JP5370923B2 - Bathroom Dryer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom dryer.

  As a bathroom dryer capable of sucking air in a bathroom and drying the inside of the bathroom, a bathroom dryer as described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. The bathroom dryer described in Patent Literature 1 below includes an exhaust fan, an intake fan, and a heat exchanger. In order to facilitate understanding of the background art, FIG. 11 shows a conceptual configuration diagram of a bathroom dryer described in Patent Document 1 below.

  A bathroom dryer 80 shown in FIG. 11 has a main body 800, a bathroom side suction port 801 communicating with the bathroom, a bathroom side return air suction port 802, a bathroom side discharge port 803, and an outdoor side suction port 804 communicating with the outside. And an outdoor discharge port 805. In the main body 800, an exhaust ventilation path 806 extending from the bathroom side suction port 801 to the outdoor side discharge port 805 and an air supply ventilation path 807 extending from the outdoor side suction port 804 to the bathroom side discharge port 803 are formed. A bathroom-side return air suction port 802 is communicated with the air supply passage 807, and a heater 808 and an air supply fan motor 809 are provided. An exhaust fan motor 810 is provided in the exhaust ventilation path 806. A heat exchanger 811 is provided at a location where the supply air passage 807 and the exhaust air passage 806 intersect. There is a communication path 812 connecting the leeward side of the heat exchanger 811 of the air supply ventilation path 807 and the windward side of the heat exchanger 811 of the exhaust ventilation path 806, and an open / close damper on the supply air ventilation path 807 side of the communication path 812. 813 and an open / close damper 814 on the exhaust ventilation path 806 side.

  The bathroom dryer 80 shown in FIG. 11 can execute the following operation mode by having such a configuration. The first operation mode is a mode in which hot air drying is performed while heat is recovered. Specifically, the air supply fan motor 809 and the exhaust fan motor 810 are operated, and the bathroom air enters from the bathroom side suction port 801, passes through the exhaust fan motor 810, passes through the heat exchanger 811, and performs heat exchange. After that, the liquid is discharged from the outdoor discharge port 805 to the outside. On the other hand, the outdoor air enters from the outdoor suction port 804, exchanges heat through the heat exchanger 811, and then merges with the air entering from the bathroom-side return air suction port 802, and passes through the air supply fan motor 809. After being heated by the heater 808, the air is supplied into the bathroom from the bathroom outlet 803.

  The second operation mode is a mode for exhausting or supplying air without performing heat exchange. Specifically, when only the exhaust fan motor 810 is operated, bathroom air enters from the bathroom side suction port 801, passes through the heat exchanger 811 through the exhaust fan motor 810, and goes outside from the outdoor discharge port 805. Discharged. Next, when the heater 808 is turned off and only the air supply fan motor 809 is operated, outdoor air enters from the outdoor intake port 804 and passes through the heat exchanger 811 and merges with air entering from the bathroom-side return air intake port 802. Then, the air passes through the air supply fan motor 809 and is supplied into the bathroom from the bathroom-side discharge port 803.

  The third operation mode is a mode in which heating is performed by circulating air. Specifically, when the open / close dampers 813 and 814 are opened and the air supply fan motor 809 and the exhaust fan motor 810 are operated, the bathroom air enters from the bathroom side suction port 801 and passes through the exhaust fan motor 810. The air enters the bathroom side return air inlet 802 via 812, passes through the air supply fan motor 809, is heated by the heater 808, and is supplied into the bathroom from the bathroom side outlet 803. The

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  In the bathroom dryer described in Patent Document 1, the exhaust fan motor 810 or the supply fan motor 809 is selected in the second operation mode in which exhaust or supply is performed without performing heat exchange. Drive. However, in the first operation mode, which is a mode in which hot air drying is performed while collecting heat, or in the third operation mode, in which heating is performed by circulating air, the exhaust fan motor 810 and Both the supply fan motors 809 are driven.

  By the way, for example, when the outside air temperature is higher than the exhaust temperature, if the heat exchange is performed between the exhaust gas and the supply air in the heat exchanger, the supply air temperature is lowered, and as a result, the thermal efficiency may be deteriorated. The In such a case, it is required to perform a warm air drying operation without performing heat exchange, but in the description in Patent Document 1, the operation for performing heating without performing heat exchange is only the third operation mode described above. Only the correspondence of was described, and it was not possible to perform the hot air drying operation without performing heat exchange while performing ventilation.

