JPH0755334A - Bath room drying and heating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a bath room drying and heating machine which is hung and fixed to a ceiling surface or a wall surface of a bath room, capable of drying clothes in the bath room, drying and heating the bath room and eliminating a substantial facility work. CONSTITUTION:A main body 4 of thin structure is mounted at a ceiling surface 2 or a wall surface of a bath room with a hanger fitting 3 so as to save the work and space. A bath room and clothes are dried with hot air blown out of a hot air blowing port 6 of the main body 4, and produced moisture air is blown out by a blower 13 through an air directing nozzle 8 toward a ventilator fan. Then, a control device 14 of the main body 4 is provided with a bath room illumination device 18 and an operating part 14a, resulting in that the device can be installed in less-expensive manner under utilization of existing power source for light.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom dryer / heater for drying and heating a bathroom and for drying an article to be dried such as laundry in the bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, bathroom heating has been required to prevent the growth of mold in the bathroom and to prevent cold during bathing in the winter, and more and more households use the bathroom as a laundry drying room.

Heretofore, this type of bathroom dryer has generally been a ceiling-embedded type having a function of generating hot air and circulating the air on the ceiling surface of the bathroom. However, it requires a fireproof structure for the bathroom or the ceiling surface of the bathroom. It is mainly installed at the time of new construction or remodeling of the bathroom, because it requires facility construction.

[0004] In an existing bathroom that can be easily installed, a structure in which the bathroom dryer / heater body is fixed to the entrance / exit of the bathroom by a mounting frame is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 53-17238.
It is disclosed as 0.

The structure will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in the figure, the doorway 101 of the bathroom
A dryer / heater main body 102 is installed by a mounting frame 103. When the control switch 104 provided in the main body 102 is operated, the blower fan 105 rotates, sucks the air in the bathroom and the air outside the bathroom from the intake port 106, heats them through the heater element 107, and discharges them into the bathroom from the air outlet 108. To do.

In the above structure, the clothes 109 in the bathroom are dried by the warm air generated by the blower fan 105 and the heater element 107, and the moisture generated during the drying is simultaneously discharged to the outside from the window 110 of the bathroom. Met.

[0007]

In such a conventional bathroom dryer / heater, the bathroom door may be a sliding door.
In the case of folding doors and door type, it was not possible to install.

Further, since a mounting frame is required for mounting the product, and installation work of the mounting frame is involved, the overall price becomes high, and after installation, the mounting frame greatly reduces the opening area of the door, so that the bathroom There was a problem that it was difficult to get in and out.

Further, there is a problem that wiring work for supplying power to the drying and heating machine is required, which increases the construction cost.

Further, since the drying / heating machine and the illuminator and the ventilation fan in the bathroom are separate control systems, they cannot be interlocked with each other, and they are operated individually, resulting in poor usability, and the operating parts of the individual devices are undressed. Since it is attached to the wall of a place, there is a problem that it looks unaesthetic.

Further, if the drying time is set by a timer, the clothes in the bathroom will be incompletely dried when the drying time is short, and conversely, if the drying time is too long, wasteful operation will continue even after drying, and in the summer However, there was a safety issue that the bathroom became extremely hot.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems. It does not require large facility work on the ceiling surface of the bathroom or installation work for the mounting frame, and is not restricted by the shape of the doorway of the bathroom entrance and exit It is a first object to provide a drying heater.

It is a second object of the present invention to provide a bathroom dryer / heater which can be installed in the bathroom by using an existing power supply for lighting in the bathroom and which has a simple wiring work.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a convenient bathroom dryer / heater capable of controlling the bathroom dryer / heater, ventilation fan and lighting equipment installed in the bathroom without wiring work.

A fourth object is to provide a bathroom dryer / heater capable of safe and energy-saving operation by detecting temperature and humidity in the bathroom and outside the bathroom and automatically controlling operation of the bathroom dryer / heater and the ventilation fan. It is in.

[0016]

A first means for achieving the first object of the present invention is to provide a heater element for generating warm air and a blower for the heater, which are built in the main body of the drying and heating machine, and this heater. An air blower provided in parallel with the air blower for blower, and a wind direction changeable nozzle provided at an outlet of the air blower,
It has a hanging metal fitting provided in the bathroom, and the main body is attached to the ceiling surface or wall surface of the bathroom by the hanging metal fitting.

