JP2003272799A - Ion generating appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily emit negative ions generated by an ion generation unit to the outside. <P>SOLUTION: A negative ion generator 41 is mounted on a fan 1 with an air-blower body 2 supported by an upper part of a post 4. The fan 1 originally has a air-blower function, and when the negative ion generator 41 is mounted on the fan 1, the negative ions generated by the negative ion generator 41 can be emitted to the outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ion generating device for releasing air containing negative ions to the outside.

[0002]

Conventionally, a device equipped with an ion generator has a structure in which an electrode portion having a pair of electrodes is covered with an outer shell and an opening is provided in the outer shell. By applying a voltage from a high-voltage generating power source in the meantime and emitting negative electrons from the negative electrode to the ground electrode, air containing negative ions is discharged from the opening to the outside of the device. Then, the release of such negative ions gives the user the effects of generally-known negative ions such as relaxing the user and recovering their health.

However, in an apparatus having a structure in which the electrode section does not have a direct air blowing function, since no air flow occurs in the electrode section, negative ions generated by the ion generator, which is the ion generating section, are transmitted to the outside of the apparatus. It had a problem that it was difficult to be released and the original effect of negative ions was not sufficiently exerted.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ion generating device capable of easily releasing negative ions generated in the ion generating portion to the outside.

[0005]

An ion generator according to claim 1 of the present invention is constructed by mounting an ion generator on a blower device in which a blower is supported by a supporting portion.

Since the blower originally has a function of blowing out air, if the blower is equipped with an ion generator, the flow of wind generated by the blower is used to generate negative ions generated in the ion generator. Can be released to the outside of the device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ion generating apparatus in which the supporting section is provided with the ion generating section.

In this case, the negative ions generated in the ion generating section can easily ride on the convection of the air blower located above the supporting section, and the negative ions can be effectively diffused.

An ion generating apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is configured by covering the electrode portion to form the ion generating portion and forming an outer shell on the electrode portion.

With this configuration, the outer portion can cover the electrode portion. In addition, if openings are formed on the front surface and the upper surface of the electrode portion in the outer shell, the wind is taken into the inside of the ion generating portion from the opening positioned on the front surface of the electrode portion, and is positioned on the upper surface of the electrode portion. An air passage is formed through which the air containing negative ions is sent toward the air blower from the opening. Therefore, it is possible to diffuse negative ions generated in the ion generating unit to the outside without waste.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a negative ion generator according to the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. First, the overall configuration of the device will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Reference numeral 1 denotes a fan as a blower device including a blower body 2 that blows out the wind. The base 3 is provided, and the support 4 is provided upright on the base 3 as a support. The blower 2 is provided at the upper end of the support 4 so as to be vertically swingable and swingable. An operation display unit 5 is provided on the upper surface of the base 3 in front of the support column 4.

The support column 4 constitutes an elevating device for moving the blower body 2 up and down, and is mounted on a support base 6 having a lower end fixed to the base 3 and vertically slidable inside the support base 6. The air blower 2 is provided on the upper end portion of the slide pipe 7 which is composed of the sliding rod 7 and protrudes upward from the support base 6. Although not shown, the blower body 2 includes a head 11 having a swinging mechanism and an electric motor built therein, a fan 12 as a blade portion that is rotationally driven by the electric motor in the head 11, and a detachable cover that covers the fan 12. And a guard portion 13 in the form of a wire mesh. Reference numeral 14 is a handle for facilitating carrying of the fan 1, which is attached to the upper side of the head 11 supported by the upper end of the column 4.

The structure of the support column 4 will be further described with reference to FIG. 3. The support column base 6 has a pipe shape, and the base 1
It has a base mounting portion 21 fixed to the lower end portion. On the other hand, a cylindrical cap 22 is fitted and fixed to the upper end of the column base 6. The cap 22 is made of elastic material such as plastic. Further, a flange portion 23 is provided at the lower end of the slide pipe 7 which is located in the support column base 6 and is movable up and down, while the flange portion 23 is provided above the inner peripheral surface of the support column base 6. A stopper projection 24 is formed so as to come into contact with from. As a result, the slide pipe 7 is prevented from coming off from the support base 6. Further, a mainspring spring 26 is provided at the lower end of the slide pipe 7. This spring body 26
One end is fixed to the slide pipe 7, and a hole 27 formed in the other end is hooked on a hook portion 28 formed in the cap 22. As a result, the slide pipe 7 is urged upward with respect to the support base 6 by an urging force that balances the weight of the blower 2 and the like.

