JP2011031201A - Electrostatic atomizer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce noise of an electrostatic atomizer. <P>SOLUTION: The electrostatic atomizer includes a body case 1 provided with an air outlet 15 and an opening for fixation, and an electrostatic atomization means 6 in the body case 1. The electrostatic atomization means 6 is formed of a discharge electrode, a counter electrode arranged to be opposed to the discharge electrode, a high voltage applying part for applying high voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode, a cooling part for cooling the discharge electrode, and a radiation fin part 11 radiating heat of the cooling part. The radiation fin part 11 is fitted into the opening for fixation and is projected to the outside of the body case 1 from the opening for fixation. A plurality of suction ports are provided in the radiation fin part 11 and a first silencing means 20 is provided between the counter electrode and the air outlet 15 and a second silencing means is provided to surround the counter electrode and the discharge electrode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a low noise electrostatic atomizer that generates water particles by applying a high voltage to water.

  The configuration of this type of conventional electrostatic atomizer is as follows.

  That is, the electrostatic atomization means includes a discharge electrode, a counter electrode disposed opposite to the discharge electrode, a high voltage applying unit that applies a high voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode, and the discharge A cooling part that cools the electrode and a radiation fin part that radiates heat from the cooling part are provided, and a sound absorbing type first silencer is provided at the tip of the discharge electrode. (For example, a similar prior document is described in Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2007-289918 A

  The problem in the conventional example is that the noise of the electrostatic atomizer is large.

  That is, in the conventional product, the discharge electrode is cooled by the cooling unit, so that moisture in the air is condensed on the tip of the discharge electrode, and a high voltage is applied to the condensed water to concentrate negative charges. As a result, water fine particles were generated. Noise is generated with the generation of the water fine particles.

  Therefore, a sound absorption type silencer is provided at the tip of the discharge electrode. As a result, among the noises generated from the discharge electrode and the counter electrode, the noise spreading toward the tip of the discharge electrode has been reduced.

  However, among the noises generated from the discharge electrode and the counter electrode, the noise spreading in the peripheral direction of the discharge electrode cannot be reduced, so that the noise of the electrostatic atomizer is a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention aims to reduce the noise of the electrostatic atomizer.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a main body case provided with an outlet and a fixing opening, and an electrostatic atomizing means provided in the main body case. The electrostatic atomizing means includes a discharge electrode, A counter electrode disposed opposite to the discharge electrode; a high-voltage applying unit that applies a high voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode; a cooling unit that cools the discharge electrode; and The heat dissipating fin portion radiates heat, and the heat dissipating fin portion fits into the fixing opening, protrudes from the fixing opening to the outside of the main body case, and has a plurality of suction openings in the heat dissipating fin portion. A first silencer is provided between the counter electrode and the outlet, and a second silencer is provided so as to surround the counter electrode and the discharge electrode, thereby achieving the initial purpose. It is.

  As described above, the present invention provides a main body case provided with an outlet and a fixing opening, and an electrostatic atomizing means provided in the main body case. The electrostatic atomizing means includes a discharge electrode and the discharge electrode. A counter electrode disposed opposite to the discharge electrode, a high-voltage application unit that applies a high voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode, a cooling unit that cools the discharge electrode, and dissipates heat from the cooling unit The heat dissipating fin part is formed from the heat dissipating fin part, and the heat dissipating fin part is fitted into the fixing opening, protrudes from the fixing opening to the outside of the main body case, and includes a plurality of suction ports in the heat dissipating fin part. A first silencer is provided between an electrode and the outlet, and a second silencer is provided so as to surround the counter electrode and the discharge electrode, thereby reducing the noise of the electrostatic atomizer. It can be done.

  That is, since the first silencer is provided between the counter electrode and the outlet, and the second silencer is provided so as to surround the counter electrode and the discharge electrode, noise spreading in the tip direction of the discharge electrode and the discharge electrode Noise spreading in the surrounding direction can be reduced.

  Based on these results, the noise of the electrostatic atomizer can be reduced.