  In addition, although there is no direct description in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, heating is performed while circulating a part of the air in the bathroom, the remaining part is exhausted, and an operation for taking in the exhausted air from the gallery of the bathroom door is performed. For example, it is possible to adopt the following operation mode. First, air is prevented from being taken in from the outdoor suction port 804 by the open / close damper 813, the air supply fan motor 809 is driven, air is taken in from the bathroom-side return air suction port 802, and heated by the heater 808 to be heated on the bathroom side. Circulate from the discharge port 803 into the bathroom. Subsequently, the exhaust fan motor 810 is driven to exhaust the air taken in from the bathroom side suction port 801 from the outdoor discharge port 805. As described above, in the bathroom dryer described in Patent Document 1, when an operation of circulating a part of air while heating the remaining air is performed, an exhaust fan motor 810 and an air supply fan are performed. Both motors 809 had to be driven.

  Therefore, in the bathroom dryer described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, if an operation of supplying warm air while exhausting is performed, it is necessary to always drive two fans, which is preferable from the viewpoint of energy saving. I couldn't.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and its purpose is to allow drying in the bathroom while exchanging heat between exhaust and supply air, and in part without performing heat exchange. It is possible to circulate in the bathroom while heating the remaining air while discharging the air, and in that case, it is possible to provide a bathroom dryer that can be handled by driving one fan It is in.

  In order to solve the above problems, a bathroom dryer according to the present invention is a bathroom dryer capable of sucking air in a bathroom and drying the inside of the bathroom, and an outside air inlet for taking in air from outside the bathroom An air supply port for supplying air into the bathroom, a ventilation port for taking in air from the bathroom, and a circulation blower for returning at least part of the air taken in from the ventilation port into the bathroom An outlet, an exhaust port for discharging at least part of the air taken in from the ventilation port to the outside of the bathroom, a circulation exhaust fan for sucking air from the ventilation port and blowing it out, and sucking in and blowing out air from the outside air port An air supply fan, a first damper that supplies the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan to the exhaust outlet and the circulation outlet at a distribution ratio, and a gap between the first damper and the circulation outlet. Establishment A heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the air blown by the circulating exhaust fan and the air sucked by the air supply fan, the circulation exhaust fan, the air supply fan, the first damper, Control means for controlling the heater, wherein the control means supplies the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan to both the exhaust outlet and the circulation outlet and supplies it to the circulation outlet. The warm air drying mode in which the air to be heated is heated by the heater, and the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan is supplied to both the exhaust port and the circulation outlet, and is supplied to the circulation outlet. Air is heated by the heater, and by driving the air supply fan, the heat exchanger heats air from the air blown by the circulation exhaust fan to the air sucked by the air supply fan. Characterized in that it is configured to be executable and the heat recovery hot air drying mode for moving, the a.

  The present invention includes a circulation exhaust fan that sucks air from the ventilation port and blows it out, and also includes a first damper that supplies the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan to the exhaust port and the circulation blower outlet while changing the distribution ratio. . In addition, an air supply fan is provided independently of the circulation exhaust fan, and by driving the air supply fan, air can be sucked from the outside air port and blown out from the air supply port to the bathroom.

  Therefore, when the heat recovery hot air drying mode, which is an operation for exchanging heat, is performed, the air exhausted from the circulation exhaust fan is driven into the exhaust port by driving the circulation exhaust fan and controlling the first damper to a predetermined position. Each part is controlled so that the air supplied to both the circulation outlet and the air supplied to the circulation outlet is heated by the heater. At the same time, by driving the air supply fan, it is possible to supply exhaust heat and air supply to the heat exchanger, and the heat exchanger reduces the amount of heat from the air blown by the circulation exhaust fan to the air sucked by the air supply fan. Can be moved.

  On the other hand, when the hot air drying mode, which is an operation without heat exchange, is executed, the air exhausted from the circulating exhaust fan is circulated between the exhaust port and the exhaust by driving the circulating exhaust fan and controlling the first damper to a predetermined position. Each part is controlled so that the air supplied to both the outlet and the air supplied to the circulation outlet is heated by the heater. In executing this hot air drying mode, air can be supplemented into the bathroom from the louver of the bathroom door provided in the bathroom without driving the air supply fan.

  Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to dry the inside of the bathroom while exchanging heat between the exhaust and the supply air by executing the heat recovery hot air drying mode, but without performing heat exchange by executing the hot air drying mode. It is also possible to circulate in the bathroom while heating the remaining air while discharging part of the air in the bathroom. Furthermore, since the warm air drying mode can be executed without driving the air supply fan by driving only the circulation exhaust fan, in the heating operation without heat exchange by the heat exchanger, It can be handled by driving, which can contribute to energy saving.

  Moreover, in the bathroom dryer which concerns on this invention, it is also preferable that the said heat exchanger is provided in the downstream toward the said exhaust port rather than the said 1st damper. According to this preferable aspect, since the heat exchanger is provided on the downstream side of the first damper toward the exhaust port, the heat recovery efficiency can be increased as compared with the case where the heat exchanger is provided on the upstream side of the first damper. . Further, when heat recovery is not performed, air can be sent to the heater without passing through the heat exchanger, so that deterioration of the heat exchanger can be suppressed.

  Further, in the bathroom dryer according to the present invention, the flow passage from the first damper to the circulation outlet is provided with a flow restrictor capable of closing and opening a part of the flow passage, The control means is configured such that the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan is supplied only to the circulation outlet, and a hot air heating mode in which the supplied air is heated by the heater can be further executed. The control means closes a part of the flow path when the hot air drying mode and the heat recovery hot air drying mode are executed, and opens the flow path when the hot air heating mode is executed. It is also preferable to control the aperture.

  When the heat exchanger is provided downstream of the first damper, the flow resistance in the heat exchanger is large. Therefore, in the operation mode in which air is distributed to the exhaust outlet and the circulation outlet, the circulation blower with a smaller passage resistance is used. A lot of air flows to the outlet side, and it becomes difficult to secure the air flowing to the exhaust port side. Accordingly, in this preferred embodiment, a hot air drying mode is provided in which a flow path throttle that can be partially closed / opened is provided in the flow path from the first damper to the circulation outlet, and air is sent to both the exhaust port and the circulation outlet. In addition, when the heat recovery hot air drying mode is executed, a part of the flow path is closed to increase the flow resistance on the circulation outlet side, and the amount of air sent to the exhaust port can be secured. Further, when executing the hot air drying mode in which air is supplied only to the circulation outlet, it is possible to remove wasteful channel resistance by opening the channel.

  Further, the bathroom dryer according to the present invention includes exhaust temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of air blown from the exhaust port, and outside air temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of air sucked from the outside air port, The control means executes the heat recovery hot air drying mode when the temperature of the air detected by the exhaust temperature detection means exceeds the temperature of the air detected by the outside air temperature detection means, and when the temperature falls below the temperature of the hot air drying mode. It is also preferable to carry out.

  If the temperature of the air detected by the exhaust temperature detection means is lower than the temperature of the air detected by the outside air temperature detection means, heat exchange between the exhaust and the supply air will reduce the supply air temperature by the exhaust. It is not preferable. Therefore, in this preferable aspect of the present invention, when the temperature of the air detected by the exhaust temperature detecting means exceeds the temperature of the air detected by the outside air temperature detecting means, a heat recovery hot air drying mode for recovering heat is executed to improve efficiency. If the heat recovery operation is performed and, if the temperature is lower than that, the warm air drying mode in which heat recovery is not performed is performed, so that inefficient heat exchange can be prevented from being performed. As a result, the heat recovery hot air drying mode in which heat recovery is performed and the hot air drying mode in which heat recovery is not performed can be automatically switched and operated in consideration of the efficiency of heat exchange.

  Further, in the bathroom dryer according to the present invention, the second air supply port for supplying air to a room other than the bathroom, and the air supply fan downstream of the air supply fan toward the air supply port. And a second damper that supplies the air blown to the air supply port and the second air supply port while changing a distribution ratio, and the control means is configured such that the air blown by the air supply fan The second damper is controlled so as to be supplied only to the second air supply port, and the first damper is controlled so that the air blown out from the circulation exhaust fan is supplied only to the circulation outlet. Thus, it is also preferable that the heat exchanger can execute a bathroom heat recovery mode in which the amount of heat is transferred from the air blown by the circulation exhaust fan to the air sucked by the air supply fan.

  According to this preferable aspect, the amount of heat is moved from the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan to the air sucked in by the air supply fan, and the air sucked and sent out by the air supply fan is sent to the second air supply port by the second damper. Therefore, the other room can be heated by the air that has received heat from the air in the bathroom.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to dry the interior of the bathroom while exchanging heat between the exhaust and the supply air, while exhausting part of the air without performing heat exchange and heating the remaining air. It is also possible to provide a bathroom dryer that can be circulated in the interior, and in that case, can be handled by driving one fan.

