JP2010121891A - Humidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifier capable of improving design flexibility by a secant since the secant of a lateral face panel of the humidifier, a water tank part and a water tank are not restricted by the position of a water level sensing switch provided on the lateral face panel, and of reducing processing cost of the water tank since it is unnecessary to make a cross sectional shape of the water tank irregular. <P>SOLUTION: In the humidifier in which the water level sensing switch for sensing the water level of the water tank part is provided on the lateral face panel of a body and the water tank part and the water tank form an outer hull face of the body, the water level sensing switch is provided in a projecting part protruded to the water tank part side from the secant of the lateral face panel, the water tank part and the water tank, and a recessed part internally wrapping the projecting part when the water tank part is fitted to the body is provided in the water tank part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a humidifier for preventing indoor drying.

  A conventional humidifier will be described. 4 includes a side panel 51 on the side surface of the main body 50, an operation panel (not shown) on the upper side, and an outlet, and a water tank portion 52 that is detachable from the main body 50 and a water tank 53 that stands on the water tank portion 52. Has been. The water tank portion 52 and the water tank 53 form a part of the outer surface of the main body 50 and are partitioned by a dividing line 54 with the side panel 51. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the water tank part 52 is provided with a humidifying part 55 for vaporizing the water in the water tank part 52, and indoor air taken in from a suction port (not shown) by a blower provided in the main body 50 is blown to the humidifying part 55. By doing so, it is the structure which vaporizes the water of the water tank part 52, and discharges it from a blower outlet as humidified air.

  Furthermore, the water tank insertion part 56 of the water tank part 52 is provided with a water level detection part 57 that changes depending on the water level of the water tank part 52, and the water level detection part 57 has a magnet 58 inside and supports the shaft by the water level of the water tank part 52. The float 59 is pivoted up and down. A water level detection switch 60 that operates by detecting a change in the magnet 58 of the water level detection unit 57 is provided on the side panel 51.

  Here, the water level detection of the water tank unit 52 will be described with reference to FIG. When a certain amount of water is stored in the water tank section 52, the contact is closed because the water level detection switch 60 detects the magnet 58 provided in the water level detection section 57 as shown in FIG. 6 (a). It is in a state. On the other hand, when the water in the water tank 53 runs out and the water level in the water tank section 52 is lowered to be below a predetermined water level, the float 59 rotates as shown in FIG. 6B and the water level detection switch 60 detects the magnet 58. Therefore, the contact of the water level detection switch 60 is opened.

  By the way, in the conventional humidifier, in order to increase the amount of humidification, the area of the humidification part 55 provided in the water tank part 52 must be increased. That is, if the area of the humidifying part 55 is increased, the water tank insertion part 56 must be made as small as possible. Therefore, the water level detection part 57 provided in the water tank insertion part 56 has an arrow on the main body 50 as shown in FIG. It will be provided on the direction side. As a result, the water level detection switch 60 provided on the side panel 51 must also be provided on the arrow direction side of the main body 50 in order to detect the magnet 58 of the water level detection unit 57.

That is, since the dividing line 54 of the side panel 51, the water tank part 52, and the water tank 53 moves to the arrow direction side of the main body 50, the outer surface of the water tank 53 standing on the water tank part 52 is also reduced, and the capacity of the water tank 53 is increased. In order to ensure a certain level or more, it is necessary to make the cross-sectional shape of the water tank 53 irregular (shaded portion) as shown in FIG. (Patent Document 1)
JP 2008-20115 A

  However, since the cross-sectional shape of the water tank is irregular, there is a problem that the resin molding mold structure of the water tank becomes complicated and the processing cost of the water tank increases. Furthermore, since the dividing line of the side panel, the water tank section, and the water tank is determined depending on the mounting position of the water level detection switch, there is a problem that the degree of freedom of design by the dividing line is limited.

  The present invention is for solving the above-mentioned problems. Since the dividing lines of the side panel, the water tank section and the water tank are not restricted by the position of the water level detection switch provided on the side panel, the degree of freedom in design by the dividing line can be improved, It is an object of the present invention to provide a humidifier that can reduce the processing cost of a water tank because there is no need to make the shape of the tank irregular.

  The present invention includes a side panel that forms a side surface of a main body, a water tank section that is detachably provided on the main body, and a water tank that is erected on the water tank section, and that changes depending on the water level of the water tank section. In the humidifier where the water tank part and the water tank form the outer surface of the main body and the water level detection switch for detecting a change in the water level detection part is provided on the side panel, the water level detection switch is provided in the water tank part. The present invention relates to a humidifier characterized in that it is provided in a convex part protruding toward the water tank part side from the dividing line of the water tank part and the side panel, and a concave part containing the convex part is provided in the water tank part.

  With the above-described configuration, the position of the dividing line of the side panel, the water tank unit, and the water tank is not constrained by the mounting position of the water level detection switch provided on the side panel. Since it is not necessary to change the shape, the humidifier can reduce the processing cost of the water tank.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode of the present invention, which is considered preferable, will be briefly described by showing the effects of the present invention.

