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    • 专利摘要:
    Wall panel with drying device for drying textiles, e.g. towels. The wall panel includes a panel housing for hanging on or recessed into a wall as well as a faceplate. The panel housing preferably has a connector for connecting the wall panel to a ventilation system in the building. The front panel covers the opening in the front of the panel housing and comprises one or more suspension elements for hanging textiles on the front of the wall panel, and the front panel further comprises a number of openings for passage of air between the surrounding space and the interior of the panel housing. The invention further relates to a method for drying textiles which are suspended on the front of the wall panel. Effective drying of the fabrics is achieved, e.g. between each use of towels.
    公开号:DK201870658A1
    申请号:DKP201870658
    申请日:2018-10-04
    公开日:2020-05-28
    发明作者:Friis Henriksen Jan
    申请人:Dvs A/S；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    [Wall panel with dryer and method for drying textiles]
    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
    The present invention relates to a wall panel with drying device for drying fabrics.
    The invention further relates to a method of drying textiles using the wall panel.
    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    In connection with wet rooms, e.g. toilets, bathrooms, it is common to use towels, e.g. by bath or wash basin. It is also common for kitchenware and / or utility room to use kitchen towels and various cloths, e.g. by cleaning, washing and / or preparing / preparing food.
    After use, these fabrics (towels, tea towels and / or cloths - hereinafter referred to collectively as towels) are often damp or wet. It is normal to hang the towel so that they can dry before using next time. This usually happens in the room where they are used, typically in the wet room itself.
    Often hooks or rods mounted on a wall, door or the like are used for hanging the fabrics. This will dry the towel by applying moisture to the room. Since wet rooms often already have a high level of moisture in the room air, this passive drying will take a long time. It may happen that the towel has not become sufficiently dry before reuse.
    There are various appliances that dry towels and similar fabrics during active heating, where the towels are hung on an element, typically tubular structures, with built-in heaters or connected to the central heating system in a towel dryer circulation building.
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    Some devices use forced air circulation around the towels. This greatly accelerates the drying process, but these appliances are typically mounted on the wall and are not built-in devices.
    Examples of the latter devices are e.g. shown in CN205458355U,
    CN203341638U, or CN107510408 A.
    Common to these devices is that everyone lets the drying air remain in the wet room. This results in increased humidity in the room itself, resulting in increased drying times. In addition, the high humidity results in a significantly deteriorated indoor climate, not only in the wet room itself, but also in adjacent rooms in the building.
    The increased level of humidity also increases the risk of moisture damage occurring in the wet rooms, and / or increased risk of formation of rot / mold on / in the walls of the wet room, ceilings, etc. These disadvantages also contribute to a significantly deteriorating indoor climate, not only in the wet room itself, but also in adjacent rooms in the building.
    SE200002319A discloses a clothes dryer connected to the home's ventilation system which sucks drying air away through a tubular element over which the clothing is hung, the device resembling a traditional towel dryer as described above.
    The known devices are typically relatively large and / or may have a shape which means that in practice they do not fit into many wet rooms simply because of their size and / or shape. Furthermore, the known devices are often designed for function rather than aesthetics, which makes them unattractive to use in rooms where design and interior design are in focus.
    The object of the invention
    It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for the rapid and efficient drying of towels and the like, capable of drying the towels completely or at least in part between the individual times when the towel is used.
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    It is also an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for drying towels and the like which is a zero-energy solution and does not use extra energy, e.g. in the form of electricity, or at least where energy consumption is minimized.
    It is also an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for drying towels and the like that is aesthetically attractive in its design and at the same time saving space.
    It is also an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for drying towels and the like which improves the indoor climate of the room where the apparatus is used.
    It is also an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for drying towels and the like that reduces the risk of moisture damage, including the risk of rot and / or mold in wet rooms.
    It is also an object of the invention to provide a method for efficient and rapid drying of towels and the like which is suitable for drying the towels after use and preferably before the next use.
