesamten Umfang umgibt, wobei der nachgelagerte röhrenförmige Abschnitt (22) und die vorgelagerte Kammer (21) teilsweise durch die ringförmige innere Fläche (10) begrenzt sind, die mit der Düse oder den Düsen (15) ausgestattet ist.
  10. Händetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er einen unteren Abschnitt (20b) aufweist, der durch zwei Seitenarme (20a1) verlängert ist, die durch einen oberen Längsarm (20a2) verbunden sind, die zusammen die ringförmige innere Fläche (10) bilden, die die Eintrittsöffnung (6) für das Einführen der Hände des Benutzers abgrenzt.
  11. Händetrockner nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der nachgelagerte röhrenförmige Abschnitt (22) der Leitung (16) zwei Seitenabschnitte (22a) aufweist, die in den Seitenarmen (20a1) integriert sind und durch einen nachgelagerten Längsabschnitt (22b) verbunden sind, der in dem oberen Längsarm (20a2) integriert ist.
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