Hand dryer having managed air flow
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1. A hand dryer for use in a lavatory of an enclosed vehicle, comprising:
- a dryer cavity including an input port, an exhaust port, and an opening for insertion of a hand having moisture thereon;
an air channel, pneumatically coupling the exhaust port of the dryer cavity to the input port of the dryer cavity, the air channel isolated from an interior volume of the lavatory; and
a blower, communicatively coupled to the air channel, for moving air through the air channel and the dryer cavity.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for drying objects in low-volume enclosed spaces is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a hand dryer that comprises a dryer cavity including an input port, an exhaust port, and an opening for insertion of a hand having moisture thereon, an air channel, pneumatically coupling the exhaust port of the dryer cavity to the input port of the dryer cavity, the air channel substantially isolated from an interior volume of the lavatory, and a blower, communicatively coupled to the air channel, for moving air through the air channel and the dryer cavity.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand dryer for use in a lavatory of an enclosed vehicle, comprising:
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a dryer cavity including an input port, an exhaust port, and an opening for insertion of a hand having moisture thereon; an air channel, pneumatically coupling the exhaust port of the dryer cavity to the input port of the dryer cavity, the air channel isolated from an interior volume of the lavatory; and a blower, communicatively coupled to the air channel, for moving air through the air channel and the dryer cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of drying a hand in a lavatory, comprising:
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receiving the hand having moisture thereon in an opening of a dryer cavity having an input port and an exhaust port; blowing air through the dryer cavity via the input port, the blown air removing at least some of the moisture from the hand accepted into the opening of the cavity; exhausting the blown air from the dryer cavity external to the lavatory through the exhaust port; and providing the blown air from the exhaust port to the input port of the dryer cavity via an air channel isolated from an interior volume of the lavatory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for drying a hand in a lavatory, comprising:
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means for accepting the hand having moisture thereon in an opening of a dryer cavity having an input port and an exhaust port; means for blowing air through the dryer cavity via the input port, the blown air removing moisture from the hand accepted into the opening of the cavity; means for exhausting the blown air from the dryer cavity external to the lavatory through the exhaust port; and means for providing the blown air from the exhaust port to the input port of the dryer cavity via an air channel isolated from an interior volume of the lavatory.
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