JPH072880U - Bathroom heating dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To improve the workability when installing a heating dryer in the bathroom and reduce the weight of the heating dryer,
To provide a bathroom heating / drying machine that can effectively heat and dry the bathroom after the heating / drying machine is installed. [Structure] In a casing 1 in which an air inlet 1a for sucking air in a bathroom and an air outlet 1b for blowing air into the bathroom are formed, a circulation fan 4 for passing air through the air inlet 1a and the air outlet 1b, and its circulation. In a heating and drying machine for a bathroom in which a heat exchanger 5 for heating air ventilated by a fan 4 and an exhaust fan 6 for ventilation are housed, a casing 1 is provided at a position where intake ports 1a and outlets 1b are formed. Intake port 1
The height of a is set to the upper part of the bathroom and the height of the air outlet 1b is set to the lower part of the bathroom, and it is configured so that it can be installed along the wall surface in the bathroom. The exchanger 5 and the exhaust fan 6 are supported on the wall 2 of the bathroom.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a heating / drying machine for a bathroom, and more particularly, to a casing having an air intake for sucking air in the bathroom and an air outlet for blowing air into the bathroom through the air inlet and the air outlet. The present invention relates to a heating and drying machine for a bathroom, which accommodates a circulation fan that ventilates air, a heat exchanger that heats the air ventilated by the circulation fan, and an exhaust fan for ventilation.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In a conventional bathroom heating / drying machine, a circulation fan, a heat exchanger and an exhaust fan are attached to the casing itself to form a unit structure, and the unit structure is installed adjacent to the outside of the bathroom. It was More specifically, the unit structure is placed and installed on the ceiling of the bathroom.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In such a conventional bathroom heating / drying machine, since the unit structure is installed on the ceiling of the bath room, the installation work must be performed in a narrow space such as the space above the ceiling of the bathroom. However, there was a problem that the workability was very poor. Further, since the circulation fan, the heat exchanger, and the exhaust fan are attached to the casing itself, the casing has to have a sturdy structure, and there is a problem that the weight of the heating dryer becomes heavy. Further, based on the arrangement relationship that the heating dryer is placed on the ceiling of the bathroom, both the intake port for sucking air in the bathroom and the outlet port for blowing air into the bathroom are formed in the upper part of the bathroom. Become so. Therefore, in the bathroom equipment including the heating / drying machine, when actually heating / drying the bathroom, the air in the bathroom is taken into the heating / drying machine from the upper part of the bathroom, and the heat exchanger is Since the heated air is sent from the upper part of the bathroom into the bathroom, the heating / drying is performed in the upper part of the bathroom by the effective introduction of the heated air and the effective discharge of the air in the bathroom. However, in the lower part of the bathroom, the introduction of the heated air and the discharge of the air in the bathroom are not carried out effectively, and the air in the bathroom tends to stay easily, and the heating / drying becomes effective. There was a problem that it was not done. The present invention has been made in view of such an actual situation, and an object thereof is to provide a means capable of solving the above-mentioned conventional problems.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A characteristic configuration of a bathroom heating / drying machine according to the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as a device of the present invention) is that a suction port for sucking air in a bathroom and a blowout port for blowing air into the bathroom are formed in a casing, A heating and drying machine for a bathroom, which houses a circulation fan that ventilates the air through the outlet, a heat exchanger that heats the air ventilated by the circulation fan, and an exhaust fan for ventilation. The casing is set so that the formation positions of the intake port and the air outlet are such that the height of the air inlet is the upper part of the bathroom and the height of the air outlet is the lower part of the bathroom. It is configured such that it can be freely installed in a posture along a wall surface, and the circulation fan, the heat exchanger, and the exhaust fan are supported on the wall of the bathroom.

