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JP2008292078A
JP2008292078A JP2007139353A JP2007139353A JP2008292078A JP 2008292078 A JP2008292078 A JP 2008292078A JP 2007139353 A JP2007139353 A JP 2007139353A JP 2007139353 A JP2007139353 A JP 2007139353A JP 2008292078 A JP2008292078 A JP 2008292078A
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Motoyasu Nakanishi
幹育 中西
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifier capable of reducing labor-hours for maintenance of a porous body. <P>SOLUTION: In this humidifier comprising a water storage tank 3, the porous body 5 retaining the water of the water storage tank, and an air distributor 9 for evaporating the water retained by the porous body by distributing the air to the porous body, metallic coil materials are plastically deformed into a roughly flat belt-shaped body where the coil materials are overlapped in the thickness direction and a number of void parts are formed among the coil materials by pressing the coil materials from the coil radial direction, both ends of the belt-shaped body are connected to form the endless belt-shaped porous body, and the porous body is hung over a driving rotating body 6 and a driven rotating body 7 to constitute a drive-rotatable rotating device 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

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本発明は、貯水槽と、その貯水槽の水を保持させる多孔質体と、前記多孔質体に向けて送風する送風機とを備えている加湿器に関する。   The present invention relates to a humidifier including a water storage tank, a porous body that holds water in the water storage tank, and a blower that blows air toward the porous body.

上記加湿器では、従来、貯水槽の水を吸水して保持させる気化フィルターと言われる多孔質体を設けてあり、この多孔質体は、例えば不織布を広い表面積を確保できるように蛇腹状に折り込んで構成して、送風機の風を通り易くするため多数の小穴を明けてある。
そして、多孔質体に保持している水を気化させながら、その多孔質体に気化用の水を補給できるように、一部を貯水槽の水に浸漬してある多孔質体に送風機の風を吹き付けて、多孔質体に保持させてある水を気化させることにより加湿できるように構成してある（例えば、特許文献１参照）。 Conventionally, the humidifier is provided with a porous body called a vaporization filter that absorbs and holds water in the water storage tank, and the porous body is formed by folding a nonwoven fabric into a bellows shape so as to ensure a large surface area, for example. In order to make it easy to pass the wind of the blower, many small holes are made.
Then, while vaporizing the water held in the porous body, the air blower is blown into the porous body partially immersed in the water of the water storage tank so that the porous body can be replenished with water for vaporization. Is sprayed to vaporize the water held in the porous body so that it can be humidified (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

特開２００５−３４４９７９号公報JP-A-2005-344979

このため、水道水などの入手し易い通常水を使用すると、多孔質体に保持している水が気化するに伴って、その水に含まれる硬度成分やシリカ成分がスケールとして析出し、それらのスケールが多孔質体に付着堆積して目詰まりが生じ、気化効率が低下する問題があるので、気化効率の低下を防止できるように、適宜、多孔質体を交換する必要があり、多孔質体のメンテナンスに手間が掛かる欠点がある。
本発明は上記実情に鑑みてなされたものであって、多孔質体に対するメンテナンスの手間を軽減できるようにすることを目的とする。 For this reason, when using easily available normal water such as tap water, as the water retained in the porous body is vaporized, hardness components and silica components contained in the water precipitate as scales, Since the scale adheres to and accumulates on the porous body, clogging occurs, and there is a problem that the vaporization efficiency is lowered. Therefore, it is necessary to replace the porous body appropriately so that the vaporization efficiency can be prevented from being lowered. There is a drawback that it takes time to maintain.
This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, Comprising: It aims at enabling it to reduce the effort of the maintenance with respect to a porous body.

