CN1186571C - Humidifier - Google Patents

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CN1186571C
CN1186571C CNB01130751XA CN01130751A CN1186571C CN 1186571 C CN1186571 C CN 1186571C CN B01130751X A CNB01130751X A CN B01130751XA CN 01130751 A CN01130751 A CN 01130751A CN 1186571 C CN1186571 C CN 1186571C
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铃木大辅
津久井利光
村田秀和
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F6/00Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
    • F24F6/18Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification by injection of steam into the air
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/0008Control or safety arrangements for air-humidification
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/30Control or safety arrangements for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
    • F24F11/32Responding to malfunctions or emergencies
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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    • F24F11/30Control or safety arrangements for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
    • F24F11/46Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
    • F24F11/47Responding to energy costs
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F6/00Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
    • F24F2006/006Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification with water treatment
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F6/00Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
    • F24F2006/008Air-humidifier with water reservoir
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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    • F24F2110/20Humidity

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Abstract

To provide a humidifier especially with high germ elimination effect. When an operation switch is turned on, water in a water reception tank 6 is uniformly pumped by a water-absorbing body 21 for humidification, and indoor air that is introduced from an air intake 4 into a body 1 by a blower for blowing is guided by a passage formation board 24 for guiding from the outer surface of the water-absorbing body 21 into space in the water- absorbing body 21, is mixed with vapor that is vaporized from the water- absorbing body 21 for supplying humidified air into the room outside the body 1 from an opening 22 for blowing. Then, the electrode 10 is energized, water is subjected to electrolysis by the electrode 10 in the water tank 6, and chlorine is generated by the electrolysis. However, since chlorine is easily dissolved in water, HClO (hypochlorous acid) with large sterilizing power is generated, thus preventing the propergation of Legionella, coliform bacillus and other germs and preventing Legionella pneumophila or the like from being released into the chamber.

