JP2014140552A - Bathroom heater/dryer with mist function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathroom heater/dryer with a mist function which reduces the number of times of coming into a main body-drying operation mode of drying a liquid which is not atomized within a main body, after a mist operation.SOLUTION: A bathroom heater/dryer with a mist function comprises: heating means 8 for heating sucked air and blowing means 9 for circulating the air within a bathroom 1, which are provided in an air duct connecting a suction port 5 and a blow-out port 6; liquid atomizing means 10 which is provided in the air duct between the blowing means 9 and the blow-out port 5 and humidifies the sucked air; and ventilation means 11 for exhausting the air sucked through the suction port 5, to the outdoors. A control unit 18 is provided with main body drying operation-exempting means 20 which reduces the number of times of the main-body drying operation mode of drying the liquid which is not atomized, after a mist operation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom heating / drying machine with a mist function having functions of heating, drying, and mist sauna in a bathroom.

  For example, the structure which dries the liquid refinement | miniaturization apparatus of the bathroom heating dryer with a mist sauna became the following structures.

  That is, a main body case having a suction port and an exhaust port, a heating unit and a blowing unit provided in an air passage connecting the suction port and the exhaust port in the main body case, and an air path between the blowing unit and the exhaust port Liquid refinement means provided in the interior, and control means for controlling the liquid refinement means, the heating means, and the blower means. The liquid refinement means is arranged in a vertical direction, and has an upper opening and a lower opening. A cylindrical path, a rotating means provided in the cylindrical path, a liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the rotating means, and a water storage section provided at the lower part of the cylindrical path, The rotating means includes a rotary shaft arranged in the vertical direction, a rotary motor that rotates the rotary shaft, a pumping pipe that is fixed to the rotary shaft and sucks water from the water storage section, and The outer surface is located in the axial direction of the rotating shaft. A plurality of rotating plates fixed at intervals, the liquid supply means includes a water supply pipe for transferring liquid, and a water supply valve disposed in the middle of the water supply pipe, and the air blowing means includes an impeller and A fan motor that rotates the impeller; and a fan casing that encloses the impeller; and the control unit supplies liquid from the liquid supply unit to the upper rotating plate, and rotates the rotation motor. And a control unit that controls the operation of the heating unit and the blowing unit, and the control unit dries the remaining water in the water storage unit when the liquid supply is stopped by the water supply valve as shown in FIG. The drying operation mode is always performed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-066046 A

  The problem in the above conventional example is that after the mist operation, after the liquid supply by the water supply valve is stopped, the main body drying operation mode for drying the remaining water in the water storage section is always performed, so that there is a problem of wasting utility costs. .

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a drying operation and a heating operation when the drying operation is selected for the purpose of drying the bathroom after the mist operation and the drying operation is selected for the purpose of drying the clothes, or when the heating operation is selected after finishing the mist bathing. At the same time, the main body is dried to eliminate wasteful consumption of utility costs.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a main body case having a suction port for sucking in air in a bathroom and a blow-out port for blowing out the sucked air, and a wind connecting the suction port and the blow-out port in the main body case. A heating means for heating the sucked air provided in the passage, a blowing means for circulating the air in the bathroom, and a liquid refining means for humidifying the sucked air provided in the air passage between the blowing means and the outlet. The ventilation means for exhausting the air sucked from the suction port to the outside, the liquid refinement means includes a liquid supply means for supplying the liquid, a water storage part for storing the supplied liquid, and a liquid storage part for sucking up the liquid in the water storage part. Humidifying disk, rotating means for rotating the humidifying disk, auxiliary heating means for reheating the air whose temperature has been lowered by humidifying, and the heating means, blowing means and liquid refining means during mist operation Drives the inside of the bathroom into a mist sauna space. During the drying operation, the heating means, the air blowing means, and the ventilation means are driven to warm the bathroom and include water vapor and water droplets in the bathroom, and exhaust the air. By drying the interior of the bathroom and drying the clothes that have been dried in the bathroom, the heating means and the air blowing means are driven during heating operation to warm the interior of the bathroom, and when the mist operation is stopped, As the main body drying operation mode for drying the liquid, the heating means, the blowing means, the rotating means, and the ventilation means are driven, and the humidifying disk is rotated by the rotating means to suck up and refine the residual liquid in the water storage section, thereby heating the means And a bathroom heating dryer with a mist function provided with a control unit provided with a control means for drying the main body by being included in the bathroom air heated by the air blowing means and exhausted by the ventilation means, The control unit includes selection detection means for determining whether the drying operation or the heating operation is selected before shifting to the main body drying operation mode when the mist operation is stopped, and the selection detection means performs the drying operation or the heating operation. If it is determined to be selected, the control means includes an additional drive instruction means for instructing the drive of the rotation means and the auxiliary heating means in addition to the drive means driven during the drying operation and the heating operation. The above-mentioned object is achieved by a bathroom heating dryer with a mist function, characterized in that it is provided with a main body drying operation mode exemption means for exempting the main body drying operation mode.