The second object for achieving the second object
Means has a control device provided in the main body of the dryer and the heating device, an operation unit connected to the control device, and a lighting power source wired for bathroom lighting, and the control device is powered by the lighting power source. In addition, the operation of the main body and the illuminator is individually controlled by receiving an operation signal from the operation unit.

The third object for achieving the third object
The control device of the main body of the dryer is connected to the ventilation fan for the bathroom and the illuminator for the bathroom, has a wireless receiver, and a wireless transmitter having an operation unit is provided outside the bathroom, The device is configured such that the operation signal from the wireless transmitter is received by the wireless receiver to individually control the operation of the main body, the ventilation fan, and the illuminator.

The fourth object for achieving the fourth object
The controller of the dryer heater is connected to the ventilation fan for the bathroom, and has a bathroom temperature sensor and humidity sensor that detect the temperature and humidity inside the bathroom, and detects the temperature and humidity outside the bathroom. A temperature sensor outside the bathroom and a humidity sensor are provided, and the control device fetches the temperature and humidity data inside the bathroom and the temperature and humidity data outside the bathroom, and collates them with an operation reference table stored in advance to operate the main body and the ventilation fan. Is automatically controlled.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the structure of the above-mentioned first means makes it possible to reduce the thickness of the dryer / heater main body, and it can be detachably attached to the bathroom ceiling surface or the wall surface by the hanging metal fittings. , It is possible to select and use the method of discharging the moisture in the bathroom from the air flow direction nozzle toward the ventilation fan or the window and discharging it to the outside, and the method of stopping the ventilation fan or closing the window and circulating hot air in the bathroom.

With the structure of the second means, wiring for lighting equipment is used to connect the main body of the dryer to the power supply wiring terminal, which eliminates the need for new wiring work and can be easily installed. Is.

According to the structure of the third means, since the power supply wiring is connected to the ventilation fan for the bathroom and the lighting equipment for the bathroom to the control device of the dryer and the wireless receiver is provided in the control device, the outside of the bathroom is provided. By operating a wireless transmitter provided in, the remote control of the dryer / heater main body, the bathroom ventilation fan, and the bathroom lighting can be performed without entering the bathroom.

According to the structure of the fourth means, the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor provided in the controller of the dryer and the heater detect the temperature and humidity in the bathroom, and the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor provided outside the bathroom. Detects the temperature and humidity in the bathroom, and the control device compares it with the stored reference table to control the operation of the dryer and the ventilation fan, so that proper operation control can be automatically performed based on the temperature and humidity changes in the bathroom. It is a thing.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in the figure, a hanging metal fitting 3 is attached to the ceiling surface 2 of the bathroom 1, and the hanging metal fitting 3 is attached.
The drying / heating machine main body 4 is removably hung on.

An air inlet 5 and a hot air outlet 6 are provided on the surface of the main body 4, an air blower outlet 7 and a wind direction nozzle 8 are provided on the side surface, and a ventilation fan 9 in the bathroom 1 or a bathroom window. It faces 10 directions. The wind direction nozzle 8 can change the wind direction, and can selectively change the wind direction in the direction of the ventilation fan 9 or the window 10 of the bathroom.

A heater element 11 and a heater blower 12 are built in the main body 4, and the air sucked from the intake port 5 is heated by the heater element 11, and the hot air outlet 6 causes the bathroom 1 to pass through.
It is blowing inside. Furthermore, the blower 13 is attached to the main body 4.
Is provided in parallel with the heater blower 12, and the main body 4
Is thin. The body 4 has a heater element 11,
The heater blower 12 and the control device 14 for controlling the operation of the blower 13 are provided.

In the above structure, when the clothes 15 suspended in the bathroom 1 are first dried, the ventilation fan 9 is operated or the window 10 of the bathroom is partially opened, and the wind direction nozzle 8 is set on the ventilation fan 9 or the window 10 of the bathroom. To face. When the operation of the main body 4 is started,
The blower 12 for the heater operates, and air is taken in through the intake port 5,
It is heated by the heater element 11 to become warm air, which is blown into the bathroom 1 from the warm air outlet 6 of the main body 4 to dry the clothes 15.

