JP5398917B2 - Hand dryer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hand dryer.

  As a hand drying device that dries wet hands after washing, a hand is inserted into a drying processing chamber surrounded by a wall whose vertical cross section is approximately U-shaped or approximately C-shaped, and water droplets adhering to the hand are discharged with high-pressure airflow (high speed There is a device that blows and dries by air flow.

  Patent Document 1 describes that, in the hand drying device, a hand insertion portion that is provided so as to be openable by opening the front and side surfaces of the box has a deeper portion of the space than the entrance portion. Thereby, according to patent document 1, the high-speed air which blown off from the blowing nozzle each arrange | positioned at the upper and lower surface part of a manual insertion part hits the inner part of a manual insertion part, the pressure is reduced, and the wind speed blown off from a blowing nozzle It is said that the drying time of hands can be shortened.

JP-A-6-62979

In the hand dryer, the higher the air output (the product of the nozzle static pressure Pa and the flow rate m ³ / s) of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle, the greater the ability to blow off water droplets adhering to the back of the hand. On the other hand, if the air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle becomes too large, water droplets tend to splash outside the hand insertion section, which is hygienic. It is not preferable. Furthermore, if the opening area of the upper surface or front and side surfaces of the hand insertion portion is small, the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle is difficult to be discharged outside the hand insertion portion, and the flow is disturbed in the hand insertion portion. Therefore, there is a tendency that water droplets that blow off from the hand and adhere to the inner surface of the hand insertion portion are rolled up and reattached to the hand, which is also undesirable in terms of hygiene. As described above, in the hand drying device, it is necessary to make it difficult for the water droplet to reattach to the hand while reducing the scattering of the water droplet outside the hand insertion portion.

  In view of this, the present inventor, in such a hand drying apparatus, the upper limit value of the air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle that can prevent the water droplets from being scattered and reattached to the hands, We thought that there should be a minimum value of the opening area on the top or front and side of the hand insert corresponding to the value.

  Patent Document 1 does not include a description related to reattaching water droplets to the hand after the water droplets adhering to the hand are blown away. In other words, Patent Document 1 does not describe at all how to reduce the amount of water droplets scattered on the hand while reducing the amount of water droplets reattaching to the hand. Patent Document 1 does not describe a specific upper limit value of the air output and a minimum value of the opening area of the manual insertion portion.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a hand drying device that can reduce the splashing of water droplets outside the hand insertion portion and can reduce the reattachment of water droplets to the hand. And

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a hand drying device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a box body that forms an outer shell, and one main surface of the box body on both sides of the box body. A first inner wall surface, a second inner wall surface facing the first inner wall surface, and the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface from the opening. A hand insertion part into which a hand is inserted, a first nozzle which is arranged on the first inner wall surface and ejects an air flow toward the second inner wall surface, and the second inner wall surface. And a second nozzle that ejects an air flow toward the first inner wall surface, and an air flow generator that supplies the air flow to each of the first nozzle and the second nozzle, An interval between the first nozzle and the second nozzle is not less than 70 mm and not more than 90 mm, and the first nozzle and the second nozzle The maximum output of the airflow injected from each of the second nozzle is at 500W or less, the area of said openings, characterized in that at 55000Mm ² or more.

According to the present invention, since the maximum output of the air flow ejected from the nozzle is 500 W or less, when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion portion, water droplets are unlikely to splash out of the hand insertion portion. Moreover, since the area of the opening of a hand insertion part is 55000 mm < ² > or more, when a hand is inserted in a hand insertion part, after the water drop adhering to a hand is blown off, the water drop does not adhere to a hand again. Thereby, while being able to reduce that a water droplet splashes outside a hand insertion part, it can reduce that a water droplet adheres to a hand again.

