JP6814934B2 - Bathroom air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a bathroom air conditioner used for humidifying a room other than the bathroom.

Some conventional bathroom air conditioners create a hot and humid sauna state in the bathroom by sucking in the air in the bathroom, heating and humidifying the sucked air, and returning it to the bathroom again. As an example, there is a configuration shown in Patent Document 1. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a conventional bathroom air conditioner. As shown in FIG. 3, the bathroom air conditioner 101 includes a suction port 102 for sucking air from the bathroom, an outlet 103 for blowing air into the bathroom, and an air transporting means 104. A heating means 105 for heating the air and a humidifying means 106 for humidifying the air are provided.

Next, the operation will be described. When the bathroom is operated in a sauna state, the air in the bathroom is sucked from the suction port 102, and the sucked air passes through the heating means 105 and the humidifying means 106 from the air transport means 104 to become hot and humid air. The hot and humid air blows out into the bathroom again from the outlet 103. In this way, the inside of the bathroom is put into a hot and humid sauna state.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-267698

However, in the above configuration, there is a problem that only the inside of the bathroom is in the sauna state, and the living room other than the bathroom cannot be humidified.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem and to provide a bathroom air conditioner capable of humidifying a living room other than the bathroom.

The bathroom air conditioner of the present invention, the blowing and bathroom air inlet for sucking the air in the bathroom, and bathroom air blowing port for blowing air into the bath room, the air that has sucked from the bath chamber inlet to the bath chamber the air blowing port the first blower and the second blower that blows the room air inlet for sucking the air in the room, and room air blowing port for blowing air to the room, the air that has sucked from residence chamber inlet to stay chamber blowing port to When, a humidifying unit for humidifying the air, a first damper for blowing switched to humidification unit either the air in the air that is sucked from the air or residence chamber inlet and the intake from the bath chamber inlet, the humidification unit a second damper for blowing switched to either one of the humidified air bath chamber blowing port or room air blowing port, a bathroom air conditioner having a, by switching between the first damper and a second damper, operates the first blower, the bath chamber inlet, humidification section, and bathroom air circulation duct for circulating the air in the order of the bath chamber blower opening, to operate the second blower unit, residence chamber inlet, humidification unit, It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathroom air conditioner characterized by switching between a living room circulating air passage that circulates air in the order of a living room air outlet.

With the above configuration, the humidifying portion of the bathroom air conditioner can be utilized to humidify the living room other than the bathroom, and a comfortable living environment can be provided by maintaining the humidity in the living room within an appropriate range.

Schematic sectional view showing an installation example of a bathroom air conditioner in this embodiment. Schematic diagram showing the internal configuration when the main body of the same embodiment is viewed from the side Schematic perspective view showing the conventional configuration

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments shown below are examples for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the present invention is not specified as the following. In addition, the members shown in the claims are by no means specified as the members described in the examples. Unless otherwise specified, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, etc. of the constituent members described in the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to that alone, but merely described. It's just an example. The size and positional relationship of the members shown in each drawing may be exaggerated to clarify the explanation. Further, in the following description, members of the same or the same quality are shown with the same name and reference numeral, and detailed description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, each element constituting the present invention may be configured such that a plurality of elements are composed of the same member and the plurality of elements are shared by one member, or the function of one member is shared by the plurality of members. Can also be realized. The contents described in some examples and embodiments can be used in other embodiments and embodiments.

Bathroom air conditioner according to the present invention, the blowing and bathroom air inlet for sucking the air in the bathroom, and bathroom air blowing port for blowing air into the bath room, the air that has sucked from the bath chamber inlet to the bath chamber the air blowing port a first blower, and the room air inlet for sucking the air in the room, and room air blowing port for blowing air to the room, and a second blower that blows air was sucked from residence chamber inlet to stay chamber blowing port humidifying the humidifying part for humidifying air and a first damper for blowing switching either one of the air in the humidification portion of the air air from air or residence chamber inlet and the intake from the bath chamber inlet, the humidification unit a air bath chamber full air conditioner having a second damper that one air blowing switch any air duct or room air blowing port, and by switching between the first damper and a second damper, the It operates the first blower unit, the bath chamber inlet, humidification section, and bathroom air circulation duct for circulating the air in the order of the bath chamber blower opening, to operate the second blower unit, residence chamber inlet, humidification section, room It is characterized by switching between a living room circulation air passage that circulates air in the order of air outlets.