It is a schematic block diagram of the bathroom dryer which is embodiment of this invention. It is a control block diagram of the bathroom dryer shown in FIG. In the bathroom dryer shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, it is a schematic block diagram which shows the operation state of each part at the time of performing warm air drying mode. In the bathroom dryer shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, it is a schematic block diagram which shows the operation state of each part at the time of performing heat recovery warm air drying mode. In the bathroom dryer shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, it is a schematic block diagram which shows the operation state of each part at the time of performing warm air heating mode. In the bathroom dryer shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, it is a schematic block diagram which shows the operation state of each part at the time of performing bathroom heat recovery mode. In the bathroom dryer shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, it is a schematic block diagram which shows the operation state of each part at the time of performing ventilation mode. In the bathroom dryer shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, it is a schematic block diagram which shows the operation state of each part at the time of performing heat recovery ventilation mode. In the bathroom dryer shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, it is a schematic block diagram which shows the operation state of each part at the time of performing a cool breeze mode. It is a figure which shows the example which provides a heat exchanger in a downstream rather than a 1st damper. It is a schematic block diagram of the conventional bathroom dryer.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the description, the same constituent elements in the drawings will be denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, and redundant description will be omitted.

  A bathroom dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a bathroom dryer 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a bathroom dryer 10 has a main body 100 with a ventilation port 101 for taking air from inside the bathroom, and a circulation for returning at least part of the air taken from the ventilation port 101 into the bathroom. Air outlet 103 for supplying air into the bathroom, air inlet 103 for supplying air into the bathroom, outdoor air port 104 for taking in air from outside the bathroom (in the case of the present embodiment, outdoors), and air taken in from the vent 101 An exhaust port 105 for discharging at least a part outside the bathroom (in the case of the present embodiment, outdoors), a second air supply port 106 for supplying air to other rooms outside the bathroom such as a living room, and a washroom And a second ventilation port 107 for taking in air from other rooms outside the bathroom.

  In the main body 100, air is sucked from the ventilation port 101 to circulate or exhaust the air in the bathroom and blown out, and air is supplied from the outside air port 104 to supply air into the bathroom. An air supply fan 118 that sucks in and blows out is provided. A heat exchanger 119 for exchanging heat between the air blown from the circulation exhaust fan 117 and the air sucked by the air supply fan 118 is also provided in the main body 100. In addition, in the main body 100, the first damper 121 that supplies the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan 117 to the exhaust port 105 and the circulation blower outlet 102 at different distribution ratios, and the air blown out by the air supply fan 118, A second damper 123 is provided that supplies the air supply port 103 and the second air supply port 106 at different distribution ratios. The first damper 121 and the second damper 123 are constituted by rotary dampers.

  In the main body 100, a flow path 108 that connects the ventilation port 101 and the circulation exhaust fan 117, a flow path 109 that connects the circulation exhaust fan 117 and the first damper 121, and a flow that connects the first damper 121 and the exhaust port. A path 111 and a flow path 110 that connects the first damper 121 and the circulation outlet 102 are provided. The flow path 109 is provided so as to reach the first damper 121 from the circulation exhaust fan 117 via the heat exchanger 119. The flow path 110 is provided with a flow path restriction 122 and a heater 120 from the first damper 121 side. The flow path restriction 122 is controlled so as to close a part of the flow path 110 when executing a predetermined operation mode and to open the flow path 110 when executing another operation mode. . The heater 120 is configured to be able to heat the air passing through the flow path 110.

  In the main body 100, a flow path 112 that connects the outside air port 104 and the air supply fan 118, a flow path 113 that connects the air supply fan 118 and the second damper 123, a second damper 123, and a second air supply port 106. And a flow path 115 that connects the second damper 123 and the air supply port 103. The flow path 112 is provided so as to reach the air supply fan 118 from the outside air port 104 via the heat exchanger 119.

  In the main body 100, a flow path 116 that connects the second ventilation port 107 and the circulation exhaust fan 117 is provided. The flow path 116 is provided with a third damper 124 which is an open / close damper. When the flow path 116 is blocked by the third damper 124, the circulation exhaust fan 117 is driven to suck air only from the ventilation port 101 on the bathroom side, and when the third damper 124 is opened, circulation exhaust is performed together with the suction from the ventilation port 101. By driving the fan 117, air can be sucked from another room such as a washroom through the second ventilation port 107.

