JP2010252882A - Liquid atomizer and sauna device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid atomizer and a sauna device using the same which achieves simplification of construction work by dispensing with piping construction for discharging non-refined liquid. <P>SOLUTION: The liquid atomizer comprises a body case 6 having a suction port 4 and an exhaust port 5, a heat exchanger 7 and a fan motor 8a installed within an air passage connecting the suction port 4 and the exhaust port 5, a liquid atomizing means 9, and an auxiliary heat exchanger 23 installed within an air passage 24 connecting the liquid atomizing means 9 to the exhaust port 5. The liquid atomizing means 9 has a rotating means 13, an upper supply means that supplies liquid to an upper rotary plate 16a, and a lower supply means 18 that supplies liquid to a lower rotary plate 16b. The lower supply means 18 has a water retaining means 19 and a water passage 20 that supplies liquid from the water retaining means 19 to the lower rotary plate 16b. Ribs 25 are arranged on an upper surface of the air passage 24 connecting the liquid atomizing means 9 to the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 in such a way that a part of the air passage 24 is blocked. A water channel 26 is installed on a part of the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 so that the water channel corresponds to the ends of the ribs 25. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid miniaturization apparatus and a sauna apparatus using the same.

  For example, the configuration of a liquid micronizer used for a sauna device has the following configuration.

  That is, a main body case having a suction port and an exhaust port, a heating unit and a blower unit provided in a ventilation path in the main body case, and a miniaturization unit provided between the blower unit and the exhaust port, The means is configured to eject liquid from the water supply pipe (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-6-63103

  The problem with the above conventional example is that, in order to discharge the liquid ejected from the nozzle that could not be refined, piping must be constructed in the sauna room, which makes the construction work complicated. That is.

  That is, in the type in which the liquid is ejected from the nozzle and the liquid is refined, the liquid cannot be completely refined, and in the sauna room in order to process a large amount of non-miniaturized liquid remaining in the sauna apparatus. The pipe is extended to discharge this non-fine liquid to the sauna room. It is very troublesome to construct such a pipe in the sauna room aesthetically.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to facilitate construction work.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a main body case having a suction port and an exhaust port, a blowing means provided in an air passage connecting the suction port and the exhaust port in the main body case, and a first heating. Means, liquid refinement means provided in the air passage connecting the first heating means and the exhaust port, and second heating means provided in the air passage connecting the liquid refinement means and the exhaust port. The liquid refinement means has a cylindrical path that opens in the vertical direction, a rotation means provided in the cylindrical path, and a liquid supply means that supplies liquid to the rotation means, and the rotation The means has a rotating shaft arranged in the vertical direction and a plurality of rotating plates fixed at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the liquid supply means supplies liquid to the upper rotating plate. Upper supply means, and lower supply means for supplying liquid to the lower rotating plate, The lower supply means includes a water storage means provided on the inner wall of the cylindrical path, and a water passage for supplying a liquid from the water storage means to a lower rotating plate, and the liquid refinement means and the second heating means A rib is provided on the upper surface of the air passage connecting the air passages so as to block a part of the air passage, and a water conduit is provided in the portion of the second heating means corresponding to the end of the rib. The above-mentioned purpose is achieved.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the liquid refining unit includes the rotating unit and the liquid supply unit that supplies the liquid to the rotating unit. Since the minimum liquid required for miniaturization is supplied and the liquid is miniaturized, as a result, a large amount of drainage is not generated when the liquid is miniaturized.

  Further, the liquid is refined by the rib provided on the upper surface of the air passage connecting the liquid refinement means and the second heating means and the water conduit provided in the portion of the second heating means corresponding to the end of the rib. The remaining non-micronized liquid that is not refined by the means can be returned to the liquid micronizing means, so that the piping work for discharging the non-micronized liquid can be eliminated, and as a result, the construction work is simple Has the effect of becoming.

  In addition, since the non-micronized liquid that has not been micronized by the liquid micronization means is not allowed to pass through the second heating unit, clogging of the second heating unit due to the scale in the non-micronized liquid can be prevented. The variation in the flow velocity of the airflow passing through the second heating means can be reduced.

