CN214891637U - Humidifier for laboratory equipment - Google Patents
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of humidifiers, and particularly discloses a humidifier for laboratory equipment, which comprises a humidifier main body, an installation mechanism, an exhaust mechanism and a humidification mechanism, wherein the middle part of the humidifier main body is embedded and connected with the installation mechanism, one side of the middle part of the installation mechanism is connected with the exhaust mechanism in a penetrating way, the middle part of the installation mechanism is embedded and connected with the humidification mechanism, the bottom end of the exhaust mechanism is embedded and connected with a mounting plate, the bottom of the mounting plate is connected with a pipeline in a penetrating way, the exhaust mechanism is helpful to blow out water mist in an atomization box, thereby humidifying the indoor space, the humidification mechanism is helpful to atomize water, thereby improving the working efficiency of the device, a hydraulic telescopic rod in the movement mechanism is extended, thereby pushing out a moving wheel at the bottom end of the hydraulic telescopic rod, further the moving wheel is landed to start moving, the movement mechanism is helpful to facilitate an operator to move the device, therefore, the convenience of the device is improved, and the device can have wide development prospect in the future.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a humidifier technical field specifically is a humidifier for laboratory paraphernalia.
Background
At present, the indoor air humidification is carried out by sprinkling water, placing a basin and the like, the most convenient method for humidifying the indoor air is to use a humidifier, some laboratories require constant-temperature and constant-humidity environments indoors in experimental test time, the constant-humidity environments need to be maintained, and the laboratories need to be equipped with the humidifier, so that the humidifier for laboratory equipment is urgently needed.
At present, the general inner structure of current humidifier is too complicated, and convenient and fast inadequately when dismouting is maintained is difficult to understand its inner structure, greatly increased manufacturing cost, and current humidification effect is poor moreover, and is intelligent low, and the function singleness can not adjust according to the in-service use demand, and inconvenient operating personnel removes, and the installation is dismantled inconveniently.
Therefore, how to design a humidifier for laboratory equipment becomes a problem to be solved at present.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a humidifier for laboratory paraphernalia to solve the problem that the humidification effect that proposes is poor in the above-mentioned background art, the installation is dismantled inconveniently and the function singleness.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a humidifier for laboratory equipment comprises a humidifier main body, a mounting mechanism, an exhaust mechanism and a humidifying mechanism, wherein the middle part of the humidifier main body is embedded and connected with the mounting mechanism, one side of the middle part of the mounting mechanism is connected with the exhaust mechanism in a penetrating way, the middle part of the mounting mechanism is embedded and connected with the humidifying mechanism, the bottom end of the exhaust mechanism is embedded and connected with a mounting plate, the bottom of the mounting plate is connected with a pipeline in a penetrating way, one end of the mounting plate is embedded and connected with an air outlet, the other side of the inner top of the air outlet is embedded and connected with a heating plate, one side of the inner top of the air outlet is embedded and connected with a humidity sensor, one side of the air outlet is embedded and connected with a dust-proof plate, the middle part of one end of the mounting plate is embedded and connected with a power box, one end of the power box is embedded and connected with a rotating fan, the middle part of the humidifying mechanism is embedded and connected with an atomizing box, the utility model discloses a water pump, including atomizing case, water pipe, water storage tank, mounting mechanism, control mechanism, mounting mechanism's one end top through connection has the water pipe, the top through connection of water pipe has the rose box, the top through connection of rose box has the intake pipe, the bottom through connection of atomizing case has the valve, the bottom through connection of valve has the water storage tank, the inside bottom embedding of water storage tank is connected with the water pumper, the inside bottom opposite side embedding of water storage tank is connected with pressure sensor, mounting mechanism's surface embedding is connected with the protecting wall, the inside top embedding of protecting wall is connected with control mechanism, control mechanism's inside embedding is connected with temperature sensor, mounting mechanism's other end top embedding is connected with operating panel, mounting mechanism's top embedding is connected with the attention device, mounting mechanism's one end top through connection has the heat dissipation fan.