Schematic side view of the electrostatic atomizer of Embodiment 1 of the present invention Schematic development view of the electrostatic atomizer of Embodiment 1 of the present invention The figure which shows the schematic cross section of the electrostatic atomizer of Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the 1st case inner surface of the electrostatic atomizer of Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the 1st case outer surface of the electrostatic atomizer of Embodiment 1 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the electrostatic atomizer of this embodiment includes a main body case 1, an electrostatic atomizing means mounting portion 1 a, a high-voltage applying portion mounting portion 2, and the main body case 1. It has. A connecting communication part 3 is provided for connecting the high-voltage applying part mounting part 2 and the electrostatic atomizing means mounting part 1a. The main body case 1 is formed of a substantially box-shaped first case 4 having an opening on one side and a second case 5 having a flat plate shape and a convex shape at the center upper portion. The first case 4 has a substantially square shape. A fixing opening 14 having a shape is provided, and a circular outlet 15 is provided at the center of the cylindrical convex shape of the second case 5. The main body case 1 includes an electrostatic atomizing means 6, a discharge electrode 7, a counter electrode 8 disposed opposite to the discharge electrode 7, a cooling unit 10 that cools the discharge electrode 7, and the cooling unit. The high-voltage applying unit mounting unit 2 includes a heat-dissipating fin unit 11 that dissipates heat of 10. The high-voltage applying unit 2 applies high voltage between the discharge electrode 7 and the counter electrode 8. An application unit 9 is provided.

  Specifically, the discharge electrode 7 is formed of a flat plate portion 12 having a flat plate shape and a columnar column portion 13 extending in the vertical direction from the center portion of the flat plate portion 12. A substantially cylindrical counter electrode 8 is provided on the distal end side of the cylindrical portion 13 of the discharge electrode 7, and a cooling portion 10, which is a flat Peltier element 18, is provided on the flat plate portion 12 side of the discharge electrode 7. Yes. On the other surface of the cooling unit 10, a heat radiating fin unit 11 in which a plurality of plate-shaped fin units 16 are arranged is provided. The radiating fin portion 11 is fitted into the fixing opening 14, the fin portion 16 protrudes from the fixing opening 14 to the outside of the main body case 1, and a plurality of suction ports 17 are provided on the periphery of the fixing opening 14.

  Here, the operation of the electrostatic atomizer 6 will be described. First, when the Peltier element 18 is energized, heat is transferred from the contact surface side of the discharge electrode 7 to the flat plate portion 12 to the radiation fin portion 11, and the discharge electrode 7 is cooled. Thereby, since the tip 19 of the cylindrical portion 13 of the discharge electrode 7 is cooled, the air flowing into the tip 19 of the cylindrical portion 13 from the plurality of suction ports 17 is cooled, and condensation occurs at the tip 19. Water is generated on the surface of the tip 19. Next, when a high voltage is applied between the discharge electrode 7 and the counter electrode 8 by the high voltage application unit 9, the tip 19 of the discharge electrode 7 becomes a negative electrode, and charges are concentrated, and water on the surface of the tip 19 is concentrated. And a counter electrode 8, a Coulomb force is applied to form a weight-like portion where water rises like a weight. When the electric charge is further concentrated on the tip of the spindle-shaped part, the charged fine particle water charged negatively is generated by repeating splitting and scattering exceeding the surface tension of water.

  The feature of this embodiment is that the first silencer 20 is provided between the counter electrode 8 and the outlet 15, and the second silencer 21 is provided so as to surround the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7. .

  That is, since the first silencer 20 is provided between the counter electrode 8 and the outlet 15 and the second silencer 21 is provided so as to surround the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7, the tip direction of the discharge electrode 7 And noise spreading in the peripheral direction of the discharge electrode 7 can be reduced.

  Based on these results, the noise of the electrostatic atomizer can be reduced.

  The first silencer 20 is a sound absorbing silencer 22, and the second silencer 21 is a resonance silencer 23. That is, since two types of silencing methods, the sound absorbing type silencing means 22 and the resonance type silencing means 23, are used, there is a silencing effect in different frequency bands, so that the noise can be further reduced.

  Further, the sound absorption type silencer 22 is constituted by a sound absorbing material 25 having a communication hole 24 that allows the air outlet 15 and the counter electrode 8 to communicate with each other. Specifically, the cylindrical sound absorbing material 25 that is the sound absorbing type silencer 22 is provided between the air outlet 15 and the counter electrode 8, and a cylindrical communication hole is formed at the center of the cylindrical sound absorbing material 25. 24. The diameter of the communication hole 24 is substantially the same as the diameter of the counter electrode 8 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and the area of the circular portion of the cylindrical sound absorbing material 25 is the area of the fixing opening 14 of the first case 4. It ’s bigger.