As a result, the air in the living room sucked from the intake port of the living room is humidified by the humidifying part of the bathroom air conditioner, and the humidified air is blown to the living room by the second air conditioner to humidify the bathroom air conditioner. It is possible to humidify the living room other than the air conditioner by utilizing the part, and it is possible to provide a comfortable living room environment by maintaining the humidity within an appropriate range.

Further, bathroom air conditioner according to the present invention, during a first damper and humidification section, a heating section for heating the air, humidification section, a configuration in which humidification of the air heated by the pressurized hot section May be good.

With this configuration, more water can be contained by warming the air in the living room sucked from the air intake of the living room by the heating part before passing it through the humidifying part, so that the humidification efficiency becomes higher and shorter. The humidity in the living room can be increased in time. Further, by humidifying the living room with high temperature and high humidity air harmonized by the heating part and the humidifying part, it is possible to prevent the temperature drop in the living room and provide a more comfortable living room environment.

Further, bathroom air conditioner according to the present invention, the temperature detecting sensor and a humidity detection sensor for detecting the humidity in the room, temperature detection sensors and humidity detection sensor and the first blower unit for detecting the temperature in the room When a control unit for controlling the second blower, the control unit, based on the humidity detected by the temperature detection temperature and humidity detection sensor detected by the sensor, controls the operation of the second blower It may be configured.

With this configuration, the control unit detects changes in the temperature and humidity in the living room and blows the required amount of humidified air into the living room, resulting in a decrease in humidity due to insufficient humidification in the living room and comfort due to over-humidification. It is possible to prevent deterioration of sex.

Further, in the bathroom air conditioner according to the present invention, the control unit, when the humidity detected by the humidity detection sensor is below a predetermined threshold value, it may be configured to start the operation of the second blower.

With this configuration, when the humidity of the living room is detected as low humidity, the humidifying operation can be automatically started, so that a more comfortable living room environment can be provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for the purpose of understanding the present invention. The following embodiments are examples that embody the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals throughout the drawings, and the description thereof is omitted. Further, in order to avoid duplication, the details of each part not directly related to the present invention are omitted for each drawing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an installation example of a bathroom air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 1 of the bathroom air conditioner is installed behind the ceiling of the bathroom 2. A bathroom intake port 3 and a bathroom air outlet 4 that are open to the bathroom are provided on the lower surface of the installed main body 1.

On one side of the side surface of the main body 1, an exhaust port 24 for exhausting the air taken in from the bathroom 2 to the outside is provided in the main body 1. One end of the exhaust duct 19 is connected to the exhaust port 24, and the other end of the exhaust duct 19 is connected to an exhaust hood 9 provided outdoors. Further, on the other side surface of the main body 1, there is a living room intake port 13 for sucking air in the living room 10 other than the bathroom 2, and an air taken in from the living room intake port 13 for blowing air back to the living room 10. A living room air outlet 14 is provided. One end of the intake duct 17 is connected to the living room intake port 13, and the other end of the intake duct 17 is provided in the living room 10 and connected to the intake port 11 for sucking the air in the living room 10. Further, one end of the air duct 18 is connected to the air outlet 14 of the living room, and the other end of the air duct 18 is provided in the living room 10 and is connected to the air port 12 to blow air into the living room 10.

