KR102061319B1 - Apparatus of hand dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

A body housing (housing) having an air inlet and a dry air outlet in the hand drying space, a blower installed in the body housing to provide dry air, and a sterilizing agent for irradiating ultraviolet light for disinfection toward the outlet. A hand drying apparatus including a first light irradiation unit and a second light irradiation unit for vitamin synthesis for irradiating ultraviolet light for vitamin synthesis toward a hand drying space is provided.

Description

Apparatus of hand dryer

The present application relates to a sanitary device, and more particularly, to a hand drying device having a sterilization and vitamin synthesis function.

Hand drying devices such as hand dryers are used to dry wet hands. Public places such as highway rest areas, restaurants. Many people use the bathroom of a school or a public institution, and a hand drying apparatus is installed as a sanitary device for washing and drying hands. Hand drying apparatus is used to blow dry air using a blower fan to dry the water of the remaining hand after washing the hand. It is unfriendly to the environment where paper towels damage the environment, and frequent management and replenishment are required, and hand drying apparatuses are frequently used for cheaper and easier management.

The hand drying device is mainly installed in a space that is vulnerable to hygiene such as a toilet, and the air flowing into the hand drying device is contaminated and recontaminated by the air flowing into the hand drying device to make the drying air discharged to dry the wet hands. It can be discharged by hand. As a result, the hand that is dried may be recontaminated to cause a problem of exposure to bacteria and the like. In order to suppress such bacterial contamination, attempts have been made to sterilize the interior of the hand drying apparatus or directly sterilize the hand.

The present application is to propose a hand drying apparatus that can suppress bacterial contamination of the dry wind and induce vitamin synthesis in the dry hands.

One aspect of the present application is to provide a dry air discharge port in the hand drying space and the housing having a air inlet (housing) portion; A blower installed in the body housing to provide the drying air; A sterilizing first light irradiation part for irradiating ultraviolet light for sterilization toward the discharge port; And it proposes a hand drying apparatus comprising a second light irradiation for vitamin synthesis for irradiating ultraviolet light for vitamin synthesis toward the hand drying space.

Another aspect of the present application is to provide a dry air discharge port in the hand drying space and the housing housing (housing) having an air inlet; A blower installed in the body housing to provide the drying air; A sterilizing first light irradiation unit to irradiate sterilizing ultraviolet light toward the discharge port; A second light irradiation unit for vitamin synthesis irradiating ultraviolet light for vitamin synthesis toward the hand drying space; And a support part including a first installation surface provided with the first light irradiation part facing the discharge port, and a second installation surface with the second light irradiation part installed toward the hand drying space.

Another aspect of the present application is to provide a dry air discharge port in the hand drying space and the housing housing (housing) having an air inlet; A blower installed in the body housing to provide the drying air; A sterilizing first light irradiation unit to irradiate sterilizing ultraviolet light toward the discharge port; A second light irradiation unit for vitamin synthesis irradiating ultraviolet light for vitamin synthesis toward the hand drying space; And a support roller unit which is installed and rotates in parallel with the first light irradiation unit and the second light irradiation unit.

And a support block fastened so that the support roller portion rotates, wherein the support roller portion rotates so that the second light irradiation portion faces the hand drying space when the drying wind is discharged, and the second light irradiation portion The first light irradiating part is controlled to be turned off and irradiated with the ultraviolet light for synthesizing the vitamin, and when the discharge of the dry wind is stopped, the supporting roller part faces the discharge hole. And the first light irradiating part is turned on to irradiate the sterilizing ultraviolet light, the second light irradiating part is turned off, and the first and second blowers are not operated. The controller may further include a controller configured to rotate the support roller unit so that the light irradiation unit is hidden in the support block.

Another aspect of the present application is to provide a dry air discharge port in the hand drying space and the housing housing (housing) having an air inlet; A blower installed in the body housing to provide the drying air; A sterilizing first light irradiation unit to irradiate sterilizing ultraviolet light toward the discharge port; A second light irradiation unit for vitamin synthesis irradiating ultraviolet light for vitamin synthesis toward the hand drying space; And a support roller unit connected to the first unit roller unit provided with the first light irradiation unit and the second unit roller unit provided with the second light irradiation unit side by side.

