JP2021139621A - Air shower device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an air shower device that prevents deterioration in operability due to that a wind pressure such as air jet acts thereon and has improved operability.SOLUTION: An air shower device for blowing out dust by spraying air from a fan to a human body and articles via a filter includes: a pressure-sensitive type touch panel connected to a control device inside an air shower room; and a cover capable of opening and closing and fitted to the touch panel to prevent a wind pressure of air jet stream from acting on a touch panel operation screen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present invention relates to an air shower device to which a pressure sensitive touch panel is attached.

As a function of a general air shower device, an air jet is blown out from an air jet nozzle attached to the ceiling and sides to a person or an article in the air shower room to remove dust or hair adhering to the person or the article. blow off.

As an example of the air shower device, Patent Document 1 states, "The air shower device is an air shower device for removing deposits adhering to the clothes of a subject, and includes a touch panel type display device and a control unit. The display device displays a button for inputting the height classification of the target person. The target person inputs the height classification by operating the displayed button. The control unit By controlling the open / close shutter according to the height classification, air is not blown out to the position of the subject's head. "(See summary).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-26698

In an air shower device, when a pressure-sensitive touch panel device is attached, there is a problem that the operability of the device is lowered due to the action of wind pressure. For example, when the air flow of an air jet or an air gun hits the touch panel device, the touch panel device may malfunction. In addition, when the operator operates the touch panel, the airflow hits the operator's hand, which may cause the operator to press a different button.

In the air shower device described in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, since the touch panel type display device is attached above the ejection nozzle, the airflow rarely hits the display device, but the touch panel type display device is used in a high place. The operability of the installation is not considered.

An object of the present invention is to provide an air shower device having improved operability by preventing a decrease in operability due to the action of wind pressure such as an air jet.

To give an example of the "air shower device" of the present invention for solving the above problems,
An air shower device that blows air from a fan onto a human body or an article through a filter to blow off dust. A pressure-sensitive touch panel connected to a control device is provided in the air shower room, and the touch panel is displayed on the touch panel operation screen. It is equipped with an openable and closable cover that prevents the wind pressure of the air jet stream from acting.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an air shower device that prevents a decrease in operability due to the action of wind pressure such as an air jet when a pressure-sensitive touch panel is mounted in the air shower device.

Issues, configurations and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the description of the following embodiments.

It is an external perspective view of an air shower apparatus. It is sectional drawing which saw from the side with respect to the direction which an operator passes through the air shower apparatus. It is sectional drawing which looked at the air shower apparatus from the direction which an operator passes. It is a perspective view which shows the main part of the air shower apparatus. It is a figure which shows the home screen of the touch panel of the air shower apparatus of Example 1. FIG. It is a block block diagram of the electric system of the air shower apparatus of Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the home screen of the touch panel of the air shower apparatus of Example 2. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the main part of the air shower apparatus of Example 3. FIG.

Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each figure for demonstrating an embodiment, the same constituent elements are given the same name and reference numeral as much as possible, and the repeated description thereof will be omitted.

The air shower device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the air shower device. 1 indicates the entire air shower device. Reference numeral 2 denotes a door lock release switch on the doorway side. 3 indicates the door on the doorway side. Reference numeral 4 denotes a main body case on the right side with the manual door 3 as the front. Reference numeral 5 denotes a main body case on the left side with the manual door 3 as the front.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the air shower device as viewed from the side with respect to the direction in which the operator passes. Reference numeral 6 denotes a pressure-sensitive touch panel attached to the air shower device. Reference numeral 7 indicates a door unlock switch on the clean room side. Reference numeral 8 indicates a door on the clean room side. Reference numeral 9 denotes an air jet blowing nozzle attached to the air shower device. A plurality of air jet blowing nozzles 9 are provided on the side surface or the upper surface of the air shower chamber. 10 indicates a pre-filter cover. Reference numeral 11 denotes an air jet operation sensor.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the air shower device as viewed from the direction in which the operator passes. Reference numeral 12 indicates a pre-filter. Reference numeral 13 denotes a fan motor for driving the fan. Reference numeral 14 is a main filter. Reference numeral 15 denotes a control unit (control device) of the air shower device. These arrangements are not limited to the positions shown in the figure. The door type in the present invention is not limited to the manual door, and may be an automatic door. Further, the air jet operation sensor 11 does not have to be a photoelectric switch, and may be a push button switch or a motion sensor.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of the air shower device. The main body case 4 is provided with a duct cover to which the nozzle 9 is attached, and the duct cover of the main body case 5 is provided with a pressure-sensitive touch panel 6 attached to the internally exposed surface of the air shower chamber.