  In the vicinity of the outside air port 104 of the main body 100, an outside air temperature sensor 125 (outside air temperature detecting means) that detects the temperature of the air sucked from the outside air port 104 is provided. An exhaust temperature sensor 126 (exhaust temperature detection means) that detects the temperature of air blown from the exhaust port 105 is provided in the vicinity of the exhaust port 105 of the main body 100.

  Next, a control configuration of the bathroom dryer 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a control configuration of the bathroom dryer 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit CU (control means) receives input signals from the remote controller RP, the outside air temperature sensor 125, and the exhaust temperature sensor 126, and the circulation exhaust fan 117, the air supply fan 118, the heater 120, the first An instruction signal for the damper 121, the flow path restriction 122, the second damper 123, and the third damper 124 is output. The control unit CU is constituted by, for example, a processor and a memory. When the operation of the bathroom dryer 10 is started by the operation of the remote controller RP, the processor executes a program stored in the memory in advance, inputs signals from the outside air temperature sensor 125 and the exhaust temperature sensor 126, and circulates and exhausts. The bathroom dryer 10 is controlled by outputting instruction signals to the fan 117, the air supply fan 118, the heater 120, the first damper 121, the flow restrictor 122, the second damper 123, and the third damper 124.

  In the bathroom dryer 10 configured as described above, various operation modes such as a hot air drying mode, a heat recovery hot air drying mode, a hot air heating mode, a bathroom heat recovery mode, a ventilation mode, a heat recovery ventilation mode, and a cool air mode are provided. Can be executed. Subsequently, details of each operation mode will be described.

  The hot air drying mode will be described. The warm air drying mode applies warm air heated by the heater 120 to the laundry that has been dried in the bathroom in the rainy season or winter, etc., and promotes evaporation of moisture from the laundry. And it is an operation mode for drying laundry by discharging the hot and humid air containing the water evaporated from the laundry to the outside. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the operation of each unit when executing the warm air drying mode. In FIG. 3, the portion that is driven and controlled by the control unit CU is hatched, and the air flowing as a result is indicated by arrows. The same applies to the following description. In the hot air drying mode, the air blown out from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is supplied to both the exhaust outlet 105 and the circulation outlet 102, and the air supplied to the circulation outlet 102 is heated by the heater 120. is there.

  First, the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 is blown out to the first damper 121 side. The first damper 121 is controlled to a position where a part of the air blown from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is directed to the circulation blower outlet 102 and the remaining part is directed to the exhaust outlet 105. The flow path restriction 122 is a part of the flow path 110 in order to adjust the flow rate balance when the flow path pressure loss on the exhaust side is high and the flow rate of the exhaust port 105 is decreased and the flow rate of the circulation outlet 102 is increased. The position is controlled so as to close the door. The heater 120 is energized, and the air passing through the flow path 110 toward the circulation outlet 102 is heated.

  In the hot air drying mode shown in FIG. 3, only the circulation exhaust fan 117 is driven to rotate and the air supply fan 118 is stopped, so that an operation in consideration of energy saving is possible. Incidentally, it corresponds to the difference between the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 by the rotational drive of the circulation exhaust fan 117 and the air recirculated into the bathroom from the circulation outlet 102, that is, the air discharged from the exhaust port 105 to the outside. A large amount of air is sucked in from the bathroom door.

  Next, the heat recovery hot air drying mode will be described. The heat recovery hot air drying mode is an operation mode for recovering heat from high-temperature and high-humidity exhaust discharged to the outside air when the laundry is dried in the hot air drying mode. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of each unit when the heat recovery hot air drying mode is executed. In the heat recovery hot air drying mode, the air blown from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is supplied to both the exhaust port 105 and the circulation outlet 102, and the air supplied to the circulation outlet 102 is heated by the heater 120102. At the same time, by driving the air supply fan 118, the heat exchanger 119 moves the amount of heat from the air blown from the circulation exhaust fan 117 to the air sucked by the air supply fan 118.