  The present invention relates to a humidifier in which a water level detection switch for detecting a water level of a water tank part is provided on a side panel of a main body, and the water tank part and the water tank form an outer surface of the main body. This is provided in a convex portion projecting from the secant line toward the water tank portion, and when the water tank portion is attached to the main body, a concave portion that includes the convex portion is provided in the water tank portion.

  That is, when the water tank portion is attached to the main body, the convex portion is included in the concave portion and does not appear in the appearance, so that the position of the dividing line can be freely determined by the protruding length of the convex portion and the depth of the concave portion. Therefore, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of design by the dividing line of the humidifier and to reduce the processing cost of the water tank because it is not necessary to make the cross-sectional shape of the water tank irregular.

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

  As shown in FIG. 1, an operation panel 2 and an air outlet 3 for exhausting humidified air humidified in the main body 1 into the room are arranged at the upper part of the main body 1. Further, a side panel 4 is provided on the side surface of the main body 1, and a water tank portion 5 detachably attached to the main body 1 and a water tank 6 standing on the water tank portion 5 are provided. The water tank 5 and the water tank 6 form a part of the outer surface of the main body 1 and are partitioned by a dividing line 7 with the side panel 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the water tank unit 5 is provided with a humidifying unit 8 that vaporizes the water in the water tank unit 5, and indoor air taken in from a suction port (not shown) by a blower provided in the main body 1 is blown to the humidifying unit 8. By doing so, it becomes the structure which vaporizes the water of the water tank part 5, and discharges it from the blower outlet 3 as humidified air.

  Furthermore, the water tank insertion part 9 of the water tank part 5 is provided with a water level detection part 10 that changes depending on the water level of the water tank part 5, and the water level detection part 10 is a float that rotates up and down around the axis according to the water level of the water tank part 5. 12 and a magnet 11 provided inside the float 12. And the water level detection switch 13 which operates by detecting the change of the magnet 11 of the water level detection part 10 is provided in the convex part 14 which protruded from the dividing line 7 of the side panel 4, the water tank part 5 and the water tank 6, and this The convex portion 14 is configured to be included in the concave portion 15 of the water tank portion 5 when the water tank portion 5 is attached to the main body 1.

  Moreover, in order to increase the humidification amount of the humidifier, the area of the humidifying part 8 provided in the water tank part 5 must be increased. That is, if the area of the humidification part 8 is increased, the water tank insertion part 9 must be made as small as possible. Therefore, the water level detection part 10 provided in the water tank insertion part 9 is provided on the arrow direction side of the main body 1. Become. As a result, the water level detection switch 13 provided on the side panel 4 must also be provided on the water tank 5 side of the side panel 4 in order to detect the magnet 11 of the water level detection unit 10, so that the position of the dividing line 7 is directed to the arrow direction side. I have to move.

  However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the water level detection switch 13 is provided on the convex portion 14 projecting from the dividing line 7 of the side panel 4, the water tank portion 5 and the water tank 6, and the concave portion 15 including the convex portion 14 is provided in the water tank portion 5. Therefore, the position of the dividing line 7 can be set to the center side of the side panel 4 by increasing the protruding length of the convex portion 14 and increasing the depth of the concave portion 15 of the water tank portion 5. .

  In other words, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the dividing line 7 is set on the center side of the side panel 4, the protrusion length (A) of the convex portion 14 is lengthened and the depth (B) of the concave portion 15 is increased. Conversely, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the dividing line 7 is set on the water tank 5 side of the side panel 4, the protrusion length (A) of the protrusion 14 is shortened to reduce the depth of the recess 15. What is necessary is just to make (B) shallow. Therefore, since the dividing line 7 of the side panel 4, the water tank unit 5 and the water tank 6 can be set without being restricted by the mounting position of the water level detection switch 10, the degree of freedom of design depending on the position of the dividing line 7 is improved.

  Moreover, since the dividing line 7 can be freely set by the convex part 14 of the side panel 4 and the concave part 15 of the water tank part 5, the cross section of the water tank 6 is secured in order to ensure the capacity of the water tank 6 above a certain level as in a conventional humidifier. Since it is not necessary to make the shape irregular, the problem that the mold structure of the water tank 6 is simplified and the processing cost is increased is solved.

It is an inclination figure of the humidifier of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional block diagram of the humidifier of this invention. It is a front view which shows the relationship between the convex part of this invention, and a recessed part. It is a front view of the conventional humidifier. It is a cross-sectional block diagram of the conventional humidifier. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the conventional water level detection part and a water level detection switch. It is a top view of the conventional humidifier.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 4 Side panel 5 Water tank part 6 Water tank 7 Split line 10 Water level detection part 13 Water level detection switch 14 Convex part 15 Concave part

Claims (1)

  The water tank includes a side panel that forms a side surface of the main body, a water tank portion that is detachably provided on the main body, and a water tank that is erected on the water tank portion, and the water level detection unit that changes depending on the water level of the water tank portion. A humidifier in which a water level detection switch for detecting a change in the water level detection unit is provided on the side panel and the water tank part and the water tank form an outer surface of the main body, and the water level detection switch is connected to the water tank part. A humidifier, wherein the humidifier is provided in a convex portion protruding toward the water tank portion from the secant line of the side panel, and a concave portion including the convex portion is provided in the water tank portion.

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