Next, the configuration of the main body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an internal configuration when the main body of the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the side. The main body 1 is provided with a first blower portion 5 and a second blower portion 15. The first air blower 5 is a sirocco fan, and circulates air in the order of the bathroom air intake port 3, the heating part 22 that heats the passing air, the humidifying part 23 that humidifies the passing air, and the bathroom air outlet 4. The bathroom circulation air passage 6 is formed. That is, the first air blowing unit 5 blows the air taken in from the bathroom 2 into the bathroom 2 in harmony with the heating unit 22 and / or the humidifying unit 23. The bathroom circulation air passage 6 includes a case where the heating unit 22 does not operate and simply allows air to pass through. In this case, the first air blowing unit 5 is operated, and the bathroom intake port 3, the humidifying unit 23, Air is circulated in the order of the bathroom air outlet 4.

The second air blower 15 is a sirocco fan, and the air intake port 13 in the living room, the heating unit 22 for heating the passing air, the humidifying part 23 for humidifying the passing air, and the air blowing port 14 in the living room are in this order. A living room circulation air passage 16 for circulation is formed. That is, the second air blowing unit 15 blows the air taken in from the living room 10 into the living room 10 in harmony with the heating unit 22 and / or the humidifying unit 23. The living room circulation air passage 16 includes a case where the heating unit 22 does not operate and simply allows air to pass through. In this case, the second air blowing unit 15 is operated, and the living room intake port 13, the humidifying unit 23, Air will be circulated in the order of the air outlet 14 in the living room.

The heating unit 22 may be any as long as it can heat the passing air. For example, a PTC heater having self-temperature controllability is desirable from the viewpoint of safety, but in addition to that, a nichrome heater using a heating wire is preferable. , Seeds heater and the like can be used.

Further, the humidifying unit 23 may be any as long as it can humidify the passing air. For example, a vaporization type humidifier that humidifies by passing the air through a filter containing water is desirable from the viewpoint of suppressing energy consumption. In addition, a steam humidifier that heats to generate steam to humidify, an ultrasonic humidifier that generates fine water droplets and mixes them with air, a water spray humidifier, and a water crushing humidifier. Etc. can be used. In the present embodiment, the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23 are provided in this order for the air passage, but the humidifying unit 23 and the heating unit 22 may be provided in this order for the air passage.

Further, an upstream damper 20 (first damper) that switches so as to pass through either the bathroom circulation air passage 6 or the living room circulation air passage 16 is provided upstream of the air passage of the heating unit 22. Further, downstream of the air passage of the humidifying portion 23, a downstream damper 21 (second damper) that switches so as to pass through either the bathroom circulation air passage 6 or the living room circulation air passage 16 is provided. The upstream damper 20 and the downstream damper 21 operate in cooperation (synchronous) with the first blower unit 5 and the second blower unit 15.

That is, when the first blower unit 5 operates, the upstream damper 20 and the downstream damper 21 are switched and controlled so that the bathroom circulation air passage 6 passes through the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23. In this case, the upstream damper 20 allows the air sucked from the bathroom intake port 3 to pass through the heating section 22 and the humidifying section 23, and prevents the air sucked from the living room intake port 13 from passing through the heating section 22 and the humidifying section 23. To do. Further, the downstream damper 21 blows the air that has passed through the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23 to the bathroom air outlet 4, and prevents the air from being blown to the living room air outlet 14.

Further, when the second blower unit 15 operates, the upstream damper 20 and the downstream damper 21 are switched and controlled so that the living room circulation air passage 16 passes through the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23. In this case, the upstream damper 20 allows the air sucked from the living room intake port 13 to pass through the heating section 22 and the humidifying section 23, and prevents the air sucked from the bathroom intake port 3 from passing through the heating section 22 and the humidifying section 23. To do. Further, the downstream damper 21 blows the air that has passed through the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23 to the living room air outlet 14, and prevents the air from being blown to the bathroom air outlet 4.