本発明の第１特徴構成は、貯水槽と、その貯水槽の水を保持させる多孔質体と、前記多孔質体に向けて送風する送風機とを備えている加湿器であって、金属製コイル素材をコイル径方向から押圧することにより、前記コイル素材どうしが厚み方向に重なっていて、コイル素材どうしの間に多数の空隙部を有する略扁平な帯状体に塑性変形させるとともに、その帯状体の両端を互いに連結して、無端帯状の前記多孔質体に形成してあり、その多孔質体を駆動回転体と従動回転体とに亘って巻き掛けて駆動回動自在な回動装置を備えている点にある。   1st characteristic structure of this invention is a humidifier provided with the water tank, the porous body which hold | maintains the water of the water tank, and the air blower which blows toward the said porous body, Comprising: Metal coil By pressing the material from the coil radial direction, the coil materials overlap each other in the thickness direction, and the plastic material is plastically deformed into a substantially flat belt-like body having a large number of gaps between the coil materials. Both ends are connected to each other, and the endless belt-like porous body is formed. The porous body is wound around a driving rotating body and a driven rotating body, and includes a rotating device capable of driving and rotating. There is in point.

〔作用及び効果〕
金属製コイル素材をコイル径方向から押圧することにより、コイル素材どうしが厚み方向に重なっていて、コイル素材どうしの間に多数の空隙部を有する略扁平な帯状体に塑性変形させるとともに、その帯状体の両端を互いに連結して、無端帯状の多孔質体に形成し、その多孔質体を駆動回転体と従動回転体とに亘って巻き掛けて駆動回動自在な回動装置を備えているので、無端帯状の多孔質体は、回動装置による駆動回動に伴って、回転体に対する巻き掛け部分を、コイル素材どうしの重なり部分が相対変位するように強制的に変形させることができる。
従って、水道水などの通常水を使用した場合に、水が気化するに伴って析出したスケールが多孔質体に付着堆積しようとしても、そのスケールを多孔質体の回転体に対する巻き掛け部分における曲げ変形によって剥落させ易く、その結果、スケールが多孔質体に付着堆積し難くなるので、多孔質体に対するメンテナンスの手間を軽減できる。
また、熱が外部から伝わり易い金属製コイル素材を塑性変形させて多孔質体を形成してあるので、コイル素材から伝わる熱でその水を気化させ易いとともに、多孔質体を不織布などで形成してある場合に比べて劣化し難い。 [Action and effect]
By pressing the metal coil material from the coil radial direction, the coil materials are overlapped in the thickness direction and plastically deformed into a substantially flat belt-like body having a number of gaps between the coil materials. Both ends of the body are connected to each other to form an endless belt-like porous body, and the porous body is wound around a driving rotating body and a driven rotating body, and a rotating device capable of driving and rotating is provided. Therefore, the endless belt-like porous body can be forcibly deformed so that the overlapping portion of the coil materials is relatively displaced in accordance with the drive rotation by the rotation device.
Therefore, when normal water such as tap water is used, even if the scale deposited as the water evaporates tries to adhere and accumulate on the porous body, the scale is bent at the portion where the porous body is wound around the rotating body. It is easy to peel off due to deformation, and as a result, the scale is difficult to adhere to and deposit on the porous body, so that maintenance work for the porous body can be reduced.
In addition, since the porous metal body is formed by plastically deforming the metal coil material that heat is easily transmitted from the outside, the water is easily vaporized by the heat transmitted from the coil material, and the porous body is formed of a nonwoven fabric or the like. It is less likely to deteriorate compared to

本発明の第２特徴構成は、前記多孔質体を、その幅方向を略回転軸芯方向に沿わせて前記駆動回転体と前記従動回転体とに亘って巻き掛けてあり、前記駆動回転体又は前記従動回転体の巻き掛け面に、前記多孔質体の空隙部に食い込ませる凸部を設けてある点にある。   According to a second characteristic configuration of the present invention, the porous body is wound around the drive rotator and the driven rotator so that the width direction thereof is substantially along the rotational axis direction. Alternatively, a convex portion for biting into the void portion of the porous body is provided on the winding surface of the driven rotating body.

〔作用及び効果〕
多孔質体を、その幅方向を略回転軸芯方向に沿わせて駆動回転体と従動回転体とに亘って巻き掛けてあり、駆動回転体又は従動回転体の巻き掛け面に、多孔質体の空隙部に食い込ませる凸部を設けてあるので、多孔質体の空隙部にスケールが付着堆積しようとしても、巻き掛け面に設けてある凸部をその空隙部に入り込ませて、それらのスケールを剥落させ易い。 [Action and effect]
The porous body is wound around the drive rotating body and the driven rotating body so that the width direction thereof is substantially along the rotational axis direction, and the porous body is wound on the winding surface of the driving rotating body or the driven rotating body. Since there are convex portions that bite into the void portions of the porous body, even if scales are attached and deposited in the void portions of the porous body, the convex portions provided on the winding surface enter the void portions and those scales It is easy to peel off.

