KR970002846B1 - Body dryer & its control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The body drying device comprises a stepping portion 30, a housing 10, plural heaters 60 to 62, a ventilator 40, 41 and 42, and a body condition measuring device such as a weight measuring device 80. The housing 10 has an air inlet 22, an air passage 23, and plural air outlets 24 to 27. Each air outlet is provided with the heater. By the operation of the ventilator 40, air flows into the housing 10 through the inlet, and thereby the heat is discharged into the body on the stepping portion 81. The body drying device is further provided with means for controlling the operation of the heaters by the body condition measured by the body condition measuring device.

Description

Body dryer and control method

1 is a schematic perspective view of a body dryer according to the present invention,

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the main portion showing the means for adjusting the blowing direction of the heater heat applied to the present invention,

4 is another embodiment of FIG. 3,

5 is a cross-sectional view of main parts of the scaffolding portion applied to the present invention;

6 is a schematic view showing the blowing direction of the dryer according to the present invention (a), (b),

7 is a program illustrating a control method of a dryer according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1-5: Body height sensor 6: Indoor temperature sensor

10 housing 20 front portion

21: filter member 22: inlet

23: air passage 24-27: outlet

30: scaffolding 40-42: pine fan

50: motor 60-62: heater

70-73: control panel 80: weighing machine

81: scaffold 82, 83: spring member

85: switch member 100: dryer

130: solenoid 131: operation lever

l 33, 134: guide jaw

The present invention relates to a body dryer and a method of controlling the same, and more particularly, a body dryer for drying all parts of the body simultaneously with dry air using fresh air and a heat source without using a towel or the like after the body and a method for controlling the same. It is about.

Generally, there are a hair dryer for drying the hair and a hand dryer for drying the wet hands. However, they are limited to drying only part of the body. In addition, when removing water after a bath or shower, the entire body part is usually wiped off with a towel. However, even after removing the water with a towel after bathing, sweat is generated from the body and is removed again with a towel. As such, removing water with a towel after a bath or shower is cumbersome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve these troublesome points, and an object thereof is to provide a body dryer and a method of controlling the same, which can remove moisture or sweat from the body as air without using a towel.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a body dryer and a method of controlling the same, which are capable of simultaneously drying water and sweat on the body over the entire body.

In the body dryer for drying the body after bathing the present invention to achieve the above object, a footrest portion on which the body is located, an air inlet through which the outside air is introduced and a plurality of air passages through which the inlet air passes and the inlet air is discharged A housing having a front portion formed with a discharge port, a plurality of heaters to be provided at each of the discharge ports, and a blower for introducing air through the inlets and simultaneously blowing heat from the heaters toward the body located in the scaffolding unit Means and a power supply for supplying power to the heater.

In addition, the present invention to achieve the above object in the body dryer for drying the body after the bath, the footboard body is a boarding body, the air inlet and the air passage through which the inlet air and the inlet air flows through which the inlet air is discharged A plurality of heaters provided at the outlets, a plurality of heaters provided at each outlet, and dissipating heat; and at the same time, the air is introduced through the inlets and the heat emitted from each heater is blown toward the body located in the scaffolding unit. A blowing fan rotated by a motor, a power supply for supplying power to the heater and the motor, and wind direction control means for adjusting a blowing direction of the heater row according to the height of the body, and heating the heater at a predetermined weight of the body And first control means for stopping the operation of the blower fan and operation of the heater and the blower fan according to the body height. Claim characterized in that the is provided with a second control means for setting the liver.

