JP2002200152A - Heated steam fog generator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a local heating of a liquid-absorbing wick due to the slipping of the set location of a liquid container from occurring. SOLUTION: A rocking-preventive guide 19, which fix-supports the liquid container 2 in such a manner that a cap attaching section 21 is pressed to the central area on the lower surface of an attaching member 17 of a steam fog generator body 1, is provided. Also, a rocking-preventive guide 18, which supports the liquid-absorbing wick 3 in such a manner that the liquid-absorbing wick 3 may be prevented from coming into contact with a heating section 16, is provided at the central section on the upper surface of the attaching member 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heat evaporator used for deodorizing or aroma of a room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a heating evaporator for evaporating and evaporating a liquid such as a chemical solution suitable for deodorization and aroma of a room, for example, the one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-148 is known.

[0003] As an outline of the heat evaporator, a liquid container provided with a liquid absorbing core for sucking up a chemical solution inside is installed at a lower portion of the evaporator main body, and the heat evaporator is provided with a heating element such as a heater provided inside the evaporator main body. By heating the liquid core,
The structure is such that transpiration is promoted, and the transpiration is diffused to the outside from a transpiration port provided above the transpirator body.

[0004]

However, depending on how the heat evaporator is used, the liquid container and the liquid absorbent core may be displaced from predetermined positions of the evaporator body. In this case, there is a problem that the liquid absorbent core comes into contact with the heating element and local heating occurs, so that efficient evaporation cannot be performed.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a heated evaporator capable of preventing a liquid container from being displaced from a main body of an evaporator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a heated evaporator capable of preventing local heating of a liquid absorbent core.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an evaporator comprising a liquid container having a liquid absorbing core for sucking up a liquid chemical therein, which is provided at a lower portion of a main body of the evaporator. In a heating evaporator in which a liquid absorbing core is heated by a heating element provided in a main body, a cap mounting portion for attaching and detaching a cap is provided in the liquid container, and the evaporator main body supports the cap mounting portion in a predetermined position. A stop guide is provided.

In the present invention, the evaporator main body is provided with a vibration-preventing guide for supporting the cap mounting portion of the liquid container at a predetermined position, so that the liquid container is accurately supported at the predetermined position. Thus, the displacement of the installation position of the liquid container with respect to the evaporator body is prevented with a simple configuration.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a liquid container having a liquid absorbing core for sucking up a chemical solution therein is installed at a lower portion of the evaporator body, and the liquid absorbing core is heated by a heating element provided on the evaporator body. The evaporator is characterized in that the evaporator main body is provided with a vibration-preventing guide for supporting the liquid absorbent core so as not to contact the heating part.

[0010] In the present invention, the evaporator body is provided with a vibration-preventing guide for supporting the liquid-absorbing wick so as not to contact the heating element. Heating is prevented from occurring.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the heating and evaporating apparatus according to the second aspect, the heating element has a ring shape whose diameter is larger than the outer circumference of the liquid absorbing core, and It is characterized in that it is supported so that the axis of the liquid absorption core is aligned with the center of the ring of the heating element.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the evaporator main body is provided with a mounting member, and the vibration absorbing guide for a liquid container according to the first aspect and the liquid absorbing core according to the second or third aspect. And a vibration-reducing guide formed integrally with the mounting member.

According to the present invention, the evaporator main body is simplified by forming the anti-vibration guide for the liquid container and the anti-vibration guide for the absorbent core integrally with the mounting member of the evaporator main body. The structure is easy to manufacture.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the evaporator main body 1 and the liquid container 2 of the heating evaporator in one embodiment are separated, and FIG. It is a perspective view showing the state when it was done.

The main body case 11 of the evaporator main body 1 is made of a synthetic resin material and is separated into front and rear parts 11a and 11b. Further, a round hole-shaped evaporation port 15 penetrating vertically is provided at an upper central portion of the main body case 11, and a slit-shaped air inlet 13 is provided at a lower portion on both left and right sides as viewed from the front.

The air inlet 13 has a total opening area of 1
5 is set larger than the opening area, so that an upward airflow from the air intake 13 to the upper transpiration port 15 is ensured.

The liquid container 2 has a cap 4 attached to the cap mounting portion 21 in a state where the liquid absorbing core 3 is inserted into the liquid absorbing core insertion hole 22 of the cap mounting portion 21 at the time of sale or the like. When the container 2 is installed at the lower part of the evaporator main body 1, the cap 4 is removed before installation. An elliptical fitting projection 23 is provided on the front surface of the liquid container 2.

