JP2002340374A - Humidifying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifying device, in which even if a deformation, such as shrinkage or buckling is caused with elapse of time in a humidifying filter, a gap is not produced between the filter and the holding part, ensuring a stable humidification efficiency for a long period of time. SOLUTION: In the humidifying device 20, there are provided a main body 4 having an inlet 1 for sucking indoor air, and an outlet 2 for letting out humidified air. There are provided further a fan 12 placed in the body 4, a supply water tank 5, a water-supply channel 6, a water tank 7, a humidifying filter 8, and a holder 9 for holding the filter 8 in the body 4. The filter 8 absorbs moisture from the tank 7, and at the same time ventilates the air sucked from the inlet 1 in the body 4, and humidifies the air. The holder 9 is composed of a holder main body 9a, and a slider 9b provided slidably to the main body 9a. The slider 9b slides following the deformation of the filter 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a humidifying device for humidifying room air by ventilating a humidifying filter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Humidifiers have been used to increase the relative humidity in a room. In recent years, evaporative humidifiers, which are economical because of their low electricity costs, have become the mainstream.

Conventionally, as a humidifier of this type, for example, a device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-356373 is known. As shown in FIG. 5, the conventional humidifier includes a main body 104 having a suction port 101 for sucking indoor air, a discharge port 102 for discharging humidified air, and a lid 103 for taking a water supply tank 105 in and out. This body 10
4, a blower 110 provided inside, a water supply tank 105,
A water supply groove 106 and a water tank 107, a humidifying filter 108 for absorbing moisture from the water tank 107 and humidifying the air by passing air sucked from the suction port 101 of the main body 104, and holding the humidifying filter 108 on the main body 104. And a holding unit 109 that performs the operation.

According to this conventional humidifier, the main body 104
By the action of the blower 110 provided inside the
Air in the room is sucked in from the inlet 101, and the air is humidified by passing through the humidifying filter 108, and the humidified air is discharged from the outlet 102 to humidify the room.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional humidifier, the humidifying filter causes the humidifying filter to shrink and break due to the deterioration due to impurities in the air and moisture and the action of the weight of absorbed moisture. Of the humidifying filter and its holding portion. As a result, the indoor air sucked by the blower is more ventilated to the gap having a small air resistance, and there is a problem that the humidification efficiency of the humidification filter is reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and even if the humidifying filter is deformed with time, such as shrinkage and hip breakage, a gap is provided between the humidifying filter and its holding portion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a humidifying device capable of obtaining stable humidifying efficiency over a long period of time without causing humidification.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a humidifying apparatus according to the present invention employs the following means.

[0008] The gist of the present invention is to provide a main body having a suction port for inhaling indoor air and a discharge port for discharging humidified air, a blower and water supply means provided inside the main body, and water from the water supply means. In a humidifying device including a humidifying filter that absorbs and humidifies the air by passing air sucked from a suction port of the main body, and a holding unit that holds the humidifying filter in the main body, the holding unit includes a holding unit main body and And a slider slidably provided on the holding portion main body to press and hold the humidifying filter, and the slider slides following deformation of the humidifying filter.

According to the present invention, the holding portion is constituted by the holding portion main body and the slider slidably provided on the holding portion main body and pressing and holding the humidifying filter, and follows the deformation of the humidifying filter. The slider slides.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a humidifier according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 illustrate a humidifier according to an embodiment (1) of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a humidifying device 20 according to the present invention. The humidifying device 20 includes a main body 4, a water supply tank 5, a water tank 7, a humidifying filter 8, a holding unit 9, a blower 12
It is roughly constituted from.

The main body 4 is a rigid housing that forms the outer wall of the humidifier 20 and houses the water supply tank 5 and the like inside.
A suction port 1 for sucking indoor air is formed on one side,
On the upper surface, a discharge port 2 for discharging the humidified air and a lid 3 for taking in and out the water supply tank 5 are formed.

The inside of the main body 4 includes a humidifying filter 8 and a holding portion 9.
And a water supply tank 5 are provided with a partition wall 4a.
A water supply groove 6 for sending (flowing) water from a lower part of the water supply tank 5 to the water tank 7 is provided below the partition wall 4a.

The water supply tank 5 is a tank for storing water in an internal space, and sends water stored in the internal space to a water supply groove 6 from a drain port 5a provided at a lower portion.

The water tank 7 (water supply means) is provided below the humidifier 20 and stores water sent from the water supply groove 6.

The humidifying filter 8 is arranged so that its lower part is immersed in the water tank 7, absorbs water stored in the water tank 7, and humidifies the room air sucked from the suction port 1 of the main body 4. It is for doing. The water supply means is not limited to the water tank 7, but may be a means for supplying water from above using a water supply pump or the like.