本発明の第３特徴構成は、前記多孔質体を、表面にアルマイト層を設けてあるアルミニウム合金で形成してあるとともに、そのアルマイト層に光触媒を担持させて、前記多孔質体に向けて紫外線を照射可能な紫外線ランプを設けてある点にある。   According to a third characteristic configuration of the present invention, the porous body is made of an aluminum alloy having an alumite layer on the surface, and a photocatalyst is supported on the alumite layer, and ultraviolet rays are directed toward the porous body. The ultraviolet lamp which can irradiate is provided.

〔作用及び効果〕
多孔質体をアルミニウム合金で形成してあるので、コイル素材を帯状体に塑性変形させ易いとともに、アルマイト層が多孔質で吸着性が高い点に着目して、多孔質体を、表面にアルマイト層を設けてあるアルミニウム合金で形成して、そのアルマイト層に光触媒を担持させ、多孔質体に向けて紫外線を照射可能な紫外線ランプを設けてあるので、光触媒を多孔質体に容易に担持させながら、紫外線ランプによる紫外線の照射によって光触媒作用を積極的に促進して、多孔質体に接する空気中の有機汚染化学物質や細菌類などを効率良く除去しながら加湿できる。 [Action and effect]
Since the porous body is made of an aluminum alloy, it is easy to plastically deform the coil material into a band-shaped body, and pay attention to the fact that the alumite layer is porous and highly adsorbing, so that the porous body is anodized on the surface. The photocatalyst is supported on the alumite layer and an ultraviolet lamp capable of irradiating ultraviolet rays toward the porous body is provided, so that the photocatalyst is easily supported on the porous body. In addition, the photocatalytic action is actively promoted by irradiation with ultraviolet rays from an ultraviolet lamp, and humidification can be performed while efficiently removing organic pollutants and bacteria in the air in contact with the porous body.

本発明の第４特徴構成は、前記多孔質体を加熱可能な加熱部を、前記駆動回転体又は前記従動回転体に設けてある点にある。   The 4th characteristic structure of this invention exists in the point which provided the heating part which can heat the said porous body in the said drive rotary body or the said driven rotary body.

〔作用及び効果〕
多孔質体を加熱可能な加熱部を、駆動回転体又は従動回転体に設けてあるので、多孔質体を加熱して、その多孔質体に保持させた水を積極的に気化させることができるとともに、多孔質体を効率良く加熱するにあたって、加熱部を多孔質体の近くに容易に設けることができる。 [Action and effect]
Since the heating unit capable of heating the porous body is provided in the drive rotating body or the driven rotating body, the porous body can be heated to positively vaporize the water held in the porous body. In addition, when the porous body is efficiently heated, the heating unit can be easily provided near the porous body.

本発明の第５特徴構成は、前記多孔質体に通電してジュール熱を発生させることにより、その多孔質体を加熱可能な加熱部を設けてある点にある。   A fifth characteristic configuration of the present invention is that a heating section is provided that can heat the porous body by energizing the porous body to generate Joule heat.

〔作用及び効果〕
多孔質体に通電してジュール熱を発生させることにより、その多孔質体そのものが加熱部になるので、発熱部材を別途設けることなく、多孔質体に保持させた水を効率良く加熱して気化させることができる。 [Action and effect]
By energizing the porous body and generating Joule heat, the porous body itself becomes a heating part, so the water held in the porous body can be efficiently heated and vaporized without providing a heat generating member. Can be made.

本発明の第６特徴構成は、前記貯水槽の水を前記多孔質体に滴下供給可能な給水部と、前記駆動回転体が間欠的に回転するように前記回動装置の作動を制御する制御部とを設けてある点にある。   A sixth characteristic configuration of the present invention is a control for controlling the operation of the rotating device so that the water supply unit capable of dropping and supplying water from the water storage tank to the porous body and the drive rotating body rotate intermittently. And is provided with a part.

