CN107551373B

CN107551373B - Gas generator

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Publication number: CN107551373B
Application number: CN201710498662.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林信涌
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-06-30
Filing date: 2017-06-27
Publication date: 2020-06-19
Anticipated expiration: 2037-06-27
Also published as: CN107551373A; TW201808436A; TWI586426B

Abstract

The invention provides a gas generator, which comprises an electrolytic bath and a water blocking device. The electrolytic cell is used for electrolyzing the electrolyzed water to generate hydrogen-containing gas, and the electrolytic cell is provided with an air outlet for outputting the hydrogen-containing gas. The water blocking device is arranged on the air outlet hole and used for blocking the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out after the electrolytic cell inclines to an inclined angle. The invention utilizes the water-blocking device to close the gas channel when the gas generator is toppled, thereby preventing the electrolyte-rich electrolytic water from flowing out.

Description

Gas generator

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a gas generator, and more particularly, to a gas generator having a gas flow passage closed during dumping.

Background

In the past, human beings have paid great attention to life, and many medical techniques have been developed to fight diseases so as to continue human life. Most of the past medical treatment methods are passive, that is, when the disease occurs, the disease is treated, such as operation, administration, even chemotherapy for cancer, radiotherapy, or the nursing, rehabilitation, correction and the like of chronic diseases. In recent years, however, many medical experts are gradually researching preventive medical methods, such as health food research, genetic disease screening and early prevention, and more actively preventing future possible diseases. In addition, in order to prolong the life of human beings, many anti-aging and anti-oxidation technologies are being developed and widely adopted by the public, including applied maintenance products and anti-oxidation foods/medicines.

The research shows that: unstable oxygen (O +), also known as free radicals (harmful free radicals), induced by various causes (such as diseases, diet, environment or life habits) in the human body can be mixed with inhaled hydrogen to form part of water, which is then discharged out of the body. Indirectly reduce the number of free radicals of human body, achieve the purpose of reducing acidic constitution to healthy alkaline constitution, resist oxidation and aging, and further achieve the effects of eliminating chronic diseases, beautifying and health care. Even clinical experiments show that for some patients in a long-term bed, lung injury caused by high-concentration oxygen breathed for a long time can be relieved by inhaling hydrogen.

However, the conventional electrolysis apparatus generates hydrogen-containing gas for human body to inhale by electrolyzing the electrolyzed water, and if the electrolysis apparatus is toppled over, the electrolysis apparatus cannot automatically close the gas passage, so that the human body has a risk of inhaling the electrolyzed water rich in electrolyte.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gas generator, which has a simple structure and is convenient to operate, and overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art, and can electrolyze water to generate hydrogen-containing gas, and close the outlet of the electrolytic tank to prevent the electrolyzed water from flowing out when the gas generator is in a dumping state.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a gas generator, which is characterized by comprising:

an electrolytic tank containing electrolytic water containing an electrolyte, the electrolytic tank being used for electrolyzing the electrolytic water to generate a hydrogen-containing gas, the electrolytic tank having a gas outlet for outputting the hydrogen-containing gas; and

a water blocking device arranged on the air outlet hole and used for blocking the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out after the electrolytic cell inclines to an inclined angle.

The water blocking device comprises a bottom and a water backflow prevention component, wherein the bottom is provided with an air inlet hole for receiving the hydrogen-containing gas, and the water backflow prevention component selectively closes the air inlet hole to block the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out.

Wherein, the bottom is provided with an elastic bolt, the water-backflow preventing component is provided with a bolt hole, and the elastic bolt is coupled with the bolt hole and selectively enables the water-backflow preventing component to close the air inlet hole so as to block the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out.

Wherein the inclination angle is an angle greater than 90 degrees.

Wherein, the humidifying device is connected with the water blocking device and used for receiving the hydrogen-containing gas, and the humidifying device also comprises a cooling filter element which is used for cooling the received hydrogen-containing gas and filtering an impurity of the hydrogen-containing gas to obtain the filtered hydrogen-containing gas.

Wherein, a shell of the humidifying device contains a humidifying liquid, and an air inlet element of the humidifying device is coupled with the cooling filter element and is used for introducing the filtered hydrogen-containing gas into the humidifying liquid.

Wherein, the air inlet element comprises an air inlet filter screen for filtering the filtered hydrogen-containing gas again and then introducing the filtered hydrogen-containing gas into the humidifying liquid.

Wherein, the air inlet filter screen is a one-way liquid filter cotton, so that the humidifying liquid can not flow into the air inlet element.