At this time, a large amount of moisture is generated in the bathroom 1 and diffuses into the atmosphere in the bathroom 1. However, since the air blower 13 of the main body 4 is operating, the main body 4 causes the ventilation fan 9 or the bathroom 9 to operate. The airflow that reaches the window 10 of the
Exhausted outside the bathroom. Even when the inside of the moist bathroom 1 is dried after taking a bath, the bathroom 1 can be quickly dried by performing the same procedure. When the bathroom 1 and the clothes 15 are not dried, the ventilation fan 9 can be stopped or the window 10 of the bathroom can be closed to use the bathroom 1 for heating.

As described above, according to the bathroom dryer of the first embodiment of the present invention, the bathroom 1
It can be easily attached to the ceiling surface 2 by the hanging metal fitting 3. Further, by operating the ventilation fan 9 or opening the bathroom window 10 to remove moisture generated when the clothes 15 are dried or the bathroom 1 is dried, the method of improving the drying efficiency and stopping the ventilation fan 9 or the bathroom window can be used. By closing 10, the usage of heating the bathroom 1 can be selected.

In this embodiment, the main body 4 is attached to the ceiling surface 2 of the bathroom 1 by the hanging metal fitting 3, but it may be attached to the wall surface.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Also, description will be made with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the drawing, the power supply wiring 16 for the lighting equipment on the ceiling surface 2 is already installed, and usually the lighting equipment can be attached. The main body 4 is attached to the vicinity of the power supply wiring 16 by the hanging metal fitting 3, and the control device 1 is attached to the power supply wiring 16.
The four power supply wiring terminals 17 are connected. A bathroom lighting fixture 18 is attached to the lower surface of the main body 4, and a control device 14 is attached to the main body 4.
An operation unit 14a is provided for connection with the.

In the above structure, the power supply wiring 1 for lighting equipment
6 is energized, the controller 14 of the main body 4 is energized through the power supply wiring terminal 17, and the operating section 14a connected to the controller 14 is operated, whereby one or both of the dryer main body 4 and the bathroom lighting fixture 18 are operated. The operation can be controlled.

As described above, according to the bathroom dryer of the second embodiment of the present invention, by connecting the control device 14 provided in the dryer heater main body 4 to the existing power supply wiring 16 for the lighting fixture, the main body 4 It is possible to individually control the operation of the bathroom lighting device 18, and to install the lighting device 18 as a power source for the main body 4 without any special wiring work.

In this embodiment, the main body 4 is attached to the ceiling surface 2 of the bathroom 1, but the main body 4 may be attached to the wall surface.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the first and second embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the controller 14 of the dryer / heater main body 4 is provided with a power supply wiring terminal 19 for the bathroom ventilation fan 9 and a power supply wiring terminal 20 for the bathroom lighting fixture 28, and the bathroom ventilation fan 9 and The power supply wiring is connected to the bathroom lighting fixture 28. Further, the control device 14 is provided with a wireless receiver 21, and outside the bathroom 1, a wireless transmitter 22 having an operation unit 22a is provided.

In the above configuration, by operating the operation unit 22a of the wireless transmitter 22 provided outside the bathroom 1, an operation signal is sent to the control device 14 through the wireless receiver 21, and the dryer / heater main body 4 and the bathroom. The ventilation fan 9 and the bathroom lighting 28 can be individually controlled.

As described above, according to the drying / heating machine of the third embodiment of the present invention, the drying / heating machine is operated by operating the operation unit 22a of the wireless transmitter 22 provided outside the bathroom 1 without entering the bathroom. The main body 4, the bathroom ventilation fan 9 and the bathroom lighting fixture 28 can be controlled and can be conveniently used.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
-It demonstrates, referring FIG. The same components as those in the first, second and third embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the controller 14 of the main body 4 of the dryer is equipped with a temperature sensor 2 for detecting the temperature and humidity in the bathroom 1.
3 and a humidity sensor 24 are provided, and the temperature / humidity data A is recorded at a constant cycle. On the other hand, the wireless transmitter 22 outside the bathroom 1 also has a temperature sensor 25 and a humidity sensor 26.
Is provided, and the temperature / humidity data B outside the bathroom 1 detected by the temperature sensor 25 and the humidity sensor 26 is transmitted to the wireless receiver 21 of the control device 14 at a constant cycle.

