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EP2938239B1
EP2938239B1 EP14702526.6A EP14702526A EP2938239B1 EP 2938239 B1 EP2938239 B1 EP 2938239B1 EP 14702526 A EP14702526 A EP 14702526A EP 2938239 B1 EP2938239 B1 EP 2938239B1
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  • the invention relates to a hand dryer having an externally accessible drying chamber, a blower and a plurality of discharge nozzles, which are connected to the fan and aligned such that in the drying room, a drying process is executable.
  • Such a hand dryer is known for example from the manufacturer "Dyson” model "Airblade".
  • the prior art hand dryer disclosed by way of example is one which performs a high air velocity drying process. Depending on the manufacturer, this air speed can be more than 600 km / h. The air of high speed is blown on the hands, so that on the hands of water is stripped off. A heating of the air by heating elements is not required for this drying effect, but can be integrated if necessary. In these hand dryers the drying room is accessible only from above, with the discharge nozzles are aligned substantially horizontally.
  • the hands Due to the determined by the discharge nozzles scraping plane of the hand dryer in a horizontal or slightly inclined to the user's direction, the hands must be guided from above through the stripping level in the drying room.
  • the elbows When maintaining an ergonomic inclination of the wrists, it is necessary to place the elbows at a distance above an insertion slot when using the hand dryer.
  • a gripping area of the hand dryer or the drying room lies inside the device and can only be viewed from above. Therefore, users may be inhibited from reaching into the loud-working and highly tactile device on the fingers. This can cause discomfort to users of the hand dryer.
  • the aforementioned, known hand dryer is closed trough-shaped down, which promotes the accumulation of foreign bodies and liquids. Also, the drying room is difficult to clean due to the narrow opening upwards. Covering and germination are possible consequences that can lead to odor nuisance or even to a biologically effective load on indoor air.
  • hand dryers that operate at high airspeed tend to be bulky and cover a large floor space with conventional wall mounting. Also, it is necessary in these devices to redirect sucked air in a deflection angle between 90 ° and 180 °, as the air sucked below the stripping level, transported up and then blown in a substantially horizontal stripping direction on the discharge nozzles.
  • the document JP 2008 220726 A also discloses a hand dryer with horizontally aligned discharge nozzles.
  • the hand dryer contains all the features of the preamble of claim 1. Based on this, the present invention seeks to further develop the hand dryer mentioned above so that its ease of use is increased.
  • the two housing parts of the hand dryer are trough-shaped, in which case the discharge nozzles are arranged at their front edges. stripped Liquid becomes from the side against the trough-shaped Housing parts blown and can then be discharged down from the hand dryer.
  • the hand dryer Due to the vertical arrangement of at least two housing parts next to each other, the hand dryer is open both up, down and forward, so that compared to the devices of the prior art results in a more variable use. People of different sizes can easily insert their hands into the drying room and use the hand dryer. Since the hand dryer is open at the bottom, stripped liquid does not collect in the device itself, so that any foreign bodies and stripped liquids can drain down. This effectively counteracts contamination or microbial contamination of the device interior.
  • tubular housing part which is arranged vertically between the at least two housing parts and has discharge nozzles on both sides.
  • the hand dryer can be arranged in this embodiment, in each case a hand of a person between the other, arranged in the middle, tubular housing part and one of the two outer housing parts, so that each hand is acted upon by the right and left with air. This promotes the effectiveness of the drying process.
  • a further housing part may be arranged, which is tubular and has on both sides in the direction of each one of the at least two housing parts directed exhaust nozzles.
  • the fan may be formed as a separate component and disposed away from the at least two housing parts. It is possible that the fan is mounted above, below or next to the discharge nozzles. This can be realized a significant reduction of the area covered by the hand dryer floor area. In an arrangement of the blower in extension of a feed to the discharge nozzles and behind a mounting wall can be expected with a deflection of the air at an angle of 0 ° to 90 °. This low deflection reduces internal losses in the promotion of air flow and reduces noise.
  • FIG. 1 an inventive hand dryer 6 is shown for wall mounting. It shows two outer, trough-shaped and substantially vertically extending housing parts 7, 8, which are arranged mirror-symmetrically.
  • a middle, tubular housing part 9 is provided in the mirror plane. Front edges of the outer housing parts 7, 8 are equipped with discharge nozzles, which in turn are predominantly vertically above each other and are illustrated by arrows.
  • the middle housing part is formed overall arcuate, wherein a front region extends substantially vertically and is also equipped with discharge nozzles, on both sides in the direction of a respective adjacent outer housing part 7, 8.
  • the discharge nozzles of the outer housing parts 7, 8 are in Direction of the central housing part 9 directed.
  • FIG. 2 the trough-shaped design of the outer housing parts 7, 8 emerges.
  • a respective discharge direction of discharge nozzles is illustrated either on the front edges of the outer housing parts 7, 8 or in the front region of the central housing part 9.
  • FIG. 3 is a simplified representation of a curved surface (stripping level) 10, which is spanned by the discharge nozzles. Liquid on hands is scraped off in this plane 10 and directed in the direction of the trough-shaped regions of the outer housing parts 7, 8. From there, stripped liquid can leave the hand dryer 6 down.
  • the middle housing part 9 is connected beyond the wall to an air supply, which is fed by a blower 11, which provides cold air at high speed of more than 600 km / h.
  • the outer housing parts 7, 8 are fed with drying air.
  • FIG. 4 is a simplified representation of a curved surface (stripping level) 10, which is spanned by the discharge nozzles. Liquid on hands is scraped off in this plane 10 and directed in the direction of the trough-shaped regions of the outer housing parts 7, 8. From there, stripped liquid can leave the hand dryer 6 down.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen Handtrockner, der einen von außen zugänglichen Trocknungsraum aufweist, ein Gebläse und eine Mehrzahl Ausströmdüsen, die an das Gebläse angeschlossen und derart ausgerichtet sind, dass in dem Trocknungsraum ein Trocknungsvorgang ausführbar ist.The invention relates to a hand dryer having an externally accessible drying chamber, a blower and a plurality of discharge nozzles, which are connected to the fan and aligned such that in the drying room, a drying process is executable.

