JP2007322018A - Humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifier capable of surely preventing water leakage from a gap between a holding member holding a water absorbing material and a tray. <P>SOLUTION: A part of a supporting frame main body 25a holding the water absorbing material 26 is inserted into the tray from an opening formed on a tray cover 24, an annular rib 25b projecting from an outer periphery of the supporting frame main body 25a is fitted to a groove portion 27b having an annular sealing material 27 on its inner periphery, and an edge portion of the opening formed on the tray cover 24 is fitted to a groove portion 27a having an annular sealing material 27 on its outer periphery, thus the gap between the supporting frame 25 and the tray cover 24 is sealed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a humidifier.

  Various humidifiers for humidifying indoor air have been conventionally developed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses the following humidifier.

The humidifying device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is taken in from the air intake port, which is arranged between the air blower that takes in indoor air from the air intake port arranged on the front and sends it out from the air outlet, and the air intake port and the air blower. And a humidifying unit for humidifying the air. And the humidification part has a tray in which water is stored, and the holding frame which covers and hold | maintains a water absorbing material is inserted in the opening part provided in the tray upper surface. Further, a vent hole is provided in the tray so that air taken in from the vent hole is guided to the water absorbing material through the inside of the tray. Thereby, the humidification amount is increased.
JP 2006-71113 A

  However, in the humidifying device disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the tray is formed of a soft resin material, the opening provided in the tray is distorted, and a gap is formed between the holding frame and the tray, and water leaks from the gap. There was a risk of causing.

  An object of this invention is to provide the humidifier which can prevent reliably the water leak from the clearance gap between the holding member holding a water absorbing material, and a tray in view of the said problem.

In order to achieve the above object, a humidifier according to the present invention includes a blower, a tray in which water is stored, a water absorbing material that absorbs water stored in the tray, and a holding member that holds the water absorbing material. In the humidifying device, at least a part of the air sucked into the humidifying device by driving the blower is guided to the water absorbing material,
At least a part of the holding member is inserted into the tray from an opening of the tray, and a gap between the holding member and the tray is sealed with a sealing material.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to reliably prevent water leakage from the gap between the holding member that holds the water absorbing material and the tray.

  In the humidifying device of the present invention, the holding member has an annular rib on the outer periphery, the sealing material is annular, the first groove is formed on the inner periphery, and the second groove is formed on the outer periphery. The rib is fitted into the first groove, and the edge of the opening is fitted into the second groove.

  In the humidifying device of the present invention, in the configuration described above, the tray has a recess, the opening is formed at the bottom of the recess, and an annular gap is formed between the outer peripheral side wall of the recess and the outer periphery of the holding member. The sealing material is filled.

  In this configuration, it is desirable that the holding member has an annular rib on the outer periphery so as to cover the sealing material. According to such a configuration, when the holding member to which the sealing material is attached is inserted into the tray from the opening of the tray, the sealing material contacts the portion of the tray outside the outer periphery of the concave portion of the tray. The ribs can be prevented from being displaced upward by the ribs, and convenience when inserting the holding member removed for maintenance into the tray is improved.

  Further, in the humidifying device of the present invention, in each of the above configurations, the holding member has a substantially box-shaped main body having an open top surface, and the water absorbing material is inserted into the main body from the opening of the main body. It is desirable. According to such a configuration, the water absorbing material can be easily detached and the water absorbing material can be easily maintained.

  According to the humidifier of the present invention, water leakage from the gap between the holding member that holds the water absorbing material and the tray can be reliably prevented.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Drawing 1 is an appearance perspective view showing an air cleaner of one embodiment. In the air cleaner 1, the main body 10 is erected by the support of the base 11. The front surface of the main body 10 is covered with a front panel 12. The front panel 12 is provided with an intake port 13 for taking in indoor air. An operation panel 14 for a user to perform an operation is provided on the upper portion of the main body 10.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the air cleaner 1 (however, the front panel 12 is not shown). In addition, the arrow in FIG. 2 has shown the flow of the air at the time of ventilation. A blower 33 that intakes in the axial direction and exhausts in the circumferential direction is provided at the rear of the main body 10. The blower 33 is arranged with the intake side facing the intake port 13, and the front surface is covered with a ventilation panel 28 having a ventilation port 28 a. The ventilation panel 31 forms a ventilation path 31 extending vertically in the rear part of the main body 10. The ventilation path 31 is provided with an air outlet 29 that opens upward. Further, the ventilation path 31 is connected to the air outlet 30 that opens obliquely upward in the upper part of the front surface of the main body 10. As a result, the exhaust air from the blower 33 is guided to the air outlets 29 and 30.