The control method of the body dryer to achieve the above object is a housing having a scaffold in which the body is located, the front in which the air inlet and the air passage through which the inlet air is introduced and the plurality of outlets through which the inlet air is discharged And a plurality of heaters provided at each of the outlets and dissipating heat, and a blowing fan rotated by a motor to introduce air through the inlets and simultaneously blow heat from the heaters toward the body located in the scaffolding unit; In the control method of the body dryer having a power supply for supplying power to the heater and the motor, the sensing step of detecting the height of the body located in the scaffolding unit, and blowing the heater heat in accordance with the detected height of the body Adjusting a direction and setting an operation time of the power supply according to the sensed body height And, it characterized in that it comprises the step of adjusting the intensity of the heater heat according to the room temperature.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, which show a schematic perspective and cross-sectional view of a body dryer 100 according to the present invention, it is a footrest portion 30 on which the body 200 is located and a front portion through which dry air is discharged. 20 has a housing 10. The front part 20 has an inlet 22 through which external air is introduced, an air passage 23 through which the inflowed air passes, and a plurality of outlets 24, 25, 26, and 27 through which the introduced air is discharged. Is formed. Here, the front portion 20 has four inclined surfaces as shown in FIG. 1, and the inclined surfaces are formed to face the body 200.

In addition, heaters 60, 61, 62 (heaters provided in the outlet 26 are not shown) are provided to be adjacent to each of the outlets 24, 25, 26, 27. Inner air outlets 24, 25, 26 and 27 of the heaters 60, 61 and 62 are introduced into the air through the inlets 22, and at the same time, the heaters 60, 61 and 62 are respectively heated. Blowing means for blowing the heat released from the toward the body 200 located in the scaffolding portion 30 is provided. The blowing means is a blowing fan 40, 41, 42 (the blowing fan provided on the outlet 26 side is not shown) rotated by 50. Here each blowing fan is rotated by a different motor. Here, the motors for operating the heaters and the blower fan are operated by supplying power from a power supply (not shown).

On the other hand, the inlet 22 is provided with a filter member 21 for filtering foreign matter in the air, and an anion generator 120 for generating negative ions is provided below the filter member 21.

In addition, the wind direction control means for adjusting the blowing direction of the heat emitted from the heaters 60, 61, 62 in accordance with the height of the body 200 is provided.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the wind direction adjusting means (herein, the wind direction adjusting means provided on the outlet 27 side will be described. The same applies to the other outlet side.) Install a plurality of height detection sensors (l-5) for detecting the height of the body 200 is installed at regular intervals up and down on the (20), the outside of the heaters 60, 61, 62 Signals of a plurality of weighers 80 rotatably supported by the hinge 70 'on the housing 10 and height sensor 1-5 which detects the height of the body 200 with the control plate 70. Rotation means for rotating at a predetermined angle according to.

Rotating means for rotating the control plate 70 forms a projection 70 "on the side of each control panel 70, as shown in Figure 3, the coupling hole 132 to which each projection 70" is coupled ) Is coupled to the operation lever 131, the projection 70 "of each adjustment plate 70, the solenoid 130 is operated at the end of the operation lever 131 in accordance with the signal of the detection sensor (1-5) ) Has a configuration in which the guide 10 is formed in the housing 10 to which the protrusion 70 "can be moved. The operation lever 131 is moved up and down according to the operation of the solenoid 130 to rotate the control plate 70 at a predetermined angle.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 4, guide jaws 133 and 134 are formed at the edges of the guide guide holes 11 to stably guide the movement when the operation lever 131 is moved.

In addition, the body dryer 100 according to the present invention stops the operation of the heaters 60, 61, 62 and the blowing fans 40, 41, 42 when the body 200 is less than a predetermined weight. And first control means for setting the operating time of the heaters 60, 61, 62 and the blowing fans 40, 41, 42 according to the height of the body 200. do. In addition, a third control means for controlling the temperature of the heater heat discharged to the outlets 24, 25, 26, 27 according to the room temperature is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first control means installs a weigher 80 for weighing the body 200 on the scaffolding portion 30, and the body 200 is placed under the weigher 80. And a switch member 85 for supplying / blocking power of the heaters 60, 61, 62 and the blower fans 40, 41, 42 according to the weight of the < RTI ID = 0.0 > The weigher 80 includes a footrest 81 and spring members 82 and 83 elastically supporting the footrest 81. In this case, when the body 200 having a predetermined weight or less is positioned on the footrest 81, the spring members 82 and 83 are not compressed, and thus the switch member 85 cannot be operated. Therefore, only the body 200 should have a predetermined weight or more so that the switch member 85 can be operated. This prevents the dryer of the present invention from being used to protect the elderly and the children.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second control means installs a plurality of detection sensors 1-5 at a predetermined interval up and down on the front part 20 to detect the height of the body 200. A timer (not shown) in which a time is set according to a signal for detecting the body height by a sensor 1-5 corresponding to the height of the body 200 located at 30, and corresponding to the set time of the timer. And a power supply (not shown) for supplying power to the heaters 60, 61, 62, and the blowing fans 40, 41, 42. Here, each of the detection sensors 1-5 sets different amounts of time in the timer according to the height of the body. For example, if the height of the body 200 is 160cm, the timer is set to 5 minutes according to the signal of the detection sensor that detects the body height to operate the heater and the blowing fan only for 5 minutes, the body 200 At 190cm, the timer is set to eight minutes depending on the signal from the sensor.

