JP6544553B2 - Bathroom heating dryer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to wind direction control of a bathroom heater-dryer.

  Heretofore, a bathroom heater-dryer of this type has a sauna apparatus provided with a humidifying means for humidifying air in the sauna room, a humidity sensor for detecting the humidity state of the sauna room, and a sauna side control means for controlling the humidifying means. A heating means for heating the air in the sauna room, a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature state of the sauna room, a circulation blowing means for circulating the air in the sauna room, a wind direction means for guiding the blowing direction, a heating means and the circulation wind And a bathroom drier provided with drier-side control means for controlling the means, and after the sauna bather sweats, the humidifying means is stopped and the heated warm air is directed to the sauna bather by the wind direction means. It is known to deprive the heat of vaporization by blowing air (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-218480 A

  In the domestic mist sauna equipment installed on the ceiling surface of such a conventional sauna room, the optimum wind direction at the start of operation for raising the temperature of the sauna room such as mist sauna and heating is the circulating air flow in the washing room of the sauna room It is the direction that blows out (warm air), while the wind direction of the circulating air that the bather feels comfortable during bathing is due to personal preference, and when the circulating air flow is blown to the washing place, the bather is exposed directly to the hot air. Therefore, a movable wind direction louver is provided at the outlet of the circulating air flow so that the wind direction can be set according to the preference of the bather, and once the wind direction is set, the wind direction is stored. At the time of the next operation, it is configured to start driving with that wind direction, and at this time, if the preference of the bather is a wind direction that does not direct the circulating air flow to the washing place, the bather is before bathing. It is troublesome to change the setting so that the wind direction is directed to the washing side in order to heat the sauna room quickly to a predetermined temperature during rollover, and the bathing side is not directed during bathing, and the sauna room is heated to a high temperature. Bathers who do not know that the wind direction on the wash side is the best for them have to wait longer for the sauna room to heat up, and have had the problem of wasting energy in vain. It was

  Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can raise the temperature of the sauna room to a high temperature in a short time without using troublesome and wasteful energy, and is adjusted to the preference of the bather during bathing An object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom heater-dryer capable of directing the circulation air flow.

And in order to achieve this object, the bathroom heating dryer according to the present invention comprises a body case, a suction port for taking air in the bathroom into the body case, and heating means for heating the air in the bathroom. An outlet for blowing out the air heated by the heating means into the bathroom, an air passage connecting the suction port, the heating means, and the outlet, and an air passage provided in the air passage for circulating the air in the bathroom Change of wind direction to change the wind direction of warm air blown out from the blowout port into the bathroom from the circulation air blowing means to make the air flow, the suction temperature detection means provided in the vicinity of the suction port and detecting the temperature of the air in the bathroom and means, and storing wind direction of the wind direction changing means for entering the bath has set, the initial operation, by the wind direction changing means, the wind direction of the warm air blown out from the air outlet, bather set And regardless of the wind direction, and to face to the washing area side of the bath, then the temperature of the air in the bathroom by the temperature detecting means is detected that a high have temperature than the predetermined temperature, the According to the wind direction changing means, the wind direction of the warm air blown out from the outlet is automatically changed to the wind direction set by the bather, thereby achieving the desired purpose.

  According to the present invention, at the time of start-up of the operation, regardless of the wind direction set by the bather in accordance with the preference, the warm air blown out from the outlet faces the washing side of the bathroom by the wind direction changing means, and the suction temperature detecting means Since the wind direction changing means operates to change the wind direction set by the bather when the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature, the bathroom can be heated to a high temperature in a short time without using troublesome energy and wasteful energy. At the same time, it is possible to obtain an effect that the direction of the circulating air flow can be made to suit the preference of the bather during bathing.

The perspective view of the sauna room with which the bathroom heating dryer of Embodiment 1 of this invention was attached Side view of the bathroom heating and drying machine Side view of the sauna room showing the optimum wind direction at the start of operation to make the sauna room of the same bathroom heating and drying machine high temperature Side view of the sauna room showing the wind direction that does not apply the warm air directly to the bather of the bathroom heating and drying machine

A bathroom heating and drying apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a body case, a suction port for introducing air in a bathroom into the body case, heating means for heating air in the bathroom, and heating by the heating means. An outlet for blowing out the air into the bathroom, an air passage connecting the suction port, the heating means and the outlet, a circulation air blower provided in the air passage for circulating the air in the bathroom, Suction temperature detection means provided in the vicinity of the suction port for detecting the temperature of the air in the bathroom; and wind direction changing means for changing the wind direction of the warm air blown out into the bathroom from the blowout port; wind direction change means may store wind direction bather has set, the initial operation, by the wind direction changing means, the wind direction of the warm air blown out from the air outlet, regardless of the wind direction bather has set, the When the air temperature in the bathroom becomes high, the wind direction changing means automatically directs the wind direction of the warm air blown out from the outlet to the wind direction set by the bather. It has the composition of changing.

