JP4179792B2 - Hot water circulation towel heating device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a towel heating device that is mounted mainly on the wall surface of a dressing room such as an apartment house or a detached house, and warms a towel such as a bath towel by circulating hot water.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there is a towel heating device that heats a towel by a radiant heat generated by circulating hot water while the towel is placed on a hanger. Such a towel heating device is usually mounted on the wall surface of a dressing room in order to receive supply of hot water from a hot water supply pipe embedded in the wall. The main body of the towel heating device has a hot water circulation pipe through which hot water is circulated, a radiation panel that receives heat from the hot water circulation pipe and radiates heat forward, and a hanger to hang a towel in front of the radiation panel. is doing. Further, fins are provided on the back surface of the apparatus main body so as to promote heat exchange with air and enhance the heating effect of the dressing room.
[0003]
If the piping such as the hot water supply pipe is extended from the wall surface to the outside, not only the beauty of the dressing room is impaired, but also there is a safety problem. Therefore, the apparatus main body of the conventional towel heating apparatus is fixed to the wall surface with almost no gap by the main body mounting bracket, and the extension of the pipe from the wall surface is short.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the normal use state of the towel heating device, the towel is hung on a hanger and heated by a radiant panel, but in order to obtain a further heating effect, the towel is directly hung on the device body, It is desirable to have a structure that can effectively use the air heated by the apparatus body and rising by natural convection, and the radiant heat radiated from the back of the body. However, in the conventional towel heating device, as described above, the gap space between the back surface of the device main body and the wall surface is narrow, and the fins protruding from the back surface of the device main body become an obstacle. The towel cannot be hung on the apparatus body through the gap space on the side.
[0005]
Further, since the gap space between the back surface of the apparatus main body and the wall surface is narrow, heat radiated from the apparatus main body is easily transmitted to the wall surface. This not only reduces the energy utilization efficiency of the towel heating device, but the wall surface may be affected by radiant heat.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is intended to improve the heating effect by allowing a towel to be hung on the upper end of the apparatus main body, and to radiate heat on the wall surface to which the apparatus is attached. It aims at providing the towel heating apparatus which can suppress the influence by.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a towel heating apparatus for heating by radiant heat generated by hot water circulation in a state where a towel is hung on a hanger, and a hot water circulation pipe through which hot water is circulated and the hot water circulation pipe. An apparatus body having a radiation panel that receives heat conduction and radiates heat forward, a hanger member provided near the upper end of the apparatus body for hanging a towel in front of the radiation panel, and an apparatus body on the wall An attachment member for fixing in the vicinity of the upper end, and a discharge hole for discharging the air in the apparatus main body heated by the hot water circulation pipe to the outside at the upper end of the apparatus main body. Each has a suction hole for sucking external cold air into the apparatus main body, and the mounting member has a predetermined space from the wall surface of the apparatus main body at the rear left and right positions. The gap between the apparatus main body and the wall surface is opened and the vicinity of the upper end of the apparatus main body is opened to allow a towel to be inserted between the apparatus main body and the wall surface. A state where the panel is positioned in front of the panel, a towel is hung on the upper end of the apparatus main body, one end of the towel is inserted through the gap between the center of the back of the apparatus main body and the wall surface, and the other end is inserted in front of the apparatus main body. The air can be circulated through the suction hole and the discharge hole to promote the natural convection of the air heated by the hot water circulation pipe, It enhances the indoor heating effect .