〔作用及び効果〕
貯水槽の水を多孔質体に滴下供給可能な給水部を設けてあるので、多孔質体を特に駆動回動させることなく、多孔質体に滴下供給した水を多孔質体に沿って流下させながら気化させることができる。
また、駆動回転体が間欠的に回転するように回動装置の作動を制御する制御部を設けてあるので、駆動回転体の間欠的な回転で、多孔質体の回転体に対する巻き掛け部分を強制的に変形させて、多孔質体に付着堆積しようとするスケールも剥落させ易いとともに、剥離したスケールが落下しにくい場合でも、多孔質体に滴下供給された水と共にそのスケールを流下させて落下させ易い。 [Action and effect]
Since a water supply unit is provided that can supply the water from the water storage tank to the porous body by dropping, the water supplied dropwise to the porous body is allowed to flow down along the porous body without particularly driving and rotating the porous body. It can be vaporized.
Moreover, since the control part which controls the action | operation of a rotation apparatus is provided so that a drive rotary body rotates intermittently, the winding part with respect to the rotary body of a porous body is intermittently rotated by a drive rotary body. The scale that is forced to deform and adhere to the porous body is easy to peel off, and even if the peeled scale is difficult to drop, the scale falls down with the water supplied dropwise to the porous body. Easy to do.

以下に本発明の実施の形態を図面に基づいて説明する。
〔第１実施形態〕
図１は、室内に設置する本発明による加湿器を示し、外装ケース１の内側に、カートリッジ式水タンク２と、水タンク２から供給された水を略一定量貯水する貯水槽３と、貯水槽３の水を加熱する電気ヒータ４と、その貯水槽３の加熱された水を保持させる無端帯状の多孔質体５と、多孔質体５を駆動回転体６と従動回転体７とに亘って巻き掛けて上下方向に沿って駆動回動自在な電動式回動装置８と、多孔質体５に向けて送風する送風機９と、波長が３８０ｎｍ程度の紫外線を多孔質体５に向けて照射する紫外線ランプ１０とを備えている。 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a humidifier according to the present invention installed indoors, inside a case 1, a cartridge type water tank 2, a water tank 3 for storing a substantially constant amount of water supplied from the water tank 2, and a water storage An electric heater 4 that heats the water in the tank 3, an endless belt-like porous body 5 that holds the heated water in the water storage tank 3, and the porous body 5 that spans the drive rotating body 6 and the driven rotating body 7. An electric rotating device 8 that can be driven and rotated along the vertical direction, a blower 9 that blows air toward the porous body 5, and irradiates the porous body 5 with ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of about 380 nm. And an ultraviolet lamp 10 is provided.

そして、吸い込み口１１から吸い込んだ室内空気を送風機９で多孔質体５に向けて吹き付けて、その多孔質体５に保持させてある水を気化させることにより、水蒸気を多量に含む加湿空気を吹き出し口１２から室内に放出して、室内空気を加湿できるように構成してある。   Then, the indoor air sucked from the suction port 11 is blown toward the porous body 5 by the blower 9, and the water held in the porous body 5 is vaporized to blow out humidified air containing a large amount of water vapor. The indoor air can be humidified by being discharged into the room through the mouth 12.

前記多孔質体５は、図３（イ）に示すように、一方の内径が他方の外径よりも大きい二つのアルミニウム合金製コイル素材（金属材料の一例）１３ａ，１３ｂを、図３（ロ）に示すように、一方のコイル素材１３ａの内側に他方のコイル素材１３ｂが入り込むように組み付けた状態で、そのコイル径方向から押圧することにより、図３（ハ），（ニ）に示すように、コイル素材１３ａ，１３ｂどうしが厚み方向に重なっていて、コイル素材１３ａ，１３ｂどうしの間に多数の空隙部１４を有する略扁平な帯状体１５に塑性変形させるとともに、その帯状体１５の両端を互いに連結して無端帯状に形成してあり、アルミニウム材料の弾性変形によって伸縮可能に構成してある。   As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the porous body 5 includes two aluminum alloy coil materials (an example of a metal material) 13a and 13b having one inner diameter larger than the other outer diameter. 3) As shown in FIGS. 3 (c) and 3 (d), when the coil material 13b is assembled so that the other coil material 13b enters inside the one coil material 13a, it is pressed from the coil radial direction. In addition, the coil materials 13a and 13b overlap each other in the thickness direction, and are plastically deformed into a substantially flat band 15 having a large number of gaps 14 between the coil materials 13a and 13b, and both ends of the band 15 Are connected to each other and formed into an endless belt shape, and can be expanded and contracted by elastic deformation of an aluminum material.