Preferably, the bottom end of the mounting mechanism is connected with four groups of moving mechanisms in an embedded manner, and the moving mechanisms are arranged at the bottom end of the mounting mechanism in a rectangular manner.
Preferably, exhaust mechanism is by the mounting panel of exhaust mechanism bottom, the pipeline of mounting panel bottom, the air exit of mounting panel one end, the hot plate of the inside top opposite side of air exit, the humidity transducer of the inside top one side of air exit, the dust guard of air exit one side, the headstock of mounting panel one end middle part and the rotating fan of headstock one end make up jointly and form, exhaust mechanism is provided with two sets ofly, and exhaust mechanism symmetrical arrangement is on installation mechanism, and the hot plate of the inside top opposite side of air exit is provided with two sets ofly, and the hot plate symmetrical arrangement of the inside top opposite side of air exit is on exhaust mechanism.
Preferably, the humidification mechanism is formed by combining an atomization box in the middle of the humidification mechanism, a water pipe on the other side of the top end of the atomization box, a filter box on the top end of the water pipe, an air inlet pipe on the top end of the filter box, a valve at the bottom end of the atomization box, a water storage box at the bottom end of the valve, a water pump at the bottom inside the water storage box and a pressure sensor on the other side of the bottom inside the water storage box, a filter plate is arranged inside the filter box on the humidification mechanism, and the filter plate is arranged inside the filter box in a straight line.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that:
1. this kind of humidifier for laboratory paraphernalia, exhaust mechanism helps blowing out the water smoke in the atomizer to indoor humidification, and then improved the practicality of device.
2. This kind of humidifier for laboratory paraphernalia, humidification mechanism helps atomizing water to improve the work efficiency of device, and then made things convenient for operating personnel to use.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall cross-sectional structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the mounting mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the sectional structure of the air exhaust mechanism of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of the sectional structure of the humidifying mechanism of the present invention.
The labels in the figure are: 1. a humidifier body; 2. an installation mechanism; 21. a protective wall; 22. a control mechanism; 23. a temperature sensor; 24. an alarm; 25. an operation panel; 26. a heat dissipation fan; 27. a moving mechanism; 3. an air exhaust mechanism; 31. mounting a plate; 32. a pipeline; 33. an air outlet; 34. heating plates; 35. a humidity sensor; 36. a dust-proof plate; 37. a power box; 38. rotating the fan; 4. a humidifying mechanism; 41. an atomization box; 42. a water pipe; 43. a filter box; 44. an air inlet pipe; 45. a valve; 46. a water storage tank; 47. a water pump; 48. a pressure sensor.
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The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments, and all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention based on the embodiments of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-4, the present invention provides a technical solution: a humidifier for laboratory equipment comprises a humidifier main body 1, an installation mechanism 2, an exhaust mechanism 3 and a humidification mechanism 4, wherein the middle part of the humidifier main body 1 is connected with the installation mechanism 2 in an embedded mode, one side of the middle part of the installation mechanism 2 is connected with the exhaust mechanism 3 in a penetrating mode, the middle part of the installation mechanism 2 is connected with the humidification mechanism 4 in an embedded mode, the bottom end of the exhaust mechanism 3 is connected with an installation plate 31 in an embedded mode, the bottom of the installation plate 31 is connected with a pipeline 32 in a penetrating mode, one end of the installation plate 31 is connected with an air outlet 33 in an embedded mode, the other side of the inner top of the air outlet 33 is connected with a heating plate 34 in an embedded mode, one side of the inner top of the air outlet 33 is connected with a humidity sensor 35 in an embedded mode, one side of the air outlet 33 is connected with a dustproof plate 36 in an embedded mode, the middle part of one end of the installation plate 31 is connected with a power box 37 in an embedded mode, one end of the power box 37 is connected with a rotating fan 38 in an embedded mode, and the middle part of the humidification mechanism 4 is connected with an atomization box 41 in an embedded mode, the top opposite side through connection of atomizing case 41 has water pipe 42, the top through connection of water pipe 42 has filter tank 43, the top through connection of filter tank 43 has intake pipe 44, the bottom through connection of atomizing case 41 has valve 45, the bottom through connection of valve 45 has water storage tank 46, the inside bottom embedding of water storage tank 46 is connected with water pumper 47, the inside bottom opposite side embedding of water storage tank 46 is connected with pressure sensor 48, the surface embedding of installation mechanism 2 is connected with protecting wall 21, the inside top embedding of protecting wall 21 is connected with control mechanism 22, the inside embedding of control mechanism 22 is connected with temperature sensor 23, the other end top embedding of installation mechanism 2 is connected with operating panel 25, the top embedding of installation mechanism 2 is connected with alarm 24, the one end top through connection of installation mechanism 2 has heat dissipation fan 26.