And a support block fastened to rotate the support roller, wherein the first light irradiation unit rotates the first unit roller so that the first light irradiation unit faces the discharge port when the discharge of the drying wind is started. Is turned on to irradiate the germicidal ultraviolet light, the second light irradiation part is turned off, and the second unit roller part is continuously rotated to face the hand drying space, The second light irradiator is controlled to be turned on to irradiate the ultraviolet rays for vitamin synthesis to the hand drying space, and when the discharge of the dry wind is stopped, the second light irradiator is turned off and the second unit Rotating the roller part to align the first unit roller part and, when aligned, the support roller so that the first light irradiation part is turned off and the first and second light irradiation parts are covered in the support block. The may further comprise a control unit for the reverse rotation.

According to the embodiments of the present application, it is possible to provide a hand drying apparatus that can implement health promotion by inducing vitamin synthesis in the hand to sterilize dry air and dry. A sterilization filter can be applied to the air inlet of the hand drying apparatus to induce an effect of sterilizing the air introduced during operation. In addition, the discharge port through which the drying air is discharged is provided with an opening and closing portion which opens the discharge port only when it is operated, thereby effectively suppressing the introduction of external air into the hand drying apparatus and the introduction of the bacteria into the hand drying apparatus. Sterilization around the discharge port of the hand drying apparatus maintains the clean state around the discharge port and also induces a sterilizing effect on the drying wind discharged during operation. It can also induce the production of vitamin synthesis in the skin while drying hands.

1 to 5 are views for explaining a hand drying apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present application.
6 to 9 are views for explaining the hand drying apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present application.
10 to 12 are views for explaining a hand drying apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, a description of being located "up", "down", "in" of a member or region means a relative positional relationship, in which the other member is directly contacted or further introduced therebetween. It is not intended to limit the specific case. In addition, the description that one component is connected to or installed in another component may be directly connected to or connected to another component, or another separate component may be interposed in between. You can also configure a connection relationship or a connection relationship.

Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. In order to clearly express the components of each device in the drawings may be shown to enlarge the size, such as the width or thickness of the components somewhat. Like reference numerals in the drawings indicate substantially the same elements as each other. In addition, singular forms should be understood to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and the terms "comprise" or "having" include features, numbers, steps, operations, components, and parts described. Or a combination thereof, and may be understood to not preclude the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a hand drying apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present application, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view showing an installation support unit on which light irradiation units are installed. 4 and 5 are views showing the discharge opening and closing part.

Referring to FIG. 1, the hand drying apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present application includes a body housing part 200 providing a hand drying space 100 into which wet hands are introduced, and a body housing part 200. The air blowing unit 310, the sterilizing first light irradiation unit 510, and the second light irradiation unit 530 for vitamin synthesis may be provided. The body housing part 200 may have various shapes as a casing, and the surface may be UV color coated. The body housing part 200 may include a dry air discharge port 210 to provide a dry air flow to the hand drying space 100, and may include an air inlet 211 by deflecting air for the dry air.

An air inflow flow is formed along the air inlet pipe part 210 connected to the air inlet 211, and the inflowed air may be blown by the blower 310 with dry wind. A third light irradiating part 410 for sterilizing the blower 310 and the air inflow may be installed in the body housing part 200. The third light irradiation unit 410 may include an ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED) that emits and emits ultraviolet light in the UV-C region in the form of a module or a package. Ultraviolet light in the wavelength range of 100 nm to 280 nm can be irradiated with sterilizing light, and more preferably ultraviolet light in the UV-C region in the 200 nm to 280 nm wavelength range can be irradiated. The third light irradiation part 410 can sterilize the inside of the body housing part 200 and dry air and inflow air, thereby effectively inhibiting the harmful components of the human body caused by bacterial contamination from reaching the hands of the human body in the dry air. can do. In addition, a sterilization filter 430 may be installed at the air inlet 211 to effectively block the inflow of harmful pollutants or bacteria that may exist in the bathroom or the like. Since the air introduced is sterilized by the sterilization filter 430, the inside of the body housing 200 may be more reliably prevented from being contaminated by bacteria.

Blower 310 may be provided with a means for blowing, such as an ultra-high speed vacuum motor, and a heating means for heating the drying wind. The front end of the ultra-high speed vacuum motor may be provided with a bracket for blocking foreign substances. A control unit 330 for controlling the operation of the hand drying apparatus and for controlling the operation of the first and second light irradiation units 550 and 570 may be provided in the body housing 200. An operation driving sensor 350 may be provided to detect whether a hand flows into the hand drying space 100, and an infrared light emitting diode unit 370 for infrared sterilization may be provided around the operation driving sensor 350. . In addition, a drip tray 230 may be introduced at the bottom of the hand drying space 100 to collect water or moisture that may fall from wet hands, and a drain tank may be disposed at the bottom of the drip tray 230 to store collection water. tank 250 may be provided.

