EP3632278A1 - Wandpaneel mit trocknungsanordnung und verfahren zum trocknen von textilen - Google Patents

Wandpaneel mit trocknungsanordnung und verfahren zum trocknen von textilen Download PDF

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EP3632278A1
EP3632278A1 EP19201426.4A EP19201426A EP3632278A1 EP 3632278 A1 EP3632278 A1 EP 3632278A1 EP 19201426 A EP19201426 A EP 19201426A EP 3632278 A1 EP3632278 A1 EP 3632278A1
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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
    • A47K10/04—Towel racks; Towel rails; Towel rods; Towel rolls, e.g. rotatable
    • A47K10/06—Towel racks; Towel rails; Towel rods; Towel rolls, e.g. rotatable combined with means for drying towels

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  • the present invention relates to a wall panel with drying arrangement for drying of textiles, where the wall panel comprises a panel housing for wall mounting or building into a wall and a front plate, and where the panel housing comprises an opening in the front, and where the front plate covers the panel housing front opening and comprises one or more hanging elements to hang textiles on the wall panel front and further that the front plate comprises a number of openings allowing passage of air between the surrounding room and the panel housing interior.
  • the invention relates to a method for drying of textiles when using the wall panel.
  • these textiles are often damp or wet. It is common to hang the towels to dry before reusing them. This is often done in the room where they are used, typically in the actual wet room.
  • Simple devices apply forced circulation of drying air around the towels. This accelerates the drying process considerably, but these apparatuses are typically wall mounted and are not integrated units.
  • Examples of the latter devices are shown in e.g. CN205458355U , CN203341638U or CN107510408 A .
  • SE200002319L describes a clothes dryer connected to the ventilation system of the building, which system exhausts drying air through a tubular element on which clothes are hanging, the device resembles a conventional heated towel bar as described above.
  • known devices are rather large and/or may be of a shape which makes them unsuitable for many wet rooms simply due to their size. Furthermore, the design of known devices often focus more on functionality than aesthetics making them unsuitable in rooms where focus is on design and decor.
  • KR20130031506 A describes a wall panel with drying arrangement for drying of textiles, where the wall panel comprises a panel housing for wall mounting and a front plate.
  • the front plate covers an opening in the panel house front and comprises a hanging element to hang textiles on the wall panel front and a number of openings allowing passage of air between the surrounding room and the panel housing interior.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for fast and efficient drying of towels and the like, which apparatus is capable of drying towels entirely or at least partly in between use of the towel.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a zero-energy apparatus for drying of towels and the like, which apparatus does not consume extra energy such as electricity or at least the energy consumption is minimised.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for drying of towels and the like where the design of the apparatus is aesthetically attractive as well space-saving.
  • a further object is to provide an apparatus for drying of towels and the like which will improve the indoor climate in the room where the apparatus is applied.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for drying of towels and the like which reduces the risk of moisture damage i.e. rot and/or mould in wet rooms.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a method for efficient and fast drying of towels and the like, which method is suitable for drying the towels after use and preferably before next use.
  • the invention provides a wall panel with drying arrangement for drying of textiles, where the wall panel comprises a wall panel for wall mounting or building into a wall and a front plate, and where the panel housing comprises an opening in the front, and where the front plate covers the opening in the panel housing front and comprises one or more hanging elements to hang textiles on the wall panel front and where the front plate moreover comprises a number of openings allowing passage of air between the surrounding room and the panel housing interior.
  • the panel housing comprises a connecting pipe for connecting the wall panel to a ventilation system.
  • this provides fast and efficient drying of damp or wet towels.
  • the towels often have time to dry between uses. Hence, the users will not have to use damp or wet towels, e.g. after washing of hands or bathing.
  • this zero-energy solution does not consume extra energy, such as electricity or at least the energy consumption is minimised.
  • the ventilation system comprises a heat recovery system or a heat pump
  • water evaporation from the towels may contribute to further utilisation of energy from the ventilation air, as the latent heat in the air may be utilised further as the water vapour condensates in the heat recovery system/heat pump.
  • One or more hanging elements e.g. bars, hooks and/or similar conventional hanging elements to hang textiles are attached to the wall panel front plate.
  • the openings in the front plate may be narrow, elongated, vertical and/or horizontal openings or the openings may make up a pattern.
  • the number and the positioning of the openings are determined according to the length of the wall panel and to the number of towels on the wall panel front as the openings preferably are behind the towels hanging on the hanging elements.
  • narrow openings are applied as these prevent one from seeing into the wall panel interior.
