JP2010081956A - Fine mist generator with light emitting function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To irradiate fine mist discharged to the outside with light from a light source part while preventing the light source part from becoming directly visible. <P>SOLUTION: The fine mist generator 4 with the light emitting function includes a fine mist generation part 60 for generating the fine mist, a fine mist discharge port 37 for discharging the generated fine mist to the outside, and the light source part 54 for irradiating the discharged fine mist with the light. The light source part 54 is disposed at such a position on the inner side of the fine mist discharge port 37 that it does not directly get into the visual field of a person from angles other than the discharge angle of the fine mist. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fine mist generating apparatus with a light emitting function, and more particularly to a technique for irradiating light to emitted fine mist.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a mist generating device in which light from a light emitting means is irradiated toward a sprayed water through a condenser lens on a mist generating unit having a plurality of nozzles for spraying hot water (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

However, in the conventional example shown in Patent Document 1, since the light emitted from the light emitting means is irradiated at a position that can be directly seen by the user, the mood effect and the relaxation effect may be impaired.
JP 2003-297118 A

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the problem is that the light from the light source unit is applied to the fine mist emitted outside while the light source unit is not directly visible. An object of the present invention is to provide a fine mist generator with a light emitting function that can be irradiated.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a fine mist generating unit 60 that generates fine mist, a fine mist discharge port 37 that discharges the produced fine mist to the outside, and a light to the emitted fine mist. It is the fine mist generator 4 with a light emission function provided with the light source part 54 to irradiate. The light source unit 54 is arranged inside the fine mist discharge port 37 and at a position that does not directly enter the human field of view from an angle other than the fine mist discharge angle.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to perform fine mist lighting while preventing glare from the light source unit 54, thereby producing a deeper visual expression, relieving mental tension, and relaxing effect. Can be given.

  The light source unit 54 is preferably covered with a lens unit 59 that is exposed to a cold mist atmosphere having a low mist temperature. In this case, the temperature of the light source unit 54 is lowered by a water film on the surface of the lens unit 59. Therefore, the current value that can be passed through the light source unit 54 can be increased and the life can be improved.

  Further, the fine mist generating unit 60 is rotated by the motor 6 and protrudes radially outward from the water concentrating portion 50 having an inverted conical shape when sucking up water from below and the upper end of the water concentrating portion 50. A rotating body 34 having a disc-like water scattering part 51 in a plan view, a cylindrical collision plate 35 disposed opposite to the water scattering part 51 at a distance from the radial direction outward of the rotating body 34, A water receiving portion 38 that opens to a space facing the water discharge side 45a of the water port 45 and receives a predetermined amount of water flowing down from the water discharge side 45a of the water injection port 45 and guides it to the lower end 50a side of the water rising portion 50 of the rotating body 34. The fine mist discharge port 37 provided between the collision plate 35 and the water receiving portion 38 is provided with fine mist generated when the water scattered from the water scattering portion 51 collides with the collision plate 35. And the light source unit 4 is preferably disposed in the planar projection region Y of the water scattering portion 51 at a position above the rotating body 34 and in the vertical region X of the collision plate 35. In this case, the rotation body 34 and the collision plate 35, the light source unit 54 can be seen directly only through the fine mist.

  The light source unit 54 preferably includes a plurality of LEDs 55 and a control unit that appropriately changes the luminance or light emission color of each LED 55 over time. In this case, a desired luminance and color are selected. As a result, it is possible to improve color change, harmony with the bathroom, and stunning performance. As a result, it is possible to prevent a feeling of boredom from being caused by giving a visual change and continuing the same state.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can provide a fine mist generating device with a light emitting function that does not allow a light source part to directly enter a human field of view and can reliably irradiate light from the light source part to fine mist emitted to the outside. .

