Hand drying apparatus

A hand drying apparatus comprising:

• a main box body that includes a hand insertion portion for allowing insertion/pulling out of hands and a water pan for collecting water drops blown away from hands;
• a high-pressure airstream generating device housed in the main box body for generating a high-pressure airstream;
• a nozzle through which a high-pressure airstream generated by the high-pressure airstream generating device is ejected inside the hand insertion portion;
• a heater box provided in the main box body, the heater box including a heater disposed therein;
• and
• an air filter disposed at an air inlet of the main box body, wherein
• the air filter is housed in a filter housing in the main box body, the filter housing having an openable-closable housing cap, the housing cap being linked to the heater box by hinges, and
• a lock mechanism is disposed for restricting opening and closing of the housing cap, the lock mechanism engaged with the heater box in a locked condition.

A hand drying apparatus comprising:

• a main box body that includes a hand insertion portion for allowing insertion/pulling out of hands and a water pan for collecting water drops blown away from hands;
• a high-pressure airstream generating device housed in the main box body for generating a high-pressure airstream;
• a nozzle through which a high-pressure airstream generated by the high-pressure airstream generating device is ejected inside the hand insertion portion;
• and
• an operating unit for switching an apparatus operating state including a power on/off switch, a heater switch and an air volume regulator, wherein
• the operating unit is covered with an openable-closable operating unit cap, and
• a lock mechanism is disposed for restricting opening and closing of the operating unit cap.