JP2001082775A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safety humidifier in which a fan unit can be removed easily when a humidification filter is taken out at the time of maintenance. SOLUTION: The connector comprises a humidification filter 8 and a heater mounted on a body 1, a motor unit 9 mounted on the body dismountably, a female connector and a male connector 19 for connecting the body and the motor unit 9 electrically. Since each connector can be connected and disconnected freely, the motor unit 9 mounted on the body 1 can be dismounted easily in safety when the humidification filter having a large volume is taken out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a connection device such as a humidifier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in order to take in and out a humidifying filter or the like having a large volume, a connection device which allows an electric component such as a blower to be attached and detached is used.

Conventionally, this type of connection device will be described with reference to FIG.

[0004] As shown in the figure, a motor 103 for rotating a blade 102 is provided in the upper part of the main body case 101, and a water storage tank 104 is detachably connected to the bottom of the main body case 101 by screws 107. The rotary shaft of the motor 103 is connected to a hollow water-absorbing pipe 105 whose lower end faces the water storage tank 104. A humidifying filter 106 is disposed in the water storage tank 104 so as to surround the water absorption pipe 105, and the motor 10
Along with the rotation of 3, the blades 102 forcibly humidify the humidifying filter 106 which has received the scattered water scattered from the side surface of the water absorption pipe 105. The humidifying filter 106 has a cylindrical shape and is formed by bending a hygroscopic foamed polyurethane or a hygroscopic filter material.

In the above configuration, when taking out the humidifying filter 106 for cleaning, the main body case 101 provided with the motor 103 is tightened by tightening the screw 107.
The humidifying filter 106 placed in the water storage tank 104 can be directly taken out by separating the humidifying filter 106 from the main body case 101 upward.

[0006]

In such a conventional connection device, a motor 103 and a blade 1 are provided in a main body case 101.
02, etc., the weight and
There is a problem that the workability when removing the large-sized main body case 101 is not good, and it is required that the humidifying filter 106 can be easily taken out.

Further, when the motor 103 is energized by mistake when the main body case 101 is removed, there is a problem that it is dangerous to touch the blades 102 and the like, so that there is no danger of erroneous operation for the user. Is required.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and can easily take out a humidifying filter having a large volume at the time of maintenance, can be safely handled by ordinary users, and surely. It is an object to provide a connection device that can be connected.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a connecting device according to the present invention comprises: a main body having an opening at an upper part;
A water tank provided in the main body, a humidifying filter mounted on the water tank through the opening surface, a heater for heating water in the water tank, a female connector provided in the main body, the heater and the female type A power supply unit for supplying power to the connector, an electric unit detachably provided on the opening surface of the main body, and a male connector provided on the electric unit, when attaching and detaching the electric unit and the main body, The male connector and the female connector are provided so as to be able to come and go.

According to the present invention, a humidifying filter can be easily taken out at the time of maintenance, and a connection device with improved safety can be obtained.

Another means is a connector cover provided on the side surface of the main body and having an opening above, a movable supporter which supports the female connector in the connector cover and can move up and down, and is detachably attached to the main body. An electric unit to be mounted, a jaw projecting from the electric unit, and a fixed support for supporting a male connector provided on the jaw;
By having a locking body rotatably supported by the movable support and provided to be lockable to the jaw of the electric unit, by moving the locking body and locking it to the jaw, The female connector and the male connector can be connected.

According to the present invention, there can be provided a connection device which can be safely handled by ordinary users and can be securely connected.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention provides a main body having an opening at the top, a water tank provided in the main body, a humidifying filter placed in the water tank through the opening, and water in the water tank. A heater for heating, a female connector provided on the main body, a power supply unit for supplying power to the heater and the female connector, an electric unit detachably provided on an opening surface of the main body, and the electric unit A male connector provided at the time of attaching and detaching the electric unit and the main body, the male connector and the female connector are provided so as to be able to contact and separate, and the electric unit is separated from the main body. The humidifying filter can be taken out by opening the opening surface of the main body, and can be safely handled by being separated from the power supply unit by the male connector of the electric unit. It has the effect of say.