Drawing 1 is a figure showing the composition of the hand dryer concerning an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hand insertion unit in the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a nozzle in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between air output and water droplet scattering distance. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the area of the opening in the manual insertion portion and the reattachment of water droplets.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a hand dryer according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment.
A hand dryer 100 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a hand dryer 100 according to an embodiment. In FIG. 1, the solid arrow indicates the flow of airflow, and the dotted arrow indicates the flow of water droplets excluded from the hand.

  The hand dryer 100 includes a main body box 1, a hand insertion unit 2, a blower (air flow generation unit) 3, a nozzle (first nozzle) 7b, a nozzle (second nozzle) 7a, a hand detection sensor 8, and a hand detection. A sensor 11 and a control unit 30 are provided.

  The main body box 1 forms an outline of the hand drying device 100, and includes a front surface 100a, a back surface 100b, a bottom surface 100c, and the like of the hand drying device 100. The front surface 100a is a surface on which the user of the hand dryer 100 faces during use. The back surface 100b is a surface opposite to the front surface 100a. The bottom surface 100c is a surface adjacent to the front surface 100a and the back surface 100b, and is the surface opposite to the side where the user's hand is inserted in the hand drying device 100.

  The manual insertion portion 2 is provided at the upper part inside the main body box 1. The manual insertion portion 2 is open to the upper surface and both side surfaces of the main body box 1 and is a space formed by a substantially U-shaped wall portion provided so that the user can freely insert and remove the hand. is there.

  Specifically, the hand insertion portion 2 includes an opening 2c (see FIG. 2), an inner wall surface (first inner wall surface) 2b, an inner wall surface (second inner wall surface) 2a, a bottom surface 2n, and a side wall 2k.

  The opening 2 c is formed from the upper surface (one main surface) of the main body box 1 to both side surfaces of the main body box 1. That is, the opening 2c includes an upper surface opening 2c1 formed on the upper surface of the main body box 1, and two side surface openings 2c2 respectively extending from both ends of the upper surface opening 2c1 toward the bottom surface 100c of the main body box 1 ( (See FIG. 2). The upper surface opening 2c1 is an opening for inserting a hand, and is located at a position where the opening of the opening in the hand insertion portion 2 is the narrowest.

  The inner wall surface 2b is an inner wall surface on the side close to the back surface 100b in the manual insertion portion 2, and faces the inner wall surface 2a. The inner wall surface 2a is an inner wall surface closer to the front surface 100a in the manual insertion portion 2, and faces the inner wall surface 2b. After the inner wall surface 2a and the inner wall surface 2b are inclined once so as to be closer to the front surface 100a and the back surface 100b as they approach the bottom surface 100c, the inner wall surface 2b approaches the bottom surface 100c along the front surface 100a and the inner wall surface 2b is still Also, as it approaches the bottom surface 100c, it extends so as to be closer to the back surface 100b. Thereby, the maximum width 2j (refer FIG. 2) in a manual insertion part and the maximum distance of the inner wall surface 2b and the inner wall surface 2a are 120 mm or more. Thereafter, the inner wall surface 2a and the inner wall surface 2b extend to the bottom surface 2n while gradually approaching each other as they approach the bottom surface 100c. The bottom surface 2n connects the inner wall surface 2b and the inner wall surface 2a on the side opposite to the upper surface of the main body box 1. The side wall 2k is a wall that rises from the inner wall surface 2a, the inner wall surface 2b, and the bottom surface 2n toward the side opening 2c2, and water droplets attached to the inner wall surface 2a, the inner wall surface 2b, or the bottom surface 2n It blocks so as not to jump out of the side opening 2c2.

  The straight line connecting the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b inside the hand insertion portion 2, that is, the inter-nozzle distance 2h (see FIG. 2) makes it difficult for the hand to touch the inner wall surface 2a and the inner wall surface 2b of the hand insertion portion 2. As shown, it is 70 mm or more and 90 mm or less. If the inter-nozzle distance 2h is smaller than 70 mm, the hand touches the inner wall surface 2a or the inner wall surface 2b when the hand is inserted into the hand insertion portion 2, and the hand washed with water tends to become unsanitary. . Alternatively, if the inter-nozzle distance 2h is greater than 90 mm, when the hand is inserted into the hand insertion part 2, at least one of the back side of the hand and the palm side may be too far away from the nozzle and blow off water droplets attached to the hand. It becomes difficult.