Reference numeral 16 in FIG. 4 is a portion in which the portion of the main body case 4 to which the nozzle 9 is attached is projected in the direction perpendicular to the exposed surface of the air shower room of the main body case 5. The shaded area 17 is an area on the exposed surface of the air shower room excluding the area 16. The air jet stream 18 is ejected from the plurality of nozzles 9 attached to the main body case 4.

The operation of the air shower device is as follows. When an operator enters the air shower room through the door 3 on the entrance / exit side and is detected by the air jet operation sensor 11, the fan motor 13 that drives the fan rotates. Dust and the like are removed from the air sent by the fan by the main filter 14, and the air is blown to the operator as an air jet stream from the nozzles 9 on the side and upper surfaces of the air shower chamber. Dust and hair blown off by the operator are removed by the pre-filter 12 provided below, and the air is circulated by the fan. When the air jet is operated for a predetermined time, the door lock on the clean room side is released, and the operator can exit from the door 8 on the clean room side to the clean room side.

FIG. 5 is a screen of a pressure-sensitive touch panel that is normally displayed when an operator passes through an air shower device. Reference numeral 20 denotes a home screen of a pressure-sensitive touch panel. Reference numeral 21 denotes a display unit for counting down the air jet time in the touch panel screen. Reference numeral 22 denotes an operation invalid operation switching icon for switching to an operation in which the operation of the touch panel during the air jet operation is invalidated by continuously touching the touch panel for a certain period of time. Reference numerals 23 and 24 indicate screen operation icons for operating the touch panel. Reference numeral 25 denotes an icon of the operation button. Reference numeral 26 denotes a selection icon for selecting a display, and 27 indicates a lighting icon for switching the lighting.

In the figure, since the countdown [seconds] is selected, the remaining time of the air jet is displayed on the display unit 21. The air jet time can be set by selecting the jet time [seconds] with the selection icon 26 and operating the operation button 25, selecting the cleanup time [seconds], and operating the operation button 25. This makes it possible to set the cleanup time from the end of the air jet to the release of the door lock. Further, by selecting the number of jets [times], the number of air jets after resetting, for example, after replacing the air filter and resetting, can be displayed on the display unit 21, and the total number of jets can be displayed. By selecting [10,000 times], the total number of air jets since the air shower device is installed can be displayed.

In this embodiment, when the operation invalid operation switching icon 22 for invalidating the operation is continuously touched for a certain period of time, the fan motor 13 operates and the fan motor output signal from the air shower device control unit 15 is turned on. The touch panel operation during the period is invalidated, and the operation by touching all the pressure detection screens such as screen switching and setting by the screen operation icons 23 and 24 is invalidated. Further, even during operation and information browsing on a screen other than the home screen 20, when the fan motor 13 operates, the screen is forcibly switched to the home screen 20.
The touch panel can be operated when the air jet is not operating, for example, when the door is being opened or closed. Further, in this embodiment, the layout of the home screen 20 is not limited to that of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a block configuration diagram of an electric system of the air shower device of the first embodiment. Signals from screen operation icons 23 and 24 of the pressure-sensitive touch panel 6, operation button icons 25, operation invalid operation switching icons 22, and the like are input to the air shower control unit 15 such as a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). In addition, signals from the air jet operation sensor 11, the door lock release switch 2 on the doorway side, and the door lock release switch 7 on the clean room side are also input. Then, the display output of the air shower control unit 15 displays information such as the countdown time on the display unit 21 of the pressure-sensitive touch panel 6, and the control output is added to the fan motor 13 to turn on / off the fan motor. Control. Although not shown in the figure, the door locks on the doorway side and the clean room side are also controlled by the air shower control unit 15.

As a modification of the third embodiment, in addition to invalidating the touch panel operation while the fan motor is operating, the touch panel operation is invalidated even when the door (doorway side, clean room side) is open. May be good. Since people and objects come and go when the door is open (when the door is open), there is a risk of erroneous operation of the touch panel due to contact with the touch panel by people or objects. Therefore, the touch panel operation need to be enabled only when there is no movement of a person or an object.

Further, the touch panel operation may be invalidated in conjunction with the air shower operation.

