JP2010249390A - Humidifying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifying device capable of notifying a user of humidifying motion with vaporization by visual contact of change of color phase by moisture absorption, in a vaporization type humidifying device used in a room and the like. <P>SOLUTION: This humidifying device includes a body 1 provided with an air distributing means 4 in an air flow channel formed while communicating an inlet 2 and an outlet 3, a water tank 7 to which the water is supplied from a water supply tank 6 disposed in the body 1 to keep a constant water level, a humidifying filter unit 8 disposed in the air flow channel, and a notifying means 10 absorbing moisture of the humidified air at the outlet 3 and notifying the supply of the humidified air by the change of color phase, and the supply of vaporized humidified air can be notified by the change of color phase. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a humidifying device that humidifies air by passing air through a filter that absorbs water in a room or the like.

  Conventionally, as an example of this type of humidifier, a device that rotates and humidifies a water-absorbed filter has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Hereinafter, the humidifier will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12, a water tank unit 101, a water supply tank 102 for supplying a certain amount of water to the water tank unit 101, a suction port 103 for taking in indoor dry air, and a blower for sending moist air into the room. An outlet 104, an air blower 105 disposed in an air passage communicating between both ports, a heater 106 disposed on the outlet side of the air blower 105, and a sheet-like sheet having a small hole and good water absorption The vaporization filter 107 is formed by folding the material in pleats and the lower end is immersed in water in the water tank. The indoor dry air sucked from the suction port 103 by the blower 105 is heated by passing through the heater 106, then passes through the vaporization filter 107 wetted by the water in the water tank unit 101, and blown out from the blowout port 104. The vaporization filter 107 is rotatable so that it stops in a state in which one lower end is submerged in the water of the water tank unit 101, a state in which the lower end is held substantially horizontal with the water surface, and a state in which the other lower end is submerged in water. I have to.
JP 2003-302077 A

  In such a conventional humidifying device of FIG. 12, since the moisture is absorbed by the humidifying filter and the moisture is vaporized by the contact between the filter surface and the air, whether the humidified air is blown out is invisible or humidified. There is a problem that it is difficult to judge, and it is required to be able to visually confirm the blowing of humidified air due to vaporization.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides a humidifying device that informs that humidified air is being blown out by absorbing humidified air blowing due to moisture vaporization and reporting the change in hue. It is aimed.

  In order to achieve the above object, the humidifier of the present invention maintains a constant water level from a main body in which air blowing means is provided in an air passage formed by communicating an inlet and an outlet, and a water supply tank provided in the main body. A configuration comprising a water tank to be dripped, a humidifying filter unit in the air flow path, and a notifying means for absorbing the humidified air from the outlet and notifying that the humidified air is blown out due to a change in hue. It is what.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain a humidifying apparatus that notifies that vaporized humidified air is being blown out by a hue change.

  In addition, the other means includes a storage means made of a transparent member that houses the notification means and is visible from the outside, and the storage means includes a detachable means that can be attached to and detached from the main body.

  By this means, a humidifying device for notifying the humidified state at a place away from the main body by hue change is obtained.

  In addition, the other means is configured to include opening / closing means for replacing the notification means in the storage means.

  By this means, a humidifier is obtained that can replace the notification means when the notification means has deteriorated in moisture absorption.

  In addition, the other means is configured to include a visual field enlarging means for enlarging the notifying means in the storage means.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain a humidifying device that enlarges the hue change of the notification means and facilitates recognition.

  In addition, the other means is provided with a display means for enabling the storage means to visually recognize the notification means from the outside, and the shape of the display means is notified by characters and symbols.

  By this means, a humidifying device capable of recognizing the hue change of the notifying means by characters and symbols is obtained.

  In addition, the other means is configured to include arrangement means for arranging the storage means in the air flow path on the suction port side.

  By this means, a humidifying device is obtained in which the notifying means that has absorbed moisture is housed in the air flow path on the suction port side, and drying of the notifying means can be promoted by the heat of the suction air and the fan motor.

  In addition, the other means is a heat conduction means for conducting and dissipating heat from the air blowing means, and the heat conduction means is provided on the housing means mounting surface of the main body.

  By this means, a humidifying device is obtained in which the heat conduction means is warmed by the heat of the blowing means and the drying of the notification means is promoted by the heat of the heat conduction means.