  Furthermore, the distance between the nozzle interfacial surface 2f (see FIG. 2) determined by the nozzles 7a and 7b inside the manual insertion portion 2 and the bottom surface 2n of the manual insertion portion 2, that is, the manual insertion portion depth 2i (FIG. 2). Reference) is 200 mm or more so that it is difficult for the hand to touch the bottom surface 2 n of the hand insertion portion 2. If the hand insertion part depth 2i is smaller than 200 mm, the hand touches the bottom surface 2n when the hand is inserted into the hand insertion part 2, and the hand washed with water tends to become unsanitary.

  In the hand insertion portion 2, a hand is mainly inserted between the inner wall surface 2b and the inner wall surface 2a from the upper surface opening 2c1 (see FIG. 2). It should be noted that when the hand is brought closer to the hand insertion portion 2 from above, the water droplets of the hand will drop and directly hit the nozzles 7a and 7b so as not to enter the inside of the nozzles 7a and 7b. The width of (see FIG. 2) is narrower than the inter-nozzle distance 2h (see FIG. 2).

  A drain port 4 is formed on the bottom surface 2n of the manual insertion portion 2, and a drain pipe 5 is connected to the drain port 4. The drain pipe 5 is a drain container disposed at the lower portion of the main body box 1. It extends to 10. The water droplets and water removed from the hand are called drain. The inner wall surfaces 2a and 2b which are opposite surfaces of the manual insertion portion 2 are coated with a water-repellent coating such as silicon or fluorine, or a hydrophilic coating such as titanium oxide, and these coatings are impregnated with an antibacterial material. Thus, the adhesion of dirt on the inner wall surfaces 2a and 2b is reduced and the proliferation of bacteria is reduced.

  The blower 3 is built in the lower part of the hand insertion part 2 inside the main body box 1. The blower 3 generates, for example, a high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) from the air sucked through the intake duct 9, and supplies the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) to the nozzles 7a and 7b via the exhaust ducts 15a and 15b, respectively. To do. The intake duct 9 extends downward so as to meander from the blower 3 provided in the substantially central portion of the main body box 1, and opens to the atmosphere through the back of the drain container 10. An air filter 20 is attached to the intake port 9a. An exhaust port 14 is provided in the upper part of the blower 3, and communicates with the exhaust ducts 15a and 15b so as to eject a high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) from the nozzles 7a and 7b.

  The nozzles 7 a and 7 b each eject a high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) supplied by the blower 3. The nozzles 7a and 7b are provided on the inner wall surfaces 2a and 2b in the vicinity of the upper surface opening 2c1 (see FIG. 2) of the hand insertion portion 2, respectively. That is, the nozzle 7b is arranged on the inner wall surface 2b and ejects a high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) toward the inner wall surface 2a. The nozzle 7a is disposed on the inner wall surface 2a and ejects a high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) toward the inner wall surface 2b. Thereby, when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion part 2, the nozzles 7a and 7b apply wind to both the palm side and the back of the hand without rubbing the hand inserted into the hand insertion part 2. The water droplets attached to the hand can be removed from the front and back of the hand.

  The hand detection sensor 8 includes a light emitting element 8a and a light receiving element 8b. The hand detection sensor 8 is, for example, a transmissive sensor, and the light emitting element 8a is disposed on the inner wall surface 2a side, and the light receiving element 8b is disposed on the inner wall surface 2b side. The light receiving element 8b is arranged on the inner wall surface 2b side so that the infrared light emitted from the light emitting element 8a passes through the detection position 2d in the manual insertion portion 2 and is received by the light receiving element 8b. It is arranged on the inner wall surface 2a side. Thereby, the hand detection sensor 8 detects the insertion of the hand at the detection position 2d in the hand insertion portion 2 according to the amount of light received by the light receiving element 8b.