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the bathroom heater / dryer 1 with a mist sauna function is installed on the ceiling of the bathroom 13, and has a heater body (bathroom air conditioner body) 2 that supplies hot air into the bathroom 13, and the bathroom. 13 includes a splash mist spraying device 3 for performing mist spraying and a fine mist generating device 4. In FIG. 11, 14 is a heat source unit, 15 is a remote control operation unit installed outside the bathroom 13, a splash mist operation switch, a fine mist operation switch, a heating operation switch, a ventilation operation switch, a drying operation switch, and a cool air operation switch. Etc. are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 9, 10, and 12, the heater main body 2 includes a circulation fan 5 and a heat exchanger for heating that heats the air ventilated by the circulation fan 5 using hot water supplied from a heat source unit 14. 7 and a thermal valve 8 that adjusts the amount of hot water supplied to the heating heat exchanger 7 are housed in the equipment casing 25. The heating heat exchanger 7 is disposed in the middle of the heating hot water conduit 16 through which the hot water from the heat source unit 14 circulates, and the heat from the circulation fan 5 is exchanged for heating by opening the thermal valve 8. It is heated by the vessel 7 and supplied into the bathroom 13 from the hot air outlet 30 below. Further, a mist heating hot water pipe 19 for heating a mist heat exchanger 11 to be described later is bypassed in the middle of the heating hot water pipe 16. The upstream end of the mist heating hot water pipeline 19 is branched and connected to the upstream position of the heating valve 8 of the heating hot water pipeline 16, and the downstream end of the mist heating hot water pipeline 19 is the heating of the heating hot water pipeline 16. The heat exchanger 7 joins the downstream position. In FIG. 9, 9 is a bathroom temperature sensor, 17 is a warm water temperature sensor, 26 is a ventilation fan, 27 in FIG. 10 is a suction port, and 33 is an intake filter.

  A mist water supply pipe 20 is housed in the equipment casing 25 of the heater body 2. A mist heat exchanger 11 to be described later is disposed in the middle of the mist water supply pipe 20. The upstream side of the mist heat exchanger 11 is connected to an external water pipe via a water supply electromagnetic valve 22 and a strainer 23. The downstream of the water supply pipe 20 for mist is connected to the mist nozzle 10 which sprays the water for mist saunas via the 1st and 2nd nozzle on-off valves 29a and 29b. In this way, the mist water supply pipe 20, the mist heat exchanger 11, the water supply electromagnetic valve 22, the nozzle opening / closing valves 29a and 29b, and the mist nozzle 10 constitute the splash mist spraying device 3.

  The mist water supply pipe 20 has a branch drainage channel 31 branched at a position downstream of the mist heat exchanger 11 and connected to an external drainage pipe via a drainage electromagnetic valve 24. Residual water accumulated in the mist heat exchanger 11 and the mist water supply pipe 20 can be drained to the outside.

  A part of the mist heating hot water pipe 19 branched from the heating hot water pipe 16 is piped, and the water temperature supplied from the mist heating hot water pipe 19 to the mist heat exchanger 11 is increased. A water proportional valve 12 for adjusting the amount of hot water discharged when appropriate and a warm water return temperature sensor 21 for detecting the return temperature of the circulating warm water from the heat exchanger 11 for mist are installed. Further, a mist temperature sensor 18 for detecting the temperature of water discharged from the mist heat exchanger 11 is installed.

  The mist nozzle 10 installed on the lower surface side of the equipment casing 25 is arranged facing the inside of the bathroom 13 from the nozzle opening hole 40 of the front panel 25b fitted into the opening 25c provided in the grill plate 25a of the equipment casing 25. ing. In this example, three mist nozzles 10 are provided. For example, one mist nozzle 10a on the nozzle opening / closing valve 29a side is for obtaining a mild mist sauna (mist spray amount is 0.5 liter / min, for example). The two mist nozzles 10b and 10c on the nozzle opening / closing valve 29b side are for obtaining a hard mist sauna (mist spray amount is, for example, 1.0 liter / min).

  The interior of the bathroom 13 is controlled to a predetermined temperature by a control unit (not shown). The control unit receives each detection signal from the bathroom temperature sensor 9, the hot water going-out temperature sensor 17, the mist temperature sensor 18, and the hot water return temperature sensor 21 in addition to the remote control signal instructed from the remote control operation unit 15. Based on the result, it is comprised by the microcomputer which drive-controls each component of the heater main body 2, the splash mist spraying apparatus 3, and the fine mist generating apparatus 4 mentioned later.

