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US 2019/0099050 A1Published application
Sanitary forced-air hand dryer
AssigneeAerobiotix, Inc.
InventorDavid Louis Kirschman
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Abstract
A forced-air hand dryer having means and apparatus for decontaminating air passing through the forced-air hand dryer. In general, the embodiments described comprise at least one or a plurality of airflow generators, at least one conduit for passing air through the conduits and to at least one decontamination system where the air undergoes filtration and decontamination. The air generated may be located upstream or downstream of a hand-receiving area where a user places his or her hands for drying.
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A hand dryer comprising:
- at least one airflow generator for generating an airflow for said hand dryer;
- at least one decontamination system;
- at least one conduit for defining at least one passageway for fluidly coupling said at least one airflow generator to at least one anti-bacterial treatment system so that air can flow therebetween;
- at least one hand-receiving opening that is in fluid communication with said at least one passageway and dimensioned to receive at least one hand of a person;
- said at least one airflow generator generating said airflow that causes a drying airflow across said at least one hand of said person to facilitate drying said at least one hand after it has been positioned in said at least one hand-receiving opening;
- said at least one anti-bacterial treatment system being situated downstream of said at least one hand-receiving opening so that at least a portion of said drying airflow or said airflow is channeled by said at least one conduit to said at least one decontamination system so that at least a portion of said drying airflow or said airflow is filtered or treated to facilitate reducing contamination.
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A hand dryer comprising:
- at least one airflow generator for generating an airflow for drying a user's hands;
- a hand-drying area operatively associated with said at least one airflow generator for defining a place for said user to place their hands;
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- a decontamination system downstream of said hand-drying area for receiving waste airflow after it passes the user's hands;
- said at least one airflow generator generating a positive airflow over the user's hands to facilitate drying them and said decontamination system receiving said waste airflow and decontaminating said waste airflow after it has passed over the user's hands.
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A hand dryer comprising:
- at least one airflow generator for generating an airflow;
- a hand-receiving area defining at least one hand-receiving opening for a user to place their hands;
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- at least one decontamination system downstream of said hand-receiving area;
- said at least one airflow generator generating a negative pressure at said hand-receiving area to cause a drying airflow across said hands of said user to facilitate drying said hands after they have been positioned in said at least one hand-receiving opening.
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A forced-air hand dryer comprising:
- a means for creating a positive air flow;
- a Venturi chamber for generating negative air pressure from said positive air flow, said negative air pressure creating a negative air flow from the atmosphere into said chamber;
- and
- an air inlet to direct said negative air flow over hands;
- said negative air flow combining with dryer waste air into an air collection means;
- said air collection means comprising a decontamination means purposed to decontaminate said waste air.
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A forced-air hand dryer comprising:
- a means for creating a positive air flow;
- an air output transmitting said positive air flow upon hands;
- an air input means purposed to receive waste air from said hands;
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- an air decontamination means purposed to decontaminate said waste air.
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A forced-air hand dryer comprising:
- a means for creating a negative air pressure;
- an air input means to utilize said negative air pressure to create an air flow over hands, said air input further comprising a means to collect waste air from hands;
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- an air decontamination means purposed to decontaminate said waste air.
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