JPH11137461A - Washstand cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide comfortable coldness to a user, and supply gentle and cold blow to the user. SOLUTION: A sing with a vanity cabinet is composed of a base cabinet 11, and a blower 12 disposed inside it. The blower 12 is provided with an outer air introducing port 22 to accept outer air, an inner air introducing port 23 to accept air in a changing room, a ventilation passage 24 connected to the introducing ports 22 and 23, a warm water heat exchanger 26 and a blower 27 disposed in the ventilation passage 24 a blow port 28 to discharge air from the blower 27 to the changing room, and an electric shutter to open/close the introducing ports 22 and 23. Outer air can thus be accepted to supply cold air, and the changing room can be heated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wash cabinet, and more particularly, to a wash cabinet capable of supplying cool air that is gentle to the body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the summer, a fan such as a fan is installed in a dressing room adjacent to a bathroom to give a sense of coolness to the body after bathing. However, if a separate blower is installed in the undressing room in this way, the effective space in the undressing room will be narrowed, and the appearance will be impaired.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-168565 discloses a washing cabinet equipped with a blower in a dressing room. This washroom cabinet gives the body a cool feeling after taking a bath by taking air in the undressing room into the cabinet and discharging it into the undressing room by a blower.

[0004]

However, in such a wash cabinet, there is an inconvenience that a comfortable cool feeling cannot be given because the air in the undressing room, which is hot and humid, is exhausted by the blower. At this time, it is conceivable to additionally install a cooling device on the ceiling or the like and use it in combination with the blower.However, applying cold air from the cooling device to a body whose body temperature has increased after bathing puts a burden on the body. Large, especially unfavorable for sick and elderly people.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such inconveniences, and an object thereof is to provide a wash cabinet capable of giving a comfortable cooling sensation to the body and supplying a gentle cooling wind to the body. It is in.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a wash cabinet provided with a blower which is disposed in a dressing room and which can blow air into the dressing room. An outside air inlet provided so as to be able to take in outside air from outside the dressing room, a ventilation path connected to the outside air introduction port, a blower arranged in the ventilation path, and an air outlet provided downstream of the blower. With
A configuration is adopted in which, by operating the blower, outside air taken in by the outside air inlet is provided to be able to be discharged from the outlet into the undressing room. According to such a configuration, the outside air outside the undressing room, which is lower in temperature and humidity than the undressing room, can be taken into the undressing room, that is, a natural cool breeze that is gentle to the body, and gives a comfortable cooling feeling to the body after bathing. Can be.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the present invention, the blower includes an indoor air inlet capable of taking in the air in the undressing room, and a temperature raising means for raising the temperature of the air taken in through the indoor air inlet. Further, it is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the apparatus is provided so that the air heated by the heating means can be discharged from the outlet into the undressing room. With this configuration, it can be used as a heating device in winter when it is necessary to heat the undressing room, and there is no need to separately arrange a heating device in the undressing room, and space in the undressing room can be saved.

[0008] The blower may further include an opening / closing means for selectively or unitarily opening and closing the outside air inlet and the indoor air inlet. In the summer, by closing the indoor air inlet, air in the hot and humid undressing room is prevented from being mixed into the outside air, and a more comfortable cool air can be supplied. Further, in the winter season, by closing the outside air introduction port, mixing of outside air can be cut off and heating efficiency can be increased. Further, when ventilation in the undressing room is required, opening the outside air inlet allows ventilation in the undressing room without operating a ventilation fan, opening a window, or the like.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A wash cabinet according to an embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a wash cabinet, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a blower. In these figures, the wash cabinet 10 is
It is installed in the undressing room R adjacent to the bathroom, and has a box-shaped base cabinet 11 and this base cabinet 11.
And a blower device 12 arranged inside.

The base cabinet 11 includes a counter 15 having a wash ball 14,
A pair of side plates 16, 16 suspended at the left and right ends of the counter, a back plate 17 disposed at the rear end of the counter 15 and the side plate 16, and a bottom plate 18 disposed at the lower end of the side plate 16 and the back plate 17; A partition plate 19 bridging between the side plates 16, 16 at a position slightly higher than the bottom plate 18, and a front plate 2 bridging between the front end of the bottom plate 18 and the front end of the partition plate 19.
0. Although not shown in the drawing to avoid complicating the drawings, the base cabinet 1
A door that allows access to the internal space of the base cabinet 11 is arranged at a position above the front plate 20 on the front surface of the unit 1, and a faucet, a mirror, and the like are arranged on the counter 15.