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Humidifier
Technical field
The present invention relates to humidifier at indoor supply humid air.
Background technology
What this kind humidifier was known is that Japan Patent discloses disclosed ultrasonic humidifier such as communique such as grade No. 115818/1993.This ultrasonic humidifier is to supply with water in having the gasification groove of ultrasonic vibrator,, mixes with the air that obtains from the outside in the generation humidifying air supply chamber this water atomization by above-mentioned vibrator.In addition, make the water boiling obtain humidifying air with electric heater.
Summary of the invention
, for above-mentioned ultrasonic humidifier, under 25 ℃~30 ℃ conditions especially at the gasification groove when pollution is arranged, have Legionella etc. easily breeding make it put into indoor problem.In addition, for using electric heater, there is the high problem of running expense.
Therefore, the objective of the invention is to the humidifier that provides bacteria-eliminating efficacy high especially.
For this reason, one of invention, the tank of the supply of accepting water from feed trough, a part immersed wherein and be arranged in the air channel that forms with pressure fan by the water-absorbing body that capillarity sucts water, to mix supplying to indoor the time from the steam of this water-absorbing body gasification and the air the above-mentioned air channel, the electrode with material of degermation will be embedded in the water of above-mentioned tank.
Two of invention, the water reception tank of the supply of accepting water from feed trough, a part immersed wherein and be arranged in the air channel that forms with pressure fan by the water-absorbing body that capillarity sucts water, to mix supplying to indoor the time from the steam of this water-absorbing body gasification and the air the above-mentioned air channel, the electrode with material of degermation will be embedded in the above-mentioned feed trough.
When three of invention, above-mentioned tank have the waste supply canal that is connected with above-mentioned feed trough and have the water channel that immerses an above-mentioned water-absorbing body part, the above-mentioned electrode of configuration on the communication channel that connects above-mentioned waste supply canal and water channel.
Four of invention, the material with above-mentioned degermation is a hypochlorous acid.
Five of invention, hypochlorous acid are that the chlorion of the water from be contained in feed trough and the reaction of water generate.
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Fig. 1 is the outward appearance oblique view of expression humidifier.
Fig. 2 is for convenience of description, and the oblique view of the body interior of feed trough etc. is removed in expression.
Fig. 3 is for convenience of description, the oblique view of expression body interior.
Fig. 4 is a part of sectional drawing of expression feed trough.
The specific embodiment
Below, according to figure explanation the 1st embodiment of the present invention.In Fig. 1, the 1st, the body of humidifier with framework of flat column, opening removably covers with front cover body 2 and front cover body 3 above forming on this body 1.In the two sides of above-mentioned body 1 and the back offer air and be taken into mouthfuls 4.
At the not shown control cabinet of above-mentioned body 1 bottom configuration, take in the control part of the control of carrying out this humidifier.Form depression by the diapire on control cabinet 5 (with reference to Fig. 2), form water reception tank 6.The plane that this tank 6 is arranged on central portion by the projection 8 at the not shown lift valve of the feed trough 7 of Fig. 3 record look toroidal waste supply canal 9 and, the plane of configuration electrode 10 described later look toroidal water channel 11 and, plane that float 12 is set look toroidal water channel 13, be configured in burying underground of central portion the plane of cartridge heater 14 of the heater communication channel 16 looking square water channel 15 and be communicated with this water channel 15 and above-mentioned waste supply canal 9 constitute, all be communicated with.Above-mentioned electrode 10 also can be configured on the above-mentioned communication channel 16.
In addition, below deciding water level, the switch motion that above-mentioned float 12 will make figure not show is forced to shut down as if the water level in the above-mentioned water reception tank 6.
If above-mentioned projection 8 promotes the valve in the lid 20 of the above-mentioned feed trough 7 of interior plant, because the relation control displaced air stream of the water level of the position of lid end and above-mentioned tank 6 makes the water (running water) of feed trough 7 keep certain water level ground to feed water to above-mentioned water reception tank 6.In addition, above-mentioned communication channel 16 forms than other water channel 9,11,13 and 15 slightly deeply, and during water-filled state, water level is in than high position, above-mentioned cartridge heater 14 upper ends in water reception tank 6.
In addition, in the water channel 15 of above-mentioned tank 6, to surround the cellular humidification water-absorbing body 21 of above-mentioned cartridge heater 14, look square shape roughly and its end (part) is immersed in the water in the water channel 15 disposing to present plane, this water-absorbing body 21 is drawn onto the top by capillarity with the water in this water channel 15.This water-absorbing body 21 is that the nonwoven by for example making such as tacryl or polyester fiber constitutes.In addition, in Fig. 2, for the convenience that illustrates, the shape of a part is removed in expression, but looks roughly to present the plane square shape is bonded on the end as shown in Figure 3.
On above-mentioned rear cover body 3, offer as illustrated in fig. 1 and blow out with opening 22, be provided with in the cylinder 23 below being fixed on by blowing out of constituting of fan and fan electromotor and use pressure fan, this cartridge heater 14 water on every side that will be heated to 50~60 ℃ (heating) by above-mentioned cartridge heater 14 when increasing the humidification amount is drawn onto above-mentioned humidification with in the water-absorbing body 21, form the guiding of plate 24 by the air channel, room air is imported to spaces in this water-absorbing body 21 from the lateral surface of cellular water-absorbing body 21, and this room air is to be taken into mouthfuls 4 by above-mentioned air blast from above-mentioned air to import in the body 1; Mix with the steam that has gasified from this water-absorbing body 21, the air of humidification supplied to opening 22 from blowing out that indoor outside the body 1 constitute by above-mentioned cylinder 23.