The perspective view of the sauna apparatus using the liquid refinement | miniaturization apparatus in embodiment of this invention Configuration diagram of the vertical cross section of the same liquid micronizer (A) Perspective view of the inside of the liquid micronizer (humidification air channel), (b) Perspective view of the inside of the liquid micronizer (air channel for heating) Configuration diagram of vertical cross section of the same liquid refinement means Perspective view inside the air passage Configuration diagram of the lower part of the water channel Configuration diagram of the opening The perspective view which shows the other structure inside the same wind path

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

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sauna apparatus using a liquid micronizer according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a liquid micronizer 3 is provided on a ceiling surface 2 of a sauna room 1. It is attached.

  2 is a configuration diagram of a vertical cross section of the liquid micronization apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the inside thereof, FIG. 4 is a perspective configuration diagram of a vertical cross section of the liquid micronization means, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the lower part of the water conduit, FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of the opening, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another configuration inside the air channel.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the liquid micronizer 3 has a main body case 6 having a suction port 4 and an exhaust port 5, and an air passage connecting the suction port 4 and the exhaust port 5 in the main body case 6. The heat exchanger 7 provided as the first heating means, the fan motor 8a as the air blowing means, and the liquid refinement means 9 provided between the fan motor 8a and the exhaust port 5 are provided.

  In the present embodiment, as an example, the air passage connecting the suction port 4 and the exhaust port 5 passes through the heat exchanger 7 from the suction port 4 and then the liquid refinement means 9 shown in FIG. And a humidifying air passage (arrow A) passing through the air and a heating air passage (arrow B) not passing through the liquid refinement means 9 shown in FIG. 3B.

  First, the configuration of the air path for humidification (arrow A) will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the air passage leading from the fan motor 8a to the liquid micronization means 9 is formed by the casing 10a and the duct 11a, and as shown by the arrow A, in the lower opening of the cylindrical path 12 Connected.

  The liquid refinement means 9 includes a cylindrical path 12 in an air path (humidification air path) connecting the suction port 4 and the exhaust port 5, and a rotating means 13 provided inside the cylindrical path 12. The liquid supply means for supplying liquid to the rotating means 13 includes an upper supply means for supplying liquid to the upper rotating plate 16a and a lower supplying means 18 for supplying liquid to the lower rotating plate 16b. A water supply pipe 14 is provided as a supply means.

  The rotating means 13 has a rotating shaft 15 arranged in the vertical direction, and a plurality of rotating plates 16 a and 16 b that rotate about the rotating shaft 15 are fixed at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 15. ing. In the present embodiment, one rotating plate 16a provided above the rotating shaft 15 and three rotating plates 16b provided below are provided.

  A motor 17 for driving the rotating shaft 15 is provided at the upper part of the rotating means 13, and a rotating shaft 15 and a plurality of rotating plates 16 a and 16 b that rotate at high speed by driving the motor 17 are supported at the lower part of the rotating means 13. A holding portion (not shown) is provided.

  An annular water storage means 19 and a water channel 20 are provided on the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 as lower supply means 18 for supplying the liquid adhering to the inner wall to the lower rotating plate 16b.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the lower supply means 18 supplies the liquid adhering to the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 to the lower rotary plate 16b, and in this embodiment, the upper rotary plate 16a and the lower rotary plate 16b. In the meantime, the water storage means 19 is provided along the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12, and the water path 20 for supplying the liquid from the water storage means 19 to the lower rotating plate 16b is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an air passage 24 surrounded by the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 provided as the second heating means and the main body case 6 is formed on the outer side above the cylindrical path 12. A rib 25 having a convex shape is provided on the upper surface of the air passage 24 toward the upstream side of the air passage 24.

  The air humidified by the liquid refinement means 9 is guided from the air passage 24 through the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 to the exhaust port 5 as indicated by an arrow.

  Next, the structure of the air path for heating (arrow B) that does not pass through the liquid refinement means 9 will be described.

  As shown by the arrow B in FIG. 3B, the heating air passage joins the humidification air passage (arrow A) in the exhaust chamber 21 from the fan motor 8b through the casing 10b and the duct 11b. And discharged from the exhaust port 5. In the present embodiment, the fan motor 8a and the fan motor 8b are composed of two fans and one motor.

  Next, the operation (for humidification) in the above configuration will be described.