[0005]

[Action]

 According to the above characteristic configuration, the circulation fan, the heat exchanger, and the exhaust fan are mounted in a state of being supported on the wall of the bathroom, and then the casing is covered with the circulation fan, the heat exchanger, and the exhaust fan. Is installed along the wall surface in the bathroom, so that the installation work of the heating dryer can be performed in a larger space in the bathroom than the conventional work space (that is, the space above the ceiling of the bathroom). Become. By the way, the heating / drying machine is generally installed after the construction of the bathroom, but it is also possible to ship the heating / drying machine with the heating / drying machine installed on the wall of the bathroom in advance to construct the bathroom. However, in any case, the installation work of the heating dryer can be performed in a wide working space. Further, the casing need only function as a cover for covering the circulation fan, the heat exchanger, and the exhaust fan, and therefore does not need to have a sturdy structure as in the conventional case. Further, in a position where the intake port and the outlet are formed along the wall surface, the height of the inlet is at the upper part of the bathroom and the height of the outlet is at the lower part of the bathroom. Therefore, when actually heating and drying the bathroom in the bathroom equipment equipped with the heating and drying machine, the air in the bathroom will be blown into the casing through the intake port at the upper part of the bathroom. The heated air taken into the interior of the casing and heated by the heat exchanger in the casing is fed into the bathroom at the lower part of the bathroom via the outlet. Therefore, the heated air is effectively introduced into the lower part of the bathroom through the outlet, and after the heated air rises in the bathroom, the heated air is effectively ventilated through the intake port in the upper part of the bathroom. The heating and drying in the bathroom will be effective.

[0006]

[Effect of device]

 Therefore, according to the present invention, the workability in installing the heating / drying machine is improved as compared with the conventional one, and the weight of the heating / drying machine is reduced, and moreover, the heating / drying is performed more than the conventional one. As a result, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

When the front surface of the casing is a panel provided with bathroom equipment, the inside of the bathroom of the heating dryer is the panel with the heating dryer installed in the bathroom. As a result of being covered, the discomfort in appearance when viewed from the bath room is eliminated and the bathroom equipment can be effectively used by bathroom users, even though the heating / drying machine is installed in the bathroom. There is a secondary effect of.

Further, when the bathroom fixture is a mirror, there is a secondary effect that the mirror is heated by the heat exchanger in the casing to prevent the mirror from being fogged.

[0009]

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the device of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 in the drawing denotes a casing that constitutes an outer shell of the device of the present invention. The casing 1 is formed in a square housing having a back opening, and a flange portion 1d with a bolt hole is integrally provided around the back opening. The front surface of the casing 1 is composed of a panel 3 provided with a plurality of types of bathroom equipment 3a such as a shelf 31 on which a bathing tool such as soap can be placed, an illumination 32, a mirror 33, and a deck faucet 34. . On the front surface of the casing 1, an intake port 1a for sucking air in the bathroom and an air outlet 1b for blowing air into the bathroom are formed. The bathroom has a unit bath structure. The casing 1 is configured to be freely installed in a bathroom along a wall surface. That is, the back surface of the casing 1 is configured to be in contact with the inner wall surface of the bathroom.

A circulation fan 4 that ventilates the air in the bathroom through the intake port 1 a and the air outlet port 1 b, a heat exchanger 5 that heats the air ventilated by the circulation fan 4, and a ventilation fan. The exhaust fan 6 is attached in a state of being supported by the wall 2 of the bathroom, and the casing 1 is installed in the bathroom in a posture along the wall surface in a state of accommodating the whole thereof. As the heating medium supplied to the heat exchanger 5, hot water used in the bathroom is effectively used.

The formation positions of the intake port 1a and the outlet port 1b in the casing 1 are such that the height of the intake port 1a is at the upper part of the bathroom when the casing 1 is in the posture along the wall surface. The height of the outlet 1b is set so as to be at the bottom of the bathroom. The mounting position of the circulation fan 4 is set below the wall 2 so as to correspond to the height of the outlet 1b when the casing 1 is in a posture along the wall surface. The mounting position of 6 is set on the upper portion of the wall 2 so as to correspond to the height of the intake port 1a when the casing 1 is in the posture along the wall surface.

The flange portion 1d is used when the casing 1 is installed in a bath room in a posture along a wall surface in the bathroom.