Further, a connector cover provided on the side surface of the main body and having an opening above, a movable supporter which supports the female connector in the connector cover and can move up and down, and an electric motor detachably mounted on the main body. A unit, a jaw protruding from the electric unit, a fixed support for supporting a male connector provided on the jaw, and a jaw of the electric unit rotatably supported by the movable support. A locking member provided so as to be lockable, wherein the female connector and the male connector are connectable by moving the locking body and locking the jaw. By locking the stopper to the jaw, not only the electric unit was securely mechanically connected to the main body, but also the female connector supported by the movable support was moved and supported by the fixed support. Male connector It has an effect of reliably be electrically connected to the over.

An opening / closing plate which faces the upper opening of the movable support and is lowered in a direction to close the upper opening, and moves the opening / closing plate in a direction in which the upper opening is opened by contacting the opening / closing plate. The protruding piece is formed on the fixed support,
When the electric unit is separated from the main body, the female connector supported by the movable support is exposed from the upper opening.However, the opening / closing plate closes the upper opening to prevent intrusion of water droplets and the like and to connect the female connector. When the electric unit is protected and mounted on the main unit, the protrusion formed on the fixed support contacts the opening / closing plate to open the upper opening, and the connection to the male connector is made as the female connector moves. Having.

Also, a pair of handles provided on both side walls of the electric unit, and a notch provided in an upper portion of the main body to which the handles are fitted, and a claw provided integrally with the handle, It is detachably fitted into a hole provided near the notch of the main body, and when the electric unit is mounted on the main body, the claw part provided integrally with the handle fits into the hole of the main body and firmly fits When the electric unit is separated from the main unit, it is pushed down by pushing the handle and the claw is removed from the hole,
It has an effect that the attaching / detaching operation can be easily performed.

[0017] An upwardly rotatable transport handle rotatably supported by the main body is provided. When the handle is not used for transporting the main body, the grip portion of the handle abuts on an upper portion of the locking body. In order to operate the locking body, it is necessary to rotate the handle upward, which has an effect of preventing the locking body from being accidentally touched and being disconnected from the jaw of the electric unit. .

[0018] An upwardly rotatable transport handle rotatably supported by the main body is provided. When the handle is not used for transporting the main body, a side portion of the handle covers a handle of the electric unit. In order to press the handle, it is necessary to rotate the handle upward, and if the handle is accidentally touched, the claw integrated with the handle comes off the hole of the main body. Has the effect of preventing

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0020]

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a main body 1 having an opening surface 1d at the upper side is supplied with water through a water supply groove 3 from a water supply tank 5 into a suction port 2 on the side and inside. A water tank 4 is provided. A convex heating plate 6 is provided at the bottom of the water tank 4, and a heater 7 is attached to the upper bottom inner surface of the heating plate 6.
, The water in the water tank 4 is heated and turned into warm water. The lower part of the cylindrical humidifying filter 8 is immersed in the water of the water tank 4, and the center thereof is set to the center of the heater 7.

The blower unit 9 is detachably mounted on the opening surface of the main body 1 and installed above the humidifying filter 8. The blower unit 9 is provided with a top plate 1 forming an air outlet 10.
1 and a motor leg 13 supporting the motor 12 and forming a ventilation path
And a blade 14 attached to the motor 12 and a lower plate 15 forming an orifice. Motor lead wire 1
The male connector 17 provided at the tip 6 is supported by a male connector support 18 and attached to the jaw 11 a of the top plate 11. A pair of handles 19 is supported on the side of the top plate 11, and a claw 19 a is erected below the handle 19. The handle 19 engages with the U-shaped portion 1 a of the main body 1 and the claw 19 a The hole 1b below the U-shaped part 1a is locked.