2 and 3 together with FIG. 1, a support block 510 having a substantially vertical shape connected to a portion of the body housing 200 adjacent to the discharge port 210 and a light irradiation unit An installation support 530 may be provided. The installation support 530 may be introduced in the form of a triangular bar having a triangular cross-sectional shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. One or more first light irradiation units 550 may be disposed on the first installation surface 531 of the installation support unit 530.

The first light irradiation unit 550 may include ultraviolet first light emitting diodes for irradiating ultraviolet light for sterilization. The first light emitting diode may irradiate ultraviolet light in the wavelength range of 100 nm to 280 nm with sterilizing light, and more preferably, irradiate ultraviolet light in the UV-C region in the 200 nm to 280 nm wavelength range. The first installation surface 531 is provided with a surface inclined to face the discharge port 210, the first light irradiation unit 550 is installed to face the discharge port 210, accordingly, the discharge port 210 and The sterilizing ultraviolet light 551 may be irradiated to the surrounding space and surfaces adjacent to the discharge port 210. By sterilizing the periphery of the discharge port 210, the periphery of the discharge port 210 can be maintained in a clean state, and the effect of sterilizing the dry air discharged to the discharge port 210 can be induced.

The second installation surface 537 which is inclined to tangentially contact the first installation surface 531 of the installation support 530 may be provided to face the hand drying space (100 in FIG. 1). The second light irradiation unit 570 may include ultraviolet second light emitting diodes for irradiating the ultraviolet light 571 for vitamin synthesis, in particular, the synthesis of vitamin D. The second light emitting diode may be installed in the form of a module or package including an LED for emitting ultraviolet light in the wavelength range of 280 nm to 320 nm, that is, ultraviolet light in the UV-B region. Ultraviolet light 571 for vitamin synthesis may be provided to the dry hand to induce the synthesis of vitamin D in the skin of the hand. Dihydrocholesterol present in the human body may be converted to pre-vitamin D3 by receiving light in the wavelength range of 270 nm to 350 nm. At this time, the synthesis of vitamin D3 may be induced by receiving a heat of 38 ℃ to 42 ℃. This heat can be provided by the heated temperature of the drying wind.

In this way, it is possible to induce the synthesis of vitamin D, can effectively supply vitamin D which may be insufficient for the human body can be beneficial to health. Vitamin D deficiency in the human body is known to have a high risk of diseases such as depression, cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, etc., about 80% of the population of Korea is said to be vitamin D deficiency. Foods such as milk, cheese, and fish are known to satisfy about 10% to 20% of the body's required amount of Vitiman D. Accordingly, the vitamin D lacking in the human body can be synthesized by irradiating light (ultraviolet rays), it can effectively supply the vitamin D lacking in the human body, it can help to maintain a healthy body.

4 and 5, in order to prevent the inflow of contaminated air or the inflow of bacteria into the discharge port 210, opening and closing portions 213 opening and closing the discharge port 210 may be installed in the discharge port 210. Discharge port 210 may be provided in the shape of the discharge net having a comb-shaped rib 211, a plurality of opening and closing portion 213 to the rib 211 of the discharge port 210 can be hinged (hindge). The opening / closing part 213 is operated to open the discharge port 210 by the flow of the dry wind when the dry wind is discharged by the action of a spring (not shown), and the discharge port 210 by the action of the spring or the like when the dry wind is stopped. ) Can be closed. When the hand drying apparatus does not operate by the opening and closing unit 213 to stand by, the discharge port 210 can be kept closed and sealed, so that internal contamination by bacteria due to inflow of external air is more effective. Can be suppressed. Accordingly, the surroundings of the discharge port 210 may be maintained in a cleaner state.

6 to 9 are views showing the support roller unit 1530 of the hand drying apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 6, the hand drying apparatus may include a support roller unit 1530 as a support means on which the first and second light irradiation units 1550 and 1570 are installed. The first and second light emitting units 1550 and 1570 or the first and second light emitting diodes constituting the first and second light irradiation units 1550 and 1570 may be installed side by side in the support roller unit 1530 and may be alternately arranged. The support roller unit 1530 may be fastened to the support block 1510 to be rotatable.