  The hand detection sensor 11 includes a light emitting element 11a and a light receiving element 11b. The hand detection sensor 11 is, for example, a reflective sensor, and both the light emitting element 11a and the light receiving element 11b are arranged on the inner wall surface 2b side. Both the light emitting element 11a and the light receiving element 11b are received so that the infrared light emitted from the light emitting element 11a passes through the detection position 2e in the manual insertion portion 2 and is reflected by the inner wall surface 2a and returns to the light receiving element 11b. It is arranged on the wall surface 2b side. At this time, the detection position 2e by the hand detection sensor 11 is closer to the upper surface opening 2c1 (see FIG. 2) of the hand insertion portion 2 than the detection position 2d by the hand detection sensor 8. Thereby, the hand detection sensor 11 detects insertion of a hand at the detection position 2e closer to the upper surface opening 2c1 than the detection position 2d by the hand detection sensor 8 in the hand insertion portion 2 in accordance with the amount of light received by the light receiving element 11b. To do.

  Although the control unit 30 is conceptually shown in FIG. 1, for example, the control unit 30 may be incorporated inside the main body box 1 or may be arranged outside the main body box 1. The control unit 30 receives a signal indicating whether or not insertion of a hand at the detection position 2 d in the hand insertion unit 2 has been detected from the light receiving element 8 b of the hand detection sensor 8. The control unit 30 receives a signal indicating whether insertion of a hand at the detection position 2 e in the hand insertion unit 2 has been detected from the light receiving element 11 b of the hand detection sensor 11. The control unit 30 controls the blower 3 according to the hand detection sensor 8 and the hand detection sensor 11.

  For example, the control unit 30 operates the blower 3 when both the hand detection sensor 8 and the hand detection sensor 11 detect the insertion of the hand, and both the hand detection sensor 8 and the hand detection sensor 11 detect the insertion of the hand. When it stops, the air blower 3 is stopped. Thereby, when a hand is inserted deeply to the detection position 2d in the hand insertion portion 2, a high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) is ejected from the nozzles 7a and 7b, and the hand moves to the detection position 2e in the hand insertion portion 2. When it is removed, the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) from the nozzles 7a and 7b is stopped.

  Next, operation | movement of the hand-drying apparatus 100 is demonstrated using FIG.

  When the hand is inserted to the back, that is, when the hand is inserted to the detection position 2d, the infrared light emitted from the light emitting element 8a of the hand detection sensor 8 (transmission type sensor) provided in the hand insertion portion 2 is blocked by the hand and received. It becomes difficult to detect with the element 8b. As a result, the amount of light received by the light receiving element 8b is reduced, so that the control unit 30 determines that the hand has been sufficiently inserted. In response to this, the control unit 30 operates the blower 3. When the blower 3 is operated, air flows from the intake port 9 a through the air filter 20, passes through the intake duct 9, is sent to the blower 3, and is increased in pressure by the blower 3.

  The air that has passed through the blower 3 becomes a high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow), passes through the exhaust ducts 15a and 15b from the exhaust port 14, and is jetted into the manual insertion portion 2 from the nozzles 7a and 7b. The high-pressure airflow (high-speed airflow) ejected from the nozzles 7a and 7b hits the hand inserted into the hand insertion portion 2 and starts to blow off the water adhering to the surface of the hand as water droplets.

  Thereafter, when the hand is completely removed from the hand insertion portion 2, the hand detection sensor 11 (reflection sensor) detects this, and the blower 3 stops. Water droplets peeled off from the wet hand hit the inner wall surfaces 2a and 2b of the hand insertion portion 2 and flow along the inner wall surfaces 2a and 2b, and pass through the drain port 4 and the drain pipe 5 provided on the bottom surface 2n of the hand insertion portion 2. Then, it is collected in the drain container 10.

