Hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions

• US 20060171660A1
• Filed: 02/02/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hokwang Industries Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hokwang Industries Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsu, Chi-Chin
• Application Number:
  US11/047,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20060171660A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/358
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 10/48 Drying by means of hot air hair-drying devices A45D20/00; curative hot-air baths A61H33/06; electric heating elements H05B
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2223 being a public access point, e.g. for downloading to or uploading from clients arrangements specially adapted to plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts

Abstract

A hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions aims to provide the basic hand drying function and to include a video and audio displaying device so that when users use the hand dryer or pass by the hand dryer, the video and audio displaying device broadcasts dynamic video and audio data, thereby to meet the modern multimedia requirements and enhance the added value of the hand dryer.

Claims

1. A hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions, comprising:

a case which has an air outlet;

a blower located in the case corresponding to the air outlet;

a control circuit board which is located in the case and electrically connected to the blower;

a first sensor which is exposed outside the case through the air outlet and electrically connected to the control circuit board to provide a first signal to the control circuit board to actuate the blower;

a video and audio displaying device located in the case having a display area exposed outside the case; and

a second sensor which is exposed outside the case and electrically connected to the video and audio displaying device to provide a second signal to the video and audio displaying device to broadcast dynamic video and audio data.

2. The hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions of claim 1, wherein the video and audio displaying device further has an AV In/Out connection port to connect to an external monitor.

3. The hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions of claim 1, wherein the video and audio displaying device further has a memory card slot to receive a memory card.

4. The hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions of claim 3, wherein the case further has a hatch lid openable from the case to expose the memory card slot to facilitate replacing of the memory card.

5. The hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions of claim 4, wherein the case further has a limit switch depressed by the hatch lid when closed over the case to set a power supply to continuously supply electric power, and to automatically cut off the power supply when the hatch lid is lifted from the case and separated to enhance safety of replacing of the memory card.

6. The hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions of claim 1, wherein the case has a window to expose the display area of the video and audio displaying device.

7. The hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions of claim 6, wherein the second sensor is located on the video and audio displaying device and exposed outside the case through the window.

8. The hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions of claim 1 further including an electric heater which is located in the case and electrically connected to the control circuit board to allow the blower to generate heated airflow.

9. The hand dryer equipped with video and audio playing functions of claim 1, wherein the video and audio displaying device broadcasts the dynamic video and audio data according to a set time.