また、多孔質体５を形成しているコイル素材１３ａ，１３ｂの表面にアルマイト層を設けて、紫外線ランプ１０から照射された紫外線で活性化する酸化チタン（TiO2）などの光触媒を担持させて、多孔質体５に接する空気中の有機汚染化学物質および細菌類などを光触媒作用によって除去しながら室内の空気を加湿できるようにしてある。 Further, an alumite layer is provided on the surfaces of the coil materials 13a and 13b forming the porous body 5, and a photocatalyst such as titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) activated by ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp 10 is supported. The indoor air can be humidified while organic pollutants and bacteria in the air in contact with the porous body 5 are removed by photocatalysis.

尚、酸化チタン（TiO2）などの光触媒を多孔質体５の表面に塗布してあっても、金属チタン製のコイル素材１３ａ，１３ｂを前述のように加工して無端帯状の多孔質体５を構成し、その表面に酸化チタン（TiO2）からなる光触媒皮膜を形成してあっても良い。 Even if a photocatalyst such as titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) is applied to the surface of the porous body 5, the coil materials 13 a and 13 b made of metal titanium are processed as described above to form the endless porous body 5. And a photocatalytic film made of titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) may be formed on the surface thereof.

前記回動装置８は、図２にも示すように、貯水槽３における水面Ｓの上方に駆動回転体６を送風機９による送風方向に略直交する横軸周りで駆動回転自在に支持するとともに、貯水槽３における水面Ｓの下方に従動回転体７を送風機９による送風方向に略直交する横軸周りで遊転自在に支持してある。   As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating device 8 supports the drive rotator 6 above the water surface S in the water storage tank 3 so as to be freely rotatable around a horizontal axis substantially orthogonal to the blowing direction by the blower 9. The driven rotating body 7 below the water surface S in the water storage tank 3 is supported so as to be freely rotatable around a horizontal axis that is substantially orthogonal to the air blowing direction by the blower 9.

そして、多孔質体５をその幅方向を全周に亘って回転軸芯に沿わせる姿勢で駆動回転体６と従動回転体７とに亘って巻き掛けて、モータＭによる駆動回転体６の駆動回転で多孔質体５を従動回転体７に対する巻き掛け部分において水中に潜らせて、貯水槽３の水を空隙部１４に保持させるように構成してある。   The porous body 5 is wound around the drive rotator 6 and the driven rotator 7 in a posture in which the width direction of the porous body 5 extends along the rotation axis along the entire circumference, and the drive rotator 6 is driven by the motor M. By rotating, the porous body 5 is submerged in water at the portion around the driven rotating body 7 so that the water in the water storage tank 3 is held in the gap portion 14.

また、駆動回転体６と従動回転体７とを略鉛直方向に並設して、多孔質体５の駆動回転体６に対する巻き掛け部分から剥落したスケールも、従動回転体７に対する巻き掛け部分から剥落したスケールも、貯水槽３の中に蓄積されるように設けて、一定期間後にブローすることによりそれらのスケールを除去できるように設けてある。   In addition, the scale that is peeled off from the portion of the porous body 5 that is wound around the driving rotor 6 by arranging the driving rotor 6 and the driven rotor 7 side by side in the substantially vertical direction is also from the portion that is wound around the driven rotor 7. The scales that have been peeled off are also provided so as to be accumulated in the water storage tank 3 so that they can be removed by blowing after a certain period of time.

前記駆動回転体６の巻き掛け面と従動回転体７の巻き掛け面との夫々に、多孔質体５の空隙部１４に食い込ませる多数の凸部１６を設けて、多孔質体５を確実に駆動回動させながら、多孔質体５の空隙部１４に堆積しようとするスケールを剥落させることができるように構成してある。   A large number of protrusions 16 that bite into the gaps 14 of the porous body 5 are provided on the winding surface of the drive rotator 6 and the winding surface of the driven rotator 7, so that the porous body 5 can be securely attached. The scale to be deposited in the void 14 of the porous body 5 can be peeled off while being driven to rotate.