  Accordingly, the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 is blown out to the first damper 121 side. The first damper 121 is controlled to a position where a part of the air blown from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is directed to the circulation blower outlet 102 and the remaining part is directed to the exhaust outlet 105. The flow path restriction 122 is a part of the flow path 110 in order to adjust the flow rate balance when the flow path pressure loss on the exhaust side is high and the flow rate of the exhaust port 105 is decreased and the flow rate of the circulation outlet 102 is increased. The position is controlled so as to close the door. The heater 120 is energized, and the air passing through the flow path 110 toward the circulation outlet 102 is heated.

  In addition, the air supply fan 118 is also rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the outside air port 104 is blown out to the second damper 123 side. The second damper 123 is controlled to a position where all of the air blown from the air supply fan 118 faces the air supply port 103. Thus, since both the circulation exhaust fan 117 and the supply fan 118 are rotationally driven, the heat exchanger 119 can move the amount of heat from the air blown by the circulation exhaust fan 117 to the air sucked by the supply fan 118. In the heat recovery hot air drying mode shown in FIG. 4, the heat amount of the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan 117 is moved to the air sucked in by the air supply fan 118, so that the heat energy of the discharged air can be effectively used. it can.

  The hot air drying mode described with reference to FIG. 3 and the heat recovery hot air drying mode described with reference to FIG. 4 may be arbitrarily selected, but are automatically selected. It is also preferable to configure. Specifically, when the temperature of the air detected by the exhaust temperature sensor 126 exceeds the temperature of the air detected by the outside air temperature sensor 125, the control unit CU executes the heat recovery hot air drying mode. The mode is to be executed.

  If it is detected that the exhaust gas temperature is lower than the outside air temperature, it is not preferable to exchange heat between the exhaust gas and the supply air because the supply air temperature is lowered by the exhaust. Therefore, when the temperature of the air detected by the exhaust temperature sensor 126 exceeds the temperature of the air detected by the outside air temperature sensor 125, the heat recovery hot air drying mode for performing heat recovery is executed to execute an efficient heat recovery operation. On the contrary, if the temperature is lower than that, an inefficient heat exchange is not performed by executing a warm air drying mode in which heat recovery is not performed. As a result, the heat recovery hot air drying mode in which heat recovery is performed and the hot air drying mode in which heat recovery is not performed can be automatically switched and operated in consideration of the efficiency of heat exchange.

  Next, the warm air heating mode will be described. The warm air heating mode is an operation mode for warming the entire bathroom in advance or for warming the bath during bathing in order to relieve a heat shock caused by a rapid temperature change of a bather on a cold day such as winter. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the operation of each unit when executing the warm air heating mode. In the hot air heating mode, the air blown out from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is supplied only to the circulation outlet 102, and the supplied air is heated by the heater 120.

  First, the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 is blown out to the first damper 121 side. The first damper 121 is controlled to a position where all of the air blown out from the circulation exhaust fan 117 faces the circulation outlet 102. The channel restriction 122 is controlled to a position that opens the channel 110. The heater 120 is energized, and the air passing through the flow path 110 toward the circulation outlet 102 is heated.

  In the warm air heating mode shown in FIG. 5, only the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven and the air supply fan 118 is stopped, so that an operation considering energy saving is possible.

  Next, the bathroom heat recovery mode will be described. The bathroom heat recovery mode is an operation mode for warming the outside air introduced by using the heat of the warmed air in the bathroom when the outside air is introduced for ventilation of the living room in winter or the like. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation of each unit when the bathroom heat recovery mode is executed. In the bathroom heat recovery mode, the air exhausted from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is supplied only to the circulation outlet 102, and the air supply fan 118 sucks air from the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan 117 by driving the air supply fan 118. The amount of heat is moved by the heat exchanger 119, and the air blown out by the air supply fan 118 is supplied to another room such as a living room.

  Accordingly, the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 is blown out to the first damper 121 side. The first damper 121 is controlled to a position where all of the air blown out from the circulation exhaust fan 117 faces the circulation outlet 102. The flow path restriction 122 is controlled to a position where the flow path 110 is released.

  In addition, the air supply fan 118 is also rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the outside air port 104 is blown out to the second damper 123 side. The second damper 123 is controlled to a position where all of the air blown from the air supply fan 118 faces the second air supply port 106. Thus, since both the circulation exhaust fan 117 and the supply fan 118 are rotationally driven, the heat exchanger 119 can move the amount of heat from the air blown by the circulation exhaust fan 117 to the air sucked by the supply fan 118. That is, warm air can be supplied to other rooms using the heat in the bathroom.

  In the bathroom heat recovery mode shown in FIG. 6, the amount of heat of the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan 117 is moved to the air sucked in by the supply fan 118, so that the heat energy of the discharged air can be effectively utilized.

