JP2008183283A - Bathroom cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathroom cleaning device capable of preventing propagation of bacteria, such as molds, on the wall surface of the bathroom. <P>SOLUTION: Water is sprayed in the bathroom from a nozzle 10 provided for a bathroom heater/dryer to clean the bathroom. A silver ion generator 13 is provided to spray water in which silver ions are dissolved that are generated by the silver ion generator 13 from the nozzle 10 after the bathroom is cleaned. This spray forms a film of the silver ions over the wall surface of the bathroom and sterilizing power of the silver ions prevents the propagation of bacteria, such as molds, on the wall surface of the bathroom. Also, after spraying the silver ion water, the bathroom is dried up by the bathroom heater/dryer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom cleaning apparatus for cleaning a bathroom.

  Conventionally, as this kind of apparatus, what wash | cleans a bathroom by spraying water in a bathroom from the nozzle with which a bathroom heating dryer is equipped is known (for example, refer patent document 1). In this apparatus, the bathroom is dried by a bathroom heating dryer after washing the bathroom.

However, during the rainy season, after the drying operation of the bathroom heater / dryer is completed, moist air from the outside may enter the bathroom, resulting in an environment in which fungi such as molds can easily propagate.
JP 2002-81861 A

  In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom cleaning apparatus capable of preventing the growth of fungi such as mold on the bathroom wall.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a bathroom cleaning apparatus for cleaning a bathroom by spraying water into the bathroom from a nozzle provided in the bathroom heater / dryer, comprising a silver ion generator, and cleaning the bathroom Water in which silver ions generated later by a silver ion generator are dissolved is sprayed into the bathroom from the nozzle.

  When water in which silver ions are dissolved (silver ion water) is sprayed into the bathroom as in the present invention, a film of silver ions is formed on the wall surface of the bathroom. For this reason, the germicidal properties of silver ions prevent the growth of fungi and other fungi on the bathroom walls.

  Although it is conceivable to spray silver ion water during cleaning, the amount of silver ions that flow down from the wall surface by the end of the cleaning increases, and silver ions are wasted. Therefore, in order to avoid waste of silver ions, it is necessary to spray silver ion water after washing as in the present invention.

  However, if the wall surface is left wet, silver ions gradually flow down from the wall surface. In this case, if the bathroom is dried by a bathroom heating dryer after spraying silver ion water, the silver ions remain on the wall surface for a long time due to evaporation of water from the wall surface, and the sterilizing effect is maintained.

  In addition, the spray range of the water from one nozzle is limited, and spray water cannot be distributed over the whole bathroom. In this case, if the bathroom heater / dryer is provided with a plurality of nozzles having different spraying directions, the spray water from the plurality of nozzles spreads throughout the bathroom even if the spray range from each nozzle is limited. Can wash the whole bathroom.

  With reference to FIG. 1, BR has shown the bathroom. A bathtub BT is installed in the bathroom BR. Moreover, the bathroom heating dryer 1 is arrange | positioned at the ceiling part of bathroom BR.

  A cover 3 exposed in the bathroom BR is provided on the lower surface of the main body 2 of the bathroom heater / dryer 1. The cover 3 is formed with a suction port and a blowout port (not shown). In the main body 2, a circulation fan 4 that sucks air in the bathroom BR from the suction port and blows air from the outlet into the bathroom BR and a radiator 5 are provided. Moreover, the bathroom heater / dryer 1 includes a ventilation fan 6 that exhausts a part of the air flowing into the main body 1 from the suction port to the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a heat medium circulation path 8 connected to a separate heat source machine 7 is connected to the radiator 5. A heating medium valve 9 is interposed in the heating medium circulation path 8, and a heating medium (water, antifreeze liquid, etc.) heated by the heat source device 7 is opened to the radiator 5 by opening the heating medium valve 9. Supplied. Then, the bathroom air sucked into the main body 2 from the suction port by the operation of the circulation fan 4 is heated by the radiator 5 and is blown into the bathroom BR from the blowout port as hot air, thereby heating the bathroom BR. Done. Moreover, if the circulation fan 4 and the ventilation fan 6 are operated in a state where the heat medium is circulated through the radiator 5, the bathroom BR is dried.

  The cover 3 is provided with a plurality of nozzles 10 for spraying water. The spray directions of these nozzles 10 are different from each other. Here, although the spray range of water from one nozzle 10 is limited, by providing a plurality of nozzles 10 having different spray directions, spray water is distributed over the entire bathroom BR.

  In the water supply passage 11 for supplying water to these nozzles 10, a water supply valve 12, a silver ion generator 13, a liquid heat exchanger 14, and a spray valve 15 corresponding to each nozzle 10 are sequentially provided from the upstream side. It is installed. A heat medium circulation path 8 ′ branched from the heat medium circulation path 8 is connected to the liquid heat exchanger 14, and a spray heat medium valve 16 including a flow rate adjusting valve is connected to the heat medium circulation path 8 ′. It is installed. Then, the heat medium heated by the heat source device 7 is supplied to the liquid heat exchanger 14 by opening the spray heat medium valve 16, and the water flowing in the water supply path 11 is heated by the liquid heat exchanger 14 to heat the heat medium. So that the water is heated and supplied to the nozzle 10.

  The silver ion generator 13 is composed of an electrolytic cell that elutes silver ions into the water flowing through the water supply channel 11.

  The circulation fan 4, ventilation fan 6, heating medium valve 9, water supply valve 12, silver ion generator 13, spray valve 15, and spray heat medium valve 16 are controlled by a controller for a bathroom heater / dryer (not shown). Is done. This controller is communicably connected to a controller for the heat source unit 7 and a remote controller for a bathroom heater / dryer installed in the bathroom. The remote controller is provided with various switches such as a heating switch, a drying switch, and a mist switch. And a controller performs various control, such as heating operation control, drying operation control, and mist operation control, according to operation of these switches.