Ein solcher Handtrockner ist beispielsweise von dem Hersteller "Dyson" Modell "Airblade" bekannt. Bei dem beispielshalber angegebenen Handtrockner nach dem Stand der Technik handelt es sich um einen solchen, der ein Trocknungsverfahren mit hoher Luftgeschwindigkeit durchführt. Je nach Hersteller kann diese Luftgeschwindigkeit mehr als 600 km/h betragen. Die Luft hoher Geschwindigkeit wird auf die Hände geblasen, so dass auf den Händen befindliches Wasser abgestreift wird. Eine Erwärmung der Luft durch Heizelemente ist für diesen Trocknungseffekt nicht erforderlich, kann jedoch bei Bedarf integriert werden. Bei diesen Handtrocknern ist der Trocknungsraum ausschließlich von oben zugänglich, wobei die Ausströmdüsen im Wesentlichen horizontal ausgerichtet sind.Such a hand dryer is known for example from the manufacturer "Dyson" model "Airblade". The prior art hand dryer disclosed by way of example is one which performs a high air velocity drying process. Depending on the manufacturer, this air speed can be more than 600 km / h. The air of high speed is blown on the hands, so that on the hands of water is stripped off. A heating of the air by heating elements is not required for this drying effect, but can be integrated if necessary. In these hand dryers the drying room is accessible only from above, with the discharge nozzles are aligned substantially horizontally.

