JP2009068732A - Humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifier capable of reducing a cost for replacing an vaporizing element by effectively utilizing the vaporizing element, and keeping a humidifying capacity. <P>SOLUTION: An air conditioner 1 comprises an air blower 2, a water wheel 42, and a vaporizing filter 44. The vaporizing filter 44 has a first vaporizing member 45 and a second vaporizing member 46. The second vaporizing member 46 is disposed in adjacent to the first vaporizing member 45, and can be replaced independently from the first vaporizing member 45. Further the vaporizing filter 44 is disposed in the air current formed by the air blower 2. Further the vaporizing filter 44 vaporizes the water supplied from a recessed portion 421a of the water wheel 42. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a humidifier including a vaporizing element.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a conventional humidifier includes a vaporizing element such as a vaporization filter 244 that immerses a part of the water in the water storage container 240 and sucks the water in the water storage container 240 by capillary action. is there. In this humidifier, the air flowing through the air flow path A2 passes through the portion where the vaporization filter 244 sucks up water. For this reason, the air which passed the vaporization filter 244 becomes high humidity. Thus, the humidifier supplies high humidity air into the room.

However, if the vaporization filter is left in a state of containing water after the humidification operation is stopped, various germs may be propagated on the vaporization filter. Thus, in order to solve this problem, a humidifier including a rotatable vaporization filter has been proposed. For example, it has a rectangular shape, and has a vaporizing filter (see Patent Document 1) that rotates so as to alternately immerse both ends in water in a water storage container, and a water scraping portion on the outer periphery thereof. A vaporization filter (see Patent Document 2) that rotates so as to be immersed in water in a water storage container and supplied with water from a water scraping portion. Each of these vaporization filters is configured such that the vaporization filter itself is not immersed in water after the humidification operation is stopped. For this reason, when the humidification operation is not performed, water is not further supplied from the water storage container to the vaporization filter, and drying of the vaporization filter is promoted. Therefore, no germs grow on the vaporizing filter, and the vaporizing filter can be kept hygienic.
JP 2003-302077 A JP 2003-294277 A

  However, in the humidifier, tap water is often used as water supplied to the vaporization filter. For this reason, in the process of air passing through the vaporization filter and drying the vaporization filter, trace amounts of compounds containing elements such as calcium and magnesium contained in tap water are deposited on the vaporization filter surface as scales. To do. When scale is deposited on the vaporizing filter, the ability of the vaporizing filter to suck up water is lowered, so that the humidifying ability of the humidifier is lowered. For this reason, a vaporization filter needs to be replaced | exchanged regularly. Therefore, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the entire vaporization filter must be periodically replaced in order to maintain the humidifying ability of the humidifier. For this reason, the replacement cost of the entire vaporization filter is incurred every time the vaporization filter is replaced.

  The subject of this invention is providing the humidifier which can suppress the replacement cost of a vaporization element and can maintain a humidification capability by using a vaporization element effectively.

  The humidifier according to the first invention includes a blower, a water supply unit, and a vaporizing element. The vaporizing element has a first member and a second member. The second member is disposed adjacent to the first member and can be replaced separately from the first member. Further, the vaporizing element is disposed in the air flow formed by the blower. Further, the vaporizing element vaporizes water supplied from the water supply unit.

  In the first invention, the second member can be replaced separately from the first member. For this reason, when the scale is deposited on the vaporizing element, only the deposited portion of the scale can be replaced.

  Thus, by effectively using the vaporizing element, it is possible to suppress the replacement cost of the vaporizing element and maintain the humidifying ability.

  The humidifier according to the second aspect of the present invention is the humidifier according to the first aspect of the present invention, and is capable of rotating in a plane where the vaporizing element intersects the horizontal plane. Further, the rotation center of the vaporizing element is located away from a portion where water is supplied from the water supply unit to the vaporizing element. For this reason, the supplied water can be easily collected in the vicinity of the rotation center of the vaporizing element by capillary action and its own weight.

  Thereby, the precipitation of scale can be concentrated near the rotation center of the vaporizing element.

  A humidifier according to a third invention is the humidifier according to the second invention, wherein the second member is located in the vicinity of the rotation center of the vaporizing element. For this reason, this vaporizing element can exchange the vicinity of the rotation center where precipitation of scale concentrates.

  Thereby, in the vaporizing element, a portion where a large amount of scale is deposited can be removed.