The blower 12 has an outside air inlet 22 provided so as to be able to take in outside air from outside the dressing room R,
An indoor air inlet 23 provided to be able to take in the air in the undressing room R, a ventilation path 24 connected to the outside air introduction port 22 and the indoor air introduction port 23, and a ventilation path 24,
A filter 25 for preventing foreign matter from being discharged, and a filter 2
5, a hot water heat exchanger 26 that constitutes a temperature raising means, and a blower 27 that is disposed in the ventilation path 24 downstream of the hot water heat exchanger 26; and air from the blower 27. And an electric shutter device 29 as an opening / closing means for selectively or unitarily opening and closing the outside air inlet 22 and the indoor air inlet 23. It is configured.

The outside air inlet 22 has a substantially rectangular hole 31 in the upper left portion of the back plate 17 of the base cabinet 11.
In order to make the hole 31 openable and closable, a gallery 32 constituting the electric shutter device 29 is attached. Further, the outside air inlet 22 is connected to a through passage 33 opened in the outer wall W of the dressing room R, and when the gusset 32 is in an open state, outside air from the outside can be taken into the blower 12. ing. A hood 34 for preventing foreign matter such as dust and dirt from entering the blower 12 is provided near the through-passage 33 on the outdoor side of the outer wall W.

The indoor air inlet 23 is formed by drilling a substantially rectangular hole 36 in the upper portion on the rear side of the left side plate 16 of the base cabinet 11, and the opening 36 can be opened and closed. Electric shutter device 29
Is attached. here,
When the louver 37 is in the open state, the air in the undressing room R can be taken into the blower 12.

The ventilation passage 24 is provided with box-shaped upper and lower ducts 38, 3
9 is formed in an L shape in side view. That is, the upper duct 38 penetrates through the partition plate 19 and stands on the bottom plate 18 along the left end side of the back plate 17. On the other hand,
The lower duct 39 is disposed in a gap between the partition plate 19 and the bottom plate 20, and penetrates between the upper and lower ducts 38 and 39. The upper part of the back of the upper duct 38 is outside air inlet 2
2, while the upper left side of the upper duct 38 is connected to the indoor air inlet 23. Here, inside the upper duct 38, the filter 25, the hot water heat exchanger 26, and the blower 27 are fixed.

When operation of the hot water heat exchanger 26 is instructed by a controller (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the undressing room R, a heat valve (not shown) is opened, and heating hot water circulates in the equipment, thereby activating the equipment. The passing air is heated.

The operation of the blower 27 and the electric shutter device 2
An instruction regarding the opening and closing of 9 is also issued by the controller. Specifically, when the cool air mode in the controller is selected, the louver 32 of the outside air inlet 22 is opened, and the louver 37 of the indoor air inlet 23 is closed, and at the same time, the operation of the blower 27 is started to blow outdoor outdoor air. The air is discharged from the outlet 28. When the heating mode in the controller is selected, the gallery 32 of the outside air inlet 22 is closed while the gallery 37 of the indoor air inlet 23 is closed.
, And at the same time, the operation of the hot water heat exchanger 26 and the blower 27 is started to discharge hot air from the outlet 28. Further, when the ventilation mode in the controller is selected, the louver 32 of the outside air inlet 22 is opened, the operation of the blower 27 is started to discharge the outside air from the air outlet 28, and not shown provided on the ceiling of the undressing room R. The operation of the ventilation fan is also started at the same time. The rotation speed of the blower 27 can be changed by operating the controller.
The amount of air discharged from can be adjusted.

The outlet 28 is formed by making a hole in the left side of the front plate 20 of the base cabinet 11, and is connected to the front surface of the lower duct 39. A variable air direction plate 40 is provided at the air outlet 28 so as to be able to swing manually in the vertical direction.
The direction of the wind discharged from 8 can be adjusted. The swing of the wind direction variable plate 40 may be automatically performed by operating the controller.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, there is no need to separately install a fan, a heater, and the like, and the space for the undressing room R can be saved throughout the year. Since the outdoor air with lower temperature and humidity than the indoor room can be supplied to the room of the dressing room R, it is possible to supply the natural cool wind which is more gentle to the body than the cooling device, and the sick person and the elderly can use it safely. obtain.