  As described above, when the drying operation and the heating operation are selected after the stop of the mist operation and before the shift to the main body drying operation mode, the present invention is added to the driving means during the drying operation and the heating operation. The rotating means and auxiliary heating means are driven to rotate the humidifying disk with the rotating means to suck up and refine the residual liquid in the water storage section and include it in the bathroom air heated by the heating means and the blowing means. The air whose temperature has been lowered by humidification can be reheated and blown into the bathroom, and at the same time, the main body can be dried.

  That is, it is possible to reduce the number of times that the main body drying operation mode that has been performed after the mist operation is stopped can be reduced, and it is possible to eliminate wasteful consumption of utility costs.

The figure which shows the installation situation of this bathroom heating dryer with mist function Configuration of the bathroom heating dryer with mist function Block diagram of the controller of the bathroom heating dryer with the mist function Flow chart of exemption from drying operation of the main body by drying operation of the bathroom heating dryer with the mist function Flow chart of main body drying operation exemption by heating operation of bathroom heating dryer with mist function Flow chart of conventional main unit drying operation mode

  The bathroom heater / dryer with a mist function according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a main body case having a suction port for sucking in air in the bathroom and a blow-out port for blowing out the sucked air, and the suction port and the blow-out in the main body case. A heating means for heating the sucked air provided in the air passage connecting the mouth, a blower means for circulating the air in the bathroom, and a liquid for humidifying the sucked air provided in the air passage between the blower means and the outlet The finer means, the ventilation means for exhausting the air sucked from the suction port to the outdoors, the liquid finer means includes a liquid supply means for supplying the liquid, a water storage part for storing the supplied liquid, and a liquid in the water storage part A humidifying disk for sucking and refining, a rotating means for rotating the humidifying disk, an auxiliary heating means for reheating the air whose temperature has been lowered by humidification, the heating means, the blowing means and the liquid during mist operation Driving the thinning means, the inside of the bathroom is a mist sauna space, and during the drying operation, the heating means, the air blowing means and the ventilation means are driven to warm the bathroom and include water vapor and water droplets in the bathroom in the air. The clothes are dried in the bathroom by drying the air and dried in the bathroom, the heating means and the blowing means are driven during heating operation, the bathroom is warmed, and the mist operation is stopped when the mist operation is stopped. As the main body drying operation mode for drying the residual liquid in the water storage section, the heating means, the air blowing means, the rotation means and the ventilation means are driven, and the humidification disk is rotated by the rotation means to suck up the residual liquid in the water storage section. A bathroom heating dryer with a mist function provided with a control unit provided with a control means for drying the main body by being included in the bathroom air heated by the heating means and the air blowing means and exhausted by the ventilation means The control unit includes a selection detection unit that determines whether a drying operation or a heating operation is selected before shifting to the main body drying operation mode when the mist operation is stopped, and the selection detection unit performs a drying operation or If it is determined that the heating operation is selected, an additional drive instruction unit that instructs the control unit to drive the rotation unit and the auxiliary heating unit in addition to the drive units that are driven during the drying operation and the heating operation. And a main body drying operation mode exemption means for exempting the main body drying operation mode from being performed.

  Thereby, when the main body drying operation mode exemption means determines that the drying operation or the heating operation is selected after the mist operation is stopped by the selection detection means and before the main body drying operation mode is shifted, the additional drive instruction means In addition to each driving means that is driven at the time of drying operation or heating operation, the rotating means and the auxiliary heating means are driven, and the humidifying disk is rotated by the rotating means to suck up and refine the residual liquid in the water storage section, At the same time by instructing the control means to drive the control means so that it is included in the bathroom air heated by the heating means and the air blowing means, and the air whose temperature has been lowered by humidification is reheated and blown into the bathroom. Since the main body drying operation can be performed, it is possible to exempt from performing the main body drying operation mode interlocked when the mist operation is stopped. That is, it is possible to reduce the number of times that the main body drying operation mode that has been performed after the mist operation is stopped can be reduced, and it is possible to eliminate wasteful consumption of utility costs.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an example of a bathroom 1 that implements the present invention, and a bathroom heating dryer 3 with a mist function is installed on a ceiling surface 2 of the bathroom 1. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the liquid to be refined will be described as water.

  FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the bathroom heater / dryer 3 with a mist function.

  2 and 3, the main body case 4 constituting the bathroom heater / dryer 3 with a mist function includes a suction port 5 that sucks in air from the bathroom 1, a blowout port 6 that blows out the sucked air, and the outside of the bathroom 1. An exhaust port 7 for exhausting air is provided.

  Further, a heating means 8 for heating freshly sucked air provided in an air passage connecting the suction port 5 and the blowout port 6 in the main body case, for example, a heat exchanger, and a downstream side of the heating means 8 are arranged. Air blowing means 9 that circulates air in the bathroom 1, for example, a fan motor, a liquid refining means 10 that humidifies the blown air provided in the air passage on the air blowing side 9 and the outlet 6 side, and an inlet 5 Ventilation means 11 for exhausting the air sucked from the outside to the outside, for example, a fan motor is provided.

  The liquid refinement means 10 includes a liquid supply means 12 for supplying water, for example, a water supply valve, a water storage part 13 for storing the supplied water, a humidifying disk 14 for sucking and refining the water in the water storage part 13, and the humidification Rotating means 15 for rotating the disk 14, for example, a motor, and auxiliary heating means 16 for reheating the air whose temperature has been lowered by humidification, for example, a heat exchanger, are provided.

  The bathroom heater / dryer 3 with a mist function is provided with setting operation means 17 for setting each operation and operation time, for example, a wireless and wired remote controller.

  The controller 18 drives the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9, and the liquid refining means 10 during the mist operation to make the inside of the bathroom 1 a mist sauna space, and during the drying operation, the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9, and the ventilation. The means 11 is driven to warm the interior of the bathroom 1 and include water vapor and water droplets in the bathroom 1 in the air, and exhaust the air to the outside to dry the interior of the bathroom 1 and dry clothes that have been dried in the bathroom 1. In the heating operation, the heating means 8 and the air blowing means 9 are driven to warm the interior of the bathroom 1, and when the mist operation is stopped, the heating means 8 and the air blowing means are set as a main body drying operation mode for drying the water in the water storage section 13. 9, the rotating means 15 and the ventilation means 11 are driven and the humidifying disk 14 is rotated by the rotating means 15 so that the water in the water storage section 13 is sucked and refined and heated by the heating means 8 and the blowing means 9. Included in one of the air, and a control unit 19 for performing main drying by exhausting the outdoor ventilation unit 11.

  Further, the control unit 18 is provided with a main body drying operation mode exemption means 20 that exempts the main body drying operation mode having the transition determination means 21, the selection detection means 22, and the additional drive instruction means 23.

  The shift determination means 21 determines a time for shifting to the main body drying operation mode when the mist operation is stopped when the mist operation is stopped.

  The selection detection means 22 determines whether a drying operation or a heating operation is selected before shifting to the main body drying operation mode.

  Further, when the selection detection unit 22 determines that the dry operation or the heating operation is selected, the additional drive instruction unit 23 instructs the control unit 19 to drive each of the drive units (heating that is performed during the dry operation or the heating operation). In addition to the means 8, the air blowing means 9, and the ventilation means 11, the rotation means 15 and the auxiliary heating means 16 are instructed to be driven.

  The basic operation of the bathroom heating dryer 3 with a mist function in the present embodiment in the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The setting operation means 17 sets the operation time of the mist operation simultaneously with the user starting the mist operation, and starts the mist operation (S1).

  During the mist operation, the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9, and the liquid refinement means 10 are driven. The liquid refining means 10 rotates the humidifying disk 14 with the rotating means 15, sucks up the water in the water storage section 13, refines and humidifies, and reheats the air whose temperature has decreased by the auxiliary heating means 16 (S <b> 2). ), It can be blown into the bathroom 1 to make the bathroom 1 a mist sauna space.

  In the mist operation, when the operation time set by the setting operation means 17 (S3) or when the user presses stop by the setting operation means 17 (S4), the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9, and the liquid refinement are performed. The means 10 is stopped (S5). Usually, after that, the transition determining means 21 determines that a predetermined time has elapsed before shifting to the main body drying operation mode (S6), and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the main body drying operation mode is interlocked. Transition.

  The predetermined time may be, for example, one hour, assuming that the user will continue to take a bath after taking a mist bath.

  During the main body drying operation, the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9, the rotating means 15 and the ventilation means 11 are driven and the humidifying disk 14 is rotated by the rotating means 15 to suck up and refine the water in the water storage section 13. 8 and the air in the bathroom 1 warmed by the air blowing means 9, and the body is dried by exhausting it outdoors by the ventilation means 11 (S 7), and after 10 minutes (S 8), the heating means 8 The blowing means 9, the rotating means 15, and the ventilation means 11 are stopped (S9), and the main body drying operation mode is finished (S10).