Aufgrund der von den Ausströmdüsen bestimmten Abstreifebene des Handtrockners in horizontaler oder leicht zum Benutzer geneigter Richtung müssen die Hände von oben durch die Abstreifebene in den Trocknungsraum geführt werden. Bei Einhaltung einer ergonomischen Neigung der Handgelenke ist es dafür notwendig, die Ellenbogen bei der Benutzung des Handtrockners in einem Abstand oberhalb eines Einführschlitzes zu platzieren. Ein Greifbereich des Handtrockners bzw. der Trocknungsraum liegt im Inneren des Gerätes und ist nur von oben einsehbar. Daher kann es vorkommen, dass Benutzer gehemmt sind, in das laut arbeitende und stark fühlbar an den Fingern wirkende Gerät hineinzugreifen. Dies kann bei Benutzern des Handtrockners zu Unbehagen führen.Due to the determined by the discharge nozzles scraping plane of the hand dryer in a horizontal or slightly inclined to the user's direction, the hands must be guided from above through the stripping level in the drying room. When maintaining an ergonomic inclination of the wrists, it is necessary to place the elbows at a distance above an insertion slot when using the hand dryer. A gripping area of the hand dryer or the drying room lies inside the device and can only be viewed from above. Therefore, users may be inhibited from reaching into the loud-working and highly tactile device on the fingers. This can cause discomfort to users of the hand dryer.

Der eingangs genannte, bekannte Handtrockner ist nach unten wannenförmig geschlossen, was die Ansammlung von Fremdkörpern und Flüssigkeiten fördert. Auch ist der Trocknungsraum aufgrund der engen Öffnung nach oben schlecht zu reinigen. Beläge und Verkeimung sind mögliche Folgen, die zu Geruchsbelästigungen führen können oder auch zu einer biologisch wirksamen Belastung der Raumluft.The aforementioned, known hand dryer is closed trough-shaped down, which promotes the accumulation of foreign bodies and liquids. Also, the drying room is difficult to clean due to the narrow opening upwards. Covering and germination are possible consequences that can lead to odor nuisance or even to a biologically effective load on indoor air.

Des Weiteren sind Handtrockner, die mit hoher Luftgeschwindigkeit arbeiten, eher großvolumig und überdecken bei der üblichen Wandmontage eine große Bodenfläche. Auch ist es bei diesen Geräten erforderlich, angesaugte Luft in einem Umlenkwinkel zwischen 90° und 180° umzulenken, da die Luft unterhalb der Abstreifebene angesaugt, nach oben befördert und sodann in im Wesentlichen horizontale Abstreifrichtung über die Ausströmdüsen ausgeblasen wird.Furthermore, hand dryers that operate at high airspeed tend to be bulky and cover a large floor space with conventional wall mounting. Also, it is necessary in these devices to redirect sucked air in a deflection angle between 90 ° and 180 °, as the air sucked below the stripping level, transported up and then blown in a substantially horizontal stripping direction on the discharge nozzles.

Das Dokument JP 2008 220726 A offenbart ebenfalls einen Handtrockner mit horizontal ausgerichteten Ausströmdüsen. Der Handtrockner enthält alle Merkmale des Oberbegriffs des Anspruchs 1. Ausgehend hiervon liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, den eingangs genannten Handtrockner derart weiterzuentwickeln, dass seine Benutzungsfreundlichkeit erhöht wird.The document JP 2008 220726 A also discloses a hand dryer with horizontally aligned discharge nozzles. The hand dryer contains all the features of the preamble of claim 1. Based on this, the present invention seeks to further develop the hand dryer mentioned above so that its ease of use is increased.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei dem eingangs genannten Handtrockner gelöst durch die Merkmale des kennzeichnenden Teils des unabhängigen Patentanspruchs 1.This object is achieved with the hand dryer mentioned above by the features of the characterizing part of independent claim 1.

Erfindungsgemäß sind die zwei Gehäuseteile des Handtrockners wannenförmig ausgebildet, wobei dann die Ausströmdüsen an ihren Vorderkanten angeordnet sind. Abgestreifte Flüssigkeit wird von der Seite gegen die wannenförmigen Gehäuseteile geblasen und kann sodann nach unten aus dem Handtrockner abgeführt werden.According to the invention, the two housing parts of the hand dryer are trough-shaped, in which case the discharge nozzles are arranged at their front edges. stripped Liquid becomes from the side against the trough-shaped Housing parts blown and can then be discharged down from the hand dryer.