When the liquid container 2 is installed at the lower portion of the evaporator main body 1, the fitting projection 23 forcibly expands the skirt of the evaporator main body 1, and the fitting provided on the evaporator main body 1. The fitting hole 14 is fitted. The liquid container 2 is supported by the restoring force by which the skirt of the evaporator body 1 returns to its original position.

FIG. 3 is a central sectional view when the evaporator main body 1 is viewed from the front, and FIG. 4 is a central cross-sectional view when the evaporator main body 1 is viewed from the side.

The operation lever 31 is slidable in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 3, so that the opening area of the transpiration port 15 can be adjusted.

The heating section 16 includes a heating control section 16a and a heating element 16b surrounded by an insulating material, and is fixed and supported on an upper portion of the mounting member 17. The heating control unit 16a
The PTC heater is electrically connected to a plug 12 protruding to the rear side of the evaporator main body 1, and when the plug 12 is inserted into an outlet, current flows to apply heat to the heating element 16b. On the other hand, the heating element 16b is formed in a ring shape surrounding the outer periphery of the liquid absorption core 3 with a slight gap. When the plug 12 is inserted into the outlet, the pilot lamp 33 is turned on.

The heating member 16 is fixedly supported at the upper part of the mounting member 17, and a vibration-absorbing guide 18 for the liquid absorbing core is provided on the upper surface around the liquid absorbing core insertion hole 34 at the center part, and the cap mounting part is provided on the lower surface. The swing guides 19 are each formed integrally with the mounting member 17.

The mounting member 17 is formed by inserting bosses (not shown) of the main body case 11a into through holes provided on the left and right sides of the lower portion, and inserting the bosses from the back surface of the main body case 11b.
By being tightened with a and 34b, it is fixed and supported inside the evaporator main body 1.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the mounting member 17, and FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the mounting member 17. As shown in FIG. 5, on the upper surface around the liquid-absorbing core insertion hole 34, there are provided four vibration absorbing guides 18a to 18d for the liquid-absorbing core in front, rear, left and right.

Further, as shown in FIG.
4 is provided on the lower surface of the periphery of the guide 4 for a cap mounting portion.
19 to 19d are provided at four positions on the front left and right and the rear left and right according to the size of the cap mounting portion 21 as viewed from the front.

FIG. 7 is a central sectional view of the heating evaporator in which the liquid container 2 is installed at the lower part when viewed from the front, and FIG. 8 is a top view of the heating part 16 when the liquid absorbing core 3 is set. is there.

The liquid absorbing core 3 is for sucking up the chemical solution 24 contained in the liquid container 2 and is made of a heat-resistant material. The liquid container 2 is installed at the lower part of the evaporator main body 1. Sometimes, the length is set to slightly protrude upward from the heating element 16b of the heating unit 16.

The steadying guides 19a to 19d for the cap mounting portion support the liquid container 2 at the lower center of the evaporator main body 1 by pressing the cap mounting portion 21 from the periphery.

Also, the vibration absorbing guides 18a to 18a for the absorbent core
8b supports the liquid absorption core 3 so that its axis is aligned with the center of the liquid absorption core insertion hole 34 and the ring center of the liquid absorption core insertion hole 35 of the heating unit 16.

The operation of the heating and evaporator thus constructed will be briefly described. When the plug 12 is inserted into the outlet, heat is applied to the liquid absorbent core 3 by the heating unit 16, and the chemical solution 24 contained in the liquid container 2 is sucked up by the liquid absorbent core 2, vaporized and evaporated, and the air intake port is provided. The air is taken in from 13, an updraft is generated, and the vaporized chemical solution 2
4 is diffused from the transpiration port 15 to the outside.

Here, when the opening area of the transpiration port 15 is reduced by adjusting the operation lever 31, the vaporized chemical 24 rises upward and rises over a wide range because the flow velocity when passing through the transpiration port becomes high. Spread. On the other hand, the transpiration port 15
When the opening area is increased, the flow rate at the time of passing through the evaporation port becomes slow, so that the vaporized chemical liquid 24 rises low and is diffused over a narrow range.

Also, even if any shock is given during use of the heating evaporator, the liquid container 2 is supported by the vibration-reducing guide 19 for the cap attaching portion, and the liquid-absorbing guide 18 is used for the liquid-absorbing wick. Since the core 3 is supported, the position of the liquid absorption core 3 does not shift.