〔第２実施形態〕
図４は、本発明による加湿器の別実施形態を示し、外装ケース１の内側に、カートリッジ式水タンク２からなる貯水槽３と、貯水槽３の水を気化用の水として多孔質体５に滴下供給可能なヘッダ１７を備えた給水部１８と、多孔質体５を駆動回動自在な回動装置８と、多孔質体５に向けて送風する送風機９と、多孔質体５に向けて紫外線を照射する紫外線ランプ１０と、駆動回転体６が間欠的に回転するように回動装置８のモータＭの駆動を制御する制御部１９とを備え、吸い込み口１１から吸い込んだ室内空気を送風機９で多孔質体５に向けて吹き付けて、その多孔質体５に保持させてある水を気化させることにより、水蒸気を多量に含む加湿空気を吹き出し口１２から室内に放出して、室内空気を加湿できるように構成してある。 [Second Embodiment]
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention. Inside the outer case 1, there is a water tank 3 composed of a cartridge-type water tank 2, and a porous body 5 using the water in the water tank 3 as water for vaporization. A water supply unit 18 provided with a header 17 that can be dripped and supplied to the substrate, a rotating device 8 that can rotate the porous body 5, a blower 9 that blows air toward the porous body 5, and the porous body 5. And a control unit 19 for controlling the driving of the motor M of the rotating device 8 so that the driving rotating body 6 rotates intermittently, and the indoor air sucked from the suction port 11 is provided. By blowing the air toward the porous body 5 with the blower 9 and vaporizing the water held in the porous body 5, humidified air containing a large amount of water vapor is discharged into the room from the air outlet 12, and the room air Is configured to be humidified.

そして、第１実施形態で示した貯水槽３の水を加熱する電気ヒータ４に代えて、多孔質体５を加熱可能な加熱部２０を駆動回転体６に設けて、多孔質体５に滴下供給された水を加熱して気化させることができるように構成してある。   Then, instead of the electric heater 4 that heats the water in the water storage tank 3 shown in the first embodiment, a heating unit 20 that can heat the porous body 5 is provided in the driving rotary body 6 and dropped into the porous body 5. It is comprised so that the supplied water can be heated and vaporized.

つまり、ニクロム合金などの加熱部としての電熱合金２０を駆動回転体６に一体に固定して、電熱合金２０にブラシ２１で通電することにより発生するジュール熱で駆動回転体６を加熱し、その駆動回転体６からの熱伝導により多孔質体５を加熱できるように構成してある。
その他の構成は第１実施形態と同様であるが、電熱合金２０を従動回転体７に設けてあっても良い。 That is, the electrothermal alloy 20 as a heating part such as a nichrome alloy is integrally fixed to the drive rotator 6, and the drive rotator 6 is heated by Joule heat generated by energizing the electrothermal alloy 20 with the brush 21, The porous body 5 can be heated by heat conduction from the drive rotating body 6.
Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, but the electrothermal alloy 20 may be provided in the driven rotor 7.

〔第３実施形態〕
図５は、本発明による加湿器の別実施形態を示し、第２実施形態で示した加熱部２０に代えて、多孔質体５に通電してジュール熱を発生させることにより、その多孔質体５自身を加熱部２２に形成して、多孔質体５に発生したジュール熱で、その多孔質体５に滴下供給された水を加熱して気化させることができるように構成してある。 [Third Embodiment]
FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention. Instead of the heating unit 20 shown in the second embodiment, the porous body 5 is energized to generate Joule heat, thereby generating the porous body. 5 itself is formed in the heating unit 22, and the water supplied dropwise to the porous body 5 can be heated and vaporized by Joule heat generated in the porous body 5.