  Subsequently, the ventilation mode will be described. The ventilation mode is an operation mode for exchanging air in the bathroom in order to discharge water vapor remaining in the bathroom after bathing or to dry water droplets adhering to the ceiling or wall surface of the bathroom. Moreover, in the apartment house, it is an operation mode for ensuring the 24-hour ventilation flow rate required by the revised Building Standard Law. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the operation of each unit when the ventilation mode is executed. In the ventilation mode, all the air blown out from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is supplied to the exhaust port 105.

  First, the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 is blown out to the first damper 121 side. In the case of this embodiment, since ventilation of other rooms, such as a washroom, is also performed simultaneously, the 3rd damper 124 is opened and the air suck | inhaled from the 2nd ventilation port 107 is blown out to the 1st damper 121 side. The first damper 121 is controlled to a position where all of the air blown from the circulation exhaust fan 117 faces the exhaust port 105.

  In the ventilation mode shown in FIG. 7, since only the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven and the air supply fan 118 is stopped, an operation considering energy saving becomes possible. In addition, by the rotational drive of the circulation exhaust fan 117, an amount of air corresponding to the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 is sucked from the gallery of the bathroom door.

  Next, the heat recovery ventilation mode will be described. The heat recovery ventilation mode is an operation mode for recovering heat from the exhaust exhausted to the outside when ventilating the air in the bathroom or the living room in the ventilation mode, and is used especially in summer and winter. This is an operation mode that assumes that FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the operation of each unit when executing the heat recovery ventilation mode. In the heat recovery ventilation mode, the air exhausted from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is supplied only to the exhaust port 105, and the air supply fan 118 sucks the air exhausted from the circulation exhaust fan 117 by driving the air supply fan 118. The amount of heat is transferred to the air by the heat exchanger 119, and the air blown out by the air supply fan 118 is supplied to another room such as a living room.

  First, the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 is blown out to the first damper 121 side. In the case of this embodiment, since ventilation of other rooms, such as a washroom, is also performed simultaneously, the 3rd damper 124 is opened and the air suck | inhaled from the 2nd ventilation port 107 is blown out to the 1st damper 121 side. The first damper 121 is controlled to a position where all of the air blown from the circulation exhaust fan 117 faces the exhaust port 105.

  In addition, the air supply fan 118 is also rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the outside air port 104 is blown out to the second damper 123 side. The second damper 123 is controlled to a position where all of the air blown from the air supply fan 118 faces the second air supply port 106. Thus, since both the circulation exhaust fan 117 and the supply fan 118 are rotationally driven, the heat exchanger 119 can move the amount of heat from the air blown by the circulation exhaust fan 117 to the air sucked by the supply fan 118. That is, warm air can be supplied to other rooms using the heat in the bathroom.

  In the heat recovery ventilation mode shown in FIG. 8, the amount of heat of the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan 117 is moved to the air sucked in by the air supply fan 118, so that the heat energy of the discharged air can be effectively utilized.

  Next, the cool breeze mode will be described. The cool breeze mode is an operation mode for reducing the sultry heat by ventilating and ventilating the bathroom when bathing in the summer or the like. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the operation of each unit when the cool breeze mode is executed. In the cool breeze mode, the air blown out from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is supplied to both the exhaust port 105 and the circulation blower port 102.

  First, the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven, and the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 is blown out to the first damper 121 side. The first damper 121 is controlled to a position where a part of the air blown from the circulation exhaust fan 117 is directed to the circulation blower outlet 102 and the remaining part is directed to the exhaust outlet 105. The flow restrictor 122 is a part of the flow passage 110 for adjusting the flow balance when the flow pressure pressure loss on the exhaust side is high and the flow rate of the exhaust port 105 is reduced and the flow rate of the circulation outlet 102 is increased. The position is controlled so as to close.

  In the cool breeze mode shown in FIG. 9, only the circulation exhaust fan 117 is rotationally driven and the air supply fan 118 is stopped, so that an operation in consideration of energy saving becomes possible. Incidentally, it corresponds to the difference between the air sucked from the ventilation port 101 by the rotational drive of the circulation exhaust fan 117 and the air recirculated into the bathroom from the circulation outlet 102, that is, the air discharged from the exhaust port 105 to the outside. A large amount of air is sucked in from the bathroom door.

