Patent ID: 9282856
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A47K

Claim Text:
1. A hand dryer comprising: a box body that includes a hand drying chamber whose upper portion and side portion are open; an airflow generating device that is provided in the box body and generates an airflow; a nozzle that is provided on an inner wall surface of the hand drying chamber and ejects an airflow generated in the airflow generating device to the hand drying chamber; a plurality of first sensors provided on an inner wall surface of the hand drying chamber and aligned in a horizontal direction; a plurality of second sensors provided on the inner wall surface of the hand drying chamber and aligned in a vertical direction at a position below the plurality of first sensors and more outward than a most outward first sensor of the plurality of first sensors in the horizontal direction; and a control unit that detects a presence or an absence of a hand in accordance with a signal from the plurality of first sensors or the plurality of second sensors and controls an operation of the airflow generating device.