[0008]
In this configuration, the towel can be directly hung on the upper end portion of the apparatus main body by using the gap space between the back surface and the wall surface of the apparatus main body formed by the attachment member. Since this gap space is open near the upper end of the apparatus main body, one end of the towel can be inserted from above, and the towel can be hung on the upper end of the apparatus main body. As described above, when the towel is directly hung on the apparatus main body, one end of the towel positioned in the gap space is heated by the radiant heat from the back of the apparatus main body, and the other end positioned in front of the apparatus main body. The side is warmed by radiant heat from the radiant panel. In addition, since the gap space is provided between the back surface of the main body and the wall surface so that the one end side of the towel can pass, the heat radiated from the back surface of the apparatus main body becomes difficult to be transmitted to the wall surface. Further, since the discharge hole is formed in the upper end portion of the apparatus main body, the air heated by the hot water circulation pipe is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body by natural convection. Further, since the suction hole is formed in the lower end portion of the apparatus main body, air inside and outside the apparatus main body can flow through the suction hole and the discharge hole, and the natural convection is promoted.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 2 is the hot water circulation type towel heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mounting member is a pair of left and right fixing brackets fixed to the wall surface, and the apparatus main body hooked on the fixing bracket. It comprises a pair of left and right locking brackets fixed to the rear side of the apparatus, and the apparatus main body can be engaged with the fixing brackets with one touch. In this configuration, the towel heating device can be easily installed and installed.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a towel heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show the overall configuration of the towel heating apparatus. The towel heating apparatus 1 includes a device main body 2 that is mounted mainly on a wall of a dressing room such as an apartment house or a detached house and that heats the towel by a radiant heat generated by circulating hot water while the towel is hung on a hanger. The device main body 2 has a thin shape in order to secure a radiation heat radiation area to the towel and to reduce the size of the device, and receives heat conduction from the hot water circulation pipe 3 through which hot water is circulated and the hot water circulation pipe 3. It has a radiation panel 4 that radiates heat forward, and a back panel 5 that is attached to the rear of the hot water circulation pipe 3. Further, a hanger (hanger member) 6 for hanging a towel and an attachment member 7 for fixing the apparatus body 2 to the wall surface 50 are provided in the vicinity of the upper end portion 21 of the apparatus body 2. The mounting member 7 includes a fixing metal 8 fixed to the wall surface 50 and a locking metal 9 fixed to the back panel 5. The device main body 2 is attached to the wall surface at the left and right positions near the upper end 21 of the apparatus main body 2. Fix to 50.
[0011]
The hot water circulation pipe 3 is formed of a copper tube having a circular cross section, and as shown in FIG. 4, the hot water circulation pipe 3 is composed of one end portion 31, a straight portion 33, a spiral loop portion 34, and the other end portion 32. Hot water is supplied to the one end 31. The hot water supplied to the one end portion 31 moves up the straight portion 33, reaches the vicinity of the upper end portion 21 of the apparatus body 2, then descends while circling the spiral rotating portion 34, and reaches the other end portion 32. At this time, the heat of the hot water is conducted to the radiation panel 4, and the radiation panel 4 is heated. Further, male hot water pipe joints 31 a and 32 a for connecting with a hot water supply pipe 51 and a hot water return pipe 52 embedded in the wall are attached to one end 31 and the other end 32 of the hot water circulation pipe 3. Has been. The hot water pipe joints 31a and 32a protrude from openings provided in the back panel 5, and a cover 35 is provided around them to protect them.
[0012]
The radiation panel 4 is formed of an aluminum alloy having excellent thermal conductivity, and is attached so as to be in contact with the front of the hot water circulation pipe 3. On the surface of the radiation panel 4, corrugated irregularities for the purpose of improving the aesthetics of the design and increasing the radiation heat radiation area are continuously formed in the lateral direction. The back panel 5 is formed of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the radiant panel 4, and its surface is made smooth to suppress heat radiation to the wall surface 50.
[0013]
The hanger 6 is provided to hang a towel in front of the radiation panel 4, and is formed by bending both end portions 61 of a straight stainless steel pipe by 180 °. Both end portions 61 of the hanger 6 are attached to the side surface 23 in the vicinity of the upper end portion 21 of the apparatus main body 2.
[0014]
The upper end portion 21 of the apparatus main body 2 is provided with a discharge hole 24 for discharging the air in the apparatus main body 2 heated by the hot water circulation pipe 3 to the outside of the apparatus main body 2. Further, a suction hole 25 for sucking cool air outside the device main body 2 into the device main body 2 is provided in the lower end portion 22 of the device main body 2.