  A humidifier according to a fourth aspect is the humidifier according to the third aspect, wherein the second member includes a rotation center of the vaporizing element. For this reason, in the vaporizing element, a portion where a large amount of scale is deposited can be exchanged.

  Thereby, the deposition site | part of a scale can be efficiently removed in a vaporization element.

  A humidifier according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the humidifier according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, further comprising a rotational force transmission unit and a drive unit. The rotational force transmission unit is disposed outside the vaporizing element. The drive unit transmits the rotation to the rotational force transmission unit and rotates the vaporizing element.

  As a result, even if the second member includes the rotation center, the power of the drive unit can be transmitted to the vaporizing element.

  A humidifier according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the humidifier according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, wherein the vaporizing element has a disc shape. For this reason, the vaporizing element can be easily rotated.

  A humidifier according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the humidifier according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the portion to which water is supplied from the water supply portion of the vaporizing element is a part of the first member. For this reason, it is possible to make part of the first member supplied with water more difficult to dry than other parts of the entire vaporizing element.

  Thereby, precipitation of scale in the first member can be suppressed.

  A humidifier according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the humidifier according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the second member is made of a material in which water is more easily vaporized than the first member. For this reason, vaporization of the supplied water is performed more in the second member than in the first member.

  Thereby, precipitation of scale can be concentrated on the second member.

  In the humidifier according to the first invention, by effectively using the vaporizing element, it is possible to suppress the replacement cost of the vaporizing element and maintain the humidifying ability.

  In the humidifier according to the second aspect of the present invention, scale deposition can be concentrated near the rotation center of the vaporizing element.

  In the humidifier according to the third aspect of the present invention, a portion where a large amount of scale is deposited can be removed from the vaporizing element.

  In the humidifier according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the deposition site of the scale can be efficiently removed from the vaporizing element.

  In the humidifier according to the fifth aspect of the invention, even if the second member includes the center of rotation, the power of the drive unit can be transmitted to the vaporizing element.

  In the humidifier according to the sixth aspect, the vaporizing element can be easily rotated.

  In the humidifier according to the seventh aspect, it is possible to suppress the precipitation of scale in the first member.

  In the humidifier according to the eighth aspect, the precipitation of scale can be concentrated on the second member.

  The air conditioner 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a humidifying function, a dehumidifying function, and an air cleaning function. The humidifying operation is performed as a humidifier, the dehumidifying operation is performed as a dehumidifier, and the air cleaning operation is performed. Work as an air purifier. In the present embodiment, the air conditioner 1 can be operated not only by a single function but also by combining a plurality of functions at the same time. The plurality of combinations are, for example, a combination of an air cleaning function and a dehumidifying function, and a combination of an air cleaning function and a humidifying function.

<Configuration of humidifier>
As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner 1 includes a main body casing 10, a blower 2, a dehumidifying unit 3, a humidifying unit 4, an air cleaning unit 5, and a control unit 6. In the present embodiment, a caster (not shown) is provided on the lower surface of the main casing 10 (the surface facing the indoor floor surface) so that the user can easily move the air conditioner 1. ing.

  The main body casing 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and houses the blower 2, the dehumidifying unit 3, the humidifying unit 4, the air purifying unit 5, the control unit 6, and the like. The main body casing 10 has a pull-out type first door 10a and a rotary type second door 10b.

  When the blower 2 is accommodated in the main casing 10, the blower 2 is disposed on the side opposite to the air purifying unit 5. Moreover, when this air conditioner 1 is seen from the air purification part 5 side, each internal component is located in order of the air purification part 5, the dehumidification unit 3, the humidification unit 4, and the air blower 2. For this reason, when the blower 2 is operated, an air flow path A <b> 1 is formed in which air passes from the air purifying unit 5 side through the dehumidifying unit 3 and the humidifying unit 4 to the blower 2.

  The control unit 6 is disposed in the upper part of the main body casing 10 and controls the air cleaning unit 5, the dehumidifying unit 3, the humidifying unit 4 and the blower 2.

  In FIG. 1, the water storage container 40, the vaporization unit 41, and the water wheel 42, which are components of the humidifying unit 4, are drawn out from the humidifying unit 4, but are arranged at predetermined positions of the humidifying unit 4 during operation. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the dehumidifying unit 3 includes an adsorption element 31, a heater 32, a second blower 33, and a flow path portion 34.

