Hand dryer

Abstract

A hand dryer includes: a housing that internally includes a draft passage connected to a high pressure air source; and a nozzle that is provided at a side of the housing and ejects air flowing through the draft passage in a fan shape.

1 . A hand dryer comprising:
 a housing internally including a draft passage connected to a high pressure air source; and   a nozzle adapted to eject air flowing through the draft passage in a fan shape, the nozzle being provided at a side of the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The hand dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein
 an ejection direction of the air from the nozzle is within a range downward from a horizontal direction.   
     
     
         3 . The hand dryer according to  claim 2 , wherein
 when an angle is 0° in the horizontal direction and increases downward from the horizontal direction, the ejection direction is within a range between 0° and 60°.   
     
     
         4 . The hand dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the nozzle includes an air outlet serving as an opening that provides communication between the draft passage and an exterior of the housing, and   the nozzle includes a head defining an outer opening edge of the air outlet, the head having a shape that bulges in an outward direction from an inner side of the housing.   
     
     
         5 . The hand dryer according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the air outlet has a shorter length from an uppermost end to a lowermost end than a width of a hand of a user.   
     
     
         6 . The hand dryer according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the air outlet has a greater opening width at an upper part than an opening width at a lower part.   
     
     
         7 . The hand dryer according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the air outlet is disposed to come to a front position as the air outlet runs downward.   
     
     
         8 . The hand dryer according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the outer opening edge of the air outlet is flush with an external surface of the housing.   
     
     
         9 . The hand dryer according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the head is provided at an outwardly protrusive position compared with an external surface of the housing.   
     
     
         10 . The hand dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the nozzle is provided at a leading end of the housing.   
     
     
         11 . The hand dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the nozzle includes a right-hand nozzle and a left-hand nozzle, and   the housing includes, between the right-hand nozzle and the left-hand nozzle, a brace to not allow the air to be ejected.   
     
     
         12 . The hand dryer according to  claim 11 , wherein the brace is provided in a vertically lower part of the housing between the right-hand nozzle and the left-hand nozzle. 
     
     
         13 . The hand dryer according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a hand detector adapted to detect whether or not a hand is present, the hand detector being provided forwardly of the nozzle at the housing.   
     
     
         14 . The hand dryer according to  claim 1 , further comprising a washstand including a washbowl, wherein
 the housing extends above the washbowl from an outer side of the washbowl, and   the nozzle is disposed above the washbowl.   
     
     
         15 . The hand dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the housing extends in a tubular shape, and   the air is ejected from the nozzle in a fan shape when viewed from an extending direction of the housing.   
     
     
         16 . The hand dryer according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the nozzle is disposed slenderly like a line on a side surface of the housing, and   the extending direction of the housing intersects a longitudinal direction of the nozzle.