  Further, the other means is configured such that a drying means for promoting drying of the notification means is provided on a mounting surface for attaching / detaching the storage means of the main body.

  By this means, a humidifying device that promotes drying of the notification means by the heat of the drying means is obtained.

  The other means includes a plurality of attachment / detachment means in the air outlet side air flow path, a plurality of storage means in the air inlet side air flow path, a plurality of storage means, and a notification means stored in the storage means. It is what.

  By this means, the humidified state at a plurality of locations can be notified by hue change. In addition, a humidifier capable of improving the convenience by replacing the notification means while promoting the drying of the notification means that has absorbed moisture on the suction port side while notifying the notification means on the outlet side during operation of the humidifier. can get.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the humidification apparatus which alert | reports that the vaporized humidified air is blowing out by a hue change can be provided.

  Moreover, the humidification apparatus which alert | reports the humidification state of the place away from the main body by hue change can be provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a main body in which air blowing means is provided in an air passage formed by communicating a suction port and an outlet, and a constant water level is maintained from a water supply tank provided in the main body. A water tank to be supplied with water, a humidifying filter unit in the air flow path, and a notifying means for absorbing the humidified air from the outlet and notifying that the humidified air is blown out due to a change in hue. It has the effect | action of alert | reporting by the hue change that the humidified air which was made is blowing.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is provided with a storing means made of a transparent member that stores the notifying means and is visible from the outside, and the storing means is provided with a detachable means that can be attached to and detached from the main body. It has the effect | action of alert | reporting the humidification state of this by a hue change.

  Further, the invention according to claim 3 is provided with an opening / closing means that allows the notification means to be replaced in the storage means, and has an effect that the notification means can be replaced when the moisture absorption of the notification means has deteriorated.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the storage means includes a visual field enlarging means for enlarging the notifying means, and has an effect of facilitating recognition by enlarging a hue change of the notifying means.

  Further, the invention according to claim 5 is provided with a display means that allows the storage means to visually recognize the notification means from the outside, the shape of the display means is notified by characters and symbols, and the hue change of the notification means is indicated by characters, It has the effect that it can be recognized by a symbol.

  Further, the invention described in claim 6 is provided with an arrangement means for arranging the storage means in the air flow path on the suction port side, and the inhaling notification means is arranged in the air flow path on the suction port side to It has the effect | action that drying of an alerting | reporting means can be accelerated | stimulated with the heat of a motor.

  The invention according to claim 7 is provided with a heat conduction means for conducting and dissipating heat of the blowing means, and the heat conduction means is provided on the housing means mounting surface of the main body, and the notification means is dried by the heat of the motor. It has the effect that it can be promoted.

  The invention according to claim 8 is provided with a drying means for promoting the drying of the notification means on the mounting surface for attaching / detaching the storage means of the main body, and the action of promoting the drying of the notification means by the heat of the drying means. Have

  The invention described in claim 9 includes a plurality of attachment / detachment means in the air outlet side air flow path, a plurality of storage means in the air inlet side air flow path, a plurality of storage means, and a notification means stored in the storage means. It is provided, and the humidification state of a plurality of places can be notified by a hue change. Further, while the humidifying device is in operation, while the notification means on the outlet side notifies, the drying of the notification means that has absorbed moisture on the suction port side is promoted, and the convenience can be improved by replacing the notification means. Have.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of the humidifier in the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing the configuration of the humidifier.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, the main body 1 is provided with a fan motor as a blowing means 4 and an electric heater as a heating means 5 in an air flow path that connects a suction port 2 and a blowout port 3. The water supply tank 6 is detachably provided from the main body 1, and the water in the water supply tank 6 is kept constant in the water tank 7. A humidifying filter unit 8 that is rotatably supported by immersing the lower part in the stored water of the water tank 7 is provided. The timing motor as the rotating means 9 for rotating the humidifying filter unit 8 is interlocked with the humidifying filter unit 8 by a drive gear. Silica gel is arranged in the air passage on the air outlet 3 side that can be seen from the outside as the notification means 10 that absorbs humidity and changes its hue. A control means 11 is arranged next to the air blowing means 4.