Promptly form above-mentioned air channel formation plate 24 and diffuse into foreign side with the lower end from above-mentioned cylinder 23, formation is taken into mouthful 4 connections from above-mentioned air and blows out the air channel of using opening 22.The above-mentioned water-absorbing body 21 of configuration on this air channel is taken into mouthfuls 4 room airs that import in the body 1 from above-mentioned air, all import to these water-absorbing body 21 interior spaces from the lateral surface of cellular water-absorbing body 21 after, by blow out supply to pressure fan indoor.
Above-mentioned electrode 10 for example is to have substrate with Ti (titanium) and by 2 battery lead plates of rete by Ir (indium), Ta (tantalum), Pt (platinum) formation, electrical current is 40 milliamperes, produces the free residual cl concn (for example 1ppm) of regulation and obtains degerming, anti-fouling effect (degermation).In order to improve durability, carry out with the switching of specified period polarity to electrode 10 energisings.In addition, control be in humidification running to switch at any time in the energising cycle according to humidity, in the generation that running at the end keeps stipulated time chlorine, the resident water water reception tank 6 in carries out stopping to control after the degerming.
Particularly, for example when humidification turns round, on above-mentioned electrode 10, switched on 50 seconds, in 130 seconds, be in non-energising, after the switch polarity, with the cycle of energising in 50 seconds, energising and non-energising repeatedly, at humidification at the end, carry out stopping after the energising in this cycle and the non-energising 20 times.
If carry out such control, by switching in the water of above-mentioned electrode 10 in tank 6, water is at anode, 4H ++ 4e -+ (4OH -) become 2H 2+ (4OH -), at negative electrode, 2H 2O+ becomes 4H ++ O 2+ 4e -, be contained in the chlorine (in running water, adding in advance) in the water simultaneously, at anode, 2Cl -Become Cl 2+ 2e -In addition, this Cl 2(chlorine) is owing to being dissolved in the water easily, so Cl 2+ H 2O and then become HClO+HCl.
Therefore, by energising on electrode 10, can produce the big HClO of sterilizing power (hypochlorous acid).
By above formation, the water (running water) of at first packing in feed trough 7 is packed in the body 1.Water supplies in the water reception tank 6 by the valves that cover in 20 from feed trough 7, and above-mentioned humidification sucts the interior water of water channel 15 in this water reception tank 6 equably with water-absorbing body 21.
If close the running switch, make the heater energising in the above-mentioned cartridge heater 24, the water around this cartridge heater 14 is heated to 50 ℃~60 ℃.In addition, above-mentioned humidification sucts by above-mentioned cartridge heater 14 with water-absorbing body 21 and is heated to water around this cartridge heater 14 of 50 ℃~60 ℃, forming plate 24 by the air channel will be taken into mouthful 4 room airs that import in the body 1 with air blast from above-mentioned air and lead with above-mentioned blowing out, import to spaces in this water-absorbing body 21 from the outside of cellular above-mentioned water-absorbing body 21, will mix with the steam that has gasified from this water-absorbing body 21, humidification air supply to indoor outside the body 1 by above-mentioned cylinder 23 from blowing out with opening 22.
By 10 energisings of the electrode in the water that is embedded in above-mentioned water reception tank 6, at anode, 2Cl -Become Cl 2+ 2e -, in addition, this Cl 2(chlorine) is owing to being dissolved in the water easily, so Cl 2+ H 2O and then become HClO+HCl.Therefore, can produce the big HClO of sterilizing power (hypochlorous acid).For this reason, other the breeding of mushroom of Legionella, large intestine can be prevented, this Legionella etc. can be do not emitted indoor.
In addition, even produce umbrinaceous dirt, can be attached to water reception tank 6 etc., so can simply clean by draining yet.
In addition, Fig. 4 represents the 2nd embodiment, but it is the embodiment that above-mentioned electrode 10 is set in above-mentioned feed trough 7.Promptly be arranged near the shoulder the lid 20 of above-mentioned feed trough 7, electrode 10 given prominence in this groove 7 being configured.By being arranged on this shoulder, even the water in the feed trough 7 is few, also bring into play effect, in addition, and in the time of in this feed trough 7 that supplies water, can overslaugh electrode 10 yet, for feeding water, can bring into play the effect of above-mentioned electrode 10 in the water of water reception tank 6.By contact from feed trough 7 to electrode 10 supply capabilities.
For in the past ultrasonic humidifier etc., breedings easily such as Legionella are arranged in the gasification groove, it is released to indoor problem, but can provides bacteria-eliminating efficacy high humidifier according to the present invention, in addition, can not adhere to dirt at water reception tank etc. yet, clean also simple.

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1. humidifier, the tank of the supply of accepting water from feed trough, the bottom immersion wherein and by the cellular water-absorbing body that capillarity is upwards inhaled the water in the above-mentioned tank is arranged in the air channel that forms with pressure fan, to mix from the steam of this water-absorbing body gasification and the air the above-mentioned air channel and supply to indoor the time, with taking place, hypochlorous electrode is embedded in the water of above-mentioned tank, described hypochlorous acid is generated by chlorion and water reaction, it is characterized in that: periodically carrying out when polarity switches to the energising of electrode, switching on and the transposing of non-energising.
2. humidifier according to claim 1 is characterized in that described electrode is embedded in the above-mentioned feed trough.
3. humidifier according to claim 1, when it is characterized in that above-mentioned tank has the waste supply canal that is connected with above-mentioned feed trough and has the water channel that immerses above-mentioned water-absorbing body bottom, the above-mentioned electrode of configuration on the communication channel that connects above-mentioned waste supply canal and water channel.
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