    Description of the Invention
    The invention provides a wall panel with dryer for drying fabrics. This wall panel is characterized in that the wall panel comprises a panel housing for hanging on or recessed into a wall and a front panel, and wherein the panel housing comprises an opening in the front as well as a connecting plug for connecting the wall panel to a ventilation system and the front panel covering the opening in the front of the panel housing. , and comprises one or more suspension elements for hanging fabrics on the front of the wall panel, and the front plate further comprising a number of openings for passage of air between the surrounding space and the interior of the panel housing.
    This provides quick and efficient drying of damp or wet towels. The towels can often dry between each use. This will prevent users from having to use damp or wet towels, for example after washing or after taking a bath. Furthermore, this is a so-called zero-energy solution that is not used
    DK 2018 70658 A1 that extra energy, e.g. in the form of electricity, or at least where energy consumption is minimized. In some cases, e.g. where the ventilation system comprises a heat recovery plant or heat pump, the evaporated water from the towels can contribute to further utilization of energy from the ventilation air, the latent heat in the air being further utilized as this water vapor condenses in the recovery plant / heat pump.
    One or more suspension elements, e.g. rods, hooks and / or similar conventional hanging elements for hanging fabrics are mounted on the front panel of the wall panel.
    The openings in the faceplate may be narrow elongated vertical and / or horizontal openings, or the openings may form a pattern. The number and position of the openings are adjusted according to the length of the wall panel and according to the number of towels that can be hung on the front of the wall panel, the openings being preferably arranged so that they are placed behind the towels when they are hung on the hanging elements.
    It is preferred that relatively narrow apertures be used as these prevent one from looking into the interior of the wall panel.
    The wall panel can act as a suction valve in the room where it is mounted. When the wall panel is connected to the exhaust in the building's ventilation system, forced air will automatically circulate from the wet room, through the front of the wall panel and out of the room via the ventilation system's exhaust.
    When towels are hung on the faceplate, they will cover all or part of the faceplate openings. Thereby, the air is forced to pass through the suspended towels before the air is brought out of the room. If the towels are damp or wet, the air will absorb water as the air passes through the wet or damp towels. This results in active drying of the suspended towels, which is considerably faster than if they were simply suspended for '' passive '' drying, e.g. on a regular towel hook placed on a wall or door in the wet room. In addition, the drying air with the increased moisture content is fed out of the room via the building's ventilation system. This reduces the humidity in
    DK 2018 70658 A1 wet room. This improves the indoor climate and the other aforementioned genes by increasing humidity are also substantially reduced or eliminated altogether.
    This also allows the wall panel to replace traditional fans, often placed in wet rooms.
    In some buildings' ventilation systems, there are both intake and exhaust in the same wet room. Alternatively, in this type of room, the wall panel can be connected to the ventilation system inlet. The wall panel can thus act as an inlet valve in the room where it is mounted. When the wall panel is connected to the supply air in the building's ventilation system, forced air circulation will also automatically occur. The supply air is discharged into the wet room through the front of the wall panel. Thereby, any heat supplied to the exhaust air can be utilized in the drying of the suspended towels, since the heated exhaust air absorbs substantially more water vapor from the damp / wet towels as the (heated) exhaust air is blown out through the suspended towels. In this variant, the humid drying air is discharged from the room via the exhaust system of the ventilation system, which will typically be located in a different part of the wet room than the supply air.
    Advantageously, the ventilation system's supply air can be heated further by one or more heaters mounted in the wall panel itself or in the ventilation system duct which enters supply air into the wet room and the air is then discharged into the room via the front panel openings or part of these openings. This will supply additional heated supply air around and / or through the suspended towels. This causes further acceleration of the drying process as the additional heated drying air increases the evaporation of moisture in the towels and, moreover, is able to absorb more water vapor. See also descriptions below for the use of heaters. The additional heated blow-in air also causes the towels to be heated, and thus the users of the towels can use heated towels, which many users perceive as very comfortable, especially in connection with baths.