  In the heating operation control, first, an operation command is sent to the heat source device 7 and the heating medium valve 9 is opened to supply the heat medium heated by the heat source device 7 to the radiator 5. And when preheating of the heat radiator 5 is completed, the circulation fan 4 is operated. Thereby, warm air blows out from a blower outlet, and heating of bathroom BR is performed. In the dry operation control, the ventilation fan 6 is operated in addition to the control similar to the heating operation control. Thereby, the humidity of bathroom BR is discharged | emitted outdoors and bathroom BR is dried.

  In the mist operation control, first, an operation command is sent to the heat source device 7 and the heating medium valve 9 and the spray heat medium valve 16 are opened, and the heat medium heated by the heat source unit 7 is transferred to the radiator 5. And the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger 14. Then, when preheating of the radiator 5 and the liquid heat exchanger 14 is completed, the circulation fan 4 is operated, and the water supply valve 12 and some of the spray valves 15 are opened. Thereby, while warm air blows off from the blower outlet 3, the warm water heated by the liquid-liquid heat exchanger 14 is supplied to some nozzles 10, and the warm water mist sprayed from this nozzle 10 rides on warm air. Supplied in the bathroom BR, the bathroom BR becomes a hot and humid mist sauna.

  The remote controller is further provided with a cleaning switch, and the controller executes the cleaning operation control shown in FIG. 3 by operating the cleaning switch. In the cleaning operation control, first, in step S1, an operation command is sent to the heat source unit 7 and the spraying heat medium valve 16 is opened, and the heat medium heated by the heat source unit 7 is supplied to the liquid heat exchanger 14. . Next, it is determined whether or not the preheating of the liquid heat exchanger 14 is completed in step S2. And when preheating is completed, it progresses to the step of S3 and the water supply valve 12 and all the spray valves 15 are opened. Thereby, warm water is sprayed from all the nozzles 10, and warm water mist spreads to the whole bathroom BR. Then, dirt such as soap bubbles flying on the wall surface of the bathroom BR during bathing is washed away with water that condenses on the wall surface, and the bathroom BR is washed.

  Next, in step S4, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of cleaning. Then, when the cleaning is completed after a predetermined time has elapsed, the silver ion generator 13 is energized in step S5. Thereby, water (silver ion water) in which silver ions generated by the silver ion generator 13 are dissolved is sprayed from the nozzle 10.

  Next, in step S6, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of silver ion water spraying. And when predetermined time passes, while energizing to the silver ion generator 13 is stopped at Step S7, the water supply valve 12, the spray valve 15, and the spray heat medium valve 16 are closed, and the nozzle 10 Stop spraying. Thereafter, the heating medium valve 9 is opened in step S8, and the circulation fan 4 and the ventilation fan 6 are operated to dry the bathroom BR. Next, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of drying in step S9. When the predetermined time has elapsed, an operation stop command is sent to the heat source unit 7 in step S10, and the heating medium valve 9 is further turned on. The circulation fan 4 and the ventilation fan 6 are stopped while the valve is closed, and a series of washing operation control is completed.

  As described above, in the cleaning operation control according to the present embodiment, since water is sprayed from the nozzle 10 into the bathroom BR to wash the bathroom BR, silver ion water is sprayed into the bathroom BR. An ion film is formed. Therefore, the germicidal properties of silver ions prevent the growth of fungi and other fungi on the wall surface of the bathroom BR.

  It is conceivable to spray silver ion water during cleaning of the bathroom BR, but this increases the amount of silver ions that flow down from the wall surface until the end of cleaning, and silver ions are wasted. If silver ion water is sprayed after washing as described above, waste of silver ions can be suppressed, which is advantageous. Moreover, in this embodiment, since bathroom BR is dried after spraying of silver ion, it becomes difficult for silver ion to flow down from a wall surface by evaporation of the water | moisture content from a wall surface. Therefore, silver ions stay on the wall surface for a long time, and the bactericidal effect is maintained.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to this. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the heat medium is supplied to the liquid heat exchanger 14 during the cleaning operation of the bathroom BR so that the hot water is sprayed from the nozzle 10, but it is also possible to spray cold water during the cleaning. is there. Moreover, although the bathroom heating dryer 1 of the said embodiment has a mist sauna function, the bathroom heating dryer 1 may not have a mist sauna function. In this case, the bathroom heating / drying machine 1 is provided with a nozzle dedicated for cleaning, and water is sprayed from the nozzle into the bathroom at the time of cleaning, and then silver ion water is sprayed.

Sectional drawing of the bathroom which installed the bathroom cleaning apparatus of embodiment of this invention. The circuit diagram which shows the piping structure of the bathroom cleaning apparatus of embodiment. The flowchart which shows the content of washing | cleaning driving | operation control.

Explanation of symbols

  BR ... bathroom, 1 ... bathroom heating dryer, 10 ... nozzle, 13 ... silver ion generator.

Claims (3)

A bathroom cleaning device for cleaning a bathroom by spraying water into the bathroom from a nozzle provided in the bathroom heating dryer,
A bathroom cleaning apparatus comprising a silver ion generator, wherein water in which silver ions generated by a silver ion generator are dissolved after the bathroom is cleaned is sprayed from the nozzle into the bathroom.   2. The bathroom cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bathroom is dried by the bathroom heating dryer after spraying water in which silver ions are dissolved.   The bathroom cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bathroom heater / dryer is provided with a plurality of nozzles having different spray directions.

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