A connector cover 20 is fitted into the recess 1c on the side surface of the main body 1, and an opening 21 which opens upward is formed therein. A female connector 23 provided at the tip of the power supply lead wire 22 in the main body 1 is formed therein. The supported female connector support 24 is inserted so as to be movable up and down.

The female connector support 24 has a spring 25
An opening / closing plate 26 is attached so as to be freely opened and closed by being lifted by the connector.
The locking body 27 is rotatably mounted via a, and the locking body projection 27a inside the top surface of the locking body 27 is locked to the jaw projection 11b of the top plate 11.

In the above configuration, first, the blower unit 9
When the top plate 11 and the concave portion 1c of the main body 1 are pressed together while aligning the jaw 11a of the top plate 11 with the handle 19, the top plate 11 and the handle 19 are engaged with the main body 1 and the claw portions 19a are engaged with the holes 1b of the main body 1. I do.
At this time, the female connector support 24 is located below the inside of the connector cover 20, and the protruding piece 18a erected on the male connector support 18 and the open / close plate 26 abut, and the open / close plate 26 is opened, and the female Connector 23 is male connector 1
7 can be fitted.

Next, when the locking body 27 is rotated to close the locking body projection 27a so as to be locked to the jaw projection 11b of the top plate 11, the female connector support 24 moves inside the connector cover 20. Moving up, the female connector 23 is engaged with the male connector 17, and the connectors are electrically connected. Further, in the blower unit 9, the claw portion 19a is locked in the hole portion 1b of the main body 1, and the locking body 27 is also locked in the jaw portion 11a, so that it is securely connected mechanically.

In order to take out the humidifying filter 8 at the time of cleaning, first, the locking member 27 is removed from the jaw 11a and the concave portion 19b of the handle 19 is pressed. And the blower unit 9 can be lifted right above and removed from the main body 1 as it is.

During operation, water is supplied to the water tank 4 from the water supply tank 5 through the water supply groove 3, and the temperature of the water in the water tank 4 is increased by heating the heater 7, so that steam is generated from the surface and the temperature difference is reduced. Humidifying filter 8 provided by capillary action
The warm water is effectively sucked up, and the energization of the heater 7 improves the humidification ability.

As described above, according to the connection device of the first embodiment of the present invention, the humidifying filter 8 is taken out at the time of maintenance by separating the blower unit 9 from the main body 1 and detachably connecting the blower unit 9 with the connector. The blower unit 9 can be easily removed. In addition, even if the blower unit 9 is accidentally removed during operation, power supply from the main body 1 is stopped and rotation of the blades 14 is stopped, so that safety can be improved.

The main body 1 and the blower unit 9 are also mechanically connected by the locking body 27, so that the connection between the female connector 23 and the male connector 17 can be made more reliable.

An opening / closing plate 26 is attached to the female connector support 24. When the blower unit 9 is mounted, the opening / closing plate 26 is opened and connected to the connector, but when the blower unit 9 is removed, the connector is connected. The opening / closing plate 26 is in a closed state and shields the female connector 23. Therefore, even if water is accidentally applied when the blower unit 9 is separated, water does not adhere to the female connector 23,
Failures such as poor contact of the female connector 23 can be prevented.

The handle 1 provided on the blower unit 9
Since the claw portion 19a of 9 is engaged with the hole 1b of the main body 1, the blower unit 9 is mechanically mounted on the main body 1 and does not easily come off when the main body 1 falls down. Further, when the concave portion 19b of the handle 19 is pressed inward, the locking of the claw portion 19a to the hole portion 1b is released due to the bending thereof,
The blower unit 9 can be easily separated from the main body 1.

In the present embodiment, the female connector 23 is provided on the main body 1 side and the male connector 17 is provided on the blower unit 9 side. Does not occur.

