(19)
(11) EP 1 250 879 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/43

(21) Application number: 02380074.1

(22) Date of filing: 04.04.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A47K 10/48
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.04.2001 ES 200101028

(71) Applicant: Mediclinics, S.A.
08041 Barcelona (ES)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sau Clerch, Luis
    08041 Barcelona (ES)
  • Sole Amat, Jordi
    08041 Barcelona (ES)

(74) Representative: Pastells Teixido, Manuel 
c/o PASTELLS & ARAGONES, S.L., Pau Claris, 138 5o 1a
08009 Barcelona
08009 Barcelona (ES)

   


(54) A hand dryer


(57) A hand dryer comprising a body (1) having installed in its inside a motor-blower-resistance assembly (5) suctioning air from an inlet (6) being provided in said body and expelling said air once heated through an outlet (7) also being provided in said body. This dryer is characterized in that it incorporates inside the body (1) a printed circuit board (13) comprising means (14, 15, 16, 17) by means of which the operation of the motor-blower-resistance assembly (5) is controlled, said dryer being thus put in a position to put up a performance of which the known dryers of the same type are incapable. Thus through the action of some (14, 15, 17) of said means the outflowing air temperature is automatically regulated, and by means of all (14, 15, 16, 17) of them the time is limited during which the dryer can be kept in continuous operation each time when used and the activation of its drive and heating unit is inhibited in case of a detection of the presence of undesirable, stationary elements in front of the outlet (7), one of said means (14, 15, 16, 17) totally disconnecting the dryer if its motor (12) is out of order.







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