On the other hand, the detection sensor (l-5) not only sets the time to the timer according to the height of the body 200, but also simultaneously operates the solenoid 130 described in the wind direction control means to heat the heater according to the height of the body Allow this to blow.

And the third control means for adjusting the intensity of the heater heat in accordance with the room temperature is set to the room temperature 6 (see FIG. 1) on the front portion 20, the heater 60, 61 in accordance with the detection of the 6 A variable resistor (not shown) for varying the resistance of 62) is provided. For example, if the room temperature is higher than l8 degrees, the resistance is kept small to maintain 50-55 degrees.

The body dryer according to the present invention configured as described above operates as follows.

First, referring to FIG. 1, when the body 200 is positioned on the footrest 30 after bathing, as shown in FIG. 5, the footrest 81 of the weigher 80 provided in the footrest 30 is shown. The spring member 83 is moved while compressing to operate the switch member 85. At this time, if the body 200 is less than or equal to a predetermined weight, the switch member 85 is not compressed enough to allow the spring member 83 to operate the switch member 85. The power is not supplied to the 61 and 62 and the blower fans 40 and 41 and 42, and it does not operate. When the body 200 is 50 kg or more, for example, when the spring member 83 is pressed to operate the switch member 85 by compressing the spring member 83, the heaters 60, 61, 62 and the blowing fan 40 Power is supplied to the motors at (41) and (42) to operate. At the same time, the height sensor detects the height of the body located in the footrest portion 30 of the detection sensor (1-5) for detecting the height of the body, the detected signal is set a predetermined time in the timer At the same time, the solenoid 130 is operated to rotate the control plates 70-73 at a predetermined angle. For example, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 6, the rotation angle of the adjustment plates 70 to 73 is changed according to the height of the body. That is, the solenoids provided at the outlets 24, 25, 26, and 27 respectively vary the amount of rotation of each control plate 70-73 according to the detection signal of the detection sensors 1-5.

On the other hand, the resistance of the heaters 60, 61, 62 is varied by comparing the room temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 6 with the set temperature.

In this way, the direction of the heater row is determined according to the height of the body 200 located in the scaffolding part 30, and the heaters 60, 6l, 62, and the blowing fans 40, 41, 42 are set for a time period. Is operated, and a predetermined heater heat is released according to the room temperature.

On the other hand, as described above the body dryer of the present invention according to the operation of the sensor (1-5), the heater and the blowing fan 40, 41, 42, the user manually adjusts the wind direction and heater temperature for the body It can also be configured to be manipulated. Reference numeral 29 is a display indicating body weight.

Subsequently, the control method of the body dryer according to the present invention is as follows.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 1 to 2 showing a control method of the dryer according to the present invention, first, the configuration of the dryer for realizing the control method according to the present invention is as follows. The footrest part 30 on which the body 200 is positioned, the inlet port 22 through which external air is introduced, the air passage 23 through which the inlet air passes, and the plurality of outlet ports 24 and 25 through which the inlet air is discharged. A housing 10 having a front portion 20 formed with (26), (27), and a plurality of heaters (60) provided at each of the outlets (24, 25, 26, 27) for dissipating heat. 61 and 62 and air flowing through the inlet 22 and simultaneously blowing heat from the heaters 60 and 61 and 62 toward the body 200 located on the scaffolding 30. And a blower fan 40, 41, 42 rotated by a motor, the heaters 60, 6l, 62, and a power supply for supplying power to the motor.