Wherein, the shell is provided with a water adding flow passage for supplementing the humidifying liquid, and when the liquid level of the humidifying liquid in the shell is higher than a certain height, the floating ball blocks the water adding flow passage.

The water adding flow passage is provided with a part which is tapered outwards, and the minimum inner diameter of the part is smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the floating ball.

The shell is provided with a containing space for limiting the moving path of the floating ball, so that the floating ball can longitudinally move according to the liquid level height of the humidifying liquid to block the water adding flow passage.

Wherein, the humidifier further comprises an atomizing device connected to the humidifying device for receiving the filtered hydrogen-containing gas, the atomizing device further generates an atomizing gas to be mixed with the filtered hydrogen-containing gas to form a health-care gas, wherein the atomizing gas is selected from one of the group consisting of water vapor, atomized liquid medicine, volatile essential oil and a combination thereof.

Wherein, the floating ball is contained in the electrolytic bath, the electrolytic bath is provided with a water adding flow passage for supplementing the electrolytic water, and when the liquid level of the electrolytic water in the electrolytic bath is higher than a certain height, the floating ball blocks the water adding flow passage.

Wherein, the water adding flow passage is connected with the air outlet.

In summary, the present invention is directed to a gas generator comprising an electrolytic cell and a humidification device. In the gas generator of the present invention, the electrolytic tank can electrolyze the electrolytic water to generate hydrogen-containing gas, the humidifying device can humidify and filter the hydrogen-containing gas for human body absorption, and the outlet of the electrolytic tank is closed to prevent the electrolytic water from flowing out when the gas generator is in a dumping state.

Drawings

FIG. 1: an external view of an embodiment of the gas generator of the present invention is shown.

FIG. 2: a schematic diagram of an electrolyzer and a humidification device according to an embodiment of the invention is shown.

FIG. 3: an exploded view of the humidifying device and the atomizing device of an embodiment of the gas generator of the present invention is shown.

FIG. 4: a schematic diagram of a water blocking device of an embodiment of the gas generator of the present invention is shown.

FIG. 5: a cross-sectional view taken along line a-a in fig. 4 is shown.

FIG. 6: the schematic diagram of the electrolytic cell and the floating ball of the gas generator of the present invention is shown.

FIG. 7: a schematic diagram of an electrolytic cell and a floating ball of another embodiment of the gas generator of the present invention is shown.

FIG. 8: the shell and the floating ball of the humidifying device of one embodiment of the gas generator of the present invention are schematically illustrated.

The advantages, spirit and features of the present invention will be described and discussed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

In order that the advantages, spirit and features of the invention will be readily understood and appreciated, embodiments thereof will be described and illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that these embodiments are merely representative examples of the present invention, and that no limitations are intended to the scope of the invention or its corresponding embodiments, particularly in terms of the specific methods, devices, conditions, materials, and so forth.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, fig. 1 is a schematic external view of a gas generator 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is a schematic external view of an electrolytic cell 12 and a humidification device 14 according to an embodiment of the gas generator 1 according to the present invention, fig. 3 is an exploded schematic external view of the humidification device 14 and an atomization device 16 according to an embodiment of the gas generator 1 according to the present invention, fig. 4 is a schematic partial external view of a water blocking device 13 according to an embodiment of the gas generator 1 according to the present invention, and fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of fig. 4A-a. The gas generator 1 of the present invention includes an electrolytic bath 12 and a water blocking device 13. The electrolytic cell 12 contains electrolytic water, wherein the electrolytic water contains an electrolyte. The electrolytic cell 12 is used for electrolyzing water to generate hydrogen-containing gas, and the electrolytic cell 12 has a gas outlet 121 for outputting the hydrogen-containing gas. The water blocking device 13 is disposed on the air outlet 121 for blocking the electrolytic water in the electrolytic cell 12 from flowing out when the electrolytic cell 12 is tilted at an oblique angle.

The water blocking device 13 includes a bottom 131 and a water blocking preventing member 132. The bottom 131 has an inlet 1311 for receiving a hydrogen-containing gas. The water cut-off preventive member 132 selectively closes the gas inlet holes 1311 to block the electrolytic water of the electrolytic bath 12 from flowing out.

The bottom 131 has an elastic pin 1312, and the water falling preventive member 132 has a pin hole 1321, the elastic pin 1312 being coupled with the pin hole 1321 and selectively allowing the water falling preventive member 132 to close the air inlet hole 1311 to block the outflow of the electrolytic water from the electrolytic bath 12. The inclined angle is an angle greater than 90 degrees.

