Body dryer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal dryer systems for shower enclosures lack optimal control over heated air flow, temperature, and distribution, failing to provide comprehensive drying and therapeutic benefits efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a heated air source, conduit with air jets, and a computerized control unit that regulates air flow and temperature, featuring air flow and temperature sensors, a touch-sensitive switch, and a digital display, ensuring controlled and even distribution of heated air within the shower enclosure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing personal dryer systems are used in shower enclosures, then basic drying function is provided, but optimal control over heated air flow and temperature is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic control through a computerized control unit that independently regulates the air blower and air heater based on real-time feedback from air flow sensors and temperature sensors. This allows the air flow rate and temperature to be adjusted dynamically during operation, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and drying efficiency by providing both user-friendly control and optimized performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms with air flow sensors and temperature sensors that continuously monitor the heated air delivery and provide data to the control unit. This closed-loop feedback system enables automatic adjustment of blower and heater operation to maintain optimal drying conditions, thereby improving reliability and therapeutic benefit while keeping the system easy to operate.
2Reliability
If heated air is delivered into shower enclosure, then body drying and therapeutic benefits are achieved, but uniform distribution of heated air is difficult to obtain
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the heated air delivery through multiple air jets positioned at different locations and angles within the shower enclosure. This segmentation allows the heated air to be distributed more uniformly across the enclosure space, improving drying effectiveness while addressing the challenge of achieving uniform air flow distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The air jets are designed with different orientations and positions to deliver heated air to specific zones within the enclosure. This local quality approach ensures that each area of the shower enclosure receives appropriate heated air flow, achieving uniform overall distribution while maintaining drying effectiveness throughout the space.
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive drying and therapeutic benefits are provided, then system functionality is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves multi-functionality by integrating both drying and therapeutic functions into a single unified system. The same heated air delivery mechanism serves dual purposes: drying the user's body and providing therapeutic heat exposure. This universality enhances adaptability and versatility while minimizing the increase in system complexity by avoiding separate dedicated systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit merges the regulation of multiple components (air blower, air heater, air jets) into a single integrated control system. This merging approach manages the complexity of comprehensive drying and therapeutic functions by coordinating all components through one control unit, thereby enhancing versatility while keeping the system structure manageable.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively dries the body, heats the enclosure, and provides therapeutic benefits by offering customizable air flow, temperature, and duration, enhancing health and vigor through controlled heated air delivery.
Implementation Method 1
an air heater and an air blower
Implementation Method 2
an air blower... The heated air flow produced by the heated air source flows through the conduit
Implementation Method 3
delivering heated air streams into a shower enclosure... effectively dries the body, heats the enclosure
Data Source
AI summary
A personal dryer system for efficiently delivering heated air to are enclosed area (such as shower stall or bath tub) for drying the body of an individual after taking a shower, and for other intended uses. The system includes an air blower, air heater, air distribution assembly and air exhaust vent unit with, optional, air pump, all of which are operatively associated with and regulated by a computerized control unit.