    The connector for connecting the wall panel to the ventilation system in the building may in a variant comprise a damper for blocking the passage of air between the wall panel
    DK 2018 70658 A1 and the building's ventilation system. Alternatively, the damper may be located in the ventilation duct, which is connected to the wall socket connecting rod. This allows the air flow to be interrupted through the wall panel and on / off the ventilation system. The damper can be controlled automatically via the ventilation system's control system and / or alternatively from the wall panel's own control system, see below.
    The panel housing preferably comprises one or more heaters for heating dry air.
    This results in faster drying of the suspended towels.
    At least part of the drying air can thereby be heated by the heaters, and can then be recycled into the room via the front plate openings or part of these openings.
    It is preferred that the panel housing comprises one or more blowers for circulating drying air out through the perforations of the faceplate.
    This provides that drying air, or at least a portion of the drying air, can be circulated, inside the panel housing, and discharged through the front plate openings or part of these openings. For example, drying air can be circulated past the above heaters before the drying air is discharged through the openings of the faceplate or part thereof.
    It is, for example, advantageous. that heated drying air is discharged via openings in the lower half of the faceplate as this will distribute the heated drying air effectively around the suspended towels. The heated drying air will thereby be discharged around or through the suspended towels and rise upwards around the suspended towels, thereby further increasing the drying speed. In addition, users of the towels can use heated towels, which many users find very comfortable, especially in the case of baths.
    The wall panel preferably comprises one or more meters for recording the temperature and / or moisture content of the air.
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    This allows connection to the control system for the building's ventilation system, and / or that the ventilation in the room can be controlled based on the room's temperature and / or humidity.
    This also allows the wall panel to replace traditional fans, often placed in wet rooms. These are often controlled by signals from temperature and / or moisture meters.
    The moisture and / or temperature meters are preferably located in the panel housing itself, in the connector and / or on the faceplate, e.g. in the control panel described below.
    This makes it possible to control fans and / or heaters based on the measurement of air temperature and / or humidity. This means that drying of the hung towels is faster and thus extremely efficient.
    Alternatively, the moisture and / or temperature meters can be connected to the central control of the ventilation system in the building, e.g. via wired connection or wireless transmission of measurement data to the central control.
    The faceplate preferably comprises a control panel.
    The control panel preferably includes a display for displaying one or more information, including, for example, room temperature and / or humidity. In addition, the control panel preferably includes one or more button functions, allowing the user to view and set or adjust the set point of the drying air temperature and / or air circulation from the fans in the panel housing.
    The control panel may also be designed to be used to select the position of a possible damper for blocking connection to the ventilation system.
    The control panel can e.g. be designed as a touch screen.
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    In a variant of the wall panel, this includes an insert for mounting in the interior of the panel housing, the insert comprising one or more fans and / or one or more heaters.
    This means that the wall panel with the drying device has several applications which ensure flexibility, while at the same time fewer variants have to be stored.
    The panel housing and the faceplate can thus be used alone (without insert) in buildings where the ventilation system has central control.
    In other applications, the insert can ensure forced recirculation and possible heating of a portion of the drying air, as described above, while the wall panel is also connected to the ventilation system, including preferably to the extraction, as described above, for draining humid drying air / room air.
    Furthermore, it is possible to use the wall panel in buildings that do not have a central ventilation system, since the insert with one or more fans and any heaters can ensure circulation and possible heating of dry air in wet rooms without central ventilation. In these applications, a plug or the like is used for closing the connector, or the connector can be removable and replaced with a plate-shaped closure which is mounted on the panel housing as a replacement for the connector.
    The object of the invention is further achieved with a method for drying textiles by using a drying panel wall panel as described above. The wall panel is suspended on or built into a wall in a surrounding room, and the method comprises drying fabrics which are suspended on or at the front of the wall panel, where a flow of drying air is established through the openings of the front panel and the drying air is recycled back to the surrounding room and / or is led out of the room via a connection to a ventilation system in the building where the room is located.
    It is preferred that at least a portion of the drying air is heated by one or more heaters mounted in the panel housing.
