JP2011106731A - Natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer capable of setting increase/decrease of vaporization amount - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a natural vaporization type vaporizer capable of setting increase/decrease of an amount of vaporization. <P>SOLUTION: The vaporizer includes a water tank (1) which stores solution to be vaporized, a filter holding plate (3) which is a reversed L-shaped plate provided with a plurality of grooves for standing/holding vaporization filter element pieces, a lid (2) of the water tank provided with a rectangular opening for mounting the filter holding plate, and a plurality of and the optional number of the vaporization filter element pieces (4) made of material having water absorption properties and evaporation properties and inserted to and standing on the filter holding plate, which allows setting of the vaporization amount. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for naturally vaporizing a liquid using a water-absorbing / evaporating material.

Conventionally, humidifiers have been used in homes, hotels and cars as non-powered natural vaporization liquid vaporizers. They apply a vaporization filter such as a hygroscopic non-woven fabric in a container containing water and vaporize naturally. In order to increase the amount of vaporization, the vaporization filter is processed into a complex shape to increase the surface area of the vaporization filter. However, in order to promote natural vaporization, the vaporized gas must be promptly removed from the vicinity of the vaporization filter surface. It is inhibiting.

In the invention of Patent Document 1, it is impossible to increase the vaporization filter surface area for vaporization. In the invention of Patent Document 2, the vaporized gas tends to stay in the vicinity of the vaporization filter, and it is difficult to increase the vaporization amount for a large vaporization filter area. Also, neither Patent Document 1 nor Patent Document 2 can be set to increase or decrease the natural vaporization amount. Furthermore, it is not suitable for vaporizing corrosive solutions.
Patent Publication 2000-272336 Patent Publication 2007-107768

The amount of vaporization of the natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer must increase the surface area of a vaporization filter or the like for vaporizing the liquid to be vaporized and move the vaporized gas quickly from the vicinity of the vaporization filter. It was difficult to solve these two simultaneously.

In addition, it is desired to increase or decrease the amount of vaporization according to the environment in which the liquid vaporizer is used by increasing the vaporization efficiency, but this has not been possible with the conventional methods.

In addition, since the conventional natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer is mainly used as a humidifier, the solution to be vaporized is limited to fresh water such as tap water, and vaporizes the corrosive liquid of the deodorizing and sanitizing solution. It was difficult to do.

In addition, with the spread of air conditioners, the air in the living space is constantly convected, and there has been no natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer that uses this air flow to help increase the amount of vaporization.

(Characteristics of the invention of claim 1)
The invention according to claim 1 relates to a liquid vaporizer, a water tank for storing a solution to be vaporized, and a filter holding plate provided with a plurality of grooves in an inverted L-shaped plate for self-supporting and holding a vaporized filter element. And a water tank lid provided with a rectangular opening for attaching the filter holding plate, a plurality of vaporized filter pieces provided with vertical grooves in the water absorption part on the lower surface of the vaporization filter made of a water-absorbing / evaporating material, and vaporization An arbitrary number of filter pieces are inserted into the filter holding plate to be self-supporting, and the amount of vaporization of the solution to be vaporized is increased or decreased.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the vaporization filter is composed of a plurality of vaporization filter pieces, if an arbitrary number of vaporization filter elements are attached to the filter holding plate, the vaporization filter can be set to a desired vaporization amount. It is.

(Characteristics of the invention described in claim 2)
According to the second aspect of the invention, the upper surface which is the vaporization part of the self-supporting vaporization filter is made wider than the lower surface which is the water absorption part, provided with the components of the invention of the first aspect. It is characterized by increasing the amount of vaporization.

According to the invention of claim 2, the water absorption of the vaporization filter of the water absorption / evaporation material is high, and in the case of the natural vaporization type, the cross sectional area of the vaporization part of the vaporization filter is about twice the cross sectional area of the water absorption part. However, since the vaporization amount does not change, the vaporization amount can be increased by making the vaporization surface width of the vaporization portion wider than the water absorption surface of the water absorption portion.

(Characteristics of Claim 3)
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the component of the first aspect of the present invention is provided, and the vertical groove of the filter holding plate is formed so that the center portion is vertical and the center portion is inclined as the distance from the peripheral portion increases. The upper surfaces of the plurality of self-supporting vaporization filter pieces are opened in a fan shape to smooth the air flow and promote the vaporization of the solution to be vaporized.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the groove on the vertical surface of the filter holding plate holds the inclination of the vaporized filter element, and the groove on the top plate serves to maintain the interval between the vaporized filter elements. . Thereby, the space | interval of the upper part of a vaporization filter piece becomes wide, and it becomes possible to move the gas vaporized from the vaporization filter vicinity rapidly.