In the method of controlling the dryer as described above, the initial power is input 150 to the dryer. The body 200 is positioned on the scaffolding 30. At this time, the body weight is detected (151). The sensed weight is displayed (152).

Then, it is selected whether to operate the dryer automatically or manually (153). During manual operation, the driving time, the temperature of the heater, and the blowing direction of the heater heat are adjusted (210). When the power is supplied to the operation (220), when the operation time is reached (220) it is determined whether the operation continues (230).

When driving automatically, the height of the body 200 detects the height positioned by the plurality of detection sensors 1-5. At this time, each of the detection sensors (1-5) is set to the operating time corresponding to the detected height, the blowing direction of the heater heat (155-160). Here 160 is applied when the height of the body is less than 110cm. Subsequently, the temperature of the heater heat is determined by sensing the room temperature (170). At this time, when the room temperature is higher than 23 degrees, the power is supplied to only the blowing fans 40, 41, and 42 to operate. If the room temperature is lower than 23 degrees or higher than 18 degrees, the heaters 60, 61 and 62 are adjusted to have a discharge temperature of 50 to 55 degrees (171), and the blower fans 40, 41 and 42 are adjusted. Activate (180). If the room temperature is lower than 18 degrees, the heaters 60, 61, 62 are adjusted to set the discharge temperature to 44-49 degrees (172), and the blower fans 40, 41, 42 are operated (180). . Subsequently, when the set driving time reaches or cancels the driving or when the body is less than the set reference weight (190), the driving is stopped or stopped (300). In the control method of the dryer according to the present invention, when the body is located in the scaffolding unit 30, the heater heat is blown over the entire body, so that a small part of the body can be dried simply.

Body dryer and control method according to the present invention as described above has the following advantages.

First, the wet part can be dried easily without using a towel after bath or shower.

Second, it provides comfort by drying with fresh air due to the generation of negative ions.

On the other hand, the body dryer and its control method according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment can be carried out a number of modifications. For example, the front portion 20 may be provided with a mirror to observe the part of the body during the drying operation.

Claims (25)