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    This results in faster and more efficient drying of the suspended fabrics / towels, as already described above.
    Preferably, one or more fans mounted in the panel housing carry the heated drying air through the front plate openings by the method as also described for the wall panel above.
    The number of fans and / or heaters is adjusted to the size of the wall panel. Typically, there will be in the range of 1-5 heaters and / or fans.
    drawing Description
    The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
    Fig. 1 shows a front panel of a wall panel according to the invention, which is built into a wall.
    Fig. 2 shows a detail of the faceplate of the built-in wall panel, with suspended kitchen towels and towels.
    FIG. 3a is a front elevational view of the panel housing
    FIG. 3b shows a cross section through the panel housing at the line B in FIG. 3a
    FIG. 4 shows the detail of the connector, as indicated by C in FIG. 3b, passage through ceiling for connection to ventilation system
    FIG. 5 shows the lower part of the panel housing, after wall mounting and with front panel mounted
    Detailed description of the invention
    FIG. 1 and 2 show a wall panel 1 with dryer for drying fabrics 2, such as towels.
    The wall panel 1 comprises a panel housing 3 for hanging on or recessed into a wall 4 as well as a faceplate 5. One or more suspension elements 6, e.g. bars, hooks or similar conventional hanging elements for textile hanging are placed on the front panel of the wall panel 5. In the figures, a variant with hooks 6 is shown, but rod-shaped hangings or combinations of hooks and rods can be used for hanging the towels.
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    The panel housing is shown from the front in FIG. 3a, and FIG. 3b shows the panel housing in cross section along B-B in FIG. 3a. In FIG. 3a, a cross section along A-A is shown.
    The panel housing 3 comprises an opening 7 in the front.
    The panel housing 3 has a connector 8 for connecting the wall panel to a ventilation system. The connecting plug 8 is preferably arranged along or near the upper end of the panel housing 3. The connecting plug 8 is led up through the ceiling 9 in the room and connected to the ventilation system of the building (not shown), see in particular fig. 3b and 4, with figs. 4 shows the section of FIG. 3b, which is marked with C.
    The faceplate 5 covers the opening 7 in the front of the panel housing. The front of the panel housing preferably has a mounting edge 14 on which the front plate 5 is secured with conventional fasteners, e.g. with screws that allow the faceplate to be mounted and the faceplate can be removed if necessary.
    FIG. 5 shows the lower end portion of the wall panel when mounted in an opening in a wall 4. The front plate 5 is preferably dimensioned so that it extends beyond the joint / transition between the panel housing 3 and the wall 4.
    The front plate also has a number of openings 10 for passage of air between the surrounding space and the interior of the panel housing 3. In the variant shown in FIG. 1-2, a greater number of narrow openings 10 are used which are arranged in groups and placed so that the openings are preferably behind the towels 2 when they are suspended on the hanging elements, which in the variant shown are hooks 6.
    The wall panel 1 can act as a suction valve in the room where it is mounted when the wall panel is connected to the suction in the building's ventilation system as described above, or alternatively as an intake valve as also described above.
    When towels 2 are hung on the faceplate 5, they will completely or partially cover the openings of the faceplate 9, thereby forcing the air to pass through the suspended towels 2 before the air is led out of the room. Then the drying air with the increased moisture content is fed out of the room via the connection 8 to the building's ventilation system.
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    The connector 8 for connecting the wall panel to the ventilation system in the building may in a variant comprise a damper (not shown) for blocking the passage of air between the wall panel and the building's ventilation system. Alternatively, the damper may be located in the ventilation duct, which is connected to the wall socket connecting rod.
    The panel housing preferably comprises one or more heaters 11 for heating dry air.
    At least part of the drying air can thereby be heated by the heaters 11, and can then be recirculated into the space via the front plate openings 10 or part of these openings by one or more blowers 12, which are preferably arranged in the panel housing 3, preferably in connection to the heater (s) 11.