  In the above configuration, when the operation start signal is sent to the control means 11, the air blowing means 4, the heating means 5 and the rotating means 9 are energized to start the operation. The air sucked from the suction port 2 is heated by the heating means 5 and blown to the humidifying filter unit 8 rotated by the rotating means 9. The moisture of the humidifying filter 12 that rotates by immersing the lower part in the water tank 7 is vaporized and humidified by contacting the air that has passed through the humidifying filter 12. The humidity of the humidified humidified air is discharged from the air outlet 3 to the outside of the main body 1. The notification means 10 absorbs the humidified air that is blown out, and the hue changes from blue before moisture absorption to pink. In this way, it becomes possible to easily recognize that the humidified air is being blown out by the hue change of the notification means 10 for a part of the humidified air.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same thing as Embodiment 1 attaches | subjects the same number, and abbreviate | omits the detailed description.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, in addition to the configuration of FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the notification means 10 is stored as acrylic resin as the storage means 13 that can be seen from the outside, and stored on the diagonal surface of the storage means 13. An opening 14 through which airflow is passed is provided inside the means 13. An L-shaped attaching / detaching means 15 capable of holding and attaching the storage means 13 is provided in the air outlet 3 side air passage of the main body 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in addition to the configuration of FIG. 3, the storage means 13 is provided with an opening / closing means 16 that allows the notification means 10 to be replaced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in addition to the configuration of FIG. 5, the storage means 13 is provided with a resin lens using acrylic as a visual field enlarging means 17 for enlarging the notification means 10.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the configuration of FIG. 6, the storage means 13 is provided with a display means 18 that allows the notification means 10 to be viewed from the outside, and the shape of the display means 18 is characters and symbols.

  In the above configuration, when the operation start signal is sent to the control means 11, the air blowing means 4, the heating means 5 and the rotating means 9 are energized to start the operation. The notification means 10 stored in the storage means 13 can be handled without the user touching the notification means 10 directly. When the storage means 13 is installed in the attachment / detachment means 15 of the air outlet 3 side air passage of the main body 1, the notification means 10 that has absorbed moisture from the opening of the storage means 13 by the humidified air that is blown out is from blue before moisture absorption to pink Hue changes to color. The storage means 13 removed from the attaching / detaching means 15 can detect the humidity at a location away from the main body 1. Not only the state in which the humidified air of the main body 1 is blown but also the change in the humidity of the installation space away from the main body 1 can be confirmed by the hue change. By repeating moisture absorption, the notification unit 10 deteriorates the hue change and makes it difficult to recognize the color change. The notification means 10 having deteriorated moisture absorption can be easily replaced with a new notification means 10 by opening and closing the opening / closing means 16.

  Further, the notification means can be enlarged by the visual field enlargement means 17, and the hue change can be confirmed more easily.

  Further, the hue change can be displayed with characters and symbols, and the hue change due to the blowing humidity can be more easily confirmed.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same thing as Embodiment 1 to 2 attaches | subjects the same number, and abbreviate | omits the detailed description.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in addition to any of the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the storage means 13 is inserted into the air flow path of the main body 1 from the suction port 2, and the inserted storage means 13 is arranged in a hollow frame shape. Fix by means 20. The disposing means 20 is provided on the downstream side of the air blowing means 4 in the air flow path, and can hold and remove the inserted storage means 13.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the aluminum plate is extended from the blowing means 4 to the back side of the mounting means 13 so as to be in close contact with the storing means 13 as the heat conducting means 21 for radiating the heat of the blowing means 4 to the blowing means 4. Provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a heater as the drying unit 22 is provided on the mounting surface of the storage unit 13.

  In the above configuration, the storage means 13 that stores the notification means 10 that is in a hygroscopic state and has changed its hue to pink removes a pre-filter (not shown) attached to the suction port 2 and removes it from the insertion port 19 of the suction port 2. Insert into placement means 20. The inserted storage means 13 is held by the hollow frame-shaped arrangement means 20 in the air flow path. The air sucked from the suction port 2 along with the operation of the main body 1 is warmed by the heat generated by the blower means 4, and the storage means 13 on the downstream side of the blower means 4 can promote drying by the warmed airflow. After the color of the notification means 10 returns to blue due to drying, it is easily recognized that the humidified air is blown out due to the hue change of the notification means 10 by attaching it to the attachment / detachment means 15 of the outlet again. It becomes possible to do.

