Bathroom management system
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJongseok Kim, Seongho Kim, Daeyun Park
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a bathroom management system for heating, sterilizing or deodorizing the inside of a bathroom according to the state of the inside or outside of bathroom. The bathroom managing system includes: a ventilation unit disposed in a bathroom to exhaust air inside the bathroom to the outside; a bathroom managing apparatus disposed inside the bathroom and heat, sterilize to deodorize the inside of bathroom; and a switch disposed outside the bathroom to control the ventilation unit and communicate with the bathroom managing apparatus.
Claims18
A bathroom managing system, comprising:
- a ventilator disposed in a bathroom to exhaust air inside the bathroom to an outside location;
- a management assembly disposed inside the bathroom to heat, sterilize and deodorize the air inside of the bathroom, the management assembly including a heater;
- and
- a switch disposed outside the bathroom that controls the ventilator and communicates with the management assembly,
- wherein the switch measures an external temperature value of the bathroom which is a temperature outside the bathroom,
- wherein the management assembly measures an internal temperature value of the bathroom which is a temperature inside the bathroom, and
- wherein the management assembly heats the air inside of the bathroom when the external temperature value of the bathroom is less than a set temperature value and the internal temperature value of the bathroom is less than the external temperature value of the bathroom.
A bathroom managing system comprising:
- a ventilator provided in a bathroom to exhaust air inside the bathroom outside of the bathroom;
- a management assembly positioned inside the bathroom to heat, sterilize and deodorize the air inside of the bathroom;
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- a switch positioned outside the bathroom to control the ventilator and communicate with the management assembly,
- wherein the management assembly includes:
- at least one case that forms an outer appearance of the management assembly, wherein the at least one case has an air inlet formed in an upper portion of the at least one case for air intake, and an air outlet formed in a lower portion of the at least one case to discharge air,
- a blowing fan disposed inside the at least one case to circulate air,
- a blowing fan motor to rotate the blowing fan,
- a heater to heat air drawn into the air inlet,
- a rack which is disposed in a lower surface of the at least one case and on which a towel can be hanged,
- a suction vane rotatably coupled to the upper portion of the at least one case to open and close the air inlet;
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- a discharge vane rotatably coupled to the lower portion of the at least one case to open and close the air outlet.
A bathroom managing apparatus, comprising:
- a rear cover;
- a front cover coupled to the rear cover;
- a heater, a blowing fan, and an ionizer provided inside the front and rear covers;
- a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a gas sensor,
- a controller that controls the heater, the blowing fan, and the ionizer to heat and deodorize air inside a bathroom;
- and
- a communication unit in communication with an external control panel to control a ventilation fan provided in the bathroom to operate based on an operating state of the heater, the blowing fan, and the ionizer;
- wherein the controller operates the heater to heat the bathroom when a temperature outside the bathroom is less than a preset temperature, and a temperature inside the bathroom is less than the temperature outside the bathroom, and
- wherein the controller operates the blowing fan and the ionizer to deodorize the bathroom when an internal humidity inside the bathroom and an external humidity outside the bathroom are different from each other by a prescribed amount and when the ventilation fan is not operating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.