Preferably, the bottom end of the mounting mechanism 2 is connected with a moving mechanism 27 in an embedded manner, the moving mechanism 27 is provided with four groups, the moving mechanism 27 is arranged at the bottom end of the mounting mechanism 2 in a rectangular manner, when an operator needs to use the device, the operator controls the hydraulic telescopic rod inside the moving mechanism 27 at the bottom end of the mounting mechanism 2 to extend through the operation panel 25, so that the moving wheel at the bottom end of the hydraulic telescopic rod is pushed out, and further the moving wheel is landed and moved, when the operator reaches a specified position, the operator controls the hydraulic telescopic rod to extend and retract through the operation panel 25, so that the moving wheel is controlled to retract, and further the anti-skid base at the bottom end of the moving mechanism 27 is landed, and therefore the stability is improved.
Preferably, the exhaust mechanism 3 is formed by combining an installation plate 31 at the bottom end of the exhaust mechanism 3, a pipeline 32 at the bottom of the installation plate 31, an exhaust outlet 33 at one end of the installation plate 31, a heating plate 34 at the other side of the top inside the exhaust outlet 33, a humidity sensor 35 at one side of the top inside the exhaust outlet 33, a dust-proof plate 36 at one side of the exhaust outlet 33, a power box 37 at the middle part of one end of the installation plate 31 and a rotating fan 38 at one end of the power box 37, the exhaust mechanism 3 is provided with two groups, the exhaust mechanism 3 is symmetrically arranged on the installation mechanism 2, the heating plate 34 at the other side of the top inside the exhaust outlet 33 is provided with two groups, the heating plate 34 at the other side of the top inside the exhaust outlet 33 is symmetrically arranged on the exhaust mechanism 3, and after the humidifying mechanism 4 atomizes water. The operating personnel control air exhaust mechanism 3 and begin the operation, thereby the headstock 37 of mounting panel 31 one end middle part begins the operation, and then the rotating fan 38 that drives headstock 37 one end rotates, thereby blow off the water smoke in the atomizer box 41, and then outside the air exit 33 eduction gear through mounting panel 31 one end, thereby to indoor humidification, the hot plate 34 of the inside top opposite side of air exit 33 helps heating the water smoke, thereby improve indoor temperature, the humidity transducer 35 of the inside top one side of air exit 33 helps detecting humidity, thereby make things convenient for operating personnel to look over, the dust guard 36 of air exit 33 one side helps preventing the dust entering device inside.
Preferably, the humidifying mechanism 4 is formed by combining an atomizing tank 41 at the middle part of the humidifying mechanism 4, a water pipe 42 at the other side of the top end of the atomizing tank 41, a filter tank 43 at the top end of the water pipe 42, an air inlet pipe 44 at the top end of the filter tank 43, a valve 45 at the bottom end of the atomizing tank 41, a water storage tank 46 at the bottom end of the valve 45, a water pump 47 at the bottom inside the water storage tank 46 and a pressure sensor 48 at the other side of the bottom inside the water storage tank 46, wherein a filter plate is arranged inside the filter tank 43 on the humidifying mechanism 4 and is arranged in a straight line inside the filter tank 43, when an operator needs to use the device, the operator controls the humidifying mechanism 4 to start to operate through the operation panel 25, so that the humidifying mechanism 4 controls the atomizing tank 41 at the middle part to start to operate, and then the water pump 47 at the bottom inside the water storage tank 46 pumps water into the atomizing tank 41 through the water pipe 42, thereby atomizing case 41 atomizes water, and the air gets into atomizing case 41 from the intake pipe 44 at filter tank 43 top, and filter tank 43 at water pipe 42 top helps filtering the impurity in the air, and valve 45 at atomizing case 41 bottom helps controlling the flow of water, and the inside bottom opposite side of water storage tank 46 pressure sensor 48 helps responding to the inside water of water storage tank 46 to make things convenient for operating personnel to add water.