  As a result, at the time of starting the operation, regardless of the wind direction set by the bather according to the preference, the warm air blown out from the outlet faces the washing side of the sauna room by the wind direction changing means, and the temperature of the bathroom becomes high. Then, since the wind direction changing means operates to change the wind direction set by the bather, the bathroom can be heated to a high temperature in a short time without using troublesome and wasteful energy, and the bather can go on bathing The effect is obtained that the wind direction of the circulating air can be matched to the preference of the user.

The air conditioner further comprises suction temperature detection means provided in the vicinity of the suction port for detecting the air temperature in the bathroom, the suction temperature detection means determining the wind direction changing means as the bather if the temperature of the bathroom is determined to be high. It may be configured to automatically change to the wind direction set by.

Thereby, the air in the bathroom is sucked from the suction port by the circulation blowing means, the temperature of the air is detected by the suction temperature detecting means, and the wind direction changing means is set to the wind direction set by the bather when the temperature of the bathroom is determined high. Since the temperature is automatically changed, there is an effect that, after the bathroom is at a high temperature, the air flow direction of the circulating air can be made to suit the preference of the bather.

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

Embodiment 1
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a sauna room, and a bathroom heater / dryer 3 is attached to a ceiling surface 2 above a bath of the sauna room 1.

  Further, in the bathroom heating and drying machine 3, a hot water pipe 4 is connected to the side as viewed from an inspection port (not shown), and a water supply pipe 5 is connected to the front.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bathroom heating and drying machine 3 has a rectangular main body case 6, a suction port 7 provided at the lower side for taking in air in the sauna room 1 into the main body case 6, and air in the sauna room 1. The first heating means 8 for heating the air, the humidifying means 9 for humidifying the air heated by the first heating means 8, and the leeward side of the humidifying means 9 for reheating the air which has been humidified by the humidifying means 9 and lowered in temperature. The second heating means 10 and the outlet 11 for blowing out the high temperature and high humidity air reheated by the second heating means 10 to the sauna room 1 are disposed, the suction port 7, the first heating means 8 and the humidifying means 9 The second heating means 10 and the outlet 11 are communicated in this order in the air passage 12.

  In the middle of the ventilation path 12, the air in the sauna room 1 is taken into the main body case 6 from the suction port 7, and the circulation fan means 13 which is a centrifugal fan advantageous for static pressure for blowing out from the blowout port 11 to the sauna room 1. In addition, the outlet 11 has a louver which is a wind direction changing means 14 for changing the wind direction of the air blown into the sauna room 1.

  In the above configuration, in order to bring the inside of the sauna room 1 into a so-called sauna state of high temperature and high humidity, firstly, the first heating means 8 is a hot water heater (not shown) from hot water heater (about 80) C.), and the circulating air blowing means 13 is driven in a state (about 60.degree. C.) in which the first heating means 8 is sufficiently warmed.

  Then, when the circulating air blowing means 13 is driven, the air in the sauna room 1 passes between the suction port 7 and the fins (not shown) of the first heating means 8 and is heated.

  Next, the heated air passes through the humidifying unit 9, and water is supplied to the humidifying unit 9 through the water supply pipe 5, and the air is humidified by the humidifying unit 9.

  At this time, the temperature of the air is lowered by being humidified, but then the air is sent to the second heating means 10, and the second heating means 10 is supplied with hot water via the hot water pipe 4 By passing between the fins of the sufficiently heated second heating means 10 and being reheated, the high temperature and high humidity state is obtained, and the air is blown out from the outlet 11 into the sauna room 1.

  By repeating this, the inside of the sauna room 1 is maintained in a hot and humid sauna state.

  Further, in order to bring the interior of the sauna room 1 into a high temperature, so-called heating state, warm water is supplied to the first heating means 8 via the hot water pipe 4 and the first heating means 8 is sufficiently warmed. The circulating air blowing means 13 is driven to take in the air in the sauna room 1 from the suction port 7 and pass between the heated fins of the first heating means 8 to heat the air in the sauna room 1.