  In the present embodiment described above, the heat exchanger 119 is provided in the flow path 109 between the circulation exhaust fan 117 and the first damper 121, but the heat exchanger 119 is provided on the downstream side of the first damper 121. Is also preferable. Thus, an example in which the heat exchanger 119 is provided on the downstream side of the first damper 121 is shown in FIG. Thus, by providing the heat exchanger 119 in the flow path 111 that connects the first damper 121 and the exhaust port 105, heat can be recovered only from the air discharged from the bathroom. The heat recovery efficiency can be increased as compared with the case where the first damper 121 is provided on the upstream side. In the warm air heating mode in which heat recovery is not performed, air can be sent to the heater 120 without passing through the heat exchanger 119, so that loss of fluid energy due to pressure loss of the heat exchanger 119 is reduced, and Deterioration of the exchanger 119 can be suppressed.

10: Bathroom dryer 100: Main body 101: Ventilation port 102: Circulation outlet 103: Air supply port 104: Outside air port 105: Exhaust port 106: Second air supply port 107: Second ventilation port 108, 109, 110, 111 , 112, 113, 114, 115, 116: flow path 117: circulation exhaust fan 118: air supply fan 119: heat exchanger 120: heater 121: first damper 122: flow restrictor 123: second damper 124: third Damper 125: Outside temperature sensor 126: Exhaust temperature sensor CU: Control unit RP: Remote control

Claims (5)

A bathroom dryer capable of sucking air in the bathroom and drying the bathroom,
An outdoor vent for taking air from outside the bathroom,
An air inlet for supplying air into the bathroom;
A vent for taking air from inside the bathroom;
A circulation outlet for recirculating at least part of the air taken in from the ventilation port into the bathroom;
An exhaust port for discharging at least part of the air taken from the ventilation port to the outside of the bathroom;
A circulation exhaust fan that sucks air from the ventilation port and blows it out;
An air supply fan for sucking air from the outside air outlet and blowing it out;
A first damper that supplies the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan to the exhaust outlet and the circulation outlet at a different distribution ratio;
A heater provided between the first damper and the circulation outlet;
A heat exchanger for performing heat exchange between the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan and the air sucked in by the air supply fan;
A control means for controlling the circulation exhaust fan, the air supply fan, the first damper, and the heater;
The control means includes
The hot air drying mode in which the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan is supplied to both the exhaust outlet and the circulation outlet, and the air supplied to the circulation outlet is heated by the heater;
The air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan is supplied to both the exhaust outlet and the circulation outlet, and the air supplied to the circulation outlet is heated by the heater and drives the air supply fan. The heat recovery warm air drying mode in which the amount of heat is transferred by the heat exchanger from the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan to the air sucked in by the air supply fan is configured to be executable. Features a bathroom dryer.   The bathroom dryer according to claim 1, wherein the heat exchanger is provided on the downstream side of the first damper toward the exhaust port. In the flow path from the first damper to the circulation outlet, a flow path restriction capable of closing and opening a part of the flow path is provided,
The control means is configured to further execute a hot air heating mode in which the air blown out by the circulation exhaust fan is supplied only to the circulation outlet, and the supplied air is heated by the heater. ,
The control means closes a part of the flow path when the hot air drying mode and the heat recovery hot air drying mode are executed, and opens the flow path when the hot air heating mode is executed. The bathroom dryer according to claim 2, wherein the diaphragm is controlled. Exhaust temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of air blown from the exhaust port, and outside air temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of air sucked from the outside air port,
The control means executes the heat recovery hot air drying mode when the temperature of the air detected by the exhaust temperature detecting means exceeds the temperature of the air detected by the outside air temperature detecting means, and when the temperature is lower, the hot air drying mode The bathroom dryer according to claim 1, wherein: A second air supply port for supplying air to other rooms other than the bathroom;
A second damper that supplies the air blown out by the air supply fan to the air supply port and the second air supply port with a distribution ratio changed downstream from the air supply fan toward the air supply port. And comprising
The control means controls the second damper so that the air blown out from the air supply fan is supplied only to the second air supply port, and the air blown out from the circulation exhaust fan is supplied to the circulation blowout port. By controlling the first damper so as to be supplied only to the air, the heat exchanger moves the amount of heat from the air blown by the circulation exhaust fan to the air sucked by the air supply fan by the heat exchanger. The bathroom dryer according to claim 1, wherein the bathroom dryer is configured to be capable of performing the following.

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