Bathroom management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10704795-B2
Application number	US-201715840653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2017
Priority date	Dec 13, 2016
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a bathroom management system for heating, sterilizing or deodorizing the inside of a bathroom according to the state of the inside or outside of bathroom. The bathroom managing system includes: a ventilation unit disposed in a bathroom to exhaust air inside the bathroom to the outside; a bathroom managing apparatus disposed inside the bathroom and heat, sterilize to deodorize the inside of bathroom; and a switch disposed outside the bathroom to control the ventilation unit and communicate with the bathroom managing apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bathroom managing system, comprising:
a ventilator disposed in a bathroom to exhaust air inside the bathroom to an outside location;
a management assembly disposed inside the bathroom to heat, sterilize and deodorize the air inside of the bathroom, the management assembly including a heater; and
a switch disposed outside the bathroom that controls the ventilator and communicates with the management assembly,
wherein the switch measures an external temperature value of the bathroom which is a temperature outside the bathroom,
wherein the management assembly measures an internal temperature value of the bathroom which is a temperature inside the bathroom, and
wherein the management assembly heats the air inside of the bathroom when the external temperature value of the bathroom is less than a set temperature value and the internal temperature value of the bathroom is less than the external temperature value of the bathroom.

2. The bathroom managing system of claim 1 , wherein the management assembly stops heating the bathroom when the internal temperature value of the bathroom is greater than the external temperature value of the bathroom.

3. The bathroom managing system of claim 1 ,
wherein the switch further measures an external humidity value of the bathroom which is a relative humidity outside the bathroom,
wherein the management assembly further measures an internal humidity value of the bathroom which is a relative humidity inside the bathroom, and
wherein the management assembly heats and sterilizes air in the bathroom when a ratio of the internal humidity value to the external humidity value is not within a prescribed range.

4. The bathroom managing system of claim 3 , wherein the switch includes a display configured to indicate that a door of the bathroom is opened when the ratio of the internal humidity value of the bathroom to the external humidity value of the bathroom is within the prescribed range.

5. The bathroom managing system of claim 1 , wherein the management assembly further measures an internal humidity value of the bathroom which is a relative humidity inside the bathroom, and
wherein the switch operates the ventilator and the bathroom managing apparatus further circulates air inside the bathroom when the internal humidity value of the bathroom is greater than a set humidity value.

6. The bathroom managing system of claim 5 , wherein the switch operates the ventilator and the management assembly sterilizes air inside the bathroom when the internal humidity value of the bathroom is less than the set humidity value.

7. The bathroom managing system of claim 1 , wherein the management assembly further measures a bathroom gas value which is a degree of gas inside the bathroom,
wherein the switch operates the ventilator and the management assembly deodorizes the air inside the bathroom when the bathroom gas value is less than a first set value.

8. The bathroom managing system of claim 7 , wherein the switch operates the ventilator and the management assembly deodorizes the air inside the bathroom when the bathroom gas value is greater than a second set value.

9. The bathroom managing system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plug socket disposed inside the bathroom that accommodates an electrical plug of the management assembly; and
a distribution board that supplies power to the ventilator and the plug socket,
wherein the ventilator includes a plurality of power supply lines, one line among the power supply lines being connected to the distribution board and another line among the power supply lines being connected to the switch.

10. The bathroom managing system of claim 9 , further comprising a bathroom lamp disposed inside the bathroom to produce light,
wherein the bathroom lamp includes a plurality of power supply lines, one line among the power supply lines for the bathroom lamp being connected to the distribution board and another line of the power supply lines for the bathroom lamp being connected to the switch.

11. The bathroom managing system of claim 1 , wherein
the switch displays the internal temperature value of the bathroom.

12. A bathroom managing system comprising:
a ventilator provided in a bathroom to exhaust air inside the bathroom outside of the bathroom;
a management assembly positioned inside the bathroom to heat, sterilize and deodorize the air inside of the bathroom; and
a switch positioned outside the bathroom to control the ventilator and communicate with the management assembly,
wherein the management assembly includes:
at least one case that forms an outer appearance of the management assembly, wherein the at least one case has an air inlet formed in an upper portion of the at least one case for air intake, and an air outlet formed in a lower portion of the at least one case to discharge air,
a blowing fan disposed inside the at least one case to circulate air,
a blowing fan motor to rotate the blowing fan,
a heater to heat air drawn into the air inlet,
a rack which is disposed in a lower surface of the at least one case and on which a towel can be hanged,
a suction vane rotatably coupled to the upper portion of the at least one case to open and close the air inlet; and
a discharge vane rotatably coupled to the lower portion of the at least one case to open and close the air outlet.

13. The bathroom managing system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one case includes an outer case to form side and rear appearances, and an inner case to form a front appearance, wherein
the air inlet is formed in an upper portion of the inner case,
wherein the air outlet is formed in a lower portion of the inner case, and
the management assembly further includes:
a motor to rotate the suction vane and the discharge vane.

14. The bathroom managing system of claim 13 , wherein the switch measures an external temperature value of the bathroom which is a temperature outside the bathroom and an external humidity value of the bathroom which is a relative humidity outside the bathroom,
wherein the management assembly measures an internal temperature value of the bathroom which is a temperature inside the bathroom and an internal humidity value of the bathroom which is a relative humidity inside the bathroom, and
wherein the management assembly operates the blowing fan motor, the heater, and the motor according to the external temperature value of the bathroom, the external humidity value of the bathroom, the internal temperature value of the bathroom, and the internal humidity value of the bathroom.

15. A bathroom managing apparatus, comprising:
a rear cover;
a front cover coupled to the rear cover;
a heater, a blowing fan, and an ionizer provided inside the front and rear covers;
a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a gas sensor,
a controller that controls the heater, the blowing fan, and the ionizer to heat and deodorize air inside a bathroom; and
a communication unit in communication with an external control panel to control a ventilation fan provided in the bathroom to operate based on an operating state of the heater, the blowing fan, and the ionizer;
wherein the controller operates the heater to heat the bathroom when a temperature outside the bathroom is less than a preset temperature, and a temperature inside the bathroom is less than the temperature outside the bathroom, and
wherein the controller operates the blowing fan and the ionizer to deodorize the bathroom when an internal humidity inside the bathroom and an external humidity outside the bathroom are different from each other by a prescribed a

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jongseok
• Kim Seongho
• Park Daeyun

Classifications

• F24F8/20

  by sterilisation · CPC title

• F24F8/30

  by ionisation · CPC title

• F24F8/10

  by separation, e.g. by filtering · CPC title

• Y02B30/70

  Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating · CPC title

• F24F2110/22

  of the outside air · CPC title