  • the front plate is a separate plate attached to the panel housing by means of conventional attachment means, such as screws, spring catches or other releasable attachment means.
  • conventional attachment means such as screws, spring catches or other releasable attachment means.
  • Using a separate detachable front plate attached to the panel housing opening in the front provides easy access to the panel housing interior, e.g. in connection with mounting of the wall panel and/or when servicing or repairing sensors, control panel, heating elements, fans etc. attached to or installed in the wall panel.
  • Suitable front plate materials are e.g. metal plates such as aluminium, steel, brass, copper and the like, e.g. polished or matt surfaces treated with e.g. powder lacquering to obtain coloured front plates.
  • front plates out of wood, e.g. solid wood, laminate or wood fibre plates, e.g. MDF plates or OSB (Oriented strand boards).
  • front plates out of other "natural” materials such as granite, marble or other kinds of stone. Plates of this kind of "natural” material are typically cut into a thickness of 5-25 mm.
  • a glass fibre net may be applied to the back of the plates to reduce the risk of thin plates made out of stone, e.g. such as plates of marble and granite, breaking.
  • the wall panel may work as exhaust valve in the room where it is installed.
  • forced circulation of the air from the wet room automatically occurs through the wall panel's front and out of the room through the air exhaust of the ventilation system.
  • the towels When the towels are hanging on the front plate, they will cover the front plate openings completely or partly. This forces the air to pass through the hanging towels before the air is led out of the room. If the towels are damp or wet, the air will absorb water when the air passes through the wet or damp towels. This actively dries the hanging towels considerably faster that if they had been hung for "passive" drying, i.e. on a towel hook attached to a wall or a door in the wet room. Further, the drying air with the increased moisture content is led out of the room through the building's ventilation system. This reduces the humidity in the wet room. Hence, the indoor climate is improved, and the above-mentioned other inconveniences related to humidity are reduced significantly or entirely eliminated.
  • the ventilation system has both air supply and exhaust in the wet room.
  • the wall panel may as an alternative be connected to the air supply of the ventilation system.
  • the wall panel may function as supply valve in the room where it is installed.
  • forced circulation of air automatically occurs.
  • the supply air is led into the wet room through the wall panel front.
  • any additional heating of the exhaust air is used for drying of the hanging towels, as the heated exhaust air absorbs significantly more water vapour from the damp/wet towels once the (heated) exhaust air passes through the hanging towels.
  • the damp drying air is led out of the room through the ventilation system's air exhaust which typically is placed opposite to the air supply in the wet room.
  • the supply air is heated further by one or more heating elements installed in the actual wall panel or in the ventilation system channel leading supply air into the wet room and from there the air is led into the room through the front plate openings or a part of these openings.
  • This provides even more heated supply air around and/or through the hanging towels.
  • This further accelerates the drying process as the additionally heated air increases the evaporation of moisture from the towels, and moreover the drying air is capable of absorbing more water vapour. See the description below for use of heating elements.
  • the additionally heated supply air also causes heating of the towels, and thus the users of towels may apply heated towels which many users prefer especially in connection with bathing.
  • connection pipe for connecting the wall panel to the building's ventilation system may comprise a throttle for blocking off the air passage between the wall panel and the building's ventilation system.
  • the throttle may be installed in the ventilation channel connected to the wall panel connection pipe. This makes it possible to interrupt the air current through the wall panel and to/from the ventilation system.
  • the throttle is automatically controlled through the ventilation system control system and/or alternatively through the control system of the wall panel, see below.
  • the panel housing preferably comprises one or more heating elements for heating of drying air.
  • At least part of the drying air may be heated by the heating elements and subsequently it may be recirculated into the room through the front plate openings or a part of these openings.
  • the panel housing comprises one or more fans for circulating drying air out through the front plate perforations.
  • drying air or at least part of it can be recirculated inside the panel housing and be led out through the front plate openings or a part of these openings.
  • the drying air can be circulated past the above-mentioned heating elements before the drying air is led out through the front plate openings or part of these.
  • heated drying air is led out through openings in the lower half of the front plate, as this distributes the heated drying air efficiently around the hanging towels.
  • heated drying air will be led around or through the hanging towels and rise up around the hanging towels and thereby accelerate the drying time.
  • the users of the towels can use heated towels which many users prefer especially in connection with bathing.
  • the wall panel preferably comprises one or more sensors to record the temperature of the air and/or moisture content.
  • control system This makes it possible to connect the control system to the building's ventilation system and/or to control the ventilation in the room according to the room temperature and/or humidity.