In practical applications, the water blocking device 13 includes a bottom portion 131 and a water blocking prevention member 132. The bottom 131 has a gas inlet 1311 and a flexible plug 1312, the gas inlet 1311 is connected to the gas outlet 121 for receiving the hydrogen-containing gas. The anti-backflow component 132 has a pin hole 1321, the elastic pin 1312 is disposed on the pin hole 1321 in a recoverable manner, and the air inlet hole 1311 is kept open by supporting the anti-backflow component 132; when the electrolytic cell 12 is tilted at the tilted angle, the elastic latch 1312 is compressed and engaged and slid into the latch hole 1321 to couple the anti-backflow member 132 with the bottom 131, thereby closing the gas inlet hole 1311 to block the outflow of the electrolytic water from the electrolytic cell 12.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electrolytic cell 12 and a floating ball 17 of a gas generator 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, and fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electrolytic cell 12 and a floating ball 17 of another embodiment of a gas generator 1 according to the invention. In one embodiment, the electrolytic cell 12 further has a water feeding passage 122, the electrolytic cell 12 is replenished with the electrolytic water 15 through the water feeding passage 122, and a floating ball 17 is disposed in the electrolytic cell 12, when the liquid level of the electrolytic water 15 in the electrolytic cell 12 is higher than a certain height, the floating ball 17 blocks the water feeding passage 122, so that the electrolytic water 15 is not excessively replenished into the electrolytic cell 12. In addition, when the electrolytic tank 12 is toppled or any other condition causing the liquid level to rise, the electrolyzed water 15 will not flow out through the water adding flow passage 122. Further, the water adding flow passage 122 has a portion tapered outward, and the minimum inner diameter of the portion is smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the float 17, so that the float 17 blocks the water adding flow passage 122 when the liquid level of the electrolyzed water 15 is higher than the above-mentioned limit height. In one embodiment, the float ball 17 is directly received in the water feeding passage 122. In practical applications, the electrolytic tank 12 can be a conical container, and when the liquid level of the electrolyzed water 15 gradually rises, the floating ball 17 can easily move to the water adding flow passage 122 through the conical appearance of the electrolytic tank 12 and block the water adding flow passage 122. In another embodiment, the electrolytic cell 12 has a geometric appearance of limiting the movement of the floating ball 17, so that the moving path of the floating ball 17 is limited in a specific area. The float 17 can block the water feeding passage 122 with the rise of the liquid level of the electrolyzed water 15 by the restriction of the electrolytic bath 12, and the float 17 does not run far from the water feeding passage 122 to block the water feeding passage 122. In another embodiment, the float 17 is limited near the water feeding passage 122 by a fixing member (e.g., a slide rail, a connecting wire corresponding to the appearance of the float 17), so that the float 17 blocks the water feeding passage 122 along with the change of the liquid level.

In practical applications, to reduce the number of openings on the electrolytic cell 12, the water feeding flow passage 122 may be connected to the gas outlet for outputting the hydrogen-containing gas. The air outlet is used for outputting gas containing hydrogen at ordinary times, and when the electrolytic water needs to be supplemented, the electrolytic cell can supplement the electrolytic water through the air outlet. In practical applications, the floating ball 17 can be a gas-permeable material, so that when the water feeding passage 122 is blocked, the hydrogen-containing gas in the electrolytic cell can still be discharged out of the electrolytic cell through the floating ball to maintain the pressure in the electrolytic cell. In addition, the floating ball 17 has a geometric appearance matched with the water feeding passage 122, so that the floating ball 17 can smoothly block the water feeding passage 122. Furthermore, the height of the liquid level blocking the water feeding passage 122 can be determined by the geometrical appearance of the floating ball 17.

Referring to fig. 3 again, the gas generator 1 further includes a humidifying device 14 and an atomizing device 16, the humidifying device 14 is connected to the water blocking device 13 for receiving and humidifying the hydrogen-containing gas, the atomizing device 16 is connected to the humidifying device 14 for receiving the hydrogen-containing gas, and the atomizing device 16 further generates an atomizing gas to be mixed with the hydrogen-containing gas to form a health-care gas. Wherein the atomizing gas is selected from the group consisting of steam, atomized liquid, volatile essential oils, and combinations thereof.

The atomizing device includes an atomizing chamber 161 and an oscillator 162, wherein the atomizing chamber 161 is used for carrying a precursor of a gas to be atomized and mixing the atomized atomizing gas with a hydrogen-containing gas to form a health-care gas. The oscillator 162 is disposed below the atomizing chamber 161 for oscillating and atomizing the precursor of the atomizing gas to atomize the precursor into the desired atomizing gas.

In addition, the aerosolization mechanism 16 can include a gas flow valve for regulating the output of the health gas for the user to adjust the inhalation.

