HOT-AIR BLOWER

Abstract

A radiation flow passage is branched from a main air flow passage extending from a fan in a main unit block toward a heater, an electrostatic atomization block is disposed in the radiation flow passage, and a section of the radiation flow passage positioned on a downstream side of a radiating unit is branched to a first branched flow passage passing through a discharge electrode to communicate with outside and a second branched flow passage bypassing the discharge electrode to communicate with the outside, so that the air around the discharge electrode is always ventilated to facilitate generation of water droplets, and portion of the air introduced into the radiation flow passage is supplied to the discharge electrode by the first branched flow passage to suppress lowering of cooling efficiency of the discharge electrode, so that nanometer-sized mist can be stably generated.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side view of a dryer that is one example of a hot-air blower according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the dryer according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion A in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of relevant parts of a dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in the similar view of FIG. 4.

Claims

1. A hot-air blower comprising: a main unit block having a blowing unit that takes external air from the intake port to discharge the same from the discharge port, and a heating unit that heats air at a downstream side of the blowing unit; andan electrostatic atomization block having a discharge electrode and an opposite electrode that are in pairs, a cooling unit that cools the discharge electrode to make water dew condensed, and a radiating unit that radiates heat from the cooling unit, where water held on the discharge electrode is atomized by applying high voltage between the discharge electrode and the opposite electrode, whereinblowing of hot air can be made possible by the main unit block, and generation of ionic mist is made possible by the electrostatic atomization block, and whereina radiation flow passage facing the radiating unit is branched from a main air flow passage extending from the blowing unit of the main unit block toward the heating unit, andthe radiation flow passage is branched to a first branched flow passage passing through the discharge electrode to communicate with outside and a second branched flow passage bypassing the discharge electrode to communicate with the outside.

2. The hot-air blower according to claim 1, wherein an air supply adjusting unit that adjusts a direction and a volume of air reaching the discharge electrode is provided in the first branched flow passage.

3. The hot-air blower according to claim 2, wherein the air supply adjusting unit sets an air flow passage reaching the discharge electrode to one direction or a plurality of directions.

4. The hot-air blower according to claim 2, wherein the air supply adjusting unit is a shielding member that partially closes an air flow passage reaching the discharge electrode.

5. The hot-air blower according to claim 1, wherein a discharge side of the second branched flow passage communicates with the main air flow passage in the main unit block.