  The adsorption element 31 is a disk-shaped honeycomb structure, and is composed of a porous body. For this reason, the adsorption | suction element 31 has high adsorptivity with respect to a water | moisture content. Moreover, the adsorption | suction element 31 is arrange | positioned so that the air which flows through air flow path A1 may be contacted. For this reason, the air flowing through the air flow path A1 is deprived of moisture in the adsorption element 31, and is dry air on the downstream side of the adsorption element 31 in the air flow direction.

  The heater 32 is disposed in a portion facing the downstream surface 31b of the adsorption element 31 in the air flow direction (hereinafter, this surface is referred to as a downstream side surface).

  The second blower 33 is disposed above the adsorption element 31 and is attached so as to protrude further downstream from the downstream side surface 31 b of the adsorption element 31.

  The flow path portion 34 is disposed so as to cover the outer periphery of the adsorption element 31 and a part of the upstream surface 31a in the air flow direction of the adsorption element 31 (hereinafter, this surface is referred to as an upstream side surface). 2 The air that flows by the operation of the blower 33 is provided so as to flow again to the second blower 33 via the heater 32, the adsorption element 31, and the heat exchange unit 35 described later (see the broken line arrow in FIG. 4). The flow path portion 34 is provided with a plurality of long holes 35a through which air flowing through the air flow path A1 passes. The plurality of long holes 35a function as a heat exchange part 35 that exchanges heat between the air flowing inside the flow path part 34 and the air flowing through the air flow path A1.

  With such a configuration, the dehumidifying unit 3 can desorb moisture adsorbed on the adsorption element 31 from the air flowing through the air flow path A1 in the dehumidifying function operation. Specifically, in the dehumidifying unit 3, the air flowing by the operation of the second blower 33 is heated by the heater 32 as shown in FIG. 4. The heated high-temperature air is sent from the downstream side surface 31 b of the adsorbing element 31 facing the upstream side surface 31 a on the opposite side along the thickness direction of the adsorbing element 31. Here, the air that has passed through the adsorption element 31 becomes high-temperature and high-humidity air. This high-temperature, high-humidity air is deprived of heat and moisture in the heat exchanging unit 35. In the heat exchange unit 35, when the high-temperature and high-humidity air comes into contact with the wall surface of the long hole 35a, it is cooled by the air flowing through the air flow path A1 passing through the long hole 35a. For this reason, the wall surface of the long hole 35a is condensed. The condensed water passes through a predetermined outlet and enters a water storage container 40 described later. In addition, the air exchanged in the heat exchange unit 35 is sucked into the second blower 33.

  Further, the adsorption element 31 is rotatable. For this reason, the adsorption | suction element 31 can repeat adsorption | suction and desorption of a water | moisture content.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a selection panel 11 for selecting an air cleaning operation, a dehumidifying operation and a humidifying operation is provided on the uppermost surface of the main body casing 10, and this selection panel 11 is connected to the control unit 6. ing. The selection panel 11 includes a selection button capable of selecting rotation and stop of the adsorption element 31. When the selection button is turned off during the dehumidifying operation, the rotation of the adsorption element 31 is stopped and dehumidification is not performed. At this time, since the heater 32 and the second blower 33 are operating, the high-temperature air circulates inside the flow path portion 34. For this reason, since the air which flows through air flow path A1 is warmed when passing the heat exchanging part 35, small-scale heating is performed. At this time, a humidifying operation is performed by simultaneously operating the humidifying unit 4 described later. In the present embodiment, the heating / humidifying operation mode is set in advance in the control unit 6 so that the heating / humidifying operation can be selected from the selection panel.

  Hereinafter, the humidification unit 4 will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Humidification unit>
The humidifying unit 4 is disposed so as to overlap below the second blower 33 of the dehumidifying unit 3 during operation, and mainly includes a water storage container 40, a water wheel 42, and a vaporizing unit 41.

[Water storage container]
The water storage container 40 is a water source of moisture given to the air flowing through the air flow path A1, and is detachably accommodated in the main body casing 10, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the water storage container 40 is taken out from the first opening 12 of the main body casing 10 by pulling out the pull-out type first door 10 a of the main body casing 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the water storage container 40 is formed with a convex portion 40 c, and this convex portion 40 c is formed in a window portion 10 c that is a hole provided in the first door 10 a of the main body casing 10. Mating. For this reason, the user can confirm the water level reflected on the convex part 40c from the window part 10c. Therefore, when the water in the water storage container 40 is insufficient, the water storage container 40 is pulled out from the outlet of the main body casing 10 by the user and replenished with water.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, a bearing 40 a having an open top is provided inside the water storage container 40, and this bearing 40 a rotatably supports a rotating shaft 424 described later.

[Water wheel]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the water turbine 42 includes a wheel 421, a wheel cover 422, and a second gear 423, and can rotate inside the water storage container 40 within a plane including the vertical direction. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the wheel 421 is formed with a plurality of recesses 421 a that are recessed from one side surface toward the opposite side surface so as to draw a circle. Further, a wheel cover 422 described later is combined with the wheel 421 so as to cover the opening side of the recess 421a.

  A trapezoidal hole 422a is formed in the wheel cover 422 so as to draw a circle at a position facing the recess 421a of the wheel 421. The size of the trapezoidal hole 422a is about half of the opening of the recess 421a. For this reason, when the wheel cover 422 is combined with the wheel 421, the opening of the recess 421a is in a state where about half is opened.

  The second gear 423 is a gear that meshes with a first gear 411 of the vaporization unit 41 described later, and a rotation shaft 424 shared by the wheel 421, the wheel cover 422, and the second gear 423 is provided at the center of rotation. The second gear 423, the wheel cover 422, and the wheel 421 are combined in this order with the rotation shaft 424 as the same axis. The rotating shaft 424 is rotatably supported by the bearing 40a of the water storage container 40 as described above. For this reason, the user can take out the water wheel 42 from the water storage container 40 and wash it when the water storage container 40 is pulled out from the main body casing 10. Note that the height from the bottom surface of the water storage container 40 to the axis of the bearing 40a is such that the recess 421a at the lowest position of the water turbine 42 is submerged even when the water stored in the water storage container 40 is at the lowest water level. It is set to be.

[Vaporization Department]
The vaporization unit 41 is a member that vaporizes the supplied water, and is disposed in the vicinity of the water wheel 42 as illustrated in FIG. 5, and is disposed above the water level when the water storage container 40 is full. . Moreover, the vaporization part 41 has the vaporization filter 44 and the 1st gearwheel 411, and can rotate in the surface containing a perpendicular direction similarly to the water turbine 42.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the vaporization filter 44 includes a first vaporization member 45 and a second vaporization member 46. The first vaporization member 45 and the second vaporization member 46 are formed in a disk shape. In addition, a hole 45 a having a dimension that matches the outer dimension of the second vaporizing member 46 is provided at the center of the first vaporizing member 45. The second vaporizing member 46 includes the rotation center A of the vaporizing unit 41 and is detachable from a hole 45 a provided in the first vaporizing member 45. Note that, during the humidifying operation, the second vaporizing member 46 is accommodated in the main body casing 10 while being fitted to the first vaporizing member 45. Further, the second vaporizing member 46 is made of a material that allows water to vaporize more easily than the first vaporizing member 45. Specifically, since the time during which water supplied to the vaporizing member vaporizes varies depending on the fineness of the material constituting the vaporizing member, non-woven fabrics having different flutes or densities, ceramics, pumice and other hydrophilic materials are used. May be. When a non-woven fabric is used as the vaporizing member, for example, the first vaporizing member 45 is a non-woven fabric of B flute (the number of steps is 50 ± 2 steps per 30 cm), and the second vaporizing member 46 is an A flute (the number of steps is A non-woven fabric of 34 ± 2 steps per 30 cm) is applied (see JIS Z 1516). Furthermore, the vaporization part 41 is arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the water wheel 42 as mentioned above. Specifically, the concave portion 421a formed in the water wheel 42 and the first vaporizing member 45 are arranged close to each other. For this reason, the water stored in the water storage container 40 is supplied from the water wheel 42 to a part 45 b of the first vaporization member 45 of the vaporization filter 44.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first gear 411 is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the first vaporization member 45 of the vaporization filter 44, and meshes with the drive gear 431 and the second gear 423 that rotate by driving of the drive unit 43. Is supported by. Further, the drive gear 431 and the second gear 423 are located below the rotation shaft 424 of the first gear 411 and are located on the opposite sides of the vertical center line of the vaporizing unit 41.