  When using a sauna in the sauna room 1, first, hot water is supplied from a heat source such as a gas water heater or an electric water heater (not shown) to the heat exchanger 7 shown in FIG. 2 through the pipe 22 shown in FIG. Is done.

  In this state, when the heat exchanger 7 is operated and the fan motor 8a and the fan motor 8b shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are driven, the fan motor 8a is placed in the sauna room 1 through the suction port 4. Air is sucked in and the sucked air is heated by the heat exchanger 7.

  The heated air is sent to the lower opening of the cylindrical path 12 by the fan motor 8a through the casing 10a and the duct 11a, and exhausted by the fan motor 8b through the casing 10b and the duct 11b. It is sent to the chamber 21.

  On the other hand, when the motor 17 is driven, the rotating shaft 15 rotates at a high speed, and accordingly, the rotating plate 16a and the rotating plate 16b are rotated at a high speed.

  At this time, the water supply pipe 14 supplies water to the vicinity of the center of the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 16a that rotates at a high speed. The water supplied to the upper rotating plate 16a spreads in the form of a thin film toward the outer periphery due to the centrifugal force caused by the high-speed rotation, and this thin film-like water moves from the outer peripheral edge of the upper rotating plate 16a to the tangential direction. It is blown away at high speed. In this embodiment, the case where the liquid is water will be described as an example.

  In this way, a part of the water that has been dispersed and refined by centrifugal force from the upper rotating plate 16a collides with the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 and is crushed, and the refinement of the water is accelerated.

  Thus, most of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 14 to the upper surface of the upper rotating plate 16a is refined at this time, and the heated warm air flowing in from the lower opening of the cylindrical path 12 and It mixes into a steam state and flows out from the upper opening of the cylindrical path 12.

  On the other hand, even if it collides with the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 by the rotation of the upper rotating plate 16a, slight water droplets adhering to the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 without being miniaturized, or dew condensation on the inner wall after being miniaturized The small amount of water droplets that flow along the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 flows down to the water storage means 19 and is stored. A small amount of water stored in the water storage means 19 flows toward each water channel 20 due to the inclination provided at the bottom of the water storage device 19, and from the three directions of the water storage device 19 to the lower rotating plate 16 b via the water channel 20. Carried.

  As described above, the hot water supplied to the upper rotating plate 16a is largely refined by the high speed rotation of the upper rotating plate 16a, and a part of the remaining non-miniaturized portion remains. Water droplets are also conveyed to the lower rotating plate 16b that rotates at a high speed via the lower supply means 18 provided in the cylindrical path 12, and the lower rotating plate 16b rotates at a high speed in the same manner as the upper rotating plate 16a. Thus, miniaturization is performed.

  That is, slight water droplets supplied from the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 to the lower rotating plate 16b through the water storage means 19 and the water channel 20 are moved in the outer peripheral direction of the lower rotating plate 16b by centrifugal force due to high speed rotation. It spreads in the form of a thin film toward the tangential direction from the outer peripheral edge, blown off at high speed, and the blown water droplets collide with the inner wall of the cylindrical path 12 to be crushed, thereby promoting the miniaturization of water and It is mixed with high-temperature, low-humidity dry air flowing from the bottom to the top in the shape of the channel 12 and is almost completely refined.

  On the other hand, the high-temperature, low-humidity dry air that has flowed into the liquid refinement means 9 from the lower opening of the cylindrical path 12 first comes into contact with the water blown away from the outer peripheral edge of the lower rotating plate 16b in a tangential direction. When water is refined, the humidity rises, the heat of vaporization is lost, and the temperature is lowered slightly.

  Next, the inside of the cylindrical path 12 rises from the bottom to the top, comes into contact with the water blown away at high speed from the outer peripheral edge of the upper rotating plate 16a, refines the water, and further increases the humidity. At the same time, the heat of vaporization is further deprived, and the temperature is lowered.

  The temperature is raised by passing the air whose temperature has been lowered through the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 provided as the second heating means, and is further merged with the heating air passage (arrow B) in the exhaust chamber 21 to increase the temperature. The humid air is supplied from the exhaust port 5 to the inside of the sauna room 1.