  In the embodiment, the maximum air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle is 500 W in order to obtain a hand drying device that is unlikely to cause water droplet scattering. That is, the maximum output of the airflow ejected from each of the nozzles 7a and 7b is 500 W or less. If the maximum output of the air flow ejected from each of the nozzles 7 a and 7 b is 500 W or more, water droplets tend to scatter outside the hand insertion portion 2.

  Specifically, the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b are slit-like nozzles configured by a plurality of openings, that is, each have a slit. The slit gaps 7ag and 7bg (see FIG. 3) are preferably 0.3 mm or more and 4 mm or less in order to set the maximum output of the air flow to 500 W or less.

For example, the gap 7ag of the nozzle 7a is 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm, and the gap 7bg of the nozzle 7b is more preferably 1.3 mm to 1.8 mm. At this time, when the total opening area of the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b to 900 mm ^2, the outlet static pressure of the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b is, for example, substantially 5.7KPa. If the air density is 1.2 kg / m ³ , the outlet wind speed of the nozzles 7a and 7b is 97.5 m / s according to Bernoulli's theorem, and the flow rate is 0.0877 m ³ / s. As described above, the air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle is approximately 500 W since the product of the nozzle outlet static pressure of 5.7 kPa and the flow rate of 0.0877 m ³ / s.

  In addition, the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b may be round hole nozzles configured by a plurality of holes, for example. That is, each of the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b may have a plurality of holes. The diameter of each hole is preferably φ1 mm or more and φ5 mm or less so that the maximum output of the airflow is 500 W or less.

Further, in order to obtain a hand drying device in which water droplets do not easily reattach to the hand, the opening area of the hand insertion portion 2 (≈the area of the opening 2c) is 55000 mm ² or more. If the opening area of the hand insertion portion 2 (≈the area of the opening 2c) is smaller than 55000 mm ² , the water drops tend to reattach to the hand after the water drops attached to the hand are blown off.

  The opening area of the manual insertion portion 2 is the area of the inter-nozzle surface 2f (see FIG. 2) of the manual insertion portion 2 determined by the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b and the surface that is open to the side surface of the manual insertion portion 2 It means the sum of the area of the side opening surface 2g (see FIG. 2) of the hand insertion portion 2 closed by the inter-nozzle surface 2f (see FIG. 2) of the portion 2 and twice the area. That is, of the opening 2c of the manual insertion portion 2, the area of the upper surface opening 2c1 is approximately expressed by the area of the inter-nozzle surface 2f, and the area of the side surface opening 2c2 on both side surfaces is the area of the side surface opening surface 2g on both side surfaces. Represent.

  Supplementing the inter-nozzle surface 2f (see FIG. 2) determined by the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b, the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b are linear slit nozzles having the same length, that is, in the depth direction of the paper surface of FIG. In the case of a slit-like nozzle that extends straight and the lengths of the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b are substantially the same, the nozzle interfacial surface 2f (see FIG. 2) determined by the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b is a straight line connecting the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b. That is, it is a substantially rectangular plane constituted by the inter-nozzle distance 2h (see FIG. 2) and the lengths of the nozzles 7a and 7b. If the lengths of the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b are different, it becomes a substantially trapezoidal plane. However, when the angle between the straight line connecting the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b and the horizontal line changes in the depth direction in FIG. 1, the inter-nozzle surface 2f (see FIG. 2) determined by the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b is not a plane. There is also. Moreover, when a nozzle is comprised from several opening or several holes, the virtual which connects two opening or two holes arrange | positioned at the most both side surface side of the hand insertion part 2 among several openings or several holes, respectively. The line is considered as the nozzle 7a and the nozzle 7b, and the surface determined by them is defined as an inter-nozzle surface 2f (see FIG. 2) of the manual insertion portion 2.

When the maximum air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle (nozzle 7a or nozzle 7b) is 500 W or less, the reason why water droplets are less likely to occur and the opening area of the hand insertion portion 2 (≈ opening 2c) The reason why it is difficult for the water droplets to be reattached to the hand when the area is 55000 mm ² or more will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively.