  • moisture sensors and/or temperature measuring sensors are installed in the actual panel housing in the connecting pipe and/or on the front plate, e.g. in the control panel as described below.
  • moisture sensors and/or temperature measuring sensors can be connected to the central controlling of the ventilation system of the building, e.g. through cable connection or wireless transferring of measurement data to the central controlling.
  • the front plate comprises a control panel.
  • control panel comprises a display for showing one or more data including e.g. room temperature and/or humidity.
  • control panel preferably comprises one or more button functions such that the user has a chance to see and set or adjust the set point of the drying air temperature and/or air circulation from fans in the panel housing.
  • the control panel may also be designed such that it can be applied to select the position of a throttle for blocking off the connection to the ventilation system.
  • the control panel can e.g. be a touch screen.
  • the wall panel comprises an insert for installing in the panel housing interior as the insert comprises one or more fans and/or one or more heating elements.
  • the panel housing and the front plate can thus stand-alone (no insert) in buildings, where the ventilation system is centrally controlled.
  • the insert may ensure forced recirculation and possible heating of a part of the drying air as described above, while the wall panel is also connected to the ventilation system, preferably to the exhaust part as described above to remove damp drying air/air from the room.
  • this allows for use of the wall panel in buildings which do not have a central ventilation system as the insert with one or more fans and possible heating elements can ensure circulation and possible heating of drying air in wet rooms where there is no ventilation.
  • a cork or the like is applied to block off the connection pipe, or the connection pipe can be detachable and be replaced by a plate-shaped block off installed in the panel housing to replace the connection pipe.
  • the object of the invention is achieved by a method for drying of textiles by using a wall panel with drying arrangement as described above.
  • the wall panel is wall mounted or built into a wall in a surrounding room, and the method comprises drying of textiles hanging on or at the front of the wall panel and a current of drying air is established through the front panel openings, and the drying air is recirculated back into the surrounding room and/or is led out of the room through a connection to a ventilation system in the building where the room is located.
  • At least part of the drying air is heated by one or more heating elements installed in the panel housing.
  • one or more fans installed in the panel housing lead the heated drying air out through the front plate openings according to this method as it is also described in relation to the wall panel above.
  • the number of fans and/or heating elements is adjusted to the size of the wall panel. Typically, there will be in the range of 1-5 heating elements and/or fans.
  • Fig. 1 and 2 show a wall panel 1 with drying arrangement for drying of textiles 2 such as towels.
  • the wall panel 1 comprises a panel housing 3 for wall mounting or for building into a wall 4 and a front plate 5.
  • One or more hanging elements 6, e.g. bars, hooks or other conventional hanging elements to hang textiles are attached to the wall panel front plate 5.
  • the figures show an embodiment with hooks 6 but bar-shaped hangers or combinations of hooks and bars can also be used to hang the towels.
  • Fig. 3a is a front view of the panel housing, and fig. 3b shows a cross section of the panel housing along B-B in fig. 3a . Below fig. 3a a cross section along A-A is shown.
  • the panel housing comprises an opening 7 in the front.
  • the panel housing 3 has a connection pipe 8 for connecting the wall panel to a ventilation system.
  • the connection pipe 8 is installed along or near the upper end of the panel housing 3.
  • the connection pipe 8 is led through the ceiling 9 in the room and is connected to the building's ventilation system (not shown) see in particular fig. 3b and 4 , as fig. 4 shows a part of fig. 3b marked by C.
  • the front plate covers the opening 7 in the panel housing front.
  • the panel housing front has a mounting line 14 to which the front plate is attached with conventional attachment means, e.g. screws allowing mounting and if necessary detachment of the front plate.
  • Fig. 5 shows the wall panel lower end part upon building into a wall opening 4.
  • the dimension of the front plate extends over the joint/crossing between the panel housing 3 and the wall 4.
  • the front plate has a number of openings 10 allowing passage of air between the surrounding room and the panel housing interior 3.
  • a large number of openings 10 are applied, which openings are placed in groups such that the openings preferably are behind the towels 2 once hanging on the hanging elements shown as hooks 6.
  • the wall panel 1 can work as an exhaust valve in the room where it is installed once the wall panel is connected to the air exhaust of the building's ventilation system as described above or alternatively as supply valve as also described above.
  • connection pipe 8 for connecting the wall panel to the ventilation system of the building can in one embodiment comprise a throttle (not shown) for blocking off passage of air between the wall panel and the building's ventilation system.
  • the throttle can be installed in the ventilation channel connected to the wall panel connection pipe.
  • the panel housing comprises one or more heating elements 11 for heating drying air.