  That is, since the sound absorbing type muffling means 22 is constituted by the sound absorbing material 25 having the communication hole 24 that allows the air outlet 15 and the counter electrode 8 to communicate with each other, the noise generated from the discharge electrode 7 and the counter electrode 8 The noise is reduced while passing through the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25 that communicates with the counter electrode 8.

  Further, the counter electrode 8 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25 which is the sound absorption type silencer 22 is cylindrical, and the diameter of the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25 is substantially the same as the diameter of the counter electrode 8. Therefore, the generation of charged fine particle water is likely to be stabilized. That is, when negatively charged charged particle water that jumps out from the discharge electrode 7 flows into the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25 through the inside of the substantially cylindrical counter electrode 8, some of the charged fine particle water Although it passes through the communication hole 24 of the material 25 and jumps out of the outlet 15, other charged fine particle water seems to be charged on the inner surface of the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25. It is considered that the charged fine particle water is reduced by this charging. However, the charged fine particle water causes the inner surface of the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25 to be negatively charged by a predetermined amount. It seems that charged fine particle water is generated. That is, the smaller the surface area of the inner surface of the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25, the easier the generation of the charged fine particle water is, so the diameter of the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25 is almost the same as the diameter of the counter electrode 8. If so, the generation of charged fine particle water is likely to be stable.

  Further, the sound absorbing material 25 which is the sound absorbing type silencer 22 has a cylindrical shape, and the area of the circular portion of the sound absorbing material 25 is larger than the area of the fixing opening 14 of the first case 4. In addition, noise generated from the counter electrode 8 does not pass through the communication hole 24 of the sound absorbing material 25 that communicates the air outlet 15 and the counter electrode 8, and noise generated in the direction of the air outlet 15 is generated in the circular portion of the sound absorbing material 25. , Noise can be reduced.

  The resonance-type silencer 23 is provided with a wall portion 26 surrounding the periphery of the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7 in the main body case 1, a first vacant portion 27 on the inner surface side of the wall portion 26, 26, and a first communication portion 29 and a second communication portion 30 that communicate the first vacancy portion 27 and the second vacancy portion 28 with each other. It is provided. Here, the first vacant chamber 27 is surrounded and formed by at least the inner surface of the wall 26, the sound absorbing material 25 of the sound absorbing type silencer 22, and the heat radiating fin 11 of the electrostatic atomizer 6. The chamber portion 28 is formed to be surrounded by at least the outer surface of the wall portion 26 and the main body case 1. The first communication portion 29 is configured by a gap portion 31 provided between the sound absorbing material 25 of the sound absorbing type silencer 22 and the end portion of the wall portion 26, and the second communication portion 30 is the wall portion 26. This is constituted by a plurality of openings 32 provided in the. Specifically, a substantially rectangular tube-shaped wall portion 26 surrounding the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7 is provided in the main body case 1, and the wall portion 26 is an inner surface of the first case 4 that is the main body case 1. To the second case 5 direction. The gap portion 31 is provided between the end portion of the wall portion 26 and the inner surface of the second case 5, and the opening portion 32 is pointed to the opposite wall portion 26 with respect to the center of the substantially rectangular tube-shaped wall portion 26. It is provided at a symmetrical position. The distance from the outer surface of the wall portion 26 having the opening 32 to the inner surface of the main body case 1 facing the outer surface of the wall portion 26 is the wall portion 26 facing the inner surface of the wall portion 26 from the inner surface of the wall portion 26. It is set as the structure longer than the distance to the inner surface.

  As described above, the resonance type silencer 23 is provided with the wall portion 26 surrounding the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7 in the main body case 1, and the first vacant portion 27 on the inner surface side of the wall portion 26, A first communication portion 29 and a second communication portion 30 which are provided with a second vacancy portion 28 on the outer surface side of the wall portion, and which connect the first vacancy portion 27 and the second vacancy portion 28. Therefore, noise generated from the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7 in the first vacant portion 27 is transmitted from the first communicating portion 29 and the second communicating portion 30 to the second vacant portion 28. Since the reflected sound and the traveling sound interfere in the second vacant space 28, the noise can be reduced. Here, since the opening area of the 1st communication part 29 and the 2nd communication part 30 differs, there exists a silencing effect of a different frequency band.