The humidifying device 14 further includes a cooling filter element 143 and an air outlet 144, the cooling filter element 143 is used for cooling the received hydrogen-containing gas and filtering an impurity of the hydrogen-containing gas to obtain a filtered hydrogen-containing gas, and the air outlet 144 is used for outputting the filtered hydrogen-containing gas to the atomizing device 16. Wherein the impurities are obtained as electrolytes.

In addition, the cooling filter element 143 can be divided into a cooling filter cover 1431, a cooling filter cotton 1432 and a cooling filter cover 1433, and the cooling filter cotton 1432 is disposed between the cooling filter cover 1431 and the cooling filter cover 1433 for filtering the impurities of the hydrogen-containing gas.

The cooling filter cotton 1432 used was asbestos.

The cooling filter cover 1433 has a cooling filter inlet 14331 and a cooling filter outlet 14332, the cooling filter inlet 14331 is used to introduce the hydrogen-containing gas flowing from the gas inlet 1311 into the cooling filter element 143, and the cooling filter outlet 14332 is used to send the filtered hydrogen-containing gas out of the cooling filter element 143.

The housing 145 of the humidification device 14 may contain a humidification fluid, and the air inlet element 146 of the humidification device 14 is coupled to the cooling filter element 143 for sending the filtered hydrogen-containing gas into the humidification fluid, and the filtered hydrogen-containing gas is further humidified and filtered by the humidification fluid and then sent to the air outlet 144. Wherein the humidifying liquid can be tap water or drinking water.

The gas inlet unit 146 includes an inlet filter 1461 for filtering the filtered hydrogen-containing gas again and sending the filtered hydrogen-containing gas into the housing 145 of the humidification device, and further, into the humidification liquid. The inlet screen 1461 may be a one-way liquid filter cloth so that the humidified liquid does not flow into the inlet element 146. In addition, the humidification device 14 may include an upper cover 147 for isolating the cooling filter element 143.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the housing 145 and the floating ball 19 of the humidifying device according to the embodiment of the gas generator of the present invention. In one embodiment, the housing 145 of the humidification device has a water adding channel 1451 for supplying the humidification fluid 18. The gas generator further comprises a floating ball 19 disposed in the housing 145, when the level of the humidification liquid 18 in the housing 145 is higher than a certain level, the floating ball 19 blocks the water adding channel 1451, so that the humidification liquid 18 is not excessively supplemented into the housing 145. In addition, when the humidification device 14 is toppled or any other condition causing the liquid level to rise, the humidification liquid 18 will not flow out through the water adding flow channel 1451. Further, the water filling flow channel 1451 has a portion tapered outward, and the minimum inner diameter of the portion is smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the floating ball 19, so that the floating ball 19 blocks the water filling flow channel 1451 when the liquid level of the wetting liquid 18 is higher than the above-mentioned limit height. In one embodiment, the float ball 19 is directly received in the water feeding channel 1451. In practical applications, the housing 145 of the wetting device may be a conical container, and when the surface level of the wetting liquid 18 gradually rises, the floating ball 19 can easily move to the water adding channel 1451 through the conical appearance of the housing 145 and block the water adding channel 1451. In another embodiment, the housing 145 has a geometric appearance that restricts the movement of the float ball 19, so that the moving path of the float ball 19 is restricted within a specific area. The floating ball 19 blocks the water feeding passage 1451 according to the rise of the surface of the wetting liquid 18 by the restriction of the housing 145, without the floating ball 19 being away from the water feeding passage 1451 too far to block the water feeding passage 1451. In another embodiment, the floating ball 19 is limited near the water filling channel 1451 by a fixing member (e.g., a slide rail, a connecting wire corresponding to the appearance of the floating ball 19), so that the floating ball 19 blocks the water filling channel 1451 along with the change of the liquid level.

In practical applications, to reduce the number of openings on the humidification apparatus, the water adding channel 1451 can be connected to the gas outlet 144 for outputting the humidified and filtered hydrogen-containing gas. The outlet 144 is used to output the humidified and filtered hydrogen-containing gas at normal times, and when the humidification liquid 18 needs to be replenished, the shell 145 of the humidification device can replenish the humidification liquid 18 through the outlet 144. In practical applications, the floating ball 19 may be a permeable material, and when the water feeding flow channel 1451 is blocked, the humidified and filtered hydrogen-containing gas in the humidification apparatus can still be discharged out of the humidification apparatus housing 145 through the floating ball 19, so as to maintain the pressure in the humidification apparatus housing 145. In another embodiment, the water adding channel 1451 can be coupled to the cooling filter element for receiving the hydrogen-containing gas filtered by the cooling filter element. In addition, the floating ball 19 has a geometric appearance matched with the water feeding channel 1451, so that the floating ball 17 can smoothly block the water feeding channel 1451. Furthermore, the height of the liquid level blocking the water feeding channel 1451 can be determined by the floating ball 17 with different geometric appearances.

