DE10211471B4 - Collecting basin for a humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

Collecting basin for a humidifier, characterized in that the collecting basin (1} consists of an inner tub (2) and an outer tub (3), which are separated by a partition (6), and that the inner tub (2} with salt water and the outer tub ( 3) are filled with fresh water.

Description

Object of the present invention is a catch basin for a humidifier that is used to condition the indoor climate.

From the German utility model DE 200 16 753 U1 is known a humidifier that makes it possible to create an indoor climate inside that supports the healing of respiratory ailments. The medical effect is used that the inhalation of salty air has a healing effect, especially for complaints in the upper respiratory tract. The humidifier described therein ensures a maximum dwell time of salt water in the ambient air by transferring or draining salt water over an evaporation structure, which is similar to a room grille. This evaporation structure, the amount of water carried over it, offers the greatest possible contact area with the ambient air and thus maximum evaporation.

About the evaporative structure catching salt water that runs out, the humidifier is preferably above a Collection container arranged. However, as soon as salt water in large quantities passed into such a container arranged under the humidifier becomes undesirable Salt crystals growing on the edges of the collecting container. As well as on the evaporation structure namely salt crystals during the permanent overflow of salt water, also form on the edges of the collecting container Salt crystals from which at an almost uniform water level grow quickly and over the container edge outgrow. To this unwanted To counteract the effect, the operator is forced to use the constantly growing salt crystals at regular intervals remove.

Another problem with the known Humidifier is that after some time of transfer of salt water over the evaporation structure the salt crystals grown on the structure reach a size which leads to that transferred Water no longer exclusively expires but also sprayed sideways in small quantities. This will increasingly cleaning steps of the surrounding interior necessary.

From the US 6,315,272 B1 an air humidifier is known which humidifies the air by means of two absorbent mats arranged one above the other.

Each mat is a catch basin assigned, the upper basin being designed so that any overflowing Water can be collected in the lower basin.

It is therefore the task of the invention the step of a separate salt removal unnecessary do. This is done through a catch basin with the characteristics of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the catch basin according to the invention are described in the claims.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and is described in more detail below It shows in:

1 A cross section through a humidifier with the catch basin according to the invention.

2 A top view of a catch basin according to the invention

In 1 the cross section through a humidifier according to the invention is shown. This humidifier is located above a catch basin 1 , This catchment basin 1 consists of an outer tub 3 , inside of which an inner tub 2 is arranged. There is no connection between the inner and outer tub 2 . 3 through which liquid could be exchanged, so that two completely separate areas are created, the outer tub 3 the inner tub 2 encloses in a ring. That about the evaporation structure 5 running salt water gets into the inner tub 2 , whereas in the outside tub 3 Fresh water is fed in, so that on the outer tub edge of the catch basin 1 no salt crystals can grow. In this way, salt crystal growths occur on the partition 6 between inner tub 2 and outside tub 3 , Their growing out over the edge of the partition 6 is just because of the fresh water in the outer tub 3 prevents which dissolves overgrown salt crystals due to its low salt content.

This constructive measure eliminates the need for a separate salt removal, since the flowing fresh water removes growing salt crystals by itself and thus only at long intervals does the fresh water slowly increase in salt content in the outer tub 3 must be replaced by fresh water.

The problem of the known humidifier, that of the evaporation structure, must also be solved 5 transferred salt water with increasing growth of salt crystals on the evaporation structure 5 hosed on the side. This is solved by collecting crystals to be arranged on the side as follows: On a circumferential bridge 4 that is at a suitable distance from the evaporation structure 5 found, additional salt blocks are applied, which are undesirable from the evaporation structure 5 Catch splashing salt water. This all-round footbridge 4 can inside the tub 2 , inside the outside tub 3 or between the inner tub 2 and outside tub 3 be arranged. He What is essential to the invention is only that it is installed at a distance which, with the appropriate application of salt blocks, ensures that all the splashed water is trapped.

2 shows a plan view of a catch basin according to the invention 1 for an essentially round humidifier with an inner tub 2 and an outside tub 3 and the partition 6 , The circumferential web for catching splash water is not included in this illustration.

Claims (4)

Collecting basin for a humidifier, characterized in that the collecting basin ( 1 } from an inner tub ( 2 ) and an outside tub ( 3 ) consisting of a partition ( 6 ) are separated and that the inner tub ( 2 } with salt water and the outside tub ( 3 ) are filled with fresh water. Collecting basin according to claim 1, characterized in that within the inner tub ( 2 ) a footbridge ( 4 ) is arranged on which salt crystals can be arranged. Collecting basin according to claim 1, characterized in that within the outer tub ( 3 ) a footbridge ( 4 ) is arranged on which salt crystals can be arranged. Collecting basin according to claim 1, characterized in that between the inner tub ( 2 ) and outside tub ( 3 ) a footbridge ( 4 ) is arranged on which salt crystals can be arranged.