  Further, even after the operation is completed, the heat of the blowing means 4 is conducted through the heat conducting means 21, so that the remaining heat is used to warm the mounting surface of the storing means 13 and promote the drying of the storing means 13 arranged in the attaching / detaching means 15. it can.

  Further, when the operation is finished, the drying means 22 is energized for a predetermined time, so that the mounting surface of the storage means 13 can be warmed and the drying of the storage means 13 in the attachment / detachment means 15 can be promoted.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same thing as Embodiment 1-3 is attached | subjected the same number, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in addition to any of the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, a plurality of L-shaped attachment / detachment means A <b> 23 that can hold and attach the storage means 13 to / from the air outlet 3 side air flow path are provided. Yes. Further, the storage means 13 is inserted into the air flow path of the main body 1 from the suction port 2, and the inserted storage means 13 is fixed by the hollow frame-shaped arrangement means A25. Several arrangement | positioning means A25 is provided in the downstream of the ventilation means 4 in an air flow path, and can hold | maintain and remove the inserted accommodating means 13. FIG.

  In the said structure, it can alert | report by the hue change of the some alerting | reporting means 10 of the blower outlet 3 with blowing of humidified air. In addition, one of the notification means 10 is inserted into the attachment / detachment means A23 of the air outlet 3, and the operation state of the main body 1 is notified by the hue change, while the other notification means 10 is inserted into the arrangement means A25 on the suction port 2 side. The drying of the notification means 10 whose hue has changed to a pink color in a moisture absorption state can be promoted simultaneously, and convenience can be improved by replacing each notification means 10.

  It can also be applied to sauna equipment.

Side surface schematic diagram which shows the structure of the humidification apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention. Schematic front view showing the configuration of the humidifying device of the first embodiment Schematic front view showing the configuration of the storage means of the humidifying device of the second embodiment Front schematic diagram showing the configuration of the humidifying device of the third embodiment Front schematic diagram showing the configuration of the storage means of the humidifying device of the fourth embodiment Schematic front view showing the configuration of the storage means of the humidifying device of the fifth embodiment Schematic front view showing the configuration of the storage means of the humidifying device of the sixth embodiment Schematic side view showing the configuration of the humidifying device of the seventh embodiment Schematic side view showing the configuration of the humidifying device of the eighth embodiment Side schematic diagram showing the configuration of the humidifying device of the ninth embodiment Schematic front view showing the configuration of the humidifying device of Embodiment 10 Configuration diagram of conventional humidifier

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Suction port 3 Outlet 4 Blowing means 5 Heating means 6 Water supply tank 7 Water tank 8 Humidification filter unit 9 Rotating means 10 Notification means 11 Control means 12 Humidification filter 13 Storage means 14 Opening 15 Detachment means 16 Opening / closing means 17 View expansion Means 18 Display means 20 Arrangement means 21 Heat conduction means 22 Drying means 23 Detachment means A
25 Arrangement means A

Claims (9)

A main body provided with air blowing means in an air channel formed by communicating the suction port and the outlet, a water tank to be supplied from a water supply tank provided in the main body so as to be maintained at a constant water level, and the inside of the air channel A humidifier comprising: a humidifying filter unit; and a notifying unit that absorbs humidified air from the air outlet and informs that the humidified air is blown out due to a change in hue. 2. The humidifying device according to claim 1, further comprising: a housing unit made of a transparent member that houses the notifying unit and is visible from the outside; and the housing unit is attached to and detached from the main body. The humidifying device according to claim 2, further comprising an opening / closing means that allows the notification means to be replaced in the storage means. The humidifying device according to any one of claims 2 to 3, further comprising a visual field enlarging means for enlarging the notifying means in the storage means. The humidifying device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the storage means is provided with a display means that makes the notification means visible from the outside, and the shape of the display means is notified by letters or symbols. The humidifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising disposing means for disposing storage means in the air flow path on the suction port side. The humidifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the heat conducting means for conducting and dissipating heat from the blower means and the heat conducting means are provided on the housing means mounting surface of the main body. The humidifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising drying means for promoting drying of the notification means on the storage means mounting surface of the main body. The air outlet side air flow path is provided with a plurality of attachment / detachment means, the suction port side air flow path is provided with a plurality of arrangement means, a plurality of storage means, and a notification means stored in the storage means. The humidifier according to any one of 8 to 8.

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