  Next, the fine mist generator 4 of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the fine mist generator 4 is attached to an opening 32 provided at a position opposite to the air inlet 27 with the hot air outlet 30 of the grill plate 25 a of the equipment casing 25 interposed therebetween. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fine mist generating device 4 includes a rotating body 34 that is rotationally driven by a motor 6, a collision plate 35 disposed so as to surround the rotating body 34, a fine mist discharge port 37, a water receiving portion 38, and the like. And a decorative cover 39 provided integrally with the main body.

  The decorative cover 39 is integrally formed using ABS resin, for example, by injection molding. The decorative cover 39 is fitted and fixed to the opening 32 provided in the grill plate 25a with the upper surface covered with the motor mounting plate 41. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the decorative cover 39 of the present example has a bowl shape opened upward, and extends from the upper end to the lower end to the cylindrical collision plate 35 and the entire lower end of the collision plate 35. A slit-shaped fine mist discharge port 37, a dish-shaped water receiving portion 38 continuous with the entire periphery of the lower end of the fine mist discharge port 37, and a drain collecting portion 42 connected to the lower end of the water receiving portion 38 are successively formed in this order. Yes. In addition, the drain collection | recovery part 42 (refer FIG. 3) is not illustrated in FIG.

  The outer peripheral surface of the collision plate 35 is a cylindrical surface, and upper end portions 43a of a plurality of ribs 43 extending upward from fine mist discharge ports 37 described later reach the inner peripheral surface of the collision plate 35, respectively. As a result, the upper end portions 43a of the plurality of ribs 43 having a predetermined height radially inward are present on the inner peripheral surface of the collision plate 35 at intervals in the circumferential direction A (FIG. 6). ing. Here, the scattering direction of water from the water scattering portion 51 of the rotating body 34 (direction in contact with the outer circumferential circle of the water scattering portion 51) and the protruding direction (inward in the radial direction) of the upper end portion 43a of the rib 43 are substantially orthogonal. As a result, the impact of water droplets is increased, so that the water is further miniaturized, and the rotational speed of the rotating body 34 when miniaturizing to the same particle diameter can be kept small compared to the case without the rib 43. As a result, the generation of noise associated with the rotation of the rotating body 34 can be reduced, and the bearing of the motor 6 can be effectively prevented from being worn.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of ribs 43 extending in the vertical direction are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction A at the fine mist discharge port 37, and the ribs 43, 43 are in contact with each other. This is a slit space for discharging the fine mist generated by the plate 35 to the outside. Here, by providing the fine mist discharge port 37 on the entire circumference of the fine mist generating device 4, there is an advantage that the distribution of the generated fine mist in the bathroom is extremely improved.

  In addition, a slit space (fine mist discharge port 37) is not formed between two adjacent ribs 43 and 43 located immediately below a water injection port 45 described later, and instead, a wide fine mist water passage 44 is formed. The resin wall which comprises is formed. The upper end of the fine mist water passage 44 reaches the upper end of the inner surface of the collision plate 35.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a water inlet 45 is disposed directly above the wide fine mist water passage 44. In this example, an elongated cylindrical water injection port 45 passes through the motor mounting plate 41, and the water discharge side 45 a of the water injection port 45 protrudes from the lower surface of the motor mounting plate 41, from the lower opening end of the fine mist discharge port 37. Is also opened downward at a position higher than a predetermined dimension B (for example, 30 mm). The injection side 45b of the water injection port 45 protrudes from the upper surface of the motor mounting plate 41. As shown in FIG. 9, the branch branched from between the water supply electromagnetic valve 22 of the mist water supply pipe 20 and the mist heat exchanger 11 It is connected to the water supply pipe 20a. A governor 46 for limiting the flow rate to about 50 [ml / min] and a fine mist solenoid valve 47 are provided in the middle of the branch water supply pipe 20a. Thereby, water from the water supply pipe 20 for mist is supplied to the water injection port 45 via the electromagnetic valve 47 for fine mist and the governor 46, and enters the water passage 44 for fine mist from the water discharge side 45 a of the water injection port 45. It drops (or flows down). Here, the water discharge side 45a of the water injection port 45 is opened at a position higher than a lower end of the fine mist discharge port 37 by a predetermined dimension B (for example, 30 mm), and the flow rate of water flowing from the water discharge side 45a of the water injection port 45 is 50 ml. Since there is little / min, water supply is easy, and since there is no backflow from the water injection port 45 even when the water is shut off, so-called water supply cross-connection countermeasures become easy.