Further, since the detent guide 19 is provided at a position corresponding to the cap mounting portion 21 having high dimensional accuracy, the positioning accuracy of the liquid absorbent core 3 is high.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the swinging guide 19 for fixing and supporting the liquid container 2 by pressing the cap mounting portion 21 at the center of the lower surface of the mounting member 17 of the evaporator body 1 is provided. By doing so, the displacement of the liquid container 2 with respect to the evaporator main body 1 can be prevented with a simple configuration.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the vibration absorbing wick 3 is supported at the center of the upper surface of the mounting member 17 of the evaporator main body 1 so that the axis thereof is aligned with the center of the ring-shaped heating element 16b. By providing the guide 18, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of local heating due to the contact of the liquid absorbent core 3 with the heating element 16b, and it is possible to obtain efficient transpiration.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the sway guide 19 for the liquid container and the sway guide 18 for the absorbent core are formed integrally with the mounting member 17 of the evaporator body 1. Thus, since the evaporator body 1 has a simple configuration, it can be easily manufactured.

[0038]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the evaporator main body is provided with the vibration-prevention guide for supporting the cap mounting portion of the liquid container at a predetermined position. Since the container is accurately supported at the predetermined position, it is possible to prevent the displacement of the installation position of the liquid container with respect to the evaporator body with a simple configuration.

According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, the evaporator main body is provided with a vibration-preventing guide for supporting the liquid-absorbing core so as not to contact the heating element, thereby preventing the occurrence of local heating. And efficient transpiration can be obtained.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the sway guide for the liquid container and the sway guide for the liquid absorbent core are formed integrally with the mounting member of the evaporator body, so that the transpiration is achieved. Since the container main body has a simple configuration, it can be easily manufactured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an evaporator main body and a liquid container of a heating evaporator in one embodiment are separated.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a liquid container is installed at a lower part of the evaporator main body.

FIG. 3 is a central sectional view of the evaporator main body when viewed from the front.

FIG. 4 is a central sectional view when the evaporator main body is viewed from the side.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the mounting member.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the mounting member.

FIG. 7 is a central cross-sectional view of the heating evaporator in which a liquid container is installed at a lower part when viewed from the front.

FIG. 8 is a top view of the heating unit when a liquid absorbing core is set.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Evaporator main body 2 Liquid container 3 Liquid absorbing core 4 Cap 11 Main body case 12 Plug 13 Air intake 14 Insertion hole 15 Transpiration opening 16 Heating part 16a Heating control part 16b Heating element 17 Mounting member 18 Suction guide for liquid absorbing core DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Detent guide for cap mounting part 21 Cap mounting part 22 Insertion hole 23 Fitting protrusion 31 Operation lever 33 Pilot lamp 34 Liquid absorption core insertion hole 35 Liquid absorption core insertion hole

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (71) Applicant 000002897 Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Takeshi Miyata 1-1-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Shares (72) Inventor Nobuhito Hiratsuka 1663 Onuma, Sowa-cho, Sarushima-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture Within Kanazawa Industries Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mikio Tsuji 1-4-10 Shimochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Tomohiro Kosaka 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Dai-Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4C080 AA04 BB03 CC01 HH03 JJ03 KK04 LL01 QQ12

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A heating evaporator in which a liquid container provided with a liquid absorbing core for sucking up a chemical solution inside is installed at a lower portion of the evaporator main body, and the liquid absorbing core is heated by a heating element provided in the evaporator main body. A heating evaporator, wherein a cap mounting portion for attaching and detaching a cap is provided on the liquid container, and a detent guide for supporting the cap mounting portion at a predetermined position is provided on the evaporator body. 2. A heating evaporator in which a liquid container having a liquid absorbing core for sucking up a chemical solution inside is installed at a lower portion of the evaporator main body, and the liquid absorbing core is heated by a heating element provided in the evaporator main body. A heating evaporator, wherein the evaporator body is provided with a vibration-prevention guide for supporting the liquid-absorbing wick so as not to contact the heating element. 3. The heating element has a ring shape whose diameter is larger than the outer circumference of the liquid-absorbing core, and the vibration-prevention guide supports the heating element so that the axis of the liquid-absorbing core is aligned with the ring center of the heat-generating element. The heating evaporator according to claim 2, characterized in that: 4. The evaporator body according to claim 1, further comprising an attachment member, wherein the vibration guide for the liquid container according to claim 1 and the vibration guide for the liquid absorbent core according to claim 2 or 3. Is formed integrally with the mounting member.