DESIGN NAME: Universal Hand Dryer
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Hand Dryer
INSPIRATION: The majority of hand dryers in public restrooms are installed at high positions, making them difficult to use for children and those in a wheelchair. On the contrary, if they are installed too low, they can be uncomfortable for tall users as they need to bend down in order to dry their hands.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Universal Hand Dryer is able to dry anyone's hands, regardless of the installation height. It can be accessed from any height. That is more ergonomic, because users do not need to put their hands and shoulders in awkward and difficult positions when drying their hands. Universal hand dryer detects the height of the user's hand and it sends the winds as appropriate height. In addition, the wind covers more surface of hand (Compare to current hand dryers) and dries faster. Another positive aspect is that your hand will be directly exposed to the wind, regardless of your height.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Usage of this hand dryer is exactly like the others. Just place your hands into the vents, base on position of them, wind is blown out. Then you can bring out your hands slowly (duration time: 10-12 second or even less).
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in Dec 2016 to Jan 2017
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Home Appliances Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: This is similar to the manufacturing method of a general hand dryer.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Size of the universal hand dryer is about 20cm(D), 35cm(W), 50cm(H)
TAGS: Hand Dryer, Universal, Restroom, Efficient, Ergonomic, Fast hand dryer, High speed, Hot air dryer, Jet air dryer
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The basis of this project was to design a hand dryer that can be accessible for anyone at any height.
CHALLENGE: There were not any difficulties.
ADDED DATE: 2017-03-31 22:52:00
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IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Creator Mojtaba Hosseini, Main image, 2017
Image #2: Creator Mojtaba Hosseini, Accessible, 2017
Image #3: Creator Mojtaba Hosseini, Air flow, 2017
Image #4: Creator Mojtaba Hosseini, More coverage, 2017
Image #5: Creator Mojtaba Hosseini, Another view, 2017
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