A concave groove 31 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the slide pipe 7 along the vertical direction, which is the longitudinal direction thereof. Then, on the inner surface of the recessed groove 31, engagement recesses 32 are formed as a plurality of engagement receiving portions arranged in the vertical direction. On the other hand, the cap 22 has, on one side, a lock button assembling portion 34 for assembling a lock button 33 which is a locking means operated by a user. The lock button assembling portion 34 is formed in a substantially concave groove shape, and the lock button 33 is vertically slidably fitted within a predetermined range. Further, a through hole 36 is formed in the outer wall portion 35 of the lock button assembling portion 34, and a finger hook portion 37 formed by projecting laterally upward on the lock button 33 passes through the through hole 36. It projects outward. Further, the cap 22 is placed at a position inside the lock button assembling portion 34.
An elastic piece portion 38 is integrally formed on the upper end of the elastic piece 38 so as to hang downward from the upper end thereof. This elastic piece portion 38 is the outer wall portion 35.
And is elastically deformed toward and away from the outer wall portion 35, and is slidably fitted in the concave groove 31 of the slide pipe 7. The lock button 33 is sandwiched between the outer wall portion 35 and the elastic piece portion 38. Further, on the surface of the lower end of the elastic piece portion 38 opposite to the lock button 33, an engaging portion 39 made of a protrusion is integrally formed. The engaging portion 39 is elastically engageably and disengageably engaged with each engaging concave portion 32 of the slide pipe 7 as the elastic piece portion 38 is elastically deformed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the lock button 33 is in a state of being lowered with respect to the cap 32, and the back side of the engaging portion 39 and the outer wall portion of the elastic piece portion 38.
It is sandwiched between 35 and 35, whereby elastic deformation of the elastic piece portion 38 is disabled and the engagement portion 39 is kept in engagement with the engagement concave portion 32 of the slide pipe 7. On the other hand, although not shown, a lock button for the cap 32
In the state where 33 is raised, the lock button 33 is disengaged from the position on the back side of the engaging portion 39 in the elastic piece portion 38, and the elastic deformation of the elastic piece portion 38 allows the engaging portion 39 to disengage from the engaging recessed portion 32. It becomes a state.

Reference numeral 41 is a negative ion generator as an ion generating portion provided on the upper front surface of the support column 4. In this negative ion generator 41, an electrode part 43 attached to an insulating base 42 for generating negative ions and an LED lamp 44 as a display means which is turned on when the negative ion generator 41 is used are arranged in a common shell 45. Formed over. In the electrode part 43, a high voltage side electrode 46 to which a high voltage of, for example, −5 kV is applied and a grounding side electrode 47 are arranged to face each other in the vertical direction. Openings 48 and 49 for forming air flow paths are provided in the outer shell 45, respectively. The sharp high-voltage side electrode 46 is provided at one end of a conductive electrode plate 51 attached to the insulating base 42, and the other end of the electrode plate 51 is pressure-bonded to the tip of the lead wire 52 to form an insulating tube. The terminals 54 covered by 53 are connected. Furthermore, the earth side electrode 47 is an insulating base 42.
Is attached directly to the end of a lead wire 55 which is different from the lead wire 52 and whose base is covered with an insulating tube 56.
It is attached and fixed to 47.

The LED lamp 44 is soldered and connected to a printed circuit board 61 under the negative ion generator 41, and a pair of lead wires 62 provided for supplying power to the LED lamp 44 are also printed. Soldered to the board 61. Above the LED lamp 44, the fan 1
When a negative ion generator 41 is used, the light from the LED lamp 44 is diffused through the entire lamp display window 63 and a negative ion generator is provided. The display is lit from the front of 41.

Next, the operation of the above structure will be described. When the negative ion generator 41 is brought into an operating state by an operation switch (not shown), the high voltage side electrode 46 forming the electrode portion 43 inside the negative ion generator 41. A high voltage is applied between the ground electrode 47 and the ground electrode 47, and negative ions E (see FIG. 3) are generated from the high voltage electrode 46 to the ground electrode 47. At the same time, the LED lamp 44 is turned on during operation of the negative ion generator 41, and diffused light is displayed from the front side of the negative ion generator 41 through the lamp display window 63.