According to this embodiment, the pressure-sensitive touch panel 6 is provided with the operation invalid operation switching icon 22, and by continuously touching the operation invalid operation switching icon 22 for a certain period of time, the touch panel while the fan motor 13 is operating. The operation can be disabled. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation of the pressure-sensitive touch panel due to the action of wind pressure such as an air jet stream, and improve operability.

Example 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a screen of a pressure-sensitive touch panel displayed when an operator passes through the air shower device. 28 indicates a screen lock state switching icon. Reference numeral 20 denotes a home screen of the air shower device in which the screen lock state switching icon 28 is installed. Other icons are the same as in FIG.

In the second embodiment, by continuously touching the screen lock state switching icon 28 for a certain period of time, the screen displayed on the touch panel 6 is fixed to the home screen 20 regardless of whether the fan motor 13 is operating or not, and the screen is switched. And invalidate the setting change. After fixing the home screen, by touching the screen operation icons 23 and 24 in a specific order and touch time, the home screen is released from being fixed, and it is possible to switch to another screen or change the settings again. It is something to bring back. The home screen may be released by pressing and holding the screen lock state switching icon 28.
In this embodiment, the screen layout is not limited to FIG. 7.

According to this embodiment, the pressure-sensitive touch panel 6 is provided with the screen lock state switching icon 28, and by continuously touching the screen lock state switching icon 28 for a certain period of time, the touch panel is touched regardless of whether the fan motor 13 is operating or not. The screen displayed in step 6 can be fixed to the home screen 20, and screen switching and setting changes can be invalidated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation of the pressure-sensitive touch panel due to the action of wind pressure such as an air jet stream, and improve operability. In addition, since various settings are generally made by the administrator, it is possible to prevent erroneous operations and intentional changes in settings by general users.

The air shower device according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a main part of the air shower device of the third embodiment. The main body case 4 is provided with a duct cover to which the nozzle 9 is attached, and the duct cover of the main body case 5 is provided with a pressure-sensitive touch panel 6 attached to the internally exposed surface of the air shower chamber. The pressure-sensitive touch panel 6 is provided at a place where the wind pressure of the air jet stream 18 ejected from the nozzle 9 acts directly, in the example of the figure, substantially at the center of the duct cover of the main body case 5. A transparent resin cover 30 that can be opened and closed and the touch panel screen can be visually recognized through the cover is attached to the pressure-sensitive touch panel 6. In the example of the figure, the cover 30 can be opened and closed around the rotation axis of the upper part of the cover, but even if the cover 30 can be opened and closed around the rotation axis of the lower part of the cover, it can be opened and closed left and right about the rotation axis of the side of the cover. May be. Further, the cover 30 may be opened and closed by sliding it up and down or left and right.

In this embodiment, a cover 30 that can be opened and closed is attached to the pressure-sensitive touch panel 6, and the cover 30 is closed when the air jet is activated to prevent the wind pressure of the air jet stream 18 from directly acting on the touch panel operation screen. can. Further, by attaching the cover 30, when the air gun is used in the air shower device, it is possible to prevent a malfunction due to the wind pressure of the air gun acting on the touch panel operation screen, and to provide an air shower device with good operability. ..

1 Air shower device 2 Door lock release switch 3 Doorway side manual door 4, 5 Body case 6 Pressure-sensitive touch panel 7 Clean room side door unlock switch 8 Clean room side manual door 9 Air jet blowout nozzle 10 Pre-filter cover 11 Air jet operation Sensor 12 Pre-filter 13 Fan motor 14 Main filter 15 Air shower control unit 16 Exposed surface of the main body case with the nozzle projected vertically 17 Exposed surface of the main body case excluding the exposed surface of the main body case with the nozzle projected vertically 18 Air jet airflow blown from the nozzle 20 Touch panel home screen 21 Display 22 Air jet operation disabled Operation switching icons 23, 24 Screen operation icons 25 Operation button icons 26 Selection icons 27 Lighting icons 28 Screen lock state switching Icon 30 Openable and closable cover

Claims (2)

An air shower device that blows air from a fan onto the human body and articles through a filter to blow off dust.
The air shower room is equipped with a pressure-sensitive touch panel connected to the control device.
An air shower device in which an openable / closable cover is attached to the touch panel to prevent the wind pressure of an air jet stream from acting on the touch panel operation screen. In the air shower device according to claim 1,
The pressure-sensitive touch panel is an air shower device characterized in that it is installed at a position in the air shower room where an air jet stream is blown.

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