In summary, in the gas generator of the present invention, the electrolytic tank can electrolyze the electrolyzed water to generate the hydrogen-containing gas, the humidifying device can humidify and filter the hydrogen-containing gas for human body absorption, and the outlet of the electrolytic tank is closed to prevent the electrolyzed water from flowing out when the gas generator is in the toppling state.

The above detailed description of the preferred embodiments is intended to more clearly illustrate the features and spirit of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the claims. Although the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A gas generator, comprising:

an electrolytic tank containing electrolytic water containing an electrolyte, the electrolytic tank being used for electrolyzing the electrolytic water to generate a hydrogen-containing gas, the electrolytic tank having a gas outlet for outputting the hydrogen-containing gas;

the humidifying device comprises a cooling filter element and a shell, wherein the cooling filter element is used for cooling and filtering the hydrogen-containing gas, the shell is arranged on the electrolytic cell and forms a gas channel, and the gas channel is used for communicating the electrolytic cell and the cooling filter element; and

a water blocking device disposed on the air outlet and coupled to the air channel for blocking the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out when the electrolytic cell is tilted at an inclination angle, the water blocking device comprising a bottom having an air inlet for receiving the hydrogen-containing gas and a water backflow preventing member for selectively closing the air inlet to block the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out, the bottom having an elastic plug coupled to the plug hole and selectively allowing the water backflow preventing member to close the air inlet to block the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out.

2. The gas generator as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an atomizing device coupled to the humidifying device for receiving the filtered hydrogen-containing gas, the atomizing device further generating an atomizing gas to be mixed with the filtered hydrogen-containing gas to form a health-care gas.

3. The gas generator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cooling filter element is disposed on the housing, and the cooling filter element comprises a cooling filter cotton for filtering impurities of the hydrogen-containing gas to obtain the filtered hydrogen-containing gas, and the cooling filter element further comprises a cooling filter cover covering the cooling filter cotton.

4. The gas generator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a gas inlet element of the humidification device is coupled to the cooling filter element for introducing the filtered hydrogen-containing gas into the humidification liquid.

5. The gas generator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the gas inlet element comprises a gas inlet filter for filtering the filtered hydrogen-containing gas again and introducing the filtered hydrogen-containing gas into the humidification liquid.

6. A gas generator, comprising:

an electrolytic tank for containing electrolytic water, the electrolytic tank being used for electrolyzing the electrolytic water to generate a hydrogen-containing gas, the electrolytic tank having a gas outlet for outputting the hydrogen-containing gas;

a cooling filter element for cooling and filtering the hydrogen-containing gas;

the humidifying device comprises a shell and a water adding flow channel, the shell can contain humidifying liquid and is arranged on the electrolytic bath, and the water adding flow channel is used for supplementing the humidifying liquid; and

a water blocking device is arranged on the air outlet hole,

the water blocking device comprises a bottom and a water backflow preventing component, wherein the bottom is provided with an air inlet hole for receiving the hydrogen-containing gas, the water backflow preventing component selectively closes the air inlet hole to block the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out, the bottom is provided with an elastic bolt, the water backflow preventing component is provided with a bolt hole, and the elastic bolt is coupled with the bolt hole and selectively enables the water backflow preventing component to close the air inlet hole to block the electrolytic water of the electrolytic cell from flowing out;

wherein the shell of the humidifying device forms a humidifying space for accommodating the humidifying liquid to humidify the hydrogen-containing gas.

7. The gas generator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the wetting device comprises a float ball, and the float ball blocks the water feeding passage when the wetting liquid level in the housing is higher than a certain level.

8. The gas generator as claimed in claim 6, further comprising an atomizing device coupled to the humidifying device for receiving the filtered hydrogen-containing gas, the atomizing device further generating an atomizing gas to be mixed with the filtered hydrogen-containing gas to form a health-care gas.

9. The gas generator of claim 8, wherein the atomizing gas is selected from the group consisting of water vapor, atomized liquid, volatile essential oils, and combinations thereof, and wherein the cooling filter element surrounds at least a portion of the atomizing means.

10. The gas generator as claimed in claim 8, wherein the housing of the humidification device further forms a gas passage not communicating with the humidification space, the gas passage communicating with the electrolytic cell and the cooling filter element.