(Embodiment 2) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a handle bearing portion 28 of the main body 1 is provided between a water supply tank 5 disposed on the opposite side of the blower unit 9 mounted on one side of the main body 1. A contact portion 29 is provided, and a shaft portion 31 of a carrying handle 30 is fitted into and supported by the handle bearing portion 28.

When the handle 30 is tilted, the grip portion 30b comes into contact with the top surface of the locking member 27a and stops laterally. At this time, the side portion 30a of the handle 30 lies at a position covering the handle 19 of the blower unit 9, so that the handle 19 cannot be directly touched. Also handle 30
When the handle 32 is turned upward from the shaft portion 31 of the shaft portion 31 and the handle portion 30 is rotated upward, the contact portion 2 is substantially perpendicular to the main body 1.
The rotation is restricted by abutting on the rotating member 9.

In the above configuration, when the main body 1 is not carried, first, the handle 30 is in a down state, and the side portion 30a of the handle 30 covers the opening 19b of the handle 19 of the blower unit 9, so that careless care is taken. It is possible to prevent the user from carrying the entire body 1 by holding the handle 19 of the blower unit 9. Furthermore, the grip 30 of the handle 30 is
Since b is in contact, the locking body 27 can normally be in a state where it is difficult to remove, and can be prevented from being easily removed by an external impact.

Next, when carrying the handle 30 and carrying the water supply tank 5, when the water supply tank 5 is full, the main body 1 is in an evenly horizontal state just before the rib 32 of the handle 30 comes into contact with the contact portion 29 of the main body 1. Is located. When the amount of water in the water supply tank 5 is empty, the center of gravity shifts to the blower unit 9 side, and the main body 1 tends to incline. However, the rotation of the handle 30 is restricted because the rib 32 comes into contact with the contact portion 29, and the main body is substantially Horizontal position can be maintained.

[0037]

As is apparent from the above embodiment, a main body having an opening at the top, a water tank provided in the main body,
A humidifying filter mounted on the water tank through the opening surface, a heater for heating water in the water tank, a female connector provided on the main body, and a power supply unit for supplying power to the heater and the female connector And an electric unit detachably provided on an opening surface of the main body, and a male connector provided on the electric unit, wherein the male connector and the female connector are provided when the electric unit and the main body are attached and detached. When the humidifying filter having a large volume is taken out, the electric unit attached to the main body can be easily and safely attached and detached when the humidifying filter is taken out, and a connection device which is easy for the user to handle is provided. Can be.

Further, a connector cover provided on the side surface of the main body and having an opening above, a movable supporter which supports the female connector in the connector cover and can move up and down, and an electric motor detachably mounted on the main body. A unit, a jaw protruding from the electric unit, a fixed support for supporting a male connector provided on the jaw, and a jaw of the electric unit rotatably supported by the movable support. Having a locking body provided so as to be lockable, by moving the locking body and locking it to the jaw, the female connector and the male connector can be connected, so that the The electric unit is also mechanically connected, and it is possible to provide an effective humidifier that can more reliably connect the female connector and the male connector.

Further, an opening / closing plate facing the upper opening of the movable support and being lowered in a direction to close the upper opening, and moving the opening / closing plate in a direction of contacting the opening / closing plate and opening the upper opening. By forming the protruding piece on the fixed support,
When the electric unit is separated from the main body, the opening and closing plate closes the upper opening of the movable support, preventing water droplets and the like from adhering to the female connector, preventing leakage and poor connection,
When the electric unit is mounted on the main body, the protruding piece formed on the fixed support opens the opening / closing plate, so that it is possible to provide a humidifying device having an effect of easily performing a connector connection operation.

Also, the electric unit has a pair of handles provided on both side walls, and a notch provided in an upper part of the main body to which the handles are fitted. By detachably fitting into the hole provided near the notch of the main body, when the electric unit is mounted on the main body, the claws can be securely fixed by being inserted into the holes, and the electric unit is separated from the main body. At this time, by pressing the handle portion inward, the claw portion integrally provided on the handle portion can be easily removed from the hole of the main body, so that it is possible to provide a connection device having an effect of easily performing the attaching / detaching operation.