FIG. 4 is a graph plotting experimental results obtained by measuring the water droplet scattering distance when the air output of the high-pressure airflow (high-speed airflow) ejected from the nozzle is changed. In the experiment for creating the graph of FIG. 4, in order to eliminate the influence of the opening area of the manual insertion portion 2, the inter-nozzle distance 2 h remains 70 mm to 90 mm, that is, the opening area of the manual insertion portion 2, that is, The total of the area of the inter-nozzle surface 2f (see FIG. 2) and the area of the side opening surfaces 2g (see FIG. 2) on both sides is made sufficiently large (for example, 70000 mm ² ). In addition, here, the water droplet scattering means that the diameter of the minimum circle including the water droplet trace formed when the water droplets fall on the floor surface is 2 mm or more.

  As is clear from the experimental results shown in FIG. 4, when the maximum air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle is 500 W or less, the water droplet scattering distance is 10 cm or less, and the manual insertion portion 2 is sufficient to capture the water. Since it can be collected, it can be ignored, but when it exceeds 500 W, the water droplet scattering distance increases rapidly. This is because when the air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle reaches about 500 W, the nozzle outlet wind speed reaches the hand surface with almost no attenuation. It is thought that this is because part of the energy blows water droplets of the hand not only downward but also upward and laterally. That is, until the air output of the high-pressure airflow (high-speed airflow) ejected from the nozzle is up to about 500 W, the air output is proportional to the ability to blow water droplets down (drying ability), but when exceeding 500 W, Although the ability to blow water droplets down increases, the rate of increase decreases while water droplet scattering increases. Therefore, in order to obtain a hand-drying device in which water droplet scattering is unlikely to occur, it is most appropriate that the maximum air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle is 500 W or less.

  FIG. 5 shows that the air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle is 500 W, the opening area of the manual insertion portion 2, that is, the inter-nozzle surface 2f (see FIG. 2) and the side surface opening surfaces on both sides Experiment on whether to reattach to the hand by rolling up water droplets that blow off from the hand and adhere to the inner wall surfaces 2a, 2b and the bottom surface 2n of the hand insertion portion 2 when the total area with 2g (see FIG. 2) is changed Results are shown.

As is clear from the experimental results shown in FIG. 5, if the opening area of the hand insertion portion 2 is 55000 mm ² or more, the possibility of reattachment is low. This is because when the opening area of the manual insertion portion 2 is smaller than 55000 mm ² , the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzles 7a and 7b smoothly opens the opening 2c (that is, the inter-nozzle surface 2f (see FIG. 2). ) And the side opening surfaces 2g (see FIG. 2) on both side surfaces, and it is considered that the turbulent flow with a wind speed of 30 m / s or more locally occurs in the manual insertion portion 2. More specifically, the water droplets adhering to the inner wall surface 2a and the inner wall surface 2b of the hand insertion portion 2 start to move due to a wall flow with a wind speed of 20 m / s or higher, and when the wind speed reaches 30 m / s or higher, the hand insertion portion 2 When the hand is inserted deeply into the hand insertion portion 2 and is close to the bottom surface 2n of the hand insertion portion 2, the inner wall surface 2a and the inner wall surface 2b of the hand insertion portion 2 may be lifted from the inner wall surface 2a and the inner wall surface 2b. This is thought to be due to the increased possibility of water droplets floating from the surface reattaching to the hand.

As described above, in the embodiment, since the maximum air output of the high-pressure air flow (high-speed air flow) ejected from the nozzle is 500 W or less, when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion portion 2, water drops are manually inserted. Difficult to scatter outside part 2 Moreover, since the area of the opening 2c of the hand insertion part 2 is 55000 mm < ² > or more, when a hand is inserted into the hand insertion part 2, it is difficult for the water drop to reattach to the hand after the water drop attached to the hand is blown away. Thereby, while being able to reduce that a water droplet splashes outside a hand insertion part, it can reduce that a water droplet adheres to a hand again.