  The time to stop may be a time for completely drying the inside of the main body.

  If the user starts the drying operation with the setting operation means 17 before shifting to the main body drying mode, the selection detection means 22 of the main body drying operation mode exemption means 20 determines this (S11), and additional drive instruction means 23 is in addition to the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9 and the ventilation means 11 which are driving means for the normal drying operation, and instructs the control means 19 to drive the rotating means 15 and the auxiliary heating means 16. It will be.

  Then, the control means 19 sucks and refines the water in the water storage section 13 by rotating the humidifying disk 14 by the rotating means 15 and includes it in the air warmed by the heating means 8 and the air blowing means 9, and the refined water. The air whose temperature has been lowered by being included in the air is reheated by the auxiliary heating means 16 and blown into the bathroom 1 to warm the interior of the bathroom 1, so that water vapor and water droplets in the bathroom 1 are included in the air, and the air is ventilated. The body 11 is dried by exhausting it from the exhaust port 7 to the outside by means 11 and the clothes dried in the bathroom 1 are simultaneously dried (S12). After 10 minutes (S13), the rotating means 15 and the auxiliary heating means 16 are stopped (S14), and a normal drying operation is performed (S15).

  The main body drying time may be a time for completely drying the inside of the main body.

  The point of this operation is that the rotating means 15 is driven and the humidifying disk 14 is rotated by the action of the main body drying operation mode exemption means 20 to suck up and refine the water in the water storage section 13, and the refined water produces a heat quantity. The air in the bathroom 1 that has been deprived of can be reheated by driving the auxiliary heating means 16 so that it can exhibit the drying ability that is not different from the normal drying operation, and in conjunction with the stop of the mist operation Since the main body drying operation mode can be exempted, it is possible to eliminate wasteful consumption of utility costs.

  Further, exemption from the main body drying mode by heating operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The setting operation means 17 sets the operation time of the mist operation simultaneously with the user starting the mist operation, and starts the mist operation (S16).

  During the mist operation, the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9, and the liquid refinement means 10 are driven. The liquid refining means 10 rotates the humidifying disk 14 with the rotating means 15 to suck up and refine the water in the water storage section 13 and reheat the air whose temperature has been lowered by the humidification with the auxiliary heating means 16 (S17). ), It can be blown into the bathroom 1 to make the bathroom 1 a mist sauna space.

  In the mist operation, when the operation time set by the setting operation means 17 (S18) or when the user presses stop by the setting operation means 17 (S19), the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9, and the liquid refinement are performed. The means 10 is stopped (S20). Normally, after that, it is determined by the transition determining means 21 that the predetermined time elapses before shifting to the main body drying operation mode (S21), and if the predetermined time elapses, the main body drying operation mode is interlocked. Transition.

  The predetermined time may be, for example, one hour, assuming that the user will continue to take a bath after taking a mist bath.

  During the main body drying operation, the heating means 8, the air blowing means 9, the rotating means 15 and the ventilation means 11 are driven and the humidifying disk 14 is rotated by the rotating means 15 to suck up and refine the water in the water storage section 13. 8 and the air in the bathroom 1 warmed by the air blowing means 9, and the body is dried by exhausting the air outdoors by the ventilation means 11 (S 22), and after 10 minutes (S 23), the heating means 8 and The air blowing means 9, the rotation means 15, and the ventilation means 11 are stopped (S24), and the main body drying operation mode is finished (S25).

  The time to stop may be a time for completely drying the inside of the main body.

  If the user starts the heating operation with the setting operation means 17 before shifting to the main body drying mode, the main body drying operation mode exemption means 19 determines that the selection detection means 22 (S26) and the heating means 8 Then, the air blowing means 9 is driven to start a normal heating operation (S27), and heating of the bathroom 1 is started. At that time, the bathroom temperature detecting means 24, for example, a thermistor, detects the initial bathroom temperature and if it is less than 30 ° C. (S28), the normal heating operation is continued until the bathroom temperature rises by 10 ° C. from the initial bathroom temperature. When the temperature rises by 10 ° C. or more from the initial bathroom temperature (S29), the additional drive instructing means 23 is added to the heating means 8 and the air blowing means 9 which are driving means for normal heating operation, and the rotating means 15 and the auxiliary means. The control means 19 is instructed to drive the heating means 16.