    The wall panel 1 preferably comprises one or more meters 13 for recording the temperature and / or moisture content of the air. This allows connection to the control system for the building's ventilation system, and / or that the ventilation in the room can be controlled from a control unit in the wall panel. The moisture and / or temperature gauges 13 are preferably located in the panel housing itself, in the connector and / or on the faceplate, e.g. in the control panel described above and in the sections below.
    The front plate preferably comprises a control panel (not shown). The control panel preferably includes a display for displaying one or more information, including, for example, room temperature and / or humidity. The control panel also preferably comprises one or more button functions, so that the user has the opportunity to view and adjust or adjust the set point of the drying air temperature and / or the air circulation from fans in the panel housing. The control panel may also be designed to be used to select the position of a possible damper for blocking connection to the ventilation system.
    In a variant of the wall panel 1, this comprises a loose insert (not shown in Figs) for mounting in the interior of the panel housing, the insert comprising one or more fans and / or one or more heaters. Thus, the wall panel 1 with the drying device has several uses, as already described above.
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    This gives the possibility of using wall panel 1 in buildings which do not have a central ventilation system, since the insert with one or more fans and any heaters can ensure circulation and possible heating of dry air in wet rooms without central ventilation. In these applications, a plug (not shown in Fig.) Or the like is used to close the connector 8 or the connector can be removable and replaced by a plate-shaped closure mounted on the panel housing to replace the connector 8.
    In a method of drying fabrics, a wall panel 1 with drying device as described above can advantageously be used. The wall panel is suspended on or built into a wall 4 in a surrounding room, and the method comprises drying fabrics which are suspended on or at the front of the wall panel and where a flow of drying air is established through the openings of the front panel and the drying air is recycled back to the surrounding room and / or is led out of the room via a connection to a ventilation system in the building where the room is located.
    Number References:
    1st wall panel with dryer
    2. textiles
    3rd panel housing
    4th wall
    5. faceplate
    6. suspension elements
    7. front opening in panel housing
    8. connector for connection to ventilation system
    9th loft
    10. openings / perforations in faceplate
    11. heater
    12. blower
    13. temperature and / or moisture meter
    14. Mounting edge on front of panel housing
    权利要求:
    Claims (5)
    [1]
    A wall panel with a drying device for drying fabrics, characterized in that the wall panel comprises a panel housing for hanging on or recessed into a wall and a front plate, and wherein the panel housing comprises an opening in the front and a connecting slot for connecting the wall panel to a ventilation system, and wherein the faceplate covers the opening in the front of the panel housing, and comprises one or more suspension elements for hanging textiles on the front of the wall panel, and the front panel further comprises a number of openings for passage of air between the surrounding space and the interior of the panel housing.
    [2]
    Dryer wall panel according to claim 1, characterized in that the panel housing comprises one or more heaters for heating drying air.
    [3]
    Drying wall panel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the panel housing comprises one or more blowers for circulating drying air out through the perforations of the faceplate.
    [4]
    Drying wall panel according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wall panel comprises one or more meters for recording the temperature and / or moisture content of the air.
    Drying wall panel according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the front panel comprises a control panel.
    Drying wall panel according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an insert for mounting in the interior of the panel housing, the insert comprising one or more fans and / or one or more heaters.
    A method of drying fabrics using a wall panel according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein wall panels are hung on or built into a wall in a surrounding space, and wherein fabrics are hung on or at the front of the wall panel, and wherein a flow of drying air is established through the openings of the front panel and the drying air is recirculated back into the surrounding space and / or discharged from the room via a connection to a ventilation system in the building where the room is located.
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    Process according to claim 7, characterized in that at least part of the drying air is heated with one or more heaters mounted in the panel housing.
    [5]
    Method according to claim 8, characterized in that one or more blowers pass the heated drying air to the drying air through the openings of the faceplate.
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    同族专利:
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    引用文献:
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    法律状态:
    2020-05-28| PAT| Application published|Effective date: 20200405 |
    2020-06-23| PME| Patent granted|Effective date: 20200623 |
    优先权:
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