In the winter season, the air in the dressing room R is heated and discharged from the lower part of the wash cabinet 10, so that a suitable form of heating, that is, head and foot heat, can be obtained, and the heating effect can be improved. it can.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a clearance between the bottom plate 18 and the partition plate 19 is also used as the ventilation passage 24, and the hot water heat exchanger 26 and the blower 27 are connected to the upper and lower ducts 3.
It is also possible to adopt a configuration provided independently of 8, 39. In this configuration, the filter 25 is provided in the lower duct 39, but the air from the outside air inlet 22 and the indoor air inlet 23 is passed through the filter 25 and then exchanged with hot water heat as in the previous embodiment. It is configured to be supplied to the fan 26 and the blower 27. That is, filter 2
5 is disposed in the lower duct 39 so as to be inclined from the near side toward the depth side, and the right side surface of the lower duct 39 has a structure in which a portion located on the lower side of the filter 25 is opened.

In the above-described embodiment, the electric shutter device 29 is used to control the outside air inlet 22 and the indoor air inlet 2.
3 is controlled, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other opening / closing means such as an electric three-way shutter may be used, or a fixed type in which the galleries 32 and 37 are always open. It may be a rag. However, if the outside air inlet 22 and the indoor air inlet 23 can be controlled to be openable and closable as in the above-described embodiment, more suitable cool air can be supplied in summer and heating efficiency can be further improved in winter.

Further, the heating means in the present invention is not limited to the hot water heat exchanger 26 of the above embodiment, but may be other means such as an electric heater.

In addition, in synchronization with the operation of the blower 12, control may be performed such that the ventilation fan provided on the ceiling of the dressing room R or the bathroom is operated. For example, when the cool air mode is selected, the ventilation fan may be operated. In this case, the outside air which has become hot and humid after being hit on the body after bathing can be removed. Can be discharged outside the room without being filled, and the indoor temperature environment of the undressing room R can be further improved.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the air blower capable of supplying the outside air into the undressing room is provided, a cool air that has a small temperature difference from the body and is gentle to the body can be supplied into the undressing room.

Further, since the air blower is provided with an indoor air inlet capable of taking in the air in the undressing room and a temperature raising means for raising the temperature of the air taken in through the indoor air inlet, the undressing room can be used in winter. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a heating device, and the space in the undressing room can be saved.

Further, the blower further includes an opening / closing means for selectively or unitarily opening and closing the outside air inlet and the indoor air inlet. Therefore, in summer, by closing the indoor air inlet, the temperature is increased. In addition to preventing the air inside the undressing room with high air from entering the outside air, it is possible to supply a more comfortable cool breeze, and in winter, closing the outside air inlet to cut off the outside air and increase the heating efficiency. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a main part of a wash cabinet according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of a blower.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a main part showing a modification of the wash cabinet.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part of a blower according to the modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: wash cabinet, 12: blower, 2
2 ... outside air inlet, 23 ... indoor air inlet, 24
··· Ventilation path, 26 · · · Hot water heat exchanger as heating means, 27 · · · blower, 28 ··· outlet, 29 ···
Electric shutter device as opening / closing means, R ... undressing room

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A washing cabinet provided in a dressing room and provided with a blowing device capable of blowing air into the dressing room, wherein the blowing device is provided with an outside air inlet provided so as to take in outside air from outside the dressing room. And a ventilation path connected to the outside air introduction port, a blower arranged in the ventilation path, and an air outlet provided on the downstream side of the blower,
A wash cabinet in which outside air taken in by the outside air introduction port is provided so as to be able to be discharged from the outlet into the undressing room by operation of the blower. 2. The air blower further comprises an indoor air inlet capable of taking in air in the undressing room, and a temperature raising means for raising the temperature of the air taken in through the indoor air inlet. The wash cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the air heated by the means is provided so as to be able to be discharged from the outlet into the dressing room. 3. The wash cabinet according to claim 2, wherein the blower further includes opening / closing means for selectively or unitarily opening and closing the outside air inlet and the indoor air inlet.