  • At least part of the drying air can be heated by the heating elements 11 and thereafter be recirculated into the room through the front plate openings 10 or a part of these openings by means of one or more fans 12 preferably installed in the panel housing 3 and preferably in connection to the heating element/heating elements 11.
  • the wall panel 1 comprises one or more sensors 13 to record the temperature of the air and or moisture content. This allows for connection to the control system of the building's ventilation system and/or that the ventilation in the room is controlled from a control unit in the wall panel.
  • the moisture and/or temperature measuring sensors 13 are installed in the actual panel housing in the connection pipe and/or on the front plate, e.g. in the control panel as described above and in sections below.
  • the front plate comprises a control panel (not shown).
  • the control panel comprises a display for showing one or more pieces of information, e.g. room temperature and/or humidity.
  • the control panel comprises one or more button functions allowing the user to see and set or adjust the set point of the drying air temperature and/or air circulation from fans in the panel housing.
  • the control panel can also be constructed such that it may be applied to select the position of a throttle for blocking off the connection to the ventilation system.
  • the wall panel comprises a detachable insert (not shown in the figs.) for installing in the panel housing interior as the insert comprises one or more fans and/or one or more heating elements.
  • the wall panel 1 with the drying arrangement thus has more applications as already described above.
  • connection pipe 8 a cork or the like is used (not shown) for blocking off the connection pipe 8 or the connection pipe can be detachable and be replaced by a plate-shaped block off installed on the panel as replacement to the connection pipe 8.
  • a wall panel 1 with drying arrangement as described above.
  • the wall panel is wall mounted or built into a wall 4 in the surrounding room and the method comprises drying of textiles hanging on or at the front of the wall panel openings and where a current of drying air is established through the front panel openings and that the drying air is recirculated back to the surrounding room and/or is led out of the room through a connection to a ventilation system in the building where the room is located.

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WO1980001872A1 (en) * 1979-03-10 1980-09-18 Strelow R Sanitary equipment fitting and supply system therefor
FR2659545A1 (fr) * 1990-03-19 1991-09-20 Muller Cie Radiateur electrique seche-serviette.
DE29605302U1 (de) * 1996-03-21 1996-07-11 Huber, Ferdinand, Dipl.-Ing., 85435 Erding Mediendurchströmtes Stangensystem insbesondere heizbar und kühlbar
FR2836717A1 (fr) * 2002-03-01 2003-09-05 Muller Et Cie Radiateur seche-serviettes
SE521307C2 (sv) * 2000-06-20 2003-10-21 Sundsvall En Ab Metod och anordning för torkning av tygartiklar
KR20130031506A (ko) 2011-09-21 2013-03-29 김지효 수건 건조 및 살균 장치
CN203341638U (zh) 2013-06-03 2013-12-18 顾毛毛 毛巾烘干架
DE102013020906B3 (de) * 2013-12-12 2014-10-30 Jörg Kröbel Verfahren zum Trocknen textiler Gegenstände
CN205458355U (zh) 2016-02-04 2016-08-17 李乐 一种带有红外加热的隐蔽式毛巾架装置
CN107510408A (zh) 2017-08-01 2017-12-26 无锡海岚塑料制品有限公司 一种热风烘干式毛巾烘干装置

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1980001872A1 (en) * 1979-03-10 1980-09-18 Strelow R Sanitary equipment fitting and supply system therefor
FR2659545A1 (fr) * 1990-03-19 1991-09-20 Muller Cie Radiateur electrique seche-serviette.
DE29605302U1 (de) * 1996-03-21 1996-07-11 Huber, Ferdinand, Dipl.-Ing., 85435 Erding Mediendurchströmtes Stangensystem insbesondere heizbar und kühlbar
SE521307C2 (sv) * 2000-06-20 2003-10-21 Sundsvall En Ab Metod och anordning för torkning av tygartiklar
FR2836717A1 (fr) * 2002-03-01 2003-09-05 Muller Et Cie Radiateur seche-serviettes
KR20130031506A (ko) 2011-09-21 2013-03-29 김지효 수건 건조 및 살균 장치
CN203341638U (zh) 2013-06-03 2013-12-18 顾毛毛 毛巾烘干架
DE102013020906B3 (de) * 2013-12-12 2014-10-30 Jörg Kröbel Verfahren zum Trocknen textiler Gegenstände
CN205458355U (zh) 2016-02-04 2016-08-17 李乐 一种带有红外加热的隐蔽式毛巾架装置
CN107510408A (zh) 2017-08-01 2017-12-26 无锡海岚塑料制品有限公司 一种热风烘干式毛巾烘干装置

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