When the device of the present invention is installed in the bathroom, the procedure is as follows. A through hole for the exhaust port of the exhaust fan 6 is previously formed at an appropriate position on the wall 2 of the bathroom, and a through hole for piping for supplying the heating medium to the heat exchanger 5 is provided in the bathroom. It is formed at an appropriate position on the wall 2 of. Then, the circulation fan 4, the heat exchanger 5, and the exhaust fan 6 are attached in a state of being supported by the wall 2 of the bathroom. Then, with the circulation fan 4, the heat exchanger 5 and the exhaust fan 6 being covered, the casing 1 is brought into contact with the rear opening of the casing 1 at an appropriate position on the inner surface of the wall 2 of the bathroom. It is installed by fastening and fixing the bolts, which pass through the bolt holes of the flange portion 1d, to the wall 2 while maintaining the contact state. Accordingly, the device of the present invention is installed in the bathroom. A seal member 7 is interposed between the flange portion 1d and the bathroom wall 2 in order to seal the closed space formed by the casing 1 and the bathroom wall 2. ing. Further, in order to discharge the water that has entered the closed space from the outlet 1b and the like, a hole 1c for draining water is formed at the bottom of the casing 1.

According to the device of the present invention configured as described above, the installation work can be performed in a large bathroom space. In addition, in a position where the intake port 1a and the outlet port 1b are formed along the wall surface, the height of the intake port 1a is at the upper part of the bathroom and the height of the outlet port 1b is at the lower part of the bathroom. Therefore, in the bathroom equipment (see Fig. 3) to which the device of the present invention is attached, when actually heating and drying the bathroom, the air in the bathroom is blown from the upper part of the bathroom via the suction port 1a. The heated air taken into the casing 1 and heated by the heat exchanger 5 in the casing 1 is sent to the lower part of the bathroom via the air outlet 1b. Therefore, the heated air is effectively introduced into the lower part of the bathroom, and after the heated air rises in the bathroom, effective ventilation is performed in the upper part of the bathroom so that heating and drying of the bathroom can be effectively performed. Become. Further, in the present embodiment, a mirror 33 is provided as one of the bathroom fixtures 3a, but the mirror 33 is heated by the heat exchanger 5 in the casing 1 to prevent fog. Become so. In FIG. 3, 8 is a bathtub, and 9 is a door used by a bather to enter the bathroom.

When the inside of the bathroom is dried, both the circulation fan 4 and the exhaust fan 6 are driven while supplying the heating medium to the heat exchanger 5. Further, when heating the inside of the bathroom, while supplying the heating medium to the heat exchanger 5, the circulation fan 4 is driven and the exhaust fan 6 is stopped. When simply ventilating the bathroom, the exhaust fan 6 is driven while the circulation fan 4 is stopped. In this case, it is not necessary to supply the heating medium to the heat exchanger 5. However, in order to prevent the mirror 33 from being fogged, a heating medium is supplied to the heat exchanger 5.

Next, another embodiment will be described. In the above embodiment, the case where the bathroom is formed with a unit bath structure has been illustrated, but the bathroom can be formed with various structures other than this.

It should be noted that reference numerals are added to the claims of the utility model for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the invention is not limited to the configurations of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the device of the present invention

[Figure 2] Front view

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the device of the present invention

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Casing 1a Air inlet 1b Air outlet 2 Wall 3 Panel 3a Bathroom equipment 4 Circulation fan 5 Heat exchanger 6 Exhaust fan 33 Mirror

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An intake port (1a) for sucking air in a bathroom.
And a circulation fan (4) for ventilating the air through the air inlet (1a) and the air outlet (1b) in a casing (1) having an air outlet (1b) for blowing air into the bathroom, and A bathroom heating / drying machine housing a heat exchanger (5) for heating the air ventilated by a circulation fan (4) and an exhaust fan (6) for ventilation, the casing (1) ), So that the formation positions of the intake port (1a) and the outlet port (1b) are such that the height of the intake port (1a) is the upper part of the bathroom, and the height of the outlet port (1b) is the bathroom. The circulation fan (4) is configured so that it can be installed in a position along the wall surface in the bathroom by setting it to be the lower part.
A bathroom heating and drying machine in which the heat exchanger (5) and the exhaust fan (6) are supported on a wall (2) of a bathroom. 2. The front part of the casing (1) is a panel (3) with bathroom fittings (3a).
Bathroom heating dryer described. 3. The bathroom fixture (3a) is a mirror (3).
3) The heating / drying machine for a bathroom according to claim 2.