  The lower end of the fine mist water passage 44 communicates with the water receiver 38 as shown in FIGS. The water receiving part 38 functions to receive a predetermined flow rate of water flowing down from the fine mist water passage 44 and to guide it to the lower end 50a side of the water rising part 50 of the rotating body 34 described later. The water receiving portion 38 of this example is open to the water discharge side 45a of the water inlet 45, and has a dish shape with an angle α (FIG. 2) = 20 ° with respect to the horizontal and the center recessed downward. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a drain hole 52 having a diameter C (approximately 15 mm) is opened at the bottom of the water receiving portion 38. As shown in FIG. 8, a predetermined gap D (approximately 4 mm) is formed from the drain hole 52. The drain collecting part 42 is provided in the lower part separated by a). The drain collecting part 42 has a shallow bowl-like shape with a depression toward the lower side, and its outer peripheral part is located on the bottom side of the water receiving part 38 via a plurality of (for example, four) supporting ribs 53. The gaps D are divided in the circumferential direction A by the support ribs 53. Further, the diameter F of the drain collecting part 42 is slightly smaller than the diameter C (FIG. 2) of the drain hole 52 of the water receiving part 38 because of the mold configuration for injection molding for forming the decorative cover 39. It is set to about 5 mm. Note that the number of the support ribs 53 and the diameter of the drain collecting portion 42 are not limited to the above numerical values, and can be changed as appropriate.

  On the other hand, the rotator 34 is made of, for example, an SPS resin rotor, and the center of the rotator 34 is connected to the drive shaft 6a of the motor 6 as shown in FIG.

  The rotating body 34 has a water concentrating portion 50 having an inverted conical shape in which the radial dimension gradually increases from the lower end to the upper end, and a planar disc shape protruding further outward in the radial direction from the upper end of the water rising portion 50. The water scattering portion 51 is integrally formed.

  The water scattering portion 51 is in a vertical region facing the inner peripheral surface of the collision plate 35, and the outer peripheral end of the water scattering portion 51 exists on the inner peripheral surface of the collision plate 35 with a predetermined gap therebetween. The plurality of ribs 43 are arranged to face the upper end portions 43a of the ribs 43, respectively.

  On the other hand, the lower end 50a of the water rising portion 50 is a flat surface in this example. The outer peripheral surface of the lower end 50a of the water rising portion 50 is inserted into the drain hole 52 of the water receiving portion 38 with a gap H of about 1 mm therebetween. In the example of FIG. 2, the lower end 50 a of the water rising portion 50 protrudes from the drain hole 52 downward by a predetermined dimension G (about 3 mm). Further, in this example, the lower end 50a of the water rising portion 50 of the rotating body 34 protrudes downward from the drain hole 52 of the water receiving portion 38 and the water receiving portion 38 is inclined downward toward the drain hole 52. During operation in which the rotating body 34 rotates at a predetermined speed or more, water can be smoothly guided to the lower end 50a of the water rising portion 50 of the rotating body 34 and used as fine mist water. In addition, when the fine mist generated during operation adheres to the outer peripheral surface of the decorative cover 39 and is condensed, it flows down along the outer peripheral surface of the decorative cover 39, and the drain hole 52 having a diameter of 15 mm located under the water receiving portion 38. When the water reaches the peripheral edge, the water is once supplemented by the drain collecting part 42 and then reused as fine mist on the principle described above. Further, a part of the water flowing along the outside of the decorative cover 39 is supplemented by the drain collecting portion 42 through the four support ribs 53 of the drain collecting portion 42. This saves resources because it does not spill into the bathroom. In addition, the vertical dimension of the gap D (FIG. 8) formed at the upper end of the drain recovery part 42 and the lower end of the water receiving part 38 is about 4 mm, and is divided into four in the circumferential direction A by the support rib 53. There is no fear that the rotating body 34 will be touched with a finger by mistake and it is safe.