  The initial bathroom temperature may be a temperature at which the air in the bathroom 1 can contain a lot of water, and the rise in the bathroom temperature is a temperature at which the air in the bathroom 1 can contain a lot of water compared to the initial bathroom temperature. I just need it.

  When the initial bathroom temperature exceeds 30 ° C. (S28), the additional drive instruction means 23 is added to the heating means 8 and the air blowing means 9 which are drive means for normal heating operation, and the rotation means 15 and auxiliary heating. The control means 19 is instructed to drive the means 16.

  Then, the control means 19 sucks and refines the water in the water storage section 13 by rotating the humidifying disk 14 by the rotating means 15 and includes it in the air warmed by the heating means 8 and the air blowing means 9, and the refined water. The air whose temperature has been lowered by being included in the air is reheated by the auxiliary heating means 16 and blown into the bathroom 1, the bathroom 1 is warmed, water vapor and water droplets in the bathroom 1 are included in the air, and blown into the bathroom 1. The main body is dried simultaneously with warming the interior of the bathroom 1 (S30), and after 10 minutes (S31), the rotating means 15 and the auxiliary heating means 16 are stopped (S32), and a normal heating operation is performed. (S33).

  The main body drying time may be a time for completely drying the inside of the main body.

  The main point of this operation is that the main body drying operation mode exemption means 19 acts to drive the rotating means 15 to rotate the humidifying disk 14 to suck up and refine the water in the water storage section 13, and by the refined water, The air in the bathroom 1 that has been deprived of heat can be reheated by driving the auxiliary heating means 16 so that the heating ability that is not different from the normal heating operation can be exhibited, and in conjunction with the stop of the mist operation Since the main body drying operation mode that has been performed can be exempted, it is possible to eliminate wasteful consumption of utility costs.

  It is expected to be used for mist sauna devices, humidifiers, cooling devices, spraying devices, cleaning devices, plant growing facilities, and the like. Moreover, it can be used not only for water but also for other liquid refining equipment such as oil and detergent.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom 2 Ceiling surface 3 Bathroom heating dryer with mist function 4 Main body case 5 Suction inlet 6 Outlet 7 Exhaust outlet 8 Heating means 9 Blowing means 10 Liquid refinement means 11 Ventilation means 12 Liquid supply means 13 Water storage part 14 Humidifying disk 15 Rotating means 16 Auxiliary heating means 17 Setting operation means 18 Control unit 19 Control means 20 Main body drying operation mode exemption means 21 Transition determination means 22 Selection detection means 23 Additional drive instruction means 24 Bathroom temperature detection means

Claims (1)

A main body case having a suction port for sucking air in the bathroom and a blow-off port for blowing out the sucked air; a heating means for heating the sucked air provided in the air passage connecting the suction port and the blow-out port in the main body case; Ventilation means for circulating the air in the bathroom, a liquid refining means for humidifying the sucked air provided in the air passage between the blower means and the outlet, and ventilation for exhausting the air sucked from the inlet to the outside Means, a liquid refinement means, a liquid supply means for supplying a liquid, a water storage section for storing the supplied liquid, a humidifying disk for sucking and refining the liquid in the water storage section, and a rotation for rotating the humidification disk Means, auxiliary heating means for reheating the air whose temperature has been lowered by humidification, and driving the heating means, the blowing means and the liquid refining means at the time of mist operation to make the inside of the bathroom a mist sauna space, During the drying operation, the heating means, the blowing means, and the ventilation means are driven to warm the bathroom, so that water vapor and water droplets in the bathroom are included in the air, and the air is exhausted to dry and dry the bathroom. The heating means is operated as a main body drying operation mode in which the clothes are dried, the heating means and the air blowing means are driven during the heating operation, the interior of the bathroom is warmed, and the remaining liquid in the water storage section is dried in conjunction with the mist operation being stopped. And the ventilation means, the rotation means, and the ventilation means, and the humidification disk is rotated by the rotation means to suck up and refine the residual liquid in the water storage section, and into the bathroom air heated by the heating means and the ventilation means A bathroom heating dryer with a mist function provided with a control unit provided with a control means for drying the main body by exhausting with a ventilation means, wherein the control unit includes the main unit when the mist operation is stopped. A selection detecting means for determining whether or not a drying operation or a heating operation is selected before shifting to the drying operation mode; and when the selection detecting means determines that the drying operation or the heating operation is selected, the control means A main body exempted from performing the main body drying operation mode by having additional drive instruction means for instructing driving of the rotating means and auxiliary heating means in addition to the respective driving means driven during the drying operation and heating operation Bathroom heating dryer with mist function equipped with dry operation mode exemption means.

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