  An air cleaning filter unit 20 and a humidifying unit 21 are disposed between the front panel 12 and the ventilation panel 28. The air cleaning filter unit 20 disposed facing the air inlet 13 is designed to be incorporated in an air purifier.

  A space 32 having a predetermined width is formed between the air cleaning filter unit 20 and the ventilation panel 28. By providing the space 32, the air that has passed through the air cleaning filter unit 20 flows smoothly into the vent hole 28a, and pressure loss and noise can be reduced. In addition, the humidifying part 21 is disposed below the space part 32.

  Here, FIG. 3 shows a top view of the humidifying unit 21, FIG. 4 shows a front sectional view of the humidifying unit 21, and FIG. 5 shows a side sectional view of the humidifying unit 21. The water tank is not shown. The humidifying unit 21 includes a tray including a tray body 23 and a tray lid 24, a support frame 25, a water absorbing material 26, a sealing material 27, and a water tank (not shown).

  The tray body 23 has a recess 23a that is formed in the front-rear direction of the right side and the left-right direction of the rear, and stores water.

  The tray lid 24 is shaped to cover the recess 23a of the tray body 23, and has a substantially rectangular opening extending in the left-right direction. A water supply port 24b to which a water tank (not shown) is connected is provided at the end of the tray lid 24.

  The support frame 25 has a box-shaped support frame main body 25a having an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape and an open top surface. On the outer periphery of the lower portion of the support frame main body 25a, an annular rib 25b having an inner periphery and an outer periphery that are substantially rectangular is projected. In addition, a plurality of substantially rectangular openings 25c are formed in the left-right direction at the upper part of the front surface of the support frame main body 25a, and a plurality of substantially rectangular openings 25d are formed in the left-right direction at the upper part of the back surface of the support frame main body 25a. . Also, a plurality of openings 25e are formed in the left-right direction that open to the front surface near the bottom surface of the support frame main body 25a, the bottom surface, and the back surface near the bottom surface.

  The sealing material 27 is made of rubber or the like, and has a substantially square annular shape on the inner periphery and outer periphery, and has a groove portion 27a on the outer periphery and a groove portion 27b on the inner periphery.

  And the tray cover 24 is attached to the upper part of the tray main body 23 so that the hollow part 23a which the tray main body 23 has may be covered. The support frame main body 25a of the support frame 25 is inserted into the tray from the opening of the tray lid 24 until the bottom surface of the support frame main body 25a contacts the bottom surface of the recessed portion 23a, and is provided on the support frame main body 25a. The rib 25b is positioned in an opening of the tray lid 24. Moreover, each opening 25c, 25d which the support frame main body 25a has is located above a tray.

  Then, the sealing material 27 is placed in the tray lid so that the edge portion 24a of the opening of the tray lid 24 is fitted in the outer circumferential groove portion 27a of the sealing material 27 and the rib 25b is fitted in the inner circumferential groove portion 27b of the sealing material 27. 24 and the support frame 25.

  Further, the water absorbing material 26 formed in a folding screen shape zigzag bent in the front-rear direction is inserted into the support frame body 25a from the opening on the upper surface of the support frame body 25a until it contacts the bottom surface of the support frame body 25a. Yes. A part of the water absorbing material 26 protrudes upward from the support frame main body 25a. Further, the water absorbing material 26 is exposed from the openings 25c, the openings 25d, and the openings 25e of the support frame main body 25a.

  In addition, a water tank (not shown) is connected to a water supply port 24 b included in the tray lid 24. When the water tank is connected to the water supply port 24b, a valve presser (not shown) included in the tray main body 23 pushes a water stop valve included in the water tank, and water stored in the water tank is supplied to the tray main body 23. Water accumulates in the recess 23a. And the water absorption material 26 sucks up and retains the water stored in the depression 23a through each opening 25e of the support frame main body 25a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the humidifying unit 21 having the above-described configuration is disposed inside the main body 10 so that the front side of the support frame main body 25 a faces the front panel 12. The water tank is erected on the side of the main body 10 (see the water tank 22 in FIG. 1).

  In the air cleaner 1 having the above configuration, when the blower 33 is driven, indoor air is sucked into the main body 10 from the air inlet 13 of the front panel 12. The air sucked from the air inlet 13 passes through the air cleaning filter unit 20 to remove dust, and flows into the ventilation path 31 through the air vent 28a.

  Part of the air that has passed under the air cleaning filter unit 20 passes through a portion of the water absorbing material 26 that protrudes upward from the support frame body 25a, is humidified, and flows into the ventilation path 31 through the vent hole 28a.