  On the other hand, the water scattering portion 51 is flat when viewed from the front. The lower surface of the water scattering part 51 and the outer peripheral surface of the water rising part 50 are each covered with a coating film containing a hydrophilic material component. Examples of the hydrophilic material include silicon oxide, but the material components are not particularly limited. As a result, the water rising from the water rising portion 50 to the water scattering portion 51 does not easily become water droplets, and even if the rotating body 34 is rotated 6,000 rpm, that is, 100 rotations per second, generation of wind noise due to the water droplets can be prevented. In addition, the water rising from the water rising portion 50 through the water scattering portion 51 can prevent the water from being scattered during the rising, and can efficiently generate fine mist.

  Next, an operation example of starting mist operation will be described.

  First, in order to increase the temperature of the bathroom, a splash mist operation is performed in which the heat transfer capacity is high and the bathroom temperature rise performance is good. The water droplet sprayed here is a splash mist having a particle size of about 50 to 100 μm.

  When the splash mist operation switch of the remote control operation unit 15 is pressed, a signal for instructing the start of the operation of the splash mist sauna is sent to the control unit, and an operation signal is sent to the heat source unit 14 for supplying hot water (FIG. 11). Start driving. Next, the hot air-side thermal valve 8 and the mist-side water proportional valve 12 shown in FIG. 9 are opened, and the circulating hot water at 80 ° C. circulates in the heating hot water pipe 16 and the mist heating hot water pipe 19. Begin to. Next, when the temperature of the warm water reaches 60 ° C. or higher, the circulation fan 5 is turned on and warm air is sent to the bathroom 13. Thereafter, when the bathroom temperature becomes 25 ° C. or higher, the water supply electromagnetic valve 22 constituting the water supply means is opened and both or one of the nozzle opening / closing valves 29a and 29b is opened, and the spray mist spraying is started from the mist nozzle 10.

  After that, if you want to relax at the time of bathing, perform a fine mist operation. FIG. 7 shows a fine mist operation flowchart. When the fine mist operation switch of the remote controller 15 is pressed, a signal for instructing the controller to start the fine mist sauna operation is sent. The control unit turns on the motor 6 (step n1 in FIG. 7) and rotates the rotating body 34. The rotating body 34 rotates at about 6,000 rpm. Further, a signal for supplying fine mist feed water is output, and both the feed water electromagnetic valve 22 and the fine mist solenoid valve 47 are turned ON (step n2). Then, the water having a flow rate of 50 [ml / min] supplied from the governor 46 is dropped from the water discharge side 45a of the water injection port 45 and flows down through the wide fine mist water passage 44 positioned just below the water discharge side 45a. When the water flowing down the water receiving portion 38 reaches a gap portion (H portion in FIG. 2) between the outer peripheral surface of the lower end 50a of the rotating body 34 and the inner peripheral surface of the drain hole 52 of the water receiving portion 38, the water is about 6,000 rpm. Wet the vicinity of the lower end 50a of the water rising portion 50 of the rotating body 34 that rotates at high speed. At this time, since the water rising portion 50 is rotating at a high speed, centrifugal force acts on the water that wets the vicinity of the lower end 50a of the water rising portion 50 and tries to move away from the center of the rotating body 34. Since the body 34 is hydrophilic, the water is transferred from the water rising portion 50 to the lower surface of the water scattering portion 51 without leaving the rotating body 34 and finally scattered outward from the outer periphery of the water scattering portion 51. To do. The scattered water violently collides with the inner surface of the collision plate 35 and the upper end portions 43a of the plurality of ribs 43, and is shredded and crushed to form fine mist-like water droplets, and a mist M of fine particles is obtained. The fine mist M is ejected from the fine mist discharge port 37 into the bathroom as shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, when stopping the fine mist operation, when the fine mist operation switch of the remote control operation unit 15 is pressed again in the fine mist operation state (step n3 in FIG. 7), a signal for instructing the control unit to stop the fine mist operation is issued. The signal for stopping the water supply for fine mist is sent, and the water supply electromagnetic valve 22 and the electromagnetic valve 47 for fine mist are turned OFF (step n4). One minute after stopping the water supply, the motor 6 is stopped and the rotating body 34 is stopped (step n5 → n6).