The working principle is as follows: firstly, the bottom end of the mounting mechanism 2 is connected with a moving mechanism 27 in an embedded manner, the moving mechanism 27 is provided with four groups, the moving mechanism 27 is arranged at the bottom end of the mounting mechanism 2 in a rectangular manner, when an operator needs to use the device, the operator controls the hydraulic telescopic rod inside the moving mechanism 27 at the bottom end of the mounting mechanism 2 to extend through the operation panel 25 so as to push out the moving wheel at the bottom end of the hydraulic telescopic rod, and further the moving wheel is landed and moved, when the operator reaches a specified position, the operator controls the hydraulic telescopic rod to extend and retract through the operation panel 25 so as to control the moving wheel to retract, and further the anti-skid base at the bottom end of the moving mechanism 27 is landed, so that the stability is improved.
Then, the humidifying mechanism 4 is formed by combining an atomizing tank 41 at the middle part of the humidifying mechanism 4, a water pipe 42 at the other side of the top end of the atomizing tank 41, a filter tank 43 at the top end of the water pipe 42, an air inlet pipe 44 at the top end of the filter tank 43, a valve 45 at the bottom end of the atomizing tank 41, a water storage tank 46 at the bottom end of the valve 45, a water pump 47 at the bottom inside the water storage tank 46 and a pressure sensor 48 at the other side of the bottom inside the water storage tank 46, wherein a filter plate is arranged inside the filter tank 43 on the humidifying mechanism 4 and is arranged in a straight line inside the filter tank 43, when an operator needs to use the device, the operator controls the humidifying mechanism 4 to start to operate through the operation panel 25, so that the humidifying mechanism 4 controls the atomizing tank 41 at the middle part to start to operate, and then the water pump 47 at the bottom inside the water storage tank 46 pumps water into the atomizing tank 41 through the water pipe 42, thereby atomizing case 41 atomizes water, and the air gets into atomizing case 41 from the intake pipe 44 at filter tank 43 top, and filter tank 43 at water pipe 42 top helps filtering the impurity in the air, and valve 45 at atomizing case 41 bottom helps controlling the flow of water, and the inside bottom opposite side of water storage tank 46 pressure sensor 48 helps responding to the inside water of water storage tank 46 to make things convenient for operating personnel to add water.
Finally, the exhaust mechanism 3 is formed by combining an installation plate 31 at the bottom end of the exhaust mechanism 3, a pipeline 32 at the bottom of the installation plate 31, an exhaust outlet 33 at one end of the installation plate 31, a heating plate 34 at the other side of the top inside the exhaust outlet 33, a humidity sensor 35 at one side of the top inside the exhaust outlet 33, a dust-proof plate 36 at one side of the exhaust outlet 33, a power box 37 at the middle part of one end of the installation plate 31 and a rotating fan 38 at one end of the power box 37 together, the exhaust mechanism 3 is provided with two groups, the exhaust mechanism 3 is symmetrically arranged on the installation mechanism 2, the heating plate 34 at the other side of the top inside the exhaust outlet 33 is provided with two groups, the heating plate 34 at the other side of the top inside the exhaust outlet 33 is symmetrically arranged on the exhaust mechanism 3, and after the humidifying mechanism 4 atomizes water. The operating personnel control air exhaust mechanism 3 and begin the operation, thereby the headstock 37 of mounting panel 31 one end middle part begins the operation, and then the rotatory fan 38 that drives headstock 37 one end rotates, thereby blow off the water smoke in the atomizer box 41, and then outside the air exit 33 eduction gear through mounting panel 31 one end, thereby to indoor humidification, the hot plate 34 of the inside top opposite side of air exit 33 helps heating the water smoke, thereby improve indoor temperature, the humidity transducer 35 of the inside top one side of air exit 33 helps detecting humidity, thereby make things convenient for operating personnel to look over, the dust guard 36 of air exit 33 one side helps preventing the dust entering device inside, this is the theory of operation of humidifier for laboratory paraphernalia.