  As described above, the hand dryer according to the present invention can be used by an unspecified number of people such as office buildings, hotels, family restaurants, amusement facilities, general supermarkets, food / pharmaceuticals / cosmetics / other general factories, schools, and public facilities. This is useful for toilets that may be used by hand and hand dryers installed in hand washing places.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body box 2 Hand insertion part 2a Inner wall surface 2b Inner wall surface 2c Opening 2d Detection position 2e Detection position 2f Inter-nozzle surface 2g Side opening surface 2h Nozzle distance 2i Depth of manual insertion part 2j Maximum width in manual insertion part 2k Side wall 3 Blower DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 Drain outlet 5 Drain pipe 7a Nozzle 7ag Gap 7b Nozzle 7bg Gap 8 Hand detection sensor 8a Light emitting element 8b Light receiving element 9 Intake duct 9a Inlet 10 Drain container 11 Hand detection sensor 11a Light emitting element 11b Light receiving element 14 Exhaust outlet 15a, 15b Exhaust Duct 20 Air filter 30 Control unit 100 Hand dryer 100a Front surface 100b Rear surface 100c Bottom surface

Claims (6)

An outer box,
An upper surface opening formed on the upper surface of the box, a first inner wall surface, a second inner wall surface facing the first inner wall surface, and the first inner wall on the opposite side of the upper surface of the box body; A hand insertion portion having a bottom surface connecting the wall surface and the second inner wall surface, and a hand is inserted between the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface from the upper surface opening;
A first nozzle disposed on the first inner wall surface and ejecting an air flow toward the second inner wall surface;
A second nozzle arranged on the second inner wall surface and ejecting an air flow toward the first inner wall surface;
An air flow generator for supplying an air flow to each of the first nozzle and the second nozzle;
With
The first inner wall surface is
A first upper inner wall surface extending linearly so as to be closer to the back surface of the box as it approaches the bottom surface from the upper surface opening;
A first lower inner wall surface extending from the lower end of the first upper inner wall surface to the bottom surface along the back surface of the box;
Have
The second inner wall surface is
A second upper inner wall surface extending linearly so as to approach the front surface of the box as approaching the bottom surface from the top surface opening;
A second lower inner wall surface extending from the lower end of the second upper inner wall surface to the bottom surface along the front surface of the box;
Have
The first nozzle is disposed between an upper end and a lower end of the first upper inner wall surface,
The second nozzle is disposed between an upper end and a lower end of the second upper inner wall surface,
The width of the upper surface opening in the direction intersecting the front surface of the box is smaller than the distance between the first nozzle and the second nozzle in the direction intersecting the front surface of the box. apparatus.   The first lower inner wall surface extends linearly along the back surface of the box,
  The second lower inner wall surface extends linearly along the front surface of the box.
  The hand dryer according to claim 1.   The first nozzle is disposed between the upper end and the lower end of the first upper inner wall surface at a position closer to the upper end than the lower end,
  The second nozzle is disposed between the upper end and the lower end of the second upper inner wall surface at a position closer to the upper end than the lower end.
  The hand dryer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein   An extension line of the central axis of the first nozzle intersects the second upper inner wall surface at a position between the second nozzle and the lower end of the second upper inner wall surface,
  The extension line of the central axis of the second nozzle intersects the first upper inner wall surface at a position between the first nozzle and the lower end of the first upper inner wall surface.
  The hand dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein   Each of the first upper inner wall surface and the second upper inner wall surface is provided with a water-repellent coating.
  The hand dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein   The hand insertion part is
  Two side openings respectively extending from both side ends of the top opening toward the bottom;
  Two side walls rising from both side ends of the first lower inner wall surface, the second lower inner wall surface, and the bottom surface so as to go to the two side surface openings;
  Further have
  The hand dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein

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