Aufgrund der vertikalen Anordnung der wenigstens zwei Gehäuse teile nebeneinander ist der Handtrockner sowohl nach oben, nach unten als auch nach vorn geöffnet, so dass sich gegenüber den Geräten nach dem Stand der Technik eine variablere Benutzung ergibt. Personen unterschiedlicher Größe können ohne Weiteres ihre Hände in den Trocknungsraum einführen und den Handtrockner benutzen. Da der Handtrockner nach unten offen ist, sammelt sich abgestreifte Flüssigkeit nicht im Gerät selbst, so dass etwaige Fremdkörper und abgestreifte Flüssigkeiten nach unten ablaufen können. Dies wirkt einer Verschmutzung oder Verkeimung des Gerätesinneren wirksam entgegen.Due to the vertical arrangement of at least two housing parts next to each other, the hand dryer is open both up, down and forward, so that compared to the devices of the prior art results in a more variable use. People of different sizes can easily insert their hands into the drying room and use the hand dryer. Since the hand dryer is open at the bottom, stripped liquid does not collect in the device itself, so that any foreign bodies and stripped liquids can drain down. This effectively counteracts contamination or microbial contamination of the device interior.

Es kann vorteilhaft sein, wenn ein weiteres, rohrförmiges Gehäuseteil vorgesehen ist, das vertikal zwischen den wenigstens zwei Gehäuseteilen angeordnet ist und auf beiden Seiten Ausströmdüsen aufweist. Bei Benutzung des Handtrockners kann bei dieser Ausführungsform jeweils eine Hand einer Person zwischen dem weiteren, in der Mitte angeordneten, rohrförmigen Gehäuseteil und einem der beiden äußeren Gehäuseteile angeordnet sein, so dass jede Hand von rechts und links mit Luft beaufschlagt ist. Dies fördert die Wirksamkeit des Trocknungsvorgangs.It can be advantageous if a further, tubular housing part is provided, which is arranged vertically between the at least two housing parts and has discharge nozzles on both sides. When using the hand dryer can be arranged in this embodiment, in each case a hand of a person between the other, arranged in the middle, tubular housing part and one of the two outer housing parts, so that each hand is acted upon by the right and left with air. This promotes the effectiveness of the drying process.

Vorzugsweise kann zwischen den wenigstens zwei wannenförmig ausgebildeten Gehäuseteilen ein weiterer Gehäuseteil angeordnet sein, der rohrförmig ausgebildet ist und zu beiden Seiten in Richtung auf jeweils eines der wenigstens zwei Gehäuseteile gerichtete Ausströmdüsen aufweist. Hieraus ergibt sich der Vorteil, dass jede einzelne Hand einer Peson von beiden Seiten mit Luft beaufschlagt werden kann, so dass der Trocknungsvorgang zügig von Statten geht.Preferably, between the at least two trough-shaped housing parts, a further housing part may be arranged, which is tubular and has on both sides in the direction of each one of the at least two housing parts directed exhaust nozzles. This results in the advantage that each individual hand of a peson can be acted upon by air from both sides, so that the drying process is done quickly.

Vorzugsweise kann das Gebläse als gesondertes Bauteil ausgebildet und entfernt von den wenigstens zwei Gehäuseteilen angeordnet sein. Dabei ist es möglich, dass das Gebläse oberhalb, unterhalb oder neben den Ausströmdüsen montiert ist. Damit kann eine erhebliche Verringerung des von dem Handtrockner überdeckten Bodenbereichs realisiert werden. Bei einer Anordnung des Gebläses in Verlängerung einer Zuführung zu den Ausströmdüsen und hinter einer Montagewand kann mit einer Umlenkung der Luft in einem Winkel von 0° bis 90° gerechnet werden. Durch diese geringe Umlenkung werden innere Verluste bei der Förderung des Luftstroms reduziert und die Geräuschentwicklung verringert.Preferably, the fan may be formed as a separate component and disposed away from the at least two housing parts. It is possible that the fan is mounted above, below or next to the discharge nozzles. This can be realized a significant reduction of the area covered by the hand dryer floor area. In an arrangement of the blower in extension of a feed to the discharge nozzles and behind a mounting wall can be expected with a deflection of the air at an angle of 0 ° to 90 °. This low deflection reduces internal losses in the promotion of air flow and reduces noise.

Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden nachfolgend unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungen noch näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht auf einen Handtrockner zur Wandmontage,
Figur 2
einen Querschnitt des Handtrockners nach Figur 1 entlang einer Linie III - III,
Figur 3
eine perspektivische Ansicht des Handtrockners von Figur 1 mit schematisch dargestellter Ausblasebene und
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eine Schnittansicht des Handtrockners von Figur 1 entlang einer Linie V - V.
Embodiments of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings. Show it:
FIG. 1
a perspective view of a hand dryer for wall mounting,
FIG. 2
a cross section of the hand dryer after FIG. 1 along a line III - III,
FIG. 3
a perspective view of the hand dryer of FIG. 1 with schematically illustrated Ausblasebene and
FIG. 4
a sectional view of the hand dryer of FIG. 1 along a line V - V.

In Figur 1 ist ein erfindungsgemäßer Handtrockner 6 für eine Wandmontage dargestellt. Er zeigt zwei äußere, wannenförmige und im Wesentlichen vertikal verlaufende Gehäuseteile 7, 8, die spiegelsymmetrisch angeordnet sind.In FIG. 1 an inventive hand dryer 6 is shown for wall mounting. It shows two outer, trough-shaped and substantially vertically extending housing parts 7, 8, which are arranged mirror-symmetrically.

In der Spiegelebene ist ein mittleres, rohrförmiges Gehäuseteil 9 vorgesehen. Vordere Kanten der äußeren Gehäuseteile 7, 8 sind mit Ausströmdüsen ausgestattet, die wiederum überwiegend vertikal übereinander liegen und durch Pfeile veranschaulicht sind. Der mittlere Gehäuseteil ist insgesamt bogenförmig ausgebildet, wobei ein vorderer Bereich im Wesentlichen vertikal verläuft und ebenfalls mit Ausströmdüsen ausgestattet ist, und zwar zu beiden Seiten in Richtung auf einen jeweils angrenzenden äußeren Gehäuseteil 7, 8. Die Ausströmdüsen der äußeren Gehäuseteile 7, 8 sind in Richtung des mittleren Gehäuseteils 9 gerichtet.In the mirror plane, a middle, tubular housing part 9 is provided. Front edges of the outer housing parts 7, 8 are equipped with discharge nozzles, which in turn are predominantly vertically above each other and are illustrated by arrows. The middle housing part is formed overall arcuate, wherein a front region extends substantially vertically and is also equipped with discharge nozzles, on both sides in the direction of a respective adjacent outer housing part 7, 8. The discharge nozzles of the outer housing parts 7, 8 are in Direction of the central housing part 9 directed.

Aus Figur 2 geht die wannenförmige Ausbildung der äußeren Gehäuseteile 7, 8 hervor. Zudem wird mit Pfeilen eine jeweilige Ausblasrichtung von Ausströmdüsen entweder an den Vorderkanten der äußeren Gehäuseteile 7, 8 oder im vorderen Bereich des mittleren Gehäuseteils 9 veranschaulicht.Out FIG. 2 the trough-shaped design of the outer housing parts 7, 8 emerges. In addition, with arrows a respective discharge direction of discharge nozzles is illustrated either on the front edges of the outer housing parts 7, 8 or in the front region of the central housing part 9.

Aus Figur 3 geht in vereinfachter Darstellung eine gekrümmte Fläche (Abstreifebene) 10 hervor, die von den Ausströmdüsen aufgespannt wird. Auf Händen befindliche Flüssigkeit wird in dieser Ebene 10 abgestriffen und in Richtung auf die wannenförmige Bereiche der äußeren Gehäuseteile 7, 8 gelenkt. Von dort aus kann abgestreifte Flüssigkeit den Handtrockner 6 nach unten verlassen.Out FIG. 3 is a simplified representation of a curved surface (stripping level) 10, which is spanned by the discharge nozzles. Liquid on hands is scraped off in this plane 10 and directed in the direction of the trough-shaped regions of the outer housing parts 7, 8. From there, stripped liquid can leave the hand dryer 6 down.