[0015]
Next, the structure which fixes the apparatus main body 2 to the wall surface 50 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.5 and FIG.6. The pair of left and right fixing brackets 8 are fixed to the wall surface 50. On the other hand, a pair of left and right locking brackets 9 that engage with the fixing bracket 8 are fixed to the back panel 5 of the apparatus main body 2.
[0016]
The fixture 8 is formed of a pressed metal plate and is fixed to the wall surface 50 with screws 81. The fixture 8 has a substantially box shape, and as shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus body 2 is fixed substantially parallel to the wall surface 50 with a predetermined space from the wall surface 50. The predetermined space refers to a gap space that can be inserted through one end of the towel 60. For example, in the towel heating apparatus 1, the back surface and the wall surface of the apparatus main body are separated by about 45 mm. Further, a groove 82 that engages with the claw piece 92 of the locking metal 9 is formed on the upper surface of the fixing metal 8. Furthermore, an opening 83 that engages with the claw piece 93 of the locking fitting 9 is formed on the front side surface of the fixing fitting 8. The fixing bracket 8 is located in the vicinity of the upper end portion 21 on the back surface of the apparatus main body 2 and has a strong, substantially box shape, so that the load of the apparatus main body 2 can be firmly supported.
[0017]
Further, the locking metal fitting 9 is formed in an L-shaped cross section by a pressed metal plate, and is fixed to the back panel 5 by screws 91. A claw piece 92 bent downward is provided at the tip of the upper end surface of the locking fitting 9. Further, a claw piece 93 directed downward is press-molded at the lower end of the locking metal 9 so as to protrude from the back panel 5.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, a hot water supply pipe 51 for supplying hot water heated by a heat source machine (not shown) to the apparatus main body 2 is provided in the wall where the towel heating apparatus 1 is mounted. And the warm water return pipe 52 for returning the warm water which passed the apparatus main body 2 to a heat source machine is embedded. A hot water circulation path is formed by the heat source machine, the hot water supply pipe 51, the hot water circulation pipe 3, the hot water return pipe 52, and a pump (not shown) for driving the hot water. The heat source device and the pump are connected to a CPU (not shown) that controls the towel heating device 1, and the temperature and flow rate of the hot water are electronically controlled by this CPU. For example, the temperature of the hot water is controlled to around 70 ° C. Further, the user can operate the remote controller (not shown) to give various commands such as timer operation to the CPU.
[0019]
The hot water supply pipe 51 and the hot water return pipe 52 are formed of a crosslinked polyethylene pipe. Female hot water pipe joints 51a and 52a for connecting to one end 31 and the other end 32 of the hot water circulation pipe 3 are mounted at the tips of the hot water supply pipes 51 and 52, respectively.
[0020]
The apparatus main body 2 is attached by connecting the hot water pipe joints 31a and 51a and the hot water pipe joints 32a and 52a, respectively, and moving the apparatus main body 2 downward so that the claw pieces 92 and 93 of the engagement metal fitting 9 are attached to the fixing metal fitting 8. This is achieved by fitting into the groove 82 and the opening 83. Thus, since the engagement metal fitting 9 on the apparatus main body 2 side is engaged with the fixing metal fitting 8 on the wall surface 50 side with one touch, the towel heating apparatus 1 can be easily installed.