Further, on the living room circulation air passage 16, a temperature detection sensor 31 for detecting the temperature in the living room 10 provided in the vicinity of the living room intake port 13 and a humidity in the living room 10 provided in the vicinity of the living room intake port 13 are detected. A humidity detection sensor 32 may be provided. In this case, when the second blower unit 15 is operated, the temperature and humidity of the living room 10 are detected by the temperature detection sensor 31 and the humidity detection sensor 32, and the control unit 33 detects the temperature and humidity of the living room 10 based on the detected temperature and humidity information. Controls the operation of the second blower unit 15.

The main body 1 receives information from the temperature detection sensor 31 and the humidity detection sensor 32, and controls the operation and stop of the first blower unit 5, the second blower unit 15, the heating unit 22, and the humidification unit 23. A control means for controlling switching between the upstream damper 20 and the downstream damper 21 is provided. The control means are a remote controller 34 for inputting an operation mode provided on a wall surface such as a dressing room (not shown) outside the bathroom 2, and a first blower unit 5 and a second blower based on the operation mode input from the remote controller 34. It is composed of a unit 15, a heating unit 22, a humidifying unit 23, an upstream damper 20 and a control unit 33 that controls the downstream damper 21. Information indicating the operation mode input from the remote controller 34 is signal-transmitted to the control unit 33 connected by wire. The control unit 33 recognizes the operation mode based on the signal from the remote controller 34, and the first blower unit 5, the second blower unit 15, the heating unit 22, the humidifying unit 23, and the upstream, which are each component of the bathroom air conditioner. It controls the operation of the damper 20 and the downstream damper 21.

Next, the operation mode input from the remote controller 34 will be described. The operation mode includes at least a bathroom sauna operation mode for heating / humidifying the inside of the bathroom 2 and a living room humidification operation mode for heating / humidifying the living room 10.

When the operation in the bathroom sauna operation mode is input from the remote controller 34, the control unit 33 performs the bathroom sauna operation based on the input instruction from the remote controller 34. The control unit 33 operates the first air blowing unit 5 and switches the ventilation path between the upstream damper 20 and the downstream damper 21 to control the bathroom circulation air passage 6 to pass through the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23. As a result, in the bathroom sauna operation mode, the control unit 33 raises the temperature and humidity in the bathroom 2 to create a sauna environment (bathroom temperature of about 50 ° C., bathroom humidity of about 100%).

Further, when the operation in the living room humidification operation mode is input from the remote controller 34, the control unit 33 performs the living room humidification operation based on the input instruction from the remote controller 34. The control unit 33 operates the second air blowing unit 15 and switches the ventilation path between the upstream damper 20 and the downstream damper 21 to control the living room circulation air passage 16 to pass through the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23. In the case of the living room humidification operation mode, the control unit 33 so as to maintain the humidity in the living room 10 between 40% and 60% based on the information received from the temperature detection sensor 31 and the humidity detection sensor 32. 2 Controls the output of the blower unit 15 , the heating unit 22, and the humidifying unit 23. That is, when the humidity in the living room 10 becomes 40% or less, the control unit 33 increases the output of the second blower unit 15 , the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23, and raises the humidity in the living room 10. After the humidity in the living room 10 reaches the target humidity (for example, 40% or more), the control unit 33 lowers the outputs of the second blower unit 15 , the heating unit 22, and the humidifying unit 23 so that the humidity does not rise too much. Control. By operating the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23 at the same time, it is possible to prevent the temperature in the living room 10 from dropping, but the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23 are not necessarily operated at the same time as long as the comfort in the living room 10 is not impaired. No need to drive.

Next, the effect of the first embodiment will be described.

The air in the living room 10 sucked in from the intake port 11 provided in the living room 10 passes through the intake duct 17, is supplied from the living room intake port 13 to the humidifying portion 23, and is humidified. The humidified air is blown from the living room air outlet 14 by the second air blowing unit 15, passed through the air duct 18, and is blown back to the living room 10. As a result, the humidifying portion 23 of the bathroom air conditioner can be utilized to humidify the living room 10 other than the bathroom 2, the humidity in the living room 10 can be maintained within an appropriate range, and a comfortable environment can be provided. ..