Aus der Darstellung nach Figur 4 ergibt sich, dass der mittlere Gehäuseteil 9 jenseits der Wand an eine Luftzuführung angeschlossen ist, die von einem Gebläse 11 gespeist ist, welche kalte Luft mit hoher Geschwindigkeit von mehr als 600 km/h bereitstellt. In ähnlicher Weise sind auch die äußeren Gehäuseteile 7, 8 mit Trocknungsluft gespeist.From the illustration to FIG. 4 it follows that the middle housing part 9 is connected beyond the wall to an air supply, which is fed by a blower 11, which provides cold air at high speed of more than 600 km / h. Similarly, the outer housing parts 7, 8 are fed with drying air.

Aus der Darstellung nach Figur 4 geht außerdem hervor, dass der Handtrockner 6 sowohl von unten, von vorn und auch, wie dargestellt, schräg von oben benutzbar ist. Daher ist er auch für PRM-Anforderungen geeignet.From the illustration to FIG. 4 also shows that the hand dryer 6 is both from below, from the front and also, as shown, usable diagonally from above. Therefore, it is also suitable for PRM requirements.

Aus Figur 4 geht in vereinfachter Darstellung eine gekrümmte Fläche (Abstreifebene) 10 hervor, die von den Ausströmdüsen aufgespannt wird. Auf Händen befindliche Flüssigkeit wird in dieser Ebene 10 abgestriffen und in Richtung auf die wannenförmige Bereiche der äußeren Gehäuseteile 7, 8 gelenkt. Von dort aus kann abgestreifte Flüssigkeit den Handtrockner 6 nach unten verlassen.Out FIG. 4 is a simplified representation of a curved surface (stripping level) 10, which is spanned by the discharge nozzles. Liquid on hands is scraped off in this plane 10 and directed in the direction of the trough-shaped regions of the outer housing parts 7, 8. From there, stripped liquid can leave the hand dryer 6 down.

Aus der Darstellung nach Figur 5 ergibt sich, dass der mittlere Gehäuseteil 9 jenseits der Wand an eine Luftzuführung angeschlossen ist, die von einem Gebläse 11 gespeist ist, welche kalte Luft mit hoher Geschwindigkeit von mehr als 600 km/h bereitstellt. In ähnlicher Weise sind auch die äußeren Gehäuseteile 7, 8 mit Trocknungsluft gespeist.From the illustration of Figure 5 shows that the middle housing part 9 is connected beyond the wall to an air supply, which is fed by a blower 11, which provides cold air at high speed of more than 600 km / h. Similarly, the outer housing parts 7, 8 are fed with drying air.

Aus der Darstellung nach Figur 5 geht außerdem hervor, dass der Handtrockner 6 sowohl von unten, von vorn und auch, wie dargestellt, schräg von oben benutzbar ist. Daher ist er auch für PRM-Anforderungen geeignet.From the representation of Figure 5 also shows that the hand dryer 6 from both below, from the front and also, as shown, can be used diagonally from above. Therefore, it is also suitable for PRM requirements.

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  1. Hand dryer having a housing which has a drying space which is accessible from the outer side, a fan (11) and a plurality of discharge nozzles which are connected to the fan (11) and which are orientated in such a manner that a drying operation can be carried out in the drying space,
    wherein the housing has at least two housing portions (7, 8) which are arranged beside each other and between which the drying space is arranged and which extend in a vertical direction, wherein the at least two housing portions (7, 8) have the discharge nozzles which are arranged one above the other in such a manner that an air flow plane (10) which is defined by them extends primarily in a vertical manner,
    characterized in that
    the at least two housing portions (7, 8) are constructed in a vessel-like manner and the discharge nozzles are arranged at the front edges thereof.
  2. Hand dryer according to Claim 1,
    characterized in that
    there is provided an additional tubular housing portion which is arranged vertically between the at least two housing portions and which has discharge nozzles at both sides.
  3. Hand dryer according to Claim 1 or 2,
    characterized in that
    there is arranged between the at least two housing portions (7, 8) an additional housing portion (9) which is constructed in a tubular manner and which has at both sides discharge nozzles which are directed in the direction toward one of the at least two housing portions (7, 8), respectively.
  4. Hand dryer according to one of Claims 1 to 3,
    characterized in that
    the fan (11) is constructed as a separate component and is arranged remote from the at least two housing portions (7, 8).
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