When the fan 12 of the blower body 2 is rotated in such a state, convection is generated by the fan 12, and the wind is sent out toward the front of the fan 12. At this time, the negative ion generator 41 located directly below the blower 2 has the electrode unit 43
The air F taken in through the opening 48 in the front of the is passed through the electrode part 43 in the negative ion generator 41 to
An air passage is formed to be sent to the outside from another opening 49 on the upper surface of the. As a result, the negative ions E generated at the electrode portion 43 do not stay in the negative ion generator 41, but ride on the air F flowing in the negative ion generator 41 and are delayed from the opening 49 toward the blower 2. As a result, it becomes possible to constantly send out a wind containing a large amount of negative ions E from the front of the fan 12.

In the negative ion generator 41, the negative ions E generated in the electrode portion 43 are easily placed on the convection of the fan 12, and the fan 1 with the negative ion generating function is easily appealed to, that is, in front of the support column 4. It is preferably provided at the top. The reason is, for example, the base 3
This is because when the negative ion generator 41 is attached on the upper side, the negative ions E are less likely to ride on the convection of the fan 12, and the negative ions E are less likely to diffuse to the outside. Also a fan
The rear part of the 12 is also a position where the negative ions E are relatively easily diffused to the outside, but in this case, the appeal of the provision of the negative ion generator 41 is low, and the product value may not be sufficiently transmitted to the user. Because there is this.

As described above, in the ion generator of this embodiment, the negative ion generator 41 is mounted on the fan 1 in which the blower 2 is supported on the upper part of the column 4. In this case, since the fan 1 originally has a function of sending out the wind, if the fan 1 is equipped with the negative ion generator 41, the flow of the wind (convection) generated by the blower 2 is used to generate the negative ions. The negative ions E generated by the generator 41 can be discharged to the outside of the fan 1 that is a device.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the column 4 is provided with the negative ion generator 41, the negative ion generator 41
The negative ions E generated in 2) can easily ride on the convection of the blower body 2 above the support columns 4, and the negative ions E can be effectively diffused. In this case, as described above, if the negative ion generator 41 is provided at a position closer to the blower 2 of the support column 4, the negative ion E can be more effectively diffused, and the negative ion can be provided on the front side of the fan 1. Providing the generator 41 can increase the PR degree of the product as a device with a negative ion generation function.

Further, in the present embodiment, the negative ion generator 41 is constructed by covering the electrode portion 43 to which a high voltage for generating the negative ions E is applied with the outer shell 45, and at the front and upper surfaces of the electrode portion 43. Located in the outer shell 45 with an opening 48,
49 forming each.

By doing so, the outer portion 45 allows the electrode portion 43 to be formed.
In addition, inside the negative ion generator 41, the wind is taken in through the opening 48 located in front of the electrode portion 43, and the negative ion E is discharged through the opening 49 located on the upper surface of the electrode portion 43. An air passage is formed to send the wind including the air toward the blower body 2. Therefore, the negative ion generator 41
It is possible to diffuse the negative ions E generated in 1 above to the outside without waste.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

[0025]

According to the ion generator of the first aspect of the present invention, the negative ions generated in the ion generator can be easily released to the outside.

According to the ion generator of the second aspect of the present invention, negative ions can be effectively diffused.

According to the ion generator of the third aspect of the present invention, the electrode portion can be covered with the outer shell.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an ion generating device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same ion generating device as above.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of the same.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part with the outer shell of the negative ion generator cut out.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the column base with the slide pipe pulled out, as viewed from above.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the same negative ion generator and its surroundings.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the negative ion generator and its periphery with the slide pipe being pulled out.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Fan (Blower) 2 Blower 4 props (support) 41 Negative ion generator (ion generator) 43 Electrode part 45 outline

Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) H01T 19/00 H01T 19/00 F term (reference) 3H022 AA04 BA07 CA50 DA00 4D054 AA13 AA20 BB04 BB12 EA01 EA08 EA11

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An ion generator, comprising an air blower having a blower supported by a support, and an ion generator mounted on the blower. 2. The ion generating device according to claim 1, wherein the support section is provided with the ion generating section. 3. The ion generating device according to claim 2, wherein the ion generating portion is formed so as to cover the electrode portion, and an outer shell is formed on the electrode portion.