  Then, the heated high-temperature air is blown out from the outlet 11 to the sauna room 1 via the air passage 12, and by repeating this, the inside of the sauna room 1 is maintained in a high-temperature heating state.

  The blowout port 11 is provided with a louver, which is a wind direction changing means 14, for blowing high-temperature, high-humidity air for maintaining the sauna state or high-temperature air for maintaining the heating state into the sauna room 1. The wind direction can be changed.

  Further, in the vicinity of the suction port 7, a suction temperature detection means 15 which is a thermistor is provided upstream of the first heating means 8 so that the temperature of the sauna room 1 can be accurately detected. To detect

  And, in order to make the sauna room 1 a sauna state of high temperature and high humidity (for example, 40 ° C., 80%) and a high temperature heating state before bathing, as shown in FIG. High-humidity air or high-temperature air may be blown out toward the washing place 16 side of the sauna room 1 so that high-temperature high-humidity air or high-temperature air may spread throughout the sauna room 1.

  On the other hand, the wind direction that the bather 17 feels comfortable while taking a bath is based on personal preference, and the bather 17 who does not like direct exposure to hot and humid air or hot air, as shown in FIG. The wind direction changing means 14 can blow out high-temperature and high-humidity air or high-temperature air in a direction other than the washing place 16 (for example, in the direction of the bath).

In addition, the wind direction of the wind direction changing means 14 once set by the bather 17 is stored in the bathroom heating and drying machine 3 , and the bather 17 can obtain a wind direction suitable for preference without setting the wind direction again at the next bathing. .

  Here, when the suction temperature detection means 15 detects that the air in the sauna room 1 is lower than a predetermined temperature, the wind direction changing means is automatically made regardless of the wind direction set by the bather 17 at the previous bathing. 14 directs high temperature and high humidity air and high temperature air toward the washroom 16 side of the sauna room 1, quickly changes the sauna room 1 to a high temperature and high humidity sauna state or a high temperature heating state, and the suction temperature detection means 15 When it is detected that the air temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature, the wind direction changing means 14 automatically sets the wind direction set by the bather 17 at the previous bathing, and after the bather 17 reaches the predetermined temperature in the sauna room 1 When taking a bath, the wind direction that the bather 17 feels comfortable during bathing is obtained.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to automatically set the wind direction optimum for obtaining a high temperature and high humidity sauna state and a high temperature heating state before bathing, so that it is not bothersome and wasteful energy is used for a short time. The bath can be heated to a high temperature, and the wind direction set during the previous bathing can be set during bathing, so that the wind direction of the circulating air can be adjusted to the taste of the bather.

  The bathroom heating and drying apparatus according to the present invention can raise the temperature of the bathroom to a high temperature in a short time without using troublesome and wasteful energy, and can make the circulating air flow direction according to the preference of the bather while taking a bath. It is useful as a wind direction control etc. used for a bathroom heating dryer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 sauna room 2 ceiling surface 3 bathroom heating dryer 4 hot water piping 5 water supply piping 6 main body case 7 suction port 8 1st heating means 9 humidification means 10 2nd heating means 11 blowout port 12 ventilation path 13 circulation ventilation means 14 wind direction change means 15 Suction temperature detection means 16 Washing place 17 Bather

Claims (1)

In the body case,
An inlet for taking air in a bathroom into the body case,
Heating means for heating the air in the bathroom;
An outlet for blowing out the air heated by the heating means into the bathroom;
An air passage connecting the suction port, the heating means, and the outlet;
Circulation air blowing means provided in the air passage and circulating air in the bathroom;
Suction temperature detection means provided in the vicinity of the suction port for detecting the temperature of the air in the bathroom;
Wind direction changing means for changing the wind direction of the warm air blown out into the bathroom from the blowout port;
Equipped with
Storing wind direction of the wind direction changing means for entering the bath has set,
In the initial stage of operation, the wind direction changing means causes the wind direction of the warm air blown out from the outlet to be directed to the washroom side of the bathroom regardless of the wind direction set by the bather, and thereafter the temperature detection means When the temperature of the air in the bathroom is detected that a high have temperature than the predetermined temperature, by the wind direction changing means, the wind direction of the warm air blown out from the air outlet, bather has set A bathroom heater-dryer characterized by automatically changing the wind direction.

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