[0021]
Next, the use state of the towel heating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7A, the towel heating apparatus 1 can be used by placing the towel 60 on the hanger 6 and positioning it in front of the radiation panel 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the towel heating device 1 passes the one end side of the towel 60 through the gap space between the back panel 5 and the wall surface 50 of the device main body 2, thereby removing the towel 60 from the device main body 2. It is also possible to use it by directly hanging on the upper end 21. As described above, when the towel 60 is used while being hung on the upper end portion 21, one end side of the towel 60 located in the gap space between the back panel 5 and the wall surface 50 is heated by the radiant heat from the back panel 5. The other end located in front of the main body 2 is warmed by radiant heat from the radiant panel 4. Further, a portion of the towel 60 located near the discharge hole 24 is warmed by the air discharged from the discharge hole 24. Therefore, according to the towel heating apparatus 1, the entire towel 60 can be efficiently warmed. In the towel heating apparatus 1, there is a concern that the towel 60 may interfere with the mounting member 7 when a wide towel 60 such as a bath towel is hung on the upper end portion 21. In such a case, folding the towel 60 in half avoids interference between the towel 60 and the mounting member 7.
[0022]
According to the towel heating device 1 configured as described above, since the gap space described above is provided between the back panel 5 and the wall surface 50, the heat radiated from the back panel 5 is applied to the wall surface 50. It becomes difficult to convey. Thereby, while being able to raise the energy utilization efficiency of the towel heating apparatus 1, it can prevent that the wall surface 50 receives the influence of a radiant heat.
[0023]
Further, the hot water pipe joints 31 a and 32 a and the hot water pipe joints 51 a and 52 a are connected at positions protruding from the wall surface 50. However, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to being in a position that is not normally visible to the user, a cover 35 is provided around them, so that the beauty of the dressing room is not impaired, and safety is ensured. There is no problem above.
[0024]
Further, although the present towel warming device 1 is basically intended to warm the towel 60, the dressing room can be heated by radiant heat from the radiant panel 4. This heating effect is more effective when the towel 60 is not hung. Moreover, since the discharge hole 24 is provided in the upper end part 21 of the apparatus main body 2, the air heated by the hot water circulation pipe 3 is discharged | emitted by the natural convection to the exterior of the apparatus main body 2, and the heating effect of a dressing room becomes large. . Furthermore, since the suction hole 25 is provided in the lower end part 22 of the apparatus main body 2, the said natural convection is accelerated | stimulated and the heating effect of a dressing room becomes large.
[0025]
In addition, since one towel can be hung on the apparatus main body 2 and another towel can be hung on the hanger 6, two towels can be hung at the same time, and the usability of the towel heating apparatus 1 is improved. In addition, since the towel heating apparatus 1 is a hot-water circulation type, it is excellent in energy utilization efficiency compared with the electric heating type towel heating apparatus which heats a towel using electric heat.
[0026]
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the hanger 6 is not limited to the form attached to the apparatus main body 2 but may be a form attached to the fixing bracket 8. In addition, the shape and arrangement of the hot water circulation pipe 3 and the hot water pipe joints 31a and 32a are not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, but are the same shape and arrangement as those applied to a general panel radiator. There may be. Accordingly, the shape and arrangement of the cover 35 may be changed. In addition, the opening and the cover 35 for projecting the hot water pipe joints 31a and 32a from the back panel 5 may be changed to a larger one, and in this way, the degree of freedom in mounting the towel heating device 1 is increased. As a result, construction work can be performed quickly.
[0027]
Further, the material of the radiant panel 4 is not limited to the aluminum alloy, and other materials that are low in cost and excellent in thermal conductivity may be applied. Further, the corrugated irregularities formed on the surface of the radiation panel 4 may be continuous in the vertical direction. The back panel 5 may be formed of a material having a thermal conductivity equivalent to that of the radiant panel 4, and corrugated irregularities may be formed on the surface thereof. In such a case, when the towel 60 is hung on the apparatus main body 2, one end of the towel 60 can be efficiently warmed by the back panel 5.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since one end side of the towel can be inserted into the gap space between the central portion of the back surface of the main body and the wall surface formed by the mounting member, the towel is attached to the apparatus main body. The towel can be warmed in the hung state. If a towel is hung on the apparatus body in this way, one end of the towel is heated by radiant heat from the back of the apparatus body, and the other end located in front of the apparatus body is heated by radiant heat from the radiation panel. The whole towel can be warmed up efficiently. At this time, since another towel can be hung on the hanger member, two towels can be hung at the same time, and the usability of the towel heating device is improved.
