Lavatory with dual plenum hand dryer
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1. A lavatory system comprising:
- a faucet extending from the lavatory system configured to dispense a water;
a soap dispenser attached to the lavatory system configured to dispense a liquid soap;
a hand dryer attached to the lavatory proximate the soap dispenser and including a first plenum outlet extending from a rear portion of the lavatory at a first height;
a basin attached to the lavatory system, configured to collect the water and the soap dispensed from the faucet and the soap dispenser, with a second plenum outlet incorporated in the basin at a second height lower than the first height, wherein the first plenum outlet and the second plenum outlet deliver a pressurized air to dry a user'"'"'s hands; and
a display incorporated in a portion of the lavatory system configured to display graphic or textual information to a user.
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Abstract
A lavatory system includes a hand dryer with a first plenum above a basin and a second plenum incorporated within the basin. A display screen, which may be a touch-screen, can display operational data such as run time, energy consumed, water consumed, soap dispensed, soap remaining, etc. A noise-cancelling feature may actively and/or passively suppress noise from the hand dryer. Electrical energy spent by the hand dryer may also be re-captured with the use of a device within the air plenums that converts the kinetic energy of moving air into electric energy.
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20 Claims
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1. A lavatory system comprising:
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a faucet extending from the lavatory system configured to dispense a water; a soap dispenser attached to the lavatory system configured to dispense a liquid soap; a hand dryer attached to the lavatory proximate the soap dispenser and including a first plenum outlet extending from a rear portion of the lavatory at a first height; a basin attached to the lavatory system, configured to collect the water and the soap dispensed from the faucet and the soap dispenser, with a second plenum outlet incorporated in the basin at a second height lower than the first height, wherein the first plenum outlet and the second plenum outlet deliver a pressurized air to dry a user'"'"'s hands; and a display incorporated in a portion of the lavatory system configured to display graphic or textual information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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15. A lavatory system comprising:
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a faucet extending from the lavatory system configured to dispense a water; a soap dispenser attached to the lavatory system configured to dispense a liquid soap; a hand dryer attached to the lavatory proximate the soap dispenser and including a first plenum outlet extending from a rear portion of the lavatory at a first height; a basin attached to the lavatory system, configured to collect the water and the soap dispensed from the faucet and the soap dispenser, with a second plenum outlet incorporated in the basin at a second height lower than the first height, wherein the first plenum outlet and the second plenum outlet deliver a pressurized air to dry a user'"'"'s hands; and an electrical energy generator within the lavatory system configured to convert a kinetic energy from the pressurized air of the upper plenum outlet and the lower plenum outlet into an electrical energy. - View Dependent Claims (16, 19)
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20. A lavatory system comprising:
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a faucet extending from the lavatory system configured to dispense a water; a soap dispenser attached to the lavatory system configured to dispense a liquid soap; a hand dryer attached to the lavatory proximate the soap dispenser and including a first plenum outlet extending from a rear portion of the lavatory at a first height; a basin attached to the lavatory system, configured to collect the water and the soap dispensed from the faucet and the soap dispenser, with a second plenum outlet incorporated in the basin at a second height lower than the first height, wherein the first plenum outlet and the second plenum outlet deliver a pressurized air to dry a user'"'"'s hands; a display mounted to an exterior portion of the lavatory system configured to display a graphic or a textual information to a user; a touch-sensitive sensor incorporated in the display configured to receive a manual input including operational parameters for the lavatory system including at least one of a motor run time, a faucet run time, and a volume of soap dispensed per cycle, a system diagnostics system within the lavatory system with an integrated diagnostic data collection system programmed to collect and display a diagnostic data on the display including at least one of a hand dryer motor run time, a soap level, a period between a motor use cycles, a hand dryer air filter status, and an amount of water dispensed from the faucet; and an electrical energy generator within the lavatory system configured to convert a kinetic energy from the pressurized air of the upper plenum outlet and the lower plenum outlet into an electrical energy.
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