A housing having a scaffold on which a body is boarded, an air inlet through which external air is introduced, an air passage through which inflowed air passes, and a front portion having a plurality of outlets introduced therein; A plurality of heaters provided at each of the outlets to dissipate heat; A blowing means for introducing air through the inlet and simultaneously blowing heat emitted from each heater toward the body located in the scaffolding portion; A power supply for supplying power to the heater; And a first control means including a weighing body for weighing a body and a switch member for supplying / blocking power to the heater in accordance with the weight of the body. The body dryer according to claim 1, further comprising wind direction control means for adjusting a blowing direction of the heat along the height of the body. 2. The body dryer of claim 1, further comprising second control means for setting an operation time of the heater and the blowing means according to the body height. The body dryer of claim 1, further comprising third control means for controlling a temperature of the heater heat discharged to the discharge port according to the room temperature. The body dryer as set forth in claim 1, wherein said blowing means is a blowing fan that rotates in a reverse direction of a motor. According to claim 2, The wind direction control means is installed at a predetermined interval up and down the front portion a plurality of height detection sensor for detecting the height of the front end of the body, and corresponding to the respective heaters rotatably supported on the front portion And a adjusting plate for guiding the heater heat and rotating means for rotating the adjusting plate at a predetermined angle according to a signal of a height sensing sensor detecting the height of the front end of the body. The method of claim 6, wherein the rotating means has a projection formed on the side of each control plate, the operation lever is formed with a coupling hole to which the projection is coupled, the solenoid which moves the operation lever and is operated in accordance with the signal of the detection sensor Body dryer characterized in that it is provided with. 8. The body dryer of claim 7, wherein a guide jaw for stably guiding the operating lever is formed in the housing. The method of claim 3, wherein the second control means comprises a plurality of sensing sensors for sensing the height of the body, a timer for setting a time according to a signal of the sensing sensor, and the heater and the blowing means in response to the set time of the timer. And a power supply for supplying power to the body dryer. 5. The body dryer of claim 4, wherein the third control means comprises an indoor temperature sensor for sensing an indoor temperature, and a variable resistor for varying the resistance of the heater according to the detection of the sensor. The body dryer as set forth in claim 1, wherein a filter member is provided at the inlet to filter foreign matter from outside air. 12. The body dryer of claim 1 or 11, further comprising an anion generator for generating anions at the inlet. The body dryer of claim 1, further comprising a body weight unit capable of sensing the weight of the body on the scaffolding unit. A body dryer for drying a body after a bath, comprising: a housing having a scaffold on which a body is boarded, an inlet through which external air enters, an air passage through which inlet air passes, and a plurality of outlets through which inlet air is discharged And a plurality of heaters provided at each of the outlets and dissipating heat, and a blowing fan rotated by a motor to introduce air through the inlets and simultaneously blow heat from the heaters toward the body located in the scaffolding unit; A power supply for supplying power to the heater and the motor, wind direction adjusting means for adjusting the blowing direction of the heater heat according to the height of the body, and stopping the heating of the heater and the operation of the blowing fan at a predetermined weight of the body; First control means and second control means for setting the operating time of the heater and the blowing fan according to the body height Body dryer characterized by the above. 15. The body dryer of claim 14, wherein a filter member is provided at the inlet to filter foreign substances from the outside air. 16. The body dryer of claim 15, further comprising an anion generator for generating anions at the inlet. The body dryer of claim 1, further comprising third control means for controlling a temperature of the heater heat discharged to the discharge port according to the room temperature. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the wind direction control means is installed in the front portion at a predetermined interval up and down a plurality of height sensing sensor for detecting the height of the front end of the body, and corresponding to the respective heaters rotatably supported on the front portion And a adjusting plate for guiding the heater heat and rotating means for rotating the adjusting plate at a predetermined angle according to a signal of a height sensing sensor detecting the height of the front end of the body. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the rotating means has a projection formed on the side of each of the adjustment plate, the operation lever is formed with a coupling hole to which the projection is coupled, the solenoid which moves the operation lever and is operated in accordance with the signal of the detection sensor Body dryer characterized in that it is provided with. 20. The body dryer of claim 19, wherein a guide jaw for guiding the movement of the operation lever is formed in the housing. 15. The body dryer of claim 14, wherein the first control means comprises a weigher for weighing the body and a switch member for supplying / blocking power of the power supply according to the weight of the body. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second control means comprises a plurality of sensing sensors for sensing the height of the body, and a timer for setting a time according to a signal of the sensing sensor, and for turning off the power of the power supply in response to the set time. Body dryer characterized in that it is provided with. 18. The body dryer of claim 17, wherein the third control means comprises an indoor temperature sensor for sensing an indoor temperature, and a variable resistor for varying the resistance of the heater according to the detection of the sensor. A housing having a scaffold on which the body is located, an inlet through which external air is introduced, an air passage through which the inflowed air passes, and a front portion having a plurality of outlets through which the inlet air is discharged, and provided at each outlet to dissipate heat A plurality of heaters, a blower fan that is rotated by a motor to inject air through the inlet and simultaneously blows heat emitted from each heater toward the body located in the scaffolding unit, and a power supply that supplies power to the heater and the motor In the control method of the body dryer comprising: a sensing step of detecting the height of the body located in the scaffolding unit, adjusting the blowing direction of the heater heat in accordance with the detected height of the body, and the detected body Setting an operating time of the power supply according to the height of the controller, and adjusting the strength of the heater heat according to the room temperature It is a control method of the dryer body, characterized in that, including the steps: 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of shutting off the power of the power supply when the weight of the body located on the scaffold is less than or equal to the established weight.