  In addition, the first vacant space 27 is surrounded and formed by at least the inner surface of the wall portion 26, the sound absorbing material 25 of the sound absorbing silencer 22, and the heat radiation fin portion 11 of the electrostatic atomizer 6. Noise generated from the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7 in the vacant chamber 27 is easily transmitted to the sound absorbing material 25 that is the sound absorbing type silencing means 22 in the first vacant chamber 27. The noise can be further reduced.

  Further, since the first communication portion 29 is constituted by a gap portion 31 provided between the sound absorbing material 25 of the sound absorbing type silencing means 22 and the end portion of the wall portion 26, The noise generated from the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7 is transmitted from the first communicating portion 29 to the second vacant portion 28 through the gap portion 31. That is, a part of the gap portion 31 corresponding to the reduced portion of the resonance type silencer 23 and a part of the second vacant portion 28 corresponding to the enlarged portion of the resonance type silencer 23 are made by the sound absorbing material 25 that is the sound absorbing type silencer 22. By configuring, when passing through the gap 31 portion sandwiched between the sound absorbing material 25 and the wall portion 26, it is easy to be transmitted to the sound absorbing material 25 that is the sound absorbing type silencing means 22, and noise is reduced by this sound absorbing material 25. be able to.

  The second communication portion 30 is composed of a plurality of openings 32 provided in the opposing wall portion 26, and faces the outer surface of the wall portion 26 from the outer surface of the wall portion 26 having the opening portion 32. The distance from the inner surface of the main body case 1 to the inner surface of the wall portion 26 is longer than the distance from the inner surface of the wall portion 26 to the inner surface of the wall portion 26. Noise generated from the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7 is easily transmitted to the second vacant space 28 through the opening 32, and the reflected sound and the traveling sound interfere with each other in the second vacant space 28. In addition to reducing noise, the volume of the second vacant part 28 is larger than the volume of the first vacant part 27, so that the first vacant part 27 and the second vacant part 28 have different frequencies. Since the band has a noise-reducing effect, the noise can be further reduced.

  The main body case 1 is formed of a substantially box-shaped first case 4 having an open surface and a second case 5 having a flat plate shape and a convex shape at the center. Specifically, the main body case 1 includes a first case 4 having a substantially rectangular tube-shaped wall portion 26 extending from the inner surface of the first case 4 toward the second case 5. 5 has a cylindrical convex shape with an end face protruding outward from the outer surface of the second case 5, so that the main body case 1 has a box shape but is a resonator. It is difficult. That is, for example, when this electrostatic atomizer is mounted on an air conditioner, it is possible to suppress resonance with noise generated by the air conditioner.

  Further, the main body case 1 is provided with a high voltage application part mounting part 2, and a connecting communication part 3 for communicating the high voltage application part mounting part 2 and the electrostatic atomizing means mounting part 1 a is provided. Since the high-voltage application unit 9 is provided with the noise, the noise generated from the counter electrode 8 and the discharge electrode 7 in the first vacant chamber 27 is transmitted from the first communication unit 29 and the second communication unit 30 to the first. The noise can be reduced by being transmitted to the two vacant chambers 28 and further transmitted to the high voltage application unit mounting unit 2 via the connecting communication unit 3 and resonating in the high voltage application unit mounting unit 2.

  As described above, the present invention provides a main body case provided with an outlet and a fixing opening, and an electrostatic atomizing means provided in the main body case. The electrostatic atomizing means includes a discharge electrode and the discharge electrode. A counter electrode disposed opposite to the discharge electrode, a high-voltage application unit that applies a high voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode, a cooling unit that cools the discharge electrode, and dissipates heat from the cooling unit The heat dissipating fin part is formed from the heat dissipating fin part, and the heat dissipating fin part is fitted into the fixing opening, protrudes from the fixing opening to the outside of the main body case, and includes a plurality of suction ports in the heat dissipating fin part. A first silencer is provided between an electrode and the outlet, and a second silencer is provided so as to surround the counter electrode and the discharge electrode, thereby reducing the noise of the electrostatic atomizer. It can be done.