Referring to FIG. 6 along with FIG. 6, the support roller unit 1530 may be fastened to the support block 1510 via the rotation shaft 1533. The support roller unit 1530 may be rotated about the rotation shaft 1533. This rotation operation may be operation controlled by the controller 330 of FIG. 1. When the hand drying apparatus is operating, that is, when the drying air is discharged, the support roller unit 1530 rotates so that the second light irradiation unit 1570 faces the hand drying space 100 (FIG. 1), and the second light irradiation unit 1570. ) Is turned on to irradiate ultraviolet light for vitamin synthesis, and the first light irradiation part (1550 of FIG. 6) may be controlled to be off. Such control may be controlled by operations of the controller 330 of FIG. 1 and the driving sensor 350. At this time, the rotation prohibition unit 1536 attached to the support roller unit 1530 may be in contact with the support block 1510 so that it is no longer rotated. The rotation prohibition unit 1536 may be provided to have a bar shape on the surface of the support roller unit 1530.

When the discharge of the dry wind is stopped, as shown in FIG. 8, the support roller unit 1530 rotates so that the first light irradiation unit 1550 faces the discharge port 210, and the first light irradiation unit 1530 is used for sterilization. When the UV light is turned on, the second light irradiation part 1570 of FIG. 6 may be controlled to be off. In the state where the blower 310 (FIG. 1 of FIG. 1) is not started and the hand dryer is stopped and waiting, the first and second light irradiation units (1550 and 1570 of FIG. 6) are supported as shown in FIG. 9. The support roller unit 1530 may rotate to be blocked in the block 1510 to be blocked from the outside. The rotation prohibition portion 1536 may contact the support block 1510 so that the rotation prohibition 1536 may no longer rotate. This operation may be controlled by the controller 330 of FIG. 1. As described above, in the structure in which the supporting roller unit 1530 is introduced, the sterilization and the vitamin synthesis may be controlled to be effectively operated. In the standby state, the first and second light irradiation units 1550 and 1570 may be formed. The second light emitting diodes can be effectively protected from the external environment.

10 to 12 are views showing the support roller portion 2530 of the hand drying apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 10, the support roller portion 2530 is installed on the support block 2510 via the rotation shaft 2533, and the support roller portion 2530 includes a plurality of first unit roller portions 2253 and a first roller. The two unit rollers 2537 may be provided side by side or alternately arranged. The first unit roller portion 2253 and the second unit roller portion 2537 may rotate independently of each other, and the first unit roller portions 2531 or the second unit roller portions 2537 may rotate together, respectively. Can be installed to do so. A first light irradiation unit 2550 may be installed on the first unit roller unit 2253 with a first light emitting diode, and a second light irradiation unit 2570 may be installed on the second unit roller unit 2537. It may be provided with a. In addition, the support roller portion 1530 may be provided with a rotation prohibition portion 2536 in the form of a bar.

10 and 11, when the discharge of the drying wind is started, the first light irradiation part 2550 rotates the first unit roller part 2253 so that the first light irradiation part 2550 faces the discharge port 210 of FIG. 1. 2550 is turned on to irradiate the germicidal ultraviolet light 2551, the second light irradiation part 2570 is maintained in an off state, and the second unit roller part 2537 is continuously rotated so that the second light irradiation part 2570 is turned on. The light irradiator 2570 may face the hand drying space 100 of FIG. 1. The second light irradiation unit 2570 may be controlled to be turned on so as to irradiate the ultraviolet light 2257 for synthesizing the vitamin after heading the hand drying space. When the discharge of the drying wind is stopped, the second light irradiation part 2570 is turned off and the second unit roller part 2253 is rotated in reverse, so as to be aligned with the first unit roller part 2537 side by side, as shown in FIG. When aligned, the first light irradiation unit 2550 may be controlled to be turned off. As shown in FIG. 12, the first and second unit roller parts 2531 and 2537 are disposed as shown in FIG. 10 such that the first and second light irradiation units 2550 and 2570 are hidden in the support block 2510. In the side-by-side state, as shown in FIG. These operations may be performed by hand motion detection of the driving sensor 350 by the controller 330 of FIG. 1. As such, the unit roller portions 2531 and 2537 constituting the supporting roll portion 2530 can be rotated to face different angles independently, so that when several people use the hand drying apparatus continuously, the discharge port (210 in FIG. 1) ) Can be continued.