つまり、一対の電極部材２３を駆動回転体６と従動回転体７とで構成するとともに、多孔質体５を駆動回転体６と従動回転体７とに電気的に接続されるように巻き掛けて、ブラシ２１で、駆動回転体６と従動回転体７の夫々を介して、多孔質体５に通電できるように構成してある。
その他の構成は第２実施形態と同様である。 In other words, the pair of electrode members 23 are configured by the drive rotator 6 and the driven rotator 7, and the porous body 5 is wound around the drive rotator 6 and the driven rotator 7 so as to be electrically connected. The porous body 5 can be energized with the brush 21 through the drive rotator 6 and the driven rotator 7.
Other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment.

〔第４実施形態〕
図６は、本発明による加湿器の別実施形態を示し、多孔質体５を、その幅方向を全周に亘って回転軸芯に略直交する方向に沿わせる姿勢で周溝付きの駆動回転体６と従動回転体７とに亘って巻き掛けて、上下方向に沿って駆動回動自在に設けてあっても良い。 [Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the humidifier according to the present invention, in which the porous body 5 is driven and rotated with a circumferential groove in a posture in which the width direction of the porous body 5 is along the direction substantially orthogonal to the rotation axis over the entire circumference. It may be wound around the body 6 and the driven rotator 7 so as to be driven to rotate along the vertical direction.

この場合は、送風機９からの風を少ない抵抗で多孔質体５の表裏両面に接触させて、多孔質体５に保持させてある水を効率良く気化させることができる。
その他の構成は第１実施形態と同様である。 In this case, the air from the blower 9 can be brought into contact with the front and back surfaces of the porous body 5 with little resistance, and the water held in the porous body 5 can be efficiently vaporized.
Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

〔第５実施形態〕
図示しないが、第１実施形態において、多孔質体５を、帯状体１５の両端をメビウスの輪状に互いに連結した無端帯状に形成して、その多孔質体５を駆動回転体６と従動回転体７とに亘って巻き掛けて上下方向に沿って駆動回動自在に設けてあっても良い。 [Fifth Embodiment]
Although not shown, in the first embodiment, the porous body 5 is formed in an endless belt shape in which both ends of the belt-like body 15 are connected to each other in the form of a Mobius ring, and the porous body 5 is composed of a driving rotating body 6 and a driven rotating body. 7 may be provided so as to be able to drive and rotate along the vertical direction.

この場合は、多孔質体５の表裏両面に光触媒を担持、或いは、塗布しておいて、紫外線ランプ１０からの紫外線を多孔質体５の表裏両面の光触媒に満遍なく照射できる。
その他の構成は第１実施形態と同様である。 In this case, the photocatalyst is supported on or applied to both the front and back surfaces of the porous body 5, and the ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet lamp 10 can be evenly applied to the photocatalysts on both the front and back surfaces of the porous body 5.
Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

〔その他の実施形態〕
１．本発明による加湿器は、複数の多孔質体を駆動回動させる回動装置を備えていても良い。
２．本発明による加湿器は、多孔質体を一つの駆動回転体と複数の従動回転体とに亘って巻き掛けてあっても良い。
３．本発明による加湿器は、貯水槽の水を多孔質体に流し掛けて、或いは吹き掛けて、その多孔質体に保持させるように構成してあっても良い。
４．本発明による加湿器は、多孔質体を銅やステンレス鋼などの金属材料で構成してあっても良い。
５．本発明による加湿器は、多孔質体を金属チタンで形成して、その金属チタンの表面に酸化チタン（TiO2）からなる光触媒被膜を形成してあっても良い。 [Other Embodiments]
1. The humidifier according to the present invention may include a rotating device that drives and rotates a plurality of porous bodies.
2. In the humidifier according to the present invention, the porous body may be wound around one drive rotating body and a plurality of driven rotating bodies.
3. The humidifier according to the present invention may be configured such that the water in the water storage tank is poured into the porous body or sprayed to be held in the porous body.
4). In the humidifier according to the present invention, the porous body may be made of a metal material such as copper or stainless steel.
5. In the humidifier according to the present invention, the porous body may be formed of metal titanium, and a photocatalytic film made of titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) may be formed on the surface of the metal titanium.

