JP3451046B2 - Faucet with air towel - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a novel water faucet with an air towel in which a hot air outlet of an air towel for drying hands is provided near a water outlet of the faucet. 2. Description of the Related Art When a hand is brought close to an outlet, an infrared sensor senses the hand and activates an electric heater and a blower to automatically blow out hot air to dry hands. Towels are generally installed on the walls of public washrooms such as hotels and train stations, so after washing hands with a faucet, it is necessary to move the place and dry your hands. There is a risk that the hand wash basin or the floor surface will become dirty. In addition, an air towel installation space is required separately from the hand wash basin. [0003] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned matters, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new air towel with no fear of soiling the hand basin or the floor surface and requiring an installation space for the air towel. To provide a faucet. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a water faucet of a water faucet, in which switching of water discharge and water stop is performed by an operation handle, in the vicinity of the water discharge port on the side where the water discharge port is located. In order to automatically blow hot air by the operation of the electric heater and blower, and to provide a hot air outlet of an air towel for drying hands after stopping water , and to sense the close hand to operate the electric heater and blower the only set an infrared sensor on the same side as the spout, configured to stop the closer to hand back to the infrared sensor in a state of being operated to the electric heater blower operation of the electric heater and fan, and electric heater The electric heater and the blower are automatically stopped when the blower is operated and the hand does not approach the infrared sensor again for a predetermined time or more. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show the hot air of an air towel that automatically blows out hot air by the operation of an electric heater and a blower near the water outlet on the side of the water outlet where the water outlet is located, and dries hands after water is stopped. In addition to providing the air outlet, the present invention has an infrared sensor on the same side as the water outlet for detecting the hand when the hand is approached and operating the electric heater and the blower.
1 illustrates one embodiment. In this embodiment, as the faucet, a water / water mixer tap that switches between water discharge and water stoppage by using an operation handle provided on the water / water mixer tap main body is adopted, but a single faucet may be used. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a hot-water mixing tap installed on, for example, a kitchen sink 2, which is operated to operate a hot-water inlet, a water inlet, and a hot-water-mixed water outlet 14 by operating an operation handle 3. The hot water mixing chamber (not shown) provided in the hot water mixing tap main body 4 has a configuration in which hot water is mixed at an appropriate ratio to discharge desired hot water. [0008] That is, provided in the hot and cold water mixing tap body 4,
For example, a fixed valve 6 fixed to the bottom of the case 5a of the cartridge 5 in a watertight state is provided with a mixture of water flowing through the water flow path 8 from the water supply pipe 7 and hot water flowing through the water flow path 10 from the hot water supply pipe 9. A movable valve element 11 for adjusting the ratio is slidably mounted on the movable valve element 11 in a watertight manner, a disc guide 12 is mounted on the movable valve element 11, and an operation lever 3 a mounted on a lower end side of the operation handle 3. The lower end is interlocked with the movable valve element 11, and the movable valve element 11 is rotated by the disk guide 12 by operating the operation handle 3 in the left and right directions.
Hot water and water flow into the internal flow path, and the hot and cold mixed water discharge flow path 13
The water is discharged from a water discharge port 16 to be described later through the outlet port 14 of. Further, by operating the operation handle 3 in the vertical direction indicated by the double-headed arrow A, the flow rate adjustment including the water stoppage is performed. Reference numeral 18 denotes a water discharge pipe having a water discharge port 16 at the tip, which is connected to the outlet 14 of the hot and cold water mixing tap 1.
In this embodiment, the heat-insulating cap 1
The water outlet 16 is formed on the lower surface m of the heat insulating cap 17. Reference numeral 15 denotes a spout cover. The symbols r and i are the heat insulating cap 1
7 are both side surfaces. Reference numeral 19 denotes a dryer-type air towel.