In the above structure, the temperature / humidity data A in the bathroom 1 detected by the temperature sensor 23 and the humidity sensor 24 and the temperature sensor 25 and the humidity sensor 26 detect and convert into an electric signal, and the wireless transmitter 22.
The temperature / humidity data B outside the bathroom 1 transmitted by the above is calculated in the control device 14, the absolute humidity of each is calculated, and the degree of dryness is estimated by comparing and comparing with a predetermined table, and the subsequent drying is performed. The heater main body 4 and the ventilation fan 9 can be individually controlled to operate for an appropriate time, and an abnormal temperature rise in the bathroom 1 due to overdrying can be prevented.

As described above, according to the drying and heating machine of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the temperature sensor 23 and the humidity sensor 24 for detecting the temperature and humidity in the bathroom 1 provided in the control device 14,
Absolute humidity inside and outside the bathroom 1 can be detected by the temperature sensor 25 and the humidity sensor 26 provided in the wireless transmitter 22 outside the bathroom 1, and the operation control of the main body 4 and the ventilation fan 9 can be performed by comparing with the predetermined reference table. By performing the above, since proper operation control can be performed with respect to changes in the dryness degree in the bathroom 1, safe and energy-saving automatic operation can be performed.

[0045]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, the main body can be attached to the ceiling surface of the bathroom or the wall surface of the bathroom, and a large facility work and installation work of the mounting frame are unnecessary. It is possible to provide an inexpensive bathroom dryer / heater that can effectively use a narrow space without reducing the opening area of the door.

Further, it is possible to provide a bathroom dryer / heater which can be installed in the bathroom by using the existing wiring for lighting equipment in the bathroom and which is simple in wiring work.

Further, a bathroom dryer / heater installed in the bathroom, a ventilation fan, and a lighting fixture can be individually controlled without wiring work by using a wireless transmitter provided outside the bathroom, which is a convenient bathroom dryer. A heater can be provided.

Further, it is possible to provide a bathroom dryer / heater capable of safe and energy-saving operation by detecting the temperature and humidity in the bathroom and outside the bathroom and automatically controlling the operation of the bathroom dryer / heater and the ventilation fan.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an installed state of a drying heater according to first to fourth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of the same third and fourth embodiments.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the same installation state of the first embodiment to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional heating and drying machine installed.

[Fig. 5] Sectional view of the installation

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the same body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom 2 Ceiling surface 3 Suspended metal fittings 4 Main body 7 Air outlet 8 Air direction nozzle 9 Ventilation fan 11 Heater element 12 Heater blower 13 Blower 14 Control device 14a Operation part 16 Lighting power supply 18 Lighting fixture 21 Wireless receiver 22 Wireless transmitter 22 22a Operation part 23 Bathroom temperature sensor 24 Bathroom humidity sensor 25 Bathroom temperature sensor 26 Bathroom humidity sensor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A heater element and a heater blower for generating warm air built in a main body of a drying and heating machine, a blower provided in parallel with the heater blower, and a wind direction provided at an outlet of the blower. A bathroom drying and heating machine having a changeable wind direction nozzle and a hanging metal fitting provided in a bathroom, and the hanging metal fitting allows the main body to be attached to a ceiling surface or a wall surface of the bathroom. 2. A controller provided in the dryer-heating machine main body, an operation unit connected to the controller, and a lighting power source wired for bathroom lighting, and the controller is powered by the lighting power source. The bathroom dryer / heater according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving an operation signal from the operation unit and controlling the operation of the main body and the illuminator separately. 3. A controller for the dryer heater is connected to a bathroom ventilation fan and a bathroom illuminator, has a wireless receiver, and has a wireless transmitter provided with an operation unit outside the bathroom. The bathroom dryer / heater according to claim 1, wherein the control device receives an operation signal from the wireless transmitter by the wireless receiver to individually control the operation of the main body, the ventilation fan, and the illuminator. 4. The controller of the main body of the dryer is connected to a ventilation fan for the bathroom, and has a bathroom temperature sensor and a humidity sensor for detecting the temperature and humidity inside the bathroom. An outside-bathroom temperature sensor and a humidity sensor for detection are provided, and the control device takes in temperature and humidity data inside the bathroom and temperature and humidity data outside the bathroom, and collates them with an operation reference table stored in advance, thereby The bathroom dryer / heater according to claim 1, wherein the operation is automatically controlled.