加湿器内部を示す側面図Side view showing the inside of the humidifier 要部の側面図Side view of the main part 多孔質体の製作方法の説明図Explanatory drawing of production method of porous body 第２実施形態の加湿器内部を示す側面図Side view showing the inside of the humidifier of the second embodiment. 第３実施形態の加湿器内部を示す側面図Side view showing the inside of the humidifier of the third embodiment 第４実施形態の加湿器内部を示す側面図Side view showing the inside of the humidifier of the fourth embodiment

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

３ 貯水槽
５ 多孔質体
６ 駆動回転体
７ 従動回転体
８ 回動装置
９ 送風機
１０ 紫外線ランプ
１３ａ コイル素材
１３ｂ コイル素材
１４ 空隙部
１５ 帯状体
１６ 凸部
１８ 給水部
１９ 制御部
２０ 加熱部
２２ 加熱部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Water storage tank 5 Porous body 6 Drive rotary body 7 Driven rotary body 8 Rotating device 9 Blower 10 Ultraviolet lamp 13a Coil material 13b Coil material 14 Cavity 15 Strip-like body 16 Convex part 18 Water supply part 19 Control part 20 Heating part 22 Heating Part

Claims (6)

貯水槽と、その貯水槽の水を保持させる多孔質体と、前記多孔質体に向けて送風する送風機とを備えている加湿器であって、
金属製コイル素材をコイル径方向から押圧することにより、前記コイル素材どうしが厚み方向に重なっていて、コイル素材どうしの間に多数の空隙部を有する略扁平な帯状体に塑性変形させるとともに、その帯状体の両端を互いに連結して、無端帯状の前記多孔質体に形成してあり、
その多孔質体を駆動回転体と従動回転体とに亘って巻き掛けて駆動回動自在な回動装置を備えている加湿器。 A humidifier comprising a water storage tank, a porous body that retains water in the water storage tank, and a blower that blows air toward the porous body,
By pressing the metal coil material from the coil radial direction, the coil materials overlap each other in the thickness direction, and the plastic material is plastically deformed into a substantially flat belt-like body having a large number of gaps between the coil materials. Both ends of the belt-like body are connected to each other, and formed into the endless belt-like porous body,
A humidifier provided with a rotating device that can be driven and rotated by winding the porous body over a driving rotating body and a driven rotating body. 前記多孔質体を、その幅方向を略回転軸芯方向に沿わせて前記駆動回転体と前記従動回転体とに亘って巻き掛けてあり、
前記駆動回転体又は前記従動回転体の巻き掛け面に、前記多孔質体の空隙部に食い込ませる凸部を設けてある請求項１記載の加湿器。 The porous body is wound around the drive rotating body and the driven rotating body with the width direction thereof substantially along the rotational axis direction,
2. The humidifier according to claim 1, wherein a convex portion that bites into a void portion of the porous body is provided on a winding surface of the driving rotating body or the driven rotating body. 前記多孔質体を、表面にアルマイト層を設けてあるアルミニウム合金で形成してあるとともに、そのアルマイト層に光触媒を担持させて、前記多孔質体に向けて紫外線を照射可能な紫外線ランプを設けてある請求項１又は２記載の加湿器。   The porous body is formed of an aluminum alloy having an alumite layer provided on the surface, and a photocatalyst is supported on the alumite layer, and an ultraviolet lamp capable of irradiating ultraviolet rays toward the porous body is provided. The humidifier according to claim 1 or 2. 前記多孔質体を加熱可能な加熱部を、前記駆動回転体又は前記従動回転体に設けてある請求項１〜３のいずれか１項記載の加湿器。   The humidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a heating unit capable of heating the porous body is provided in the driving rotating body or the driven rotating body. 前記多孔質体に通電してジュール熱を発生させることにより、その多孔質体を加熱可能な加熱部を設けてある請求項１〜３のいずれか１項記載の加湿器。   The humidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a heating unit capable of heating the porous body by energizing the porous body to generate Joule heat. 前記貯水槽の水を前記多孔質体に滴下供給可能な給水部と、前記駆動回転体が間欠的に回転するように前記回動装置の作動を制御する制御部とを設けてある請求項１〜５のいずれか１項記載の加湿器。   The water supply part which can dripping and supply the water of the said water storage tank to the said porous body, and the control part which controls the action | operation of the said rotation apparatus so that the said drive rotary body rotates intermittently are provided. The humidifier of any one of -5.
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