  With such a configuration, in the humidification unit 4, as shown in FIG. 5, when the drive unit 43 is driven, the vaporization unit 41 and the water turbine 42 rotate in the plane including the vertical direction. As the water wheel 42 rotates, the concave portion 421a passes through the water in the water storage container 40 in order and rises. When the recess 421a is submerged, water enters the recess 421a from the trapezoidal hole 422a. For this reason, when the recessed part 421a comes out of water, the inside of the recessed part 421a is filled with water. And as the recessed part 421a approaches the uppermost position, the water inside the recessed part 421a flows out from the trapezoidal hole 422a, and when the recessed part 421a passes the uppermost position, almost all of the water flows out. At this time, since a certain amount of momentum is added by gravity when the water flows out, the water flows out toward the side surface of the first vaporizing member 45 of the vaporizing unit 41 adjacent to the concave portion 421a. The vaporization unit 41 is rotating at a speed (for example, 3 rotations per minute) at which the moisture supplied to the first vaporization member 45 collects at the rotation center A portion of the vaporization unit 41 due to capillary action and its own weight. .

  Moreover, in this humidification unit 4, the vaporization part 41 is taken out from the 2nd opening 13 of the main body casing 10 by opening the 2nd door 10b provided in the water storage container 40, as shown in FIG. 44 can be exchanged. As shown in FIG. 8, the user replaces the vaporization filter 44 by removing the second vaporization member 46 from the first vaporization member 45 and installing a new vaporization member 46 a having the same shape as the second vaporization member 46. This is done by fitting the vaporizing member. Thereby, in the vaporization filter 44, the second vaporization member 46 in which the precipitation of scale is concentrated can be removed. In addition, when a scale deposits on the 1st vaporization member 45, only the 1st vaporization member 45 is exchangeable. However, as described above, in the vaporization filter 44, the deposition of scale concentrates on the second vaporization member 46, and therefore the replacement frequency of the first vaporization member 45 is lower than the replacement frequency of the second vaporization member 46.

<Features>
(1)
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 10, there is a humidifier provided with a vaporizing filter 244 that immerses a part of the water in the water storage container 240 and sucks up the water in the water storage container 240 by capillary action. In this humidifier, since the air flowing through the air flow path A2 passes through the portion where the vaporization filter 244 sucks up water, the air that has passed through the vaporization filter 244 has high humidity. Thus, the humidifier supplies high humidity air into the room.

  However, tap water is often used as the water supplied to the vaporization filter 244 in the humidifier. For this reason, in the process of vaporization filter 244 drying, a trace amount compound containing elements, such as calcium and magnesium, contained in tap water deposits as a scale on the vaporization filter 244 surface. When the scale is deposited on the vaporizing filter 244, the vaporizing filter 244 has a reduced ability to suck up water, so that the humidifying ability of the humidifier is lowered. For this reason, it is necessary to periodically replace the entire vaporization filter 244, and the replacement cost of the entire vaporization filter is generated each time the vaporization filter is replaced.

  On the other hand, in the said embodiment, the vaporization filter 44 can rotate within the surface containing a perpendicular direction, and the 2nd vaporization member 46 is exchangeable separately from the 1st vaporization member 45. FIG. The first vaporizing member 45 is located outside the second vaporizing member 46, and water is supplied to a part 45 b from the recess 421 a of the water turbine 42. Further, the second member 46 includes the rotation center A of the vaporization filter 44.

  For this reason, the water supplied to the vaporization filter 44 from the recessed part 421a of the water wheel 42 collects in the second vaporization member 46 including the rotation center A of the vaporization filter 44 due to the capillary phenomenon and the own weight of the vaporization filter 44. Therefore, the precipitation of scale can be concentrated on the second vaporization member 46.

  Thereby, in the vaporization filter 44, the replacement | exchange cost of the vaporization filter 44 can be suppressed and the humidification capability of the air conditioner 1 can be maintained by replacing | exchanging the 2nd vaporization member 46 which has generate | occur | produced many scales. ing.

  Further, since water is supplied from the concave portion 421a of the water wheel 42 to the part 45b of the first vaporization member 45, the first vaporization member 45 is less likely to dry than the second vaporization member 46. For this reason, compared with the 2nd vaporization member 46, precipitation of the scale in the 1st vaporization member 45 can be suppressed. Moreover, since the vaporization filter 44 is formed in a disk shape, the vaporization unit 41 can be easily rotated.

(2)
In the said embodiment, the 2nd vaporization member 46 is comprised with the material which water vaporizes more easily than the 1st vaporization member 45. FIG. For this reason, vaporization of the water supplied from the water turbine 42 is performed more in the second vaporization member 46 than in the first vaporization member 45.

  As a result, the deposition of scale can be concentrated on the second vaporization member 46.