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The utility model provides a humidifier for laboratory equipment, includes humidifier main part (1), installation mechanism (2), exhaust mechanism (3) and humidification mechanism (4), its characterized in that: the middle part embedding of humidifier main part (1) is connected with installation mechanism (2), middle part one side through connection of installation mechanism (2) has exhaust mechanism (3), the middle part embedding of installation mechanism (2) is connected with humidification mechanism (4), the bottom embedding of exhaust mechanism (3) is connected with mounting panel (31), the bottom through connection of mounting panel (31) has pipeline (32), the one end embedding of mounting panel (31) is connected with air exit (33), the inside top opposite side embedding of air exit (33) is connected with hot plate (34), the inside top one side embedding of air exit (33) is connected with humidity transducer (35), one side embedding of air exit (33) is connected with dust guard (36), the one end middle part embedding of mounting panel (31) is connected with headstock (37), the one end embedding of headstock (37) is connected with rotating fan (38), the middle part embedding of humidification mechanism (4) is connected with atomizing case (41), the top opposite side through connection of atomizing case (41) has water pipe (42), the top through connection of water pipe (42) has rose box (43), the top through connection of rose box (43) has intake pipe (44), the bottom through connection of atomizing case (41) has valve (45), the bottom through connection of valve (45) has water storage box (46), the inside bottom embedding of water storage box (46) is connected with water pumper (47), the inside bottom opposite side embedding of water storage box (46) is connected with pressure sensor (48).
2. A humidifier for laboratory equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the surface embedding of installation mechanism (2) is connected with protecting wall (21), the inside top embedding of protecting wall (21) is connected with control mechanism (22), the inside embedding of control mechanism (22) is connected with temperature sensor (23), the other end top embedding of installation mechanism (2) is connected with operating panel (25), the top embedding of installation mechanism (2) is connected with attention device (24), the one end top through connection of installation mechanism (2) has heat dissipation fan (26).
3. A humidifier for laboratory equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the bottom end of the mounting mechanism (2) is connected with four groups of moving mechanisms (27) in an embedded mode, and the moving mechanisms (27) are arranged at the bottom end of the mounting mechanism (2) in a rectangular mode.
4. A humidifier for laboratory equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein: exhaust mechanism (3) are by mounting panel (31) of exhaust mechanism (3) bottom, pipeline (32) of mounting panel (31) bottom, air exit (33) of mounting panel (31) one end, hot plate (34) of the inside top opposite side of air exit (33), humidity transducer (35) of the inside top one side of air exit (33), dust guard (36) of air exit (33) one side, headstock (37) and rotatory fan (38) of headstock (37) one end of mounting panel (31) one end combination together and form.
5. A humidifier for laboratory equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the exhaust mechanism (3) is provided with two groups, the exhaust mechanisms (3) are symmetrically arranged on the mounting mechanism (2), the heating plates (34) on the other side of the top in the exhaust port (33) are provided with two groups, and the heating plates (34) on the other side of the top in the exhaust port (33) are symmetrically arranged on the exhaust mechanism (3).
6. A humidifier for laboratory equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the humidifying mechanism (4) is formed by combining an atomizing box (41) in the middle of the humidifying mechanism (4), a water pipe (42) on the other side of the top end of the atomizing box (41), a filter box (43) on the top end of the water pipe (42), an air inlet pipe (44) on the top end of the filter box (43), a valve (45) at the bottom end of the atomizing box (41), a water storage box (46) at the bottom end of the valve (45), a water pump (47) at the bottom inside the water storage box (46) and a pressure sensor (48) on the other side of the bottom inside the water storage box (46) together.
7. A humidifier for laboratory equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the filter plate is arranged in the filter box (43) on the humidifying mechanism (4), and the filter plate is arranged in the filter box (43) in a straight line.
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