(Feature of the invention of claim 4)
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the water tank is made of a material that allows the solution to be seen, and the remaining amount of the solution is made visible from the outside. And

According to the invention described in claim 4, since the remaining amount of the solution can be visually observed from the material of the water tank, the consumption state of the solution can be visually observed, and thus it is possible to prevent the operation in the state where the solution is empty.

(Feature of the invention of claim 5)
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the components of the first aspect of the present invention are provided, and the material of the water tank and the vaporized filter element is made chemically resistant, so that the liquid is corrosive. It is characterized by vaporizing a solution containing.

According to the invention of claim 5, since it has a structure that can withstand a corrosive solution, it has been conventionally sprayed using a hand spray containing a deodorizing / disinfecting solution. By using it, it becomes possible to vaporize and diffuse the deodorizing / sterilizing solution with a finer mist in a wide space without using human hands.

The natural vaporization type liquid vaporization apparatus of the present invention can meet various needs by changing the number of vaporization filter pieces according to the environmental conditions such as the target space volume and the number of residents.

Moreover, it is possible to increase the vaporization amount per filter piece by spreading the vaporization filter piece in a fan shape.

Moreover, when vaporizing a gas heavier than air, a natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer is often installed on a high wall surface. In that case, since the remaining amount of the solution in the water tank can be visually checked, it is useful for confirming replenishment of the solution.

In addition, the water-absorbing / evaporating material has high corrosion resistance and can be continuously operated without problems even when the corrosive deodorizing / sterilizing solution is vaporized.

In addition, when the natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer is installed on the wall surface in the vicinity of the air intake of the air conditioner, the amount of vaporization per vaporization filter element can be increased by the intake air of the air conditioner.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a liquid vaporizer according to the present invention. A water tank 1 for storing a solution to be vaporized and a plurality of inverted L-shaped plates for self-supporting and holding vaporized filter pieces. A filter holding plate 3 having a groove, a water tank lid 2 provided with a rectangular opening for attaching the filter holding plate, and a plurality of vaporized filter pieces 4 made of a water-absorbing and evaporating material are inserted into the filter holding plate 3 To be independent.

FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing a liquid vaporizer according to the present invention. The vaporized filter element 4 is attached obliquely by a filter holding plate 3 so as to be in close contact with the bottom surface of the water tank 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the filter holding plate, and the filter holding plate is fixed to the lid of the water tank using the mounting screw holes 9 and 10. The groove 8 on the vertical plate surface of the filter holding plate is made to have a vertical central portion and be inclined as the distance from the peripheral portion increases, so that the upper surfaces of a plurality of self-supporting vaporized filter pieces 4 are opened like a fan to smooth the air flow. .

FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the vaporized filter element, and has a vertically long groove 11 for insertion into the filter holding plate on the lower surface which is a water absorbing portion.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view in which a plurality of vaporization filter pieces are mounted on the filter holding plate 3, and the vaporization filter piece 4 inserted into the groove on the vertical plate surface of the filter holding plate 3 is inclined according to the inclination of the groove. The upper part of the vaporization filter spreads in a fan shape, which helps increase the amount of vaporization.

It is a perspective view which shows the natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer concerning this invention in simulation. 1 is a side view schematically showing a natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows schematically the filter holding plate concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows schematically the vaporization filter piece concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which inserted the vaporization filter piece into the filter holding plate concerning this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water tank 2 Water tank lid 3 Filter holding plate 4 Vaporization filter piece 5 Top plate 6 Vertical plate 7 Top plate surface groove 8 Vertical plate surface groove 9 Mounting screw hole 10 Mounting screw hole 11 Insertion groove to holding plate

Claims (5)

  A water tank for storing a solution to be vaporized, a filter holding plate having a plurality of grooves in an inverted L-shaped plate for self-supporting and holding the vaporized filter element, and a water tank having a rectangular opening for attaching the filter holding plate A self-supporting filter, a plurality of vaporization filter pieces with vertical grooves on the bottom surface, which is a vaporization filter water absorption part made of a water-absorbing / evaporating material, and an arbitrary number of vaporization filter pieces inserted into the filter holding plate And a natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer characterized by increasing or decreasing the vaporization amount of the vaporization target solution. 2. The natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the vaporization amount of the self-supporting vaporization filter is made wider than the lower surface of the water absorption part to increase the vaporization amount.   The vertical groove of the filter holding plate is centered vertically and inclined as it moves away from the peripheral part, and the upper surfaces of a plurality of self-supporting vaporized filter pieces are opened like a fan to smooth the air flow, and the solution to be vaporized The natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein vaporization of the liquid is promoted.   The natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the water tank is made of a material that allows the solution to be seen so that the remaining amount of the solution can be seen from the outside. 2. The natural vaporization type liquid vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the material of the water tank and the vaporization filter element is made chemical resistant to vaporize a corrosive liquid.