  Further, part of the air that has passed under the air cleaning filter unit 20 enters each opening 25c of the support frame body 25a, and part of the air passes through the water absorbing material 26 and is humidified. It flows out from the back surface of the portion projecting upward from the main body 25a, flows into the ventilation path 31 through the vent hole 28a, and partly passes through the water absorbing material 26 and is humidified through each opening 25d of the support frame main body 25a. It flows out and flows into the ventilation path 31 through the vent hole 28a.

  And the humidified air which distribute | circulates the ventilation path 31 is sent out indoors from the blower outlets 29 and 30, and indoor air is humidified.

  According to the present embodiment, the gap between the rib 25b of the support frame main body 25a and the edge 27a of the opening of the tray lid 24 is sealed by the sealing material 27, so that water from the gap between the support frame and the tray can be removed. Leakage can be reliably prevented.

  Moreover, since the water absorbing material 26 is inserted into the support frame main body 25a from the opening on the upper surface of the support frame main body 25a, the water absorbing material can be easily detached and the water absorbing material can be easily maintained.

  Moreover, the humidification part may take a form different from the humidification part 21 mentioned above. The humidification part of this form is demonstrated below.

  Here, FIG. 6 shows a top view, FIG. 7 shows a front cross-sectional view, and FIG. 8 shows a side cross-sectional view of a humidifying part 21 ′ different from the humidifying part 21 described above. The water tank is not shown. The humidifying unit 21 ′ includes a tray including a tray body 23 and a tray lid 34, a support frame 35, a water absorbing material 26, a sealing material 36, and a water tank (not shown).

  As described above, the tray body 23 has a recess 23a that is formed in the front-rear direction of the right side and the left-right direction of the rear, and stores water.

  The tray lid 34 is shaped to cover the recess 23a of the tray body 23, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction when viewed from above, and a substantially rectangular opening 34b extending in the left-right direction is formed at the bottom. Such a recess 34a is provided. Further, at the end of the tray lid 34, a water supply port 34c to which a water tank (not shown) is connected is provided.

  The support frame 35 includes a box-shaped support frame main body 35a having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and having an upper surface opened. On the outer periphery of the lower portion of the support frame main body 35a, an annular rib 35b having a substantially rectangular inner periphery and outer periphery protrudes. In addition, a plurality of substantially rectangular openings 35c are formed in the left-right direction at the upper front part of the support frame body 35a, and a plurality of substantially square openings 35d are formed in the left-right direction at the upper part of the back surface of the support frame body 35a. . In addition, a plurality of openings 35e are formed in the left-right direction that open to the front surface near the bottom surface of the support frame main body 35a, the bottom surface, and the back surface near the bottom surface.

  The sealing material 36 is made of NBR, EP rubber or the like and has an annular shape.

  And the tray cover 34 is attached to the upper part of the tray main body 23 so that the hollow part 23a which the tray main body 23 has may be covered. Further, the sealing member 36 is attached to the support frame 35 so as to contact the outer periphery of the support frame main body 35a and to contact the lower part of the rib 35b. The support frame main body 35a is inserted into the tray from the opening 34b of the recess 34a of the tray lid 34. At this time, the outer periphery of the sealing material 36 is located slightly outside the outer periphery of the recess 34a. Of the tray lid 34 is in contact with the portion of the tray lid 34 slightly outside the outer periphery of the recess 34a. Here, when the support frame main body 35a is further inserted into the tray, the sealing material 36 is elastically deformed and filled in the gap between the outer peripheral side wall of the recess 34a and the outer periphery of the support frame main body 35a. At this time, the bottom surface of the support frame main body 35 a comes into contact with the bottom surface of the recessed portion 23 a of the tray main body 23. Further, the outer periphery of the rib 35b is positioned outside the outer periphery of the recess 34a, and the lower portion of the rib 35b contacts the portion of the tray lid 34 outside the outer periphery of the recess 34a.

  Further, the water absorbing material 26 formed in a folding screen shape zigzag bent in the front-rear direction is inserted into the support frame body 35a from the opening on the upper surface of the support frame body 35a until it contacts the bottom surface of the support frame body 35a. . At this time, a part of the water absorbing material 26 protrudes upward from the support frame main body 35a. Further, the water absorbing material 26 is exposed from the openings 35c, 35d, and 35e of the support frame main body 35a.

  A water tank (not shown) is connected to a water supply port 34 c included in the tray lid 34. When the water tank is connected to the water supply port 34c, a valve presser (not shown) of the tray main body 23 pushes the water stop valve of the water tank, and the water stored in the water tank is supplied to the tray main body 23. Water accumulates in the recess 23a. And the water absorption material 26 sucks up and retains the water stored in the depression 23a through each opening 35e of the support frame main body 35a.