  Next, the light emitting function of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating body 34, the collision plate 35, the water receiving portion 38, and the like constitute a fine mist generating unit 60 that generates fine mist. An LED 55 that irradiates light to the emitted fine mist is provided in a midway space from the fine mist generating unit 60 to the fine mist discharge port 37. The number of LEDs 55 is not particularly limited.

  In this example, the LED mounting portion 56 (see FIG. 3B) is provided on the lower surface of the motor mounting plate 41 covering the upper surface of the decorative cover 39 so as to be positioned above the water scattering portion 51 of the rotating body 34. 6 are provided on the concentric circles. In this example, three green LEDs 55 and three blue LEDs 55 are alternately mounted on each LED mounting portion 56. Of course, the number and color of the LEDs 55 are not particularly limited.

  Each LED 55 is covered with a transparent lens portion 59. The lens unit 59 functions to prevent moisture from entering the substrate unit 60 side on which the LED 55 is mounted. In addition, since the lens unit 59 is disposed at a position exposed to a cold mist atmosphere having a low mist temperature, a water film by the cold mist is stretched on the surface of the lens unit 59, and the LED 55 cools the LED 55. An effect can be obtained.

  Each LED 55 is disposed inside the fine mist discharge port 37 and at a position that does not directly enter the human field of view from an angle other than the fine mist discharge angle. That is, each LED 55 is disposed in the planar projection region Y of the water scattering portion 51 at a position above the rotating body 34 and in the vertical region X of the collision plate 35. Thus, since each LED 55 is located above the rotating body 34, each LED 55 can not be seen from the direction P <b> 1 in FIG. 1. Further, each LED 55 is in the same height range as the collision plate 35. Since it is located, it cannot be seen from the direction P2 in FIG. As a result, the LED 55 can be directly seen only from the direction P3 in the range θ between right below and right next to it.

  Accordingly, when the LED switch of the remote control operation unit 15 (FIG. 11) is pressed during the fine mist operation, each LED 55 is turned on, and the fine mist M to be sprayed is indirectly emitted by light irradiation from each LED 55 ( It looks like a colored state. At this time, each LED 55 can be seen only through the fine mist M emitted from the fine mist discharge port 37. This makes it possible to produce a deeper visual expression, relieve mental tension, and provide a relaxing effect, while preventing the LED 55 from feeling dazzling. Further, when it is desired to create a unique atmosphere due to the synergistic effect of the LED 55 and the lighting in the bathroom, the LED 55 makes it easy to visually recognize the fine mist atmosphere, which is effective for a production effect with the bathroom lighting. Furthermore, by changing the brightness of each color of blue and green as time elapses, the hue of the composite color that is visible when the LEDs 55 of different colors are simultaneously emitted changes, so that changes are given to the vision. The bored sensation does not occur when the same state continues.

  In this example, the lens portion 59 of the LED 55 functions as a waterproof cover, and the LED 55 is cooled by a water film formed by cold mist on the surface of the lens portion 59. Thereby, the temperature of LED55 can be lowered | hung and there exists an advantage which can aim at the raise of the electric current value which can be sent through LED55, and the improvement of a lifetime.