The holding section 9 is for holding the humidifying filter 8 on the main body 4 and is provided above the humidifying filter 8. The holding section 9 includes a holding section main body 9a and a slider 9b slidably provided on the holding section main body 9a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the holding portion main body 9a is formed, for example, in a substantially cylindrical shape, the upper end 9c is fixed to the main body 4, and the lower end 9d has a flange 1 projecting inward from the outer periphery.
1 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slider 9b is slidably engaged with the holding portion main body 9a and presses the upper surface 8a of the humidifying filter 8 by its own weight to move the humidifying filter 8 to the main body 4a.
For example, it is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having an outer diameter φ2 smaller than the inner diameter φ1 of the cylinder of the holding portion main body 9a, and has an upper end 9e having elasticity in the radial direction of the cylinder and having the outer periphery of the cylinder. A locking portion 10 that protrudes further outward is provided, and a lower end portion 9f is provided with a pressing surface 9g that protrudes inward from the outer periphery of the cylinder and a stopper 13 that protrudes outward from the outer periphery of the cylinder. The locking portion 10 is provided with a slope 9i extending downward from the upper end face 9h of the cylinder to the outside of the cylinder, and an end face 9k continuous with the tip 9j of the slope 9i.

The holding body 9a and the slider 9b are assembled by holding the slope 9i of the slider 9b against the tip 11a of the flange 11 of the holding body 9a and pushing the slider 9b into the holding body 9a (holding). When the slider 9b is pushed into the main body 9a, the locking portion 10 of the slider 9b bends into the inside of the cylinder due to its elasticity, and when the slider 9b is further pushed, the holder main body 9a and the slider 9b are engaged.

Further, the slider 9 with respect to the holding body 9a
The slide distance b is the vertical distance W from the end surface 9j of the locking portion 10 to the upper surface 13a of the stopper 13.

The blower 12 is provided inside the holding section 9 and near the outlet 2 of the main body 4. As a result, the indoor air is sucked through the suction port 1 of the main body 4, is humidified by passing through the humidification filter 8, and the humidified air passes through the holding portion 9 and is discharged from the discharge port 2.

Next, the humidifier 20 constructed as described above
The operation of will be described. Normally, the humidifying filter 8 is configured such that the pressing surface 9g of the slider 9b presses the upper surface 8a of the humidifying filter 8 by the weight of the slider 9b.
Is held in. Therefore, no gap exists between the humidifying filter 8 and the holding unit 9. Here, the humidifying filter 8 causes temporal deformation such as shrinkage and hip breakage due to deterioration due to impurities in the air and moisture, and action due to the weight of absorbed moisture. by this,
Although a gap is generated between the humidifying filter 8 and the holding unit 9, the slider 9 b slides following the deformation of the humidifying filter 8 by its own weight, and a gap is formed between the humidifying filter 8 and the holding unit 9. Does not occur.

Next, an embodiment (2) of the humidifier according to the present invention will be described. 3 and 4 show a humidifier according to an embodiment (2) of the present invention. In addition,
In the description similar to the embodiment (1), the same reference numerals are given and the details are omitted.

The humidifying device 30 of this embodiment (2)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the holding portion 14 holds the periphery of the humidification filter 8 and allows the ventilation window 1 to ventilate the air.
5 and a slider 14b slidably provided on the holding frame 14a inside the holding frame 14a. The humidifier 3
At 0, the blower 12 is located near the inlet 1 of the main body 4.

The holding frame 14a is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape.
A slider 14b is provided at an upper end portion.
A humidifying filter 8 is held below the humidifier. The humidifying filter 8 is held at the lower portion of the holding frame 14a by pressing the upper surface 8a of the humidifying filter 8 by the weight of the slider 14b.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, even when the humidifying filter is deformed with time such as shrinkage and breakage, the slider of the holding portion that presses and holds the humidifying filter slides. By doing so, a gap is not generated between the humidifying filter and the holding unit. For this reason, the indoor air sucked from the suction port of the main body by the blower does not flow through the gap between the humidifying filter and the holding portion and is not discharged, so that the humidifying filter can be reliably ventilated. There is an effect that stable humidification efficiency can be obtained over a period.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing an embodiment (1) of a humidifying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a holding unit of the humidifier of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a humidifier according to an embodiment (2) of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a holding section of the humidifier of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a conventional humidifier.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 suction port 2 discharge port 3 lid 4 main body 5 water supply tank 6 water supply groove 7 water tank 8 humidification filter 9, 14 holding section 9a, 14a holding section body 9b, 14b slider 10 flange section 11 stopper 12 blower 13 stopper 15 ventilation window 20, 30 Humidifier φ diameter W interval

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a suction port for sucking indoor air and a discharge port for discharging humidified air, a blower and water supply means provided inside the main body, and a main body for absorbing water from the water supply means and absorbing water. A humidifying filter including a humidifying filter that humidifies the air by ventilating the air sucked from the suction port, and a holding unit that holds the humidifying filter in the main body. A humidifying device comprising: a slider slidably provided on a main body and pressing and holding the humidifying filter, wherein the slider slides following deformation of the humidifying filter.