  The humidifying part 21 ′ having the above-described configuration is arranged in the lower part of the space part 32 (see FIG. 2) like the humidifying part 21 described above, and inside the main body part 10 so that the front side of the support frame main body 35 a faces the front panel 12. The The water tank is erected on the side of the main body 10 (see the water tank 22 in FIG. 1).

  In the air cleaner 1 having the above configuration, when the blower 33 is driven, indoor air is sucked into the main body 10 from the air inlet 13 of the front panel 12. The air sucked from the air inlet 13 passes through the air cleaning filter unit 20 to remove dust, and flows into the ventilation path 31 through the air vent 28a.

  Part of the air that has passed under the air cleaning filter unit 20 passes through a portion of the water absorbing material 26 that protrudes upward from the support frame main body 35a, is humidified, and flows into the ventilation path 31 through the vent hole 28a.

  Part of the air that has passed under the air cleaning filter unit 20 enters each opening 35c of the support frame main body 35a, and part of the air passes through the water absorbing material 26 to be humidified. It flows out from the back surface of the portion protruding upward from the main body 35a, flows into the ventilation path 31 through the vent 28a, and partly passes through the water absorbing material 26 and is humidified, from each opening 35d of the support frame main body 35a. It flows out and flows into the ventilation path 31 through the vent hole 28a.

  And the humidified air which distribute | circulates the ventilation path 31 is sent out indoors from the blower outlets 29 and 30, and indoor air is humidified.

  According to the present embodiment, the gap between the outer periphery of the support frame main body 35a and the outer peripheral side wall of the recess 34a of the tray lid 34 is sealed by the sealing material 36, so that water leakage from the gap between the support frame and the tray is prevented. It can be surely prevented.

  Further, by providing the support frame main body 35a with ribs 35b, when the support frame main body 35a is inserted into the tray, the vicinity of the outer periphery of the sealing material 36 contacts the portion of the tray lid 34 slightly outside the outer periphery of the recess 34a. When the support frame main body 35a is inserted into the tray, the sealing material 36 can be prevented from shifting upward, and convenience when the support frame removed for maintenance or the like is inserted into the tray is improved.

  Moreover, since the water absorbing material 26 is inserted into the support frame main body 35a through the opening on the upper surface of the support frame main body 35a, the water absorbing material can be easily detached and the water absorbing material can be easily maintained.

These are the external appearance perspective views of the air cleaner which concerns on this invention. These are the schematic side sectional drawings of the air cleaner which concerns on this invention. These are the top views of one Embodiment of the humidification part which the air cleaner which concerns on this invention has. These are front sectional drawing of one Embodiment of the humidification part which the air cleaner which concerns on this invention has. These are side surface sectional drawings of one Embodiment of the humidification part which the air cleaner which concerns on this invention has. These are the top views of the humidification part of other embodiment. These are front sectional drawing of the humidification part of other embodiment. These are side surface sectional drawings of the humidification part of other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air cleaner 10 Main part 11 Base 12 Front panel 13 Inlet 14 Operation panel 20 Air purifier filter unit 21, 21 'Humidifier 22 Water tank 23 Tray main body 24 Tray lid 25 Support frame 26 Water absorbing material 27 Sealing material 28 Ventilation Panels 29 and 30 Air outlet 31 Ventilation path 32 Space part 33 Blower 34 Tray lid 35 Support frame 36 Sealing material

Claims (5)

A blower, a tray in which water is stored, a water absorbing material that absorbs the water stored in the tray, and a holding member that holds the water absorbing material, and air that is sucked into the humidifier by driving the blower In a humidifying device in which at least a part of is guided to the water absorbing material,
At least a part of the holding member is inserted into the tray through an opening of the tray, and a humidifier is characterized in that a gap between the holding member and the tray is sealed with a sealing material.   The holding member has an annular rib on the outer periphery, the sealing material is annular, a first groove is formed on the inner periphery, a second groove is formed on the outer periphery, and the rib is formed on the first groove. The humidifying device according to claim 1, wherein an edge of the opening is fitted in the second groove.   The tray has a recess, the opening is formed in the bottom of the recess, and the annular sealing material is filled in a gap between the outer peripheral side wall of the recess and the outer periphery of the holding member. The humidifier according to claim 1.   The humidifying device according to claim 3, wherein the holding member has an annular rib on an outer periphery so as to cover the sealing material.   The said holding member has a substantially box-shaped main-body part with which the upper surface opened, The said water absorbing material is inserted in this main-body part from the opening of this main-body part. A humidifier according to any one of the above.

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