  In addition, by watching the fine mist M lit up in blue and green sprayed in a fluctuating manner, it creates a relaxing atmosphere. At this time, by changing the luminance of each LED 55 with time, the visual sense is changed, and the same state continues, so that a feeling of boredom does not occur. Alternatively, the color of each LED 55 is appropriately changed over time, so that the visual sense is changed, and the same state continues, so that a feeling of boredom does not occur. Furthermore, by changing the brightness of each color of blue and green as time elapses, the hue of the composite color that is visible when the LEDs 55 of different colors are simultaneously emitted changes, so that changes are given to the vision. The bored sensation does not occur when the same state continues. In this example, in consideration of the case where each LED 55 is lit during the splash mist operation, a dedicated LED switch is provided in the remote control operation unit 15 so that each LED 55 can be lit regardless of the state of the fine mist operation. It is.

  As another example, when the LED switch is turned on in a state where the splash operation is performed instead of the fine mist operation, a control method is automatically executed in conjunction with the lighting of the LED 55. It is also possible.

  As another example, the controller is configured not to accept the LED switch ON operation and not to light the LED 55 even if the LED switch ON operation is performed in a state where neither the fine mist operation nor the splash operation is performed. Is also possible.

  As another example, the lighting of the bathroom is automatically turned on / off or dimmed by the remote controller for operating the bathroom heater / dryer in accordance with the lighting of the LED 55, depending on the user's preference. It may be possible to adjust the light.

It is a front view at the time of arrange | positioning LED inside the fine mist generator of embodiment of this invention. It is front sectional drawing which shows the fine mist generator same as the above. (A) is a front view of the fine mist generating apparatus same as the above, and (b) is a bottom view of the fine mist generating apparatus with the rotating body omitted. It is a front view of the state which attached the fine mist generator same as the above to the grill plate of the equipment casing. (A) is a front view of a rotary body same as the above, (b) is a bottom view. It is a top view of a decorative cover same as the above. It is a flowchart of the same fine mist operation. It is explanatory drawing of the state which fine mist sprays from the fine mist discharge port of the fine mist generator same as the above. It is a piping diagram of the bathroom heating dryer with a fine mist generating function same as the above. It is sectional drawing explaining the internal structure of the bathroom heating dryer with a fine mist generating function same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of the state which installed the bathroom heating dryer with a fine mist generating function same as the above on the bathroom ceiling. It is the perspective view which looked at the bathroom heating dryer with the fine mist generating function which comprised the fine mist generator same as the above from the downward direction.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 Fine mist generator 6 Motor 34 Rotating body 35 Collision plate 37 Fine mist discharge port 38 Water receiving part 45 Water inlet 45a Water discharge side 50 Water rising part 51 Water scattering part 54 Light source part 55 LED
59 Lens part 60 Fine mist generation part

Claims (4)

  A fine mist generating device with a light emitting function, comprising a fine mist generating unit for generating fine mist, a fine mist outlet for emitting the produced fine mist to the outside, and a light source part for irradiating the emitted fine mist with light The light source unit is disposed inside the fine mist discharge port and at a position that does not directly enter the human field of view from an angle other than the fine mist discharge angle. Fine mist generator.   2. The fine mist generator with a light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the light source part is covered with a lens part exposed to a cold mist atmosphere having a low mist temperature.   The fine mist generating part has a reversely conical water rising part that is rotated by a motor and sucks up water from below, and has a disk-like shape in plan view that protrudes radially outward from the upper end of the water rising part. A rotating body having a water scattering part, a cylindrical collision plate disposed opposite to the water scattering part at a distance from the radial direction of the rotating body, and a space facing the water discharge side of the water inlet. A water receiving part that receives a predetermined flow rate of water flowing down from the water discharge side of the water inlet and guides it to the lower end side of the water rising part of the rotating body, and the water scattered from the water scattering part is applied to the collision plate Fine mist generated by the collision is discharged to the outside through a fine mist discharge port provided between the collision plate and the water receiving part, and the light source part is placed in a position above the rotating body. It is arranged in the plane view projection area of the scattering part and in the vertical area of the collision plate. Emitting function fine mist generator device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The light source unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light source unit includes a plurality of LEDs and a control unit that appropriately changes the luminance or the color of light emitted for each LED over time. Functional fine mist generator.

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