A power cord 22, an air towel body 20 containing a blower and a motor for driving the blower on the side of the power cord 22, and an electric heater on the side of a hot air guide tube 23 to be described later, and the inside of the hot / water mixing tap body 4 from the air towel body 20. Hot air blow-out chamber 23 of heat insulation cap 17 through water discharge pipe cover 15
a, and a hot air outlet 24 provided in the hot air outlet chamber 23a. This hot air outlet 24
Is provided on the lower surface m of the heat insulating cap 17 and further on the distal end side than the water discharge port 16. Reference numeral 25 denotes an infrared sensor for detecting an approach of a hand and operating the electric heater and the blower by detecting the hand. The infrared sensor 25 is provided on the lower surface m of the heat insulating cap 17 where the water outlet 16 is located. The infrared sensor 25 automatically stops the electric heater and the blower when the electric heater and the blower are operated and the hand exceeds the predetermined time (for example, about 1 minute) without approaching the hand again to the infrared sensor 25. The function of activating or automatically stopping the electric heater and blower is as follows:
This is performed by microcomputer control. 40 is an infrared sensor 2
5 is a lead wire connecting the microcomputer and the water discharge pipe cover 15.
It is installed in. [0013] In Thus, from the water discharge port 16 of the operation handle 3, for example by raising the upper, hot and cold water mixing water H, or hot water, it intends row dishwashing like while water was spouting. [0014] [0015] [0016] [0017] After the tableware washing, etc., to stop water by lowering the operating handle 3 on the lower side. Subsequently, when the hand is brought close to the infrared sensor 25 provided on the same side as the water outlet 16, the electric heater and the blower are sensed upon sensing the hand, and the hot air B can be dried from the hot air outlet 24 to dry the hand. If the hand approaches the infrared sensor 25 again within one minute after the hot air B is blown out, the operation of the electric heater and the blower can be stopped. Further, when the electric heater and the blower are operated and the hand does not approach the infrared sensor 25 again for more than one minute, the electric heater and the blower are automatically stopped. Red
The outside line sensor 25 is located upstream of the water outlet 16.
May be on the downstream side. In the present invention, a single lever type operation handle is shown as the operation handle 3. However, when the operation handle 3 is operated up and down and left and right like a single lever type operation handle, Not
A rotary type that can be rotated to switch between water discharge and water stoppage can also be used. According to the present invention, hot air is generated by the operation of the electric heater and the blower near the water discharge port on the side where the water discharge port of the water discharge pipe of the water faucet is switched by the operation handle. A hot air outlet for an air towel that automatically blows out and dry hands after stopping water is provided, and an infrared sensor for detecting when hands are approached and operating an electric heater and a blower is on the same side as the water outlet. Because it was provided,
For example, in a wash basin, drying can be performed from a hand washing operation at one place (in a wash basin), or, for example, in a sink, drying can be performed from a washing operation of a dish, etc. in one place (in a sink). Therefore, only the inside of the washbasin or the sink is soiled, and there is no possibility that the floor and the like around the interior will become dirty. Also, no space for installing an air towel is required.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a Kazumi facilities embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the mixed water is discharged in the above embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a configuration explanatory view showing a state of blowing hot air. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a main part configuration showing the embodiment. [Explanation of Signs] 1 ... Mixing tap, 3 ... Operation handle, 16 ... Spout port, 1
8: water discharge pipe, 19: air towel, 24: hot air outlet, 25: infrared sensor, B: hot air.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] The operation of the electric heater and the blower near the water discharge port on the side where the water discharge port of the water discharge pipe of the water faucet is switched by the operation handle. blowing hot air automatically, provided with an air towel hot air outlet for drying hands after water stop, an infrared sensor for operating the brought close the hand senses it and electric heater blower same as the water discharge port only set on the side, again hands in a state where the closer the hand again to the infrared sensor in a state of being operated to the electric heater blower configured to stop the operation of the electric heater blower was operated electric heater and a blower A water faucet with an air towel, wherein the electric heater and the blower are automatically stopped when a predetermined time is exceeded without bringing the air heater close to the infrared sensor.