(3)
In the above embodiment, the humidification unit 4 includes the first gear 411 and the drive unit 43. The first gear 411 is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the first vaporization member 45 of the vaporization filter 44, and is supported by meshing with the drive gear 431 and the second gear 423 that are rotated by the drive of the drive unit 43. For this reason, even if the second vaporization member 46 includes the rotation center A, the power of the drive unit 43 can be transmitted to the vaporization filter 44.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the drive gear 431 and the second gear 423 are located below the rotation shaft 424 of the first gear 411 and located on the opposite sides with respect to the vertical center line of the vaporization unit 41. . For this reason, even if the vaporization part 41 is not axially supported, it can rotate stably. Moreover, when the axis | shaft is provided in the rotation center of the vaporization part, when taking out a vaporization part to the outer side of a main body casing, there exists a possibility that the protruding axis | shaft may be caught inside the main body casing. However, since the vaporizer 41 is not provided with a shaft, the vaporizer 41 can be easily taken out of the main casing 10.

  As a result, the labor when replacing the vaporizing filter 44 can be reduced.

  Further, the first gear 411 is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the first vaporizing member 45. For this reason, it is possible to replace only the second vaporization member 46 without removing the first gear 411 from the first vaporization member 45.

  As a result, the labor for replacing the vaporizing filter 44 can be further reduced.

<Reference example>
In the present invention, the vaporization filter 44 is composed of the second vaporization member 46 that is the central portion of the vaporization filter 44 and the first vaporization member 45 that can accommodate the second vaporization member 46. The filter 44 is collected near the rotation center A. By exchanging only the second vaporization member 46, most of the scale deposited on the vaporization filter 44 is removed.

  However, the configuration of the vaporization filter is not limited to this, and the vaporization filter 144 may have a plurality of layers as shown in FIG. The vaporization filter 144 is configured so that the layer 146 disposed on the windward side can be peeled off. Since scale deposition is concentrated on the windward surface of the vaporization filter 144, most of the scaled deposit can be removed by removing the layer 146 on the windward surface. Thereby, the humidification capability of the humidifier can be maintained without exchanging the entire vaporization filter 144. Moreover, the same effect can be acquired by replacing the surface of the vaporization filter located on the windward side with respect to the air flow path with the surface located on the leeward side.

  In this invention, since the replacement cost of a vaporization filter can be suppressed and the humidification capability can be maintained by using a vaporization filter effectively, application to a humidifier is useful.

The perspective view of the humidifier which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of a dehumidification unit and a humidification unit. The front view which looked at the dehumidification unit from the heater side. The perspective view of a dehumidification unit. The perspective view of a humidification unit. The exploded perspective view of a water wheel. The perspective view of a vaporization filter. (A) The figure of the vaporization filter before exchanging the 2nd vaporization member, (b) The figure which has exchanged the 2nd vaporization member for the new vaporization member, (c) The figure of the vaporization filter exchanged to the new vaporization member. The perspective view of the vaporization filter which concerns on a reference example. The conceptual diagram of the conventional vaporization filter.

Explanation of symbols

1 Air conditioner (humidifier)
2 Blower 42 Waterwheel (Water Supply Unit)
43 Drive unit 44 Evaporation filter (vaporization element)
45 First vaporization member (first member)
46 Second vaporizing member (second member)
441 1st gear (rotational force transmission part)

Claims (8)

A blower (2);
A water supply section (42);
The blower (2) includes a first member (45) and a second member (46) that is disposed adjacent to the first member (45) and can be replaced separately from the first member (45). A vaporizing element (44) disposed in an air flow formed by the gas supply unit for vaporizing water supplied from the water supply unit (42);
A humidifier (1) comprising: The vaporizing element (44) is rotatable in a plane intersecting a horizontal plane;
The center of rotation of the vaporizing element (44) is located away from a portion where water is supplied from the water supply unit (42) to the vaporizing element (44).
The humidifier (1) according to claim 1. The second member (46) is located in the vicinity of the rotation center of the vaporizing element (44).
The humidifier (1) according to claim 2. The second member (46) includes the center of rotation of the vaporizing element (44),
The humidifier (1) according to claim 3. A rotational force transmitting portion (411) disposed outside the vaporizing element (44);
A drive unit (43) for transmitting rotation to the rotational force transmission unit (411) and rotating the vaporizing element (44);
The humidifier (1) according to claim 4, further comprising: The vaporizing element (44) is disk-shaped,
The humidifier (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 5. The part of the vaporization element (44) to which water is supplied from the water supply part (42) is a part of the first member (45).
The humidifier (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The second member (46) is made of a material that is easier to vaporize water than the first member (45).
The humidifier (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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