Further, in the living room humidifying operation mode in which the living room 10 is humidified, the air in the living room 10 sucked from the intake port 11 is warmed by the heating unit 22 and then passed through the humidifying unit 23 to contain more water. , The efficiency of humidification can be increased, and the humidity in the living room 10 can be increased in a shorter time. Further, by humidifying the living room 10 with high temperature and high humidity air harmonized by the heating unit 22 and the humidifying unit 23, it is possible to prevent the temperature drop in the living room 10 and provide a more comfortable living room environment. ..

The control unit 33, while detecting the change in temperature and humidity in the room 10, by blowing a required amount of humidified air into the room 10, the humidity reduced or excessive by humidification shortage in the room 10 It is possible to prevent a decrease in comfort due to humidification.

Further, when the humidity detected by the humidity detection sensor 32 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (for example, 40%), the control unit 33 starts the operation of the second blower unit 15 , so that the humidity in the living room 10 is low. When it is detected, the humidification operation can be automatically started, and a more comfortable living room environment can be provided.

The bathroom air conditioner according to the present invention can humidify a living room at the same time as air conditioning the bathroom, and is useful as a ventilation humidifying device for a bathroom and a living room.

1 Main body 2 Bathroom 3 Bathroom air intake 4 Bathroom air outlet 5 1st air outlet 6 Bathroom circulation air passage 9 Exhaust hood 10 Living room 11 Intake port 12 Air outlet 13 Living room air intake 14 Living room air outlet 15 2nd air vent 16 Living room circulation air Road 17 Intake duct 18 Blower duct 19 Exhaust duct 20 Upstream damper 21 Downstream damper 22 Heating unit 23 Humidification unit 24 Exhaust port 31 Temperature detection sensor 32 Humidity detection sensor 33 Control unit 34 Remote control

Claims (4)

And bathroom air inlet to suck air in the bath room,
And bathroom air blowing port for feeding the air before Symbol in the bathroom,
A first blower for blowing air which is sucked from the previous SL full inlet to the bathroom blower opening,
And room air intake port for intake indoor air stay,
A room air blowing port for blowing air to the room,
A second blowing unit that blows air to air before Symbol room air inlet into the room air blowing port,
And a humidifier for humidifying the air,
A first damper for blowing switched to the humidifying part either of the air in the air that is sucked from the previous SL air from bathrooms inlet air or the room air inlet,
A second damper for blowing switching humidified air in one of the bathroom blower opening or the room air blowing port by the front Symbol humidifier,
It is a bathroom air conditioner equipped with
By the previous SL first damper switches between the second damper, before SL operates the first blower unit, the bath inlet, the humidifying portion, and bathroom air circulation duct for circulating the air in the order of the bathroom blower opening , before Symbol activates second blower, the room air inlet, the humidifying unit, bathroom air conditioner and switches the room air circulation duct for circulating the air, in the order of the room air blowing port. Between the front Symbol first damper the humidifying unit, a heating unit for heating air,
The humidifying unit, bathroom air conditioner according to claim 1, characterized in that the humidification of the air heated by the heating unit. A temperature detecting sensor for detecting the temperature in the room,
A humidity detection sensor for detecting the humidity in the room,
A control unit for controlling the the previous SL temperature detecting sensor and the humidity detection sensor and the first blower and the second blower,
With more
Wherein the control unit is configured based on the humidity detected with temperature detected by the temperature detection sensor by the humidity detection sensor, controlling the previous SL operation of the second blower to claim 1 or 2, characterized in Described bathroom air conditioner. Wherein, when the humidity detected by the humidity detection sensor is below a predetermined threshold, bathroom air conditioner according to claim 3, characterized in that to start the operation of the second blower.