[0029]
In addition, since a gap space for passing one end of the towel is provided between the back surface of the apparatus main body and the wall surface, heat radiated from the back surface of the apparatus main body is not easily transmitted to the wall surface. Therefore, the energy utilization efficiency of the towel heating device can be increased and the wall surface can be prevented from being affected by radiant heat. Moreover, since the towel can be hung on the apparatus main body, if a discharge hole for discharging the air in the apparatus main body heated by the hot water circulation pipe to the outside is provided near the upper end of the apparatus main body, The part located in the vicinity of the discharge hole can be efficiently warmed. Furthermore, since the discharge hole is formed in the upper end portion of the apparatus main body and the suction hole is formed in the lower end portion, air warmed by the hot water circulation pipe is discharged from the discharge hole by natural convection, and external cold air is also generated. It is sucked from the suction hole and warmed by the hot water circulation pipe. Thereby, in addition to the radiation from the radiation panel, the room can be heated by natural convection, so that the heating effect can be enhanced.
[0030]
According to the invention of claim 2, since the apparatus main body of the towel heating device is fixed to the wall surface by one-touch engagement of the locking metal fitting on the back side of the apparatus main body with the fixing metal fitting on the wall surface side, the towel heating device Can be easily installed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway view showing an overall configuration of a towel heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a front view thereof, and (b) is a side view thereof.
FIG. 2 is a rear view, partly broken away, showing the overall configuration of the apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a partially broken view showing the overall configuration of the towel heating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a plan view thereof, and (b) is a bottom view thereof.
4A and 4B are diagrams showing a configuration of a hot water circulation pipe provided in the apparatus, wherein FIG. 4A is a front view thereof, and FIG. 4B is a plan view thereof.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the fixing bracket of the apparatus is attached to a wall surface.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the locking bracket of the apparatus is attached to the back surface of the apparatus main body.
7A and 7B are perspective views showing the usage state of the apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Towel heating apparatus 2 Apparatus body 3 Hot water circulation pipe 4 Radiation panel 6 Hanger (hanger member)
7 Mounting member 8 Fixing bracket 9 Locking bracket 50 Wall surface 60 Towel

Claims (2)

In the towel heating device that heats by the radiant heat by the hot water circulation with the towel hung on the hanger,
An apparatus body having a hot water circulation pipe through which hot water is circulated and a radiation panel that receives heat conduction from the hot water circulation pipe and radiates heat forward;
A hanger member provided near the upper end of the apparatus body, for hanging a towel in front of the radiation panel,
An attachment member for fixing the apparatus main body to the wall surface in the vicinity of its upper end,
A discharge hole for discharging the air in the apparatus main body heated by the hot water circulation pipe to the outside is provided at the upper end of the apparatus main body, and external cold air is sucked into the apparatus main body at the lower end. Suction holes for each are formed,
The mounting member is a gap in which the vicinity of the upper end of the apparatus main body is opened between the apparatus main body and the wall surface so that a towel can be inserted between the apparatus main body and the wall surface by fixing the apparatus main body with a predetermined space away from the wall surface at the rear left and right positions. To form a space,
A state in which a towel is hung on the hanger member and positioned in front of the radiation panel, and a towel is hung on the upper end portion of the apparatus main body, and one end side of the gap space between the central portion of the back surface of the apparatus main body and the wall surface. Can be inserted, and the other end side can be positioned in front of the apparatus body,
By allowing air inside and outside the apparatus body to flow through the suction hole and the discharge hole, natural convection of the air heated by the hot water circulation pipe is promoted, and the heating effect in the room is enhanced. Hot water circulation type towel heating device.   The mounting member is composed of a pair of left and right fixing brackets fixed to the wall surface and a pair of left and right locking brackets fixed to the back side of the apparatus main body that is hooked on the fixing bracket. The warm water circulation type towel heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein engagement is possible.

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