  At this time, a rib 25 provided on the upper surface of the air passage 24 connecting the liquid refinement means 9 and the auxiliary heat exchanger 23, and a water conduit provided in a portion of the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 corresponding to the end of the rib 25. 26, the non-micronized water remaining without being refined by the liquid refinement means 9 can be returned to the liquid refinement means 9 and can be refined again.

  Since the inflow of air from the liquid refinement means 9 to the air passage 24 is obliquely upward as shown by an arrow in FIG. 4 and hits the upper surface of the air passage 24, the rib 25 is provided on the upper surface of the air passage 24. If fine water is contained, water droplets of non-fine water adhere to the rib 25 on the liquid fine means 9 side.

  The adhering water droplet moves to the end of the rib 25 by the air current, but the rib 25 has a convex shape toward the upstream side of the air passage 24, and therefore the movement of the adhering water droplet to the end of the rib 25 is promoted. Is done.

  And the water droplet which moved to the edge part of the rib 25 descend | falls along the side surface of the air path 24, and reaches | attains the water conduit 26 provided in the part corresponding to the edge part of the rib 25 of the auxiliary heat exchanger 23. FIG. At this time, as shown in the figure, by providing the wall surface guide 27 in the vertical direction of the side surface in the air passage 24, the side surface of the air passage 24 can be lowered without the water droplets being blown by the air flow.

  Further, the wall surface guide 27 and the water conduit 26 have a gap as shown in the figure so as not to hinder the flow of water droplets that descend along the wall surface guide 27 and reach the water conduit 26.

  The water conduit 26 is inclined in the same manner as the auxiliary heat exchanger 23, and water droplets can flow toward the liquid refinement means 9. Here, as shown in the figure, the water conduit 26 is formed in a bowl shape by bending one end upward, and water droplets flowing on the water conduit 26 can be prevented from being sucked by the airflow passing through the auxiliary heat exchanger 23. .

  The water droplets that have flowed on the water conduit 26 toward the liquid refinement means 9 flow down to the water storage means 19 through the opening 28 of the cylindrical path 12 shown in FIG. That is, the opening 28 is provided on the upper side of the water storage means 19, and the water conduit 26 is provided so as to contact the lower side in the opening 28.

  As described above, the water droplets flowing down to the water storage means 19 flow toward the respective water channels 20 and are transported from the three directions of the water storage means 19 to the lower rotating plate 16b through the water channels 20, and are refined again. The

  An opening shielding plate 29 is provided in the opening 28 of the cylindrical path 12 as shown in FIG. Since there is an air flow from the bottom to the top in the cylindrical path 12, the air flow prevents water droplets in the water storage means 19 from flowing back into the air path 24.

  According to the configuration and operation as described above, as described above, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the non-fine water contained in the air flowing into the air passage 24 from the liquid refinement means 9 is removed from the air passage 24. It is captured by the rib 25 provided on the upper surface of the air, moved to the side surface of the air passage 24, dropped to the water conduit 26 by the wall surface guide 27, and flows on the water conduit 26 according to the inclination to the opening 28 of the cylindrical passage 12, By making it flow down from 28 to the water storage means 19, it can refine again.

  That is, by repeatedly returning to the liquid micronization means 9 without storing the non-micronized water, the liquid supplied by the water supply pipe 14 can be almost micronized, and the remaining non-micronized water can be discharged without being specially discharged. The amount of water that can be dried naturally by the heat remaining in the liquid refinement means 9 is eliminated, so that piping work for treating the liquid that could not be refined as wastewater becomes unnecessary, and as a result, the construction work of the sauna apparatus The effect is that it becomes easy.

  Further, since the non-micronized water remaining without being refined by the liquid micronization means is collected before passing so as not to pass through the auxiliary heat exchanger 23, the eyes of the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 by the scale in the non-micronized water are collected. Clogging can be prevented.

  Further, by providing the rib 25 on the upper surface of the air passage 24, a part of the flow close to the upper surface of the air flowing into the air passage 24 from the liquid micronization means 9 is changed downward (the arrow in FIG. 4 from the middle). Bending downward), variation in the flow velocity of the airflow passing through the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 can be reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the rib 25 has a convex shape toward the upstream side of the air passage 24 even if the air flow in the air passage 24 is inclined toward the side surface in the air passage 24. The same effect as the rib 25 is obtained. In this case, the wall surface guide 27 may be provided only on one inclined side surface.

  In the present embodiment, the case where water is supplied from the water supply pipe 14 has been described. However, hot water supplied to the heat exchanger 7 may be used, and when hot water is used, the heating amount by the auxiliary heat exchanger 23 is used. Or the temperature of the air supplied from the exhaust port 5 to the inside of the sauna room 1 can be increased.

  As described above, when the liquid refining device 3 is installed in the sauna room 1 and used as a sauna device, the supplied liquid can be refined almost completely, and the remaining non-fine water is specially added. Even if it is not discharged, the amount of water that can be naturally dried by the heat remaining in the liquid micronization means 9 is sufficient, so that piping work for treating the hot water that could not be micronized as wastewater becomes unnecessary. There is an effect that the construction work of the sauna device is simplified.

  Moreover, since the non-micronized water that has not been micronized by the liquid micronization unit is not allowed to pass through the second heating unit, clogging of the second heating unit due to the scale in the non-micronized water can be prevented. The variation in the flow velocity of the airflow passing through the second heating means can be reduced.

  As described above, the liquid miniaturization apparatus of the present invention enables efficient and almost complete micronization of the liquid. Therefore, the liquid that has not been miniaturized can be naturally dried without special discharge. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a drainage means separately.

  Therefore, for example, utilization to a sauna device, a humidifier, a cooling device, a spraying device, a cleaning device, a plant growing facility, and the like is expected. Moreover, it can be used not only for warm water but also for other liquid refining equipment such as oil and detergent.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 Suction port 5 Exhaust port 6 Main body case 7 Heat exchanger 8a, 8b Fan motor 9 Liquid refinement means 10a, 10b Casing 11a, 11b Duct 12 Cylindrical path 13 Rotating means 14 Water supply pipe 15 Rotating shaft 16a, 16b Rotating plate DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 17 Motor 18 Lower supply means 19 Water storage means 20 Water path 21 Exhaust chamber 22 Pipe 23 Auxiliary heat exchanger 24 Air path 25 Rib 26 Water guide path 27 Wall guide 28 Opening 29 Opening shielding board

Claims (10)

A main body case having a suction port and an exhaust port; a blower unit and a first heating unit provided in an air passage connecting the suction port and the exhaust port in the main body case; the first heating unit and the exhaust port And a second heating means provided in the air passage connecting the liquid refinement means and the exhaust port, the liquid refinement means opening in the vertical direction. A cylindrical path, a rotating means provided in the cylindrical path, and a liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the rotating means, the rotating means having a rotating shaft arranged in the vertical direction; A plurality of rotating plates fixed at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the liquid supply means supplies an upper supplying means for supplying liquid to the upper rotating plate and a liquid to the lower rotating plate. And a lower supply means that is provided on the inner wall of the cylindrical path. Water storage means and a water passage for supplying liquid from the water storage means to the lower rotating plate, and a part of the air passage is formed on the upper surface of the air passage connecting the liquid refinement means and the second heating means. A liquid micronizing apparatus, wherein a rib is provided so as to block and a water conduit is provided in a portion of the second heating means corresponding to an end of the rib. 2. The liquid refinement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rib has a convex shape toward an upstream side of an air passage connecting the liquid refinement unit and the second heating unit. 2. The liquid according to claim 1, wherein the rib is provided by inclining an airflow in an air passage connecting the liquid refinement unit and the second heating unit toward a side surface in the air passage. Miniaturization equipment. The liquid micronizer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a wall surface guide is provided in a vertical direction of a side surface in an air passage connecting the liquid micronizer and the second heating unit. The liquid refinement apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a lower end of the wall surface guide and the water conduit have a gap. The liquid miniaturization apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the water conduit is formed in a bowl shape by bending one end on the second heating means side upward. The liquid refinement apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an opening is provided in the cylindrical path above the water storage means, and the water conduit is in contact with a lower side in the opening. The liquid refinement apparatus according to claim 7, wherein an opening shielding plate is provided in the cylindrical path, and the opening shielding plate covers the opening at a predetermined interval. The liquid refinement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the ribs are provided. The sauna apparatus which installed the liquid refinement | purification apparatus in any one of Claim 1 to 9 in the sauna room.

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