  That is, since the first silencer is provided between the counter electrode and the outlet, and the second silencer is provided so as to surround the counter electrode and the discharge electrode, noise spreading in the tip direction of the discharge electrode and the discharge electrode Noise spreading in the surrounding direction can be reduced.

  Based on these results, the noise of the electrostatic atomizer can be reduced.

  Therefore, it is expected to be utilized as an electrostatic atomizer mounted on an air conditioner or the like for home use or office use.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 1a Electrostatic atomization means mounting part 2 High voltage | pressure application part mounting part 3 Connection communication part 4 1st case 5 2nd case 6 Electrostatic atomization means 7 Discharge electrode 8 Counter electrode 9 High voltage application part 10 Cooling part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Radiation fin part 12 Plane plate part 13 Cylindrical part 14 Fixing opening 15 Air outlet 16 Fin part 17 Suction port 18 Peltier element 19 Tip part 20 1st noise reduction means 21 2nd noise reduction means 22 Sound absorption type noise reduction means 23 Resonance type Silencer 24 Communication hole 25 Sound absorbing material 26 Wall portion 27 First vacant portion 28 Second vacant portion 29 First communicating portion 30 Second communicating portion 31 Gap portion 32 Opening portion

Claims (11)

A main body case provided with an outlet and a fixing opening, and electrostatic atomizing means are provided in the main body case. The electrostatic atomizing means is a discharge electrode and a counter electrode disposed opposite to the discharge electrode. Formed from an electrode, a high voltage application unit that applies a high voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode, a cooling unit that cools the discharge electrode, and a radiation fin unit that radiates heat of the cooling unit, The radiating fin portion is fitted into the fixing opening, protrudes from the fixing opening to the outside of the main body case, and includes a plurality of suction ports in the radiating fin portion, between the counter electrode and the air outlet. An electrostatic atomizer provided with a first silencer and a second silencer so as to surround the counter electrode and the discharge electrode. The electrostatic atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the first silencer is a sound absorption silencer, and the second silencer is a resonance silencer. The electrostatic atomizer according to claim 2, wherein the sound absorption type silencer is constituted by a sound absorbing material having a communication hole that communicates the air outlet with the counter electrode. The counter electrode is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, the communication hole of the sound absorbing material which is the sound absorbing type silencer is cylindrical, and the diameter of the communication hole of the sound absorbing material is substantially the same as the diameter of the counter electrode. Item 4. The electrostatic atomizer according to Item 3. 5. The sound absorbing material as the sound absorbing type silencer means has a cylindrical shape, and the area of the circular portion of the sound absorbing material is larger than the area of the fixing opening of the main body case. Electrostatic atomizer. The resonance type silencer includes a wall portion surrounding the periphery of the counter electrode and the discharge electrode in the main body case, a first vacant portion on the inner surface side of the wall portion, and a first wall portion on the outer surface side of the wall portion. 6. Any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising a first communication portion and a second communication portion that communicate with the first vacancy portion and the second vacancy portion. The electrostatic atomizer of crab. The electrostatic capacity according to claim 6, wherein the first vacant portion is surrounded and formed by at least the inner surface of the wall portion, the sound absorbing material of the sound absorbing silencer, and the heat radiating fin portion of the electrostatic atomizing means. Atomization device. The electrostatic atomizer according to claim 7, wherein the first communication portion is configured by a gap portion provided between the sound absorbing material of the sound absorbing type silencer and an end portion of the wall portion. The second communication portion is composed of a plurality of openings provided in the opposed wall portions, and the inner surface of the main body case is opposed to the outer surface of the wall portion from the outer surface of the wall portion having the opening portions. The electrostatic atomizer according to claim 6, wherein the distance from the inner surface of the wall portion is longer than the distance from the inner surface of the wall portion to the inner surface of the wall portion. The static body according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the main body case is formed of a substantially box-shaped first case having an opening on one surface and a second case having a flat plate shape and a convex shape at the center. Electric atomizer. The main body case includes an electrostatic atomizing means mounting portion and a high voltage application portion mounting portion, and includes a connecting communication portion that communicates the high voltage application portion mounting portion and the electrostatic atomization means mounting portion. The electrostatic atomizer in any one of Claims 1-10 provided with the said high voltage | pressure application part in the part.

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