Hand curing apparatus according to embodiments of the present application, it is possible to effectively suppress or prevent the harmfulness caused by bacteria in the hand of the human body by the sterilization of the drying air and sterilization of the discharge port. In addition, it can induce the synthesis of vitamin D in the skin of the hand when drying the hand, it can be effective help to promote human health. Therefore, the hand drying apparatus can improve the hygiene environment and can also improve the human health by improving the vitamin deficiency.

As described above, embodiments of the present application are illustrated and illustrated in the drawings, but this is for explaining what is intended to be presented in the present application and is not intended to limit what is intended to be presented in the present application in a detailed form. The system structure of the hand drying apparatus shown in the drawings can be interpreted as one embodiment, and various modifications are possible. In addition, various other modifications may be possible as long as the technical spirit suggested in the present application is reflected.

200: housing part, 550: first light irradiation part for sterilization,
570: Second light irradiation unit for vitamin synthesis.

Claims (19)

delete delete delete delete delete A body housing portion providing a dry air discharge port to the hand drying space and having an air inlet port;
A blower installed in the body housing to provide the drying air;
A sterilizing first light irradiation part to irradiate sterilizing light toward the discharge port;
A second light irradiation unit for vitamin synthesis for irradiating light for vitamin synthesis toward the hand drying space; And
And a support roller unit which is installed and rotates in parallel with the first light irradiation unit and the second light irradiation unit. The method according to claim 6,
A support block fastened to rotate the support roller; And
And a control unit controlling the operation of the first light irradiation unit, the second light irradiation unit, and the support roller unit.
When the drying wind is discharged, the control unit,
The support roller unit is controlled to rotate so that the second light irradiation unit faces the hand drying space, and the second light irradiation unit is controlled to be in an on state to irradiate the vitamin synthesis light, and the first light The irradiation unit is controlled to be in an off state,
When the discharge of the drying wind is stopped, the control unit,
The support roller unit is controlled to rotate so that the first light irradiation unit faces the discharge port, the first light irradiation unit is controlled to be in an ON state to irradiate the sterilizing light, and the second light irradiation unit is turned off. control to be in the (off) state,
When the blower is not operating, the control unit,
And a hand roller for controlling the support roller portion to be rotated such that the first and second light irradiation portions are covered in the support block. A body housing portion providing a dry air discharge port to the hand drying space and having an air inlet port;
A blower installed in the body housing to provide the drying air;
A sterilizing first light irradiation part to irradiate sterilizing light toward the discharge port;
A second light irradiation unit for vitamin synthesis for irradiating light for vitamin synthesis toward the hand drying space; And
And a support roller unit coupled to the first unit roller unit provided with the first light irradiation unit and the second unit roller unit provided with the second light irradiation unit. The method according to claim 8,
A support block fastened to rotate the support roller; And
And a control unit controlling the first light irradiation unit, the second light irradiation unit, and the support roller.
When operating the discharge of the drying wind, the control unit,
The first unit roller unit is rotated so that the first light irradiation unit faces the discharge port, and the first light irradiation unit is controlled to be in an on state so as to irradiate the sterilizing light.
The vitamin when the second light irradiation part is turned toward the hand drying space while the second light irradiation part is turned off so that the second light irradiation part faces the hand drying space. To be turned on to irradiate synthetic light,
When the discharge of the drying wind is stopped, the control unit,
Controlling the second light irradiation part to be in an off state, aligning the first unit roller part by rotating the second unit roller part in reverse, and controlling the first light irradiation part to be in an off state when aligned,
The control unit is a hand-drying apparatus for switching to the standby state by rotating the support roller portion so that the first and second light irradiation part is hidden in the support block. The method according to claim 8,
And an opening and closing portion which opens the discharge port when the drying wind is discharged and closes when the drying wind is stopped. The method according to claim 10,
The opening and closing part
The hand drying apparatus is hinged to the discharge port is opened and closed by the flow of the drying wind. The method according to claim 8,
Hand drying apparatus further comprises a sterilization filter (sterilization) to sterilize the air is installed in the air inlet. The method according to claim 8,
And a third light irradiation unit installed in the body housing unit to irradiate light for sterilizing the inflow of air and the inside of the body housing unit in which the air blowing unit is installed.
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