Further, the apparatus has a transporting handle rotatably supported by the main body and rotatable upward. When the handle is not used for transporting the main body, the grip portion of the handle comes into contact with the upper part of the locking body. By contacting the connecting device, it is possible to provide a connecting device having an effect of preventing the locking member from being accidentally removed and preventing erroneous use.

Since the handle portion of the handle comes into contact with the locking plate, it is possible to prevent the blower unit from being carelessly carried together with the main body by holding the handle of the blower unit, so that the locking body is made difficult to remove. The humidifier which has the effect which can be provided can be provided.

A rib erected on the shaft of the handle;
The main body includes a handle bearing portion and a contact portion, and the rib of the handle abuts on the contact portion and regulates the rotation of the handle within substantially a right angle with respect to the main body, so that regardless of the amount of water in the water supply tank, Therefore, it is possible to provide a humidifying device having an effect that the main body can be carried with one hand in a well-balanced manner.

[0044] An upwardly rotatable transport handle rotatably supported by the main body is provided. When the handle is not used for transporting the main body, a side portion of the handle covers the handle of the electric unit. By providing the connection device, it is possible to provide a connection device having an effect of preventing a finger from directly entering the handle portion and preventing an erroneous use of the handle portion for transportation beforehand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connection device according to a first embodiment and a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the connection device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main part.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an essential part of the same.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the connection device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a conventional connection device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 1b Hole 1d Opening surface 1e Power supply part 4 Water tank 7 Heater 8 Humidifying filter 9 Blower unit (Electric unit) 11a Jaw 17 Male connector 18 Fixed support 18a Projection 19 Handle 19a Claw 20 Connector cover 21 Opening 23 Female connector 24 Movable support 24b Upper opening 26 Opening / closing plate 27 Locking body 30 Handle 30a Side 30b Handle

Claims (6)

[Claims] A main body having an opening at an upper part thereof, a water tank provided in the main body, a humidifying filter placed through the opening in the water tank, a heater for heating water in the water tank, A female connector provided on the main body, a power supply unit for supplying power to the heater and the female connector,
An electric unit detachably provided on the opening surface of the main body,
A connection device, comprising: a male connector provided in the electric unit; wherein the male connector and the female connector are provided so as to be able to come and go when the electric unit is attached to and detached from the main body. 2. A connector cover provided on a side surface of the main body and having an opening above, a movable support member which supports a female connector in the connector cover and which can move up and down, and an electric motor detachably mounted on the main body. Unit and
A jaw protruding from the electric unit, a fixed support for supporting a male connector provided on the jaw, and rotatably supported by the movable support to be locked to the jaw of the electric unit. A connection device, comprising: a locking member provided on the female connector; and a movable member that locks the locking member to the jaw to connect the female connector and the male connector. 3. An opening / closing plate which faces the upper opening of the movable support and is lowered in a direction to close the upper opening, and moves the opening / closing plate in a direction in which the upper opening comes into contact with the opening / closing plate and opens the upper opening. 3. The connecting device according to claim 2, wherein the protruding piece is formed on the fixed support. 4. A pair of handles provided on both side walls of the electric unit, and a notch provided in an upper portion of a main body to which the handle is fitted, wherein a claw provided integrally with the handle is provided. 3. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein the connection device is detachably fitted into a hole provided near the notch of the main body. 5. A transport handle rotatably supported by the main body and rotatable upward, wherein the handle is held on the upper portion of the locking body when the handle is not used for transporting the main body. 3. The connection device according to claim 2, wherein the connection device is in contact. 6. An upwardly rotatable transport handle rotatably supported by the main body, wherein the handle covers a handle of the electric unit when the handle is not used for transporting the main body. The connection device according to claim 4, wherein the connection device is located at: